Shunguo Jiankang City Imperial Palace Imperial Study. In the middle of the hall, there is a gold plaque with four big characters written on "diligent government and pro-virtuous", and in the middle of the middle is a gold lacquered dragon wood carved seat, behind the dragon chair throne, there is a socket screen of a width of zhang on the left and right sides, to cover the inner room. In front of the throne is a sandalwood desk five feet wide and one zhang long, on which it is draped with a brocade silk cushion with yellow inlaid gold thread, which is wrapped to the heel of the desk, and is close to the ground, and the front of the brocade is vividly embroidered with a majestic five-clawed golden dragon. On the sandalwood desk, there are two piles of folds, a heirloom jade seal and a set of four treasures of the study, and next to the jade dark gray inkstone, there is also a copy of "Jianghu Baixiaosheng". On both sides of the desk, a pair of incense sticks are symmetrically arranged. In front of the desk is the lobby of the imperial study, between the ground of the sandalwood dragon case and the ground of the lobby, there is a difference between the floor, and there are two incense tables on both sides of the lobby, and there is an incense burner with incense mist on each incense table. Everything is remarkable for royal splendor and grandeur.

The emperor is sitting on the dragon chair, and there are five people standing under the lobby, they are Prime Minister Wang Maohong, Situ Huiji Wang Sima Dao, Taiwei Xie Anshi, Taifu Yu Zisong and Da Sima Zhenbei Hou Heng Yuanzi, the interesting thing is that four of them represent the "four families" of the Shun Dynasty today, namely the Wang family, the Xie family, the Heng family, and the Yu family. The emperor is about twenty, his skin is delicate, like white porcelain enamel, although he has a sausage mouth, but between his eyebrows faintly exudes the heroic spirit of the king.

"Your Majesty, this is the treasure map of the unicorn of the royal family of our dynasty, please take a look at it. Sima Dao made a gesture and presented a folding fan, which was handed over to the emperor by the eunuch.

"Oh...... Sure enough, it is the blueprint of the Treasure of the Kirin. However, I remember that the Marquis of Zhenbei reported a few days ago, saying that when Xiahou Zhan returned to Beijing with this map, he was first chased and killed, and then betrayed, and finally was ambushed at the God of War Temple in the western suburbs of the capital, and was seriously injured and martyred, and the treasure map was also in chaos, and was taken away by a Jianghu organization called Zhengdaoism, why did it appear in your hands today, King Huiji?" The emperor opened the folding fan, took a closer look at it, nodded, and asked in surprise and curiosity.

"Back to the emperor, this matter is also a coincidence......" Sima Dao stroked the hedgehog beard, and saw that several people present were curious, and continued to sell Guan Zidao, "Does the emperor remember Yang Jin?"

"Yang Jin?" the emperor silently recited this somewhat familiar name, recalled it for a while, and his eyes lit up, "Yang Jin, who abandoned his minister, fought in the Great Shun Kingdom five years ago!" But what does he have to do with this matter...... Look at the other Aiqing, their necks are stretched out, Uncle Huang, you should just say it!"

Wang Maohong laughed hehehe, and then said, "That's right, King Huiji, don't hang your appetite, let's talk about it quickly! Everyone can't wait hahaha." ”

Xie Anshi and Yu Zisong glanced at each other, smiling and shaking their heads, Heng Yuanzi glanced at Xie Anshi obliquely, and then turned his head to look at Sima Dao.

"Don't dare, how dare the old minister sell Guanzi in front of the saint and in front of the humerus ministers hahaha......" Sima Dao bowed to the emperor, then glanced back at Heng Yuanzi, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the words of the Evergrande people are true, but he didn't expect a point, the current leader of the orthodox Taoist sect is Yang Jin, and the treasure map of the treasure of the unicorn is voluntarily handed over by Yang Jin, saying that it was to repay the emperor for saving his Yang family from the death penalty." ”

"If that's the case, then this Yang Jin and his righteous Taoism are also loyal?" The emperor was slightly happy, his lips curved, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, like a roasted sausage.

However, the expressions of Xie Anshi and Heng Yuanzi in the main hall all turned from sunny to cloudy. And Yu Zisong is a look of staying out of the matter, and Wang Maohong is a smiling expression that does not show mountains or water.

