I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Chapter 519 Hate

This fellow is not acting, but really pumping, his cheeks are already red and swollen, and if he smokes again, he will turn into a pig's head.

"Sir, don't... I know you didn't mean to..."

Luo Ruyu was so moved that her eyes were full of tears. No matter how lofty and aloof she was, she would not look down on ordinary men at all, but the three cardinal principles and five constant principles were still deeply ingrained in her bones. There is no regret in death.

"Ma'am, do you forgive me?"

Wu You grinned, he really liked Luo Ruyu, that's why he spent a lot of thought and unscrupulous methods to trap people, and when the king was assassinated, he thought that the traitor was Luo Ruyu, and he was heartbroken.

Not wanting the maidservant Xiaoli to lose her composure, she jumped out by herself, revealing her identity as a traitor and also proving Luo Ruyu's innocence. The huge gap between hell and heaven made him ecstatic, like crazy.

His appearance was originally so wretched that people couldn't compliment him, but his cheeks were swollen and he was even more frightening, the kind that could scare the timid to death in broad daylight, but in the eyes of lovers, Pan An Songyu, Luo Ruyu nodded desperately while shedding tears. In her eyes, the image of Xianggong became more and more tall and tall, which made her worship him all over the place.

"You guys are enough, you're so disgusting."

Xiao Li couldn't take it any longer, she yelled loudly on the spot, she didn't take her seriously, and even felt numb in front of her, it was really disgusting.

Wu Yong and a few other special soldiers who don't accept the dead at night are deeply convinced, what time is it, master and mistress, if you want to be nasty, you should also look at the situation, right?

Although they complained in their hearts, they all clenched the weapons in their hands and stared at Xiao Li tightly, in case she suddenly exploded and hurt the master.

"Little Li, why are you doing this? Who ordered you? Ruyu treats you like a sister, and that's how you repay her?"

After getting Madam's forgiveness, Wu You stood up from the ground, glared at Xiao Li and questioned, this fellow has never worried about Luo Ruyu's safety from the beginning to now.

"why?"

Xiao Li suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, tears streaming down her face. Obviously, Wu You's words stimulated her and made her a little crazy. Fortunately, the dagger in her hand was still a little away from Luo Ruyu's neck. distance, but don't worry about accidentally hurting Luo Ruyu.

"Why? Why, do you know that I also had a happy family..."

The stimulated Xiao Li screamed, and the past resurfaced. She had a happy family, a mother who doted on her, and a group of brothers and sisters who played with her. Until one day, officers and soldiers like wolves and tigers... He suddenly broke into her home, kidnapped all her family members, including her who was only six or seven years old, and locked her in a dark prison.

One day, she was taken to the vegetable market to sell at a price, and then bought by the Luo family. Since then, she has no news of her family.

She has cried and resisted, but what she got in return was all kinds of terrible corporal punishment, such as whipping and willow branches. She gradually understood that only by obeying can she not be starved by corporal punishment. At a young age, she learned In order to endure, even observe and try to figure out people's minds.

When she became an adult, she finally understood the reason for the ruin of her family. The father and brother who were officials in the court were ordered to be executed by the king because of crimes. All the men in the family were beheaded, and the women were used as official prostitutes or sold to rich people A big family, even if they are still alive, I am afraid they will not recognize each other.

Suffering such catastrophe in childhood, most people will selectively forget and cherish what they have in front of them, but Xiao Li is deeply engraved in her heart and wants to take revenge, but she is just a weak woman, unable to take revenge, so she can only choose to endure until one day, accidentally She met an elder of Xuansuju, layman Wu'an, for revenge, she joined Xuansuju without hesitation and became a disciple of Xuansuju.

It's a pity that her talent didn't meet the requirements of an inner disciple, so she could only become an outer disciple, but she didn't have any complaints, and did her best to serve Xuan Suju. The encounter between Wu You and Luo Ruyu was actually arranged by her, and she pretended to be deliberate Being bought by Wu You facilitated his good affairs with his little wife Luo Ruyu. In this way, she became a pawn that Xuan Suju placed in the Wu family, silently waiting for the opportunity.

