"Smack!"

Emperor Jingtai slammed the secret fold on the case, his face was pale, okay, it was hidden deep enough, the more Emperor Jingtai thought about it, the more angry he became, and cursed the people behind the scenes countless times, and finally restrained his anger and ordered his attendants, "Call the five princes to see me." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

The little chamberlain was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out, for fear of being wrathed by the thunder, and quickly withdrew from the main hall.

When Li Desheng came in, he saw his father munching on a large piece of chocolate with relish, and his face was slightly stunned.

"Father." The fifth prince stepped forward to salute, and Emperor Jingtai remembered the original intention of calling his son, and instantly lost his appetite.

"Get up." Emperor Jingtai put down the chocolate in his hand, and the waiter on the side was ready.

Shi Gonggong brought a basin of water, with a dry towel on his arm, Emperor Jingtai washed his face and hands, frowned, and motioned to the fifth prince: "Open it and take a look." ”

This is not the first time Li Desheng has seen the secret fold, what made his father so angry?

After reading the excerpt, Li Desheng was even angrier than Emperor Jingtai.

The men of the three clans of the Qu family all died unexpectedly, and the perpetrators are unknown.

It's just lawless!

A few years ago, Qu Keyuan colluded with Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War to privately detain the food and clothing of the soldiers at the border gates for the winter, and the medicines were shoddy to fill their pockets, causing the officers and men of our army to be weak and sick.

In a war with a sneak attack by foreign enemies, our army suffered heavy losses, the second son of the Lin family died on the battlefield, the sergeants suffered numerous casualties, the enemy ran to the city to burn and loot, and the people were displaced.

The father removed a few generals on the surface, sent someone to investigate secretly, and finally mastered the evidence of Qu Keyuan's crime, and after the three divisions were tried, his henchmen were found out, and he himself was beheaded to show the public.

The reason why he didn't kill them all was that Emperor Jingtai had his own considerations, and with only one Qu Keyuan, it was impossible to get on the relationship between the army and China so smoothly. He always felt that there was an inexplicable force around him, hidden in the shadows.

Emperor Jingtai was very uneasy, and he also had a few suspicions in his heart, he wanted to see who was secretly manipulating behind the Qu family, wanting to destroy his own border defense and control the strength of the army.

But the other party seemed to be aware of his thoughts, and before the men of the Qu family reached the border, they were all extinguished and buried in the fire. The official below explained that many people at the border pass where Qu Keyuan had lost their relatives and hated him for a long time, so they spontaneously organized themselves to avenge their relatives.

Emperor Jingtai snorted coldly, when did my people become so assertive and powerful?

The death of the Qu family man represents the destruction of the entire Qu family, and the secret fold of Emperor Jingtai is clearly written, there are sixty-three men in the Qu family, and the corpses are all burned beyond recognition, but some of the scars go deep into the bones, and some are injured by swords, and some are pierced through the heart and lungs by crossbow arrows.

Crossbow bolts... Apart from the army, who would dare to hide a large number of crossbow arrows? If you want to rebel, you can't do it!

The five princes looked sharp, this is murder! Since the founding of Dashun, there has never been a murder of such a bad nature! Qu Keyuan must have some secrets, otherwise it wouldn't be all over the place...

"Father, there must be something strange about this matter, otherwise it wouldn't be..."At the risk of such a big exposure, the entire Qu family must also be removed!

Emperor Jingtai waved his hand to interrupt his son's words, Sheng'er is still young, and he still needs to be experienced, "Don't be impatient, I just sent someone to find out the news of the Qu family's daughter." ”

The fifth prince steadied his mind and began to think hard about who it was...

After a while, the secret guard Wu Qi came to report.

"Dead?" Emperor Jingtai smiled angrily, "It's time to die, is there anything alive?" “

Qu Keyuan's wife and daughter refused to enter the slave house and died on the spot, several daughters-in-law followed their husbands to the north, and several old women in the clan also led their daughters-in-law and daughters north to follow the men of the Qu family. Only those who remained in the capital were-

"Qu Tianjiao's third-room lady is still alive, and she was taken out by her mother's family, and the second-room lady has already lost her hair as a nun."

Qu Tianjiao, Emperor Jingtai remembered that he was the imperial merchant who personally ordered it. "Who are their mothers?"

"Dafang Shi, the daughter of the Shi family in Fujian, her grandfather was the governor of Fujian; Erfang Xia, the second daughter of the Xia family in Langfang, Hebei; The three-room Zhang family, the Zhang family in the capital, his father has been deceased, and the eldest brother is now the CD prefect Zhang Huaiyuan. ”

Zhang Huaiyuan... Emperor Jingtai squinted, did it have anything to do with this matter...

“... On February 26, the whole family went out of the city to CD House. Wu Qi reported everything he knew to his boss, he was so good-looking, he didn't know his details, and thought he was a teacher.

