If there is still one person in this world who Qin Xiao trusts unconditionally, it can only be Mencius.

Qin Xiao did not hesitate, after escaping from Turtle City, he encountered Yuwen Chengchao being assassinated on the way, joined Yuwen's family, and then entered the White Tiger Camp to become a riding school, and then followed the customs to Wutuo The matter was briefly said, as for Mu Yeji and Hongye, he did not mention a word, and Tang Rong also tried not to mention it as much as possible.

Until two secret letters were found from the begging mansion, after the Yuwen family got the secret letters, they also said that they planned to take advantage of the day of the mountain sacrifice to destroy the true and false.

The encounter of more than half a year was already surprising, although Qin Xiao tried his best to simplify or even omit many of these things, it still made Mencius Mo's eyes widen, and he only felt incredible.

"You mean, you found those two secret letters from the underground secret chamber of the beggar good?" Meng Zimo said in a low voice: "And those two secret letters were forged by the shopkeeper surnamed Bai of the Yuwen family?" ”

Qin Xiao nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Meng Zimo was thoughtful, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder, and said, "I see, I see." But it was a look of sudden realization.

Qin Xiao was a little strange and asked, "Head catcher, do you know about those two secret letters?" This matter is extremely secret, and there are very few people who know about it so far, Qin Xiao saw Mencius's expression, but when he seemed to know the secret letter, he suddenly felt a little strange.

Meng Zimo didn't answer, but said with a smile: "In this way, on the day of the mountain sacrifice, the Yuwen family is also ready?" ”

"Deployment has begun." Qin Xiao said in a low voice: "Old Marquis Yuwen believes that those two secret letters are true, so he is determined to get rid of the Zhen family. ”

Meng Zimo shook his head and smiled: "That's not necessarily. It doesn't matter if the Yuwen family doesn't believe in the authenticity of the secret letter, the important thing is that the Yuwen family finally found an opportunity to be loyal to the imperial court and get rid of the Yuwen family's predicament. The imperial court has always been suspicious of the three major gates of Xiling, and many officials in the court even regard them as enemies, if the three surnames of Xiling have always been in a group, then the court's hostility to the three surnames of Xiling will become more and more serious. ”

"Is it because of Murong in Southern Xinjiang?"

"That's why." Meng Zimo sighed: "The important thing is that the court and the central government are not at peace, some people are vying for power and fighting each other, and they can't focus on Xiling's side. If the Yuwen family exterminated the Zhen family and took out the evidence of the Zhen family's rebellion, it was those two secret letters, so that the imperial court would naturally feel that the Yuwen family was loyal to the imperial court, and the Yuwen family had also spent a lot of money in the court over the years, and those who received the benefits of the Yuwen family also took this opportunity to say good things to the sage for the Yuwen family. ”

Qin Xiao said: "In this way, no matter whether those two secret letters are true or false, the Yuwen family will attack the Zhen family?" ”

Meng Zimo nodded and said: "A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the Yuwen family will naturally not miss it." He smiled and said: "In order to protect their own interests over the years, these three major gates have indeed shown a posture of advancing and retreating together on the surface, but they are wary of each other in private. Sneered: "The Yuwen family wants to find an opportunity to show loyalty to the imperial court, of course the other two families also have such thoughts, but no matter which one easily shows favor to the imperial court, it will inevitably cause the other two to be vigilant, so they dare not act rashly, but secretly there must be actions against each other, this time the Yuwen family got the secret letter, then there is a reason to attack, and it doesn't matter whether it's true or not." ”

Qin Xiao said: "Yesterday, I saw Zhen Yujiang arrive at Fenggan Mansion, but I didn't see Zhen Huaqing. If Zhen Huaqing can't come to participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony, the Yuwen family will not do it easily, and they will miss the great opportunity, so I think about it, I must think of a way for Zhen Huaqing to rush to Fenggan Mansion quickly, and I must let him participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony. ”

"I see." Meng Zimo nodded and said: "You are worried that Zhen Yujiang will replace Zhen Huaqing Sacrifice Mountain, so you set up a plan to make Zhen Yujiang seriously ill.

