Updated: 2014-04-24

"General Leng, but you should ask me first, why did you go to all the trouble to find the general to come here to meet?" Liu Shangshu is also an old fox for many years after all, and the more Leng Changxi attaches importance to this news, the greater his hope of achieving his goal.

The reason why Leng Changxi did not hide his enthusiasm for this news was that he could grasp it enough.

"I don't have that much spare time," there was a scheming and confident eye hidden under the black mask, Leng Changxi raised the tea cup on the table and took a sip, "Moreover, Liu Shangshu only lost his son yesterday, shouldn't he be in the mansion in pain today, guarding the body of the son of the Liu family?" Lord Liu, I hate threats the most, don't force me. ”

Liu Shangshu also sat up in an instant, and after making the people around him retreat with his eyes, he leaned closer to Leng Changxi's ear and said: "Whether General Leng believes it or not, the old man can guarantee that what I said about the fire in Weiyang Palace ten years ago is true, and there is no adulteration at all." ”

Leng Changxi paused, ready to wait for Liu Shangshu to continue.

"Ten years ago," Liu Shangshu's eyes were leisurely, and he began to recall the past, "I remember that the third prince Sima Rui was only twelve years old at that time, and he was a very unlucky and unpleasant child at that time, his mother was just a palace maid who was drunk and pampered by the emperor, and she was just a permanent position before she died, plus her mother used to work in Yun Guifei's palace, so Sima Rui would be squeezed and ostracized by Yun Guifei's party more or less later, but after the fire in Weiyang Palace, Sima Rui, the third prince, suddenly appeared at a banquet that he was not qualified to attend as he was, and it was at that banquet that the queen took a fancy to the skinny and unnoble lowly child, adopted his knees, and the value of the third prince also jumped up. ”

"I know," Leng Changxi squinted at the gushing Liu Shangshu, "I was also at that banquet, it was the 60th birthday of the Queen Mother, Sima Rui played an auspicious song with the musician, and then was favored by the Queen Mother on the spot." ”

"That's right," Liu Shangshu touched his goatee, "Doesn't General Leng think that there will be something involved in this?" ”

Leng Changxi looked at Liu Yunshan silently and did not speak, Leng Changxi had made all kinds of speculations and found countless kinds of evidence, but the matter was too far away, what he needed now was exact witnesses and corroboration.

Liu Shangshu's eyes became deeper and deeper, as if he was hiding endless secrets, and he lowered his voice and said: "Actually, you and I both know who lived in the Weiyang Palace at that time, and why did the emperor and the queen mother protect the Weiyang Palace so thoroughly;

。 Liu Shangshu said, and dipped his index finger in the tea and wrote the word "long" on the table, the meaning of which is self-evident.

Seeing that Leng Changxi tightened his brows and didn't speak, Liu Shangshu said again: "People only know that the emperor sent the eldest princess to Xixia to make peace, and they also know that the eldest princess's family sending team was captured by thieves at the junction of Xixia and Daqi, and they also know that a large number of search teams have been sent at that time, but the eldest princess is still missing, so Daqi and Xixia broke off diplomatic relations for ten years, but no one thought about one more step, what happened to the results of the later search?" ”

"I don't want to listen to." Leng Changxi's tone was very decisive.

Liu Shangshu snorted coldly: "I have been an official in the court for so many years, not by means and stratagem, what I am best at is to understand the emperor's mind, the emperor knows what happened with the corner of his mouth, which official he is going to execute, although I can't remember the situation clearly, but I can also know that the eldest princess was indeed rescued, and the place where she lived after being secretly sent back to the palace was Weiyang Palace." ”

"Then according to Liu Shangshu's meaning," Qin Yunuan sat beside Leng Changxi, she had been listening carefully to Liu Shangshu's words, "Since the emperor has found the eldest princess back, why don't you tell the world about this good thing?" ”

"Hmph," Liu Shangshu owed his body leisurely with confidence, "In my opinion, there are only two reasons to conceal the eldest princess's return to the palace, first, the eldest princess's body is already unclean, and telling the world will damage the face of Daqi, second, that is, the emperor himself has some unspeakable feelings for the eldest princess, the eldest princess and the emperor have always had a deep relationship, and Emperor Wu of Zhou in the previous dynasty also had the deeds of marrying his sister, but I am afraid that the emperor will follow suit after the rumors subside, but I didn't expect it, A sudden fire not only destroyed the most exquisite Weiyang Palace in Daqi, but also burned the eldest princess who lived in seclusion. ”

"Ridiculous!" Leng Changxi slapped the table violently, "What do you think it is, you dare to casually guess the relationship between the emperor and the eldest princess?" ”

"Or else?" Liu Shangshu showed a posture that a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, "In fact, it can be seen from the fact that the emperor has always ordered General Leng to thoroughly investigate the case of the fire in Weiyang Palace, the emperor is quite concerned about this matter, and even, heh, he has been concerned about it for ten years." ”

"If this is what Lord Liu is going to tell me, I can only say that it is useless." Leng Changxi got up and pulled Qin Yunuan as if he was about to leave.

