The attic, which was blown by the breeze, was quiet for a long time. The endgame on the table, the lack of moon in the sky.

"I can't hide anything from my father-in-law, and my son-in-law originally planned to keep this matter a secret-" Dingnan Wang Dao, out of secrecy, he only mentioned it to Zuo Xiang and Chen Renhai and others on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he didn't know how Yuwen Shangshu knew.

Yuwen Shangshu took a sip of tea and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, I have been involved in prison for more than 30 years, and under these eyes, I can't escape anyone—is that person Yan Yu, who is known as the 'Shadow Demon' in the rivers and lakes?"

"Yes. "Dingnan Wang Road.

"When I read the file last night, I knew that the singer's confession said that she wanted to kill her allies, but she was stopped by the patrol room and the people of Xiangye. As early as two years ago, this Yan Yu had a criminal record in Xiangyang, Jingzhou, and other places, but she seemed to have just cheated and had never had a life lawsuit; After that, Yuwen Shangshu looked at Yan Yu, who was talking to the princess downstairs, and shook his head.

King Dingnan said: "Father-in-law forgives the sin, the son-in-law ......"

Yuwen Shangshu waved his hand to interrupt King Dingnan's words, and said: "What are your crimes, I have accepted this woman as a righteous daughter, and I will not investigate what she committed before, and she abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, which is commendable, if there is no her, I don't know that the prince in the palace has such a conspiracy." ”

"The father-in-law is wise, the son-in-law didn't dare to talk to the father-in-law about it, because he was afraid that the father-in-law would say it to Qiong'er, and he wanted Qiong'er to protect his son, and he didn't allow Miss Yan to ......."

Yuwen Shangshu sat back on the chair next to the chess table, grabbed a chess piece from each of the two chess boxes, and placed it on the chessboard at the drop point. "Sometimes, the game of chess seems difficult to calculate, but there are always people who can see the long term and calculate accurately. A few days ago, I thought she was still an enemy of us, but now she can go back? I am afraid that she does not even know why she has defected. ”

"When I am angry, my heart is like ashes, and my heart belongs. Chen Renhai said.

"What does Gongzi Chen mean by this?" asked King Dingnan.

Chen Renhai was about to speak, there was a maid outside the door to speak, King Dingnan signaled him to come in, the maid said that the princess and Miss Yan were sleepy, and wanted to go back to the room and invited the prince and Lord Shangshu and Chen Gongzi to take care of themselves.

King Dingnan looked up at the night sky and said, "It's almost three o'clock, it's late." ”

"Hahahaha...... Virtuous son-in-law, prepare a carriage with me, and I'll go home—" Yuwen Shangshu said.

King Dingnan said: "Where did the father-in-law speak, can't the father-in-law stay here for one night?"

"Don't misunderstand, I still need to go to the Criminal Department to try the unfinished file a few days ago, and the emperor still needs to review it at the end of the month. The unexpected events of the past few days have delayed the review for a few more days, and it needs to be completed quickly. After that, Yuwen Shangshu got up, and King Dingnan said: "Come - send Lord Yuwen back to the house." ”

After that, the little guys led the way and sent Yuwen Shangshu to the door, and Yuwen Shangshu got into the carriage and returned to the criminal department without mentioning it.

At this time, in the attic, King Dingnan looked at the bright moon in the night sky and said, "My father-in-law is loyal, but my heart is too small, and I should tell him about Miss Yan at that time." ”

"It's not too late to say it now, why does the prince need to add to his own troubles?" Chen Renhai said.

King Dingnan said: "Chen Gongzi is right, but he was broken by his father-in-law, and the king felt that his father-in-law might have other ideas, and felt that the king had seen him outside." Let's not talk about this matter, by the way, what did Chen Gongzi mean by what he just said?"

"The prince didn't know, when Pu Shaoxia and others came to the house to look for Miss Yan that day, Xiaomin was present at that time, and when he saw Miss Yan's eyes looking at Pu Shaoxia, he felt that Miss Yan seemed to admire Pu Shaoxia. I think it was related to Pu Shaoxia's rescue in Tianxiangyuan that night. Chen Renhai said.

King Dingnan said: "Is Chen Gongzi saying that Miss Yan abandoned the dark and turned to the light because of Pu Shaoxia?

"There are all reasons, first because the prince's subordinates made her want to take revenge, but she still didn't trust us, and then because of the treatment of Pu Shaoxia and others, she decided to completely leave the rivers and lakes where she was. Chen Renhai said.

"Anyway, this is probably the best place for her. It's just that it is not yet known whether the emperor will investigate this matter. At the end of this month, the Ouchi guards need to be re-elected, and it won't be a few days before I think about it, so I'm afraid that someone will fish in troubled waters and the thing that the king is most worried about will happen. "Dingnan Wang Road.

