Knowing that Hu Xianxian had roughly solved the matter of Ci'an Palace, Cheng Haofeng smiled with relief and replied: Use spiritual power to find out the specific location / Take it out and cast a spell to wrap it in ice / Give it to the Zhang family to take it out

Seeing the spirit rune glowing with a faint blue light and flying away, Huo Fei seemed to be talking to himself and as if he was saying to Cheng Haofeng: "Why haven't you publicly arrested the rebels?" If I can have an immortal, I will definitely not let her suffer a little and not be wronged. ”

Cheng Haofeng knew that he was secretly saying that he had made Hu Xianxian tired and not sympathetic enough to her, so he turned his head to look at Huo Fei and said, "If you want to say how to her, anyone will say it, but even if you say it wildly, what's the use of not being able to achieve it?" ”

His voice was low, but Huo Fei heard it more threatening than a sharp scolding. Huo Fei is also a person who is not afraid of threats: "I will answer your life-saving grace." I really like Xianxian, unless she has a reason for me to give up, and no one else wants to stop me from pursuing her. ”

Cheng Haofeng's eyebrows twisted, and his tone was cold: "I didn't want you to miss my kindness, just to see that you are loyal to the emperor and do my duty to protect a few more usable materials for the emperor." As for the immortals......"

He paused, and suddenly showed a meaningful smile: "I will never forcibly interfere with her interactions, but I advise you not to provoke her." ”

Huo Fei also laughed, and smiled stubbornly without admitting defeat. In his mind, isn't the gap between him and Hu Xianxian mana and longevity? In the past, he just felt that the things of gods and ghosts were too ethereal and didn't cultivate, if he was really willing to give up everything at present, wouldn't it be just around the corner to become an immortal?

Both of them were laughing, and they looked very harmonious. In the distance, the green hills are undulating, and the bare branches of deciduous trees and evergreen trees around the tent are intertwined with the green branches and leaves, which is magnificent and quiet. The solemn atmosphere in the heavily guarded tent was not strong, and there was no rest last night, and more than half of the people were resting at this time, and the lights were flickering.

They can rest assured because of Cheng Haofeng and Huo Fei, and they believe that these two people will be able to keep safe together.

The bright lights are bright, and the people who haven't slept look at them from time to time: Cheng Haofeng is dressed in a light blue robe, with a royal blue coat and an elegant fairy posture; Huo Fei's red robe is distinct, his golden armor is protective, and his posture is heroic.

Those old officials looked at this scene and felt very relieved, the two of them were the best of the generals of the young Zhuang faction of the French Dynasty, and they were both loyal to the emperor and got along harmoniously, which was a sign of the prosperity of the French Dynasty; Those young officials looked at this scene, with reverence and envy, and they also wanted to become dragons and phoenixes among people and be in the same position as them.

It's just that they don't know that Cheng Haofeng looks the same age as Huo Fei who is close to thirty years old, but in fact, he is almost two thousand years old.

Feeling that the eyes of others were paying attention to the two of them, Huo Fei became a little uncomfortable, in case someone with good ears heard them talking, it would be embarrassing. He decided to talk about some big things: "Last night's attack on the camp was obviously done by Han Zecan, the king of Chengjun, why don't you make a statement to the emperor and send troops to eliminate him?" ”

Cheng Haofeng looked at the distant mountains and asked in a low voice: "What ironclad evidence do you have to prove that the King of Chengjun sent someone to assassinate the emperor?" How do you convince the whole world of the emperor and fully support him? ”

Han Zexi entered Beijing as a vassal king, and soon after he ascended the throne, all forces did not fully support him, Huo Fei understood this situation. Because he knew that his father Huo Tu felt that Han Zexi was just an ignorant child with good luck, and he secretly despised the emperor Mingzun. Huo Tu firmly holds the power in his own hands and will not easily obey Han Zexi's orders.

"Open and secret fighting, secret fighting is embarrassing, when will we be able to start a war openly and get rid of the misfortune of King Chengjun?" Huo Fei was a young man, he had exterminated bandits, and he had also fought in the border conflict with the Di people, and he longed for that feeling of blood boiling.

In fact, he was not loyal to Han Zexi to go to war, but wanted to prove to the world that he was capable of gaining glory through the opportunity given by Han Zexi, instead of relying on his father to get everything.

