Wei'an City • Liang Jing Dynasty Capital

In the clear blue sky, the white clouds float leisurely, the afternoon sun is sprinkled on the top of the golden glazed tile hall, the four corners of the top of the hall are raised high, the purple pillar and the golden beam, on the plaque of Nanmu in Phnom Penh, there are three golden characters 'Imperial Study' inscribed, extremely luxurious, and not lose solemnity.

In the imperial study, the gorgeous floor tiles are as smooth as a mirror, and the abundant sunlight spills in from the hollow carved windows, reflecting specks of fine sunlight on the ground, which is somewhat dazzling. Emperor Zhu Xingzhan was dressed in a bright yellow embroidered dragon dress, sitting on the gold lacquer carved dragon chair in front of the bookcase, looking solemn to read a notebook, and in the gold-rimmed tea cup next to him, it was slowly steaming, exuding bursts of tea fragrance.

This book was reported and transferred by the Hengshan faction through the Linxiu Dart Bureau, which stated in detail all the details and truth about the poisoning of the children of the family and the royal nobles four years ago, Zhu Xingzhan carefully read every word on it, picked up the pen and hesitated, and finally did not leave any ink pen on it, picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea and put it down, sighing softly.

Not far away, behind a screen of mahogany carvings and inlaid silk silks, a faint figure appeared, he seemed to know why Zhu Xingzhan sighed, and his tone was funny and not rude, "Your Majesty said bluntly, the truth was revealed four years ago, why is Your Majesty still worried?"

Zhu Xingzhan looked at the screen with deep eyes, "It was already a foregone conclusion, but it was overthrown by myself again, looking at the actions of the head of the Hengshan faction, I really don't know whether to be happy or worried." ”

"Knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and good is great. It is not easy for the lord of a faction to accept punishment rather than admit this mistake. ”

Zhu Xingzhan seemed to smile, "Look here, it's indispensable to your Mu Lin Pavilion's urging, right?"

The figure behind the screen made a gesture and said respectfully, "Your Majesty is serious, your subordinates are just doing things for Your Majesty, and there is absolutely no selfishness." ”

Zhu Xingzhan stared at the figure meaningfully, "When did Pavilion Master Shen become so cautious?"

The figure paused slightly, and after a momentary hesitation, he appeared from behind the screen, knelt down in front of Zhu Xingzhan's robe in front of the table, and bowed deeply, "Your Majesty is rude, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." ”

This person is Shen Tianxiong, the pavilion master of the Mu Lin Pavilion, it turns out that the Mu Lin Pavilion is called the Jianghu Organization, which makes a living from iron weapons, but in fact it is the emperor's secret guard organization, responsible for monitoring the internal and external movements of the government and the opposition, as well as the head of the martial arts sect that relies on each other with the imperial court - the Hengshan faction. The pavilion master, Shen Tianxiong, only obeyed the emperor's orders and was loyal.

"In the future, if no one else is present in the imperial study, the Shen Pavilion Master will not have to hide his whereabouts. Zhu Xingzhan's voice was gentle and majestic, "Lord Shen Pavilion is calm!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Shen Tianxiong bowed again, and then slowly got up.

Zhu Xingzhan sat upright, stroked his white beard under his forehead, and looked at Shen Tianxiong deeply, "But there is an abnormality in the hereditary family, and you actually let the Lord of the Lao Shen Pavilion come to Wei'an City in person?"

"Zhou Yixuan, the head of the Zhou family who inadvertently inadvertently inquired about Wei'an City by the intelligence agency of the minister, made frequent private movements and strange whereabouts, and the subordinate of the subordinate was also hunted down and killed because of the news he inadvertently discovered. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Xingzhan's eyes sank a little, the Zhou family has been in business for generations, has dealings with the imperial family and nobles, and is also the leader of many families, if he has an abnormality, the situation is even more difficult to control.

Zhu Xingzhan frowned slightly, stared straight at Shen Tianxiong, and saw through Shen Tianxiong's unfinished words at a glance, "Are you saying that they may have secret dealings with the gang of traitors in the Lingye Palace?"

Shen Tianxiong lowered his head slightly, "Your Majesty is speechless." ”

"The stakes are high, and there must be hard evidence. Zhu Xingzhan picked up the teacup, saw a handful of green tea leaves floating on the water, felt inexplicably upset, closed the lid again, and put it back on the table.

At this time, a low voice came from outside the door, Zhu Xingzhan waved his hand, and Shen Tianxiong immediately disappeared behind the screen. The sound of conversation outside the door did not decrease, and Zhu Xingzhan's eyebrows were stained, "What's the trouble outside?"

