The dignitaries and nobles of the Southern Jin Dynasty are very particular about vassal elegance, whether it is architectural style or clothing, they all have a set of exquisiteness. And the most exquisite place in the Southern Jin Dynasty is, of course, the splendid Inner Palace.

Purple sand glazed tiles, Panlong vermilion lacquer columns, gold brick inlays, red carpet paving. A dragon chair is made of pure gold, the dragon's mouth is a pearl, the dragon eye is the top grade agate embellishment, the chair is covered with a beautiful mink blanket, a blanket is worth a thousand gold, and the month is replaced.

On the chair sat a young man wearing a bright yellow robe, the five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on the robe has already explained his identity, the emperor of the Southern Jin Dynasty took off his crown at this time, revealing a grim face, looking more than thirty years old, with an inch of beard on his chin, red lips and teeth, a high nose bridge, and a pair of eyes with deep colors.

He sat upright, meticulous, with a straight back, and his left hand rested on a dragon's head.

In order to show that the majesty of the emperor cannot be desecrated, the emperor usually wears a crown when his courtiers come to him, but today he took off the crown because the people in front of him were not his courtiers, nor were they anyone's courtiers.

Or rather, they were the courtiers of the gods.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you sent a letter to the Divine Court, saying that you have captured an extremely powerful traitor and want to send it to my Divine Court for disposal, but now that we have arrived, the prisoner has fled, I wonder when your army will be able to arrest this person?"

One person spoke with a respectful attitude, but Emperor Bai Haochuan was not satisfied. Because it was Shi Xinming, the chief deacon of the Baqiu City Divine Court who spoke, not Lin Jue, who came with him.

Am I not worthy to talk to your oracle command? Do you want a chief deacon to ask questions?

Bai Haochuan secretly slandered, but his expression did not change in the slightest, but he said with a little guilt: "I'm really ashamed, I wanted to do my part for the Divine Court, but I carelessly let go of the key criminal, at this time, I have already dispatched the defenders of the whole city, and my eight hundred dragon army has also been dispatched, and I am actively searching for fugitives." Please rest assured that the gate of this city is locked, and he can't fly out of this Jianye City. ”

Shi Xinming, the chief deacon of the chanting scriptures, responded calmly: "The guards of the palace are even stricter than Jianye City, so he still escaped from it." ”

The person sitting on the left hand side of the emperor glanced up at Shi Xinming, his gaze was not very sharp, but this action had already shown his dissatisfaction with Shi Xinming's attack on the emperor like this.

Lin Jue, the commander of the Punishment Division, spoke at this time, this is a man with vicissitudes on his face, but his eyes are resolute, his voice is slightly hoarse but he does not reduce the majesty of the said: "After the investigation of my Divine Court, this prisoner is an important leader of the traitors in the Southern Jin Dynasty, and my Divine Court chased him three years ago, but he got away. When he heard that the emperor had arrested him, he was naturally very happy and grateful. Unexpectedly, he still fled, and the chief deacon pursued the enemy eagerly, spoke disrespectfully, and asked the emperor and the prince for forgiveness. ”

"It's okay." The emperor spoke: "I am also very ashamed to make such a scandalous thing in front of the divine court. ”

"There is no need for this, the top priority at the moment is to arrest him as soon as possible and hand him over to my divine court to judge his crimes." Lin Jue said: "I heard that the commander of the Imperial Dragon Army Xie personally pursued the prisoner until a street on the south side of the palace, and disappeared without a trace, but he did not thoroughly search the mansions on both sides, I don't know why?" ”

The emperor smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Si Ming doesn't know, the mansions on both sides are my seven great families of the Southern Jin Dynasty, and it is really inconvenient to investigate thoroughly." ”

Lin Jue naturally didn't know about this matter, but he then asked, "Aren't the Seven Great Families also the courtiers of the Southern Jin Dynasty?" ”

The emperor was silent for a moment, and then said: "These seven great families are the seven optimus pillars that support my Southern Jin Dynasty's national fortunes, after all, we still have to give them some face, and the seven great families have a good background, and there are many family masters, they must search their own homes and arrest fugitives." It's just that there is no news for a long time, and I'm afraid that the prisoner has not hid there.

