Dong Tianxing was stunned for a moment: "What does the princess mean...... Zhen Guogong? ”

"Master Dong, you are a little conservative," Li Xi sneered, "I mean the queen." ”

Dong Tianxing looked at Shen Lie next to him: "Actually, I also guessed that the Zhenguo Mansion was involved behind the scenes, but I didn't think that the queen would intervene in it, after all, she was just a female ......."

Shen Lie waved his hand: "Old Dong, we have received news that the real person in charge of the Cheng family is actually Cheng Wen. Relatively speaking, Cheng Dong is more cautious and conservative in the matter of being the enemy of Dadu. Like what you just said about Jiuxi, most of them are fueled by the queen. ”

Dong Tianxing thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Well, what you said is very reasonable. The Cheng family has a deep grudge with Daduhu, and the queen has been secretly recruiting troops recently, entrapping many old nobles and court ministers, I don't know what she wants to do. ”

"What can you do? Take the power. Li Xi snorted: "Cheng Wen has been a very ambitious girl since she was a child, and Cheng Mansion has to listen to her in everything, otherwise no one will want to have good fruits to eat, even her father's concubines." This has long been known in the aristocratic circles of the imperial capital. ”

She paused slightly and continued: "From Cheng Wen's point of view, Brother Jiang Yao not only has a grudge against the Zhenguo Mansion, but more importantly, the Zhenjiang Army's outer Zhenjiang frontier and the inner Jing Dynasty are the biggest obstacles to her growing her descendants and conspiring to interfere in politics. Only by finding a way to get rid of Brother Jiang Yao can the power of Cheng Wen and the Cheng family really get rid of the constraints and do whatever they want. ”

Shen Lie also sensed that something was wrong with the situation, so he said solemnly: "Princess, this matter must not be delayed, we must rush to minimize the harm before the situation becomes more complicated." Li Bing is suspicious by nature, and he was originally very jealous of Dadu Hu, and this time he made a discussion about Jiuxi out of thin air, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not consider doing anything to Jiang Yao again. ”

Without waiting for Li Xi to answer, Yuan Bin first said angrily: "What bullshit emperor, we never recognize him!" When there was a rebellion in the western Xinjiang and a Turkic invasion, and the people of the 36 countries of the Ghost Desert were worse than dead, where was Li Bing? If he dares to bully Daduhu, our Zhenjiang Army will never agree! ”

Li Xi glanced at Yuan Bin and Shi Feng worriedly, nodded and responded: "Don't worry, I will inform Li Xiuming immediately and let them find a way to resolve this matter." The reward of Jiuxi is not something that can be set in a moment and a half, and there is always a chance to deal with it. ”

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Just when Dong Tianxing was discussing countermeasures with Shen Lie, Li Xi and others because of the matter of Jiuxi, there was also a group of people plotting something in an abandoned mansion in Mingrenfang in the south of the city.

They are the masters of the Tiger Camp sent by Lao Jianhua to the imperial capital.

Wen Xiao, the old department of the Reverse Scale Division, was exposed by Shen Lie and them in the way of announcing the imperial capital, and he was already so angry at this time.

He is the kind of person with a vicious heart and a narrow temperament, and it is not easy to endure in the rivers and lakes for many years, and now he just plans to sneak into the imperial capital to avenge his family, and he is directly placed in broad daylight, how can he not be angry?

I only heard him say viciously: "Shen Lie, this little rabbit cub, Lao Tzu hasn't looked for his bad luck yet, he came to provoke me first?!" Well, since you are unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust! Wu Ling, prepare manpower, let's do a big job! ”

Wu Ling asked, "Wen Bo, what are you going to do?" ”

"The idea of the Intelligence Department of the Zhenjiang Army is very clear, that is, I want the imperial court to focus all its attention on us, but Lao Tzu doesn't follow their wishes!" Wen Xiao sneered: "Take out the list I set." If you don't take a few heads, they don't know how powerful! ”

Wu Ling took out a piece of letterhead from his arms, looked at it, and said: "At present, the whole city is on high alert, and now the assassination operation is carried out, will it be ......?"

Wen Xiao waved her hand: "I can't care so much." Shen Lie left books everywhere, the imperial court already knew that I was here, and I would soon make some moves, and when that time came, I am afraid it would be even more difficult to do things. It's better to take advantage of the chaos that has just started now, add chaos to him, and turn the eyes of the court to Shen Lie! ”

Wu Ling thought about it carefully, and finally nodded: "That's okay, listen to your old man." We've been in the city for a long time, and the further back we go, the more dangerous it becomes, so we really need to act as soon as possible. ”

Wen Xiao saw that he agreed, so he ordered: "You don't have to deal with all the people on the list, just pick these few." They don't have to ask for any single hit, they just need to make them feel that this is Shen Lie's revenge. Our purpose is to make the imperial court keep its eyes on the Horse Mansion. If they make trouble, we will have a chance to raid the Wannian County Prison! ”

"Understood," Wu Ling Huoran got up: "I'll assign people immediately!" ”

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The imperial capital city, which was on high alert because of the death of Pei Yinglun, the superintendent of the palace, was once again tense to the extreme overnight.

As soon as the red warning of the Iron Hand appeared, four important members of the imperial court were assassinated that night.

Xiao Yue, the Qing of Dali Temple, was poisoned at a friend's banquet; On the way home, Su Mingzhong was attacked by crossbow arrows and was seriously wounded; The deputy head of Ouchi and the foreman Shang Fu went out of the palace to do business, and was slashed three times by the killer, but fortunately, the forbidden army next to him desperately rescued him and saved his life.

