Everything was ready, and it was midnight. After sending Xiao and Cheng away, Long Shaoyang felt sleepy and tired at this time, from noon to late at night, tossing for eight or nine hours, and he was physically and mentally exhausted. Closing the door, he stripped off his clothes and went to bed, and was about to fall asleep, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door, the voice stopped, and a woman's voice shouted outside: "Young Master Long!"

Long Shaoyang exclaimed: "Who?"

"It's me. The woman said softly, "Is Long Gongzi asleep?"

Long Shaoyang was puzzled, and when he got out of bed, he opened the door, only to see that under the cold moonlight, a person who looked like a maid was standing in front of the room, holding an object in his hand, although Long Shaoyang couldn't call the person's name, but he recognized that this little mustache was the maid next to the hostess of Xiao Mansion. Then he asked, "Girl, is there anything wrong with this late hour?"

"Young Master Long, it is really disrespectful to disturb each other late at night. The little mantle smiled and said, "Madame heard that the prince will enter the palace tomorrow to face the saint, so she specially asked the craftsman to make a new one according to the dress that the son went to the palace banquet last time, and the style of the clothes is the same, and ordered the slave maid to send it to the son." Childe is now working in the East Palace, and his clothes and appearance are sloppy. With that, he bowed down and picked up the object in his hand, which was a neatly folded garment.

Long Shaoyang was slightly startled, didn't have time to think about it, took it with both hands, and said, "Madame, Long is grateful." ”

The little mustache smiled and nodded, and turned away.

Early the next morning, Long Shaoyang got up, and saw that Cheng Bo had come back for some time, and he was squatting at the door smoking dry cigarettes as usual, and breakfast was set on the table. Long Shaoyang only smiled, did not speak, got up to wash and eat, and changed into the new clothes sent by the maid last night.

As soon as he changed his clothes, he saw Xiao Di limping into the room on crutches. Xiao Di glanced at Long Shaoyang up and down, and said with a smile: "This outfit is good, I hope that the palace can have a good fortune today!"

Long Shaoyang also smiled and said, "Brother Chengxiao's auspicious words!, let's go!"

The two of them came out and rode in the same carriage, entered the palace, got out of the carriage, and went straight to the Renshou Palace.

Hearing someone talking from a distance, the two looked at each other, and walked up the stairs without saying a word. When I came in, I saw the faithful Hou Wujun, General Zhennan, one of the generals of the Four Great Pillar States, Zhu Yunque, the prime minister of the dynasty, Zhu Yizi was quiet and thoughtful, and several officials were standing in one place chatting.

The two of them couldn't help but chuckle in their hearts, and secretly thought, "Why are the Lark and Jing Si here? What does today's summoning have to do with the two of them? Logically speaking, it has nothing to do with the two of them!" the two thought to themselves, but their faces did not show it, and they walked into the hall and greeted everyone one after another.

Xiao Di led Long Shaoyang to Zhu Yunque. Zhu Yunque smiled and said: "Long Shaoxia, your reputation has been very loud recently! The old man is like thunder, and His Majesty is very appreciative of the resettlement of the displaced people. Being so young and promising, it is really terrifying! Talent is like this, it is really a blessing for me to be a great Qi!" He did not take Long Shaoyang's official title, but called him "Shaoxia", without the difference in rank, but a little more reckless, it seemed to make people feel a little close.

Long Shaoyang hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Xiangye appreciates it so much, Shaoyang really deserves it." Speaking of being young and promising, what a scorching style the Xiangye thirty years ago, a pillar in the south and a pillar of the country. Although Shaoyang didn't have the opportunity to see it in person, he was already familiar with it. It's really beyond the reach of our generation today!" The words made the lark smile, and the people next to him also echoed it, and the praise and laughter rang out.

Xiao Di saw that Long Shaoyang's words were very decent and thoughtful, and he couldn't help but cast an approving gaze.

At this moment, Wu Jun stepped forward and said to Long Shaoyang: "It is said that Long Wei is both civil and military, and I have a matter to ask for advice today." Xiliang envoy was killed a few days ago, I think Long Weishu has heard about it, I don't know about it, what does Long Weishu think?"

Long Shaoyang smiled faintly and said, "Master Hou has won the award!" Although the killer acts neatly, he doesn't want to know unless he does it. Shaoyang felt that this matter was just a trivial matter for Hou Ye. Just like not long ago, someone broke into the Liuxiang Palace at night, hasn't that person been brought to justice by the Hou Ye?"

Seeing that he was sarcastic, annoyed and helpless, Wu Jun snorted and said coldly: "What Long Wei said is true. Wu had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and he didn't dare to be sloppy for a moment. No matter who it is, if you dare to defy the law, Hugh blames Wu for the ruthlessness of the sword in his hand!"

As he spoke, the sound of drums sounded.

Everyone knew that Emperor Qi's royal drive was about to arrive, so they immediately stopped talking and held their breath. I saw two teams of inner attendants walk out of the inner hall, lined up on both sides of the throne, followed by a eunuch in green clothes to whisk the dust, and said sharply: "Your Majesty has arrived, take over!" Everyone knelt down.

Just listening to the footsteps, a few people walked in, followed Long Shaoyang only to feel a fragrance on the tip of his nose, the taste was rich but familiar, and his heart suddenly understood, thinking: "Today, the people in this hall are really complete, Wei Guifei actually came to join in this fun, she is mostly looking at her own good looks, and it is unknown if she will fall into the well." When he heard the edict to "get up," he followed the people to their feet.

