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Dali Siqing stood in his residence and looked at the capital. He has served the Western Dynasty for more than 20 years, and for the first time he felt confused about the future, and he looked down on the turbulent city like a broken family overnight.

Dongzhi Gate, Chaoyang Gate, with a trace of the smell of the sea wind through the hall, the golden and brilliant light suddenly floated on the sea, the rising sun always rises quickly, and the vast capital immediately awakens. The mountains north of the palace resonated with a loud hum, the adjacent buildings resonated like a command, and the heart-wrenching horns tugged at everyone's heartstrings. The soldiers in armor were already ready to go, and the swaggering general sat neatly in the saddle, and the spears, bows and arrows, and weapons that Dali Siqing could not name were all shining in the sun, like a sea of flowers.

There used to be two very tall walls outside the capital, and in order to resist the frequent barbarian invasions of scoundrels, the emperors of the past dynasties spent a lot of energy on the fortifications, and the emperor made great efforts to completely quell the troubles in the north once and for all. The two historic buildings have now been demolished, and it is said that a large part of the red bricks were transported to Princess Tilting's palace.

Dali Siqing didn't know about this matter, and he didn't want to know about it. Extravagance is a common problem of most emperors, and compared with her predecessors, Princess Tilting Lotus's extravagance is not surprising at all.

Right now, the army in full gear is slowly moving under the gaze of the people. These soldiers gathered in the capital were not the main force of the Northern Expedition, but they were the symbols of the imperial court, and the more powerful they were, the more Princess Tilting could sit on the throne, and she needed these people to speak for her.

Dali Siqing's shoulder was nudged by someone, and he turned around to find his daughter looking at him worriedly.

"Father, you are getting haggard these days, I have some worries, and the investigation of the murderer will be handed over to Zong Zhengqing - isn't this exactly what Your Majesty meant?"

Dali Siqing frowned. He stared at his mature and beautiful daughter.

The daughter is concerned about herself, of course he understands, but he hates such a statement, as if he is a coward who retreats from difficulties, he has spent most of his life in Dali Temple, and now that the Son of Heaven has been assassinated, he must not let others take away the credit, even if the princess sends Zong Zhengqing to investigate, he is not to be outdone.

Not to mention...... The mastermind of this change may be Princess Tilting Lotus herself.

He touched his daughter's shoulder and suddenly noticed that she was dressed quite formally today. It's been a long time since he's seen his daughter dressed like this, and since martial law in the capital, her favorite things have been strictly forbidden.

"You're going out?" he asked.

"Well, I have friends to meet today. ”

"Man?" he asked casually.

"Hmm. ”

A glimmer of light flashed in Dali Siqing's eyes. His daughter has always listened to him, but she is particularly stubborn in marriage, he still remembers that a few years ago for her and Da Si Nong's son to make a marriage contract, she was very excited after hearing it, and for a while the situation was made to the point that it could not be ended, resulting in a stiff relationship between him and Da Si Nong, and finally the farce ended in the accidental death of Da Si Nong's son. The kid likes to play in the mountains and rivers, relying on his father's position and not being afraid of the sky, he prefers to go green in the early sunny days after the rain, and his feet slip and fall off the cliff. Although I'm sorry to say this, Dali Siqing is very grateful that the child can die, otherwise he really doesn't know how to end up with Dasi Nong.

My daughter has always liked poetry, and she is even better at writing poetry, and she often makes famous poets through her connections, and her communication range is particularly light, and she is well-known in the rich circle of the capital. After her marriage contract was abolished, Dali Siqing did not take the initiative to find relatives for her, he really couldn't stand his daughter's toss, so he could only hope for herself.

She is now dressed very seriously, and Dali Siqing can't help but think about it, thinking that her daughter must have found her sweetheart.

If only she could find a normal one.

Dali Siqing's restrictions on her marriage contract have been put to the minimum.

"Do I know?"

"The father should not know him. The daughter shook her head, "It's a friend I met a long time ago, I haven't been in touch for some years, and he suddenly came back to the capital, so he wanted to see him." ”

"That's it......" When old friends meet, most of them can't spark anything. Dali Siqing waved his hand in disappointment, "Go early and return early, today the Northern Expeditionary Army is out of the city, be careful on the road, and ask Gong Ci to send you." ”

"Good. The daughter did not refuse.

Gong Ci is an old slave of their family, loyal, and full of martial arts.

After seeing her daughter leave, Dali Siqing refocused her eyes on the capital outside the windowsill.

He stood here for many years, solved many cases, and sent countless officials and friends to the dungeon. Years of experience have allowed him to develop a sense of smell for tracking cases. Now, he could smell the scent spreading in the capital—a tightly woven conspiracy like a spider's web, and the assassination of the little emperor was only one of them, as if he had touched a clue, but it was possible that it was just an ant that had recklessly crashed into a spider's web.

The winter sun was particularly precious, and people from all walks of life were running non-stop, stopping to watch the Northern Expeditionary Army rush to their place for a moment.

The place he chose to live was quiet in the past, but now, the house is bustling with activity. The blood of the military operation has infected everyone in the capital, and on the surface people are acting in order, but in their hearts they are looking forward to a fight to raise the prestige of our country. The people of the North have indeed been overly arrogant, and in the past few years there have been many bad rumors coming from there that which village has been destroyed by the people of the North, and which family has been swallowed alive by them—a growing darkness is gathering in the north, and people just know it.

This time it was the North that brought it on itself. Dali Siqing thought to himself that if that Cangyan didn't take the initiative to send an envoy to Beijing, they would be able to jump for a while.

There was the sound of a horse's snort in the yard, and it must have been the old servant who had dragged the horse out of the stable. Dali Siqing stretched his neck and saw his daughter who was stepping on the carriage. The sunlight happened to be refracted into his eyes, and he avoided his head and watched the horse drag the four wheels slowly out of the courtyard, and finally saw the figure of Gong Ci raising the whip.

He came back to his senses, and made an appointment to meet Bian Liangtu today, and it was time for him to set off.

"My lord, Zong Zhengqing is waiting for you outside. "A servant happened to be passing the word.

He glanced at the time, it was the other party who came early, not his own appointment.

Zong Zhengqing came in such a hurry, it seems that he has heard important news. Dali Siqing hurriedly straightened his clothes and walked out of the room with a serious expression.

He saw at a glance the picture of the flat beam, and he was sitting in the carriage with the doors and windows half-covered, and patted the empty seat in front of him, motioning for him to sit down.

"What's wrong?" asked Dali Siqing as soon as he got into the carriage.

The toad's face showed a grim and bitter expression, which made people look very uncomfortable.

"There are already people from Killer City who have infiltrated the capital. He whispered.

"What's going on?"

"The Jinyi guard I sent to Bodhi Village was killed, just outside the capital. He closed the door, and the interior of the car was so dark that even the sound was faint. "They were disguised, and they didn't even have the Jinyi Guard's token on them, in other words, when I sent them, someone knew which four of them were going to the Jinyi Guard in Bodhi Village. ”