"This Liu Tong is so bold that he dares to take all the credit on himself. Taking the risk of merit to receive a reward, this is the crime of deceit! Cui Lian said angrily.

However, he immediately thought of some questions: "You just said that the target of the 'Reverse Scale Xuanwu' is very likely to be the Holy Lord, if this is the case, why did they create panic in Luoyang City in advance?" ”

Kang Xu groaned: "Before, Xia Guan also felt strange. It stands to reason that if they wanted to assassinate the Holy Lord, they could have waited for the Holy Lord to come to Luoyang and suddenly kill him, why did they rush to turn Luoyang into a dead city before the Holy Lord made his eastward tour? ”

"It really doesn't make sense." Cui Jian hadn't thought of these before, but now after his analysis, he suddenly felt a little unreasonable.

If the target of 'Reverse Scale Xuanwu' is the emperor, it is tantamount to scaring the snake before the emperor does it. In this way, the emperor may cancel the eastern tour.

Even if the emperor insisted on touring the east, he would increase the number of guards, so wouldn't the chances of them attacking even more slim? In that case, aren't they asking for trouble by doing this?

"It wasn't until the Yellow River burst in Zhengyang County that I figured out the key." Kang Xu touched his chin and said.

Cui Lian was surprised, and he said in disbelief: "Oh, let's talk about it. ”

"According to the investigation of the lower officials, the bursting of the Yellow River was not accidental, but deliberately sabotaged. Coincidentally, when the flood was rampant, there was a 'Broken Dragon Monument' in Damiao Village, and when the content spread out, the entire Zhengyang County became panicked, thinking that it was a disaster from heaven. ”

"You mean, someone deliberately used the 'Broken Dragon Monument' to disturb the people's hearts?" Cui Lian quickly understood the meaning of his words.

"Yes, according to the lower officials. The so-called 'Broken Dragon Monument' was actually deliberately done by someone in order to cooperate with the Yellow River to burst its embankment. Let the people of the world believe what is written on the stone tablet. Kang Xu muttered.

Cui Lian touched his beard, his brows furrowed together. He seemed to be in deep thought, and after a while, he said: "According to what you said, someone deliberately destroyed the Yellow River embankment to cause flooding, and then took the opportunity to make the 'Broken Dragon Monument' just to make the people believe that the flooding of the Yellow River is a punishment from heaven?" ”

Kang Xu nodded vigorously and said, "Exactly, I think this is the core of the whole conspiracy." ”

"But. What does this have to do with what happened in Luoyang City? Cui Jian became more and more puzzled.

"Do you remember what the stele says?" Kang Xu asked.

"The emperor is not the emperor, the king is not the king, the gods are angry, and disasters come down." Cui Jian read softly.

"Yes, the meaning is obvious, it is not against anyone else, but at the Holy One." Kang Xu pondered for a moment, and then analyzed: "The people are the foundation of the country. If the people believe that the Yellow River bursts, it is a punishment from heaven. Naturally, there will be suspicions about the imperial court. Throughout the ages, all those who rebelled and rebelled have used this as an excuse, and then held the banner of doing the right thing for heaven to cause trouble in the world. ”

"The old man didn't understand, could it be just a stone tablet. Do you want to shake the world of Datang? Cui Lian's brows tightened and he let out a cold snort.

"Don't underestimate the power of this stele, which is the key to everything. Some people may not believe that the Yellow River burst its banks. But if Luoyang City became a dead city due to the plague of Gu worms, the people would not doubt what was written on the stone tablet. Kang Xu said unusually solemnly.

I thought of the strange and tragic situation of those who died at the hands of Gu worms. Kang Xu can still feel a little creepy, if the Gu worm is raging in Luoyang City. It's unimaginable.

If you could describe it in one word, it would be nothing more appropriate than the words 'hell on earth'.

"Have you ever thought that the reason why we don't believe it is because we know that all this is man-made and not providential? But the people don't think so, they don't know the truth, they only believe what they see. With the bursting of the Yellow River and the city of Luoyang becoming a ghost town, who will doubt the contents of the stele? Kang Xu asked rhetorically.

A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Cui Lian's forehead, and he looked at Kang Xu in surprise, and his breathing became rapid.

As an official of the imperial court, he understands the current situation of Datang better than anyone else.

The prosperity of Kaiyuan has come to an end, and on the surface, it seems that the world is prosperous, but in fact, it is already in danger.

The emperor was arrogant and lascivious, the ministers were greedy for pleasure, the officials turned a blind eye to the people, and in recent years, locust plagues have broken out everywhere, and bandits have been raging, and the people have long had a deep grudge against the imperial court.

What's more, in recent years, there have been many wars, and the treasury has long been exhausted.

The current emperor worked hard in the first half of his life, but now he only knows pleasure, and all the major affairs in the world are handled by Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong appointed others for himself, and the party fought against differences, and he didn't know how many loyal ministers and good generals he framed.

However, the emperor didn't care about all this, he only cared about the beauty of the country.

Obviously, some people are inciting the people to believe that the son of today is an out-and-out faint king, and only in this way can they logically hold the banner of justice to usurp the throne.

Cui Lian only felt that his throat was dry, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Both of them fell into silence, and after a long time, Cui Jian asked with an ugly face: "Then have you found out, who destroyed the Yellow River embankment?" Who is the hand of the 'Broken Dragon Monument'? ”

Kang Xu looked up at him and spit out a few words word by word: "'Reverse, scale, Xuan, Wu'." ”

"It's 'Reverse Scale Xuanwu' again?" Cui Lian's old face instantly rose with boundless anger, and he shouted in a low voice: "What kind of organization is this? Do they really want to rebel? ”

Kang Xu thought for a while and said: "This organization is extremely mysterious, and it has recruited many murderers, including some Jiangyang thieves and killers who kill people and goods. The style of acting is fierce and vicious, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. And....... ”

Speaking of this, Kang Xu hesitated, he looked at Cui Lian, and seemed to have some scruples.

"And what?" Cui Jian saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps, Kang Xu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, the opportunity has come!" ”

As the footsteps approached, the two of them prepared according to the previous arrangement.

A moment later, a man walked in with a load.

"Eat, eat." The man walked up to the cell where the two men were, kicked down the fence with his foot, and shouted impatiently.

The man laid down his burden, took out two porcelain bowls filled with gruel, and put them through the fence, and then took out two roast chickens from the burden, put them on the plate, and said, "Eat quickly, and I will clean up the dishes and chopsticks later." ”

So saying, the man took up his burden and prepared to leave.

Kang Xu blinked, and said in his heart, you can still eat roast chicken in prison, it seems that the food here is really good!

Seeing that the man was about to leave, Kang Xu glanced at Cui Lian, Cui Zhuo knew it in his heart, and lay on the ground motionless. (To be continued.) )