"But what if those families don't search thoroughly enough?" Lin Jue seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still raised his head and asked bluntly: "What if a certain family secretly colludes with the fugitive?" ”

The emperor's expression suddenly became gloomy, as if he was suppressing his anger, he took a deep breath and said: "The seven great families, all of them are my Southern Jin Dynasty humerus, and the people in charge of the clan are all smart people, and they must help the Divine Court to catch thieves, and there is no reason to help a rebellious madman to oppose the Divine Court." ”

Lin Jue shook his head lightly and said, "The City Guards and the Dragon Army have been searching for half an hour, but there is no news, in my opinion, let's re-investigate the mansions of several major families." ”

The Emperor fell silent.

Bai Haoyue, the prince who was sitting on the side, stood up and said to Lin Jue: "After this incident, several major families have actively sent people to assist in the search, but since Lord Si Ming is not at ease, I will notify several major families and thoroughly inspect it again, just in case." ”

Shi Xinming frowned slightly, and Lin Jue shook his head calmly again: "You still send someone to search." ”

"Also... Bai Haoyue looked back at his own brother, and after a while, seeing that he didn't speak, he hurriedly turned his head and said to Lin Jue: "It's just that the imperial brother sent someone to search, after all, it seems that he can't trust a few big families, I'm afraid that they will inevitably have a grudge..."

Shi Xinming couldn't help but say: "The emperor is also afraid that they will have a bad heart? ”

Lin Jue raised his hand and motioned for Shi Xinming to stop, then stood up and said: "Since the emperor is inconvenient, forget it, in another quarter of an hour, if the prisoner can't be caught, please allow my divine court to search the family's mansion." ”

Although Lin Jue had the word "please allow" in his words, he didn't mean to listen to the emperor's reply at all, because he didn't need the emperor's approval to act himself, but just gave some face. When he had said this, he took the two chief deacons and the five deacons with him, and turned and left.

After they walked out of the palace, Shi Xinming, who was a Heavenly Transformation Upper Realm Master, heard the emperor's reprimanded voice suppressing anger with his keen hearing.

"Tell Xie Qi and the commanders of the city guards that if you can't find that damn guy within a quarter of an hour, they'll all take off that robe for me and go to the city gate to kneel!!"

Shi Xinming couldn't help but be speechless and disdainful when he heard it, and said in a low voice: "The dignified emperor still has to look at the faces of his courtiers, so he can only take a group of wine bags and rice bags to vent his anger." ”

Another precept deacon said: "I heard that the Seven Great Families have a huge foundation in the court, and even if the Seven Great Families join forces, they can completely empty the imperial power. From this point of view, the emperor is also a little aggrieved. ”

Lin Jue took a breath and said: "Their Bai clan can sit on the throne, but it is indeed inseparable from these seven great families, the accumulation of several dynasties and generations, the foundation of these families has been extremely difficult to shake, as the emperor, can only use the art of checks and balances to let several major families hinder each other to maintain imperial power." ”

The chief deacon of the precepts sneered and said, "In the end, don't be like the Fengyin Continent, the imperial power still depends on the face of the family. ”

"That's not true, the Bai clan also has some means." When Lin Jue said this, he squinted his eyes and muttered: "And Xie Qi, the commander of the Dragon Army, is also a master of Xuanji, with a cautious personality and decisive actions, and he is by no means a wine bag and rice bag." ”

Shi Xinming asked cautiously, "What do you mean?" ”

"I think there's a problem." Lin Jue frowned slightly, and said suspiciously: "Since Bai Haochuan dares to invite my Divine Court to take prisoners into custody, he won't be unaware of the importance of that prisoner, and Xie Qi is not an idle person, how could he let Na Leqi run away?" ”

Shi Xinming also nodded in agreement, and said solemnly: "Could it be that there are also people in the palace who cooperate with Leqi?" ”

Lin Jue was silent for a moment, and then said: "I can't wait for a quarter of an hour, you can make a move now, at least he can't escape from Jianye City, no matter where in this city, our Divine Court doesn't need to shy away, and we have to dig three feet into the ground to find out this Leqi for me." ”

"Yes!"

