Chapter 40: Han Lan (1)

The fourth update has passed, and the moonlight scattered in the night sky in late autumn, and the stars are dim. It is the darkest time before dawn. The layers of wide and heavy corridors of Tianjue Temple are hidden among the pine and green cypresses that are old, making it look quiet and mysterious. Morning class will take an hour to start. At this moment, the entire temple is sleeping, and everything is silent. Only the copper bells hanging all over the Tianyin Tower play the Sanskrit sound of being free from the world under the cold wind on the autumn night.

In the small courtyard outside the back door of Tianjue Temple, the candlelight in Master Lechen's Zen room was swaying and extinguishing. Chen Jun still maintained his original posture, lowering his head and sat next to Chen without any movement. Li Longji sat at the table in the outer room for a while, his sleepiness became increasingly deep, and the ringtone of the Tianyin Tower was like a hypnotic music, which made him yawn. Looking out the window, the night was dizzy. Li Longji thought, it would be better to send a letter to the emperor's grandmother and father tomorrow morning. At that time, there would be no need to interrogate him. He was afraid that even the master's soul would not be able to rest in peace. At this moment, the aunt who fell from the sky would stay quietly by the master for a while.

Thinking of this, Li Longji stood up and quietly came to the door of the inner room. Chen Jun's figure was so quiet and peaceful, like a chaste virgin. Li Longji looked at her curiously. Duanxiu and clean face were far less delicate and graceful than the royal noble lady he was familiar with, but it had a unique simplicity and beauty like a jade, but the deep and confusion between his eyebrows was unbearable. What special and tortuous fate does this aunt who didn't even have her real name? How willing is she to recognize her ancestors and return to her hometown? Can she face the mutation of becoming the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty calmly? Li Longji made up his mind to find an opportunity to ask her aunt what she meant first. If she was not willing to get involved in the vortex of the Li clan, maybe Li Longji could help her keep this secret...

Another burst of Buddhist bell sounds were crisp. Li Longji sat back at the table. At least one hour was still there. His eyelids were fighting. Finally, he could not resist the invasion of tiredness. He lay on the table and fell asleep soundly. It seemed that he had just closed his eyes, and suddenly he felt someone shaking him. Li Longji suddenly opened his eyes, jumped up from the chair, facing a grim face of a strange man.

"Where is Chen Jun?!" The man asked in a low voice, his sharp eyes piercing Li Longji's face. Li Longji was stunned: "Who are you?" "I'll ask you, where is A Jun?!" "You..." Li Longji was quite angry. He said that he was also a prince. He didn't register his surname and scolded him like an interrogation of a prisoner. What does it mean? Also, what are the matter with his own bodyguards? He actually let strangers break in at will... Li Longji stared at the other party fiercely, opened his mouth and was about to call someone, but the man seemed to be able to see through his thoughts: "Don't call, the three guards in the yard were brought by you, and they were all asked to be put down."

"What?!" Li Longji was shocked, and the man continued to ask, "You didn't hear any movement?" "No..." Li Longji was very upset. It seemed that he was really asleep. "That should be Chen Huai, A Jun must have followed him." The man said to himself, left Li Longji and turned his head and ran out. "Hey! Wait for me, I'll go find someone with you!" Li Longji shouted while following. It was still pitch black outside. The man disappeared into the dark night like ink. Li Longji was so anxious that he was stamping his feet. The wind blew in his ears. He frowned and listened carefully, and suddenly his eyes lit up and ran away.

When Li Yuanfang followed the ringtone and rushed to the Tianyin Tower, a strong wind suddenly broke out between the sky and the earth. The Buddhist bells on the Tianyin Tower danced in the wind, rolling up the bell sounds, urgently urging people to pour out like a sudden rain; the fierce wind blew away the dark clouds covering the stars and the moon, and the gloomy night sky broke through the top of the sky, and the gloomy shadow of the Tianyin Tower was bulging in front of him like a ghost!

Li Yuanfang looked up at the towering tower body. The holes that were darker than around were round arch windows. He focused on scanning the black holes layer by layer. Sure enough, a faint red light burst out from the highest arch window. Li Yuanfang took a deep breath, clenched his fists and rushed into the open wooden door at the bottom of the tower.

