In the middle of the night, from the side of the western sky, there was a thunderclap, although this is autumn, but the rain is as fierce as summer, the originally silent night suddenly became noisy, the heavy rain hit the eaves and made a splashing sound, "dangdangdang" makes it difficult to sleep.

After this heavy rain, the weather gradually began to get colder, and the temperature was also chilling, and Zhao Dezhao and the others in the house also obviously felt the chill of the heavy rain.

A rain fell all night and did not stop until the next day, and the ground was covered with water.

At dawn, early in the morning, outside the house

Xiao Guizi hurriedly knocked on the door outside the room: "Your Highness, King Qi asks to see." ”

"King Qi?"

Zhao Dezhao didn't know why this Qi King Li Congqing came so early, and he didn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, maybe it was for the assassination of the old Qi King Li Jingda, he immediately put on his clothes and rushed to the hall after hearing this.

"Xiao Wang has seen King Wei Chitose." In the hall, a young man dressed in plain white clothing, the kind he wore during the period of filial piety, turned his head, dark circles were obvious on his eyes, and he was bowing respectfully at this moment.

As soon as Zhao Dezhao entered the hall, he saw Li Congqing standing bowed, and said: "King Qi Chitose, please mourn and change, I don't know what the King of Qi has to teach today." ”

Li Congqing asked: "King Chitose of Wei, Xiao Wang came today to ask about the assassination of Qixia Mountain that day, I wonder if King Chitose of Wei has an impression?" After Li Congqing finished speaking, he gave his hand and hugged another punch.

Li Congqing's etiquette was fully done, but Zhao Dezhao was a little ashamed in his heart.

"Qixia Mountain, this king still has some impressions. King Qi, please sit down first. ”

Zhao Dezhao greeted him with a smile, Li Congqing must have come today to ask about Li Jingda's assassination case, but the murderer has not been found until now, and Zhao Dezhao knows that the murderer is actually him. Although Zhao Dezhao was ashamed in his heart, Li Jingda was also a generation of capable people in the Tang Army, and he was also inextricably linked to the succession to the throne.

"Thank you, King Wei, Chitose."

"Since the king of Qi wants to hear it, then the king said it."

Zhao Dezhao had already thought about how to say this matter in his heart, and then Zhao Dezhao explained the 1510 of the matter, and added his own oil and vinegar, and he observed Li Congqing, the king of Qi, while talking.

Li Congqing has been sitting on the stool, but his face has a suspicious look, he did not go to Qixia Mountain that day, so he did not know about the assassination that took place that day.

When Zhao Dezhao mentioned Li Yu, Zhao Dezhao obviously saw a trace of hatred in Li Congqing's eyes, and Zhao Dezhao didn't know what Li Congqing was thinking in his heart, and Li Congqing's eyes kept turning up and down.

Could it be? It is unimaginable that there is any grievance between Li Congqing and Li Yu, or Li Congqing suspects the object of suspicion to Li Yu, which really makes Zhao Dezhao a little unbelievable, and in this conversation, Zhao Dezhao recalled the history of the Southern Tang Kingdom, and he seems to have found a clue from it, there is also infighting between the Li royal family, and the Li family in the Southern Tang Dynasty has had fratricidal and bloody infighting many times.

Li Jing ascended the throne, advocated the elder brother and the younger brother, and once appointed the younger brother Li Jingsui as the emperor's younger brother, but unfortunately finally because of the opposition of the emperor's eldest son Li Hongji, but it also led to the disharmony of the uncle and nephew, and finally both died.

After this incident, Li Jing became more cautious in the matter of establishing a prince, if it weren't for the deterioration of his health, he was actually unwilling to establish an heir so early.

Li Congqing listened attentively, inadvertently clenched his fists, he patted the case, the case was shaken, he got up from the Hu chair, and said with a long voice: "If the assassin is not found for a day, my father will never look blind under the nine springs, I must find the assassin." ”

Zhao Dezhao got up from his seat and walked opposite Li Congqing, he said: "King Qi, please don't get excited, the assassin who stabbed the first King of Qi will definitely be found, please mourn the change on King Qi's Day, and I also wish King Qi to find the assassin as soon as possible." ”

Li Congqing's eyes stared at Zhao Dezhao, the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile, he was the same age as Zhao Dezhao, but the two of them were too different in terms of experience and other aspects, he was a little envious of the life of Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei, life, life, he was just the son of a vassal king, and the other party was the eldest son, why was there such a big difference in origin.

Zhao Dezhao met Li Congqing's gaze, but the corners of his mouth twitched, he didn't know that Li Congqing was thinking about his origin at the moment.

It's almost time to talk, Li Congqing only knows something from Zhao Dezhao, and the rest can't ask anything, he got up and left after speaking, "Say goodbye." ”

"No."

Zhao Dezhao has been sitting in the hall since Li Congqing left, he felt that there was something strange about this matter, and planned to let the little nobleman send a message to the other courtyard and send someone to monitor Li Congqing.

