There was no one in the palace, and Qin Zheng suddenly noticed that Xia Shang had a slightly strange expression.
"Why do you look at me like this?"
Xia Shang glanced at the chaotic palace: "You are more anxious than I thought."
Qinzheng did not understand the meaning of Xia Shang's words.
"You value the outline of the Heavenly Book more than I thought, even if it's just a worthless fragment."
"What do you want to say?"
"You care so much about the Book of Heaven, what are your plans? What are you going to do with the outline of the Book of Heaven?"
"What? Only you men are allowed to fight for the Book of Heaven, but I, a woman, cannot covet the Book of Heaven?"
"You'd better not get involved. This book is of no use to you at all."
"Based on your words? Everyone in the world is in power and the Heavenly Book is fighting to the death. I am now in control of the government. If I can have the blessing of the Heavenly Book, the world will still..."
"Control the government?" Xia Shang sneered, "Do you believe it when you say this?"
Xia Shang's meaning is very simple. The person who really controls the government now is Li Xiangyang.
The reason why the Queen can still sit in her current position is not because of the power she holds in her hands.
It's just that the queen's serious performance under Li Xiangyang is good now, and there is nothing excessive. It's Li Xiangyang's willingness to maintain the current balance, not the queen's special qualities.
The truth is this, but Qin Zheng feels that her ability has been questioned, and her face is not very good.
Xia Shang took a deep breath and tried to make his tone calmer: "I'm staying here just to make it clear to you. The Heavenly Book is not as good as the rumors say. Not everyone can control the Heavenly Book, and even if you practice
Even if you have the peerless martial arts written in the heavenly book, you cannot truly control the power of the world. This world has rules. Once someone tries to break the rules of this world, God will not let him go.
You should know very well what the emperor went through and what fate he got in the end. Everything was caused by the Heavenly Book. If it weren't for the Heavenly Book, the emperor would not be obsessed with the way of heaven and gradually abandon the government, nor would he
Having fallen to such a miserable end, maybe the world will be a different story now.
Since you have gone through all this, why can't you see clearly? Is it possible that you still want to follow the emperor's old path? That's it, you can make your own decision."
After saying that, Xia Shang cupped his hands, opened the door and left.
…
Xia Shang left, but Chunjiao stayed in the palace.
Hou Jun walked in front, leading the way for Xia Shang.
Xia Shang looked at the starry sky above his head, his thoughts wandering on the lost outline of the Heavenly Book, and did not notice that Hou Jun in front of him peeked at him from time to time.
About to leave the palace, Hou Jun in front suddenly stopped.
Xia Shang then stopped and recovered his thoughts: "What's wrong?"
Hou Jun did not speak, but his expression was very ugly.
"What? You want to duel with me again?"
"Huh..." Hou Jun took a deep breath and put his hand on his sword.
"There is no need to prove anything. If it's a duel, I will admit defeat now. Your kung fu is great, I am definitely no match. If you have any other requests, just ask. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it.
?”
Hou Jun still didn't respond, but looked at Xia Shang's expression becoming a little confused.
"Master, if you are a good person, why should you be a bitch?" Xia Shang muttered in a low voice.
But he didn't expect that the grandmaster in front of him had extraordinary hearing. As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Jun's sword was about to be unsheathed.
"How dare you call me a dog?!"
"Uh... don't get excited, don't get excited, I'm just an ordinary metaphor..."
"Um?"
"That... that..."
Xia Shang didn't want to anger a grandmaster for no reason, but what he just said was really hard to explain.
"What I mean is that blind loyalty cannot win a woman's attention."
"What do you mean?"
"Hey, don't you just like the queen?"
"Keep talking nonsense! Believe it or not, I will kill you!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say it anymore..."
"..."
"Since you didn't say anything, why don't you lead the way?"
Hou Jun hesitated and sighed in his heart: "Hi!"
Then he took Xia Shang forward.
…
Xia Shang had never heard of Hou Jun's name, but he had heard of the Hou family.
Although they are a meritorious family and have always had a status in the military, they have always kept an extremely low profile.
Speaking of which, the Hou family and Qin Huairou's Qin family are in the same situation.
It is precisely because of this low profile that the Hou family can survive in the capital to this day.
This Hou Jun can be regarded as the most talented person in the family. With the strength of the master, he can make great achievements no matter where he is.
Who wants to be content in the palace now? On the surface, he is the commander of the palace's imperial army, but in reality, he is the queen's personal bodyguard.
Anyone with some ambition will be dissatisfied with the status quo.
But this one
Hou Jun was content with his role as a little milk dog and could not extricate himself.
Thinking about it, Xia Shang still thought this man was quite humble and pitiful.
If ordinary people have evil thoughts towards their women, Xia Shang will definitely be full of hostility.
But towards Hou Jun, Xia Shang did not have much hostility.
The reason is very simple. How can a character like Hou Jun still be played around in the hands of the queen?
Thinking that Xia Shang had already left the palace.
Hou Jun no longer escorts me.
"Don't worry about me. If you want the Queen to pay more attention to you, why not think about where to find the Queen's lost things."
Leaving behind a few words, Xia Shang disappeared into the night outside the imperial city.
…
The next day, the capital began a rigorous search operation.
All the Imperial Guards in the palace were mobilized, and searches were carried out from house to house throughout the capital. No matter what official they were, no matter how powerful they were, they had to be searched. It is estimated that except for the Prince's Mansion, no place would be spared.
At the same time, all passages in the capital must be closed, and no one is allowed to enter but not to exit.
For a time, people in the capital were in panic, and almost no one dared to walk on the streets.
But after two days, people gradually felt that although the search was rigorous, no one knew what the court was looking for.
The Imperial Guards have not done anything extraordinary. As long as they cooperate with the investigation, there will usually be no problems.
Gradually, the tense atmosphere in the capital eased.
After two days, the common people's nerves relaxed, but for the big shots in the capital, their nerves became tense.
Judging from the abnormal actions of the Forbidden Army, something big must have happened.
Therefore, all parties will use their own power to inquire.
Two days later, the results were clear.
The reason for this situation is that something was lost in the palace - "The General Outline of the Heavenly Book".
…
In Xia Mansion, Xia Shang was content with the status quo and did not care too much about what was going on in the outside world.
Jizi has been living in Xiafu for a while, and Lingsi's injuries have mostly healed.
The general outline of the Book of Heaven seems to have little to do with the Japanese people, but everything was caused after the Japanese mission entered Beijing.
The goal of the Japanese mission is also the general outline of the Heavenly Book.
The current situation in the capital is inseparable from the Japanese people. Instead of focusing on the whereabouts of the small volume of the heavenly book, it is better to focus on the more important parts.