Chapter 296: The scholar meets a soldier

"What's going on?" Qin Lei asked as soon as he entered the cabin.

Shen Bing lowered his head and said, "The City Inspection Division, the Five City Military Command surrounded many of our strongholds, and the Government Affairs Temple was also among them." He was afraid that the prince would worry, so he quickly added: "But the other party did not attack the Government Affairs Temple."

He took off his cloak and threw it to Qin Wei on the side. Qin Lei strode to the charcoal stove and sat down. While rubbing his frozen hands repeatedly, he said in a deep voice: "I have many questions now."

Shen Bing whispered: "Prince, please speak."

"After the last time the Li family was involved, our stronghold was relocated. How long has it been, why have it been found all of them?"

"Insider." Shen Bing said without hesitation: "Otherwise there will be no other explanation."

"Are there more than one?" Qin Lei's eyebrows were condensed into a concave shape and said roughly: "Your Majesty said he is someone by my side, is there someone else in my second child? Are there spies around me? What is your internal ward department for food?"

Shen Bing's expression did not change at all, and he said slowly: "It may be two people, or it may be one person. The Department of Health is already stepping up the investigation, and there will be results soon."

Qin Lei leaned his body on the back of the chair and sighed, "Has the old man's intelligence system also been mastered by the second son?"

"There is this possibility." Shen Bing's tone seemed to tell a trivial thing: "The prince has been very close to Princess Heyang recently."

Qin Lei frowned again as he had just stretched his brows and murmured, "Princess Heyang?" When he was considering his opponent, he always missed women intentionally or unintentionally. After all, in this era, power is the private place for men, and there is no room for women to wander.

As for this second sister, except for knowing that she had a relationship with the current Kyoto Guard General Zhao Chengsi, who later became the daughter-in-law of the Xu family, and in a few days she tortured her husband to death and became a little widow. Later, she organized a club like the "Mulan Society", she had no other impression.

‘Oh, it’s still very coquettish…’ A chance meeting with His Majesty during the New Year’s banquet suddenly appeared in his mind. Qin Lei added silently in his heart. He shook his head, threw out this strange idea, and asked softly: “Is there anything unusual about my second sister?”

Shen Bing nodded and whispered: "When we were chasing the Taoist priest in Zichen Palace, we accidentally discovered that the second princess recommended him to the prince." As he said that, he looked up at Qin Lei and said softly: "So we checked the second princess, and found that there were a large number of warriors in her outer house, and there were many strongholds. The number of personnel exchanges every day was quite large, very similar to... a powerful intelligence agency."

Qin Lei's face became solemn when he heard this. He suddenly slapped his forehead hard and said with regret: "I was negligent, I was negligent."

Shen Bing looked at Qin Lei and heard him regretfully: "Last autumn, when he was at Beishan Ranch, Huangfu Zhanwen gave me a letter paper with four words written on it, saying it was the name of the person behind him."

"Princess Heyang?" Shen Bing asked softly.

Qin Lei nodded and said depressedly: "But I underestimated the heroes of the world and did not think deeply about this woman. I only thought that she had some misfortune with Huangfu Zhanwen, which made her obey her words. Now it seems that it is not the case at all."

Shen Bing nodded and said, "It seems that the second princess played a very important role in this incident."

Qin Lei clenched his hands to recover his strength and said to himself: "Your Majesty, royal spy, prince, Zichen Palace, Zhao Chengsi, Shenwu Army, Iron Armor Army..." These names are like beads, and there is a thin line that is not easy to detect in the dark to string it up. The name of the line is 'Princess Heyang.'

With his fists hit hard, Qin Lei's brows were filled with depression, and he turned to Zhan Yan and smiled: "The invisible enemy is the most terrifying. As long as you can see it, there is nothing great."

Seeing that the prince finally smiled, Qin Wei quickly brought a bowl of hot ginger soup and said softly: "Prince, drink a bowl of ginger soup to drive away the cold."

Qin Lei nodded and took it, sipped while blowing, "How is the palace going? Is there any movement?"

Shen Bing shook his head with a serious expression and said in a deep voice: "Since the incident has been happening, the gate of the palace has been closed for three days."

Qin Lei snorted coldly and said, "Tomorrow is morning court, I see how they close the door." This is also the reason why he will enter Beijing on the 20th anyway.

At this time, a bowl of hot shredded pork noodles were served in the kitchen, and Qin Lei and Shen Bing had an end. After he finished eating the noodles very seriously, he had an idea in his heart, wiped his mouth, and said to Qin Wei: "Call Shen Qing and Yu Qian."

After a while, the four of them sat down at the charcoal furnace. Qin Lei first asked Shen Bing to send people from the intelligence department to surround them. Then he informed the situation. Shen Qing and Yu Qian were secretly shocked, and they didn't expect that the capital was already the prince's world.

Seeing the three of them looking solemn, Qin Lei smiled and said, "Things are not as bad as they were originally imagined."

