Xu Youchang was slightly surprised: "Really? Do you see clearly? Is it a Pisces gold medal? ”

Murong Xue: "Brother, I used to be the number one archer in the martial arts hall, and my eyesight is unmatched, do you think I will be wrong?" ”

Xu Youchang's expression also became solemn all of a sudden: "Those plague gods of the Reverse Scale Division, what are you doing here to find the Turkic princess?" ”

The "Reverse Scale Division" he said in his mouth is an extremely mysterious and terrifying government office of the Holy Tang Dynasty, and the Pisces Gold Medal is the symbol of the long history of the reverse scale.

The dragon's reverse scales, those who touch it kill.

There are holy religious texts, symbolizing the Tianwei Divine Dragon of the Li royal family, and the scales on the body are one yuan, with a total of 129,600 pieces.

Among them, there is a scale on the dragon's neck that is inverted, and if anyone touches the scale, the dragon will kill whoever the dragon.

This is where the Reverse Scale Division comes from.

Since the founding emperor Li Shengyuan personally founded this institution, after 800 years, the Reverse Scale Division has been a sharp blade in the hands of the royal family from beginning to end, silently guarding the weakest and most dangerous dragon scales.

In other words, the Reverse Scale Division is a magic weapon used by the emperors of the past dynasties to maintain their authority, and it is a peerless divine weapon that belongs to the emperor alone and is loyal to the emperor alone.

Because of this, the Reverse Scale Division has never appeared in the sequence of the imperial court system. Their positions were appointed by the emperor alone; and their money was paid from the royal treasury; They don't have to care about anyone, they don't have to give face to anyone, even if you are a prince, duke, or marshal, or even a prince, you can't interfere with the Reverse Scale Division.

On the contrary, these powerful people in the court, when facing the Reverse Scale Division, they are more afraid, frightened and avoided.

When Li Jiangyao first crossed the Holy Tang Dynasty and came to the imperial capital to study in Yanwutang, he heard the name of the Reverse Scale Division for the first time, and gave a pertinent and objective evaluation:

Secret agent.

Royal agents, to be exact.

The history of this generation of the director of the reverse scales, named Shen Lie, is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple on the surface, and he is just a minor official from the fifth grade, but in the political arena of the imperial capital, it can be said that no one dares to provoke a ruthless character.

According to common sense, after Li Chengwu ascended the throne, he should replace Shen Lie with a confidant of his own, but I don't know if Li Chengwu is too lazy, or there is really no suitable candidate, Shen Lie has become the first person in the 800 years of the Reverse Scale Division to serve two generations of emperors in a row.

It is precisely because of the firm position that this Shen Lie Shen Changshi has also become the most ruthless first adult in the history of the Reverse Scale Division.

Dong Tiankui, the second-rank military marquis and deputy commander of the Long Knife Legion, died in his hands;

Ji Zekai, a Fenyang horse and a scholar of Baohua Pavilion University, died in his hands;

Chen Chuan, the prince of Zhennan and the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, died at his hands;

Emperor Li Chengwu's fourth prince, Li Xuanmo, the king of Lu, also died in his hands.

Whichever one of these people comes out, they are all the top nobles in the court, but in the eyes of the Reverse Scale Division and Shen Lie, they are not as good as ants.

The prince's military marquis is not as good as ants, and the rest of the officials, big and small, are even less important.

Facing the terrifying strongman, Xu Youchang and Murong Xue, who had always walked sideways in the imperial capital, couldn't help but be a little frightened at this time. The two waited silently in the alley, not even daring to take their heads.

After a while, a few figures walked out of the courtyard gate, Xu Youchang and Murong Xue peeked and found that the black-clothed official uniforms of the other party Yishui were all dressed as officials of Dali Temple.

However, if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that those people have a pair of goldfish embroidered on their necklines, and those who know the inside story can immediately recognize it, which is the special mark of the Reverse Scale Division.

Walking in the middle is a tall and thin middle-aged man, dressed in black and wearing a black hat, with three strands of long hair, who looks energetic and capable.

