There is a dragon

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When Ye Xizhou returned to Beijing, the rain had already lightened a lot.The streets have become rivers, and furniture and sundries are floating. In addition to the duties of patrol officials, many aristocratic families have also sent servants to help the people salvage money and goods, and donate porridge and rice.

When we arrived at the palace, the stagnant water was getting less and less. Some officials stood on the high platform with measuring sticks on their backs, watching and making gestures, arguing in a circle.

Wang He followed the driver, staring nervously at the figure in the car.It was still the last stretch before Ye Xizhou could face Ye Jingshu, and by then he would have retired.

"The king of Chu is driving!" An official with sharp eyes noticed Wang He, "It was summoned by His Majesty. Could it be that something happened to Pingshan?"

"Not exactly." Someone said, "It's raining so hard, and the king of Chu was called back on purpose, and this carriage is designed to drive along the secluded palace road..."

There were few people at this point of their gathering, Ye Xizhou was driving so fast, and Wang He kept looking around with a hasty look on his face, presumably Ye Jingshu didn't want people to know that Ye Xizhou had returned to Beijing.The officials who saw it looked at each other in blank dismay, turned their heads and continued to argue as if they hadn't seen it.

It's not that Ye Xizhou didn't think about asking Wang He for something, but Wang He really didn't know.It was Chen Yiyi who said that Ye Jingshu had no intention of killing him, so he could barely relax.

The carriage stopped, Ye Xizhou got out of the carriage slowly, looked back at the majestic palace wall, and sighed secretly in his heart, what should come will come, he can't avoid it.

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"Ye Xizhou is here." The eunuch who sent the order went down to call for someone, and Ye Jingshu said to Ling who was standing quietly beside him, "Can the national teacher rest assured?"

Ling nodded, and after Ye Jingshu got the news that Ye Xizhou was about to arrive, he sent someone to call him over.The two confronted each other many times, and every time at the last moment, Ye Jingshu was able to turn defeat into victory and seize him.

This time he was called here to prove his innocence?

Ling was a little helpless. If Ye Jingshu didn't do this, he would believe it. After so many rounds, he also saw that Ye Jingshu disdained lying the most, so he just made up a few nonsense words to dig holes and bury people.

As the palace servants leading the way came in, Ye Xizhou saw Ye Jingshu sitting on a high place at a glance, and beside him was... the national teacher?

What's happening here?

Ye Xizhou was stunned for a moment, then saluted, waiting for Ye Jingshu to speak.

When Wang He called Ye Xizhou urgently earlier, Ye Jingshu didn't think much about it at all, he just wanted to come back without accident.But fortunately, he called the person back earlier, otherwise he would really have to go to Pingshan to collect Ye Xizhou's body.

"Brother Huang came just in time, I have something to discuss with Brother Huang, by the way, isn't Chen Shilang here?"

Ye Xizhou was puzzled, he didn't know what Ye Jingshu meant when he asked this question, and how much he knew, he was the only one called in the edict, making people think that he was a sheep in the mouth of a tiger.Now Ye Jingshu looked gentle, asked him about the situation of others, did he know the relationship between Chen Yiyi and him, or was it just asking?

The national teacher had a stern face and didn't express anything, so he had no choice but to say truthfully: "Your Majesty only summoned one of my ministers, Chen Shilang sent me for a while, and then returned to Pingshan."

"Going back?" Ye Jingshu just asked casually, not paying attention to what he said, "That's all right, I'm calling someone here, I need someone to look at the plan from the Ministry of Industry."

Lou Xinming wasn't there, and Ye Jingshu didn't have anyone to make a decision.The reconstruction work of the capital city included the waterlogging prevention and control plan re-made by the Ministry of Industry, and there were still many controversial points in it. It was necessary to find an expert to make a decision on this aspect so that all parties could be convinced.

"Chen Shilang is still surveying and mapping the Pingshan Tunnel, and he won't be able to get away for a while. Your Majesty might as well ask Lou Shangshu to have a look." Ye Xizhou said.

Ye Jingshu: "..." If he knew where Lou Xinming went, he wouldn't be in a hurry.

After searching around for a few times, Lou Xinming went deep and did not come out. Few small officials knew him. In addition to the heavy rain, the only officials from the six departments who dealt with him a lot had gone home on vacation. Things are about the same.

——Ask an ambiguous answer, and confirm it one by one, only to find that it is not what I was looking for at all.

No one can say with certainty whether what they saw was Lou Xinming.

He has no acquaintances in the capital, where can he go?

Ye Jingshu was so anxious that he couldn't leave because he was so overwhelmed with the affairs at hand.

For this reconstruction, Ye Jingshu wanted to take the opportunity to renovate the capital, and then combine with the Pingshan Tunnel to completely control the safety of the capital.

"Where is Chen Shilang's mapping situation? Let him bring back the sketch first." The importance of the Pingshan Tunnel is self-evident, and Ye Jingshu needs a trustworthy planner to plan the capital and Pingshan together.

Chen Yiyi is from the Shen family, and Lou Xinming had to come up with the overall plan. However, given the legendary knowledge and wisdom of the Shen family, Ye Jingshu felt that he could find a way to get Chen Yiyi to come up with more ideas.In Ye Jingshu's heart, Chen Yiyi could still kill Ye Xizhou at any time, and he still had to focus on supervision.

