"What?" Leng Yi glared and said, "The three of you, were you originally divided into two groups?" ”

"Exactly!" Cheng Luojie said, "Yin Eagle has already secretly reported Empress Kaibao's appointment to you and your recent investigation to the current emperor. And the current emperor is inseparable from Empress Kaibao! ”

"Why?"

"This is going to start with what I was about to tell you! You can't get out if you listen or not, and if you listen, you can still make a choice, if you don't listen, you don't know how you will die in the future! ”

Leng Yi's heart froze, Cheng Luojie was right, this is really the case, since he has been in it, only by knowing himself and knowing his opponent can he calmly maneuver. Then he said in a deep voice: "Okay, you can say it." ”

Cheng Luojie hugged his neck, kissed him apologetically, and said, "I'm sorry, I recommended you to Queen Kaibao without authorization, and I involved you!" But don't worry, it's really not as serious as you think, as long as you do things well, there will be no danger, and you can still soar. I just want you to be like this, you are so capable, you shouldn't just be a small magistrate. As long as someone appreciates it, you can soar to the sky! ”

Leng Yi smiled bitterly, thinking to himself, the higher he climbed, the worse he fell, and the matter had come to this point, so he could only bite the bullet and see the move.

Cheng Luojie said: "Emperor Taizu died suddenly, and the throne was not inherited by the prince Zhao Dezhao, but by his younger brother Zhao Guangyi, that is, the current emperor, there is a reason for this!" I heard Empress Kaibao say that when Empress Dowager Zhaoxian, the mother of Emperor Taizu, was dying, she once summoned Emperor Taizu, the current emperor, Zhao Tingmei, the king of Qi, and Zhao Dezhao, the son of Emperor Taizu, and under the witness of Prime Minister Zhao Pu, they set up an edict about how the throne should be inherited. ”

According to the records in the history books, before Zhao Kuangyin's mother died, she called Zhao Kuangyin and others, saying that the reason why the Great Song Dynasty won the world was because Zhou Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty made a young child the emperor before losing the world, and Zhao Kuangyin's son was not yet an adult, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, he asked Zhao Kuangyin to promise, if he died, he would pass the throne to his younger brother Zhao Guangyi, and after Zhao Guangyi died, he passed it to his younger brother Zhao Tingmei, At this time, Zhao Kuangyin's son Zhao Dezhao should have reached adulthood, and when Zhao Tingmei died, he would pass the throne back to Zhao Dezhao. Return to Zhao Kuangyin's lineage, and then pass it down. This posthumous photo was witnessed by Prime Minister Zhao Pu and sealed in a golden circle, known as the "Golden Kui Alliance" in history.

This period of history is too famous, Leng Yi naturally knows it, but there have always been diametrically opposed views on whether this history is true or false, and whether it was fabricated by Zhao Guangyi, so the real historical facts are unknown. He asked, "What is the content of this photo?" ”

Cheng Luojie's answer disappointed Leng Yi, she said: "Queen Kaibao was not present at the time, so I don't know the content. However, the current emperor ascended the throne, and it was said that it was based on this edict, and the prince Zhao Dezhao approved it. ”

Leng Yiqi said: "Prince Zhao Dezhao also approves? ”

"Yes, and Prime Minister Zhao Pu also proved it. Empress Kaibao has never seen Jin Kui's posthumous photos, so she can't say anything. ”

"In this way, Jin Kui's posthumous photo really exists."

"Of course it exists, this Empress Kaibao once heard Emperor Taizu say that there is such a thing, but what the specific content, Emperor Taizu did not say, and she does not know. At that time, this posthumous photo was sealed in a golden vault and kept by a special guard, and this guard was Ke Qiang. Emperor Taizu died suddenly, and Ke Qiang and Cao Ze escaped from the palace with Jin Kui's posthumous photo, the jade seal of the country, and some treasures. According to Empress Kaibao, these two people were particularly loyal to Emperor Taizu, and without the emperor's will, it was impossible for them to abscond with the treasure, so it was likely that the two were following Emperor Taizu's will. However, what exactly is going on, it is not known. ”

Leng Yi immediately thought of another historical mystery related to this, that is, the sound of candle shadow axes. Legend has it that on the night of the death of Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, he summoned his younger brother Zhao Guangyi and drank wine with Zhao Guangyi. In the middle of the night, the palace maid and the eunuch saw Zhao Guangyi leaving the table in the swaying candle shadow, and waved his hand again and again, but Zhao Kuangyin, the emperor of Taizu, poked the ground with a jade axe, and there was a sound. Subsequently, Zhao Guangyi said goodbye and left. Soon after, the news of the death of Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin came out. Whether it was Zhao Guangyi who killed his brother and seized the throne has become a mystery for the ages, and has always been talked about by the world.

Judging from what Cheng Luojie said, the guards who were responsible for protecting Jin Kui's relics and the eunuchs who were responsible for keeping the jade seal of the country absconded with the treasure at the same time, it may be that Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin had suspected that his younger brother Zhao Guangyi had ill intentions towards him, and secretly made arrangements.

