Shadow Guard stand-in

Xuanyi Division.

Jin Jiuye reappeared after many days, which surprised the dark guards. They still pretended to be their own leaders and hid in the harem and never came out again.

"Slack in daily training?" Jin Jiuye's sharp eyes scanned the faces of those young kids one by one.

They smiled and said: "No, boss, your subordinates dare not disobey your orders."

Jin Jiuye hummed expressionlessly, and walked towards the dungeon, "All those who expired were executed?"

One of the dark guards replied, "They were all executed."

Jin Jiuye was surprised quietly.

He remembered the last time there was some conflict in the Xuanyi Department. A stunned young man insisted on sympathizing with the prisoners in the dungeon, and insisted on opposing him. He suppressed them with extreme means and punished them mercilessly.

"The No. [-] C character was also executed?"

The dark guard said: "Yes, the subordinate executed it himself, and let the boss worry about it."

Jin Jiuye nodded. If He Jue hadn't been annoyed at the time and shut him up in the Palace of Qinzheng to recover from his injuries and was not allowed to go out, he would have to go to the Xuanyi Division to deal with the matter in person the next day. Fortunately, the soldiers under him were quite obedient and did not embarrass him.

"How many people are still locked in the dungeon?"

"So far, 43 people."

"Is there anyone missing their left hand?"

The dark guard thought for a while, then shook his head, "No, but one was executed yesterday."

Jin Jiuye's eyes fell on him in an instant, and he felt as if his whole body was being stabbed by the point of a knife. He couldn't speak anymore, and he didn't dare to raise his head again.

Lord Shadow Guard's aura is too intimidating.

"That man was born with a disabled left hand. He is a counselor who can't use force. He participated in the Song Dynasty's rebellion against the palace and was one of the masterminds." ,so……"

Jin Jiuye pulled out the information about the counselor from his past thoughts, "Chang Yucheng, I remember him, kill him if you kill him."

A light sentence, as if human life is not an important thing.

The dark guard remained silent, followed behind the leader, and only when the leader moved forward did he secretly wipe the cold sweat off his forehead, thinking that he was about to make another mistake.

After a while, Jin Jiuye walked to the file room, and the dark guard was still following him, so he couldn't help being puzzled.

"Everyone else has retreated, why are you still following me?"

"Subordinate..." the dark guard said hesitantly, "Subordinate wants to apologize to the boss."

It was the first time Jin Jiuye heard such words, and he looked up and down the dark guard, making sure he had no impression of him.

"What did you do to apologize to me?"

Hearing this, the dark guard was surprised and said: "The boss doesn't remember his subordinates?"

Jin Jiuye asked back: "Why should I remember you? What big mistake did you make, did you ever conspire against the king?"

The dark guard shook his head quickly, but soon became dejected, "No."

"If that's the case, let's go down." Jin Jiuye was too lazy to talk nonsense, he wasted so much time in Shoukang Palace today, and if he wasted his time on this recruit, would he still investigate the case?

"Boss!" Before being kicked out, the dark guard impulsively said his name, "My subordinate's name is Lin Jiyuan, and Habayashi Wei Linchi is my cousin."

In order to deepen his impression, he also specifically mentioned his family background.Maybe there are not many opportunities to get close to Jin Jiuye alone. At this moment, he hopes that his boss will know his name so that he will not be forgotten.

Just now when Jin Jiuye said why he should remember himself, his heart felt sour and bitter, mixed with strong resentment.

He was very sad, he didn't want to be an ordinary dark guard who was dispensable in Jin Jiuye's eyes, he wanted to be a special existence that his boss would remember in his heart.

"Lin Chi, the leader of the Habayashi Guard?" Jin Jiuye also had an impression of the guards around He Jue, "His father is the minister of the Dali Temple."

"It's my uncle." Lin Jiyuan said positively.

Jin Jiuye nodded, thinking about it, "It just so happens that I have a task for you. Go and follow up the recent cases in Dali Temple to see if there are any suspicious cases similar to the loss of your left hand."

"Yes." Lin Jiyuan quickly took the order, and the disappointment just now was swept away.