"Of course it's not just that," Liu Shangshu hurriedly got up and stopped Leng Changxi and said, "If it's just that these generals Leng have found out the news, how can the old man have the confidence to negotiate with General Leng on terms?" ”

Just when Leng Changxi's eyes had quickly condensed, Liu Shangshu suddenly took out a note from his waist, but Leng Changxi's eyes were cold, making people feel a little unapproachable, Liu Shangshu changed hands and handed the note to Qin Yunuan's hand.

Qin Yunuan quickly opened it and saw that it was an address, not too far away, on the outskirts of Beijing.

"This is the address of an old palace maid who has been serving in Weiyang Palace back then, although Weiyang Palace was later ordered by the emperor to clear the palace, and a cadre of people who were exiled and executed were executed, but she happened to escape, if General Leng doesn't believe it, you can trace the past according to this address, and you will know whether what the old man said is true or false."

"I don't need to." Leng Changxi didn't even glance at the address, and directly stuffed the note back into Liu Shangshu's hand, "Your chips are not very tempting." ”

Although it has been handed over, Qin Yunuan has the ability to never forget, just a hurried glance just now, she has clearly memorized the address, and at the same time, Leng Changxi also clearly knows that Qin Yunuan has an excellent memory, Qin Yunuan knows what Leng Changxi means, he wants to eat black;

"It's ......." Liu Shangshu's original confidence was shattered by Leng Changxi's words.

Seeing that Leng Changxi was really about to leave, Liu Shangshu suddenly raised his voice: "General Leng, since we have a common enemy, why can't we cooperate?" ”

Leng Changxi really stopped, he turned his head indifferently, and his sharp eyes instantly examined Liu Shangshu from head to foot through the bat-shaped mask.

"General Leng didn't know, after the old man took the dog's body back to the house last night, he found a black spot on the dog's throat in the middle of the night, and then asked the master to see it, saying that it was a trace left by a poisonous silver needle pierced into the throat. Is it easy to let the emperor know the true face of the three princes? ”

After Liu Shangshu finished speaking, he was still panting, he was too anxious, he was very afraid that Leng Changxi would not cooperate with him, that's right, he said a big thing, although he was a veteran who followed the first emperor to fight the country, but now his power and voice in the court are not as good as day by day, if there is no Leng Changxi's support, it will be difficult for him to walk on foot.

"You underestimate Sima Rui's ability too much," Leng Changxi was very disdainful, "and you underestimate the grade of my choice of cooperation opponents." ”

Since it is a cooperative relationship, it must be on an equal footing with Leng Changxi, and Leng Changxi can't stand it.

Liu Shangshu gritted his teeth, and suddenly arched his hand to Leng Changxi and said, "As long as you can avenge the dog, the old man is willing to listen to General Leng's orders and dispatches." ”

Leng Changxi's eyes stretched out with a wise light, but on the bright side, his emotions didn't seem to change much, and he was still so indifferent, as if he looked down on everything around him.

"The court has been discussing the matter of establishing a prince recently, and I want you to fold a piece." Leng Changxi commanded directly.

"Is it for the old man to support the eldest prince as the crown prince?" This is Liu Shangshu's most instinctive guess.

"No," Leng Changxi shook his head, "Let's just say that the Seventh Prince Sima Qiu was attacked in the Imperial Mausoleum, and asked the Emperor to take the Seventh Prince back to the palace." ”

The seventh prince Sima Qiu is the youngest son of the emperor, and his mother's background is also very noble, the family is not only the nobles of the Great Qi family, but also the concubine who was set up as one of the four concubines after giving birth to Sima Qiu, but later was convicted of witch Gu, which also dragged down Sima Qiu, who was only six years old at the time, and was sent to the imperial tomb at a young age, living a lonely and cold life, but when it comes to the witch Gu case back then, in fact, there are a lot of cats, but no one dares to investigate it carefully, who knows what kind of forces are involved behind it, and it touches the whole body.

Now that the competition for the position of the crown prince is in a white-hot stage, taking Sima Qiu back at this time is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, but what Leng Changxi wants is to add fuel to the fire.

"The Seventh Prince has been attacked?" Liu Shangshu looked very surprised.

"Not yet," Leng Changxi said lightly, "But sooner or later." ”

Liu Shangshu was slightly surprised, looking at Leng Changxi speechless for a long time, at this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the lobby, mixed with the noise of Beidi's accent.