"Of course, the secret fight is very embarrassing, but if you target King Chengjun with great fanfare at this time, the emperor will be unknown. People in the world will say that the emperor is mean and unkind and bullies the clan! When the king of Chengjun is impatient and openly raises troops, he will attack again, that is to destroy the rebellion and Jing'an Quartet. Cheng Haofeng felt that although Huo Fei was so happy, he was not greedy for life and afraid of death, so he was willing to explain the truth more thoroughly.

Huo Fei couldn't find a topic anymore, so he left to visit the wounded, while Cheng Haofeng continued to guard Han Zexi.

After Hu Xianxian received the spirit talisman sent back by Cheng Haofeng, he acted according to his arrangement. First stealth to go to the Qianqing Palace, with spiritual power to carefully explore the nitrate and sulfur gas. She found explosives under the imperial case, under the bookshelves, and in the pillars under the corridor, and they all condensed ice cubes and wrapped them in their sleeves.

Because the emperor was not in the palace, there were few guards, and the night was dark, even if she made a rustling sound when she was doing these things invisibly, no one came to inspect her.

When going to the Yusheng Palace to get explosives, it was smoother, and the explosives were taken out under the floor of the flower hall, under the trees in the courtyard, and behind the corner door.

On the ninth day of the first month of winter, Zhang Ruijuan personally took the housekeeper and a group of slaves to the palace to send persimmons. After removing the persimmons, the empty basket was filled with several pots of wilted flowers. said that they were not suitable for the water and soil, so let them change a few other pots.

The large flower pots they brought out of the palace were covered with floating soil on the surface, but explosives were in the middle of the pot. After these explosives were transported out of the palace, they were delivered by Ruan Van Yue and Sang Van Xiu to Shen Tingyang, a squire of the Ministry of Works. Shen Tingyang wanted to find out the specific origin of this batch of explosives as evidence.

Hu Xianxian secretly controlled Gonggong Li and the others, anxiously waiting for the next move. On the tenth day of the winter month, Dang Ben'an's injuries were controlled, and he returned to the palace and led his cronies to secretly investigate which people were Gonggong Li's accomplices.

Dang Ben'an returned to Beijing with an injury, and when he dealt with these things, he acted resolutely, which made Hu Xianxian look at him with admiration. I thought he was just a person with a habit of cleanliness who was not yin or yang, but I didn't expect him to have the talent of a general - or the ability to be a traitor.

On the twelfth day of the winter month, more than 200 little eunuchs and little palace maids have been imprisoned in the dungeon of the celebrant of Dang Ben'an.

The emperor took his family members out of the palace to parade, and Dang Ben'an secretly arrested people, and the people in the palace were panicked, and even those Jin Longwei, who were half-aware and did not know the truth, were uneasy. The palace rules are strict, they don't dare to discuss with each other, and people who know each other exchange their thoughts with eyes and gestures when they meet.

Dang Ben'an was afraid that they would spread rumors and make trouble if they speculated again, so after consulting Cheng Haofeng, in order to stabilize everyone's hearts, he gave the following statement: After the emperor left the palace, someone took advantage of the slight laxity in the palace defense to steal and sell the royal things. The arrest this time was just to inquire about who had stolen and stood.

No matter how many loopholes there are in this excuse, in short, it is a positive answer, and everyone does not dare to speculate any more.

Hu Xianxian sat on the roof of the highest attic of Ci'an Palace, smiling and looking down at the magnificent buildings at his feet. Fortunately, they are all busy, otherwise where would they have the opportunity to enjoy the sunset in this palace?

The sunset is full of golden light, the purple twilight is falling one after another, the glazed tiles are seen in a row, and the bustling city is hazy from afar. There is no dignity and humility, no honor and disgrace, and the palace in front of you is as ethereal as in the clouds.

While she was appreciating the twilight scenery of the imperial city, Dang Ben'an handed over more than 100 people who were determined to be Gonggong Li's henchmen, along with Gonggong Li himself, to the Criminal Department for disposal. The facts of the case have been cleared, and when I go to the Criminal Department, the case is decided and go through the motions.

