The emperor also received the news of the death of the Yuan family's sister-in-law and the second son one after another, and he got the news in much more detail than He Lianfang.

Sun Kui saw that after the emperor read the secret letter sent by the dark guard armor, his expression suddenly became cold and terrifying, and his whole body exuded a terrifying aura. His heart tightened with fright, and he hurriedly lowered his head and breathed lightly.

"That's a good job." The Emperor's tone was very cold, "I really underestimated them. ”

Who are you underestimating? Who made the emperor so angry?

Sun Kui had a series of questions in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask.

The Emperor looked at the Darkguard and asked, "Did they find it?" ”

The Darkguard replied respectfully, "No." ”

The fingers of the emperor's right hand tapped lightly on the imperial table, his expression thoughtful. After a moment, he asked again, "Did they find anything?" ”

"They sent people to Shu before, and they heard some news in Shudi." The Dark Guard Armor reported truthfully to the Emperor, "They learned that Han Zhong originally heard from a eunuch that the Pei family had a treasure map. ”

The emperor knew about the rumors that the Pei family had a treasure map.

The rumors of the treasure map are not all fake, but the fact that there is a treasure is certainly false. The emperor guessed that the treasure of the Pei family was not gold, silver and jewelry, but that thing.

The Emperor motioned for the Darkguard to continue.

"When the eunuch was in the palace, he heard about the treasure map, but he didn't know where the treasure map was and what treasures it hid." Dark Guard continued to pray, "Regarding the whereabouts of the treasure map, Han Zhong has never found it, and they have not found it. They had gone to the Pei family's deserted house to look for it before, but they didn't find it. They went to the Pei family's hometown again, and even dug up the Pei family's ancestral grave but couldn't find it. ”

Knock knock knock...... The sound of the Emperor's fingers tapping on the imperial table echoed in the quiet imperial study.

Sun Kui heard this, and his heart couldn't help beating along with the sound of knocking on the table.

Treasure maps? That thing? Pei family?

Why is the emperor's affairs still involved in the Pei family of the previous dynasty? Could it be that the Pei family was beheaded all over the house because of the treasure map?

The Dark Guard stopped talking, quietly waiting for the Emperor's next words.

The emperor thought for a moment and asked, "Is there any news or rumors about the treasure map in the Western Regions or the Xiongnu?" ”

Dark Guard understood what the emperor meant, thought for a while, and said, "No. ”

The Emperor instructed: "Pay attention to the news in this regard, and if you hear about rumors of a treasure map or treasure, go and investigate." He deliberately emphasized, "Even if it is a rumor chasing after the wind, I will not let go of any of them." ”

The Dark Guard said respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

The emperor didn't know what he was thinking, his brows suddenly furrowed, and a look of disgust appeared on his face.

"Keep an eye on those people."

"Yes." The Dark Guard hesitated and asked, "Your Majesty, are you just staring?" ”

"Keep an eye on what they do, don't get in the way." The emperor said with a cold face, "Don't startle the snake. "The Emperor has been sending secret guards to keep an eye on those people, in order to know through them what happened to that thing.

"Your Majesty, the one in the house and His Royal Highness Ten also learned about it." The Dark Guard reported, "Ten Highnesses, they are also staring at those people. ”

When the emperor heard this, a smile immediately appeared on his originally cold face.

Sun Kui immediately felt that Fang had just been permeating the imperial study, and the breathless majesty suddenly dissipated.

"Lao He and Xiao Shi, they are not surprised to stare at those people." With Lao He's methods, it is not strange to find those people.

"Those people are aware of the Ten Highnesses and their people, and have been secretly investigating the people of the Ten Highnesses." "However, our people interfered with those people, so that they could not find out if it was the Ten Highnesses. ”

The emperor praised: "Well done. ”

The Dark Guard reported other things to the emperor, and Sun Kui, who was standing on the side, was terrified when he heard it. He wanted to run out and didn't hear anything.

These confidential things are not something that a eunuch can listen to.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with those people who are hiding around His Royal Highness King Chen?" "If you don't deal with them, Your Royal Highness King Chen is afraid that you will be in danger." ”

Those people were going to poison King Chen, and the emperor had expected it a long time ago.

"Leave them alone."

