Qi Yue has been guarding the palace Chinese book for half an hour. Behind him were some little eunuchs who could read and write. These little eunuchs were seconded by Qi Yue from all over the palace to inquire about the top-secret palace records of the attack that occurred when Emperor Yongzhao went to the Tianyi Altar to worship the heavens sixty years ago.

The records of the Criminal Department and the Military Department were deliberately obscure, and it was really impossible to find out what was going on. Yes, Luo Sinan proposed to let Qi Yue check it in the notebook of the eunuchs in the palace, and he could get something.

At this time, Tianlongwei was searching for the group of black-clothed people who tried to assassinate the emperor with medicine in the capital and all over the fifty-mile radius.

Qin Tianjian is sending additional people to walk in the palace to guard, so as not to make the enemy unable to hold his breath, and he will do it in the palace before the Dragon Boat Festival.

Qi Yue was in a hurry, although his face was silent, but he couldn't sit still, so he walked around the hall of the document office, put down the tea cup in his hand and picked it up again, but he didn't really take a few sips.

At this time, the old eunuch in charge of the document office hurriedly walked towards Qi Yue with a yellowed booklet, and when the person was still a few feet away from Qi Yue, the old eunuch hurriedly said: "Father-in-law Qi, I found it." ”

When Qi Yue heard this, he hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand and hurried to meet him.

"Sixty years ago, in the third year of Yongzhao, because of the great drought in the spring, Qin Tianjian proposed to go to the Tianyi altar to worship the heavens and pray for blessings...... Here, the eunuchs accompanying the palace are the four close fathers-in-law of wind, rain, thunder and lightning. ”

Qi Yue frowned and repeated: "Wind and rain, thunder and lightning? ”

"That's right. This is unusual. Wind, rain, thunder and lightning refer to the four close guard eunuchs with the highest martial arts in the palace, who are on duty in shifts on weekdays, and only one of them will follow His Majesty closely and never leave him. If you go on patrol, you can bring at most three people with you, and you need to leave one person on standby in the palace. The old eunuch also wondered.

"In other words, when Emperor Yongzhao went out of the palace to worship the heavens, he should have known that someone would assassinate him on the road." Qi Yue reasoned.

"It seems so, and there are even more outrageous." The old eunuch turned a page, "Of the four eunuchs, none of them survived." ”

When Qi Yue heard this, he was shocked, and even his face showed an incredible expression.

Wind, rain, thunder and lightning, adding up to a battle that can meet gods and kill gods, and kill Buddhas and Buddhas, can all be killed in battle, which shows how tragic the killing was that day.

"This passage is also vague," said the old eunuch, "but if you look at these records alone, there must have been a great change that day......

I didn't expect this matter to be so complicated and serious. Qi Yue's heart couldn't help but waver.

At this time, Luo Sinan was discussing the route of the Emperor's tour of the Dragon Boat Festival tomorrow with his two deputy commanders.

"If there is a change here, all the guards and the Royal Forest Army will have to be replaced, and I am afraid that there will be insufficient manpower." A deputy commander made a continuum to Luo Si Nandao.

"The route changes, but the people can't change. If there is a change in personnel, it is very easy to startle the snake and let the other party guess that we are also on guard. Luo Sinan said, "According to our plan, if we want to lure this group of people to the bait, we must paralyze them carelessly, thinking that Your Majesty will take this road and ambush on this road, and we will attack with heavy troops, and we will make a move to catch cicadas with a praying mantis, and the yellow finch will follow." ”

"Lord Luo, but people ...... Where did it come from? ”

"The palace guards, draw another one."

"The ...... in the palace"

"Since Your Majesty is no longer in the palace, the palace is guarded, and you can reduce the manpower." Luo Si Nan Road.