The remaining more than 80 people who were difficult to identify were sent to guard the tomb. There are soldiers guarding the imperial mausoleum, and they go to "guard the mausoleum" not to guard, they will not give them rice, grain and silver money to go over, but only confine them within the imperial mausoleum and let them fend for themselves, almost a burial.

There is always a glimmer of life when they go to guard the mausoleum, and a few people have died of torture, and only corpses are left when they get out of this dungeon.

On the thirteenth day of the winter month, the people of the capital rejoiced again, because the emperor returned to Beijing today after the parade. In order to show his proximity to the people, the emperor should greet the people along the road.

When Wanmin welcomed Han Zexi back to the palace, Dang Ben'an had already rearranged the personnel in the palace and whitewashed all the palaces and pavilions. The civilians who didn't know anything about this matter only thought that the filial piety period of Emperor Deyuan was about to pass, and the palace should prepare for the Spring Festival to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new yuan, and first make festive decorations.

They couldn't imagine that the palace would survive the crisis, and they couldn't imagine that many people would die silently. Of course, there are also smart people who notice something strange, but they only dare to suspect it in private, and they don't dare to speculate about the affairs of the palace.

Cheng Haofeng followed Han Zexi into the city, and when he arrived outside the palace gate, he said goodbye and returned to Xianyunguan. Hu Xianxian had already arrived at the Xianyun Temple one step ahead of him, waiting in the small hall next to the main hall.

The two of them rendezvous, and then went to Yihexuan to respectfully invite the Empress Dowager to quietly return to Ci'an Palace in a soft sedan chair.

Outside the Yihexuan guest room, the Empress Dowager thanked the people who had guarded and served her in the past few days, and asked the eunuchs who had come to pick her up to reward everyone.

She rewarded Governor Zhou, Blood No Hatred, and Ye Saiying with 100 taels of silver each, and rewarded Wine and those little Taoist children with 30 taels of silver each.

Cha'er was not rewarded, but her expression was not depressed, and she was even a little secretly proud. When Cheng Haofeng saw her like that, he felt slightly surprised. Hu Xianxian came here to go to Taixing Mansion with Cheng Haofeng to rescue the old princess, and he didn't pay attention to these little things at all.

Before the Empress Dowager got into the sedan chair, she instructed Governor Zhou to find a sedan chair again, and he took the order, and she said to Cheng Haofeng again: "The mourning family has a reluctant request, I don't know if the national teacher is willing to agree?" ”

"Mother, please speak." He replied with a slight bow. Because the monks do not kneel to ordinary nobles, he is standing, but when it comes to his peers with Han Zexi, bowing slightly shows the respect of the younger generation for the elders.

"The mourning family loves tea a lot and wants to accept her as a righteous daughter, I wonder if the national teacher can agree? The mourning family wanted to take her to Ci'an Palace to live for a few days, and when the emperor was free, he asked the emperor to testify and let her serve tea to officially worship the mourning family as her stepmother. After the mourning family establishes a mother-daughter relationship with Cha'er, let her come back to reunite with you. When the Empress Dowager spoke, she glanced at the tea with a smile, and her love was overflowing.

Cheng Haofeng's face was gloomy, he hadn't answered yet, and the Empress Dowager had already asked again with a smile: "The person cherished by the national teacher, the mourning family is not allowed to borrow for a few days?" ”

"Niangniang is willing to accept tea as a righteous daughter, that is her blessing, how can the poor road cut off her blessing? Mo said that he was going to Ci'an Palace to stay for a few days, that is, to let her follow Niangniang's side from now on, and Poor Dao would never object. He could hear the Empress Dowager tie him to Cha'er in every word, but he couldn't think of a reason why she said that.

After Cheng Haofeng replied like this, Cha'er looked displeased, and she looked at the Queen Mother with sadness and resentment.

The Empress Dowager understood the meaning and sighed: "The mourning family really wants to let the tea always be with you, how can she be in love with you and reluctant to separate from you, how can the mourning family forcibly break you apart?" That's it, in the future, let the emperor allow her to enter and leave the palace at will, and often go to see the mourning family. ”

At this time, Governor Zhou had already found a sedan chair to come, so the queen mother was in front of the soft sedan chair, and Cha'er took the sedan chair and then entered the palace.