"Emperor Qi, about the righteous Taoism, the old minister has something to say......" Heng Yuanzi thought for a while, and said to the emperor in a serious way.

"Heng Aiqing, please speak, I just want to know more about the new things in the Jianghu martial arts!" the emperor nodded, and slightly gestured for Heng Yuanzi to continue to report.

"Your Majesty, according to the investigation report of the detective horse of the Beihou Mansion in Laochen Town, this righteous Taoist sect is actually a cult organization that deceives the world and steals its name and brings disaster to the country and the people!" Heng Yuanzi raised his right hand, kept pointing to the ground under his feet, and said firmly.

"Oh, according to what the Marquis of Zhenbei said, Heng Aiqing must have some definite evidence, can you say it in detail!" the emperor looked at Heng Yuanzi and nodded.

Heng Yuanzi saw that the emperor and several other ministers were looking forward to it, so he recounted the whole story of being framed and hunted down by the Zhengdao Sect in the process of Xiahou Zhan's return to Beijing, and stated that the henchmen reported to him about the Zhengdao Sect's collusion with the Salt Gang, the Cao Gang, the Fish and the Common People, and the looting of people's wealth in recent years, as well as the suspicion that the Zhengdao Sect had fornicated with the Snow Wolf Country.

The old minister expected that Yang Jin would not dare to openly take the treasure map for himself, and would bear the crime of treason, and he would not want to touch the faces of his ancestors and ancestors. He must give it a go, hoping to rekindle the flame of the Yang family's fame in the court. However, there are secret contacts between the Orthodox Sect and the Snow Wolf Country, as we all know, but the relevant conclusive evidence has not yet been caught!" Heng Yuan said Kankan, and then hugged his fist to Sima Dao and asked, "May I ask the prince, is there a flaw in what I Heng said?"

"What the Evergrande people said is true, when Yang Jin presented the drawings, he did mention that he hoped that the emperor would be gracious and could let his Yang family return to his career. In addition, there are indeed rumors in the market that the Orthodox Sect manipulated the Cao Gang and the Salt Gang to smuggle goods to foreign countries. Sima Dao looked at Heng Yuanzi with a particularly friendly face, and then bowed to the emperor.

After listening to this, the emperor nodded, and before the sausage could be opened, Xie Anshi stood up and saluted the emperor earnestly, "Your Majesty, according to what King Huiji and Evergrande said, Yang Jin really has a lot of suspicions. If it is found out that he dares to instruct the righteous Taoist sect to collude with foreign countries, threaten the safety of our Dashun, infiltrate and manipulate the gangs in the rivers and lakes, and oppress the people, it will really be a crime that cannot be punished! If the evidence is conclusive, the minister guarantees that he will arrest and bring to justice this chaotic minister and thief, and exterminate the people related to the righteous and evil cults!"

Everyone present was not surprised by Xie Anshi's sudden performance, because they all knew that Xie Anshi's eldest brother, Xie Anzu, was the defender of Sizhou City who was burned alive by the Snow Wolf Army in the defense of Luoyang five years ago. When he learned the news of Xie Anzu's death, Xie Anshi vowed to do his best to deal with the Snow Wolf Country, and since then he has been familiar with a hundred articles of the art of war and focused on studying martial arts. Now Xie Anshi has entered the age of not being confused, and his skills have also reached the realm of the Great Heaven.

"Xie Aiqing, your determination and responsibility to eradicate evil make me deeply admired, do you have any good supplementary suggestions?" The emperor looked appreciative, and got up and helped Xie Anshi.

"Your Majesty, Taiwei Xie is highly skilled, and he is the glorious representative of my Dashun, there is no doubt about it, but the righteous Taoism has been lurking in the shadows, and the power has penetrated widely, and there are many masters, I am afraid that the dog will not jump over the wall and endanger the safety of the capital. In this way, I will merge the two great heavenly masters with two swords, and I will inevitably cut down the traitor and eradicate the roots......" Sima Dao waved to the emperor, then stroked the hedgehog beard, and looked at Wang Maohong with a smile, "I don't know what Wang Cheng thinks about this?"

