Chapter 587 It’s About to Rain

Song Lian looked at Han Pu, put down the wine bowl in his hand, and said, "He is not a guy who likes to kill people. Since he killed someone, it was naturally that person who provoked him first."

Han Pu frowned slightly and said, "In other words, it was an assassination arranged by Huainan Hou that night, but he failed to kill him, so he went to kill Huainan Hou?"

Song Lian said calmly, "The answer seems to be like this."

Han Pu did not speak. He was silent for a while, thinking about many things, sorting out the cause and effect in his mind, and then asked, "Come with me to that yard to have a look?"

Song Lian did not refuse.

The two of them soon went to the small yard that had become a ruin, but it was well protected by Zuowei, and no outsiders could get close.

Han Pu said, "This place is not far from Zuowei. If you were in Zuowei Yamen that night, you should have found something unusual, but you were not there."

Song Lian said calmly, "Someone sent me away."

Then Song Lian said a lot of things, all of which happened that night

Han Pu's brows were furrowed, because the matter seemed more complicated at this point. The assassination that night was not just the work of Huainan Hou.

"Although he still has the title, he has long lost his official position and power. If he wants to do this secretly, he needs at least some people to cooperate. Otherwise, even if he finds some assassins, it is not necessarily possible to do it quietly. Shendu at night... patrol camp?"

Han Pu sat in the sedan chair and talked a lot to himself. Finally, he said, "Go to the mansion of the loyal and brave marquis!"

The mansion of the loyal and brave marquis was not far away. After Han Pu arrived, he explained his purpose and entered the mansion without any obstruction. However, as soon as he entered the mansion, the Dali Temple official smelled a strong smell of medicine.

The steward lowered his head and said softly, "The marquis is seriously ill and can't speak for the time being."

Han Pu looked at the loyal and brave marquis lying inside at the door and was silent for a long time. He couldn't speak for the time being, which meant that he actually knew something, but some people didn't let him speak.

Han Pu stood at the door for a long time, but did not go in, nor did he waste his breath to ask anything. Since he could not speak, he would not get an answer no matter what he asked.

After returning to the Dali Temple, Han Pu's face was not very good, because they encountered a lot of troubles.

These troubles themselves are not a problem. The problem is that since there are troubles, it means that they will involve many people, many big figures.

Is the loyal and brave Marquis Zhang Yu a big figure?

He was the person with the greatest merit in that war, and was the loyal and brave Marquis conferred by His Majesty, but he could not speak at this moment, as if he was trying to protect himself.

Such actions can also show that he is actually not too related to this assassination?

Why did Huainan Marquis Song Ting want to

kill Chen Chao?

This is of course because of Chen Chao's identity. Although it is only rumored that he is a descendant of the former prince, in fact, many people have already believed that Huainan Marquis, as one of the old people, is naturally worried, so it is reasonable to take action. Is this the origin of the matter?

The loyal and brave Marquis Zhang Yu must have known about it, but he fell ill at this moment.

While Han Pu was thinking, an official walked into the hall and looked at Han Pu with an embarrassed face, "Sir..."

Han Pu looked at the official in front of him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Someone is outside the hall." The official walked forward a few steps and leaned into Han Pu's ear and whispered, "Sir, someone is here and said he knows some clues."

Han Pu frowned and asked, "What did he say?"

"The man refused to say and said he would tell you only after seeing you."

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The Dali Temple is still investigating Song Ting's death and has sent many officials to find Chen Chao, but there is no result.

Chen Chao seems to have disappeared.

But all the bigwigs know that Chen Chao has not left the capital.

It's just that this young man has never been seen, and no one knows where he is.

Maybe someone knows, but no one wants to find him at this moment.

Seeing that His Majesty's banquet is about to be held, the officials of the Ministry of Rites are getting busier and busier. They have to solve many things up and down within the specified time.

The banquet of His Majesty the Emperor is held every year, but in previous years, His Majesty himself did not attach importance to it. But now, everyone knows that it is different, so the Ministry of Rites is more serious and does not want to make any mistakes, because they do not want to bear anything that they should not bear.

Today's Shendu is like a calm lake, but everyone knows that under the lake, undercurrents are surging, and if it is not good, it will be a storm.

Those small boats on the lake, everyone must be careful, because no one knows whether they will suffer an unexpected disaster.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites began to send out invitations. Strictly speaking, this banquet is not only for court officials, but also for some aristocratic families.

For example, the big families such as the Wei family and the Xie family also received it in previous years. This is the respect of the Liang Dynasty for them, but their heads of families may not necessarily attend, but they will also send more important people.

Superficial respect must always be given.

"Your Majesty will hold a banquet in the palace at 3 p.m. tomorrow. I wonder how many people from the Xie family will attend?"

