After Qin Xiao came out of the palace, he was full of doubts.
The person who escorted Qin Xiao out of the palace was Eunuch Wei. Eunuch Wei left Qin Xiao in the Hanbing Palace for a whole day without any apology or any change in his attitude.
Following the road into the palace and exiting the Yanxi Gate, it was already past midnight. Eunuch Wei sent Qin Xiao out of the Yanxi Gate without any nonsense, and assigned four dragon scale guards to escort Qin Xiao home.
Go back to the palace directly.
Qin Xiao followed the wishes of his eldest grandson and did not ask any more questions.
The Black Overlord was waiting outside the Yanxi Gate. Someone had already brought him over. Qin Xiao thanked him and was about to get on his horse. Suddenly he heard the sound of horse hooves. He followed the sound and saw a group of people approaching under the city wall.
, the number of people was not large, Qin Xiao thought that it should be a patrol team at night, and did not pay attention to it, but saw the team of people coming directly towards him, which was a bit strange.
The first person was riding a tall horse, and there were two cavalrymen behind him, but the dozen or so people following behind were all on foot.
But this group of men and horses were all wearing armor, carrying long bows on their backs, wearing dragon scale knives on their waists, and holding spears in their hands. They could be said to be fully armed.
What's eye-catching is that the knight walking at the front is wearing white armor and a black cloak. The black and white alternating colors are very eye-catching. The helmet is even more exquisite. The shoulder armor is in the shape of a snake's head. Under the moonlight, it is shining.
The silver light is very different from the other dragon scale guards' costumes.
Qin Xiao knew that this man's identity was not simple. Looking at him, he was about thirty years old. His appearance was not handsome, but he was very upright, with clear outlines, and his eyes were extremely sharp.
Two steps away, the man reined in his horse and sat on it, looking down at Qin Xiao with sharp eyes that seemed to penetrate Qin Xiao's body.
"Hello, General!" Qin Xiao smiled and cupped his hands, thinking that no matter what you mean by reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, I am polite to you and you are still embarrassed to trouble me.
The man didn't answer, looked Qin Xiao up and down carefully, and finally said: "Are you Qin Xiao who broke into Qingyi Hall alone?"
"I don't dare. It's just a humble position." Qin Xiao thought that this man had bright armor and his official position was higher than his own, a seventh-grade official.
General Bai Jia asked directly: "What level has your cultivation reached?"
"Realm?" Qin Xiao said in surprise: "I don't understand the general's meaning because of my humble position."
"Although Tsing Yi Hall is a bunch of wimps, ordinary people don't have the strength to enter and leave Tsing Yi Hall freely." General Bai Jia stared at Qin Xiao's eyes and said indifferently: "So I want to know, what level of cultivation are you?"
Qin Xiao's heart trembled.
There is no doubt that since the other party asked such a question, his own cultivation level is certainly not too weak.
Learned literary and martial arts and sold them to emperors and generals.
The ultimate pursuit of civil servants in the imperial examination is to be able to serve as an official in the court. If a martial artist has practiced martial arts, he will naturally be very happy if he can be recruited by the court.
Qin Xiao never doubted that there were many martial arts masters among the royal guards.
This white-armored general's armor is unique. It can be seen that his status among the Dragon Scale Guards is not low. The Dragon Scale Guards who protect the imperial city are all warriors who have been carefully selected. Needless to say, among the Dragon Scale Guards
A person holding a general position.
But Qin Xiao knew very well that his many experiences outside the customs could not be easily known.
Whether it was the [Ancient Intention Art] given to him by Hong Ye, or the true inheritance of the blood demon ancestor Zheng Qianqiu obtained with the help of his young aunt, these are things that must not be known to outsiders, let alone the imperial court.
Purple-clothed supervisor Luo Hu led his men to snatch the purple wooden box from Sword Valley, but Sword Valley and the court were obviously hostile to each other. If the court knew that he was related to the people of Sword Valley, he would definitely not be able to take advantage of it.
I am young, and if I have the cultivation level of the Fourth Grade Zhongtian Realm, it will certainly make people suspicious.
"What the general said is not wrong. Qingyi Hall is indeed a bunch of trash." Qin Xiao looked at the white-armored general and said with a faint smile: "Some people look majestic, but if you really have to risk your life, you will know those people
It’s actually not scary.”
The white-armored general still stared at Qin Xiao and asked again: "What grade are you?"
"Is the general from the Ministry of Punishment or from Dali Temple?" Qin Xiao asked rhetorically: "Could he be interrogating a lowly official?"
The white-armored general smiled faintly and said: "I'm just curious about where a little jailer in Turtle City's Jiazi Prison got his cultivation. Although Jiang Qianxing is inconspicuous, he also has the strength of the third level, but he
You couldn't even hold on for one round, and you even threw me from the Qingyi Tower easily. If you didn't have the Zhongtian realm, it would be hard for me to believe that you have that strength."
Qin Xiao's heart trembled, but his face remained calm.
"I am Xia Houning." The white-armored general finally said: "Don't worry, it has nothing to do with me whether you killed Jiang Qianxing or not. I'm just curious about why your martial arts realm has been able to advance by leaps and bounds in just one year."
The more Qin Xiao listened, the more hair grew on his back. At this moment, he finally knew that the person in front of him was actually the eldest son of the Xiahou family.
When Qin Xiao was in Qingyi Tower, he learned from the Marquis of Huaiyang that there was another eldest son in the Xiahou family, Xia Houning. However, the relationship between the two brothers did not seem to be harmonious. At least the Marquis of Huaiyang had always had doubts about his elder brother.
