Su Ai took matters into his own hands, and did not stay outside the Jiuqutan forest, but ran to the tea shed a few miles away from Chengjiazhuang, drank tea and chatted, and spent more than a happy hour.

The old owner of the teahouse naturally remembered this young man with a generous hand, and with the ten taels of silver, he was not interested in soliciting other guests, and only warmly received Su Gongzi from the Western Regions.

Su Ai told some strange stories about Biyu City and the country of incense, and the owner of the teahouse also used the customs of the capital and the characters of the rivers and lakes that he had seen and heard for many years, "Cheng Jiuye is a good person, helping the needy, and there is no second one inside and outside the capital, and the people he has funded over the years can be lined up from here to the gate of the city......."

Seeing Gu Shenwei and Zihe Zhenren coming from a distance, Su Ai said goodbye, and left a small ingot of silver, and the owner of the teahouse thanked him for his kindness, standing on the side of the road and watching the guests stay away.

Gu Shenwei said: "You don't have to see the real person, just say whatever you want." ”

Su Ai smiled a little shyly at the real person, "Gu Gongzi just entered the trees, and four people on horseback ran out of Luojiazhuang, and two people rode out of the village not long ago, these two people are the stewards of the village, and they usually run errands for Cheng Yi to deliver letters, and the previous four people are the laymen of Shaolin Temple and Longhu Mountain, one who does not know the origin, and the old man who sells tea recognizes the last one, claiming that it is a person from the palace of Princess Huaping, surnamed Luo, and Cheng Yi often has dealings. ”

"How old is this surnamed Luo, and what is the beard?"

"About thirty, beard...... A handful, very recognizable. Su Ai raised her hands and made a "handful" gesture under her chin.

"This is Luo Qihong. Gu Shenwei remembered the attendant who was flying in front of the princess.

"Don't be so sure. "The real person knows a little more about the Luo family," there are many Luo family members around the princess, almost all of them have beards, even their own families may not recognize them clearly. ”

Gu Shenwei nodded, still confirming that it was Luo Qihong.

Gu Shenwei wanted to have a good talk with Zihe Zhenren, the woods behind Chengjiazhuang and the Huaixi Pavilion were not ideal places, Su Ai ran in front, rented a room in a roadside inn, put his head to the side, the next door was vacant, it could be used as a place for secret talks, he guarded the door, and did not let idlers approach.

The real person was a little tired from walking, sat down slowly, rubbed his knees, and praised sincerely: "This young man is really good, smart and clever, look at his steps, martial arts also have a foundation, where did you find such a good seedling? Alas, there is not even a choice. ”

Zhou Yuqing and Zhou Huaiyu violated the will of the head one after another, and Zihe Zhenren had a little headache.

"There are pros and cons. Gu Shenwei said, the real person is still polite, and he is already planning to say something straightforward, "The disobedient ** sometimes opens up another way out for the sect, betting on both sides, or even betting on three or four sides, safely and securely." ”

"Haha. The real man laughed and simply took off the wig cover, "It's too hot." If you can say this, it means that you are still from the Central Plains, from the court to the rivers and lakes, this is indeed a common trick, but this time it is different, the older people are, the more greedy they are, I want to bet big, I don't want to bet on both sides. ”

"Hmm. Gu Shenwei had already heard similar words, and this time he wanted to listen to a detailed explanation.

Zihe Zhenren sighed, "Looking back, the last time I engaged in a conspiracy was more than twenty years ago, I thought it was the last time, and I never thought that I would live to this day." ”

He looked at Gu Shenwei, a smile appeared on his thin face, "The conspiracy is wonderful, but also exquisite, carefully crafted when planning, drastic and improvisable when improvizing, do you know which part of me is my favorite? ”

"I like the part of telling the truth the most. Gu Shenwei was tired of the memories of Zihe's real people.

"It's dangerous to tell the truth, and even if you trust each other, it's dangerous, and that means there's no room for manoeuvre. In the past, we all tried not to tell the truth, and we just knew each other. Are you really going to hear the truth?"

"'Danger' is also part of my love. ”

The real person thought for a moment and put the hair cover back on to make it look more formal, "Okay, then I'll start from the beginning." ”

"Zhou Yuqing told me that there was an accident in the capital and an assassination in the palace, and I knew that something big was coming, which was what I had been worried about. Several forces in the imperial court stood side by side, fighting openly and secretly for the sake of power, such a situation could not last long, and finally someone couldn't wait and was the first to make a move. ”

"One of the people who were assassinated in the palace was the prince of Xiao Wang, and the other must be the emperor, this actually doesn't need evidence, the killers must have worked hard to infiltrate the palace, and if the real target is not the emperor, it would be too wasteful. ”

"After this chaos, the Queen Mother and the Pang family, the Huaping princess and the Luo family, King Xiao and the royal prince, at least one of these three parties will be completely destroyed, as the head of the Kongtong faction, I only care about one thing, don't let the big tree on which I rely fall down. ”

Gu Shenwei believes that these are the truth, "The Kongtong faction has already chosen a big tree, it used to be the queen mother's family, and in the past few years, it has relied on King Xiao, and its position is stable and worry-free. ”

"Hehe, this is a bet on both sides, I suggested that Zhou Yuqing send Fan Yongda to King Xiao's mansion, and he did a good job with Da, although there was a little mistake in the end, he finally won King Xiao's trust. ”

Gu Shenwei remembered Fan Yongda's embarrassed appearance in King Xiao's Mansion last night, and felt that Zihe Zhenren was too optimistic.

