"Mo'er, why are you in a daze by the lake?" The person who spoke was less than thirty years old, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, dressed in light blue civilian clothes, with a straightforward and neat atmosphere unique to the army, and his smile was as quiet as a scholar reading a scroll. The long hair is neatly tied with a headband, not deliberately dressed but meticulous. Standing tall, detached, restrained and unrestrained, with a free and easy gaze. He has a unique temperament that seems approachable, not noble and majestic, but slightly alienated, eye-catching and avoids the gaze.

Zhao Qingyan turned his head and said in surprise: "Thirteenth uncle, aren't you hunting today?" The attitude was naturally like talking to a friend, and there was no respectful restraint when facing the king. His title is "Mo", because his close elders will call him "Mo'er".

The thirteenth prince, Zhao Chong, was named "Huan", a privy envoy of the dynasty, and was in charge of the most mysterious organization of the Great Song Dynasty. This nineteen-year-old privy deputy, the twenty-four-year-old young prince who took over Ouchi, is one of the three most trusted brothers of the Holy Majesty today.

If you ask who is the most powerful among the princes today, it is undoubtedly the King of Qi; who is the most worried about the saint is undoubtedly the King of Xin, who is the most capable is undoubtedly King Huan; and who is the most favored and talented is the little prince of Qi. Different from the little prince who "made up the numbers", King Qi commanded the forbidden army of the imperial court, King Xin led hundreds of thousands of people under his command of the "Seven Killing Army" to fight on the battlefield, and King Huan was in charge of the supervision and monitoring of civil and military officials and handling dark affairs unrelated to the imperial court. The status and rights of the three are not insignificant, and the trust and reliance placed on them by the Holy God are not insignificant.

In the eyes of most people, he must be, but the Son of Heaven, the three princes, and the inner guards are definitely not among them. As the only son of King Qi, his status is destined not to be low, but at the age of seventeen, being a deputy privy envoy who holds power from the second rank is obviously not completely dependent on his father. The reason why the little prince became a privy deputy when he was seventeen years old was because of the emperor's favor and the instigation of King Huan plus his own ability. As a "idle, frail and sickly" little prince, he, the privy deputy envoy, is definitely not as competent as King Huan, but he is also fully qualified. So this title of "Four Kings" with a bit of jokes is not inappropriate to some extent.

King Huan sat down beside him and sighed softly: "I want to go, I remember that there is something to deal with." As a result, I rode my horse back, and you helped me do it. I knew you would come, so why should I make this trip?" Seeing that he seemed absent-minded, he asked, "What's wrong?

Zhao Qingyan smiled: "I'm a little upset, calm down." ”

King Huan moved closer to him, and sniffed hard: "The smell of medicine is so light, you are just sick, don't you need to drink medicine?"

Zhao Qingyan pressed his chin on his knees: "Master will come over today, Master doesn't like the smell of medicine, I deliberately gargled my mouth a few more times and smoked my clothes." I wasn't seriously ill in the first place, but I felt nauseous and a little tired after eating. ”

King Huan said helplessly: "Your master is just nitpicking, and he always wants to say a few words about you, and you really go to your heart." ”

Zhao Qingyan looked at the water surface quietly: "I am sick every day, and I am upset when I smell the smell." I don't go out on weekdays, but since I want to see people, I'll clean up a little. ”

Seeing that he was unhappy, King Huan thought about something interesting: "When I came back today, I heard someone say that there will be a flower show in the past three or five days, and there are many flowers that cannot be bought every day for sale. You're not in bad health, come along?"

Zhao Qingyan tilted his head slightly: "Together, there have been a lot of things recently, you don't have time, right?"

King Huan said: "Why not? I am a dignified privy envoy, what's wrong with giving yourself a few days off? You have sorted out all the files I want to get, saving a lot of things, so let me accompany you as a reward." ”

Zhao Qingyan didn't want to brush off his kindness, so he smiled reluctantly, but still chose to refuse: "Forget it, I'm happy every day, it's good if you don't say that I neglect my duties, where is the reason for you to spend time with me? Just let Jin'er and Pei'er accompany me......"

