It's no easier to plan a conspiracy than to perform a set of tricks, and Zihe Zhenren has a sense of excitement similar to staying up too late: obviously very tired and sleepy, but he can't sleep.

He picked up the herbal tea on the table, took a sip, and spit it out again, "Is this tea or mouthwash?

Where did Qin Yeming go? Who collected intelligence for him? These are Gu Shenwei's two most important secrets, and he doesn't need to think carefully about it to know that this "exchange of truths" is unfair, Zihe Zhenren has said a lot, but all of them are unfounded, and once Gu Shenwei's secret is leaked, it will bring real danger to many people.

Speaking of intrigues, Gu Shenwei didn't feel at all that he was younger than the eighty-year-old man opposite, "Qin Yeming is watching someone for me, and he won't show up unless necessary, so even I don't know where he is now." As for the 'little things' that gather intelligence, they are well hidden, and real people don't need to worry. ”

Zihe Zhenren was actually very satisfied with this answer, and kept nodding, "Then I'll rest assured, I know that you are not a reckless man who kills people casually, I have a plan, and you have a plan, very good, very good." ”

Gu Shenwei listened to him quietly, "Is there one thing that the real person hasn't mentioned yet?"

"What's the matter?"

"That group of Jinpeng killers. ”

"Needless to say, they must all be hiding in the Pony's Mansion, and the whole assassination was a conspiracy of the princess. ”

Zihe Zhenren said too surely, Gu Shenwei couldn't accept it, "What about the evidence, what good is killing the emperor for the princess?"

"Evidence?" the real person scratched his head, as if he had never heard the word, "Obviously, the emperor has no queen, once he dies, he has to choose a new emperor from among the princes and grandchildren, and several princes have always stood on the side of the princess, and she can choose an obedient child to ascend the throne from it, and she will be behind the scenes." There is more direct evidence, you haven't met Captain Yulin yet, have you?"

"Nope. ”

"Guarding the palace is one of the responsibilities of the Yulin Army, after the assassination, the captain of Yulin on duty that night was immediately tortured in prison, his mouth is quite strict, but this matter has nothing to do with him. Yu Linjun listened to the princess the most, and she was naturally the mastermind behind the scenes. ”

"Why didn't the Queen Mother directly arrest Yulin General Luo Cong?"

"Afraid of startling the snake, Luo Cong is very cunning, he took the initiative to ask for guilt several times, just to test the attitude of the queen mother, the queen mother does not dare to touch him for the time being, he must turn the attention of Yulin Army to other things, and then ......"

"Then the general Pang Jing will lead the army into Beijing from the border. ”

"Pretty much. ”

"What about the pregnant maid, if she gives birth to a boy, the princess's plan will fail. ”

"Hehe, smart as you, occasionally make mistakes, your little things that collect intelligence have been deceived?"

"No palace maid pregnant?"

"If the emperor is still here, he is twenty-one years old this year, if he had the ability, he would have given birth to three or four sons and five or six daughters a long time ago, which is so coincidental, from the queen down, dozens of concubines can not give birth to a son and a half daughter, but there is a palace maid who is quietly pregnant? The queen mother deliberately spread this rumor, so that Princess Huaping thought that she had bet on this, in fact, she secretly asked the general Pang Ning for help, hundreds of thousands of troops in the north, as long as there is a little excuse, can wave the army to the south, and the 100,000 Yulin army will fall from the wind. ”

Gu Shenwei hummed for a long time, "Good plan, I provoke the princess and the Luo family swordsman, force Luo Cong to use the Yulin army, and then the general Pang Ning uses this as an excuse to lead the army into Beijing, the queen mother will announce the emperor's death when the time comes, and choose a young and obedient Wang Sun to succeed her, she continues to listen to the government, the real person has made great contributions, the Kongtong faction is more stable in the court, and the most powerful opponent in the rivers and lakes - Hedong Luojiazhuang." ”

"That's right. "So I said I want to gamble big, and of course I also said that the plan won't go so smoothly, there must be all kinds of obstacles, just clear them one by one." ”

"There's a hurdle right now. ”

"Oh?

"Me. First of all, you overestimate me, I can't deal with all the Luo family swordsmen alone, and the princess and Luo Cong don't need to use the Yulin Army at all. Secondly, you underestimated me, and in the whole plan, I didn't get anything good except killing. ”

"Well, it seems that I didn't convince you, it's really a hindrance. The real person seemed to have just thought of this question, frowned and thought for a while, and then smiled, "I'm not in a hurry, anyway, the princess and the Luo family will definitely kill you, I believe you will fight back, and it will scare everyone, I don't overestimate you." As for the benefits, isn't revenge a benefit? Isn't it a greater benefit that there is merit after taking revenge without punishment?"

"So this is your true face?" Gu Shenwei asked coldly, he was wondering whether Zihe's appearance like a real child was a disguise or a real surname, maybe this old man regarded the conspiracy as a game.

"Really?" the real person pointed to the top of his head, "how can you be true when you wear it?" Oh, you mean my plan, I told you from the beginning, the truth is dangerous: if you don't say it clearly, it looks hypocritical, and if you say it clearly, it looks selfish and cruel. Let me ask, if it were you, what would it be like to say everything you want and want?"

Gu Shenwei was stunned, behind the suspicion and indifference, what kind of face was he? It must be a tattered, dark and distorted appearance, even he would be disgusted.