The official from the Ministry of Rites delivered the invitation to the door of the Xie family's ancestral home and smiled at the steward in front of him.

The steward of the Xie family glanced at the official from the Ministry of Rites in front of him and said seriously, "This time the old patriarch will go in person, only one person."

"Old patriarch?"

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were startled. As one of the two largest aristocratic families in Daliang, the Xie family's ancestor had gone through more than one dynasty. He would not appear in front of everyone on weekdays. I'm afraid many people would already. He had forgotten it, but why did he have to attend the banquet in person again this time?

The steward nodded and said softly, "Your Majesty warmly invites you, so the old master cannot refuse."

Everyone could tell that these were polite words, but the official of the Ministry of Rites suppressed the shock in his heart, chatted for a few words, and left.

At the same time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who sent the invitation to Wei also received news that shocked them.

The head of the Wei family will also attend this banquet.

Although the heads of the two great families in Daliang did not necessarily hold any official positions in the court, there is no doubt that they were both important figures in the Daliang Dynasty. For such important figures, no matter what they do in daily life, they are bound to cause a lot of troubles. People are guessing that they have now chosen to attend this banquet. I am afraid that many people know what this means to this banquet.

As the invitations were sent out one by one, more shocking news came out.

The heads of all the major families will attend the banquet this time.

Such things are really rare. Except for several major events in the Liang Dynasty in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China and later, such things have never happened before.

The heads of countless aristocratic families are going to attend the banquet. Doesn't it mean that something big will happen at this banquet?

Things are complicated.

But the officials of the Ministry of Rites could not think too much, because they were not really big shots and could only faithfully perform their duties.

An official from the Ministry of Etiquette came to the academy, first delivered the invitation to Wei Xu, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Wei, will the dean attend?"

Wei Xu took the invitation and nodded, "Teacher will attend."

The official of the Ministry of Etiquette was startled. Although he had heard some rumors before coming, he did not expect that the dean of the academy would actually attend this banquet.

He opened his mouth, but didn't say much, but turned to leave.

However, he did not leave the academy immediately. Instead, he came to the lakeside courtyard and knocked on the door.

The maid Liu Ye stood in front of the door, looking at the official of the Ministry of Etiquette in front of her with some doubts.

"Xie Gu

Is your mother here? His Majesty will hold a court meeting tomorrow and invite Miss Xie to the palace to attend. "

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were actually very confused themselves. Xie Nandu had no official position in the court. Although the Xie family and the academy were both from prominent families, although both of them would receive invitations, there was absolutely no reason to send them a separate invitation. Xie Nandu, such a thing has never happened before.

But that's what the people from the palace told him, saying it was His Majesty's wish. Since it was His Majesty's wish, he, a small official in the Ministry of Rites, did not dare to say or do anything.

"Miss……"

After a brief moment of confusion, Liuye shouted towards the yard.

Xie Nandu walked out of the yard, took the invitation, nodded slightly and said, "Excuse me, sir."

The official from the Ministry of Rites smiled slightly, but did not leave. Instead, he took out another invitation and handed it to Xie Nandu, "Deputy Commander Chen's invitation was also given to Miss Xie."

Xie Nandu did not reach out to pick it up, but asked curiously, "Why?"

The official of the Ministry of Rites said, "What the palace means is that although we don't know where Commander Chen is now, I think only Miss Xie knows about it. As an official in Beijing, I will receive the invitation this time. Commander Chen will receive this invitation." , it’s most suitable to give it to Miss Xie.”

Chen Chao is the deputy commander of Zuowei. Logically speaking, it is most appropriate to send it to Zuowei. However, the Zuowei Yamen may not know where Chen Chao is, so giving it to Xie Nandu is the best choice.

Xie Nandu shook his head and said, "I don't know where he is."

The official of the Ministry of Rites smiled and said, "I don't know, but I also obey orders."

Xie Nandu didn't say much, just reached out and took the invitation.

The official of the Ministry of Rites nodded, then said goodbye and left.

Xie Nandu looked at his back and was silent for a long time, then turned back to the eaves and sat on a chair, as if thinking about something.

Liu Ye couldn't help but ask, "Miss, where did he go?"

Xie Nandu said, "I don't know either."

Liu Ye frowned and said, "Don't you tell Miss these things?"

Xie Nandu remained silent for a long time before he said, "Liu Ye, please go back first."

Liu Ye opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end she lowered her head and said okay, and then withdrew.

It's getting late.

Xie Nandu sat under the eaves and looked at the moonlit night sky, with a patch of moonlight shining down. Then she raised her head, wondering what she was thinking.

I don’t know how long it took, but the door of the small courtyard was pushed open. A young man came into the courtyard with a knife hanging on his face, looking tired.