He took two steps towards the sedan chair without hurrying, and suddenly turned his head and looked towards the alley, just in time to make eye contact with the two people who were peeking. Xu Youchang Murong Xue was frightened, and hurriedly dodged and retracted.

The middle-aged man frowned slightly, and then whispered a few words to his subordinates, and then lifted the sedan curtain and got in.

It wasn't until the green nuni sedan chair completely disappeared outside the door of Xuanzheng Fang that Murong Xue breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll go, that guy has seen the two of us." ”

"If you see it, you see it, it doesn't matter!" Xu Youchang wiped the sweat from the corners of his forehead, and said with a self-proclaimed voice: "We didn't steal or rob, what are you afraid of him doing?" ”

Murong Xue groaned slightly: "You can't say that. The Reverse Scale Division is by no means child's play, Xu Lie, the evil star, came to find the Turkic princess, I don't know why. ”

Xu Youchang looked at the direction of the gate again: "Hey, you want to know why, just go in and ask He Sijia if it's clear, go!" ”

Seeing that his good brother was not dead, knowing that the Reverse Scale Division had already intervened, and he didn't want to go to see Anya, Murong Xue couldn't help but sigh that he was unlucky, and helplessly followed behind Xu Youchang and urged the horse to come to the gate of the courtyard.

The soldiers guarding the gate were all the elite of the forbidden army's tiger and leopard cavalry, and they recognized it as Murong Xue, the general of Yulin Zhonglang, and they all gave a military salute. The little school who led the team strode up and greeted him respectfully: "Hello, my lord, why are you here?" ”

Murong Xue turned over and dismounted: "I have an errand, I want to meet the people inside." This is Lord Xu, the commander of the Xuanjia Legion. ”

Hearing this, the little school hurriedly gave Xu Youchang a salute, and Xu Youchang asked, "What were those people doing just now?" ”

"Back to General Murong and Xu Duwei, those are all officials of Dali Temple," Xiao Xiao replied seriously: "They were ordered by Lord Siqing to come to verify the identity of the Turkic princess. ”

Murong Xue's eyes rolled: "Verify your identity?" Can this still be fake? ”

Xu Youchang was also quite puzzled: "I think eighty percent has another purpose." When we were in the western Xinjiang, we had already verified, and when we returned to the imperial capital, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple also had special personnel to inspect it. Now Dali Temple is coming again, and it is clearly ......"

Murong Xue motioned to Xu Youchang with her eyes not to say more, and then ordered, "You can stay here, you don't have to accompany you in." ”

The Colonel respectfully agreed, stood in place, and watched the two young chiefs enter the courtyard.

The two of them had a stomach full of questions, and after walking a few steps inside, they happened to meet Anya, the maid who Xu Youchang had been thinking about for a long time. At this time, Lao Xu still didn't know that the handsome little maid in front of him was the real Princess Yingyang of the Turkic Empire, He Sijia.

At first glance, when he saw his sweetheart, Xu Youchang couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, and hurriedly danced to Murong Xue to see him, He Sijia saw his simple appearance, couldn't help but blush, and said lightly: "General Xu, General Murong, the two are good." ”

Murong Xue looked at He Sijia carefully, and secretly praised this old Xu's vision in her heart was really good. The girl in front of her is not only extremely beautiful, but what is even more rare is that her temperament is also different. Although she is just a maid, she has a kind of luxury and dignity in her demeanor.

Maybe it's because of living in the palace for a long time, Murong Xue thought secretly.

"Are the two generals here to see our princess?" He Sijia asked knowingly.

Xu Youchang wanted to say, "Actually, I'm here to see you", but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back raw. Such an abrupt beauty can't help but seem frivolous, and it will not be good to make Anya angry when the time comes.

Seeing her brother's stupid look, Murong Xue couldn't help but smile: "Oh, we came to visit the princess on a special trip. You are in a foreign land, and the relationship between the two countries is quite delicate, and Lord Xu is not worried about the life of the princess and you, so he came to take a look. ”

"If the two generals are bothered, then please come with me." He Sijia saluted again, and then led the two to the main hall.

