Go back to ancient times to explore the case

Yuguan City in the northwest, close to the frontier fortress, has a garrison of 12 troops, all of whom were soldiers who followed the He clan in the Southern and Northern Wars in the early years. Although they still belong to the imperial court in terms of establishment, they are no different from the He family's army. The power of one hundred thousand troops has not been able to eradicate the deep-rooted power of the He clan for a long time.

This time Emperor Yuanqian took advantage of the framing scheme of the owner of the Wuji Pavilion to wipe out He Xiao and all his relatives who had just returned to Beijing, but unexpectedly, before the execution, the He family and his son were rescued and fled back to Yuguan City overnight. After closing the city gate, the military barracks that had been resting began to step up their training, which is self-evident.

He's father and son were severely tortured in the prison, and they traveled all night. After entering the city for a few days, the news of He Xiao's death and Emperor Yuan Qian's death due to illness spread throughout the world at the same time.

Xie Yu'an was on the way to Yuguan City, and Chu Qing also took the throne before Lingqian, and changed his reign name to Ruide. Emperor Ruide was still young, and he had no royal relatives, so Kou Yan, the head of the Yuge Pavilion, was elected by all the officials. Auxiliary monarchs and important ministers, all matters in the world are decided by the Imperial Pavilion, and then reported to Emperor Rui De.

As soon as Yugefu acted as an agent of the government, he carried out drastic reforms of the court officials, abolished the censor, prime minister, and Taiwei who were originally separated from the three powers, and returned the three powers of supervision, administrative power, and military power to the Yuge. report, and directly abolished the Qingtian Division, which was originally directly under the emperor.

Xie Yu'an looked at the letter from the spies in Beijing, and crumpled the letter paper, "Si Kouyan, heh, what a trick to get rid of the golden cicada's shell, he is really impatient."

"How is Master Yan?"

The spies replied: "Master Yan has been revoked from all his official positions and is temporarily resting at home."

"Tell Yi Zheng to protect Mr. Yan well. If an accident occurs, let him directly mobilize all the forces of Wenruo Pavilion in the capital to ensure Mr. Yan's safety."

"Yes." After the spy answered, he left quickly.

Xie Yu'an stared at Yuguan City not far away in the night, and the bitter northwest wind howled past, making her face ache, "Let's go."

With an order, dozens of tall horses marched towards Yuguan City, blowing up a gust of wind and fine sand.

Inside Yuguan City, there are plain onyx everywhere, and outside He Mansion, there are white cages hanging high, and there is a sound of crying and crying inside. Today is the third day of He Xiao's passing, and it is also the day when He Yi knelt in front of the coffin without eating or drinking. third day.

The originally handsome young man had a haggard face, scars from torture left on his face, stubble all over his chin, and his eyes were in a trance. Lieutenant General He Xiao beside him looked sad, "My son, as long as you give an order, we will immediately lead an army of 12 to Kyoto. , dug up the tomb of the dog emperor, crushed him to ashes, and avenged Lord Hou!"

He Yi moved his lips, a trace of blood spilled from his chapped lips, "Don't call me your son, and don't call your father Lord Hou, the He family will never be loyal to Da Qi again."

The lieutenant bowed his head in embarrassment, "Yes."

"Master, the city gate guard will report that someone is begging to see the young master." The butler of the He residence hurried into the mourning hall to report.

"Who?"

"The leader of that team is a young woman who said that she came here under the order of Master Yan, the former Secretary of Qingtian, to discuss something important with you."

He Yi's eyes flashed, "Qing Chuan, someone from Qing Chuan, open the city gate and let her in."

"Yes."

Not long after, Xie Yu'an and his party entered the city, handed over their weapons, and welcomed them into He's residence.

Seeing Xie Yu'an, He Yi frowned and said, "You...you look so familiar."

Xie Yu'an smiled, "Young Master He has a poor memory, these days I don't remember the sound of the pipa I heard on the boat in the middle of the lake."

Xu Shi recalled the gut-wrenching song, and He Yi's face changed, "It turned out to be you...you are from Qingchuan, why did you..."

Xie Yu reassured that it was better not to tell this man who had just undergone a drastic change in his family about her relationship with Yan Qingchuan, so as not to irritate him even more. Send troops to Kyoto."

He Yi's face turned cold, "Are you a court lobbyist?"

