Lord of Deception

As the commander of the Daqian Jinyi Guards, Song Chengyue is a serious leader and can be said to hold great power.

He understands better than others that in his position, Song Chengyue is Song Chengyue, and the commander is the commander.

As a commander, his reputation externally is that he is arrogant and domineering, full of evil, and hateful to others, especially for the prince and those princes. When meeting them, it is enough to salute according to etiquette. With a little more kindness, That means he is stupid.

The prince's disciple ran to the Jinyiwei Yamen and asked to see him directly. He didn't break the man's legs just to give the prince face.

The prince now also gave him face and killed the person on the spot and sent him over. On the surface, he had definitely cleared up the relationship.

Everyone is still the same as before. If you don't make friends, don't make enemies.

Song Chengyue listened to his subordinates' report and waved his hand impatiently.

"Hurry up and clean it up, how to deal with it, how to deal with it, what does it look like if you leave it at the door? Those who don't know think we killed someone again and left it at the door as a shock."

He naturally believed that the prince would not be so arrogant and stupid as to send someone to see him casually.

Even under the siege of several other princes, he still didn't leave the East Palace. At least he knew who could make enemies and who couldn't.

And he is someone who can never be friends with, but he can't be with someone either.

When Song Chengyue first joined the Jinyi Guards, he once wondered why none of the previous commanders had a better reputation, especially his previous commander, whose reputation was as good as a cesspool.

When I was in the yamen, I felt like a pretty good person. After being promoted, he suddenly turned into a vicious dog with a bad temper.

Later, when he rose up, he fully understood that if the person who made the decision and made the final decision was easy to talk to, things would not get done.

He is arrogant and domineering, can't say a good word out of his mouth, and has evil intentions, but he can avoid a lot of trouble.

It's a pity that things are easy to handle and can be accomplished, but the reputation is bad and there are more enemies.

After the new emperor ascends the throne, killing Song Chengyue will be able to win over a lot of people's hearts.

Or, something really happened and it was too big. His head, Song Chengyue, was the best way to quell public anger.

He has seen it clearly a long time ago, and now he is lying down. He doesn't care about life and death, and he doesn't pay anyone's fault.

He casually picked one out of the documents on the table. He was just asking for favors and using connections. He wanted to come in and be gilded, but he didn't do any work and wouldn't offend anyone.

After looking at the information prepared by his subordinates, looking at the origin of the other party and the power behind it, he patted the table and a piece of information appeared in a drawer next to it.

When I opened it, I saw that it was all dirty information about the family behind this guy.

The recent tricks of pretending, spreading rumors, and praising the second prince come from this family.

After looking at the magic weapon mentioned above, Song Cheng thought more and more, isn't this the one currently being used in the Jinyiwei Yamen?

A spy got one from Dali before, and it was really useful. The filthy smell that had persisted for many years in the death row under the Yamen disappeared.

The spies who worked in the death row all year round didn't feel it themselves, but as soon as they went out, others could recognize them at a glance. They were the guards in the death row.

The filth, death, poison, and evil odors on their bodies were almost soaking them up.

They are obviously good hands, but they just can't be sent on missions.

It's obviously much better now. As a commander, he can mobilize more manpower invisibly.

That magic weapon is more troublesome to deal with. It has to be quietly sent to Da Li for treatment. They can't deal with it themselves because it will be very dangerous.

I patted the table again. This time, I opened the drawer of the table, but there was nothing inside.

A ferocious strange face appeared on the surface of the table. There were four eyes on the strange face, and after the mouth was opened, it penetrated the entire face.

"What are you filming? Do you think the people below and me can find out everything?"

Song Chengyue laughed and cupped his hands.

"Brother Four Eyes, don't blame me, don't blame me, I'm used to it."

The strange face on the table looked in four directions with its four eyes. After looking around, it turned back and looked at Song Chengyue.

"Song, we have been working together for so many years. I have watched you rise all the way up. Don't blame me for talking too much about some things."

