In the evening, the inner courtyard of the palace in the capital is the Qinzheng Palace.

After receiving the urgent report from the great eunuch Hu Jing from the hands of Prime Minister Jia Yi of Zuo, Emperor Gu Shu took a hurried glance and was immediately furious.

"Bastard, it's less than three hundred miles away, and it took seven hours to walk, did you crawl?!"

It seems that he had expected such a reaction from the emperor, and Jia Yi, the prime minister of Zuo, said unhurriedly:

"Your Majesty, the minister has ordered that the people from Sanbao County be imprisoned, and instructed the Criminal Department to torture them severely. ”

Ignoring Jia Yi, Emperor Gu Shu frowned, thought for a while, and immediately said:

"Message. ”

The great eunuch Hu Jing stepped forward and replied respectfully:

"Yes. ”

"Ning Tianjue, the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, led five hundred light cavalry to Sihui County in the starry night, and after relieving the siege of the princess, he brought the county lieutenants of Sihui County and Sanbao County back to the capital for strict questioning. ”

"Yes. ”

"Also, order the five princes and the eight princes to go together. ”

It wasn't until after the great eunuch Hu Jing withdrew from the Qinzheng Palace that Emperor Gu Shu turned his head to look at Jia Yi and asked:

"Luan'er was attacked twice in a row, who did it?"

"Your Majesty, judging by the ministers, nine times out of ten, someone is moved by the legend about Her Royal Highness Princess Caifeng. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Gu Shu stood up from the dragon chair, took two steps back and forth with his hands behind his back, stared straight into Jia Yi's eyes and asked:

"Who is it?"

"The minister did not dare to speculate. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Jia Yi looked embarrassed, and replied with a look of embarrassment:

"Your Majesty, why don't you invite Taishi Liu to come and discuss this matter together?"

After saying that, Jia Yi lowered his head slightly, avoiding the gaze of Emperor Gu Shu's straight eyes.

The emperor did not speak, but walked back and forth with his hands behind his back again. After a long time, he didn't turn to look at Jia Yi, but just waved his hand behind his back, and said with a little irritability:

"Go down. ”

"Yes, the minister retired. ”

Jia Yi had just exited the Qinzheng Palace, and the emperor turned around and shouted lightly outside the door:

"Someone. ”

Since the great eunuch Hu Jing went to the Yamen of the Imperial Forest Army to deliver the decree, the deacon and eunuch guarding outside the Qinzheng Palace entered in response, knelt on the ground and kowtowed:

"Hooray?"

"Xuanliu Taishi's imperial study is here. ”

"Yes. ”

With that, the emperor turned around and left the Qinzheng Palace, followed by a little eunuch, and walked towards the imperial study in the inner courtyard of the palace.

When he came to the imperial study, he sat behind the imperial book with his brows furrowed, picked up the tea handed by the eunuch and took a tasteless sip, and then put it down. Gently tapping the middle finger of his right index finger on the tabletop, he fell into a long thought.

It wasn't until the eunuch Liu Shiqing walked into the imperial study behind the eunuch and bowed down to salute and shout long live that Emperor Gu Shu raised his head unhurriedly, first glanced at him, and casually pointed to a chair next to him.

"Sit down. ”

"Long live thanks. ”

The emperor picked up the hot tea that the eunuch had just replaced, took a few sips, and then asked lightly after putting it down:

"What has the Taishi been busy with lately?"

However, the emperor's eyes did not look at Liu Shiqing, but stared at the teacup he had just drunk, as if he was counting how many tea leaves there were.

"Long live, the old minister was ordered to accompany the eldest prince to inspect the river affairs a month ago, and it was only five days after returning to Beijing. I've been resting in the house, and there's nothing to do. ”

"Oh, I've seen Gu Fan's recital, it's cold, it's too hard. ”

"Long live Xie, it's all what an old minister should do. ”

"How are you doing lately?"

"Long live Xie is worried, the old minister's body is quite tough. ”

"I heard that the Taishi recently took another concubine?"

"Ahem,"

Liu Shiqing coughed dryly, but he wondered in his heart, whose mouth was so owed, and he did such a secret thing, even if the people in the palace didn't know much, why had it already reached the emperor's ears?

"Long live the misunderstanding, it's just that the old minister occasionally went out to listen to the play, and saw that the little actor sang well, so he was put into the house, and when he was very bored, he ordered him to sing a song to relieve his boredom, but he was not a concubine. ”

"Oh, that's right. ”

It was obvious from the emperor's tone that he didn't believe his words. Liu Shiqing couldn't help but secretly hate, and when he went back, he would definitely thoroughly investigate who leaked the secret. Obviously, the people who the emperor has planted in the palace have been alienated by himself for some reason, is there anything that has not been discovered?

"Has the Taishi heard the news of Princess Caifeng's assassination?"

"How,"

Liu Taishi suddenly stood up from his chair.

"And such a thing?!Who has the audacity to do that?!"

The emperor casually glanced at Liu Shiqing, who looked indignant, and said lightly:

"In this way, the Taishi is unaware. ”

"After the old minister came back, he has been recuperating in the house for the past few days, and he has not heard any relevant news. ”

"Sit down, see for yourself. ”

Saying that, the emperor handed Liu Shiqing the report on the imperial book case about Princess Caifeng's two attacks in Sihui County and Linshan Mansion.

"Heartbreaking, heartbreaking. ”

After saying it twice, Liu Shiqing suddenly said "huh" softly.

Seeing the questioning gaze of the emperor, he hurriedly pointed to the newspaper in his hand and explained:

"Look at this report, Her Royal Highness the princess was attacked twice and Wu Zheng was present. ”

Emperor Gu Shu nodded and did not speak.

"Long live, could it be that the gangsters just went to Wu Zheng?"

The emperor still didn't speak, just looked at Liu Shiqing.

"There are rumors everywhere in the rivers and lakes about the relationship between Wu Zheng and the mysterious Si Nanche. Moreover, everyone said that the mysterious Sinanche energy source that was originally in the hands of Xiao Peng, the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, was passed to Wu Zheng through the hands of Wu Zheng's mother, that is, Ning Yunyan, the daughter of Ning Zezhong, the son of the left concubine. ”

"Is it a legend or a fact?"

Obviously didn't expect the emperor to ask such a question, Taishi Liu Shiqing was stunned before replying:

"Although it is a legend, it is not far from ten. ”

"That means, at least that's what the Taishi thinks?"

Suddenly feeling that the emperor's words were a little strange today, Liu Shiqing suddenly became alert, and after thinking about it carefully, he said:

"It's not just the old minister who thinks so. ”

"Did the Taishi secretly do anything to Wu Zheng?"

"No, absolutely not. ”

Liu Shiqing hurriedly argued.

"If it really didn't, why did Taishi and Gu Fan attack Wu Zheng at the Linqing Canal Wharf a few days ago, and they used such a trick? Was it Taishi's idea, or Gu Fan's idea?"

When Liu Shiqing heard this, although it was nine cold days, the cold sweat on his face suddenly flowed.

"Is it hot? ”

At this time, Hu Jing had already returned, but because the emperor was talking to Taishi Liu, he didn't dare to come in at will without permission. Hearing the emperor's voice, he came in.

"Hooray. ”

"For the Taishi's wide clothes. ”

It wasn't until Hu Jing took off the clothes on Liu Shiqing's body one by one, leaving only the close-fitting underwear, and seeing the Taishi Liu Shiqing's quietly clenched fists, as well as a thing that was slightly bulging from the left waist of the front under the underwear, the emperor Gu Shu turned around and left the imperial study. (To be continued.) )