Li Yuanfang listened intently, and a meticulous sound came from the top of his head. He held his breath and treaded, one, two layers... The sound was getting closer and closer, and his eyes gradually became brighter. Finally, Li Yuanfang stopped at the highest steps because he heard a female voice, timid, but mellow and soft, like a nightingale singing. She was only listening to her question: "Brother, what are you looking for..." Her question was immediately interrupted by Chen Huai: "Stop talking! Just wait!"

Chen Jun stopped saying a word, just stared at Chen Huai who was looking for him. His hat was crooked and his face was covered in blood and sweat. Chen Jun felt heartbroken, but she didn't dare to ask too much, nor did she dare to cook for him. The only thing she could do was follow him foolishly, and this was all A Jun hoped for at this moment. In fact, outside the Jinchen Pass, the reason why Chen Jun agreed to follow Li Yuanfang back to Luoyang was that he had a slim hope in his heart, hoping to see her "Brother Lan" again, and had made up his mind that if he donated her again this time, she would not live in the world.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived at Di Mansion, she was sent to Tianjue Temple by Li Yuanfang, and she never dreamed that she would see the last side of her so-called biological father here. It was not without shock or touch. However, at this moment, Chen Jun was completely exhausted. She was unable to think at all, and she had no intention of feeling. When she was guarding Chen's body, she was completely wooden, cold and empty. When all the past collapsed, Chen Jun felt that she was depressed, and only a light body was left.

However, just when she was completely lost, Chen Huai appeared! No matter how embarrassed or sneaky it was, in A Jun's eyes, he was still like a god coming, awakening her from the nightmare, bringing back the passion and power of love. Chen Jun didn't care about anything, and couldn't control anything. Since the turbulent fate was difficult to bear, it would be better to entrust all his worthless life to him - her only belief in this life: "Brother Lan, A Jun has nothing, A Jun is only you!"

They walked quietly by the sleeping little prince, and ran to the Tianyin Tower where the dingdong song sounded together. Chen Jun felt that it seemed that she could go back many years ago. She was rarely able to escape the beating and scolding of Chen Tingfang, and ran and play in the wilderness with Brother Lan. They climbed up the dark Tianyin Tower. Chen Jun was immersed in the happiness of flying clouds and vaguely felt that he was running towards a desperate situation. But it didn't matter, it really didn't matter. As long as he could be with him, even if he died, it would be the sweetest.

Chen Huai took off another wall brick and finally took out a small bag wrapped in yellow paper from behind. "Turn the candle closer!" He growled, and Chen Jun quickly moved the candle in his hand to his ears. A few sparks fell slowly. Chen Huai roared again: "Be careful! Don't burn the silk!" Chen Jun was so scared that he took a half-step back, holding the candle in his hand, either on the left or on the right... Chen Huai was focused, his two bloodshot eyes widened, and he swept over the fly-headed small calligraphy on the silk. He sighed: "Hmph, Zhou Jingyuan didn't lie, and finally let me get this thing."

He raised his head and looked at Chen Jun who was dazed: "Ajun, do you know that this thing has taken several lives?" Before Chen Jun could answer, he said to himself: "God bless me, Chen Huai, shouldn't be defeated. After getting this "life and death book" today, just find a place to hide quickly and wait until the limelight is over and plan it again. You will be able to make a comeback soon! Well, how about it? Ajun, do you think you are okay?" Chen Jun was suddenly asked by him and was speechless. Chen Huai stood up and smiled at her miserably: "Ajun, are you determined to follow me?"

This time, Chen Jun did not hesitate: "Brother, you know me!" Her eyes shining in the dark, and her simple face showed unprecedented brilliance. Chen Huai seemed to be moved and murmured: "Ajun, I can't bear to leave you, especially unwilling to use you to exchange for it. Let you marry Mei Yingchun, which is forced by the situation. It is absolutely necessary... Fortunately, you came back and came back. Ajun, from now on, you and I will not be separated again?" Chen Jun's eyes were filled with tears, and he nodded heavily to him. Chen Huai resolutely shouted: "Let's go!"

"General Chen Huai, Brother Chen, please stay first." Someone was talking in the dark, and Chen Huai and Shen Jun trembled at the same time. They were all familiar with the calm and low voices. "Puchi" - the fire folds ignited, and a figure appeared in the dark red light. Li Yuanfang's calm eyes swept across the faces of Chen Huai and Shen Jun in sequence. For some reason, there was no slight confrontation or hostility in his expression, but just a sadness that could not be concealed.

