After sitting down and taking the first sip of wine, Tuoba Lie immediately approached impatiently, "Dao Venerable, everything is as you expected. This king sent someone to investigate the Qianqian girl in the painting boat, so that the fox hanging boat had no objections, not only did not object, but also cooperated very much, and even took the initiative to send the Qianqian girl to me. But Miss Qianqian denied all the things about the three princes, and she didn't let go, and now she is under house arrest by me in the courtyard provided by Murong Baishi, and there are a large number of suitors blocking the courtyard every day, but I am afraid that I will not find any evidence, so I have to put her back. ”

After Tuoba Lie finished saying this, Shen Fei poured the wine and didn't drink it, showing a smile: "Even if there is a problem with Qianqian, she must have thought of a perfect way to excuse herself, otherwise she will not continue to stay on the painting boat to play the piano, and it will not be easy for Her Highness to find a breakthrough from her." ”

"Then Daozun, you still asked me to interrogate her. Tuoba Lie's expression was a little excited, since he used Murong Baishi's subordinates to capture the Qianqian girl, he had felt pressure from all sides, and if there was nothing, it made him feel irritable.

"The arraignment is for your father to see, His Royal Highness is here to investigate the case, how can he do it without any action. Shen Fei drank all the wine in the cup, and Tuoba Lie immediately filled it for him, "Is there a letter from the Ten Princes?"

"No, when I was on the frontier, my brother still wrote to me regularly, but since he arrived in Jinling, there has been no letter. ”

"It's still the Ten Highnesses who are smart and know the stakes. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The vacancy in the city defense of Jinling City is not a day or two, and the official office exists in name only, and His Majesty the Emperor knows better than anyone else. I sent you here to investigate because Your Highness has real power in the army, and you hold the sword of the army in your hand, to put it bluntly, His Majesty the Emperor is actually taking the opportunity to test you. First, to test the relationship between you and the Tenth Highness, to see if because you were born to the same mother, you will secretly collude with each other, and second, to test your strength in the military tent, and test whether you will transfer the army in violation of the law in order to run errands.

On this basis, after Your Highness, after you enter Jinling, if you don't do a thing, it will also make His Majesty the Yellow Emperor think that you didn't take his words to heart at all, and thus alienate you greatly. ”

"It turns out that my father has so many thoughts hidden in his heart. Tuoba Lie took a deep breath and secretly said that it was a fluke, if it weren't for Shen Fei's suggestion, he was only afraid that he would have entered the game at the moment, no wonder the tenth brother knew that he had come to do an errand, but there was no news at all, it turned out to be to avoid suspicion, and he said, "According to Daozun's meaning, this errand is not done well, and it is not good to do it, how should this king be good." ”

"The errand is naturally to be done, after all, it is the will of your father, but when you do the errand, you can't follow the regular procedures, and you must take into account your father's needs and the current situation in the court. To put it bluntly, what your father wants is not only a murderer, but also to dig out a force that can threaten the imperial rule, as long as you let him not see the threat and completely dispel the doubts of His Majesty about you, you can return to the dynasty justifiably. ”

"So I'm going to oppose Brother Ten?"

"There's no need to deliberately oppose each other, but don't get too close, your tenth brother must be in full swing now, and he is the person your father needs to guard against the most. In contrast, the great prince recognized by Buddhism posed little threat to imperial power. ”

"What should I do about the Qianqian girl, now there are constantly people making trouble outside the house, to ensure that the Qianqian girl goes out, there are only a few people under the king's hands, and they may not be able to keep her, if Qianqian is really robbed, my face will be lost." ”

"Judging Qianqian is a passing scene, the third prince was killed on the willow bank next to the painting boat, and it is a matter of course to judge Qianqian. If the problem can't be tried, she can't be let go, at least for another half a month. ”

"But when this king came to Jinling on this trip, he brought a total of six people over, counting the waste sent by Murong Baishi, the manpower is really insufficient, I am afraid that some local gentry and tyrants are overstretched, and they can't hold her at all. ”

"Your Royal Highness is confused! Qianqian is the person who makes the fox hanging boat, with the power of the fox hanging boat in Jinling City, Qianqian wants to leave, who can stop it, and it is even impossible to be imprisoned by you for no reason, now that she chooses to stay, it proves that Linghu Hanging Boat knows that it is powerful, and does not dare to offend you, or dare not offend the royal power you represent, so Qianqian will stay. For this reason, even if she is allowed to go, she will not leave without your permission. ”

