Lei Yue Longmen

After only visiting half of the imperial tomb, Princess Lanque got tired of playing, and murmured in Lanque language: "This place is big and empty, not lively, not fun at all."

The subordinate on the left? Replied: "Princess, you are not here to play this time. Have you forgotten? Your Majesty the Queen? Let you come to the Central Plains to study hard."

"Yes, princess." The subordinate on the right also said: "This is Yurui's ancestral tomb, so it shouldn't be too lively. I heard that in the Central Plains, people seem to fall asleep after death. Disturb the ancestors' sleep, so as not to wake them up."

"Isn't it more fun to wake them up? Let's play hide-and-seek together. You blindfolded me, and I yelled 'one, two, three,' and grabbed your arm. How lively!"

The two subordinates felt a gust of wind in their necks, "Princess, don't be joking, if you wake them up, it will cause trouble for the upper body."

"Yeah, it doesn't matter if you joke with me, anyway, I'm used to it, but with people like Yurui, you must never joke around."

"Really, two cowards! Well, let me go down, princess? Come on!" The guards bowed their waists, and Lan Miangao got off the bridge chair, and waited for King Dun to catch up with him, then turned around and said, "How about this?" Walking is no fun, why not? How about I tell you a story?"

"Tell a story?" King Cheng, King Dun, and Wu Jingchai looked at each other. Wu Jingchai was tired from walking a long time ago, and hurriedly said, "Okay! The princess is willing to tell us stories. It's a blessing for us. There just happened to be Let’s take a rest in the pavilion.”

King Cheng agreed deeply. Hearing the conversation between Princess Lanque and her subordinates just now, the voice was as nice as singing, and it would be great to listen to it more.Only King Dun looked suspicious, telling stories?Why not have that leisurely mind? Go to the theater to listen to music!

But he said that Cen Zhu was sending Gu Qing down the mountain to Xiling Village, and when he had just walked to the north of the village, a person came to meet him, with an ordinary face, but a little familiar.As soon as they met, they bowed to her: "Master Cen! Mrs. Cen!"

"you are?"

"I'm under the command of General Lou of the Infantry Patrol Division Xiying? General Fei Quyuan. I was sent by General Lou. I have something important to inform Sir Cen. Sir, can I speak with you?"

Cen Zhu remembered, had he met Lou Manguan before? Seeing his serious face, he wondered what would Lou Manguan want to do with her?He said: "So, we are going to eat, let's find a restaurant and chat while eating."

So, I went to the largest restaurant in the village and found a single room in the corner.After the servant served the dishes, Fei Quyuan told the two of them the whole story.

"Is there a housekeeper named Chen Tuifeng in Lord Cen's residence?"

"Old Chen?" Cen Zhuo and Gu Qing looked at each other, "Yes, he is my housekeeper. I haven't heard from him since I went out this morning. I have been looking for him. What happened to him?"

"Is that so, he? He was imprisoned as an assassin to assassinate Princess Lanque. He is currently imprisoned in the prison of the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion. General Lou asked the last general to come and inform Master Cen."

"Assassinate Princess Lanque?" Cen Zhu's eyes widened, and he waved his hands as if hearing an Arabian Nights tale: "Are you making a mistake? Old Chen has been with me for many years, and he is honest and responsible. Why? Maybe to assassinate Princess Lanque? Is there some misunderstanding?"

"General Lou also felt that something was wrong, so he went to interrogate Steward Chen in private. According to Steward Chen's confession, he...was there to deliver a letter for Mrs. Ling. General Lou asked me to verify it? Mrs. Cen, is there this time? thing?"

Gu Qing nodded quickly when she heard the words, and gestured in sign language for a while, Cen Zhu translated for her: "Yes, my wife asked him to deliver a letter to me at the Imperial Tomb. But I didn't see anyone."

"That's right. General Lou estimated that Steward Chen was probably wronged."

"How to say?"

