For several days, Dugu Shuo had to go to Grandma Cai on the street to take a look, but he didn't see Liu Lingwei after all.

Dugushuo couldn't help but worry, thinking wildly day and night.

Occasionally waking up in the middle of the night, the dream was full of Liu Lingwei being tortured in the edict prison by the internal guards, but he couldn't do it for a while, so he had to worry secretly.

It's been more than a month in the blink of an eye. During these days, the internal guard Zuo Sili sent him to investigate the rebellion between the north and the south, and he did not return home for many days.

At that time, there was a large member of Wu Cao's command, named Lai Junchen, who originally got up by taking advantage of the wind of whistleblowing.

After coming to the throne, he teamed up with many villagers under his command to take advantage of the prevailing whistleblowing to make a living by falsely accusing the kings of the Li family and a group of courtiers, and won the favor of Emperor Wu.

This time, in front of Emperor Wu, he sued the Northern and Southern Ya Forbidden Army and Princess Taiping, Wu Chengsi and others for conspiring against Li Chongyu's party, and Wu Cao, who was already suspicious, ordered the internal guard to investigate the matter thoroughly. At present, the internal guard Zuo Si led an errand to monitor a group of people day and night, but because there was no evidence, the internal guard had no clue for a while, and there was no progress in the case.

Seeing that Emperor Wu was stubborn, the internal guards couldn't, so they had to discuss starting with Junchen, so they sent additional manpower to monitor day and night.

After the night, Dugushuo left everyone and went home. Because he ate some wine, he saw a faint fire in his house in the haze, Dugu Shuo thought he was drunk and dazzled, so he took a pinch of water in the water tank in the alley and wiped his face, and then looked through the crack in the door, he still saw the faint pearl light in the house.

Dugu Shuo was shocked, the smell of wine suddenly dissipated more than half, and now thought that there was a thief in the house, so he pulled out a knife and quietly climbed over the wall to grope in, and when he arrived in front of the house, he saw the figure in the house calmly, as if he was the owner, and he was more and more surprised in his heart, and was about to take off the bow and crossbow, when the person in the house suddenly said: "Come in, don't panic!" ”

When Dugu Shuo heard this, his heart tightened, and he was happy, this familiar voice was Liu Lingwei's voice, and he hurriedly threw down the knife and bow in his hand, pushed the door and rushed in.

The two looked at each other, and they didn't realize that they were in tears. Dugushuo was at a loss and was stunned for a long time.

Liu Ling looked at Dugu Shuo in front of him, and suddenly smiled, only to make Dugu Shuo more and more unable to stop his tears, his hands rubbed back and forth between his clothes, lowered his head, did not speak, and did not dare to look again.

There were dishes and chopsticks on the desk, Dugushuo peeked at it, and it took a long time to squeeze out three words from between his teeth: "You did it!" ”

Liu Lingwei listened, turned from joy to worry, quietly wiped a handful of tears, picked up the chopsticks and handed them to Dugu Shuo, and said, "Well, I made it, you can taste it!" ”

Dugu Shuomu took the chopsticks, took a step and sat firmly, picked up the bowl and ate it, and the tears fell into the bowl like raindrops, which only provoked Liu Lingwei to be unable to suppress it, and sobbed.

There was no word for a while, and time seemed to stop at this moment.

The lights were flickering, and Dugu Shuo had thought about the scene of meeting Liu Lingwei a hundred times, and he had also prayed for this scene.

They were originally childhood sweethearts, two people who had no guesses, but it was a pity that they made people.

Liu Ling sat lightly opposite Dugu Shuo, letting the tears fall in his eyes, and Dugu Shuo couldn't cry while eating. Liu Lingwei looked at it, suddenly got up and threw himself into Dugu Shuo's arms, Dugu Shuo looked at Liu Lingwei who was looking forward to the night in front of him, he couldn't hold it anymore, and held it tightly in his arms, and the past scenes emerged one by one, and the two of them cried bitterly like children.

At that time, when they were young, the two of them ate together, frolicked together, read together, got along day and night, accompanied each other day and night, and later due to the change of the temple, both families were implicated and went to prison.

