Chapter 23 (18)

Shen Shiyun said: "Stop, Lu Qing's family, if you haven't lived enough, don't talk about the short and long of the young marshal behind your back in the future, beware that the wall has ears." Okay, there are some things to do in the palace now, you stay in the palace and don't make trouble for me. Lu Qian replied reluctantly: "Obey the order......"

Shen Shiyun came to the Regent's Mansion in a sedan chair, and as soon as he entered the hall, he saw Dolgon sitting on the main seat, and Xuan Shuang and Cheng Jiaxuan had also arrived, and they were sitting in the guest seat drinking and talking. Shen Shiyun walked to the side of the door and sat down on a bench, and said lightly: "I heard that the prince is in a hurry to find the palace, what's the matter? ”

Dolgon poured a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Concubine Yun is really fast-talking! A few days ago, Ling Gongzi Ling Beile gave this king an exam question, and he said that as long as he solved it, he could sweep away the threat of the Demon Sect and rule steadily. After thinking hard for several days, the king finally came up with an ambiguous answer, which barely matched the riddle. Shen Shiyun said lightly: "The child is stubborn, playing with you, causing trouble to the prince, this palace apologizes on his behalf." ”

Dolgon smiled and said, "No, your son is very knowledgeable, and sure enough, he is a hero. However, this king spent a lot of brains, but let you listen to it without half an effort, which is really a bit of a loss. In this way, I will tell you again now, and ask Concubine Yun to help me think about it for a while, and see if it can coincide with this king, or if I can make a smarter decision, I don't know. ”

Shen Shiyun smiled lightly: "This palace can't guess, if the prince is interested, please announce the answer directly." Dolgon smiled and said, "Why, you can't say it if you haven't guessed it, and you won't give face to this king?" The riddle is only eight words, 'Snow flies in June, the world is unjust', can you guess it?"

Shen Shiyun deliberately pretended to be stupid and said: "As far as this palace knows, this sentence comes from the miscellaneous drama "Dou E's Injustice" written by Guan Hanqing in the Yuan Dynasty, 'blood spattered white practice, snow in June, and three years of drought'." The moral is this allusion. Dolgon said, "You're going too far. It's a matter of taking over the world's foresight, albeit a bold guess. ”

Xuanshuang leaned forward slightly and said, "Eniang, most of the way your sons can think of this strategy is still inspired by you. If you can't guess it, even I don't believe it. ”

Shen Shiyun said in his heart: "On the surface, the regent asked me to guess the riddle, but in fact, I still want to interview from the side, to know whether Xuanshuang's statement is from my direction." With a full consideration in his heart, he replied with a smile: "Didn't you frame up and kill people with a knife?" Dolgon slapped his palm and laughed: "This king has long been optimistic about Concubine Yun's intelligence, and he really didn't disappoint me." It took me days and nights to eat and sleep before I came up with the answer, and you can guess it in a word, but doesn't it feel a bit too coincidental?"

Shen Shiyun said lightly: "This palace has a humble opinion, and it is not enough to disturb the prince's hearing, and I am willing to listen to Gao Ce." Dolgon smiled, "The mother is too modest. So may I ask Ling Baylor, is this answer still in your mind?"

Xuan Shuang picked up the wine glass, took a sip of it, shook his head, and said, "You are only half right." It's not uncommon to guess the meaning, but when it comes to countermeasures, who has a good idea?"

Dolgon said: "Since Concubine Yun has already answered the first question, for the sake of fairness, the next step is for this king." The affairs of the people in the rivers and lakes should be solved by themselves. Instead of shouting empty slogans, it is better to start small and gradually expand the impact. Xuan Shuang praised: "Okay, let's go on!"