A person outside heard the voice of his master's inquiry, and hurriedly walked into the imperial study, his steps were hurried and respectful, this person was the chief eunuch of the palace, He Sheng, seeing that Long Yan was displeased, he quickly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, Fang is the maid Cui Zhen in the palace of Concubine Yu, who came to report that Concubine Yu was unwell, and asked Your Majesty to come over and have a look." ”

With a palm slapped on the table, the tea cup also trembled, making a crisp clanging sound, Zhu Xingzhan said angrily, "If you are not feeling well, you can find the imperial doctor to take a look, what are you looking for me to do?"

He Sheng kowtowed again and again, "The slave and maid are guilty, and the slave and maid will talk back." ”

After He Sheng pleaded guilty, he retreated, and the inside and outside of the imperial study were quiet again, Zhu Xingzhan tiredly leaned on the back of the chair, rubbed his temples, and sighed lightly, "The harem is restless!"

Shen Tianxiong was separated by the screen, and his voice was low and deep, "Your Majesty's family affairs, your subordinates are not good at talking about it. ”

Zhu Xingzhan sat up straight, "But when it comes to Concubine Yushu, I have to think of Hongyuan Villa." Hongyuan Villa has a cousin relationship with Concubine Yushu......"

Needless to say, Shen Tianxiong immediately understood what Zhu Xingzhan meant, "The various industries under the name of Hongyuan Villa have frequent exchanges, and they seem to be quite normal, except for their people killing the twenty-five secret guards of the Hengshan faction in Mozhou, there is no real evidence to prove that they have moved." It is necessary to be cautious to move the whole body. ”

Zhu Xingzhan raised his eyebrows, "Kill the secret guard of the Hengshan faction?"

"Yes, but it can only prove that this is a grudge between the two families. Shen Tianxiong pondered for a moment and said, "A few days ago, Ouyang Ze also sent people to exterminate the Yingtian Teahouse in Mozhou, and the specific situation is still unknown. ”

After enduring it for many years, it finally broke out, and he, Li Muyang, could only eat Coptis dumbly. Zhu Xingzhan's brows tightened again, "At present, who is handling a thorough investigation over there in Hongyuan Villa." ”

Shen Tianxiong replied without hesitation, "Li Zifeng." ”

Zhu Xingzhan's eyes suddenly deepened a little, "Let him face what he is most unwilling to face, and it is really difficult for him." ”

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Hung Yuen Villa

The noon sun was just right, with the heat curling in the stove, making the study more comfortable, but at this time, Li Muyang's mood was extremely bad, because there was an official document from Mozhou on his desk, and the content of the official document was like a heavy stone pressing on his heart: Yingtian Teahouse was exterminated by the Hengshan faction.

After all, Yingtian Teahouse is an intelligence agency subordinate to Hongyuan Villa, and Luojiabao and Yingtian Teahouse have been exterminated one after another, which is equivalent to Hongyuan Villa completely losing its eyes on the Mozhou side, which has to make Li Muyang's heart hurt fiercely. Thinking of this, Li Muyang shook his hand and knocked over the teacup on the side, and the tea flowed wantonly on the table.

At this time, a little guy knocked on the door of the study somehow, "Master, it's time for lunch." ”

Li Muyang frowned, stared at the figure outside the door of the study fiercely, simply flicked his sleeves, pushed the teacup to the ground, the teacup fell to the ground, and the body was shattered, Li Muyang roared angrily, "Get out!"

The sun is full, and it is a little dazzling in winter, the little guy is holding the tray, and he can't help but shiver, and at a loss, the housekeeper Li Zhi walked slowly, holding a tea cup in his hand, waved his hand to the little guy, and signaled him to retreat.

Li Zhi is the housekeeper of Hongyuan Villa, and he is the best at looking at Li Muyang on weekdays, and he is also loyal to Li Muyang, so Li Muyang is also very optimistic about him, so the relationship between him and Li Muyang is not just a master-servant relationship.

Li Zhi gently pushed open the door, and what he saw was broken porcelain and water traces all over the ground, Li Muyang was tiredly leaning on the back of the chair and closing his eyes to recuperate, and carefully put the tea cup on the table, "Master, the old slave specially boiled the tea soup that clears the fire and moistens the lungs, please drink it while it's hot!"

Li Muyang opened his eyes suddenly, stared at Li Zhi tightly for a long time, seemed to react, picked up the teacup and chuckled, "You can do things." ”

Li Zhi took a few steps back, squatted down and cleaned up the mess on the ground, "Master, don't be angry, beware of being angry, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood." ”

Li Muyang sighed heavily, calming down a little, after all, the Hengshan faction exterminated the Yingtian Teahouse in the name of avenging the dead secret guard. In this way, I can only swallow my anger.

Li Muyang opened the lid of the cup and watched it silently, and suddenly regretted that he let Li Zifeng fall off the cliff and didn't ask, if he could have patiently gone to the bottom of the cliff to find it, he would not have let Ouyang Ze take advantage of it in vain. Thinking of this, he sighed heavily.

Li Zhi finished cleaning up the debris on the ground and replied cautiously, "The old slave went and warmed up lunch for you." ”

(End of chapter)