At this moment, the two of them were sitting on both sides, Dugu Shuo was eating the food in a big gulp, Liu Lingwei looked at his face with a hint of a smile, and said carefully: "You are still the same as before, gobbling, you eat slowly, be careful not to choke!" ”

Dugu Shuo listened, swallowed a few mouthfuls in a row, suddenly stopped, put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and stared at Liu Lingwei and said, "You have learned to cook and martial arts!" ”

Liu Lingwei didn't expect Dugu Shuo to ask, suddenly stopped smiling, became cold, looked at Dugu Shuo directly, and slowly swallowed: "After my father died, I was sent to the Jiaofang Division, if I hadn't been rescued by well-wishers after I threw myself into the river, I'm afraid I would have become an official prostitute a long time ago, and God has eyes, so I met a master and learned some protective skills." ”

When Dugu Shuo heard this, he looked at Liu Lingwei with a distressed face, and his heart became more and more sad, and he hurriedly held Liu Lingwei's hand and said, "I didn't expect you to suffer these grievances later!" ”

Liu Lingwei's eyes dodged left and right, gently broke free of Dugushuo's hand, wiped a handful of tears, and said with a smile: "It's all over, don't mention it!" As he spoke, he turned away.

"After I was released, I only heard them say that you threw yourself into the river, I didn't believe it, so I went to the Huai River to find you several times, asked all the fishermen, and said that I hadn't seen you, I didn't give up, and then I went to the opportunity, after all, there was no news from you, I thought you were dead, and I set up a tomb for you!" Dugu Shuo was excited when he said it, but Liu Lingwei became more and more sad, and actually choked and cried.

Dugu Shuo said again: "I know that Uncle Liu is wronged, and so is my father, Your Majesty has rehabilitated my father, I know that it was Lai Junchen who framed these people to frame them into a trick, I swore in front of your grave that one day I will kill this dog thief with my own hands to avenge you, and now the internal guards are staring at Lai Junchen day and night, just when the time is ripe, they can take advantage of the opportunity of the rebellion between the north and the south to send him to the guillotine!" ”

Liu Lingwei listened and thought for a moment, suddenly startled, and asked urgently: "You mean that the internal guards are investigating the affairs of the North and South Ya, how did the internal guards know about the rebellion of the North and South Ya, and who else is implicated in the North and South Ya?" Dugu Shuo saw that Liu Ling stopped crying slightly, and was quite interested in the affairs of the North and South Ya, so he avoided the important things he knew and listened to Liu, and the words revealed the meaning of marrying the trouble.

Seeing that Liu Ling was silent, Dugushuo deliberately didn't delve into it and asked more, only pretending that she was curious, so he asked himself: "Where did you go after leaving Qinzhou City?" I've been worrying about you all day! And the things that Guo Lin left before he died, do you know that they will kill you? ”

After listening to these questions, Liu Lingwei suddenly "snorted" and said: "You really became Wu Cao's eagle dog, and I was like a prisoner of the internal guard prison, since this is the case, it is better to arrest me and send me to the internal guard, maybe you can exchange it for your glory and wealth!" "Then get up and leave.

When Dugu Shuo heard this, he panicked for a while, and he didn't know that the wrong sentence annoyed Liu Lingwei, so he hurriedly grabbed Liu Lingwei's arm and said: "Don't be angry, I'm just worried about your safety, and it's not for Guo Lin's relics, if it's really for glory and wealth, I won't let you go, let alone let you take that thing!" It's just, it's just, you don't know, the court already knows about you, but you haven't gotten Guo Lin's relics yet, and you can't confirm it for a while, the internal guard sent people from the Prison Department and the Punishment Department to Yingzhou, and soon they will be able to find out about you, I'm just afraid that you won't be able to get out by then, the internal guard edict is not something that ordinary people can bear, you have to plan early! According to what Emperor Wu and Wu Chenghei said, Dugu Shuo connected everything together, and deliberately said it to probe Liu Lingwei's tone to see if he knew about it.

Unexpectedly, Liu Lingwei listened, and was about to leave, Dugu Shuo hurriedly said: "There is a curfew in the city now, and you will soon be targeted by the internal guards when you go out, so it's better to wait for dawn to leave!" ”

Liu Ling listened slightly, turned back, stared at Dugu Shuo and asked, "Does Wu Cao really know about that list and Yingzhou?" When Dugu Shuo heard this, he knew that Liu Lingwei must be involved in the affairs of Yingzhou, so he said: "In this way, the affairs of Yingzhou are really related to your list!" ”

"Dugushuo, you actually tempted me, you, you, in vain I trusted you so much!" Liu Lingwei knew that he had missed his mouth, so he was furious, turned around and was about to leave, Dugu Shuo's eyes were fast, he took the first step to the side, rushed ahead, sealed Liu Lingwei's qi acupoint, made it unable to move, and then picked it up and put it on the bed.

