"Lord Yang, are you okay?"

"His Royal Highness the County Lord".

The two of them were surrounded by a smile, and they had to squeeze out a smile and answer these people who were shushing and asking for warmth.

The abbot of the temple also knew the identity of these two people at this time, so that the two little novices supported them, and squeezed over to proclaim the Buddha's name, the old monk was ninety years old, and Yang Ling and the little county lord hurriedly put their hands together, and returned the ceremony.

After the uproar finally escaped from the Zen courtyard, Wu Hanchao said in a panic: "My lord, go back to the house immediately."

"What's the panic?" Yang Ling's cheeks were red and swollen, and he laughed for a long time, but the little anger that he didn't have in his heart became stronger: "Could it be that there is another assassin in the sky now?" It's rare to be happy today, alas! ”

He looked back at the temple behind him and sighed, "Do those who are in high positions have to be mixed into the group and the four major are empty?" If I go out and immediately protect the four vajra bodies, no matter who I see and what scenery I see, I have to cross the human wall, so what's the point of living? ”

Wu Hanchao and the others hurriedly knelt down, bowed their heads and said: "It's the poor defense of the humble duty, which frightened the adults, please punish the adults."

Yang Ling said lightly: "If you lose the street pavilion, it's not too late to kill the horse."

When Wu Hanchao heard this, his face was immediately red and his ears were red, and he was sweating.

Seeing his embarrassed appearance, Yang Ling's heart softened, and he sighed lightly: "Get up, this official is in good spirits, and I didn't arrange time for you." Alas! Everyone only sees the face of being an official, but they can only be like the Bodhisattva in the temple, high up for people to worship, and they have lost a lot of the joy of being a human being."

His expression darkened, and then he raised his eyebrows, and said sharply: "Only a thousand people are thieves, and there are no thousands of thieves!" The thief was not the three monsters of Bashan, but Li Dayi, the second young master of the Maitreya cult. The Maitreya Sect is anti-minded and does not die, and has repeatedly opposed the imperial court, so I immediately informed Wu Jie and asked the East Factory for all the information of the Maitreya Sect. ”

It is very likely that the high-level of the Maitreya Sect has entered the imperial court, and the news lurking in the military and political yamen is too important to say it in public, and when the words came to his mouth, Yang Ling swallowed it back, flicked his sleeves and said: "What about the big stick?" ”

"Back to my lord, the big stick mallet has already led people to chase down!"

Yang Ling snorted and didn't speak again. Just now, he shot Li Dayi, and the 'empty city plan' scared him out, and Yang Ling was also very nervous. He showed Adney the blueprints of the flintlock pistol that was being developed in the inner factory, and although the gun she had modified was easier to make, it could only be loaded with one bullet, and it was possible to pull the trigger with the other foot, but it was impossible to reload.

At that time, he was only worried that Wu Hanchao and the others rushed in when they heard the gunshots, and Li Dayi was at the door, if he felt cornered and turned into the house and fought with him, then he would definitely die. Although Li Dayi made the trick escape, this is also because the guards really value his surname above everything else, so they don't dare to act rashly, and they can't be too harsh, which chills their hearts.

Yang Ling had just lost his anger here, but Zhu Xiang'er over there shouted angrily: "Oops, hey, I'm annoying, I'm fine!" It's okay! It's okay~~~! Boots? I want to break free from the rope, break free! What's wrong, no? ”

Yang Ling turned around, only to see Zhu Xiang'er hands on his waist, apricot eyes staring at Zhu Rangjin and a group of family members, he looked, the little girl's eyes were thrown over like a flying knife, frightened Yang Ling quickly turned around, at this moment, the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, looking at the front, in front of the military general on horseback, behind is the civil official sitting in the sedan chair, behind the sedan chair is the flag drum and bugle bearer who should have sounded the gong in front of the road, upside down the flag brand, mighty, several miles, killing to Zhaojue Temple.

It turned out that Zhu Rangjin sent his cronies back to the palace to get gold, because Li Dayi limited the time, he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and hurriedly reported to the king of Shu, so he rushed back with the gold and whipped back.

When the king of Shu heard that his eldest son had just been rescued, and his youngest daughter had been taken away again, he had also taken a Qincha Yang, and he didn't know that the homeless people were unfavorable, and he was so angry that he jumped to his feet, and immediately ordered the three divisions to take people.

