The princes of Yun Chu will leave the palace when they become adults, and choose another mansion to live in the imperial city of Qingzhou, the heirs of the Chu emperor are prosperous, there are many princes, there are more than 20 people, Zhou Honglin, the king of Lin, ranks third among the princes, and should have a mediocre status, but he is the queen, although he is not the eldest son, but he is the son-in-law, and has always been the most favored, the limelight has overshadowed the prince, there are repeated rumors in the court and the private that the prince's status is worrying, King Lin will take his place sooner or later, his mansion also picked up the best boundary of Qingzhou City, built magnificently, the front of the Gaomen Mansion is very lively, the officials of the court and the city are often intertwined here。

Along the hand-copying verandah through the courtyard of the three entrances, bypassing a carved moon cave door, planting a Xifu begonia along the west wall, at this time the begonia flowers have already gone, only the thick shade is left, the green water under the nine-song corridor is meandering, the lotus leaves are like jasper spreading half a pool of green water, the water lilies under the moon shadow seem to be really asleep, the crimson light pink indulges in the clear waves, and the moon shadow is slightly fragrant.

The moonlight is just right in the summer night, it is dusky and silent, the rules in the palace of King Lin are big, and the key is the lamp, and you are a handmaid with a face, or a favored concubine, you can only stay in your own courtyard peacefully, and you are not allowed to move around at will.

The end of the cloister is hidden in the shade of the begonia tree, walk down several steps of shallow carving double blessing pattern white marble steps, the eyes suddenly open up, the hall in the palace of King Lin is very large, the dark yellow Xiangfei bamboo curtain hangs low, the twelve windows are half open, there is no trace of decoration in the four white floors in the hall, only a table and a chair are placed. There are many people in the palace, and King Lin is thoughtful and temperamental, so all the decorations in this hall will be changed every three or five days.

On both sides of the door of the conference hall, every ten steps stood a small man in a gray robe, with low eyebrows, like a wooden stake, surrounded by the moonlight like water, standing quietly motionless. They were all cautious, although they were only a few steps away from the council hall, but no one dared to peek at the people in the hall presumptuously, and even if they did, they couldn't see anything, these little guys who were serving inside and outside the council hall could not hear the slightest sound in their ears except for a pair of eyes to see, and their hands and feet could move, and they could not say a word in their mouths.

Heard a few loud bangs, the case in front of the hall fell to the ground in response, this case was newly replaced five days ago, the whole piece of golden silk nan, carved with intricate and graceful begonia branches, this pattern is the favorite of King Lin's day, originally thought that with this full of carved begonias, this case can take more time, who ever thought that he only survived under his anger for five days, and then broke up.

With the fall of the case, the vase and cup on the case, the pen washing inkstone all crackled and fell to the ground, and the porcelain pieces of all colors of white, green and flowers were scattered in a messy manner, and the heavy inkstone actually smashed the green bricks out of a pit.

The corners of King Lin's forehead jumped straight, and the anger in his eyes was soaring, almost igniting a monstrous flame: "Waste, a bunch of waste, even Huang Xuan, who has no power to restrain a chicken, can't take it." He looked back at Qu Tianxiong and glared angrily: "You say, you say, what's going on." ”

Qu Tianxiong's hands were in his sleeves, and he secretly clenched it, King Lin's appearance of thunder, he was already surprised, but he still thought about it, and said cautiously: "Back to the master's words, originally, it was foolproof this time, but someone helped Huang Xuan halfway, so he lost his hand." ”

King Lin rubbed his chin and slightly lost his eyes: "Huang Xuan is a magistrate, and he has never had anyone in the court, how can someone help him." He turned around abruptly and looked straight at Qu Tianxiong, his dark eyes like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter: "You say, who is so idle, going all the way to take care of the king's affairs." ”

"Yes," Qu Tianxiong hesitated slightly, he was frightened by those eyes, his back tightened and he was in a thin shirt at the end of a rolling cold sweat, he was naturally afraid of King Lin, and he was afraid of the nosy person in hindsight, and he couldn't help but hang his head: "It's Manager Su." ”

The warm night breeze swept through the coral lampholders, the pale red was dim, the dim candle flame shook suddenly, and the shadows on the wall shook violently.

"It's him, isn't he in a slump, he has been away from Qingzhou for two years, how can he still have the heart to take care of the king's affairs. However, King Lin's narrow phoenix eyes were raised, his eyes were cold and cold, and he said suspiciously: "This time you took action personally, and brought those many dead soldiers, even if Manager Su is powerful, he will take care of one or the other, how could you miss and let Huang Xuan escape." ”

"Yes, it was the carelessness of the subordinates, I didn't expect that there were Taoist masters behind Mr. Su, and the dead soldiers brought by the subordinates were all strangled by the mysterious masters. Qu Tianxiong lowered his head, how much ability he has, I think it is clear to King Lin, he is indeed careless, he will not be wronged if he misses, he has not dealt with Mr. Su for two years, this encounter only to realize that this person's Taoism is so diligent, it is already the body of the Daojun, and it is only one step away from the immortal monarch, although he was not his opponent in the past, but he still has the power of self-preservation, and now it is still difficult to protect himself, so how to talk about acting.

