A figure flashed across the courtyard next door. He tapped his foot lightly on the wicker and landed on the courtyard wall ten meters in front. He turned over and landed next to Qing'er who was about to leave at the entrance of the alley.
Qing'er rubbed the corners of her eyes with a calm expression. She didn't panic when she saw the visitor, but stood aside and read the notice on the wall seriously.
"Okay, why bother with it?"
"Why kill?"
"If I don't kill the couple, the Holy Envoy will not be released so easily."
"You will make more people doubt me!"
Qing'er was in a bad mood and raised her voice angrily.
The other party just smiled: "So what if you have doubts? Is it possible that after becoming a holy envoy, you still want to sever ties with the holy religion?"
"Any action in the future must be approved by me! Don't forget, I am the Holy Envoy!"
"I understand, Lord Holy Envoy." The middle-aged man spoke in a nonchalant manner.
Qing'er frowned, put on her bamboo hat, and walked quickly towards the Flower Street.
The middle-aged man followed behind, chattering incessantly: "Holy Envoy, I don't understand, which drama did you act just now? Why did you do things that disgust men? Seeing that the young master of the Bai family cares so much for the Holy Envoy
Yeah, why are there so many stupid moves?"
"You don't need to worry about it!"
The middle-aged man shrugged angrily and took out a big money bag: "Look, what is this?"
"Where did you get so much money?"
"It was found on the two people killed last night."
"...Don't the couple have no money?"
"Hey, the young master of the Bai family was so kind to the Holy Envoy! In order to save the Holy Envoy, he bribed the couple non-stop after going to court and gave them more than three hundred taels of silver without blinking an eye."
"It's him..." Qing'er paused after hearing this and froze on the spot.
"What? Your Majesty's heart is unstable?"
Qing'er didn't answer and continued walking forward in silence.
…
Prefect's Mansion——
A young man in military uniform was led by an official into the back hall.
The governor Jiang Yu hurriedly came out to greet him, bowed his hands and saluted: "I have met the young general."
"At the end of the day, I will pay my respects to the prince and Lord Jiang."
The smiling old man waved to Li Miao, the major general stationed at the border: "Are you Li Jing's grandson?"
Li Miao straightened her body and responded: "Exactly."
"Oh, he looks exactly like that guy when he was young."
"I wonder what the prince called you for?"
"Hey, he's as rigid as your grandpa."
Li Zhan said a few words easily, then asked Jiang Yu to close the door and took out a roll of yellow silk from his sleeve.
When Li Miao saw this, he immediately knelt down and said, "I will finally listen to the order."
"Hey, you're young, don't be so nervous. This is a secret order from the emperor to me, not to you."
"Ahem..." Li Miao coughed twice, looking a little embarrassed.
When Li Miao stood up, Li Zhan continued with the imperial edict: "Your Majesty ordered me to go to Youzhou to investigate the Holy Lotus Sect. Last night, a couple was killed and had lotus marks on their bodies. This is the symbol of the Holy Lotus Sect, and it is also the first time that the Lotus Sect has been branded.
Appeared in Youzhou. It seems that everything is as expected by the emperor. The Holy Lotus Sect will have some movement in Youzhou. The purpose of calling you here today is to draw a group of elite dead soldiers from the border defense and lurk in Youzhou.
All prefectures and counties should pay attention to the movements of all parties at all times."
"The Holy Lotus Sect appears in Youzhou?" Li Miao was slightly confused.
"Have you heard of the Holy Lotus Sect?"
Li Miao nodded: "There are people from all over the army. The soldiers have said something about the Holy Lotus Sect. They only know that the Holy Lotus Sect is good at amassing money and likes to target wealthy businessmen from all over the country, either to rob or to win over them. This is especially common in the Jiangnan area.
And Youzhou is located in a remote area and is even poorer than Jiangnan. With the temperament of the Holy Lotus Sect, it would not appear in Youzhou."
"Yes, judging from past information, the Holy Lotus Sect will indeed not appear in the relatively poor Youzhou. The imperial court originally thought that the Holy Lotus Sect was just a group of non-governmental organizations that were only interested in making money. But recently, more and more news has proven that
The Holy Lotus Sect wants far more than just money."
"More than just money?"
"Now that the Turks have surrendered, the emperor intends to adopt Wen Yanbo's suggestion and order the Turks to move eastward so that the two countries can trade and live together. In this way, the Tang Dynasty will never be in trouble with the Turks. Only after the Holy Lotus Sect learned about this did they take action
Action and making money are only one aspect. The imperial court is worried that people from the Holy Lotus Sect will stir up trouble during the Turkic people's eastward migration and intensify the conflict between the Tang Dynasty and the Turkic civilians. This is an important matter for the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty and must not be taken lightly.
Unscrupulous people will destroy it."
Li Miao's expression was solemn, knowing the seriousness of the matter: "I am willing to listen to the prince's orders."
"The imperial spies learned that the Holy Lotus Sect has a Northern Territory Holy Envoy in Jixian County, who is in charge of all the Holy Lotus Sect members in the north. As for who this Northern Territory Holy Envoy is, I already have an idea in my mind after discussing it with Mr. Jiang.
An object of suspicion."
"who?"
Li Zhan put away his usual easy-going attitude and lightly left two words: "Bai Song!"
"Bai..." Li Miao was stunned and froze for a moment, "Bai Song? Which Bai Song?"
"There is only one Bai Song Dynasty in Youzhou."
