-- The first day of the second month of the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Jijing--

With the rising sun, when the anxious people of Jijing secretly walked out of the house and saw the cavalry of the Eastern Army and the patrol guards of Weiwei Temple coming and going on the street, the uneasiness in their hearts gradually subsided. ※※

According to preliminary statistics, there were as many as 4,000 people of the Great Zhou Dynasty who were innocently implicated in this incident yesterday, of which forty percent were family members of court officials, and the rest were the people who came out to watch after hearing the movement.

Last night, about six fires broke out in the city, burning down dozens of acres of houses, of which 70% were government offices, but some innocent people were also affected.

Before dawn, the imperial palace issued a holy decree to seal up the Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei, Zhan Shifu and Guanglu Temple, and formally arrested the five princes Li Cheng, Guanglu Temple Qing Wenqin, the former general of the Jizhou Army Xin Ming, and the general of the Che Cavalry Dong Yao, and yesterday participated in the rebellion of a total of 36 Wenchen military generals, ordered the northern army and the western army to unload their armor and imprison themselves on the spot, and ordered the three departments of the Great Prison Temple, Weiwei Temple, and Yushitai to temporarily replace the functions of the Criminal Department, and jointly interrogate the largest palace forcing matter in the past 30 years of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This series of holy decrees made Xie An not even have a little time to rest, and buried his head in the official office of the Great Prison Temple, drawing up a list of people who participated in the rebellion.

As the so-called tree fell and scattered, the crown prince Li Wei died in the rebellion last night, and his younger brother Li Cheng, the fifth prince, was greatly hit by the death of his brother, and was disheartened, and confessed to the accusations of the Great Prison Temple, without the slightest intention of quibbling, and seemed to have made up his mind to die to make amends to his brother.

Temporarily borrowed Dongling, a group of jailers from Xie An's Great Prison Temple, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu drove Su Xin, Li Jing, Qi Hao and others to work Xie An's generals in the name of the six gates of Fusi in Nanzhen. The courtiers of the crown prince Li Wei and his party, such as the young master of the crown prince, Chu Xi, the first assistant university scholar of the palace, and Xu Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, were dismissed and arrested.

After all, for Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu and others, yesterday's usurpation of the throne by the two princes Li Wei and his brothers is just the beginning, how to control the situation in the shortest possible time, cut off all opponents, and put the Nine Emperors and Li Shou, the king of Anping, on the throne, this is the most important thing.

"That...... Second Lady, His Royal Highness Li Xian, the Eighth Prince, who is still recuperating from his injuries in the Tai Hospital, also wants to be controlled? After listening to a series of orders from the eldest grandson Xiangyu. Qi Hao asked hesitantly.

Under the strange gaze of everyone in the house, the eldest grandson Xiangyu pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Li Xian is no exception! -- In the name of protecting the safety of all the princes, the third prince Li Shen, the sixth prince Li Xiao, the seventh prince Li Yan, and the eighth prince Li Xian were all controlled. Closely monitor their every move......"

"Yes!" The generals with the name of the six doors of Nanzhen Fusi responded with their fists in their fists, led by Fei Guo, with soldiers borrowed from the Eastern Army, to fulfill the order of the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

Glancing at the back of the departing generals, the eldest grandson Xiangyu turned his head and saw Xie An looking at her with a strange expression, and said with a smile. "What do you see?"

"Huh!" Xie An smiled, put down the pen, licked his lips, looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu and said hesitantly. "Actually, I think that His Royal Highness Li Xian is seriously injured at the moment, so there is no need to ......"

Perhaps guessing what Xie Anxin was thinking, the eldest grandson Xiangyu sighed lightly. smiled and said, "Husband's kindness." The slave family understands, it's just ...... At this very moment, there is no room for negligence, it is better to be cautious, and besides, ......" Speaking of this, she played with the folding fan in her hand and muttered, "This is also for his good, the slave family thinks that the crybaby will understand......"

Looking at the look of loss in her eyes, Xie An felt distressed, and gently held her in his arms, feeling a little moved in his heart.

After all, the attitude of the eldest grandson Xiangyu has shown that she has completely stood on Xie An's side, and everything is considered by Li Shou, the ninth prince supported by Xie An, and for this reason, she did not hesitate to put the former eighth prince Li Xian under house arrest as a wife, how virtuous this woman is.

But having said that, for Sun Xiangyu's more and more obedient behavior these days, Xie Anxin couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The eldest grandson Xiangyu's temperament, Xie An can't understand it too well, this woman is scheming and extremely good at grasping people's hearts, isn't there anything she has paid in recent days?

Not really!