It turned out that when Lao Chen rode out of the city in the morning, he saw that there were not many people on the street, so he galloped the horse very fast.Unfortunately, someone suddenly set off firecrackers on the street, and the horse was frightened.They couldn't control the horse and were thrown off.I watched the bay red horse charge into a group of people dressed in foreign costumes.Lao Chen was afraid that the horse would bump into someone, which would ruin Cen Zhu's reputation.So he got up decisively and saw a sheep butcher by the roadside, so he snatched his knife and rushed forward to stop him.Thinking that he would rather let the horse die than let it hurt people.But before he could kill the horse, he was punched in the chest by a warrior in white, and passed out on the spot.That group of people wearing exotic costumes was none other than Princess Lanque's accompanying team.The other party regarded Lao Chen as an assassin who "wielded a knife to attack" and wanted to take him back to the posthouse for interrogation on the spot.Fortunately, the people from the City Patrol Division stopped him.Lou Manguan recognized Lao Chen, and temporarily detained him in the name of the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion.But this matter is of great importance, involving the diplomatic relations between the two countries.The emperor already knew about it, and if he spoke, he would definitely give Lan Que an explanation.Lou Manguan hurriedly sent someone to deliver the letter.

The visitor said: "When I came, a group of people from the Criminal Department were heading towards the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion, and they probably went to pick up people. General Lou told the future to inform Mr. Cen to come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible. It's better to get away, don't be troubled by a villain. I also told Mr. Cen that if you need him, please do so."

Cen Zhu was grateful for Lou Manguan's kindness, and stood up: "Thank you, General Lou, for reminding me. I am now ordered to protect Princess Kant, and I cannot return to Beijing. Please, General Fei, to help me make another trip. I have a friend who works in the Ministry of Punishment. His name is Fu Minzheng, and he is currently the doctor of the Ministry of Criminal Justice in Kyoto, please help me take care of the housekeeper of Cen's house and the family of the first family." Cen Zhuo knew that if something happened to Old Chen, the Ministry of Criminal Justice would definitely interrogate Xiaozhuang and Xiaozhuang garden them.Even Gu Qing may be called to testify.However, Gu Qing has a third-rank mandate, those people must do nothing to her.The key to this matter was on the side of the Lanque Kingdom. The person who tied the bell had to be untied. If they persisted, even if Lao Chen was not guilty, the emperor would convict him in order to calm the incident.

When sending Gu Qing away, Cen Zhu did not forget to tell him, "When you go back, if someone passes you on, don't worry, just tell the truth. If someone threatens you, don't be afraid, I will return to Beijing at noon tomorrow at the latest , support you." Gu Qing nodded and said in sign language: "I'm fine, you have to be careful."

Cen Zhu returned to the imperial mausoleum and asked the sergeant guarding the gate, "Is Princess Lanque gone?"

"not yet."

She breathed a sigh of relief, straightened her clothes immediately, and went to pay a visit.Walking to the Fengyin Pavilion, I suddenly felt a gust of dark wind penetrate into the neckline, making one's hair stand on end.I heard that there used to be a wind outlet here, and when the wind passed, it would be like a ghost in a frying pan, making shrill howls that could scare the living into sickness.It is said that when the imperial mausoleum was built, the builders deliberately built more than 40 air vents in all directions of the imperial mausoleum, each of which would emit a terrible strange voice, in order to scare off the tomb robbers who came to rob the tomb.But later, it was demolished by an order of a certain former emperor, leaving only a vent next to the main Shinto, and a pavilion was built beside it to ward off evil spirits.In fact, if you think about it, just one air outlet can scare the living to death. With so many outlets crying like ghosts and wolves, whose heart can bear it?Before scaring the tomb robbers to death, scare the family to death first.

Cen Zhu wished to plug his ears, and saw Princess Lanque in the pavilion, talking eloquently to the crowd, while King Dun, King Cheng, and Wu Jingchai were leaning back on the railing chairs, unable to see their expressions.But the postures of the three people are a bit strange, with their backs straightened, as if they were fixed by something.One of Wu Jingchai's arms was still hanging on the railing, his neck was thrown back as much as possible, and Erlang's legs, which he used to raise, were a little frozen.

