Hearing the emperor ask what his name was, Twelve hurriedly replied: "My name is Twelve, and I am from Shizhu City, and I have come to the capital to take the martial arts examination." ”

Xuanyu said: "Twelve? Your name is very simple, you are here to take the martial arts test, there was an accident on campus today, did you not finish the test? ”

Twelve then replied: "I didn't finish the exam, I just got the dance knife exam, and I didn't take the "Art of War" in the infield. Twelve since he saw the emperor, his heart was entangled, he was wondering whether to tell him about the collusion he heard in the Horse Mansion and the city lord of Pinghe City, and when he was hesitating, Sang Ya said: "Father, just reward him with an official, right?" ”

Xuanyu said: "Only the first place in the exam can be an official, how can I reward him at will, there is an accident in the school field today and I have not finished the exam, I can continue to take the exam tomorrow, and if I take the first place in the exam, I will definitely reward him for doing it." ”

Because night had already fallen, Twelve knew that it was time for him to leave, and there were too many things that had happened on this day, and I don't know if Onishi and Miaoqi were looking for him in a hurry. But thinking of the things he encountered today, some of which were related to the safety of the court, he began to think about it for a long time, and finally decided to tell the emperor everything he had encountered and heard. So he knelt down again and said: "I still have something to do, I want to report to the emperor......"

Xuanyu said: "If there is anything else, stand up and say." ”

Twelve stood up and continued: "I was in the Horse Mansion today, and I heard that the city lord of Pinghe City also had a rebellious heart, and they were still drinking together and talking about assassinating the emperor. Moreover, yesterday I also heard at the inn that the city lord of Pinghe City sent two assassins to pretend to be candidates and want to assassinate you during the exam......"

Emperor Xuanyu immediately became angry and said to Twelve: "You mean that the city lord of Pinghe City has come to the capital, what else have you heard?" Say it all. ”

Although Twelve is young, he can distinguish between right and wrong, in his heart, the emperor represents justice, and those rebels must be evil. Although Gu Jicong and Ah Jirong helped him pay for the wine, he would not go along with the rebels for this personal gain, or hide it and not report it. In fact, he stayed with Sangya all the time this day, and he also had a good impression of Princess Sanya, and he knew that if those rebels killed the emperor and then entered the palace again, then Princess Sanya's life would also be threatened. It is reasonable to say that the Twelve will tell the emperor everything they know.

At that moment, after the twelve came to the capital, they heard the next door in the inn saying that they were going to assassinate the emperor, and they met Gu Jicong and A Jirong in the wine shop; and during the exam, he met Gu Jicong in the examination room, and Gu Jicong wanted to stab the emperor to death with a dart; Just as he was about to attack, he saw other assassins shooting cold arrows at the emperor first; and the fact that he saved the princess and was caught by the three brothers who had his life, spared his life, and took his life; Also, in order to save the princess, he killed his life; The most important thing is that all the things I heard when I was serving food to the horses in the Horse Mansion told the emperor.

After hearing this, Xuan Yu thought for a while, and asked again: "Do you mean that Wan Yan called the names of the two city lords on the table, Yao Fuji and Na Pawn?" ”

Twelve Dao: "That's right, he just said at the time, 'The two arrows I sent this time were all done by the men I sent, why didn't the two subordinates sent by the city lord Yao Fuji and Na Shogan do it?' Twelve also spoke in the tone of a colt.

Xuan Yu listened, slapped the table, and said, "I knew that the two of them had the intention of rebelling. Twelve couldn't help but be startled, and Xuan Yu continued: "But you can not say these things, you said it, aren't you afraid of being killed?" ”

Twelve was stunned when he heard this, and said: "Although I don't read much, I can distinguish between justice and evil, those who want to assassinate the emperor are traitors of the country, since I heard the secret of their rebellion, I should tell Your Majesty." ”

Xuanyu pondered for a while, called a guard, and asked the guard to go to the prime minister's house to invite the prime minister Zhengqi and Liangyu to the palace to discuss matters. Then he said to Twelve and Sangya: "It's late today, Sanya go back to the temple to rest, Twelve, which inn do you live in?" ”

The first time I heard the emperor call his name, he was a little uncomfortable, but hurriedly replied: "I live in the inn not far from the palace, but I forgot the name of the inn." ”

Xuanyu called two guards and ordered the two guards to send Twelve to the inn. Sanya and Twelve said goodbye to the emperor together, out of the door of the Qiankun Palace, and Twelve said goodbye to the princess, although the princess was reluctant in her heart, but where her identity was, she could not show that reluctance, and the princess was helped back to the princess's palace by the two palace maids.

After a long time, the two guards also sent Twelve to the inn, and when they arrived at the inn, Twelve saw that Onishi was lying on the bed and was sleeping, so he gently walked into the room, changed into his own clothes, and gave the guards his clothes to the two guards and took them back to the palace.

That night, Twelve stayed up all night, thinking of what had happened all day today, and I was surprised and delighted. When he closed his eyes, his mind was full of the appearance of Princess Sanya, he didn't know if he liked it, but he thought it was a very good feeling.

