When Situ Qiao spoke, he learned the tone of Wei Qianhu, and his voice was yin and yang, which was quite useless to listen to. Liu Yong frowned, and thought to himself: "When I first met him more than ten years ago, this person was not as strange as he is today. How did you get tortured like this after you entered the Hua family?"

Li Qiufeng listened to Situ Qiao's narration of the past, and the more he listened, the more frightened he became. He is different from the other heroes of the rivers and lakes present, he has been on an errand in Jinyiwei for a long time, and he knows that the people in the government turn their hands into clouds and cover their hands for rain, if they are ruthless, they are many times more vicious than the killers in the rivers and lakes. Xiaolingwei is a self-contained system and is entrenched in Xiaoling, Nanjing. The successive commanders were all publicly recommended by Xiaolingwei, and then their names were reported to Beijing. After receiving the report, the cabinet has no right to reject it, and must hand it over to the eunuch to send it directly to the imperial court. From the day Emperor Chengzu ascended the throne to the current Jiajing Emperor's succession, the appointment of the commander of Xiaolingwei has never been dismissed. This is because since Emperor Chengzu established the Xiaolingwei, the Xiaolingwei has been controlled by the mystical warlocks he personally selected. After becoming the ancestor, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty knew that Xiaolingwei would never participate in the battle of officialdom, and its responsibility was related to the royal feng shui, and they had their own internal system, so they did not interfere with it. The world thinks that Jinyiwei and Dongchang are extremely mysterious, but the officials on the Jinyiwei errand know that among the guards, the most mysterious is Xiaolingwei who is entrenched in Nanjing. It's just that since Wei Qianhu was on an errand in Xiaolingwei and had the responsibility of guarding the secrets of the main hall of the Dabao'en Temple, why did he explain these things to Lord Shi of the Nanjing Criminal Department? It should be known that although the Nanjing Sixth Department was nominally the same status as the Beijing Sixth Department, it was actually just an ornament and did not have any real power, and no one listened to the orders issued in Nanjing, let alone the Jiangnan provinces. Everyone in Beijing knows that the Sixth Department of Nanjing is the Qingshui Yamen, if they hear that they are going to be transferred to Nanjing, even if the official position is promoted to three levels, it is like a funeral, and they will look for a way to sharpen their heads, and they will not go to Nanjing Sixth Department to burn cold stoves.

"This surnamed Wei is so patient with Lord Shi, and even does not hesitate to tell Lord Shi the secret of this secret room, it is a big taboo. Is it ......?"

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, looking at the strange look on Situ Qiao's face, and thought to himself: "This person just said that more than ten people who entered the secret room that day ended miserably, and it seems that the behavior of the surnamed Wei must be strange." ”

Although Deng Yao and the others had heard of the name of Xiaolingwei, how did they know that there were so many joints in it? They just listened to what Situ Qiao said as a story. Although he is very disgusted with Situ Qiao's character, the story is quite tortuous, and it is to listen to it with relish, and from time to time he inserts a cynical remark, but it is also a very happy thing.

Situ Qiao continued: "I hid in the secret compartment and secretly watched the situation in the secret room. Seeing that Master Shi was red-faced by Wei Qianhu, but he couldn't refute it, he secretly thought in his heart: 'This bastard surnamed Wei is sharp-toothed, bitter and mean, and is not a good person. I originally hoped that he would be able to kill the one surnamed Shi, but judging by the appearance of this person, it is much more difficult to deal with than the one surnamed Shi. It's better that the one surnamed Shi will kill him and be seriously injured, so that if I go out again, things will be much easier. ’

"When I was thinking about it, I heard Wei Qianhu say to Shi Daren: 'Although Nama Sanbao brought an army to surround the Zhongjiao Temple that day, he was the only one who guarded the secret room of the Zhongjiao Temple, and when he finally walked out, he was still alone. At that time, the palace had been burned to a white ground, and legend has it that Emperor Jianwen saw that the Yan army had invaded Nanjing, and he did not want to be a prisoner of his uncle, so he set fire to the palace and died in the fire. However, there is another legend that I think Ishi-sama has also heard......