The deputy commander sighed and said, "That's the only way to go." ”

While the two were talking, a Tianlongwei in a blue official uniform hurriedly walked over and said to Luo Sinan: "Lord Luo, those black-clothed people who were caught by us, someone has confessed. ”

Luo Sinan breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and said to the deputy commander beside him: "You stay here and continue to determine the route, I'll go and see." ”

The two commanders arched their hands and said, "Yes!" ”

The black-clothed man who confessed knelt in front of Luo Sinan, trembling all over. He kept kowtowing to Luo Sinan and said, "I said, I said, I said everything!" I only hope that the ruler will put me to death immediately, and don't let me suffer those punishments again, and don't chop up my flesh and feed it to the dogs......"

Luo Sinan turned his head to look at the blue-clothed Tianlongwei who led him over, and said with a smile, "This is to use all the housekeeping skills?" ”

The blue-clothed Tianlong Wei said: "The lord instructed that the mouths of these people must be pried open, and the lower officials will naturally spare no effort." ”

Luo Sinan nodded slightly, and said to the man: "Whatever you know, you can recruit from the truth." ”

The man wiped the sweat and tears from his face with his sleeve, and then said, "We...... We are all commanded by the High Priest. We don't know what bad things the high priest wants to do, but in our clan, the high priest is like your emperor, and his status is very noble, and the people must obey the high priest, otherwise they will be punished. The worst thing is to gouge out his tongue and become a medicine man, and he is used as a sacrifice during the sacrifice, and he is burned to death if he is not a human being, and he is not a ghost. Ah, just like those martial arts masters. ”

He said this without beginning or end, but Luo Sinan actually understood a sentence or two. "Are you Yao?"

"Yes......"

"The high priest is a Yao priest?"

"Yes."

"When did you come to the capital?"

"Because it takes five years for the holy flower to bloom from cultivation to flowering, and we people, in groups of three or five, have been lurking in the capital for five years at the earliest."

"Holy flowers? What is the Holy Flower? How did you make medicine out of sacred flowers? What else did the high priest say to you? ”

"This ...... It's a long story. The sacred flower is a highly poisonous wildflower that grows in the deep mountains of our clan, if we go into the mountains to collect medicine, or go up to the mountains to hunt with the pollen of this poisonous flower, the skin of the whole body will die, and grow snake-like scales. When the scales cover the whole body and seal the mouth and nose of the person, the person will suffocate to death. This is the sacred flower of the wild. The high priest replanted the sacred flower, and watered it with the blood of the maiden, and the maiden's body was used as flower fertilizer. The maiden is the holiest and highest sacrifice in our clan, and the resentment of the maiden before death is absorbed by the holy flower, so that she can make a sacrificial medicine man. And this holy flower planted by the high priest in the capital city was added to the flesh and blood of babies under the age of one, and made into a tool that could control those martial arts masters. The high priest said that these martial arts masters are going to be used to do a big thing on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. But he didn't tell us what the big deal was. ”

"So...... Those innocent babies who were snatched by you are also to cultivate this demon flower and complete what you call the 'big thing'? ”

"Right...... I really don't know about the rest. ”

"Then those controlled medicine people, how can they get rid of this kind of witchcraft?"

"This, we Yao people are just ordinary people, we really don't know how to crack the spell."

Luo Sinan also knew that this was the result, and thought for a while: "What are the dens in your capital?" ”

"We all only live in a cave on a big mountain on the outskirts of Beijing, and we really don't know where else to den."

The blue-clothed Tianlongwei shouted: "There are still three caves in the cunning rabbit, will there be no other hiding place in your capital?" ”

The man sighed, "I can't stand the torture now, and I want to die." If I am not afraid of death, why should I hide it from you? I've said everything I need to say, and now I just ask you to give me a good time. I really don't want to go back to that dark cell. ”

The blue-clothed Tianlongwei looked at Luo Sinan the same.

Luo Sinan nodded at him.

So, the blue-clothed Tianlongwei took the man who couldn't stand the torture out like a chicken.

Although I heard a few truths from these people, it did not help much for the current situation.