"Don't you believe it?" the real person saw Gu Shenwei's thoughts at a glance, "Then I'll tell you a little more truth, that night I asked the Queen Mother for a pardon about you, and I went to King Xiao's Mansion alone." King Xiao is suffering from the loss of his son, and he is extremely afraid. You know, over the years, the emperor and King Xiao have become closer and closer, and the big backer has fallen, and King Xiao's status is difficult to protect. So he was very happy to see me, we talked for a while, and he was willing to do his best to support the Empress Dowager and Pang Zi, whether the emperor had a queen or not, he would not let his children and grandchildren participate in the struggle for the throne. ”

Gu Shen was really a little surprised this time, Zihe Zhenren looked like an old child, his speech and demeanor were unruly, and he quietly completed a big conspiracy, so that the two opposing forces of the DPRK and China secretly joined forces, "So it will be Princess Warburg Binh and the Luo family who will fall in this round of crisis." ”

"It has to be. The real person stood up, looking excited, and then smiled slyly, "That's why I have to win over you, the 'Demon of the Western Regions', understand?"

"Let me guess, if you want to gain King Xiao's trust, you must remove the two ** from the assassination incident, you have already guessed that Fan Yongda was involved in right and wrong in order to repay my kindness, and to prove his innocence, you must prove my innocence. ”

"That's one of the reasons, and there's more to it than that. "The real person laughs a little sinisterly, and he doesn't hide it, as he says, he loves intrigue.

Gu Shenwei put the narrow knife on the table, "For it." ”

The real person seems to have forgotten all the rules of the rivers and lakes, and actually reached out to take the narrow knife, pulled out half of it casually, and appreciated it, "The knife is very ordinary, and the person who uses the knife is not ordinary." He put the knife back in place, "You've been craving it for years, and now your chance is right now." ”

"It can't deal with the princess. Gu Shenwei has a plan in mind, but it is not yet time to implement it.

"It can deal with the Locke family. ”

Gu Shenwei was silent, it turned out that this was the reason why Zihe Zhenren passed on his palm technique and seriously injured Luo Qicang.

"Walking in the rivers and lakes with one foot and stepping into the court, the Locke family has done a very successful job, and it is the only one. I can see the queen mother, I can visit King Xiao at night, but I am me, and when I die, the Kongtong faction will be an ordinary Jianghu sect, and the next head will have to re-establish a relationship. Only the Locke family has a wide foundation in the court, and the master is not very important. This is also a shortcoming, and I hope - and the Queen Mother and King Xiao also hope - that you can put a little pressure on the Locke family with this knife. ”

"The Luo family stepped on both sides, and the pressure of vendetta in the rivers and lakes would always be transmitted to the court side. Gu Shenwei has already understood most of the "conspiracy" of Zihe's real person.

"Of course, this is not easy, the Luo family has always been very clear about the court and the rivers and lakes, and has never crossed the line, but you are different, Princess Huaping still wants to kill you, and her attendant's participation in the Dragon Slaying Conference is a clear proof, so the Locke family in the court has to intervene. ”

"Who are you trying to elicit?"

"Luo Cong, General Yulin, is in charge of the 100,000 northern army of the capital, and is the most important supporter of Princess Huaping, as long as he can be lured to show his head, other things will be solved. ”

Gu Shenwei knows who Luo Cong is, although General Yulin is not the first level of the three princes, but he holds the forbidden army, and his position is very important in extraordinary times, Luo Cong is a civil official, due to the support of the princess, he has served in the Yulin Army intermittently for more than ten years, and is the thorn in the side of the queen mother.

Zihe Zhenren's conspiracy is a bit interesting, and Gu Shenwei only dislikes one of them: his position in it is just a knife to be used by others, which is incompatible with the oath he made many years ago - he has not been the accused for a long time.

"You seem to have forgotten someone. Gu Shenwei avoided the topic.

"Yan Qin, the middle attendant. Zihe Zhenren laughed, "He's not important anymore, after meeting him tomorrow, you'll understand, don't you want to take revenge? ”

The Zihe real person who engaged in the conspiracy was far less cute than when he pretended to be crazy and stupid, but he did tell a lot of truths, and based on this alone, Gu Shenwei would not immediately refuse, "The Luo family and the princess both want to kill me, the real person's plan is indeed good, I will consider it." ”

In the face of the perfunctory answer, Zihe Zhenren didn't care at all, "I'm just telling the truth, shouldn't the Dragon King also reveal a little?"

"What do you want to know?"

"The Dragon King is not alone. The real person's smile became sly and smug again, "Where is your little follower Qin Yeming? and those little things that diligently collect intelligence for you, I am also quite curious."

Gu Shenwei didn't answer immediately, he had a feeling that it would be a mistake not to believe that Zihe was a real person, but to believe that he would become a fool.

(I'm very sorry, but the names in the first three chapters are wrong, Luo Pingji should be Luo Qicang, the former is the princess's attendant, and the latter is the arrogant hermit.) My brain is really confused, and I only reacted today, and I have all changed it, causing trouble, I hope you will forgive me. (To be continued.) )