Zhao Guangyi stood in front of the Longxi County Mansion in a daze.

To be precise, he is currently standing in front of the former Longxi County Mansion, and in front of him is a smoking ruin.

After Li Yu descended to the Song Dynasty, the imperial court allocated a house to him, this house has been built for thirty or fifty years, the courtyard of the three entrances, all wooden buildings, the surrounding neighbors live in old houses, the old houses of each family continue to renovate and heighten, make full use of the existing space, build the house unevenly, stacked loquats, the eaves of this family can stretch out of the courtyard of that family, a family is on fire, it is easy to connect together, plus the houses are old wooden structures, the fire burns quickly, and the alleys are too narrow, The people of the water dragon shop can get in, but the water wheel can't get in, and the result is ...... Now there is a large area of ruins in front of me, and I don't know which family started the fire first, because this one is all burned out, but the strange thing is that it is daytime, and the fire during the day will certainly kill people, but there is no reason why all the family is burned at home. But the Li family, the prince of Longxi County, ......, and there was no one.

Murong Qiudrunk led a person over, the person was slightly cocked on his buttocks, his legs were clamped, and his walking posture was very strange.

"My lord, this person is a neighbor of the Longxi County Mansion, and he lives closest to the Longxi County Mansion."

Zhao Guangyi rushed to visit the disaster in person this time, and did not put on the emperor's honor guard, nor did he wear a dragon robe, so as not to make too much movement, and Murong Qiu was drunk in front of him and did not dare to call the official family, so as not to reveal his identity.

Zhao Guangyi listened to Murong Qiu's drunken words, turned to the scholar who was acting a little strangely, and asked, "Who is your surname?" ”

When the scholar heard that the very dignified person in front of him was an official, he hurriedly pouted his buttocks, stiffened his waist and gave a salute: "Grass farmer Xiao Shuyou, have you seen it...... This sir. ”

Zhao Guangyi nodded and asked, "Since you are a neighbor of the Longxi County Prince's family, did you hear or see anything when the fire broke out, and did anyone in the Li family escape?" ”

Xiao Shuyou couldn't help grinning when he heard this, it turned out that this scholar wanted the title of the gold list, studied hard at home all day, sat for too long, had hemorrhoids, and invited Lang Zhong to go to the outpatient clinic today, who knew that the pants had just been taken off, and Lang Zhong had seven or eight silver needles inserted into it, and the flames jumped over, the smoke was billowing and steaming, so scared that Lang Zhong stacked the patient and ran away, Xiao Shuyou had no choice but to quickly pick up his pants and run out, and he felt extreme discomfort when he fled outside, but there were people everywhere, In front of everyone, he was embarrassed to reach out and pull it out, and now those needles are still stuck in the chrysanthemum.

Xiao Shuyou stood there pouting, looking at his yard that was burned to only four walls, and said with a sad face: "Back to my lord, Xiaomin was in too much of a hurry when he escaped, and at that time there were already fires and scorching fireworks, where did he care about going to see others?" But...... However, when the grass people invited Lang Zhong to go to the clinic to treat the dark disease today, they heard some movement in the Longxi County Mansion. ”

Zhao Guangyi's expression moved, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the movement?" ”

Xiao Shuyou said: "When the grass people invited Lang Zhong back, they heard the continuous singing and music in the courtyard next door, and there was a lot of noise, it seemed that ...... Feasting. ”

Li Yu is good at drinking and feasting, even if he is the king of the dead country, he does not dare to do this, otherwise he will not spend money like running water, and make trouble The embarrassment of the old ministers of the old country who came to collect debts will be recorded in the annals of history. Zhao Guangyi instructed the people of the Imperial City Division to pay attention to the movements of the Li family from time to time, and even inquired about who he met and what he said at every banquet, which was not surprising. What Xiao Shuyou said, go back and let the people of the Imperial City Division verify it.

He nodded and asked, "Next to you...... Isn't there anything left? ”

"No, the grass people know this."

Zhao Guangyi waved his hand, and Xiao Xiucai grabbed his buttocks and moved away little by little with small steps.