Emperor Jingtai was speechless for a while, looking at the sycamore outside the window with an unpredictable expression.

"Father, my son is willing to go to the CD Mansion to investigate this matter thoroughly!" The five princes knelt down and pleaded.

Emperor Jingtai nodded clearly, he didn't feel at ease when this matter was handed over to others, but..."Your wedding is less than a month..."

It stands to reason that in the first month of marriage, the new house cannot be empty.

"Father, state affairs are important, and the Zhu family can naturally understand his sons." Thinking of his wife Zhu, the hearts of the five princes are like a warm current, his wife is gentle and generous, and she is a good housekeeper, although she has not been married for a long time, she has won the respect of the whole house.

Emperor Jingtai was satisfied.

On the first day of March, the entrance of Weixian County was crowded.

Today is the day of the public list of the small examination, the students who participated in the children's examination or their families, as well as the people who watched the lively melon eating, waited outside the county government for a long time, wanting to know the list of qualified personnel for the first time.

There were too many people crowded in front, and Uncle Pan and Shu Lao Er had to start looking from below.

Ding Xicheng, seeing Ding Xiaobao's name, Uncle Pan and Shu Lao Er were overjoyed, the children around them were admitted, and they were happy for him.

Looking up again, Shu Qinglan's name was also prominently listed, Uncle Pan happily patted his brother-in-law's shoulder, and the two walked back quickly.

At this time, on the official road not far from the capital, a team of cavalry was escorting the two princes south. One is the fifth prince who was a few days after the wedding, and the other is the thirteenth prince who went east to Weixian.

Walking to the Texas border, the brothers said goodbye on horseback.

"Big brother must be careful when he goes, take care of his body, and have time to write to his younger brother." Thirteen's words are earnest, if you want to say that the only one in the capital that he can't let go of is the eldest brother.

As the first heir to the throne, the ghosts and ghosts around the five princes do not know how many, as the saying goes, open arrows are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to prevent, he hopes that his brother is safe and happy, especially now, his brother has a sister-in-law to take care of, and there will be a little nephew in the future...

"You too," the fifth prince looked at his younger brother with a smile, "You and I are brothers, we always get together less and leave more, and the time we spend together is too short, so when my brother is busy with this matter, I will go to Shandong to find you." “

"That's great!" Thirteen Yi swept the sorrow in front of him, his eyes were full of anticipation, and the eldest brother always spoke, "Then the younger brother can wait!" “

The five princes bowed, the thirteen saluted again, and the two brothers went their separate ways.

At this time, Thirteen didn't know, of course, he didn't have the ability to predict, and his brother would soon meet someone, a person who rewrote the history of Dashun.

The fifth prince sped up, and finally caught up with the Qu family's daughter two days later, but he was still a step too late, and the people in front of him were not alive.

This place is the edge of the Qinling Mountains, the junction of the two provinces, commonly known as the "three regardless" area. Such places can also be found elsewhere, such as Cao County, on the border between Shandong and Henan, which has been famous for bandits since ancient times, and bandits are still rampant today.

On the surface, the daughter of the Qu family was robbed by thieves, their property was looted, and they were injured by the murder weapon and the knife was fatal. Anyone with a little common sense knows that as long as they are willing to hand over money, bandits will not injure people's lives casually.

Then the corpse in front of you... There is no need to ask, the same as the men of the Qu family, they were killed, and the five princes were curious, what kind of deep hatred and grudges, or major secrets, made the other party continue to take risks, even the old and weak women and children.

"Search", the five princes gave an order, the guards dispersed, the horseshoe prints on the path were very obvious, he was not in a hurry, these people had to think in the long run. He was now desperate to find the survivors, and soon, a temporary shallow mark made by a few less obvious footprints was discovered by the Secret Guard.

The five princes didn't say a word, and led the people to dismount and enter the mountain.

The forest is quiet, which means that someone must pass by here, otherwise there would be no sound of birds and insects.

The guards formed a circle and slowly entered the deep forest, and the five princes listened with their ears, hoping to find any movement, but everything in the forest was quiet, only the subtle sound of their own feet touching the withered grass and moss.

The sky was getting dark, and the five princes knew that they had entered the hinterland of the forest, and the thick fallen leaves on the ground were a good proof of this.

The footprints of the beast began to appear on the ground, there must be a water source around, the five princes raised their vigilance, don't be attacked by the beast before they encounter the murderer.

The more the clutter of trees stretched inward, the greater the slope beneath the feet, and a small hill stood in front of everyone.

The Five Princes motioned to inspect the mountain bag to see if there were any caves or something, but alas, there was nothing but a few sections and tree roots exposed in the air.