"Go." Jin Jiuye sent people away, entered the file room, and began to look through some old cases that had passed for a long time. Some cases were secrets of the imperial court, and they were not even kept in Dali Temple.

But Xuan Yi Division has it here, which Jin Jiuye spent a lot of time sorting out, and there are some materials brought over from the life and death camp, which are intricate and difficult to clarify quickly.

Lin Jiyuan paused at the door for a moment, he looked deeply at Jin Jiuye's figure, then sighed, and then left from the file room.

"Why are you so sad?" Lin Jiyuan took the task and found a good dark guard to go with him. This is the rule of Xuanyi Division.

No matter what kind of mission to perform, in order to avoid mistakes and grievances, two dark guards are needed together, except of course the Lord Shadow Guard Jin Jiuye.

The dark guard who was traveling with him noticed that Lin Jiyuan was not in a good mood, so he asked one more question.

Lin Jiyuan said: "Today I finally mustered up the courage to go to the boss, but the boss doesn't remember what happened that day at all."

"You mean that day you bumped into your boss because of No. [-] C?" This dark guard was one of the two men who were ordered by Jin Jiuye to arrest and punish Lin Jiyuan that day. At that time, he persuaded Lin Jiyuan, "Go and investigate C number three?"

"Yes, that thief committed a heinous crime, his crimes are beyond record, and his boss was also tricked. I even asked the old man two years ago about the situation of the boss at that time... If it were me, I'm afraid he would have died as a relief , but the boss forcibly survived.” Lin Jiyuan recalled the things he inquired a few days ago, “I admire the boss not only because of the number three, but also because of many things that ordinary people can’t do. Arrived, he was really good."

The companion of the dark guard also agreed: "Yes, didn't you say that day, he is extremely cold-blooded and ruthless. He has reached this point in his life, and he can no longer be compared with ordinary people. Perhaps, you can regard him as a god."

"No." Lin Jiyuan shook his head, "He is not a god, nor is he cold-blooded and ruthless, but loyal and courageous, and he has sacrificed too much for His Majesty. You know that in the 23rd year of Chongming, he did not drink or eat behind His Majesty's back Walked [-] miles on foot, you know that in the third year of Baoyuan, he entered the Hall of Qinzheng from the Gate of Supreme Harmony all the way to rescue His Majesty from prison, you know that in the first year of Yonghe, he broke into thousands of troops and took Chu by himself The king's head was pierced by thousands of arrows and he was dying..."

"I used to think that I was born in a family, studied for more than ten years, and would be a loyal minister and general who would serve the country in the future. However, after more than a year in the Xuanyi Division, I found that I was still too immature. Of course, this is not the worst thing. After all, I can practice again if my ability is insufficient. But what makes me even more sad is that I ask myself, occasionally for a few moments, I still have a little bit of luck and confusion, I even have evil thoughts, greed and selfishness, I will doubt, Will shrink back, will be afraid... and these, the boss will never!"

Lin Jiyuan's tone was firm and powerful, "He is the purest and most loyal person I have ever met in this world. He is loyal to His Majesty, he does not hesitate to sacrifice his life, fame, and even his own emotions. I can't do these things. I don't have him. Like that..."

With thousands of turns between his lips and teeth, he spit out two words, "pure."

"None of us." The companion patted Lin Jiyuan on the shoulder reassuringly, "A pure person will only have a yardstick for doing things, and he can discard or turn a blind eye to anything beyond this yardstick. We can't do it because we There are distracting thoughts. And these distracting thoughts may be our parents and family members, or brothers in the same robe, or wives and children. Ji Yuan, don't worry about this, after all, the boss has ordered tasks, and we have to finish them well. "

"Yeah." Lin Jiyuan nodded, calmed down, "I will work hard towards the boss!"

The two smiled at each other.

After a while, Lin Jiyuan suddenly thought of something, and sighed again: "I just accidentally saw a scar on the neck of the boss. It is said that it was left behind to break the control of No. [-] C and attract Gu worms. I asked my cousin about it. , Yin Gu worms are in so much pain that they almost want to ask the boss just now, if it really hurts that much at that time."

Lin Jiyuan laughed as he spoke, mocking himself for being sentimental.

