() Yang Zhong and Da Xiwu exchanged glances with each other, and Da Xiwu said: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Liu. It's not that I don't believe what you said. It's just that everyone feels that there are too many doubts in it and it is difficult to understand them all at once. So, Everyone is so beautiful."

Yang Zhong asked: "From your description, it seems that He Kunzhong is quite disrespectful to the emperor. Isn't that true?"

Liu Jibei nodded and said: "It is true, especially He Yong, who despises the emperor and has no respect for him."

Da Xiwu glanced at Yang Zhong again, and then said: "He Quan and He Yong were originally a pair of orphans adopted by Emperor Taizu. When they were young, they were sent away by Taizu to study arts. After they achieved success, the two brothers returned to Taizu. At that time, Taizu was worried about the current emperor who was fostered in the home of General Li Xian, so he sent the He brothers to Li Xian's home as the emperor's personal attendants. About a year ago, the emperor succeeded to the throne, and the two brothers also accompanied him. After entering the palace, what is extremely rare is that they all voluntarily accepted the castration and accompanied the emperor as eunuchs."

When he said this, he sighed and said to Liu Jibei: "Liu Zhuangshi, do you think such a loyal attendant would be disrespectful to the emperor?"

Liu Jibei was silent, and couldn't help but murmur to himself: Could it be that my feeling is wrong? Maybe the He brothers and Yu Wenyong have been together for a long time, and there are no longer so many etiquettes between them. They are like a family, no longer Is there any distinction between superiority and inferiority?

Thinking of this, he felt that something was wrong. Even when brothers faced Yu Wenyong, they should distinguish between monarch and minister. As the saying goes, the emperor is the guide of his ministers. No matter how familiar the relationship is, the rules should not be violated!

When Liu Jibei was thinking wildly, Yang Zhong comforted everyone and said: "The He brothers have always been the most favored servants around the emperor. When the memorial was put away by them, it was as if it had fallen into the hands of the emperor. Moreover, maybe he was really the emperor at that time. I'm tired and want to wait until I get up in the morning to review it. Anyway, everyone has tried their best. It's useless to just think about it here. After dawn, everyone will know the matter as soon as they go to the morning."

Da Xiwu suddenly remembered something and glanced at Yang Zhong strangely. The latter felt that he looked strange and asked: "Brother, what did you think of? There is no one else now. Just tell me what you think of, and we can still join in the discussion." .”

Da Xiwu hesitated for a moment, and then said to Yang Zhong: "In the past few days, brothers have also participated in the dynasty meetings. Have you ever noticed anything unusual about the emperor?"

Yang Zhong thought for a while, shook his head and sighed: "Apart from the fact that I have fewer words, there is nothing different from before."

Da Xiwu sighed: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, although he has mostly relied on Otsuka Zai, if it involves important decisions, especially when there are differences with Otsuka Zai, the emperor will still say a few words appropriately, and he can often choose A method to get the best of both worlds. But in the past few days, Otsuka Zai alone has the right to speak in the court, while the emperor has remained silent. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it, but later I felt it was a bit unusual."

When he said this, he looked at Yang Zhong and asked in a strange tone: "Brother, haven't you noticed that the emperor has gained a lot of weight these days? Logically speaking, it is a troubled time. Even if the emperor is broad-minded, it is related to the lifeblood of the country. How can I Even thinking about it, I think it shouldn’t be like this!”

When Yang Zhong heard this, he also fell into deep thought. After a long time, he sighed: "After hearing what my sworn brother said, I also felt confused. The emperor has indeed seemed a bit abnormal these past few days. What is wrong?

It was very hazy for a while, and I couldn’t tell exactly what was going on.”

Da Xiwu said decisively: "There is nothing wrong with it. In one sentence, the current emperor is no longer like him before."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the people present, his expression was very intriguing.

Da Xizhen suddenly said: "Father, please don't be arbitrary. It's really impossible to say anything without real evidence!"

Da Xiwu realized his son's reminder and couldn't help but sigh and said: "No matter what happened to the emperor, we ministers have done our best. Whether things can be alleviated depends on what God will do. It's almost time.

At the fifth watch, it won’t be long before we go to court, so Zhen’er and I say goodbye to everyone!”

After Da Xiwu finished speaking, he saw that Da Xizhen had no intention of leaving, so he looked at him doubtfully.

Da Xizhen hesitated for a moment, and then said to Da Xiwu: "Father, I'd better go back first. I want to stay and talk to Brother Liu about something."

Da Xiwu was startled, then realized it. After saying "Oh", he greeted the others again and walked away.

As soon as Da Xiwu left, Yang Zhong also left the study, but Yang Jian stayed.

After the elder left, the remaining three people became less restrained. Da Xizhen and Yang Jian, who had been standing, also found their own seats and sat down around Liu Jibei.

Da Xizhen is very upright even when he is sitting, while Yang Jian is deep and generous. Compared with these two people, Liu Jibei's sitting posture is very casual.