When the political envoys, the envoys, the commanders, and the prefect yamen got the news, they immediately ordered all the people of the department to go straight to the Zhaojue Temple, and at the same time notified the subordinate yamen and the personnel of the division. Save the Qincha and save the county lord, after such a beautiful official is willing to fall into the city, the team of people and horses rushed out of the city at the same time. The commander of the embassy was the most remote, relatively close to the edge of the city, and it was convenient to communicate with the military camp stationed outside the city, so the news was the latest, but the general rode a horse and arrived first, and only then did a civil and military official arrive at the same time.

The two of them were safe and sound, and they were all happy, and the officials immediately relieved themselves. The officials surrounded them, some inquired about the situation, some denounced the cult, some condoled the victims, and some praised the two for fighting the robbers calmly.

Although Li Dayi was injured, his riding skills were skillful, and when Liu Dayi and others got on the horse and chased them out, Li Dayi had already run out of a stone's throw away, and this person ran to a rugged and difficult place with a trail and dismounted and escaped into the mountains and forests. When Liu Dabang and others chased after him, they only saw a horse grazing leisurely.

The valley is surrounded by green mountains on three sides, and the forests are full of trees, and these twenty or thirty horsemen want to search the mountains is tantamount to a fool's dream, Liu Dabang mallet remembered that he didn't know whether Yang Ling was alive or dead, gritted his teeth and scolded the mountain a few times, and then galloped back.

Yang Ling listened, and said to the two adults: "This matter has to trouble the two adults, please immediately notify the Yamen, recruit officials and people from all over the country, block all the roadblocks, docks, large and small mountain passes, and check strange guests in all towns and villages."

He pondered for a while and said: "If the labor division moves the people, if it is too long, the government everywhere can't bear it, so it will take three days, and after three days, no matter whether anyone is caught or not, all the checkpoints for investigation will be removed."

The arrest of bandits was originally a matter of duty, and he responded at the moment. An Wentao, the political envoy, said: "My lord, the assassination of Qincha is already a great crime, and that person is the head of the Maitreya cult, so we should do our best to lay a net of heaven and earth." If it is only for three days, the thief will not be able to lurk, and I am afraid it will be difficult to catch him."

Yang Ling said: "No need, three days are enough, after three days, you will make a list to announce: Li Dayi, the son of the leader of the Maitreya cult, has assassinated Lord Qincha, and has already been punished by the law."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Lu Zheng was the first to suddenly praise it: "Wonderful! This trick of adults is very good, if there is a person hidden in the mountains and wilderness, millions of people may not be able to find it. In this way, the thief will inevitably relax, and we will withdraw the checkpoint openly and secretly send an inspection, maybe it will be easier to catch him."

Only then did the political envoy and others understand, and they couldn't help but nod their heads again and again. Yang Ling was stunned for a moment, and then nodded as well. Lu Zheng thought that he had been asking for three days in order to relax the vigilance of the assassins and arrest people in a loose and secret way. In fact, Yang Ling was more damaged than him, and he simply used Da Suo for three days to force his life.

People who practice martial arts are just physically stronger than ordinary people, and they are not King Kong's incorruptible body, although the power of the musket is limited, but hitting the human body at such a close distance will also cause extremely heavy damage, not to mention that Yang Ling saw very clearly that Li Dayi was indeed shot in the left chest.

The legend of a crooked heart will not be so coincidentally confirmed on Li Dayi's body; Lead bullets are poisonous in themselves, which will double the degree of swelling and decay of the wound, and hit the vital point; Li Dayi fled for his life all the way, even if he was in the mountains, he might not dare to stay in one place for a long time, and the trauma would definitely be heavier; There's a bullet in your chest that you can't take out, and you can survive by smearing some grass and mud?

Blocking the big and small intersections for three days, making a posture of searching the mountains, so that he was always frightened, and he could not seek medical treatment, so exhausted, the wound continued to deteriorate, if he could survive until the third day, it would already be a miracle in the world, so why bother to go to manpower to find a dead body everywhere?

The reason why the frightened bird died, the murderer may not use a knife.

After this incident, it is bound to be impossible to continue the tour, Zhu Rangjin hardened his head and was ready to go back and be severely reprimanded by the King of Shu. The officials came in a hurry, and this return trip can be put up, the flag and honor guard have been spread for a long time, and the team has not left the gate of Zhaojue Temple.

Zhu Rangjin and Yang Ling stood side by side at the gate of the Zen courtyard, looked around the courtyard for a while, and said to themselves: "It's strange, what kind of mouth does the little sister want to rinse suddenly, so everyone is waiting here."

