After the two entered the door, they looked up and saw that there was a pear marble desk in the room, on which were placed the four treasures of the study, and behind the stage was a sandalwood Taishi chair. On the left and right of the desk are several huge flower sacs and painting jars, in which various colored scrolls are placed, and there is a huge gold-painted screen about two or three zhang wide behind the Taishi chair, and the walls around the room are hung with yellow brocade curtains.

Qin Fei pulled Duo'er and swept straight behind the screen, hiding his figure. The sound of talking outside the door was getting closer and closer, and it actually came straight into the room.

"The people of the Inner Court Guard, now they even have to intervene in the battle of the army, it seems that if this continues, the Great Liao Kingdom is in danger!" said an old voice.

"Brother Bai, don't be annoyed, today's saint believes in Na Helian Tengbao, even if I go to admonish again, it will be boring for me. ”

Outside the door, the two entered the house and sat down separately.

"Lord Xiao, since the beginning of our dynasty, the use of troops has always been made by the king of the Southern Court and the Southern Privy Council. Now that the throne of the Great King of the Southern Courtyard has been vacant for more than ten years, and the Southern Privy Council has been squeezed out by the Inner Court Guard, when foreign enemies come to attack in the future, who else can my Great Liao Kingdom rely on?"

The one called Lord Xiao, named Xiao Tiandou, has been a hairpin for generations, and after Brother Qinzong succeeded to the throne, he worshiped as the head of the Southern Privy Council, but he had no power.

The other elder is Bai Jingxuan, the guest secretary of the Privy Council invited by Xiao Tiandou, who is a scholar and is good at marching and strategizing. Since being invited by his old friend Xiao Tiandou to come to the Southern Privy Council, he has been doing nothing all day long, and he has been depressed in his heart.

"I have been in charge of the Southern Privy Council for more than ten years, but I can't hear about the military plane, and I have the ambition to stabilize the country and the country, but I have to let the years go by. Xiao Tiandou sighed: "Now that it is winter, the Holy Lord actually listened to Helian Tengbao's words and wanted to march to Western Xia. The outside world only said that the Southern Privy Council was the center of the Great Liao Military Machine, but they did not know that the Southern Privy Council had not heard of the military aircraft for many years. ”

Bai Jingxuan said: "The Liao State has been conquering for years, and the treasury is becoming more and more empty, and it has long lost the prestige of the Holy Sect Dynasty. Liaodong Aguda is thriving day by day, and has joined dozens of tribes in the grassland, faintly with the intention of offending my Great Liao, but at this moment, it is really unwise to raise troops in Western Xia. ”

The two sighed at each other, Xiao Tiandou said: "Brother Bai, the Holy Lord has decided that at the beginning of next month, troops will be sent from Yunzhou and Datong to take Xiazhou first, this matter is a foregone conclusion, you and I don't have to worry about it anymore." However, before the queen sent out the army, she wanted to come to this Babaolou to pray for the soldiers on the expedition, but she had to be cautious and not make a mess. ”

Bai Jingxuan nodded, "Don't worry, the Eight Treasure Towers are not like the ordinary temples built in the mountains and forests, and they are widely incense from the people, and they are mixed with dragons and snakes." This Eight Treasure Tower enshrines the relics of eight great monks, and is built in the palace of the Privy Council, and ordinary people cannot approach it. It was originally a place of royal worship, so there should be no trouble. ”

Xiao Tiandou smiled bitterly: "It's really lamentable, but I think that my Southern Privy Council has become a place of royal sacrifice. ”

The two of them gossiped again, got up and left the room, and went elsewhere.

Qin Fei and Duo'er listened really behind the screen, they thought that the Eight Treasures Building of the Southern Privy Council was the Longtan Tiger's Den and the Sword Mountain Sword Forest, but how did they know that it was such a result, it was really surprising. Qin Fei was unwilling, and Duo'er went out of the house with Duo'er, and came to the towering tower in the center of the hall, but there was not even a guard, and the two entered the tower, climbed the stairs, and came to the top altar.

The candle flame in the altar is bright, a tall statue of Shakyamuni Buddha in the middle, the face is kind, the left and right are the statues of eighteen Arhats and the disciples, the small statues of believers, the view is indeed awe-inspiring, as if in the realm of "all evils are removed, all virtues are prepared, and the pure color shines all over the Dharma realm", the tower wall is engraved with the scene of Buddhist houses and believers worshipping Buddha, several yellow prayer flags hang down from the top of the tower, and there is nothing else.