Hard work paid off, and Xiao Li finally waited for the time to take revenge. Layman Wu'an sent a group of dead men to assassinate, but Wu You was too smart, and immediately suspected Luo Ruyu.

In fact, she is not restless. Once Luo Ruyu is taken down, her personal servant will also be unable to escape. Once interrogated, the case will be clear immediately. At that time, she will have no chance to resist, so she has to Taking Luo Ruyu hostage on the spot, maybe there is still a glimmer of life.

"Ugh……"

Wu You sighed heavily. Although Xiao Li was young and smart, but when he met him, an old fox who had practiced for thousands of years and became a fine old fox, he figured out everything he wanted to know, and sorted it out a little. For a while, but roughly know the ins and outs of things.

All of this was done by Lay Wu'an instigating Xiao Li behind the scenes. The purpose was just to get close to him, and the real goal was the current emperor.

He could even imagine that layman Wu'an didn't want to use beauty tricks, maybe it was too late, maybe Xuansuju was almost wiped out by the former Jin Wang Huabin, and there was no young, beautiful and suitable female disciple in Juzhong. That's why I had to do this strategy. I didn't expect that it almost succeeded.

He even thinks that Biyun Temple is a secret stronghold recently set up by Xuansuju in Chang'an. There is no valuable information left, she is just an outer disciple, to put it bluntly, she is just running errands, and she is treated as an abandoned child at any time.

However, to be honest, he still has some sympathy for Xiaoli. Her father and brother committed crimes and were raped and beheaded by the king. Children who were only a few years old were all involved. It is indeed a bit too much, but then again, standing in power From the perspective of the author, the law is ruthless. If you commit a crime, you have to bear all the consequences, and you can't blame others.

Sometimes, things are just like that, full of contradictions, good and bad, which can only be judged by posterity.

Xiao Li took Luo Ruyu as a hostage, and naturally had the idea of ​​survival in her heart. At her request, Wu You ordered someone to arrange a carriage and a fast horse.

After Xiao Li escorted Luo Ruyu into the carriage, there was no movement for a long time, Wu You waited patiently for another half a stick of incense, and then opened the curtain of the car, and carried the unconscious Luo Ruyu out.

After the assassination happened on the Cangyi Mountain road, he immediately suspected that his wife Luo Ruyu was a traitor, and his heart was filled with pain and anger. He slapped Lou Xiaoling, the little poison fairy, in order to ask her for some Menglixiang .

Menglixiang is one of the unique and secret fragrances made by Poison Lady Zhao Fengqin. It has a faint, vague fragrance. It is in the form of white powder and can be released in the air at any time. It is hard to guard against.

Wu You asked Lou Xiaoling for a small packet of Menglixiang, the purpose was to deal with his wife, but he didn't expect to use it on the servant girl Xiaoli. Of course, Luo Ruyu, who was held hostage by her, was also fascinated.

5 Chapter Twenty

After struggling for a long time, Li Wei finally made up his mind and sent someone to summon Ding Xi, the commander of the black guards, into the palace to discuss matters. Wu You had already brought his wife Luo Ruyu, and escorted the tied-up Xiao Li into the palace to plead guilty.

For ordinary people, the imperial palace is the place where the emperor of the real dragon lives. It is mysterious and sacred, and cannot be desecrated. Even Luo Ruyu, who was born in a family, is also uneasy when he enters the imperial palace.

Although she didn't know that Xiao Li, the personal servant who had served for many years, was a traitor, she did bear the unshirkable responsibility for the assassination of the emperor. If not for herself, she would also plead guilty for her husband's family and her mother's family. At this moment, she was trembling Accompanied by Xianggong, he knelt outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, waiting for the emperor to send him down.

This matter is very serious. Beheading is just a trivial matter. It is possible to ransack the family and exterminate the family. Before coming, she had made up her mind that if the emperor was really furious, she would try her best to take all the faults on her and be chopped off. The head must also keep the husband and natal family from being implicated.