Zhu Rangjin is not stupid, Yang Ling is afraid that he will realize the reason, and they will be embarrassed to each other, his Lord Yang's feet are not valuable, is the county lord's feet touched casually? He hurriedly interrupted and said: "Ah, Brother Jean Jin, Sister Ling is very favored by the prince and Brother Rang Jin, looking at the appearance of the officials, she is also very respectful to His Royal Highness the county lord, and it is not weaker than the etiquette of treating the prince."

When Zhu Rangjin heard this, he really didn't think about this strange thing anymore, and he smiled and said, "My lord doesn't know? The little sister is smart and clever, and my father, brother Wang and I really love her very much, but there is another reason why these civil and military officials in Chengdu treat the little sister as respectfully and politely as they treat the younger brother Wang."

He smiled and said: "When the emperor ascended the throne today, my father sent an envoy to send He Yi to Beijing, and it was the little sister who went there, and the little sister was very much loved by the queen mother after entering Beijing. And the father has been repeatedly encouraged by the imperial court, it is no reward, and the new emperor will inevitably be rewarded again when he ascends the throne, so the queen mother passed down the decree to let the little sister enter Beijing and accompany her knees, and specially promoted to the princess. At the end of this year, the little sister will enter Beijing, and the news has already spread in Chengdu, and the civil and military officials naturally dare not be disrespectful."

The vassal king can no longer be rewarded, so he will shade his descendants, and the princess will not only show the emperor's grace, but also destroy the power structure of the local vassal king, shake the foundation of the country, and it is just another bite to eat in the palace.

"Little Pepper wants to enter Beijing to be a princess? It's too bad, women are often entangled in messy things, but they just can't grasp the point. Looking at her shy and angry eyes, I'm afraid she won't be very rational to lead me to save my life.

She took off her boots for me today, and she won't find a chance to give me a pair of small shoes to wear another day, right? ”

Yang Ling suddenly felt a little bitter in his mouth, he touched it around, and shouted at Liu Dabang: "Bang mallet, go, ask for a scoop of water for this official, and this official will also rinse his mouth."

The splendid palace of the King of Shu was busy, and the New Year was not so lively. In the palace, not only Chengdu's large and small officials, gentry and celebrities, as well as Tusi or representatives of various ethnic groups, but even the three county kings of Chengping, Huiping, and Jingqing also brought their wives and daughters and their families to come.

From the outside of the royal river to the front of the red wall, there were many guards of honor for car drivers, and those with lower official positions had to stop outside the Dragon Yin and Tiger Roaring Pavilion. Inside the palace, there is an endless stream of servants and maids in the gorgeous palaces and pavilions, and this huge palace, which occupies one-fifth of Chengdu, is already overcrowded.

The little maids and old mothers ran in and out with basins and buckets, and the big eunuchs and housekeepers were hand-in-hand, busy with sweat. There are famous and talented people in light robes, well-dressed civil and military officials, and tribal chiefs in various costumes, which is like a conference of nations.

The officials talked about it privately, most of them were the recent rebellion of the Emperor of Shu, the King of Shu's illness was slightly healed, and the assassination of Qincha yesterday.

In the Yin'an Palace, there are real powerful people who stand on the spire of Bashu's power, the three county kings, the capital, the press, and the three princes, as well as the Tusi who came to the banquet or the messenger who can represent his identity. Today, Zhu Binhan, the king of Shu, put on the robe of the golden weaving dragon and red king, and he looked in good spirits as if he had fully recovered.

Yin'an Hall is not as good as Jinluan Palace, there is a seat below, everyone is seated in two rows of Hanyi, and Yang Ling is naturally in the first place. The row on the opposite side was full of Tusi officials, and Yang Ling couldn't help but smile at them when he saw that Ji Panwasi and Tuoba Yanran were also present.

The King of Shu sat on the throne and said with a smile: "Lord Qincha patrols the heavens on behalf of the Lord, and when he comes to Chengdu, he rushes non-stop to quell the rebellion of the capital, and in one fell swoop to quell the century-old disaster, which is a great achievement." The lonely king said that he was holding a banquet today, not only to officially wash the dust for Lord Yang after returning to the palace after recuperating from illness, but also to celebrate his achievements, hehe."

Yang Ling hurriedly bowed and said: "Thank you for your kindness, I dare not be an official."

