Empress, you don't want to be thrown into limbo by your father, do you?

The owner of Jiangnan Jianzhuang, Dugu Yue, a famous hero of the generation, died in his own home.

The news spread throughout Lin'an City in a short period of time, and even began to spread throughout Jiangdong and even the entire rivers and lakes. Countless sects and aristocratic families paid attention to it.

There are people who mourn and cry, and there are Xiaoxiao who gloat.

In short, Dugu Yue's death was not a big deal to the entire Lin'an City and even the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River, perhaps to the government.

But for those sects and forces in the Jianghu, it is definitely a major event that is rarely seen in ten or even decades!

Not only that, Jiangnan Jianzhuang is still immersed in grief and has not been relieved. The outside world has already talked about it, and all kinds of rumors seem to be deliberately pushed behind the scenes...

"Have you heard?"

"I heard? Is it about Jiangnan Jianzhuang?"

"Yes, yes, you don't know, there is a shocking secret behind Dugu Yue's death!"

"What's the secret? Isn't there still no conclusion about the death of the owner of Dugu Village?"

In Lin'an City, restaurants and teahouses everywhere are talking about it.

And in the largest restaurant, some people from all walks of life in Lin'an Prefecture gathered. One of them put on a face that he had gossip, and seemed to keep his voice down, unwilling to be heard by others.

In fact, that voice can be heard clearly from upstairs to downstairs.

"There will definitely be no conclusion. Now Jiangnan Jianzhuang can't wait to block all the news and let no one know!"

"Brother, did you just now?"

"Don't worry, I have a distant relative who works in the Lin'an government office, and I heard some secrets from him that outsiders don't know, do you know?"

"Say it quickly! Don't hold your breath!"

"It is! It is!"

The man who spoke at the beginning drank his saliva, and then continued: "I also see a few people who are all kind-hearted, and they should all be the righteous way of the world, so I don't hide much."

Who would believe this nonsense?

But now no one cares about these things, they are all waiting to eat melons!

It is human nature to eat melons!

"According to my inquiries, the owner of the Dugu Village has always been in contact with the Crown Prince's Mansion in the capital, but I don't know whether he turned against each other or was killed. In short, this time, the owner of the Dugu Village was assassinated by the Prince's Mansion to be assassinated!"

As soon as this remark came out, the people around all gasped.

Many of them are people from the Jianghu, and as people from the Jianghu, most of them are not willing to deal with the government.

Not to mention the Prince's Mansion, is that kind of place they can imagine?

"No way?"

"The prince's mansion in the capital, how could the owner of the Dugu village have anything to do with the current prince?"

Some people were also puzzled, but the man at first shook his head, "Don't ask me, I don't know, but the fact is that, have you forgotten that the people from the Imperial City Division went to Jiangnan Jianzhuang?"

"It's true. It is said that the Imperial City Secretary is the emperor's personal guard. If he takes action, it must be related to the government and even the capital, so?"

"Isn't that right? I found out that the Imperial City Secretary was going to Jiangnan Jianzhuang to capture the owner of Dugu Village. He wanted to take him back and torture him. He said it was related to some treason case. Who would have thought that after going there, he would find Dugu The owner has died in his backyard, tsk tsk!"

Many people in the rivers and lakes were already very concerned about this matter.

After listening to it now, I was even more curious.

"Brother, do you have any gossip, why don't you share it so that everyone can know?"

"Yes, yes, the owner of the Dugu Village is a hero, even a master. Who can kill him silently?"

Many people are puzzled and more curious.

"Let me tell you, but this matter has not even been finalized by the government. It is all rumors. It is rumored that this matter is not only related to the Prince's Mansion in the capital, but there is also a demon sect behind it!"

"what?!"

"Magic door!"

Everyone was shocked. For the people in Jianghu, the magic door is a topic that no one is willing to mention, but it has never disappeared for hundreds of thousands of years.

"Yes, it's the Demon Sect! The owner of the Dugu Village probably died at the hands of the strong of the Demon Sect. After all, with the skills of the owner of the Dugu Village, how can ordinary people hurt him?"