Li Wei was instructing Ding Xi who had just entered the palace in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Hearing the report from the little eunuch, Wu You and his wife knelt outside the hall to plead guilty, and even escorted the traitor. He was taken aback for a moment, then winked at Ding Xi, Then he retreated with his mind, and hid in the heavy curtains in the temple.

Afterwards, Li Weiduan sat on the Hu bed where he usually rested temporarily, and ordered the little eunuch to summon Wu You to come in, and the little six sons stood by his side to guard him. Except for the four little eunuchs, all the maids and little eunuchs in the hall withdrew.

The four little eunuchs were carefully selected by Xiao Liuzi, and they all have good talents in martial arts. Under the guidance of Xiao Liuzi, they have already practiced the inner court secret book "Sunflower Treasure", and they have made some achievements, at least close to first-class The level of masters, given time, there will be four more top masters playing embroidery needles in the palace.

Of course, whether they can reach the current level of Little Six depends on their hard work and talent.

Under the guidance of the little eunuch, Wu You and his wife entered the palace, and both knelt down in front of Li Wei to plead guilty.

"Get up, grandma..."

Li Wei scolded with a smile, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and quickly shut up, he usually used this tone to talk to Wu You, he got used to it, he forgot that his daughter-in-law, the well-known lady Luo Da in Chang'an City, was still kneeling below.

"Thank you boss."

Wu You secretly took a deep breath, then stood up with a smile, he returned to his usual tone, although a little disrespectful, but the palace is full of the king's confidantes, it doesn't matter, he knows the king's habits, so close , is to flatter the king fiercely, to eliminate the dissatisfaction and anger in the king's heart.

He stood up, but saw that his wife Luo Ruyu was still kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help being startled, he coughed lightly, seeing that she didn't respond, he quickly stretched out his foot to touch her, Luo Ruyu's She moved her body, but she still couldn't kneel for a long time. She had made up her mind that if the king didn't forgive her wife, she would not be able to kneel for a long time.

Seeing this, Li Wei glared at Wu You, what does your wife want to do?

Wu You smiled wryly and shrugged her shoulders, expressing that she didn't know, or was helpless.

Li Wei had vaguely guessed in his heart that Luo Ruyu couldn't afford to kneel, so he couldn't help but glared at Wu You, "Your grandma's legs are crossed, and she is a great lady who is famous in Chang'an. After marrying into your family, she will also become... Will play a rogue?

But Wu You straightened her chest, with a smug expression on her wretched face, it's because of my military master's training, hehe.

This guy's face has always been so thick that bows and arrows can't shoot through it, Li Wei was helpless about this, so he had to say to Luo Ruyu: "Madam Wu, please."

Pingshen and please, the meaning in it is the difference between heaven and earth. The emperor has given enough grace, but Luo Ruyu still can't afford to kneel, but kowtows: "Ruyu thanked the king for your kindness, but Ruyu Wearing the body of sin, I dare not accept this grace."

"..."

Li Wei glared at Wu You, grandma is a leg, your daughter-in-law has learned enough about your naughty nature, before Xuan and his wife entered the palace, the little eunuch had reported the situation, knowing that Ruyu was just an unintentional act, But if I don't express my attitude to reassure her, this lady who is famous in Chang'an will not be able to kneel down.

"I know all about it, and you are not guilty."

"Thank you king."

Luo Ruyu was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank her, then stood up joyfully, since the king pardoned her, naturally she would not blame her husband and her family.

"but"

She suddenly heard the emperor's elongated voice, but she was taken aback. Could it be that the king wants to go back on his word?She reacted very quickly, knelt down with a thud, kowtowed quickly regardless of the pain in her knee, and rushed to say: "You are not joking, your majesty has pardoned Ruyu."

Li Wei looked at Wu You narrowly, telling your daughter-in-law to be stupid, brother scared her half to death, even, hehe.

"You are not joking, the death penalty is forgiven, but the living crime cannot be escaped. You will be punished with one year's salary. In addition, I heard that your husband is also good at writing poems. I will punish him to write five good poems within a month."

