"The old minister knocks on the emperor."

Emperor Zhaoheng, the monarch of the Jin Kingdom, suppressed the anger on his face, and his expression fell on Prime Minister Zhou Cheng's body with an uncertain expression.

"The prime minister is so impatient to enter the palace, what is the urgency to do as I said?"

Prime Minister Zhou Cheng bent his back and looked very humble.

"There are two things for the old minister to enter the palace today, one is to apologize to the emperor, before the prince was trapped in the northern wilderness, the old minister was afraid that the emperor was worried, and did not report to the emperor as soon as possible, and asked the emperor to forgive, the second is to ask the emperor to save His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness is now arrested by gangsters, and his safety is worrying, and he asked the emperor to save people."

Emperor Zhaoheng sneered, "After the other party arrested someone, what conditions did they put forward to you before they were released?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the other party wants to practice iron art in the Jin Kingdom, but this technique is the national art of the Jin Kingdom, how can it be easily handed over to others?"

"Oh? That's what you think? ”

"The old minister doesn't dare to deceive the emperor at all."

"But the old minister was afraid that those people would be unfavorable to the eldest prince, so he pretended to agree to their request, and secretly sent someone to sneak in and take the opportunity to rescue the eldest prince."

Emperor Zhaoheng raised his eyebrows a little differently, "You rescued people?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Seeing that His Highness was about to return to the Jin Kingdom, when he was about to reach the border city, a team of men and horses suddenly came out and robbed His Highness."

The flesh on Emperor Zhaoheng's face trembled, "What's the matter, the people from the Northern Wasteland chased it out?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the people of Weichen said that those who are not in the northern wilderness have completely different martial arts paths, and the people of the old minister still found this in them."

Prime Minister Zhou handed a token to Emperor Zhaoheng.

Emperor Zhaoheng took it and took a look, and recognized it at a glance, this was Xie Rui's person.

Emperor Zhaoheng's eyes changed a few times, and he said quietly: "After the other party arrested someone, what did he ask?"

"Back to the emperor, it's strange to say, after His Royal Highness was captured by them, the other party didn't make any moves, and the old minister didn't know what they wanted, the old minister was really worried about the safety of His Royal Highness, so he could only enter the palace and ask the emperor to save people."

Emperor Zhaoheng has already sent someone to investigate this matter, and when the time comes, he will soon know whether what Prime Minister Zhou said is true or not.

"Yesterday, the treasure pavilion in the palace caught fire, and the iron training I put in the treasure pavilion was stolen, I don't know what Prime Minister Zhou thinks of this?"

"Back to the emperor, the old minister only heard about this matter today, daring to enter the palace to steal, it is really bold and reckless, the emperor must strictly investigate and arrest those who dare to practice ironmagic."

After speaking, Prime Minister Zhou took out a cloth bag from his body and handed it to Emperor Zhaoheng.

"This is the iron practice kept in the hands of the old minister, the old minister has not dared to pass through the hands of outsiders, now this kind of thing has happened, the old minister is very frightened in his heart, afraid that he will not be able to protect the iron practice, so today I enter the palace and hereby want to return the iron training to the emperor for safekeeping."

Emperor Zhaoheng looked at the iron practice in his hand, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, this is a big bargaining chip in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he is actually willing to hand it over?

Emperor Zhaoheng opened the cloth bag and saw that it was a fake iron practice.

This iron practice can't be reproduced, so he is not worried that Prime Minister Zhou Cheng will let people rub it.

"Since you have such worries, then this iron practice will be put on me for the time being."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"As for Rui'er's matter, I will definitely send someone to find out and rescue him, you can rest assured."

"Yes, the old minister understands."

Prime Minister Zhou Cheng walked out of the inner hall unharmed, and when he arrived at the door, he saw a palace maid standing not far away, and he walked to the palace maid after opening the little eunuch in front of him.

When the palace maid saw Prime Minister Zhou, she hurriedly whispered, "The slave and maid see the prime minister." ”

"Go back and tell Niangniang, let her not act rashly, Your Highness, we will find a way, and definitely don't get involved in the theft of the Treasure Pavilion, understand?"

"Yes, slave understands."

After explaining, Prime Minister Zhou Cheng left the palace without a trace.

Xie Rui has been sending people to pay attention to the movements of Prime Minister Zhou Cheng's side, and when he knew that he left the palace safely, his face sank.

"What method did the old man use to appease the emperor?"

"The person sent by his subordinates to keep an eye on him said that he seemed to be carrying something when he saw Prime Minister Zhou Cheng enter the palace."

Xie Rui's brows were twisted into Sichuan characters, "With something?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness said, what can Prime Minister Zhou hand over to make the emperor let down his guard in a short period of time?"

Xie Rui paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

What can be there that can make the emperor let down his guard in a short period of time?

Suddenly, he thought of something and stopped.

"Practice iron."

"What did Your Highness say?"

The more Xie Rui thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very high, "It is likely that it is the practice of iron, and the practice of iron cannot be reproduced, if it is handed over to the father, then the rumors we spread will be self-defeating." ”

When the cronies heard this, they suddenly realized that it was Prime Minister Zhou Cheng, and it was more beneficial for them to make a mistake in such a short period of time.

But how could Xie Rui let go of this opportunity to bring down the Prime Minister's Mansion?

"Come here, immediately send someone to the palace to deliver the message...... Let her find a way to get the iron practice that Zhou Cheng handed over. ”

The cronies frowned when they heard this, the emperor has already stolen it once, and this time he will definitely be very cautious, and if he wants to steal it again, he is afraid that it will not be so easy.

"Your Highness, wouldn't this be too risky?"

"So we must be fully prepared, even if we are discovered, the emperor will never find out about us."

The cronies thought about it, so that they could only use another dark line.

"Your Highness, don't worry, the little one will go and arrange it."

The whereabouts of the iron arts have been strictly investigated in the city, but there has been no news of the lockdown for so long.

Because of the lockdown, it is very inconvenient for the people in the city to enter and exit, which makes people complain.

Emperor Zhaoheng had no choice but to temporarily open a corner of the city gate, and all those who went out of the city had to be strictly investigated.

On the third day of the opening of the city gate, the Second Prince's Mansion was burglarized.

That day, Xie Rui was discussing with Emperor Zhaoheng in the palace, and as soon as the main hall came out, the people in the palace hurriedly came to inform him of the matter.

may be too eager, the other party's voice is not small, and it happened to reach the ears of Emperor Zhaoheng.

Xie Rui didn't dare to delay, and immediately left the palace and returned home.

If nothing else, there will be an accident.

The iron practice in Xie Rui's hand was gone.

Xie Rui looked at the big pit that had been dug out of the house, and jumped up and cried loudly.

After Emperor Zhaoheng learned about it, he left the palace overnight and saw Xie Rui still squatting in the pit and crying so much that he couldn't help himself.

"Father, the son is guilty, the son did not take care of the iron arts, it is not a pity to die!"

Emperor Zhaoheng really wanted to give him a ga!

Such an important thing is buried in the ground outside my house!

Now I don't know who stole the ironwork, if it's the same so-called, then the other party already has two copies in his hands!