In a restaurant next to the inn, Qin Shaoyou and Xue Lin were having a drink and chatting like they did a few days ago.
Seeing Xue Lin frowning and looking troubled, Qin Shaoyou put down the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Xue, what troubles have you encountered? You might as well tell me and make me happy."
"You just like to tease me."
Xue Lin pointed at Qin Shaoyou, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
After getting along with each other for several days, he did not deceive Qin Shaoyou, but instead surrendered to Qin Shaoyou's "qiful tongue". He not only regarded Qin Shaoyou as one of his own, but also as a confidant.
At this moment, Xue Lin only thought that Qin Shaoyou was joking with him, and never thought that Qin Shaoyou might really want to hear his difficulties so that he could be happy.
Putting down his wine glass, Xue Lin lowered his voice and said, "Brother Qin, don't tell anyone else what I said to you, otherwise you and I will be punished."
Qin Shaoyou vowed: "Don't worry, Brother Xue, aren't you still worried about me? I'm famous for being strict with my mouth. I will never say a word that I shouldn't say."
"I definitely believe you." Xue Lin said, even because of the effect of [Smart Tongue], he felt a little guilty for telling Qin Shaoyou to remember to keep it secret.
After confirming that no one else was eavesdropping, Xue Lin whispered: "There is a traitor in the palace, which ruined our king's good deeds and made the king and the officials on the left and right very angry. Today, all the officials in the palace will be examined one by one. Read it again..."
"Brother Xue was also censored?" Qin Shaoyou asked.
"More than just censorship..."
Xue Lin sighed, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally did not tell that in addition to being censored, he had also been reprimanded and threatened.
Not only him, but also all the officials in the Shu Palace suffered like this.
But Xue Lin was still very satisfied with Qin Shaoyou's reaction.
After the boy heard about this, he didn't ask the traitor what good thing he had done to ruin the king of Shu, but he cared about him first.
For this reason alone, he is a person worth getting to know deeply.
Of course, Xue Lin was also a little confused: "Brother Qin, aren't you curious that our king's good deeds were ruined, which made him, the officials on the left and right, and others very angry?"
"curious."
"Then why didn't you ask?"
"I asked, will you tell me?"
"This...of course not."
"Then it's done?" Qin Shaoyou took a fennel bean and put it into his mouth, and said with a smile: "Our Demon Suppression Department has confidentiality regulations. I think there should be similar rules in the palace. It can make the king and his left and right grow up. It's definitely not a simple matter for the officials and others to get angry. If I ask, Brother Xue, if you don't tell me, it will ruin the relationship between you and my brother. But if you tell me, it will violate the rules of the palace and make Brother Xue You're in trouble. So the best thing to do is just not ask."
In fact, Qin Shaoyou didn't ask because he guessed it.
In the past two days, the things that made the King of Shu and his close staff angry were related to the inner ghost. It could only be that their creation of gods was secretly sabotaged by Zuo Qianhu.
Now that you know, why ask?
Moreover, Xue Lin is just a gift giver in the palace, and it is unlikely that he knows about the god-making plan. It would be useless to ask, so it is better to use it to build a wave of favor.
Qin Shaoyou's judgment was not wrong. Xue Lin really didn't know why the King of Shu, the officials on the left and right, and others were angry.
Of course, Xue Lin would never admit this in front of him.
After listening to Qin Shaoyou's words, Xue Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sincerely praised: "Brother Qin, as a brother, I really feel sorry for you in this situation!"
Qin Shaoyou waved his hand and said: "Brother Xue is too polite. To be honest, I am more curious about who the traitor is! Our king has a keen eye for pearls, a thirst for talents, and a courteous corporal. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a virtuous king of our Great Xia Dynasty. He is actually It’s unbelievable that someone would betray him! That person really deserves to be killed!”
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Xue Lin echoed: "Who says it's not the case? We are also wondering. Following the king is obviously a promising career, but there are still people who are considered traitors."
