Shen Zhixi was still a little worried in his heart, the hanged ghost on the tree with his crooked neck was not a joke, otherwise why did so many strange things happen in his Dingling Tomb last time.

In order to relieve the tension, she quietly took Gu Yuan's hand.

His hands were slender and white, with distinct joints, and like his people, cold and lonely.

Gu Yuan took a moment to say, "What is Your Highness holding my hand for?" ”

Shen Zhixi pretended to smile briskly, "Your hands are good-looking, okay?" ”

She said it normally, but Gu Yuan could feel her chaotic thoughts.

"I've been to the Shouhuang Palace before." Shen Zhixi explained, "But I didn't know at the time that this was the northern Xuanwu Town, but when the Yongchang Mausoleum was not completed, my father's spirit was here, and I found an abnormality when I came to worship." ”

Gu Yuan was puzzled: "What's the difference?" ”

Shen Zhixi teased: "I didn't expect Master Gu to know about this. ”

Gu Yuan knew that she was ironic about her behavior just now, and just smiled.

Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Shen Zhixi had no choice but to say: "It's the shrine in the Shouhuang Palace that has shifted four feet to the left for some reason, I thought it was strange at the time, and ordered the imperial mausoleum guard to guard it strictly, and the next day I found that the shrine was shifted five feet to the right, and on the third day it returned to the same place." ”

Gu Yuan frowned, "It's a little strange...... But what does the shrine represent? ”

"That's why I said that Jingshan is haunted." Shen Zhixi said helplessly, "Isn't it suspicious that no one has moved the shrine and changed places for no reason?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the gust of wind reappeared very untimely, and this time she heard it, it was a terrible cry.

"It seems that this Xuanwu Town City has some unknown secrets." Gu Yuan drew his sword out of its sheath and looked around.

Shen Zhixi said softly: "There is no abnormality so far, but you look at the floor tiles." ”

Gu Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at the bricks in the hall.

The floor tiles are made of marble, and a lot of wood chips have fallen on it, Gu Yuan picked up a piece, and there were words engraved on it!

"This is Golden Silk Nanmu!" Shen Zhixi was born in the royal family, and naturally knows these peerless treasures well.

Rao is that she is well-informed, and she can't help but exclaim at this moment.

The debris of golden silk nan wood on the ground is likely to be thrown by man!

In other words, there are really unknown people in the temple now!

Gu Yuan picked up the remaining sawdust, took a cursory glance, and handed it to Shen Zhixi: "What is written on it is a seal script." ”

Shen Zhixi frowned slightly, this gesture was quite similar to the secret letter that Su Jiumo and Tao Chengqi sent her last time.

Who will it be this time?

She looked at the words on it carefully, but she saw a clue.

Ascend to Bliss early, and then you can be at ease.

At this moment, a gloomy laugh came from the beam: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, I've been waiting for a long time." ”

Shen Zhixi and Gu Yuan raised their eyes at the same time to look at the beam, lying on it leisurely chewing mint leaves, was it Ning Fengzi or who?

Gu Yuan was about to draw his sword, but Shen Zhixi stopped him: "Wait, let's see what he wants to do." ”

"It seems that His Royal Highness is the same as Tang Xiujin, a woman's kindness, and she can't be ruthless." Ning Fengzi sneered: "Then I'll help him do it, except for your worries." ”

Shen Zhixi said coldly: "It depends on whether you have the ability." Please unsheath your sword! ”

The Tangxi sword she was wearing moved when she heard the sound, and stabbed straight at Ning Fengzi on the beam!

Ning Fengzi quickly got up, and was able to dodge Shen Zhixi's flying sword, and then strands of silk threads flew out of his sleeves and flew towards Shen Zhixi!

At the critical moment, Gu Yuan's eyes were quick, and he drew his sword to cut off the thread!

"There are Miao Jiang Gu poisons on these red lines! Don't get it! Shen Zhixi reminded Gu Yuan while dodging the silk thread sideways.

After all, Gu Yuan was a famous master on the Yuedan evaluation list, and he had a premonition about these, so he raised his hand to cut off those weird red lines and escorted Shen Zhixi to exit the Shouhuang Palace step by step.

Even Shen Zhixi didn't expect that Jingshan was so close to the palace that she was almost assassinated at the door of her own house!

The Gu worms spread rapidly in the hall, gradually approaching Shen Zhixi.

At this moment, Ning Fengzi threw a dagger from his sleeve, and in the chaos, the dagger passed through the Gu worm and flew towards Gu Yuan!

Shen Zhixi couldn't care about the Gu worm that was approaching step by step at this moment, so he cut off the dagger with a sword, and pulled Gu Yuan to retreat outside the hall.

When she was young, she had heard her master Xiao Nanting say that the reproduction speed of Gu worms was very fast, and 100,000 people could be bred in one breath, and there was only one way to solve these Gu worms.

Fire.

Hearing the voice, the Imperial Forest Army hurried up the mountain and happened to meet Shen Zhixi and Gu Yuan.

