There were two people who appeared near the Lanxue cemetery, and they were sneaky, but they were obviously here to explore the way, not to worship the dead.

When Zhao Mo went to the Imperial City Secret Spy Division to retrieve Lan Xue's ashes that day, he was blocked in front of his father Zhao Shuo's house, and he was sent away without even being able to enter the door. Zhao Mo turned around afterwards and went out of the city to handle Lan Xue's funeral. If the escaped Beirong spy had been paying attention to Zhao Shuo's movements, it would be easy to find Lan Xue's burial place. It's just that all of her are dead, and the remains are in a jar, and it is clear that it is impossible to leave any useful clues for the accomplices. So even if someone finds out where she is buried, they have no intention of digging a grave, just scouting the surroundings and observing the terrain and the like.

Zhao Mo remembered Zhao Qi. Maybe those Beirong spies lost the opportunity to contact Zhao Qi twice in a row at the temple fair, and Zhao Qi never went out during the Lantern Festival, so they hit the idea on the dead Lan Xue. If Zhao Qi wanted to worship his biological mother, wouldn't they have the opportunity to contact him?

Zhao Mo was happy to hear about this. Near the Lanxue cemetery is his Zhuangzi, and there are other villages and families a few miles away, so they are arranged in advance to ensure that those Beirong people who come to contact Zhao Qi are difficult to fly!

After discussing with Zhao Qi overnight, he decided to cooperate with Yuan Tongzhi of the Imperial City's Secret Spy Division. Although there are a lot of people in the Suning County Palace, the people of the Imperial City Secret Spy Division are more experienced, and this is in the vicinity of the capital, and the people from the imperial court are naturally more justifiable. Zhao Mo also selfishly believes that giving his little brother Zhao Qi, who was born with original sin, a chance to make meritorious contributions can also make his future journey a little smoother.

Yuan Tongzhi got the letter, and immediately found Zhao Mo and discussed a plan of action. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, both of them felt that it would be more beneficial for the royal family and the court to arrest those Beirong secret spies as soon as possible and interrogate the so-called "nobles" who colluded with them behind them. Originally, Zhao Mo told Zhao Qi that he would wait for the beginning of spring and the weather to be warmer, and then arrange for him to worship Lan Xue, but now it is better to advance the day.

At the end of the first month of this year, the weather has also warmed up, and it is not as cold and windy as before. Zhao Mo pretended to tell Ah Shou to find Mr. Yin and Yang to make a suitable date, and then asked the people in the Zhuangzi near the Lanxue cemetery to start preparing incense, candles, paper and other things to be used for worship.

The people on Zhuangzi do things very naturally, as if they were buying incense candles and paper in a nearby town, and mentioned it to people by the way, saying that the aunt who gave birth to a young master in the family died of a serious illness in the New Year. Now that Sanqi has arrived, the master begged a few times, and finally got the permission of the old man and the young master to go to the grave to put incense on the aunt. The housekeeper instructed Zhuang Tou to buy worship supplies, but the silver allocated was very small, so Zhuang Tou was also very casual, thinking that it was an aunt who had fallen out of favor, and it was good to get some bargains to deal with it, and half of the silver issued to the clerk at the bottom was deducted, and the remaining silver was enough to buy something? Anyway, no matter how good things are, they will turn to ashes when burned, what do children know?

The owner of the incense candle shop must have known the market, and patted his chest to say that there was no problem. Turning around, his mother-in-law broke the word that almost the whole town knew about it.

Ah Shou also reported to Zhao Mo with a smile in private: "The proprietress of the incense and candle shop is famous for her big mouth, and when anything comes to her, she can't keep it a secret, she doesn't feel anything wrong at all, she just can't help it." Therefore, whose business his family has done, whose family gives more money, whose family loves to brag, who has a swollen face and is fat, and whose family is poor and stingy, it has been known to the whole town within two days. If the people of the nearby villages wanted to save face, they would not go to his house. Our family's Zhuang is a clever person, so let's start directly from her, and we don't have to worry about it, those Beirong people can easily get the news. ”

Zhao Mo smiled and asked Ah Shou: "What is the origin of Zhuangtou, and how old is it?"

Ah Shou replied: "Before the prince of the county bought the Zhuangzi, he was already the head of the village, and the first few generations have passed it down, and he is regarded as a local old household. This person is about thirty years old, he is very clever and capable, although he is a newcomer under the prince of the county, but he is very eye-catching and knows how to be motivated. The account on his Zhuangzi is very clear, and he has not done any tricks. The people in the village were very convinced of him. He also has two sons, both of whom have been sent to study in a nearby school. A girl was sent to the capital, at the age of eleven or twelve, and now she is working in the teahouse of the other courtyard. But the prince of the county should have never seen it, this girl is not outstanding, and she is very honest. ”

Zhao Mo understood: "It can be seen that this Zhuangtou is a smart person, and he can do things." In this case, if there is any vacancy in the future, see if he is suitable, and promote him to give it a try. If he can do something, it can be regarded as a change of court. This Zhuangtou is obviously unwilling to be a farmer, otherwise he would not send his son to study and send his daughter to the palace to be a girl, but since he is capable and knows how to measure at the same time, Zhao Mo doesn't mind giving their family a chance.

