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Chapter 70

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi!

Isn't this the person they are looking for?There was really nowhere to look for, and it was easy to get here... Gu Ting and the four exchanged glances at each other, unexpectedly accepted it well, and took them to a private room in a teahouse right away.

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi reacted much more than they did. Their enemies were extremely jealous when they met, and when they recognized each other, they immediately pinched their hands and kicked their feet, cursing and swearing: "Oh, you are so brave, you dare to catch me!" ? Believe it or not, I immediately called someone to be you!"

"Bah! You don't run away after seeing me, and you dare to do something. Are you anxious to die? Your filial son and grandson have too much paper money to waste, right? You want it next year and today?"

One of the two drank too much, even though he woke up, he still had a big tongue and couldn't speak clearly; the other was tied up by the gangsters for a long time, the blood flow in his body was not completely smooth, and he was shaking left and right, and he couldn't stand still. They were still fighting, and the world was shaken by the situation that they thought they were doing nothing, but in fact it was just pecking at each other, and it was still in slow motion.

There was no need for such a big killer like Huo Yan and Meng Ce, Gu Ting separated them by himself: "Stop! Stop arguing!"

The two of them were in high spirits, they were very upset when someone disturbed them, they all glared over: "Who are you!"

Gu Ting saw that the consciousness of the two people was still clear, he shook his sleeves, put one hand behind his back, raised his chin, did not answer their words, but asked quietly: "The two of you are in trouble, do you understand?"

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi stopped fighting immediately, and his face changed suddenly.

Huo Yan moved a chair, Gu Ting turned around and sat down, and said slowly: "I think I know it, otherwise why would I disappear?"

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi let go of each other slowly, their eyes trembling.

Gu Ting sat upright and squinted his eyes, and released the final blow: "It's so easy to save your life if you are targeted by the prince!"

The two were so frightened that they knelt down, trembling, and did not dare to say 'you' confidently, and spontaneously used the honorific: "You, who are you? How would you know..."

Gu Ting smiled slightly, with an inscrutable expression on his face: "The one who saved you."

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi swallowed his saliva: "Save, save us?"

Gu Ting pointed to the side: "This one is the young prince of the Guzang Palace, please kowtow."

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi subconsciously kowtowed: "Little Prince Ann—"

The little prince Meng Zhen immediately sat up straight and yelled like a nobleman.

Gu Ting pointed at Huo Yan again: "This one is the King of Zhenbei who shocked the Nine Plains."

He thought he had put on a good posture, and this time he didn't need to remind and guide them, both of them had to salute by themselves, but he didn't expect that not only did they not salute subconsciously, but they suddenly froze, their eyes straightened: "King of Zhenbei? That gangster in the street Your lord?"

Gu Ting: ...

Meng Zhen's big eyes flickered, pretending he didn't hear, and slowly drinking tea with his head down, Meng Ce did his best to protect him, but for some reason, he put two pieces of snacks on the table, just in case the prince should need it.

The room was very quiet, absolutely silent.

Gu Ting stared at Huo Yan fiercely, look at your reputation!

Huo Yan was not at all embarrassed and shy, and looked at the two people kneeling on the ground: "So you two never left at all, and have been hiding in the city."

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi glanced at each other, with the same expression: After finishing the ball, they were caught!

Gu Ting was eager to change the subject, so he tapped the chair with his fingertips to create a tense atmosphere: "Our sincerity has been given, what about the two of you? Shouldn't you cooperate a little bit?"

The eyes of the two twinkled slightly, and their hearts were sincere or threatening. How they got here is still unclear. Can you not speak, dare you not speak?If you want to die, you have to cooperate.The two pushed each other, whispering: "You go first."

"You first."

"I haven't sobered up yet, I can't speak clearly, you go first."

"I haven't recovered blood from my hands and feet. I'm shaking and I can't speak clearly. You go first."

"Why didn't you shake my hair just now?"

"How did you scold me clearly just now!"

Seeing that the two of them were about to fight again, Gu Ting patted the table: "Stop arguing! Let's order, whoever goes first will go first!"

He paused, looked at Meng Zhen: "Do you want to?"

"Ah?" Meng Zhen pointed at Bai Nennen's little finger, "Let's go with him then."