Zhao Guangyi turned his head, looked at the pieces of ashes in front of him that were still glowing red, and said in a low voice: "If you live to see people, you must see corpses when you die, dig, dig for me, clean up the ruins, find some grievances, be sure to confirm the identity of each corpse." Summoned to keep the right and checked the household register, how many people in the Li family, including the master and servants, all of them were found out, and not a single corpse could be missing! ”

Murong Qiu bowed drunken and said, "The minister obeys the order, but ...... It's still hot, ...... or not"

Zhao Guangyi stood far away, still feeling the steam, and knew that it was impossible to call the soldiers to dig the ruins at this time, and if there were really people in this situation, they would have been burned to charcoal, so he didn't have to be busy for a while, so he nodded heavily and shouted: "Kaifeng Mansion!" ”

Zhao Guangmei hurriedly took a step forward and arched: "The minister is here." ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "Put out the embers, treat the victims, distribute pensions, clean up the ruins, rebuild the houses, and surround these alleys, check them one by one, find out the cause of the fire, and at the same time pay attention to see if there are any people who escaped from the Longxi County Mansion, and ...... Allocate some shrewd and capable deeds, and obey Murong Qiu's drunken dispatch. ”

"Yes."

Zhao Guangyi said to Murong Qiu again: "The mansion of the Duke of Longxi County must be surrounded by forbidden troops, so that the forbidden army can excavate, and no one is allowed to enter or leave until the news is known, nor is it allowed to spread any news to the outside world." ”

"Yes."

Zhao Guangyi stared at the ruins for a long time, and then turned around and walked towards the sedan chair. The waiters all knew that Gu Ruoli hurriedly stepped forward to open the sedan curtain for him, and when Zhao Guangyi changed his waist and entered the sedan chair, his body suddenly paused: "Xiao Zhouhou...... Female Ying, ......"

Thinking of that charming person, Zhao Guangyi couldn't help but feel miserable in his heart, even if it was a beautiful country, now he was wearing skin, and he couldn't see it, right? His heart moved, and he suddenly thought again: "This matter is strange everywhere, Li Yu and his wife...... Is it really dead? ”

Zhao Guangyi turned his head, stared gloomily at the fire ruins that were still smoking, and then looked at Gu Ruoli, Gu Ruoli immediately bowed his waist and stood closer, Zhao Guangyi asked a few words in a low voice, and then turned into the sedan chair. The opening gong sounded, and went to ......※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Qibao Nunnery in the west of the city, the golden body was reshaped, the palace door was repainted, and even the temple tiles were replaced, and the gold wall was brilliant, and the treasure was solemn, because here was given the amount of "Bao Ci Nunnery" by the official family, and the princess of the Kingdom of Qiu became the master of the temple so far, and the official family was awarded the master of "Bao Ci Pudu".

On the main hall, the bell chime rang in unison, the cigarette smoke was swirling, the princess of the kingdom of Qiu was making a hair-cutting ceremony, and Zhao Guangyi led the civil and military ministers to avoid standing on the side to watch the ceremony. Zhao Guangyi's face was gloomy, causing confidants like Song Qi and Murong Qiudrunk to stand far away, for fear that one would accidentally provoke the official family to be angry.

Zhao Guangyi's temper is very bad, everything is not going well during this time, the excitement when he just ascended the throne has passed, and it is strange that he can be happy when he encounters this trouble.

The exact news came from the northwest again, Mu Cen, the deputy envoy of Luzhou Jiedu, publicly revealed his identity after Yang Hao won Yinzhou, it turned out that he was Li Guangcen, the son of Li Yi, the envoy of the Dingyan Army, Yang Hao worshiped Li Guangcen as his father-in-law, and the party Xiang Qishi came to the wind and returned to the old master. At this time, Zhao Guangyi couldn't guess that Yang Hao knew the identity of Li Guangcen.

In the contest with Yang Hao, he took advantage of the time, place, and people, but he was fooled again and again, how could Zhao Guangyi not be annoyed? Now he is still in a hurry to send him the title of Generalissimo of Hexi Longyou's soldiers and horses, isn't this to build momentum for him? What is comforting is that at least this time, Xiazhou Li Guangrui will not let go of Yang Hao, and there will be a battle between these two tigers.