"Dugushuo, let me go, otherwise I'll ignore you!" Liu Ling said angrily and shyly.

"Ling Wei, don't worry, I won't hurt you, temporarily living here with me is the most internal guard can't find out, don't worry, I won't ask about your affairs in the future, as long as you don't leave, you can do whatever you like!" Dugu Shuo said, took off his shoes, hat and clothes and lay beside Liu Lingwei.

"You let me go first!"

"If I let you go, and you have to go again, you just lie down like this, we are like when we were children!" Hearing this, Liu Lingwei suddenly stopped talking, the tears in her eyes flowed down the corners of her eyes, Dugu Shuo saw that she was silent, and her face was full of tears, so she took out a handkerchief and wiped it carefully.

"This handkerchief, you still have this handkerchief!" Liu Lingwei looked at the handkerchief in Dugushuo's hand and asked in disbelief.

"Of course I have to keep it, of course I have to keep what you gave me!" Dugu Shuo said, like a child, which only made Liu Lingwei more and more teary-eyed, and he was speechless.

The two of them were lying like this, saying one sentence after another, I don't know when Liu Lingwei's acupoint was solved, but she listened to Dugushuo's snoring, as if everything had returned to the past, and she endured it until it was dawn.

Dugushuo and Liu Lingwei's father were classmates and friends, and the two families have been friends for many years. The two were childhood sweethearts, and after the two families were both Guan Longshi clans, Dugu Shuo's father was imprisoned for opposing the two saints, and Liu's father was exiled for his crusade against Wu Cao and Li Xian, and the female dependents of the two families were all official prostitutes. Liu Lingwei's father died in exile, and his mother hanged herself.

After Emperor Wu ascended the throne, in order to attract people's hearts, he granted amnesty to the world and forgave everyone from their sins.

Dugu Shuo woke up and disappeared from Liu Lingwei, and after looking around, there was still no trace, thinking that it was time to leave, and he was lost for a while, so he only sat on the steps of the house.

I don't know how long it has passed, Dugu Shuo suddenly heard a voice, and hurriedly looked up, it turned out that Liu Lingwei came back with a vegetable basket, Dugu Shuo saw it, ran up and hugged it, and immediately cried.

After a long time, he said, "I thought you had left me again!" Liu Lingwei also gently hugged Dugu Shuo and said: "The world is so big, but there is no place for me, I only have one relative in this world, where else can I go if I leave here?" The two looked at each other and smiled.

After breakfast, the two sat on the steps, talking about the joy of childhood, and before they knew it, it was getting late.

At that time, they were only seven or eight years old, and they did not have many ordinary thoughts, and they were free and happy. Ten years have passed, and things have long been different.

For several days, Dugushuo didn't go to the internal guard, and even people talked all day long, and he didn't realize that it was a whole day.

On this day, the people of the Internal Security Department were discussing the affairs of the North and South Ya, and Wu Gengji suddenly asked: "Who is in charge of the affairs of the North and South Ya?" Everyone in the hall was silent, Wu Gengji was slightly angry, and said: "Dugu Shuo is talking back and forth? After a long time of no movement, everyone looked at each other, and one person said: "Back to the adult, the commander of Dugu has not come to the department for two or three days, and the case of the North and South Ya is handled by Lord Dugu, and we will co-organize!" ”

Wu Gengji heard this, and said angrily: "How can this be reasonable, the case is so urgent, but he doesn't take care of it, what an excuse, go, go now, find him back, the old man will sit in the hall and wait for him!" The man went stupidly, just went out to meet Xu Gao, Shangguanyi and others, everyone saw his panicked expression, so he asked a few words, knowing the reason for the matter, Xu Gao persuaded the man, and went straight to Dugushuo's house.

At that time, Liu Lingwei went out early. Xu Gao pushed the door in, and saw that Dugu Shuo still hadn't gotten up, so he shouted a few times, disturbing Dugu Shuo's dream, and the angry Dugu Shuo cursed Xu Gao a few words.

Xu Gao explained the reason, waited for Dugushuo to wash up, and then went to the Internal Health Division together. Along the way, Xu Gao told Dugu Shuo about the situation in the division in detail, he just nodded in agreement, and did not make a sound, Xu Gao secretly had to sweat for him.

