Under the dim light, his resolute cheeks looked a bit ferocious.
"Thirty-six years."
Tuoba Lingyun sighed softly and said.
Thirty-six years ago, it was the same late summer, and he still remembers that bloody night in Longdu.
Before that, he was just a guard in the palace.
He has no prominent family background and no dazzling achievements. Even in terms of cultivation, he is only slightly better than others.
However, after that night, his life was completely turned around.
Because the prince he served became the emperor of this dynasty the next day.
And because of his meritorious service in protecting the emperor, he was promoted to a higher rank.
In the following years, he served the emperor carefully.
From the hundred households of the Yulin Army, now he has climbed up to the capital of the Imperial Procuratorate.
It took a full thirty-two years.
He was born and died dozens of times.
However, if someone wants to put an end to all this for him, Tuoba Lingyun will naturally not sit back and die.
He knew Liu Xia's origins very well.
As long as the Bai family is killed, Liu Xia will not be able to escape the relationship.
Today's Holy Emperor is very suspicious. Even if Liu Xia does not die, there will be no good ending.
"Kismen."
Tuoba Lingyun shouted lightly.
At this time, a Qianhu came in from the door. He was about forty years old and was Tuoba Lingyun's confidant.
"What orders does the Governor have?"
Wang Tianyun said with clasped fists.
"In a moment, you will bring someone with you to destroy all Hong'er's files. Those who have handled Hong'er's case must be personally ordered by you. As for those officials who have handled the case, you must also go there in person and talk to them.
They explained what I meant. As long as Mr. Xue Ge has no evidence, Duan Haoxuan, the grandson, can't do anything to us."
Wang Tianyun immediately clasped his fists and said: "Wei Chen knows, Wei Chen will do it now."
"Wait a minute, Ma Xiao can't be used anymore. Find an opportunity and get rid of him as soon as possible. Do it more cleanly."
Tuoba Lingyun raised his head and said.
Wang Tianyun was stunned. Ma Xiao was one of the thousand households like him, and he was the one who led the raid on the Bai family's caravan. The governor obviously wanted to kill people and silence them.
"My subordinates know, please don't worry, Governor."
"Tell Ma Xiao that I will ensure that his family will be prosperous and wealthy in the future. Let him go in peace. If he doesn't want to, do you know what to do?"
Tuoba Lingyun said calmly.
"My subordinates know, please don't worry, Governor."
Having said this, Wang Tianyun turned around and walked out.
"Prince Weiyuan, I want to see how you can defy the odds!"
Having said this, Tuoba Lingyun turned around and walked towards the study.
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Liu Xia was sitting in his mansion, surrounded by imperial guardsmen outside.
Eunuch Chen personally led people to put him under house arrest and asked him to stay in the palace to reflect on his mistakes.
The construction of the palace has now been stopped. Fortunately, several rooms have been cleared out in the backyard of the palace, so there will be no problem in occupying them.
Dabao sat cross-legged on one side to heal his injuries. In today's battle with Tuoba Lingyun, Dabao's injuries were not serious.
However, Tuoba Lingyun didn't feel so good.
After a while, Dabao opened his eyes, moved his limbs and breathed a sigh of relief: "Damn, I was almost killed by that Tuoba Lingyun today. I feel aggrieved just thinking about it."
"Why are you feeling aggrieved? Are you healed?"
Liu Xia asked.
"That's almost it."
"Then you cover for me, I want to go out."
"Where have you been, brother? You are under house arrest now. If the imperial guards outside discover that you have escaped, it would be disrespectful to resist the order."
"Tch, I can make them discover that I have been living in vain for so many years. Tuoba Lingyun has everything in his mind, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been flawless in doing things. I guess if any evidence is found that is beneficial to Bai Rongxuan, it may not be that simple.
.I can’t sit still and wait for death.”
Liu Xia said.
"Then what are you going to do?"
"I'll go find Yuan Binglong first. He has been in Longdu for many years. I have to find the spy who framed Bai Rongxuan. Maybe there is some hope in starting from him."
Liu Xia analyzed.
"Okay then, go and come back quickly. Be careful."
Dabao instructed.
"knew."
Having said this, Liu Xia walked out of the room, took out the Tianquan, threw it into the sky, stepped on it and disappeared into the night.
Dabao was stunned. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and said, "Grandson, you can fly now. No wonder you are not afraid of anything."
Under the cover of night, Liu Xia successfully arrived at Yuan Binglong's residence.
At this moment, the Kunsha Gang's main altar was filled with the sound of singing and dancing.
Yuan Binglong held a woman in his arms, held up a wine pot and said loudly: "Brothers, let's have fun tonight and drink until the sky is dark."
Those in the hall were all leaders of the Kunsha Gang. Now they knew that Yuan Binglong had surrendered to Prince Weiyuan, and that they all had a way out.
Being an official is better than being a thief, so I am naturally very happy.
"Gang leader, this time our brothers are going to make a fortune. I will follow Prince Weiyuan in the future, and we will never have to live in this kind of fearful life again. I respect the gang leader."
At that moment, everyone was toasting one after another.
"happy."
