It was already noon when the merchant ship arrived at Huzhou Wharf, and it was supposed to arrive in one day, but unexpectedly, it was delayed on the way due to the ship's loading. Zhou Zhenzhen's steps were brisk, and she just wanted to find Eleven and Half Strings quickly.

The code left on the ship by Eleven is the exclusive property of Jin Yulou, and the disciples of Jin Yulou will never use this code unless necessary. Zhou Zhenzhen immediately guessed that something might have happened to them.

After leaving the dock, Zhou Zhenzhen searched for the secret words left by the two all the way, but fortunately, the secret agents of Jinyulou were all over the place, and Zhou Zhenzhen finally found the two in a spice shop.

"Eleven, half string!" The moment I opened the door, the strong smell of Chinese medicine in the room came to my nose.

Eleven was sitting on the edge of the bed and was feeding the medicine, and on the bed was an unconscious half-string.

"Landlord!" Eleven seeing Zhou Zhenzhen is like seeing a big savior.

"Look at Half String, he doesn't seem to be quite right!"

Zhou Zhenzhen took off her hat and handed it to Eleven, lifted her cloak and sat down.

She called for the half-string pulse, which was obviously a sign of excessive blood loss, but Zhou Zhenzhen always felt that something strange was there.

"When were his injuries treated?"

"Three days ago."

Zhou Zhenzhen lifted the futon and untied the half-string belt in three or two clicks. When the clothes were lifted, the large and small scars on the body were shocking.

"The group was so vicious that I was already injured by the time I arrived. I took care of the wound in time, but what went wrong? Eleven explained to her, tossing and turning, and asking questions.

Zhou Zhenzhen did not speak, but reached out and touched it carefully along the ribs of the half-string.

Touching the half-string under the ribs and snorting coldly, Zhou Zhenzhen finally found the root cause.

"Haven't you been looking for a doctor for the past three days?" Zhou Zhenzhen asked.

Eleven shook his head, "We first arrived in Huzhou and were seriously injured, if we find a doctor, it will inevitably cause trouble, so I will deal with these wounds." Landlord, there won't really be an accident, right?! ”

Seeing Zhou Zhenzhen's eyebrows locked, Eleven became nervous.

"Four piercing nails, this group of people have a dead hand on the half string."

"Piercing nails! I ......" Eleven panicked, "Damn it!" I was careless, and I couldn't check out the bone nail and it was still left in the half-chord body! ”

"You don't know how to heal, it's natural not to perceive." Zhou Zhenzhen was very calm.

She pulled a dagger out of her sleeve and got up to bake it against the candle on the table.

"Help me hold him!"

Eleven put down what he was holding down and held down Banxian's arm.

Zhou Zhenzhen knew that Banxian could feel the sound of the outside world, but he was just tortured by the bone nail and couldn't wake up.

She opened her lips and said to him: "Banxian, you bear with me, I'm going to help you take out the nail now, don't move!"

Zhou Zhenzhen used a dagger to cut the skin and flesh along the position of the bone nail, and the edges and corners of the nail really appeared in front of her. Eleven desperately clasped Banxian's two arms, and watched Zhou Zhenzhen take out the four spikes.

The nail was thrown into a basin of water by Zhou Zhenzhen with blood, and the basin of clear water instantly turned red with blood.

The two of them bandaged the half-string hemostasis in an orderly manner, and it took a long time to finish the toss.

After taking the medicine, Banxian's condition improved, and Zhou Zhenzhen stood at the door with a bone-piercing nail in her hand. Eleven walked out of the room, looked at her, stared at what she was holding, and couldn't help but ask.

"Landlord, but what's wrong?"

"This nail is an official thing, and the edges and corners are also engraved with emblems."

"You mean to say that this matter has something to do with the people of the court? Isn't it...... Li Anhuai? ”

"Are you sure Li Anhuai hasn't made any moves so far?"

