Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 186 The Talented King Huai

Back in the East Palace, the prince went to visit the injured Lu Yunxi.

Lu Yunxi was very hurt.

Although Confucianism is not good at single kills, the moves and moves of third-rank cultivators should not be underestimated. Lu Yunxi broke more than a dozen bones and injured his internal organs by Haoran Zhengqi.

"Your Highness, servants are useless. The assassins have made preparations in advance. The servants don't know at all. When the assassins enter the door, the servants can't stop them.
Your Highness can punish the servants as you like, but our monkey cubs have been with me for many years, they can't be spies for assassins, please ask Chen Bingbi to let them go! "

Chen Shuncai captured all the eunuchs in the East Palace and sent them to the Supervisor of Rites for severe interrogation.

Lu Yunxi felt wronged, but what Chen Shuncai did was really right.

The assassin was able to set up a yin-yang magic circle in front of the East Palace Gate. According to common sense, this should be the work of the inner ghost.

The prince asked Xu Zhiqiong: "What do you think should be done?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Inform Chen Bingbi, as a favor to His Highness, release those servants."

The prince agreed, and Lu Yunxi struggled to get up from the bed, thanking the prince.

After comforting Lu Yunxi, the prince took Xu Zhiqiong to the study and asked, "Why do you want me to let those servants go? Are you sure there are no ghosts among them?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I dare not say that there are no ghosts among them. From my point of view, there may be a ghost among the servants, or even more than one ghost."

The prince frowned: "Then you let me let them go?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Your Highness, these servants have followed Lu Yunxi for more than ten years, and they must have followed His Highness for more than ten years, right?"

The prince nodded.

Xu Zhiqiong said again: "If His Highness doesn't save this group of servants, I'm afraid they will surely die. At that time, a new batch of servants will come to the East Palace. May I ask where these servants come from?"

"Lu Yunxi is the chief executive of the Eastern Palace, so he will naturally recruit the servants of the Eastern Palace..." Halfway through the words, the prince was stunned, he understood what Xu Zhiqiong meant.

"Boss Lu is injured like that, how can I ask him to recruit people? Besides, it's not that there is a lack of one or two manpower, it's that there is no one available in the entire East Palace. When the time comes, Chen Shun will definitely have to do an emergency response and call in from various places." A group of internal servants are used by the East Palace, His Highness guess, who will Chen Shun send here?"

The crown prince nodded and said: "At that time, the entire East Palace will be the ghost sent by Chen Shuncai."

The prince immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Chen Shuncai in person at the Supervisor of Rites.

Chen Shuncai was taken aback: "How dare you bother the crown prince for sending letters. If the crown prince says a word, this old slave will go to the East Palace and wait for orders."

The prince smiled and said: "You sound good, I want to find someone to send you a letter, but there is no one in my palace to use! The guards and lantern bearers are not allowed to intrude in the palace, and I can't let the female relatives come over to give you a letter." send a letter?"

Chen Shuncai said with a smile: "It's the old slave, isn't it? The old slave has selected more than [-] servants and will send it to His Highness tonight."

The crown prince shook his head and said, "You read my letter first!"

Chen Shuncai opened the letter, read it again, and said with embarrassment: "Your Highness, these servants have not been cleared of their suspicions, and now they must not let go!"

The prince said: "I cleared their suspicions for them. These people have followed me since they entered the palace. I am used to being served by them. I don't feel at ease if I change people."

"Your Highness, this is related to your safety, so don't be careless!"

The prince smiled and said: "Chen Bingbi, if these eunuchs are replaced, can you guarantee that the assassins will never come again?"

"This old slave can't guarantee it, but the rules in this palace..."

"If it's just about the rules, can I still come to beg you in person? If you agree to me, I owe you a favor today. This letter is evidence. If you don't agree, you will offend me. This letter is also evidence."

Chen Shuncai sighed and said: "Forget it, these servants have been tortured and have some injuries. Don't blame your Highness."

"Why don't you blame the crime? Whether these people's lives can be saved depends on what you Chen Bingbi said?"

Chen Shuncai had no choice but to put these servants back to the East Palace.

After returning to the East Palace, the prince then discussed the countermeasures with Xu Zhiqiong. If the assassin came again next time, where should the prince hide?
"Hiding in the ice well this time is because the assassin is not familiar with the palace. Are there any places in the palace that outsiders don't know?"

The prince thought for a long time and said: "There is a secret garden next to the Kunning Hall, called Baihuaju. It is a secret place, even I have never been there."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "Don't think about places your Highness has never been to, and you can't find a place in a hurry.
Besides, the Kunning Palace is the bedroom of His Majesty and the Empress. You can't easily go to those places, and I can't even take you there. Find a place closer to the East Palace. "

"The secret place closest to the East Palace should be the Secret Pavilion."

Xu Zhiqiong still shook his head, but didn't give a reason.

He suspected that the assassin was Gongsun Wen. If Gongsun Wen was the emperor's confidant, he must have been to the secret pavilion many times.

"There is also a hidden place. There is a painting building behind the Zichen Palace, which most people don't know about."

"Zichen Palace counts as one place, are there other places?"

The prince thought about a dozen places, and Xu Zhiqiong chose two, one is the painting building of Zichen Palace, and the other is the study of Huangyi Palace.

"Although these two places are good, they are both far away from the East Palace. When you are in a hurry, you can't solve the urgent need. Is there any place closer?"

