Fang Wen was restless, Xu Yan was slightly bored, and Shangguan Ru was pensive, all waiting for Gu Shenwei to introduce the situation in the Central Plains.

"There are three clues in front of me. Gu Shenwei said, his fingers knocked twice on the table, and found that the clue was complicated, I don't know where to start, Shangguan Ru on the opposite side pushed the teacup over, and Fang Wen in his left hand did the same, so that there were three teacups in front of him, so he picked up one, "This is Yan Qin, the regular servant, it is said that he has an edict from the old emperor in his hand, ordering him to exterminate the entire Gu family, leaving no one, and he did send a messenger to Biyucheng and hired a Jinpeng killer." ”

Yan Qin has served three generations of emperors, and has experienced many ups and downs in the palace and court, but he has always been able to turn danger into a disaster, gain more trust, and seize more power.

Gu Shenwei got the news, the emperor's confidence in governing is getting more and more, and he has long hoped to monopolize the imperial power, but he is afraid of the majesty of the queen mother, who once relied on Yan Qin's help, and slowly became wary of this old and slippery eunuch, but she was more cautious, with the help of her mother's power, united with the important ministers of the court, weakened Yan Qin's power little by little, and gradually confined it to the palace.

Yan Qin had a keen sense of smell and set out to deal with the challenge early on, and six years ago, he sent a eunuch Zhang You to the Western Regions, wanting to win over the Dragon King, and even willing to prove that the Dragon King was the illegitimate son of the previous emperor and had the right to inherit the throne.

His aim, of course, was not to re-establish a new emperor, but to add some external pressure to the current emperor and the empress dowager, so as to lay the foundation for his firm grip on power.

Gu Shenwei was not fooled at that time, after coming to the Central Plains, Yan Qin was one of the people he focused on, and all signs showed that Zhongchang Shi did not give up, but only changed the target of wooing.

"After the surrender of the Beiting Xiao Yan clan, he obtained a territory, located in the north, half farming and half pasture, the population has increased a lot over the years, and it has become an important barrier against the Beiting cavalry, of course, it may also become a force to attack the Central Plains. Yan Qin secretly exchanged letters with the Xiao Yan clan, and their general plan was to spread rumors, claiming that the old emperor had a secret love affair with the Xiao Yan clan in the Beiting back then, gave birth to a son, and had been fostering a certain grassland tribe. ”

Fang Wen understood Yan Qin's plan, but he had a doubt, "Yan Qin has the edict of the old emperor in his hands, and the empress dowager and the emperor are likely to ask him for help to counter the rumors, but what benefit can the Xiao Yan clan get from it? offending the emperor is very detrimental to her status." ”

Gu Shenwei put down the teacup and pointed to his head, "Xiao Yan wants my head, she wants to avenge Prince Dotun, Yan Qin probably gave her a promise." ”

Gu Shenwei picked up the second teacup, "Princess Huaping is another clue, she had a [***] relationship with her brother, that is, the old emperor......"

The sleepy Xu Yanwei's eyes suddenly lit up, "The Central Plains royal family also has this kind of thing?" I thought only my dead ghost father was a mongrel. ”

Fang Wen's face was flushed, "Shangguan Jiaotou is sitting here, what are you doing with this?" He had heard about his wife's humiliation experience in her early years, and although he reluctantly accepted it, he felt that it was not her fault, but he would rather never mention it again.

Xu Yan was about to get angry, glanced at Shangguan Ru, forcibly held back, and whispered, "I'll clean you up at night." ”

Gu Shenwei continued: "My father was an insider back then, and persuaded the old emperor to marry the princess, and the two became enemies. Princess Huaping also once pretended to be a thief, known as the 'Red Batgirl', to steal the treasures in the palace, and finally it was my father who solved the case, and the palace maid who taught the princess martial arts was forced to commit suicide. ”

Speaking of "Red Batgirl", Shangguan Ru on the other side showed a smile, she remembered many past events, so long that it seemed to be the memory of her previous life.

"The princess wanted to kill my father, and she once sent an envoy to Biyu City, and she wanted to kill them all, and since she knew that I had her secret, she wanted to kill me even more. Although she is a princess, she is very powerful in the court, especially with Hedong Luojiazhuang, and it is said that she has a good relationship with a Luo family. ”

Xu Yanwei finally listened to it this time, laughed twice, turned his head to Shangguan Ru and said: "This princess is very interesting, she looks a bit like you when you were a child, and ...... It looks a little like me. ”

"Gu Gongzi hasn't finished talking yet, don't interject. Fang Wen said dissatisfiedly, he knew what the so-called "another look" meant, when he got married, an important premise why he agreed to accept his wife's supervision was that Xu Yanwei could not cuckold him, so far, this kind of thing has not happened.

Xu Yan closed his mouth slightly, but the punishment for the night was increased by one degree.

Gu Shenwei picked up the third teacup and hesitated for a moment before speaking, "The Empress Dowager and her elder brother, General Pang Ning, I haven't figured out their positions. It is said that the empress also suspected that the old emperor had illegitimate children outside, and thought that I was one of the important suspects, and she once tried to kill me, but then she did not do so. The night before yesterday, the Zihe Zhenren of the Kongtong faction came to the palace to meet the Queen Mother, and then this morning I became an innocent person. ”

"It turns out that the edict was not issued by the emperor. Fang Wen said in surprise.