"I'm just afraid that someone will break into it and lose the majesty of the royal family. ”

"Don't worry, the news of Qianqian's detention was released by the fox hanging boat, and the troublemaker was also secretly instructed by him to lead it over, the purpose is to put pressure on you. If you can't withstand the pressure at this time, you will lose, and there will be no prestige in Jinling after that. But if you survive this period and let them see your determination to handle the case, at least these local local snakes will not dare to despise you in the future. ”

"Huh......" Tuoba Lie breathed a long sigh of relief, "What Daozun said is extremely true, this king was almost fooled. ”

"Don't worry, this place in Jinling seems to be free, but in fact, all the rules and connections that support the operation of Jinling are all under the control of the four major families, as long as you order your subordinates to resolutely drive away the troublemakers, as long as you do this, Qianqian will not leave the mansion provided by Murong Baishi for half a step, because once she leaves, it is not that she will not give you face, but that she will not give Murong Baishi face, and Linghu Xuanzhou will not allow it." ”

"I see, after listening to Shen Daozun's words, this king suddenly realized. ”

Shen Fei nodded, and finally took the first bite of food and put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and calmed down, "In the next half a month, on the one hand, you have to continue to secretly investigate the people who have something to do with the death of the third prince, and on the other hand, continue to imprison Miss Qianqian, you don't have to interrogate her, as long as you lock her up, lock her up, it will be a victory." In addition, it is good to break the bank, often bring a small gift to your uncle and Uncle Murong, and visit him in person, and report the case to him from time to time. After fifteen days, I will inform His Highness about the rest of the matter. ”

"Shen Daozun, whether this trip can be completed or not depends on you. ”

"Your Highness, since you made up your mind to join the battle for the succession of Kowloon, your mentality has changed a little, and you are no longer as wanton and free as in the past, these changes can be seen by others, don't be like this, you have to behave like the past, you can't express a trace of ambition, and you can't show a trace of panic, understand. ”

"The king understands what Daozun means, but it's easier said than done, sometimes it's hard, some things, care about it, it's messy. ”

"In short, try to overcome it, your ambition cannot be revealed for the time being. ”

"The king understood. Speaking of Xing, Tuoba Lie added wine and dishes to Shen Fei again and again, "Daozun, the patron said, the dishes are cold, let's eat." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness. ”

"Only with the help of this king can you have a future, so don't be polite to this king. Speaking of this, Tuoba Lie's eyebrows sank, he suddenly stood up, walked to the side of the bed, took out a golden box from under the pillow, turned to walk back, and held it in both hands, "Shen Daozun, although it is a bit abrupt to say this, but the meaning of Daozong's entry into the world is immortal mountain is not your own, and I, as a prince, as a mortal who has been valued and helped by you, should have a clear statement." The king solemnly promised here that if one day he ascended to the throne, he should worship the Taoist sect with the gift of the state religion, and if he violated it, he would be punished by heaven and would not die a good death. ”

"Hehe, His Royal Highness the Prince has a noble status, why did he make such a vicious oath, you know that since the oath has been made, it will really be fulfilled. ”

"With the great power of the Taoist sect through the heavens and the earth, it is natural that the oath of this king can be fulfilled, and the same is true of what this king needs, only such a serious oath can truly express the heart of this king. ”

"Lord Wang, aren't you afraid of offending the Buddha Sect because of this?"

"The Buddha is strongly supporting my eldest brother, what is the benefit of this king. On the contrary, it is the Taoist Sect, only Shen Daozun is willing to help you and help this king become a great treasure. ”

"The prince is right, the master sent Shen down the mountain to preach, a journey of nine deaths and a lifetime, in this journey, a person who is willing to link his fate with the fate of the Taoist priest is extremely crucial, so Lord Wang, your oath Shen readily accepted, and also solemnly promised here that he will do his best to help the prince reach the top. ”

"With Daozun's words, this king is relieved. As he spoke, Tuoba Lie held his hands and opened the box, and in the middle of the rectangular box made of gold, there was a token that was also rectangular, and the token was carved with a bright and bright "Lie" character in seal characters. This is Tuobalie's waist card!