The companion of the dark guards also laughed and said: "You don't need to worry about this matter, our boss has His Majesty's love, if you go overboard, His Majesty will be jealous."

Qinzheng Hall.

After He Jue went down to court, he returned to the Nuan Pavilion and changed into his regular clothes. Zhang Fu, the old palace attendant, looked for an opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, Mr. Yingwei was sent to Shoukang Palace by the concubine today."

"Why did the concubine ask him to go to Shoukang Palace?" He Jue frowned, "It took a long time to recover from the injury, and he hasn't grown any flesh yet."

Yesterday, I felt that I lost a lot of weight by holding it. Tomorrow, I will make up for it with medicinal food every day, and I will not let people go out to work, so I am not fat but thin.

Zhang Fu cautiously replied: "Perhaps because of your going to Yongshou Palace yesterday, the concubine lost face in front of Miss Zhong, and Lord Yingwei is His Majesty's concubine, and in name she is also the concubine's daughter-in-law."

"Jin Jiuye is not her daughter-in-law. My mother is only the former empress. The concubine has overstepped the rules." He Jue breathed out a foul breath, hiding his deep dissatisfaction with the concubine, "Where is Jin Jiuye? I'm going to find him."

Zhang Fu inquired with a wink, "Master Shadow Guard came out of Shoukang Palace and went to Xuanyi Division. He should be still in Xuanyi Division at this moment."

"Have you had breakfast yet?" He Jue walked towards Xuanyi Division, Zhang Fu thought about it, and replied, "Maybe not."

He Jue was really annoyed, and his pace became a little more anxious, "What do the palace people in Yongshou Palace do? He is a wounded person, and he just walks around freely without watching him eat well?"

"Looking at the sun, it's almost noon." Zhang Fu silently poured oil on the fire.

He Jue was very angry, "What's the name of that dog servant in Shoukang Palace who went to invite people? He doesn't even allow people to eat food, how courageous!"

The emperor was furious, and no one could bear it.All the palace people around, on-duty and off-duty, passing by, chatting, and working quickly, all of them stopped their movements when they heard the words, kneeling down and silent like a tide.

"It's in charge of Shoukang Palace, Jiang Fuhai." Zhang Fu lowered his eyelids and replied respectfully.

"What a Jiang Fuhai!" He Jue ordered furiously, "I will order the Chief Secretary of the Palace that Jiang Fuhai disrespects my concubines. He will be punished with a cane for [-] years. He will be dismissed from his position as the head of the first palace and demoted to Chang'an Lane to work as a coolie."

"Yes." Zhang Fu responded, winked at the little palace man who was following behind, and then some people went to run errands.

Then He Jue seemed to let out a bad breath, and his anger dissipated a bit. After walking for more than ten steps, he said to Zhang Fu again: "By the way, that daughter of the Zhong family, since she is a concubine, don't stay in the palace for a long time. Go and send a message to Shoukang Palace, and ask the concubine to send him back in a few days, so that the Zhong family will not miss him."

Zhang Fuying was right, He Jue took two steps, and suddenly changed his mind, "Forget it, there is no need to go to Shoukang Palace, I will tell Lord Zhong personally after the court meeting tomorrow."

This is because he doesn't want to give the concubine and the Zhong family any more affection. Even though Zhang Fu has served He Jue for many years, he was secretly shocked.

Originally, the message to the concubine was to preserve Miss Zhong's reputation, and it was the concubine who sent him back. It was only the Zhong family's own business, and His Majesty could not intervene.But if His Majesty finds Mr. Zhong personally, the nature and seriousness of this will be different. I am afraid that the granddaughter of the Zhong family will not have a good life at home in the future. After all, who would dare to offend the emperor? swagger?

He Jue entered the Xuanyi Division, and when he learned that Jin Jiuye was in the file room, he shunned the palace guards and went to look for him alone.

Zhang Fu and other palace officials from Qinzheng Palace were waiting outside, and the dark guards did not entertain them, they were all busy with their own affairs.Seeing that there was no one around, Zhang Xiaoxi asked secretly: "Master, Lord Shadow Guard obviously had breakfast before going out today. The slave told you just now, why didn't you reply to His Majesty?"

