Dai Wenzhong carefully pulled out the piece of paper, and sure enough, he drew a rotation map of the prison guards. There are lines outlined on it, and it is not difficult to see that someone has gone to great lengths to study it. Presumably, the fake Lord Shangshu is not familiar with how to rotate, and he is afraid that others will bump into him, so he hides it and figures it out by himself.

But this is not enough to be irrefutable. That compartment is huge, and there should be something in it.

Dai Wenzhong continued to touch down, and suddenly his fingertips touched a cold and familiar object. He withdrew his hand in fright, knowing instinctively that it was part of some kind of creature.

He was shocked, took a few deep breaths, and then dared to put his hand inside again. What was taken out was half of the little finger whose blood had already clotted.

Suddenly the excitement overpowered the fear, and Dai Wenzhong couldn't help but cheer softly.

Obviously, the murderer can become the appearance of the military department Shangshu - this is not surprising, Dai Wenzhong is used to this kind of thing, but there is no doubt that the murderer cannot hide his little finger perfectly.

So he chose the most extreme and effective way to deal with it - chopping off his own fingers.

It stands to reason that the killer should have destroyed the finger to eliminate the evidence. However, for some reason, he did not do so. And now that this ironclad evidence has fallen into the hands of Dai Wenzhong, as long as the severed finger is compared with the wound of the fake Shangshu, the truth can be revealed.

His heart was pounding and his lips were dry.

At this time, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside, Dai Wenzhong was startled, immediately closed the cabinet door, and quickly left from the inner hall.

Someone asked, "Can Zuo Xiangke be?"

The servant replied: "The inner hall is waiting for my master." ”

Dai Wenzhong didn't have time to listen carefully in the inner hall, but now he recognized it a little and found that the footsteps were mixed, and the person who came was not alone. And it was accompanied by the sound of metal rubbing, apparently because he was wearing armor.

He was a little confused. According to the rules set by Emperor Taizu: unless there is urgent military affairs, the first soldier is not allowed to enter the Shangshu Mansion, and those who violate the order will be punished for disrupting military affairs. These soldiers don't know the rules, could it be that something big happened in the court?

After thinking about it, the person who came was already in front of him, and it was actually more than a dozen forbidden soldiers. The leader sang, bowed and saluted: "Prime Minister Zuo, Your Majesty invites you to enter the palace." Please come with us. ”

Dai Wenzhong said: "It just so happens that I was just going to face the saint. Then he got up and walked down the hall.

But as he walked, he observed the forbidden army.

Things are so weird. The forbidden army was heavily armed, and even the crossbow arrows in their hands were stretched to the strings. It's not like you're here to ask for someone, it's like you're here to arrest someone. And as they walked, they secretly surrounded themselves in the center, as if they were afraid that he would escape.

Dai Wenzhong has been familiar with Bible history since he was a child, and naturally understands this kind of behavior quite thoroughly. This is clearly a precursor to attacking him.

Although Dai Wenzhong is upright, he is not a nerd who can only study. As soon as he walked a few steps, he said, "Several, I rode a horse when I came." In order not to make the saint wait for a long time, I will go to the palace first, and you will come later. ”

The forbidden soldiers looked at the leader in unison, and the leader said, "Zuo Xiang, don't be in such a hurry. Besides, the Holy Lord said that the capital has been unstable recently, and he ordered us to escort you to Ouchi, so the brothers did not dare to neglect their duties. He stretched out his hand: "Zuo Xiang, please." ”

In this way, Dai Wenzhong knew that things were not good.

But he pretended to be calm and said, "Okay, that's hard work for you." With that, he swaggered forward.

The military headquarters was not far from the palace, and Dai Wenzhong quickly calculated countermeasures. When passing by his own house, Dai Wenzhong suddenly had an idea and said to the team leader: "Little brother, I'll go home and get something, you and the brothers will wait here for a while." ”

Of course, the leader couldn't let him go back, so he coldly hugged his fist: "Your Majesty has an edict, and it is important for your lord to enter the palace." ”

Dai Wenzhong said: "Didn't you just say that you were not in a hurry?"

"This ......" The leader was speechless for a while, and could only say strongly: "Fang is Fangcai, now is now." Please don't embarrass us, brothers. ”

Dai Wenzhong feigned anger and said: "Presumptuous, do you know what I am going to get it?

After all, Dai Wenzhong is the left minister, and it is not a problem to rectify a small forbidden army. The leader was stunned, and began to mumble in his heart.

At this time, Dai Wenzhong suddenly knelt down while he was unprepared, and shouted in the opposite direction to everyone: "Your Majesty, you came just in time, but you want to be the master of Weichen!"

This sentence was similar to thunder in the ears of the forbidden soldiers, and they immediately knelt down and shouted, "Long live!"