In this way, Zhen Huaqing will inevitably rush here when he gets the news, and as long as he comes, he will have to participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony. ”

Qin Xiao nodded and smiled: "That's what I think, but I don't know if Zhen Huaqing will take the bait." ”

Meng Zimo smiled and said: "You have always been clever, but now you are doing things in a measured way, I misunderstood you." He got up and said, "You rest early, I'll go first." ”

Qin Xiao still wondered why Meng Zimo was staring at Zhen Yujiang but not acting rashly, he only felt that Meng Zimo came to Fenggan Mansion this time, and the matter was not simple, but since the other party didn't say it, he didn't want to ask too much.

"Headcatcher, when will I see you again?" Qin Xiao asked.

Meng Zimo patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder and said warmly: "Soon, after the incident, everything will return to the way it should be, and then we will get together again to drink wine and eat meat." He didn't say much, and just left.

Xiling's sacrificial mountain ceremony, in fact, is a very sacred thing, but all the people who grow up in Xiling, will take the Changling Mountain Range as a sacred mountain, in people's opinion, the Changling Mountain God is the god who makes their lives peaceful, only the mountain god blesses the pious awe, in order to adjust the wind and rain.

October 25 is, of course, a sacred day for the people of Xiling.

Ordinary people will worship in front of their homes, facing the direction of the Changling Mountain Range, and the Xiling family, headed by the three major gate lords, will send people to Changling Tiandu Peak to participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony.

It is precisely because of the sacrificial ceremony once every five years, the major families funded the construction of a post house in Fengganfu City, which covers a huge area and has many houses.

There are still three or four days before the sacrifice mountain, and the Xiling family from Zhen County and Fan County has already sent people over.

According to custom, the patriarchs of the three surnames must participate in the ceremony, and even if the patriarch cannot participate in person, the elders with high moral virtue must be sent to participate.

So the city of Fengganfu became lively for a while.

Nearly 100 families who are quite powerful in Xiling have sent people to come, each with their servants, these are the big families who are not short of silver, and they are generous, and for a time Fengganfu City has become the focus of attention in the entire Xiling.

The mountain sacrifice ceremony is to be carried out under the Tiandu Peak, and it takes two days to travel from Fengganfu City to Tiandu Peak, so on October 22, people who participated in the ceremony began to set off for Tiandu Peak.

There is an open field under Tiandu Peak, which is suitable for setting up tents.

For most families, it is better to set up a tent and wait there early than to delay participating in the mountain worship ceremony.

Many years ago, there were two major families of the patriarch left too late, arrived, the sacrificial ceremony had already begun, and was deprived of the right to participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony, and the three major families in the next two years, the two families desperately suppressed, and finally the two families had no choice but to move away from Xiling.

Of course, it was the three major gates that made an example of the three major lords in order to show their might, but it also made other families understand that other things can be sloppy, but in the matter of sacrificing the mountain, they must not be sloppy.

Since then, people from all major families will rush to Tiandu Peak in advance, set up camp tents at the foot of the mountain, and bring enough wine and meat.

When Yuwen's family set off, it was October 23, and when they arrived at Tiandu Peak, it was already the twilight of October 24.

Tiandu Peak is the first peak of Changling, like a long sword rising from the ground, towering into the sky, extremely steep.

At the foot of the mountain, it was empty.

As early as a few days ago, the Yuwen family had already sent people to build an altar here, and transferred dozens of guards to guard the altar.

Many tents have been erected at the foot of the mountain, and the figures are full of people and very lively.

Even if it is to build a camp, it is very exquisite.

The camp tent of the three major gate valves lives in the middle, and the Yuwen family lives in the middle of the Fan family and the Zhen family, and the camps of the three gate valves are only two or three miles apart from each other, and the tents of the other families are divided around the camps of the three major surnames.

