Reincarnation of the powerful minister

twelve days ago.

In early August, the autumn atmosphere in the capital is getting stronger, and the dark fragrance of the newly bloomed osmanthus in the streets and alleys flows in the air like a spring.

Shen Qi was wearing a cloud brocade with a blue flying fish pattern, and an embroidered spring knife on her waist, standing in the alley.Behind him was Qianhu Shiyanshuang, and more than a dozen vigorous and agile Jinyiwei Tiqi.

Yizhang Lane is not one foot long, but one foot wide.The alleyway is not narrow, and there are sundries such as baskets and bamboo poles piled up on both sides, as well as one or two pieces of laundry that occasionally float down from the wall to dry, none of which can stop a galloping horse.

This is the shortcut to the Jinyi Pro-Army Commander's Office. For a person who is familiar with the roads of the capital and is in a hurry, it is a natural choice to drive through here.

Therefore, it is not a problem for Zhu Helin to gallop through this alley. The problem is that the person who assassinated him had already foreseen the route the prince would take, or did he choose to ambush here after secretly following him?

Shen Qi thought it was the latter.

Zhu Helin first went to the Xin Mansion to find someone, and after learning that Xin Zhenhai was injured in a fall, he decided to go to the government office to find a successor.If the assassin wants to find out his route in advance, he can only link the chains of events unless he uses "injury Xin Zhenhai" as the first move.

But at whose hands Xin Zhenhai was injured, Shen Qi knew better than anyone else.

Therefore, the assassin was probably sitting on the sidelines in the market, after all, the prince would leave the palace in low clothes from time to time, wandering around the inner and outer cities.If you put your mind to it, with some time, patience and luck, you can get it.

Less than six hours had passed since the time of the assassination.With this alley as the center, several miles around were blocked by heavy troops, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. The people living nearby huddled in their homes in panic, guessing what happened.And God was also upbeat, there was no wind or rain, and all the traces left that night were well preserved.

Shen Qi jumped up to the top of the walls on both sides, walked back and forth a few times, and then carefully inspected the connected roof ridges, found some dead branches and weeds that had been trampled and broken, and restored the scene from the fight traces. Scenes--

The crown prince's escape was mostly due to his accurate judgment and quick response.For a young man who has never been in actual combat, this ability to adapt on the spot is really rare.

The prince kicked a big hole in the window edge on the second floor opposite, Shen Qi jumped in, and saw that it was a women's boudoir, after searching around, she did not find anything unusual.

He questioned the mistress of the boudoir.

Xuan Yong is the head of the workshop in this area, an insignificant leader of the staff. At first glance, the leader of Beizhen Fusi, and the rumored "Destroyer Qilang" who is even better than Yasha Raksha. .The young lady of the Xuan family's boudoir name is Caocao, a 12-year-old cardamom girl, with clear eyes and eloquence, even more courageous than her father, after saluting to Shen Qi's blessing, she narrated what she saw that night.

At that time, she was combing her hair in front of the mirror, and only heard a few ping-pong noises outside, and then the window was smashed, and the prince rolled in, and told her to tie a belt around her wrist, and to identify herself before she fainted, and ordered her to report to the official.

Other than that, she didn't hear any other movement, let alone see the appearance of the assassin.

"Are there snakes around here?" Shen Qi asked.

Xuan Caocao thought for a while and said: "Yes. In hot weather, snakes would occasionally climb to the well and the beams to escape the heat. My father once beat a poisonous snake. My mother would not let me beat it again, saying that snakes have spirituality and will Hold the grudge, if you kill one, its family will take revenge smelling the smell of blood. Dad stopped beating and just sprinkled realgar along the base of the wall to repel the snake.”

"What kind of poisonous snake is it?" Shen Qi asked.

The young lady of the Xuan family couldn't answer.Xuan Yong bowed his waist and didn't dare to lift his head: "Hui, Master Hui, it's the white-browed viper."

Shen Qi asked a few more words, and left the Xuan family.

Shi Yanshuang swept down from the top of the wall, and said: "Humble job has been carefully raked again, and there is no more discovery."

This was within Shen Qi's expectation - having the courage and confidence to assassinate Dong Gong, he must be an extraordinary person, how could he easily show his feet.This is a case without a head, and it is even more difficult to investigate.But with the duty in hand, the emperor's order is heavily suppressed, no matter how difficult it is, he has to do his best to investigate.

He planned to go to the East Palace and ask the person involved what he found.

At that time, Zhu Helin was crossing his legs, half leaning on the arhat couch where Su Yan had slept, eating pinpo fruit, and the maid was not allowed to cut it with a silver knife, and even gnawed the skin, showing no gentlemanly demeanor.

The wound on the back of the hand is just two small holes not much bigger than the eye of a needle, and it has long been painless, and the residual poison in the body is gradually eliminated after taking the medicinal soup decocted by the imperial doctor.Zhu Helin consciously regained his vigor and vitality, but in order not to go to the Wenhua Palace to study, he happily excused himself to be dizzy and lazy.

Hearing that Shen Qi asked to see him, Zhu Helin waved his hand disinterestedly, asking Fu Bao to send him away.

Fu Bao walked out of the gate of the inner hall, but the crown prince suddenly changed his mind and ordered him to come in.

Shen Qi entered the hall, knelt down and saluted, saying that His Royal Highness is a thousand years old.Zhu Helin chewed the flesh until it crackled, "I heard that the emperor gave you the gift of not having to kneel to perform affairs in the future. If the East Palace makes you kneel, wouldn't it seem that you are overpowering the emperor? Is that what you mean?"

Shen Qi got up and said: "I dare not."