He finally realized that telling the truth was really dangerous, and people were used to showing their faces, and they would be startled when they suddenly saw the real face.

He stood up and respectfully bowed to Zihe Zhenren, "Please forgive the juniors for being rude, the juniors have a pair of cloudy eyes, they can't see through the truth and falsehood of the world, the real people are telling the truth, and the juniors can't say it, and they don't dare to say it." ”

"Hehe, it's okay, we're different, I'm old, no matter how much I groom, I'm still ugly, it's better to save some trouble and show my true face, your mask is good, why do you want to throw it away? ”

Even if he admired the courage and open-mindedness of the real person to tell the truth, Gu Shenwei still couldn't like him, "The Queen Mother gave me ten days, today is only the third day, don't worry, I will try my best to find out the whereabouts of the Jinpeng killers to prove that they were bought by the princess, and then you have your own excuses, you don't need to borrow my knife." ”

"Although the killer must be hiding in the Horse Mansion, it is not easy to find evidence, and it is easier to kill someone. ”

Gu Shenwei shook his head, "I have my plan, I'll leave, do you want to go with me?"

"No, I'll have to rest here for a while. Zihe Zhenren looked tired, and his willingness to persuade Gu Shenwei was gone, "You go first, remember, plans always have to be flexible, and there are some things you have to do." ”

Gu Shen beckoned Su Ai to leave the inn when he went out.

"This old fairy is quite interesting. Su Ai said on the road, although there was only a simple contact, he still formed his own opinion, "Foolish pretending to be smart, smart mixed with confused." ”

"He's eighty years old. Gu Shenwei said.

Su Ai was at a loss, she didn't understand what the eighty-year-old had to do with this, and thought that the old fairy really had some ability, but after talking for a while, even Gu Gongzi's speech became mysterious.

It was only afternoon when the two returned to the Huaixi Pavilion, and they finally had the opportunity to meet the people who had not yet slept.

Fang Wen was going back and forth in the courtyard, and when he saw Gu Shenwei and Su Ai, he let out a sigh of relief, and ran over in a few steps, "It's really troublesome, the post house doesn't allow us to come and go casually, I want to find someone to report and I don't know where you are, it's really troublesome, you guys are finally back, hurry me to death......"

"What's wrong?" Gu Shenwei interrupted him.

Fang Wen is leading the way, and the three of them walked into the main hall.

"Shangguan Jiaotou was taken away by Princess Huaping. ”

"What?" Su Ai shouted in a lost voice, and was about to run outside, but immediately stopped in his tracks, blushing and whispering, "Mr. Fang will tell you what is going on first." ”

"Aren't I saying, why are you in a hurry?" Fang Wen was affected by Xu Yanwei, and he didn't like this young man with a "ghost in his heart" very much, "It's not the princess who took it away, but the princess sent someone to invite the head of the sect, saying that she has admired her name for a long time and is looking forward to getting together." We all advised the head of the sect not to throw himself into the net, but she said that it would be okay to see her, so she took the red bat into the city. ”

Gu Shenwei suddenly understood what the reason for Zihe's real success was, the head of the Kongtong faction may not know the princess's specific plan, but he must have guessed that the princess will take the initiative.

"How long have you been gone?"

"About an hour they had a carriage, and it was estimated that they had arrived at the princess's house by this time. Fang Wen sighed after a pause, "Why does the sect leader accept the invitation, it's completely unnecessary, no matter how powerful the princess is, can she still rob the envoy from the Western Regions?"

"She has her own reasons. Gu Shenwei actually hoped that Shangguan Ru could stay out of the matter, and her participation would make things more complicated.

"That's good. Fang Wen gave Su Ai a look, motioned him to stand down, and after seeing him leave, he said, "Dragon King...... Hey, it's smooth, I can't change it, Gu Gongzi, how are things going? I know, you don't need my help, but it's always okay to be a counselor, and I don't go out to make trouble. ”

"Well, I really have one thing I want to ask Mr. Fang for help. ”

"You say. Fang Wen hurriedly tidied up the clothes on his body and put on the posture of a military advisor.

"Tell me, why did you come to the Central Plains?"

"According to the customary tribute, ask for a seal, and the throne will be recognized. ”

The truth is very dangerous, and the true face is very ugly, but Gu Shenwei still prefers the truth, "You are lying, the tribute does not need so many people, the war in the Western Regions is peaceful, there is no reason to leave it alone." ”

Fang Wen looked embarrassed, and laughed a few times, "You are still the same, you don't believe in anything, someone told you something, right?" It must be Tie Linglong and Xiao Chu, the two of them once asked for help from the head of the Shangguan Sect for Prince Shule, but they were very unhappy after being refused, and simply took refuge in King Kang Shangliao, don't you say this is childish?"

"You haven't answered my question yet. ”

"This ...... This ......" Fang Wen regretted that he had a lot of troubles, and he hesitated for a while before saying: "Shangguan Jiaotou has had a very difficult past six years, you know, Biyucheng is in a precarious situation, internal and external troubles are endless, and the burden on her shoulders is heavier than anyone else. So she has an idea, hoping to help you get revenge completely, end your heart knot, and then ...... Then persuade you to go back to the Western Regions, and she can retire. ”

"Wish to avenge me?" Is that why she accepted the princess's invitation?"

Fang Wen's face turned pale all of a sudden, "No, the head of the sect is a smart person...... but witnessing the changes in Shangguan Ru in the past six years, Fang Wen really couldn't guess her thoughts. (To be continued.) )