Chen Renhai said: "Don't worry, the little people will go all out." ”

"Chen Gongzi, what's the use of you being the commander of the Ouchi, even if the people recommended by me and Zuo Xiang and the other three people have all entered the Ouchi and become the commanders, what about the rest of the people selected? The eight commanders, even if they are all recommended by us, what about the rest of the people? Judging from the means of the prince, I think he must be prepared for this. "King Dingnan coughed a few times, and after autumn, King Dingnan's throat seemed to be inflamed, and he was prone to coughing at night.

Chen Renhai said: "The prince doesn't have to worry, now he can only see the moves, the prince in the palace wants to obstruct not the reorganization of the Ouchi, but the people who are running for the election, and now the election of the Ouchi is imminent, I think the prince will also focus on letting his people concentrate on this, and the people who missed the appearance such as Shen Lie and Qiu Pingdao have not dared to fight with us in the open, as for the people who have not yet appeared, I am afraid that they will meet in the martial arts arena." The prince has played tricks on the prince twice, both of which ended in failure, and the more he fails, the more urgent he is, because his exposure will only become more and more obvious. ”

King Dingnan cleared his throat, drank the last sip of tea in the teacup, and said: "What Chen Gongzi said is reasonable, Miss Yan abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and the two guards fell into the confidential cell. Chen Gongzi has rested early these days to recuperate. After the guard shift was deployed, Chen Gongzi didn't have to wait until the first shift of guards rotated before coming out to do something, just leave it to a few of the second shift guards. The king went back to his room to rest, and Chen Gongzi took care of himself. ”

Chen Renhai saluted and sent off the king of Dingnan, and the king of Dingnan signaled that he would be exempted.

The gates of the capital had not yet been opened, and the guards who kept vigil at the gates saw that the sky was about to break, and there was a secret joy in their hearts, and the sleepiness of the night became stronger and stronger at this time, and they could rest in less than half an hour.

There was a cold fog outside the city, and it was getting colder, and one of the guards shivered, and then a sneeze went out.

"Come brothers, have some breakfast and catch up on some sleep. "An iron pot was placed among the guards, and the guards reached out and took the steamed flatbread and steamed buns from the pot.

"Are there any boiled eggs?

"I was cooked by you for supper last night, and this is the only one this morning-"

"Hahaha, you eat the most, and you lick your face and ask if there are any eggs. Old military leader, the steamed bread is too dry, do you have soy milk?"

"Soy milk will be ready soon, I'll go take a look-"

Some of the guards leaned their backs against the walls and stretched their bodies, while others leaned forward and leaned against the walls—this was when they were most relaxed.

The cold fog was pierced by the first rays of sunlight, and a carriage broke through the cold fog outside the city and hurried towards the city gates.

The carriage made a sharp stop at the gate of the city, and the carriage was not a passenger car, but only a few goods on the board. There was a young man in the carriage, but I think he had been driving for several days, and he had a circle of stubble on his face, which matched his hanging eyebrows, and made him seem to be several years old.

"Wait another quarter of an hour, and the gates will open, and you'll have to wait a little longer—you're pulling so many things, we'll need to check them—" The guard spoke, munching on the bread in his mouth.

The charioteer, "Don't wait a moment, open the city gate quickly—" and then raised his hand and shot a dart at the pillar on the tower.

All the guards panicked, and the few who were sitting at breakfast immediately grabbed their spears and stood up.

"Who are you, dare to attack the castle tower—" the captain of the guard snapped.

The driver said, "Wait and see what I'm on—"

The guards then turned their eyes to the dart nailed to the pillar, and the dart was strung with a sign the size of a copper coin. The guard pulled out the dart with all his might. Look at the sign, the sign says "Weapons Room".

The captain of the guard took the dart and said, "It was an adult in the armory room, and it was rude." Please wait a moment for me to open the gates and return the token to your lordship—"

"Just throw the dart down the tower—" said the charioteer.

The guard said, "Please take it up." With that, he threw the dart down the castle tower, and saw the driver leap high, and a somersault grabbed the sign, and by the way hid the dart in his shirt, and then another backflip fell on the carriage, and at this time the drawbridge had fallen, and the gate had been opened. The man drove into the city, and the captain of the guard looked at the man's posture just now, and said to himself, "The snake body is ......."

The rest of the guards didn't know about this, so they asked, "What kind of martial arts is this?"

"A strange light exercise, some of which require reversal of the muscles and veins before it can be practiced. "Guard.

All the guards looked at each other, and they were all amazed that this person's martial arts were extremely high.

It was early in the morning, and the driver's carriage was parked in a house on the corner. There were more and more people on the streets, those who rushed to the market, set up stalls, entered the city, and left the city, and the city and outside the city gradually became lively. The charioteer came out of the door after a long time, got into the carriage, and drove out of the corner into the main street.