When the people around heard it, they also nodded subconsciously, "Indeed, there are so many masters in the magic sect, even a master like Dugu Zhuangzhu, if he catches him by surprise by surprise, he will indeed hate him on the spot!"

"In short, the government is still investigating, but a lot of evidence points to the fact that the owner of the Dugu village is conspiring with the prince's mansion in the capital for something big. kill……"

"Murder and silence!?"

I don't know who exclaimed, and it made everyone around me gasp!

Thinking about it carefully, they became more and more convinced that the truth behind it was indeed the case. A reckless man conspired with the current crown prince, but was discovered by the emperor and sent someone to investigate. In order not to be caught, the crown prince ordered someone to kill him directly!
Very logical!

"No way? Xiongtai just said that the one who killed the owner of Dugu Village is likely to be a strong man from the Demon Sect. Could it be that the Demon Sect and the current prince..."

"This!"

Someone exclaimed again, and this guess made many people in the world turn pale.

Who is the prince?
In the future, he will ascend the throne as the emperor and rule the world as the real son of heaven!
If the Demon Sect has the support of the Crown Prince, and when the Prince ascends the throne in the future, wouldn’t the entire Jianghu have to bow down to the Demon Sect, and those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me perish?

Scenes like this happened everywhere in Lin'an City.

There are three teachings and nine streams, and there is a lot of discussion in the streets and alleys. Soon the rumors are spread out of falsehoods, becoming more and more exaggerated, and becoming more and more demonized!
Even at the end, some people have privately discussed that the prince will follow the example of Emperor Qianming 30 years ago by killing his father to seize the throne, and let the magic gate suppress the various sects in the world!

If it was just a rumor, many people would not believe it.

There are more and more people who can talk about it, and the inexplicable sudden death of the owner of Jiangnan Jianzhuang Dugu Village has aroused everyone's infinite reverie.

……

No matter how lively the outside world is, it is all in Li Changshou's plan.

All the rumors were secretly arranged by him, and there has been no shortage of people eating melons since ancient times. Similar to this kind of eye-catching rumors, it only needs someone to start it, and it can develop logically.

All he had to do was to stand on the sidelines and even add fuel to the flames.

"Your Highness, you have brought back all the people arranged by your subordinates."

Guan Peng approached respectfully, with a slightly remorseful look on his face, "It's because the subordinates are incompetent..."

"did not find?"

"Yes, my subordinates ordered people to find a lot of boatmen who go to sea all the year round, but they have no impression of the island His Highness mentioned, and no one wants to go to sea after paying a lot of money under their subordinates, and some even said..."

Guan Peng's forehead was covered with cold sweat, Li Changshou failed to do what Li Changshou asked him to do, so he was naturally hesitant.

"Oh? What else did you say?"

For this result, Li Changshou seemed to have expected it a long time ago, so he didn't get angry, but asked with great interest.

"They said that the sea area His Highness is looking for is the fairyland where the Dragon King of the East China Sea is located. Ordinary people are not allowed to trespass. If anyone trespasses, they will be buried in the sea. Therefore, no matter how much money their subordinates pay, those boatmen will be beaten to death and refuse to go there. piece of sea."

There have been legends about gods and spirits in all dynasties, and people, even princes and generals, are actually a little in awe of these legends.

But with this result, Li Changshou smiled instead.

"This subordinate is incompetent, please punish him, Your Highness!"

"It's okay, since those boatmen don't want to go to sea, then you can find someone to build a sea boat for Gu directly, and it won't take long for someone to take us there in person."

Li Changshou waved his hand. Originally, he also guessed that it would not be so easy to find the location of the fairy gate.

It's so easy. It's impossible for the fairy gate to be hidden in the world for thousands of years. Even the previous government spent a lot of manpower and material resources, but they couldn't find it.

Thousands of sea miles away from the land, and covered by the myths and legends of the so-called "Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea", it will indeed make people stop.

But who is he, Li Changshou?

Now that you have decided, it is impossible to give up!

"Here!"

Although Guan Peng didn't know that Li Changshou was implying the person who led the way, he was smart enough not to ask too many questions.

Then naturally, how to deal with the people of Jiangnan Jianzhuang next!

