By the time Qin Ke and Abu finally walked out of the palace gate, the eunuchs in the palace had already rang the bronze bell that represented the second watch, the sky was as black as ink, and the entire Jianye city was quiet, and occasionally there was a low crowing of a rooster, gurgling, as if suppressing something, which was very terrifying.

None of the officials had been able to leave the palace tonight, and the two of them were arguably the only outliers except for the Canghai and Great Wall missions. The reason is not only that they have made a contribution to protecting Zhuge Wanling in this assassination, but also that among the people present, their status is as low as dust, and naturally no one pays attention to them.

Ten thousand forbidden troops firmly controlled the palace, large and small, checking on everyone who might be associated with the Assassins, and the eunuchs and court ladies were placed under house arrest after this shock, and their personal belongings were checked one by one.

The atmosphere in the entire palace was tense as if it were trying to squeeze juice out of him and Abu, and the officials in the main hall were at the center of the storm, and the pressure on them was even greater.

In the Taixue Hall, the students had already fallen asleep in the room, and Xiao Qianyuan's face was still a little excited, probably before going to sleep, he bragged about the three of them during the day.

Looking at the slight bruises on his face and his red and swollen eyes, Qin Ke and Abu glanced at each other, and they couldn't feel any joy in their hearts. The two of them washed up in silence and then went to bed.

After the candle was blown out, the whole room seemed to be swallowed by a black monster, and it was impossible to see its fingers. And Qin Ke thought that he would fall asleep directly the moment he was tired on the pillow, but after tossing and turning for nearly half an hour, he still didn't feel sleepy.

"Ke. Have you slept?" Qin Ke felt the movement of Abu beside him, flipped his body, and in the dark, he saw the bright light of Abu's pupils.

"I can't sleep. Qin Ke's mind still kept flashing the shadow of the assassin, the dagger in his hand was as bright as a white light, but now there was a spear pierced in his chest, and blood was dripping from it.

"Me too. Abu whispered, "What are you thinking?"

Qin Ke looked at Abu quietly, closed his eyes again, and the muscles on his body were painful because of the tearing: "I'm thinking about the things in the hall." ”

"Me too, I would never have thought that this would happen today. Abu repeated. After a pause for a few breaths, he hesitated again, "Who do you think is going to kill Mr.?"

"You don't know, how can I know. Qin Ke replied, "You are from Jingwu, and I can only be regarded as a Mo family outcast." ”

Abu smiled bitterly, Daoxiang Village was originally a village where the people who fled from the great famine regathered, and Qin Ke said that he was a homeless person, but there was nothing wrong with it. But he still patted Qin Ke on the shoulder and said, "Why are you talking about yourself." ”

After a pause, he finally asked the question he had been holding in his throat, "You say...... Could it have something to do with that list?"

Sure enough, it came. Qin Ke thought to himself.

What he was most afraid of was that Abu would mention that list, as long as he mentioned this list, he would think back to the dead Ninth Master, the blood in the oil shop.

But he had to think about it, was it really because of that list, it was not enough for someone to kill Jiu Ye and the others, and even Zhuge Wanling had to be killed together? And who should those who were hiding in the shadows and instructing the assassins? Is it those corrupt officials who destroyed the embankment and flooded the fields? Or ...... What about Jing Wuzhong, the so-called "scholar clan"?

Although he has not been in Jingwu for a long time, after all, he has also been in contact with a lot of Jingwu's insiders, of course, if he has a choice, he will definitely not be willing to participate in it in this way. But now there were things about him that the more he thought about them, the more real they felt, and this speculation eventually swelled like a nightmare, wrapping around his head, hissing and laughing.

Now, the blood in the oil shop has spread to the main hall of the Jingwu Dynasty again. Qin Ke was silent for a long time, but still said, "I don't know." ”

Abu nodded slightly: "Yes...... Our position is too low, and this kind of thing is not something we can touch. ”

Is it too low? Perhaps. Qin Ke thought.

Compared with those officials in the court who often affect the general trend of a country, they are just small characters. It's just that if he wants to fight to that level to accept the treacherous hearts of those at that level, he would rather be a little person forever, at least he can have meat buns to eat every day, and he will be very happy.

"Sleep. Qin Ke moved the pillow, but he still didn't feel sleepy, but he forcibly controlled himself and closed his eyes, hoping that the later he woke up, the better.

Following.

In the early hours of the morning, the rooster had already crowed three times, and the long bells in the palace were heard everywhere. But the sky still looked dark, and the sunlight was obscured by heavy clouds, which made it difficult for the officials walking at the palace gate to distinguish their faces.

The forbidden army is still constantly patrolling the palace, under Gao Changgong's arrangement, the entire palace is divided into three squads, walking day and night, the iron armor on their bodies rubs against each other and makes a heavy sound, and the spears in their hands and the sabers on their waists are as pressing as the cold air at the moment.

The officials yawned and began to pass through the palace gates in an orderly manner.

Unlike in the past, they did not walk inward from outside the palace gate to participate in the early dynasty, but walked from inside the palace gate to the outside, with tired faces and hurried expressions. Jing Wu's palace did not have the rule of staying overnight for foreign ministers, so these officials naturally spent the night in the main hall.

In the darkness outside the main hall, there was the sound of forbidden troops rushing to arrest all night, and many people even suspected that they could not leave this hall, let alone have no thoughts of closing their eyes and taking a rest.

When the hall reopened, they found a sense of "rebirth".

"Lord Zhong, you don't look good, I'm afraid you didn't suffer from the cold in the main hall overnight? At your age, your health has never been good, and there is a lot of distance to go back this way, do you want me to arrange two people to escort you?"

In comparison, the old minister in front of him had a pale face, his steps were vain, and he walked like he was swaying, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like he could return to the mansion safely, and it was no wonder that the captain of the forbidden army was worried.

The old minister smiled tiredly, but his expression looked like crying no matter how he looked at it, and said, "Then thank you." Sighing, he hammered his back, coughed, and said, "It's really old, the matter is finally over for the time being, I'm afraid that I will have to drink a few days of decoction when I go back." ”

I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep when you go back, right? The captain of the forbidden military academy smiled, and motioned with his eyes to accompany the old minister out of the palace gate.

With one hand on the hilt of his sword, he continued to watch the officials stream out, squinting his eyes.

That night, the entire Jingwu Palace was almost turned upside down under the control of the forbidden army, from the dining room to the clean room, and several eunuchs or palace maids who were involved in the assassins were also searched.

In the prison, I don't know how many prisoners are howling under the methods of the jailers. And the group of officials in front of him, there must be many people who will be brought into the Tingwei Mansion like drowning dogs one day.

Thinking of this, he was in an inexplicable better mood, and he was much less tired all night, looked at the largest hall in the palace, and silently thanked God for his favor to Prime Minister Zhuge .

Most of the soldiers and soldiers of Jing Wu Ban came from ordinary backgrounds, and they were the firm force under Zhuge Wanling and Gao Changgong, so naturally only these two people were the first to look forward. Even...... If one day they were ordered to enter the palace to kill the little lord who was supposed to be their core target of protection, they wouldn't blink an eyelid.