At this time, Inas, who was pretending to be a princess, was sitting in the room, thinking about what had just happened, and was slightly distracted. When she saw He Sijia leading people again, she couldn't help but be stunned, worried that there would be any more trouble.

After seeing that the person who came was actually Xu Youchang, Inas immediately understood the reason, and couldn't help but smile: "General Xu is here, I am sorry for the disappointment." ”

Xu Youchang hurriedly politely, and then introduced Murong Xue beside him to the other party. When Inas heard that this person was actually the general of the Janissary Guard of the Holy Tang Emperor, she couldn't help but be slightly surprised, and while warmly beckoning the two of them to take a seat, she secretly speculated about the other party's intentions.

Murong Xue saw the Turkic princess's doubts, and said with a smile: "I am good friends with Lord Xu, because this place is temporarily under the control of the forbidden army, so I accompanied him to visit His Highness." Although our two countries have met each other, His Royal Highness has a noble status, even if I am the emperor, I have specially issued an edict to let the civil and military ministers abide by etiquette, and do not neglect you. ”

Inas bowed slightly: "Your country is a country of etiquette, and it really deserves its name." Although there are disputes between the two countries, Shengtang's bearing is really admirable. I also ask General Murong to express his gratitude to the emperor of your country on my behalf when he has the opportunity. ”

Murong Xue nodded yes, then exchanged a few more words, asked the other party what his needs were in life, and then changed his words: "Your Highness, did you have a guest just now?" ”

Hearing him ask, Inas thought about it, and immediately smiled: "Guest? General Murong smiled. This is the imperial capital, and those who come are the masters, aren't they? ”

Murong Xue and Xu Youchang were stunned when they heard this, and then they laughed in unison, which was quite embarrassing.

Inas remained silent and continued: "Someone has indeed been here, and it is an official of your country's Dali Temple. ”

Xu Youchang: "The one who is the leader, has he reported his family?" ”

Inas nodded and looked at He Sijia next to her: "What did the adult say his name was?" ”

He Sijia replied softly: "Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Shen Lie." ”

"Oh, yes, it's Lord Shen Lieshen," Inas smiled, "What? Do you know each other? ”

Murong Xue and Xu Youchang glanced at each other, and asked instead of answering, "What is Lord Shen doing here?" ”

Inas scoffed, "I don't know what he did, he just asked a few questions." ”

Murong Xue forcibly suppressed the curiosity in her heart, gave Xu Youchang a casual look, and signaled him not to continue to ask Shen Lie what he asked.

First, he was reluctant to tell the truth to the Turkic princess in front of him, saying that he had deliberately inquired about the affairs of the Reverse Scale Division.

Second, he also noticed that the princess was pretending to be confused with them, intentionally or unintentionally, and asked directly, but it was even more difficult for the other party to say.

Things were as Murong Xue expected, seeing that these two Saint Tang soldiers no longer cared about Fang Cai's affairs, but began to talk about other things, Inas couldn't help it.

She coughed lightly and said with a smile: "There is something so strange, I was about to ask the two of you." If I remember correctly, Dali Temple is the yamen in charge of the trial of criminal and prison cases in your country, so why did they come to me, a Turkic princess, to ask questions? ”

Murong Xue pretended not to care and responded, "It's really a little strange for His Highness to say this. However, we don't know what Dali Temple asked, so it's not easy to judge. ”

Inas said lightly: "The first question of Lord Shen was to ask me if I knew a person named Lao Jianhua. Listening to what he meant, this Lao Jianhua seems to have been in contact with the high-level of our Turks. ”

"Lao Jianhua?" Xu Youchang muttered twice and shook his head: "It sounds like it should be a saint Tang people, but I don't have any impression of this name." ”

Murong Xue asked rhetorically, "Then how did His Highness answer Shen Lie?" ”

"Naturally, I'm telling the truth," Inas smiled: "Like General Xu, I've never heard of Lao Jianhua. ”

"What's Shen Lie's reaction?"

Inas: "Nothing special, he then asked a second question. ”