I just like the Prime Minister

"The emperor doesn't have to worry about it." Jiang Xizhu said with a smile, "The situation is unclear now. Instead of making the Taoist priest make unnecessary sacrifices, it is better to save his energy and do something more meaningful."

Li Chengzuo was just teasing Taoist Master Zixu. Hearing Jiang Xizhu's words, he snorted and turned his eyes away. He regarded his golden words as a dispensable nonsense and gave them to the prime minister as a favor.

Daoist Zixu heaved a sigh of relief, and quietly hid behind Xu Sanniang to give up.

Everyone stayed here for a long time, and they couldn't tell the time outside. Only the dark passage outside the door that could not be stepped out silently declared that the night was still deep.

There is no window in the prison cell, the endless darkness and the murderous intent revealed in the void, in this closed space, it forms a cruel entanglement into a monster who kills people and flesh.

Some people don't feel it when they speak, but once they calm down, the gleaming golden light seems to turn into twisted blades, making people breathless.

Jiang Xizhu slowed down his murderous aura. Those who researched the "blood prison" must have experienced unimaginable dangers. Human nature can be good, and human nature can also be evil. Just look at what the years and the world have imposed on a person. Some are distortions and hatred, some are desperate madness, and some are killings that have been repeatedly crushed and reshaped amidst endless fear and anxiety.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xizhu couldn't help feeling that they were a little pitiful.

He has never seen those gloomy dark places, and he is used to guessing everything in the world with good intentions, but now, he is not unable to understand those magnanimous and ubiquitous malice.

Xu Sanniang walked to the door and tentatively looked at the passageway where the murder weapon was hidden, her charming eyebrows were frowned very sadly.

"How long have we been here?" she asked, "Why, it seems like nothing happened outside?"

Jiang Xizhu looked sideways at her words.

Yeluzhen shook his head: "The people who set up the blood prison think that it is a net that cannot fly. I am afraid that because of this, they are not afraid that someone will get out."

Xu Sanniang looked at him inexplicably: "But... when did they deploy them? I used to be heavily guarded when I went in and out of this place, but I never found out that this place would... become impossible to get out of."

Jiang Xizhu looked at Xu Sanniang, and couldn't help but ask: "Did Sanniang come and go here, and never find anything unusual here?"

Xu Sanniang seemed to recall it for a while, then shook her head: "No."

Jiang Xizhu asked: "What about the guards and the furnishings in the house? Haven't they been changed?"

Xu Sanniang: "I have basically seen the guards in several groups, and they all recognize me. As long as I come, as long as I don't take people out, no one will stop me... As for the interior decoration, Mr. Jiang , sorry I don’t quite remember.”

Jiang Xizhu nodded.

According to what she said when the guards changed shifts, Xu Sanniang didn't lie, she was indeed only familiar with this group of people, and she might have had conflicts with the guards, so that when these people mentioned her, they were a little unwilling to face it. I'm sorry; it's understandable that she didn't pay attention to the decorations in the house. After all, every time she comes and goes in a hurry, her energy and attention are probably put on Ji Weizhen whose body has been soaked by cold food powder. It's vulgar In her eyes, the decoration is probably no different from that of a thatched cottage.

It is obvious that Ji Weizhen has not been like this for a day or two - something like Hanshi San will indeed give people the illusion of being strong in a short period of time, otherwise it will not attract countless dignitaries and dignitaries to take this harmful thing as a good medicine, but The longer it takes, the more irreversible damage this thing will show. Ji Weizhen's body bones like fallen leaves in the autumn wind have already made a world-renowned doctor like Jing Qing say "I'm about to die". Yue is so simple, and King Qi will not have the patience to wait until he has no resistance before locking him up. He must have used the reason "Mr. Ji is crazy" when he started to have delusional hallucinations after taking Hanshi powder Throw him in.