"His Royal Highness's heart, Shen received it. Looking at the waist card of his cronies made of gold and inlaid with jade pearls, Shen Fei smiled, and at the same time stretched out his hands and took the waist card, "From now on, I will be both prosperous and lose with His Royal Highness." ”

"Well said, one wins, one loses, hahaha. Shen Fei and Tuoba Lie stretched out their right hands at the same time and clasped each other tightly in mid-air, this was an agreement between men.

From the disdain when they first met, to the amazement in the arena, to the admiration after each other's heart-to-heart, Tuoba Lie's trust in Shen Fei is increasing day by day, deepening step by step, until today, after listening to Shen Fei's lofty talk about the future, Tuoba Lie finally made up his mind to completely take refuge in Daozong, take refuge in Shen Fei, and become the agent of Daozong in the empire, so as to officially join the competition for the inheritance of Kowloon.

Everyone knows that Buddhism is the state religion of the country on earth, and the person who most admires Buddhism is His Majesty the Emperor today, and the alliance with Shen Fei will definitely cause His Majesty the Emperor to be dissatisfied and cause the complete ban of Buddhism.

At the same time, after this month's test, Shen Fei has also recognized Tuoba Lie. He found that Tuoba Lie had advantages that many other princes did not have. It is concentrated in three points. The first point is that Tuoba Lie is the second son of the imperial concubine Niangniang, and the noble concubine Niangniang is the most favored concubine in the harem now, second only to Empress Murong, and this noble status indirectly leads to Tuoba Lie is also valued by the current emperor. The second point is that Tuoba Lie's main wife is An Linglong, the only daughter of the current eldest princess Tuoba Phoenix. The eldest princess is one of the most pleasing of His Majesty's living relatives today, and the An family combined with her is one of the merits of promoting the Tuoba clan to the throne, An Linglong gathers the advantages of the two families, it can be said that she was born with seven golden keys, and she is accompanied by Tuoba Lie's wife, so that Tuoba Lie's identity further becomes noble. The third and most important point is that Tuoba Lie has been in the army since he was a child, and he has been in the military for 20 years, which proves that this person has an adventurous spirit, has the courage to explore, is not afraid of hardships, and is not afraid of the eyes of others, and can walk his own way. This is very important, the Taoist sect to spread in the human country, it can be said that it is not against the world, after entering the imperial capital, it will inevitably lead to the Lingyin Temple, the pure altar and even the entire Buddhism of the complete blockade, only a prince who does not care about the world's eyes and has the spirit of exploration can endure this pressure and find life in a desperate situation with him.

With the above three considerations, coupled with Tuoba Lie's boldness and relative integrity, Shen Fei also recognized the eleventh prince more and more, so he was willing to accept the personal waist card he took the initiative to entrust.

The waist card is different from the ordinary wooden card, when the prince palace was born, by the current His Majesty instructed the inner chamberlain, with the hands of the top craftsmen of the empire, the waist card created for it, which is accompanied by a lifetime, the most representative of its noble status of things, "see the waist card such as the king in person" refers to this personal waist card, such an important thing to entrust, it can be seen that Tuoba Lie's trust in Shen Fei has reached its peak.

Shen Fei gladly accepted, and hit it off with His Royal Highness the Prince, and from then on, he was both prosperous and lost, and at the special time point of nearly a year after descending the mountain, he finally determined the object of cooperation of the Taoist Sect in the world.

Shen Fei and Tuoba Lie drank wine and ate vegetables at the same time, and they didn't say goodbye until noon, and they had a posture of hating each other. After that, Shen Fei decided to take advantage of the fact that Miss Qianqian was under house arrest to go to Caiyunfang again to explore the truth and reality.

As soon as he walked out of the inn, he was blocked by a heavy sword, and it was Chu Xie who used the roof as a warm bed to make trouble.

The gaze that can never lift the spirit, the fine red upper body, the tattoos of thousands of galloping horses, the unkempt appearance, and the unchanging dress of Chu Xie for thousands of years, standing on the edge of the roof of the inn, looking down: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, Shen Fei, you are blackened today, and you are very unlucky, it is best not to go to the wrong place to make trouble for yourself." ”