Invincible son

"Qizou Empress, Liu Bao is a native of Shoushan County, Guangping Prefecture, Lingzhou. Because his family was poor and unable to make a living when he was young, he followed his father to the capital and went to a distant relative. Later, in the 11th year of Zhongzong Jianping Entering the palace. He is cautious and careful, and is good at observing words and demeanor, so he was highly valued by the late emperor, and he was known to the Ministry of Internal Affairs along with Hou Yu."

In Jingren Palace, Chen An bowed slightly and spoke in a leisurely manner.

Empress Dowager Wu's calm tone came from behind the bead curtain: "What did you find out?"

Chen An replied: "Liu Bao's family is more responsible in Lingzhou, and has no deep connection with the government, but they have accumulated a lot of money in the past 30 years. Xiangyun Lingzhou branch opened Afterwards, members of the Liu clan bought some shares at a lower price. However, other than that, Liu Bao was extremely cautious, and had no private contact with court officials, especially the Guangping Marquis Mansion. The minister checked him repeatedly These years of experience and contacts have confirmed this matter."

Empress Dowager Wu remained silent for a long time.

"However...the minister also found out one thing." Chen An said cautiously.

"Say."

"Liu Bao once supported a junior in the palace, named Qi Shun, who served as a clerk in the Palace Bureau. I checked the records of Neifang, and this Qi Shun was quite trusted by Liu Bao. He went out of the palace many times to serve Liu Bao On business. On May [-]th this year, Qi Shun left the palace in the name of inspecting a batch of cloth needed by the palace, and stayed outside the palace for a full two hours."

"May [-]th?"

"Yes, on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the first emperor ordered the grand ceremony for the establishment of the crown prince to be held on the seventeenth day of the fifth month. There are many items that need to be purchased in the palace. The cloth that Qi Shun said is among them, and it is indeed Liu Bao who is in charge. I asked people to go After checking the cloth workshop, Qi Shun went straight to this place after sunrise from the palace, and the time of his return coincided with the records in Neifang, so there seems to be nothing strange on the surface."

"Where is this person now?"

Chen An bowed his head and said: "This person died on the day the rebels attacked the palace."

"Ah……"

Behind the bead curtain, Mrs. Wu looked indifferent, and said quietly: "That is to say, the only clue that can identify Liu Bao's connection with the outside of the palace is also broken?"

Chen An was ashamed and said: "The minister is not effective, I implore the empress dowager to downgrade her responsibility!"

Empress Dowager Wu turned her head to look at the cauldron by the window, and said: "They have long planned to kill people to silence them, and it would be nothing more than anyone to investigate, so why bother to talk about guilt."

Chen An said cautiously: "Queen Mother, at present, it still has to fall on Liu Bao. In my humble opinion—"

Before he could finish speaking, the Empress Dowager Wu said indifferently: "Liu Bao has been in the palace for nearly 30 years, so of course he knows what to say and what not to say. If he really participated in the assassination of the late emperor, he will not be able to escape from ransacking his house after letting go." The end of the family extermination. But as long as he keeps his mouth shut, at most he will die, and those people outside will naturally keep the Liu family. How can a great eunuch like this not be able to tell which is more important."

Chen An nodded and said yes.

"This matter ends here, there is no need to continue the investigation. Now that the two military planes are going to the border, the Chaozhong Wuxun is headed by Pei Yue, and the Luan Yiwei needs to keep an eye on the inside and outside of the capital."

The next few words seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but Chen An's heart trembled, he quickly agreed and exited Jingren Palace respectfully.

Empress Dowager Wu leaned on the soft couch tiredly, turned her eyes to the female history standing beside her, and asked slowly: "What do you think?"

"Returning to your mother, Qi Shun's line may also be suspicious. With the scheming city of Guangping Hou Guliang, leaving such an obvious loophole is just to mislead people who pay attention to this matter. If you continue to investigate, it may be involved. Wang Pingzhang or Empress Chen will eventually become a deadlock."

"Although Chen An is loyal, it's a pity that his ability is a little insufficient. You have to pay attention to separating the inner and outer parts of Luan Yiwei. The Ai family thinks that the spies on the surface will be mixed with sand by Pei Yue sooner or later."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

"As for Gu Liang... For a nobleman like him, the best ending is to die in battle and sacrifice his life for the country, and he is also worthy of the plaque given to him by the late emperor back then. Pass the secret decree to Yin Wei, Marquis of Qi Yun And Nanxionghou Zhao Xian, if war breaks out in the western region, we will follow the instructions given to them by the Ai family before, and let Gu Liang be glorious and heroic, and this can be regarded as the end of the relationship between him and the late emperor."

"Yes, Empress Dowager." Female Shi hesitated a bit, and asked again: "Have you informed Your Majesty about this?"

Empress Dowager Wu said softly: "No need."

