Chapter 460 463 Influence
Shi Zhixuan knew that he couldn't catch up with him, and he showed the demeanor of a top expert. After putting his hands together, he said spontaneously: "Mr. Shi still maintains the original proposal. If you don't hand over the "Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan" tomorrow evening, Mr. Shi will hand over the "Picture of Qingyuan in Cold Forest"." You pretended to be Situ Furong and told Yin Zuwen the secret, you should know the consequences."

Just as Shen Mu landed next to Hou Xibai, he was about to lift his foot to kick away, when he heard the tiger's body trembled, he slowly turned his head to look at Shi Zhixuan, his face was as ugly as he wanted, and his eyes shot a look of disbelief.

Shi Zhixuan's words were like a plate of cold water pouring down his head, making him deeply understand Hou Xibai's earlier warning that they really underestimated Shi Zhixuan.One mistake, the whole board is lost.

Shi Zhixuan calmly said: "Do you think you can hide it from me? Situ Furong came by coincidence, and he has something to do with Song Que, so he is already very suspicious. But as long as you are obedient, Shi will never embarrass you , even if you want to deal with the Xiang family, I will not stop you."

Shen Mu's scalp was numb and he said, "But what's the use of asking for pictures?"

Shi Zhixuan shrugged and said calmly: "I don't need to explain to you, Shi!"

Shen Mu sighed: "But "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan" is not in our hands, and someone else took the painting."

Shi Zhixuan smiled and said: "I don't care about it, if you can't put the painting on the table in Xibai's small hall at dusk tomorrow, you have to try to get out of Chang'an."

Then he floated to the center of the hall, stood on the square brick at the entrance of the tunnel, and said lightly: "You can leave through the tunnel, I promise I won't surprise you, and I will fix the cover for the exit at the other end for you. It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, Ziling After successfully escaping, Li Yuan will come to inspect it personally, you should understand what I'm talking about, it's a pity that such a tunnel is closed."

The stone brick moved away slowly, and Shi Zhixuan disappeared in a flash.

Shen Mu smiled wryly, and squatted down to unlock the acupuncture points for Hou Xibai. Although Shi Zhixuan used a unique technique, it still couldn't trouble him.

Hou Xibai sat up abruptly, opened his eyes and shouted, "Run away, Master Shi is here!"

Shen Mu was moved for a while, thinking that what Shi Zhixuan said about him not losing consciousness was just a lie, put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Is this what you wanted to say before you were restrained."

Hou Xibai came to his senses, looked around, and said in shock, "Where is Master Shi? What happened?"

There was a strange sound from the door of the palace, and the light of the fire penetrated through the crack of the door.

Shen Mu jumped up, quickly sealed the entrance of the short tunnel, dragged Hou Xibai towards the entrance of the long tunnel, and said, "The good news is that Ziling escaped successfully, and I will tell you the bad news when I get home."

The two fell into the tunnel, the entrance was quickly closed, and nothing happened in the empty Tai Chi Hall.

In the amorous nest, the three people in the dark looked at each other. After hearing the situation from two aspects, they were still in shock.

Shen Mu said dejectedly: "This trip to Chang'an was a complete failure. Shi Zhixuan and his old man won all the chips in our hands, and we still don't know how to clean up the mess."

Xu Ziling said: "He is still not completely victorious, at least in the Tai Chi Hall, he can't kill you before Li Yuan arrives."

Hou Xibai frowned and thought, "It's so strange! If he wants to deal with you, it's easy for him to deal with. For example, if you can tell Yin Zuwen about Situ Furong, you won't be able to finish your meal. Why didn't he do this? It doesn't seem to be true. Going to do it."

Shen Mu cheered up and said, "This is called Aiwujiwu."

Xu Ziling said angrily: "But why did he make us suffer so badly tonight? He almost died."

Shen Mu analyzed: "This is exactly the contradiction, exposing the real contradiction in his heart, which is the struggle between good and evil, and it is also his weakness, the only weakness, and Shi Qingxuan is the core of this contradiction. Every time he attacks Before me, it always seems to be a struggle in my heart, otherwise we will be over."

Shen Mu reached over Xiaoji and grabbed Xu Ziling's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Your future father-in-law doesn't want to form an inextricable feud with Young Master Ling, he still can't let go of Shi Qingxuan in his heart. Aiwu and Wu this In a word, it’s a steel-like fact.”

