This is the first rain since the beginning of winter, and it seems to have rained at an untimely time, and it seems to have rained in time since the evening. The rhythm of the winter rain is as slow as that of an old woman's footsteps, and she can't stop being in a hurry; so the night is even darker and more dreary than ever; and it also makes the officers and men of the whole city who have arrested the murderers unload their armor and go home in advance, and hide in the barracks to roast the fire! Therefore, the streets and alleys will also seem extremely dull and quiet! As if, there is only the sound of rain, only the sound of the wind!

This kind of weather also made Zhao Heng's mourning hall doubly angry, and there was an endless stream of colleagues who came to mourn, even Hu Wei, a member of the foreign staff, and Gan Zitong, the secretary of the military department, also arrived, and it was twilight for Taishi Xu Liang to walk out of Zhao Heng's mourning hall, at this time, the cold rain had been falling for a while, there was water on the road, and the carriage also felt a slight side slip when it turned;

In the silent cold rain, the night gradually thickened, and I don't know when the cold north wind blew, and in the wind, people heard the sound of the cold wind blowing through the treetops, blowing through the roofs, and whistling against the walls! At this moment, on the street next to the Taishi's mansion, came a man wearing a hat, a white robe, and a long sword with a black sheath, and because the hat covered his face, people could not distinguish the appearance of this person, and he walked all the way, as close to the side of the road as possible, so that the muddy water splashed on the oncoming carriages would not stain his white robe. His steps were slow, as if with each step, a great effort was made. Soon, he had come to the root of the wall of a building in the north of the Taishi Mansion, at this time, he suddenly stopped, with the help of the hazy night, looked around, and saw that there were no pedestrians or carriages, before and after, and there were no horses, so he suddenly threw the hat, and when the hat spun and flew into the distance, his whole person was like an eagle falcon that rushed up, swept up the roof of the Taishi Mansion, and then jumped into the maze garden of the Taishi Mansion and disappeared.

At this moment, Xu Zixuan, the precious daughter of the Taishi, is meditating on the rain in the boudoir. Since the day she returned to Beijing, she met the fright in the Black Wind Forest of Bishan Mountain, and met the young benefactor in white robe who rode a horse without leaving her name, and her mood has never been calm! Not only that, but the strangest thing is that since then, in her wonderful mind, she often recalls the expression and demeanor of that young benefactor, intentionally or unintentionally. In particular, I will think of his gentle and elegant smile. She still remembered that just as he was leaving, he glanced back and smiled warmly, how free and easy, how handsome, how exciting!

Since then, when she returned to the Taishi's Mansion, she felt that she had seen the man who used to think she was personable, and now it seemed that it was nothing more than that, and it seemed that it was all vulgar! Moreover, these days she also sent her maids and servants all over the city to investigate the whereabouts of Engong. However, a few days passed, and the little maids still did not hear the slightest news, which made her feel very frustrated, as if nothing could no longer arouse her innocent enthusiasm in the past! At this moment, it was raining outside the house, and her heart was also in the moment of cold rain, so the scenes blended, and it was even more sentimental!

As soon as Taishi Xu came back, he stepped out of the carriage, and Shen Duhu went forward to pray:

"Master Qiqi, all the security in the house has been arranged tonight, please show me!"

In fact, this daily security is a necessary task that Shen Duhu and Mo Sijiang, the commander of the cavalry, take turns to adhere to every day; however, there are often two advantages to facing the Taishi, one is to remind the Taishi in time, there is such a person in the house, every day for the safety of your whole family standing guard duty, and secondly, to shorten the distance with the Taishi in time, so that the relationship between himself and the Taishi is always very familiar. There are often many such benefits, and it is extremely easy to be suddenly cared for and favored by the Taishi. However, there is a deeper meaning to protect Shen Kuo back and forth tonight, he wants to inquire about the psychological reaction of the Taishi to the cause of Zhao Heng's death, and tonight they discussed an important matter with Gan Shangshu, that is, the assassination of Taishi Xu.

The Master glanced at him casually, and as he stepped into the study, he suddenly stopped, and began to ask him about some of the causes of what had happened in the morning.

"Did Zhao Duhu go to the Huixian Pavilion with you in the morning?"

Shen Kuo was very calm and did not answer directly, because he knew that his answer was very important, and if he was not careful, his conspiracy would be exposed. So, after a little weighing in his mind, he said this:

"It was the humble duty who first received a secret report from the patrol sergeant last night, saying that Wu Shuang, a Jiangyang thief wanted by the imperial court, went to the Huixian Pavilion, so I didn't have time to tell the adults the details, so I rushed to the Huixian Pavilion with the people, but I didn't expect to meet Zhao Dutong halfway through, so he asked the reason why the lowly duty led the team to travel, and later, he insisted on going to the Huixian Pavilion with me to arrest the murderer!"

"However, how could I hear his coachman say that he went to the Huixian Pavilion in a carriage early in the morning!" said Xu Taishi, while looking at his expression with his eyes.

However, Shen Kuo was extremely calm, he still did not change his face and continued without a heartbeat:

"That's right, it was indeed very early at that time, and Zhao Dutong was indeed in a carriage!"

"But their coachman said he didn't meet you when he went!" said the Grand Master, asking him with an expression of almost disbelief.

Shen Kuo slowly raised his eyelids, glanced at the Taishi with a gloomy gaze, and then said sneeringly:

"Could it be the coachman, who was terrified for a moment, and said something wrong!"

"I hope so!" said the Taishi angrily, brushing his sleeves away.

There are a few things about this Shen Kuo that make Taishi Xu very dissatisfied, he is much worse than riding the captain Mo Sijiang, and his character cultivation is much worse. Once, he actually went to brothels and gambling houses under the guise of night patrols, causing the patrol of the whole city to get out of control, and overnight, thefts were everywhere, making the people resentful. Not only that, this person is also addicted to alcohol, often because of hangover, one late at night, he was drunk on the couch, causing the patrol sergeants to also throw their guns and unload their armor, fell asleep on the sentry post, but was blown down by the wind oil lamp, fire broke out in all directions, almost caused a catastrophe, fortunately was met in time by Mo Sijiang, the cavalry captain who returned from the night patrol, and extinguished the fire. For all the above reasons, he should have been dismissed and demoted and expelled from the Taishi Mansion, however, this person was a small guy who had followed Taishi Xu on the battlefield, and he couldn't bear to depose him in one day. At the same time, he also begged again and again, and promised many times that he would not make an example. It is also because of his virtue that the previous time, he sent his family back to his hometown and province, and then temporarily arranged for Mo Sijiang, the captain of the riding capital, and his party.

In this way, it also made him even more indignant and complaining, but these complaining words had never been said in front of the Taishi! And tonight, he had already calculated, with the help of the whole court was immersed in the grief and indignation of Zhao Heng's heroic death, and it happened to be him on patrol, so he told Hu Wei this wonderful good news.

Therefore, they are scheduled to assassinate Xu Taishi tonight. (To be continued.) )