It was late at night.

Penglai Hall of Luoyang Palace, inside and outside the armor, lined with bright lights, a faction of nervous and murderous. Several imperial doctors came and went at the gate, each without saying a word. The official Zhao Huan took the queen and the prince to the outside of the palace, and guarded them with Meng De, Bai Xu and others.

Everyone's expressions were very solemn, and no one said a word casually.

At this moment, Zhao Huan's mood is the most complicated. Personally, no king wants to be a puppet and want his monarchy to be divided; Zhao Huan is the person in the world who has the most reason to hate Chu Tianya. If Chu Tianya died, Zhao Huan should be dancing and laughing.

But objectively speaking, Zhao Huan felt that he couldn't hate Chu Tianya. If it weren't for Chu Tianya's efforts to turn the tide and defeat Jin Bing many times in Taiyuan and Tokyo, Zhao Huan didn't know where he was now, and whether he could still sit on the dragon chair in this dragon robe. Moreover, the previous Emperor Taishang and King Kang's Zhao Gou's affectionate departure formed an extremely sharp contrast with Chu Tianya's welcome to Xixing. In getting along, Chu Tianya also intended to take care of the dignity of his official family at all times, and did not make any disobedient acts.

After so many days of getting along, Zhao Huan has a clear positioning of Chu Tianya in his heart: he is a powerful minister, but he is not a traitor who brings disaster to the country and the people; He is a hero of chaos, but he is also a hero who saves this country and nation!

If Chu Tianya really died of poison now...... Zhao Huan thought to himself that he was completely incapable and sure of controlling the current court and all the armies, let alone dealing with the current turbulent foreign diplomacy. It is even possible that as soon as the news of Chu Tianya's death comes out, Hangzhou will immediately build its own court to protest. At that time, the whole body will be moved, and I don't know how many anti-kings have emerged in various places, and the Jin Kingdom and Western Xia, which are eyeing the outside world, will inevitably invade during the civil strife of the Great Song Dynasty......

At that point, it will be a catastrophe!

For the first time, Zhao Huan felt that he needed Chu Tianya so much, the person who made him scold in his sleep; The society and the people of the Great Song Dynasty are so dependent on this discredited heroic figure!

"Chu Aiqing, you must be auspicious, safe and sound!" Zhao Huan was whispering, praying to God and worshiping Buddha.

His queen is also smart, hearing the official family's chatter, she simply pulled the prince to kneel in front of the big incense burner in front of the Penglai Palace, and knelt down to worship the gods and Buddhas of the heavens, begging them to bless the king of Luoyang safe and sound.

Meng De, Bai Xu and others saw it in their eyes and were silent. Regardless of whether the queen and the crown prince are true or false, all along, the official Zhao Huan's appearance is good. Although Meng De and others did not have a good impression of this weak and incompetent Great Song official, they could not say that they were disgusted. In private, Zhao Huan is a gentle, erudite and diligent person.

Time passed slowly, and every minute and every second seemed like an ordeal. The saddest and most nervous at the moment is none other than Zhao Huan and the others and those unaware old brothers of the Jin Army. Seeing those restless brave soldiers at this moment, Zhao Huan's heart had another layer of worry - in case Chu Tianya really had any accidents, these warriors who licked blood with knives in order to avenge their lord, but they couldn't find the murderer, didn't they all have to go crazy and kill innocents indiscriminately, turning the entire Luoyang Palace into a hell?

"Meng, Meng Aiqing......" Zhao Huan said a little nervously, "Why don't you go in and visit, is the King of Luoyang okay?" ”

"Weichen didn't dare to go in." Meng De replied coldly, "If you frighten the imperial doctor who diagnosed the disease because of Wei Chen's recklessness, you misunderstood the condition of the king of Luoyang. Weichen has ten heads, which is not enough to cut off himself. ”

Zhao Huan was so frightened that he trembled, and he forced a smile on his face, "Luoyang Wang Ji is a natural person, and he will definitely be fine...... Well, these sergeants who followed the king of Luoyang all the way south from Taiyuan were really brave and mighty! ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen will restrain them." Meng De knew what he was worried about, and responded a little impatiently.

"Well, that's good, that's good......" Zhao Huan was wiping a cold sweat.

At this time, Xiao Linglong slowly walked out behind a group of imperial doctors. Seeing that her face was pale and her expression was extremely dark, most people were slammed in their hearts.

"Princess, how is the situation with the King of Luoyang?" Zhao Huan almost couldn't wait to ask.

