Winter thunder and drizzle.

The heavy fog is deeply locked, and the trees are Xiaoxiao.

In the rain, Yongjia City seems to be dyed with a layer of dull gray-white, and the undulating roof tiles and eaves are floating with wet streamers, which are faint when they welcome the light, and dim when they are backlit.

The raindrops hit the scaly tiles, staggered far and near, light and heavy, like a beautiful woman's bare hands brushing the crisp strings, interweaving an ethereal concerto.

The house was immersed in the lingering and gentle rain curtain, and the pavilions and pavilions loomed, and the hazy coldness came out.

Thousands of drops of rain converged along the ridge of the roof, flowed along the gaps between the tiles, pulled out a beaded curtain of silk threads from the eaves, and fell on the bluestone floor, splashing like a speckle of broken gold, emitting a dense and soothing music.

The sound of the rain rose in the wind, becoming softer through the closed doors and windows, waking up the sleeping man on the bed.

Lu Shen slowly opened his eyes, and memories flooded into his mind.

He did his best to kill the swordsman, and then when the strong man went crazy and wanted to rush over to attack him, the master of the warp weaving division hurriedly arrived, and then Li Bingxue appeared beside him.

The long-term coma made Lu Shen's consciousness still a little blurred, as if he had had an extremely long dream, and the whole person seemed to be floating in the clouds, especially when he turned his head and saw that surprised and concerned face, he couldn't help but wonder if he was still in that alley.

"You're awake!"

Li Bingxue's tone trembled slightly, and her upper body involuntarily leaned forward slightly.

"Miss Li...... How long have I been in a coma? ”

Lu Shen's voice was slightly difficult.

Li Bingxue said: "Today is the third day. The Imperial Doctor said that your internal injuries were a little serious, and the last palm of the assassin shook your heart, but fortunately, all kinds of precious medicinal materials in the palace can be used at will, and the practice of the inner strength is very solid, so there is no worry about your life. Now that the injury has stabilized, you just need to rest and recover in a month or two. ”

Her voice became lighter and lighter, the smile on her face became thicker, and she said, "The imperial doctor said that you should be able to wake up this afternoon, and I will stay here to guard, and he is really not wrong." ”

After Lu Shen heard this, he subconsciously looked at the surrounding environment, this is an elegantly furnished room, it should be pleasing to the eye, but it is definitely not his residence, so he asked curiously: "Where is this?" ”

Li Bingxue suffocated slightly, and the cold energy in front of the Son of Heaven disappeared at that time, and said softly: "After your assassination, I am worried that the Lu Mansion is not safe, and it is possible that the assassins of Pseudo Yan will continue to target you, plus you only brought a few guards to Beijing this time, so I will ask Your Majesty to let you live in my house temporarily, and then make plans after this matter is over." ”

Lu was silent.

Returning to Li's house from Jingshui Tower that day, Li Bingxue may have been excited for a while, coupled with the fact that he was not strong enough to drink, and vaguely expressed his good feelings for him in a not very sober state, the relationship between the two changed a little subtly.

Although Li Bingxue behaved very normally in the process of meeting later, and did not deliberately deny the drunken words that day, it is impossible to really do it without any traces after some things happen.

Fortunately, they are both open-minded temperaments, if this matter ends here, the two will return to the border according to the arrangement of the imperial court, and the next goodbye will not know when, some hazy emotions may continue to hide, after all, they all have their own goals and ideals.

However, the knife appeared in Xiliu Lane, and after Li Bingxue saw Lu Shen covered in blood, it was difficult to suppress a certain thought in his heart, so in front of the Son of Heaven and a group of ministers, Lu Shen was taken to his mansion to recuperate.

She has always acted in a graceful manner, and she has nothing to say to others, plus the government and the opposition are paying attention to the assassination itself, but no one will chew the root of her tongue outside.

It's just that at this moment, lonely men and widows are in the same room, and some memories inadvertently climb to the tip of my heart and turn into wisps of shyness that grow quietly.

"Thank you."

After a moment of silence, Lu Shen said frankly, this time he did not deliberately add a title.

Li Bingxue felt something, and a faint smile appeared on her face: "You're welcome." ”

She got up and took the teacup, which was warm water, Lu Shen took it and moistened her throat, and asked, "I have a few things I want to ask you." ”

Li Bingxue put the cup back in its place, sat on the edge of the bed and said, "You ask, do you want to know the movements of Chaozhong in the past few days?" ”

Lu Shen shook his head slightly, his eyes were slightly gloomy: "That day in the alley, fortunately, two swordsmen from the Warp Weaving Division came to the rescue in time, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to avoid that assassin's killing move." They paid a great price to protect me, one broke his arm and the other was seriously injured, and I wonder what is going on with them? ”

Li Bingxue was a little surprised, and then felt that this was his consistent temperament, so he said softly: "I asked people to ask the warp weaving department, and both of them are alive and well, but the swordsman with the broken arm can't recover." ”

Lu Shen sighed softly.

Since the day he decided to join the army, he has been mentally prepared to deal with all kinds of dangers, whether it is fighting for his life on the battlefield or facing crises in peacetime, he can face them calmly.

But like what happened in Xiliu Alley, those two swordsmen didn't need to be so desperate, although it was related to the rules of the Warp Weaving Division, Lu Shen would inevitably feel guilty.