——There must be at least a year's time difference in the middle, and here Xu Sanniang often comes and goes, and there are only a few waves of people coming and going on guard. Such a not-so-small murder weapon?And how did such a murder weapon, under the gaze of so many people, make others not notice his existence for a while?

Unless it is not freshly baked, but has always been there, so long that it can be traced back to the completion of the Qi Palace.

"Master Yelu." Jiang Xizhu said suddenly, "Before you said, this is no longer the room we used to enter. What do you mean?"

Yeluzhen was still looking at the passage that disappeared for no reason. He frowned when he heard the words, but immediately understood what Jiang Xizhu was saying: "The original room was unimpeded, but now we can't get out of this room—" "Blood Prison" will have some specific changes when others have not noticed it. I don't know how these changes are produced, and I don't know what kind of changes can make people undetectable. In short, these changes make this room different. And the original one... the passage outside is proof, if the rain of arrows of that density is a mechanism, we can probably try to use up the arrows stored in the mechanism, and then go out from there."

Hearing this, Jiang Xizhu hadn't spoken yet, but Taoist Master Zixu thought it made sense, and rushed to say: "This is a way! Let's throw things out, I don't believe that his arrows are infinite."

Li Chengzuo shook his head with a half-smile: "How can Master be sure that there is only this kind of institution outside?"

Taoist Master Zixu: "..."

Taoist Master Zixu suddenly became speechless. The situation that the emperor said is indeed possible. Since the evil door in this place can shoot all arrows on the outer wall, there is really no guarantee that there will be no such thing as a tiankeng on the ground, even if there is no pit. , No one can guarantee that it is not poisonous on the ground or around it. If there is a pit, you can try it out by throwing things. If it is poisonous, there is no way.

All in all, this is not a place where common sense can be inferred.

Taoist Master Zixu thought for a while, and showed a somewhat discouraged expression: "What can I do... I can't get out, and people outside can't get in. Is it really going to be trapped here to death?"

Jiang Xizhu didn't comfort Taoist Priest Zixu, but he didn't feel as hopeless as he did. He became strangely quiet, as if he had fallen into deep thinking.

Yeluzhen finally stopped exploring the disappearing passage and stood up straight, but he heard Jiang Xizhu call him.

"Young Master Yelu." Jiang Xizhu said, "You have been in the 'choir' for some time, and you must have heard of 'Blood Prison' more than once. Apart from the one set by Khitan Empress Dowager Xiao, have you heard of others?"

Yeluzhen involuntarily showed a conflicted expression, obviously unwilling to recall this matter, after thinking about it, he also understood that Jiang Xizhu was not trying to force him to ask him anything, but just to find a way out, so even though thousands of people One was unwilling, and had to bite the bullet and recall.

"Yes, it's just a matter of the rivers and lakes. I'm afraid some people, Mr. Jiang, don't know about it." Yeluzhen thought for a while before saying, "A few years ago, the 'choir' was ordered to assassinate Mi Yixiao, the owner of the Aoshi Villa. The villa has become famous in the Jianghu. Mi Yixiao has participated in many affairs in the Jianghu. He has a faint desire to dominate the Jianghu. This naturally hinders the way of some people, so he bribed the "choir" to assassinate him. However, Aoshi Villa is located in the north of Jizhou On the high mountain, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the killers sent were fascinated by the terrain, and they were exposed before they could do anything, and were killed by Mi Yixiao, not only that, but also aroused Mi Yixiao's vigilance."

Jiang Xizhu nodded: "And then?"

Yeluzhen said: "The 'choir' failed to kill and its deeds were exposed, which is a great shame. This incident finally alarmed the owner of the 'choir'. In his rage, he brought the 'blood prison' back into the rivers and lakes."

Jiang Xizhu was stunned: "There is a choir stronghold in Aoshi Villa? Otherwise, how could there be a 'blood prison' there?"