"Thank you, my lord."

Luo Ruyu who had just kowtowed to thank Luo Ruyu, who was so frightened, she was completely relieved. The one-year salary penalty is just a small enough to be ignored punishment for the husband, and it is also a punishment for the emperor. My husband's favor.

Composing five poems, not to mention, my husband's talent is quite powerful, even better than some well-known Qingliu celebrities. Hey, he just won the prize with five famous poems Are you afraid that he won't be able to do what you want?Luo Ruyu smiled happily, but Wu You's whole face collapsed, with a mournful face, looking pitifully at the emperor sitting on the bed. Although he is a little talented, he is good at deceiving people, reciting poems Lyricist is his shortcoming, writing five excellent poems within a month, wouldn't that kill him?

Majesty, don't bring such tricks.

Li Wei directly ignored Wu You's pitiful appearance, and waved his hand, indicating that the matter was settled like this, and that he could make this guy like this, and he felt a sense of happiness and hatred in his heart.

The next step is to interrogate Xiaoli, Wu You hurriedly told what he knew, Xiaoli was just an outer disciple of Xuansuju, knowing that there were not many original ones, and he was basically tricked out by him, this is a pitiful and hateful person , and a very admirable woman.

Luo Ruyu also pleaded with teary eyes, stop torturing her, and give her a good time.

Ordinary people, who had just been acquitted by the king, and it was too late to try their best to get rid of the relationship, the couple even interceded for Xiao Li. If Li Wei hadn't known that this guy was loyal, he might have been dragged out and beheaded.

In fact, when Li Wei knew what happened, he couldn't help admiring Xiao Li, and even a little scared. However, he knew in his heart that society is always improving, and anyone or anything that hinders social progress will be crushed to pieces. He is just behind the wheel as the one pushing the wheels forward.

Some things are bound to happen, and even he can't stop them. Only by following the trend of social progress can we survive.

Xiao Li is a poor woman, but because of her, she almost died, and several guards were killed or injured because of this. They also have wives and children, so it is a great grace to give Xiao Li a happy life.

It's a pity that Xiao Li is only Xuansuju's outer disciple, and he knows very little. Up to now, he still doesn't know whether that layman Xuyun is disguised by Xuansuju's Wu'an layman?Uh, brother seems to have forgotten an important thing?

He patted his head, and only then remembered that he wanted to send an army to surround the entire Cangyi Mountain and arrest all the female Taoist priests in the Biyun Taoist Temple for interrogation. All the good plans were scrapped.

Only now did I remember to arrest someone, I'm afraid he would have slipped away long ago, I made a mistake, grandma is a loser.

However, people never gave up until they reached the Yellow River. He didn't have time to send someone to notify the Central Army Corps stationed in Wei County, and sent someone to urgently mobilize the city guards to go straight to Cangyi Mountain.

Wu You who was on the side kept patting his forehead, and even miscalculated. He was also blindsided by the big incident at home, and was eager to settle it. He also forgot to remind the king to send out an army to arrest people.

Sure enough, not long after, a little eunuch came to report that after the city guards rushed into the Biyun Temple, except for a few servants who were usually hired to clean up, the female Taoist priests in the temple had already slipped away. Almost the entire Biyun Temple was turned upside down, and not a penny was found.

Li Wei repeatedly slapped his thighs, yelling in his heart that Lay Wu'an's behavior is so extreme that he didn't even leave him a penny. Biyun Temple is very prosperous, and there are many devout pilgrims who come to offer incense and pray for their children, and many of them are from aristocratic families Or rich women, who can be generous and tight, some are pregnant, and in order to thank Lay Xuyun for bestowing a son, they give a lot of money in return.

This time the business was really a big loss.

Chapter 521 Because of Stealing the Emperor's Iron Pot

The people only know that a murder happened on the Cangyi Mountain Road, but they don't know that the emperor who visited secretly in Weifu was assassinated. All the pearls wrote letters, blaming him, as the king of a country, to stop messing around like before.