Xiao Linglong's eyebrows tightened and shook her head gently, "All the imperial doctors can't find out what poison is in the Luoyang Wang's office." Naturally, there is no way to solve it. ”

"Huh?!" Zhao Huan exclaimed, his hands and feet flustered, "What should I do?!" ”

Meng De strode forward, "Isn't it okay for nobles?" ”

Xiao Linglong's tears reached the edge of her eyes, she held back strongly, and shook her head gently, "She has cried until she faints." ”

"Oh my God!" Zhao Huan was completely panicked, raised his arms to the sky and roared, his knees also fell to the ground, and he wailed, "Please, save the king of Luoyang!" My country can't do without him, the thousands of people of the Great Song Dynasty, and I can't do without him!! ”

This great pain comes from the bottom of my heart, and it doesn't seem like it's a fake. Zhao Huan's cry alarmed many people, and many helpless imperial doctors present were so frightened that they were the first to kneel down and beg together; When the Jin army sergeants who were guarding nearby heard this, they almost blew up the pot on the spot and mutinied, rushing into the Penglai Hall and breaking into Chu Tianya's sickbed to see what was going on.

"Who dares to mess with !!" Meng De roared angrily, and all the sergeants resisted the shock and grief in their hearts and returned to their posts.

Bai Xu hurriedly pulled the official Zhao Huan up from the ground and persuaded in a low voice, "Don't do this to the official, otherwise it will be easy to change." ”

Zhao Huan was full of cleverness, thinking yes, if the people outside knew that the king of Luoyang was not saved, then there would be no chaos in the world and invasion by foreign enemies?

So Zhao Huan hurriedly pulled the queen and the crown prince up, and issued an edict on the spot, strictly ordering the blockade of Penglai Palace; If there is a leak, there will be no forgiveness!

"Now it seems that if you want to save the king of Luoyang, you can only start from the person who poisoned you." Bai Xu frowned and said, "Princess, what do you think?" ”

Xiao Linglong's expression was stern, and she nodded lightly, "But she doesn't admit that she poisoned her." ”

"Leave it to me!" Meng De snorted.

As soon as everyone's expressions changed, the string in their hearts tightened. Everyone knows that Xiao Ta Buyan is the queen and envoy of the Liao Kingdom, and she is also Xiao Linglong's own sister; It is natural for Xiao Linglong to come to him to ask for an antidote; But if it is handed over to Meng De, the black-faced Yan Jun, it will be a different matter.

As a result, everyone's eyes were focused on Xiao Linglong's face.

She looked embarrassed, but finally nodded decisively, "There is Brother Lao!" ”

Meng De strode away without saying a word, and went straight to the place where Xiao Ta was imprisoned.

"The county lord is pregnant, don't be overworked, it's better to rest first. The rest of the matter will be handled by Bai! Bai Xu said cautiously.

"No need. I must go back to accompany the king of Luoyang. Xiao Linglong said very resolutely, "If he is sick, I will not live - it is good to have the labor division to accompany the official family!" ”

"Okay......" Bai Xu didn't say much, and saw Xiao Linglong return to Penglai Palace.

Later, Bai Xu also sent the official family and the queen back to the palace to rest. Here in Penglai Palace, only Anu led the soldiers to guard.

Soon, a series of creepy female screams came from the cell, and in this silent and oppressive night, they spread far and wide, and almost even the sergeants of Penglai Hall heard it. There is no need to guess, it must be Meng De who is severely torturing Xiao Ta Buyan and forcing him to ask about the whereabouts of the antidote.

The people who stayed in Luoyang Palace tonight were all nervous and depressed. Something so big happened that it was like going to the side; Next, it is not yet known what will happen.

The most restless were the envoys of the Western Xia and Jin Kingdoms. The first powerful minister of the Great Song Kingdom was suddenly poisoned, and life and death were uncertain. If he is rescued, the current situation will be stabilized in an instant; Contrarily...... That was the beginning of a world chaos!

Wanyan Gushen looked at the inky sky outside the window with both hands, and his mind was quickly calculating. It's not that he didn't suspect that everything that happened at the moment was just a set up game. But after thinking about it, Ceres, he really couldn't think of where the flaws were. Moreover, it is an extraordinary period now, if Chu Tianya suddenly falls, it will be extremely detrimental to the foreign diplomacy of the Song Dynasty, the court of the Great Song Dynasty will come to a standstill for a while, and the army may also appear leaderless, and it may lead to the division of the north and south of the Great Song Dynasty, causing a huge civil strife.

After thinking about it, Gu Shen felt that today's emergency was not like a fake, but real! - Chu Tianya, he can't afford to take these risks!

Immediately decided, Gu Shen thought that the most important thing now was to quickly find out the situation in Penglai Hall and find out Chu Tianya's life and death or illness. And, at any cost, I want to send the information here to Wanyan Zonghan on the north bank of the Yellow River!

