C15 Prophylaxis

"Father, do you have something on your mind?" A youth walked into Ouyang Xiu's study room, greeting him before asking.

Ouyang Xiu put down his pen and said, "Sit."

Ouyang Fa sat down and asked, "What instructions do you have for me, Father?"

Ouyang Xiu pondered a bit and asked, "I remember that you have dealings with Zhao Qingyan?"

Ouyang Fa was slightly startled as he said, "He is a colleague of his father. Young masters of the age of his son in the capital have interacted with each other. It can be considered as a friendship." However, due to his calm nature, he would not participate in poetry gatherings or flower tours, nor have he heard of any officials' descendants who had similar relationships with him. " He was just a child of a noble family, and his family's elders hadn't restricted him much either. It was common for him to meet and play around with them.

"You really haven't seen him get close to anyone?" Ouyang Xiu asked.

Ouyang Fa said, "Father should know more about this than I do, right? The Qi King had never interacted with officials of the imperial court. Apart from his brothers and family, the Qi King Manor had never interfered with the imperial government. The young prince has been raised in the palace since childhood, and has never played with us. He had stayed at his master's place for a few years at the age of twelve. When he came back, he was either bored in the palace or in the Privy Council. In the capital, other than the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince, only Marquis Lu is on good terms with him. "

Ouyang Xiu frowned, "Do you really think he is like this?"

Ouyang Fa said, "Probably. He may look like someone who can be gentle and talkative, but I think he's the one that's the most unpredictable and difficult to get close to."

Ouyang Xiu's eyes narrowed as he heard this, but he didn't ask any further questions. He lowered his gaze and looked at the inkstone on the table.

Seeing that his father did not open his mouth, Ouyang Fa took the initiative to ask, "Why did father suddenly ask me this? Did something happen? "

Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said, "I don't know, it's no big deal. I'll just ask."

Ouyang Fa thought to himself, "If father doesn't mind, why don't you tell your son?" Even if we can't help our father, maybe we can help our father share some of his troubles. "

Ouyang Xiu pinched his forehead. He wanted to say something but hesitated. After a while, he slowly said, "I think …" Today, he invited us to a restaurant for a meal. There might be another reason. Or maybe he was testing us, or hinting at something, but I couldn't tell what he was trying to say. "

"Test?" Ouyang Fa was stunned for a moment. "What is father worth probing?"

Ouyang Xiu whispered, "It's because I can't figure it out that I'm so annoyed."

Ouyang Fa muttered to himself, "If you want to probe, it's because of some conflict or conflict of interest."

Ouyang Xiu frowned. "A dispute over benefits?" Naturally, there was no need to think about conflicts. Clearly, there was only the latter.

Ouyang Fa thought for a moment and then slightly calmed down. He replied, "Yes. Your son has an idea, I don't know if I should tell it. "

Ouyang Xiu nodded. "Let's hear it first."

Ouyang Fa hesitantly said, "I heard that the same people who died in the same way as the massacre ten years ago have appeared again. If you're talking about the murder... "I still have some memories. That matter should be related to young prince rather closely, right?"

Ouyang Xiu nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Ouyang Fa said, "The young prince has very little contact with the court ministers. Father also said that even in the Privy Council, his conversations with you were only for business reasons and he barely came into contact with you in private. Then if he suddenly takes the initiative to approach you all, it can only be said to be abnormal — there must be something wrong. "

Ouyang Xiu frowned. "I still don't understand what you mean." There must be something wrong with his actions after the West Lake Blood case, but what does that have to do with us? "

"Borrowing troops." Ouyang Fa then explained, "He might want to hide something and use the Privy Council's military strength to do something. The young prince has done quite a bit of things that were done first and second. "

Ouyang Xiu digested his words and asked, "Are you saying that he was trying to hide it from His Majesty, or maybe even Prince Huai?"

Ouyang Fa said, "Prince Huan may not be the best, but His Majesty and Prince Qi might be hiding something from him. At least without Prince Huan's secret help, he wouldn't have the confidence to borrow troops from the Privy Council. "

Ouyang Xiu nodded and said, "That's reasonable."

Ouyang Fa said, "Father might as well test it out in the near future. If there is such a possibility, we should make some preparations as soon as possible."

Ouyang Xiu pondered for a long time before he said, "The President of the Board of Justice has just returned home, so his position is temporarily vacant. I'll look for an opportunity in a few days to see if I can transfer there. There's no need to wait any longer. "

Seeing that his father's reaction was so huge, Ouyang Fa could not help but be startled. He wanted to stop him, but was unable to find a suitable reason. He could only give up as he felt an indescribable uneasiness in his heart.

He could feel that his father's decision was definitely not because he was worried about getting involved in this matter. There was definitely another reason that he was more afraid of. It was impossible for him to know that reason from his father. Adding on the sudden reminder from "That …", Ouyang Fa's unease grew even stronger.

He had a feeling that something was about to happen.

— —

Bianliang City, a hundred miles away, wind and clouds Xuan Divide Xuan.

The green-robed young master sat on the low bed beside the window and narrowed his eyes as he looked at the letter in his hand. His left index finger was pressed against his lips, and a faint smile could be seen on his face.

Shadow stood by the side with his hands hanging by his sides and asked, "Master, what do you think?"

"Hmm?" The azure-dressed young master raised his eyes to look at him, "Which one are you talking about? Puppet Palace? Green Robed? Or is it that Mo Qianni? "

The silhouette said, "All of them."