King Huan patted him on the shoulder and stood up: "Then it's decided, I'll pick you up at the palace in three days, and bring your two maids with me." He smiled and walked away quickly, not giving him a chance to refuse at all.

Zhao Qingyan smiled slightly bitterly, but there was happiness and satisfaction in his eyes. Soon, however, his smile faded, leaving him with worry and bitterness. The fingers curled up, and the half-length nails sank into the flesh, unnoticedly stinging. After sitting by the lake for a few more moments, Zhao Qingyan got up with his wheelchair, sat on it and turned the wheels and walked slowly towards the mortuary.

There were several people standing outside the door of the mortuary, with heavy expressions. Zhao Qingyan stopped the wheelchair, and before he could speak, an old man in Taoist costume in the room walked out and asked excitedly, "Where is the blood and tears?"

Zhao Qingyan stepped back and frowned slightly: "Master Hua, please calm down." ”

"Don't get excited, listen to Mo'er's explanation. Trojan Marquis pulled the Taoist chief away a little and persuaded in a low voice.

"Explain, explain what? They killed Yun Ping and trampled his body like this!" Hua Boping broke free from Trojan Ma Hou and strode towards Zhao Qingyan, his eyes red and asked, "You explain! Give me an explanation!"

Zhao Qingyan patted on the armrest of the wheelchair, and three meters back, and the two guards stepped forward to stop Hua Boping. Zhao Qingyan thought for a while and said, "I apologize to you on behalf of Ouchi about Daoist Song Yunping, and I will give you a reasonable explanation." "I owe deeply.

"Little Lord!" the two guards said in unison, "My lord, this matter has nothing to do with you!"

Zhao Qingyan raised his hand to signal that they didn't need to say more, and then said: "I already understand this matter, I can only say that I am sorry for the dissection of Daoist Song Yunping, but according to the procedures of the Great Interior, this must be carried out." Ouchi will compensate for the damage caused by our actions......"

Hua Boping was furious: "Who wants that Lao Shizi to compensate? Isn't the blood and tears under your supervision? You tell me, how did Senior Brother Song die?"

A servant walked up to Zhao Qingyan, handed him a few pages, leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear.

Zhao Qingyan frowned and asked, "Really?" got the affirmative answer, looked down at the few pieces of paper, looked at them clearly, and said, "It wasn't killed by blood and tears." He nodded to him, and then he retreated.

Hua Boping shouted: "No? If you say no, you don't? Are you too domineering? What guarantee do you take?"

"Take my life. Seeing that he was stunned, Zhao Qingyan repeated lightly, "Take my life to guarantee, if it is killed by blood and tears, I will give you my life, so are you satisfied?"

"Little prince!" everyone exclaimed.

An old man next to him reprimanded: "Qing Yan, don't speak falsely!"

Zhao Qingyan's gaze turned to the old man: "Master, I'm serious. The one of the blood and tears is indeed imprisoned in the Ouchi prison, and I went to see him today, and he said it was not him. If Master Hua insists on asking me to make any guarantees, then I can only make such guarantees for the time being. Of course, I hope that Master Hua can calm down and listen to me. ”

Zhuo Yi saw that his apprentice insisted, so he didn't say anything more and continued to remain silent.

Hua Boping sneered: "Do you believe the words of a prisoner? It seems that your Ouchi is also a little worried." ”

Zhao Qingyan said: "He is a prisoner, but he is also my friend, and I believe in him." This is my personal opinion, and it has nothing to do with the internal style. After a pause, he repeated: "I hope Master Hua can calm down and listen to me." ”

Hua Boping nodded: "Okay, you say." ”

Zhao Qingyan exhaled lightly and slowly spoke: "Ouchi is heavily guarded, and there are only three keys to the prison gate where prisoners are held. Uncle Thirteen and I each have one hand, and the other is used by the first-class guards guarding the gate of each class in turn, checking at the time of alternation, and releasing the guards on duty inside. And that guard is not allowed to leave without permission, and in general emergencies, the door will be opened and the guard on duty in the gate will be released to guard on his behalf, and the key will not be handed over. We have only questioned all the guards on duty for half a month, and nothing unexpected has happened. And if Blood Tears wants to come out and go in again, they have to go through that gate. I think there's only one way to let it out of the way by the guards guarding the gate, and that's if the twelve guards are traitors. Those twelve people grew up watching me, and since I am an elder whom I respect the most, I personally will never doubt them. In the past few days, I have been inspecting various rooms, and I have been in tears, and today I saw him with my own eyes. In this case, there are too many people to doubt. Of course, there may be a lot of speculation. For example, disguise as a guard on duty, such as making a copy of the key, etc. But the feasibility of that is too low, I think it is understandable that Master Hua is also in charge, right?"