Yeluzhen shook his head: "No, that's why I'm so impressed with this matter—there is a room where the 'choir' can't get out of, but sometimes, it's not just limited to one room... The villa was built at the beginning of the mountain, sitting on the top of Guanshan Mountain. The road down the mountain is divided into nine roads in three directions and three vertical directions. A high wall overlooks the cliff. After Mi Yixiao noticed the "choir" action, it took half a year to set up a branch in Jizhou. Since From the day it set up a sub-forum... the nine roads down the mountain of Aoshi Mountain Villa can no longer be passed through. , inexplicably returned to the starting point when we started... Aoshi Mountain Villa has become a mountain city that cannot be walked out.

This story is not much more relaxing than the "blood prison" set up by Empress Dowager Xiao of Khitan. Just listening to Yelu's unemotional narration, everyone felt a kind of deep despair—how many people would be dispatched to such a huge and proud mountain villa? They kept walking and probing, only to come to the fact that they were besieged, and the siege was unsolvable?

However, Jiang Xizhu showed a very graceful expression in this chilling story. Li Chengzuo looked aside for a long time with folded arms, and he could see a little bit of "relaxation" from that expression. raised an eyebrow.

Jiang Xizhu's expression was not very obvious, his own spirit was still tense. He was silent for a moment after hearing Yeluzhen's words, and then said: "What about the 'blood prison' of Khitan Queen Mother Xiao, what is that courtyard like? ?”

I'm afraid Yeluzhen is a little bit broken. If there are too many lice, it doesn't itch. If there are too many bloody memories, it's just one more disgusting. This time, the expression of resistance is obviously less, and the expression of seriousness is obviously more. After a while, he said: "That courtyard itself is a haunted house... Mr. Jiang, have you heard of Xiao Ling?"

Jiang Xizhu nodded.

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Xiao Ling, in terms of seniority, is the uncle of the current Khitan Empress Dowager Xiao, he may not be very capable in governing the country, but he was actually involved in a tragic case of Khitan party struggle.

That year, the Khitan king died, and the empress Xiao wanted to take control of the government through her status as the birth mother of the Khitan king's eldest son.However, the Khitan king's former department disagreed.Empress Dowager Xiao suppressed the faction in the Khitan court who opposed her to govern with iron and blood tactics. In the end, after much deliberation, this faction turned to Xiao Ling.

The Xiao family is a prominent Khitan family, and they have been friends with the Yelu family of the Khitan royal family for generations. There was a saying that they "share the world". It looks so harmonious from the outside, and they are not bound by the morality of "you can't write two Xiaos in one stroke". The competition between them is very bloody.

Xiao Ling happened to belong to the faction that had different political views from Empress Dowager Xiao.

Those who opposed Empress Dowager Xiao's governance originally had a very simple plan. They hoped that Xiao Ling would come forward as an elder to prevent Empress Dowager Xiao from entering the court, but unexpectedly, the massacre inside the Xiao family was far more intense than outside, and the two had been at odds for a long time. The matter is not simply a matter of family disputes, but a change of dynasty.

Xiao Ling is an excellent stumbling block no matter in terms of personal grievances or political opinions. It strictly blocks the way for Empress Dowager Xiao to listen to the government, making her feet hurt when she kicks, and it is difficult to move. The pain of scratching his heart and liver finally brewed a murderous intent.

After being obstructed by Xiao Ling several times, the Empress Dowager Xiao finally broke out—after handling the funeral of Khitan King, she falsely called Yemeng the former king, and the former king had an order: the courtiers are the humerus that he can't part with, and I hope these people will be buried. Instead of colluding with Huangtu hegemony on the other side of the underworld.

It has to be said that the most poisonous woman's heart is that Empress Dowager Xiao's trick is too damaging. Everyone knows that she is trying to suppress political opponents and kill people in the name of dreaming. A big hat is directly put on the heads of those who oppose her—— To follow the order is to die, to resist the order is to be disrespectful, to put it bluntly, or to die, no matter what, these people must be prevented from advancing or retreating.

At this time, Xiao Ling reacted quickly, and said bluntly: "The former emperor once said, 'My arm is no stronger than the empress', if the former emperor wants to seek hegemony, the empress is the first help, we still ask the empress to go first."