Cen Zhu asked a guard to report, and the guard walked along the path to the pavilion, and just said a word with his fists cupped, for some reason, the three people sitting on the railing suddenly exploded, and Wu Jingchai seemed to have his butt burned. Yes, he jumped up from the railing chair, pointed his arm at the guard who informed him, and seemed to be cursing.King Dun and King Cheng both leaned back and slapped his chest, as if out of breath.

Cen Zhu felt very strange, and when the guard came back, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

The guard looked pale, and said embarrassingly: "They are all subordinates? Not good, I am alarming the two princes and the young master. Lord Cen, Princess Lanque is here to invite you."

Startled, is it worth making such a big noise?Cen Zhu walked to the entrance of the pavilion suspiciously, but he hadn't greeted the three royal relatives yet.The three of them bid farewell to Princess Lanque one by one,

"The story of Princess Lanque is so touching! But I almost forgot, my second sister also came to the imperial tomb, I have to go to see it first, so I won't stay any longer. Take care, Your Highness, excuse me, sorry." Wu Jing Chai took the lead, and took out a folding fan from his sleeve while walking, and fanned it twice in front of him. After a fright, he quickly put it away again.Walking with a stiff neck, he was on fire.

Behind him was King Dun. For some reason, his face was covered with cold sweat, and he shivered when he touched Cen Zhuo, "Ah, Lord Cen, long time no see. I did not expect to meet Lord Cen here. There is something else, you guys talk first, talk first!"

The last one is King Cheng. He didn't say hello to Cen Zhu, accidentally fell down the steps, and almost scrambled and shouted: "Wait for me! Cousin! Wait! Wait for me!" He staggered after Wu Jingchai.

what happened?One by one, it was like seeing a ghost.Full of suspicion, Cen Zhu walked into the pavilion, and after a second thought, it's good to leave, at first he wanted to send them away, but now he's relieved.

"Huh, I haven't finished my story yet. I'm really a coward, a big idiot, and a rotten bastard!" Lan Miangao told half of the story, and the rest of the story was not finished. She felt very uncomfortable and aggrieved. She slapped the railing Pointing to Cen Zhu, "It's all you. You don't come early, you don't come late, but why come at this time! Are you a bastard!"

Cen Zhu twitched the corners of his mouth, seeming to understand why those three people fled in a hurry, this pavilion is located in the center of the wind, the wind noise is several times that of the outside, it's like a ghost screaming against your face.If you listen to something irritating at this time, maybe you will be out of your wits.

Cen Zhu wanted to laugh, but now he had to ask for help, so he had to endure it, "Yes, it's my fault, but if I come a little later, I'm afraid I will see the princess in the prison."

"Hmph! It's just right in the prison. This princess has long wanted to put you in prison!" With a sneer on her lips, she scolded her face to face, as if she wanted to beat her up a long time ago.The two guards beside him also looked fierce.

"Stop joking." Cen Zhu stepped forward fawningly.

"What are you kidding? Does this princess look like a joker? Come here, see which prison is closest to here, and lock her in now!" As soon as the words fell, the two guards beside him began to wave their sleeves, making gestures to attack her. pull out.

However, the smug smile on Lan Que's face betrayed them.

"Go, go!" Cen Zhu passed between the two, and came to Princess Lan Que, "Mian Gao, I really have something important to ask."

"Which daring lunatic are you? You can also call this princess by name?"

Cen Zhu looked at her domineering look, and said with a bitter face: "Then how about I give you a big gift first, let you show off enough prestige first, and then let's talk about business?"

"Okay!" Princess Lan Que became excited.

Cen Zhu choked for a moment. Looking around, the two guards had their arms crossed, looking like they were watching a show.She sighed, clenched her fists with both hands on top of her head, bowed her waist, and bent her body at ninety degrees, "Excuse me, Your Majesty the Princess."

"No!" Lan Miangao nodded, seemingly very happy.

"Now we can talk about business, right?" Cen Zhu knew that she loved to play, so he just followed her. Who knows, this guy played endlessly, deliberately put on a business-like air, and said in a tone: "Hmph, yes Just tell me what you want. Don’t you people from the Central Plains have a saying that you can’t go to the Three Treasures Hall for everything, and there’s also a saying that a weasel pays a chicken a New Year’s greeting, and there’s another saying..."

