Those years when I climbed the wall

Chapter 15

"Li Tong threatened Xun Miao's life to let you go?" Mu Yun prayed thoughtfully, "But how can he prove that Xun Miao is still safe?"

Lu Chongning was frank: "He had no way of proving it, and even admitted that he didn't know where Xun Tong was imprisoned, but he could guarantee his safety with his life. And he said that he did his best to protect Xun Tong that day, and if he couldn't go back today , Xun Tongjuan may have his life in danger."

"So he came here prepared, using Xun Miao as a note, so that he can deal with us when he is found out." Mu Yun prayed and speculated, "It must be because of this that he was confident and entered the city alone."

Nodding his head, Lu Chongning replied: "He came alone, one is because he didn't want to attract attention, after all, Shao Xianggong has not gone far, and the city is full of officers and soldiers, if he leads people to ostentatiously pass through the city, he will be spotted easily; As he said, he was indeed held hostage by that dry man in black, but this time, the dry man didn't know about it."

As expected, Mu Yunqi thought for a while: "Then what is his purpose here?"

Speaking of this, Lu Chongning seemed disdainful: "In order to find out the situation in the city, if he can successfully deceive the guards of the Economic and Strategic Appropriation Department, he would like to rescue Qin Liuzhi!"

The corner of Mu Yunqi's mouth twitched: "Since the plan failed, it seems that his disguise is really not very good!"

Lu Chongning pondered: "Forgive me, but in fact Li Tong's body and appearance are somewhat similar to Mr. Shao's, and he must have planned for a long time and tried a lot in order to achieve this plan of stealing the sky, so now this modified appearance Not to mention me, even Zeng Mumu outside may not be able to see the flaws when he first met. The reason why I saw him through was because his appearance was inappropriate. Mr. Shao was patrolling the barracks. If there were no accidents, it would be impossible to return so early I am not a conceited and reckless person. In the current situation, how can I go out without a soldier? This is unreasonable. I became suspicious, so I made a plan. I dared to invite him to come in the evening under the pretext of not seeing each other for a few days. This wine talk, I have something to discuss! However, the truth is, Mr. Shao is still here this morning, and Mr. Lang does not drink alcohol while taking the medicine. If Mr. Shao would have refuted me on the spot, but he agreed, which is enough Prove that there is a difference!"

Mu Yunqi praised himself for this, and praised him for a few words, but he was ashamed: "However, I don't know whether Xun Tong's judgment is safe, so I arbitrarily advocated letting Li Tong go. It is really reckless. I would like to lead him crime."

Mu Yunqi didn't blame him, and thought: "You can't just let him go like this? Regarding Xun Miao, how did you agree with him?"

Lu Chongning replied: "I wanted to get some inside information out of him, but he was very wary and cautious in his words. I spent a lot of time talking, but it was in vain, but he made a request later. If Daolang Lord can keep it Upholding integrity and not defending treason for hidden traitors, he will help Mr. Lang by revealing some inside information. Mr. Lang may be able to find evidence of Shao Xianggong's conspiracy and evil by following this investigation! In addition, he is willing to help us rescue Xun Tongjuan, but I also hope that Lord Lang will release Qin Liuzhi in exchange!"

After pondering for a while, Mu Yunqi showed a playful smile on his face: "Li Tong and Qin Liuzhi really cherish each other! But it can also be seen from this that Li Tong's goal is really Jing Heng, but I don't know what is going on behind him. People, is the ambition limited to this?"

Lu Chongning thought about this: "I think it's not that simple. If Li Tong really has the same heart and mind as that Ganren, why was he coerced by them and said 'I can't help myself'?"

"That's right!" Mu Yunqi nodded, "In that case, I really want to hear what Li Tong said about himself."

"Your Majesty, do you really want to go to Li Tong for a while?" Lu Chongning frowned, showing disapproval.

Mu Yunqi smiled: "Not to mention whether I want to see him or not, but now I must not be able to leave the gate of this courtyard. If I want to see him, he will come to see me, but can you bring him in? "

Look at it and shake your head: "I can't do it!"

"Then it can't be done." Mu Yunqi didn't force it, but his face turned serious: "But Xun Miao is determined to rescue him, so you might as well listen to Li Tong's words..." Seeing him in a hurry, he gestured slightly An: "I know it's inappropriate to go to see my relatives, so you can go for me and tell him that as long as Xun Miao returns safely, I will let Qin Liuzhi go! As for his desire to expose Jing Heng's crimes on my behalf, Since you have stated that you have not doubted my identity yet, in this way, you will push the boat along the way and convince him that I am an official from the official department who came to the north for inspection, not a minion of the Shao family, so as to gain his trust, and then explore the secrets behind the scenes."

Hearing this, Lu Chongning breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Li Tong made an agreement with me that tomorrow we will still meet in the restaurant today, and I will go to check his words at that time." There is something to report!"

"What's the matter?" Mu Yunqi rubbed his forehead, looking a little tired.