Ah Shou agreed. In fact, he also admires the head of the village. He was about to turn around and order the head of the teahouse to take care of the daughter of the head of the village.

Zhuang Tou's arrangement must have worked. Two days before the worship date set by Zhao Mo and Zhao Qi, a sneaky figure once again appeared near Lan Xue's cemetery. The other party found a clear path in the mountains and forests, and then found a cave near the path where he could hide, transported some weapons or unknown items to the cave in advance, and began to observe the terrain around the cemetery, busy day and night. Those two people obviously didn't know that their every move fell into the eyes of others.

When Zhao Mo learned that there were two people instead of three, he knew that there must be another person hiding in the shadows and never showing up. Since he wants to catch turtles in the urn, he naturally wants to do a good job in one fell swoop, and the omission of three people last time is already enough to make people depressed, how can he let go of any of them? He discussed with Yuan Tongzhi for a long time, and made a small change to the plan of action.

On the day of Lanxue's "Sanqi", Zhao Qi was accompanied by Ah Xing and two other subordinates on time, and came to Zhuangzi in a half-new carriage. After settling down in the village for a while, and after lunch, the four of them went to the cemetery. The ritual steps such as sweeping the tomb, offering incense, worshipping, and worshipping should be a little simple, but they also have a similar appearance. Then Zhao Qi made a request, wanting to wait quietly in front of his biological mother's grave for a while, talk to his biological mother, and let Ah Xing take someone to find a sheltered place nearby to wait.

Ah Xing put on a disrespectful look, and said nonchalantly: "Third master, don't delay for too long, the prince of the county has ordered that you have to go back before dark." If you miss the hour and fail to advance to the city before the sun goes down, where will the third master stay tonight?"

Zhao Qi showed an aggrieved expression and sobbed in response. Then Ah Xing took two entourages and turned around and left. About a hundred paces away from the cemetery, there was a col sheltered from the wind, and there was a place to sit, and it was much easier to wait there, except that you could not see the cemetery. However, they were not worried, anyway, there was only one road before and after, and there were no wild beasts in the nearby mountains and forests, so they didn't feel that anything could threaten Zhao Qi's safety.

Zhao Qi had a chance to be alone, and the Beirong secret spies lurking nearby finally had a chance to contact him.

So, Zhao Mo and Yuan Tongzhi, who were hiding in the shadows, saw Zhao Qi at a young age showing amazing acting skills.

The few escaped Beirong spies first sent one of them to talk to him, Zhao Qi showed a frightened expression, and wanted to escape, and wanted to call someone, but the person was small and weak, and he was easily restrained by the Beirong people. The other party said some cruel words, and he seemed to be honest, sobbing and bowing his head silently. Then the Beirong people called one of their accomplices, and the two began to take turns to play red and white faces again, one to scare Zhao Qi, the other to coax and lure, and it took a while to work, both of them began to look at the direction of the intersection worriedly, for fear that Ah Xing would be impatient to wait, and came to see what was going on, Zhao Qi was relieved and asked timidly what he was going to do.

The two Beirong people were overjoyed, one of them took out a cloth bag from his arms and stuffed it into Zhao Qi's arms, whispered like this for a while, and coaxed a few good words, Zhao Qi showed a wavering look. The other person hurriedly coaxed him a few more words, and when Zhao Qi nodded timidly, Ah Xing, who had been guarding the direction of the intersection for a long time, deliberately stepped on the branches and leaves under his feet, making the illusion that he was about to come, and the two Beirong people quickly left Zhao Qi and left, and hid in the mountains and forests along the path, looking back while running. And Zhao Qi hugged the cloth bag tightly in his arms and covered it with a small cloak, as if he was keeping it secret in front of Ah Xing. This made the two Beirong people feel relieved, and there was a bit of a smug smile on their faces.

Yuan Tongzhi made a gesture to his subordinates hiding in the shadows, and someone chased after the two Beirong secret spies. Then he turned his head to look at Zhao Mo and smiled slightly, but the expression on his face became even more hideous: "The king of Suning County has a very smart little brother, he is already so capable at a young age, it is really impressive!"

Zhao Mo smiled: "Well, I thanked Lord Yuan for the praise of my little brother." It's just that the two Beirong people and their accomplices haven't appeared, and they don't know where they are hiding, and I hope that Lord Yuan will take a lot of trouble and capture them all as soon as possible. It would be even better if it could find out who the Jokhang people were who colluded with them. ”

Yuan Tongzhi nodded: "Don't worry, the prince of the county." He got up and took a few of his men and chased in the direction where the Beijon people had fled.

And Zhao Mo looked back at Zhao Qi, who had left the Lanxue cemetery in the company of Ah Xing, and a relieved smile appeared on his face. He didn't rush to meet his younger brother, but walked to Lan Xue's tomb unhurriedly, stared at the name on the tombstone, and showed a mocking smile: "You didn't expect it, did you? A woman like you will also give birth to a good child who understands things, presumably you can rest in peace under the Nine Springs." ”

Without hesitation, he turned away. A gust of wind blew, and the incense lit in front of Lan Xue's tomb was instantly extinguished.