Yang Hao also pretended to take refuge in Luzhou Li Guangcen, and asked the imperial court to send troops to help him recapture Xiazhou's recital and submitted it to the imperial court, Li Guangrui's father Li Yiyin usurped the throne when he was not in the Great Song Dynasty, at that time it was still the Tang State Li Congke was in power, Li Congke recognized Li Yiyin's identity, and then experienced the Jin State Shi Jingtang, Shi Chonggui, the Han State Liu Zhiyuan, the Zhou State Guo Wei, Chai Rong and his eldest brother Song State, five countries and seven emperors, even if he Li Guangrui was no longer right, he had already become the de facto master of Xiazhou, Zhao Guangyi is willing to turn against Li Guangrui, the actual overlord of the Western Regions, for the sake of a powerless and powerless homeless old man.

However, in order to let the Khitan side make Yang Hao his confidant, it was instructed by him, and for the wrong judgment of the Great Song Dynasty's expansion of power in the Western Regions, he could not make the slightest criticism of Yang Hao's move, and he could not even publicly support Li Guangrui in Xiazhou, the only thing Zhao Guangyi could do was to leave the music in the middle and reveal his reaction to the people of Li Guangrui in Xiazhou in Bianjing through clever means. Lee Kuan Rui may have known the news earlier than him, but he must make a gesture to let Lee Kuan Rui know where he stands, so as to set off a war without scruples and let the wolf smoke fill the entire northwest.

The situation in the northwest has been eroded so far, and it has been somewhat out of his control, which is enough for him to worry about, and there is no peace in Bianliang City. His most beloved son has always been suspicious of him, and he is still obsessed with it, and he is deeply affected by the corruption of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. This evil obstacle, Lao Tzu has sat in the country, will this emperor be yours sooner or later? My own son didn't come to help, but he was entangled in the mystery of his uncle's violent death all day long, how could I teach such a bastard son.

The more Zhao Guangyi thought about it, the more gloomy his face became, and at this moment, "Dangdangdang ......", a melodious bell and the ethereal sound of wooden fish came into his ears, and Zhao Guangyi, who was full of troubles, looked up, only to see his nephew and daughter clasping her hands together, a green silk had already fallen, and six incense scars were burned on the top of her head. She stood up gently, put on a gray robe, put on a monk's hat, took the rosary, lowered her eyebrows, and the light and dust, in the sound of wooden fish, bells and curling cigarettes, it seemed that she was suddenly really separated from him by a world, Zhao Guangyi's heart couldn't help but be gloomy.

Although he coveted the throne and poisoned his brother, his love for Yongqing was sincere, among the two sons and three daughters of the imperial brother, this little Yongqing has always been the most beloved little girl of his second uncle. Out of vigilance against the descendants of the imperial brother, and at the same time a little ashamed of her, Zhao Guangyi deliberately alienated Xiao Yongqing, but seeing her from a baby in swaddling clothes, to a babbling child, and now to a slim girl, his uncle really treats Yongqing as his own daughter, how can emotional matters be easily erased?

Now, because of the death of her father and the life of her mother, she is disheartened and has seen through the red dust, Zhao Guangyi never feels that all this is a sin caused by herself, but he still feels very sad to see his favorite niece and nephew come to this point.

Princess Yongqing ......, now Dingru Zen Master, gently took the three pillars of incense, lit the candle, slowly stepped forward to look at the Buddha and worship, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner, retreated and knelt on the futon, and gently kowtowed.

Zhao Guangyi looked at Yongqing, who worshiped the Buddha sincerely, and then looked at the three pillars of incense in the furnace, the incense flickered brightly and darkly, the cigarette smoke rose curlingly, and the flickering flames vaguely turned into the ruins of the sea of fire in the Longxi County Mansion half a month ago.

Li Yu "died", died in that fire.

He has issued an edict to give Li Yu the title of Taishi, posthumously crowned him as the king of Yue, buried in Luoyang with the rites of the prince, all the way to the middle of the envoy to protect the funeral, give sacrifices and burials, and make a great sorrow, for Li Yu's funeral for three days. For a courtier, especially the death of the country and the surrender of the king, such an unprecedented kindness has been heard, and the whole world has heard the obituary: Li Yu is dead.

