"Liu Gong, Liu Gong ......"

Liu Zhennian, dressed in a deep coat, sat in the study, with windows open on all sides, staring indifferently at the reddened smoke in the distance; When he heard this faint voice, he slowly turned around and saw that it was Taiwei Guifu, with a black and gray face, and his clothes were disheveled.

"Why aren't you sitting here in a hurry?" Gui Fu shook his sleeves, walked in and asked, "Cunzhao has already rebelled, and he is going to take two battalions of men and horses to kill and retreat from Lu Siban!" If there is no movement, we will die and have no place to be buried! ”

"It's late," Liu Zhennian stared at him with dark eyes, motionless, "It's too late." I could have brought in the defenders from outside, but they moved quickly and had the support of most of the officers to leave us no time. ”

Gui Fu was discouraged, and suddenly fell to the ground, crying nonstop: "General Liu...... We're going to have to fight it anyway......"

Listening to his whimpering cry, Liu Zhennian's expression was extremely numb, and he was about to raise his hand to stop this useless cry, when a rough cheer suddenly came from outside:

"Inside, be more interesting, open the door to the officers and soldiers!"

"Who?"

The prince turned back to the study by the window, and was just about to light the lampstand in front of the desk when he heard the wooden plank behind him being trampled on, and turned his head sharply.

"It's Chen Shangshu." After Lan Yuan made a gesture, he pointed to his fellow Chen beside him. Wearing a jet-black robe, Lord Chen stepped out of the shadows and slowly lifted the hood on his head.

The prince's eyes lit up, and he stepped up with a few arrows, grabbed his hand and asked, "How did your lord come here?" What is the situation there? ”

Chen Tongpao said: "Cunsi Banzheng and Lu Yingshan are having a lively fight, and the emperor is nowhere to be seen, and his ministers are very worried about His Highness's situation, so they risk death to come to see him." Fortunately, Lord Lan guided the way and entered through the side door, but no one was encountered. ”

The prince breathed a sigh of relief: "That's okay, but it's not a good strategy for us to drag on for a long time." ”

Lan Yuan replied anxiously: "Don't worry, Lord Chen has already asked Su Shenzheng to convene all the officials to discuss, once the decree is issued and the attitude of liquidating the Liu Party is expressed, Lu Yingshan's army will collapse." The most important thing now is to capture the thief and capture the king first, and Liu Zhen must be caught early. ”

The prince sneered: "He is a turtle in an urn, when can't he catch it?" ”

"This ......" Lan Yuan wanted to continue to explain, but as if he had thought about something, he closed his mouth and lowered his head.

Chen Tongpao looked unaware, and while gently rolling his sleeves, he said, "This matter, Lan Shishu doesn't have to worry about it at all. Master Shi has always been thoughtful, and at such a critical juncture, he left the army behind and disappeared, so he must have done something more important. It is expected that since he threw down Lu Yingshan, it means that he will not be with the Liu Party, and he should be the official office of the Liu thief. Leave it to him and you'll be safe, so why should we interfere? ”

When Lan Yuan heard this, he was even more anxious, and he had to make it clear: "Your Highness, this matter must not be handed over to Shi Xiushen!" This person does not have much contact with the courtiers, and there is no sense of solidarity, and there will be many officials in the Liuzhen Nian Mansion, and people at both ends of the rat head abound, if they are all handed over during the inspection, the people's hearts will become more and more unstable! We should send our people as soon as possible, surround the Prime Minister's Mansion first, and then we will be able to say anything. ”

The crown prince frowned and looked at his comrade Chen in disbelief.

Chen Tongpao nodded slightly: "Lan Shi's analysis is really reasonable, but this method of dealing with it is not very suitable. If Shi Xiushen had gone before us, it would have been useless; If Shi Xiu did not go, it would be difficult for us to guarantee the speed of the search, and wouldn't it be embarrassing if someone got involved later and discovered the fact of destroying the evidence, or hiding the evidence? ”

"How's that to be?" Lan Yuan was very depressed.

Comrade Chen said unhurriedly: "Instead of spending effort during the raid, it is better to do more during the interrogation. ”

"How?"

"The trial of criminals like Liu Zhennian should be tried at the same time as the Dali Temple and the Criminal Department in front of the emperor. The prefect of Dali Temple is a native of Hunan, and he is my most trusted, so I can mobilize him to take the lead in agitating the ministers and start the trial in advance. If the evidence is not presented one by one, and the thief and his comrades are convicted, then those things that undermine the unity among the ministers will be useless. When the time comes, whether it is burned or hidden, no one will care. ”

"It's a brilliant plan!" The prince patted his knees and exclaimed, "But if you want to be interrogated, you must bring Liu Zhennian himself, I don't know how to solve it?" ”

Comrade Chen smiled meaningfully: "Then it will be troublesome for the prince to come out." ”

The sky-high flames surrounded the prime minister's office on all sides, shining as bright as jade on the freshly painted vermilion wall, and the plaque above his head also looked particularly flickering. Under the plaque, two rows of soldiers are dressed in black clothes and black armor, as if countless stone statues are looking ahead, with a fierce light in their eyes.

Ye Yongjia got off the horse at the door, climbed the steps step by step, walked into the inner courtyard, and saw that it was as bright as day, and the lines of a tree and a tree were also vaguely seen.

"You go in," Shi Xiushen stopped on the wooden stairs and squeaked, "the interrogation is up to you." ”

"Okay."

Ye Yongjia's face was resolute, and without saying a word, he strode into the study, raised his eyes and looked around, but he didn't see Liu Zhennian's figure.

"Tinglong, Liu is here."

This familiar voice sounded in Ye Yongjia's ears again, making him think it was an ordinary casual conversation in a trance, and forgot what kind of tense moment it was now.

There was a complex emotion in his heart, and even he couldn't figure out whether it was sadness, happiness, or nostalgia; But he was resistant to such an emotion, and secretly suppressed it, but the latter was noticeably stronger.

"Tinglong, isn't it you? Haven't you been here yet......"

Ye Yongjia gritted his teeth, and his teeth were about to break, and the tears were forcibly swallowed back; He lifted the curtain in the back room and leaned down to enter.

"Willow thief!" His eyes were bloodshot, and his voice trembled, "You killed my father back then, don't you remember?" I've always remembered it in my heart! In order to avenge this great revenge, I have been dormant by your side for so many years, and today I finally have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you can't escape! ”

Liu Zhennian had already been mentally prepared, knowing that he would not call himself 'Engong' again, but hearing him gritting his teeth and telling the hatred of the year, he still couldn't help but shed old tears, and his eyes were wet.

"I admit it," Liu Zhennian's purple lips trembled, exhaling a slight breath, "but please Tinglong can listen to me say a few more words." ”