Long Shaoyang looked into the hall and saw Emperor Qi sitting on the throne, his face seemed to be a little thinner than before, his face was yellow, and his expression was tired. On the next couch sat a woman in palace clothes, her eyes were like electricity, and she was extremely beautiful, it was the noble concubine Wei Xiang'er. The crown prince Xiao Minglong stood beside the throne, frowning slightly, as if he was displeased.

Emperor Qi coughed a few times, his face flushed, and said to the Marquis of Zhongxin: "Marquis of Zhongxin, I heard that you have already found out about the killing of the envoys of Xiliang?"

The Loyal Marquis came out of class and saluted: "Back to Your Majesty, by Your Majesty's Long's grace, the patrol of Los Angeles is received by the ministers, and the Xiliang envoys are killed and injured in the Los Angeles Post House, and the ministers have an unshirkable responsibility, please treat the crime of dereliction of duty by the ministers first." ”

Emperor Qi waved his hand and said, "The Loyal Marquis doesn't have to blame himself too much for this matter. For now, let's talk about the killing of the envoy, and the dereliction of duty can be discussed later, and if there is merit, it will be rewarded, and if it is wrong, it will be punished. ”

Wei Guifei said with a smile: "Your Majesty Shengming, Jingshi has always been an important place for patrol, and the post house of other countries is the top priority. Now that the incident has happened, it is imperative to identify the murderer. Faithful Marquis, you should quickly tell Your Majesty about the investigation of this matter. ”

Zhu Yunque glanced at Jing Si, and Long Shaoyang and Xiao Di also glanced at each other, both of them were speechless.

"Yes. The Marquis of Faithfulness arched his hand and said, "This time the Xiliang envoy was killed in the middle of the night, and it happened to be raining heavily from the sky, coupled with the killer's high martial arts, it was a fatal move, and the scene could not find the slightest clue for a while, and the surviving envoy was in a trance because of excessive fright...... The minister investigated for three days and three nights, and there was still no progress, just when the minister was at a loss, Zhu Lao Xiangye sent someone to send a letter, saying that the military department had arrested a few Northern Wei Dynasty fine works hiding in Los Angeles a few days ago, or related to this case...... "said and looked at Zhu Yunque.

Zhu Yunque said: "Your Majesty, Lord Chen Yuan of the Ministry of War received the clues provided by our informant, arrested a few details of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and after some interrogation, these thieves confessed to the Northern Wei Dynasty spies. In addition, there was an unexpected joy that these people were vaguely related to the killing of the Xiliang envoy a few days ago. The old minister knew that this matter was very important, and he did not dare to delay, so he ordered the military department to hand over these detailed works to the loyal marquis for further trial. ”

An official came out of the class and said: "Back to Your Majesty, what the old minister said about the military department is true, and the minister can testify." ”

Long Shaoyang was taken aback when he heard this, and said in his heart: "I think this person is Chen Yuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War." It turned out that the lark was also involved in this matter, and it was a big game. While thinking about it, I saw Emperor Qi nodding and said with a smile: "Oh, it turns out that the old prime minister secretly helped. Faithful, what happens next?"

The Loyal Marquis hurriedly said: "The minister received the message from the old minister, and immediately interrogated these Northern Wei Dynasty works in person. These people are not hard-headed, and after a few rounds, they confessed to participating in the killing of the envoys of Xiliang, which was intended to destroy the marriage between the two kingdoms of Qi Liang. However, these people were only responsible for terrain reconnaissance and information collection, but there were other people who carried out the assassination that night. ”

Zhu Yunque interjected: "The Northern Wei Dynasty has always been against my Great Qi, and I have three swords on both sides, and this move of the Loyal Marquis is really of great benefit to my Great Qi." ”

Emperor Qi said: "What the old prime minister said is true, what he said. Faithful, can you get a message from these leaders about the assassins?"

"The ministers interrogated these leaders overnight, thanks to Your Majesty's Shengde Hongfu, who told the matter and the person who carried out the assassination that night has also been ascertained. It's just that...... It's just that this person ......" said the Faithful Marquis, snorting for a while, and then said, "The minister was shocked, panicked, and did not dare to be arbitrary, so he presented this matter to His Majesty, and asked His Majesty to make his own judgment!"

Wei Guifei said curiously: "It's just, what is just this person? Loyal Marquis, since ancient times, your majesty is here, what else can't you say?"

Emperor Qi was listening attentively, and when he saw that the Loyal Marquis stopped, he was puzzled in his heart, and said, "What the noble concubine said is very true. There are no outsiders in the palace of the faithful marquis today, and you can speak directly. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The Faithful Marquis deliberately pretended to be bold and said, "How can it be him? If you want to say that this person is a murderer and a spy, I have not heard it with my own ears, and I will never believe it, and I will denounce it as nonsense." This person is well-received, strong in martial arts, and has become increasingly famous recently, and now he ......"

Before he finished speaking, Wei Guifei smiled "fluttering", covered her mouth with her sleeves, and said, "Zhongxin Hou, can this person still be on top of this hall right now?"

Although this is a joke, as soon as this statement came out, there were many people in the palace. Zhu Lark and Jing Si glanced at each other and smiled wordlessly. Xiao Di secretly glanced at Long Shaoyang, and saw that he looked calm and calm, and couldn't help but calm down. Prince Xiao Minglong's brows tightened, and his hands couldn't help but shrink upward. Emperor Qi sat up straight and leaned forward slightly, looking anxious to know the answer.

I only heard the words of the Loyal Marquis: "Niangniang is right, this person is on top of this hall at the moment!"