Early the next morning, Onishi woke up and saw Twelve, and asked Twelve, "Twelve, where did you go yesterday and never came back?" Eh, I heard that the emperor was really assassinated in the school yard yesterday, was it the two strange-looking men we met in the wine store the day before yesterday? ”

Twelve didn't answer him directly, but said, "There were too many things that happened yesterday, and you finished the exam yesterday?" ”

Ohnishi said: "No, I have to take the exam again, do you know how many days we have to take the exam?" Yesterday, I heard from the invigilator that there were four days to take the exam, and yesterday I only took one day of 'History', and what 'Sutra' I have to take today...... Yesterday I handed in another blank paper, do you think I should go again today? Anyway, I can't get a good score. ”

Twelve said helplessly: "I still have to take the test today, but I won't go either." ”

Onishi smiled: "Since we are not going to take the exam, and we can't let Lord Miao Qi know that we didn't go to the exam, should we go out and go to a wine shop to drink?" ”

As soon as they mentioned drinking, Twelve immediately came to their senses, and they hit it off and decided to give up today's exam and go to the wine store to drink. This time they did not forget to bring the money, and left the inn at once, and after a short time, they arrived at the liquor store where they had gone the day before. When I arrived at the wine shop, I ordered a pot of water wine from the bartender, three dishes of appetizers, and began to drink.

Twelve asked Onishi, "Onishi, guess who I met yesterday?" ”

Onishi asked curiously, "Who did you meet?" ”

"Xuan Wu!" Twelve looked at Onishi and continued, "And he saved my life. ”

Onishi was stunned and asked, "Who is Xuan Wu?" ”

Twelve Dao: "Xuan Wu is Xuan Liu's brother." ”

Onishi said: "Xuanliu, this name sounds familiar. ”

Twelve smiled: "Then I'll give you another hint, 'Chopper Man'......"

Onishi suddenly realized: "Oh, I remembered, 'Chopper Man' Xuanliu!" ”

Twelve Dao: "I met his own brother Xuanwu yesterday, and it turned out that the so-called 'kitchen knife man' was just a liar who ate and drank everywhere." He said that he was the Xuanwu of the 'Four Divine Beasts' Qinglong, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu, but in fact, his brother was the fifth-ranked 'Five'. ”

Onishi continued to ask: "I remember when I invited him to my house for dinner, and said at the table how powerful he was, my grandfather thought he was a liar at the time, but at that time I always thought that what he said was true, and now it seems that it is all fake." And that kitchen knife of his ......"

Twelve Dao: "That kitchen knife was really rewarded by the current emperor Xuanyu." ”

Onishi nodded and said, "It seems that he still tells the truth, not all made up nonsense." ”

Twelve smiled and continued: "It's just that the emperor rewarded his brother Xuanwu, because Xuanwu used to be in the palace and cooked for the emperor, and later because of that Xuanliu, his brother was also kicked out of the palace. ”

Onishi nodded and said, "I see." You just said that Xuan Wu saved your life, how did you save it? ”

Twelve or so looked at it for a while, and said: "This is a long story, it can only be said that it is too thrilling, if it weren't for him, I might really be dead." It's inconvenient to say here, I'll tell you when I get back to the inn. ”

Onishi said helplessly: "Okay, don't forget to thank people." ”

Twelve said: "I have promised him that I will help him find his brother." ”

At the table next to them sat two middle-aged drinkers, one black and one white, and when Twelve and Onishi were drinking, they heard the conversation between the two drinkers at the table next to them, and the white drinker said, "Have you heard?" Yesterday, the mansion of Master Ma Wanyan was raided. The black drinker replied, "Yes, I've heard about it too." I heard that the Pony Mansion had been checking all night. The liquor maker said: "I wanted to assassinate the emperor on the school ground, but I really didn't expect it to be the subordinates sent by the concubine to do it." The black drinker said: "The emperor must not have expected that it was his son-in-law who wanted to assassinate him. The liquor merchant replied again: "What did you catch, when the emperor sent the forbidden army to raid the house, the horse ran away early, and now the whole city is being blocked and searched......

When Twelve heard this, he immediately panicked, if the colt was not caught, then his situation would be very dangerous, if he was found by the Pony's subordinates, who had a life and took his life, then he would not be captured by them to pay for his life. Twelve hurriedly called the bartender, paid for the wine and food, and called Onishi out of the wine shop. Onishi hurriedly asked, "I haven't drunk this yet, why are you leaving?" ”

Twelve said: "Let's hurry back to the inn, don't stay outside, there is danger outside." ”

Onishi was full of doubts, but he still went back to the inn with Twelve. As soon as they arrived at the inn, two guards were waiting for them. Onishi thought it was the reason why he didn't go to the exam, so he hurriedly stepped forward and apologized, "I'm really sorry...... We didn't mean to...... If you don't go to the exam, now we'll go right away......"

However, one of the guards said to Twelve: "Twelve, the emperor has invited you to the palace and has something to discuss." ”

Twelve was suddenly full of doubts, he only knew more than 100 words, his knowledge was shallow, and he only met the emperor last night, why did the emperor discuss with him? Is it because he knows too much that the emperor wants to kill him? But in any case, the emperor asked him to go, and he had to go again. Onishi asked Twelve, "Twelve, what the hell is going on?" Twelve said: "You wait at the inn, if I can't come back tonight, tell Master Miao Qi that I was called by the emperor." ”