The king of Shu did not mention the assassination and exile yesterday, Yang Ling and all the officials Tusi understood it, everyone avoided talking about it, and everyone congratulated Yang Ling.

The king of Shu twisted his beard, and waited for everyone to take a break and said: "Since the first dedication of the king to the Bashu, so far it has been more than seven generations, the lone king is the eighth generation of the king of Shu, since the succession to the throne, do not seek to open up, but to keep the success, exhaustively, imitate the first king, to govern the west with etiquette, fortunately thanks to the officials and the Tusi Lord to assist, this side of the land is quite peaceful." ”

He sighed and said: "In recent years, the lonely king is hard to heal, often feel sleepy, government affairs are difficult to take into account, the major affairs of the palace have long been handed over to the prince, although the prince is talented and dull, but he can also be tireless, abide by the patriarchal law, do not make a noise, know the book and etiquette, handle government affairs on behalf of the lonely king, and still and lonely, taking advantage of the fact that the lord of the Qincha is here, today at the banquet, the lone will announce the Zen position and the son, and in the future, I hope that the adults will treat the son of the world like the lone king."

The people here are the highest level of Bashu, well-informed, knew that there would be this Zen thing, the three county kings according to the custom, and persuaded a while, the king of Shu smiled and pushed back, and then got up and said: "The king's mansion, the garden is exquisite and beautiful, at this time it is the autumn is high and cool, the golden chrysanthemum blooms, 'Jujing autumn fragrance' can be regarded as one of the eight views of Chengdu, you may wish to enjoy it, wait for the banquet to open, the lonely king and you will have fun."

Everyone got up and sent the King of Shu to the apse, and then retreated, Yang Ling stepped forward to talk to Ji Pan Waxi and Tuoba Yanran, and was talking, Zhu Rang Jinxi came diligently, first said hello to Ji Pan Waxi and Tuoba Yanran, and then said to Yang Ling: "Lord Yang, Yang Shen is also here, he has received a letter from the scholar, and is about to ask to see the adult."

Yang Ling was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "How?" Did Prof. Young agree? ”

Zhu Rangjin laughed and said, "Adults look at my expression, so do you still need to ask?" ”

Zhu Rangjin led Yang Ling to the garden, Yang Shen was waiting there, Zhu Rangjin smiled and said: "Yang Shen is full of talent, in my opinion, he is really the first talent in Bashu, he can be appreciated by Lord Yang, and he has long been said to have made meritorious contributions and served the court, as a friend, I am also very happy for him."

Yang Shen listened to his friend's praise, but he didn't make a frightened and humble appearance, just smiled lightly, Zhu Rangjin said again: "You guys have a good talk, let's drink and have fun at the banquet later, today is too busy, some friends haven't had time to talk, I'll go to meet Jipan and Tuoba first, and I'll look for you later."

Yang Ling and Yang Shen bid farewell to Zhu Rangjian, and then turned around and walked side by side among the blooming chrysanthemums everywhere, Yang Ling couldn't help but ask, "Can Lord Lingzun agree to let me sponsor you to become an official in the court?" ”

Yang Shen also looked very happy, and hurriedly bowed and smiled: "Yes, I was still worried about it, after all, my father is an official in the court, and it is inevitable that I will attract some suspicions if I do this, but I didn't expect my father to reply to the letter and agreed, and once I enter the court, I must abide by my duties and fulfill my duties, and I can't rely on the relationship between my father or adults, flashy Meng Lang."

Yang Ling was overjoyed when he heard this, although the relationship between him and Yang Tinghe could not be talked about how to deteriorate, but since Yang Tinghe entered the cabinet, due to the differences in political opinions, and Yang Ling had ordered someone to break his horse's legs, the personal relationship between the two has always been as light as water. Especially after Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren became Yang Ling's faction, their relationship with each other became even more estranged.

Later, Yang Ling learned that Yang Tinghe and Yang Yiqing had always had a bad relationship, although it did not develop to the same level, and they would never communicate with each other, Yang Yiqing became Yang Ling's ally, and Yang Ling also became Yang Tinghe's potential opponent. The officialdom is complicated, making friends, appreciating talents, and making enemies for oneself is really unexpected by Yang Ling.

But he was very satisfied with Yang Yiqing's military performance, Datong was an important gateway for Tatars to invade the Central Plains, and the division of Tatars also required the Datong defenders to move at the right time and at the right time to create better opportunities for them to split. Besides, with his current strength, if he wants to reuse a person, he doesn't need to care about which faction this person belongs to and what opponents he has.

