The herald on a black horse made a disturbance through the noisy Central Capital and came straight to the outside of the palace.

After a routine inspection, the dark horse made his way through the outer city and into the inner city.

"Your Majesty, there is urgent information." Xiao Linzi didn't even have time to knock on the door, and rushed directly into the imperial study.

Seeing this posture, the emperor frowned, and his expression was very solemn. He opened the letter and flipped through it. He looked very slowly, as if he had to think about every word for a long time.

After a long moment, he took a deep breath and spit it out.

Bang.

Without warning, the Emperor slapped the letter on the table, his brows full of anger. Despite his efforts to suppress his emotions, he released it.

"Bastard, these two guys, don't you want any face at all? Fighting and fighting, don't you know the most basic national interests? I really want to pinch these two unfilial sons to death. ”

The emperor's fists clenched, and the killing intent in his eyes was undisguised.

Xiao Linzi lay on the ground, very scared.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince and the fifth prince, it is estimated that they were bewitched by traitors, you should calm down."

The emperor glanced at the small forest on the ground, and to be honest he didn't like this little eunuch. But Zhao's father-in-law's health is getting worse and worse, so he can only change people to do things. I had to use this little eunuch recommended by the other party

"In the future, don't say such things. It's not your turn to talk about my family affairs. The Emperor's tone was unemotional.

"It's Your Majesty, the slave doesn't dare anymore." The little forest on the ground trembled, and he was afraid of offending the emperor again.

"Go down, and call Yang Zhong by the way."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Linzi hurriedly got up and ran out of the imperial study.

The Emperor sat down on the throne with a worried expression. Ever since he learned that King Ning had drowned and died, he had a feeling of panic. He thinks he is physically tough, but King Ning is not.

This kind of natural and man-made disasters and fate are impermanent, which makes the emperor who is about to be in his twilight years afraid for the first time. He wasn't afraid of death. What he's afraid of is that he hasn't dealt with a bunch of bad things. did not hand over the better Li Guo to the old second-hand.

The emperor has too many things to do, and these things can only be done by him. If you leave it to the next generation, it's not easy to do. After all, it is better to let the older generation do what offends people, and the next generation can have a lot less resistance whether they insist on it or not.

"Second child, why did you let the fifth child go. You're too soft-hearted. You treat them as younger brothers, and they don't deserve you as older brothers. This war is over, what should you do in this position? Looks like I'm going to have to talk to you. ”

The Emperor took out a piece of letter paper and lifted his pen.

There is not much content, only two words "quick return". After writing, he stuffed it into an envelope.

"Lao Zhao, help me send it."

As soon as the words came out, the emperor was stunned for a moment. Then the corners of his mouth twitched and he smiled.

"There is no Lao Zhao anymore. There is only one lonely old emperor. After the New Year, Yang Zhong is also leaving, and the road is getting more and more difficult......"

The Emperor sighed, and then called the little eunuch who was waiting outside. Let him send the letter.

After sitting back at the table, the old emperor looked through the official documents. After turning a few pages, he tossed the document aside. And then it was repeated many times.

"They all require a strict investigation of the Yancheng floating corpse case. This little six also likes to make things. It's really uncomfortable to not explain such a big thing clearly, and not to choose a better one to find a scapegoat. ”

"After all, only Xiao Qi is still worry-free. However, in two years, he will also be a vassal. Where should I put him......

The Emperor leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. Then he fell asleep.

"Lord Wang, it's time to start." Xiaoye whispered softly in her ear.

The warm feeling made Sima Liang a little confused. He hugged Xiao Ye and showed some reluctance.

"I don't want to get up. Or maybe that's it in the afternoon. ”

Xiao Ye's whole person was attached to Sima Liang. At the same time, the hand began to be dishonest.

"Xiao Ye naturally has no opinion, but the prince can't blame the slave and maid for this."