The wheels of the carriage moved slowly, and there were too many people on Main Street for him to go too fast.

After passing through the downtown area, the carriage walked in the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when it arrived at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the driver dismounted and buckled the door. After a while, the little guy opened the door, and the little guy didn't know who this person was, so he asked, "Who are you? Why did you lock the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

The man took out the dart, took off the sign, and said to the little guy: "Brother Lao, I reported that Long Xiangtian was in the lower armament, and I came here to give gifts to Xiangye." ”

The little guy took the sign and immediately went back to the house to report. Long Xiangtian said to the rest of the little guys: "I also bothered the two little brothers to take down the two boxes sealed with blue paper for me——"

Knowing that the person in front of them was here to give gifts, the little guys immediately got up to the carriage and moved down two boxes for Long Xiangtian. At this time, the messenger came and said, "Master Long, please, Xiangye is waiting for you in the reception room." Come on, settle the carriage for Master Long. ”

The little guy who spoke led the way, and the one behind was carrying the box brought by Long Xiangtian, and when he was young, he arrived at the reception room of the Prime Minister's Mansion, only to see the Xiangye drink a sip of tea, and when he saw Long Xiangtian coming, he immediately invited him to sit down, and said: "Supervisor Long, it has been about ten days since I went to the outside of the Saiwai." ”

"Yes, Xiangye. With the emperor's permission, Long was given a few more days off, so that he would not be too busy on the road. This time he went to study the arts, in addition to studying his own martial arts, Long Mou also improved his sword building and smelting, and deducing algorithms, and came here today to give some good gifts to Xiangye——"

Zuo Xiang said with a smile: "The dragon supervisor is real, how can he use this wooden box to carry two large boxes in for gifts?"

"Xiangye smiled, Long came in a hurry, and he didn't have a gift box, and I hope the prince will forgive me. "Long Xiang Heavenly Dao.

Zuo Xiang laughed, "Hahaha...... Supervisor Long didn't know that in the past, relatives and friends came to give gifts, and the gifts were exquisite boxes, most of which contained some supplements or antiques...... I've never had someone send such a large number of things, two big boxes, what the hell is here......"

"Xiangye smiled, this is not some fine jewelry, nor is it a rare supplement. It is some small objects scattered in those small grassland countries outside the Western Regions Protectorate during the Western Han Dynasty. After that, Long Xiangtian asked the little servants to open the seal of one of the boxes and open a box. I saw that the box was full of Yeming jewelry, silver wine jugs, agate necklaces, and Hetian bracelets.

Zuo Xiang exclaimed and said, "Supervisor Long, where did you go to get these treasures?"

"In some small markets near Loulan Ancient Road, some Hu merchants set up stalls here to sell, and the price was not high, so they bought all the small ones and gave them to Zuo Xiang. "Long Xiang Heavenly Dao.

Zuo Xiang asked, "Loulan Ancient Road?"

"Zuo Xiang didn't know that the Loulan Ancient Road is a branch road on the Silk Road to the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Loulan, and on a small road in the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan, there are some Hu merchants selling these things. Those Hu merchants said that they came from the desert camel and wanted to enter the Middle Earth to do business, but in recent years, the imperial court has been fighting with the local armies in the northwest, and the war had started half a year ago, so these merchants were not allowed to enter the customs, and the number of buyers was greatly reduced, so they had to sell some things cheaply, but it seemed that their supply of goods was very wide, and they did not know where they came from. "Long Xiang Heavenly Dao.

Zuo Xiang said: "I think these treasures are probably the burial objects of the magnates of the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty." There are so many treasures, it is really difficult to ask for them all. ”

"Xiangye thinks these treasures are from the tomb?" asked Long Xiangtian.

"Don't misunderstand Supervisor Long, there are too many of these treasures, and they are all antiquities of the Han Dynasty, and Benxiang has collected so many treasures, I'm afraid that someone will misunderstand that Supervisor Long bribed Benxiang to open the back door for Supervisor Long when he re-elected Ouchi. Zuo Xiang explained.

Long Xiangtian laughed and said: "Zuo Xiang is loyal to the court and does his best; such an official, Long admires it in his heart, this Manchu Dynasty civil and military, only Xiang Ye is worthy of these treasures, Xiang Ye must not refuse." Besides, the reorganization of Ouchi, the prince of Dingnan, General Huben, Scholar Li and Xiangye, all have recommended people to participate in the selection, if these masters have selected the commander of Ouchi, doesn't anyone say that Xiangye opens the back door for the people he recommends?"

"Hahaha...... Supervisor Long said this, and the resignation of the prime minister embarrassed Supervisor Long. Well, then, these things will be a dowry for the little girl in the future. Zuo Xiangdao.

