Qi Huang

Li Jingyang stumbled and was pushed forward.

Because he was always worried about the knife on his neck, afraid that Xie Xuan would stab it with a trembling hand, Li Jingyang's face was contorted and his eyes were wandering, like a ghost possessed by an evil spirit.

Step by step, he was pushed to Li Jin's side, and then kicked down by Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan didn't pull back, Li Jingyang naturally fell hard, his round and greasy body rolled around on the floor like a meat ball.How smooth and smooth he was nourished by the mountains and rivers here, how much fat was searched for people's livelihood.

In the end, Li Jingyang's head fell to Li Jin's feet.

Li Jin turned around.

He was dressed in coarse cloth, and at first glance, he looked like a farmer who could go to the field to plant rice seedlings by rolling up his sleeves.It's just that those eyes contained a lot of calculations, and carried a lot of lust for profit. If you smell it closely, the stench of copper and human blood on your body can make you fall on your back.

"Your Highness the Thirteenth...Long time no see." Li Jin spoke slowly, his voice rough and piercing, and glanced at Li Jingyang who was lying on the ground from the corner of his eye, "What do you mean?"

Xie Xuan got straight to the point and said, "I want to talk to Mr. Li about cooperation."

Li Jin snorted and shook his head: "Could it be that Your Highness drank too much wine and talked nonsense. Li Jin is a commoner, how dare he talk about cooperation with His Highness?"

"Destroy the Xiao family, seek a great cause, ascend to the Nine Heavens." Xie Xuan said in a low voice, "Master Li, which one do you want to talk about?"

Li Jin was short of breath.

It's been a long time since I saw you. Compared with Li Jin in the court hall, the Master Li in front of you looks deeper and more unfathomable.

But the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.Since the head of the Li family came to power, his unlimited ambition and power have long given him the arrogance that he only wants to look down on the world.

He claims to be smart, but he is also stupid.Be vigilant everywhere, but the arrogance in his bones is often out of the control of the owner, and he runs out and clamors in a grandiose manner.

For example now.

Xie Xuan blackmailed the people of the Li family, kicked Li Jingyang to Li Jin like an animal, and slapped the head of the Li family in the face.

He calmly stared at Xie Xuan with those cloudy eyes.

The raging killing intent almost gushed out.

It was right for Li Jin to want to kill Xie Xuan.

Ever since the Queen Mother ordered the extermination of Xiao's old department, Xie Xuan knew that she was pushed into the chessboard by a pair of invisible hands.The chess grid is criss-crossed, and the chess pieces are scattered among them.

In the capital, there are three factions of Li Zheng, Xiao Ling, and the Queen Mother who have their own thoughts, while Yongzhou is ruled by Li Jin, Feng Jiuyuan, and Qin Ting.The network of relationships covering up and down, densely weaves and covers the north and the south.

And the root system of this net must be settled in the Xiao family decades ago.

The laid out net seems to be tangled and entangled, like thousands of knots that cannot be untied. In fact, since he and Feng Jiuyuan asked and answered that night, Xie Xuan has already seen a way out from it.

The rumors of traitors at the junction of Yongzhou and Quzhou did not come from nothing. Li Jingyang did send troops to encircle and suppress them, but it ended in failure.It may be plausible that the Yongzhou state government cannot suppress the rebels, but the Li family, especially Li Jingyang, who is Li Jin's half-confidant, crushing the rebels to death is like crushing an ant.

But he didn't act rashly, kept the group of rebels here, even if the people complained, he didn't care, why?

Feng Jiuyuan came to Yongzhou half a year ago, and painstakingly bought a piece of land, opened the door to build a mansion, and built his winding courtyard in style, as if he wanted to live in Yongzhou forever.The tiger talisman in the hands of the Feng family is related to the safety of the entire Feng family, but he said that it is no longer in his hands.

If the Tiger Talisman is not in Feng Jiuyuan's hands, who will it be in?Who did Feng Jiuyuan give it to?

A majestic hereditary prince, whose status is so honorable that he can almost be called a brother and brother with the emperor, why would he rather drink that questionable glass of wine than show his sincerity in cooperating with the Li family?

