The twilight is getting deeper, the half-moon hangs obliquely, sprinkling a large piece of hazy moonlight, on the streets of Qingyuan Town, pedestrians in twos and threes are wrapped in thick coats and hurrying away, occasionally there will be a team of officers and soldiers patrolling, the footsteps are neat, calm and powerful, and the atmosphere of the entire Qingyuan Town is a little tense.

Xu Zining was dressed in black, shuttling through the streets and alleys, and went straight to the town's relatively remote courtyard, which was very ordinary, looking like an ordinary household, but in fact it was a secret station under the name of Qingsongtang, named 'Wild Goose Returning Garden', which means returning home safely.

The wild goose returned to the garden and was hidden for many years, and Shen Zhiping only hired a reliable person to pretend to be a resident to guard the courtyard gate in case of emergency. Therefore, it did not arouse any suspicion, and I did not think that it would come in handy now.

Shen Zhiping went out to secretly contact the one-eyed man known as the 'secret crosser' to see if he could help. Shen Zhiping generally can't use these masters hidden in the market, and now that the matter is imminent, it is really a helpless move.

Xu Zining returned to Yangui Garden, Shen Zhiping and Ouyang Ze were not there, leaving only the secret guards to guard the courtyard, Xu Zining hurriedly changed into ordinary people's clothes, and entered the house to wait.

But after a cup of tea, Ouyang Ze came back, looking very good, Xu Zining stepped forward to greet him, and replied, "Master, disciple ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ouyang Ze waving his hand, Ouyang Ze sat down and poured a cup of tea and drank it, "Hongyuan Villa and Qingping Mansion have stopped moving again, haven't they?" After a while, Ouyang Ze asked in a calm voice.

Xu Zining was stunned, he went out to inquire about the news, but Ouyang Ze said it first, he could only nod silently, "Yes, but ......"

At this time, a voice sounded from behind, "But all the princes and nobles who participated in the prayer have all arrived, although King Qingping did not move on the surface, but secretly replaced the guards at the foot of Wei'an City and Qingyuan Town, as well as Shi Qingshan, with his own soldiers. The voice landed, and Shen Zhiping came slowly.

"Senior brother in charge. "Uncle Shi. After seeing each other, the faces of the three of them became more and more ugly.

Seeing that Ouyang Ze and Shen Zhiping seemed to have something important to discuss, Xu Zining was about to retire and leave, Ouyang Ze suddenly gave Xu Zining a look, Xu Zining understood, turned around and left the wild goose return garden.

Shen Zhiping looked at the master and apprentice and passed his eyes, and said, "Senior brother in charge, has you found one or two?"

Ouyang Ze pointed to the stool opposite, motioned for Shen Zhiping to sit down and said, Ouyang Ze laughed at himself, "The frequent chaos in the sect is my negligence, he has always been at odds with Zifeng, I should have thought of it a long time ago." ”

Thinking of Li Zifeng's sin, Shen Zhiping also felt a dull pain in his heart, "It's hard for Zifeng." ”

"Knowing that it is a difficult game to solve, we still have to insist on going to the last step. Zifeng..."Ouyang Ze held back the swelling in his eyes, "Zifeng is in deep danger, but I can only stand by and watch. Ouyang Ze's voice was a little choked, and he suddenly realized that he was not a good master, and he never seemed to have given him anything except danger.

If selfish thoughts are only for him to repay the kindness of his upbringing over the past ten years, then the suffering and dangers he has experienced over the years far outweigh the kindness he has given. The rest, it should be him Ouyang Ze to repay it in turn, Ouyang Ze thought, swallowed another cup of cold tea, and the bitterness invaded his heart and spleen.

Shen Zhiping's heart tightened inexplicably, "Senior brother in charge, don't blame yourself, the current situation can only be like this." King Qingping has a lot of eyeliner, as long as we have any excessive movements, we will immediately be detected by the spies of the Qingping Palace. It's dangerous to go out today. Shen Zhiping sat next to Ouyang Ze and said, "Unless ......"

