There are many treasures in this country

Shen Yan led Xiao Suo out of the bamboo grove, and then entered the shooting garden.Today he didn't ride a horse anymore, he just took a walk on the grass.The sunshine in the morning is just right, and the surroundings are clean. It is the best time for two people to get together.

Xiao Suo followed beside him, turning his back slightly, neither talking nor moving, just following.Shen Yan had something on his mind, it was rare for him to be quiet at this moment, his body was warm, his palms were warm, and he remained silent.

After wandering around like this for a while, he pointed to the palace in front of him and said, "Go in and sit down, you're tired after you've been out for so long."

"Okay." Xiao Suo naturally wouldn't object, "Just... going inside, will you bump into someone?"

"Perhaps King Qi is inside." Shen Yan said: "Today is the [-]th, and he will come here for two days every [-]th. But it has always been a retreat, and there are no visitors. You don't have to be afraid, even though Beijing and China can come here But behind the scenes, he has the final say, and the emperor won't know. Although fundamentally, he is your enemy. But now the situation has changed. For the sake of safety, it is beneficial and not harmful for you to contact him. Man If you can bend and stretch, it’s better to be patient for now.”

Xiao Suo shook his head: "Those things were instigated by Chen Jigu. He subdued the law, and the grudge was gone. Even though King Qi had grudges against me, I was very unfamiliar with him and never hated him."

"Aren't you unfamiliar!" Shen Yan smiled and pinched his cheeks, "You've never seen him before. Since you don't object, then I'll take you to meet him. But don't be afraid, just meet and chat a little Just leave."

That day when he fell off a horse and was injured, Xiao Suo was unable to come forward due to his status, so he never saw King Qi's true face, only remembering a vague shadow in the distance.

"Let's go then." He stopped after taking two steps, "Wait a minute, is this how I see you?"

Shen Yan asked with a smile: "Then what else do you want to see, bathe and change clothes, burn candles and burn incense?"

"No." Xiao Suo lowered his head and tugged at his gray robe, "I saw him, what should I say?"

"You've even met the emperor, are you still afraid of him!" Shen Yan wanted to slap himself twice as soon as he said that, Xiao Suo saw that the emperor was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Ministry of Punishment, that experience was really not pleasant. "You... don't worry, I'm here. Just say a few polite words, there's nothing difficult to deal with. Besides, he's a quack, usually informal, so he's easy to get along with."

Xiao Suo nodded, and he said again: "As long as you don't see him and draw your sword to take revenge, then nothing will happen!"

He didn't make a good joke, and Shen Yan felt embarrassed after saying it.Fortunately, Xiao Suo was kind and generous, he didn't tease him, nor was he too sad, and he pursed his lips cooperatively.

Shepu's palace is not big, Shen Yan took Xiao Suo in, passed through a small hall, and arrived at King Qi's quiet bedroom.The guards went in to communicate, and they were not in a hurry, they waited patiently outside.

I don't know how long it took before the door opened inside.The guard came out and bowed to respectfully invite the two of them to enter.Xiao Suo hastily let go of Shen Yan's hand, for fear of causing unnecessary disputes.Shen Yan was a little disappointed, and sat with him on the guest seat in the outer hall and waited.

All of a sudden there was the sound of footsteps in front of him, and a tall, burly, handsome man with a luxurious and unrestrained attitude came over.

Before he approached, Xiao Suo quietly whispered in Shen Yan's ear, "He looks like you when you are old."

"Nonsense!" Shen Yan got up to greet him, and whispered in a whisper while no one was paying attention: "I'm much more handsome than him!"

The person in front of him was wearing a round-neck black robe with golden dragon tapestry, a jade belt around his waist, and black leather boots with white bottoms, and he was none other than King Qi himself.Xiao Suo had heard many things about him, and he only saw the real person today.

He seems to be about 40 years old, with fine lines between his brows and the corners of his eyes, a pair of star eyes full of accidents, and two sharp brows. He is not like a prince of the court, but like a highly respected knight-errant.

King Qi's strides were very large, without hesitation, with one hand behind his back and the other waving, he walked over in two or three steps.Shen Yan hurriedly pulled Xiao Suo to kneel down to salute.

Huan Bin smiled and said, "Get up, don't make such a fuss."

Xiao Suo stumbled when he got up, Shen Yan thanked him, and quickly supported him with quick eyes.King Qi picked up the tea and took a sip, pretending he didn't see it, but his lowered eyes showed it clearly.

Shen Yan bowed and said: "I know that the prince is meditating today and shouldn't be disturbed by others. But since he is here, if he doesn't pay his respects, it would be a lack of etiquette, so he came in boldly. This is Mr. Xiao Suo Xiao." As he spoke, he pulled Xiao Suo's sleeves.

Xiao Suo hurriedly took a step forward, cupped his hands and said: "Student Xiao Suo pays his respects to the prince."

King Qi glanced up at them, pointed to the chair and said, "You don't have to stand, sit down." Then he ordered his servants: "Go and make two cups of this year's broken wall tea for them."

"Wen Yu is now a celebrity in front of the emperor, and has always been busy with official duties, why do you have time to come here?" When Huan Bin laughed, there was always a hint of sadness on his face.