After the old Marquis Yuwen got off the carriage, he first looked to the left, and saw a flag fluttering in the wind, and soldiers stood guard every few steps around the camp, and said with a smile: "Has the Marquis of Changxin arrived?" ”

Yuwen Chengchao, who was following on the side, said: "They set off half a day earlier than us, and they should arrive at noon." He said in a low voice: "Zhen Yujiang was also brought here by him, and he brought two hundred wolf horsemen on this trip, and the wolf horsemen led Shi Ling commanded the commander." ”

The old marquis of Yuwen bowed slightly, and looked to the right again, the flag over there had not yet been erected, that is, the Fan family had not yet arrived.

"Changren Hou sent someone to say that he would come directly to Tiandu Peak and not enter the city." Yuwen Chengling immediately said: "Chang Renhou has never been absent from the sacrifice mountain, and he should arrive later." ”

When the first rays of sunlight fall on the earth tomorrow, the mountain worship ceremony will begin, so all the families who will participate in the ceremony tonight will inevitably arrive.

As one of the three major surnames, the Fan family will certainly not be absent.

The old marquis glanced at the camp on the Fan family's side, and didn't say anything, he entered the camp and entered the largest tent in the camp, and Yuwen Chengchao and the two brothers also followed.

"How is Shang Yu's preparation?" After the old marquis sat down, he asked softly.

Yuwen Chengchao came to the old marquis's side, sat down and said in a low voice: "According to the plan in advance, I will do it tonight." The two hundred cavalry we brought were responsible for protecting my father, Yuan Tonghui led the remaining six hundred cavalry to arrive in the middle of the night, according to the plan, after they arrived, they immediately surrounded the camp of the Zhen family, and then killed the camp and directly killed the father and son of the Zhen family, and after controlling the situation, we gathered the major families, took out the two secret letters, and told everyone that the Zhen family colluded with the Wutuo people, betrayed the Tang Dynasty, and betrayed Xiling. Explain to the imperial court the reason why we eliminated the Zhen family. ”

The old marquis pondered for a moment, and Yuwen Chengling asked in a low voice, "Father, what other concerns do you have?" ”

"There shouldn't be any problems." The old marquis was thoughtful, and his eyes became deep: "That's it." Cheng Dynasty, you are brave, when Shang Yu leads people into the Zhen family camp, you don't have to leave too many people to protect this side, in case of foolproof, you yourself lead people to rush into the Zhen family camp, the heads of the Zhen family father and son, it is best to take them off by yourself. ”

Yuwen Chengchao was stunned, but immediately understood the meaning, knowing that if he killed the Zhen family's father and son with his own hands, he would be the first to eliminate the thief, although the cavalry of the White Tiger Battalion killing the Zhen family's father and son would only be counted as the merit of the Yuwen family, but Yuwen Chengchao personally took off the head of the traitor, which was naturally more beneficial to Yuwen Chengchao's future.

"Yes, Father!" The old marquis handed over this great credit to himself, and Yuwen Chengchao was really a little surprised.

The old marquis has been treating him coldly all these years, if it weren't for the old marquis's coldness, Yuwen Chengchao would not have moved out of the Hou Mansion in a fit of anger.

Yuwen Chengling was obviously also a little surprised, and said: "Father, I killed the past with my eldest brother, which can be regarded as an experience." ”

"You are good at Wenluo, you are far inferior to your eldest brother." The old marquis said lightly: "Your eldest brother is going to kill people, if you follow him, it will only be his burden." ”

Yuwen Chengling's face froze, he didn't expect the old marquis to say such a thing in front of Yuwen Chengchao, these old marquis has ridiculed Yuwen Chengchao in front of him many times, but he has never ridiculed himself in front of Yuwen Chengchao.

He was a little surprised in his heart, and he didn't know why the old marquis suddenly changed so much.