Chapter 68, the identity of the Ministry of Rites
Listen to a man's voice from the line outside, followed by another voice.
"What day is it? He also dares to be lazy at this juncture? ”
In comparison, the man's voice before, at this moment, there was a hint of majesty in this voice, and he should be the leader of this group.
"Boss, leave him alone, let's get down to business first, and then come back when that kid is lazy."
There was a moment of silence, and the man in the lead ordered the team to continue on their way, as if it had become commonplace.
Bai Qiurui and the three of them hid quietly in the bushes, and no one made a sound.
When the group of people walked away, Gu Yi said with a look of surprise: "Why are you here?" ”
"It's a long story, Gu Gongzi, let's talk about your situation first."
Bai Qiurui stretched out her finger and pointed at Gu Yi and the young man beside him who was still unconscious.
Gu Yi looked in the direction of Bai Qiurui's finger, then turned his head to look around, and then he seemed to remember something.
"There's something wrong with this temple!"
Gu Yi frowned and said: "Shen Yuan gave someone an invitation to come to the Taoist Temple for a gathering, and I came with him." ”
"I saw a bunch of people inside, and they were sneaky. I was curious and wanted to go up and find out, but I was suddenly knocked unconscious. ”
"What about Shen Yuan, can he be in the Taoist temple?"
Bai Qiurui frowned and spoke: "The person who invited him to come to the Taoist Temple, but Meng Beihe, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites?" ”
Gu Yi nodded: "Exactly, Shen Yuan should be in it now." ”
Then, he glanced at the man beside him, and then frowned and said, "But I think he is in danger, and it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time." ”
Looking at the strict guards outside the Taoist temple, Bai Qiurui looked down at the clothes she had changed on.
"Let's go ahead and see what's going on."
Sui Hong nodded approvingly, then looked at Gu Yi and said, "Big brother, you stay here first, and Bai Qiurui and I will go in and have a look." ”
When Gu Yi heard this, he immediately vetoed: "No, this is too dangerous." What's more, both of you are still girls. ”
Bai Qiurui repeatedly promised that she would be careful, and then let Gu Yi stay where she was, and the man woke up and interrogated him well, carefully asking about the situation inside.
Now like this, even if Gu Yi doesn't agree anymore, he can only reluctantly nod in agreement.
Then, Bai Qiurui and Sui Hong glanced at each other, and the two slowly walked out of the other side of the bushes.
The two of them deliberately pressed their heads, and just walked all the way to the door of Ziyang Temple.
"What for? Why are you two back again? ”
A guard guarding the gate of the Taoist temple stretched out his hand to stop Bai Qiurui and Sui Hong, and asked with a serious face.
Seeing this, Bai Qiurui lowered her head and deliberately lowered her voice, and replied, "My lord will explain to the two of me, come back and get something." ”
Bai Qiurui deliberately avoided the eyes of the two guards, so the two guards didn't notice anything unusual, and glanced at Bai Qiurui and Sui Hong before letting them in.
It wasn't until she successfully infiltrated the Taoist temple that Bai Qiurui breathed a sigh of relief.
The carved beams and painted buildings in this temple are majestic and magnificent, revealing solemnity and grandeur everywhere.
Standing in the doorway, there is a straight marble passage in front of you. Not far away, people wearing clothes of the same shape can be seen, busy back and forth.
Everyone did what they were told, but no one noticed her and Sui Hong.
The two walked along the straight marble passage, walked to the end, and turned into a bluestone path.
During this time, several people passed by them, but none of them doubted their identity.
"This temple is so big, how should we find it?"
Sui Hong spoke quietly as she walked.
Bai Qiurui turned his head to look around, he guessed where Shen Yuan would go to see the Ministry of Rites.
Soon, at the end of the bluestone path they were walking, a young man with tea appeared.
Bai Qiurui's eyes moved slightly, and she said softly, "Let's follow him to have a look." ”
She gestured to the young man who was walking towards the two of them, and Sui Hong instantly understood what she meant.
Follow him, and you can find some people.
Then the two pretended to pass him by accidentally, and then quickly followed him.
The young man in front of him with tea had no idea what was happening behind him.
In this way, Bai Qiurui and Sui Hong, the two followed him around and around and came to a secluded door.
The two men followed him to the corner and stopped, and saw him come out of the corner to the door of a private room, and pushed open the door and walked in.
From the tea set in his hand, it is not difficult to see who he is sending tea to.
After the man who delivered the tea came out, Bai Qiurui and Sui Hong immediately hid, and when he walked away, the two quietly came to the door of the elegant room.
Seeing that there was no one around, Bai Qiurui and Sui Hong glanced at each other, and then quietly put their ears on the door.