But this time, Yang Ling didn't dare to have too much hope for Yang Tinghe to agree to recommend Yang Shen, and he didn't expect Yang Tinghe to agree.

What Yang Ling didn't expect was that Yang Tinghe's move was mostly not for his son, but to improve relations with him. Now the Qingliu faction in Beijing is saying that it is difficult, and they can't raise their heads that have been suppressed by Liu Jin.

The forces of Yang Ling's faction have become shrunken turtles since Yang Ling came out of Beijing, and they can't move and don't participate in anything. Yang Tinghe originally wished that Yang Ling's faction would fall, but now he knows how far Liu Jin has become without the balance and containment of this faction.

The Qing faction was suppressed, and he and Li Dongyang, as the leaders of the Qing faction, were under even heavier pressure, not only by external suppression, but also by internal officials who were dissatisfied with their stinging, so that the two bigwigs are now living like a year, and they are looking forward to Yang Ling's return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Who knew that Yang Ling was addicted to fighting, after fighting in the East and fighting in the West, and now he is competing with Du Zhangman, receiving his son's family letter, Yang Tinghe calculated that this was an opportunity to ease relations with Yang Ling, and he knew that his son was Mo Ruo's father, and he still knew what talents his son had, and he would not be worthy of the recommended position, so he immediately revised the book and agreed.

Yang Ling didn't know that there were these backgrounds in this, and he was naturally full of joy to get the help of Yang Shen, who was outstanding in learning and had the same knowledge. Yang Ling said happily: "Today, I have participated in the banquet of the prince of Shu, and I plan to return to Beijing early tomorrow morning, can you go to the capital with me?" ”

Yang Shen said: "I'm ashamed, don't rush here if I get my father's letter, if I start now, I haven't explained many things to my family." The elders of this family are all in Bashu, and it will be difficult to come back to Beijing this time, and these elders always have to pay a visit."

"Oh, that's defenseless, when you finish dealing with your personal affairs, it's not too late to go to the capital again, anyway, after the official returns to Beijing, he will be busy for a while", Yang Ling smiled slightly, and couldn't help but think of Liu Jin's smiling face, which was always modest and humble, but implied murder.

The officials who came and went in the chrysanthemum garden were not good, but anyone who saw Yang Ling dressed in a python robe and jade belt, whether he knew it or not, knew that this young man was Lord Yang, and they couldn't help but come forward to salute him, Yang Ling was so annoyed that he talked with Yang Shen while walking, and gradually turned to a remote path.

In fact, there is no road here, and the usual repairs are not too careful, and the grass on the ground is not neatly cut, Yang Shen suddenly stopped his steps and said strangely: "It's Shizi, why is he here?" ”

Yang Ling responded to the prestige, only to see two figures behind a few bushes of flowers and plants, and the two stood opposite each other and were talking. Under the shade of flowers and plants, the girl was tall and slender, dressed in red, and her shadow standing sideways was exquisite, looking at her appearance, she seemed to be begging Zhu Rangxu for something.

Zhu Rangxu nodded for a while, shook his head for a while, his expression was very serious, Yang Ling said in his heart: "I heard that this prince is not a good woman, he is very strict, and he can't imagine that he also has a red face", he is not good at peeking at others**, Yang Shen doesn't want to bump into other people's private affairs, the two of them agreed, gestured to each other, and quietly turned around to avoid.

After taking a few steps, Yang Ling subconsciously glanced back, only to see Zhu Rangxu shaking his head, and seemed to be very angry and said a few words, the woman in red hurriedly pulled his sleeve, but Zhu Rangxu shook it violently and brushed his sleeves away, the woman watched him leave in a daze, wiped her tears, and turned around and walked away.

Yang Ling couldn't help but shake his head secretly: "I'm afraid it's an emotional entanglement between men and women, it's really a false name!" Zhu Binhan bears the reputation of being benevolent and loving the people of the king of Shu and guarding the west with etiquette and religion, which has become the imprisonment of his governance, knowing that the barbarians are becoming more and more rampant, and he should have been severely punished to set an example, but he still appeased and compromised, tolerated and annihilated, and almost caused a catastrophe.

As for the prince of Shu, his status is extremely high, and marrying three wives and four concubines is nothing, just for the sake of a strict family style and a good reputation for being a bad woman, he has lived up to the grace of the beauty, alas! It's me."