The female history bowed her head in response.

The Empress Dowager Wu stared at the rich and graceful furnishings around her, and couldn't help but think of the little things she had with Emperor Kaiping here. Suddenly, a sharp pain rushed into her heart, and she said silently: "Your Majesty, my concubine will not destroy you. A good situation is left behind, but how can those who killed you live safe and sound?"

……

Xicheng, the main store of Xiangyunhao.

Pei Yue walked into a remote room in the backyard, and Feng Yi and Gai Ju led their soldiers to guard outside.

The light in the room was a little dim, and there was a strong smell of medicine in the air.

Seeing Pei Yue's figure, the man lying on the bed struggled to get up and salute.

Pei Yue walked over to the chair next to the bed, and calmly stopped him, "There's no need to be too polite."

The wounded person had once assassinated Pei Yue on Gushui Street, escaped Taishitai Pavilion and Luan Yiwei several times, and led hundreds of Luan Yiwei masters in the final battle, strayed into the dead of the Xian family in the Southern Zhou Dynasty Xie Huaijing, a northern Xinjiang swordsman hiding in a courtyard.

Looking at the gentle face of the young duke, Xie Huaijing couldn't help but think of that day on the street behind the temple, just because he took one more look at Pei Yue, he was stared at by his wolf-like soldiers, and finally blocked by the other party. in the middle of nowhere.In fact, he didn't want to escape at all, because after successive closed doors, he was desperate, and there was no way to save his benefactor's blood.

Pei Yue needs a top expert who dares to die to assist him in his layout, and Xie Huaijing hopes that the Duke of the State can lend a helping hand, at least to let Guo Linxi leave a son.

The two sides hit it off immediately, and there was a turbulent situation that was popular some time ago.

Pei Yue noticed that this person's face was very pale. It was obvious that he had paid a very heavy price for escape during the scuffle between Luan Yiwei and the Southern Zhou soldiers that day, so he said slowly: "What are your plans for the future?"

Xie Huaijing replied honestly: "Thanks to the kindness of the Duke, after the descendant of the Guo family is released from Shanglin Prison, the Caomin will take him back to Huazhou, and live a peaceful life incognito."

Xuan Debo Guo Linxi was executed early because of his relationship with Wang Pingzhang, and his youngest son is now imprisoned in Shanglin Prison.

Pei Yue was silent for a moment, and said leisurely: "Actually, you also know that it's not that I don't have other candidates to do this. It's just that it's not a last resort. I don't want my people to risk their lives. It just so happens that you show up at this time. Since You have what you want and you are not afraid of death, and your martial arts excellence is very in line with my requirements, so I agree to make this deal with you."

Xie Huaijing lowered her eyes and said, "Grandpa's kindness is as great as the sea, and the grassroots are grateful."

Pei Yue shook his head and said, "What I want to say is that Guo Linxi's fate is already doomed. It seems that there is no need for you to come to the capital to do this."

A bitter smile appeared on Xie Huaijing's face. Seeing that Pei Yue was quite curious, she said in a low voice: "Master Guo, a native of the capital, suffered a catastrophe when he was young, his father was executed by the court, and the whole family was sent to Huahua. The state was imprisoned by the army. Caomin's mother was often beaten by those rude soldiers for a bite to eat and for the grassmin's survival... The ancestors of Caomin's family were good at double swords. Although Caomin was only ten years old at the time, he had practiced it for several years Kung fu, once he killed two soldiers in a fit of rage."

He took a deep breath and continued: "Uncle Guo was still the commander of Qinglongwei at that time. He was the one who exonerated the grassroots from the crime, and then gave our mother and son a place to live. Grandpa Guo, the grassroots knew Guo Uncle made a big mistake, so he deserved to be executed by the court, but the grass people hope to leave a bloodline for the Guo family, which is better than dying."

His tone was very calm, and there seemed to be no waves.

Pei Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Because of your kindness back then, are you willing to die?"

Xie Huaijing nodded and said: "Caomin doesn't have much knowledge, and he doesn't understand what those scholars say, but if he doesn't go through this experience, Caomin will not sleep well for the rest of his life. Fortunately... Caomin didn't die, and the Duke didn't lie Grassman."

Pei Yue listened quietly, and many figures could not help appearing in his mind.

For example, the middle-aged swordsman named Jiang Wanli.

He smiled, raised his hand and patted Xie Huaijing's shoulder and said: "That's fine, the only thing people want in life is peace of mind."

He got up and said: "You rest for a while, and when the injury is probably healed, I will send you out of the capital. The descendants of the Guo family will wait for you at the Shouyang Mountain Mine. At that time, you will take him out of the capital and leave the capital safely. to live."

Xie Huaijing watched Pei Yue's leaving back, struggled to get up and knelt on the bed, saluted solemnly.