"Huh? What's wrong with me? Don't they deserve to die?! ”
As soon as Bai Qiurui stuck to the door of the elegant room, an angry roar of a strange man came from the room.
Then a familiar voice sounded: "Do you know what you're doing?" This is the sin of destroying the nine tribes! ”
As soon as she heard this voice, Bai Qiurui's heart jumped.
It's Shen Yuan!
Sui Hong, who was beside her, also changed her expression after hearing this, and she also recognized the people in the room.
"I know exactly what I'm doing, it's long past time for a change!"
The man's voice that spoke first sounded again, his tone arrogant and disdainful, degrading the current emperor as worthless.
Bai Qiurui had to admire it in her heart when she heard this, if this was heard by someone with a heart, she would not be able to escape from prison.
Then Shen Yuan spoke again: "It's still too late to stop." ”
Bai Qiurui listened in a fog, and didn't know what was being said in the room, but it didn't sound like a good thing.
She quietly looked up through the crack in the door.
I saw two people sitting on both sides of the table in the room, one was Shen Yuan, and the other was a middle-aged man wearing a dark purple robe and a jade crown.
Looking at his posture and demeanor, Bai Qiurui had to guess in her heart that this person should be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.
She had never seen Meng Beihe, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and this was the first time she had seen it.
It's just that although it is through the door, she still roughly sees the other party's appearance.
The figure is tall, and it seems to be slightly taller than Shen Yuan, and the body is also slightly muscular. If he didn't say that he was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Bai Qiurui was afraid that he would mistake him for a general.
The impression of the Ministry of Etiquette should be the kind of Sven text, speaking gently and introverted, and every gesture has a kind of etiquette.
But I didn't want to, the first time I saw the book of the Ministry of Rites, it was beyond Bai Qiurui's expectations.
"Turn back? There's no turning back for me! ”
Through the crack in the door, I saw that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu shook his head, with a hint of bitterness in his words.
"Shall I stop? I turn back? In the Qinglong Army, those dead soldiers and soldiers, who will wash away their grievances? ”
Hearing Meng Beihe say the three words Qinglong Army, Bai Qiurui's heart jumped.
It seems that he guessed correctly before, Meng Beihe really has something to do with the Qinglong Army.
"Shen Yuan, in fact, why do you want to stop me. As far as I know, your father also died at their hands. ”
Meng Beihe looked at Shen Yuan and said, "I killed them, isn't this also helping you avenge the murder of your father?" ”
The most painful past in her heart was directly announced by others in this way, and Bai Qiurui frowned when she saw Shen Yuan.
Shen Changfeng's death has always been a point in Shen Yuan's heart that can never be mentioned.
At this moment, Meng Beihe said it in a grand manner, not only Shen Yuan, but even Bai Qiurui frowned.
"The emperor has issued an order to order the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to join forces to investigate this matter thoroughly. There will be a final verdict on their sins. ”
"No, it's not enough, it's not enough!"
At this moment, Meng Beihe's face was indifferent and ruthless, and the words he said were cold-blooded to the extreme.
"They all have to die! Only when they die can they go to hell to atone for their sins! ”
Bai Qiurui and Sui Hong were outside the door, silently listening to all this, and they also noticed that what Meng Beihe said became more and more crazy.
At this moment, Shen Yuan spoke: "This case will be handed over to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and they will be convicted in the future, and their charges will not be small." ”
Before the words fell, only Meng Beihe sneered.
"Lord Shen, even if you are the secretary of the Criminal Department, you are in charge of the criminal prison in Kyoto. But he is the king of Ning, the prince who is high up, what can you do? ”
Shen Yuan frowned: "However, as a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, you want to assassinate the prince, and even want to murder the emperor, which is a serious crime." ”
Meng Beihe didn't care, but asked, "Do you think that with my current status, I still care about this?" ”
When Shen Yuan heard this, he fell silent.
Bai Qiurui, who was eavesdropping outside the door, looked puzzled, she didn't understand why Shen Yuan was silent when she heard Meng Beihe talk about her identity.
Could it be that this Lord Shangshu, his identity and origin are extraordinary?
His surname is Meng, and his background does not seem to be mentioned in the original book.
Bai Qiurui carefully recalled the content of the original novel in her mind, and found that there was nothing usable.
Sighing silently, she had just retracted her thoughts when she heard Meng Beihe in the room speak again.
"My Meng family has been loyal and good for generations, and has made great contributions to the imperial court, but now I have been accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason. Has anyone ever said a word of justice for us? ”
As soon as these words came out, Bai Qiurui, who was eavesdropping outside the door, was taken aback, she never expected that Meng Beihe would have such a deep relationship with the Meng family of the Qinglong Army.