However, Zhao Guangyi knew clearly in his heart that Li Yu was not dead, and the corpses collected from the Longxi County Mansion were pitiful, and all the people in the mansion were gone. Not only Li Yu's family is gone, but even Xu Xuan, Xiao Yan and several other former ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty who are still loyal to Li Yu are also gone, along with their close relatives. According to investigation, Li Yu invited the whole family of these former ministers to a banquet and dinner on that day, so they all disappeared in this bizarre fire and evaporated from the world.

How dare Zhao Guangyi let the people of the world know that this deceased monarch with his family and so many people actually fled under his nose, he obituary to the world, a big funeral, and create the truth that Li Yu is dead, on the other hand, people blocked all the traffic arteries in the Song Kingdom, openly and secretly visited, and searched for the traces of these people, but half a month has passed, and there is no news at all.

If only one person escapes, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and it is still understandable that he cannot find his whereabouts, but so many people have all disappeared out of thin air, Li Yu, the king of a dead country, where did he come from such ability? From Kaifeng City, from his painstaking management for ten years, and now he has become the emperor who can mobilize all human and material resources, so many people can calmly escape, inside and outside the city, and all the suburbs of the Quartet City have searched all over the city and cannot find his whereabouts, how can this be done by a group of ministers who are not familiar with the situation of Bianliang at all?

The commander of the Imperial City Division was removed from his post and put in prison, and the city fox society rats in Bianliang, Tokyo didn't know how many were arrested on various charges, and all the prisons in Bianliang City were overcrowded, and there were still no clues, Zhao Guangyi was not only angry at the moment, but also felt a deep fear: Who is so powerful, Li Yu...... Where the hell is it? ”

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ the Royal Garden, a basket of vegetables was loaded into the car, and Dai Lun, the vegetable foreman, said with a smile: "Father-in-law Liu, you are good to go." ”

A green-skinned and long-faced eunuch snorted, raised his leg and sat on the wheel, and the little eunuch who was driving the car next to him raised his hand and whipped it, and the cart walked out of the vegetable field in a hurry, followed by six ox carts, squeaking and rushing back to the palace.

Dai Lun saw that the eunuch in the imperial dining room had left, so he turned back and walked, he first went back to his residence, and after a while, he came out with a huge burden, looked around, and saw no one haunting, so he walked quickly.

This large area is the royal vegetable field, on the street in front of Zhao Pu was the mansion that occupied the royal garden to build, and the work was stopped after being heavily responsible by the official, and now it is not completely built, just stacked there, but the courtyard wall behind it is very deserted, outsiders dare not come in, the vegetable workers are busy with the things at hand, and they each slipped away to do their own private affairs, so it is very deserted. As a vegetable foreman, Daren knew the situation very well, but despite this, he tried to avoid the avenue and went to the ridge of the vegetable field.

In the deepest part behind the vegetable patch, there was a sloping dirt slope, Daren walked to the dirt slope, turned his head to look, and saw that no one was coming, so he quickly hurried a few steps, around a few large trees, and there was a wooden cover door in the weeds, and the door was opened, and a line of earth steps was revealed. Daren walked down with the big baggage on his back. This is the vegetable cellar, where fresh vegetables are stored in winter, and now it is only the beginning of August, and the cellar is still idle and unused.

Daeron took a candle from the hole in the wall and lit it, then took the lantern from the other wall, set the candle in place, and continued to walk inside with the lantern, which was lined with rows of shelves, and the corners of the wall were piled with miscellaneous items and a few ladders, which smelled of staleness. There was a ventilation duct above the cellar, and the sun was shining, but it was too dark. Walking into the depths, Daren looked back again, and then knocked lightly on the wall three times, two long and one short.

Listening to the movement, this wall is separated by wooden boards, Daren knocked on the wall board, waited for a while, and a small door opened on the wall, and a sturdy man flashed out of it: "Old Dai." ”

Darren handed over the burden and whispered, "Everything is too peaceful, what else is needed inside......