"No, you don't have to care about my identity, you just need to know that if you send troops to fight the imperial army, firstly, the flames of war will rage and the people will suffer, and secondly, you will follow the intention of the Pavilion Master of the Wuji Pavilion."

He Yi pursed his lips, didn't say anything, just stared at Xie Yu'an vigilantly.

"The day the He clan was about to be executed, I originally sent someone to rob the prison, but someone else took the lead. After investigation, the one who saved you was also the Wuji Pavilion that caused you misfortune."

"The master behind this Wuji Pavilion is the real culprit who killed Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice. He framed this matter on your father's head just to make Emperor Yuanqian have a reputation against the He family, and he rescued you. In order to force you to rebel."

"Now you also know the situation in the world. The new emperor is young and Yuge is in power. If you send troops, Yuge can immediately mobilize troops from all over the world to gather and fight with your He family army."

Xie Yu'an paused for a moment, and said in a heavy tone, "You will definitely lose in this battle, and after this battle, the Yu Pavilion will be able to bring the local troops and the [-] troops of the frontier to the central government. Pavilion, and the new emperor will be completely reduced to a puppet emperor."

He Yi said indifferently: "So what? When my father was framed by traitors, you can hear how those ignorant people talked about my father? Such a world, such people, why should I care about their life and death."

Xie Yu'an half-closed his eyes, and lifted Yan Qingchuan out, "When I came, Lord Yan told me that the He family is a loyal and loyal person, and they will never disregard the people's livelihood in the world because of family hatred."

He Yi's face was obviously shaken, Xie Yu'an took a step forward, and said persuasively: "I can understand the grief of Mr. He's death due to injustice, and I respect your choice, so I will take a step back first and report the truth to Lord Yan when I return to Beijing. "

Saying that, Xie Yu'an turned around to leave, but He Yi gritted his teeth and called her, "Wait."

Xie Yu'an turned around and stared at him calmly.

"Let me listen to you, but you must tell me your identity and all the truth."

Xie Yu'an went back to the house, and in the next hour, he told He Yi from the beginning to the end of the death of Jingdu Weiwei in the bloody nursery rhyme case, but he only concealed that he was not from this world, and was still temporarily acting as the little monkey in the book. son's identity.

After hearing this, He Yi pondered for a long time and asked, "Do you have doubts about the true identity of the Pavilion Master of the Wuji Pavilion?"

"Have."

"who?"

"The late former prime minister, Sheng Huaimin." Xie Yu'an clenched his fists, "If he is really the mastermind behind all these incidents, he has successfully changed his appearance to become the head of the Royal Pavilion, Kou Yan, after his illness. He has planned for many years It's already more than half successful."

"When you open the city to fight, you will play this last move to the position he planned."

He Yi was slightly startled, and tightened his grip on the arm of the chair, "Does Qingchuan know? When the Yan family had an accident, Sheng Huaimin came forward to accept Qingchuan and her younger sister. In those years, he treated them like his own daughters. Qingchuan was also very grateful to him. If he was really behind the scenes The real culprit, isn't it to Qingchuan..."

Without He Yi's explanation, Xie Yu'an knew what a blow this matter was to Yan Qingchuan, and whether this suspicion was true or not, it would be confirmed immediately.

As early as when he became suspicious of Sheng Huaimin, Xie Yu'an sent spies to investigate the southwest border where Sheng Huaimin's son Sheng Yueran was an official. Presumably, the spies' investigation results would be reported in a letter in the near future.

The room fell into silence for a moment, Xie Yu'an felt that she had already done what she should say, and the rest was up to He Yi's choice, so she got up and prepared to leave.

The silent He Yi finally said, "I will continue to guard the closed city as you said, but I also hope that you can do what you said, and after you overthrow the owner of the Wuji Pavilion, the He family will be innocent. "

Xie Yu'an nodded, not only the He family, but also the Yan family, all the wronged souls in the world who lost their lives because of the Wuji Pavilion will get their due innocence when all the dust settles.

"Although I'm not a man, I still keep my word. Mr. He can rest assured." After Xie Yu'an finished speaking, one leg had already stepped out of the threshold, and He Yi stopped him again.

"Thank you girl."

Xie Yu'an looked back at him, "What's the matter?"

He Yi was speechless, as if there was something difficult to say, "You and Qingchuan..."

Xie Yu'an raised his eyebrows, waiting for his next words.

"The relationship between you and Qingchuan... is it what I think it is?"

"How do I know what Mr. He thinks in his heart, just say what he wants to say."