Ouyang Ze came back to his senses, "Unless there is one person, the government and the opposition will not dare to make a mistake against him." This time the emperor prayed for blessings, and he must be indispensable, but ...... "This person is high and powerful, and even the emperor has to respect a few points......

In the city of Wei'an, there were suddenly a lot more officers and men patrolling the streets, and the shifts were also more frequent; except for those who went to the streets to fight the guards, they basically did not dare to go out easily, because when it was time to hold the lights, everyone who went out had to go through a detailed examination, first, because they were afraid of trouble, and second, they did not dare to easily meet with the officers and soldiers.

Li Zifeng calculated the time of going back and forth, and each place he wanted to go after going out, and only under the deliberate 'arrangement' of others, after dressing up, he staggered the eyes of a group of jailers and guards, and quietly left Xing Wei's Mansion.

His first step was to go to Cai's snack shop to find out some news, but he never thought that as soon as he avoided the two teams of officers and soldiers, he ran into four sedan chairmen carrying an official sedan chair walking on the street, followed by guards with weapons in front and behind.

Li Zifeng gasped, not to mention that Wei'an City is not allowed to blatantly carry weapons on the street, just look at this sedan chair, and the battle with the sedan chair driver, it is not like an ordinary official sedan chair, the lantern hanging on the top of the sedan chair is enough to see the luxury and atmosphere of the sedan chair, I am afraid that only the royal family and nobles dare to have such a configuration.

Could it be the king of Qingping? When Li Zifeng thought for a while, he saw that the sedan chair was coming straight towards him, he hurriedly dodged to the side and got out of the way, but when the sedan chair passed by him, the curtain of the sedan window was lifted, and he seemed to feel that there was a look silently watching him. Li Zifeng held his breath and condensed, and he was relieved until the sedan chair had completely passed.

But the next moment, there was a sound of neat footsteps not far away, and it was a pair of patrolling officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers led by them only felt that a dark shadow flashed not far away, so they hurriedly led people forward to search.

Li Zifeng hid in the corner, neither retreating nor advancing, seeing that the officers and soldiers were getting closer and closer to him, he had to hold on to the stones he picked up when he came out and prepared to shoot. At this time, a low and unquestionable voice sounded in his ears, "Our lord asked you to come and speak." ”

Before Li Zifeng could react, he felt that his body was numb, and he was taken away by a ghost.

By the time he reacted again, he had already been stuffed into a sedan chair, and the other party reached out so fast that he didn't even know how he got into the sedan chair, which made him palpitate.

When he came back to his senses completely, Li Zifeng took a look through the dim light, and the person who sat in the sedan chair with him was a person who was half a hundred years old, this person was dressed in a simple brocade robe, his gray hair was tied on the top of his head, and his forehead was drooping with a gray beard.

"You must wonder why the old man wants to get you in the sedan chair. ”

Before Li Zifeng could react, the owner of the sedan chair had already spoken, his voice was calm and powerful, with a bit of scrutiny, Li Zifeng was slightly stunned, observing the accessories on his body, and finally on his thumb, he saw a bright yellow wrench, which was a decoration that the prince dared to wear.

Even if Li Zifeng died, he would not be easily exposed, so he asked tentatively, "Xiaomin is reckless, I shocked your car, Xiaomin dares to ask, which prince are you?"

This person stared at Li Zifeng, an elusive smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "You are smart, but you are too humble to call 'Xiaomin'." Do you think this king would let a small man sit in a sedan chair for no reason?"

Li Zifeng's eyes tightened, his hands tightly pinched the corners of his clothes, and before he could think of what to say, the officers and soldiers in charge of checking the passers-by arrived, "Who is in the sedan chair? What is the so-called thing about going out at night?"

The accompanying guards stepped forward and took out the token and put it in front of the officers and soldiers, "The prince is sitting in a sedan chair, and you dare to stop it?!"

The officers and soldiers who interrogated didn't seem to know the token, but just said officially, "Recently, there have been frequent anti-party figures in Wei'an City. Whether it is the prince or the prince, or the common people, they must be interrogated. ”

"Presumptuous!" the accompanying guard scolded.