"No, our people have been staring outside the Shoufu Mansion, Li Anhuai's daily routine is very simple and regular, and I haven't seen him come into contact with any suspicious people."

Zhou Zhenzhen frowned, "That's weird." This bone nail is generally something that can only be used by soldiers who have violated military rules in the barracks or those death row prisoners in the Criminal Division, and this kind of thing is not accessible to ordinary people except in the officialdom. ”

"I found Banxian in the death row of the Black Fog Mountain, and when I found him, he was already covered in injuries, I'm afraid he had escaped once before this, but he didn't escape because of the pain of the bone nail attack." Eleven told Zhou Zhenzhen eloquently.

"What did you see in the Black Fog Mountains?"

"Two silver mines, and a lot of death row inmates who have been exiled or executed. Those people concentrated them in the mines as free labor. We also met a mysterious man who couldn't see his face clearly with a mask, but who was familiar with the mines. ”

"Who do you think did it?"

"The subordinates feel that it should be Li Anhuai's minions."

"How so?"

Eleven said seriously: "Li Anhuai is the one who follows His Majesty to fight the world today, he once served as the general of the forward army of the three armies and the commander of the forbidden army, and then for some reason he retreated behind the scenes to become the minister of a country. Since he is a man in the army, he naturally knows through the bone nails, and it is easy to get this kind of thing. Therefore, the subordinates feel that those people in the Black Fog Mountain must be Li Anhuai's eyeliner again! ”

"That's a good point." Zhou Zhenzhen praised, "Li Anhuai used to be my Ah Weng's disciple, and he also went into battle with my father to kill the enemy, after all, he still has some relationship with my Pingyang Marquis Mansion." Since he can use grain and grass to cover people's eyes and ears, and privately mint official silver, he wants to come to the mine, and it is also his handiwork. ”

"But I'm afraid we won't know until half-string wakes up." Eleven glanced back at the door.

Zhou Zhenzhen turned her head and said, "Eleven, I will go out for a trip if you stay here, and I will meet you later." ”

"Where is the landlord going? Do I need to bring a few disciples with me? ”

"No need, I went to the Huzhou General Military Office, but it was not easy to approach."

"Okay, the landlord should be more careful, and contact the password in case of emergency."

Zhou Zhenzhen nodded, put on her hat again and left the spice shop.

……

Upper capital, imperial palace.

Emperor Jing'an was blocked in the main hall by Li Anhuai, and Zhou Lingshen stood aside with a helpless face.

Li Anhuai knelt in the center of the hall and made an impassioned speech.

"Your Majesty, the minister's poor management has actually allowed the doorman in the house to take advantage of the loophole, and the minister is terrified! Your Majesty, please condemn you! ”

Emperor Jing'an stood with his back to a few people, quietly listening to Li Anhuai's argument.

"Your Majesty, please allow the minister to punish himself and be grounded for three months, otherwise the minister will be unacceptable!"

"It's hard to convince you! Xiangye's sincere heart is really admired by this king! ”

Li Jingwen walked with steps, and before he arrived at the palace, he took Li Anhuai's words. When Emperor Jing'an heard his grandson's voice, he turned around and looked at him with a loving face.

Li Jingwen lifted his robe and said, "Grandson to see the imperial grandfather, please greet the imperial grandfather!" ”

"Hurry up." Emperor Jing'an raised his hand and motioned for him to get up.

"Grandpa Xie Huang."

Li Jingwen looked sideways at Li Anhuai, who was kneeling on the ground, and smiled but didn't smile.

"Xiangye just said that he would punish himself and be grounded for three months, and this king thinks this proposal is very good." He raised his eyes and said to Emperor Jing'an: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson wasted a lot of strength last night but only caught one of the murderers, and the other accomplice escaped while his grandson was unprepared. Xiangye, how can there be such a coincidence in this world? ”

Li Anhuai's face didn't change, he didn't even raise his head to look at Li Jingwen, he just said: "His Royal Highness King Yong's words sound like he is coming to the ministers. Liang Rushi is indeed a guest of my house, but he has left my house half a month ago. ”

"Then it's even more coincidental."

