The little eunuch looked left and right, and then whispered, "Can you take a step to speak?"

Li Xiuyuan nodded, and then walked to a secluded place.

"My lord, this matter is not allowed to be spread in the palace, but this matter has something to do with adults, so I pretended to have the courage to tell adults secretly. The little eunuch said cautiously.

"What do you have to tell the official? Please also speak up to my father-in-law, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense about things in the palace, and I won't tell others that I heard it from my father-in-law. Li Xiuyuan saw the little eunuch's worry, and when he spoke, he took out a few Dongzhu from his arms and stuffed them

in his hands.

The little eunuch was a little happy after taking Dongzhu, and then pretended to be solemn and said: "Didn't the little one take care of the show girl who entered the palace last time?"

"Is that the girl?" Li Xiuyuan thought about it for a while, and there was indeed such a thing.

The little eunuch said in a low voice: "The little one specially screened the girl according to the instructions of the adults, and prepared to send it out of the palace with other unsuccessful show girls in a few days, but I never thought that a lady in the palace would temporarily choose a few palace maids, but unfortunately, that girl was selected,

No, I didn't get out of the palace, so I went to serve the lady. ”

Li Xiuyuan said, "This is indeed a troublesome matter, it seems that my care has not worked, and that girl is still left in the palace." ”

"My lord, it's not about this matter, the little trustee of the mother's dormitory asked, the girl who was taken care of by the adult seems to be missing, it happened just a few days ago, and there has been no trace for several days. The little eunuch said.

"Are you saying that a big living person has disappeared in the harem of the Imperial City......" Li Xiuyuan frowned.

"Yes, yes. The little eunuch hurriedly said: "It's indeed missing, the palace has ordered it several times, and the girl is indeed missing." ”

"She's gone, or is she just one of the missing?" Li Xiu said.

The little eunuch said: "The girl is gone, and the other show girls are fine." ”

Li Xiuyuan pondered for a moment and said, "This official wants to go to the harem to have a look, can you help?"

The little eunuch was a little embarrassed: "It's not impossible for adults to go to the harem, if the commander of the forbidden army can allow it, it won't be a problem there, but if the forbidden army doesn't agree, the little one can't do anything." ”

"Let's try it and see if the forbidden army can be accommodating. Li Xiuyuan said, "Youlao, you lead the way in front." ”

The harem of the imperial city is not very heavily guarded, prohibiting people from entering and leaving, although the imperial court has such regulations, but the laws of the imperial court are too much, who really cares?

And it is impossible for the official family to even manage this little thing, as long as the forbidden army on duty turns a blind eye, it is okay to enter and exit the harem.

Of course, the premise is that your grade must be high, and if your official position is not too high, the forbidden army will not sell this face to you.

"This lord, please stop, the court meeting has ended, and the way your lord wants to go out of the palace is that road, this road leads to the harem, and idle people are not allowed to enter and exit at will. Sure enough, he didn't go far, and there were two forbidden soldiers on duty on a small road that blocked Li Xiuyuan's way.

The little eunuch who led the way spoke: "This is Lord Li of Yangzhou Assassin Shi, I need to go to the harem for some business today, and I also ask the two of you to be accommodating and accommodating, and ensure that you will come back within two hours, and you will not cause trouble to the two of you." ”

After speaking, there was some pain in the flesh, and one person stuffed a Dongzhu in his hand.

The treasure that just arrived was given away before it was warmed up.

The two forbidden soldiers looked at Li Xiuyuan, and saw that this was wearing a vermilion court robe and a jade sword, he was indeed a military general, and he was also a court official with five grades

They are all on errands under him, and they have great skills.

This face didn't dare not sell, and immediately one of the forbidden soldiers said: "Lord Li wants to go to the harem, naturally you can be accommodating, but I will wait for two hours to change the shift, and now half an hour has passed, if Lord Li wants to go to the harem, he must come back in an hour and a half, otherwise the brother who will take over at that time."

I don't know if I will give Master Li a small face. ”

After speaking, he stepped out of the way and hugged his fists and signaled.

"You don't need to worry, the official will come out within an hour, and you won't be embarrassed. Li Xiuyuan also gave a salute and expressed his gratitude: "Thank you two for your accommodation, go to Ruyifang to drink another day, report the name of the official, and count the two of the officials invited." ”

"Thank you, sir. The two of them were a little surprised.

I didn't expect this Lord Li to be so refreshing, I can't get out of this Ruyi Fang to drink a wine without dozens of taels of silver, and staying in that place for a night is also a very face-saving thing, much stronger than the Dongzhu in hand.

"You're welcome, the two of you are willing to be accommodating for the official, and the official should thank the two of you. Li Xiu said from afar.

The two forbidden soldiers temporarily lent a waist card to Li Xiuyuan, so as not to be stopped by other forbidden troops, and if this token is displayed, other forbidden troops will let it go, which is an unwritten rule.

The forbidden armies relied on each other to gain from this means.

"I heard that Emperor Daojun's temple is also in the harem, I don't know where it is? Can you take this official to have a look?" Li Xiuyuan said.