For a moment he was not sure whether Ye Jingshu really knew about Chen Yiyi's actual situation, Ye Xizhou didn't dare to say more, he only said that Chen Yiyi worked hard day and night, and the flood in the capital had not completely subsided, so please wait patiently.

"With such a heavy rain, Chen Shilang can still go to the mountains?" Ye Jingshu frowned, Chen Yiyi couldn't kill Ye Xizhou and wanted to run away.

In Pingshan, there are no landslides and torrents?Chen Yiyi even gave up his life for the survey?Don't kill Ye Xizhou?

When Ye Jingshu asked, Lingze also suddenly found the loophole in Ye Xizhou's words, and hurriedly said: "The heavy rain will stop in two days, Your Majesty should hurry up and call Chen Shilang."

If Ye Jingshu's head was made to turn around twice more, he would have given him a trick to explain his family background again.

Not sure what Chen Yiyi's current position is in Ye Jingshu's heart, Ling can only divert Ye Jingshu's attention, don't let him pay attention to Chen Yiyi.

"The national teacher is right, it's more important for the capital to recede." Ye Jingshu nodded approvingly, "But the money for the construction—"

"..." Ling Ze knew it would be like this, and the corners of his mouth were forced into a smile, "Your Majesty cares about the people, and as the teacher of the Great Wei Dynasty, I also feel it. The people of the capital are in such a catastrophe. treasury, relief to the people."

Ye Jingshu didn't say it clearly, but Lingze obeyed obediently.Satisfied in his heart, Ye Jingshu nodded in agreement: "The national teacher is very kind."

"Don't dare." Ling declined, not only a great kindness, but also a serious injury.The money Ye Jingshu wanted was a big hole, he couldn't get it out himself, and he had to find a way to get it out from the aristocratic family later.

However, the assassins Ye Xizhou encountered along the way...

Who did it?You have to find a way to find out. With such ability, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no strange thoughts.

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"Boy!" Panting, the man in the bunt tore off the young man's round cap, revealing his fair face, grabbed the collar and shouted loudly, "You said, the Shen family is rich, and there are gold and silver in it! Now what? ! We're dying! Where's the money? Where's the money?!"

Her hair was ripped out, and the boxes on her back were snatched away by people who couldn't satisfy her greed. Lou Xinming was punched at the corner of her mouth and swelled from the pain. Only her hand was still tightly holding the glowing staff.He was thrown to the ground vigorously by the man, staring at his eyes, barely stood up against the corner, coughed twice, and said: "Yes, I came here after checking the case files. There are so many things in the Shen family. As long as you can Just take out one, and then... you won't have to worry about it."

"Take it out?!" The man sneered, "It's easy to say, look! How many people are we left now?!"

The group of people who were marching in front of the gate just now had only a dozen or so left.This is due to the quick reactions of the few of them, and they have practiced a little on weekdays. Those who are not good at skills have long since fallen under the control of the Shen family.

The rain fell from the sky, and the pattering stream mixed with blood flowed over the soles of the feet.

The Shen family is gone, yet there is such a timely and brutal mechanism.Lou Xinming slowed down, looked around, and they just opened the door to come in, and they couldn't move and were trapped here.

The partners lost their lives one after another. They just followed Lou Xinming here with a rush. They are just ordinary people on weekdays. At the foot of the emperor and at the root of the imperial city, even if the dynasty changes, it will not be their turn. bleed.

It was the first time that they were so close to death, and many people felt fear in their hearts.

"Otherwise, let's forget about it?" Someone murmured softly, "The rain is getting lighter, and the imperial court may start to distribute money and food. Go back and get a share and work hard for a few more years, and you will have all the wives, mothers and children. Stay here , and there is nothing left."

"That's right, if you stay here, your life will be gone." Someone echoed, "This Shen family is unknown. I heard that God was angry and punished! Not a single Shen family escaped!"

Before long, most of them retreated.

Lou Xinming held the long staff, stroked the top with her fingers, and swept it around cautiously.Because of his anger, he didn't report to Ye Jingshu, and after he ran out angrily, he found that it was too difficult for him to break into Shen's house alone, so he gathered such a group temporarily.Driven by money, there is not much trust between each other, and they can turn against each other at any time.

Those arrow feathers on the ground are valuable, but no one dares to pick them up.In peacetime, carrying a pointed iron head on one's body was courting death.

The bunt man rested for a while, and after hearing a few words from the people around him, he didn't want to continue working, but he was really unwilling to return empty-handed.If the Shen family can't get in, it's better...just start with the people around you.

Lou Xinming's box was locked somehow, and he couldn't open it no matter what.The bunt guy got up and kicked him: "What's in the box, open it and hand it over!"

"No...the ones inside are worthless." Lou Xinming couldn't bear it, and immediately fell to the ground.

Several people fought around Lou Xinming for a long time, seeing that he didn't say anything, they shifted their eyes to the long stick in his hand: "What is that in your hand?"

"No!" This is Lou Xinming's last trump card.

"It can shine. It's the first time I've seen such an exquisite thing. Look at what this kid is wearing. It's also made of good material!"

"Bring it!" The short-slapped man cheered up, and went to break Lou Xinming's hand, "Let go! Hand over to Grandpa! I can take you out when I go out later, or you'll just wait here to rot Bar!"

A wooden bird flew in silently and stood in the dark corner, looking for the recipient.

The person who shouted to quit at the beginning stood on the periphery, looked at Lou Xinming in the middle, and folded his arms without saying a word.