Dolgon didn't know that Xuan Shuang was deliberately showing off in front of Cheng Jiaxuan, so he only said that he looked down on himself, snorted coldly, and said: "The Demon Sect is a disaster for martial arts, although everyone claims to be the same spirit, but in fact they are still some snobbish people with mouse eyes. When it comes to the core figures of each faction, the head of the coach is the first to be promoted, if they suddenly encounter assassination without explanation, the culprit is the Demon Sect, first there is a small group of people to firmly seek revenge, and then gather the same party from other gangs, with the same goal, and finally return to the sea and achieve a great cause. I heard that Li Yijie, the leader of the martial arts alliance, went out of Huashan, so he had to take more care of the Huashan faction. Led by the leader of the alliance, he responded to the call and attacked the enemy's rudder. Over the years, the territory of the Demon Sect has been swallowed up a lot for you, and no matter how strong the remnants of the remnants are, they can't be stronger than the entire martial arts. ”

Xuan Shuang smiled: "Yes, and the murder of the master is not only a great shame for the sect, but in order to avoid the notoriety of disrespecting the master, they all have to desperately avenge the master." There is a saying that 'one person is desperate, a hundred people are unstoppable, ten thousand people will die, and the world is rampant', which is the same thing. Erchen was able to come up with this idea, all of which were borrowed from Eniang's methods many years ago, but with a slight improvement, and he didn't dare to claim credit. Then again, since it was framed, the one who started it must not be the one in the Shadow Sacrifice Sect, but if you want to find out the person who killed the heads of various factions in a row, he must be a top martial arts master. Erchen's idea is good, but it's a pity that there is such a small mistake in the middle, and the time is pressing, and there is really no place to find such a person for a while. ”

Dolgon smiled and said, "You can rest assured that this king has already considered it, and even the right person has been chosen. Raising his gaze, he circled around everyone's faces, and finally settled on Cheng Jiaxuan's face, and said, "Xiaoxuan, this task will be handed over to you by my father-in-law." ”

Cheng Jiaxuan and Xuan Shuang were shocked when they heard this, Xuan Shuang pretended not to care, and said with a smile: "Uncle Taihuang, isn't this joke very funny? Xiao Xuan's martial arts are so bad, even I am not as good, you let her assassinate the heads of the major factions, isn't that sending her to death?"

Cheng Jiaxuan heard them talk about the Shadow Sacrifice Sect, thinking of the Demon Sect Leader who had met in the ancient tomb, Aiwu and Wu, he had long been in a state of flux, and he was afraid that others would find out that he had changed his position, so he didn't dare to interject, buried his head deep and pretended to be ignorant, but the matter still came to him, and he smiled forcefully: "Yes, father-in-law, with this little effort of his daughter, how can he kill the heads of various factions?" I'm afraid that it will ruin my father-in-law's affairs, but you still ...... Besides, please be smart, right?"

Dorgon said, "If the king says you can, you should believe in your own abilities." You have a blood feud with the Demon Sect, and letting you do a little bit of power this time is also giving you a chance to take revenge. He raised his hand and clapped his high-fives, saying, "Lift up!"

Immediately, several guards stepped forward with a white cloth package, placed it on the table, and bowed down neatly. Shen Shiyun suddenly felt that the scene in front of him seemed familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember where he had seen it. Dolgon turned his head to look at Cheng Jiaxuan and spread his hands. Cheng Jiaxuan had the courage to move the package, and as soon as his palm covered the air, he felt a chill hit him, although he was separated by a layer of white cloth, his palm still trembled, and he stopped his hand, showing timidity in his eyes.

Cheng Jiaxuan's every move did not escape Xuanshuang's eyes, and seeing her embarrassment, she hurriedly said: "Don't move, clumsy." This bag must be a reward from Uncle Taihuang, if you break it, it's better for me to open it. Dolgon said, "What are you nervous about? Xiaoxuan is the righteous daughter of this king, will I still harm her?"

Cheng Jiaxuan was stimulated by Xuanshuang, and an impulse rose, slapped his hand away, and said, "Don't worry about it!" looked down at the package, slowly untied the thin threads tied in it, and uncovered the white cloth layer by layer. I saw a silver long sword lying flat in the cloth strip, covered with a layer of cold luster all over the body, and the blade was sharp, revealing an evil spirit. The body of the sword is so clean that it can almost shine a human figure. The hilt of the sword is inlaid with a thumb-sized red gemstone, surrounded by small emerald diamonds, like the stars shining brightly.