Sun Kui, who was standing on the side, heard the emperor say this, and suddenly raised his head to look at the emperor in shock. He saw that the emperor's face was without any emotion, and his tone did not fluctuate a little, as if he had just said something lightly.

His Majesty...... He didn't care whether His Royal Highness King Chen lived or died!!

That's His Royal Highness King Chen, the emperor's biological son, and the emperor is actually ...... I don't care about the safety of His Royal Highness King Chen!

The Dark Guard Armor was not as frightened as Sun Kui, and he still said without any waves: "Yes." ”

The Emperor asked again, "Is there anything else?" ”

Dark Guard said, "No, the minister will retire." With that, he withdrew.

The Emperor continued to review the recitals.

Sun Kui hesitated, and then quietly withdrew from the imperial study.

As soon as Sun Doudou saw his master come out, he took out a towel and wiped the sweat on his forehead and face.

"Master, are you so hot?" Seeing that the sweat on Sun Kui's neck was wet with sweat on his neckline, Sun Doudou felt very weird, after all, it was not very hot today. He hurriedly went to bring Sun Kui a cup of tea, "Master, let's have a cup of tea first." ”

When Sun Kui grabbed the teacup, his hands were trembling, and he almost fell to the ground with the teacup in his hand, but fortunately he was caught by Sun Doudou in time.

Sun Doudou saw that his master's two hands were shaking very much, and then he understood that the sweat on his master's face and neck was cold sweat, not heat. Obviously, Master's face was as usual, but his hands were ...... What happened in the imperial study made the master so scared.

He took the teacup and fed it to Sun Kui's mouth.

"Master, take a sip of tea."

Sun Kui lowered his head and hurriedly drank tea. At the end of the tea, the fear in Sun Kui's heart decreased a lot, and his hands no longer trembled as much as they had just now.

Sun Doudou raised his hand and gently patted Sun Kui's back, while asking with concern, "Master, are you okay?" ”

Sun Kui hurriedly took out a small white porcelain bottle from his sleeve, poured out a few pills from it, lowered his head and ate them all.

Sun Doudou saw his master look like this for the first time, he was curious and uneasy, what happened just now, and scared the master to the point of eating meditation pills?

After eating a few meditation pills, Sun Kui's heart immediately calmed down, and his hands no longer trembled.

He let out a long sigh of relief, which really scared him to death.

"Master, are you alright?" Sun Doudou knew that it must be very remarkable to be able to scare his master into such a look, and it was not something they should know, so he didn't ask curiously what happened.

"It's okay." Sun Kui felt the coldness in his back, and instructed Sun Doudou, "I'll go change my clothes, you keep an eye on it." ”

"Master, don't worry."

Sun Kui hurriedly went back and changed out of the clothes that had just been soaked in cold sweat. Just a short moment ago, Sun Kui's underwear was soaked with cold sweat.

After changing into clean clothes, Sun Kui hurriedly went to the imperial tea room to make tea for the emperor.

Because of taking the Tranquility Pill, Sun Kui did not feel the slightest fear in his heart, and returned to the imperial study with tea as usual.

"Your Majesty, take a sip of tea and rest."

When the emperor heard this, he put down the fold in his hand and took the tea cup from Sun Kui's hand.

After he finished drinking the tea, he handed the teacup to Sun Kui, glanced at Sun Kui deeply by the way, and then sneered: "Out of breath." ”

Sun Kui knew that the emperor had found out that he had changed his clothes. Although the clothes he is wearing now are exactly the same as before, the emperor's dragon eyes are sharp and can't hide from him.

He smiled and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, the slave is timid, and I can't help but be scared. "Fortunately, he is smart and has always prepared a meditation pill for himself, otherwise he would have been scared to death.

"If you're afraid, take a few more meditation pills." The emperor knew that Sun Kui had the habit of taking calming pills.

"The slave has eaten." Otherwise he wouldn't be so calm now.

"Alright, let's go outside and keep watch." The emperor was not embarrassed by Sun Kui either.

"The slave and maid go outside and keep guard, and if you have any commands, call them slaves and maids." Sun Kuima slipped out of the imperial study and ran to the door to guard with his apprentice.

A moment later, Li Fu came over to meet the emperor. Sun Kui hurriedly went in and reported to the emperor.

The emperor asked Sun Kui to shoot Li Fu in, and Sun Kui immediately retreated.

