Long Shaoyang was sympathetic to Cheng Bo's old age, and originally planned to ride a horse first, but Cheng Bo and the servants of Naxiao Mansion followed in the car. Helplessly, Cheng Bo insisted on riding a horse first, Long Shaoyang knew that he was kind, and he couldn't refuse, so he left the servants of Xiao Mansion to sit in the car alone, and he and Cheng Bo picked two horses from Tengwang Zhuangzi, turned over on the horse, and left.

The two of them galloped along the official road all the way non-stop. After a long time, Cheng Bo's horse fell behind, Long Shaoyang was about to slow down and wait for a while, Cheng Bo had already caught up, and the two horses walked side by side.

After doing this a few times, Long Shaoyang couldn't help but secretly admire it in his heart.

In the evening, a touch of the slanting sun sprinkled down, and under the golden light, the Dingmen of Luocheng Town was already in sight, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief. Long Shaoyang glanced at Cheng Bo, and saw that his face was slightly red, and his wheezing was slight, obviously he was pressing himself, knowing that it was caused by long-distance travel and sudden fatigue, and his heart was both grateful and distressed.

The two entered Los Angeles, and they didn't delay at the moment, and went straight to the Zhu House.

From a distance, I saw that the candles in the main hall were burning, and one person was sitting in the hall - it was Xiao Di, the owner of Xiao Mansion. Seeing Long and Cheng walking briskly along the hand-copying verandah, Xiao Di struggled, holding on to his crutches and was about to stand up, but he was already rushed up by Long Shaoyang and sat down.

The three of them sat down. Xiao Di said: "You two are back." The eunuch in the palace just left, and passed on His Majesty's message, ordering Shaoyang to face the saint of the Renshou Hall tomorrow. The prince and I will go with you—I want to hide from this, but I can't hide from it. ”

"Big young master, will you come to deliver the decree sooner or later?" Cheng Boqi said.

"Hmm. Xiao Di nodded, "The later this will is delivered, the less time will be left for you, and the more it will catch you off guard." If you run away and do not go, it is a confession. Fortunately, the prince has already received the news, otherwise, when the word is spread, Shaoyang, you will rush back, but I am afraid that it will be the second half of the night at the earliest. ”

This analysis was the same as Long Shaoyang's opinion, he groaned for a while, and said to Xiao Di: "Brother Xiao, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince think about this matter?"

When Xiao Di heard this, a strange look suddenly appeared on his face, which was fleeting, as if he was emotional, helpless, and a trace of disdain, and sighed: "His Royal Highness the Prince, like me, naturally believes that this matter was not done by you, and someone must have framed you." His Royal Highness also said that he has been entangled in government affairs recently, and he can't get out of his body tonight, not to mention that with his identity, it is inconvenient to come. Tomorrow's summons will be handed over to ...... Leave it to me to discuss with you. ”

When he finished speaking, no one answered, and the whole room fell silent.

Cheng Bo took out the fire knife flint from his arms, lit the fire and lit the dry smoke, "Bazibazi", smoking one after another, but there was no sound when he heard the insects singing in the grass and the wind blowing the leaves.

The three of them were silent. Cheng Bo muttered in a low voice: "No wonder ruthless is the most ...... the emperor's family."

As if he hadn't heard it, Long Shaoyang took out the letter from his bosom and asked Xiao Di: "Brother Xiao, this letter is concise and to the point, I still have a lot of unclear points, and I ask the eldest brother to explain it in detail for me! Who is responsible for tracking down the murderer?"

Xiao Di took it, put it on the table casually, and said, "It's the faithful Hou Wujun." The killing of the envoy of Xiliang, Shaoyang, you must have known about it when you left Los Angeles. This matter is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and His Majesty was furious, so he strictly ordered the loyal Marquis to arrest the real culprit, find out the truth, and give Xiliang an explanation. The Marquis of Faithfulness then searched the whole city to track down the suspects. ”

"It turned out that he was in charge of the matter. Long Shaoyang groaned, "Last time, because of the resettlement of displaced people, Shaoyang offended Wei Guifei, and Wu Jun is her cousin, could it be the two ......of them?"

Xiao Di said: "At first, I thought so. But this is just speculation, whether this woman is taking the opportunity to announce her personal vendetta, the clouds in front of her are cloudy, chaotic, and it is very difficult to determine. ”

Long Shaoyang said: "What Brother Xiao said is extremely true, let's not speculate about the people behind the scenes. What happened next, how did Wu Jun track down?"

Xiao Di said slowly: "The murderer did things extremely neatly, and it happened to rain heavily at night, so there were no clues left at the scene, and there was no progress for several days. Who knew that just a few days ago, the military department happened to catch a few Northern Wei Dynasty ministers lurking in Los Angeles, and under some severe torture, they actually confessed that the Xiliang envoys were killed by their gangs. Seeing that the matter was serious, the military department hurriedly handed over the detailed work to the Marquis of Zhongxin for further review. According to the detailed confession, that accomplice is not only strong in martial arts and skilled, but also in a high position in the Great Qi East Palace, that person is ......"

