Xiong Yaohua nodded lightly and said with a smile: "I deceived her into the mountains, pretending to point out where the treasure went, and took the opportunity to give this woman a knife......

Lin Fanghe was shocked: "Why did you want to kill her?"

"Because before you came, she came to Zhangshan twice or three times to ask me about the secret of the treasure. Xiong Yaohua pondered for a moment and said angrily, "This woman not only directly revealed my true identity as a threat, but also said that if I don't tell the whereabouts of the treasure, she will tell the truth to those who have power and vigorously search for gold and silver." Slaughter all the people of Sanyizhuang in one fell swoop......"

"That's what she said?"

"That's wrong. ”

"So it's strange. Fang Qinyu's eyes widened, and he said slowly: "According to what you just said, your true identity should only be known to the emperor and a few people around him. Even in Jinyiwei, this is a top-secret file, she is a woman in the rivers and lakes, humble and unpopular, how could she know such a major court secret?"

Xiong Yaohua said indignantly: "This is also what I don't understand. ”

Lin Fanghe didn't say anything about what the two of them had said, and only glanced at the undulating and winding ridge in the night, a gust of wind blew, and the iron horse at the eaves was tinkling. His face was gloomy and he was silent for a long time. After a long while, he turned around and said to the two of them: "All kinds of signs show that our judgment is right, and there are close ministers who are beside the newly enthroned young emperor to report outside-"

"Then who could it be?" Fang Qinyu frowned.

"It must be someone who has easy access to core secrets. Lin Fanghe replied, "Not to mention, secrets such as the hidden inside story behind the National Sword Fighting Competition and the identity of Lord Xiong's Jinyi Guard's deputy envoy are by no means available to ordinary palace guards. ”

Xiong Yaohua also said: "Even then, this range is not small. The people in the palace who can get close to the emperor are all hot. From the fourth grade, there are left and right young eunuchs, and the fifth grade has left and right eunuchs, in addition to the admiral eunuchs, celebrant eunuchs, and Bingbi eunuchs. The eunuch who wrote the pen could even draw up official documents and review the recital for the emperor, which was even more offensive......"

Lin Fanghe stomped his foot, gritted his teeth and said, "This poisonous snake lurking in the palace is really an appendage, if it is not eradicated as soon as possible, it will eventually become a big disaster!"

Hearing this, Fang Qinyu sighed again and said, "Alas, I'm afraid this is a big trouble. Because as far as we courtiers outside the court are concerned, there are really few opportunities to contact them in normal times?"

Lin Fanghe said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, as long as it is a poisonous snake, it will always look for an opportunity to stretch out its long tentacles to explore its way - as the saying goes, a snake hits seven inches! As long as you pay a little attention, it is not difficult to find its fatality." ”

"So we're ...... now"

Fang Qinyu was greatly puzzled, and was about to say something, but Lin Fanghe waved his hand to stop him: "Of course I can't take care of it now." The most important thing we should do now is first of all to find Xiong Dajing and properly protect his safety. And try to find those legendary treasures and return them to the treasury. This will also make those with bad intentions completely die!"

Xiong Yaohua agreed, and unconsciously praised: "What Lord Lin said is not bad at all. As for that hateful traitor, there will be time in the future, let's slowly wear it off. ”

Fang Qinyu was furious and sighed: "I can't imagine that not long after the death of the first emperor, the palace that has always been strictly restrained would be so ......."

Seeing this, Lin Fanghe was inconvenient to agree, so he smiled and said: "Lord Fang, the coming day is long, don't be busy thinking about the ancient feelings first." Let's go down first and listen to Lord Xiong talk about the new residence of that important witness, Xiong Dajing, okay?"

Fang Qinyu said yes again and again.

The two turned to Xiong Yaohua. But he looked at it again and again, and smiled but did not answer.

Lin Fanghe hurriedly asked: "Why, dare you not even believe the two of us?"

Xiong Yaohua looked uneasy, stepped forward and bowed, and said "collision". He also said: "It's not that there is a certain suspicion of the two adults, but because of this important matter, they boldly confide in it, fearing that they will provoke right and wrong, and they will be implicated." Aren't you surprised?"

Lin Fanghe said lightly: "What are you talking about, this is Lord Fang, a servant of the Ministry of Officials sent by the imperial court to meet you, you have a full stomach of good words, who will you tell him if you don't talk about it?" And in me, you also know that since that time I infiltrated Zhangshan, fought with the Dongying ninjas, and came all the way south to Chuzhou, all kinds of encounters have almost been entangled with that huge treasure. The so-called being in it, wanting to stay out of it and not being able to ......"

Xiong Yaohua's face was gentle, and he responded: "Then I will rest assured." To be honest, my uncle is now in Deng Weishan on the shore of Taihu Lake. ”

"Deng Weishan? That's a good place. Fang Qinyu felt relaxed, walked up two steps, stood on the side of the long corridor, looked at the wild grass dancing and rolling in the wind in the moonlight, and sighed unconsciously, "Speaking of Deng Wei Mountain, it is actually a peninsula that is diagonally inserted into Taihu Lake, which belongs to Wu County, Jiangsu. Legend has it that when Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Situ Deng Yu lived in seclusion here, and he was appointed to Taiwei, so he was named 'Deng Wei Mountain'. ”

Lin Fanghe hurriedly asked, "Lord Xiong, how could you use this place for no reason?"

Xiong Yaohua said: "More than ten years ago, when I was still on an errand in Jinyiwei, I once came here because of a business trip. I found that there were many exquisite huts built by wealthy people in that area to escape the heat. Most of the year it is empty and uninhabited. This time, I went first, and through an acquaintance, I contacted a merchant who was in the cloth business, and because he had not made much money in the past two years, he had not been able to take care of it for a long time...... So I rented the house and hired an old local servant to take care of my life, and then I took my uncle over. ”

Fang Qinyu said: "It's a big circle, it turns out that the inside story is like this. It seems that if we want to understand the truth this time, we have to go with you to this Taihu Lake?"

Lin Fanghe laughed: "Just look at the scenery at will, what? Didn't Lord Fang Cai also mention the seclusion of Situ Deng Yu, Deng Weishan In addition to the footprints of this worldly master, the most famous is the plum blossom." Once it is in the flowering period, up and down the mountain, the plum blossoms are like snow and the sea, such as clouds and brocade, it is a grand view, and it is called 'fragrant snow sea'. There is a poem that says: 'There are flowers and branches everywhere in the mountains, and I don't know the high and low roads near and far.' Greedy for the fragrance of the wind, more than three feet away from the flowers. ’”

Fang Qinyu also smiled: "Let you say this, Fang Mou is reluctant to take a look." ”

The three of them went out of the side gate and returned to the front yard. He walked out of the tattered mountain gate of Yunjie Temple, walked through the streets and alleys, and returned to the post house after a while.

Push the door and sit down, and introduce you to meet Cheng Liangjia one by one. Talk to each other.

Lin Fanghe couldn't find Tang Yu, and when he went out, he asked the officer: "Where did Tang Yu go, why didn't I see him when I came back for a long time?"

The messenger stood bent, not daring to lie, and intervened: "That Tang official came back from the street in the evening, his clothes were muddy, and he was covered in alcohol. He's probably drunk......"

"Yes, there is such a thing? You take me to see it. Lin Fanghe was cautious.