Afterwards, Zhao Wenxin investigated in many ways, but finally did not find the half of the jade cup that was snatched. Before he died, Zhao Wenxin instructed his son, who was Zhao Langzhen's father. As a result, Zhao Langzhen's father failed to complete the matter.

Recalling this, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Langzhen's mouth. He muttered to himself: "Great-grandfather, great-grandfather, if your death is indeed related to this jade cup, I will definitely ......

Before he finished speaking, he felt a strong wind hitting his head, and Zhao Lang really screamed badly, so he quickly dodged to the side. Due to Zhao Lang's inconvenience in his legs and feet, when he stabilized his body, he found a masked man standing opposite, and the masked man's cold sword tip was against his throat.

The masked man stretched out a hand: "I don't want to hurt you, I just want the jade cup in your hand!" ”

Zhao Lang really felt that this person's voice was a little familiar, and after thinking about it for a while, he remembered it, and was suddenly shocked and angry: "You are the boss of Chengbao Zhai." You've followed me all the way here just for the Jade Cup? ”

"Now that you hear me, I won't hide my identity."

The masked man sneered and said, "I opened an antique shop and put half of the jade cup on it, just to find the other half of the jade cup." As long as anyone is willing to buy it at a high price, it means that he is likely to have the other half of the collection, as I expected. To tell you the truth, although this jade cup is extremely beautifully made, it is a harmful thing. You will only bring you trouble if you keep it, or give it to me, and I will destroy it in front of you. ”

Zhao Langzhen heard him say that the jade cup was a harmful thing, and his heart moved, and he deliberately asked in confusion: "How can such a good jade cup be a harmful thing?" ”

The masked man sighed, "Although this is a big secret. But it doesn't hurt for me to tell you, I'm going to destroy it anyway, and I won't let it hurt anyone again. This jade cup was soaked in a special medicine for a long time. When the wine is poured in, the medicine that penetrates the cup is mixed with the wine, and it emits a smell that cannot be smelled by humans, but can attract a highly venomous snake. Therefore, when drinking with this cup, it is within a radius of a few feet. If there is such a poisonous snake, it is very dangerous for people who drink alcohol. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Langzhen shook his hand. He slammed the jade cup on the ground, his expression extremely painful: "Great-grandfather, great-grandfather, you were really killed by your friend." ”

The masked man was taken aback: "You are the descendant of General Zhao Zhi?" How is that possible? Decades ago, the Zhao family was confiscated by the imperial court. The whole family is assigned to Lingnan. I heard that they were plotted by the enemy on the road and were destroyed by the family. Are these all fake? ”

"You're right. It's just that in that tragedy, I got away with it. You, why do you know so well about the secret of the jade cup? Who the hell are you? You won't be a descendant of Qiu Bochuan, will you? Zhao Lang was really suspicious.

"That's it, I'll tell you everything." The masked man withdrew his sword, tore off his hood, turned to it, and said, "My great-grandfather was jealous of his friend. gave birth to a cruel heart, and specially gave him this jade cup. Eventually, God killed the friend without knowing it. However, when my great-grandfather was dying, he was remorseful, but he did not dare to apologize to his friend's descendants in person, so he had to ask his son, who was my grandfather, to find a way to take back the jade cup and destroy it, so as not to continue to harm others. As a result, the grandfather only took back half of the side, and when he was trying to get the other half, the Zhao family suffered a major accident, and the whereabouts of the remaining half of the jade cup were unknown. My grandfather and father tried hard to find it, but there were no clues. When it came to me, I came up with a way to open an antique shop, and eventually tracked it down all the way to you. ”

As he spoke, the masked man suddenly stabbed himself in the chest.

Zhao Lang really didn't expect him to commit suicide, so he hurriedly supported him: "You, why are you like this?" ”

"Today I apologize with death, believing that our ancestors can also turn a blind eye under the Nine Springs."

After the masked man finished speaking, he slowly fell down......

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The nerve center of the Tang Dynasty is located in the political hall of Zhongshu Province in the Daming Palace.

Daming Palace was built on the Longshou Mountain in the northeast of the palace city, which was specially built by Emperor Taizong in the eighth year of Zhenguan in order to provide for the Taishang Emperor's pension. This location was chosen because Chang'an City was originally built on Longshou Mountain, and the terrain was undulating, and the palace where the emperor lived happened to be built in the low-lying place where the Qingming Canal and Longshou Canal passed, which was humid and hot in summer and very cold in winter.

The political hall where the prime minister deliberates is in Daming Palace, which saves them a lot of time on the road.

At this time, only four people were seated on the five chairs in the government hall, and one of the chairs was empty. There is no doubt that this empty chair is the location of Guo Yuanzhen, who was exiled in Lishan a few days ago. The four remaining prime ministers looked at the empty chair and felt some emotion in their hearts.

Zhongshu Ling Zhang said that he spoke first: "Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty asked us to reconsider Yao Chong's matter, and everyone talked about it, what opinions do they have." ”

The rules in the political hall are a little strange, and under normal circumstances, it should be the head of the Zaifu who sits on the top and presides over the proceedings. However, because Emperor Taizong once served as Shangshu Ling, he became the governor of Shangshu Province from the servant of Erpin, and they were one level inferior to Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong in terms of official quality. For this reason, since Emperor Gaozong, Zaifu's deliberations have always been led by Zhongshu Ling. However, this does not mean that the Zhongshu Ling has the most power, because, in the political affairs hall, Wei Weiqing from the fourth rank and the Zhongshu Ling from the second rank have the same right to speak in the deliberations. In this circle, the factor that can form the so-called leader of the ministers is not the official position, but the degree of closeness and trust of the emperor to someone, and then the ability to handle political affairs.

Zhang said that he could be the leader of Zaifu, not because of anything else, but because he was familiar with handling government affairs. Originally, Liu Youqiu was the biggest contributor to Li Longji's ascension to the throne, and he could completely rely on Li Longji's trust to become the first and auxiliary prime minister. However, he only went directly from a county magistrate to such a high position, and some political affairs were not something he could handle. Of course, Li Longji also knew a little bit, so he still let Zhang Shuo be the leader of Zaifu.

Previously, His Majesty proposed Yao Chong's entry into the court and let the political hall discuss it, and the five prime ministers, including Zhang Shuo, did not agree to Yao Chong's entry into the court. Today, since His Majesty asked the Political Affairs Hall to review it again, it is not easy for him to refute His Majesty's face. Although Guo Yuanzhen was exiled, Zhang Shuo knew the thoughts of the remaining three people well, and knew that they would never let Yao Chong enter the court.

Zhong Shaojing, the right servant of Shangshu Province, took the lead in speaking: "Since Your Majesty is bent on Yao Chong entering the court as the prime minister, it is not good for us as courtiers to refute Your Majesty's face repeatedly. It just so happened that Guo Xiang was exiled and a prime minister was vacated, so I think it is not impossible to let Yao Chonglai fill this position. (To be continued......)