Wang Maohong paused for a moment, then returned to smile and said to the emperor, "This ...... It's up to Your Majesty to decide!"

The Emperor nodded, "Good!"

"Back to Your Majesty, the old minister is also willing to serve for the eradication of traitors. During the Dragon Boat Festival, Lao Chen hosted the Heroes Conference of the Lingyin Temple in Feilaifeng, the original purpose was to recruit young talents and people with lofty ideals in the rivers and lakes for the imperial court in the name of eradicating orthodox Taoism. In this way, it's just right!" Heng Yuanzi saluted to the emperor, and then hugged Xie Anshi's fist, "I hope that Taiwei Xie can sincerely cooperate with my Zhenbei Hou Mansion and communicate with each other, so it's good." ”

Xie Anshi turned to the emperor and said, "Everything is decided by the emperor!"

The emperor nodded, turned his face to look at Yu Zisong, who was out of the way, and smiled, "Yu Taifu, what do you think about this?"

Yu Zisong bowed and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the old minister is planning to report it...... Lao Chen is willing to come to the scene of the hero conference to assist Evergrande people!"

"Okay!" The emperor walked up to Yu Zisong, who was bowing, patted him on the shoulder, then walked back to the dragon case with his chest up, and ordered, "Little Maruko, draft the will!"

"Servants obey orders," the emperor's eunuch replied.

"What a group of old foxes!" After the ministers of the palace left, the emperor looked at Xiao Maruko and closed the door of the palace, and blurted out silently.

Although the little emperor is young, he is very wise. Even though Xie Anshi targeted Yang Jin because he hated the Snow Wolf Country, it could not be ruled out that he would use his merits afterwards to raise the weight of the Xie family in the Shun Dynasty; his imperial uncle Sima Dao took the opportunity to pull Wang Chuzhong to wade into troubled waters, presumably to check and balance the Xie family, and he must have also expected the plot behind him, squeezing out the big family, in the end, it was to enhance his own power; Heng Yuanzi held a hero conference, saying that it sounded good to recruit talents for the imperial court, and to put it bluntly, it was to recruit troops and horses for the Heng family, and the reason why he entered the game by himself was that Heng Yuanzi was conceited that he had military power in his hands, and there was a younger brother Heng Chong who had super middle heavenly skills, which was to fight for merit; Yu Zisong of course wanted to protect himself and sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, so that the Yu family can sit and collect fishing profits, Yu Zisong is estimated to have the right to play, and there must be no big achievements.

In the evening of the same day, a feast was being held in Yihong Courtyard, full of people from the Cao Gang and the Yan Gang, and everyone was accompanied by a woman with heavy makeup and flowers. The laughter here is endless, and a warbler sings and dances. In the Fang Pavilion, the three of them were sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals in the room, drinking and watching Xue Yi play the tune.

Xue Yi is dressed in grape purple and blue, her skirt is embroidered with lingering violets, and there is a pink water lily blooming on her chest. The lower part of the two sleeves is embroidered with small crape myrtle flowers, and embroidered with silver threads, outlining the shell flowers that seem to be spinning, lining her gentle and generous temperament, dazzling. In addition, between her overtones like the sky's fingers, the afterglow is subtle and long, sometimes like a whisper between lovers, sometimes like the night sky, ethereal and changeable, tactful and changeable.

In fact, the three people here are Xie Liting, a distant relative of the Xie family, one of the "four families" who teased Sima Ru before, and Su Jun, a big cake face Qian Yuanwai and a righteous Taoist gray man.

At the end of the song, Xue Yi took Xiao Rui and retreated first, because Xie Liting signaled to Xue Yi that he wanted to discuss confidential matters with your guests.

"Are you saying that the little emperor has issued an order to ask your Xie family to strictly uphold Taoism?" asked Su Jun with a look of horror.

"That's right, and the Wang family's Wang Chuzhong, Hengjia Town's Beihou are also coming, and the old waste of the Yu family's Yu Zisong...... So today, I would like to ask you to suspend the business of the Cao Gang and the Salt Gang to the 'north' for a while, so as not to find out the problem. Xie Liting explained that the "north" he was talking about was actually the Snow Wolf Country.