Qin Shaoyou picked up the wine glass, looked at him and said, "Brother Xue, who do you think this traitor could be?"
"I don't know. The investigation is still going on in the palace. The man is hiding very deep. All the people from the trial office have been dispatched, but he still hasn't been found."
Xue Lin also picked up the wine glass, touched it with Qin Shaoyou, raised his head and drank it all, and said with a sneer: "Anyway, this traitor could be anyone, but it definitely can't be you or me!"
Qin Shaoyou didn't drink the glass of wine, and said with a half-smile: "That's not necessarily the case."
"What do you mean?"
Xue Lin raised his eyebrows, and his expression suddenly changed: "You don't suspect that I am a traitor, do you? You and I, my brothers, do you actually suspect me?"
"Brother Xue misunderstood. I'm not doubting you. I'm worried that someone will doubt me."
Qin Shaoyou put down his wine glass and sighed quietly.
"Doubt you?" Xue Lin was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, as if he had heard some incredible joke.
"Brother Qin, I'm not telling you that you are really worried. In my opinion, no matter who the king or the officials are suspecting, they can't doubt you. Let me ask you, the people in the palace, Apart from me, who else are you familiar with? Even I... Ahem, besides, except for the day when the king hosted a banquet, you entered the palace, and have you never entered again in the past few days? Do you know what good things our king has done have been ruined? Really? Even if you want to be a traitor, you can't do it."
After a pause, Xue Lin said jokingly: "Even if I am a traitor, you, Brother Qin, cannot be one. Ouch, what you said really made my stomach hurt from laughing."
As Xue Lin said, the King of Shu and his officials had been searching for traitors after the god-making plan was destroyed.
They had many targets of suspicion, but there was no Qin Shaoyou.
Even in the past few days, Qin Shaoyou took Sun Xianzong, Zhu Xiucai, Monk Ma and others to Yizhou Town Demon Division every day, but they still did not doubt Qin Shaoyou.
On the one hand, they knew that every time Qin Shaoyou went to Yizhou Town Demon Division, he always went to the library to read the information on demons and ghosts and the notes of past night watchmen, and had no contact with Zuo Qianhu.
On the other hand, as Xue Lin said, Qin Shaoyou is still in the investigation stage. The people from the Shu Palace are just trying to win over him and have not revealed any secrets to him.
Even Xue Lin didn't know about the god-making plan, so how could Qin Shaoyou know about it?
What is there to doubt about such a person?
After finishing the banquet with Xue Lin and sending him back to the Shu Palace, Qin Shaoyou returned to the inn, contacted Zuo Qianhu through Cen Biqing's son Jinchan, and told Zuo Qianhu about the matter.
Zuo Qianhu also told Qin Shaoyou that the people sent by the Shu Palace to cause trouble were targeted by his confidants who had been dispatched in advance before they even got into the refugees. They took advantage of their unpreparedness and killed them in one fell swoop.
Not only that, Zuo Qianhu’s confidants also blamed Qingtang Wizard.
Anyway, the Qingtang wizards have already appeared in the frontline war zone. It is reasonable to infiltrate a few and come to the rear to cause trouble, isn't it?
As for whether the King of Shu and his advisers will believe it or not, that is their business.
In addition, Lu Qian and the soldiers arranged for him by the Prince of Shu were not able to find the "refugees" who gave him military exploits due to wrong intelligence, and instead ran into real bandits.
The result was embarrassing. The officers and soldiers were unable to defeat the bandits.
Not only did Lu Qian suffer a huge defeat, he almost died for his country. In the end, he managed to escape with his life by running faster than his subordinates.
As a result, even if the scholars arranged by the King of Shu wanted to praise him, they really couldn't.
No wonder the King of Shu and his cronies were furious.
Finally, Zuo Qianhu also told Qin Shaoyou to be prepared.
"I have received a secret message from the Commander. Reinforcements from the Demon Division Headquarters in the capital city will arrive in the near future. Once they arrive, it will be time to close the net!"
