The Mystery of Mountains and Rivers

chapter 29

In Kyoto, the spring moon has come, and the flowers are blooming and the trees are green.

The recent great summer can be described as a series of happy events. Half a month ago, Yang Sheng, the governor of Xiji Prefecture, led his army to defeat the Tianxiong army in Hongshi City, beheading more than [-] people, and Zhuo Rilang, the leader of Tianxiong, was defeated.At the same time, good news came from the Yunyan Grassland in the north. The leader of the Beidi Tribe, who had violated the frontier, suddenly retreated steadily under the counterattack of the Yunzhou Border Guard Army. Great victory.The emperor was full of enthusiasm, and the government and the public were jubilant. The military headed by Liu Daoen, the head of the Armed Forces Institute, received a series of awards.At the same time, the emperor issued an edict, ordering Lang Liujue, the secretary and son of the president of the Armed Forces Institute, to marry the Emperor Changle, which added infinite joy to the capital.

In the meeting hall of Yuan Pavilion, Mu Qing is having a secret conversation with Qingying Secretary Tu Wei.

"Pavilion Master, the exposure of Bingsan's hidden pile is extremely strange. Although I had contact with him once in Yingshu, he clearly told me that Lord Tianxiong had no doubts about him, but he was killed the next day. In the meantime, Something must have happened that we don't know about."

Mu Qing sighed, Bingsan's secret stake was Tianxiong's official Kuoda who was killed in Tianxiong's camp.Kuo Da joined Yuan Pavilion since he was a child. His father was a native of Tianxiong living in the Xiji Prefecture of Daxia. It was for this reason that Yuan Pavilion recruited him, and he successfully broke into Tianxiong's interior ten years ago and became the lord of the country. One of Zhuo Rilang's confidants.The ordnance theft case was of great importance, and Mu Qing had no choice but to use him, but his identity was discovered on the eve of the battle in Hongshi City, and his head was in a different place.

"his family?"

"I got news on the way back to Beijing that Kuo Da's wife was sent to the military camp and died, and her son was missing." Speaking of this, Tu Wei's face was full of unbearable.

Rotation camp is to take off the clothes of the prisoner's female family members and throw them into the barracks. Anyone can imagine what kind of torture and ravages she experienced before she died.

Mu Qing didn't say anything, this is the life of the marquis, especially the marquis who broke into the enemy's interior, once discovered, the punishment is often a hundred times crueler than death.Over the past hundred years, Yuan Pavilion has killed more than a hundred or a thousand warlords of the enemy country. In order to defend Daxia, they kept their anonymity and lived beside the enemy in various identities. Even if they could return to Daxia, most of them could not enjoy it like ordinary people life is good.

"Who do you think?" Mu Qing's question made Tu Wei stunned for a moment. As someone Mu Qing could trust, he already knew that there was a deeply hidden spy in Yuan Pavilion, and the target had even been locked in a very small area. But let him analyze who it is, Tu Wei still doesn't have enough confidence in his heart.

"I don't know, Pavilion Master, you know me. I spend very little time in the capital, and I don't handle many core incidents, and human lives are at stake. I dare not speak nonsense."

Mu Qing pressed his temple lightly with his thumb. Whenever there was something important to think about, he did this. Tu Wei stood opposite Mu Qing and didn't speak, for fear that he would disturb Mu Qing's thinking.

After a long while, Mu Qing raised his head and looked at Tu Wei, his ancient well-like eyes revealed a hint of murderous intent.

"Out of town."

In Yun'an County Lord's Mansion, Liu Daoen's family is having dinner.

Liu Daoen, the president of the Armed Forces Academy, Liu Daoen's wife, the emperor's cousin Yun'an Princess, Liu Daoen's eldest son and secretary Lang Liujue, and his second son Liu Quan were all present.

Liu Jue will be getting married to Princess Anle soon, and the emperor specially gave them a princess mansion, and they will move in after they get married, so the time for the family to get together is very precious, and it seems to be very happy.

Liu Jue is only twenty years old. He has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. He can compose poetry at the age of seven. His appearance is also very outstanding. Before that, many high-ranking officials in the capital wanted to marry the Liu family, but they were finally selected by the emperor. .

"Jue'er, have a drink with Weifu."

Although Liu Jue was young, she was very calm. She picked up the wine glass and touched her father, and drank it down in one gulp.Liu Daoen looked at his eldest son, full of relief, Liu Jue was very calm and reticent, that's why the emperor gave him the position of Secretary Lang.Liu Daoen looked at Liu Quan, the second son who was next to Liu Jue, and immediately lost his temper.

Liu Quan was feasting on a plate of beef in front of him, when he suddenly felt a cold stare, looked up, his father was looking at him with hatred, Liu Quan's lips twitched twice, and hurriedly lowered his head, avoiding his father's gaze .

"Hum..." Liu Daoen snorted coldly. Although this second son is also a direct son, he is different from his elder brother Yunni. Liu Quan called him the number one villain in Kyoto.

"Jue'er, in a few days your mother will take you into the palace to meet the empress dowager and empress. The harem is different from ordinary places, so you should be cautious in what you say and do." Before Liu Jue got married, she would go to the palace to pay her respects as usual and accept greetings from the empress dowager and empress. Then a series of marriage procedures can be carried out.Liu Jue quickly said yes, Liu Daoen did not speak again after explaining, nor did he hear the deep sigh in his son's heart.