"Okay, I will report to our sect leader immediately, the stakes are very high, and there is no room for delay, then I will leave first!" Su Jun got up and said goodbye, pushed the door out, and left alone.

Just when Xie Liting and Qian Yuan were drinking outside, two sons and brothers in gorgeous costumes passed by outside the window. They are the two sons of Hou Hengyuanzi in Zhenbei, Heng Zhongji and Heng Zhongbiao.

"Big brother, look...... Isn't that the richest man in Wu Xing, how can he get mixed up with Xie Liting's miscellaneous man?" Heng Zhongbiao pointed to the two people in the door and whispered.

"Perhaps, they all came to look for flowers and willows, and they happened to meet together......" Heng Zhongji said without thinking.

"Big brother, someone is coming...... Heng Zhongbiao whispered, signaling to hide, and the two hid in a utility room on the side.

I saw a strong man in Tsing Yi walking into the house carrying a sack and reporting, "Young Master, I brought it to you!"

"Get on the bed, you go down first!" Chelliding ordered.

The strong man in Tsing Yi nodded, put the sack on the bed in the inner bedroom, and walked out on his own.

Qian Yuan's face was full of curiosity, and he asked softly, "Gongzi Xie, what is this?"

At the same time, the Heng brothers outside the window also poked their heads curiously.

"Hahaha, outside the money clerk, please come with me to see ......" Xie Liting looked stunned.

When the two of them walked to the bed, Xie Liting untied the sack and tore it open, revealing that it was actually a "man" dressed in coarse linen clothes! A "man" dressed in a dark brown robe, a pair of brown trousers, and a brown hat was asleep at the moment.

"Ah, Xie Liting's guy is actually as good as Longyang?" Heng Zhongji looked surprised and whispered.

"Ah, this ...... Xie Gongzi really has a wide range of hobbies, Qian is lonely and unheard......" Qian Yuanwai laughed in surprise.

"Hey...... "Xie Liting guessed that the big pie face in front of him must think that he eats both men and women.

I saw Xie Liting step forward, straighten the sleeping "man's" face, and then pull off his hat. Suddenly, a black hair bloomed out of the hat, and then I looked at the sleeping little face, like a fairy!

"It's ...... Eggplant?" Qian Yuan blurted out as he looked at the familiar pretty face, looked surprised.

"Outside the Qian Yuan, do you recognize this little beauty?" Xie Liting asked when he saw the difference in the face of the big pie.

"Gongzi Xie, it's good if you like it! I'm ashamed to say that she is just a little maid who ran away from my house, and she almost killed the old husband and daughter...... It's getting late, the old man doesn't bother Gongzi Xie's Spring Festival for a moment, and he will say goodbye first!" Qian Da Cake hugged his fists a little and walked out.

Xie Liting listened to Qian Yuanwai's words, but mistakenly thought that the women in Qian Mansion were all like fairies and greedy, and it took a while to return to Shendao, "Okay, Qian Yuanwai walks slowly, I'll visit you another day!"

In other words, this Sima Ru's sleeping appearance is also extremely beautiful, although she is without makeup, her skin is like clotted fat, her tall little nose is open and straight, and her cherry-red mouth is tightly closed.

Xie Liting looked greedy, two drops had already fallen, he reached out and gently unbuttoned the first buckle on Sima Ru's neckline, the moment the button was unbuttoned, he couldn't help but let out a loud sound, inhaled and cracked his mouth, as if he had suddenly eaten a vinegar dogwood, sour and exciting! Just as his trembling hands approached the second buckle, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder!

"Outside of the money clerk, I didn't mean to come to the door another day......" Xie Liting turned back impatiently, and suddenly looked frightened, "Ah......"

It turned out to be the two Heng brothers, they had already quietly touched in, and Xie Liting didn't react to what was going on, so he was knocked unconscious by them!

"Big brother, look at this little beauty...... What should I do?" Heng Zhongbiao glanced to the side, and when he saw Heng Zhongji staring at Sima Ru's face, he looked like he was not possessed by his soul, so he asked with interest.

"Ah...... Let someone carry it back to the house and send it to my room!" Heng Zhongji came back to his senses, collected his gaze, and said to his brother.