As soon as he said this, a green-robed man came out of it and said angrily: "There are no ghosts or ghosts in such days, I can't survive anymore, when will you send us away?" ”

This person is of medium stature, a little fat, with heavy eyes and buckteeth, but although his hair is messy and his clothes are ordinary, his bearing is still extraordinary, it is Li Yu, the lord of Jiangnan who is Zhao Guangyi who has been looking for him thousands of times and is worried about his whereabouts even in his dreams.

Dai Lun smiled and said: "I'm sorry, it's not right now, this is your safety, you still have to live here, the rumor is much quieter, but there are so many of you, even if you go on the road in batches, it's too eye-catching, and in another month, it will be much safer at that time." ”

"A month? Another month? Li Yu was furious: "The price of the whole day is steamed buns and pickles, the bedding is dirty and damp, there is no wine to drink, I don't see the sun all day long, I am crazy, I am not your prisoner, how can you treat me like this?" ”

Dai Lun had a good temper, and said with a smile: "You have to bear with me, we have no way, this place is not all my people, in order to avoid leaking the news, the villain had to go outside to buy some steamed buns and pickles, and wanted to eat delicious food, but now it is not a ......"

Li Yu said angrily: "This place is not for people, I can't stay for a moment, I want to go out ......"

"Official, we have survived this half a month, are you afraid of holding on for another month?" Xiao Zhouhou suddenly flashed out of it, cloth clothes and hairpin skirts, no makeup is picturesque, this place is inconvenient for personal cleaning, grooming and dressing, but despite this, her hair is still combed neatly, trying to maintain a neat appearance, she looked at Li Yu, Dai frowned slightly and said: "Lord Xu's mother is seventy years old, Lord Xiao's grandson is just four years old, and there is no complaint, Lord Xu is sick, and he is just struggling to hold on, even this Tang Zhuang who brought us out is not staying here all day like us?" So many people can endure it, isn't it all for the sake of the officials, can't the officials endure it for everyone? You don't need to lie on your salary and taste the guts, just live a hard life, what's there to bear? ”

At this time, Xu Xuan and Xiao Yan also rushed out, Xu Xuan coughed, and Xiao Yan had a good persuasion, Li Yu, who had lost his temper, went back to the room stupidly, and when the door was quiet, Dai Lun pouted, and sneered lightly: "Watch him closely, but don't let him do anything, this one...... Hum! ”

The man surnamed Tang laughed and said: "It doesn't matter, if he doesn't complain one day, if he really wants to go out and be caught, then he can't even disobey the order, and he also knows the benefits, but since he was a child, he is a delicate and expensive person, and he can't live such a day, and he complains indiscriminately, and you don't have to take it to heart." ”

Dai Lun pulled the man surnamed Tang, the two walked away, and said something in a low voice, Dai Lun carried the lantern around the rows of wooden frames and walked out, the man surnamed Tang stood in the dim light, looked up at the skylight, a treacherous look flashed in his eyes, turned around, like a tanuki, gently and skillfully walked back to the dark room, everything returned to silence.................. Another half a month has passed, Zhao Guangyi's troubles have not been solved, the most irritable thing for him is that Li Yu's whereabouts have never been traced, the result of the Imperial City Division's inquiry, the hometown of the Tang State has been rumored that the lord of the country is not dead, and quietly sneaked back to Jiangnan, to recall the old department, the East Mountain resurgence, Zhao Guangyi can not rest assured, sent Pan Mei to Jinling City to sit in the town, and let Wuyue King Qian Yu and the Ping Navy Jiedu, who had just surrendered his land, so that Chen Hongjin each transferred a group of men and horses into Jiangnan, obeyed Pan Mei's dispatch, and at the same time in order to appease Chen Hongjin, He was also crowned as the envoy of the Wuning Army, and he was the same as the Ping Zhang. At the same time, a large number of meticulous spies were sent into Jiangnan to search for Li Yu's whereabouts.