"It's you!" The muscles on Chen Huai's face kept shaking, and Li Yuanfang smiled faintly at him: "It's me, why? You won't treat me as a ghost, right? A Jun should have told you about my situation." Speaking of this, he glanced at Chen Jun: "It seems that it's my fault. You shouldn't leave you alone in Tianjue Temple." "Mr. Li, I..." Chen Jun immediately turned red and lowered his head, as if he had made some big mistakes.

Chen Huai finally recovered a little bit of courage and squeezed out from the cracks of his teeth and sneered: "It's Brother Yuanfang. Ajun told me that you are still alive. I thought she was just a fool, but I didn't expect it to be true. Brother Yuanfang, Li Yuanfang! I really can't figure it out, why can't you die!" Li Yuanfang raised his eyebrows: "To be honest, I feel very strange about this myself."

"Hmph!" Chen Huai vented his anger from his nose and said viciously: "After that being said, I still want to congratulate Brother Yuanfang on escaping from death!" "No need." Chen Huai nodded: "Since Brother Yuanfang survived the disaster and has returned to Shendu, I cannot take over the position of Lord Di's guard commander again. Besides, Lord Di dislikes me in every way, and it is better for the original owner to return to the original owner. Brother Yuanfang, please give in a little, and I will part with A Jun!"

Li Yuanfang stood there motionless: "Where is Brother Chen going?" "You can't control this!" "Well, I don't want to care." Li Yuanfang said coldly: "But if you want to leave, you can leave yourself, leave A Jun, and the thing you just found must also be kept!" Chen Huai was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and stared at Chen Jun: "A Jun, he won't let you go with me, he wants you to stay. What do you think?" Chen Jun lowered his head and whispered: "I... of course I will follow you." "Then tell him!" Chen Huai's violent roar echoed in the tower: "A Jun, tell him, tell Li Yuanfang! You want to follow me, the ends of the world, you will only follow me!"

Chen Jun raised his head in embarrassment, and a pair of eyes fell straight on her face in the shadow opposite, which made her whole body cold. How could this happen? How could this happen... Chen Huai was panting beside her and shouted again: "A Jun!" Chen Jun then felt aroused and gathered his soul. Her throat choked and said with barely: "Li, Mr. Li, just let me go... Let me go, go with my brother..." She thought these words would come from the heart and be justified, but at this moment, Chen Jun felt inexplicably sad and couldn't help but burst into tears, as if she was not expressing her wishes, but was separated from "him"...

Chen Huai looked at her in surprise, with an obscure expression on his face. He turned to Li Yuanfang and dragged his voice and said, "Brother Yuanfang, I should thank you for intercepting Ajun from the way west. Or you, send her to Tianjue Temple and leave behind the coachman of Di's mansion and Qianniuwei, otherwise how could I find her back to Luoyang and in this temple! Cough..." He sighed in a pretentious manner: "When I had no choice but to see Ajun away, I thought that I would never see you again in this life. I didn't expect that Brother Yuanfang would give me a helping hand, which made our lovers reunite. Brother Yuanfang, since Ajun said he wanted to follow me, you should do it to the end, and don't force me and her to break up!"

Li Yuanfang ignored Chen Huai, but turned to Chen Jun and said in a hoarse voice: "Ajun, Chen Huai is being chased by someone, it will be dangerous for you to follow him." His expression made Chen Jun feel heartbroken again. She tried her best but only said inauspicious words: "I...I told you my mother's last words, and I and him... We will die together even if we die..." "You told him? You told him all?!" Chen Huai suddenly interrupted her, and his eyes shone excitedly: "Okay, that's good, so there's no need to beat around the bush." ​​He took a step forward to Li Yuanfang and gritted his teeth and said, "Since all the words have been explained, you can get out of here! Let's go! I don't have time to waste time with you here!"

Li Yuanfang shook his head slowly: "Impossible." "You!" Chen Huai pulled out his sword with a blink of an eye. Li Yuanfang sneered: "I want to use force? I hope you will think twice, Brother Chen! You won't forget about our sword-making at the Jiushu Building in Bingzhou, right?" He glanced at Chen Huai's sword lightly: "At that time, you won't get any advantage with my orchid sword. Today I am still bare-handed, and it's still hard to make a step forward if you believe it or not!"