When Wei Qianhu said this, Lord Shi and the officials of the Criminal Department under him all changed their faces drastically, and they were speechless. Wei Qianhu said: "This matter has been passed on for nearly a hundred years, and no one knows whether it is true or not. Ma Sanbao, later known as Zheng and Zheng, led the treasure fleet to overseas seven times, which is also closely related to this legend. It's just that after the palace burned to a white ground that day, King Yan claimed to have found the remains of Emperor Jianwen and Empress Jianwen, and after being identified by the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, he was immediately restrained and buried. Later, the ministers persuaded him to ascend the throne and became Emperor Chengzu. The reason why Emperor Chengzu was able to ascend the throne was because he was the concubine of Empress Xiaoci Gao and was supported by the ministers. If he is not a descendant, let alone the princes who are divided into various places, he is the governor of the provinces, but he will not be convinced. is because he was able to ascend to the throne, in addition to thanking Emperor Taizu, the most important thing to thank is Emperor Taizu's wife, that is, Empress Xiaoci Gao. ’”

His voice fell, and Murong Danyan suddenly said: "Mr. Situ, when you just talked about Emperor Jianwen**, you mentioned that there is a legend that has been circulated for a hundred years. Zheng He's seven voyages to sea are also related to this legend. I wonder what this legend says?"

Deng Yao thought to himself that Situ Qiao, the bastard, was already talking upside down, going around and around, and finally he stopped going around in circles, and you just diverted the topic again, I really don't know what to do. Lin Yilang and the others also had the same thoughts as Deng Yao, and glared at Murong Danyan with resentment.

It's just that Murong Danyan's question happened to scratch the itch of Situ Qiao. He thought he was well-read, well-versed in the past and the present, and knew astronomy and geography. That legend was originally a secret affair of the palace, and it was not well known, and it was a good time to show off your knowledge. It's just that in the secret room that day, Wei Qianhu passed it by and didn't say it deeply, and he was embarrassed to fabricate the conversation between Wei Qianhu and Lord Shi. At this time, when I heard Murong Danyan ask, it was exactly what I wanted, and I felt that this kid was not very annoying. I only heard him laugh and said, "Little brother, you are asking the right person." This legend has been circulating everywhere since Zhu Di ascended the throne, and Zhu Di was not in the right position, but after becoming the emperor, he was also afraid and had trouble sleeping. He ordered Zheng He to go overseas seven times, nominally to deter the ugly crowd and appease overseas countries to submit to the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it was to find the legendary man. In addition, he even sent Jinyi guards to various places to secretly investigate, to find out whether that person was alive or dead......"

