Zuo Jun said: "His Royal Highness the King of Xia Ning wants the life of the lower official, it is just a matter of one sentence, where is it so troublesome? I think it must be the murderer who wants to frame His Highness." ”

The king of Bac Ninh did not want to have a verbal dispute with him, and said: "I am ashamed to say that this dagger has always been kept in the secret box of the king's study, but I don't know how to lose it. When I came back from the imperial brother the day before yesterday, the king checked the study, only to find that it was not only the dagger that was lost, but also a dagger of the Liu family that was six years old in Xianle was also lost, and this one was given to me by the queen mother four years ago. ”

Zuo Jun showed an imperceptible smile on his face, and said, "The dignified Beining Palace, which one dares to come here to steal something?"

The king of Beining also smiled and said: "This king has also crossed the rivers and lakes, if he can come and go freely in this king's study, only the proboscis dogs of Lord Zuo can do it in this capital." ”

The three words "proboscis dog" are the contemptuous name of the people of Beijing for the Xumen under the Shiliang Gate, just because this door is a person who is proficient in light skills, and the people who mark people and track this kind of work on weekdays are all done by the people of the Xumen. Even in the mansions of some officials, there would be people from the gate who infiltrated them, recorded their private words and deeds, and reported anything that was unfavorable to the left army or Emperor Xiang. Therefore, the people of Beijing are afraid of the other eleven gates in the Shiliang Gate, but they are not despised for this gate, and Wang Teng, the commander of the gate, has not been scolded for this. The name "proboscis dog" slowly spread in private.

It's just that ordinary officials are intimidated by the prestige of Shiliangmen, and no one dares to say it publicly. The king of Bac Ninh was scolded by Emperor Xiang for belittleing the left army that day, and he knew in his heart that Emperor Xiang valued his imperial power more, but at this time, only the left army was here, how could he not breathe. On that day, he had already torn his face with the left army, and the king of Bac Ninh relied on the support of the queen mother, and there was no need to be pretended to be polite to the left army.

Although Zuo Jun heard the sarcasm in King Beining's words, it was not easy to attack, so he pretended not to know and continued: "If His Royal Highness King Ning only has the words 'I don't know', it will be difficult for the lower officials to explain to the saint, right?"

The king of Beining said: "This king is trying to annoy Lord Zuo, my mansion was stolen, only blame the servants in my mansion for being incompetent, and ask Lord Zuo to visit for me." The theft case of the prince and minister in Beijing is also under the control of Shiliangmen, right?"

Zuo Jun secretly scolded in his heart: The old man was ordered to ask you about the dagger, but you came to "oppose the guest" and pushed this matter on my head. You brought it upon yourself, and if I give you the truth about it, see what else you have to say.

Zuo Jun said: "That's natural, since someone dares to come to the palace to steal, Shi Liangmen can't escape the blame, and the lower officials will have someone come to investigate." ”

"Slow!" King Beining stopped, "If this king is not mistaken, Lord Zuo should have already investigated, right?"

Zuo Jun looked at the king of Bac Ninh and did not understand what he meant. The king of Beining said: "The day before yesterday, the imperial brother called this king and sat in the imperial study for a few hours, didn't Lord Zuo already turn this Beining palace up and down?"

Zuo Jun sneered, "What does His Royal Highness King Ning mean by this?"

The king of Beining said: "This king has no other intentions, but if Lord Zuo is assassinated by the dagger of Xianle for six years, he should interrogate his subordinates well, but don't suspect this king again." ”

Zuo Jun said: "His Royal Highness King Ning, are you suspecting that my people have stolen something?"

Zuo Jun could hear what the king of Bac Ninh was saying, and seemed to want to put the responsibility for the theft on himself, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed. When he was the commander of Shiliangmen, the king of Bac Ninh was only a three-year-old doll, but now he dared to sneer at himself, if it was someone else, the left army would have already turned his face.

