Fu Shen's heart was beating wildly, and the noise in his ears was chaotic. This arrow seemed to bring him back to the nightmarish Asura Field. The boulder fell on his head, and his crippled legs seemed to have memories. The sound of the arrow could make people faint in pain. The pain of a broken bone.
He bent down deeply and arched his back. This was a subconscious act of self-preservation. Bean-sized sweat dripped down his temples and down his thin cheeks and neck. Broken out.
With a "click", the hard wooden box could not hold his hand, and it was cracked. The broken wooden thorn came out and plunged into Fu Shen's palm.
However, this subtle and sharp pain was like a golden needle, which penetrated into the brain in an instant, pierced through many obstacles, and fixed his crumbling soul with a single needle. The distracted sanity was forcibly gathered, and he quickly pulled away from the overwhelming nightmare.
Fu Shen raised his head in cold sweat, but there were no tears, but his eyes were actually red and bloodshot.
His gaze panned to the cracked wooden box, and suddenly found that there was a little edge of paper exposed from the fracture—there was actually a sandwich in the box.
Fu Shen carefully pulled out a piece of paper folded in half.
After half an hour, Xiao Wei, who was standing outside the door, heard Fu Shen calling someone in the room. He pushed open the door and went in, frowning. He always felt that the room smelled of burning paper.
"Master Hou."
Fu Shen was sitting in front of the desk, his face was calm, perhaps a little colder than usual, he was playing with a long wooden box back and forth in his hand, the box was stained with blood, but he didn't seem to feel the pain, his expression was as normal as ever. Said: "Within three days, has anyone in the mansion entered the study? Everyone is called."
Xiao Yi wanted him to wrap his hands first, but Fu Shen didn't even raise his eyes. Xiao Yi didn't dare to disobey him, so he hurriedly bowed his head and agreed. Just as he was about to go out, Fu Shen suddenly stopped him: "Wait."
Xiao Yu: "You said."
He pondered for a moment and said, "Bring in the personal soldiers as well."
After Qingsha Pass was in danger, the first thing Fu Shen did when he woke up was to ask someone to find the crossbow bolt that was nailed into the rock. He thought that the arrow had long been buried under the rolling rocks, but unexpectedly someone had taken the lead. This assassination was very covert, if it wasn't for this one today, maybe his people would still be traced like a headless fly.
But who has the ability to send this key evidence to him without knowing it
- What's the intention of breaking this truth
It didn't take long for him to be of different heights, and servants of young and old stood in a row in front of him one after another, bowing their heads and shrugging their shoulders, one by one wishing to plunge into the soil. A group of murderous Beiyan Iron Cavalry stood outside the house, with expressions like they were about to come in with knives at any time to cut people.
Fu Shen's voice was slightly sandy, and he sounded a strange sense of tiredness. He threw the box on the big red sandalwood case and asked directly, "Who has seen this box, when did it appear in the study, and who put it in? ?"
In chronological order, the person who entered the study room first stepped forward to identify it, and all shook their heads and said they didn't know, until the few people who cleaned the study room this morning had a vague impression, saying that when they came in, they saw such a box on the desk. They thought it was Fu Shen's old thing, so they didn't dare to move it.
Everyone's eyes fell on the boy who delivered the vase to the study the day before.
He was a 134-year-old boy, wearing a grey bunt, his parents died early, and he followed his grandfather to work in the Hou Mansion. He usually hid in the back kitchen and did not come out. Frost-like eyes swept away, and suddenly panicked, plopped down on his knees, cried and kowtowed while shouting "Master, spare your life".
Fu Shen rubbed his eyebrows, his brain hurts from crying, and he said coolly, "Shut up."
His voice was very soft, probably because he was used to giving orders, but every word was very heavy, as if it could smash a hole on the ground. The child was silent for a moment, but his trembling became more severe. Fu Shen asked, "Did you put this box in?"
"No, no, not..."
"Who is that?"
"Small, small I don't know..."
Fu Shen said mournfully, "I don't have the patience to watch you sifting the chaff here. It's too early to tell you - I'll give you another chance and think about it."
The little servant bit his lower lip and rubbed the corners of his clothes with both hands, finally unable to withstand Fu Shen's pressure, he whispered the truth: "Little, I really don't know, maybe it's Wang, Wang Gou'er..."
