"Du Gongzi, Du Niangzi, you are really unlucky. Yesterday, we had a lot of homeless scoundrels here, and they robbed us of a lot of food, and we didn't have any extra rice and noodles to exchange with you. Aunt Zhang and a few other mountain people stood at the door of the house and said apologetically to them.

"Outcasts scoundrels? Where did they come from? Tuoba Tao asked in a deep voice.

Aunt Zhang said with a worried face: "I don't know about this, I heard the child's father say that there are a few people who seem to have come from the army, maybe the battle is over, but they haven't found a way to make a living, and they rely on this kind of robbing homes and houses to make a living." However, we were pitted by them. Fortunately, you are in the depths of Baiyun Mountain, otherwise, Du Niangzi's appearance will be seen by them, but you will get into trouble. ”

"Why are those people so rampant?" Tuoba Tao and Qiyun were a little shocked when they heard this.

Qiyun sighed to Tuoba Tao: "We are short of rice and noodles right now, where can we change it?" ”

The mountain people next to them listened and suggested to them: "Why don't you go to the county seat of Song County to change, these wild games in the mountains will definitely be able to exchange for some grain." It's just that Du Niangzi doesn't want to go, it seems to be very chaotic everywhere right now, I'm afraid that the bad guys will have bad intentions when they see you like this. ”

Tuoba Tao and Qiyun looked at each other for a moment, and Qiyun smiled: "It's okay, I won't be bullied by bad people." Let's go to Song County to buy some food and goods and come back, and these prey will be given to you." Didn't you just say that a lot of things in the house were robbed by scoundrels? These can make you get by for a few days. ”

"Du Niangzi, how can this be done?" Everyone excused themselves one after another.

"Uncle and aunt, these days, we also want to thank you for taking care of us. If nothing else, that bamboo house is what you let us live in, why did you ask us what we wanted? I'll give these prey to a few of your families. Qiyun smiled.

After that, the two put the prey in their hands on the ground, and then left, and Aunt Zhang and others thanked them again and again.

In the Songxian market, the two obviously felt that there were many fewer people doing business on the street than when they came last time, and the pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, and if they brought a package, they held it firmly in their hands, nervous and vigilant. And in the dark corner of the street sat a lot of ragged idlers, their eyes shining with a desperate and fierce light.

When the two of them saw that, they wondered. When it was time for dinner, they found a restaurant and had some food. When it was time to pay the bill, Qiyun called the shopkeeper, gave him two taels of silver, and asked him softly, "Shopkeeper, we are from a foreign country, and I don't know what happened in Song County." Why do the pedestrians on the street look frightened and flustered? ”

The shopkeeper saw that there were some benefits, and the girl who asked the question was kind and beautiful, so she sat down and said to the two of them carefully: "Don't hide it from the two guest officials, it's not that we are in chaos in Song County, I heard that the whole of Henan is like this." After the battle, the stragglers turned into homeless people and wandered around. They have no livelihood, and sometimes they rely on robbery to make a living, so people in Henan are panicked. ”

Tuoba Tao couldn't help but ask: "This Song County belongs to the jurisdiction of Luoyang, so doesn't the king of Henan who guards Luoyang care?" It turns out that the king of Henan didn't release grain in Luoyang for disaster relief and resettle displaced people? ”

The shopkeeper replied: "The guest officer is from out of town, and he doesn't know what to do." Many homeless people in Song County came from Luoyang, and the news from their mouths that the Henan Wangfu no longer opened warehouses to release grain. Therefore, there are so many displaced people in Song County, and the streets will be so chaotic. Alas, I don't know when Lu Dao will be a head! ”

Tuoba Tao asked, "Oh? Why does the Henan royal palace stop putting grain for disaster relief? ”

The shopkeeper looked around and whispered to them, "I will tell you two quietly, and you should not tell anyone else." Henan Wangfu no longer opens warehouses to release grain, because Henan Wang ...... Killed. ”

"What?" Hearing his words, Tuobatao's face changed greatly, and he asked in a trembling voice, "I'm four...... Then how could the king of Henan, who is so good, be murdered? When did it happen? ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper was hesitant, he took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into the shopkeeper's hand.

The shopkeeper took it and explained carefully: "Originally, this is a secret, I happen to have a son-in-law who is on an errand in Henan Wangfu, and I know the details of the road. According to him, it was after the birthday of the king of Henan that the armistice and peace talks between the Wei and Song dynasties were completed. On the night of the guest's departure, the king of Henan was killed on the spot by the murderer's sharp knife in his bedroom. The murderer's martial arts are extremely high, and he is extremely cunning, and he does it seamlessly.

I heard my son-in-law say that not only the king of Henan, but also the third king, King Yangping, passed away last year. The causes of death of both princes were bizarre, and they died in the prime of life. There are also five kings of the river, and the six kings of Changle died before the weak crown. In the past, the Xianbei clan passed on the throne to the elder brother. According to custom, the princes, like the eldest son of the emperor, were originally the heirs to the throne, but they died young one after another. Don't you think this is very strange, officer? ”

When Tuoba Tao heard this, his sword eyebrows condensed into a Sichuan character, and he asked softly, "Shopkeeper, what do you mean...... Someone deliberately murdered the royal family of the Great Wei Dynasty? ”

"Guest officer, it's not me who is alarmist. I also heard that the first emperor Daowu liked to serve Wushisan. Everyone took these five stones, but I don't know what's going on, after the first emperor took it, he became very sick. likes to kill innocents indiscriminately, leading to rebellion and political turmoil. In the end, a generation of heroes ended up being killed by their second son, King Qinghe. Until today's saint ascended the throne, pacified the palace change, and stabilized the government. The Central Plains has been turbulent for many years, and it is not easy for the situation to settle down after two generations of Wei lords. Don't make any more trouble, we ordinary people can't stand it anymore. With that, the shopkeeper shook his head and sighed.

Qiyun and Tuoba Tao glanced at each other, seeing the deep worry in his eyes, Qiyun stretched out his hand, held his hand tightly, and thought to himself: The royal inheritance of the Great Wei Dynasty was very short-lived, if it was murdered, but there was no trace of it, then the person who did it was really terrifying. If there really is a huge organization that covets the Great Wei royal family, who will be the murderer's next target? Thinking of this, Qiyun felt a shock in his heart.

On the way back to Baiyun Mountain, Qiyun saw that Tuoba Tao was silent all the way, his brows were tightly locked, and Wen Yan said with relief: "Buddha, although something happened to the Henan Palace, the Holy Lord will definitely send someone to preside over the overall situation of Henan, don't worry too much." If you can't rest assured, Yun'er will accompany you back to Luoyang. ”

"Yun'er is right, let's pack up everything in the bamboo house and go back to have a look." Tuoba Tao squeezed out a smile, "Yun'er, I've wronged you." ”

At the fork in the road, Qiyun stopped and said, "Buddha, we came back from Song County in exchange for these things. Since we are leaving, why don't I give these rice noodles to Aunt Zhang. Buddha, you go back to the bamboo house to clean up. When I get back, we'll leave right away. ”

Tuoba Tao knew Qiyun's intentions, so he didn't shirk it, and asked Qiyun to send something, go and return quickly.