Yang Ling shook his head again, the King of Shu is the richest among the kings, the wealth of the King of Shu is the best in the world, and even the royal family is afraid that it is not as good as the common use, but some forbidden things can be used by the Shu Palace, but they dare not use it.

Now that he saw the grandeur of the Shu Palace, Yang Ling believed these rumors. He has enjoyed a royal banquet in Beijing, and he has also received the highest standard hospitality from a wealthy family in Jiangnan, but compared with the Shu Palace, it is inevitably inferior.

Rich and luxurious is better than the royal banquet, and the demeanor is better than that of the Jiangnan family, the chief of internal affairs gave an order, and the girls dressed in expensive Shu brocade, beautiful posture and slender figure will hold the expensive gold plate and jade cup to present the carefully cooked dishes. The golden jade and jade crest, the emerald rhinoceros chopstick, the scarlet lip bear white, the roasted camel fresh bream, and the utensils and dishes are all the best dishes in all parts of the world.

The King of Shu and Yang Ling are naturally in the spotlight, the King of Shu is in poor health, it would be good to be able to sit down, he replaced the wine with tea, and no one dared to toast to him, the prince and Zhu Rangjin held a cup on behalf of his father, patrolled the table and persuaded him to drink, and the officials took turns to toast Yang Ling and invite a cup.

Anyway, the pretense of playing today is to wash the dust for Yang Ling's celebration, which is not too much, and the civil and military officials toast it, Yang Ling just took a light drink, and no one dared to persuade him to drink, but although those toast masters looked very in awe of him, they were bold when they picked up the wine glass, and if you don't drink all a glass of wine, he will not leave if he blushes and has a thick neck.

Fortunately, the housekeeper of the Shu Wangfu is very old, and he has already thought of this, and the rice wine prepared for Yang Ling is very light, so that Yang Ling can drink dry wine in a cup, and make a bold dry cloud, which attracts those toast masters who feel that they have a lot of face with a smile on their faces and return proudly.

Although the strength of the rice wine is small, and after drinking too much, it is also a little dizzy, and the etiquette is still exchanged, Yang Ling inevitably has to get up and salute the prince, civil and military officials and Tusi leaders.

Yang Ling toasted, his own son drank on behalf of his father, of course the civil and military officials and the leaders of the Tusi did not dare to slack off, when it was Tuoba Yanran's turn, Yang Ling did not expect such a delicate and pretty beauty, her slender body wanted to dance on her palm, and she could even hold the jade cup and drink the spirits in one gulp, and she was stunned, and she was busy pinching her nose and filling herself.

Today, the king of Shu seemed to be very happy, whispering at the same table with the three county kings, stroking his beard and smiling from time to time, until everyone had a little bit of wine, the king of Shu smiled and got up, and slowly picked up the cup.

Jingsu, like a ripple, with the King of Shu as the center, quickly spread. The silence of a table made the adjacent wine table quickly feel the strangeness, and after a moment's effort, all the officials noticed that the king of Shu had gotten up, and the huge sound that had been gathered by whispering stopped abruptly, and all the people looked at him.

Brother Zhu Rangxu, who was persuading wine everywhere, hurried back and stood behind him, and all the officials stood up in unison, but the hall was still silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this king is saying that he will hold a banquet today, entertain Lord Yang Ling, and invite all the officials of Bashu, the Tusi Lords, the gentry and celebrities of Chengdu and the three county princes, hehehe, okay, as the saying goes, it is better to choose than to bump into it, and this king is here to have good news, and I will inform you together. I'll make it live".

As soon as he said this, he saw a maid rushing in from the door of the back hall, his steps staggered, his face was pale, and the hall was silent, and no one moved, so he suddenly broke into a maid, and everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and the king of Shu also stopped and looked at the maid.

At a glance, I didn't have any impression, the servants and maids of the Shu Palace, and the prince had not been in the palace for the past two years, so he didn't think it was strange, but frowned and said, "What's wrong?" What do you do without permission? ”

The king of Jingqing County hurriedly got up and said: "Brother Wang, this is the maid in the little prince's mansion", said and waved his hand: "Quickly retreat, there are no rules at all, what are you doing here?" ”

The maid seemed to be a little bit beautiful, but her face was pale and scary, and she said in a trembling voice: "Lord Wang, the second lady is she, she is her."

She couldn't support it anymore when she said this, and fell to her knees with a thud.

