He Zhan, a safe person in the eyes of the Queen Mother, really tried the true identity of the assassin suspect with vigorous and resolute action, and came to the Penglai Hall the next day to resume his life, Eleven Niang was naturally present, this period of time needed to approve a lot of orders, He Zhan also had to be distracted from receiving envoys, Xu Xiu was very busy with a living house, and some unimportant approvals had to be written by Eleven Niang, and it had been several days, and they all had to rest after entering the third watch.

When Shishilang entered the ceremony, Eleven Niang was working hard to write, but the Queen Mother suddenly stopped giving verbal instructions, and she happened to stay at the pen to listen to He Zhan's reply.

"Under the heavy punishment, several suspects have already admitted that they were sent by Pan Rei, and according to his confession, they have cracked a den of consecutive letters, but they gritted their teeth and refused to admit the assassination of the mastermind Ping Kangfang, only claiming that they were ordered by Pan Reyi to pass on the Kyoto Personnel Decree and so on, and asked the patrol who participated in the pursuit yesterday, and learned that the assassin was not captured."

seems to be unfounded, but the Queen Mother does not believe that these tenants are "innocent": "If the assassin really has nothing to do with the suspect, where is there such a coincidence, the dog jumped under the wall in a hurry, just exposing the anti-party tenants?" ”

"Maybe the Assassin was not affiliated with this faction, but he knew that the tenant was a stronghold, so he wanted to hide here in a hurry, but because he did not get rid of the pursuers, he had to choose to flee, but it was precisely because the tenant resisted that he fettered the patrol and let the Assassin get away." After He Zhan finished saying his "judgment", he glanced at Xie Ying lightly again, and reported an accident: "When the crime happened yesterday, Xie Wulang, the son of Mrs. Xie, happened to be present, and a servant accompanying him called for help in a new Turkic language in a hurry when he heard that Qi Bi had made a mistake, and fought with several assassins for dozens of rounds, so I remember the assassin's description. ”

Xie Taifu is Xie Ying's father, and was designated by the Queen Mother as the teacher of the Son of Heaven, and the official is a first-class official, but in fact, he has no real power, so Xie Wulang is of course Xie Ying's brother-in-law.

Hearing that his brother was almost involved in the assassination case, Xie Ying hurriedly asked, "Do you know the name and surname of the servant?" ”

"It seems to be called Qianmo."

Eleven Niang Zhengjue is very familiar with this name, so she heard Xie Ying say to the Queen Mother: "Qianmo was originally a new Turk, once taken captive by the Xi people, and then resold to Zhoujing, but also by chance, I bought it as a domestic servant, and his skills are very good. ”

The Queen Mother didn't care if she could capture the assassin, and she was safe and sound, but just a guard died, and seeing that New Year's Day was approaching, some small things were not suitable for fanfare, so she confessed to He Zhan: "Just close the case with Pan Zhijian's tenant, as for the absconding assassin, just search secretly." ”

He also asked Gao Yu to send a detailed order to Dou Fu'an, explaining that the forbidden army should strengthen its security, so that there could be no assassinations, and the envoys of various countries were not allowed to make any mistakes.

It's just a hasty thing, of course, it's in line with He Zhan and Eleven Niang's calculations, but this incident is not over here, and then it depends on how Lu Li mediates with Qi Bi Rang, and since yesterday, Qi Bi Rang experienced a thrill in Pingkangfang, and returned to the Jinju Yuan but was put under house arrest by Honglu Siqing in the name of "protection", and he was not allowed to go out for a single step, so he was only allowed to write a note to vent his anger, so when Lu Li came to see him today, Qi Bi Rang was jumping like thunder.

Eleven Niang is dressed as a palace person today - although she has to be signaled by the Queen Mother, after all, she is just a boudoir daughter with no official position and no position, and it is not appropriate to observe such official duties, so it is necessary to cover it up a little.

She carried a sandalwood box with openwork in her hand, and followed Lu Li into the middle hall as soon as she saw a stout man with long shoulders and a bearded face, kicking over an orchid who was serving with a meal, making the soup splash under the eaves of the porch.

Eleven Niang: Too irritable! It is said that the New Turks are brave and brave, but this Qi Bi Rang is so wild and ferocious, and he actually uses weak women to vent his anger, and how to call the word "heroic", all of a sudden, he is even more disgusted with the New Turks.