The opposition all breathed a sigh of relief and waited for the ambitious old woman, Empress Dowager Xiao, to respond.

However, this story tells us that we must never mess with an animal that bleeds for seven days a month and is still alive and kicking. After all, when a woman becomes ruthless, it has nothing to do with a man. , picked up the bodyguard's saber, cut off one of his wrists, threw it into the fire and burned it, saying: "I am young and my family and country are not peaceful. Please forgive me that I can't go with the late emperor. Let this hand accompany you first." First emperor.

After she finished speaking, the blood was still wet, and before everyone reacted, the guards who had been prepared raised their knives and sent Xiao Ling and others on their way.

After Xiao Ling's death, his house was ransacked, his eldest son and second son were killed on the spot, the third son and eldest daughter threw themselves into a well and the other hanged themselves.

Only half a year after Xiao Ling's incident, the Empress Dowager Xiao set up a "blood prison" in this house, trapping and killing the four ministers of the auxiliary government, and aspired to the top on the way to listen to the government.

Li Chengzuo had heard this Khitan story a long time ago, and now he listened to it again, and couldn't help the chills behind his back, and thought "fortunately I don't like women" very inappropriately, and looked at Yeluzhen, and was even more unfilial I feel that "fortunately, my grandma died early, otherwise it would be such a big psychological shadow".

His Majesty the Emperor is considered courageous, and still has such an idea, and Daoist Zixu, who has always felt very cowardly, is even more unwilling to let others realize that he is in the same situation as those who were trapped and killed in the past, and his face turns green , tremblingly grabbed the few remaining fruit on the bald whisk, and silently recited "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable".

Li Chengzuo seemed to finally know why Fuchen was bald, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

However, Jiang Xizhu didn't notice that this matter was related to the fact that Fuchen was wronged like snow. He showed a very incomprehensible expression, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Well...Mr. Yelu, I actually want to ask, what is the shape of the house?"

Li Chengzuo looked at Jiang Xizhu's expression, and couldn't help laughing—in order to take care of other people's fragile little hearts, he didn't dare to make a sound, but he was very keen to hear that his prime minister was completely suppressed in his heart because of his self-cultivation. A growl at the office: "Nonsense"!

Yeluzhen was baffled by Li Chengzuo's smile, and still recalled sternly: "The house is in the shape of 'Hui', the gate faces west, and there are small doors on both sides of the southeast, but I once heard the person who collected the corpses in Xiao's house say, The... corpses in the house were scattered everywhere, some even died at the door. People who passed by during that time could hear the screams in the house, but no one came out—they seemed to be just walking around Turning around in the room, but turning a blind eye to the door."

This description doesn't make much sense to others, but it seems to have touched the professional field of Taoist Master Zixu - the old man with a bald hair and brushing his teeth: "Tsk... the people in the arrow house must not understand Fengshui, because the house is not good enough. Words are in the mouth, and the signs of distress are easily incomprehensible, and cannot be derived... Or, does the person who built the house have a grudge against this karmic creditor?"

Yeluzhen was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect the old man with a nose to hit the point, and blurted out involuntarily: "This house is the ancestral property of the Xiao family that Xiao Ling got when he was alive... Originally there was only land, and Empress Dowager Xiao's father opened his teeth to build the mansion and half of it was built. It was distributed to Xiao Ling."

Jiang Xizhu was originally told by all kinds of "ghost stories" by Yeluzhen. Hearing this, he finally realized something, and smiled very vaguely: "Mr. Yeluzhen, the "blood ghost story" you heard "Prison" is the most, I have little knowledge, but I have some feelings about it... Some opinions, I don't know whether they are correct or not, I want to ask you to identify them."

Yeluzhen was always very polite to Jiang Xizhu: "Mr. Jiang, please tell me."