"Speaking of the emperor, he is the biggest crisis now, Lin Xiaoshan infiltrated the palace with a group of killers, killed the prince of Xiao Wang and an unknown nobleman, and it is reported that it is the emperor himself. ”

Fang Wen is expression became solemn, "No wonder it has been ten days since the mission arrived in the capital, but the group of officials has not determined the date of Jin Jian, and they say that it is going to be soon, it is probably the reason." ”

Fang Wen was concerned about the emperor, Xu Yan smiled, but he was interested in another matter, "I knew that the Dragon King played tricks back then, how could Jiang be assassinated inexplicably? Then it didn't take long for Lin Xiaoshan to die, and it turned out that you were sent to the Central Plains." Is Ginger okay?"

She committed suicide, leaving behind a three- or four-year-old son, who is now staying in King Xiao's mansion. ”

The room was quiet, these four people all knew Jiang who loved to blush, and they were sad about her death, especially Gu Shenwei, because he only received information once a year, he only learned the news of Lin Xiaoshan's imprisonment very late, and it was too late to save people.

After a while, Fang Wen was the first to speak, "Listening to what Gu Gongzi said, the matter is clear, the main messenger who hired the Jinpeng killer is either Yan Qin or the princess, or both of them have a share, and the goal of revenge is very clear, what are you hesitating about?"

It was Shangguan Ru who answered her doubts, she took out a few neatly folded pieces of paper from her sleeve and placed them in the middle of the table, "This is all the records left in the stone castle." Finding that Fang Wen is and Xu Yanwei looked at herself, she said: "Every assassination activity in Shibao has a spirit, and the ordinary ones are stored in the Baiyi Courtyard, and the special ones are collected, Gu Gongzi...... When I left, I was asked to find them. ”

"What were you suspecting at that time?" Fang Wen still didn't understand, the clues of revenge were enough, and Gu Shen wanted what the use of these records could be.

"My father was a very cautious man. Gu Shenwei didn't take the pieces of paper right away, "I don't remember what happened back then, but my father's decision to move the family to the Western Regions must have been carefully considered, and he chose a very strange place to settle down, located outside the western border of Jinpeng Castle, on the edge of the Shule Kingdom, if he didn't get some kind of security guarantee, his approach would be too careless." ”

Gu Shenwei had similar doubts a long time ago, and with the increase of experience, the doubts gradually deepened, and after returning to the Central Plains, he also inquired about a lot of his father's past, and felt more and more that the location of Gu's manor was not well chosen, and there must be a reason behind it.

Shangguan Ru added, "Jinpeng Fort is not as fearless as everyone thinks, I have checked the records for decades, and I found that there is a kind of person that has rarely been touched by the Dubu King in the past dynasties, that is, the officials of the North Court and the Central Plains, even the officials who have retired, so my father's willingness to accept the task of assassinating the Gu family back then was definitely an abnormal decision." ”

Gu Shenwei took the pieces of paper, opened them and browsed them, "That's right, Yan Qin and the princess have sent envoys one after another, hoping to hire a Jinpeng killer, but Dubu Wang's initial instructions were 'inappropriate', but after two days of consideration, he changed the instructions to 'killable'." ”

"Maybe Dubu Wang just figured it out and felt that this was a profitable business. Fang Wen guessed.

"But Castle didn't get much out of it. Shangguan Ru had read a lot of information and was more familiar with the situation back then, "When my father raised the army, the first force he used was Beiting, and it was not until after the defeat of Prince Luo Luo that he asked for help from the Central Plains, and even so, the Central Plains' help was half-hearted. ”

"So it's likely that something happened in the middle, and that's why King Dubu feels 'killable'. "It was here that Gu Shenwei's investigation encountered the fog," Judging from the information I have received so far, Yan Qin and the princess's envoy have no idea about King Dubu's hesitation, and it must be another person or another thing who changes his mind. ”

Dubu King Shangguan Fa knows this best, but he is dead, and even if he is alive, he will never reveal the secret himself.

Xu Yanwei was confused again, yawned, and said, "It's so troublesome, don't you know if you arrest Yan Qin and the princess and torture them?" Maybe they are not at ease, and they bypassed the envoy and sent others to persuade King Dubu. ”

This is an idea that doesn't need to be taken seriously, so no one said anything, Fang Wen is head up and said: "So this batch of Jinpeng killers is particularly important, it must be the Central Plains people who invited them, since this person is familiar with killers, maybe he is the one who influenced Dubu King back then." ”

"That's right. I have to find out these killers and their masters, the Queen Mother and Zihe Zhenren have the same idea, and for this reason, we will join forces for the time being. ”

"What do you need me to do?" Fang Wen was excited, "Do you want to negotiate with the Empress?" I promise to get the best interests for you." ”

"I'm telling you this because I want to say one thing. Gu Shenwei looked at these three people, they came to him from thousands of miles away, from six years ago, and they shouldn't take any more risks for him, "You can't help me for the time being, as a guest, you have to stay out of the matter, don't give people a handle, the queen mother doesn't fully trust me, and I don't trust him either." ”

Fang Wen was full of disappointment, and Shangguan Ru and Xu Yanwei also showed surprised expressions.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and a clear man's voice outside said, "Shangguan Jiaotou, a guest has come and wants to see the Dragon King." ”

"The lobbyist of the Queen Mother. Gu Shenwei guessed, and then he saw Xu Yan on the opposite side with a slight disdainful pout, so he knew that the man outside was Shangguan Ru's admirer. (To be continued.) )