Fu Shen was inexplicable: "Who is Wang Gou'er?"
"Yes, it's a boy from the Wang family in Yangshugou in the east of the city. He often comes to Hou's house with his father to deliver food... Last night, Grandpa Fu asked me to come to the study to deliver vases, and Wang Gouer said that he also wanted to see it... Let's see what a big family's study is. Like this, I thought to myself, Lord Hou wouldn't come anyway, so I brought him in with him..."
Fu Shen: "Xiao Yao."
Xiao Yu: "My subordinates understand."
Outsiders trespassed into the Hou Mansion's study, although there were no important objects in the study, it was the guards who made a big mistake. Xiao Yi immediately brought two personal guards to track down this "king dog". Fu Shen slowly glanced at the people standing underground, and suddenly sneered very lightly.
"It seems that I have been negligent all these years, thinking that this 'backyard' is better than nothing, and has no value in causing fire. Who knows that day and night prevention, thieves are difficult to prevent, and the loophole is actually bigger than a sieve. Today's matter is for you all , also to teach myself a lesson. Uncle Fu—"
The old servant stepped forward tremblingly: "Please instruct the Lord."
"Within ten days, all the servants in the mansion will be dismissed, and they will go back to where they came from. The Hou mansion will be taken over by the Beiyan army, and the idle people will not be allowed to stay here. That's it, let's go."
A crowd of people knelt down and hula-la: "Master Hou! Please also ask Master Hou to be kind... Leave me to wait for a way to survive!"
"Don't make me say it a second time," Fu Shen waved his hands, "Xiao Ding, go to oversee the work."
A personal guard came out in response, picked up the old servant's collar by the back of his neck, and slipped him out. It was a foregone conclusion, and the rest of the people were like quails entwined by a twine, shrugging their necks and following him, leaving the study one by one.
Fu Shen dealt with this mess quickly, but the sullen qi in his chest didn't go away. He was exhausted physically and mentally, and was so annoyed that he could just close his eyes and just kick his legs. This idea has not yet been finalized, and there is a sudden knock on the door outside: "Master Hou, there is a commander of the forbidden army outside, saying that someone asked him to send a message to you."
Fu Shen was in the midst of the uncertainty brought about by the wooden box, and was particularly sensitive to the word "forbidden army", and immediately said, "Let him in."
Wei Xuzhou received attention all the way, and the guards in the house were all soldiers from the battlefield. It was a bit overwhelming to see him as a pampered general of the forbidden army. When he saw Fu Shen in a wheelchair, General Wei almost felt a sense of intimacy: "Xiaguan Zuo Shenshu Army General Wei Xuzhou, I have seen Hou Ye."
Fu Shen is now at a stage where everyone is suspicious, but the Beiya Imperial Army is under the control of Yan Xiaohan, so he doesn't have much suspicion. Strange to say, Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan have completely different principles for dealing with the world, but they are quite honest with each other. He had a subconscious trust in this notorious eagle dog in the court, so he seemed a lot more peaceful when facing Wei Xuzhou: "Don't be too polite, General Wei, please take a seat. Pour some tea."
Wei Xuzhou did not dare to get too close to him, for fear of being suspicious of others, so he simply said straight to the point: "Master Hou, don't bother, I'll leave after I've said it. Our sergeant Kip Chap has just been summoned by His Majesty, and asked me to speak to Master Hou before we left. : Recently, there have been secret rumors in the capital's high-level dignitaries, saying that you have that... Longyang's kindness. This matter must be handled with caution, and the Marquis must deal with it as soon as possible."
This news is no less than a thunderbolt from the blue. Five thunders hit the top, and Fu Shen was numb from the sky to the heel: "What did you say?!"
Wei Xuzhou: "The lord also said that no matter what happens, please be patient for the time being, and don't act rashly."
"Um?"
Wei Xuzhou looked back innocently: "That's all, no more."
There were so many things, piles and piles, each of which was as hard as a stone, choked him almost out of breath. Countless thoughts and doubts grew rapidly, occupying all his mind in an instant—
Whatever happens, don't act rashly.