In everyone's mind, Li Wei is a country of one king. The prosperity of the Great Qin Dynasty and the development and growth of the Li family all fall on him. , Therefore, he is everyone's hope, and because of this, his life no longer belongs to him personally, but to everyone, to the empire, and there must be no accidents.

For this reason, there are strong and upright officials and ministers who wrote a letter to remonstrate, mercilessly denouncing the emperor, your majesty, your private visit in micro-service is to care about the common people, a rare Ming emperor and holy lord today, but you must also pay attention to safety, and one more, you You have done enough for the people of Daqin. The people are living a good life now. Your great achievements are being praised everywhere outside. This is the best proof. Therefore, it is enough to maintain the status quo. It is best if you can not leave the palace. Not bad, safety first, the palace is full of soldiers, well guarded.

On the surface, it was a gorgeous reprimand, and it was quite severe, but the deeper meaning was that he flattered the emperor fiercely, which made Li Wei feel very useful, and humbly accepted the words of the officials and ministers. Admonish directly, the monarch and his ministers are all happy.

As the capital of the Great Qin Empire, Chang'an City, which combines politics, culture and economy, is still prosperous and lively as usual. , It's just a small thing that people talk about after dinner. There are too many things that happen every day, and they are quickly forgotten by people.

As the leader of the black guards, Ding Xi, who commands nearly 30 secret agents of the black guards in the world, dare not forget that he has always ordered his secret agents to keep their eyes wide open and investigate secretly, not letting go of any suspicious people or things. Suju is Daqin's mortal enemy, and he is hiding in the dark. He is either playing tricks or assassinating, which is very troublesome. Since Xuansuju's elder, Wu'an Layman, has appeared in Chang'an, he must be hiding somewhere In the corner, he had to dig people out.

It's a pity that the king reacted a little slower last time, allowing Lay Xuyun and other female Taoist priests to escape. He suspected that Lay Xuyun was the elder Wu'an Lay of Xuansuju, and even guessed that Chang Qi's murder was also related. Qi may have accidentally discovered that Wu'an was a bit suspicious, and was killed after secretly stalking him.

Guessing is guessing. Without conclusive evidence, Chang Qi's murder case cannot be regarded as being solved. Fortunately, the emperor has a good temper, is easy to talk, and understands the pressure of his work and other aspects. He did not order him to solve the case within a deadline, which made him secretly relieved. big breath.

But, then again, the more tolerant the emperor was, the longer the case dragged on, the more it showed the incompetence of the black-clothed guard, and his face was about to crackle.

Therefore, he issued strict orders to his subordinates, and increased the intensity of rewards and punishments. Those who find clues and can solve the case will be promoted to three ranks, with a reward of 5000 taels, and a special tribute wine for the top ten young masters. Those who are passive and sabotage will be demoted or dismissed The black-clothed guards came out, and under the heavy reward, all the black-clothed guards were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, staring at wolf-like eyes, twitching their sensitive noses like dogs, secretly looking for any suspicious people or things.

Especially in the city of Chang'an and the counties and towns under its jurisdiction, secret spies in black guards are everywhere, and there are many outside members who have been developed and are undergoing assessment. If you catch ten people on the street, at least six or seven of them are The men in black.

The black-clothed guards are so laborious, those gangsters who bully the weak and fear the strong, and bully the neighbors in the neighborhood either run to other places to avoid the limelight, or just stay in their dens honestly, not to mention showing their heads, they dare not breathe for a while, and they will be watched by the black-clothed guards , taken into prison, more wronged than Sister Dou E.

In the palace, Li Wei is quite like a wise monarch recently, he got up early to preside over the government affairs, reviewed memorials and so on, he was busy, and the day passed quickly, during the period, he only slipped out of the palace to have a tryst with Aunt Wu on the grounds that the dragon was not feeling well. Once, once the filial piety period was over, the nature of the faint king was immediately exposed, and he pulled the empress and concubine Hu Tian and Hu Di to mess around.