Chen Huai's hand holding the sword was trembling. Of course, he knew that what Li Yuanfang said was not a silence, and that he was not his opponent at all. Li Yuanfang waited for a while and said, "Brother Chen, although I don't know who was chasing you, I think they will follow you soon. In addition... Lord and Zeng Tai should be coming soon. I advise you to leave A Jun and the 'Life and Death Book'. If you leave alone, I won't stop you!" "Forget it, why learn to play this hypocritical set like Di Renjie!" Chen Huai laughed to the sky, and his mouth was splashed: "I'll leave? Without A Jun and the 'Life and Death Book', without his position, what's left of Chen Huai! I will really become a betrayal dog with nothing! Then you will still be slaughtered by others!"

Li Yuanfang's voice became more and more dull: "Chen Huai, what is not yours is not yours, you should understand this principle." "Yes! I understand! Of course I understand!" Chen Huai's eyes chuckled: "Do you think I really want it? My father has planned for me for more than ten years, but I was reluctant to act. Why? Because those are not what I want at all! Unfortunately, people's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. God still arranges you and me to meet..." He raised his sword and pointed directly at Li Yuanfang: "Li Yuanfang, it was you who brought me to Di Renjie's side, and it was you who arranged for me to become Di Renjie's guard commander. It was you who caused today's result! You used me, and today's words about giving and taking, it is not a gentleman's doing! You are a villain! A despicable villain!"

"Stop your mouth!" Li Yuanfang shouted angrily at Chen Huai's sword: "I know the best in my heart how loyal you are and how trusting you trust and trusting me!" He gritted his teeth and said every word extremely difficult: "Chen Huai, you have already obtained everything from me, this is the arrangement of fate, I have nothing to say!... I hate that you are too greedy and have fallen to this point today. If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself!" Chen Huai roared wildly: "No! Blame you, it's you! You first deceived me into taking the bait, then forced my father to death, and now you are back to take my Ajun, this is your conspiracy, everything is your conspiracy!" "Chen Huai, you are crazy." Li Yuanfang shook his head incredibly: "I really didn't expect you to become so crazy."

"Brother, Mr. Li, what are you talking about? I don't understand..." Chen Jun trembled all over and reached out to grab Chen Huai's arm. He just wanted to shake it, but he grinned and held Chen Jun's hand tightly: "A Jun, don't you understand? Strangely, Li Yuanfang accompanied you all the way back to Beijing, but didn't say anything to you?" Chen Jun's teeth were intertwined and he couldn't say anything: "Say, say...what?" "Of course it's the truth!" "The truth? What...what?" "About you, about me, about the old man who died outside Jinchen Pass...the most important thing is...what about your Lan..."

"No!" A shrill cry shocked Li Yuanfang and Shen Huai at the same time, but saw Chen Junsi crying in tears, hugging Chen Huai tightly like crazy, and shouting desperately: "No, I don't want anything! I don't want the truth, I don't want... I just want you, Brother Lan, I just want you, only you..." She buried her head in Shen Huai's chest and burst into tears.

Chen Huai couldn't help but shed tears. He hugged Chen Jun with one hand and raised his sword with the other, and said sadly and angry: "Li Yuanfang, this is the result you have thought about, right? Are you satisfied now? You finally get revenge, right? Ah?!" Li Yuanfang didn't answer anything, but there was flames rolling in his eyes. He pressed Chen Huai step by step. "You, what do you want to do? Don't come over!" Chen Huai In a panic, he grabbed Chen Jun's throat, and while shouting, he blocked her like a shield. Li Yuanfang stopped immediately and stared at the two people retreating to the window. Chen Huai retreated one after another, and suddenly his waist was approaching the edge of the arch window. The fierce cold wind roared, arousing the sound of copper bells. In the silent courtyard under the Tianyin Tower, people suddenly shouted that horses were neighing, and the light balls and torches shone brightly in the dark night!