Leng Yi said: "You said earlier that this heirloom jade seal in the Great Song Dynasty is now involved in whether or not you can be the emperor, does it have anything to do with what you said just now?" ”

"Of course it matters," Cheng Luojie said, "Emperor Taizu has said in public more than once that the heirloom jade seal he made was made by the mandate of heaven and is a treasure of the country. Only the emperor who has this jade seal can pass on the throne to his descendants, otherwise, if he passes it on to his descendants, he will condemn it in the spirit of heaven! And, everybody gets it! ”

"Emperor Taizu should be referring to this, right?"

"Yes!" Cheng Luojie lowered her voice and said, "According to Empress Kaibao, Emperor Taizu of this heirloom jade seal once said that in the future, he will return to heaven and hand it over to the prince Zhao Dezhao. Looking at it this way, that posthumous photo should be an agreement that the current emperor will return the throne to the prince Zhao Dezhao in the future! ”

Leng Yi sighed, and he already had some understanding in his heart, this was in line with the agreement of the Jinkui Alliance, Emperor Taizu said so, and gave the jade seal of the country to his son Zhao Dezhao, that is, to ensure that after the throne was passed to Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Tingmei, it could be passed back to his son. That's what it means. However, why did the eunuch Siyin take the jade seal of the country and abscond?

Leng Yi said: "Emperor Taizu already has this word, no wonder Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Tingmei are eager to find this heirloom jade seal." ”

"It's not, so, our Great Song Dynasty, the heirloom jade seal, is the real guarantee of the throne, with him, the throne can be passed down from one line to the next."

Leng Yi said: "What are you going to do with this heirloom jade seal?" ”

"Of course, it's handed over to Queen Kaibao."

Leng Yi said: "Then you are not helping her, but harming her!" ”

"Why?"

Leng Yi also lowered his voice and said: "According to what you just said, from the current point of view, the eunuch Cao Ze of Siyin absconded with the jade seal, and it is likely that he received a secret decree from Emperor Taizu. So, why did Emperor Taizu let them escape with the jade seal? It must be that he is afraid of the current emperor robbing. Because, Emperor Taizu has already said in public that only the emperor who has the jade seal of the country can pass the throne to his children and grandchildren. The current emperor does not have this heirloom jade seal, and now you have given the heirloom jade seal to Empress Kaibao, can the current emperor sit idly by? If he did something to Empress Kaibao, didn't you hurt her? ”

Cheng Luojie was dumbfounded, opened her mouth, and asked, "Then ......, what should I do?" ”

Leng Yi thought to himself, no matter whether the Jinkui Alliance was apocryphalic or not, and what the content was, anyway, Zhao Guangyi's throne in history was secure. Moreover, he also passed the throne to his own son. Therefore, on this issue, we must conform to history so as not to cause trouble. This is the reason why Leng Yi raised objections to Cheng Luojie.

Leng Yi said: "Didn't you say that Yin Vulture is the emperor's person?" Through him, the jade seal will be presented to the current emperor, and this will be fine. ”

Cheng Luojie said: "But, what about Queen Kaibao's side?" ”

"You obviously know that the jade seal to Queen Kaibao will bring trouble to her and the prince Zhao Dezhao, and if you give it back to her, you can only harm her, even if the golden edict says that the throne will be passed back to the prince Zhao Dezhao, the current emperor is now in charge of the world, he is unwilling to pass it on, no one has any way, and it is useless for Queen Kaibao to hold the jade seal in her hand. If he is willing to follow the edict, even if he gives him the jade seal of the country, he will still pass the jade seal and the throne back to the prince Zhao Dezhao. Therefore, if the jade seal of the country is not given to Queen Kaibao, it will have no impact on whether the throne is passed on to Zhao Dezhao. If it is given to her, it will bring disaster to Queen Kaibao. Besides, as long as you don't say anything about this matter, Empress Kaibao will not know that you found this jade seal and gave it to the emperor instead of giving it to her. ”

Cheng Luojie nodded frequently, sighed, and said, "You are also very reasonable. Then do as you say. It's best if you take the jade seal directly to Yin Vulture, and just say that you found it, don't mention me. -- Actually, you found it. In this way, Queen Kaibao is also easy to explain. ”

Leng Yi nodded and said, "That's fine, that's it, let's go back!" ”

Cheng Luojie looked at him coquettishly: "We haven't been together for a long time, don't you want me?" ”

Leng Yi smiled and said, "Of course I want to!" Reaching over and hugging her, the two of them fell to the grass.

After some **, I tidied up my clothes and went down the mountain hand in hand.

After entering the city, it was already the middle of the night. Cheng Luojie handed over the jade seal to Leng Yi and asked him to find Yin Vulture by himself, and Cheng Luojie returned to her residence to rest.

Yin Vulture is still frantically torturing and extorting confessions at the scholar's house. Leng Yi called him out, in a separate room, Leng Yi closed the door, took out the jade seal, put it on the table in front of him, and opened it.

When Yin Vulture saw it, the whole person froze for a moment, slammed on the table, his hands trembled, and he held the jade seal up slightly, looking left and right, and couldn't stop looking. With a trembling voice, he asked Leng Yi: "Inherit the jade seal of the country!" - Sir, ......, where did you find this? ”

Leng Yi took out the pair of insoles and handed them to Yin Ying: "My maid found that this pair of insoles has a small interlayer, and after cutting it open, I found that there was a treasure map inside, I don't know what is hidden, and you are busy, so I took the hoe and went up the mountain to dig it, and I dug this out, and I don't know what it is, so I will show it to you." ”

(To be continued)