Jiang Xizhu said: "The Aoshi Villa is on the mountain, and the 'choir' uses the mountain as a prison to prevent people from leaving the mountain; Xiao's house is the word for "Hui", and the 'choir' uses the tour as a prison to prevent people from going out... If In this way, the "Blood Prison" was just borrowed from the location, not created out of thin air."

Yeluzhen thought for a moment: "It seems to be true...but they can't get out..."

It seems that he had expected this question a long time ago, Jiang Xizhu had already thought about it and dealt with it calmly, very calmly: "Mr. Yelu, have you ever thought that when everyone is in a panic—that is, when they find out that the original When you can no longer get out of the way of origin, you will pay special attention to the way of origin that you can't get out of. Instead, you will forget many important things. For example, a mountain does not have only one road, and a legendary haunted house does not have only one road. Door……"

"But they weren't trapped for a day or two." Yeluzhen said, "The time they were trapped was longer than ours. It was a very long process from agitation to calmness to despair. They must have gone through countless methods to prove it. They really can't get out, so they will be trapped alive."

"It's not like that." Jiang Xizhuren still looks like the frail scholar, but now there is something different, his eyes have a kind of firm determination, and he looks at Ye Luzhen full of thoughts with this kind of eyes , said decisively: "It's not like this, Mr. Yelu, just like you, when you find that you can't get out of this room, you will check the passage that should have existed but disappeared for no reason; or like Taoist Master Zixu, If you want to repeatedly test how many arrows or organs there are in the passage outside—your thinking is fixed by this room, and you have to repeatedly verify what you think should exist, or what should have an end, and never Think about it, what if this "should be" is "not supposed to be"?"

Yeluzhen frowned at what he said.

Jiang Xizhu didn't change his face, and finished his words: "If the passage has no end and there are indeed infinite arrows, then no amount of experimentation is useless; if the passage really does not exist, then check it again and again. It is also useless... Repeated verification will only make people go farther and farther in fallacies and divergences, but they will not see the truth. The person who arranged the blood prison is indeed clever, and what he imprisons is never a person, but a 'heart'".

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment as if his thoughts were interrupted because of the memory, and then continued: "Mr. Yelu... At this moment, I don't know that you still remember the terrifying legend that you can't get out of this 'blood prison' , do you still remember that the wall when you came here...was quite high?"

Yeluzhen didn't expect Jiang Xizhu to say this at all, so he couldn't help being taken aback.

However, Jiang Xizhu smiled: "You guys are so strong in martial arts, flying over the eaves and walking over the walls is no problem. In your eyes, this high wall is just a distance for you to jump... To tell you the truth, it is useless for me as a scholar, but it seems impossible for me. The dangers of overcoming are generally standing tall. If there is no help from the emperor, I will never be able to climb in. Even with the help of the emperor, I will feel that I am a burden when I see the high wall, dragging others down for nothing, but Therefore, I was very impressed with the high wall."

Yeluzhen has never seen a person who can feel so guilty when he is dragged down, let alone someone who would be impressed by such trivial things as "being taken over the wall". He was shocked for a while. Li Chengzuo's reaction was not too different, except that Li Chengzuo looked at Jiang Xizhu's light smile and keenly sensed something different, and raised his eyebrows and smiled with ulterior motives.

Jiang Xizhu obviously saw Li Chengzuo's expression, he was stunned for a moment, and then turned his eyes away after he stabilized his mind: "Everyone should feel incredible, people who stand far enough in front will not pay attention to what is behind them, and people who stand tall enough will not pay attention Under the feet... If, I just mean if, you pay attention to the side, but the actual passage is actually under the feet? What should you do?"

The author has something to say: Author: So why are you laughing?

My Emperor: I took Junchi over the wall~

Author: So what?

My Emperor: I want to hug the wall~

Author: ...so what?

My Emperor: (□□) This is the legendary hug and hold high~

Author: ...Son, as long as you are happy.

ps This chapter is thick and long enough, let's take it apart and watch it again...and there is another chapter.