Sun Hongzhe was hit.

Sun Hongzhe sighed embarrassingly, feeling very unlucky.

Gu Ting holds tea: "Don't sigh, he saved your life, if he didn't insist, we wouldn't be able to take you into the car, by tomorrow morning, you might be really cold, tell me, why are you so good? It’s almost the same, quietly hiding behind someone’s back? What kind of big event do you know?”

Hiding in fear until now, and being caught by a big shot again, Sun Hongzhe has to accept his fate if he doesn't want to, and if there is a glimmer of hope in this matter, it really is only here...

After much thought, Sun Hongzhe decided to tell the truth: "The Five Cities Bingma Division is considered the second prince's territory, and the second prince has always paid special attention to it. Shangyuan is approaching, and the Lantern Festival is lively, and the Wucheng Bingma Division has a heavy inspection task, and the second prince is watching it personally. , Even if it is useless, at least you can’t do it. The night of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month is the most important thing. The second prince can’t leave. After eating, he asked someone to prepare the bedding. He obviously wants to stay overnight, but for some reason, everything is prepared. Well, he suddenly wants to leave."

"I happened to be on duty that night. I thought something was wrong, so I found an excuse to slip away. I thought I was just being lazy, and the prince thought it was troublesome. I definitely couldn't do it like this. Who would have heard that the emperor was assassinated in a blink of an eye... Even though I saved my life because I wasn't there, as long as others come to investigate, they will know that I have neglected my duties. It's not good for me to be lazy, but I chose that mission at that time. Others can't explain it clearly when they ask me, can it be? Want to bring the second prince in?"

Thinking back to the beginning, Sun Hongzhe's expression was extremely terrified, and he didn't dare to say a word.

Did the second prince know the news that the emperor was out of the palace for a night visit?If you know, why don't you go up to escort him?If you don't know, why did you leave suddenly?In case the second prince is not innocent in this matter...

No matter how he thinks his end is a death sentence, he regrets it now, regrets it very much, why did he go out to pee at that time, why did he meet the news that the second prince knew that he was going to leave, why he pretended to be smart and slipped away... When the emperor is assassinated, it is also a credit to try his best to escort and sacrifice, at least the family follows Guangyao, but now it is good, he is alive, maybe he will die one day, and the family will be implicated!

What was even more uncomfortable was that he didn't dare to say all these words to anyone, so he could only hold them in his stomach, and he suffered more and more day by day.

Gu Ting narrowed his eyes: "So you don't know anything about the emperor's assassination?"

Sun Hongzhe shook his head violently: "No, I don't know, I really don't know anything!"

Gu Ting: "Did that relative in the palace ask?"

Sun Hongzhe's eyes dimmed, they even knew this...

"I've asked." He lowered his head, his voice a little hoarse, "I asked that night, and there was only one word out there, it's best to go out to avoid the limelight, there will be no more."

Gu Ting: "That's all?"

Sun Hongzhe nodded vigorously: "That's really all!"

Gu Ting put the teacup on the table, looked at the other one: "What about you?"

Sun Hongzhe told the truth, and Bao Jingyi didn't dare to have other thoughts. No one is more stupid than anyone else. Naturally, he can figure out the truth that others can figure out. He immediately cupped his hands: "The villain is in the household department. I'm on duty, I'm a clerk in the warehouse department, and there's a chief officer surnamed Ting. It's not my turn to be on duty at night, but our chief officer has asked for leave. I haven't seen anyone since the Chinese New Year. I want to make a good impression on the superior. , so I took the opportunity to perform positively, and stayed all night. I really didn’t do anything else, but I saw the prince..."

Gu Ting: "Isn't it normal to see the prince?"

For example, the second prince was very close to Wucheng Bingma Si, and he also knew that the prince had a very close relationship with the household department, and that Emperor Jianping was assassinated that night, because the prince had dealt with the aftermath and immediately took care of the matter.

"Normal is normal..." Bao Jingyi suddenly clenched his teeth, trembling, unable to speak out nervously.

Huo Yan glanced twice, and his eyes darkened: "You saw the prince at the wrong time, before the emperor was assassinated or when he was assassinated?"

Bao Jingyi trembled even more: "Before..."