In the original book, the commander of the Blue Dragon Army is named Meng Changan. So what does the current Meng Beihe have to do with the commander of the Blue Dragon Army?
Thinking of this, Bai Qiurui suddenly understood.
No wonder Meng Beihe's figure looks stronger than that of ordinary officials, and he turned out to be a soldier in the army.
Could it be that he is the son of Meng Changan, the commander of the Blue Dragon Army?
It's just that...... It seems that I haven't heard of rumors about the son of the commander of the Blue Dragon Army.
Just as Bai Qiurui was full of thoughts, Shen Yuan in the room spoke again.
"Even so, then you shouldn't deceive the presiding officer of Nanyue Temple, let him capture so many innocent people, and forcibly feed them, the Living Corpse Pill."
Meng Beihe sneered and disagreed: "If it weren't for the Blue Dragon Army back then, how could they have survived until now." ”
At this moment, Meng Beihe has long since lost the upright military marshal style of the past, but his words reveal a gloomy feeling.
Bai Qiurui, who was eavesdropping outside the door, only felt that her whole body was cold, and she couldn't help but clench her arms.
It seems that the incident of the Qinglong Army made Meng Beihe blackened.
"Then you can kill people at will?" Shen Yuan looked at the crazy Meng Beihe and spoke coldly.
"For revenge, I can do whatever it takes, what is the point of killing two people?"
When these words came out, not only Shen Yuan, but Bai Qiurui could also clearly hear that this person was no longer the Meng Beihe of the past.
He is now a demon who has returned from hell and wants revenge at all costs.
"If General Meng is still here, he sees that the little boy he once loved the most has become what he is now, and he doesn't know how to feel in his heart."
Shen Yuan opened his mouth lightly, and his identity was already clear between his words.
It turned out that Meng Beihe turned out to be the little son of Meng Changan, the commander of the Blue Dragon Army.
"Lord Shen, let's take a sip of tea, this is the best dragon well before the rain."
Facing Shen Yuan's questioning, Meng Beihe suddenly did not answer uncharacteristically, but let him taste the Longjing tea on the table before the rain.
There are two cups of tea on the sandalwood table, and the dense water vapor rises, with a faint fragrance of tea.
Meng Beihe took the lead in picking up the cup of tea in front of him, took a sip, and then motioned for Shen Yuan to taste it too.
Shen Yuan looked at the celadon tea cup in front of him, and his dark eyes darkened for a moment.
He didn't speak, and took the tea in front of him and put it to his lips.
Looking at the action, he took a sip, but in fact, he was just making a show, and he didn't drink the tea in the teacup.
Meng Beihe put down the teacup in his hand, as if he hadn't noticed Shen Yuan's small movements, and then spoke.
"The two letters in the meditation room of Nanyue Temple were put in by me. Because I know you're going to find it sooner or later. ”
Meng Beihe's tone was brisk, as if he was chatting with Shen Yuan.
Bai Qiurui, who was eavesdropping outside the door, was stunned for a moment, and she found that Shen Yuan's guess was completely correct, and the two letters were really intended for them to find.
"You go, with those two letters, it's enough for you to convict them."
Meng Beihe in the room opened his mouth without being salty, as if he had completed a mental matter.
Later, Bai Qiurui saw him get up and prepare to leave the room.
At this moment, I saw Shen Yuan also stand up from his position and said coldly: "Let your people stop!" ”
After Shen Yuan finished speaking, Bai Qiurui paused for a moment when she saw Meng Beihe's footsteps: "It's better for Lord Shen to be restless, and it's not too late to rest here for a while and then go back." ”
Somehow, Bai Qiurui always felt that Meng Beihe's words had a deep meaning.
And in the next second, Shen Yuan seemed to want to stop Meng Beihe, but his body suddenly slammed as soon as he took a step.
Bai Qiurui's eyes widened, and she saw Shen Yuan's hands and feet weak, and she stumbled back on the stool.
Shen Yuan looked at Meng Beihe coldly, and the latter smiled indifferently: "Lord Shen doesn't need to worry, just rest for a while." ”
After speaking, Meng Beihe beckoned, and a man in black walked out of the dark place of the elegant room, and stretched out his hand to restrain Shen Yuan.
Seeing that Meng Beihe was about to open the door, Bai Qiurui and Sui Hong immediately retreated and hid in the corner of the elegant room.
After the people walked away, Bai Qiurui and Sui Hong exchanged a look, and the two broke into the elegant room directly.
Now that there's only one man in black in the room, it's the perfect time to do it!