Jealousy.
Qin Xiao was not very interested in Xiahou Ning at that time, and did not know that Xiahou Ning originally served as a general in the Dragon Scale Guards.
But compared to Xia Houjie's playboy, Xia Houning is obviously completely different from his brother.
Qin Xiao sneered in his heart. Although Huaiyang Hou Xia Houjie did not testify before the Ministry of Punishment that he personally threw Jiang Qianxing from the Qingyi Building, he obviously still informed his family about the matter. Xia Houning knew such details, so naturally he learned from Xia Houjie
Got the news.
He was not worried that Xia Houjie would really come forward to testify.
In his hand, he held Xia Houjie's handprinted indictment. Once this indictment was made public, Xia Houjie would lose his skin even if he did not die. He believed that Xia Houjie would not go to the point of death, after all, in Huaiyang Hou's
In my heart, the life of a mere military official cannot be compared with that of the young Marquis of the Xiahou family.
"Beizhi really doesn't understand what General Xiahou said." Qin Xiao still smiled lightly and said: "Beizhi just came out of the palace and was about to go home. If the general has no other instructions, I'll take my leave first." He got on his horse.
, and will leave.
Xia Houning rode a few steps forward, crossed with Qin Xiao's horse, turned around, looked at Qin Xiao, and showed a smile: "I can always know everything I want to know. How did your cultivation level enter Zhongtian?"
It won't take long for me to get to the bottom of this situation."
"If the general really finds out, please tell me." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Beizi also wants to know if I have really entered the Zhongtian realm."
The two horses passed each other, Qin Xiao did not look back, but felt like a light on his back, and felt that Xia Houning's sharp eyes were staring at his back.
The four dragon-scale guards sent Qin Xiao to Wuyifang and left immediately. However, when the soldiers on duty at Wuyifang saw Qin Xiao being escorted back by the four dragon-scale guards, they opened their eyes wide and naturally looked at Qin Xiao differently.
He personally sent Qin Xiao back to Kushui Lane.
Back in Kushui Lane, although it was not yet bright, it was almost dawn. Qin Xiao first led the horse back to his courtyard, tied it up, and then arrived in front of the Gu Family Courtyard. Through the gap, he saw Gu Baiyi's house.
The lights were still on, and I didn't know if Gu Baiyi got up.
He hesitated for a moment, thinking about whether to go back to rest first, but he heard a creaking sound from the door. Gu Baiyi had already come out of the house, walked quickly to the courtyard door, saw Qin Xiao through the crack in the door, and opened the door.
He smiled and said, "I've been waiting for you to come back."
"Brother Gu didn't sleep?"
"Reading all night." Gu Baiyi let Qin Xiao into the yard, then closed the door but did not fasten it, and said softly: "Thanks to you for my sister's matter, I won't say thank you."
Qin Xiao said: "Brother Gu, I have something to ask you."
"Come into the room and talk." Gu Baiyi said softly: "Sister also slept very late last night. You didn't come back until midnight. She was also worried about you. Have you been in the Criminal Department?"
"No." Qin Xiao said: "Yesterday morning, there was a decree from the palace. The saint announced that I should come to the palace to pay homage. I went into the palace and came out of the palace at midnight."
Gu Baiyi was startled, with a rare hint of nervousness: "The saint summoned you to the palace? Why did she announce you to the palace?" Then he felt that he seemed a bit presumptuous, and said softly: "Let's go to your room to talk."
Qin Xiao was still worried that talking here would disturb Qiu Niang. When the two of them arrived at Qin Xiao's house, Qiu Niang prepared an oil lamp for Qin Xiao. After lighting the lamp, Qin Xiao invited Gu Baiyi to sit down, and she also had a look on her face.
He wondered: "I arrived at the palace at noon yesterday. I originally thought that after a while, I would be summoned by strangers, but until midnight, the saint never came with any orders. Finally, he told me that the saint would not summon me and asked me to leave the palace first.
They sent someone to take me back, but I still don’t know what the saint wants.”
Gu Baiyi was thoughtful, silent for a moment, and then asked: "Other than letting you enter the palace, does the saint have any other wishes?"
"No." Qin Xiao shook his head: "I don't know if she changed her mind temporarily. But after thinking about it, I don't know the saint's intention of calling me into the palace. The Qingyi Hall incident just happened. I thought she might be
For the Qingyi Hall matter, but if you think about it carefully, the possibility is not very high, how could the saint summon me because of a gang in the market? "
"No." Gu Baiyi shook his head and said: "The matter of Qingyi Hall is a big deal in the market, but it is not worth mentioning in the palace. There is no way that the saint will summon you for this matter." After thinking about it,
With a solemn expression, he said softly: "As for the armory case, it is absolutely impossible for the saint to come forward in person, not to mention the outcome of the armory case yesterday."
Qin Xiao said in surprise: "Is there a result?"
"Dali Temple has obtained a confession." Gu Baiyi said calmly: "The three chief officers colluded with each other to line their own pockets and confessed to the matter. This matter was led by Han Zhou, the chief of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War, and secretly worked with the other two chief officers
After planning for a long time and taking risks in order to embezzle military funds, the three people truthfully confessed their crimes. They knew that they would definitely die if they committed such a major crime, so after the confession, the three people took poison and committed suicide in Dali Temple while others were unprepared. The case has been planned.
It was compiled into a file and distributed to the Ministry of Justice and the Kyoto Prefecture."