"Good nephew, can't you sleep, tell my uncle if you have something on your mind." Yu Cheng was cheeky and didn't leave, "Are you missing your sweetheart?" ”

"What nonsense, I just think there was something wrong with the last assassination, but I can't think of what was wrong yet." Song Lingxiu avoided Yu Chenghuai's gaze and sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard.

"Is something wrong? I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Yu Chenghuai also sat down, "It's good for you to stay in the mansion, after all, it is the mansion of the imperial court, and those people are not bold enough to break in and kill people." ”

Song Lingxiu's face was worried: "This is not a solution after all. ”

"Don't think about it so much." Yu Chenghuai got up, "If you can't sleep, how about your uncle teach you the knife technique handed down by our Yu family?" ”

Yu Chenghuai saw that Song Lingxiu was not interested, and said: "I saw you dancing the sword just now, although it is smooth and free, but if you want to deal with the enemy, the practicality is not strong. The people of your Tanglin Kingdom like to use swords and pursue beautiful swordsmanship, but we in the Northern Zhou Dynasty prefer to use swords. Especially our Yu family's knife skills are also somewhat prestigious in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, or my uncle will play it for you......"

Song Lingxiu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Wait, what did you just say?" ”

Yu Chenghuai thought that Song Lingxiu had a change of heart: "I said that our Yu family's sword technique is ...... in the Northern Zhou Dynasty."

Song Lingxiu interrupted: "It's not this, the last sentence!" ”

"The last sentence? Do you like to use swords? ”

"You're right." Song Lingxiu slapped his thigh, got up and said, "I finally know what's wrong." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Tanglin likes to use swords, and Northern Zhou is good at using swords. Think about the weapons used by the man who stabbed me that night? ”

Yu Chenghuai recalled: "It's a sword! However, they may also deliberately use their swords to confuse us? ”

"Weapons may be fake, but habits cannot. If you are a person who uses a knife a lot, even if you hold a sword, you will unconsciously use the sword as a knife. I was a little drunk that night, but you were sober. Do you have an impression of their moves? ”

Yu Chenghuai clasped his hands in front of his chest and thought carefully: "Most of their moves that night were mainly stabbing and cutting, and they were indeed sword moves, and the moves were smooth, not like deliberate camouflage. Isn't it the people who assassinated you the Three Princes? What other people have you offended in Tanglin? ”

"Even if Hu Yanjue covers the sky with one hand in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it is impossible for so many killers to attack me and my father at the same time in Tangling. According to my guess, I'm afraid that Hu Yanjue has colluded with someone in Tanglin. ”

"I am afraid that the status of so many assassins can be mobilized, aren't you on good terms with the Protector? It would be great if he could help you. ”

Song Lingxiu's face was solemn and he didn't say anything.

He naturally knew the benefits of asking Qin Chongzhou for help, but how could he explain to Qin Chongzhou why Hu Yanjue was chasing him? Even if he doesn't say it, I'm afraid that Qin Chongzhou can guess seven or eight points. At that time, it is unknown whether Qin Chongzhou is willing to keep him in Tangling.

No, this matter cannot be known to Qin Chongzhou for the time being.

Palace.

"Your Majesty, Lord Qiu Buti, the head of the household department, asks to see you."

"Qiu is tireless?" Zhao Chengxi put down the pen that was reading the fold, "Pass him in." ”

Qiu Buti entered the hall and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to play Your Majesty, please retreat left and right." ”

"Oh?"

Zhao Chengxi raised his eyebrows and glanced at Qiu Buti, raised his hand, and Xiao Lianzi led the palace people out of the hall.

Zhao Chengxi remembered that when he first saw Qiu Buti, he was still stunned with a dialect, but now he looks a lot more stable.

"Qiu is tireless, it seems that you have adapted to the life of a courtier."

"Thank Your Majesty for your appreciation, and Weichen will never dare to forget Your Majesty's kindness." Qiu is tireless and honest, and he thought that it would be enough to be lucky enough to be a jinshi, but he didn't expect to be appointed by His Majesty as a Tanhualang, and even said quite unashamedly that he wanted to enter the household, and His Majesty could do it. How could Qiu be tireless and do his best to repay the emperor's kindness?

"What do you have to say?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen accidentally discovered a few days ago that the treasury has to allocate a sum of money to the imperial tomb every month."

"Isn't that normal? It is used for the daily maintenance and repair of the imperial tomb. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the daily expenses of the Imperial Tomb are the responsibility of the Ancestral Department of the Ministry of Rites, and they are not directly allocated to the Imperial Tomb. Moreover, Weichen found out that the case silver allocated to the imperial tomb began after the death of Emperor Wan Kang. Weichen also vaguely asked other colleagues in the household department about this matter, but they didn't know much, and only said that it was the holy decree issued by Emperor Wan Kangdi before his death. This matter is so obscure, and it is related to the imperial tomb, Wechen thinks it is better to report to His Majesty that he knows, this is the allocation details copied by Wechen, please read it by Your Majesty. ”

Zhao Chengxi took a cursory look and was a little stunned, if it was used for the repair and guarding of the imperial tomb, this amount would indeed be larger.

There is something strange about this.

"And to whom is the money allocated?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it's Xiao Meng."

Xiao Meng? Isn't it the former commander of the forbidden army? is the henchman of the imperial grandfather, and after the imperial grandfather died, he invited himself to the imperial tomb to guard the tomb.

Zhao Chengxi groaned: "I know. When you go back, don't look into this matter again, keep it secret, and I'll take care of it. ”

"Wechen obeys the order, and Wechen retires."

Zhao Chengxi frowned and thought.

At first glance, this matter does not sound like a big deal, and it is likely that the imperial grandfather did something to prevent tomb robbers, or increased the number of guards on the defensive. But I don't know if it's because it's been an eventful time recently, Zhao Chengxi always feels that something is wrong with this.

No, you still have to check. However, it is related to the imperial tomb, but I am afraid that there will be any royal privacy involved, so it is better to go and see it in person.

Zhao Chengxi immediately made a decision, summoned Xiao Lianzi, and instructed: "You go and send a message to the Protector Hou." ”

The next day, in the palace of the Marquis of the Protectorate, Qin Chongzhou prepared two fast horses and instructed Qin Xu: "Benhou will go out of the city with His Majesty later, and he should come back at night, don't make a noise about this matter, you can watch and deal with anything." ”

"Master Hou, do you need to arrange for a secret guard to follow the escort?"

Qin Chongzhou stroked the horse's mane: "No, this matter is confidential, and it is not appropriate for too many people to follow." ”

"Master Hou...... There is one thing I don't know if I should talk about it...... "Qin Xu, who has always been decisive, is also indecisive today."

Qin Chongzhou's subordinates paused, and the cold light glanced at Qin Xu: "Then don't talk about it." ”

Qin Xu secretly scolded himself for being taken away by Qin Zhi, and even said such nonsense.

"Master Hou, there have been rumors recently...... said that His Majesty and the Hou Ye walked too close, too close. ”

Qin Xu said cautiously, like a man's back, he thought that Qin Chongzhou would be furious, but Qin Chongzhou was surprisingly calm.

In fact, Qin Chongzhou had already expected today.