Li Fu came to meet the emperor because Mr. Meng was about to leave the capital. He has been coming to the capital to give lectures for a while, and the lectures will end in a few days, and he will go to Liangzhou to give lectures.

Mr. Meng lightly shot into the palace to help him ask, and he wanted to meet Zhao Yao quietly before leaving the capital, and wanted to have a good chat with Zhao Yao.

The emperor was not at all surprised by Mr. Meng's strange request, as if he had expected Mr. Meng to do this. He asked Li Servant to tell Mr. Meng that he would let his old man meet Zhao Yao secretly.

One night a few days later, Zhao Yao appeared in Mr. Meng's study.

Thinking of the mysterious appearance of this god, the corners of Zhao Yao's mouth couldn't help twitching. He couldn't see anyone, or what's wrong, he was ...... Thinking of what happened on the way to Taixue, Zhao Yao couldn't say anything in his heart.

Mr. Meng first apologized to Zhao Yao, because he wanted to see him, but he knew that Zhao Yao didn't want to be noticed by others, so he could only see him secretly.

Zhao Yao was surprised how Mr. Meng knew about this.

Mr. Meng did not answer him directly to this question, but told him that his old man had come to the capital to give a lecture this time for one purpose.

When Zhao Yao heard Mr. Meng say that he came to the capital to give a lecture, he was stunned. He couldn't believe that part of the reason why Mr. Meng came to the capital to give a lecture was because of him. How can he be?!

Puzzled and puzzled, he asked Mr. Meng why he wanted to see him.

Mr. Meng said that he had benefited the people, just as they said when they first met. Of course, Mr. Meng also said that he heard that Zhao Yao was not favored, and he was afraid that the talented Ten Highnesses would be bullied, so he specially came to the capital to see him.

After Zhao Yao listened to Mr. Meng's real reason for meeting him, he was shocked, moved and honored in his heart.

He hurriedly stood up and gave a big salute to Mr. Meng, thanking Mr. Meng for taking such a great effort for him.

Mr. Meng hurriedly helped Zhao Yao up, and then apologized to Zhao Yao. Because when he saw him before, it seemed that he had caused him some trouble.

Zhao Yao saw Mr. Meng's expression of self-blame and guilt, and hurriedly comforted him: "You are too careful, I am fine." ”

"Are you really okay?" Mr. Meng is still not very reassured.

"It's okay, don't you think I'm doing well." Zhao Yao smiled and said to Mr. Meng, "The imperial brothers and ministers did not look down on me because you saw me. In their eyes, I was still an unfavored prince. "His disguise, I didn't expect to be seen through by Mr. Meng at a glance. Alas, smart people are eye poison.

Hearing Zhao Yao say this, Mr. Meng was relieved at the same time, but he also felt sorry for Zhao Yao, and Zhao Yao was uneven.

"Your Highness the Tenth, before coming to the capital, I wanted to take you as an apprentice, so that you would be valued by the emperor in the future, and you would not be bullied or buried in your talent. I also thought about taking you and letting you follow me and do what you wanted. However, I now know that you don't need me to do that. ”

"Why are you so nice to me?" Just because he did those things?

"Your Highness the Tenth, you are a very talented person, and the things you have made have not only benefited the people of the Great Zhou, but also blessed future generations." Old Mr. Meng's expression was very serious, "Before I came to the capital, I was worried that you would be buried in your talent and no longer be able to make things that benefit the people. ”

Zhao Yao was a little embarrassed by what Mr. Meng said, and picked his face and said, "I just did what I had to do, and it wasn't as great as you said." ”

Seeing that Zhao Yao didn't know it, Mr. Meng suddenly understood why the emperor pretended not to favor him.

"Your Highness, I don't know if there is any place I can help you?" Since His Highness the Ten didn't think that what he had made was great, there was no need for him to emphasize it repeatedly.

Suddenly asked by Mr. Meng, Zhao Yao was a little stunned. He thought for a moment and said, "Do you have a lot of books, and they are all marked on them?" ”

Mr. Meng didn't seem surprised by Zhao Yao's question, and said with a kind smile: "I have carefully annotated each of my books. ”

As soon as Zhao Yao heard this, his eyes lit up.

"Could you please print these books?"

"Your Highness, do you want my book?" Mr. Meng asked, "May I know why you want my book?" ”

Zhao Yao said very frankly: "I want to bring it to my fiefdom in the future, and read your book to the people of my fiefdom." ”

Hearing Zhao Yao's answer, Mr. Meng was surprised and expected.