Thinking of this, Lu Shen said slowly: "I want to go to the warp weaving department in a few days." ”

He also has the identity of the warp weaving department, and several elders don't think it is necessary for him to completely draw a line with the warp weaving department, but he doesn't want to be involved too deeply in this yamen, so after entering Beijing, he didn't think about going to the general office of the warp weaving department to visit and raise Qin Zheng, and Su Yunqing asked Li Jin to send a prayer post that has been pressed under the scroll.

But now he felt the need to go, even if it was just to thank the two swordsmen in person, and do what he could for them.

Li Bingxue understood his thoughts, but shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not suitable recently." ”

Lu Shen asked, "Why?" ”

"After you fell unconscious, a lot of things happened in the court."

Li Bingxue briefly told him about the situation in the past few days.

At the court meeting on the day of Lu Shen's assassination, Gao Huan, the secretary of the Son of Heaven and Zhao Bingwen, the secretary of the Dali Temple, thoroughly investigated the case, and the living strong man assassin was imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department. However, no matter how the veteran officials of the Criminal Department moved, the assassin always insisted that he was assassinating Lu Shen on the orders of Xue Nanting, the right minister.

This kind of crude framing naturally could not convince the Son of Heaven and the important ministers of the court, the key was that Xue Nanting wholeheartedly supported the Northern Expedition of the Son of Heaven, how could he attack Lu Shen.

However, the Assassins gritted their teeth in addition to this, and had not yet made effective progress.

According to the inference of some ministers, the purpose of the assassins to frame the right minister was to interfere with the court's sight, perhaps to protect the real culprit behind the scenes, that is, the traitor who provided them with information about Lu Shen's whereabouts.

From this point of view, it is indeed possible that the mole is hidden inside the warp weaving department.

Another major event is that Cheng Xu Zuo led 16 supervisors in the Zuo Imperial History, and stationed in the General Office of the Weaving Department to start the review.

This is the first time in the 160 years since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Of course, the Warp Weaving Division was not pioneered by Li Duan, it existed before the Yuanjia Change, but after Nandu Yongjia, this yamen gradually grew in the hands of Qin Zheng and became the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven.

However, in the past hundred years, the warp weaving department also has a certain special status, to a certain extent, it is equivalent to the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and it is naturally impossible for the people of the imperial court to easily interfere.

From the promotion of Qin Zheng, the two of them to the Gyeonggi inspection school, and even the countless secret agents below, they have been waiting for the review of the Yushitai recently, and the account issue is the top priority, so Li Bingxue said that Lu Shen should not go to the warp weaving department to visit recently.

At the end, Li Bingxue said with a little puzzlement: "Actually, I don't quite understand why that Qin Tiju has to back down here. With His Majesty's trust in him and the support of the right minister, those civil officials in the court may not be able to do anything with the warp weaving division, so that they will not have to let the imperial history platform intervene. ”

She knows more about the affairs of the court, but she obviously can't see through the deep thoughts of a big man like Qin Zheng.

"It's not necessarily a bad thing for the Imperial Historical Observatory to check the Weaving Division."

Lu Shen made a conclusion softly, met Li Bingxue's curious gaze, and continued to explain: "Do you remember that at the original court meeting, it was this Xu Zhongcheng who came forward to impeach Qu Fenghua, and Qin Tiju followed closely behind and completely crucified Qu Fenghua. ”

Li Bingxue's eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "Remember." You are saying that Xu Zhongcheng will not deliberately target the Warp Weaving Division, on the contrary, he can use this to stop the courtiers from mouthing and prevent the Warp Weaving Division from attracting more attacks on your assassination. ”

"Sort of."

Lu Shen's expression was calm, and then he said, "If I guessed correctly, Qin Tiju has another intention in doing this. In fact, Zuo Xiang and Guo Shumi should know very well in their hearts that these two assassins are definitely fine works from the north, and the assassination of me is nothing more than to provoke the border army and the center to deviate from Germany. Zuo Xiang will not follow the other party's thoughts, after all, he just doesn't want to promote the Northern Expedition, but he doesn't want the border army to lose confidence in guarding the frontier. ”

"So he won't be persecuted too much by the warp weaver?"

"That's the truth. The left minister just wants to use my assassination to give His Majesty some eye medicine, and knock the warp weaver and the right minister to weaken the power in the hands of the Son of Heaven a little. This is what we have seen since we entered Beijing, where the main war faction and the main peace faction coexist in struggle, and there are often acts of rebellion, but it is impossible for them to exist completely apart from each other. ”

"Then why did Qin Tiju behave so humbly and weakly?"

Hearing Li Bingxue's question, looking at her expression full of curiosity, Lu Shen said gently: "Qin Tiju's move is to prove one thing to the government and the opposition, if it is a major matter related to the safety of the country, the warp weaving department can be investigated to the end." In the future, if something similar happens to other yamen, such as the six departments of the court, such as the Zhongshu Political Hall, the Son of Heaven can also let people check it. ”

Li Bingxue was stunned, and couldn't help but say: "I see, these important ministers in the court have so many hearts, and they all have their own calculations between retreating and advancing, it's hard for them to think so deeply in such a short time." ”

She lowered her head to look at Lu Shen, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said, "Of course, you are no worse than them." ”

(End of chapter)