Lord of Deception

Yu Ziqing crushed a jade slip and sent a message to Xin No. 10. He wanted to ask him something.

After waiting for more than a day, the new No. 10 quietly appeared.

"I have something to ask you, a little more detailed."

"Is it something important?"

"Very important.

I would like to ask how people are screened there, and are they being screened recently? "

“New people will appear from time to time, there is no fixed time, and there are still some who are not qualified to go out.

But these days, there are indeed new people coming.

There are also a lot of new people dying, and new people disappear from time to time.

Moreover, the loss of those who went on the mission was not small, so more manpower had to be added.

New tasks also require more manpower, and the current manpower is definitely not enough. "

"I see."

No matter how much he thought or speculated, he still had to confirm it at Xin No. 10 before Yu Ziqing could rest assured.

And he can probably determine whether he will make some contribution next.

Lao Song is going to cause trouble, but this matter is not just related to Lao Song.

The relationship between them, because of the relationship between Lao Song's two children, is actually very close.

There is no reason for Yu Ziqing to just eat melon and watch the show without exerting any effort.

At least you have to find a chance to see if you can add some insurance at a critical moment.

After thinking about it, Yu Ziqing quietly headed to the southern border of Dali.

Judging from the information given by Lao Song, it is 80% correct.

Prince Daqian's willingness to bite the bullet and plead for mercy proves that this person is still quite important.

The Crown Princess's mother-in-law is also very powerful, and those who are not powerful will not do such things.

This kind of person, Baishuidan, will definitely not give up.

And there is a big possibility that Baishuidan deliberately influenced and set up the situation.

Lao Song is also cautious enough. He doesn't want to settle old scores, but just wants to make an accidental discovery and be forced to take action.

Yu Ziqing wanted to go and see it in person.

All the way to the southern border of Dali.

To the west of the battlefield is the Kuihou Kingdom, and to the east is another small country.

Between the two small countries, there is a battlefield stretching six to seven thousand miles wide. This is also the widest area directly bordering Dali and Daqian.

In fact, the eastern coastal area is logically larger, but the two dynasties have a tacit understanding not to fight there.

It's especially easy to get the Sea Tribe involved when you go there, and it could turn into a three-party melee.

The Sea Clan does not have the cohesion of the Divine Dynasty, and the strong men of the Sea Clan cannot control those below them very well, and their concepts are different, so it is best not to gamble on many things.

In the past few years, Dali and Daqian have been at war. There has been one big battle every year and several small battles every month. The two sides fought back and forth.

It was a great pleasure to eat melons and watch the drama during the big earthquake, and it was a pleasure to take advantage of the opportunity to farm and accumulate strength.

As for Lihuo Courtyard and Langya Courtyard, they have been going back and forth over the years. Overall, Langya Courtyard has suffered heavy losses.

There are quite a lot of people who have been poached and cut off by the Lihuoyuan, from ascetics to big bosses who have achieved great achievements in certain fields.

Yu Ziqing borrowed a road from Kuihou State and could already feel the impact of the war even before he left the border.

In the eastern part of Kuihou Kingdom, near the border, there were far fewer people and many fields were abandoned.

Yu Ziqing rubbed his face and transformed it into a different look. It was not as ugly as before, with crooked mouth and eyes.

But it's not much better. It's like being in a fire, being seriously injured, not having enough money to take good elixirs, and not recovering well.

Wearing ordinary clothes, Yu Ziqing restrained all his breath, put all his energy and blood into his acupoints, and slowly entered the city closest to the border.

There are not many people coming and going inside, but there is a sense of doomsday carnival in the depression.

There are no guards at the city gate to collect money, so there must be a lot of trouble, otherwise, with the temperament of Kuihou, he will not care about things, and if there is no money, he will really kill him.

At a glance, Yu Ziqing saw at least a dozen guys who were definitely deserters.

I just don’t know if it’s from Dali or Dagan, no one here will ask them.

When the two gods clashed, they both made a tacit understanding not to involve the two small countries next to them. No matter how they fought, they would never enter the territory of the two small countries.

Once you start something like this, you can never end it.

The most popular places in the city are still brothels, brothels of various grades, and shops selling talismans, elixirs, and magic weapons.

And it seems that the traffic volume of the latter is higher than that of the former.

In addition, a large number of shops have closed, and the number of ordinary residents has significantly decreased.

This is a situation where the battlefield has not directly affected this place. If it were directly involved, it would only be worse.

Yu Ziqing originally thought that there would be no problem for him to come here, so he came to Kuihou Kingdom first, but now it seems that he has overthought it.