The iron arrow in the box, the paper in the mezzanine, the "king dog" sneaking into the study... Is he referring to one of these, or are there more conspiracies hidden in the dark that he hasn't noticed yet
Is Yan Xiaohan a prophet of uncertainty, or is it a premeditated plan
"Master Hou! Master Hou!"
While in a trance, the old servant rushed into the study panting, interrupting Fu Shen's crazy thinking. He pulled out from the deep inner demon, and suddenly realized that he was too extreme.
"What's up?"
Fu Bo excitedly said: "The imperial decree, our family has come to the imperial decree! Father-in-law, please go out and receive the decree!"
Wei Xuzhou winked very much, and immediately got up when he heard the words: "Since you still have something to do, Mr. Hou will leave first."
Fu Shen met his eyes and nodded knowingly: "Uncle Fu, take this lord out of the corner gate. When I change into court clothes, I will go to see the imperial envoy."
Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
"Dream return."
After the prince left, Emperor Yuantai suddenly changed his name. Yan Xiaohan was stunned for a moment, then replied respectfully, "Your Majesty."
"I have often woken up in the middle of the night these days." Emperor Yuantai said: "Sometimes it is clear that I am the only one staying in the bedroom, but I always feel that the couch is cramped, as if someone else is sleeping soundly on the side. Tell me, what's going on?"
Although Yan Xiaohan is a military officer, he has read a few books. Hearing this, the cold sweat broke down immediately.
His thoughts changed, and his response was extremely fast. Without saying a word, he immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty is the real dragon, and the evil spirits do not invade. This matter must be a traitor and Xiaoxiao pretending to be ghosts behind the back. The ministers and other officials are responsible for the guardian's responsibility, and the protection is not strong, resulting in The palace is uneasy, the holy car is uneasy, and the sin deserves death!"
He pleaded guilty very neatly. Emperor Yuantai didn't mean this, and he couldn't tell whether Yan Xiaohan was really stupid or pretending to be stupid, so he just picked the words more clearly: "In the capital, the North and South Guards, the Imperial City's Military and Horse Division, and the five major capital camps, The total number of soldiers is nearly 300,000, but I still have the feeling of being surrounded by tigers and wolves.
"I sometimes even doubt that the country of Da Zhou, the country of my Sun family, is in my hands, or is it controlled by an outsider?"
Speaking of this, it is already tense. Yan Xiaohan really couldn't continue to pretend to be stupid any longer, and said, "Your Majesty please make it clear."
Emperor Yuantai asked: "Do you remember what I said when I made you an extraordinary envoy of the Flying Dragon Guard?"
Feilongwei, formerly known as the "Yu Feilong Stable", was originally the place where horses were raised in the palace and was run by eunuchs. When Emperor Chunhua, the third emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was in power, the civil officials of the previous dynasty were so powerful that they once controlled the forbidden army, and the monarchical power was in jeopardy. In order to open up the situation, Emperor Chunhua changed the Imperial Feilong Stable to Feilongwei, and regained control of the Beiya Imperial Army through the hands of the eunuchs. Feilongwei is the confidant of the emperor and has great power. Since then, the Beiya Imperial Army has been controlled by eunuchs. It was not until the 20th year of Yuantai when Duan Linglong, the former envoy of the Feilongwei kipchak, passed away, and Emperor Yuantai made an exception to promote Yan Xiaohan, the then general of the Zuo Shenwuwei, as the new kipcha envoy, and this situation was broken.
It is still a mystery why Yan Xiaohan came to the throne, but it is undeniable that Emperor Yuantai really relied on him very much. Yan Xiaohan has indeed become a solitary minister over the years. Under his conditioning, Feilongwei has become the sharpest knife in the emperor's hands.
"Today, I have ordered you to be the envoy of the Flying Dragon Guard, to patrol the Quartet on my behalf and monitor hundreds of officials. What you see with your eyes, what you hear with your ears, where you go, and what you point with your sword are all like my presence."
Yan Xiaohan said, "Your Majesty earnestly hopes that this minister will engrave it in his heart, and he will never forget it until he dies."
"It's not in vain that I have valued you all these years," Emperor Yuantai sat up straight and said sternly, "I want you to do one thing. This matter may take two or three years, or even longer, but if it succeeds, I will You can rest easy.”
"—I want to marry you and Fu Shen."