In late June of the twenty-fourth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the weather in Chang'an was hot, and the pedestrians on the streets were wearing thin shirts with half arms on the outside. The vendors hid in the shade of the trees, and even their strength to shout and sell was weakened by three points.

In the mansion of Yang Huan, Yang Wei knelt on the big food carpet on the third floor of Linshui Pavilion, and there was a four-legged table in front of him.

The doors on both sides of the pavilion have been opened, the bamboo curtains of the windows have been pulled up, and the wind blowing through the hall has blown the paper on the desk with a rattling sound.

He stretched out his hand to grab the paperweight and put the paperweight on it, when there was a slight sound of footsteps on the stairs, and a maid walked up slowly, curtsied with crossed hands and saluted: "Yu Ma, Luo joins the army, Zhao Xiancheng and Zhang Xianwei ask to see." ”

"Ask them to come up."

The maid replied and walked quickly downstairs.

After waiting for a while, as the footsteps on the stairs sounded one after another, Yang Xun's three henchmen arrived together, stood at the corner of the screen and bowed with their hands crossed: "Yang Yuma." ”

Yang Wei stood up with great interest, hurriedly beckoned the three of them to the front, and asked enthusiastically, "How?" ”

Luo Xingchang took a step forward and said: "All the witnesses and testimonies have been fully prepared, and you are just one foot away from the door." ”

"Good!" Yang Xun stroked his palms excitedly and said, "I'll go into the palace and tell the mother and the saint about the case." ”

Yang Xun ordered someone to prepare the carriage, the maid sorted out his clothes, walked downstairs quickly, suddenly remembered something and turned back, and said to the three with a smile: "Order someone to escort these three people to the Horse Mansion, and you will wait here when you are ready." ”

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Five or six soldiers suddenly broke into the prison, carrying lanterns in their hands, and went straight to the door of Li Siye and Zhang Xiaojing's cell, and the officer headed by him took out an official document from his arms and showed it to the prison officials: "Jingzhao Mansion official document, I am ordered to escort the prisoner for interrogation!" ”

The jailer didn't dare to slack off, stepped forward and opened the chain of the bolted door, and shouted to the two people lying on the straw: "Zhang Xiaojing, Li Siye, get up!" Hit the road! ”

Li Siye waved his hand and fanned his nostrils, the jailer's words were really unlucky, and the two of them walked out of the cell in a languid state, and were immediately restrained by four soldiers and escorted out of the cell.

The dazzling light shone down, Li Siye subconsciously squinted his eyes, and the mildew on his body seemed to slowly evaporate under the sun, and his steps slowed down unconsciously.

"Hurry up!"

Li Siye opened his eyes and looked left and right, this seemed to be the back office of Jingzhao Mansion, and there were several towering stone lamps under the eaves. The courtyard occupied by the mansion is very wide, and the four pines and cypresses stand at the four corners of the courtyard, which looks very monotonous.

The two were pushed out of the south gate of Jingzhao Mansion, where the streets were deserted, and only a crudely made ink cart was parked outside the door. The carriages are made of hardwood and have no windows. The soldiers pushed and shoved Li Siye into the carriage, but he was tall, and his head hit the top of the car while sitting in the car, and he could only bow his head slightly, and the whole person was very aggrieved.

Zhang Xiaojing sat across from him, squinting and silent, not knowing what he thought.

"Drive!"

The wall of the carriage shook slightly, and Li Siye didn't know how the sound insulation of the wall of the carriage was, so he could only make a low voice from his throat: "I'm afraid this is going to take us to testify, we haven't even seen Liu Gengsan's face, how can we kill him?" ”

Zhang Xiaojing lowered his head and whispered: "Don't worry, we still have a chance, we will meet sooner or later, and they will inevitably have the three of us present to corroborate it." ”

Li Siye's heart calmed down a little, and neither of them spoke again.

There were no windows in the carriage, even the curtain was dark, and the sound outside was the only information that could be distinguished, but the surroundings seemed to be very quiet, except for the dull footsteps of a few soldiers, there were also the footsteps of pedestrians passing by, but few people spoke noisily.

The carriage traveled for a long time, and finally stopped, the curtain was lifted by the soldiers, Li Siye and Zhang Xiaojing were also invited to get off the carriage, they looked left and right at the surrounding scenery, and there were dozens of pavilions and pavilions, surrounded by a small green lake, and this seemed to be just a garden in the backyard. In the distance, behind the moon cave door with black tiles and blue walls, there are three-story cornices. The roof gently extends out of the delicate bucket arches, and although the pattern is small, it does not lose its bearing.

Is this in the palace?

Zhang Xiaojing also looked confused, not knowing where this place was.

There was no door stall at the back door and a carriage drove in, and the soldiers of Jingzhao Mansion escorted the prisoner down from the carriage, it was the demon Liu Gengsan.

