Death Sutra

Fang Wen is fidgeting, Xu Yan is bored, and Shangguan is meditation, waiting for Gu Shen to introduce the situation in the Central Plains.

"There are three clues in front of me." Gu Shenwei said that his finger knocked twice on the table and found that the thread was complicated. I don’t know where to start. The opposite Shangguan pushes the teacup over, and the left hand’s square is Do, so there are three teacups in front of him, so he picks up one. "This is a strict servant in the middle. He is said to have a widow of the old emperor in his hand, ordering him to annihilate Gu’s family, one does not stay, and he does I once sent messengers to Saitama City and hired Jinpeng killers."

Yan Yan served three generations of emperors, experienced many ups and downs in the palace and the dynasty, but always able to save the danger, gain more trust, and gain more power. Today, the emperor is years old and he has signs of losing power.

Gu Shen had the news that the emperor’s ruling confidence was getting more and more, and he had long hoped to monopolize the imperial power. He only feared the majesty of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager once relied heavily on the help of Yan, and slowly and slowly The power of the shackles is wary, but she is more cautious, with the help of her maiden power, uniting the dynasty and the ministers, a little weakening the strict power, and gradually confining it to the palace.

Yan Yan has a sensitive sense of smell and started to deal with the challenge very early. Six years ago, he sent a servant Zhang You to the Western Region. He wanted to draw the Dragon King. He even wanted to prove that the Dragon King was the illegitimate son of the Emperor and had the right to inherit the throne.

His purpose, of course, is not to re-support a new emperor, but to add some external pressure to the current emperor and the Empress Dowager, thus laying the foundation for their own power.

Gu Shen was not fooled at the time and came to the Central Plains. Yan Yan is one of his key figures, and all kinds of signs show. Zhong Chang Shi did not give up, but changed the target of winning.

"Bei Ting Xiao's surrendered after obtaining a piece of territory, located in the north, half-cultivated and semi-pastoral. Over the years, the population has grown a lot. It has become an important barrier against the North Cavalry. Of course, it may also become a force for attacking the Central Plains. There is a secret correspondence with Xiao Yu's. Their general plan is to spread rumors, claiming that the old emperor had a secret relationship with Xiao Xiao in the North Court that year, and he had been fostering a grassland tribe."

Fang Wen understands the strict plan, but he has a doubt. "Yan Yan holds the remains of the old emperor. The Empress and the emperor are likely to ask for help to counter the rumors. But what can Xiao Xiaoshi get from it? What are the benefits? Offending the emperor is very bad for her status."

Gu Shen put down the teacup and pointed to her head. "Xiao Yu wants my head, she wants to avenge the Duoton prince, Yan Yan probably gave her promise."

Gu Shenwei picked up the second teacup. "Princess Huaping is another clue. She has a love with her brother, the old emperor..."

The drowsy Xu Yan’s eyes suddenly let out the light. “There is also such a thing in the Central Plains royal family? I thought that only my dead ghost is a hybrid.”

Fang Wen is full of red face. "Shangguan’s head is sitting here, what do you do?" He heard about his wife’s experience of humiliation in his early years, although he barely accepted it. I feel that the fault is not her, but I would rather never mention it.

Xu smoked to be angry. Looked at Shangguan as one look, forcibly hold back, whispered: "Take me up at night."

Gu Shenwei continued to tell: "My father was an insider at the time, persuading the old emperor to marry the princess, and the two men were enemies. Princess Huaping also once acted as a thief, known as the 'red bat woman', stealing the treasures of the palace, and finally me. The father solved the case and the palace lady who taught the martial arts to the princess was forced to commit suicide."

Speaking of "red bat woman", the opposite Shangguan showed a smile, she remembered many past events, and it seems to be the memory of her life.

"The princess wants to kill my father. She once sent a messenger to Saitama, and she wants to kill it. Since I know that I have mastered her secret, I want to kill me. Although she is a famous princess, she is very Powerful, especially with Locke, Hedong, is said to be too good for her family."

Xu Yanwei finally listened to this time, and laughed twice. He turned his head and said to Shangguan: "This princess is very interesting. The mischievous look is like you when you were a child. In addition... it looks like me."

"Gu Gongzi hasn't finished yet, don't interrupt." Fang Wen said dissatisfiedly, he knows what the so-called "another look" means. When he became a relative, he agreed to accept the supervision of his wife. The premise is that Xu Yanwei can't give him a green hat. So far, this kind of thing hasn't happened yet.

Xu Yanwei closed his mouth, but he added the punishment at night.

Gu Shen took the third cup and hesitated for a moment. "The Empress Dowager and her brother-in-chief General Pang Ning, I have not figured out their position. It is said that the Queen also suspects that the old emperor had an illegitimate child outside and thought that I It was one of the important suspects. She once wanted to kill me, but she later lost it. The night before, the Zihe’s Zihe real person came to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager, and then I became an innocent person this morning. ”

"The original order was not issued by the emperor." Fang Wen said with amazement.