When he entered the harem, it was naturally impossible for him to go to such great lengths for the disappearance of that woman, his purpose was still for the book of life and death.

"Do you want to go to the Daojun Temple to pay respects?" said the little eunuch in surprise.

"Since you're here, why don't you go and have a look. Li Xiuyuan said: "This official is quite interested. ”

The little eunuch thought that this matter was easy, so he responded and led Li Xiuyuan to the Daojun Temple in the harem.

Daojun Temple was built by Emperor Daojun during his lifetime, because Emperor Daojun was obsessed with practice, he ignored the government all day long, hid in the harem to build a Taoist temple, meditate and practice, after the Daojun Emperor died, the statue of the Daojun Emperor was enshrined here, changed to the Daojun Temple, and every year the official family will bring civil and military

Hundreds of officials came to worship several times.

As for the eunuchs who only clean up on weekdays, the forbidden army patrols will not come here.

After coming to this garden, it is indeed very quiet, rockery and flowing water, green bamboo, in the center of an inconspicuous small temple standing there, faintly there is a smell of incense wafting over.

"This father-in-law, you wait here for the official for a while, and the official will come out after going to the Daojun Temple to pay respects. Li Xiu said from afar.

"Don't worry, there are few people here on weekdays, so you just need to be careful not to miss the hour. The little eunuch said.

Li Xiuyuan walked towards the Daojun Temple without hesitation at this moment.

He looked around, there was indeed no one, and the place of the palace was also a place where ghosts and gods could not be haunted, that is, spells could not be cast, and there was nothing to worry about.

Daojun Temple.

An exquisite, luxurious Taoist temple is presented in front of you.

It's been a few years since the temple was built, and at least a few decades have passed, and the temple built with the best craftsmen is now mottled and has a kind of old feeling.

The temple is not big.

As soon as I entered, I saw a statue of a god located in the main hall, this statue was the appearance of the Emperor of Daojun, but he was wearing a Taoist robe, holding a dust, and he was dressed as a Taoist.

And in the other hand of this idol, a quaint book was only placed, and the book was shrouded in a layer of black smoke, which was not visible to mortals at all.

"Sure enough, the book of life and death is here. Li Xiuyuan's eyes lit up and he was about to take it.

But what he didn't expect was that there was a sudden movement behind the idol, which made him stop his steps and immediately become vigilant.

"Master Li, are you still here to get the book of life and death?"

An old man who looked like a monk and had a kind face walked out slowly.

"National Teacher, are you actually here?" Li Xiuyuan frowned: "So..... Is this a trap?"

The national teacher said with a smile: "Lord Li has already counted it in his heart, isn't it? The book of life and death is placed in the Daojun Temple in the harem of the imperial city, no matter what, Lord Li has to come to get it, Lord Li is really resolute in doing things, and he will come to the harem to get the book of life and death as soon as the court meeting is over." ”

"Does the national teacher want to take my life in the palace?" Li Xiuyuan put one hand on the jade sword at his waist, and then stared at him calmly.

The jade sword was not the one given by the imperial court, but was made of his Tai'a sword.

It is a magic weapon that can kill people.

"Lord Li laughed, if you want to kill a master like Lord Li, you have to dispatch at least three teams of halberdiers and mobilize one or two hundred forbidden troops, and this is still under the condition that Lord Li's strength is limited to this, although the palace's luck is suppressed, the thunder god in the sky and the ghosts and gods of the four directions cannot support, but I don't

I don't think that such a method can deal with Lord Li. ”

The national teacher clasped his hands together and said with a smile on his face: "The book of life and death is here, please take it from Master Li." ”

"The words of the national teacher can be hidden from others, can they be hidden from me?" Li Xiuyuan said at this moment: "I have already heard the sound of weapons shaking, and the heavy footsteps of the armor soldiers coming...... Martial arts cultivation has reached a realm like mine, and some skills are no different from those of cultivators, although

I can't get into it, but I still have some ability to perceive danger. ”

"Mobilize halberdiers and forbidden troops in the palace to besiege and kill a court minister, can the national teacher's ability already cover the sky in the palace with one hand?"

"It depends on whether Master Li can take the book of life and death. "The national teacher said.

"It seems that Shi Hu has persuaded the Wutong Sect yesterday to let them take refuge in you, otherwise it is impossible to know the news of the book of life and death in the Daojun Temple, this is a bait, a bait aimed at me, but I want to know that Shi Hu's book of life and death is in my hands, so who did this book of life and death originally belong to?

Li Xiu said from afar.

"Whose weight is this book of life and death at this moment?"

The national teacher said: "During this time, thanks to the help of Lord Li, most of the officials above the court are now under my control, and they have impeached Lord Li too many times, and the Fu Lu will be reduced once every time they are impeached, so that I have an opportunity to take advantage of it, and now Du Ze of the Criminal Department,

Zhang Yuan of the Ministry of Officials, as well as the commander of the forbidden army, and several ladies in the palace are all under my control. ”