Although the night is deep, the lights are still brilliant and jubilant.

The people who were worried that the destruction of the fortress would lead to their own being killed and plundered by the invading Tartars finally breathed a sigh of relief, and naturally they needed to celebrate their lives, and many people even sent wine, meat and food to the barracks to reward the border soldiers who saved them from fire and water.

And in the barracks, tonight has long lost the previous strict fighting and various prohibitions, not only all kinds of lights and candles are lit everywhere, making it like daylight, but also the smell of wine and meat is overflowing, and the laughter of the soldiers can be heard everywhere, and the drunken figures of the soldiers can also be seen.

After days of fighting, a great victory was finally achieved, and the whole side of the pass was plunged into celebration and ecstasy, and everyone wanted to get drunk and rest, so that this moment could stay by their side for longer.

As for the lobby of the barracks, there was even more crowding, and Zhengde and Yang Yiqing were also drinking happily accompanied by a group of soldiers. At this time, Zhengde had already come out of the panic of being frightened many times before and almost losing his life, and he was also complacent and drank with the generals with a red face, saying some words that made the officials make wishes, which made these border soldiers more interested and had more expectations for tomorrow.

It was Yang Yiqing, although he kept smiling and clinking glasses with others and saying some good things, but there was a trace of strange concern in the depths of his eyes. Naturally, it is impossible to hide everything that the Son of Heaven encountered in the Yatou Pass this time from those adults in the court, but I am afraid that after knowing the danger he encountered, some people will have to do something, and things are far from being as optimistic as the emperor said.

However, today the Son of Heaven is on the rise, and everyone is happy, Yang Yiqing naturally can't defeat everyone's prosperity, just wait for tomorrow, and it's not too late to make a statement to the emperor.

At this time, Zhengde, who was already half-drunk, staggered up a little, and walked around the hall with drunken steps, a pair of drunken eyes were also looking around, and there were words in his mouth: "Hey, what about others?" I'd like to toast him a few glasses of wine to thank him for saving my life so many times. ”

It's just that his words were not heard clearly, and then a general raised a glass to salute him, and Zhengde, who was already a little confused, was naturally drunk here, and then he put this matter behind him.

Far from the jubilant and lively barracks, a man was shackled and chained to the stone wall, his limbs were completely open, and an iron hoop was put around his neck, so that there was no place on his body except his mouth and eyes.

This person was the assassin Huang Feng who wanted to assassinate Zhengde after the war, and after being taken down, he was imprisoned in the depths of this military camp with the strictest means, and there were nearly twenty good soldiers in the army outside, so that he could not get out again at all.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the cell that should have been quiet, and a person walked over slowly, and finally stood in front of Huang Feng, his eyes fell on him fixedly, followed by a soft sigh.

Although Huang Feng couldn't see the identity of the person who came clearly because of the lack of light, he still whispered in a hoarse voice: "Yang Chen, you are the only one who can come to see me at this time, right?" ”

"You've already made up your mind to use me, right?" Yang Chen said with a deep face.

"You were already suspicious of me a long time ago, that's why you rescued Zhengde in such a timely manner!" Huang Feng stared at the figure in front of him and asked in a deep voice.

Yang Chen nodded: "You, who is it?" ”

Hongyang said, and Bailian turned around. I thought the time had come, but I didn't want to miss it after all. If it weren't for you, I would have been able to kill the Ming Emperor in one fell swoop this time, and then the world would be in chaos, and it would be the time for my Holy Sect to rise again! ”

"Are you from the White Lotus Sect?" Yang Chen's eyes suddenly shrank when he heard this, and only then did he understand why the other party would deliberately do such a thing. Because the purpose of the White Lotus Sect has always been to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, that is, to make the world chaotic.

"Your real purpose shouldn't be the Emperor, right?" After pondering for a moment, Yang Chen asked again.

"Yes, I was just ordered to get rid of Yang Yiqing. As long as he dies, there will definitely be chaos on the border of the Ming Dynasty, and as long as the Mongolian people can seize the opportunity, they can enter the Central Plains and cause chaos in the world. It's just that I didn't expect those Mongolian people to be so incompetent and actually defeated in your hands. But I still have a chance, but then I suddenly found out that there was a better target than Yang Yiqing, so I chose to attack him. At this time, Huang Feng no longer planned to hide it.

Yang Chen nodded: "This is what you have been planning, using what I want to achieve." ”

"When did you start doubting me?" Huang Feng finally expressed the doubts in his heart.

He clearly remembered that when he made a move, Yang Chen had always been on guard, so he saved Zhengde at that critical moment. But logically speaking, the other party should not suspect himself, how can this be?

