Shanglin Night Snow

King Jia went to Jianning Temple to pay respects to the Buddha during the day, but he still didn't come out at night, the guards sensed something strange, they went inside to inquire and found out about the Buddhist affairs. Afterwards, he left alone through the back door of the temple and disappeared.

Guo Kai turned pale when he heard this, and lamented in his heart that the passing years were unfavorable—one after another, disasters continued, and it was really too much to be afraid of!However, since the incident happened, it is useless to worry about it, so people have to look around for it now.

It was learned from a close attendant that King Jia did not bring much belongings with him when he went out, everything was normal, and the horse was still in the temple, and the young monk in the temple proved that King Jia went out the back door alone and was not hijacked After seeing the signs, Guo Kai felt more at ease, knowing that he would not go far.

The sunset is on the west mountain, and the lights are just coming on.

Standing outside the back gate of Jianguo Temple, Guo Kai followed the lights and wandered among the towering towers and pavilions in the distance, guessing where the man had landed out of thin air.The night wind blows, bringing the smell of the nearby lake, and the faint sound of the reed.

With a thought, Guo Kai turned to the guards: "Is there a bigger restaurant nearby?"

The guard replied: "There are no restaurants around the temple. Go farther away. There is Moon Tower three or four miles to the north. It is quite elegant and quiet. If you go east, you have to cross the Zhou River to find it. As for the south..."

Guo Kai interrupted: "I'll go to Moon Tower, and I'll divide up my troops and search for the larger restaurants within ten miles around here, to see if there is any trace of King Jia." When I'm hungry too...

A quarter of an hour later, Guo Kai rode his horse and stopped in front of the Moon Tower.What the guard said is true, this is the largest restaurant around, and it is considered elegant and quiet.

Guo Kai went inside to find the steward and some money to inquire carefully, and learned that about half an hour ago, a person with a figure and clothes similar to King Jia came alone, so he drank alone in the private room near the lake.

As expected, Guo Kai secretly rejoiced, and hastily followed the boy leading the way inside.

Going through the patio and entering the inner courtyard, there is another row of pavilions not far away—the ones facing the lake!Go up the corridor in front of the pavilion, turn right and turn north, the pavilion is so quiet along the way, only occasionally talking and laughing.

Guo Kai walked fast all the way, and when he was about to turn the corner, the door of the pavilion in front of him suddenly opened, and a person walked out, Guo Kai couldn't stop his feet, bumped into him from the side, took a step back to apologize, unexpectedly raised his eyes, but saw Zhang's familiar coldness A widow of prey and a thin face.

The man's eyes also turned, and anger suddenly appeared on Wubolang's face: "It's you!"

Guo Kai sighed secretly, cupped his hands and confessed again: "I will rush into your Excellency in the next moment, I hope you will forgive me."

Coincidentally, this person is Zhou Qi!

They met each other on a narrow road, and said that Zhou Qi was drunk, and noticed that Guo Kai had changed his words and no longer called him "cousin", thinking that he was deliberately contemptuous, how could he be calm?At the moment, he made a lot of cynicism and ridiculed him, and when he spoke sharply, he repeated the old saying, saying, "When the imperial court is dismissed, the virtuous are promoted but not relatives... You Huangkou child, what talents and virtues do you dare to live high?" Kuangyan ordered Guo Kai to resign from the position of Marquis of Yu, the capital of the infantry.

At this moment, other people in the pavilion heard the commotion and came out to persuade them, but Zhou Qi was still chattering endlessly through his drunkenness.

Guo Kai tried his best to bear it, but finally he was annoyed by teaching him "nurture but not teach". Uncle, but now it seems that you have really overestimated your magnanimity! What you said to me is unreasonable. Deceit! Your words are convincing, and you have remonstrated several times that I deceived the world and stole my name. In fact, it was because of the loss of the past that I was so sad that I slandered me and bullied me with false words! Now that I have pointed it out today, Guo Mou’s words came out here, and from now on , you are at peace with me, but if you are still like this, aggressive and entangled endlessly because of your own selfishness, then don't blame me for not remembering the old relationship and fighting against each other!" After saying that, he walked away, leaving him behind to jump and scold.

Turning the corner, Guo Kai finally heard the commotion behind him and knew that Zhou Qi had been dragged into the pavilion.Taking a deep breath, he stopped and stood still for a while before stepping forward to knock on the closed pavilion door.

"Come in!" Or thought it was a boy in the shop, the people in the house didn't set up their defenses when they heard the sound, and they were startled the moment they saw the person coming.

"Your Highness, it's getting late." Guo Kai glanced at the jug on the table, and said in a calm tone, "There are many people here, so let's go back when it's time."

Mu Yinche put down the wine cup, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Guo Kai sat down and said, "What's your Highness hiding, maybe you have something to do with Guo?"

After a long while, the person sitting opposite him sighed: "Brother Guo, do you think Xiao Wang is too strict with Mingxia? Knowing that she is reckless by nature, but he still wants to restrain her with common courtesy, so he scares her away?"