......

In the palace, Bai Haochuan had already swept the finely carved white jade cup on the dragon case off the ground and broken it in half, and the tea stained the red carpet.

But after a fire, his face retracted with anger and sat back in his chair calmly.

An old eunuch came from outside the door and bowed his head to report: "They have already walked out of the Xuanmen." After saying this, he bowed his head and stepped back, beckoning the guards on both sides to close the door of the main hall.

"They shouldn't be able to hear it from this distance." Bai Haochuan said flatly, where could he see a little annoyed and angry.

Bai Haoyue, the prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty, who was famous but did not have much real power, said in a low voice: "The Divine Court may not be able to wait for a quarter of an hour, and then it will take action." ”

Bai Haochuan took out a piece of silk and wiped his hands, and said, "The more anxious they are, the better, what is the reaction of the family?" ”

Bai Haoyue said: "Several great families have sent some guards to search the area around Gongnan, and there are also some disciples in the clan who are wandering around in the name of catching thieves, of course, there are also a few handsome among them, who seem to really intend to help search for criminals. ”

"It's really not found?" The emperor leaned back and sneered: "This Leqi really has some ability, and he can really hide in the family's mansion." ”

Bai Haoyue hesitated slightly, but still said, "Aren't you afraid that something will go wrong with this Leqi?" ”

"If he can't hide it, I'll hand him over to the Divine Court, what can I do?"

"What if he confesses you? Wouldn't it provoke the wrath of the divine court! ”

"I didn't say I'd leave it to the Divine Court alive." Bai Haochuan chuckled lightly and said confidently: "This is the capital of the Southern Jin Dynasty, what about the Xuanji powerhouse, it is just my pawn." ”

Bai Haoyue was still a little worried, he thought about it, and said with a wry smile: "Playing chess with the leader of the God Traitor and the Divine Court?" ”

"In this game, isn't the Divine Court also a chess piece?" Bai Haochuan stood up, stood with his hands in his hands, and said, "With the hand of the Divine Court, I will clean up the few big stones that are blocked in my heart." ”

"These stones were originally the cornerstone of the founding of the Southern Jin Dynasty, but since they are the cornerstones, they should be buried in the ground, and they should not come out, otherwise maybe one day, they will have to mix me up."

"The Eastern Zhou and Northern Qin sides are having a good time, and the Western Tang Dynasty is not peaceful, the attention of the Divine Court has shifted to the north, and the remaining immortals are just lending it to me to clean the courtyard."

Bai Haoyue did not praise or refute these bold words, but a trace of worry flashed between his eyebrows.

Use the traitor as bait, use the divine court as an axe, and repair the cornerstone of the Southern Jin Dynasty...

What a bold move, if it was a bad move, it would not be to clean up the courtyard, but to destroy the Great Wall.

Seeing that his younger brother, who was his right-hand man, was silent, Bai Haochuan opened his mouth and asked, "But what variables will there be?" ”

Bai Haoyue pondered for a moment and replied, "A Skywalker has been born. ”

"Skywalker." Bai Haochuan muttered, and then said: "The strength of outsiders these days should not be underestimated, if they can win over me, they can also become chess pieces to stabilize the situation." ”

Bai Haoyue nodded and said, "I'll find a way to contact them." ”

"Well, I've heard that some Skywalkers are in league with the Divine Court, and some are at odds with the Divine Court, so you can figure out where they stand and see if they are black or white to avoid misposition."

"Yes." Bai Haoyue replied and retreated.

Which moves will be played in this game, and is it something you can control? Bai Haoyue, who had exited the main hall, was apprehensive in his heart and took a deep breath. The weight of these chess pieces on the chessboard is too heavy, even as the king of a country, he may not be able to hold it!

If... What if it were me?

This idea flashed through Bai Haoyue's mind, and then he left it behind.