Shen Bing looked at Qin Lei in surprise. He couldn't see anything to be grateful for.

Qin Lei laughed and said, "If the second brother is really sure to win, would the old bastard Li do nothing?" As he said that, he cut out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "This is the movement of the military power under the Li family. Except for the Tiance army who moved to Zhong for thirty miles, the other three armies stayed honestly."

Everyone was born in the army, so of course they knew that a Tiance army was only enough to fight against the Imperial Guards. If you want to do something else, you still need other troops to participate. However, there is no movement in the other troops of the Li family, and obviously there is no intention to give it a try for the time being.

Shen Qing thought for a moment and said softly: "Maybe the Li family has other plans, such as numbing our two families. When we fight with the prince, we will then rush our troops to form a force of fighting in one place."

Qin Lei nodded and smiled, "Shenglan is right, but the Li family's flaw is exposed a bit. Even if his army set out now, in such ghost weather, it will not be able to reach Zhongdu City at least tomorrow at noon." Qin Lei gave Shen Qing the word "Shenglan" to "Shenglan" to "Qinglan" to "Qinglan". Similarly, he gave Shen Bing the word "Shengshui".

Qin Lei clenched his right fist and waved it gently down, "As long as we can quell this rebellion before the end, Li Hun will have to regret it for the rest of his life."

Shen Bing frowned slightly and said, "It's Chenshi now, and it's only thirteen hours before tomorrow's noon. Can you do it?"

Qin Lei spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "If you can't do it, you'll be bad. The Li family will not miss this opportunity."

Shen Qing said firmly: "Just use these thirteen hours. As long as you can find the right goal and plan properly, a day will be enough to turn the world upside down." He bowed and asked, "Prince, who is the planner of the other party?"

"Princess Heyang, my lonely second sister." Qin Lei said without blinking.

"Second Princess?" Shen Qing was very surprised when he didn't hear Qin Lei and Shen Bing's analysis.

Qin Lei glanced at Shen Bing, and Shen Bing told the situation of the Princess' Mansion one by one, and then said in a deep voice: "Now the other party has already seen the dagger, so he uses the Taoist priest of Zichen Palace to control His Majesty, and then forges the imperial power, and speed up the subjugation of the Iron Armored Imperial Army. When the time is right, he will win the championship in one fell swoop."

Qin Lei nodded and said softly: "A very bad situation is that Heyang has secretly controlled the Duke Su's mansion, so the Shenwu Army is also hanging." At this time, he also understood that Heyang seduced or hooked up with Huangfu Zhanwen, not for the Prince Guard of Lao Shizi, but for his identity as the eldest son of the Huangfu family.

Shen Bing shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Prince, we maintain a smooth connection with Mr. Xu, and there is nothing unusual in his house."

Qin Lei laughed and said, "Do you understand now?"

Shen Qing nodded and said, "Princess Heyang is the key point, and each part is connected to her with a silk thread."

Shen Bing looked at his clan brother and whispered: "The person who made this plan is good at conspiracy and has a perfect grasp of the timing. She calculated His Majesty's weakness, the negative reaction of the Li family, the positive attitude of the Wen family, and the prince would return to Beijing as soon as possible. If she missed this opportunity, she would never have the chance to complete this...feat."

Shen Bing changed his mind again and said coldly: "It is very stupid to take too much risk without being sure."

Qin Lei took a sip of ginger tea and smiled and said, "She had no choice but to do so. If she had been in another half a year, her second brother would have to control the Iron Armored Army and the inner mansion. By then, the prince, who had greatly increased his strength and was cautious, would not follow her." Speaking of this, Qin Lei was silent. It was obvious that it was his insult to the prince and his later indulgence to him that made the prince lose his mind.

Shen Bing clenched his fists and said, "We have enough hidden power in the capital to concentrate and unexpectedly capture Princess Heyang's mansion, and you can capture it in one fell swoop."

Qin Lei lowered his head and sipped ginger tea. He knew that the successive intelligence errors put Shen Bing on a very high psychological pressure, and he became much more angry, and he even started to shout and kill.

Thinking of this, Qin Lei said softly: "Shengshui is a little restless. Those people are prepared for the old bastard Li, so how can they be used easily? Besides, the plan has been launched, and even killing my second sister will be useless."

Shen Bing quickly recovered from his calmness, lowered his head and said ashamed: "Meng Lang is here."

Qin Lei smiled understandingly and said, "Before coming, Mr. Buyi gave me a tip for me, saying that I was using it when I had no way out. Is the Lone King now?"

Looking at the prince's calm and gentle appearance, the three of them twitched their faces and said against their will: "It's the end of the way."

Qin Lei smiled and took out the green treasure from his arms. While unbuttoning the rope, he smiled and said, "It's just a reference. Of course, the sooner you know, the better." But he instructed guiltily: "Don't tell Mr. Le."

The three of them nodded quickly, and saw the prince take out a piece of paper from the bag, take a look, and pass it on to the three of them to watch. After all, Qin Lei put it on the table and said in a deep voice: "Then follow the instructions above!"