Xie An knew exactly what this woman wanted......

He thanked the position of the wife!

Although the eldest grandson Xiangyu never said a word, her actions had made it clear to Xie An that she did not want to call Liang Qiuwu her sister after passing through the door.

I have to say that Xie An was stunned and had a headache for the eldest grandson Xiangyu, who had never cared about fame and fortune, but was so eager for the position of the eldest wife.

At present, among his many wives, Yi Yi is weak by nature, and because of his identity, he has long regarded himself as a concubine, and Jin Ling'er is also criticized because of her background, and it is impossible to fight for the position of the eldest wife, and now staring at the position of the eldest wife in Xie An's family, I am afraid that only Liang Qiuwu and the eldest grandson Xiangyu are the two daughters.

In terms of status, Liang Qiu Wu is the daughter of the Liang Qiu family in the Donggong Mansion, the current head of the Liang Qiu family, the official worships the general of the Eastern Army, and attacks his father's Marquis of Dongzhen, which is actually the highest status and status among women in the world; And the eldest grandson Xiangyu This daughter was born in the eldest grandson family, her grandfather was the prime minister of the dynasty, and her father was the chief Sun Jing of the military department.

In terms of talent, Liang Qiu Wu is the first combat force in Jijing at the moment, and his strength is amazing, except for his cousin Chen Bei, there is no invincible enemy, even if he is also one of the four concubines, the ghost Ji Jin Ling'er is slightly inferior; And the eldest grandson Xiangyu is good at resourcefulness, last night's rebellion of the prince Li Wei and his brothers was under her control, it can be said that if there was no woman to give advice on her behalf, Xie An and Li Shou would never have ushered in such a good situation as they are now.

Because of this, Xie An felt a headache, after all, Liang Qiuwu and the eldest grandson Xiangyu, the two women, neither of them were fuel-efficient lamps, if there was a big fight and there were branches because of this matter, then Xie An couldn't even cry.

Just as Xie An'an was thinking about it at this time, he only heard a bang, Liang Qiuwu pushed the door and entered, and glanced at the room with cold eyes, and when he saw Jin Ling'er, his eyes vaguely showed a little displeasure.

Seeing this, Xie Anxin was taken aback, and hurriedly greeted, "Dance? Aren't you patrolling the streets? How do you have the time to come to your husband's side? ”

I saw Liang Qiuwu take a deep look at Jin Ling'er. Then he looked at Xie An, his expression eased slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "An, what about others?" ”

Didn't you come to ask about sin?

Glancing at Jin Ling'er weakly, Xie An coughed and asked suspiciously, "Who?" ”

Hearing this, Liang Qiuwu frowned and looked at Xie An. said in a deep voice, "Former rebel general, Chen Bei! - I've been to your house to look for it, but that guy is no longer there! ”

"Oh, uncle...... "Seeing that no one in the house is an outsider." Xie An didn't want to hide anything, rubbed his hands and said, "Wu, my uncle may have left Beijing......

"What?" Liang Qiu Wu frowned when he heard this, shook his head and said, "After the incident in the Imperial City last night, Lord Xun Zhengxun of Weiwei Temple has immediately blocked the Nine Gates of Jijing. How could he escape from Jingshi? ”

"This is not certain......" Licking his lips, Xie An said in a sneer, "You also know the ability of the eldest brother." He's leaving, and who's going to stop him? ”

"But there was no news about the Nine Gates of the Jingshi Sect yesterday......"

"Well," Xie An said with a shrug as he rubbed his hands. "The eldest brother's ability is still above the dance and Sister Jin, and it is just a city gate. How to stop him? ”

When he said this, Xie An couldn't help but think of the scene when Chen Bei came to him last night......

It was after the death of the crown prince Li Wei and the capture of the fifth prince Li Cheng without resistance, Xie An was commanding his troops and horses in front of the Zhengyang Gate to stabilize the situation, and suddenly saw a dim corner on the side of the Zhengyang Gate, and Chen Beizheng secretly beckoned to him.

Xie Anxin was stunned for a moment and walked over quietly.

"Shhhhhhh......hhh ”

Xie An understood a little bit as soon as he heard this, and said strangely, "Wu will escort Li Cheng, Wen Qin, and others to the Great Prison Temple for me...... Did my uncle just bump into her? ”

Hearing that Liang Qiuwu was not near Zhengyangmen at the moment, Chen Bei breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile, "Isn't it! - She was also surprised that she was able to find out about the chaos in the palace at that time...... Hit the mark! - Fortunately, for her brother's skills, she said a few words that shook her heart and escaped ......"

"What?"