When the two were leaving, Dugushuo secretly left a note for Liu Lingwei.

"Dugu Shuo has seen adults!"

Wu Gengji listened, didn't look at it, sipped tea and said: "If you don't come to duty for a few days, do you know what happened to the North and South Ya?" ”

"Back to my lord, the matter of the north and south has been seen, and please give me a little more leniency, I can't talk about it in detail at the moment, just wait for the fish to be hooked and the turtle to enter the urn, you can collect the net, and go to your subordinates to have their own explanation!" Dugu Shuo said so, although he didn't go to the division, he privately commanded Yang Zhong and others to lure Lai Junchen into the net according to his plan.

Wu Gengji knew Dugu Shuo's ability, and after hearing this, his heart became more and more happy, and he said: "Good, good, good, colleagues, look at it, this is the deputy commander praised by His Majesty, the internal security office is not a huge momentum, not a bully, but a careful plan and strategizing." The old man knows that your Longyou matter is still resting, and he can't bear to increase the burden anymore, but now that it is an eventful autumn, he can't do it, and when the affairs of the north and south are done, he will ask for credit for you! ”

"Thank you, my lord, my lord, I have been in poor health recently, and I want to take a few days off, I hope your lord will allow it!" Dugushuo took the opportunity to say.

"Exactly! Haha, go back and rest, with your words, the old man is much more down-to-earth, that's it, today's hall is here, everyone, please do it! As soon as Wu Gengji said this, everyone dispersed.

In addition to the Department of Internal Guard, Dugu Shuo shouted Li Zeng from afar and said, "Envoy Li, Your Majesty's message!" Li Zeng knew that he had been sent to the Ming Hall by Emperor Wu, and if he said this, he wanted to kneel and listen, but was held by Dugu Shuo and said: "This matter is confidential, don't kneel and listen!" Li Zeng shouted "Long live" and waved his hands to listen.

I only heard Dugu Shuo say: "Recently, Junchen has accused the kings of the Wu clan for rebellion, and fabricated the crime of Li Dan, Li Xian and the Northern and Southern Ya to rebel together, which is really hateful and hateful. When Li Zeng heard this, he really thought it was the name of Emperor Wu, so he accepted it and said: "Your Majesty is merciful, and the ministers will not give up until they die, and they will definitely repay the emperor's kindness!" ”

When Dugu Shuo heard this, he sneered in his heart, and said between his mouth: "Your Majesty has entrusted you and me with this matter, if you reveal the rumors, you know the consequences, please don't leak the rumors, and you can't do it openly, you need to do it secretly!" Li Zeng listened, waved his hands and said: "This is natural, the lower official has thanked the Dugu commander for his kindness, this kindness should be remembered in the heart, always grateful, please rest assured, Li's mouth is notoriously strict!" ”

"Okay, okay, there is something urgent at the moment, but I am unwell, I really can't go in person..." Before Dugu Shuo finished speaking, Li Zeng preemptively said: "Your Excellency, just command, and there is no ambiguity in your humble position!" ”

Dugu Shuo whispered a few words in Li Zeng's ear, and Li Zeng looked up obediently.

If the plan was set, Dugu Shuo got out of the house and hurried home.

I just went out of the palace gate, but was stopped by Pei Ce.

Pei Ce said with a wicked smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, I was going to look for you at home, but I met Xu Gao and said that you were invited by Master Wu, so I was waiting for you at the door of Zuosi!" ”

"Wait for me to do anything, I've been sick lately, and it's inconvenient to drink, another day, another day!" Dugu Shuo said, turned sideways and was about to leave, but was dragged back by Pei Ce, and said with a smile: "I don't want to drink with you today, I have a happy event to tell you!" ”

"Happy event, the autumn is cold and the heart is cold, and the people's hearts are not ancient, what can be the happy event? Yes, I said it tightly, I might as well go home early! ”

"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, there are many people here, it is inconvenient to tell each other, you have to go to my house to talk about it, and you are alone, it is too early, and it is boring to return home!" Pei Ce said, suddenly looked at Dugu Shuo and smiled: "It's not you Jinwu Zangjiao!" Dugu Shuo was worried that he would have a good time, and Pei Ce had to go to the house to eat and drink again, in case he bumped into Liu Lingwei, he was afraid that he would cause trouble again, so he agreed to go to Pei's mansion, and only then did he go out of the palace, and he saw Xu Gao, Shangguanyi and others waiting, so they went together.