Xu Ziling was shocked and said: "I'll give you a word to wake up the dreamer, at least he can't forget his love for Yong'an Qu, because that's where he repents and recalls Bi Xiuxin."

Shen Mu laughed dumbly and said, "What a boy! I will finally recognize him as Yue Zhang!"

Xu Ziling stared at him angrily, and asked Hou Xibai, "Do people from the Holy Gate only care about benefits?"

Hou Xibai nodded and said: "This is the inevitable result of the style of disapproval among the six relatives of the Holy Sect. Everyone only thinks for themselves. Combination is a combination of interests. Whoever can give you the greatest benefits will be regarded as a friend. This kind of combination Obviously, the disadvantages outweigh the benefits, and the Holy Gate lacks real cohesion, so since the decline of the Han Dynasty, the Holy Gate has repeatedly missed good opportunities, and this is the real reason."

Xu Ziling said indifferently: "This may be the reason, but another possibility is that although Shi Zhixuan's prestige in the Holy Gate is unquestionable, Zhao Deyan, Yin Zuwen or Yang Xuyan don't need to rely on him, the former can use the Turkic people to support him The puppet emperors of the soil are like the situation of Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shidu. Yin Zuwen and Yang Xuyan can gradually realize their ambitions by manipulating Li Yuan under the situation of Li Yuan’s infighting. Of course, the highest goal is to replace him. Just look at Xiang Yushan and Zhao Deyan Shi Zhixuan's intellect, or the close relationship between Chi Shengchun and Yin Zuwen, can definitely see through all of this. Therefore, whether it is Zhao Deyan or the conditions offered to Shi Zhixuan by the Yin Gui sect, it may cause Shi Zhixuan to fall into a doomed state For example, if you kill Shen Mu, you will provoke Song Que, the Heavenly Saber. Killing your own daughter will even cause Shi Zhixuan to relapse. Shi Zhixuan will not fall into the trap easily."

Turning to Shen Mu, he said, "I'm not trying to defend myself, but to tell the truth. If we make one mistake, we can't make another mistake. Otherwise, no one will be able to leave Chang'an alive."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Young Master Ling, you don't have to be so serious. Damn it, why does Lao Shi want "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan"? He won't be like Xiaohou, just for his own appreciation and collection? If he takes "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan" What will happen if you give it to Chi Shengchun?"

Hou Xibai smiled bitterly and said: "What happened tonight, I have given up on "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan". What did Cao San do in Li Yuan's imperial study? Li Yuan knew that what Cao San was going to steal was "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan", so he would definitely dispatch heavy troops Watching the painting collection, I don't have any hope of stealing paintings. Alas!"

Xu Ziling nodded and said: "Even if we know where the painting is hidden, we might be able to snatch the painting, but we will definitely leave with our lives. This is my experience just now. If Li Yuan was not in Ningbi Pavilion to greet the owner of the beautiful woman, most of the masters would have gathered Land, little brother asks himself that he doesn't have the ability to forcibly break into Li Palace."

Shen Mu pondered: "Do they think you are Shi Zhixuan or Cao San?"

Xu Ziling pondered and said: "It's hard to say, the most reasonable thing is that Cao San is a cover, which can be played by Shi Zhixuan or someone else, and the purpose is to hide his identity. Does Cao San really have this ability?"

Xuan sighed again: "How can we hand over "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan" at dusk tomorrow?"

Shen Mu said in a deep voice: "We have to figure out three issues first. First, does Shi Zhixuan know whether the treasured painting is in Li Yuan's hands? Second, what is the purpose of Shi Zhixuan's request for the treasured painting? Third, if we don't give it to Lao Shi, he will Is it true to expose Situ Furong's activities? If we can figure out the general idea, we will know the way to attack and retreat."

Hou Xibai said: "I can give you the answer to the first question. Since Master Shi has been with us to the imperial study room, he must have eavesdropped on our conversation. With his intelligence, he can deduce the rest from only listening to a few sentences, so he is now It is clear that the person who stole the painting is not Ziling but Li Yuan. He asked us to hand over the painting to embarrass us on purpose, or he thought that if we go to steal the painting again, if Li Yuan kills us, then it will be settled once and for all, and he can just push it away. Erjing, at least Qingxuan can't blame him."