The green-clothed gongzi threw the letter into the shadow's arms. "You can decide what you want to steal next time. Let Feng Qiong find a smaller business and you'll need to spend some time to do other things. "Don't stop coughing …"

A trace of a smile appeared in his eyes, and the smile on his face deepened. "I am not very interested in this person. If you don't mind, you can investigate." As for the Puppet Palace, I will first test their intentions in my letter. If there is a reply, I will ask them another day. "

The silhouette asked, "Master, have you already made a guess?"

The green-clothed gongzi moved his finger to his chin and narrowed his eyes, "It's been so long, I think there must be a guess." Sooner or later, this day will come, only a little earlier than I expected. "I was still caught unprepared."

The silhouette pondered for a moment. "Now that there are five people who have died in tears, do we need to check them?"

"Only five. No rush." Young Master Qing Yi lay back comfortably. "There are many who are waiting for their deaths. Some who can't sit still should go investigate. We just have to wait and see." And don't do anything superfluous. "

The silhouette lowered its head and replied respectfully, "Yes, this subordinate understands."

The green-clothed young master lightly nodded his head, indicating that he heard what she said, "Then let's go. I'm going to sleep for a while." Closing his eyes, he opened them immediately. "Right, has there been any big news from Beijing recently?"

Upon hearing this, the silhouette paused, then walked back to the door. He took out a stack of papers from his bosom and handed them over to him. "Only Xia Fan's information. Everything else is normal."

"Xia Fan? Why would I want to see his message? " The green-robed young master looked at the paper and then handed it back. He felt quite bored and said, "It's about time. We'll wait for the Puppet Palace to take action."

The silhouette said, "We've already ordered for Feng Yunxuan to keep an eye on us. As long as they act, they will immediately report back."

The green-robed young master nodded, "You should move faster. As long as you get the news, we will leave immediately." He closed his eyes and did not move for a long time, as if he was asleep.

The silhouette waited for a while, but there was no response. Then, it silently retreated.

"Shadow." Two of them were guarding a distance of ten steps away, and when they saw him walk out, they hurriedly lowered their heads to salute him.

Shadow stopped in front of the railing and looked down at the hall. He suddenly asked, "Did they reply?"

The woman on the left lowered her eyes and softly replied: "Young Master Wen and the Poison Hall have already sent their reply, I am waiting for Young Master's orders. On the other side of the Dark Valley … For the time being, I have no reply. "

The silhouette did not seem surprised. After a while, it nodded and said, "I understand. Just continue to pay attention to the reply from the Valley of the Underworld. There is no need to hurry it up."

The two girls looked at each other, then lowered their heads and agreed without saying anything.

"Did something really go wrong?" Shadow's voice was very low. Even the two women standing not three steps behind him could not hear what he said. After saying that, he restrained his emotions and turned to leave.

— —

"Valley Lord." "Valley Master."

Within the dark stone room, the stone door slowly opened. A youth dressed in black quickly walked in. Everyone who had been waiting for this moment immediately stood up and bowed.

The black clothed man walked to the middle seat and sat down. He looked at the empty seat on the left and asked, "Did the Left Envoy not come back?" He waved for everyone to sit down.

The man in white sitting on the right sat down and said, "I haven't been in contact with him in recent days, Valley Master can only silently agree that he won't come back."

Xuanyuan Yin frowned slightly, "Then can I request for the Wind Cloud Hall's Main Hall to send out the information again?"

The man in white shook his head. The Vice Hall Master replied. The order this time was directly sent out by the young master via Feng Yunxuan, sealing the letter. As for Feng Qiong Li Xuan, Feng Yunxuan does not have a backup copy of the letter right now. "

Xuanyuan Yin facepalmed, "Right now, I really don't understand why that letter wasn't sent directly to me but was sent to the Left Envoy? If he doesn't come back, then shall we continue to wait? "

The white clothed man was silent for a moment, then said: "Valley Lord, I believe that the Poison Hall will definitely receive an order. And the main rudder of the Poison Hall is extremely close to the Puppet Palace, so the hall master should still be there. "

Xuanyuan Yin looked at him. "Are you certain that Young Master is doing this for the Puppet Palace?"

The man in white said, "I am 90% sure." Other than the Puppet Palace, there was nothing else worth letting the young master personally block the content and issue an order. Moreover, does Valley Master think that there is a better way? "

Xuanyuan Yin said indifferently, "Then what about the remaining ten percent? If I'm wrong, you definitely won't have the time to come back. "

"I don't need to come back." The man in white smiled. "As long as Gong Tianxiang can hurry back."

Xuanyuan Po: "You seem to believe him."

The man in white said, "Of course I believe him. I also ask that Valley Master believe the two of us."

Xuanyuan Yin was silent for a very long time before he slowly said, "shallow mark."

The man in white stood up and bowed. "Your subordinate is here."

Xuanyuan Po: "Go."

"Thank you, Valley Master." Dazzling Spring's gaze swept across the remaining people, before returning to Xuanyuan Yin's face, "Then, this subordinate should be able to withdraw in advance, right?"

Xuanyuan Yin nodded his head, "I'll handle the rest of the matters."

Dang Hen smiled and without saying anything else, he turned around and left.

The stone door opened and closed behind him.

He quietly observed the empty passageway for a while before suddenly speaking, "The Puppet Palace has finally begun." With a tap of his foot, he quickly flew away without any further delay.