Zhang Fu rolled his eyes at the young apprentice, "It's a good thing that you have been with Sir Yingwei in Yongshou Palace for many days. Although you are not known to be in charge, you are the most useful in front of Sir Yingwei. Why can't you even see through this little thing?" ?”

Zhang Xiaoxi quickly put on a shy face, "I also ask Master to teach me."

Zhang Fu shook his shoulders and neck, Zhang Xiaoxi stepped forward to pat his back and rubbed his shoulders winkingly, flattering him for a while.

Zhang Fu enjoyed it for a while before he said: "Your Majesty is not happy about today's incident. His Majesty is not happy. But because of the concubine, His Majesty is not easy to get angry. If you don't have a fit, can you bear it? Your Majesty is definitely not like this." People, of course we have to vent our anger on others, so, as slaves, we have to pass the punching bag at the right time, understand?"

"So master, you deliberately said that Lord Yingwei didn't have breakfast."

"Couldn't it be that His Majesty has a reason to attack, those of us who are close to him can feel better, so that we don't have to worry about it all day long." Zhang Fu sighed, seeing the innocent face of the little apprentice, he didn't realize the truth after thinking about it. What a fool.

Zhang Xiaoxi really didn't like that old guy who bullied others with his eyes higher than the top, and couldn't help cursing: "That Jiang guy is not a good guy, he has been cheating and weak all day long, so being dealt with by His Majesty is a joy to the hearts of the people."

"Actually, this is also a warning to the concubine." Zhang Fu saw it clearly, "If the concubine does not restrain herself, next time, your majesty may not make Shoukang Palace feel better."

After all, the mother-child relationship between the concubine and her majesty is just a superficial effort to maintain, but the concubine does not know it, and thinks that the blood relationship cannot be severed.It's a pity, how did His Majesty ascend to the throne? The bloody battles during the late Emperor's reign will only last a few years. Except for the eldest princess, there is no close blood relative left in the royal family.

The current reigning monarch, his heart is much colder than anyone else, because he grew up in blood and slaughter.

And for so many years, the only one who accompanied him and never betrayed him was Jin Jiuye.This is the real reason why Lord Yingwei is unshakable. No matter what the situation is, no matter what the relationship between the two of them is, Jin Jiuye may be the only rebel in His Majesty's heart.

"It's time for lunch, don't read any more." He Jue entered the dossier room, and the aura around him also changed. The chilling aura that he had just announced suddenly subsided, and his tone became much gentler.

Jin Jiuye had discovered He Jue's whereabouts a long time ago, but he was seeing something important, so he ignored He Jue.

He Jue stretched out his hand to cover the page, "Don't you listen to what I say?"

Jin Jiuye had no choice but to get up, "Let's go, have lunch."

"Why, seeing what you mean, you're still a little reluctant?" He Jue looked at Jin Jiuye's expression.

Jin Jiuye said calmly, "No."

"I don't believe it." He Jue slumped down on the table, just pressing on a case file, Jin Jiuye saw his brows twitch, and remained silent.

He Jue saw it, but deliberately did not move, sitting tight on his buttocks, "The country under my rule has restored the peace of the world. Although the people don't say they are rich, they can be considered food and clothing. With an injury, why do you have to work so hard to keep it alive, at worst, if there is any case, I will investigate it for you."

A strand of Jin Jiuye's hair was played with in He Jue's hands for a long time, "How about you, Lord Shadow Guard."

He was obviously trying to curry favor with the cold-faced and taciturn black-clothed man in front of him. Jin Jiuye couldn't tell that his temperament was much softer than when he just left the life and death camp, all thanks to He Jue.

Occasionally this person made a mistake, and he would come to him to act like a spoiled child, with such a sleazy vibe, it was hard to see.

Jin Jiuye was speechless.

He Jue sighed, put away his indecency just now, and said bluntly: "I heard that the concubine is looking for trouble for you today. I'm afraid you won't be happy in Shoukang Palace."

Jin Jiuye said: "No, I can come and go freely in Shoukang Palace."