"Chen Huai! Don't resist stubbornly anymore. Look down. Tianyin Tower has been surrounded by many people. Even if you have wings, you can't escape! Chen Huai, you are not bound quickly. This pavilion will give you justice!" An old voice sounded like thunder, and the roaring echo in Tianyin Tower also brought a thousand pounds of weight, smashing Chen Huai's liver and gallbladder. In his chaotic vision, Di Renjie's figure appeared in front of the empty dark curtain as dust.

Li Yuanfang did not look back, his eyes were still locked on Shen Jun, and he said coldly: "Sir, I told you not to come!" "Yuanfang, I am here to help you." Di Renjie's answer was extremely bitter, but it aroused Chen Huai's laughter: "Hahahaha! It's really been planned for a long time, and it's really a collusion. Finally, they all showed their true faces. Okay! It's a good thing, so I can be a wise ghost even if I die, OK!"

Di Renjie looked at Chen Huai, his eyes full of helplessness and regret. He shook his head slowly and said, "Chen Huai, if there are people here for a long time, you know who that is the best! I came here not just to help Yuan Fang... Chen Huai, I also hope to help you! Do you really don't understand? Those who covet the "Life and Death Book" will never let you go. As long as you step out of this Tianjue Temple, you will be killed immediately! Chen Huai, hand over the "Life and Death Book" and let go of Ajun. Maybe I can show you a way out..."

"Haha, I still want to be a good person, and I want to lie to me..." Chen Huai smiled and burst into tears, and she said breathlessly: "Do you want to come and help me? Di Renjie, you did treat me well, but that's because you treated me as Li Yuanfang, and later I thought I was Xie Lan, and you never valued me!... You are just trying to get the "Life and Death Book" and A Jun. I, Chen Huai, have never been worth a penny to you!" "You were wrong!" Di Renjie shouted sternly: "Chen Huai, in my eyes, you are a young man who has not lost his conscience and went astray. As long as you are willing to stop the horse, I will never make things difficult for you and will definitely help you!"

"It's too late, it's too late, it's hard to contain the water. Today, I know what a mistake means to bring eternal hatred, haha..." Chen Huai seemed to cry and laugh, and his painful appearance made Di Renjie unable to bear to see it. He was still muttering to himself: "Why is it so difficult to be yourself! Chen Huai is nothing, Chen Huai is just a shadow! Daddy, do you know that your plan will ruin me for the rest of my life! Fortunately... you gave her!" He suddenly withdrew his crazy gaze and stared at Chen Jun who was snuggling beside him: "Ajun, only you, only you will always belong to me, right? No matter what I do, you will not spit on me? Leave me behind?"

Chen Jun, who had not spoken for a long time, had his expression at this moment, but the calmest of everyone. She leaned against Shen Huai's chest, caressed Chen Huai's desperate face with the gentlest eyes, and gently uttered affectionate words: "Don't leave, life and death follow each other. A Junsheng is your person, and death is your ghost..." Chen Huai raised his hand to stroke her cheek: "A Jun, if I were not your Lan..." "No! Don't say it." Chen Jun covered his mouth: "You are, my only... lover, my life. A Jun will always belong to you, just yours."

Tears fell silently and flowed into him and his heart. There was no trace of tears on her face, only a pure and beautiful smile. Chen Huai sighed: "Dad, did you hear it? You won, we won! I still got it, and got the most precious one! I, Chen Huai, will be enough in this life!" He suddenly shook his arms and hugged Chen Jun, and then stepped onto the ridge of the window. The windowsill made of bricks and stones was as smooth as jade, and the cold wind swayed her clothes wildly. Before the void, the figures of the two of them were shaking, relying on Chen Huai's one hand to support him. Li Yuanfang was only one step away from them at this time, but he did not dare to move any more.

"Ajun! I brought you back to Luoyang, not to let you... die!" Li Yuanfang's hoarse voice was almost shattered by Fan Ling's roar, but Chen Jun could hear it clearly. She looked back and smiled: "I know, Mr. Li... I'm sorry." "No!" Li Yuanfang shouted at the sight, rushing forward like crazy. At the critical moment, a feather arrow came from bottom to top with the sound of the wind, and penetrated straight into Chen Huai's back heart. Chen Huai hummed and leaned back, "Brother!" With Chen Jun's heart-wrenching scream, he had fallen towards the dark night sky. In the moment before he was unconscious, Chen Jun clearly felt Chen Huai push her hand out, and the strength made her suddenly fall to the inside of the window, and just fell into Li Yuanfang's arms who rushed to the window.