The dinner was coming to an end, Liu Daoen was in a good mood today, he drank a lot of wine, his face was already flushed, suddenly a guard broke in: "Dean, the emperor has called you into the palace."

Liu Daoen was more than half awake from the wine in an instant, His Majesty the Emperor summoned him late at night, what happened?

The guard said tremblingly: "The Pavilion Master of the Yuan Pavilion was assassinated, and his life and death are unknown."

Liu Daoen was sober, Mu Qing was assassinated?
In the Great Xia Palace, in the Imperial Study Room, all those in power at the power center of the Xia Kingdom gathered here.The chief officials of the Armed Forces Academy, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple were all there, as well as the doctor of the Qingying Division of Yuan Pavilion, Tu Wei.

The emperor came very quickly, obviously Mu Qing's assassination made him very disturbed.

"They're all here, Tu Wei, you speak first." The bad mood prevented the emperor from talking nonsense, and Liu Daoen understood that Mu Qing held a heavy weight in the emperor's heart, more important than all the courtiers present.

Tu Wei opened his mouth and said: "Today, the pavilion master took a few guards out of the city secretly to meet a hidden stake in our Yuan Pavilion. The matter is very important. In order not to reveal his whereabouts, he did not arrange Xiaoqi to accompany him as guards."

The people present were all surprised, what is the important matter that made the Pavilion Master of Yuan Pavilion dare to go out of the city without heavy guards, you must know that anyone who wants Mu Qing's life in this world can line up from the imperial city to Cheng'anmen.

"The news that the pavilion master went to see is extremely important." Tu Wei's face was solemn, and he didn't have time for others to ask questions.

"Inside my Yuan Pavilion, there is a deeply hidden hidden stake, colluded with Tianxiong Kingdom, and betrayed many of our deployments in Tianxiong and buried extremely deep hidden stakes."

With a buzzing sound, the officials exploded. What is Yuan Pavilion? The most secret place of Daxia, which is in charge of thousands of princes all over the world. There is actually a hidden pile in this place. It's a secret.

The emperor waved his hand to stop the discussion of the officials, and signaled Tu Wei to continue.

"Just now a guard came to report that the Pavilion Master was attacked by bandits by the Xiuhe River. The Pavilion Master was seriously injured and his whereabouts are unknown."

After Tu Wei finished speaking, the emperor stood up, looking coldly at the officials present with a pair of tiger eyes.

"In less than two months, there have been many assassinations, first Chang Guangsheng, then Mu Qing, next time, should it be time for me?"

These words were so serious that the officials could no longer care about the rule of the court that no need to kneel and worship, and they all prostrated themselves on the ground, shouting for death.

"I don't need you to die ten thousand times for me, all the ministries cheer me up, I must find Mu Qing, otherwise, hum."

After finishing speaking, he took Tu Wei and walked away, leaving behind a group of officials who looked at each other in blank dismay.

Liu Daoen reacted the fastest, and said to the other important ministers: "Everyone, I'm going to arrange for the Jingdu garrison to search along the Xiuhe River, so hurry up and prepare."

Rong Wang Mansion, Rong Wang Wei Changqian is discussing with his eldest son Wei Zhangyuan, disciples Sun Mian, Duan Shikun and others.

"Mr. Sun, Mu Qing was assassinated, but what did you Tian Yuandao do?"

Wei Changqian was very excited when he first heard the news of Mu Qing's assassination, because Mu Qing's nose was so good. After Chang Guangsheng's death and the ordnance theft happened, Mu Qing started to investigate one after another, almost following the clues to investigate. It's up to him.If he hadn't acted decisively and let Duan Shikun silence some exposed people, I'm afraid that Wei Changqian would already be in the prison at this moment.But besides being excited, he was also confused, because he didn't know who made the move.

"My lord, the assassination of Mu Qing was not done by our Taoist sect. As for who did it, we are still investigating."

Sun Mian was also very surprised that Tian Yuandao planned to assassinate Mu Qing many times, but all failed. This time, someone succeeded, and he was not from the Taoist sect. He really wanted to know who it was.

The eldest son Wei Zhangyuan said at this time: "No matter who it is, it has helped us a lot and will be our formidable opponent. Father, I think we need to send someone to investigate this matter. We must find someone who can do it."

Wei Changqian nodded: "That's right, Yuan'er, take Mr. Sun and Mr. Duan to investigate this matter. Remember, don't expose yourself."

Wei Zhangyuan went on to say: "Father still needs to make plans early. If Mu Qing dies, there will be a vacancy for the master of Yuan Pavilion. It's time to push our people up."

Wei Changqian clapped his hands and said with a smile: "My son is mature, yes, I will do this myself."

Mu Qing's assassination was like a bomb detonated in various elite circles in Kyoto. There were those who whispered, those who celebrated with each other, and those who sighed, and many more people, with complicated expressions, were running about the matter. If Yi Muqing really died, it would be a big reshuffle for Xia Guochaotang. In the night of the capital, everyone was secretly calculating.

(End of this chapter)