Long Xiangtian saw that Zuo's subordinates carried the box away, so he got up and said: "Thank you Xiangye for smiling and accepting the gift, Long still has something to do, so he will stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion soon." After that, Long Xiangtian said goodbye to Zuo Xiang and left the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The carriage left the Prime Minister's Mansion, turned two main streets, passed through a downtown area, and came out of a street and alley to the Dingnan Palace.

Long Xiangtian concocted the same method, reported his name, handed over the sign, and the little guy also led him to the reception room, and at the same time, two little guys helped him move down a box.

At this time, the kitchen has begun to make lunch, Long Xiangtian and the Dingnan King meeting room, Long Xiangtian has not yet spoken, the Dingnan King said: "Supervisor Long has only come from the northwest, and today he will stay in the king's mansion for lunch and then return to the palace to resume his life." ”

Long Xiangtian repeatedly refused, so he had to agree. After that, Long Xiangtian pointed to the box and said, "This is a gift for the prince and the princess." After that, Long Xiang Tiancha opened the seal of the box, took out a jade pillow, and said: "This is a gift from Long to the princess, this jade pillow is cold, and it can cure head wind in summer." Then, he took out a bow and said: "This bow is a gift from Long to the prince, this horn bow is made by the hunting masters in the Western Regions, the prince has always liked hunting, but he has been busy with business recently, so he has no time, with this horn bow, the prince goes out to hunt in his spare time, and he will be able to return with a full load—— The rest of the things in this box are a sika deer and a wild boar that Long hunted in the mountains when he returned to Beijing last night, and the meat has been processed by Long, but fortunately, it is autumn, and the meat has not deteriorated.

"Hahahaha......" King Dingnan opened his mouth and laughed, and his two mustaches were shaking with his face again, "Supervisor Long is really bothered by this king." This time, Supervisor Long was allowed by the emperor to go out to study, and Supervisor Long not only improved his skills, but also brought so many things that the king loved, and also thought about the king's family, these gifts, the king received them all-"

While talking, another maid came to pass the word and asked where the rice was, and King Dingnan said: "It's better to have a canteen." You wait to send someone to invite Chen Gongzi to come with you for lunch. ”

The maid replied and withdrew. Lunch was set up in the dining hall, Dingnan Wang's family and Yan Yu and Chen Renhai all came out of the table, Long Xiangtian saw everyone one by one, and sent a jade carved unicorn to the prince, the prince saw that the unicorn was carved lifelike, and he loved it very much, and said: "Thank you brother." ”

"Thank you Supervisor Long for returning to Beijing for thousands of miles and bringing heavy gifts. The princess said.

Long Xiangtian said: "The princess said that she laughed, which is a heavy gift, some light courtesy, respect for the prince for the day of government affairs, respect for the princess for the prince to help manage the palace and family affairs." ”

After a while of laughter, everyone began to have lunch. After lunch, Long Xiangtian said goodbye to the king of Dingnan and others, and when he left the palace, Long Xiangtian said: "I have heard the name of Chen Jiabao in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and at the end of the month, Long has to ask Chen Gongzi for a few tricks. ”

Chen Renhai said: "At that time, Chen will also ask Supervisor Long to give advice——"

"Hahaha...... Okay, well, so at the end of the month, the king has a blessed eye. "Dingnan Wang Road.

Long Xiangtian left the palace, got into the carriage, and drove the horse straight to the palace.

In the attic of Xiaozhu, King Dingnan played against Chen Renhai again.

King Dingnan said: "This person is not simple, I hope he is not the prince's person-" After that, the sunspot is on the plate.

Chen Renhai Baizi immediately fell down and said, "If he is the prince's person, how can he come to give gifts to the prince before he returns to the palace?"

This is also the king's doubts, so I left him in the palace for lunch, but I see that his demeanor is calm, and his words do not mean to test the king, and he does not pretend to have the rest of his thoughts at all. "Dingnan Wang Road.

Chen Renhai said: "Xiaomin sees that Supervisor Long is a high-spirited military official, I am afraid that he has not yet been involved in this struggle, and this person's martial arts are profound, if the prince really wants to stop us from entering Beijing, why not use him?

"This is also one of the king's doubts, I heard the people in the weapons room say that Long Xiangtian and the emperor showed the token, and the emperor immediately approved Long Xiangtian's leave, and also gave Long Xiangtian more time. What is this token? Let the emperor treat him like this after seeing him. At this time, the king of Dingnan fell down, and Chen Renhai returned his hand.

"Haha...... This king has lost two games in a row. "Dingnan Wang Road.

Chen Renhai said: "The prince has something in his heart, which will definitely affect the performance of chess. The small people just won by luck. ”

"This Long Xiangtian and I must not regard him as a friend, if he and you both have the position of Ouchi Commander, you must always pay attention to this person's actions. "Dingnan Wang Road.

"Yes—" Chen Renhai replied.