After Yuan Binglong finished drinking, he stood up and said: "Brothers, we will be colleagues in the future. This time, in addition to the severance pay for my subordinates, I have seven or eight thousand taels left from the Kunsha Gang's properties. All the brothers are following
I have been through life and death for many years, and I cannot keep this money alone. Ming
Come to me this afternoon, and let's settle the accounts. Your Majesty won't let us continue to do this shameful thing. We won't do it. From now on, we will follow your Majesty and strive to become a high-ranking official. Let those
The villains who bully us also know how powerful we are."
"Brother, why are you so polite? This money belongs to me. Now that I have a business trip, are you still short of money to spend? Brother, keep it for yourself."
"No, no matter what you do, you can't break the rules. As the saying goes, brothers still have to settle accounts. Stop talking nonsense and come have a drink."
Yuan Binglong said loudly.
At this moment, Liu Xia walked into the flower hall with his hands behind his back.
After the Kunsha Gang was disbanded, most of the people took severance pay and left, so there are not many people in the main group now.
As soon as Liu Xia came in, everyone suddenly became alert.
Yuan Binglong saw it and hurriedly knelt on the ground to salute.
Only those around knew that this young man was Prince Weiyuan.
"Everyone get up."
Liu Xia waved his hand and said.
When Yuan Binglong saw Liu Xia coming here late at night, he must have something going on.
So he laughed with the people around him and said, "Brothers, the prince and I have some things to discuss. Let's all leave today."
Everyone knew it well, so they said goodbye and left one after another.
After a while, the flower hall was completely clear.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders when you come here now?"
"Things are troublesome. You are in the city and have many connections. Please help me check. Which official from the Inspectorate was the leader of the confiscation of the Bai family's caravan outside the city three days ago. I want to find out where he lives. I have
Things need to be done."
Liu Xia said solemnly.
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate?"
When Yuan Binglong heard these three words, he couldn't help but shudder.
When it comes to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who is not afraid?
"You just have to do your own business, don't worry about other things."
Liu Xia said calmly.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, if they arrest people in public, I will definitely be able to find out."
"Okay then, just be careful."
Having said this, Liu Xia strode out of the courtyard and disappeared into the wild sky.
Yuan Binglong knew that this matter must be of great importance, so he washed his face and hurried out.
Liu Xia came out of Yuan Binglong's house and went straight to Prince Rui's Mansion.
I haven't seen Lingling for several days, so I have to go and see this little girl.
This time I was already familiar with the road and arrived at Lingling's door effortlessly.
In the room, the maid serving Lingling was breathing steadily and was obviously asleep.
Liu Xia quietly entered the room, completely stunned her personal maid, and then entered the back room.
In the back room, Lingling was lying on her gums with her eyes closed.
The moonlight was like water, falling on her pretty little face, making Lingling look particularly innocent.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and Lingling couldn't help but kick off the quilt.
When sleeping, Lingling only wore a thin middle coat, her skin was like gelatin, and her hands were like catkins.
The small and developed figure is also very hot. Liu Xia couldn't help but be stunned when she saw it.
However, Lingling is a child born in the sect after all, so she still has some spirituality.
As soon as she turned over, her little nose moved slightly, and she immediately opened her eyes. When she got up, she saw Liu Xia, patting her chest and saying, "You're so scared, why are you here in the middle of the night?"
"Of course I miss you."
Liu Xia sat beside the bed, leaned on Lingling's cheek, and kissed her.
"I hate it."
Lingling backed away from Liu Xia and said seriously: "I heard from my father that you were under house arrest. Why did you escape?"
"Tch, who could put me under house arrest? Do you think your senior brother's training in Jian Yunzong was in vain during those years?"
Liu Xia said disdainfully.
"You are really annoying. You have only been in Longdu for a few days. Look at all the trouble you have caused. You even poured excrement on Zhang Guozhang. It's disgusting."
Lingling made a face and smiled.
"That's because he doesn't have eyesight. Who made him so arrogant?"
"This is Longdu. If you keep making trouble like this, sooner or later you will be in trouble. This time you provoked Tuoba Lingyun. That person is not easy to deal with. Even my father was very polite when he saw him."
"Really?"
Liu Xia asked disdainfully, thinking in his mind, the Procuratorate is really powerful. Everyone who is a general like Prince Rui is afraid of him.
"I heard from my father that Tuoba Lingyun is one of the emperor's confidants, and he has been very respected over the years. However, that person is narrow-minded. If you offend him, you have to be careful."
"Huh? You seem to be very familiar with him?"
Liu Xia asked curiously.
"Don't mention it. When I first arrived in Longdu last year, he came to my father and wanted to propose marriage to me. Fortunately, my father knew what kind of virtue his son was, so he didn't agree."
"What?"
Liu Xia frowned, feeling annoyed.
"Oh, you look stingy. To tell you the truth, when I came to Longdu, there were already several families who came to propose marriage. If you dare to treat me badly, I will marry someone else and wear a big green hat for you.
.Hmph, what do you think we should do when the time comes?"
Lingling smiled mischievously.
"Ah, are you going to revolt?"
Having said this, Liu Xia stretched out his hand to Lingling's waist.
Lingling was the most ticklish and struggled in a hurry, but it was very easy for Liu Xia to deal with her.
After a while, Lingling laughed so hard that she was out of breath and shouted loudly, "Brother, I don't dare anymore."
"Shout more kindly."
"Good senior brother, I won't dare to do that again."
When Liu Xia heard this, her bones went numb, and then she let go of her. The two of them cuddled together, looking at the white moonlight outside the window in silence.