If Chu Tianya's poisoning is true, if he finally dies of poisoning, then this is undoubtedly the best opportunity to completely turn the tables around. Luoyang was in turmoil, and the court of the Great Song Dynasty was in chaos. Moreover, the two countries had just signed a peace treaty, and the army of the Great Song Dynasty had already marched to Hebei to take over the prefectures and counties. What happened in Luoyang Palace was not known to the outside world; This will lead the Song army along the Yellow River and Hebei to take precautions lightly. If Zong Han swept his army to kill at this time, he would have a great certainty that he would be able to completely destroy Luoyang and the Great Song Dynasty.

"God help me!" Wanyan Gushen took a deep breath, and a treacherous smile appeared on his face.

At the same time, the envoys of the Western Xia Kingdom were almost thinking about the same thing as Wanyan Gushen. If Chu Tianya died violently at this time, then the Great Song Kingdom would be tantamount to staying for a long time. If Jin Guo took advantage of this time to move south and wanted to level Luoyang and destroy the Great Song Dynasty in one fell swoop, he would have a great chance of winning.

If the Great Song Dynasty dies, it will definitely be the turn of the Western Xia Kingdom on the verge of the Great Song Dynasty next!

When the envoys of Western Xia thought of this, their thoughts were almost the same as Zhao Huan's - Chu Tianya, you can die whenever you want, but don't die at this time! If you want to die, you will also have a fight with Yan Zonghan first, and each loses most of the soldiers and horses, and then dies after the net is broken, so it is the best. What is the matter with you dying now? Isn't that going to drag the entire Great Song Dynasty to be buried with our Western Xia Kingdom?!

The envoys of Western Xia were really anxious. Their people also touched the Penglai Palace and wanted to inquire about the condition of the King of Luoyang, but they were mercilessly blocked by the Tiger Ben sergeant guarding here. At this time, they heard Xiao Ta Buyan's screams, and they were terrified.

The Tangut people, who were not too stupid, were probably able to determine at this time that this poison was really Xiao Ta's smoke. Because the Western Xia people are quite clear about Xiao Ta Buyan's intentions to come here, one of her important tasks is to kill Chu Tianya and plunge the Great Song into chaos. Thinking of these envoys of Western Xia, his lungs almost exploded, and he scolded Xiao Ta in his heart for not smoking - you are an extremely stupid woman, it is not this time to murder Chu Tianya! If the previous assassination failed, it should be the second move, instigating the Great Song Dynasty and the Jurchens to fight in an all-out battle, and then we will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and when they are both defeated, we will come to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Now it's good that we've made the second move, but you're still playing the first move, stupid woman! …… It's infuriating!

At this moment, the people who want to kill Xiao Ta Buyan the most are probably not the Jin army sergeants who want to avenge the lord, but the Western Xia envoys.

……

Outside the Penglai Palace, inside the Luoyang Palace, it was all messed up. No one can sleep peacefully.

But in the Penglai Palace, Chu Tianya was sleeping soundly. Beside him, there was also a naked beauty with a very hot body, a nobleman.

Both of them let out a rhythmic slight snoring together. Suzaku pretending to be Xiao Linglong, standing outside Chu Tianya's bed with Taiyin and Taichang respectively, did not blink his eyes more. In the dormitory of the Penglai Palace, there were all eight Qingwei except for He Bo, and they were all present, waiting together.

In such a formation, the needle can not be inserted into the water, and the flies will have to be broken into eight petals when they fly in.

Therefore, Chu Tianya slept extremely soundly. He was really tired from the wedding banquet in the past few days, and his bones almost fell apart after being thrown down on the couch by the nobleman just now, and his snoring gradually became high-pitched.

The nobleman who had just fallen asleep was woken up by him, squinted her eyes, she kissed Chu Tianya on the face, and continued to lie down in his arms like a lazy cat and fell asleep.

Suzaku standing against the door outside the bedroom couldn't help but smile slightly, and happened to be seen by Xuanwu, who was patrolling back and forth.

"What are you snickering at alone?" Xuanwu stepped forward and asked.

"I laughed because I thought it was funny." Suzaku, who was not wearing a mask, smiled slightly, and Xuanwu, who had always been like ice, suddenly felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart.

He frowned slightly, "You are more attractive than back then." ”

"Is it because my current appearance is more like her?" Suzaku said indifferently.