You must know that as a qualified forbidden army, the first priority is really not martial arts, but learning to kneel.

In the palace, there are nobles who come and go, and they are particular about who they kneel and how they kneel. But the only one who could make them kneel unconditionally was the emperor. The forbidden army has trained kneeling as a kind of conditioned reflex, as long as they hear the words "Your Majesty", "Holy Lord", "Emperor" and so on, they will involuntarily weaken their knees and kneel down like lightning. At this moment, as soon as Dai Wenzhong's words came out, he immediately hooked out their occupational diseases, and no matter whether there was anyone or not, they all brushed and knelt down.

Of course, the emperor was not here, Dai Wenzhong lied to them.

Taking advantage of the moment when everyone knelt, he kicked the ground with both feet and ran out without his life. The guards looked up and found that no one had been fooled. Seeing Dai Wenzhong fleeing, he couldn't help but be annoyed and angry. The leader shouted, "Give me chase, don't let him run!"

They think that Dai Wenzhong is a scholar and can catch up in three or five steps, but they don't know that the distance is getting farther and farther.

Dai Wenzhong's physical strength after serving the Jin Dan was already incomparable to ordinary people, although he couldn't use this strength, he was much faster than ordinary people when he ran around, let alone a samurai wearing heavy armor.

Hearing that the forbidden army kept chasing behind him, Dai Wenzhong crossed the streets and alleys like a gust of wind, and he didn't know where to go.

If he was an ordinary prisoner, the officers and soldiers would have given up after chasing him to this extent. However, the forbidden army is all under the emperor's dictation, and if you can't get people, it is a crime to resist the decree, who dares to be sloppy?

Therefore, no matter how fast Dai Wenzhong's feet were, they still bit behind their backs and did not let go.

said that Dai Wenzhong ran into an alley in a panic, but when he came to the end, he was dumbfounded: it turned out that there was a dead end in front of him. It is surrounded by a towering bluestone courtyard wall, and there is no possibility of climbing.

Hearing the sound of footsteps at the mouth of the alley, Dai Wenzhong sighed: "Alas, everything is over this time. ”

At this time, I heard a female voice not far from me: "Not necessarily, things still have a turnaround." ”

Dai Wenzhong was startled, looked down, and saw a beggar sitting in the corner. She was linen and unkempt, with a wide brim that hid her face, and her eyes hidden in the shadows.

Dai Wenzhong couldn't help but wonder: "What do you mean by this? Who are you?"

The beggar didn't answer, but pulled Dai Wenzhong over and lifted his shirt. Dai Wenzhong only felt a chill on his back, as if he had been pasted with something paper.

The beggar whispered: "No matter what happens, don't peel off the paper on your back, remember to remember!" For the Honored Academy

A wave of doubts came to his heart, and Dai Wenzhong had countless questions to ask this beggar woman.

However, at this time, the forbidden army arrived. The leader's face was pale, and he shouted breathlessly: "Dai Wenzhong, where to run?"

Dai Wenzhong knew that he would not be spared, so he simply said: "Who escaped? I just want to go to the toilet with a stomachache." You've really worked hard to come with you. ”

After saying that, he smiled: "Let's go." But he no longer glanced into the corner.

But he could feel that the beggar's eyes never left him.

Dai Wenzhong was taken to the imperial city, and the civil and military officials arrived early and stood on the main hall to wait.

Waiting for him were the angry emperor and He Guifei who was sitting on the embroidery pier beside him.

"Dai Wenzhong, are you guilty?" the emperor shouted angrily.

The forbidden troops on both sides couldn't help but speak, and used a golden lance to fork Dai Wenzhong's backbone, and let out a roaring roar from his mouth. This is called "dragon rage", which is used to deter traitors, but today it is used on loyal ministers such as Dai Wenzhong.

Dai Wenzhong's face was pressed to the ground, and he reluctantly said: "Your Majesty, I really don't know what crime I have committed......

"You're still pretending!" the emperor was furious, grabbed a jade Ruyi and threw it at Dai Wenzhong, although Ruyi missed the target, but it fell to pieces on the floor, making a clear sound like a phoenix, which also played a small role.

The ministers looked at each other, and no one dared to say a word. I'm afraid I'm tired of talking about it.

Dai Wenzhong suddenly caught a glimpse of Ryosuke Sato on the side.

Ryosuke stared at him and shook his head slightly, as if to warn him not to resist the emperor. Dai Wenzhong knew that Ryosuke could save him once, but he couldn't save him a second time.

However, on impulse, he left all these concerns behind.

Because he has not done anything to harm the imperial court at all, his innocence is beyond doubt. Even, on the way here, he thought that something had happened in the palace, and he was ready to die for the country. Such people should not be wronged.

Dai Wenzhong straightened his back slightly and defended loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister is not guilty!"