Shen Mu agreed: "Let's assume he knows! But in my opinion, the possibility of forcing us to steal the paintings to harm us is very small. There are two possibilities for us to hand in the paintings before tomorrow evening. The first possibility is to force us to steal the paintings. We leave before tomorrow evening, another possibility is that we want to use the painting to cause Chi Shengchun to make a fuss."

Hou Xibai said in amazement: "Forcing us away is reasonable, it will make Master Shi no longer get in the way, let's deal with Houhou first, and get the "Tianmo Jue" in her hand. But it seems unreasonable to kill Chi Shengchun. Did he just pick up a stone and smash it? Your own feet?"

Xu Ziling showed a thoughtful expression.

Shen Mu said to Xu Ziling: "Young Master Ling heard Yin Zuwen's voice for the first time. Who was Yin Zuwen with? It was Zhao Deyan, right? Only from Yin Zuwen's willingness to use the 'seven needles to control the gods' for Zhao Deyan to deal with Brother Lei, we can know that Yin Zuwen He has a close relationship with Zhao Deyan. Now Yin Zuwen has even offered Zhao Deyan a condition to Shi Zhixuan. Based on these two points, it can be inferred that Zhao Deyan and Yin Zuwen have a close relationship and even formed a secret ally. Frankly speaking, Zhao Deyan has Xieli and Bi Xuan as his backing , is much more powerful than Shi Zhixuan, who has recovered from a long illness and has been rebellious. Even if Yin Zuwen destroys the Li Clan and replaces him, once the Turks lead the Allied Forces from outside the Great Wall to the south, the emperor's dream will come to naught. Therefore, Yin Zuwen must not Not attached to Zhao Deyan. Zhao Deyan’s so-called submission conditions are, on the one hand, a plan to kill people with a knife, and on the other hand, they want to make Shi Zhixuan fall into a place of eternal doom. Ha! Lao Zhao and Lao Yin both made the same mistake as Ling Shao and me, which is an underestimation Shi Zhixuan."

Hou Xibai nodded and said: "Give your brother such an analysis, it really makes sense. Just imagine that if Shi Zhixuan gave the painting we stole from Li Yuan to Chi Shengchun, Chi Shengchun would copy the painting without knowing it. What would Li Yuan think of Chi Shengchun if the dowry gift was given to Hoover the Great Immortal? But Master Shi should know that we have no chance of snatching the painting back from Li Yuan, so it is still possible to force us to leave. After all, Xiangjia It's not a big threat to Master Shi, and it won't do him any good to bring Chi Shengchun down."

Shen Mu shook his head and said: "My little brother thinks it's very difficult to say. Shi Zhixuan's immediate priority is to unify the holy sect. The Xiang family is Zhao Deyan's important eyes and ears in Zhongtu, and its role is inestimable. Of course Shi Zhixuan will not let people know that he brought Chi Shengchun down." You only need to send the painting to Chi Shengchun through others to ask for a reward. This will be the most serious blow to the Xiang family, and it is also a blow to Zhao Deyan. It is also a warning to Yin Zuwen, showing that Shi Zhixuan can destroy him at any time. Lose."

Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said: "We are the ones who don't want to bring Chi Shengchun down the most, not Zhao Deyan and Yin Zuwen. For us idiots, that will break the important clue to the Xiang family. It seems that we, Lord Fu Rong We must leave before dusk, because we have no way of guessing the answer to your third question, which is whether Shi Zhixuan will reveal our secret."

Shen Mu's eyes sparkled, and he said slowly: "As long as we can give Shi Zhixuan the convenience to go down the steps, he will definitely not expose us, because if we die, he will no longer be of use in Zhao Deyan's eyes, and Shi Zhixuan won't be unaware of this point .And now we are riding a tiger. We can't just leave. If we want to leave, we must retreat with honor. Otherwise, not only Chen Fu will be in trouble, but Ou Liangcai and his entire family will also be in trouble."

Xu Ziling nodded and said: "Also, we have to solve the crisis of Shen Luoyan before we can leave. This is an action carefully planned by Yang Xuyan and the Dugu Clan. There must be Li Yuanji behind them. Their biggest goal is to implicate Li Shiji in order to hit Li Shimin .”

Both nodded in agreement.

Although the Tiance Mansion is full of fierce generals, Li Jing and Li Shiji are the two most outstanding. If the latter is implicated, if Ruochuang loses Li Shimin's arm, it will have a serious impact on the attack on Luoyang.Yin Zuwen and Yang Xuyan must work together on this matter.