"News came from the middle of Beijing," Lu Chongning said in a soft but unambiguous voice, "Yueyang Mountain Palace caught fire, and the Yunjin Palace, which was supposed to be your bedroom, has become ruins! The court heard the news, and the ministers of the two governments were very worried. He intends to go to Yueyang Mountain to welcome Shengjia back, but he has been dissuaded by Zhao Duzhi."

"Fire?!" Mu Yunqi turned pale.After pondering for a while: "When did this matter happen? Does Jing Heng know about it?"

Lu Chongning was not very sure: "This matter happened seven days ago, and the news reached Xingzhou the day before yesterday, but it took some twists and turns to reach me. Mr. Shao must have heard the news before me." After speaking, he paused: "This matter It's not easy! Zhao Du knows what he means, please return to Beijing immediately to prevent accidents."

After a moment of silence, Mu Yunqi lowered his head and rubbed his eyebrows: "Let me think about it."

Half a day is gone in a blink of an eye.

Just as Lu Chongning expected, when Shao Jingheng came back from inspecting the barracks, it was getting dark early.

Mu Yun prayed for dinner and entertained himself by playing the piano in the house.Not long after, the front door opened, and the man entered with the daily snack box.

The light smell of medicine diffused in the room, and the sound of the piano stopped.

The visitor sat down opposite him: "The medicine is still hot, so it must be cooled."

Mu Yunqi nodded: "Alright, I just have something to say to you." His fingers seemed to brush the strings inadvertently, and the words came out calmly: "Yueyang Mountain Palace is on fire, do you know?"

He nodded: "I got the news two days ago."

"Why didn't you say it?" Mu Yunqi said calmly.

"The matter has already happened, and it's useless and useless for you to know about it." The man's tone was like his: "And if you return to Beijing now, it's tantamount to taking a risk." Obviously, he knew his intentions well.

A broken sound jumped out from Mu Yunqi's fingers curled up into the string.

"Someone in the court knows your whereabouts." The man said kindly, "Ding Zhibai has never gone to Yueyang Mountain, so he knows that you are not there. In this case, you only need to send a message back to Beijing to report safety. China will thoroughly investigate this case, and the conspirators have no room to take advantage of."

Withdrawing his hand on the piano, Mu Yunqi closed his eyes and meditated for a moment: "Do you think the mastermind of the arson case and the person who released the medicine man are the same person?"

He didn't hear an answer for a moment, but when he opened his eyes, he saw that the man had walked to the table, put his hand on the medicine bowl and tried it, and looked back: "The medicine is ready."

Mu Yunqi was stubborn: "You haven't answered my question yet."

"I'm still investigating." Shao Jingheng picked up the medicine cup and walked back.

Mu Yunqi sat upright, turning a blind eye to what was presented to him: "What are you hiding from me?"

After a long while of confrontation, the man sighed and finally admitted defeat.Sitting down opposite him: "I'm afraid that the mastermind of these two cases is not only one person, but this person is also the culprit who designed and forced me to force the palace that day."

Hearing this at first, Mu Yunqi didn't seem to understand it, his eyes moved a few times, and finally settled on the slightly steaming medicine bowl at the corner of the desk, he was dazed for a while.

Shao Jingheng no longer concealed his guilt: "Being in the palace is because I got two false news in advance. First, I heard that you have believed Tang Daiyun's words and thought that I took in and killed Er Zhukuan, so I decided to return to Yungu. The case was conspired by me, so I will send people to my house to ask the case, and seize the opportunity to arrest me!"

Mu Yunqi raised his head suddenly: "I didn't..."

"I know!" The man's brows tightened, "But I only found out after the fact. I was supposed to go to Yujin Garden to meet you that day, but I heard that my uncle was assassinated on the way, and I felt something strange about it, so I turned back and wanted to ask. In the end, I will make plans again, who knew that Tang Daiyun had entered the palace after returning to the house, and then the false news came. To avoid accidents, I decided to leave home and go to the front of the palace to avoid any accidents, but the spies who stayed behind halfway Came here to report, Dao really saw the people from the Imperial City Division come to the house to ask questions, so I believed in the previous report. Not long after, the second secret message came, saying that you have ordered Guo Kai to go out of the city to transfer troops, I heard this Not daring to hesitate, let alone verifying the truth of the news, so..." His eyes touched the ground, and he was silent for a while.

Mu Yunqi looked cold and dull.

For a while.

"I found out afterward," Shao Jingheng continued, "that day the spies only saw someone in the uniform of the Imperial City Division knocking on the gate of my house, so they rushed to report the news, but they didn't know what to do next; When people came, they were terrified. In addition, those people only asked outside the door and left when they learned that I was not in the mansion. My family did not see the talisman and did not suspect it. When Bai took Guo Kai out of the palace, I learned that it was two quarters of an hour after I left the Dianqian Division and rushed to the barracks! This is obviously unreasonable. Only then did I first believe that it was planned by someone, but the mistake has already been made. Can't argue with a hundred mouths."