His tone did not have any ups and downs, as stiff as an endorsement. This passage is spoken at a fast pace, with each pause being short, but just enough for the listener to hear him. Obviously, Zhao Qingyan was expressing his dissatisfaction in a debriefing-style tone, but it happened to be in the place where people couldn't find fault with it.

Trojan Mahou and Zhuo Yi, who were watching from the sidelines, glanced at each other and saw a slightly helpless smile in each other's eyes. Of course, they will never blame Zhao Qingyan for his childish behavior, but will be more likely to watch the show.

After listening to his analysis, Hua Boping also calmed down and said suddenly: "It's me who is too excited, I'm really sorry." ”

Zhao Qingyan coughed violently, and only stopped after a while: "It's me who should say I'm sorry, and Master Hua doesn't have to blame himself." Ten years ago, there were too many things involved in the West Lake Bloody Case, and Ouchi ignored the opposition of the sects in the rivers and lakes, and forcibly put the blood and tears of the murderer that everyone thought was in Ouchi Prison, and it was normal for the head of one of the sects with the most victims at that time to be dissatisfied. Now that this kind of thing has happened again, I can understand the anger of Master Hua. ”

Trojan Marquis heard another meaning in his words: "So the murderer? What does this mean?"

Zhao Qingyan choked again, her face flushed with a sickly red, and her voice was much lower: "The massacre in West Lake back then had nothing to do with blood and tears. ”

Trojan Marquis was puzzled: "It has nothing to do?"

Zhao Qingyan bowed his head and said slowly: "Yes, it has nothing to do with him." The reason why you think it was done by him is because of the secret weapon that Blood and Tears are good at? The highly poisonous secret weapon turns into blood and water when it enters the body, blends with the human body, and its poison causes the internal organs to fester. The name of this secret weapon is 'weeping blood for tears', so his master also called it blood tears. However, this secret weapon was not created by blood and tears, but originated from a sect, the puppet palace. ”

Several people glanced at each other, but only Trojan Marquis's color was solemn: "The puppet palace that claims to be the 'first organ in the world'?"

Zhao Qingyan nodded silently: "I can't reveal too much, but this kind of secret weapon is absolutely unmistakable from the puppet palace." The 'weeping blood for tears' of blood and tears has an extra herb added to it, which can slow down the speed of poison and reduce the degree of burning of internal organs. By dissecting the corpse, it is possible to distinguish between the two hidden weapons. It's been ten years since the West Lake massacre, and I don't know if it's a coincidence or something else. ”

Fear appeared in Hua Boping's eyes, and he asked, "Is it back?" took a few deep breaths and stared directly at Zhao Qingyan: "You are also one of the survivors of the year, and the dead are also your people, and 'it' will come to you when it comes back." Ouchi will intervene too, right? Oh? Ouchi will intervene too, right?"

Zhao Qingyan said calmly: "I don't know, but I don't think so." Ouchi will not interfere too much in the grievances of the rivers and lakes. ”

Hua Boping said word for word: "Only the three of you survived back then, and 'it' will find it." ”

Zhao Qingyan asked indifferently: "So what?"

Hua Boping said coldly: "The day Yunping died was a full decade after the West Lake Massacre, and it was not a bad day, do you think this is a coincidence?"

Zhao Qingyan said: "It shouldn't be, but if it's retribution, he won't be the only one who will die, wait and see." ”

"Little, little prince......" One of the guards suddenly said with a pale face.

Zhao Qingyan looked at him and asked, "Uncle Xiao, what's the matter?"

Xiao Tao said: "The second person...... appeared. ”