With a blunt "bang", Chen Huai hit the ground hard. Li Longji put away the small bow in his hand, handed it back to Han Bin beside him, pulled him up and ran towards Chen Huai. On the mud ground ten feet away from the bottom of Tianyin Tower, Chen Huai slightly lies on his head, and blood flows out from behind his head, and soon dyes the entire ground red. His eyes were still wide, and there was a faint smile on his face, and he looked a sense of satisfaction. Li Longji raised his head, and in the air with a slightly exposed morning light, a silk silk danced lightly with the wind, slowly falling on his hand.

As soon as Di Renjie stepped down the steps of the imperial study room, Duan Canghai greeted him with a smile: "Master Di, please stay, stay." Di Renjie stopped hearing the sound and looked at the other party lightly: "Oh, it's Duan, do you have something to look for this pavilion?" "Uh... I heard that something happened to the people around Master Di?"

Di Renjie remained silent: "Yes, this is what I came to meet the emperor for this." "It is said that... what happened to General Chen Huai?" Duan Canghai took a step forward again, and his wrinkled eyes were shining in front of Di Renjie's nose. Di Renjie opened his eyes and looked at the towering palace walls. The magnificent dome was poked out on the walls. He took a deep breath and spoke with melancholy: "The head of the cabinet, Chen Huai, and Jing Yuan, the daughter of the former Minister of the Honglu Temple, were killed by evil people for no reason. They have both died."

"Ah, this is so... so sad and lamentable." Duan Canghai sighed repeatedly, and his small eyes were still staring at Di Renjie without blinking. Di Renjie smiled contemptuously: "Eunuch Duan, this cabinet knows that what you care about is not the lives of two young people, but that kind of thing." Duan Canghai did not comment and continued to stare at Di Renjie straight. Di Renjie looked at him calmly, and after a long time, he shook his head and said, "Eunuch Duan, I'm afraid this cabinet will disappoint you." "Oh? Lord Di means..." "Eunuch Duan, whether it is Zhou Jingyuan or Chen Huai, there is no trace of the so-called "life and death book" in them!"

"Master Di!" Duan Canghai's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly calmed his tone again: "This... is unlikely?" "What? Eunuch Duan doesn't trust me?" "Where, where." Duan Canghai defended repeatedly: "I said clearly last time that if that thing falls into Master Di's hands, I will be the most reassuring person. But..." Di Renjie's eyes were bright: "Since that's the case, I advise my father-in-law not to worry anymore. In my opinion, there is no 'life book' in the world, so why bother me to disturb him!"

Duan Canghai was shocked when he heard this, his little eyes were staring at Di Renjie's face and rolling around. Di Renjie was not moved at all. He only came with his hands in front of the jade steps, allowing Qiufeng to roll up the hem of his robe and hit his still straight legs. It took him a long time to say, "Oh, it's still Lord Di's ambition and pure mind. His realm is high, and it's not something that we ordinary people can match." Di Renjie withdrew his gaze and asked with a smile: "Duan Duan is really relieved?" "Don't worry, of course, don't worry. I have said long ago that as long as Lord Di handles this matter, I will have no worries."

Di Renjie nodded and slowly walked down the jade stairs. The sea rushed up again and said with apologies: "I don't know what the emperor's will do about this matter?" Di Renjie turned around and said, "Master Di? Oh, she wants our cabinet to find a new chief guard." "Does Lord Di have a favorite candidate?" Di Renjie sighed softly: "This cabinet is already a candle in the wind. I don't know tomorrow. The position of chief guard is actually optional. Let's take it back and discuss it."

Duan Canghai hurriedly said, "Mr. Di said... You are the jade pillar of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but you must not make such sad words." Di Renjie sighed again: "Eunuch Duan, so many people in their prime are leaving us first. I am still so old and still breathing in the world, and I often feel bored." Duan Canghai was sad: "Because of this, the old slave is particularly looking forward to the end of his life. If a person like me is incomplete, there is nothing else to do..." Silence is like passing water, taking away endless sadness, "Eunuch Duan, take care of yourself." "Yes, Mr. Di is also."