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At night, inside the mansion of King Qi

In the main hall of the mourning hall, there is still the coffin of Li Jingda, the king of Qi, the solemn mourning hall is white, and the breath of the dead body is dense in every corner of the mourning hall, while Li Congqing and Wang Shenjiang are standing straight in front of the coffin, looking at each other and silent.

Li Congqing has always thought about one thing, his father is in his prime, and he is capable, brave and good at fighting, known as the first person in the military of the Tang State. As soon as Li Congqing thought of his father being assassinated and killed, he gritted his teeth in his heart, and he had no good impression of Li Yu's line.

"Don't be sad." General Wang has been standing behind Li Congqing, comforting.

There was a knock on the door, and a general outside the house entered, this person was Wang Xu, the son of Wang Shenjiang, and he handed Li Congqing a letter, "Shizi, someone outside the house wants to see you?" Here's another letter. Then Wang Xu turned around and went out.

Li Congqing immediately opened the letter and looked at it.

"Wang Xu, wait a minute." Li Congqing said, "Let him in." ”

"Yes."

The person outside the house was wearing a black cloak, his clothes were stained with dew, when he entered the mourning hall, he took off the black cloak on his body, revealing a burly figure, this person was wearing a blue-faced fanged mask, and he looked very hideous and terrifying under the candlelight in the mourning hall, this person was Ouyang Yuntian, he did not have a trace of smile, he bowed to Li Congqing, the king of Qi, and said: "I have seen the prince of Qi." ”

"No courtesy." Li Congqing immediately asked General Wang and others to go out, and General Wang and others immediately stood guard at the door to protect everything inside.

"I wonder if there's anything important to come here tonight?" Li Congqing saw that this person was so burly and so mysterious, so he asked.

"Back to Prince Qi, everything that came tonight has been written in the letter, and Lord Qi must have known the intention of coming down." The moment Ouyang Yuntian saw Li Congqing, he half-bowed and said.

"Letter?" Li Congqing asked knowingly, what can a letter say?

As soon as Li Congqing heard what people said, he paced in the mourning hall, because what he wrote in the letter were some extremely private matters, and he was also hesitating, because this matter was very important, and it was also extremely difficult for him......

In the future, it will be very troublesome, the road is long, and if you make a wrong step in the process of fighting for power, you will be doomed.

Li Congqing raised his head, stared at Ouyang Yuntian carefully with his eyes, and asked again and again: "Is this matter as Zun Jia said, and is your people reliable?" Li Congqing didn't know whether this matter would succeed, but he also had a question in his heart about whether the other party was reliable and credible.

Ouyang Yuntian looked at Li Congqing, seeing that he had been frowning at this time, Ouyang Yuntian stretched out his smile, and he smiled: "Lord Qi, when we meet for the first time, it is very normal for you to have such doubts, but if Prince Qi wants to see the strength of our people, we will also help Prince Qi find out the murderer of the first King of Qi." ”

Li Congqing heard Ouyang Yuntian say this, he raised his head, stared at Ouyang Yuntian in front of him tightly, and then slowly approached Ouyang Yuntian, his eyes were only a finger's distance from him, "If you can help me find the person who assassinated my father, then the cooperation between us will be very profitable." ”

"Could it be that the prince of Qi is doubting his ability?" Ouyang Yuntian shook his head and smiled bitterly when he saw Li Congqing asking.

Li Congqing took a step back with his legs open, he shook his arm, and said, "Please don't blame you, Xiao Wang was abrupt for a while, please forgive me." ”

Ouyang Yuntian also wanted to take this opportunity to catch Li Congqing's line, "Lord Qi, I don't know if I can talk to you." ”

"Honorable pilot, this is not a place to talk, please go to the hall for a while. Please. Ouyang Yuntian put on his cloak again and followed Li Congqing out of the mourning hall.

Came to the hall, the hall lit a candle, under the dim candle flame, Li Congqing removed the servants outside the house and the generals and miscellaneous people, and then he wanted to see the sincerity of the other party......

Ouyang Yuntian has always stood by Li Congqing's side, and Li Congqing has also been listening to what Ouyang Yuntian said.

"You say, last time you sent the men and horses to assassinate Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei?"

Ouyang Yuntian said: "That's right, my lord does have a grudge against King Wei, and he is also a stumbling block that hinders my lord. ”

At the door of the room, there was a man in ambush, and at this moment he was listening to what was being said in his ear, and the dim light was peeking through the hole.

This person was the one who assassinated the King of Wei that day, but he didn't expect to appear in Jinling again, no wonder he didn't show up in the past few days, but he didn't expect it to be related to the King of Qi. When the king of Qi died, he died, and he died well, and this time the king of Qi died without hesitation.

……

The night was already very dark, and Ouyang Yuntian came out of the house and put on his cloak.

After Ouyang Yuntian came out of the Qi Palace, he went straight to the grocery store in the south of the city.

And on the other side of the Qinhuai River, the lights are on, the lights are brilliant, and the flute is full of sheng every night.

The people sent by Zhao Dezhao also followed him to find out what was going on.

Ouyang Yuntian had already arrived in the south of the city in a short time.

In a house in the south of the city, the gate has slowly opened.

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