"Okay, I'll call Zhang Mengbin here!" Heng Zhongbiao replied with a smile.

It was night, in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, a red-clothed figure swept by, as if looking for something, searching in various houses. Suddenly, he saw Zhang Mengbin and two subordinates carrying a sack into a room, and then quickly left. The man in red was curious, so he quietly stepped forward and rubbed the window paper and observed secretly.

"Hahaha, little beauty, I'm here!" Heng Zhongji rubbed his hands with a lewd smile, and then tore the dark brown robe on Sima Ru's body with a force.

Just when the man in red felt uninterested and wanted to leave, he heard Heng Zhongji's surprised voice, "What kind of ...... is this?"

I saw Heng Zhongji holding a superb white jade in his hand, and he looked surprised. The man in red took a closer look, his eyes widened all of a sudden, and he entered directly through the window.

"Ahh

The man in red picked up the white jade, silently recited "Dashun Qinghe Princess", and then walked to the bed, looked deeply at Sima Ru's nose and eyes, and then nodded silently.

"Hey!" Just as the man in red was slightly distracted, a person behind him entered the door, with a shrewd and mellow face, glanced at Heng Zhongji who fell to the ground, and then came with a palm on his head and face. The man in red reacted and slapped him, and the comer was bounced away by his domineering internal force, and retreated all the way to the wall. But the man in red also noticed that there was something wrong with his palm, and when he looked back at the turquoise jade wrench in his hand, he dodged and ran away!

"Ah, Zhongji!" Heng Yuanzi wailed in grief, hugged Heng Zhongji's corpse, closed his open eyes with his hand, and said sternly, "Master Zhang, have you seen who the perpetrator is?"

Zhang Mengbin was shaking his head, when suddenly Heng Zhongbiao rushed in, knelt down, and cried with a mournful face, "Big brother, you died so miserably...... Hmph, Dad, it must have been done by someone from the Xie family, damn it! I'll go and settle accounts with them......

"Ah......" Sima Ru woke up, struggled to get up from the bed, a sore body, as if she was in a coma and ravaged her, she looked up and saw a few men in the room, staring at herself in a daze, there was still a dead man lying on the ground, she looked down and saw that she was untidy, and she screamed and fainted!

"What's going on?" Heng Yuanzi came back to his senses, as if he had thought of something, stared at Heng Zhongbiao angrily, and asked.

"This ...... She was...... It's me and my big brother...... Snatched from Schellith's kid...... It must be Xie Liting's revenge...... "Heng Zhongbiao saw Heng Yuanzi's angry appearance, and he hesitated.

Heng Yuanzi didn't wait for Heng Zhongbiao to finish speaking, he waved his hand and said that he was a big-eared scraper, beating him to the ground and covering his face, not daring to make a sound again.

Heng Yuanzi said angrily, "Bastard thing!" and then looked up and thought, "Xie family?"

"Master Hou, it's strange at this time!" Zhang Mengbin stepped forward and clenched his fists.

"What do you say?" Heng Yuanzi looked back at Zhang Mengbin suspiciously.

"The villain just fought with the red-clothed assassin, the other party has profound skills, and he is definitely a proper master of the Great Heavenly Rank, just imagine that there are few people in the world who have such skills!"

"You mean...... Xie Anshi?" Heng Yuanzi asked.

"The villain doesn't dare to judge...... But hmph, the other party has been poisoned by the blood and sealed his throat, if he doesn't have my secret antidote, even if he uses his skills to force the poison, he won't be able to fully recover without a year and a half!" Zhang Mengbin slightly twitched the wrench in his hand and said confidently.

"In any case, find out the murderer as soon as possible!" Heng Yuanzi turned his back and said with a ruthless face.

"Yes, Master Hou, Xie Anshi will also be present at tomorrow's hero conference, we can ......test it for a while," Zhang Mengbin proposed.

"Good...... Also, order someone to clean up Zhongji's body......" Heng Yuanzi's old face fell.