The three of them stood up and saluted, "As for the order!" After that, they followed Qin Lei and left the room.

Seeing that the prince was about to get off the boat, Qin Wei hurriedly followed, but was driven back by Qin Lei and said, "I'll go back, don't follow me, clean up the house, and when I come back, I'll have to rest assured." Qin Wei had no choice but to retreat back in a bad mood.

Seeing the prince's ice slab disappearing on the river, Qin Wei turned around and went back to the room to clean up. As soon as he entered, he saw that the green brocade was forgotten on the table. There was also an unfolded piece of letter paper next to the brocade, which was obviously Mr. Le's handbook that day.

Qin Wei muttered, "I'm so careless. Why do you put such an important thing here? Let's keep it for the prince first." As he said that, he walked to the table. He was about to reach out to get the letter paper, but suddenly remembered the "insider incident" that the prince and Lord Shen said, and thought to himself, "Then I can't explain it." He suddenly withdrew his hand, took a look at the letter paper and left.

As soon as he opened the door, a gust of north wind poured in, blowing the paper on the table down, and the handwriting on the paper also appeared: "Contact the Shen family and Xu family, control the Princess' Mansion, lure the prince out of the palace, and capture the thief and the king, then the big thing can be settled."

Qin Lei took Shen Bingyu's money and left the pleasure boat hidden by the intelligence department. He walked a long way before getting on the shore. There were a few carriages waiting on the shore. Qin Lei and his guards hurriedly left after getting on the chariot. After a while, they disappeared into the complex streets of Zhongdu City like spider webs.

Yu Qian, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't help asking: "Prince, is this trick effective?"

Qin Lei nodded with a cold expression and said in a deep voice: "During the second adjustment, Gu listed the locations of the various strongholds in Zhongdu as top secrets and never promoted them to anyone. If there were no problems with Gu's nearby people, how could Heyang know about it? So this time he would have seen this plan." Obviously, the inner ghost's affairs were extremely corrupt, and he suddenly lost his interest and looked at the changing scenery outside the window. He saw that the big trees and houses on the side of the road were covered with heavy snow for several days, and they looked nothing "extraordinary charming". Instead, they were a little lifeless, making people unable to lift their energy.

‘The last time I looked like this, it was still late autumn outside the window?’ Qin Lei suddenly felt a sense of vicissitudes in his heart, but he was a young man full of longing for the future. Then he thought: ‘In two months, when the ice and snow melt, there should be new buds on the willow trees.’ Only then will the depression caused by betrayal is slightly relieved.

The carriage ran for a quarter of an hour, went on Yanqing Street, turned into the alley behind the street, and finally stopped in front of a house with a separate courtyard.

The house is not very big from the outside. Through the faintly hidden courtyard gate, you can see a new blue brick house inside. Although it is common in Qin Lei's eyes, it is much better than the dilapidated neighbors around it. At least the owner's family has not yet fallen into decline.

Yu Qian jumped out of the carriage and gently knocked on the door. After a while, a lame old man muttered something while opening the yard door, leaned over and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Yu Qian bowed and asked, "This father-in-law has invited me. Is this the residence of Master Xue?"

The old army looked at him vigilantly and said without comment: "What's wrong with you?"

Yu Qian laughed and said, "I was named Yu, and I am the best friend of Lord Xue from the south. This time I went to Beijing for business, but my brother Naiying had to hand over some of his New Year's goods."

After hearing the name of "Xue Naiying", the old man's turbid eyes were a little brighter. While moving sideways, hesitated: "It turns out that he is a friend of the Third Master of the South, and hesitates."

Yu Qian smiled and said a few words to him. With a wave of his hand, a few men were wearing strong suits and carried a few boxes into the yard.

The old man quickly led Yu Qian into the front hall, greeted the maid to serve tea, and went in to report. After a while, a gentle middle-aged scholar came out, carrying a folding fan, bowed to Yu Qian and said, "The Master said: It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar. The student Xue Nai is the second brother of my Naiying. When the distinguished guest is here, he will be welcomed by mistake. I will forgive my guilt and forgive me."

Yu Qian shivered when he heard this and said, "Why is this guy so sour? Could it be that he has drunk too much vinegar? But the name makes sense. The student just learns from his own teacher... Fortunately, he is tough and his expression has not changed much. He bowed and said, "Hello, student, but I am here to find your brother, where is he?"

Master Xue Nai almost bowed his anger and thought to himself: "As for being so straightforward?" He didn't know that the man opposite was a hunter, so he was not as good as those of him. Even his tactful words were not worthy of them.

With a loud bang, he opened the folding fan, revealing a picture of ink chrysanthemums on it. Master Xue Nai laughed dryly and said, "The Master said: Isn't it a gentleman to be angry if you don't know it? My brother has been on duty for two or three days. "

Yu Qian finally understood what the student said, swallowed hard and said, "When will your elder brother come back?"
Chapter completed!