Qin Ting's reputation in Bianliang is notorious for being romantic. Among the prodigal sons that the ten princes talked about, those rich children who like to wander around Yihonglou, and those who like to wear red clothes, Qin Ting Courtside number one of them.Their Qin family has long since fallen, and they may be forced to rely on the imperial power in order to survive, but they will not spend all their wealth just to support the construction of the canal.

What Qin Ting wanted was only to go down to Yongzhou.

Go down to Yongzhou to find someone.

Who is he looking for?If we go back to the source, will the person he is looking for be related to his ultimate goal?

And Li Zheng, who seems to be wandering outside, Li Zheng, who has the strongest and clearest purpose, now thinks about it, and there is a fog that can't be shaken off.He wants Li Jin to die...or, in other words, he wants the entire Li family to die. Then, he would rather be one of the nine families who were punished than pull Li Jin into the water when he killed relatives in the Ziluan Palace. Behavior, is it just a cover?

Does he still have another bargaining chip in his hand, so that the Queen Mother can make an exception and promote him as Minister of the Ministry of War?

If, means if.

If Xie Xuan jumped out of the frame and boldly spliced ​​these twisted threads together...

So, will there be such a person?

He knows the deepest truth about the Xiao family's old affairs, which is related to the interests of Li Jin, the queen mother, the Qin family, Feng Jiuyuan and others.

Because of him, Li Jingyang didn't dare to rebel the people for the time being, and showed that place as a key observation point.

Because of him, Feng Jiuyuan left the fief and went to Yongzhou.When the king of one party leaves the fiefdom, the capital will definitely be shaken by three points. In order to show his loyalty to the imperial power, Feng Jiuyuan voluntarily handed in the tiger amulet and sent only three or two shadow guards.

Because of him, the old department of the Xiao Clan is ready to move.

Qin Ting abandoned the affluent life in the capital and came to a place like Yongzhou to look for him.

Li Zheng broke away from Li Jin's control and took the position of Minister of War to take advantage of his value.

So the second question arises - is there really such a person?

If these were just Xie Xuan's guesses before coming to the government office, then now, facing Li Jin's overwhelming killing intent, Xie Xuan dare not be sure.

This person must exist.

Who is it?

Such a person...is the key to Xie Xuan's entry?

At the critical moment, Xie Xuan still had time to think, if he really died in the government office because of this, who would really feel sorry for him and cry for him, and even take revenge for him at all costs.

But he thought about it again, no matter whether it was the ninth brother who had had a good time with him, Qin Huaixu who was missing now, or Li Yinghan who just sent a letter but didn't know what to say, no one had ever treated him He was 100% sincere.

Only his husband, with a pure nature, wraps his heart in a cold skin. When others touch him, he will shrink back an inch, and if he touches it twice, he will shrink back two inches.Only when he is touched urgently, will he really fight back unbearably, and then expose the softest inside.

Kind people will eventually be the first to be doomed.

But it doesn't really matter. Fortunately, his ninth brother is not a kind person.

When Li Jin sternly called for someone to take Xie Xuan down, Xie Xuan was still thinking——

I don't know when Feng Jiuyuan will wake up?

I don't know... How would he feel when he saw the words "Brother, save me" written on the letter?

The muffled thunder rumbling in winter split a hole in the dark sky, and the clouds that stretched for thousands of miles drifted lazily not far away, and then slowly gathered back.

Cover the sky of Bianliang into an airtight board.

The courtiers walked out of the Ziluan Hall, exchanging interesting new things with each other recently.A skinny old man grabbed Li Zheng and stopped him from walking away in time.

"Lord Li has been loved by the empress dowager recently, and he will be promoted again soon." The old man clenched his fists, "Congratulations."

Li Zheng: "Thank you, you deserve it."

Old man: "..."

His face froze for a while, but he didn't dare to get angry, trying to find another topic and catch up with the celebrity.

"Master Li is really humorous." The old man sighed pretentiously, "But the one from Wenxuanmen, don't worry about it."

Li Zheng paused: "How to say?"

"Hey. A few days ago, he just disobeyed the empress dowager, so he was fined and placed under house arrest. I heard that even charcoal fires cannot be sent in. It's a cold day, and the Wenxuanmen is in the entrance of the hall, so how can we bear it without burning charcoal fires?" Stay."

Li Zheng smiled: "Then I don't know what this matter has to do with you, my lord?"

Old man: "..."