King Jingqing's face changed, and he frowned and said, "Mengli? What's wrong with her? Didn't she accompany the princesses and county lords in the harem? What happened? Say it! ”

The maid's lips trembled, her face was defeated, and before she could speak, another person broke into the back hall, Cui Yi Qiluo, delicate and delicate, it was the county lord Zhu Xiang'er, her face was not much better than that maid, as soon as she entered the door, she trembled and shouted: "Father, Uncle Liuwang, Sister Mengli, she is dead!" ”

"What?" The king of Shu was shocked, and the king of Jingqing shook his body and almost fell, but Zhu Rangjin was quick and held him up. The whole hall was stunned, and one by one they held their breath, and they stood there.

The King of Shu asked again in disbelief: "What did you say?" Dream Glass She Dead? ”

"Uh-huh", Zhu Xiang'er shrunk her pink neck and nodded repeatedly, trembling all over, her curved eyelashes couldn't help trembling, and tears had hazy eyes.

"What's going on? Quick, go and see", the king of Shu let the prince support, staggered to the back hall, Zhu Rangjin helped the king of Jingqing to follow, and the other two county kings looked at each other, and finally got up and followed closely.

The ladies are in the back garden of the palace, outsiders are not allowed to enter and exit, the king of Jingqing County went to the banquet, but his beloved daughter died suddenly in the palace, what happened behind the scenes? And who killed her?

Without permission, none of these officials dared to act rashly, and when everyone in the palace was gone, they exchanged glances and whispered to each other.

Yang Ling has a high status, and the king of Shu has a table, and that table is all relatives of the emperor except for him, and now these people have gone to the harem, and he is the only one left sitting there alone.

Mengli, should be called Zhu Mengli, is the daughter of the king of Jingqing County, called the second lady, should not be out of the cabinet yet, and even if it is a concubine, it should not be given a title. Yang Ling's speculation was limited to this, and he had no idea whether this girl was flat or round, tall, short, fat and thin.

He raised the teacup, pressed it to his lips and paused for a moment, then quietly put it down, and then sighed softly: "Am I wronged?" I'm leaving tomorrow, and I don't know that girl at all, so this killing must have nothing to do with me, right? Is my Yang Ling like a broom star who walks all the way to scourge all the way? Alas! I was so wronged."

After a long time, the footsteps behind him, the hall suddenly became silent, and everyone looked at the entrance of the back hall together. I saw that the prince Zhu Rangxu's face was pale, and he walked to the front of the banquet accompanied by the eunuch of the palm print and the head of internal affairs, and said in an unsteady tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, let the father and king of Xu thank you for coming to the banquet." Now".

He took a long breath, hugged his fists and said: "Now that something has happened in the mansion, it is really inconvenient to entertain you again, let the father of Xu Dai sue the guilty, please go back to the mansion for the time being."

Zhu Rangxu waved to Yang Ling's side again, and said, "Lord Yang, and Lord Inspector, please stay."

For a while, the wind swept like clouds, and the officials retreated like a falling tide, and Yang Ling and Lu Zheng walked towards Zhu Rangxu. Zhu Rangxu saluted Lu Zheng and said: "Lord Lu, you are in charge of the criminal name of Bashu, and now there is a death in the back garden of the palace, and the deceased is Zhu Mengli, the second lady of the Jingqing County Palace." It's not good to let too many people go in the back garden, please pass on two safe, reliable, and neat head catchers, and go to the back to have a look together, Manager Shi, lead Lord Lu", Lu Zheng looked awe-inspiring, and didn't say much, and left with the head of internal affairs. Zhu Rangxu turned to Yang Ling at this time, his expression seemed to be a little trance-like, and he opened his mouth for a long time before saying: "Lord Yang, under the anger of my father, my body is very inappropriate, and I have called the imperial doctor for treatment." Now that the harem is in a mess, I still have to rush to fix it, and I can't send the adults back to the house in person, and I owe it."

Yang Ling was not cautious, and hurriedly returned the courtesy: "Where, where, the prince mourns, please take care of the prince, I believe that Lord Lu will definitely be able to find the murderer and bring him to justice."

When Zhu Rangxu heard this, his face suddenly became very ugly, and he barely squeezed out a smile and said, "What the adult said is true."

Yang Ling muttered: "This official is leaving, I originally wanted to leave for Beijing tomorrow and then bid farewell to the prince." Now in this situation, please turn around and tell the prince, and Yang Ling will not come to disturb."