Huo Yan: "How long ago?"

Bao Jingyi swallowed his saliva: "Not too long... the crown prince just left the household department, there was movement in the alley, someone shouted in horror that there was an assassin, but the crown prince did not appear, until the emperor was injured, the scene was almost under control, It was long overdue..."

The timeline of the prince's back and forth, and the timing of his appearance on the scene are very delicate. His worry is the same as that of Sun Hongzhe, fearing that he will be implicated.

"Although I was not the only one on duty at the official office that night, I was the one closest to the corner gate. I walked quickly inside and gave a salute to the prince... nothing happened. I'm sure no one will remember me, but in case someone If you come to investigate, you will definitely suspect me..."

Meng Zhen was listening, and after finishing a piece of snack, he clapped his hands, approached the "guard" beside him, and whispered to his ear: "So the crown prince and the second prince are both suspicious, right?"

Meng Ce touched his younger brother's head, and put the cloak and hood on him: "The night is cool, is it cold?"

Meng Zhen tugged at the two small ears on the hood: "Fortunately, it's not cold."

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi originally looked at each other and hated each other, and after talking to each other, they even disliked each other. Sun Hongzhe pointed to Bao Jingyi's nose: "Okay, I knew it was the prince who did it! When our subordinates don't know Well, the household department is the crown prince’s money bag, helping him fill his private pockets and supporting him in his extravagance! Our second prince is innocent, nothing happened at all, why did I run away, I shouldn’t run away, I want to be a witness, to prove You guys colluded with the prince to do bad things!"

Over there, Bao Jingyi has already gone up to pull Sun Hongzhe's hair: "Fuck your mother! It was obviously your second prince who did it, and you still have the guts to wrong others? Why did the second prince reach out to Wucheng Bingmasi? Isn't it because of that fart? Larger military power, for the convenience of doing things at night? I think it’s come back to me, that alley, at that time, who is the most convenient and easy to do this kind of thing, isn’t it the second prince of your family! I want to frame it , I will drag you to the government office now, and let you and your master show up on the spot!"

Meng Zhen rested his chin and sighed: "But if you go together, aren't you exposed together? What if the prince and the second prince are involved in this matter?"

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi completely withered.

That is... I delivered it to my door and asked others to take the pot.Maybe he will be punished by the Nine Clans!

Small people like them don't dare to think about the important affairs of the court, but there are still brothers fighting for family property in common people's families, isn't that the case?If the two of them do not quarrel about this matter, the two princes have no specific doubts. At most, you will be angry with me. If the two of them quarrel, the two princes will immediately have something unclear and will attack each other. Fighting hard, there were many casualties, maybe the two of them would be silenced before the case was concluded.

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi looked at each other, and suddenly felt a sense of sympathy for each other.

The two hugged each other and cried: "Brother, our lives are suffering!"

"Be a good person in your next life, don't pee and be inaccurate!"

Meng Zhen was frightened, and opened her small mouth slightly. Are these two people sick?Why cry and laugh for a while, scold and hug for a while, it's so scary!

Meng Ce's eyes sank, he raised his big foot, and kicked the two people in his arms away: "Be honest!"

"Oh right."

"Too much movement will attract people..."

The two also looked around very vigilantly, and couldn't help feeling sad, this person is about to die, and they can't even cry to their heart's content!

"What are you nervous about?" Gu Ting looked at the two of them, and chuckled, "With the prince here, will he watch your innocent people die?"

Yes, there is King Zhenbei!This assassination is in the hands of the prince, it has nothing to do with the crown prince and the second prince!Maybe you can escape?

Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi looked at Huo Yan with extremely hot eyes.

Gu Ting put down the teacup, stood up, tied his hands in front of his stomach, his brows and eyes were full of confidence: "There is a plan to stop, I will protect you from death!"

The two looked up, only to feel that the young man in front of him seemed to have light in his eyes, even the dark night couldn't stop his light, he was noble and elegant, he was handsome and free, but whatever he said, there was nothing he couldn't achieve!

"As long as you are obedient and obedient, understand?"

Mr. Gao Guijun bowed his head to the mortal world and was willing to save them from suffering. Sun Hongzhe and Bao Jingyi nodded almost subconsciously, like chickens pecking rice: "Be good! We must be obedient. We will fight wherever you point, and you will not move if you don't speak!"