Lu Li couldn't see it, and stopped it in a loud voice before Qi Bi let the slap fall: "Qi Bi Jun, why are you so angry?" ”

Qi Bi asked him to turn around and look at it, but he didn't know Lu Li, he only judged from the color of the person's official uniform, and knew that the official position was not low, so he temporarily let go of the orchid who was trembling with fright.

But he snorted coldly: "The envoy was almost assassinated yesterday, and the Great Zhou Imperial Court not only did not ask questions, but also put the envoy under house arrest here, why, the Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou finally remembered the envoy?" The corner of her eyes scratched the eleven mother dressed as a palace person, and inexplicably snorted coldly.

Eleven Niang was not intimidated by the fierce appearance of Qi Bi, and stepped forward to put down the suitcase first, and gave Shi Shiran a salute: "By the order of the Queen Mother, I will be given a large meal to pay tribute to Malang wine to suppress the shock." Then he opened the top of the box and took out a pot of crystal bottles, the clear crystal reflected the amber color of the wine, and it was extraordinary at first glance.

Lu Li was worried that Qi Bi would let Shi Niang vent his anger, so he snatched the wine with his hand, and instructed: "And first instruct the servants to prepare meals." ”

Eleven Niang said no, she just turned around, and then she heard the Qi Bi Rang ask: "Who is Your Excellency, and who is your surname, I see that Your Excellency is not old enough to stand, but you have already served, which shows that the official rank is not low." ”

Eleven Niang secretly wondered, although Qi Bi made Yayan speak bluntly, with a rich exotic accent, not to mention polite, but since he can judge the rank of the official from the official uniform, it can be seen that he is not ignorant of the etiquette of the Great Zhou.

When she ordered another meal and returned to the middle hall, she saw that Lu Li had already sat a few pairs with Qi Birang, obviously she had already introduced herself, but looking at Qi Birang's look, it seemed that she was even more angry than before, but in the end, the person in front of her was not Hu Ji, but he could beat and scold him, so he had to grit his teeth and endure it, a pair of mung bean eyes almost jumped to the ground, if this person didn't do it, it looked not only ruthless, but even a little funny.

"What did the Xue Sheren say, that the assassination of the envoy should not be brought justice?" As soon as the funny words came out, it was like a lion's roar, but Eleven Niang felt that he was strong on the outside.

Even Shi Niang was not frightened by this roar, and Lu Li was even more light-hearted: "Earlier, I wanted to remind the king of the new Turk that the new Turk has been a vassal to the Great Zhou, and there is no new Turkic country in the world. ”

Such a big hat was buttoned down on his head, and Qi Bi was speechless.

Last time, he did not call himself an envoy in front of the Queen Mother, but only asked for a coin on behalf of the new monarch, and threatened it not without euphemism, the Queen Mother was not angry, he also said that Wei was a woman in the end, weak and easy to bully, Zhou Guozun's woman's order was ridiculous, and he looked down on the officials of Zhou State very much in his heart. This is a big surprise, and my heart is inevitably a little drumming.

He was entrusted with a heavy task by the new monarch on this trip, of course he was not a stupid person, where did he dare to take action against the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and seeing that this Xue She person was not easy to deceive, he couldn't help but be cautious.

Lu Li pretended not to notice the other party's psychological activities, and said to himself: "It is precisely because Qibi Jun is a courtier of the Great Zhou Dynasty that he has not stayed in the inn since he entered Beijing, otherwise the travel will be arranged by the officials of Honglu Temple, and he will also be escorted by the forbidden army, and he will never be assassinated in Pingkangfang." ”

The implication is that if Qi Bi Rang didn't go out to get away, even if he stayed in the Jinju Academy, he would not be assassinated, everything was Qi Bi let the blame be taken by himself, and the Great Zhou Dynasty did not need to be responsible at all.

Seeing that Qi Bi Rang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, Lu Li smiled slightly: "But of course the officials of the Great Zhou will be protected by the law, Qi Bi Jun was indeed frightened yesterday, and the Queen Mother could not tolerate the national capital Chang'an being full of fanaticists, so after receiving the news, he immediately ordered a thorough investigation, it turned out to be ...... The Assassins worked for Panbe. ”

"How?" Qi Bi made him seem to be skeptical.