Li Zifeng in the sedan chair looked at the prince on the side, and said softly, "They are here to find me." Or..."

Before Li Zifeng could finish speaking, the prince got up and got off the sedan chair, waved his hand to let the guards retreat aside, "What? Listen to your tone, this king is also in the anti-party?"

The officers and soldiers who went to the head of the investigation knelt on one knee, "The prince is angry, and his duty is here." ”

The prince had no intention of dealing with them, and directly ordered, "Go and summon your leader Wang Yi!"

When the officers and soldiers were at a loss, Wang Yi hurriedly came, "What's the matter?" After asking, he noticed this prince, Wang Yi knew him, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "See King Yikun for his humble duties." ”

The officers and soldiers who took the lead in interrogating King Yikun were stunned, and Li Zifeng in the sedan chair was also stunned. King Yikun is the brother of Emperor Zhu Xingzhan's mother, named Zhu Xingyi.

Zhu Xingyi is half a hundred, two years younger than Zhu Xingzhan, he is not smiling, his mood is invisible, and the city is very deep. Because he has the same father and mother as Zhu Xingzhan, his status is extraordinary, and he is allowed to travel as a semi-deputy.

Therefore, without the emperor's personal decree, no one can interrogate him and his sedan chair for any reason.

Li Zifeng's brows were tightly locked, his eyes were a little deeper, he just came out and met Prince Yikun, was it really just a coincidence?

Zhu Xingyi stroked his beard on his forehead, "Commander Wang, is the whereabouts of this king also going back like your prison army?"

"Don't dare to be humble!" Wang Yi hurriedly bowed his head and said guiltily, "My subordinates don't understand the rules, and I hope that the prince will forgive his sins, and he will be a good student when he goes back." ”

The official officer and soldier also kowtowed again and again to ask for guilt.

"Did Wang Keke leave?" Zhu Xingyi's scrutinizing gaze kept staring at a few people.

"Please. Wang Yi stood up without hesitation and led his men to get out of the way.

Zhu Xingyi turned around and got into the sedan chair, and with a sound of 'get up the sedan chair!', the sedan chair man carried the sedan chair and continued to move forward.

Almost far away from the officers and soldiers, Li Zifeng exhaled a long breath and saluted, "Li Zifeng, thank King Yikun for his help." There is only disrespect, and I ask the prince for forgiveness. ”

Zhu Xingyi stared at Li Zifeng with scrutinizing eyes, but in his heart he was quite satisfied with Li Zifeng's behavior of revealing his true identity, and then said with a smile, "You are really a smart person, no wonder you are famous in the rivers and lakes." It will even be regarded as a thorn in the side. ”

Li Zifeng could hear that Zhu Xingyi's name was praise, but it was really a temptation, a person in a high position would not easily trust anyone, Li Zifeng laughed at himself, "It seems that I am in trouble wherever I go." However, Zifeng didn't want to cause you trouble, so Zifeng dared to ask the prince to find a corner and throw Zifeng down. ”

"I don't see you're still an interesting person. Zhu Xingyi smiled deeply, "Where are you going next?"

Li Zifeng calculated the time, if he hurried and hurried, he could barely rush back to Xing Wei's Mansion tomorrow, although he was in a hurry to get off the sedan chair, but he didn't want to go back to King Yikun one by one, so he only said lightly, "I don't know." ”

Zhu Xingyi saw through Li Zifeng's mind at a glance, and he didn't say anything. But he didn't let him get off the sedan chair by Li Zifeng's thoughts, but didn't say a word, and ordered the accompanying guards, "Go back to Yikun Palace!"

Li Zifeng was stunned, time was already pressing, if he was detained in the palace, wouldn't it... Thinking of this, Li Zifeng ignored the etiquette and hurriedly stopped, "Zifeng has no intention of offending, and I ask the prince to let Zifeng go." ”

"What's the hurry? This king will not treat you badly. Zhu Xingyi narrowed his eyes slightly and took a break, but the sound of rustling around him was completely observed, Zhu Xingyi didn't raise his eyelids, and pretended to threaten, "There has never been a living person who can escape from under the king's hands smoothly." ”