He Jue let out a chuckle, and echoed with great face: "Yes, Mr. Shadow Guard is very skilled in martial arts, when will this palace wall stop you? Forget it, I will take you to a place."

"Where are you going?" Jin Jiuye thought, is there any place in the palace that he hasn't been to.

He Jue smiled mysteriously, "You just follow me."

When the two went out, He Jue expressed that he did not take the usual route, and pointed to the eaves and roof tiles, "I remember when I was a child, you could climb up the wall with one hand and run around on the roof with my back collar in one hand. Now Are you okay now?"

Jin Jiuye glanced at He Jue, his eyes seemed to be looking at the mentally retarded.

But He Jue didn't care, he looked up at the blue sky, and after a while, he heard Jin Jiuye seriously planning, "I'm afraid one hand won't work, but two hands should be fine."

"Oh, you are serious, you have injuries." He Jue smiled.

"Injury is not a problem." Jin Jiuye took a step forward, as if he really wanted to do it.

He Jue hurriedly took a step back, "Don't, I have practiced martial arts since then, so the courtyard wall can still be overturned. Do you still remember that I used to live in the Qianyuan Palace, and the princes lived in that garden..."

As He Jue mentioned it personally, the childhood memories began to flash in Jin Jiuye's mind, "My subordinates remember."

"Then do you remember that when I was framed back then, where did the little witch hide in the end?" He Jue went up to the roof and looked back at the silent man standing there. Under the sunlight, he smiled at the man, as if he was still That panicked kid back then.

Jin Jiuye looked away silently, then followed He Jue, and the two performed lightness kung fu all the way to the long-abandoned Qianyuan Hall.

As soon as He Jue entered the door, he climbed up the beam in the hall, took out a dirty cotton doll from a certain age-old gap, and said to Jin Jiuye as if asking for credit when it landed: "Look, I know you are hiding in here."

Without waiting for Jin Jiuye's reaction, he said directly: "At that time, I couldn't get on the beam, but you could. At that time, the former emperor ordered Gong Zhengsi, Habayashi Wei and others to search the entire garden, even digging out the cracks in the bricks. , only the roof. Only the roof can hide."

"Yes." Jin Jiuye did not deny it.

He Jue kneaded the tattered little thing, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, "It's it, it made me extinguish my last hope for the concubine. She gave up on me for the third brother, and I knew from that moment what kind of blood relationship , is nothing but delusion.”

Jin Jiuye didn't speak.

He Jue continued: "For so many years, I have no mother-child affection for the concubine. In fact, the year I came to the throne, I was able to secretly imprison her in the Universiade Temple. But I still brought her back to the palace. Do you know why? ?”

Jin Jiuye shook his head, "The subordinates don't know."

He Jue closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time, but it was still hard to let go.

"I have also done evil and been used by others. At that time, I didn't know that so many things would be involved in the future, so I stuffed this thing into the third brother's house at the beginning. Unexpectedly, that day the concubine I happened to come to the Qianyuan Palace, but I was dug out by the concubine for some reason. In order to clear up the suspicion of the third brother, the concubine secretly slipped it to me. I am also her son, so she gave up so easily I."

"You know what happened later." He Jue took a few steps forward and stepped out the door. His whole body was exposed to the sun, and he suddenly felt much better.

"This thing was actually made by the concubine herself. She was supposed to design someone else, but her son was killed by the anti-general. When the Habayashi guards came to search the palace, I had no choice but to hide it in desperation." Dodged a bullet."

He Jue said these words with his back turned, and when he said this, he suddenly turned to look at Jin Jiuye.

Jin Jiuye was still dressed in black and stood in the dark Qianyuan Hall. He couldn't see clearly at first, but for some reason, He Jue's heart was filled with gloom, but he felt that the man looked so bright, as if he had been covered by sunlight. Like the whole body.

"I have always felt guilty towards the third brother. I did something wrong and harmed him. Even if there was a lot of trouble between him and me later, I felt that I deserved it. Before he died, he asked me to treat the concubine kindly, and I agreed. gone."

He Jue smiled helplessly at Jin Jiuye with the corners of his mouth pulled. The smile was a bit ugly, probably to cover up his inner anxiety.