"Could it be that Qi Bijun is questioning the Queen Mother's judgment?" Lu Li didn't answer the rhetorical question, and his smile faded: "The traitor Pan Bo colluded with the Northern Liao to invade our territory, and in order to instigate the New Turkic tribes and the imperial court to turn against each other, he planned to assassinate him, and the identity of the assassin has been discovered, and his confession is based on it. ”

"Then the culprit may be put to death?" Qi Bi made a big hate, in fact, he already believed most of it.

The Great Zhou court had no reason to kill him, because the Great Zhou would never allow the New Turks to fight with him, and if he died in Chang'an, only Pan and Northern Liao would benefit.

"Qi Bijun, according to the law of the Great Zhou, lynching is prohibited, even if this crime is extremely evil, it should also be punished by the Criminal Department, but Qi Bi Jun can rest assured, the assassin will die without mercy, and he will not let Qi Bi Jun be frightened in vain."

Qi Bi Rang was very unwilling, but seeing that Lu Li was resolute and would not compromise, he had to swallow this anger, and at this time, there happened to be a servant serving a meal, and Eleven Niang poured a full glass of tribute wine from the Queen Mother, staring at Qi Bi Rang and drinking a drop of his neck, and then exchanged glances with Lu Li.

As expected, the new Turks will not be unrelenting.

Qi Bi paused heavily in the wine cup, and his expression softened even more, but he raised a frown and smiled treacherously: "The new monarch asked the queen mother to give the New Year's coin, I don't know if there is a reply?" ”

"It is not easy for the Queen Mother to sympathize with the New Turkic tribe, so she deliberately pardons the New Year's tribute, so that it can also offset the New Year's coin."

Naturally, these words did not satisfy Qi Bi, but Lu Li did not wait for him to attack at all, so he warned him: "This matter is not something that Qi Bi Jun can decide, so it is suggested that Qi Bi Jun should also be after the court, and the imperial edict will be conveyed to the new Turk monarch, the queen mother has said that since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for giving foreign New Turk coins, not to mention that the new Turk is a great Zhou courtier, and the various ministries under its jurisdiction should pay tribute, and the court is exempt from the annual tribute. ”

"In this way, it is difficult for the new Turk monarch to meet the needs of the tribe for warmth, but I am afraid that he will not be able to restrain the various tribes under his rule to invade the border and plunder grain and livestock!" This is another old trick and the threat of war.

Lu Li also raised his eyebrows slightly: "If the new monarch is incapable of restraining his subordinates, the imperial court can send capable people to assist His Majesty." ”

Che Rang: !!

"Okay, the queen mother's order I have told all the people, today's discussion is over, I use tea instead of wine, I am fortunate to have the king of the army to save the day, by the way, it is rumored that the king's close servants are very brave, but unfortunately for the protection of the intention of the outside of the death, the queen mother has always appreciated the loyalty and bravery, so give a lot of money to comfort, but also ask the prince to turn the warrior's bereaved family, a certain and two or three confidants, but also very admired the brave people, so there is also a thin gold, hope that the king will smile on behalf of the smile." Then he asked the servant to present two boxes of gold ingots, one large and one small.

Of course, these money can be disposed of at will by the deed, whether it is transferred to the bereaved family or taken for himself, or presented on behalf of the new Turkic monarch Ashina clan as a mission, no one cares.

Chererang's expression is even better.

Lu Lichong, who was sitting on the side, smiled lightly: Okay, you can judge the intention of the new monarch, otherwise this gold ingot is not enough to make Qi Bi return to the errand.

Next, he staggered with Qi Bi, and occasionally mentioned some matters of the great generals of the border, especially emphasizing Wu Weihou, Lu Li was very confident: "Since Wu Weihou has been ordered to guard Weize Pass, he will definitely be able to defeat the rebel army, and I believe that the news of victory will be transmitted back soon." ”

Wu Weibo guarded Youzhou back then, and it was difficult for the barbarians to invade several times to surpass Juyong Pass, in fact, Qi Birang had already heard of Qin Buyun's great name, and seeing that Lu Li didn't seem to be worried about the urgency of Jin Shuo, he was also secretly measuring: Could it be that Da Zhou is really sure to regain the lost territory and even quell the civil strife? No wonder he doesn't care about making enemies with the new Turks, and he behaves so strongly, it seems that the king of Khan deduces that it is really not bad, the Zhou State is not in a desperate situation at this time, and a single Pan Bo is not enough to defend the foundation of the Zhou State, and the current situation of the New Turks is not enough to make the Zhou State jealous.