Xu Ziling continued: "Yang Wenqian urged Li Mi to ask Li Yuan to leave the customs at tomorrow's polo match. It can be seen that Li Yuan also has the intention of killing Li Mi. At that time, he nodded and agreed. Claiming that Li Mi betrayed him. Shen Luoyan was summoned into the palace precisely to prevent her from contacting Li Mi. As long as she let Shen Luoyan know about this at the right time, she would rush to stop Li Mi desperately. It is a great treason to run away with Li Mi."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "In the final analysis, we still have to re-enter the Tang Palace."

Hou Xibai gasped and said, "What?"

Shen Mu patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't panic. This is a bit like when we went to Jingnian Temple to steal He's Bi in Luoyang, we were scared to run away with our tails between our legs on the first trip, but we succeeded in stealing the second trip. Alas I’m just talking about it! The problem is that now Li Yuan should hide the painting somewhere else, even if there are no guards in the Tang Palace and let us rummage through the boxes and cabinets, we can’t find anything in ten and a half months. But if you get a fake painting How about it? Didn’t Second Brother Song say that two of the paintings Xiao Yu brought were copies of Zhan Ziqian’s.”

Hou Xibai said: "If there is a copy of "The Picture of Cold Forest and Qingyuan", it must be in Dugu's house, because only those who have seen this painting can copy it."

Xu Ziling cheered up and said, "How likely is this?"

Hou Xibai said confidently: "There is a nine out of ten chance. All these powerful families have painters who paint portraits of important people in the clan for the sake of passing on to the world or for future generations to admire. Masterpieces that can be handed down from generation to generation will definitely make people copy and imitate them. It is a popular trend to treasure real paintings and hang imitations. It has a more maintenance effect on real paintings. Generally, it will only be used on special occasions, such as banquets for dignitaries, or to show off , only to replace it with a real painting to hang."

Shen Mu rejoiced and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier, stealing fake paintings is of course a hundred times easier than real ones, not to mention Mrs. You and Dugufeng, two people with the highest martial arts, both live in the palace, and fake paintings should be placed randomly Shishi, your stone teacher is not a famous appreciator like Hoover or Song Erye. Come, let the younger brother lead the way, the younger brother is most familiar with the Dongji Garden of the Dugu family!"

Xu Ziling said: "As long as we have another chance to steal the real "Cold Forest and Qingyuan Picture", Lao Shi will not be able to tell which one is real and which one is fake."

Hou Xibai smiled bitterly and said, "You don't seem to have thought that if Shi Shi gave the painting to Chi Shengchun, Chi Shengchun would give the painting to Hoover. Under Hoover's eyes, the fake painting will be invisible. Then Shi Shi Angry at being cheated, we will walk around endlessly."

Shen Mu said: "We can wait to think about these things later, at least we don't have to run away before tomorrow evening. There is still an hour before dawn, and the time should be enough for us to turn over Dugu Peak's study."

Then he smiled at Hou Xibai and said, "It's better to be able to appreciate and imitate paintings than to look at plum blossoms to quench thirst. I almost forgot to tell you that we have another secret way to evacuate, but we can enter and leave Chang'an without anyone noticing. But we can use that secret way." , Of course it’s better than using the secret path! Ha!”

Song Shidao's voice came from the room: "Who!"

Shen Mu and Xu Ziling pushed the door and entered the room, and saw Song Shidao sitting in a corner of the bedroom blankly, with a blank expression.

Shen Mu brought the two scrolls of paintings he was carrying to Song Shidao's eyes, and said respectfully, "Master Shen, please have a look."

Song Shidao took the two scrolls of paintings, looked at them calmly, and saw that the two brocade boxes were identical, and both had the words "Zhanziqian Hanlin Qingyuan", he was startled and said, "What's going on?"

The two sat down on Song Shidao's left and right sides, and Shen Mu said, "Master Shen, please see which one is real and which one is fake."

Song Shidao pulled apart the scrolls one by one, and carefully studied the collector's seal, paper quality and mounting technique on the paintings, frowned and said: "Both are imitations of the real ones, but they are almost unreal. How did you get them?" Yes, why there are so many axes, this is a very valuable copy, it can be sold for hundreds of gold."

Shen Mu sighed: "This matter is hard to explain in one word. After Ziling tells you the details, I still have to go to see Houhou. Did she sleep on my dragon bed?"

(End of this chapter)

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