As soon as Di Renjie returned to the mansion, he went straight to the study room. His family was away from the hospital and said, "Master, Mr. Zeng has been waiting for you for a long time." Di Renjie didn't raise his head: "Di Chun, Mr. Zeng brought Yang Lin?" "Well, Master... the butler is not in the mansion." Di Renjie was stunned: "Oh, by the way. You can send someone to send a letter out and let the butler return quickly." "Yes!" "Where is Yang Lin?" "Here, I'm here, I'm waiting in the study room with Lord Zeng." "Okay."

Di Renjie walked inward and heard a "teacher". Zeng Tai couldn't wait to come to the front, bowing and asked, "Teacher, is the Master asking about the 'life and death book'? The students were restless this morning!" Di Renjie smiled comfortably and said, "What's the matter? Even if the Master wants to punish me, she can't do anything about me!" "Teacher..." Di Renjie stopped and said softly: "The Master did not mention the 'life and death book' at all, which is not beyond my expectations." Zeng Tai was surprised: "Saint"

What does the upper part mean?" Di Renjie said calmly: "I don't think she has any special meaning, but she knows nothing about the "Life and Death Book". "Ah? It's so hot that the Lord... doesn't know?!" "What's so strange about this? The "Life and Death Book" incident is strange and strange. Since the incident, it has been leveraging the legend of the Netherworld, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false. However, when peeping at all parties, they have never figured out the true meaning of the "Life and Death Book". Most of them spread rumors and have their own ulterior motives, so they have never dared to mention it to the Lord."

"It's like this!" Zeng Tai couldn't help but sigh, and thought about it and asked again, "But the little prince of Linzi witnessed it with his own eyes. Did he say nothing?" Di Renjie pondered and said, "The King of Linzi is very scheming and has no real nature. I see that he will have a bright future in the future and should not be underestimated." "Yes." Zeng Tai nodded repeatedly and heard Di Renjie say, "Zeng Tai, you can see the true appearance of the 'life and death book'.

When he arrived, it was actually Duan Canghai who took advantage of the opportunity to accompany the emperor for decades to collect and find out the secrets of officials from many sources. Especially in the late period of the previous dynasty, many officials were promoted to the throne for the empress. They had some bad records such as informing, slandering, forming cliques, and seeking power. They were even temporarily recruited as members of the inner guards and committed all kinds of despicable evil deeds. These secret past events constituted the entire content of the "Life and Death Book".

"Duan Canghai and Zhou Liangkun collected and compiled this "Life and Death Book" together, and the purpose was to protect themselves. As Duan Canghai said, he was a eunuch without a descendant and had no family, and Zhou Liangkun had no descendants and only had one daughter, so neither of them had ambitions such as the great cause of the world. The problem is that the great power recorded in the "Life and Death Book" is not determined by their personal will. Especially in recent years, the emperor has grown older in the spring and autumn, and the process of establishing an inheritance has been constantly changing. She is swaying between the Li and Wu tribes, and now she is more favored by the two people.

A flatterer like Zhang caused extremely fierce battles between various forces in the court, and it was almost at the last moment of life and death. At this time, whoever owned the "Life and Death Book" would control many important officials of the Great Zhou court who were most afraid of being publicly publicly, and used this as a threat to force them to serve their own faction; or threw out their crimes and took the opportunity to eliminate dissidents. The "Life and Death Book" is the most sharp weapon! But under such circumstances, the secret of the "Life and Death Book" that had been kept for decades was revealed, and the city was storm!"

"Yes!" Zeng Tai sighed and asked, "Mr., the student still can't figure it out. Since the life and death of the 'life of the book of life and death' is at stake, how did Zhou Liangkun leak this secret?" Di Renjie said calmly: "The inside story has been destroyed with the death of all the people involved. But I still reluctantly speculate. I think the general process may be like this."