"Your Highness, where is Jiangnan Jianzhuang?"

"What was the result of Duguxin's interrogation?"

Naturally, Li Changshou didn't forget about this, he motioned for someone to bring Dugu Xin, and soon the Secretary of the Imperial City brought Dugu Xin to him.

The originally handsome young master of Lin'an City is now reduced to a prisoner, and it seems that he has been tortured a lot.

"Your Highness, spare your life! Your Highness, spare your life! Caomin was wronged! Caomin's father was wronged!"

Duguxin was covered in blood, his skin was bruised and his flesh was bruised. He didn't know how long he had been interrogated. In addition, his skills were sealed by Li Changshou himself.

"Duguxin, do you know that your father is dead?"

Li Changshou didn't speak, but Guan Peng stepped forward and said coldly, making his eyes widen in disbelief.

Then the whole person sat on the ground, his face was bloodless.

"Now that there is no proof of death, who can prove that your Jiangnan Jianzhuang has no intention of rebellion?"

Guan Peng asked again, Dugu Xin opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to argue.

The chaos in his mind was like a paste. Seeing his incompetence, Guan Peng didn't know what to do, so he could only bow his hands to Li Changshou: "Your Highness, how should we deal with him?"

How to deal with it?

Li Changshou originally wanted to kill the matter directly, but after thinking about it, he suddenly changed his mind, and a very interesting idea came to his mind.

"Come here, go and invite the owner's wife."

Whether to kill Dugu Xin or not is all in his mind.

So he's ready to take advantage of it.

It didn't take long for Mu Qingqing to come over after hearing the news. When she saw her son's current appearance, her heart ached even more.

However, she didn't dare to complain at all. Now that there are hundreds of lives in Jiangnan Jianzhuang, she doesn't know if she can survive.

"Madam shouldn't blame Gu for torturing your son into such a state, right?"

Li Changshou didn't turn on which pot and lifted which pot, but Mu Qingqing was a smart woman, not to mention torture and torture, even if they were killed directly, who would dare to call for injustice?

"I dare not..."

"You don't dare, but there will definitely be complaints in your heart. Of course, this is also human nature. I am also a reasonable person. Although you Jiangnan Jianzhuang has serious suspicions, I can temporarily forgive you!"

As soon as these words came out, Mu Qingqing's shoulders trembled, and Dugu Xin also ignited the light of hope.

Li Changshou paused, then frowned and said, "Gu is willing to believe what Madam said, you can temporarily put your son back. Of course, all of you are not allowed to leave Lin'an City, can you do it?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness! The concubine will definitely stay in Lin'an City with her dog, and won't go anywhere!"

"Okay! Then the lady can take the son away today, and I will think about it when the truth comes to light."

No one expected that Li Changshou would show kindness and let Dugu Xin go. Although he had to be placed under house arrest and was not allowed to leave Lin'an City, Mu Qingqing was already relieved by this result.

There were some complaints in my heart, but they disappeared now, and I was even full of gratitude to Li Changshou!

After all, all the evidence now is enough to send hundreds of lives in Jiangnan Jianzhuang to the guillotine. She is already desperate. Who would have thought that Li Changshou would be so merciful?
"I thank Your Highness for your kindness!"

Mu Qingqing was very excited, and then left with Dugu Xin.

There have also been changes in the system, which directly shows that the relationship between the two has risen sharply, and they have reached their early 70s all of a sudden.

Apparently Bonnd worked well.

Even Guan Peng couldn't help cupping his hands: "Your Highness is amazing, Jiangnan Jianzhuang will owe His Highness a great favor in this way, and it will be easy to subdue him in the future!"

More than conquering Jiangnan Jianzhuang?
If this matter gets out, it will be enough to change the views of many sects on Li Changshou.

But is this the reason why Li Changshou let Dugu Xin go?

of course not!

……

In the middle of the night, it was silent.

In the backyard of Jiangnan Jianzhuang, a black shadow suddenly appeared.

Then he came to one of the rooms familiarly, raised his hand and spilled a handful of smoke!
"who?!"

With a soft drink, Mu Qingqing appeared with a sword in hand, with a nervous expression...