"Brother Four Eyes, what you said is obvious. How many years have you been at Jinyiwei Yamen? How many years have I only had? I am the eldest child, so I have the audacity to call you Brother Four Eyes. In fact, you are considered my elder. If there is anything you can’t say to me, just say it.”

Song Chengyue looked like he was all ears.

The four-eyed strange face on the table smiled.

"Don't flatter me, I've just lived longer and know more things.

As for the people in front of you, they are either too soft, too hard, or too hypocritical. At first glance, they are not long-lived people.

I’m not used to seeing it either, so I’m too lazy to talk about it.

As for you, you are not as hypocritical as the previous commander.

Of course, you don't think of me as just a table monster, so I'm more pleased with you.

There is something you shouldn't say, and I just want to remind you. "

"Thank you, brother Four Eyes." Song Chengyue stood up immediately and thanked him first.

Very few people know about this table monster, no more than one person knows about it.

Others only know that there is an archive in Jinyiwei. Over the years, all kinds of information and materials will be stored in the archive after being archived.

There is a forbidden area for the Jinyi Guards, and the defense force is much stricter than the official Yamen. There is a ninth-level monk guarding it all year round, and they never go out for outside transfers.

Anyone who intrudes without orders, no matter who they are, the Jin Yiwei has the right to kill first and then report.

But that's just on the surface.

In fact, commanders in the past generations will know that the real archives is the big table in his office room.

As long as he sits here, he will be connected with the magic weapon on the table. Whatever he wants, the other party will give it to him immediately.

The commander can find out a lot of things without going to the archives at all.

Things that really cannot be known to others will not be put in Jinyiwei's archives at all.

Song Chengyue actually learned from an accident that the table was not only a magic weapon, but also a monster with intelligence.

After getting along for many years, our relationship has become increasingly harmonious.

He never asked for anything, but instead helped the monster a lot. Now, his kindness for most of his life is finally going to be rewarded.

The four-eyed monster curled his lips in disdain.

"Sit down quickly, don't pretend to be like me here, I know you don't care about life or death, nor do you care about offending others.

I respect you as a man, so let me tell you in advance that you are about to reach your end in this position. "

"I understand this. It has been more than two years since His Majesty went into seclusion. Even before he came out, I knew that my time was almost here."

Song Chengyue spoke very calmly, knowing that he would not live long.

In the past, when Emperor Qian did not go to court in person, he would let his avatar handle some matters.

But now, the incarnation of Qianhuang has not appeared, only the prince oversees the country, and in order to prevent the prince from gaining power, he cruelly chopped up several of his brothers first, beheading them first and then reporting them.

Emperor Qian asked the princes and ministers to assist him.

In the past two years, people's hearts have been shaken, there have been a lot of troubles and jokes, and many people have died.

After Emperor Qian comes back, he will be punished and killed, and by the way, someone will take the blame for many things.

He, Song Chengyue, is the most suitable person.

There is another reason. He has been a commander for a long time.

Look at the so-called self-recommendation materials on his desk. These things can all appear on his desk.

This proves that his control over the people below is also beginning to have problems.

These are all signs that it's almost time for him to leave.

He was pulled off his horse and died miserably. Then, those who were fighting to the death would definitely clap their hands together and shout "Father is wise". Find a step and let everyone go down together.

Everything will go back to how it was before.

The four-eyed strange face chuckled strangely.

"I know you have realized it a long time ago, but I also know what people from Qiannan like you care about most."

Song Chengyue suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the strange face with four eyes, his expression became a little serious.

"According to the rules, I ask you, what do I care about, and you have to answer, right?"

"That's right, you are the commander now. As long as you ask, except for those people involved, I must answer you for the rest." The four-eyed strange face also answered solemnly.

"Okay, so what do I care about?"

"Three of your women, twenty-six sons, and seventeen daughters."

Song Chengyue was silent for a moment and asked.

"What happened to them...? Who else knows besides you?"

"Don't worry, I don't care who you are or whether you are pretending. If you can pretend for most of your life, I will benefit from you for most of my life.

Then I will think that you are the kind of person who is not hypocritical in my opinion, and I will like you.