After he said this, Murong Danyan was even more confused, and Qunhao didn't know what he was talking about. It's just that Li Qiufeng has a calm face, as if he already knows what Situ Qiao is talking about. I only heard Situ Qiao continue: "The palace fire that day burned Emperor Jianwen and the queen. However, soon after Zhu Di ascended the throne, there was a legend in the government and the opposition. It is said that before the death of Emperor Taizu that year, he was worried that Zhu Yunwen would not be able to deal with several vassal kings, so he handed over a brocade box to a personal eunuch and told him that if the emperor's grandson was safe and sound in his life, he did not need to open the box. If there is a sudden upheaval and the palace is trapped, and the box is opened at a critical time, it will naturally understand how to do it. King Yan raised his troops to conquer Yingtian, and the army went straight to the palace. Emperor Jianwen called the heavens and the earth to be unwilling, but he didn't want to become his uncle's prisoner, so he decided to commit suicide and martyrdom. At this time, an old eunuch suddenly came over and said to Emperor Jianwen that Emperor Taizu had given him a brocade box before he died, and told him that if the emperor was in danger, he could open the box. After Emperor Jianwen heard this, he hurriedly asked the old eunuch to bring the brocade box. The two of them opened the brocade box and saw that it contained three monk's robes, three degrees, and a razor. The three names of Yingxian, Yingneng, and Yingwen are written on the three sheets. Ying Wen refers to Emperor Jianwen Zhu Wei, and Ying Xian and Ying Neng refer to Emperor Jianwen's confidants Yang Yingneng and Ye Xixian. There is also a note in the box, on which is written by Emperor Taizu himself: Ying Wen went out of the ghost gate, Yu walked from the water gate and the royal ditch, twilight, and the west room of God's optimism. When Emperor Jianwen saw it, he understood that Emperor Taizu had long expected that King Yan would rebel, so he kept this brocade box and told himself to shave his hair and become a monk and escape from the secret passage to save his life. According to Emperor Taizu's last words, Emperor Jianwen shaved his hair and became a monk, escaped from the palace from the ghost gate, and was sent out of Yingtian by his cronies taking advantage of the chaos, and disappeared from then on. After Emperor Jianwen disguised himself as a monk and fled, the queen ordered the eunuchs to set fire to the palace in order to cover Emperor Jianwen's escape, and then jumped into the fire herself, ** and died. This queen is also surnamed Ma, but she was not born in the family of Empress Xiaoci Gao, and her temperament is extremely strong, which is admirable. After the Yan army invaded the palace, King Yan personally led people into the palace that was burned to ruins to search for the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen. The eunuchs and palace maids were afraid that King Yan would know that Emperor Jianwen had escaped, and they would be angry and killed, so they panicked and said that Emperor Jianwen and the queen had died, in addition to identifying the queen's body, they also pointed out the body of a burnt guard as the body of Emperor Jianwen. At that time, the palace had been burned to the ground, and the body of this guard was naturally burned beyond recognition, and it was difficult to identify. King Yan believed it to be true, so he did not pursue it. ”

When Situ Qiao said this, he saw that everyone was stunned, and said with a smile: "We naturally don't know the truth of this matter. However, after King Yan ascended the throne, some officials secretly rumored about it. The common people are even more talking about the streets, saying everything. So the legend became more and more evil, and later, it finally reached the palace. Zhu Di was frightened to death after hearing this, although after he ascended the throne, he immediately issued an edict to the world to govern the country with benevolence and filial piety, and live up to the trust of Emperor Taizu. As soon as he heard the news that Emperor Jianwen was still alive, he was immediately shocked, and in a hurry, he did something unfilial.

"I think that Emperor Taizu set up the Jinyi Guard back then, mainly to deal with the high-flying generals and the civil servants who conspired to usurp the throne. It's just that after getting rid of Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu, the two major groups of Wen and Wuwu, there are quite complaints among the government and the opposition about Jinyi Wei Luo weaving and framing ministers. Emperor Taizu thought that the great trouble had been eliminated, and it was very inappropriate to let Jinyiwei handle the case, so he took back the authority of Jinyiwei, burned the torture instruments of Jinyiwei in the north and south of the town, and left a message to future generations that Jinyiwei should no longer be given the power to handle the case. In order to suppress the Jianwen Yu Party, and in order to find out the life and death of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Di ignored Emperor Taizu's last order and issued an edict granting Jinyiwei the privilege of handling cases, and his power was much greater than that of Emperor Taizu.

Jin Yiwei regained power and immediately started the case with vigor. Jinyiwei belongs to the town of Fu Division divided into north and south two departments, the north town Fu Division has built an edict, directly acting in accordance with the emperor's holy decree, the criminal department in charge of judicial matters has no right to intervene in the handling of the case of the North Town Fu Division, is the power of the North Town Fu Division is getting bigger and bigger, the punishment is particularly harsh, and the officials and the people talk about the color change. It's just that at the beginning, Beizhen Fusi used all his strength to track down the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen. At that time, the Jinyi Wei secret agents sent to various places reported that they had found out the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen. Finally, in Yashan in Fujian and Qixi in Yunnan, there is a monk who is very similar to Emperor Jianwen. The commander and deputy commander of the Jinyi guard each took a part of the masters to the two places, and the strange thing is that after these two teams entered Fujian and Yunnan, they disappeared mysteriously. ”

When Situ Qiao said this, Liu Yong and the others invariably looked at Li Qiufeng. Li Qiufeng smiled bitterly: "Don't look at me, Li Mou is also the first time to hear about this today." ”