The general led by him gave a military salute of the Imperial Forest Army: "Chen Xuanli, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army and the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, has seen His Royal Highness and Gu Shuai!" ”

Gu Yuan recognized that this was his old department, and handed him the lit fire: "Set fire to it in a while, and burn it inside." ”

Chen Xuanli was stunned, "Huh? Gu Shuai, the Shouhuang Palace is a royal garden, how do you say that it will be burned? ”

Gu Yuan's eyes lit up: "There are Gu worms in the palace, if they spread out, the hundreds of thousands of people in the capital will be finished!" Do you have no father or mother, no brothers, no wives and no children? ”

"The last general, please think twice!" Chen Xuanli half-knelt and reminded Gu Yuan, "Burning the palace, according to the laws of the Great Zhao, it is a capital crime, and the last general will never dare to obey his fate!" ”

At this time, Shen Zhixi on the side spoke: "Today's arson to the Shouhuang Palace, this palace will bear it!" The palace can be rebuilt after it burns, but human lives are at stake, and if the plague really spreads, which of you can afford to take this responsibility? ”

Seeing that the eldest princess had agreed to set fire to the Shouhuang Palace, Chen Xuanli raised his eyes to look at the blood-red color in the palace, and finally made up his mind: "Light the fire!" ”

Lu Ran also came with Jinyi Wei at this time, "Linxi, are you okay?" ”

Gu Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm fine, this little trick can't hurt me, but if the plague spreads, the people of the entire Yandu City will suffer because of it." ”

Lu Ran nodded and said, "Don't say that you and Your Highness, I was a little surprised when I received the news from Chen Xuanli. Jingshan is also part of the Imperial Garden, and the assassins can infiltrate Jingshan and the Imperial Palace. ”

Shen Zhixi explained: "It doesn't have much to do with Chen Xuanli, the Shouhuang Palace is originally a Xuanwu town, if the four towns can really be connected, then it is not surprising that the assassin can appear here." ”

"Then you still set fire to the Shouhuang Palace?" Lu Ran was puzzled, "What if it destroys feng shui?" ”

Gu Yuanqi said: "Why do you believe in this thing?" But don't worry, you don't need too much fire, the Gu worms will catch fire when they encounter fire, and once they ignite, they will bring a large group with them, and they shouldn't cause any damage to the hall itself. ”

"Are you sure?" Lu Ran was skeptical.

"Otherwise, I'll let Chen Xuanli set fire?" Gu Yuan said with a smile, "You can relax, even if the main hall is burned down, it doesn't take a lot of trouble to rebuild, but if the plague spreads, it won't be as simple as rebuilding." ”

"Is there anyone else in there?" Lu Ran asked.

"Yes, yes, but he can't die." Gu Yuan smiled, "King Huainan of the former Han Dynasty, immortal and immortal for a thousand years, do you know who he is talking about?" ”

Lu Ran shook his head and said, "You say something human." ”

"The king of Huainan is Liu An, and now the one in the palace who manipulates the Gu worm and wants to destroy Yandu is the reincarnation of the king of Huainan, Ning Fengzi."

A quarter of an hour later, the flames were quickly extinguished.

Sure enough, as Gu Yuan expected, only some wooden utensils in the hall were burned, the doors and windows were destroyed, the Gu worms turned to ashes, and Ning Fengzi was nowhere to be found.

But Gu Yuan had an intuition that Ning Fengzi was not dead.

At the same time, the Yishui Annex.

"Did I tell you that you are not allowed to touch Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess? Did I say that? Tang Xiujin raised his sleeves and overturned the teacup, and the hot tea spilled all over the ground, "Ning Fengzi, don't force me to do it!" If you dare to touch her again, I will definitely kill all your blood relatives and friends, and I will do what I say! ”

Ning Fengzi said coldly: "Tang Xiujin, I misjudged you, you usually open your mouth for benevolence and morality, and close your mouth for morality and righteousness, do you think you are a gentleman?" We are now grasshoppers on a rope, and when I die, how can you be left alone? Scold...... Yelu Chucai really didn't misunderstand you, you are just a hypocrite who sells his reputation and fame for the benevolence of women! ”

Tang Xiujin's eyes were fierce, "Ning Fengzi, don't think that I won't dare to kill you!" ”

Ning Fengzi sneered: "If you have the ability, you will kill me today!" Come on! ”

Tang Xiujin was stunned.

Concubine Hu was right.

None of them could kill Ning Fengzi.

After a moment, he said dejectedly, "Why are you doing this? ”

The matter has come to this, and Ning Fengzi no longer hides it: "If the princess doesn't die, your heart can't be settled, and we still have a way out." As soon as the princess dies, we can only fight against the water, and after the matter is completed, we may be able to ascend to the throne and take charge of the court! This world is originally a world of great contention, his Shen family can win it, and your Tang family will also win it! ”

Tang Xiujin laughed at himself: "Didn't you say it yourself or maybe you could ascend to the throne?" Don't you know the destiny of heaven? Tell me, what do you call 'or'? If this plan fails, do you want to drag more than 100 people from my Tang family to accompany you to the funeral? ”

"Isn't the Tang family a fish on the chopping board to be slaughtered now?" Ning Fengzi reminded, "Cui Xianchun, the old ministers of the three dynasties, died tragically in the edict prison, and now do you think that the two of us, Concubine Hu, Shen Jun, and even your teacher Xie Zhen and the Chen Jun Xie family behind him, will not repeat the mistakes of the Cui family in Qinghe?" ”

Tang Xiujin was silent.

What Ning Fengzi said also has some truth.

After embarking on this path, who can turn back?

After a long time, he turned to Ning Fengzi and said slowly, "You can do it." ”

The next day, Xu Jue, the first assistant of the cabinet, was awarded the title of first assistant minister, scholar of Jianji Palace, and Taifu after seven letters of recital.

He has no way to become a leader, the eldest princess and the little emperor are determined to reform, and he is no longer needed in this era.

Moreover, Xie Zhen was holding his short hand to invade the ground, and if he didn't step down from the position of first assistant, he wouldn't be able to retreat in the future.

Xu Juezhishi, Xie Zhen took charge of the military and political power of the cabinet.

However, Xu Jue still left a hand in front of Zhishi and promoted Gu Yuan to the cabinet.

Xie Zhen also fought-for-tat, promoted Tang Xiujin all the way into the cabinet, and appointed him as the secretary of the cabinet and the imperial walk.

At this point, the contradictions between the Zhejiang Party and the Donglin Party have been completely made public.