"Actually, I was suspicious of you when we left the county jail together. There's no reason for those people to just kill me and not do anything to you. Even if they don't want to do anything to you for a while, they won't let you wake me up. It was only because of the urgency of the situation at that time that I was in a hurry to escape from the bias pass that I temporarily believed your excuse. In fact, after thinking about it carefully, I have already guessed a little truth - those people who want to kill me in prison are not arranged by Li Xing and them, but by your instructions.

"Because judging from the situation at that time, it was difficult to clear my charges, how could they, who have been in the county government for many years, take such a move and send someone to attack me? If I really die suddenly in the county jail, it will only add uncertainty and trouble to them. ”

After listening to this analysis, Huang Feng snorted and did not make a distinction, obviously admitting this.

"But at the time, I was just skeptical, after all, there was no evidence. Especially when I was attacked by the Tartars and you were seriously injured in the Fort of Security to save me, I began to waver in my judgment, because it was really unreasonable. It wasn't until later that I figured out why. ”

Yang Chen said, and sighed again: "Actually, you already knew the identity of my Jinyi Guard's secret agent, so you deliberately approached me, and pulled me into this deviant fraud case in the name of asking for help." And your real purpose is very hidden, your goal is not actually in the wrong pass, but in Datong City, which we rushed to after us. You set up this game to assassinate Yang Yiqing, right?

"It's just because Datong is heavily guarded, and Lord Yang Yiqing is surrounded by countless good hands, and the idle people can't get close at all, let alone suddenly assassinate, so you will hit me, the Jinyi secret agent, and want to use my identity to get close to him in the name of investigating the case. I'm right, right? ”

Huang Feng's eyes drooped and he didn't make a sound. But his action has already revealed his thoughts, proving that what Yang Chen said is true.

Seeing this, Yang Chen's eyes flashed with a gleam: "For this plan, you can really be regarded as scheming. In fact, Chen Zhigao and his family were killed by you or your accomplices, right? ”

"How so?" Huang Feng finally had a little reaction.

"Chen Zhigao's murder was actually done very cleanly, and you almost couldn't find any clues, maybe there were before, but it was also covered up by you, the head of the investigation. However, there are still flaws, the account book buried outside the city was actually forged by you, and I originally wanted to make the case more complicated, so that I could be more determined to go to Yang Yiqing, but it backfired. You must not have imagined that Zhu Xianling was actually a protégé of Lord Yang Yiqing, and he was sent here to investigate fraud, right?

"This should be the first flaw you exposed, and it is precisely the discovery that this account book was forged by someone that makes me suspect that Chen Zhigao's death has nothing to do with the fraud itself. And the second and decisive flaw you exposed is that you killed the Chen family in order to trap me in a desperate situation!

"In order to convince everyone that I killed the Chen family, you deliberately stole my saber and used it to kill people. But this revealed a flaw, my saber was hidden at home, and not many people knew about it, not to mention that the other party stole it when I left the official residence and rushed to Taiyuan. And that's not a long time, and only someone who knows where I'm going and when I'm going to leave will do so easily. At that time, the county government knew that I would leave early the next morning and rush to Taiyuan, only Zhu County Commander and you Huang Zhutou. ”

"Based on this speculation alone, are you convinced that I killed the Chen family?" Huang Feng asked with some reluctance in his heart.

"Of course, that's not all. There is another key, that is, Li Gui's testimony. Why did he insist that I was the murderer? I checked, he really has no problem, just an ordinary peddler, then there is only one explanation, someone misled him. I'm afraid that you deliberately let him see the scene when he committed the murder, and then let him believe that you and I committed the murder together to kill the Chen family, right? Because you and I interrogated him together that day, it gave him the illusion that you and I were fellow travelers, and when he found out that you were present, he would naturally take it for granted that I was also a murderer. It was really calculating, and he actually thought of using an innocent person to testify against me, which made the matter more and more confusing. In the end, Yang Chen sighed again, Huang Feng was far more far-sighted than he had shown before, but it was a pity that he chose the wrong path.

And Huang Feng laughed softly: "Even if I have no last resort, I will still lose in your hands after all." I was captured by you, and I was convinced......"

Yang Chen didn't have a hint of joy: "Do you know how many innocent people have been killed just because of your calculations?" How many soldiers died because of this? Don't you feel guilty? ”

But this time, Huang Feng was silent, he just stared at the other party expressionlessly, with a remorse in his eyes. Obviously, as a member of the White Lotus Sect, he did not regret this action!

This made Yang Chen's heart suddenly move, and he didn't know how many people like him were in this world, and the White Lotus Sect was really a terrifying factor hidden under this calm water...... And what can I do to help?