"Your Highness doesn't believe it?" Li Anhuai asked rhetorically, and said: "Before he left, he left a letter to inform me of the reason for leaving, and the letter is now in the hands of His Majesty. ”

"Ahem." After hearing Li Anhuai say the words "clear conscience", Zhou Lingshen coughed twice uncomfortably as if he had some conditioned reflex.

Li Jingwen looked at Emperor Jing'an, and saw that he nodded at him, and there was another measure in his heart.

"In this case, Liang Rushi's actions should have nothing to do with Xiang Ye, I really can't imagine that Xiang Ye really ran to the emperor grandfather to beg for guilt in order to recommend his innocence. This brave and loyal psychology should be commended. ”

"Your Highness, don't make fun of the ministers anymore. Liang Rushi committed such a heinous crime because I didn't know anyone about it. ”

"Grandpa Huang, grandson, seeing that Xiangye is so sincere, if you don't make a statement, I'm afraid he will be uneasy. It's better to be grounded in the house for three months as a punishment according to the wishes of the prime minister. ”

Emperor Jing'an sighed deeply, and when it came to this, how could he not know the true attitude of these people. It's just that he can't control it when he's old, and many things are powerless.

"Okay, since Aiqing has remorse, then I will immediately make an order, Li Aiqing, you will be grounded in the mansion for three months."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Anhuai kowtowed to Emperor Jing'an.

"Alright, stand down." He waved his hand, and Li Anhuai slipped up and exited the hall.

Emperor Jing'an's face was tired, but he still supported himself to talk to the two people in front of the hall.

"Zhou Aiqing, you've been busy all night, go back home and rest early. As for the visit of the Beidi envoy, it is not to be said for the time being, and everything is based on the overall situation. ”

"Your Majesty rest assured, the minister will be tight-lipped. The minister retired. ”

Zhou Lingshen bid farewell to Emperor Jing'an and Li Jingwen also walked away. Soon only the grandfather and grandson were left in the main hall.

"Grandpa Huang, you talked to General Zhou all night? How can your body survive like this? ”

"Life and death are fateful, and if you can live one more day to sit in this position, you have to bow down to everything, so that you can feel at ease."

Emperor Jing'an sighed and said, "Zimu, you are the eldest son of the East Palace, orthodox bloodline. I have high hopes for you. You also heard the words of Fang Caizhen and General Zhou, what do you think about the fact that the envoys of Beidi are coming to discuss peace? ”

Li Jingwen thought for a while and said, "My grandson thought that they must have a plan to make me go to Beijing after the war, otherwise they would not have chosen to hurry here at such a critical juncture to recuperate." General Zhou has just returned victoriously, if the Beidi peace is false, and if the reality of my Nanrao troops is true, it will be impossible to prevent it. ”

"Well, what Zimu said is reasonable. General Zhou also said the same thing with me, and the two of you thought of going together. ”

"Grandpa Huang, according to the opinion of our grandson, since they want to come, we have no reason not to receive them, but we can't be defenseless. Sun Er suggested that when they stepped into our border, they should send a reliable accompanying general to accompany them, and we said to the outside world that it was specially to welcome the Beidi envoys, so as to show our national demeanor. ”

After hearing this, Emperor Jing'an still agreed.

"And who do you think should be assigned to take on this important task?"

"Song Yufu, the general of Huwei Guan guarding the city, can take on this position. This son was born in the Song clan in Yunnan, and at the age of twelve, he joined the army and followed his brother to garrison the frontier for several years. ”

"If it makes sense, just do as you say. I will leave this matter to you with full authority, and if you don't understand anything, you can ask General Zhou. ”

Li Jingwen saluted, "Yes, my grandson will live up to the emperor's grandfather's entrustment!" ”