After walking out of Kuihou Kingdom, before seeing anyone, I noticed the murderous aura of the army flowing in the air.

The six cities that were thrown away before Da Qian were all close to Kuihou Kingdom, like a sharp thorn inserted straight from north to south.

The second prince has now counterattacked and recaptured five cities, and the sixth one is probably coming soon.

Da Li won't stick to it, it doesn't make much sense.

Yu Ziqing came all the way to the vicinity of the sixth city, opened Yin Shen's eyes, took a look from a distance, and was completely sure.

The Bingsha Qi seems to cover a large area, but in fact it is thick on the outside and thin on the inside. There may not be many people left. Da Li is already preparing to retreat, and may not even want to fight.

The gate of the city is open, and there are many people coming in and out. More people come in and less people come out.

This abnormal sign is also very revealing.

Yu Ziqing mingled in the crowd, found a few people with the aura of blood and soldiers, and followed them.

A few people just glanced at him, and when they saw the face that looked like it had been burned by fire or suffered severe damage from a secret spell, they said nothing or asked anything and allowed him to follow.

Sneaking in was extremely smooth, and the people guarding the city only glanced at it without even questioning.

After Yu Ziqing entered the city, he randomly found a small house with no one to live in. Within a few days, he heard loud shouts of murder outside.

The soldiers left behind in Dali only resisted slightly, then retreated from the north gate and gave up the city directly.

On the second day, Daqian continued to take over the city, and on the third day, people came to check door to door.

The visitor saw Yu Ziqing's severely injured face that was beyond recognition, walking with a limp, and when he was being interrogated, his eyes were numb and he looked like he was waiting for death.

The visitor entered the room to search and found only the cold stove and the hairy porridge in the pot. The rice in the rice vat could not even cover the bottom.

They were so poor that they had nothing of value, so they didn't ask any more questions.

They have seen too many people like this recently, and they are also numb.

In the chaos of war, only blood will appear particularly vivid.

Yu Ziqing sighed secretly. When he was far away, no matter how much he heard, he still couldn't get the real experience of going there in person.

After waiting for a few more days, and after the city underfoot initially stabilized, I finally heard the news.

Someone outside was shouting that at noon tomorrow, the Zhonglang general who had fled without a fight and abandoned the city would be killed in public. Everyone went to watch the beheading if they were fine.

Watching beheadings is a rare entertainment activity for these border residents.

The next day, Yu Ziqing didn't dare to come too early. When he arrived, the place was already packed with people. At first glance, it looked like they were going to a market.

As far as the eye can see, most people don't seem to care about beheading and are busy going to the market.

Yu Ziqing was stunned for a moment.

While going to the market, they were busy setting up the execution platform. It was almost noon, and the second prince appeared surrounded by people. After Lao Song also appeared, the crowd calmed down a little.

Yu Ziqing felt that these people might just take advantage of this time to rest for a while, and then continue to rush to the big market when they are done.

On the execution platform, kneeling was a man who was tied up. But on the surface, he didn't appear to be injured or tortured. His hair seemed to have been styled again.

He just knelt there numbly with no expression on his face, as if he was just waiting to be killed by his neck.

The long and smelly sentence was pronounced, the charges were listed, and the chanting lasted for a full stick of incense, and the time here was almost up.

The people in the army came forward to verify their identity. If it were normal military law, this would be enough.

The second prince looked at Song Chengyue who was watching the show and said.

"Sir Song, it has always been the Jin Yiwei who have done the verification. This traitor is not just a matter of military law. It is up to you, Mr. Song."

Song Chengyue frowned slightly, then immediately looked at the Jin Yiwei who was following him, took out a magic weapon and handed it to him.

"Go ahead."

Song Chengyue seemed a little unhappy, but he knew very well in his heart.

As long as he is present, if the second prince wants to kill the prince, in order not to be singled out, he must be allowed to interfere.

If he didn't want to interfere, the second prince would definitely ask him to intervene in person.

Originally, the Jin Yiwei here may be assigned three tasks to verify the soul.

But Song Chengyue didn't bring any of them when he came today, only one of his confidants.

Just to show that this matter has nothing to do with me, I am just a spectator. If it were not to protect the second prince, I would not come at all.

The magic weapons that verify the soul are all top-notch high-end items that he carries with him. This is the only one in the entire Jinyiwei Yamen, which is a top-notch magic weapon from the divine dynasty.

There is no problem in verifying the body, face, and body. The people of Jinyiwei hold magic weapons to verify the soul. The steps are the same, but the results are completely different.

The magic weapon is so powerful that it can directly project the shadow of its soul.