Feeling Xiao Ye's weak and boneless little hand, Sima Liang came to his senses.

"Just kidding, don't take it seriously. I still have something to do in the afternoon, so I can't delay it. ”

Sima Liang's words made Xiao Ye resentful. Still, she obediently withdrew her hand.

"Good job, I'll be with you in the evening."

A gentle kiss as compensation. Sima Liang got out of the quilt and cleaned up his appearance.

At lunchtime, I mentioned the country of auspiciousness. Sima Liang was ready to ask Rong Yang about the progress of his work in the afternoon. By the way, the wind outside.

Regarding this floating corpse incident, a story has been made up that is more attractive to the topic.

It's roughly the infighting of the people in the country of Geely, and then a lot of innocent people are implicated. Of course, in the folk version, there will also be things like love, and royal entanglements. At the same time, the number of people who died was said to be about 20. Most of them are said to be from the country of Gili.

Although it is a bit fake, as long as it spreads among the people, Sima Liang can deal with it like this. Later, just pretend to arrest a few people from the Kingdom of Geely, and pass the case. The hardest part was waiting for the weather to warm up and salvage the bodies of the dead. This thing can only be done at night, and it must be done quickly. Otherwise, it will be troublesome to spread the word.

"Do you want to find some monks and overdo it? I feel a little uneasy. After all, so many people died. ”

Indirectly killed so many people, Sima Liang dreamed of the corpse he saw that day in the first few nights. He was high up, and it was still difficult for him to adapt to these dark and bloody things.

Riding in the carriage, Sima Liang went out of the city. Towards the end of the year, the originally bustling southern part of the city also became depressed due to the cessation of shipping.

Closed shops, uncleared snow, and children who didn't scurry out. That's all Sima Liang saw along the way.

glanced at the signboard of the Rongjia Teahouse, Sima Liang pushed the door and entered.

Suddenly, he hid his gaze and set his eyes on Sima Liang. It made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Now, there are so many more? Or is it just like this all along?

Sima Liang came to the Rongjia Teahouse for the first time, and he didn't know much about the situation here.

The people in the house seemed to know Sima Liang. However, he did not take the initiative to say hello.

Seeing this, Sima Liang didn't plan to know these people. He knew who these people were, and he knew that there was no benefit in contacting them.

"Lord Yanwang, you're looking for the master. He's upstairs and I'll take you. The shopkeeper greeted him.

Sima nodded and motioned for the other party to lead the way.

On the way to walk, Sima Liang looked at the people in the house with his peripheral vision.

There will be remnants of dusk, and the clothes are very decent, and there are so many people, many of them seem to have seen it.

Killed so much, and so much, it seems that the power is indeed very large.

When he came upstairs, Sima Liang saw Rongyang by the window. The other party is chatting with a person at this time. However, when he noticed that Sima Liang was coming, the other party directly stopped talking and greeted him.

"Lord Wang, you're here."

"Are you busy? I can wait a while. Sima Liang glanced at the person who was communicating with Rong Yang.

The other party looked very ordinary, just like an ordinary businessman. The slightly blessed body makes him look a little close. But a pair of deliberately pretended eyes made Sima Liang dislike it very much.

After noticing Sima Liang's gaze, the other party showed a flattering smile.

"Lord Wang, it's here. That went first. If you have a chance in the future, let's talk to Master Rong again. The merchant saluted and took his leave.

"It's not far away." Rong Yang saluted the merchant.

Sima Liang just nodded.

After the other party left, Sima Liang sat by the window and asked Rongyang.

"Who is this person, it looks a little familiar."

"Before, the person who was connected to your Comfort Teahouse. At that time, it was all taken care of by the general manager, and it was normal if you didn't remember. Rong Yang replied.

"Well, that's no wonder." Sima Liang searched his memory, and it did seem that there was such a person.

You should be someone from Zhongdu. The people of this twilight meeting, have gone so far? So Xiao Shunzi, did you know it very early?