Shen Yan replied: "I was injured here last time, and it took me a long time to recover, but I just caught a cold again. The emperor kindly asked Xu Chen to rest for a few more days. Therefore, I came here to relax. .”

Huan Bin nodded, and asked them some gossip.As Shen Yan's current confidant, in order to avoid suspicion, he never had much contact with him on weekdays, and he didn't even talk to him a few times.Although King Qi sent people to win over him several times, but he declined all of them, and he has nothing to say at this moment.

Just as you came and greeted me, someone outside suddenly said that Yan Junyan's imperial envoy was outside to ask for an audience.Shen Yan was taken aback, Yan Jun's attitude towards the present, all officials say that he is the most flattering and loyal.

He has always delivered clearly, he is better at avoiding suspicion than himself, and has never had much contact with Qi Wang's party.Why did he suddenly come to look for King Qi today?Besides, Xiao Suo is beside him at the moment, so he really can't let him see it.

King Qi couldn't see his embarrassment, pointed to a small door at the back of the hall, and said: "General Shen, if you still have something to do, you can go over there first. In case Xiao Wang talks to Lord Yan, the general will feel bored."

Shen Yan hurriedly thanked him, pulled Xiao Suo all the way out of the small gate, and walked straight to the back of the palace.

He wandered outside for a long time, and he really wanted to meet Yan Jun and ask him what he was doing here.But he was hesitant, afraid that he would have nothing to answer when Yan Jun asked.

When Yan Jun came out, Shen Yan settled down in Xiao Suo, telling him not to wander around, so he went up to call Yan Jun.The latter was also surprised when he saw him: "Why are you here?"

Shen Yan hesitated and didn't know how to answer, and he said again: "I happen to need you for something!"

"What's the matter?" He thought for a while, and lied, "I came to investigate the ice drinking case today, and I have something to tell you."

Yan Jun said: "That's exactly what I came here for today. Do you still remember Zhao Hui who came to Beijing to find his wife and brother?"

Shen Yan nodded: "Of course I remember, didn't you say that there is something strange about this matter?"

Yan Jun looked around, pulled Shen Yan away, and said in a low voice: "I have personally interrogated him for the past few days, only to find out that there is really something inside this matter."

After he returned from the General's Mansion that day, he immediately went to Yushitai to order someone to negotiate with Jingzhao Mansion and bring Zhao Hui here.According to his confession, Yan Jun personally took someone to check the rental place he said his wife and brother rented. "Fortunately, I went, and fortunately, the house rented by that person is in a dirty place, and no tenant has yet moved in, so the scene has been preserved."

"Criminal evil?" Shen Yan felt inexplicably familiar, "Where is that house?"

He sighed, and said: "Speaking of which, you should know this place when you go to the brothel every day. It's just behind Siqian Building, in Xiaolianpeng Lane. I sent people to investigate there for a long time, and I actually found a There are doubts." He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to him, "Look, this is a blood letter found in the corner of the house, and I have someone rub it down."

Shen Yan looked down and saw that it was the word "bing".

Yan Jun continued: "After I got this physical evidence, I immediately interrogated Zhao Hui. This guy was trying to play tricks at first, and he only recruited after seeing the evidence."

This person's surname is Zhang Mingyuan, and he sent two letters to his family before he disappeared, both of which mentioned ice.After Zhao returned to Beijing, he saw the word "bing" scratched by blood in the house, and immediately knew that there was something strange about the disappearance of his wife and brother.

The capital is at the foot of the emperor, and there are many officials, who are involved in a wide range of affairs. If they make a mistake, they will offend the superior officials, and they will surely die without a place to bury them.Zhao Hui knew this truth very well, and he was also afraid that the officials would protect each other, and if he rashly filed a complaint against him, he would be affected, so no one would act for Zhang Yuan.

Therefore, he did not report to the official, but ran to Fuzhoushan to investigate privately, wanting to see what was hidden inside. "It just so happened" that I met a half-immortal on this mountain, and this person told the story of his wife and younger brother verbatim.

Zhao Hui is not a fool, he knows that this "immortal" probably came to point him out on purpose, and he must know the secrets of the case.So he found Xiao Suo according to Banxian's instructions, and later met Shen Yan.

But the matter was very important, Zhao Hui didn't know whether Banxian meant to ask Shen Yan to seek revenge, so he didn't dare to tell the whole story.If Yan Jun hadn't found physical evidence, he wouldn't be able to deny it, and he wouldn't even say these things.

Shen Yan frowned and said: "This guy is very cunning, he clearly still has something to hide. Why didn't he say what Zhang Yuan said in the first few letters to his family? Also, he only knew that Zhang Yuan's disappearance was related to Bing. , and why did he go to Fuzhou Mountain to investigate privately? It can be seen from this that he still knows a lot of secrets, but he refuses to tell them."

Yan Jun nodded and said, "That's right, I ordered him to take out the family letter to have a look, but he said that there was heavy rain on the way to Beijing, and the family letter was ruined after getting wet."

Shen Yan sneered, and asked again: "You came here today, are you looking for that half-immortal?"

"Of course not." There is no trace of the fake half-immortal. "I'm here because I have another strange thing to tell you."

Shen Yan hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?"