"This ......," Chen touched his nose in a daze.

Seeing his expression, Xie Anxin moved, and said strangely, "The eldest brother won't sell the younger brother and the old man, right?" ”

"What is sold, it is so ugly...... muttering weakly, Chen Bei looked up at Xie An, and nodded curtly.

"Isn't it?" With his eyes wide, Xie An said in disbelief, "Uncle, aren't you?" ”

"Isn't there no way to do it for my brother? - Brother Wei misestimated his cousin's strength before, and only after a few attempts to fight did he know that although his cousin's strength is not as good as that of his brother, his moves are far above his brother, and if he really fights, he will not dare to keep his hand for his brother......"

"That's what I said, but you, uncle...... Too much to say, right? ”

"That's not ......" Looking at Xie An's helpless expression, Chen Bei smiled and said flatteringly, "My cousin is your wife, so she won't do anything to you?" The old man is also fine...... It's different to be a brother, in the eyes of my cousin, being a brother is a rebel son of the Liangqiu family......"

Looking at Chen Bei helplessly, Xie An shook his head and said in a low voice, "What should I do now?" The younger brother is looking for another place to place the eldest brother? ”

Chen Bei smiled slightly when he heard this, shook his head and said, "Brother's kindness is appreciated by my brother's heart, and my brother plans to leave Jingshi tonight!" ――I came to my brother this time to ask my brother to make it easier for me......"

"Leave now?" Xie An was taken aback and said in astonishment, "The fourth day of the second month is ......."

"Brother Wei naturally knows what day the fourth day of the second lunar month is, but it's just ......" Speaking of this, Chen Bei sighed, shook his head and said, "Brother and cousin's wedding wine, I can't eat it for my brother, and my brother doesn't want my cousin to carry that penetrating knife to cut me at the wedding banquet, right?" ”

Xie An smiled bitterly when he heard this, and had to say that Xie Anzhong was really a little reluctant to let Chen Bei, the eldest brother who was unparalleled in the martial arts world, suddenly want to leave, after all, from a certain point of view, Chen Bei can also be called his family, and even relatives.

Seeing Xie An's reluctance, Chen Bei's heart rose a little warm, patted him on the shoulder, and said sincerely, "This time I entered Beijing, I gained a lot for my brother, I learned that the old man was in good health, and his cousin was also married to his brother, so everything is fine in Liangqiu's family...... There's nothing I can't worry about for my brother anymore, but what I'm most worried about for my brother right now is Qing'er's girl......"

"Qing'er?" Xie An was stunned. Then there was a bit of narrowness in his eyes, and he said with a wicked smile, "Oh, my little brother understands...... Hey, hey, hey! ”

Although Chen Bei said that his brain was not very good, he was not even unable to understand this kind of thing, seeing Xie An's strange expression, he rolled his eyes and said angrily, "Don't speculate!" Qing'er is the daughter of her brother's benefactor...... All right. Brother think of a way to get out of the city for his brother......"

Seeing that Chen Bei had made up his mind, Xie An thought for a moment, took out his official position token of Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, and handed it to Chen Bei. said in a low voice, "Uncle, Brother Xun Zhengxun of Weiwei Temple, you also know him, you went to Yonganmen to find Brother Xun...... Brother Xun is now leading the army to Yong'anmen! - You take this, if Brother Xun is not there, you will give this token to the general guarding the door! ”

Chen Bei nodded when he heard this. took the token and put it in his arms, glanced at Xie An deeply, and said with a fist, "That's it." Don't over! - Take care, brother! ”

"Take care, uncle!"

……

……

"Ann? Quiet? ”

"Huh?" Hearing someone calling, Xie An woke up and looked at Liang Qiuwu's slightly suspicious gaze. I can't help but feel a little weak.

"Ann, you know where he is. Right? ”

Looking at Liang Qiuwu's slightly skeptical gaze, Xie An smiled and said, "How can it be ......?"

"How could it not be? These days, you and your grandfather are secretly shielding him! I asked my grandfather, and he told him frankly! ”

Seeing that Liang Qiuwu's eyes had shown a little anger, Xie An hurriedly stood up, stroked her back, and coaxed softly, "Yes, yes, hiding it from you, it's me who is wrong, but you have to think about it, no matter what the eldest brother says, he is also your cousin, slashing relatives, isn't this a pain for relatives and a fast for enemies?" ”

"But he committed such a sin, regardless of anything else, the Lu family of Nangong Mansion has always been friendly with my Liangqiu family, but he killed Uncle Lu's only son, and he also broke Uncle Lu's hands and hands...... As the twelfth generation head of the Liangqiu family, I have the obligation to arrest and interrogate the unscrupulous descendants of the Liangqiu family! ”

If you knew that he was still the third-generation commander of the Taiping Army, you still had to be angry?