He was not sure if he was the same in the eyes of the man at this moment, even though he and Jin Jiuye were already brothers, but when it came time to analyze his heart, he still felt uncomfortable and extremely embarrassed.

"Brother Ye, this is the last little secret between me and you that I haven't been honest about."

He Jue called Jin Jiuye by his nickname, and fixed his eyes on Jin Jiuye, for fear of missing the slightest bit of emotion on that man's face.

He was quietly waiting for Jin Jiuye to speak.

However, Jin Jiuye didn't have any emotions, he just asked: "Will the master let the concubine live in the palace until she dies of old age?"

It seems that he is just trying to figure out how he should treat the concubine in the future.

He Jue shook his head and beckoned Jin Jiuye to come to him. The two of them stood together under the sun. He Jue saw white clouds floating in the blue sky, and his voice suddenly became ethereal.

"I'm just reminding myself all the time that I will spend my whole life paying back for the evil I did back then. But I'm telling you this today just to confess to you."

"Do you know that it was the concubine's idea that I could meet you. She framed others in order to seize the position of the fourth concubine, pushed me into the lake and almost died. To appease her, the first emperor promised me that I could enter the life and death camp to challenge her." A shadow guard, and the one who led me to the life and death camp was none other than Third Brother."

"So I probably want to thank them for being lucky enough to meet you."

He Jue turned his head to look at Jin Jiuye beside him, and smiled at him with a tenderness and pampering that he could not even detect.

Jin Jiuye was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "That subordinate may also need to confess something to the master."

"What's the matter?" He Jue raised his eyebrows curiously, he never imagined that Jin Jiuye would hide something from him.

"Back then, when the master went to fill His Royal Highness with witches and gu villains, in fact, his subordinates secretly followed you and even lured a little palace man away for you." Jin Jiuye answered so seriously that He Jue didn't know it for a long time. react to.

"So, if I do evil, do you also want to follow me to help the tiger?" He Jue couldn't help laughing, and the secret guilt that had accumulated in his heart for many years was suddenly relieved.

He put his arms around Jin Jiuye's shoulders, "Okay, Brother Ye lied to me, how will I punish you?"

Jin Jiuye didn't expect to be punished, he was stunned for a moment, his eyes were blank, "...do you want to be punished?"

He Jue smiled even more happily, he was happy to tease Jin Jiuye, this man looked serious, it was so funny, sometimes he couldn't help but want to pinch the other's face.

"How about punishing you to embroider a sachet for me?" I still remember the red plum on the cuff of Ganqing Zhongyi.

Jin Jiuye expressed his embarrassment, and hurriedly begged for mercy, He Jue then laughed at him as a fool, and then said: "The concubine has been quite peaceful these past few years, and I am willing to pretend that mother and child love each other, but compared with you, it is always You are more important."

While talking, He Jue couldn't hold back his inner thoughts, stretched out his hand and pinched Jin Jiuye's face, until the face was deformed, he laughed again.

The two stayed in the Qianyuan Hall for a long time, and the memories of the past appeared one by one. They talked about many common memories, and occasionally mentioned some interesting things, and He Jue couldn't stop laughing.

Although Jin Jiuye is not good at smiling, it can be seen that his brows are much gentler, and he even talks a lot more.

They went to the house where they used to live, and He Jue lay down on the couch where he slept when he was young without hesitation, and motioned for Jin Jiuye to lie down with him as well. can not hear.

He Jue stretched his body and mind, and faced the maliciousness deep in his heart for the first time, which he had been unable to face for so many years.

But after talking about it with Jin Jiuye, he seemed to think it was no big deal, such a trivial matter.

Jin Jiuye is still an accomplice.

He turned his head and looked at Jin Jiuye's side face. From this angle, the man's face was soft and warm, and he lost the indifference and coldness he had cultivated for many years.

Suddenly, he had a thought, and he thought strangely, this person will always tolerate him and trust him to protect him, and they are the closest people to each other, so there is nothing to say.

"Brother Ye..."

"Ah."

"I have to confess something to you..." He Juehu's heart was pounding, "Yesterday, I seemed to have other thoughts about you."