Including Shi Tianmu, the head of the Anti-Scale Division, also encountered assassins.

He had just come out of the palace after inspecting the sentry, and as soon as he walked to the gate of the North Ya, Leng Buding shot two poisonous crossbow arrows from the shadows. As soon as the scream of the arrow breaking through the air started, the reverse scale spy immediately reacted, and one of the secret agents closest to Tian Mu raised his foot and kicked it, directly kicking their long history into a dog and eating, which was worthy of escaping a fatal attack.

Similar to the previous assassinations, this time the Assassin saw that he could not succeed, and immediately fled the scene with light skills, while the people of the Reverse Scale Division chased after him from the back gate of the palace to the area of Cheng'en Fang, and finally disappeared from the assassin killer.

When this matter was introduced to the palace, it immediately attracted Li Bing's attention, and Tian Mu and Ouyang Lin were urgently summoned to understand the situation. Tian Mu, who was so frightened that his lips were blue and his face was white, in front of the emperor, told in detail what happened to him just now, and he was lucky.

Ouyang Lin said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, just now I sent someone to ask Su Mingzhong and Shang Fu's accompanying guards, and they also said that the direction of the assassin's escape was Chengenfang. In this way, most of them ...... It is related to the Horse House. ”

Tian Mu hurriedly continued: "Your Majesty, the Horse Mansion has always been very close to the Intelligence Department of the Zhenjiang Army, and before we investigated the case of General Cheng Xi's murder, we cleared all the strongholds of the Intelligence Department in the imperial capital, and only the Horse Mansion was not touched. The minister suspects that there are a lot of secret agents of the Zhenjiang Army hidden in it, and maybe the thief Shen Lie is inside! Several people who were attacked this time had been involved in Shen Lie's case at the beginning, which was obviously revenge. ”

Li Bing hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Search the Horse Mansion," Ouyang Lin said in a firm tone, "Whether Shen Lie is in it or not, Cheng Enfang's suspicion is very big. Wechen believes that it is necessary to send someone in to see clearly. ”

Hearing this, Li Bing pondered for a moment and sighed: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate." The Horse Mansion is Murong's mansion, and my sister Princess Fenyang also lives there, so you have no tangible evidence, so you go directly to the door to search, in case nothing is found, how should I explain to them? ”

As he spoke, he looked up at the two in front of him and asked, "Aren't you both sending people to watch over there?" Didn't you notice any clues? ”

Ouyang Lin and Tian Mu glanced at each other, and said embarrassedly: "Please forgive your majesty." The Horse Mansion covers a vast area, and the people of Weichen can't get too close there, so they can only monitor the access roads and some areas, and it is difficult to achieve comprehensive monitoring. ”

Tian Mu also nodded: "The Reverse Scale Division is similar. The other party is an elite assassin who deliberately hides his traces, and it is difficult to detect the eyeliner in time. However, you can't go wrong with the general direction. Since the killers have disappeared in the area of Cheng'en Fang, within a radius of several miles, only the Horse Mansion is the most suspicious. ”

Li Bing shook his head: "Based on the general direction alone, I can't make a move against the imperial generals and dignified horses, you are giving me a problem." ”

Hearing him say this, Ouyang Lin and Tian Mu had no idea for a while. There is indeed a certain risk in searching the Horse Mansion, and the slightest mistake in the middle will inevitably attract the reproach of the royal family, courtiers or the military.

And the emperor is obviously unwilling to take this risk, so let them take it?

When the monarch and the minister were worried, a delicate voice suddenly came from behind the screen: "Your Majesty, the concubine has a plan, I don't know if it is feasible?" ”

The three of them were stunned when they heard this, and turned their heads to look at the same time, only to see Queen Cheng Wen walking out from behind the screen. Ouyang Lin and Tian Mu hurriedly saluted him, and at the same time knew that the emperor had always asked the queen to stay there to listen to their conversation, which also showed that Li Bing was now very fond of Cheng Wen.

Li Bing asked curiously: "Empress, do you have any good ideas, let's hear about it." ”

Cheng Wen smiled at first, and then said: "The concubine thinks, we might as well use a trick to Li Daitao's stiff strategy." ”

"How is Li Dai Tao stiff? Be careful. ”

Cheng Wen replied unhurriedly: "Since there is no solid evidence for the assassin's matter, and it is difficult to explain it to the outside world by rashly searching the mansion, it is better to make a real case with conclusive evidence, and exchange small sacrifices for big goals." ”

After that, she turned to Ouyang Lin and Tian Mu: "You choose a light skill master, let him steal the Seven Treasures and Phoenix Hairpins of the Palace, and then secretly sneak into the Horse Mansion to hide." You can use this as an excuse to enter the house and search for the thief, isn't it? ”

"Wonderful!" Tian Mu exclaimed: "The queen mother is really strategic. The Seven Treasures and Phoenix Hairpin is a heirloom treasure of the ancient Yue Kingdom 600 years ago, which was treasured and inherited by the queens of the Holy Tang Dynasty, and has always been regarded as a symbol of the mother's rites in the world, and has never been lost. If it is stolen by a thief, it is normal to search for it. ”

Ouyang Lin also bowed slightly: "And the wonderful thing about this plan is that there are indeed people who sneak into the Horse Mansion with treasures, even if we can't find Shen Lie and the people from the Intelligence Department, in the end, as long as the person who steals the treasure is caught, it can also block the mouths of the government and the opposition, and Commander Murong and Princess Fenyang can't say anything at all." ”