"You still dare to say ......" The emperor was already so angry that he was incoherent, and said to He Guifei, who was sitting on the side: "Ai Fei, you tell this minister where his crime is!"

He Guifei stood up and bowed down: "Yes, Your Majesty." Then he walked down the imperial steps and said to Dai Wenzhong: "Zuo Xiang, why die without repentance? Maybe if you honestly admit your mistakes, Your Majesty will give you a good time." ”

When Dai Wenzhong saw her, he became angry, and said hatefully: "Oh, demon girl! You are in trouble with the dynasty, and sooner or later you will die without a place to be buried!"

He Guifei smiled: "This palace is not so capable. Since Prime Minister Zuo doesn't want to admit it, then let's confront each other, lest the world say that Your Majesty and I have wronged you. Let me ask you, have you ever heard of the 'Immortal Golden Pill'?"

Dai Wenzhong couldn't help but tremble.

Jin Dan, right in his chest. But he knew that the stakes were high, not only about himself, but also about the safety of his wife, so he calmly replied: "Of course I did." That was what Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty diligently pursued. ”

He Guifei asked again: "It is rumored that Mrs. Zun, that is, Princess Hanyue, sailed out to sea back then, and once found a golden pill. Does the left minister know about this?"

Dai Wenzhong was slightly relieved, she said that the "rumors" proved that she had not yet obtained conclusive evidence, and if she did not admit it, she would definitely have no choice.

After thinking about it, he denied it: "I don't know." Zi is silent, and Dai has never been interested in this kind of thing. ”

"How can you, as a husband, know about your wife?"

"There are many things that husband and wife don't know about each other. I'm afraid that the emperor may not know what the concubine has done in the past and her plans in the future!"

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he said abruptly: "Kill!"

He Guifei was not annoyed, and nodded: "That's good." Let's invite Princess Hanyue to come over and confront you. With that, he clapped his hands lightly, and the two wolf-like forbidden soldiers walked up to the hall with the unkempt Li Hanyue and threw her to the ground.

Li Hanyue's body was covered with blood, and there were two more purlins on her face. But she scolded angrily: "Surnamed He, you shameless person!"

As soon as Dai Wenzhong saw her, tears fell, and he said in a trembling voice: "Hanyue, you have been wronged. ”

As soon as Li Hanyue saw Xianggong, she could no longer maintain a tough posture, and became a different person like a warrior taking off her armor. She stretched out her hand with tears in her eyes and shouted, "Dai Lang!"

Dai Wenzhong also stretched out his hand to pull his wife, but the forbidden soldiers on both sides pulled each person back, and although the fingertips of the two were close at hand, they never touched each other.

All the ministers in the palace were sad when they saw this scene.

Dai Wenzhong never expected that He Guifei would threaten his wife, he suddenly softened his tone, and said in a low voice: "Guifei, this matter has nothing to do with my Hun family, please raise your noble hand and let her go." ”

He Guifei smiled faintly, attached to Dai Wenzhong's ear and whispered: "Zuo Xiang, the emperor and the princess are brothers and sisters after all, with this kind of affection, are you still afraid that something will happen to her? As long as you explain the whereabouts of Jin Dan, this palace can guarantee the princess's personal safety." ”

Dai Wenzhong's heart was sour, and he said in a low voice: "Let me get up, I said yes." ”

He Guifei showed a smug smile and glanced at the two forbidden soldiers. Dai Wenzhong's big lance was loosened, and Dai Wenzhong stood up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the minister has a question. If it is said that surrendering to eat Jindan is to save his life when he is dying, will you still blame Weichen?"

The emperor jumped like thunder, and the green tendons on his forehead were visible. Pointing at Dai Wenzhong and scolding: "Wow, you really swallowed my golden pill!"

"Your Majesty!" Dai Wenzhong mourned: "The situation at that time was critical, if you don't eat Jin Danchen, you will die immediately." Even so, do you think the minister is guilty?"

"Presumptuous! Dai Wenzhong, do you still need to ask? There is only one golden pill, which can only belong to the Son of Heaven, how can you dare to covet my things!" The emperor did not answer directly, but his attitude had already explained everything.

Dai Wenzhong nodded in disappointment. "What if...... The minister said that he didn't want to live forever, he just wanted to grow old with Princess Hanyue and then take out the golden pill from his body and return it to His Majesty, you won't believe it?"

When Li Hanyue heard this, she cried out.

What kind of person is Dai Wenzhong, the Manchu Dynasty has a scale in his heart. Although this man is inevitably upright, he is indeed a loyal servant, and it is not surprising that he can say this.

The problem is that only the emperor did not believe in such rhetoric. He seemed to have escaped from his anger, and said with a smile: "Dai Wenzhong, you are taking me as a three-year-old child!"