Xuanwu smiled rarely, "I don't know what other people think of you; In the hearts of us Qingwei, you are Suzaku, irreplaceable and unique. It's okay with her. ”

"Yes." Suzaku replied with a plausible light voice and said, "Why don't you ask, why do I find it interesting?" ”

"If you want to say it, you will say it." Xuanwu said, "If you don't want to say it, the lord can't let you speak." So why should I ask? ”

"I'm still used to your virtue of not saying a word for three days. As soon as you open your mouth, you will not only chew the words but also talk nonsense. Suzaku smiled lightly and said, "When a man's heart moves, his upper and lower lips touch and knock, countless people fall into madness or collapse, and the whole world dances for it. At this moment, the man who was supposed to be the candle in the cave room enjoyed the spring with another beautiful woman who was not a bride, and then fell asleep - don't you think it's funny? ”

"I don't think so." Xuanwu pursed his lips after saying this, "It's still more interesting to patrol." ”

"Talking to you is the stupidest decision I've ever made." Suzaku was speechless.

It's dawn.

Chu Tianya woke up, but the nobleman was still sleeping soundly on him, unable to wake up or push. In desperation, Chu Tianya had no choice but to kick her away, and then get up and dress himself. The noble man was kicked before he opened one eye and glanced at Chu Tianya resentfully, snorted sullenly, and then continued to sleep.

Suzaku heard the movement in the room and walked in.

"Flying Fox, how is the situation outside now?" Chu Tianya asked subconsciously while dressing.

"Lord, I'm Suzaku." Suzaku answered.

Chu Tianya was slightly stunned, and then smiled, "I'm sorry, I lost my mind for a while." You're so much like her...... Hmm, what's going on outside? ”

"Meng De tortured Xiao Ta Buyan for a whole night, and it is estimated that everyone in Luoyang Palace now knows about it." Suzaku replied, "It stands to reason that even if Xiao Ta doesn't smoke, even if he doesn't die, he should only have half a life left. Later, Meng De would openly drag Xiao Ta Buyan out for public display after being tortured, so that Weihe's other Western Liao Khitans and all the guests and envoys would ask for the antidote as much as possible. ”

"I still remember the scene when you and the nobles and Xuanwu first entered the Seven Star Village. At that time you were a slave girl in chains. Chu Tianya said with a smile, "Then, you must be good at such things as makeup and disguise and fake scars, right?" ”

"Don't worry, my subordinates have already used this method on Xiao Ta Buyan's body." Suzaku replied, "Now she's like a crippled and half-dead. Anyone who sees it will be shocked. ”

"That's good." Chu Tianya nodded thoughtfully, "What's the movement between the Western Xia people and the Jin people?" ”

"There's no movement from Wanyan Gushen's side." Suzaku replied, "However, the people of Western Xia are very anxious to know the situation of the lord. ”

"That's right." Chu Tianya Zhizhu smiled and said, "The Jin people don't dare to act rashly, because they are afraid that the suspicion of poisoning will fall on their heads." They are waiting and seeing, they will definitely wait for the opportunity to make a move, and send the news to Yan Zonghan as much as possible. The Tangut people were really worried that something would happen to me. If I die, the Great Song Dynasty will be in crisis, my lips will be cold, and the people of Xixia will not be much better-you must grasp the scale, so that they can believe as much as possible that I am poisonous and incurable, and my life will not be long. If they want to send news outside, stop it as much as possible, but don't stop it completely—leave them that line and make it very difficult for them to succeed, that's realistic! ”

"Yes, subordinates know what to do." Suzaku clenched his fists and promised.

Chu Tianya exhaled softly, "Only when these words come out of your mouth can I really rest assured." ”

Suzaku smiled slightly, which was a reply. Her expression and eyes revealed rare warmth and softness. Although it was only fleeting, it was enough to convey all the emotions in her heart to Chu Tianya.

Chu Tianya stared at her and said sincerely, "Thank you." ”

"I'm the one who should thank you." Suzaku smiled lightly, "Anyway, you made me feel like a bride again." It's a really beautiful feeling. Although it was not my wedding, I was content. ”

"What are you talking about there early in the morning?" The noble man who was lying on the side of the couch and wrapped in a quilt shouted in a daze, "Lord, come and hug!" Let's sleep a little longer! ”

"This guy will always be a child who won't grow up!" Chu Tianya smiled bitterly, and then said to Suzaku, "It's hard for you to continue to play her today." Remember, I'm pretty much a dying man now, with only a breath left. How you behave in front of outsiders depends on how you play. Furthermore...... Is there anything unusual about Bai Xu's side? ”

Speaking of Bai Xu, Suzaku's brow flicked slightly unnaturally, "The military advisor didn't make any unusual moves. But his subordinates felt that he was very close to the official family, the queen, the prince and others. That kind of intimacy doesn't feel like it's faked...... And like, from the heart. ”

Chu Tianya smiled meaningfully and nodded, "You can know this matter in your heart, and you don't need to say it to any outsiders." Keep an eye on him for me. ”

"Yes."