The two of them are next to each other, and they no longer look like the enemies who used to be tit for tat, you pinch me and bite, they just hold hands, behave like little sheep.

"now it's right."

Gu Ting got up, gave his friends a wink, and the four of them moved to another private room, and sat behind closed doors to discuss with each other.

The candlelight is like a bean, swaying out the phantom of the dark night, the quiet night is long, the wind is low, and there seems to be something unknown fermenting in the dark...

Huo Yan folded his arms and lowered his eyes: "Both princes are suspicious."

Meng Ce's voice was cold: "Concubine You picked it clean."

Gu Ting narrowed his eyes: "The emperor looks the most innocent."

One sentence per person, with different emphases, but it almost sums up the current situation.

Meng Zhen understood everything, put his little hand in his mouth, and blinked: "It seems that everyone is very comfortable and calm."

"This is so true!" Gu Ting snapped his fingers, "The Festival of Lights is approaching, there will be riots in the dark night, the assassination of the king, this matter looks terrible and arrogant from the beginning to the end, but it is actually a small fight Xiao Nao, everyone knows that there is no possibility of major incidents, so they are indifferent and not in a hurry."

Meng Zhen was anxious: "But the emperor gave us a deadline!"

"It looks anxious, but it may not be really anxious." Meng Ce patted his younger brother's head, "Do you remember how I met an assassin a few years ago, what did the mansion do?"

Meng Zhen thought about it seriously: "Martial law inside and outside, the defense of the palace is more cautious, the patrols on the streets are more detailed, the people are very cooperative with the government's investigation, and even foreigners dare not stay..." He quickly figured it out, his eyes brightened Liang, "That's why the people in the palace are really in such a hurry, the street won't be so easy and casual! The deadline is just to embarrass us!"

Gu Ting extended his thumb to Meng Zhen: "Smart!"

Meng Zhen lowered her head in embarrassment: "One, it's so-so."

Gu Ting took a sip of his tea: "It's a shallow situation, it seems that there is no trouble, and some people can't help but make trouble."

Meng Zhen blinked: "The crown prince and the second prince?"

"Borrowing ladders to climb high, borrowing donkeys to go downhill, borrowing strength to fight, it's best to kill the opponent, but if you don't die, you also want to make the opponent feel fishy, ​​and you can also muddy the water to trouble us and make things more difficult for us. Gu Ting lightly tapped the rim of the teacup with his fingertips, looked at Huo Yan, with a half-smile, "Your Highness seems to be underestimated."

Both the crown prince and the second prince came to look for Huo Yan, and they all provided information in a 'friendly' manner. They wanted to see how he would choose and whom to believe, but no matter who he believed or not, he would be a fool in the end—because of this It's not a matter of assassinating the king at all!

If the famous Zhenbei King is a fool, how to play the next chess, do you still need to ask?

Huo Yan raised his eyelids and snorted lightly: "I'm really sorry for disappointing the two princes."

Gu Tingqing coughed, leaned forward slightly, and said seriously: "Everyone in the palace is a spirit, everyone has thoughts, everyone has a purpose, and everyone has things they want to do. The key points of our actions this time are It is to find out the thoughts of several forces, and to deal with them, find a fulcrum, and solve the problem beautifully."

A flash of light flashed in Meng Ce's eyes: "The most important thing is not the truth about the assassination—"

Huo Yan snorted coldly: "It's about what kind of truth the emperor wants."

He wondered what the outcome of this round would be.

Meng Zhen was a little confused: "So the emperor... also knew about this assassination? Then what kind of result does he want?"

Meng Ce rubbed his younger brother's head: "The crown prince and the second prince are fighting each other, does the emperor care?"

Thinking about the time when he entered the palace to face the saint that day, Meng Zhen shook his head: "No."

Meng Ce: "Concubine You Gui has careful thoughts, can't the emperor see it?"

Meng Zhen nodded firmly: "I must have seen it!"

Even he can see it, how could the emperor not see it!

Meng Ce: "So you see, the two princes are fighting each other, and the emperor indulges him. Knowing that Concubine You is wrong, the emperor is still willing to defend..."