"Your Highness is supercilious." Guo Kai's words were vague: "Mingxia left, there must be other reasons, such as..." He touched the tip of his nose while thinking, "I miss relatives and friends, or have unfinished business outside... I have already Order people to search quickly, presumably as long as she is still in Beijing, she will always be able to find her trace."

"Really?" The man's eyes lit up, then darkened immediately, "But what if she has already left the capital? You must know that she also came to the capital alone..."

Guo Kai smiled reassuringly: "She came to Beijing to make a living, and she left the palace for her own reasons, and she didn't escape because of guilt. Besides, she has no money on her body, so how can she get out of Beijing? Where is she going to make a living in the outskirts of the city now, Your Highness Don't worry too much, let me search around in two days, maybe there will be news soon."

Mu Yinche thought for a while, maybe he felt that his words were reasonable, and his sorrow gradually dissipated, so he showed his shame: "I just came out like this, and I am annoying Brother Guo? At that time, a thought suddenly occurred, and I wanted to come out to take a breath." , and I was afraid that the guards would stop me..."

Guo Kai didn't deny it: "Your Highness knows that this is wrong, so don't do it again in the future! You must know that there are a lot of troubles at the moment, in order to avoid side effects, the official has ordered that His Highness can't go out of the house during this period of time."

Mu Yinche smiled wryly, and he knew the meaning: "I really shouldn't cause more trouble with my brother, so let's go back."

Guo Kai got up, but motioned him to wait for a while: "When I came just now, I saw Yu Shi Zhou Qi was having a banquet with people in the pavilion around the corner. If I teach him to see His Highness, there will be trouble again, so let me go first for a while. Tan, see the opportunity and act later."

King Jia obeyed himself.

Guo Kai went out for a while, and when he came back, his face was worried. It turned out that the door of the pavilion at the corner was wide open, and it was impossible to pass by without being noticed. The sound of the sound of the reeds, presumably it would not come until midnight, the table could not be dispersed, but if King Jia came back even later, there would be a [-]% chance of news leaking out.

After thinking about it, King Jia gritted his teeth: "Let's go straight down the corridor and go out through the courtyard!"

In court?Guo Kai was stunned: there are flowers and trees everywhere, and there are rockery and pools in the middle, but there is not even a path, so how do you get there?He hesitated for a while: "There is no clear way here, even if I can wear it out, I will get all shattered, and I may be afraid..."

"It doesn't matter!" King Jia made up his mind, "It's dark, even if it's covered with some dust, you can't see it, besides, there's no other way to stay here, and if you don't see anyone in the mansion until midnight, wouldn't you panic? You know, Xiao Wang is about to suffer!"

Thinking about it, Guo Kai stopped insisting.The two went out quietly, turned out of the corridor and went down to the courtyard. Fortunately, it hadn't rained in the past two days, and they could still walk on the muddy ground.The two of them groped among the flowers and trees with one foot deep and one shallow foot intuitively. From time to time, they taught the branches, leaves and vines to catch the corners of the hair and clothes, causing them to sigh repeatedly, but they couldn't turn back.

According to the light inside the middle door, they hurriedly adjusted their clothes, and the two walked out quickly.In the vestibule, King Jia was ordered to go first, Guo Kai summoned a young servant to settle the drink, and then went out to meet him, and the two returned all the way back, luckily nothing happened.

After sending King Jia back to the mansion safely, Guo Kai summoned the guards to give him a reprimand before returning home.

The breeze is bright and the moon is bright, and the night is still good.Guo Kai's mood gradually brightened, he rode his horse against the wind, and galloped all the way, and it was only early when he arrived home.When I got off the horse, I saw a young servant rushing towards him. He said that he was from Dali Temple and was waiting for him in the vestibule.

Inexplicably feeling ominous, Guo Kai hurried forward, and saw that the person who came was actually Dali Shaoqing Zheng Jian, and he brought seven or eight arresters with him.Knowing that there is something different, I asked him why he came.

"General Guo, it is said that he has been to Wangyue Tower tonight?" Zheng Jian asked without answering, showing his intentions.

Guo Kai admitted: "Guo has indeed been there, but he has been away for a while."

Zheng Jian said calmly: "It is said that the general met Yushi Zhou Qi in Wangyue Tower tonight, and had a dispute with him?"

Guo Kai nodded with a light expression on his face.

"You know, General Guo." Zheng Jian took two steps forward, his eyes seemed to sweep casually, and stopped on the face of the person opposite, "Half an hour ago, Zhou Qijiao was found lying dead among the flowers and trees in the courtyard behind Wangyue Tower. !"

"What?!" Guo Kai was shocked: "How did you die?"

"I was stabbed to death," Zheng Jian said calmly, his eyes moved down, and his brows suddenly frowned, "Where did the stain on the hem of the general's clothes come from?"

Guo Kai followed what he pointed and saw two purple-brown stains above the hem of the clothes, which were definitely not mud.

Blood!