Liu Jibei looked at Yang Jian first and saw the solemn look on his face. He couldn't help but feel a little confused. He vaguely realized something. When he turned his eyes to Da Xizhen and saw his gloomy face, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

The two of them talked and said calmly: "Could it be that something really happened to Chen Xu?"

Yang Jian's mouth moved, as if he had something to say, but he still swallowed it back and glanced at Da Xizhen.

Da Xi Zhen's gloomy face turned gloomy, and he sighed: "Chen Xu is dead!"

Liu Jibei was shocked and lost his voice: "What?"

Da Xizhen and Yang Jian looked at each other, and then Yang Jian lowered his head and said: "The Chen Xu that the eldest brother was looking for has been killed tonight."

Liu Jibei's expression changed several times, and it took him a long time to ask: "When did this happen?"

Da Xizhen said with some embarrassment: "It was around the second watch when I got the news. According to the person who reported it, Chen Xu, who had been missing for many days, returned to his residence with his two followers, but they had just entered.

, the assassin arrived quickly, and in less than a cup of hot tea, Chen Xu and his two followers were killed."

After adjusting, Liu Jibei's mood became slightly calmer. He asked doubtfully: "Didn't you always send people to guard Chen Xu's residence? How could you refuse to save him if you saw such a situation?"

Da Xizhen heard some resentment in Liu Jibei's words, and sighed helplessly: "Brother Liu is very blaming, but that is not the case. The informants I sent at that time did have the intention to rescue them, but before they could do anything, they

, another group of people rushed in and captured the assassin, but Chen Xu and others were already dead by then."

Liu Jibei was silent for a while, then Da Xizhen continued: "This matter is quite strange. The assassins had already taken poison before they were captured. Although one of them was not dead at the time, he died after saying a few words.

I breathed my last."

Liu Jibei asked: "Who are these assassins? Why did they kill Chen Xu?"

Da Xizhen replied: "According to the confession of the assassin who died later, they were Yuwen Shenju's people. They wanted to use the assassination of Chen Xu to rekindle the hatred between Chen and Zhou, and then start a war again."

Liu Jibei was puzzled and thought: Since he is a dead soldier sent by Yuwen Shenju, how could he reveal the truth so easily? I'm afraid there is another reason behind this.

Da Xizhen seemed to see Liu Jibei's doubts, and said: "At first, I didn't believe that the inside story of the assassination could be verified so easily. However, the person who heard the report said that the person who interrogated the assassin was a famous subordinate of Otsuka Zai.

Cui Hongdu, a cruel official of the Chinese government, once I heard that he was the one who asked the assassin, I believed him."

Liu Jibei raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who is this Cui Hongdu?"

Yang Jian sighed at the side: "Cui Hongdu originally came from a family of officials. He was valued by Otsuka Zai when he was only seventeen years old and became a confidant. This man is very good in light kung fu and boxing skills."

Having said this, he glanced at Da Xizhen and saw that the latter was not uneasy, so he continued: "Aside from brother Da Xi, looking at the younger generation, the one who is particularly good at Qinggong is Cui Hongdu. He once

He jumped off the city wall and was not injured at all, which can not but be said to be an anomaly."

Da Xi said shockedly: "I have met this person a few times, but I have never had the opportunity to learn from each other. How good his martial arts is is all just hearsay. However, since he is said to be so evil, I think he must be somewhat capable."

A strange look flashed across Yang Jian's face, he thought for a moment, and said sternly: "He is such a Kung Fu master, but his character is quite harsh. Whenever he encounters a deceiver, he will be whipped very painfully, so no one dares to hide anything.

, all told frankly that over time, the young Cui Hongdu was nicknamed 'Living Yama'."

Liu Jibei nodded and said, "It seems that this person is quite similar to Bi Yiyun."

Yang Jian also nodded with the same feeling and said: "Brother, what you said is very appropriate. This person does resemble Bi Yiyun, the famous fierce official of Qi State."

Liu Jibei sighed: "Forget it, not to mention what kind of person this Cui Hongdu is. I still have a question, how did he know that Chen Xu would return to his residence tonight?"

Da Xizhen said: "I don't know much about this, but King Ancheng Chen Xu has been secretly monitored by officials from the beginning to the end."

Liu Ji Peking University disagreed and thought: If this is the case, why don't you know how Chen Xu disappeared in the first place? It seems that the so-called guardianship is just a formality.

Da Xizhen saw Liu Jibei's indifferent expression and guessed what he was thinking, so he sighed and said: "Although there are officials secretly monitoring Chen Xu, due to his special status, some things are still quite uncomfortable.

Easy to intervene. Because of this, many people come in and out of his residence on weekdays.

There were many, and he often wandered around with his entourage, and it was common for him to occasionally stay elsewhere for half a day. However, this time he stayed out for too long, which aroused the idea of ​​the officials and sent additional manpower.
Chapter completed!