At a glance, it looks exactly like him.

Song Chengyue's heart skipped a beat and he secretly wondered, could it be wrong?

In the crowd, Yu Ziqing, who was watching the excitement, was also a little confused the moment the soul projection appeared.

Would those white water eggs really give up such a top-notch consumable?

Absolutely impossible.

That guy with numb eyes and no fluctuation at all is probably a scapegoat.

Moreover, Bazheng is a mediocre person who is not qualified to go out to do tasks and cannot be independent.

He quietly formed a seal, raised his head, and looked in the direction of the execution platform.

Suddenly, he saw the man kneeling on the execution platform, and a wave of fluctuation suddenly appeared in his numb eyes.

The moment he opened his mouth, he saw three phantoms of talismans suddenly appearing and sealing his mouth. The shadows of six chains emerged from the void and were connected to both ends of the talismans.

The moment this kind of fluctuation appeared, the man's numb eyes suddenly became hollow.

The manifested soul's phantom also slowly changed at this moment, and the facial features projected by the soul became blurred and disappeared.

The sudden change shocked everyone.

The projection of the soul was inconsistent, and the Silencing Curse appeared.

The first thing that anyone with a brain would think of was that something big had happened and someone had replaced the death row prisoner.

The second prince looked shocked, and beyond shock, he was overjoyed.

The prince is crazy, and the princess's family are also crazy, and they dare to change the death row.

The replacement is still a death row prisoner who was sentenced to death by Emperor Qian himself!

However, before the joy in the second prince's heart could fully rise, the expression of a chamberlain who had been following him changed slightly.

The same three intertwined talismans, with phantom chains, appeared and were directly sealed on his mouth.

Yu Ziqing dispersed the seal, and like everyone else, he was confused and shocked.

Anyone who looks at it at this moment will see that there is no flaw. He is really shocked.

He just felt something was wrong and wanted to give it a try to see if he could activate the Spell of Silence and stir up trouble.

How could he have imagined that not only was the prisoner on death row activated the Spell of Silence, but there was also a person beside the second prince who was forcibly activated with the Spell of Silence.

Although Song Chengyue was shocked, he had already expected it. The first time he saw this scene, he shouted loudly.

"Take it!"

Song Chengyue ignored the death row prisoner and adhered to his duties. He immediately appeared next to the second prince and slapped the chamberlain on the face.

In an instant, the waiter's neck was twisted half a circle, and his face was beaten to pieces.

It flew out in a circle and landed not far away. Half of the skin on the waiter's face had fallen off, revealing half of a white egg.

"Here comes an assassin, protecting His Highness."

Song Chengyue stood by the second prince's side, acting like a dog who was devoted to his duties and prioritized protecting the second prince.

The scene suddenly became a mess.

Seeing that the white water egg pretending to be a chamberlain was exposed, one eye did not care about the others, but quickly looked around, trying to imprint everything around him into his mind.

He never expected that such a change would suddenly occur.

Just an inexplicable power emerged in his heart, and he followed the death row prisoner to activate the Silencing Curse.

He himself didn't even know when he had been hit by the Silencing Curse.

Don't understand why this is happening.

But now is no longer the time to think about this. He needs to figure out why it was triggered, because he didn't think about anything at all. This was definitely not triggered by himself.

He held his head, twisted it back, and backed away quickly.

A trace of ridicule flashed in Song Chengyue's eyes. Do you really think you can escape if I don't take action?

In just two breaths, the white-water egg's figure suddenly retreated, and when it slowly disappeared, six beams of light appeared hundreds of feet around him.

Up, down, left, front and back, there is a guard wearing a flying fish suit standing in the sky, each holding a magic weapon.

"Dragnet."

With a loud shout, all directions in the sky and on the ground were blocked by a large net formed by haloes.

There was also a white-haired Jin Yiwei who stood on a tortoise with his feet, made seals with his hands, put his hands together, and gave a sharp shout.

"town!"

In an instant, the air flow within the control range of the dragnet stopped slightly.

The tortoise under the white-haired Jinyiwei raised one foot and slowly lowered it.

Suddenly, waves of waves dispersed.

Within the dragnet, Bai Shuidan's figure suddenly appeared. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, and the painted skin on his body cracked and shattered.

The large net formed by the surrounding light continued to shrink, tightly binding it.

As for the other death row prisoner, his limbs had been violently broken and pinned to the ground.

After capturing both of them, Song Chengyue turned back to look at the second prince.

"Song's lax investigation allowed the assassin to sneak into His Highness's side. Please forgive me.