He Yi lowered his head somewhat annoyed, "That day on the boat, although I was quite drunk, I could clearly see the look on your face when you and Qing Chuan looked at each other." He got up and turned his back, "Above the big things , I have agreed to you, but don't you think that I will back down on this matter."

"Qing Chuan and I have known each other since we were young, and we have been together for several years. My heartfelt love for her has remained unchanged for many years, and it will remain the same in the future."

Faced with such words of sincerity and demonstration, Xie Yu'an was not angry, she just smiled and said: "That's fine, after I leave, there is still one person in this world who treats Mr. Yan sincerely."

He Yi's body froze, and he turned around, somewhat puzzled: "What do you mean? Leave?"

Xie Yu'an didn't say any more, turned around and left, waved his hand as he walked: "Young Master He, see you later, no, I probably won't see you again, take care." After finishing speaking, he led the dark guards all the way out of He Mansion.

On the way to the city, passing an alley, Xie Yu'an suddenly stopped, turned around and said to the depths of the dark alley: "I followed all the way, come out."

There was still no sound from the depths of the alley, Xie Yuan took two steps back, and with a wave of his hand, the hidden guards around him all fired. After a short while, there was the sound of fighting in the depths of the alley, and at the same time a familiar female voice sounded, "In the end, I lost to Pavilion Master Xie's master!" , well, stop it."

Hearing this familiar voice, Xie Yu'an walked into the alley in a few strides, and saw clearly that the person being grabbed by the wrist by the hidden guard was actually Luo Yi.

Luo Yi swept away his innocent smile in the past, and his eyes gleamed with sly light, "Miss Xie, long time no see."

Xie Yu'an looked at her vigilantly and asked, "Who are you?"

Luo Yi raised his chin, "How about letting them go first?"

"Let go of her."

The hidden guard had some scruples, "Pavilion Master, be careful of fraud."

"It's okay, if she wants to assassinate me, she should have taken action along the way."

The dark guard nodded, let go of Luo Yi and stepped aside.

"Tell me, master Luo, who is your real identity, and why have you been lurking in the Qingtian Division?"

Luo Yi twisted his aching wrist, and smiled brightly, "The spies sent by Pavilion Master Xie to the Southwest should have come to report in these two days, and you will know my identity. After all, I was in a hurry and wanted to take the first step. Prove your identity with Pavilion Master Xie, and make another deal."

"You are from Southern Xinjiang." Xie Yu'an pointed out her identity.

Luo Yi said calmly: "Yes, I am a spy sent by the Southern Xinjiang tribe to the capital of Daqi. Originally, I wanted to conspire to cause turmoil in the imperial city, so that Daqi would have no time to worry about Southern Xinjiang and postpone sending troops so that our department can Panting, but I didn't expect this capital to become chaotic."

Luo Yi said, covering his mouth and laughing.

Xie Yu'an was not surprised by this. After experiencing so many power disputes and ups and downs in people's hearts, she will no longer be surprised by anyone's identity and thoughts.

"So, what do you want to find me to reveal your identity?"

"My family has been in contact with a certain official of Daqi for these years. That person promised that as long as we send troops to help us in southern Xinjiang, after he takes power, he will keep our southern border peaceful. Of course, this is the wishful thinking of those tribal leaders. , I'm not stupid, and of course I know that crossing rivers and demolishing bridges is a trick that you Central Plains people are good at, that person, I can't believe it."

Xie Yu'an replied calmly: "I am also from the Central Plains."

"Miss Xie's words are still as interesting as usual. Forget it, let's not talk about it. I came to you because I want to make a promise with you. Of course, in return, I can tell you the true identity of the owner of the Promise Pavilion, and Guarantee that southern Xinjiang will not send troops to meddle in your chaos in the Central Plains."

"What promise?"

"After Daqi is stabilized, your Central Plains imperial court will announce to the world that you are not allowed to send troops to conquer the southern border for a hundred years." Luo Yi suppressed his smile, and said seriously: "Daqi needs peace, and so does our southern border."

Xie Yu'an narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she was thinking about it. After a long time, she raised her head, looked at Luo Yi and said, "Yes."

Luo Yi smiled sweetly, "Okay, then I will fulfill my promise and tell you who is the master of the Wuji Pavilion who is behind the scenes."

Xie Yu'an looked at Luo Yi's lips, and between opening and closing, he uttered the three words she least wanted to hear.

"Sheng Huaimin."