"When it comes to the emperor, he is the biggest crisis today. Lin Hill and a group of killers mixed into the palace, killing Xiao Wang Shizi and an unknown noble, and there is news that it is the emperor himself."

Fang Wen is very dignified. "It’s no wonder that the group has been in the capital for ten days. The group of bureaucrats has not been sure of the date of their arrival. Every day is said to be fast, it is probably the reason."

Fang Wen is concerned about the emperor, Xu smoke smiles and smiles, but is interested in another thing, "I know that the Dragon King played tricks in the past, how could Jiang be inexplicably assassinated? Then it didn't take long for Lin Shan to die It was sent to the Central Plains by you. Is Jiang still okay?"

"She committed suicide, leaving a three- or four-year-old son, and now staying in the Shaw House."

The room was quiet. All four people knew the red-faced ginger. They were saddened by her death. Especially Gu Shenwei, because he only received information once a year, he didn’t know the news of Lin’s imprisonment very late. It’s too late to save people again.

After a while, Fang Wen was the first to speak. "After listening to the son of the son, the matter is also clear. The ambassador who hired the Jinpeng killer is not a strict princess, or both of them have a share, the goal of revenge is very clear, what are you hesitating?"

The answer to the question is Shangguanru. She took a few sheets of neatly folded paper from her sleeve and placed it in the middle of the table. "This is all the records left in the stone fort." I found that Fang Wen was looking at herself with Xu Yanwei, she Said: "Every assassination of Shibao has a spirit. The ordinary storage in the white courtyard, special collection, Gu Gongzi... When I left, I was asked to find them."

"What do you suspect at the time?" Fang Wen still did not understand, the clues of revenge are enough, Gu Shen wants these records can be used.

"My father is a very cautious person." Gu Shenwei did not take the papers immediately. "I don't remember the things of the year. But my father decided to move the family to the Western Region. After careful consideration, he chose a Very strange place to settle down, located outside the west of Jinpeng Fort, on the edge of Shule, if he did not get some kind of security guarantee, his approach would be too great."

Gu Shen has had similar doubts long ago. As the experience increased, the doubts gradually deepened. After returning to the Central Plains, he also heard many fathers' past events, and he felt that the location of Gu's Manor was not well chosen. There must be a reason behind it.

Shangguan replenished, "Jinpengbao is not as imaginative as everyone thinks. I have looked at the records for decades and found that there is a kind of person who has rarely touched the unique kings of the past, that is, the officials of the North Court and the Central Plains. Even the officials who retired did not touch, so the father’s willingness to accept the assassination of Gu’s mission in the past was absolutely an abnormal decision.”

Gu Shen took the few sheets of paper and opened it again. "Yes, Yan Yan and the princess sent messengers successively, hoping to hire Jinpeng killer, but the original instructions of the One Step King were 'not appropriate', but after two days of consideration. After that, he changed the instructions to 'killable'."

"Perhaps the one-step king is thinking about it, I think this is a profitable business." Fang Wen is guessing.

"Kingpeng Fort did not get much benefit from it." Shangguan has read a lot of information and is more familiar with the situation of the year. "When my father started the army, the first force to use was the North Court, until after the defeat of Prince Luo Luo, he I asked for help from the Central Plains. Even so, the help of the Central Plains was half-hearted."

"So some things are likely to happen in the middle, so the one-step king feels 'killable'." Gu Shenwei’s investigation is that he has encountered a fog here. "From the news I have received so far, Yan Yu and the princess’s messenger The hesitation of the One Step King is ignorant, and the change of his mind must be another person or another thing."

The one-step king’s official deeds are the clearest, but he is already dead. Even if he is alive, he will never reveal his secrets.

Xu Yanwei once again heard the confusion and yawned and said, "So trouble, you will not know if you arrested Yan Yan and the princess and tortured them? Maybe they are not at ease, bypassing the messenger and sending others to persuade. I am the only one."

This is an idea that does not need to be taken seriously, so no one has a chance to talk. Fang Wen is looking up and saying: "So this is especially important for the Jinpeng killer. It must be that the Central Plains people invited them. Since this person is familiar with the killer, it may be that year. People who influence the One Step King."

"Yes. I have to find out these killers and their owners. The Empress Dowager and the Purple Crane real people have the same idea. For this reason, we will temporarily join forces."

“What do I need to do?” Fang Wen is excited. “Do you want to negotiate with the Queen? I promise to get the most benefit for you.”

"I told you this, I just want to say one thing." Gu Shenwei looked at the three people. They came to him from a thousand miles away and six years ago. They should not take risks for him again. "You can't help for a while." I, as a guest, you have to stay out of the way, don't give people a handle, the Queen Mother has not fully trusted me, and I don't trust him."

Fang Wen was disappointed, and Shangguanru and Xu Yanwei also showed an unexpected expression.

At this moment, a knock on the door sounded, and a clear man’s voice outside said: "Shangguan’s head, came a guest and wanted to see the Dragon King."

"The Queen Mother's lobbyist." Gu Shen guessed, then he used Yu Guang to see the opposite side of Xu Yan slightly disdainfully grin, knowing that the man outside is the admirer of Shangguan.