Liu Gengsan was wearing a dark hood on his head and a white prisoner, and his body was staggering and weak. He must have endured a lot of torture in prison, coupled with the killing of his relatives and the abduction of his son, no one can bear the successive blows. Li Siye felt a little sorry for this guy.

The soldiers took off Liu Gengsan's hood, he shook his head in a daze at first, and it took a long time to open his eyes and look at the magnificent mansion in a dying state.

He turned his head and saw Li Siye and Zhang Xiaojing, and a gloating and resentful smile suddenly appeared on his face. This person is a little dead-eyed, once Liang Zi is married, he doesn't care about the real enemy, he only recognizes Zhang Xiaojing.

Zhang Xiaojing was not affected at all, and glanced at Liu Gengsan a few more times, and pondered in a low voice beside Li Siye: "Mentally sluggish and weak, he can easily be stabbed to death, but now there is no chance of contact." ”

Luo Xingchang walked accompanied by Zhao Mu and Zhang Hong, he looked at the mental state of the three of them, nodded and said reluctantly: "Yes, the saint will send the inner supervisor to interrogate you later, and you will cheer me up and give me the testimony well, completely." Now let's rehearse it first. “

He stretched out his finger to the stunned Li Siye: "Starting with you, I am now the inner prisoner, tell me about your experience of capturing demons that day." ”

Fuck.

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Yang Wei first entered the Daming Palace, and learned from the inner prison that the sage went to Xingqing Palace, and he hurried to Xingqing Palace, and the emperor's residence was too much and it was a headache.

Xingqing Palace is called Nannei by officials, and the main body of civil engineering in the palace has probably been completed this year, and Xuanzong often stays here.

The dragon pond is rippling, there are two painting boats in the pond swimming back and forth, and there are eunuchs and palace maids throwing fish food on the painting boats, which attracts red carp to jump and chase.

Li Longji and Concubine Wu Hui sat in the agarwood pavilion opposite, looking down, and the joyful laughter coming from the lake also infected this ambitious king.

The door of the pavilion facing the lake is wide open, the curtains hang down and the door turns on both sides, the breeze blows, and the silk flutters gently.

Concubine Wu Hui picked up the wine bottle and gently poured it into the jade cup in front of Li Longji, and said with a smile: "Please drink this cup to your majesty."

Li Longji was about to serve the wine, and the internal supervisor came forward to report: "Your Majesty, Yang Xun is asking to see you."

He smiled nonchalantly: "This Yang Wei looks even busier than me."

Concubine Wu Hui's face couldn't hide her joy, and she said softly: "At the beginning, Your Majesty allowed him to enter the palace at will, and ordered him to report and expose the words and deeds of the princes.

"Okay, then announce him to the Agarwood Pavilion."

The inner supervisor took the order and left, but after a while, Yang Wei stood on the stone steps under the pavilion and bowed with his hands crossed: "Son-in-law Yang Huo see Your Majesty, Concubine Hui."

Li Longji nodded and said yes, and then said nothing. Yang Xun saw that his father-in-law didn't speak, and stood down sneeringly, not knowing what to do.

Concubine Wu Hui asked with a smile: "Yang Huan, you have nothing to do, but you should tell me what to report today?"

Yang Xun got permission and said, "Recently, Jingzhao Mansion captured two demons who secretly infiltrated Chang'an, and this demon is the remnant of Liu Zhicheng, who was sentenced for witchcraft in Liquan County."

Li Longji was suddenly a little displeased, and pointed at Yang Xun and asked: "This case of the demon in Liquan County, I have already seen it on the chapter presented by Jingzhao Mansion. I didn't promise you to meddle in local affairs, you have this leisure, it is better to go back and accompany Xianyi more. ”

"Your Majesty, this case is not simply the work of demons, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it has something to do with the East Palace......"

Li Longji was shocked when he heard this, and the jade cup in his hand shook and spilled a few drops of light red wine. Concubine Wu Hui also showed a look of surprise, but it was a little distorted and unnatural, and she cast a glance of encouragement at Yang Wei.

With Concubine Wu Hui as the backing, Yang Wei held his breath and continued to say quickly: "This demon escaped the pursuit and traveled hundreds of miles to Chang'an, the purpose of which was to find the lotus that bloomed in the lotus pond of the East Palace, and passed down the proverb that the demon leader said before he died: Return to Taiji to give birth to Wanhua, and the sunrise lotus pond will turn the world." Trying to spread the demon in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, as soon as the Holy Lotus came out, it was clear the universe, but fortunately, Jingzhao Mansion and Wannian County arresters arrested it, and now it has been transferred to ......"

"Enough!"

Li Longji shouted loudly from the Agarwood Pavilion, and the palace maids standing at the four corners of the pavilion bowed their heads and were silent.

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