"That person is me?" Long Shaoyang smiled dumbly, "It's a shame that they hold Long up like this! At His Majesty's birthday banquet at the beginning of this year, that was the first time I saw a person from the Northern Wei Dynasty." ”

"I also know that they are lying and falsely. Xiao Di sighed and said leisurely, "But it can be written in black and white, signed and drawn, and several people are all in one word, so no one is suspicious. That's it. ”

Cheng Bo interjected: "Eldest young master, just based on these few false confessions, I have convicted Long Gongzi, I'm afraid it will be unconvincing." ”

Xiao Di glanced at the two of them and said, "Not only physical evidence, I heard that they also have human evidence, and among these three envoys, one of them survived. On the night of the incident, he had a one-sided acquaintance with the killer, and although he heard that the killer was covered with a black cloth, he always remembered his body shape and clothes. ”

"In this way, Your Majesty will summon you tomorrow, and that Xiliang envoy will also be present, most likely he will be asked to come to the scene to identify me?" Long Shaoyang said.

Xiao Di nodded and said, "This is the reason why His Majesty summoned him tomorrow." Shaoyang, if the envoy also identifies you as a killer on the spot, then there will be all the evidence, and the situation will be extremely unfavorable to you, and I am afraid that you will not be able to argue at that time. Whether the envoy will identify you as the murderer is very unpredictable now. ”

Long Shaoyang groaned: "In case the envoy identifies me as a murderer on the spot, wouldn't Shaoyang jump into the Yellow River and not be able to wash it away?!"

"Yes, even if the prince supports it at that time, this matter is too important, and His Majesty has to consider it all. Hey, take a step back, even if Your Majesty believes that you are innocent, but after a lot of consideration, most of them will still do you a good job. Speaking of this, Xiao Di sighed, put on crutches, stood up, and walked to the window, but saw a waning moon, hanging in the sky.

Cheng Bo knocked the smoke pot and said, "Young Master Long is a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty? This is obviously a lie and nonsense made up by people with ulterior motives." ”

Xiao Di said: "This is indeed nonsense, there are more people to say, and nonsense can become the truth - at this time, maybe it doesn't matter if the real murderer is Shaoyang or not, the important thing is that Your Majesty should take this murderer who has been caught and give Xiliang an explanation." The tone was as cold as ice.

Cheng Bodao: "It is okay to say that Gongzi Long is a spy, but it is said that Gongzi is a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, what kind of goods are the people of the Northern Wei Dynasty, all of them are insidious and cunning, cruel and tyrannical, that is the enemy of our Great Qi, nineteen years ago, the old general Hou Wu of Dingbei was killed by the treacherous tricks of the Northern Wei people......"

Xiao Di breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Uncle Cheng, these are all old things, scattered like autumn clouds, why bother to mention it again? Whether Shaoyang is a spy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, you and I know best." It's just that...... It's just that how to break this deadlock in front of me? Hey, I knew that today, if I ......" his face was full of pain.

Cheng Bo echoed: "Yes, if Shaoyang didn't come to Los Angeles, he wouldn't have these things in front of him." Hey......"

Xiao Cheng and the two of you say a word, Long Shaoyang listened to the two of them, but sat on the chair like a wood carved clay sculpture and did not move for a long time.

"When there are many people who talk nonsense, it becomes the truth. "General Dingbei was killed by the treacherous scheme of the Northern Wei Dynasty. ”...... He chewed these words, and suddenly thought of the white-haired old lady Hou in Houjiazhai in Xinxian County a few months ago, and thought of the gray coarse cloth burden that was handed over to Brother Xiao Di when he was leaving, and the burden that Brother Xiao Di handed over to himself for safekeeping, and now it is still in this room......

Long Shaoyang had thoughts surging in his mind for a while, and his thoughts were like a tide, and suddenly a light flashed, and he shouted: "There is." Brother Xiao, Uncle Cheng, I have a way, I don't know if it's feasible?"

Xiao Dihuo turned around, his eyes flashing. Cheng Bo also stopped the dry smoke in his mouth and was stunned.

Long Shaoyang stood up quickly, walked quickly to the door, looked left and right, but saw that there was silence all around, and there was no one in sight, so he turned around and closed the door, leaned in front of the two, and whispered the method in detail, and the two were stunned after hearing it.

When the silence shifted, Xiao Di rubbed his hands excitedly and said again and again: "This is a dangerous move, but it is also a clever move." Shaoyang, I'll fix a book according to your wishes. ”

Cheng Bo trembled, and his voice was a little excited: "Great, Master Long, this is really the road to the heavens." With him as a guarantee, this dilemma will definitely turn around. It was an old tear, crying and laughing.

"But now the dust has not settled, and it is not time to be happy. Xiao Di's eyes suddenly flashed, he raised his hand, turned to Long Shaoyang, and said in a deep voice: "Shaoyang, I'm afraid that it can't be convincing with human evidence alone, and physical evidence is still needed...... Yes, you can find the gray coarse cloth baggage that I entrusted you with last time—the physical evidence is in it. ”

"Wonderful! What a trick to repay the other way!" Long Shaoyang praised, and immediately hesitated, "Brother Xiao, but it is a relic of General Hou, and I took the liberty to open it, and I ...... Something is out of order. ”

"Shaoyang, since ancient times, it has become a big thing and is not informal! If General Hou has knowledge and knows our usefulness, he will gladly agree!" After Xiao Di finished speaking, he turned to Cheng Bo and ordered: "Uncle Cheng, without further ado, lay the paper and ink for me now, and after the book is completed, you will go there late at night - he will understand everything after seeing you and the letter." ”

Cheng Bo agreed, rolled up his sleeves, wiped his tears, and his face bloomed.

"Uncle Cheng, you always bring this token. Long Shaoyang suddenly took out a token from his waist and handed it to Cheng Bo, it was the one given to him by the prince when the palace went to the banquet at the beginning of the year, "I will use it when I enter and exit the city gate." ”

"Okay! Cheng Bo smiled and reached out to take the token.