"I know the book you've marked is worth a thousand dollars, if you can't bear to ......"

Mr. Meng interrupted Zhao Yao's words and said with a smile: "I was not reluctant, I originally planned to give my book to the imperial court. Since you want it, Your Highness the Ten, then I will have it printed. ”

"Thank you so much." Zhao Yao stood up again and saluted Mr. Meng.

Old Mr. Meng helped Zhao Yao up again, and said with a kind face: "Your Highness Ten, you don't need to be so polite. ”

Next, Mr. Meng chatted with Zhao Yao about some things in the people. He said what he saw, discovered, and worried about. He didn't say these things when he chatted with the emperor before.

Zhao Yao listened very carefully and memorized it by heart.

Mr. Meng saw that Zhao Yao listened attentively and smiled with satisfaction.

The old and the young talked about people's livelihood and talked very speculatively.

Mr. Meng didn't talk to Zhao Yao for too long, and before Zhao Yao left, he gave Zhao Yao a sundial jade pendant. This jade pendant has been seen by anyone who knows Mr. Meng. If Zhao Yao needs help in the future, he can take out this jade pendant and ask for help. Anyone who has seen and knows this jade pendant will help him.

Zhao Yao knew the importance of this sundial jade pendant, so he hurriedly refused to ask for it, but Mr. Meng forced it into him, and he could only accept it.

Old Mr. Meng didn't say anything more, because he knew that Zhao Yao wouldn't have an accident as he feared.

After Zhao Yao left, the emperor appeared in Mr. Meng's study.

"You're so optimistic about Xiao Shi?" Obviously, the emperor had learned that Mr. Meng had given Zhao Yao a sundial jade pendant.

Mr. Meng said meaningfully: "Just like you. ”

When the emperor heard this, he chuckled, and then he asked, "When you first saw Xiao Shi, did you see something?" ”

Mr. Meng said loudly: "Peace and prosperity! ”

The Emperor thought to himself: Sure enough!

When Mr. Meng saw the emperor's indifferent appearance, he knew that the emperor was afraid that he had already known about this matter.

"It seems that your majesty knows."

"There was an old Taoist priest who told me." The emperor told Mr. Meng what the old Taoist priest had said to him.

Mr. Meng agreed with the words of the old Taoist priest very much.

The emperor didn't talk to Mr. Meng for a long time, and soon returned to the palace. However, before leaving, he asked Li Fushu to help print the book for Mr. Meng.

Mr. Meng planned to print the contents of his lectures during this period into a book and send them to the students before he left. This is a great thing for the students in the capital.

Before Mr. Meng left the capital, the news of the killing of the eldest son and the second son of the Yuan family reached the capital. Sure enough, as Zhao Yao expected, it set off stormy waves in the capital. Of course, it also caused an uproar in the court.

Two excellent and outstanding sons-in-law died in a row, which was a very big blow to the Jingyang Marquis Mansion. After Jingyang Hou received the news that his eldest son was also killed in the Western Regions, he fainted directly. When he woke up from his coma, he fell ill, but fortunately he was not paralyzed by a stroke, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. However, his illness made matters worse for the Yuan family.

Regarding the death of the two sisters-in-law, the Yuan family could not ask the emperor to help investigate. They could only claim that their two sons-in-law had died at the hands of bandits in the Western Regions.

If they ask the emperor to investigate, then their family's collusion with the Xiongnu Youxian King will be investigated, and their Yuan family will be beheaded at that time.

The Zhenguo Mansion and the Wang family, as well as the people of the Xun family, all felt that the death of the two sisters-in-law of the Yuan family was strange, and it was impossible to simply die under the knife of the bandits in the Western Regions. However, if this is not the case, then what is the real cause of death of the two sons of the Yuan family, and why is the Yuan family unwilling to accept the emperor's arrangement.

Could it be that the death of the two sisters-in-law of the Yuan family is related to the emperor?

It's unlikely, after all, the turn won't be the turn of the Yuan family for the time being.

Because, the Yuan family is not worthy of the emperor's first operation.

The death of the two sons-in-law of the Yuan family made other families in the capital begin to panic and be afraid.

It's an ambush today, and the old irons should pay attention to the heatstroke.

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