Even if the ministers know about it, they dare not interfere with the private life of the king, unless the king is fatuous and incompetent, licentious and immoral, and arouses public resentment. Running fast in the direction of strength, so some minor problems with their king are within their tolerance.

Although Li Wei is Hu Tian Hudi in the palace, he still pays close attention to the situation in Cangyun Continent. At present, the entire continent is still in a state of chaos and war, and the fragmented Jin Empire has become a fish belly in the eyes of all empires. Kings of all countries Troops were sent out one after another to grab the territory, but they were beaten to death. Even if they were lucky and captured a county or a city, they would suffer heavy losses, and the gains outweighed the losses in the short term.

King Chu Wangjiang of Zhou was bewitched by Zheng E's bewitchment, and he was old and confused. He not only sent troops to attack the Jin Empire, but also sent another army to attack the county of Binzhou, which had been occupied by the Great Qin Empire. He has returned to China to recuperate, and has been taken over by Wen Zishan, a calm and cautious military advisor. The Black Tiger Legion is one of the elite regiments of the Great Qin Army that have been fighting for a long time. , repelled Zhou Jun's frantic attacks again and again, causing Zhou Jun to suffer heavy losses, temporarily suspending the attack, waiting for reinforcements to arrive, and launching a new round of frenzied attacks on Pennsylvania County.

In short, all the empires are now fighting with great joy, and all of them have lost a lot, while the Qin Empire, which is on the defensive, only pays a very small price by relying on its strong city. The country is stable and is desperately recuperating, accumulating new of war energy.

Of course, Li Wei also paid close attention to the movement of the Golden Empire. After the Khan led his army to retreat to Tiandu County, he kept the city gate tightly closed and there was no further movement.

As a time traveler, Li Wei's understanding of the tribes outside the Great Wall is unrivaled. He knows in his heart that he has never given up his ambition to invade the Central Plains. He just hides in a corner and silently inflicts wounds, waiting for the opportunity to attack while heals his wounds.

He will never allow the Jin people to leave the customs again. This is a barbaric tribe that can only destroy but not engage in production, so he cruelly let Mingzhu command the Phoenix Legion to sit in Xinyang County, staring at Dubudu, not letting him Any more chances.

Regarding this matter, there are still many objections in the court. The entire Cangyun Continent is already chaotic enough. Adding a Golden Empire to disrupt the situation can make the water more turbid and the situation even more chaotic. This is very suitable for Daqin Daqin can take advantage of this good opportunity to recuperate and store energy for war, not to mention using half of the Phoenix Legion to defend the Golden Empire. The daily consumption of half a legion of [-] soldiers is scary, so it was wasted in vain .

To be fair, this proposal itself is not wrong, and it is very in line with the interests of Daqin, but it is not righteous. Everyone in the Central Plains regards themselves as the authentic blood of the Han family. Dou, what do you, an uncivilized barbaric tribe, interfere with?

I still want to get my hands on the Central Plains, but there is no door!In the end, Dayi had the upper hand, and the voices holding this suggestion in the court finally disappeared.

But, then again, things like righteousness are sometimes just used for nonsense. In fact, the most important thing is to look at the attitude of the emperor. In this matter, the attitude of the emperor is very firm and there is no discussion It was rejected on the spot.

No one understood why the Son of Heaven hated the Golden Empire beyond the Great Wall so deeply. In private, the ministers asked each other why the Son of Heaven hated the Golden Empire so much.

Some people also joked that they must have owed the emperor some kind of debt in their previous life. In the end, it was Wu You, the emperor's military adviser Jijiu, who revealed an important news.

At that time, when Wu You revealed the news, he had a mysterious look on his face, "You don't know, do you? Maybe they stole the emperor's iron pot."

Chapter 522 Paying You a Hundred Pots of Gold

"Nonsense, when did I steal his iron pot?"

With a thick beard and a frightening expression, Dabudu broke the jade cup in his hand. He has been living in the city since he retreated to the city of Tiandu County. The former general's mansion became his temporary palace, which is spacious and comfortable Not to mention, there are young and beautiful maidservants serving, which is much more comfortable than the previous king's tent.