On this day, he had just returned to Wende Hall after the court meeting, had some snacks, drank a cup of tea, picked up the chapter and was about to review it, when an official from the Imperial City Division arrived: "Official, there is urgent news from Xiazhou. ”

Zhao Guangyi was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly put down the chapter and said, "Take it for me to see." ”

The official hurriedly presented the secret letter with both hands, Zhao Guangyi opened it and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help laughing, and the gloomy clouds of many days suddenly dispersed half, this secret letter said that Li Guangrui of Xiazhou learned that Yang Hao occupied Yinzhou City, so he wanted to send troops to seize it as soon as possible, but at that time, he was in the middle of a fierce war with Tubo and Huifu, and he was already fighting on two sides, and he could not start the war lightly and then fight on three sides, but his cousin Li Guangcen was still alive, and he became the deputy envoy of Hengshan Jiedu, and recognized Yang Hao as his righteous son, and the news of the Seventh Clan's rebellion against Luzhou reached his ears. Li Guangrui couldn't hold his breath anymore.

The threat of Tubo and Hui to Li Guangrui is far less than that of Yang Hao in Luzhou, no matter how Tubo and Hui fight, it is difficult to shake his rule, but Yang Hao suddenly dug up seven of the eight foundations of the party Xiang Bashi, which he stood on, which he could not tolerate no matter what, Li Guangrui has decided to make a truce with Tubo and Hui at any cost, even if it is to cede land and seek peace, and gather men and horses to start a war against Luzhou.

Seeing this good news, Zhao Guangyi was overjoyed, he looked at the secret letter with a smile on his face, thought carefully for a while, summoned the official in front of him, and instructed with a pleasant face: "Find a way to reveal a piece of news to Li Guangrui's people in Beijing, remember, to reveal it as cleverly as possible, don't let them know that I deliberately revealed it to them." ”

"Official, please command." The official was flattered, the official family has not been very good-tempered these days, and he hates the Imperial City Division for repeatedly going wrong, and even their commander has been imprisoned, and now seeing the emperor's kind expression, his tears are about to fall.

Zhao Guangyi said: "I will send troops again in February next year to crusade against the Northern Han Dynasty, and I will find a way to disclose this news to his people, remember, I must let them know that I will recruit soldiers and horses from Linzhou, Fuzhou, and Luzhou to conquer the Han State at that time." ”

"Wechen obeys." The official hurriedly agreed, seeing that Zhao Guangyi smiled and stroked his beard, and had no other instructions, he hurriedly gave a deep salute and retreated on tiptoe.

As soon as the official walked to the entrance of the hall, he saw Song Qi, the envoy of the East Pavilion Gate, and Jiao Haitao, the envoy of the Honglu Temple, walking into the hall together, and hurriedly avoided them and allowed them to enter the hall, and then he dodged out. As soon as Song Qi entered the palace gate, he shouted loudly: "Official, Honglu Temple received a Khitan obituary, and the Khitan Emperor Yeluxian died. ”

"What?" Zhao Guangyi was stunned, he just heard a good news, but he didn't expect another good news to come soon. He said happily: "Yeluxian is dead? Who made the new emperor? ”

Song Qi said: "This ...... Undecided for the time being, Queen Xiao Sui controls the government and can still control it for the time being, unless she gives birth to a daughter, otherwise, no one in the Khitan royal family, who is greatly injured, will dare to covet the throne at the moment. ”

"Ahh

Zhao Guangyi came to his senses: "Yes, Xiao Sui is pregnant, if she gives birth to a daughter...... hehe, this is half and half of the chance, plus the death of a child is common......"

Thinking of this, Zhao Guangyi smiled: Compared to these two good news, whether Li Yu is dead or alive, where is his whereabouts and what is it, Li Yu can't become a climate when he is in power, not to mention that now, he Li Yu has become a forbearant hero like Murong Chong?

Zhao Guangyi walked around the hall, turned twice, stopped and said: "Let Lu Yuqing and Jia Yan be the chief and deputy ambassadors, and lead the delegation to the north to mourn." ”

Jiao Haitao bowed and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhao Guangyi glanced at Song Qi again, and said with a light smile: "Send some clever people from the Imperial City Division to act when the opportunity arises." ”

Song Qi comprehended, bowed down and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

When the two of them withdrew from the palace, Zhao Guangyi was already full of spring breeze, and all the gloomy clouds were blown away by these two good news, when Yeluxian was in power, the Khitans fought and killed non-stop for the throne, and now that Yeluxian is dead, the Khitan will inevitably have another civil strife, the west is chaotic, the north is chaotic, the world is in chaos, and his hegemony is promising!