He was refuted once and blocked for the second time, even if he wanted to flatter him, he still had to worry about his own self-esteem.So he laughed dryly, turned around and left with a cold face.

Li Zheng stood for a moment.

There seemed to be a faint moisture in the air, and it fell wetly on the crown of his hair.He was silent for a long time, he didn't know what to think, and finally left slowly along the steps beside Danbi.

It just rained a few days ago-there is always not enough rain in winter. God pinched his nose, tick-tocked a few half-dead, and then covered his eyes miserly.

Behind the Wenxuan gate of the imperial palace, the courtyard gate was wide open, and the wind howled.A figure swayed, his bony hands pinched the door frame, and his veins occasionally bulged.

He was trying hard, slowly, to stand up on his own.

It has been a long time since these legs have tried their proper use.

Just as a plant has been dead for many years, it cannot escape the end of its life.Qingzhu was coming in from the courtyard after fetching water—they lived in a rough and rough place, and they didn’t have anything to ask for. The winter was cold and dry, so Qingzhu thought about getting some firewood to burn some water for his husband to keep warm.

How could I see this situation as soon as I entered the door.

He was terrified immediately, threw the wooden barrel away with a bang, and stepped forward to help it.

"Don't move." Xiao Ling said two words coldly.

Qingzhu's steps faltered, and she really didn't dare to move anymore.

However, the movement stopped, and the beating heart was always worried.Qingzhu didn't dare to blink, even her breathing was inaudible, for fear that her words and deeds would affect Xiao Ling.

It's just futile in the end.

Xiao Ling's legs had long since lost strength, and when he was about to fall, he suddenly raised his hand, retracted his five fingers, and the sword hanging on the wall flew into his hand, serving as a crutch for support.

"The hilt is dusty." Xiao Ling sat back in the wheelchair, threw the sword away, and wiped his fingertips carefully, "Throw it away."

Qingzhu: "Sir..."

"Shall I say it a second time?"

Qingzhu held back tears: "...Yes."

He picked up the long sword, and for some reason, he couldn't stop crying.But he didn't dare to cry, so he turned around and let his eyes hit the sword.

Along with the wind, the long hair tied behind the ears brushed to the front of the body, fascinated Xiao Ling's eyes.

Walking outside the courtyard, Qingzhu turned around and saw his husband slowly said again: "This winter is extremely cold, you go out of the palace and buy a few catties of charcoal for me and come back."

Qingzhu: "Huh?"

But can the Ministry of Internal Affairs allow it in?

But if the husband wants it, Qing Zhu has no complaints, even if going out of the palace is extremely troublesome, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back before dawn.He wanted to tell him to rest well even if he was not around, but before he could speak, Xiao Ling had already closed the door.

He was stunned for a moment, and for some reason, he always felt that today's husband was a little different.But after thinking about it, he still couldn't figure out his husband's heart.

By the time he understood, it was too late.

Just as the horizon turned white, the ministers who abruptly pulled themselves up from the bed and went to the court, yawned, and walked across the Wenxuan Gate sleepily.

If it was as usual, they would go straight to the Ziluan Hall to wait for the Empress Dowager after they passed through the Wenxuan Gate and got off the sedan chair.But something is different today.

The old man who wanted to flatter Li Zheng but failed just got out of the car, and before he got close, he saw thick black smoke coming from not far away.He was taken aback, and he pushed aside the crowd and asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

"Hey, it's out of the water."

The old man was taken aback: "Where is the water?"

His question is nonsense.

The closer you get, the stronger the burning sensation will be.The lonely courtyard inside the Wenxuan Gate had long been surrounded by heavy fires, and the billowing smoke mercilessly swallowed everything.

Someone sighed: "Oh, with such a big fire, and the wind blowing, I'm afraid the people living in it will be in danger."

Someone said in a low voice: "The one who lives here is the head teacher, right? Didn't it mean that he was punished by the empress dowager? He didn't even have charcoal. Where did the fire come from?"

Someone covered it up and said: "Forget it, what does it have to do with me, let's go, go to court."

The crowd will be lively after watching it, and they all scatter like birds and beasts.

If there is a fire in the palace, the people in the palace will be held accountable, and it has nothing to do with them.

So no one could see that the thick smoke rose to the sky, and together with the gloomy sky, it finally merged into one color.