Song will immediately plead guilty to His Majesty and will never shirk responsibility.

Song will definitely torture the assassin severely and give His Highness an explanation. "

After finishing speaking, Song Chengyue waved to the Jin Yiwei people.

"take away."

The second prince felt a little numb.

What did he say? He said that this person was actually arranged by me, and I had some small cooperation with these people.

But the death row prisoner in the execution ground was replaced by someone else. The person next to him had his identity exposed and ran away when something happened.

Song Chengyue was an assassin at every turn, and he was proven guilty as soon as he came up.

It is impossible for the second prince to admit knowing these things again.

"It is not Mr. Song's fault for this matter. I will personally write to my father, so Mr. Song does not need to worry too much.

This time, thanks to Mr. Song, the response was timely.

How to be so safe and risk-free. "

The caught white water egg was also a little numb. He still didn't understand why. Why.

He didn't say a word, he definitely couldn't bite the second prince now.

If he falls into the hands of Jin Yiwei, he already knows very well what will happen to him later.

If you can die happily, you are considered lucky.

Song Chengyue acted quickly and handled the follow-up in an orderly manner.

The next work was taken over by Jin Yiwei.

The prisoners on death row were brought back for torture, and the captured white-water eggs were also brought back for torture.

And immediately, the photo stone and sound stone prepared to protect the second prince, together with a memorial, were sent to the palace.

He knew that someone must have intervened in the previous incident, and it was probably someone from Jinlan Mountain.

The scope of the shadow stone was only around the second prince and the execution ground, leaving no distant scenes at all, for fear of accidentally including someone.

Even if he told it, there would be a theory that he was doing it to protect the second prince, and not for anything else.

In this matter, Song Chengyue didn't stick to the pan, and he responded quickly and handled it properly. No one could find fault with it.

Yu Ziqing saw that the matter was settled and there was no suspense anymore, so he left quietly.

On the same day, several news items appeared on Emperor Qian's desk.

Emperor Qian first looked at the second prince, talked about the matter, and also said a few good words for Song Chengyue.

Emperor Qian smiled and didn't care. When everyone else had finished reading, everyone's details were different.

Song Chengyue's memorial, which he read last, even came with a picture stone and a voice stone.

Song Chengyue's excerpts are rigorous in wording, precise, and completely retell the facts.

The recording stone was activated to directly project the scene at that time, and even the conversation between the second prince and Song Chengyue was completely recorded.

It was obvious that Song Chengyue was very cautious and did not want to get involved in this matter at all. The fleeting frown was clearly recorded.

Even the magic weapon is the one he uses and carries with him, everything speaks for itself.

The follow-up processing was fast, orderly and very well done.

And the person who calls himself Song knows the right things.

After Emperor Qian read it, he looked at Song Chengyue's excerpt again and became more and more satisfied with Song Chengyue.

Whether the death row prisoner was replaced or other matters, it really had nothing to do with Song Chengyue, nor did it have anything to do with Jin Yiwei.

Look at other people's comments and take the opportunity to criticize the prince's remarks.

He took the opportunity to sell it and speak for Song Chengyue.

It was a mess, and the demons were dancing wildly.

Only Song Chengyue's explanation was to tell the truth about the incident itself and what to do next.

This comparison makes Song Chengyue a breath of fresh air.

Song Chengyue was already pleasing to the eye, but now he appears to be more capable, responsible, and loyal to his duties.

Emperor Qian glanced at the pile of folding notes sent again.

“If you take the opportunity to criticize posts, throw them away.

Pass the order and let Song Chengyue take the decision to investigate this matter thoroughly.

But anyone who disobeys will be killed first and then punished, including everyone. "

The old chamberlain next to him narrowed his eyes and immediately started drafting an imperial edict.

The prisoner on death row who was sentenced to death by His Majesty himself was replaced by someone else. This is a heinous case, and whoever stops him will die.

On the same day, Kun You sent an imperial edict. Song Chengyue took the edict and smiled secretly.

All the way to Jin Yiwei's death row.

Bai Shuidan's face has been covered, his Qihai has been destroyed, and his body has been nailed to the execution rack.

"I know people like you are not afraid of death, but luckily, I rarely let people die.

Do you know where the most skilled life-saving doctor is in Daqian Capital?

In my Jinyiwei death row.

If I say I won't let you die, it will be difficult for you to die even if you want to.

If you tell the truth who sent you to assassinate His Highness, I can give you a good time. "

Song Chengyue sat there, reading the confession.

This guy started biting the prince, then bit the second prince, and they took turns biting him.

"Tell me first, where did you learn this technique?"