Qin Fei said to Duo'er: "There are many rumors outside, the Eight Treasures Building is full of traps, and the building is full of rare treasures, but it is only a place of royal sacrifice, it seems that the Golden Sword Hero has not arrived here." Duo'er nodded, "That Xiao Tiandou has been in charge of the Southern Privy Council for more than ten years, and Zhang Daxia's disappearance was only five years ago, so it can be seen that it has nothing to do with this Eight Treasure Tower." ”

The two of them took advantage of the prosperity and returned from defeat, but this trip was not without gains, at least they knew that at the beginning of next month, the Liao State sent troops from Yunzhou and Datong to attack Xiazhou, so they were unable to invade the south. Listening to the conversation between the two people in the Privy Council, the national strength of the Liao State is declining day by day, and the court is close to the villain and far away from the virtuous ministers, it seems that the Great Liao State is already in decline.

Back at the inn, Qin Fei wrote down the information he had obtained, sealed it with beeswax, and ordered Hao Dafu to pass it to Guojiazhai in Yanshan, Daizhou.

Qin Fei said to Duo'er: "Sister, tomorrow we will go to the inner court to look for Nahelian Tengbao." Duo'er nodded yes.

After a few days, Qin Fei and Duo'er went to visit the inner court guard, but there was no trace of Helian Tengbao, and in a blink of an eye, it was almost the end of the month, Qin Fei said to Duo'er: "Sister, when the Taishan Alliance, Xuanhe and the tiger idiot set fire to the fire of the inner court guard, and the tiger idiot Gandao people also fought with the flying leaves on the grass without a trace. The Inner Court Guard has always had the habit of fighting with the army, do you think Helian Tengbao will follow the army?"

Duo'er shook her head, "It's hard to say, but I haven't seen any of the masters in the past few days when I went to the Inner Court Guard's Mansion, but I don't know where he went." ”

Qin Fei also felt the same way, not to mention Helian Tengbao, Little Sword Demon, even Ye Wuqing and others didn't see it, and there were not many people wearing worship clothes in the Yamen of the Tingwei Mansion, most of them were just some gold-level guards, as well as lower-grade court guards.

"There must be a place where there must be a master of the inner court guard. Duo'er looked at Qin Fei mischievously and said, "Imperial Palace!"

Qin Fei was also about to talk about the inner courtyard of the palace, and said with a smile when he heard this: "Then let's go to the palace tonight and see if we can bump into the old thief Tengbao." Duo'er nodded.

In the dead of night, the two left the inn and headed for the palace. The palace is five miles west of the inn, and the defense is much stricter than that of the Privy Council in the south, and the tall palace wall can be seen from a long distance, and there is at least a hundred zhang wide open land outside the wall, and there are no trees and houses, for fear that there will be villains hiding in it. Outside the palace wall from time to time, there are Yulin soldiers and horses patrolling back and forth, and there are more city defense battalion soldiers on guard outside the Yulin army.

The entire palace was guarded like an iron bucket, and Qin Fei and Duo'er walked around the palace walls far away, and they couldn't find a secluded and uninhabited place. If you step into an open place, you will be immediately discovered, and if you want to enter the palace at night without being noticed, it is almost like a sky. The two of them didn't want to break into the inner palace, this trip was only to find out the information of Helian Tengbao, if they alarmed the guards, not only could they not hear the news, I am afraid it would not be easy to get out.

Duo'er leaned on Qin Fei, took Qin Fei's hand and said, "Brother Qin, since you can't enter the palace, let's go back, the old thief of Tengbao can't hide from the first day of junior high school and can't hide from the fifteenth, so he doesn't necessarily have to show up for the rest of his life." ”

Qin Fei nodded, squeezed Duo'er's little hand and said, "That old thief is very cunning and his whereabouts are secretive. But if it does, I will avenge your father. Duo'er nodded, "The old thief probably also knows that we are looking for him, so he is on guard." However, all these years have passed, and revenge is not in a hurry at this time. Brother Qin, let's walk back to the inn slowly, you see how good the moonlight is in the sky tonight. ”

Qin Fei nodded and said yes, raised his eyes and looked up, only to see that the blue sky was like a wash, and the moon was like a hook, and a faint golden light emanated from the surroundings, which seemed particularly quiet and distant in the night sky, and the whole sky was like a frozen lake, soft and beautiful.

The two turned around and walked slowly in the direction of the inn, and before they could get out of the place, they heard a noisy voice from the direction of the palace behind them.

Oh, from the palace wall jumped down a few more figures, it seems to be the master of the inner court guard, chasing behind the two people, outside the palace wall, the Yulin army and the city defense battalion soldiers have been clamoring, the palace gate opened, dozens of healthy horses also chased down.