"Come on, stop! I know that the princess has learned a lot in the Central Plains, so I don't need to list them all?" Cen Zhu returned to his old acquaintance and walked over directly, "I have a housekeeper named Lao Chen. , I accidentally bumped into you when I was out of the city this morning, and was arrested by your people as an assassin. He? He didn't do it on purpose, he wanted to kill the horse to prevent you from being kicked by the horse's hoof."

"What, what?" Lan Miangao reacted for a while before she understood what she said, and asked the guard: "Is there such a thing?"

The guard reminded: "There is such a thing."

"Oh, I understand." Lan Miangao suddenly realized, "It turns out that the mastermind behind him is you, so you want to assassinate the princess!"

"What and what? How could I assassinate you! Didn't I say it all, is it a misunderstanding?"

"Hmph, how do I know if it's a misunderstanding? You must have made up your mind a long time ago. Yes, if you kill me, you won't have to fulfill the ten-year agreement. Who else in the world? Do you know that you are an ungrateful person? Ah, so it is, you are so despicable and sinister!"

"What are you talking about? I dare to swear to God, if I have such a heart, I will be struck with a thunderbolt and be torn apart by five horses."

Lan Miangao sneered again, "Okay, if you don't have this thought, come back to Lan Que with me immediately."

Cen Zhu stopped talking.

"Look, the original shape has been revealed!" Lan Miangao immediately turned his face, and sternly said to the guards: "Go to the palace immediately, tell the emperor of the Central Plains, and kill that assassin surnamed Chen immediately!"

"Hey, don't, don't! Calm down, calm down! I didn't mean anything, you have to listen to my explanation." Cen Zhu hurriedly stopped them, trying to reason with her, "That agreement was voided seven years ago Yes. At that time, you were still young, and there were twists and turns. I told you that you didn’t understand. Besides, I’m already married, and your sister also knows about it.

When Lan Miangao heard that she mentioned Lan Yingrou, the crown of roses on her head flickered, and she glared at Cen Zhu sternly.

"Why do you say it's invalid? Who told you it's invalid? You can still get married and divorce! If you want to renege on the debt, just say so, and you don't need to turn a corner. This princess has seen many ungrateful people like you. Yes. Hmph! Let's wait and see!"

When Cen Zhu heard the threat in her words, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "That's not what I meant. Okay, I promise you, as long as I avenge my revenge, I will go back with you, and if I want to kill you, I will listen to you." Well, I have absolutely no complaints. But, you have to promise not to pursue Lao Chen." She thought, in order to deal with this messy princess, let's accept it first, and let's talk after passing this test.As for the others, in the long run, it might be impossible to find a solution.

Lan Miangao didn't say yes or no, she just snorted, "It's not too bad. Then when will you finish your revenge?"

"Well, this is a matter of chance. If it is fast, it will take 20 years, and if it is slow, it may take 60 or [-] years, right?"

"Five or 60 years, are you kidding me?" Lan Miangao was furious, and kicked her on the leg. Cen Zhu's face turned green from the pain, and he squatted down quickly, hugging his legs and grinning, "I can't help it, who made me an enemy?" That's amazing! I'm just a small third-rank official, I can't even count as a human hair!"

Lan Miangao looked disgusted, "When did you become so useless?"

"Forget it, this princess will give you half a year. After half a year, you should quickly avenge me and go back to Lan Que."

"Ah? Half a year? Half a year is too short!"

"Come on, you, the princess originally only planned to give you a month. Seeing how bad you are, I am merciful and extend it to you. This is the only condition for you to ask me to help you. Apart from this, I don't want anything else. talk."

Cen Zhu knew that although Lan Miangao was messing around, he was also one-sided. Once he was convinced of something, no one could persuade him.

She sighed and stood up tremblingly, "Actually, losing a housekeeper is nothing to me. Even if you tie my people back, I will run back, so what can you do to me?"

"Really? Since it's nothing, why bother to beg me?" Lan Miangao was full of confidence, patted her face, and said slyly: "I will stay in Lanque for a long time this time, maybe Will I go back with you, I have plenty of time to play with you. Don't give me an answer so quickly!"