I have never recorded any of this information. As far as I know, no other person knows this except you and me.

However, I don't know if it was a flaw left in your early years.

Thirteen of your women are all dead.

Among the twenty-six sons, excluding the six who died of various reasons in the early years, nineteen of the remaining ones have all been lost in the past few years. They have not been seen for several years. They are basically dead. As far as I know, the only one who is sure to be alive is your youngest son.

As for your seventeen daughters, I am very sure that fifteen are dead, one is still alive in Dali, and one is in Kuihou State. I am not sure whether she is dead.

And all this information was compiled after I recently discovered that you were almost dead.

How did they all die? Where did they lose their news? I can't compile the information for you. Once I have the information, I have to archive it.

I can only tell you verbally.

I have been a favor to you for most of my life, and now, before you die, I allow you to rest in peace, which can be regarded as returning the favor to you. "

Song Chengyue stood up and bowed his hands solemnly.

"Thank you, Brother Four Eyes."

He sat there and listened quietly to the four-eyed strange faces.

For insurance purposes, he never visited some of them, and he didn't even know where they had gone.

His biggest obsession in life was to leave a legacy, and at first he wanted a son.

Later I felt that all children were the same.

Later, he thought it was okay for his concubine to get married after she became pregnant with a child.

Later, it didn't matter whether his children knew that his father was the famous commander of the Imperial Guard, or whether they knew about Song Chengyue.

The requirements have been lowered again and again, to the lowest level.

But now, it's obvious that someone has started targeting him.

Moreover, the other party found out a lot, and even if he tried to cover it up, he couldn't cover it up.

The four-eyed strange face talked for several hours before he finally finished speaking.

"The others, their last news, that's all I know.

After all, you also know that the channels for me to obtain information are very limited, and I often need to rely on you Jin Yiwei.

I advise you not to meet your youngest son. His family in Dali has gained power in the past two years and is developing well.

I almost didn't find any clues, and I don't believe anyone else can find him.

As for your two remaining daughters, one is also in Da Di. She is only seven years old this year and ended up as a child bride in a wealthy family.

Another daughter, there was trouble at the border of Kuihou Kingdom a few years ago. In order to save her life, you, the woman, taught piano skills in a brothel.

Then there was trouble again, and someone rescued your daughter and fled to the wasteland. You also know what happened in the wasteland later. I thought they were all dead.

And last year, I captured news about that person in Kuihou Kingdom. There is still a chance that your daughter is not dead.

But there is another bad news. The man who took your daughter to escape turned into a hungry ghost. From my inference, your daughter may not have survived either.

As for what you are going to do next, you'd better not let me know.

After you die, if the next commander finds me and asks me the same question, I can't hide it.

What I can help you with is that if you don't record it, there won't be any file records, and you won't be able to find it. "

After the four-eyed strange face said, Song Chengyue thanked him again.

He sighed deeply, knowing that his youngest son and daughter were still alive.

It's just because he hid well enough, wiped out clues and traces cleanly enough, and didn't let anyone he knew interfere in the whole process, including himself.

In the previous one, due to various reasons, whether he was not strong enough, powerful enough, or for other reasons, there was still a slight flaw left.

The last person alive, he himself didn’t know where they were or what they looked like.

The four-eyed strange face quietly retreated, and the table returned to its original state, just like an ordinary table.

Song Chengyue sat there and was silent for a long time, but he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart.

He will live and die, and use his life to protect his loyalty, but the last little hope cannot be saved.

The four-eyed strange face did not tell him who did those things.

But he understood that besides Daqian Jinyiwei, who else could do these things?

Before he even stepped down, someone was already preparing for his succession.

And how could that person dare to do such a thing if he was not sure?

If his current commander knew about it, he would definitely have no way to survive.

No matter who is standing behind him, he will definitely die.

Song Chengyue glanced in the direction of the palace and closed his eyes to hide the disappointment in his eyes.

He closed his eyes and patted the table.

After opening the drawer, he took out a piece of information inside, information about Jinlan Mountain.

In that information, there was only one female hungry ghost.