The prince smiled wryly and said, "How many hidden places do you think there can be near the East Palace? If it's a place that's too hidden, the emperor won't worry about it!"

Looking at the layout around the East Palace, I wish there were countless pairs of eyes watching the prince. Besides Bingjing Wu, it is too difficult to find a secret place.

"Then send more imperial troops to guard the East Palace."

The prince still smiled wryly: "To mobilize the imperial army, there must be the imperial father's order. The imperial father has not issued an order so far, so it is not easy for me to open my mouth.
Besides, the Eastern Palace is very close to the Forbidden Army camp, but every time something happens, they come a step late and call them, is it really reliable? "

"If you can't rely on people, you have to rely on equipment. Call the Penance Repair Workshop to set up more traps around the East Palace."

The crown prince rubbed his hands together and said, "Penancery workshops are also difficult."

"Is this difficult?" Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment, "His Highness once said that Ye Ansheng, the owner of the penance workshop, is His Highness's friend!"

"It's a friend, but so what? He's not my brother," the prince sighed, "and he's still a student of King Huai, so I'd rather die if I asked him to fix the trap."

"The owner of the penance workshop is a disciple of King Huai?" Xu Zhiqiong felt as if he had overlooked an important question, "Isn't the penance workshop belonged to the Mohist school? Could it be that King Huai belonged to the Mohist school? Aren't the descendants of the royal family only able to practice Canglong?" Domineering?"

The crown prince shook his head and said, "King Huai is not Ye Ansheng's teacher, they are just teachers and apprentices in name."

"What's the situation?" Xu Zhiqiong was puzzled, "The owner of the penance workshop casually worships the prince as his teacher? If His Majesty knows about this, will it be okay?"

"When Ye Ansheng worshiped King Huai as his teacher, he was not the owner of the penance workshop, but a poor craftsman. You know, the Mohist school pays attention to penance, but real poor people can't practice the Mohist school.
The practice of the Mohist depends on meritorious deeds, and their meritorious deeds depend on the objects they forge, such as weapons, equipment, ceramics, jewelry... Dedicate the top-quality objects with exquisite craftsmanship to the bitter cold star, and you can exchange for meritorious deeds.

To create a first-class item requires first-class materials. A Mohist disciple may spend nearly a hundred taels of silver on the materials for the product.

Back then, Ye Ansheng was just a blacksmith in Xiji, and he could earn more than ten yuan a year. Not to mention the high-quality copper and iron materials, he couldn't afford even a square of good pottery clay. "

Xu Zhiqiong said: "How can such a poor person have the opportunity to meet King Huai? As far as I know, the son of King Huai, Liang Yuming, looks down on poor people the most."

The prince sighed: "King Huai is really not like his son, he is a person who really loves talents, and he never cares about the origin of talents. rare,
He once recruited a group of craftsmen in Xiji to renovate his mansion, and Ye Ansheng happened to be among them. Liang Yuming, who was six years old at the time, had just started practicing martial arts. When I came back, I saw that the long sword was made of very precious materials, and it was rebuilt. A new sword was cast and dedicated to Liang Yuming.

Liang Yuming suspected that Ye An had moved his sword, so he beat Ye Ansheng severely, and then threw away the long sword. Unexpectedly, the long sword was picked up by King Huai.
King Huai saw that the craftsmanship of this sword was very exquisite and learned that Ye Ansheng was very talented, so he took him as a student on the spot and gave him two hundred taels of silver to let him learn the technique. It took Ye Ansheng less than a year to successfully master the sword ,

King Huai recommended him to the penance workshop, and in less than ten years, Ye Ansheng was promoted to the fourth rank.

At the beginning, no one knew that Zhong Shen was a cultivator of the Mohist school. They only thought that the fourth-rank cultivation base was the highest among the Daxuan Mohist schools. Under the recommendation of King Huai, Ye Ansheng became the owner of the penance workshop.

To this day, Ye Ansheng still calls King Huai his master, but King Huai has orders, and Ye Ansheng obeys. If the assassin is really sent by King Huai, you ask Ye Ansheng to help me fix the trap, but you say he will help me. Me, or will it hurt me? "

After listening to the prince's words, Xu Zhiqiong fell into silence.

Previously, it was thought that the planting of blood trees in the penance workshop was instigated by Emperor Zhaoxing, but now it seems that there may be another possibility.

But if King Huai ordered Ye Ansheng to plant the blood tree, why did he plant it in the royal hunting garden?

Why is King Huai crazy?I'm afraid Emperor Zhaoxing doesn't know?
Xu Zhiqiong couldn't think of a clue.

The prince rubbed his forehead, and suddenly became irritable: "Is it useful to think about it? How can I prevent him?"

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Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Who is His Highness referring to?"

Before the prince could answer, he heard Lin Qianniang begging to see her.

The prince said impatiently: "Missing your Xu Lang again? I'm busy right now, just wait a moment longer!"

Qianniang said: "Your Highness, I have something important to do with Xu Lang, please Your Highness to be a witness!"

The prince was taken aback; "But you want to talk about things in your Taoist sect?"

Qianniang nodded.

The prince looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and then at Lin Qianniang: "This is indeed a serious matter, but you can't force it, it depends on Zhiqiong's will."

Xu Zhiqiong was taken aback: "What's the matter?"

Lin Qianniang blocked her voice, and said to Xu Zhiqiong, "Xu Lang, are you willing to join my famous family?"

(End of this chapter)