After Song Chengyue finished asking, he saw the curse of silence taking shape.

"ha……"

Song Chengyue smiled, stood up and left.

"You continue the interrogation, send two doctors over, tell them that there is a special guy here, and they can do whatever they want.

As long as they don't die, they can do whatever they want. If they die, they won't be able to come back for the next hundred years.

All situations must be recorded without missing a beat. "

Song Chengyue turned around and left to see the other death row prisoner.

The death row prisoner was also a white-water egg, with his head covered. There was a complete painting next to him. It was verified that it belonged to the lieutenant general.

"Tsk, in order to survive, I suffered a serious crime and was skinned alive."

"Go, it's okay. Let's sort out some more cells. I'm afraid there will be a lot of people living here in the next period of time.

If it doesn’t work anymore, find someone to continue expanding it. "

After taking a look at the confession, this white water egg was the same as the other one.

Unable to withstand the torture, he started talking nonsense and biting randomly.

But there is no key information. As long as he wants to say it, the Silence Spell will be activated.

The question is not a big one, the question itself is part of the answer.

As he was watching, he suddenly sensed the call from the ring on the seventh floor.

Song Chengyue found a place, listened to the screams on death row, and closed his eyes to rest.

The guards around them saw that the adults in their family were rarely in a good mood, and they tortured them hard to show off.

On the seventh floor, Yu Ziqing was already waiting here.

"It's not easy, is it?"

"Were you here to help before?"

"It's rare that you have to do something, so I'll definitely help you with some small means."

"It's really not easy to interrogate. These people are all under the Spell of Silence, and they can't find out anything valuable." Song Chengyue sighed.

"I dare say that the man lurking around the second prince is definitely not trying to kill him."

"I know that too, but I can only regard him as an assassin."

"I'll give you some information. King Qi was tricked by these people when there was a big earthquake. A white-water egg was killed by King Qi in the crack of the abyss, and the body fell into the hands of hungry ghosts.

Later, the news about King Qi was leaked everywhere, and it was these people who were seeking revenge.

It led to a confrontation between the three divine dynasties, and these people were also adding fuel to the flames.

I got a little clue there and gave you two key words.

Mujiang, the land.

By the way, you can also go and chat with the second prince. He must have cooperation with these people.

There must be someone on the prince's side, otherwise, there would be no exchange of death row prisoners.

A force beyond the control of the imperial court conspired with both the crown prince and the second prince, the two most likely to succeed to the throne.

Now it becomes very interesting. "

"I'll go back and think about it carefully." Song Chengyue knew that it would be much easier to take revenge now.

But he had to consider what Emperor Qian thought and what situation Emperor Qian wanted to see.

Who would have thought, Yu Ziqing said next.

“I know that if the fuss gets too big, Emperor Qian will definitely stop it.

He needs stability for the next few hundred years.

So, at this critical moment, how do you feel about taking the blame?

For example, let the guy pretending to be a death row prisoner escape? "

"How dare I release such a prisoner?"

"If you let go, the matter will naturally stop being investigated. But if Emperor Qian knows everything, he also knows why?"

"Eh..." Song Chengyue's expression changed.

If he really dares to dig to death, other princes will definitely add fuel to the flames. In addition, he will find out some clues, which will lead to a series of events such as the chaotic war between the three gods.

If we check further along the Mujiang River, we will find that if something like this happens in Daqian territory, Emperor Qian will definitely not be able to tolerate it.

There is no doubt that the Crown Princess's family is doomed.

Next, the prince will most likely be deposed.

Then the second prince's family will be the only one.

If things really break out, there will be no peace for the next few hundred years.

Therefore, as a loyal minister, he found out the key points, let people run away, took the blame, found an excuse, and called it a day.

It's indeed somewhat workable.

But it was not enough. We had to dig up the old accounts and let Emperor Qian know about them.

"You want this guy?"

"Yes, he was given up to die as a substitute. I want to see if I can ask anything.

You definitely won't be able to ask. He knew he was going to die, so why bother talking.

It's different for me. In my case, he won't die. "

"I'll go back and think about it. I'll look at the situation first." Song Chengyue didn't agree immediately. He had to make a judgment based on the situation. Otherwise, if it didn't work out, he wouldn't be sharing the emperor's worries and taking the blame, but he would be taking the blame for the mess himself.

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－

Hey, if it is written in detail, some people will say it is a waste. If it is not written in detail, more people will say that it cannot be put together. I also want to take care that most of them can sort it out.

I updated it earlier and wrote as much as I could until about seven o'clock. I can also cook for my wife earlier.