The King of Bac Ninh pretended to be surprised and said, "If it wasn't for Lord Zuo's subordinates, it would be the assassin." He must have taken the two daggers in one go, and if Lord Zuo caught the assassin, remember to get back the dagger in the sixth year of Xianle for this king. As for the dagger that stabbed Lord Zuo, this king will go to the imperial brother to get it back. ”

The more the left army listened, the more unhappy he became, seeing that the king of Bac Ninh had pushed this matter on himself one by one, but it was difficult for him to refute it. Zuo Jun said: "In this case, the lower officials will do their best." There is only one more thing that needs to be consulted by His Royal Highness King Ning. ”

"Lord Zuo, please speak!"

Zuo Jun sat up straight, looked at King Beining and said, "Dare to ask His Royal Highness King Ning, how did you know that Liu Shisan was in Shiliangmen?"

The King of Beining was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "Lord Zuo, the god soldier of the Liu family in Yonghu has been famous for more than 300 years, and no one knows who knows about the rivers and lakes? Who in the martial arts doesn't want a Liu family blade, and if Liu 13 loses it, not everyone is looking for it. I didn't know it originally, but I blame you Shi Liangmen for acting too flamboyantly and showing your feet, and now where Liu Shisan is, I'm afraid that the three-year-old children on the rivers and lakes already know. Only you, Lord Zuo, still think you're seamless, right?"

Zuo Jun was stunned and said: "I don't understand His Royal Highness King Ning's words, Shi Liangmen has always been cautious in handling things, how can the word 'publicity' appear?"

The king of Beining snorted coldly: "Lord Zuo, you look at the people in the rivers and lakes as small, the weapon of the water reverse blade came out of the Shiliang Gate, and the good hands of the rivers and lakes who died under the water reverse blade are not a thousand but eight hundred, and there are many strange people and strange people in the rivers and lakes, won't this blade be associated with Liu Thirteen?" It's just ......" The king of Beining stopped when he said this, and did not say any more.

Zuo Jun asked, "Just what?"

The King of Beining smiled slightly: "It's just that I don't know if this Liu Thirteen was invited to Shiliangmen, or if he was caught by Shiliangmen." If it is caught, it will be spread to the rivers and lakes, but I am afraid that the gate of Shiliangmen will be strengthened. ”

Zuo Jun snorted and said, "What kind of climate can those Jianghu people become, it's just a rabble!"

The king of Bac Ninh smiled and did not answer. Zuo Jun hugged his fists and said: "Since this is the case, the lower official will leave here, and come back another day to ask for advice!"

"Don't send it!" King Bac Ninh picked up the tea and drank it to himself. Zuo Jun glanced at it and left without saying a word.

Fang Zhu asked, "Lord Wang, what do you mean when you say that Gongzi Yue wants you to do this?"

King Bac Ninh said: "Since he took the risk to send it in, it must have a deep meaning, so I have to do it first, and then ask when I have the opportunity!"

Although Zuo Jun did not fully believe in the words of the king of Bac Ninh, he also knew that he had no evidence at present, and he could not prove anything with a dagger, and at most he would be charged with "losing the things given by the emperor", but as the king of Bac Ninh, it was only two reprimands by Emperor Xiang.

Zuo Jun suddenly thought of Chen Quan, who had only cared about the king of Bac Ninh and Feng Weiming for the past two days, and actually forgot Chen Quan behind. Then he asked, "Where is Chen Quan?" and asked him to come to me. ”

The black-clothed man who followed next to him said: "Zuo Shuai, Chen Quan has accompanied the second prince to envoy Nanqiao." ”

"Oh, when did it happen?"

The man in black replied: "Before Zuo Shuai returned to Beijing, they had already set off. ”

Zuo Jun asked, "When will you return to Beijing?"

"The second prince should come back before Laba. ”

Zuo Jun thought hatefully: Let you live happily for a few days first, and wait for you to come back, hum......

As soon as the horses of the left army crossed an overpass, several arrows were fired from both sides at the same time, and the left army was quick and swung his sword to knock down all the arrows shot from the right. The man in black next to him also drew his sword and knocked the arrows from the left to the ground one by one.

Seeing this, the rest of the servants drew their swords and shouted loudly: "Protect Zuo Shuai!" and "Catch the assassin!"

(Chapter 55 End)