Zhu Rangxu bowed deeply and said, "Yes, say goodbye to adults." ”

Although today's incident is unpleasant, it is at most just a homicide case, and the local government has investigated and searched for the murderer, which has no impact on Yang Ling's behavior. Yang Ling moved the idea of returning to Beijing, and became more and more like an arrow, and when he returned to Xingyuan, he instructed Liu Dabang to pack up and prepare to return to Beijing the next day.

The banquet was dyed with the smell of wine, Yang Ling fetched water with people, bathed in wide clothes, and then changed into soft robes, and came out of the bath room slowly with bamboo shoes, Wu Hanchao stepped forward and said: "My lord, Yang Shen and Ji Panwasi said that they have something to face your lordship, and they have been waiting for you in the study for a long time."

"Oh?" Yang Ling was a little strange, he nodded, and stepped into the study with bamboo shoes, seeing that the two of them were not sitting, they were walking around the room with their hands rubbing their hands and frowning, and couldn't help laughing: "What, is it that the tea here is not palatable?" Why can't the two of them move? ”

"Your Excellency!" Yang Shen shouted in surprise, Ji Panwasi had already pounced excitedly, grabbed his arms and said: "Lord Yang, you are a Qincha, you have a very good way to fight, you will definitely be able to save him, only please save him, please save him."

Yang Ling was puzzled when he heard this, and asked rhetorically: "Who does Brother Jipan want me to save?" ”

Yang Shen pushed Ji Panwasi away, and said hurriedly: "My lord, there was a death in the back garden of the palace, Miss Zhu Mengli, the beloved daughter of the king of Jingqing County, was strangled to death in the garden, and the prince rushed to check, but found that she was holding a jade pendant in her hand, and the jade pendant was something that Brother Jin carried with him. ”

"Impossible, I have seen Zhu Rangjin's martial arts, if he wants to kill a weak woman, he will be so stupid that someone will tear off the jade pendant from his waist and not even know? It's obviously an old-fashioned planting frame! Yang Ling said categorically.

Yang Shen paused and said: "It's old-fashioned, it's effective!" Zhu Mengli died in the harem of the Shu Palace, which is a place where outsiders can't go, she was strangled there, and the murderer must be someone from the Shu Palace.

In front of everyone's eyes, Zhu Rangjin's jade pendant appeared in the hands of the deceased, what did the king of Jingqing think? A person who is suffering from the loss of his daughter, and only thinks about asking for his life to die, will he calmly consider the doubts? If you don't arrest Brother Jin, how can the prince explain to King Jingqing? ”

"So Brother Jin has been arrested? According to the judge's inspection, how fast is the arrest? What did Lord Lu say? ”

"Today, there are people walking around the garden from time to time, and the time available in the middle is very short, and you must be skilled to kill people in an instant, silently and instantly. And after this person can introduce the second lady into the garden, not only is she a familiar person, but also has the same status, so that there are very few suspicious people, and she holds the jade pendant of the second prince tightly in her hand, how dare the prosecutor exonerate him, and now he has been sent to prison."

Ji Panwasi only interjected at this time: "Fortunately, he was sent to prison, otherwise he would have been cut by the prince with a sword, we listened to what Rang Jin's mother, Mrs. Liu, said, when the jade pendant was found from Miss Mengli, Brother Jin was like crazy, just shouting 'Someone harmed me, I didn't do it', the sword stabbed to the chest and didn't know how to dodge, or the prince desperately hugged the prince's arm, which saved his surname." ”

Yang Shen said: "It's easy to suspect that Brother Zhu is innocent, but it is even more difficult to exonerate him." Adults are extremely intelligent, especially with your status and status, and everyone has to worry about who you say. My lord, Ji Pan and I dare to vouch for it with our heads, Zhu Rangjin is definitely not an evil villain, please be sure to come to the rescue."

Yang Ling sat silently on the chair, confused in his mind: "Does someone want to kill the county lord to blame Zhu Rangjin in order to divert the target, or is it simply to blame Zhu Rangjin to kill people?" ”

It's a pity that Yang Shen and the others didn't say anything valuable, so how could he guess? But Zhu Rangjin, this person is knowledgeable in martial arts, surnamed lover, and this intersection has been regarded as a friend by Yang Ling, how can he sit idly by and leave?

At this time, Liu Dabang rushed over and shouted: "My lord, did you say that you were going to set off in an official robe or a light suit?" I should pack the clothes that I don't use."

Yang Ling sighed, waved his hand weakly and said, "What bag?" Unpack the bag, the official won't leave tomorrow! ”

(To be continued)