After a long time on Mu Yunqi's sluggish face, an unspeakable smile appeared—it was not so much sarcasm as self-deprecating: "In this way, you invited yourself to go north to atone for your sins?"

"It's okay to say that." The other sighed bitterly, "In fact, at that time, I had no other way to go."

Mu Yunqi sneered coldly: "Didn't you want Yin Che to replace me? Isn't this the best policy?"

As if the scars were being uncovered violently, Shao Jingheng's forehead twitched suddenly, he turned his head to avoid the gaze from the opposite side, and let the shadow gather a dark color on the side of his face: "I know it is futile to say 'unintentional' now, but for me Speaking of it, this is really the next strategy! At that time, I was deceived, thinking that you were not benevolent first, and this strategy was my only way to protect myself."

"Good self-protection!" Mu Yun prayed every word: "You did not hesitate to frame Ding Zhibai, who is like your teacher and friend, and worked hard to transfer the revitalization army to Beijing. Is this also for self-protection? So, it is a good one." unintended mistake!"

"Ding Zhibai was not my fault." Shao Jingheng finally became anxious, "At that time, there were a lot of criticisms surrounding me in the court, I don't know what you think, if you really blame me for the Guiyungu Tibetan soldier case, how can I be free? Debate? Then you followed Song Yan's strategy and designed to depose my third uncle. I was in danger for a while, so I decided to send the revitalization army to Beijing. I control..."

Mu Yunqi squinted his eyes: "And you knew that there were other conspirators here, but you didn't mention a word to me. Instead, you just said 'forgive your sin' and walked away. Is this your confession to me?"

With a long sigh, Shao Jingheng seldom saw Lu Tiao: "At that time and that situation, I can no longer argue! However, I didn't leave all at once, but left someone in Beijing to pursue the case, but it's a pity that nothing has been found so far." The light in his eyes darkened: "Besides, if I told you at that time, would you believe it?"

Mu Yunqi glared: "Since I'm afraid I won't believe it, why are you bringing it up now?"

"Because the arson case in the palace was obviously not done by me, so if I think you're telling the inside story, you might still believe me a little bit." After saying this, he lowered his eyes to regain his composure, took the medicine cup and got up: "The medicine is cold, I'll let you People go to heat up."

"Who is that man?" Before he took a step forward, a cold voice came from behind him.

Looking back in surprise: "What?"

"Let me tell you," Mu Yunqi stood up, "Who was the person who spread the false news to you that day?"

With a flash in his eyes, Shao Jingheng said slowly, "It was my internal agent who was placed in the palace, but he died suddenly on the day when the incident happened."

"That's not the person by my side." Mu Yunqi's tone turned light, as if what he was talking about was something that had little to do with him, "I discuss matters with my close ministers, and I never keep my close servants by my side, you know that well Ming, then you have never thought about how he stole this secret information?" He raised his eyes, "In other words, if you know or are not true, you still listen to the random words of the unknown person, and you will fight me for it Facing each other?"

The medicine in the bowl shook twice, then stopped again.

"I told you, at that time—don't allow me to think too much!" After a word, the man turned around, "I'm going to heat the medicine."

"Tomorrow, I will return to Beijing." Mu Yunqi's words were as calm as still water.

The medicine bowl was shaken, and a few drops of soup splashed out.

"However, His Majesty's purpose of coming here has not yet been achieved." Kindly reminded.

Mu Yunqi was relieved: "You have already understood what I mean. Whether you do it or not is up to you and beyond my control. If you don't want to, even if I stay for another year or a half, it will be useless."

There was a moment of dead silence.

The predecessors looked back for the second time, and their determination was made: "Until the case of Yaoren comes to light, I will not let you step out of this official house!"

"Then let's try!" After saying a word, Mu Yunqi's eyes were sharp.

With a "bang", a crisp cracking sound resounded through the room.

The closed door was suddenly pulled open, and accompanied by the light of the sword, two figures flew out one after another.

Zeng Wuhua was startled, but when he fixed his eyes, he saw clearly that the one hiding the sword with bare hands was actually the Patriarch!He touched the hilt of the sword with one hand, but a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking the way - Lu Chongning!

"Don't move rashly!" In the court, the man hiding the sword ordered.

"Did you hear that?" The predecessor said coldly, turned around, and blocked him firmly behind him.

For a moment, dozens of pairs of eyes in the courtyard were all focused on the two figures in the court who were attacking and defending, silently watching.

The sword-wielder is full of hostility, and he uses all his moves to kill and exhaust all his skills, but the sword stabs sideways, as if unable to do what he wants.

The new wind passes by, and the clouds cover the shadow of the moon.The sword light struck again in front of him, Shao Jingheng dodged sideways.The tree trunk in the sword was no longer the same as before, and continued to chase him.

The sword-wielder seemed unstable, but suddenly lowered his head and vomited a mouthful of blood.

"Ah Qi!" Shocked, Shao Jingheng rushed forward to catch the falling person firmly.