"The prince said that he had been to the grassland and rescued Shu Wang... Bai Song?"
Li Zhan nodded.
Li Miao denied it: "This is impossible, Brother Bai...how could he..."
"There are no absolutes in the world, don't be deceived by appearances. Regarding the Bai Song Dynasty, I have conducted a thorough investigation. Although there is no direct evidence to prove that he is related to the Holy Lotus Sect, various signs indicate that the entire Youzhou,
He is the biggest suspect.
Bai Song was originally the adopted son-in-law of the Lin family, but he fell into poverty and redeemed himself. He had done nothing outstanding in the past ten years. However, after joining the Lin family, he seemed to have changed. He not only mastered extraordinary medical skills, but also had extraordinary courage.
.
Not only did he beat the son of the Zheng family from a humble family, but he also wanted to take revenge on the Zheng family, making the Zheng family's chickens and dogs restless. He also killed the Turkic prince, traveled thousands of miles deep into the grassland, and I heard that he even killed the first Turkic warrior.
Returned to Youzhou, started business, relied on a book of Three Kingdoms, and made thousands of taels of silver in just one month. Each of these is a shocking event. With so many unusual combinations, there is no mystery behind it.
With the support of others, who can do it on his own?"
Li Miao couldn't find any rebuttal. Although he didn't want to believe that his brother-in-law was from the Holy Lotus Sect, when he thought about it carefully, there were indeed many things that people couldn't understand.
"Your Majesty, Bai Song did not do anything treacherous or evil."
"There is none now. I'm afraid that if he doesn't make a sound, he will become a blockbuster! The deeper he hides, the more likely he is to do something bigger and earth-shattering."
"..."
"I don't want to believe it either. After having been with Bai Song for a while, I found out that this son is unusual. But recently he got very close to a brothel girl, and the identity of the brothel girl has been confirmed, she is Shenglian.
Members of the church in Youzhou. We originally intended to suppress this woman for seducing the person behind her to appear, but we didn’t expect that the person who finally stood up was Bai Song. For this woman, he went to court alone and used public opinion to force him to await trial.
The two accusers were assassinated last night, forcing Mr. Jiang to release them. Various signs indicate that Bai Song is the most suspicious! Now, you should understand what I mean by calling you to Jixian, right?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, as long as it is confirmed that Bai Song is a member of the Holy Lotus Cult, I will definitely kill him. However, I will also vouch for Brother Bai. The Brother Bai I know is definitely not a member of the cult. Until there is no definite evidence,
, I’m sure the prince won’t kill you rashly.”
Li Zhan nodded: "There are still two months to prepare for the Turks' southward migration. Before that, I will ask for a result. There is a letter here. I want you to send it to Yunzhou in person and stop the commander Li Jing.
Let Li Shuwang go to Youzhou and take orders."
"Your Majesty, you want my sister to test..."
"What? You still don't want to?"
Li Miao frowned, said nothing, took the letter and turned away.
…
In Shangxian Bookstore, there are three or two students, each sitting at a table reading quietly.
The scent of sandalwood on the table is light and quiet, and it makes people feel much calmer as soon as they enter.
A little book boy who was guarding the door came over, bowed quietly and asked, "Master, do you want to buy a book?"
"Meet Old Mrs. Chen."
"I don't know the name of the young master."
"Bai Song."
"Bai Song?" The little book boy's expression changed obviously, and he looked at the person up and down.
"Yes, Bai Song from Donglai Restaurant."
Several students around him seemed to have heard Bai Song's name. They closed their books and cast curious glances at Bai Song. At the same time, the atmosphere in the hall at the entrance of the book club also became weird.
Maybe there are still some people who don’t know about the Bai Song Dynasty.
But how could the students of Shangxian Publishing House not know about the Bai Song Dynasty?
A Romance of the Three Kingdoms came up against the Xian Publishing House, and Mrs. Chen personally presided over the banning of the book.
As of now, the Three Kingdoms cannot be discussed.
This Bai Song and old lady Chen can be said to be incompatible.
And why did he suddenly come to visit Old Mrs. Chen?
I'm afraid the person who came today is not good!
These students also patrolled around and participated in the book banning movement in the initial activities.
But they just followed the teacher's instructions and really had no opinions about Bai Song and the book Three Kingdoms. They even admired Bai Song for writing such a novel in Chinese.
Looking at Bai Song, they didn't have much hostility, they were just curious and had some gloating expectations.
Reading has been so boring lately, and I need to make some noise to cheer everyone up.
After hearing this, the little book boy asked Bai Song to wait at the door and then went inside to report the matter.
After the little book boy left, a scholar came forward and said hello quietly: "Brother, was it really you who wrote the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"
Bai Song looked at him and saw his eyes shining. He was very curious. He thought about it and replied, "It's just a paraphrase. The author is someone else."
"Hey, if you don't tell secret stories, why bother to hide them? Don't worry, we are book fans and won't tell the truth. Before, my husband was very strict. We didn't dare to be labeled as a bully, so we just listened.
What you said, sir, is making trouble.”
Bai Song nodded and said nothing more.
"Brother, do you still have the content behind the Three Kingdoms? Let's make a deal. I'll give you three taels of silver, and you can secretly show me the content behind it. Don't worry, it's just for a look, and it won't be spread outside."
The two people at the back also came over after hearing this: "Yes, yes, yes, let's have a look. If you can't hear the storyteller, it's okay to feast your eyes on it."