"The biggest regret of Zhou Liangkun in this life was that he did not give birth to a son. Many years ago, he had searched for famous doctors and prayed to gods and Buddhas. According to Zhou Jingyuan, Zhou Liangkun met Monk Yuanjue because of this. I thought that he had lost his vigilance in the process of asking for divination and divination, and revealed the secret of the "Life and Death Book" to Yuanjue. Yuanjue was a sinister and cunning person who cheated on others in the name of seeking children. After he obtained the secret of the "Life and Death Book", he did not take any action. Zhou Liangkun thought that there was no danger and continued to act. This was until more than a year ago

. At this time, Yuan Jue joined the inner guard for several years to compensate. As the situation changed, he thought the time was ripe, so he began to threaten Zhou Liangkun and forced him to hand over the "life and death book" to show kindness to the current actual head of the inner guard, the second Zhang, in order to seek special honors and favors. For Zhou Liangkun, this was tantamount to the top of five thunders. At this time, Shaoqing Liu Yifei's custody and robbery happened. Just when Zhou Liangkun was struggling and unable to resist, Duan Canghai came to question him at the sound of the wind. Zhou Liangkun was forced and pressured by many parties, and finally committed two murder cases one after another on the night of the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month last year in order to completely get rid of the predicament."

"What's sad is that the rumor of the 'life and death book' has not only stopped, but has become increasingly fierce. Duan Canghai proposed to simply destroy the 'life and death book', but Zhou Liangkun refused to agree no matter what. When I thought, he must have felt that he had become the target of public criticism. The 'life and death book' became his only bargaining chip for survival, so he refused to let go." "Oh..." Zeng Tai nodded repeatedly, then his eyebrows were deeply locked: "Then later Zhou Liangkun burned the Persian treasure carpet and died suddenly under the Zetian Gate Tower, and the 'life and death book' fell into Zhou Jingyuan's hands. What is the reason for this series of events? Are they related to each other?"

Di Renjie waved his hand tiredly: "Zeng Tai, I don't have a good answer to your questions yet, but I think that the opportunity to reveal the truth is right in front of you and me. Oh... Where is Yang Lin?" "Ah, it's in the study, please give me a teacher."

In the study, Yang Lin sat down in a daze. When he saw Di Renjie coming in, he thumped and knelt down on the ground: "Master Di." Di Renjie sat down and raised his hand and said, "Get up, I'll ask you to help you today." "Help?" "Yes." Di Renjie took out a document from his sleeve and spread it gently, his hands trembling a little. Zeng Tai sat down at the lower head, and saw that the document had been a bit old, and the paper was yellow and crisp. Di Renjie carefully handed it out: "Yang Lin, take it and see, have you seen this handwriting?"

Yang Lin took the old paper with both hands and looked at it carefully. The expression on his face became more and more nervous and fearful. Suddenly he shouted: "Di, Lord Di! This handwriting, this handwriting is..." Di Renjie jumped up from the chair and asked sternly: "Who is it?!" "Yes... it was Shen, Shen Ting put it." "You can look carefully, maybe it is certain?" "Yes..." Yang Lin said aloofly: "I have read the half letter that Shen Ting put out more than a hundred times. I have already familiarized his writing. Although this official document is sloppy, the strokes are very distinctive. I will never admit it..." Di Renjie closed his eyes and sat down slowly: "I understand, Yang Lin, thank you, you have helped me a lot."

Zeng Tai took the official document from Yang Lin, and was shocked when he read it quickly: "Teacher, this is the escort letter received by the Bianzhou government!" "Yes." Di Renjie almost couldn't control himself in an instant. After twenty-five years, when he finally found the culprit who harmed his friends, he had no joy in his heart, only the deepest sorrow: "Shen Tingfang is the anonymous author of this escort letter, and Xie Zhen, who took Yu Rong and his two children that day, and even more - Shen Huai's biological father."

Zeng Tai took Yang Lin and left quietly, Di Renjie sat silently, as if he had entered an ethereal state. He felt that his whole body and mind were extremely exhausted, as if he would collapse in the next moment, but he clearly had the most perseverance and lone force, coming from the distant past, helping him to support him and wait for the arrival of the final judgment. But this time, he would no longer sit in the seat of the judge as he had been used to most of his life. He found from the bottom of his heart: It turns out that this is better, and this is easier...

The dusk was vast, and in a blink of an eye, the earth was covered with a heavy autumn cold. There was only a candlelight in the study, accompanying the vicissitudes of the old man. The night was getting deeper, and Di Renjie took the folding fan from the bookshelf and spread it in front of him again. The warm light of the tortoiseshell fan bones was circling in his faint old eyes, as if he was looking forward to something? Since the wait was so long, why not let her wait together, she would be willing.

"Sir." "Ah, it's Yuan Fang who is back."
Chapter completed!