Muttering in his heart, Xie An comforted him with kind words, "There is always a chance, next time, next time I will never help him, okay?" - Don't be angry......"

"Really?" Liang Qiuwu frowned and asked.

Xie An nodded solemnly, he didn't think that Chen Bei would appear in front of Liang Qiu Wu again, after all, he could see that although Chen Bei had lost his memory before the age of seven, he cared a lot about his relatives, just looking at him in front of Liang Qiu Wu like a mouse seeing a cat was enough to prove it.

Is it because he can't beat Liangqiu Dance?

Apparently not!

Although Liang Qiuwu's martial arts are amazing, there is still a gap between his cousin Chen Bei, a martial arts wizard, he just doesn't want to hurt his relatives by mistake!

"Next time, you must not hide it from me again!"

"Yes yes yes ......"

"[It's] enough once, talk too much and it will seem like you're distracted! ――What are you laughing at? ”

Looking at Liang Qiuwu's puzzled gaze, Xie An shook his head with a smile and said, "Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've been reprimanded like you like this......

"......" glanced at Xie An angrily, and Liang Qiuwu noticed that the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Jin Ling'er were still in the house, the smile on his face slowly put away, and he looked at Jin Ling'er and said to Xie An, "An, why didn't I know that you still have this relationship with her...... Explain! ”

"Well......" Seeing that Liang Qiuwu finally realized this, Xie An smiled, a little embarrassed, rubbed his hands and said, "That's it, let me introduce ......"

As soon as the words fell, I saw Liang Qiuwu sneering, looked at Jin Ling'er and said lightly, "No need, I recognize it!" - The head of the Jinling Dangerous Building Assassin Pavilion, [Ghost Queen] Jin Ling'er! ”

"Yu Yi recognizes it......" Jin Ling'er smiled slightly and said, "General of the Eastern Army of the Jingshi, [Yanhu Ji] Liangqiu Dance ......"

Glancing at Xie An, who was sweating profusely, Liang Qiuwu obviously realized something, gritted his teeth and said, "An, this woman has stabbed the two of us ...... once."

"General Liangqiu said this...... Jin Ling'er chuckled and said, "At the beginning, General Liangqiu's knife made Yu Zuzu lie on the couch for two months!" ”

Liang Qiuwu's eyes were cold when he heard this, and he said coldly, "That's your own fault!" ”

"What did you say?" Jin Ling'er's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she said displeasedly, "Little female tiger, the old lady respectfully calls you General Liangqiu, that is for the sake of the thief's face, if not......"

"How?" Liang Qiuwu's right hand has already caught the handle of the treasure knife.

And Jin Ling'er obviously noticed Liang Qiuwu's movements, her right hand touched the dagger behind her waist, her face turned cold, and she giggled, "Sister can try!" ”

This sentence was like a fuse, and I saw Liang Qiuwu's face sank, and he scolded angrily, "Who is your sister?!" ”

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was solid, and the second daughter faintly had the intention of fighting, Xie An had cold sweat on his forehead, and looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu as if asking for help, but saw this little girl sipping tea leisurely and winked at him.

[Interesting, isn't it?] ]

Xie An clearly saw a little bit of wanting to watch a good show from the eyes of the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

Interesting your sister!

Secretly cursed in his heart, seeing that the two goddesses were becoming more and more dignified, and there seemed to be signs of an imminent fight, Xie An couldn't care about anything else, and shouted loudly, "Stop!" ”

I have to say that Xie An still has some weight in the hearts of the women, listening to his voice, Liang Qiuwu and Jin Ling'er also realized their gaffe, put away the blades in their hands, just out of face, they didn't want to show weakness in front of the other party, so they turned their heads and looked at Xie An, which made Xie An a little helpless.

Just when Xie An was extremely embarrassed, he suddenly heard a tuk tuk knock on the door outside the house.

Hearing this knock on the door, Xie An hurriedly said, "Come in!" ――What's the matter? ”

As soon as the words fell, an official of the Great Prison Temple pushed the door and walked in, clasped his fists and said, "Lord Shaoqing, someone is visiting the prison!" ”

"Who do you want to explore?"

"His Royal Highness Li Cheng, the Fifth Prince!"

"Huh?" Xie An was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Who is it?" ”

I saw that the civil official looked up at Xie An, and his face was a little strange.

"Chen Guifei!"

"......" Xie An's eyes showed a little surprise.

is actually the biological mother of the crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng brothers?