Meng Zhen said: "The emperor does not want his sons to be unlucky and prefers his concubine. He certainly does not want any of them to be attacked by us. Then what shall we do? Isn't this case unsolved?"

He dragged his chin, very worried.

"It may not be impossible." Gu Ting narrowed his eyes slightly, "Since it's difficult, no matter how many days are left, they won't let us concentrate on investigating the case, and they will definitely do other things, such as Yichang The young master of the Hou Mansion—”

His sharp eyes fell on Huo Yan.

Huo Yan nodded: "This person has nothing to do with the Second Prince, it can only be written by the Prince and Concubine You. After trying it a few times, I have no special reaction. Maybe he didn't even know that he was forcibly thrown out as a saber."

Gu Ting: "But Yu Xinglan immediately took a fancy to you, it's not a lie."

Huo Yan's eyes were firm: "It can be seen how scheming the crown prince and concubine You Gui are. They knew what type of people this knife would be interested in when they were selecting candidates."

Meng Zhen understood a little bit: "Wait, what do you mean, the crown prince or Concubine You deliberately arranged for you to meet Yu Xinglan on the way to Beijing?"

"Not only Yu Xinglan," Gu Ting reminded him, "the gentle, kind, helpful elder brother you met on the road may also be arranged by them."

Meng Zhen: ...

Meng Ce touched his dejected younger brother: "It's okay, it's all over." He looked at Huo Yan and Gu Ting, "The crown prince and Concubine You are scheming, if they arranged these two people, the gang of ragged bandits Maybe too."

If you want to skillfully probe their background, you have connections in the capital, but you don't have swordsmen, but they are more disgusting than swordsmen.

Gu Ting mused: "Wucheng Bingmasi is the territory of the second prince, will he have some soldiers in his hand, so that he can plot an assassination?"

Everyone was assassinated when they entered the capital. Could it be the second prince's temptation?

Meng Zhen: "Why!"

Gu Ting: "In order to confirm whether we have real ability, how much ability, and whether we can cooperate."

Huo Yan concluded: "Among all the people, probably only Concubine You Gui really wants to kill you and me."

But in the end, it all depends on what Emperor Jianping wants.

Emperor Jianping is very complicated and confusing in this situation, he seems to have done nothing, but does he really know nothing?

impossible.

I'm afraid it's more about increasing salary and firewood, watching the fire from the other side, and watching the dragon fight.

Concubine Yougui has been with you for many years, so she can't be a fool. She pretended to be impulsive in front of the palace that day. She just followed Emperor Jianping's thoughts and let him see what he wanted to see. You can't do anything to them these days, so take it easy. If you can't kill you, you have to disgust you first, and observe your shortcomings by the way, so that as long as you have a chance in the future, you will be dead with a single blow.

The four of them sat around the table and analyzed the situation from front to back, which made the situation clear, but it was still impossible to predict what the opponent would do next.

Gu Ting looked at Huo Yan, and seriously reminded: "No matter how you look at the four of us, you are the most outstanding, and you were bitten by someone. Next, you have to be careful, don't be tricked, I may not be right every time. Now, to help you quarrel and get over it, others may not always use this kind of scratching trick every time, seeing that the timing is almost there, they will definitely use it more."

Huo Yan nodded: "I know, don't worry."

If you have a thousand days to be a thief, but if you don't have a thousand days to guard against a thief, you can't let others be so proud. If others can do it, can't they?

Gu Ting rolled his eyes, leaned closer to the table, and whispered: "I have an idea..."

The other three also approached the table: "Come!"

The shadow of the candle flickered slightly, and the four pairs of eyes were either ignorant or sharp, shining little by little, even in the dark night.No matter Jiuyuan, the capital city, or Guzang, their light has been illuminating the path under their feet, and it is getting brighter and brighter.

You talk to me, you have an idea, and I have an addition. Soon, the plan will be enriched. What to do next, where to work hard, everyone will soon have a bottom line.

I thought everything was going well, and I just waited for the time to slowly push forward, but I didn't expect someone else's big move to come the next day, and a big pot hit Huo Yan's head heavily.

Yu Xinglan said that he was slept by someone, and the person who slept with him was King Huo Yan of Zhenbei!