Li Desheng was unwilling, he always felt that there was something wrong here, could it be that there was something wrong with his intuition? He circled around the mountain again, walking through the section of a pile of dead leaves, Li Desheng suddenly felt that something was wrong, how could there be piles of leaves in the deep forest? Is it possible that someone still cleans it every day?

"Come out." The fifth prince shouted tentatively, and the pile of leaves obviously dropped a few pieces.

"Come out!" This time it was an affirmative order, and the majestic tone made one want to kneel under him and prostrate himself on the ground.

"Wow-" The pile of leaves moved, revealing half of its head, and the fifth prince looked at it fixedly, it was a female doll.

The two of them glanced at each other, and the little girl looked at herself without blinking, not afraid at all, as if to judge whether these people would hurt her.

"We're not bad people." The fifth prince tentatively talked to the little girl, and slowly put away the long sword in his hand.

The little girl's phoenix eyes were still staring at her.

"Who are you Qu Tianjiao?" The fifth prince asked, trying to make his voice sound less stern.

"Daughter." The little girl replied expressionlessly, her eyes still motionless.

Does she have eye problems? Why don't you blink at all?

"What's going on?" The fifth prince has no time to talk nonsense, what kind of disrespect or something, let them see the ghost for a while, now he finally found an eyewitness, and first understand the truth of the matter.

"Pretending to be a bandit to kill people and steal goods." Qu Wanying looked at the other party with some concern, can't you see such a simple question?

The five princes wanted to vomit blood angrily, he knew this, what he asked was, why did those people want to kill their Qu family!

"Why?"

"Because my third grandfather Qu Keyuan." Qu Wanying began to doubt her judgment, is this person in front of her here here to investigate the case?

"Who the hell did he offend?" The fifth prince patiently continued to ask, don't be angry, don't be angry, the other party is a little girl, a little girl...

"A lot of people," Qu Wanying thought for a while, "Your Majesty, the generals, the people..."

The fifth prince felt that he had swallowed a mouthful of old blood alive. Forget it, let's take it back first.

"Can you help me bury my family? I will repay you. Qu Wanying finally looked like a child, and after saying this, her eyes turned red.

The five princes made a gesture, and the group walked out of the woods, and it was dawning outside.

Every time the guards buried a corpse, Qu Wanying would find a stone, engrave the person's name, and place it next to the grave until—

"Who is she?" Seeing her hesitation, the fifth prince refused to go under the knife.

"I don't know." Qu Wanying pursed her mouth, her expression seemed to be very entangled, and she said honestly: "An old lady I met halfway through the road has a perverse temperament and wants to go back to Wuhan, Hubei." She's alone, she's afraid she's not safe, so she has to join us..."

The fifth prince rolled his eyes slightly, this person is weak enough (sui), it is really tiring to talk to this girl, she must be scared stupid, lack of tendons, so she does not play cards according to common sense.

The people under him are also the masters who are used to watching the dishes, and since they are irrelevant personnel, they are hastily buried, which can be regarded as benevolent and righteous.

In this way, Aunt Pan, who escaped from Weixian, was lucky to be "out of home", died in the wilderness, and was buried at the foot of the mountain, ending her absurd life.

The thirteenth who traveled east, his mind had already flown to Weixian, if it wasn't too late to enter the city, he didn't want to stop in Qingzhou! Early the next morning, Thirteen and Wu Shi and others quickly raised their horses and entered the county seat in more than half an hour.

The wind in Weixian is still as strong as ever, the thirteen who are blowing are very happy, and the big gold under him is also very excited, haha, I am familiar with this place!

Thirteen asked the guards to drive the carriage to Ding's house first, and he and Wu Shi were going to Xueli.

It's obviously more timid to be close to home, and I turned out to be a guest, so why do I have some stage fright?

Thirteen hesitated on the way to Tingxiang Temple, how to say hello to his friends for the first time?

Hi, I'm back. No, no, no, it's too low, and it doesn't have the momentum of the master.

Hey, you're back. It's not good, Mr. Ji is still there...

Soon, Thirteen arrived at the door of the Tingxiang Courtyard, he poked his head out, why didn't he go in openly! This heartbeat is so weird, it's really drunk.

The people in the room were in class, and Mr. Ji suddenly stopped lecturing and looked at the door.

"Thirteen !!" Xiaobao saw his good buddies with sharp eyes, and several children rushed towards Thirteen.

Xiaobao threw himself into Thirteen's arms, he was so impulsive that Thirteen had to hold him and take a few steps back, and then Mingyu came up to hug him, "Brother Thirteen, you're finally back!" “

Qinglan also ran to Thirteen, stopped behind the two, and smiled brightly, "Welcome back." “

The corners of Thirteen's mouth rose, and he didn't say a word of what he was about to say, but he felt that the spring here was exceptionally bright.

Hey, I've been preparing for a long time just now! (To be continued.) )