He put the information back into the drawer, closed the drawer, and sat there with his eyes closed for most of the day.

In his sea of ​​qi, a ring shone slightly.

…

Yu Ziqing shook his hand, and the thin needle that was flying up and down was not grasped, and the thread broke again, turning into an afterimage and flying out.

The thin needle carried great strength and penetrated several locust trees in succession, sinking into the last locust tree.

Near his wooden house, there was not a single hungry ghost left in the locust trees within a radius of a thousand feet. They had all moved.

You know, the locust trees near the edge of the inner circle are prime areas for those hungry ghosts. It is impossible for idiots who have not recovered some intelligence, skills, and know nothing to live in even if they are not yet conscious. it's here.

Now, they have all moved away.

While practicing, Yu Ziqing sensed someone calling him from the ring on the seventh floor.

Yu Ziqing thought for a moment and concluded that Lao Yang's number three could be ignored.

No. 6 has been diving for a long time. It may be something happened in the East China Sea, which had a greater impact on him, so he was busy running away.

No. 5 only dared to leave a message and did not dare to call at will.

No. 2 has never contacted him.

That's the guy on the 4th. Where did he go wandering again? He escaped and asked for help online.

But after entering the ring on the seventh floor and arriving on the seventh floor, I saw a person sitting in the No. 1 position.

Yu Ziqing was a little shocked.

The number one that never bubbled up and he had forgotten about it.

When No. 1 saw him, he immediately stood up, clasped his hands and saluted, which was very polite.

"I'm sorry to bother you, but I have something to ask Your Excellency. If I don't ask, I really can't sleep or eat well."

"You're welcome, what information do you want to trade? I may not know."

"Within the scope of Daqian, any information I know can be used as a transaction if you ask for it at will."

As soon as Yu Ziqing heard this, he knew that the other party was a little impatient and impatient, and he was sure that he knew the answer to the question.

After Yu Ziqing sat down, No. 1 was silent for a moment before asking.

"I would like to ask, the child that was brought there by Miss Xianxin from Jinlan Mountain, is she...still alive?"

When Yu Ziqing heard this, he was suddenly shocked.

The people here guessed that he was from Jinlan Mountain, so there was nothing surprising. Everyone knew it and didn't say it out loud.

But he never expected that the question No. 1 would ask was this.

When No. 1 saw that Yu Ziqing was silent, he thought of his own way.

"Back then, one of my women suffered a disaster and was teaching piano skills in a brothel on the western border of Kuihou Kingdom. Later, trouble broke out, and my child was rescued by Miss Xianxin and taken to the wilderness.

I just found out about this and just wanted to confirm it. "

Yu Ziqing was silent for a moment and shook his head.

"left already."

This is not a secret, it cannot be said if it does not exist.

"Can I ask how... you left?"

"Xianxian was chased by cannibals. Before he died, he didn't want the child to fall into the hands of cannibals, so he used his last breath to throw the child into the cliff."

"Hey..." No. 1 sighed. He couldn't say anything to blame, and he even had to thank Qianqian.

From the moment No. 1 contacted him and asked the question, Yu Ziqing knew that this guy might not be lying.

This kind of problem is not a secret in Jinlan Mountain, and it is not even a secret to some outsiders who may have entered the abyss of despair. The small theater has never stopped.

It was actually very easy to get in and out of the abyss of despair that once existed.

If he only asked this question, so far, Yu Ziqing could be 100% sure that it was the truth.

However, immediately after, No. 1 continued.

"I want to make a deal with you. Within one year, we will get 300 pieces of information."

After hearing the bargaining chip, Yu Ziqing immediately stood up and walked down.

With such a high price, the content of the transaction was neither something he could finalize nor something he could afford.

No. 1 said immediately when he saw Yu Ziqing was leaving.

"I would like to ask Jinlanshan to take in two children, a boy and a girl. The boy is four years old and the girl is seven years old. They are both in Dali."

"That's all!"

"They have no idea who I am, I've never had direct contact with them, I've never even met them."

"They are my last children."

"I just don't want them to be involved and I don't want them to die."