After a few thoughts, Qu Tianxiong was afraid that he would say something wrong to provoke King Lin's anger under the fear of being weak, so he had to keep silent, and there was not a trace of human language coming out of the hall, as silent as death, only the sound of more leakage was long, his back was tense, and cold sweat soaked through his thin shirt.

King Lin sneered noncommittally: "Carelessness, your carelessness is really timely." ”

Hearing this, Qu Tianxiong knew that King Lin was suspicious of himself, he was a smart man, he understood any cover-up and falsehood, and he was looking for his own death in front of King Lin, he was anxious to dissect his heart: "Master Mingjian, master Rong Bing, this time his subordinates and Mr. Su handed over their hands, only to find that he has not been as reported by the spies in the past two years, decadent and drunk, but the Dao Law is more profound and refined than two years ago, he is already the body of the Daojun, even if he is only one step away from the Immortal King, his subordinates are not against him, it is the incompetence of his subordinates, please punish the master." ”

"Yes, this king has always been very strange, what happened in the first war of the Eastern Fujian Kingdom two years ago, which made the little sister lose her cultivation and make him collapse. King Lin raised his eyes, his hand gently fell on Qu Tianxiong's shoulder, patted it gently, and noticed that he shook violently, before he sneered: "Tianxiong, you planned what happened two years ago, and you know best what the situation was at that time, don't you." ”

Qu Tianxiong's heart was full of joy, he had done too many things that hurt the heavens and reason over the years, he would always have some fear, not to mention that Manager Su and the people behind him were unfathomable, and if he was not careful, he would lose everything, he had to be cautious, and after thinking about it, he didn't know anything about what happened to Manager Su two years ago, and he had no clue after checking it for so many years, so he had to hang his head and tell the truth:" Master Rong Bing, two years ago, the war in the Eastern Fujian Kingdom was fierce, with countless casualties, and the county lord worked hard to cultivate to the fullest, as for General Manager Su, his subordinates really didn't know anything. ”

"Yes. King Lin glanced noncommittally at the window.

Qu Tianxiong understood, turned his head and took out a rose purple Buddha's hand clay pot from the drawer of the table under the window, the purple light of the jar flowed, a pair of treacherous eyes were engraved on the lid, and the red light in the beads flowed, as if a pool of blood was wrapped in it, and the disgusting smell overflowed from the carving place.

After shaking the jar, Qu Tianxiong used a slender purple gold copper hook to look inside, hooked out a thin line of bright red, and carefully placed it in a green jade plate with the same eyeballs carved on it.

A line of cold light swirled around King Lin's fingertips, and he squeezed out a few drops of blood from his slightly white fingertips, and the blood beads fell on top of the thin line, and the thin line writhed and swam in the plate, making a slight squeak.

"Hey, after raising a year, it's still useless. King Lin sighed with a sigh: "I really don't know what method Guan Neihou used back then, and he was able to raise Gu worms superbly." He turned his eyes and looked at Qu Tianxiong deeply: "I heard that Guan Neihou once planted a kind of Gu worm for Chief Manager Su, which can increase people's longevity out of thin air after maturity, I don't know what the effect is, if it is really useful, this is a elixir that is difficult to find in the world." Tianxiong, wouldn't it be a pity to plant such a good thing in one of his micro-managers. ”

Qu Tianxiong raised his eyes to look at King Lin's expression, and carefully considered: "I heard that this Gu was planted by Chief Manager Su when he was a child, if you rashly take the Gu, I am afraid that the Gu will die." ”

"Are you sorry for that Gu worm, or do you feel sorry for his life, Tianxiong, when did you become so kind-hearted. King Lin's eyes were smiling, like a thin blade, and a knife slashed through Qu Tianxiong's heart.

Without waiting for Qu Tian's eloquent speech, King Lin touched his chin, raised his voice, and a water-colored vase as moist as jade and a gloomy sneer smashed to Qu Tianxiong's feet: "This king heard that your eldest son is very close to my little sister's family, don't you see that the queen mother's grace is not as good as before, I am afraid that she will lose her power and lose power, so she is busy finding a way back for yourself." ”

Hearing this crisp sound, Qu Tianxiong's knees sank, he knelt down in fear, knelt on the broken porcelain, and the moment his knees touched the ground, he felt that something was wrong, but it was impossible to get up, his heart was like a mirror, and he had followed the queen and the master in front of him for decades, even if he had great merit, he couldn't resist the meanness and suspicion of this master, as for the friendship between the master and the servant, the relationship between King Lin and the queen's mother and son was still thin and vulnerable, not to mention his own idea of dogs and horses.

Fortunately, Qu Tianxiong sighed in his heart Fortunately, fortunately he didn't have the careful thinking that King Lin said, fortunately his loyalty can show the sun and the moon, he knelt steadily, kowtowed like garlic and confessed: "The subordinates don't dare, the subordinates don't dare, the subordinates walk around with Yuan Shen and over there, but they also want to be able to have more ears and eyes, and the subordinates are loyal to the master, and ask the master to be clear." ”