In the palace at this time, Qi Yue looked sad and stood beside Concubine Ning.

Concubine Ning put down the teacup in her hand.

Qi Yue said: "That's what happened. ”

Concubine Ning said: "This matter, in fact, Xiao Ji once mentioned it to the palace. Hongu has also heard of it. Tell Xiao Ji that the scales on those hands may be a symptom of poisoning, and it is also Hongu. ”

Qi Yue said: "Niangniang was born in the Dian Kingdom and is well-informed, I don't know if Niangniang has any suggestions for this kind of demon flower control medicine man's case?" ”

Concubine Ning shook her head and said, "With your mouth alone, there are only a few things you can say. Bengong has never seen those medicine people, and second, he has never seen the demon flower, so he guesses, and he can't guess why. ”

Qi Yue sighed.

Concubine Ning said again: "Since we already know that Your Majesty will be attacked when leaving the palace, it is better to cancel the trip out of the palace during the Dragon Boat Festival." He said to the outside that His Majesty was unwell and could not go out of the palace to have fun with the people. ”

Qi Yue said: "Niangniang doesn't know, although Your Majesty is gentle, in fact, his temper is very strong, and ten cows can't pull it back." What's more, now that the north and the south are in trouble, there are internal and external troubles, and how many pairs of eyes are staring at Your Majesty inside and outside the court. This Dragon Boat Festival out of the palace to observe the people's feelings, but also to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people, but it really can't be canceled. ”

Concubine Ning said: "If you can catch those thieves who want to assassinate His Majesty, it would be fine." If your mission fails......"

Qi Yue said: "Niang Niang said cautiously, this operation must not fail. ”

Concubine Ning said: "It's better for you to take the poisoned person to the palace and study it carefully." ”

Qi Yue shook his head and said, "This matter must not be done." Since Niangniang has been favored, she has always attracted jealousy, how many pairs of eyes are staring at Jixian Palace, if they find out that Niangniang can do tricks, I don't know how much trouble it will make. ”

Concubine Ning said, "Now is not the time to say these words. Your Majesty's safety is the most important thing, as for what others think of this palace, let them gossip! ”

Qi Yue reminded Concubine Ning: "Niangniang's affection for Your Majesty is really moving. But Niangniang, your status in the palace is not just your own favor. You have to think about it, if your position in the palace is unstable, or if you are labeled as a witch and a murderer, then the friendship between the Dian Kingdom and this dynasty will not be stable. ”

Concubine Ning suddenly realized this, and said to Qi Yue: "My father-in-law is knowledgeable and thoughtful, but this palace is hasty." ”

Qi Yue smiled: "Niangniang is too famous. These are His Majesty's Taoist teachings. ”

Concubine Ning sighed: "Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and this matter is really critical." Father-in-law, I want to ask my father-in-law for help. However, if it happens, the father-in-law may be implicated by the palace. ”

Qi Yue said: "Niangniang, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Concubine Ning said: "This palace knows the status and identity of the Yi Palace, and it will not be able to accompany Your Majesty tomorrow." It's better to let the men in the palace disguise themselves as women, be His Majesty's entourage and go out of the palace to protect His Majesty. Although the martial arts of this palace are not good. But if it's really some kind of demon flower and evil grass that is causing trouble, maybe the Gu King of this palace and this palace can help. ”

Qi Yue said: "At this time, we have to think long-term, Niangniang really doesn't have to take such a big risk." ”

Concubine Ning said: "Protecting the safety of her husband is also the duty of this palace. Father-in-law, it is not difficult for you to do it at this time, even if it is found out afterwards, it is not a major crime to kill your head in this palace. The queen mother reprimanded a few words, or lowered the position of the palace. The palace is a princess who is close to her, and the queen mother will not treat the palace well, at most it is just a pampered and arrogant crime. ”

Qi Yue only said: "Since Niang Niang said so, wait for Your Majesty to reply to our family, after discussing with Lord Luo, let's make a decision!" ”