If so......

Sima Liang was extremely frightened after thinking about it, and he became scared after starting. He hesitated slightly, but still planned to ask Rong Yang.

"Well, that's a coincidence. Did he come to you for business? ”

"It's not. He came to ask about the prince's situation. Rong Yang replied truthfully.

"Ask me?" Sima Liang was stunned for a moment.

"That's right, there has been a feeling of wind and rain coming recently, and he is a little uneasy, so he came to ask the prince how it was arranged. If you have a layout, he will cooperate. If not, he plans to leave for a while. ”

Are there any changes in the middle? Why didn't anyone send me messages? Or is this person overwhelmed?

"Did he say anything specifically?" Sima Liang asked.

"No, this person is not exactly from our side, it can only be said that it can be used, but it cannot be believed."

Rong Yang's answer made Sima Liang frown. He didn't know if the other party was telling the truth, or if it was to avoid asking more questions.

Why don't you ask Yifan. He should know something inside.

Sima Liang's trip was not for the sake of Zhongdu, so he didn't plan to ask about the past.

"Forget it, let's talk about the handling of rumors and the matter over there in Jili Kingdom."

Seeing that Sima Liang changed the topic, Rong Yang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"The rumors have been dealt with almost as much as possible. All the people who handed over the errand have been arrested and sent to the county office. According to Qin County's order, it is already in the stage of preparing to close the case. It is estimated that it will be reported to the above in a few days. ”

"Okay, I can get rid of one thing." Coming up and hearing the good news, Sima Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Sima Liang was satisfied, Rong Yang's face improved a little. He poured a cup of tea and handed it to Sima Liang.

"Many people still don't believe in what happened in Geely Kingdom. Especially for the number of deaths. It feels hard to fool the past. ”

Sima Liang picked up the teacup and shook it. Then I took a sip. Then, he looked at the rest of the tea in the teacup and gradually became distracted.

Seeing him like this, Rong Yang became nervous again.

"Indeed, some people have seen it, so it's not easy to fool it."

"I wanted to wait for the weather to get warmer and then deal with it. Now it seems that it is best to dispose of most of the corpses when there are few people by the South Lake, otherwise the weather will become warmer and it will be even more difficult to deal with the crowds. ”

"If you can, find someone to dispose of some of the corpses that are still intact, let's dispose of them first, and keep some of the difficult ones for the time being. Then they brought some clothes from the auspicious kingdom, and when someone peeked at them, they pretended to be like they had come out of the water. ”

Sima Liang's command, Rong Yang was reluctant in his heart. Because it's a troublesome thing, it's a thankless one, and if something goes wrong, you have to be held accountable.

You should listen to me and return the matter to the teacher's family. Push it to a small country that hasn't heard much about it, who believes it.

I don't know what the prince insists on, what the master is keeping for.

But these words, Rong Yang only dared to say them in his heart.

"Yes, lord."

Seeing that Rongyang should come down, Sima Liang nodded, and then drank the tea in the cup.

Next, Rong Yang and Sima Liang talked about some other things, until the shopkeeper reminded them that it was getting dark. The two ended their small talk.

"Rongyang, I know about the floating corpse in Nanhu, I didn't handle it very well. But I have my own considerations in it. If you're really troublesome, I'll think of another way. Just do your best. I don't blame you. ”

Before leaving, Sima Liang gave Rong Yang a reassurance. He also knew that these few things were a little difficult for the other party. Now I have to use each other for a long time, so I naturally want to appease him. One piece and one relaxation is the way to employ people

Rong Yang was very surprised when he heard Sima Liang's words. He didn't expect the other party to think for himself.

"Thank you. Then the contemptible person will be more at ease. Of course, the contemptible people who should do it will still do it with all their hearts. must live up to the king's trust. ”

"Okay, then I'll go first."

Sima Liang left the teahouse, got into the carriage, and returned to the palace.