Zhu Helin squinted at him, no matter what his expression looked like, he was full of malicious intentions: "I also heard that you wanted to lead the team out of Beijing, but Xin Zhenhai stepped in. Xin Zhenhai broke his leg, what do you think?"

He was thinking about Su Yan's whereabouts. He was originally full of rage, but was bitten by the deadly poisonous snake and the hidden danger. The venom condensed into awe-inspiring frost, and began to sink into his heart and bones.

I don't want to be underestimated or laughed at, let alone be aware of my pain.

Even if you don't have a natural mind of many mountains and mountains, you have to be like the coconuts that Lingnan County pays tribute to, giving birth to a shell that is hard enough to deal with the wind, knife, frost and sword that come at any time.

Shen Qi replied: "I have no personal relationship with Commander Xin, so I can't talk about pity, only sympathy for justice."

Zhu Helin laughed so hard that he was about to spit out: "Hahaha sympathy! You still have this stuff? Come on, Shen Qilang, Gu has inquired about your details a long time ago, and the reputation is very good. Say you put this human skin on your face. By chopping, sharp horns can grow from the head, fangs can be found in the mouth, and can eat people without spitting out bones."

Shen Qi waited expressionlessly for him to finish laughing.

Zhu Helin laughed enough, and threw the leftover fruit core into the golden bowl on the floor.The palace lady immediately went forward to wipe his mouth and hands with a warm and damp handkerchief, and took the golden bowl away when she stepped back.

He said, "Why do you ask to see Gu?"

With a businesslike attitude, Shen Qi briefly explained the purpose of her visit, and asked what she found when the Prince was attacked.

Zhu Helin got up and walked in front of him.

Shen Qi suddenly discovered that the prince had grown a little taller.A few months ago, when he broke into his house at night and forcibly took Su Yan away, he was half a head shorter than him, but now it is almost between his eyebrows.The originally slightly upturned gaze, the annoyed and vigilant gaze, now also reveals a hint of scrutiny and planning.

The son is like his father.Shen Qi thought calmly, but she was still tender.

Zhu Helin answered the wrong question: "Father sent the commander of Tengxiang's left guard to Longquan. Even if he broke his leg, it's still not your turn. Gu advises you to give up your heart and catch the assassins for the father and Gu in exchange for It is a credit to settle down and live."

Settling down to live... Is this to frighten him with the death of the king and minister?Shen Qi looked at the prince's slightly youthful but hard to hide arrogant face, as if it had become a piece of hob meat that couldn't be cut, cooked or chewed, and with a blameless gesture, she cupped her hands and said: "Mr. I would like to take the instruction of His Highness the Crown Prince. In order to arrest the assassin as soon as possible, His Highness also asks you to answer the minister's questions."

No matter how jealous and bitter Zhu Helin felt in his heart, he still had to tell the truth about what he knew to this unsightly Jin Yiwei in front of him.After all, it's about his own life, he also wants to catch the murderer as soon as possible, at least for now, in this case, he and Shen Qi have the same goal.

"I can't see the assassin's face clearly." Zhu Helin turned around and walked to the table, picked up a booklet and looked at it, with a look of absent-mindedness, "The other party moved very quickly, like a flying black shadow, probably from behind him. Wrapped in a black robe and a black scarf, you can't see your face... there is something strange about that person, his eyes are scarlet, like a ghost."

"Both eyes are scarlet? Could Your Highness describe it in detail?"

In Zhu Helin's recollection, those eyes were red as if they were about to bleed.It's not that the whites of the eyes are bloodshot red, but the whole pupils are red with bloodshot eyes, treacherous like a demon.The moment he caught a glimpse, his heartbeat suddenly lost control, and his mind began to become chaotic——

At that moment, the opponent caught the whip that he had whipped out, and the snake could swim along the whip and bite his hand.

Fortunately, the chaos lasted for a very short time. He woke up while the snake teeth were piercing his skin, hooked the clothes-drying pole erected outside the window sill on the second floor, twisted his body and kicked the window edge, and crashed into the girl's boudoir.

Shen Qi secretly remembered this important clue, and instinctively suspected that the assassin possessed a special kung fu technique. It seemed that she had to investigate from the martial arts sects and forces in the world.

When he was about to leave, Zhu Helin said again: "By the way, Uncle Fourth Wang said that there are tooth marks of a silver ring snake on the back of his lonely hand, and there are only pit vipers in the area around the capital. He suspects that the snake is a foreign species that was raised by people."

Shen Qi was surprised that Prince Yu also got involved.

Because Su Yan was forcibly taken away the day before he left Beijing, he hated King Yu to the bone, forced himself not to think about it, and just wanted to find a suitable opportunity to get rid of him quickly.

—What about the prince?Not flesh and blood yet.No matter how precious life is, there is only one life.

But it is undeniable that King Yu has been in the army for many years, has rich experience in fighting against the enemy, and has a vicious vision. He must be sure that he will tell the prince exactly what kind of poisonous snake it is.

At least he has another clue besides the blood pupil, the Coral Snake.

After leaving the East Palace, Shen Qi went straight to Beizhen Fusi, but at the intersection of the only way, she ran into an uninvited guest head-on.

The large and gorgeous carriage was blocking up right in front of his horse. King Yu lifted the curtain of the carriage, revealing half a handsome face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Shen Tongzhi?"

Shen Qi's eyelids twitched wildly, a strong killing intent mixed with blood seeped out from the cracks in the bones, cutting muscles and muscles from the inside.He was in pain, so painful that he wanted to chop up all the fuzzy and swaying figures in front of him, and listen to how a person wailed extremely shrillly on the way from life to death.

He breathed in the scorching karmic fire and bone-piercing cold air, and replied, "His Royal Highness King Yu."