At the same time, this scene was also witnessed by a dark shadow in the corner of the roof, that is, Chu Miyun. It turned out that when Chu Miyun first arrived in Lin'an City a few days ago, he was bored and ran around, but overheard the news that the treasure map of the Qilin had fallen into the hands of the Marquis of Zhenbei. At first, he also thought it was ridiculous, but when Wen Taizhen and Cao Shubao heard his news at the Youjian Inn that day, they said that there must be something hidden behind the matter, so he was curious, so he quietly sneaked into the Zhenbei Hou Mansion to observe secretly.

Early in the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, in the Youjian Inn, Cao Shubao, who has always been calm, looked anxious, Wen Taizhen was contemplating, and Xiahousha looked at the two with a sad face.

"A little girl in eggplant, she said goodbye, where can she go, there has been no news for a day and a night......" Cao Shubao paced back and forth for a while, puzzled.

"I heard that early yesterday morning, she inquired with the shopkeeper about the mansion of the cavalry general Wang Chuzhong...... "Xiahousha said, "Do you think she will be in that general's mansion." ”

"Unlikely, if she really has a relationship with such a big official, or has relatives who work on errands in the General's Palace, then she will naturally let us send her there as soon as she enters the city. Since she is hiding from us, it means that she has another secret...... But there's no reason why she can't go back!" Cao Shubao analyzed.

"I have exciting news, hahaha......" Chu Miyun suddenly ran in, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it, and when he saw that no one paid attention to him, he raised his voice again, "Hey, what are you doing with your faces crying one by one?"

"The eggplant is missing!" explained Xiahousha.

"Oh...... Eggplant, I know where she is......" Chu Miyun replied proudly.

"Where is she?" Cao Shubao and Xia Housha asked in unison, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Then Xiahou Sha retreated to Wen Taizhen's side and took his hand, and Cao Shubao came to Chu Miyun's side and said, "Thief Saint, don't sell Guanzi soon!"

"Look at you so nervous, then okay......" Chu Miyun recounted everything he saw and heard in the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei.

"Are you saying that within a day, the eggplant was first captured by the people of the Xie family, and then taken away by the people of the Heng family, and then a red-clothed man with great heavenly skills rushed out, and he also wanted to take the eggplant away, but he was hit by a hidden weapon and fled, and he didn't succeed, and only took a piece ......of white jade?"

"It's incredible, eggplants are as beautiful as fairies, right......" Chu Miyun looked at Cao Shubao with a pair of thief eyes and said, and then looked at Wen Taizhen and said, "Of course, Miss Xiahou is also extremely beautiful hahaha!"

The sadness between Wen Taizhen's eyebrows did not decrease, and he analyzed, "And you said that the man in red is a master of the Great Heaven and does not carry a weapon with him, and I have the impression that there is only one person in red with top skills!"

"Righteous Sect Master!" Cao Shubao blurted out, and suddenly said openly, "This makes sense...... The man in red must have heard the same news as Chu Miyun, so he quietly entered the Zhenbei Hou Mansion to search for the treasure map, but accidentally bumped into this one. As for the origin of the white jade that the man in red took, we can only ask her after seeing the eggplant......"

"Well, if the man in red is just robbing money or sex, then he doesn't need to kill the son of Zhenbeihou with one palm, it seems that the secret of that piece of white jade must be amazing, and the man in red must not want too many people to know, so he killed the killer......"

"Okay, you guys, since Eggplant is only temporarily detained in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, I think she shouldn't be in danger until the matter is clarified. What we can do now is to go to Feilaifeng Lingyin Temple as soon as possible, participate in the hero conference, meet Zhenbeihou himself, and beg him to release him. ”

"Then what are we waiting for, let's go!" After hearing this, Cao Shubao calmed down, glanced at Wen Taizhen and Chu Miyun, and nodded.

Fly to the peak Lingyin Temple. Feilai Peak, the first of the five mountains of Zen Buddhism, is famous for its cliff carvings and 72 caves in the mountain. The former, hundreds of statues of Buddhism, including eighteen Arhats, Midas, Guanyin, Dashi Zhi, etc., are carved on the cliff rocks, the forms are thousands, vivid, solemn and solemn; Lingyin Temple, the largest in Dashun, the most prosperous incense temple of the ten directions, there are mainly three halls, three halls, two floors and one pavilion, Buddhism to lead the education, the purification of all living beings as their own responsibility, has been won the heart of the emperors of the past dynasties.