Qin Xuan, who had just stepped into the camp, couldn't help but stop, almost unable to look directly into the other party's eyes.

Who is this man?!

Qin Xuan immediately felt that something was wrong, this was the camp of the King of Nanyang, why was this stranger sitting on it?!

Qin Xuan glanced half a circle into the tent, his eyes fell on the purple-clothed young man in the wheelchair next to him, his pupils shrank sharply, and he blurted out, "Big brother, why are you here?!" ”

As he spoke, Qin Xuan recalled that when he entered the camp just now, the atmosphere in the camp was a little weird, and there were many more soldiers around, and his heart sank. The ominous premonition was even stronger, and the alarm bells rang out.

Qin Yao, who was in a wheelchair, looked at Qin Xuan two or three feet away, his younger brother, who was only three years old from him, and his own brother with the same father and mother.

His eyes seemed to be looking at a stranger.

They are indeed strangers.

When he was eleven years old, his father asked him to be the son of the world, for this reason, he went to the capital, and then he stayed in the capital as a hostage, and it has been seven years, so although he is the son of the king of Nanyang, he has neither military nor popular heart in Nanyang.

He is also drifting away from his relatives.

In the past seven years, he had never seen this younger brother, and only returned to Nanyang for the first time in April when he heard the news that his father was seriously ill...... At that time, he was just worried about his father's condition, how could he have thought that there would be these things in the future!

Qin Yao's eyes flickered, and his heart was surging, but his face was very calm, and there was a bit of a smile between his eyebrows.

"I, why shouldn't I be here?" Qin Yao asked rhetorically.

He said it lightly, and only he and Gu Jue knew the hardships of the past few months.

From Gu Jue rescuing him back to the capital, until they secretly left the capital behind the emperor's back.

Gu Jue took him to the Northland first, transferred an elite rapid march army from the Northland Army, and then hurried to Nanyang again and launched a surprise attack on the Nanyang military camp.

Gu Jue has always been resolute with his troops, but he took the military camp with a thunderous force in half a day, and controlled Mu Rin, the veteran general who presided over military affairs in the Nanyang Army.

Mu Rin is a close confidant of the king of Nanyang and the second-in-command of the Nanyang army.

The king of Nanyang died, although the princess of Nanyang was folded to the second son Qin Xuan to ask for the title, but because of Gu Jue's interference, the new king of Nanyang has not yet been established, so the military affairs in the army are temporarily presided over by Mu Rin.

Mu Rin was sitting on the left side at the moment, looking back and forth at Gu Jue, Qin Yao and Qin Xuan with complicated expressions.

An hour earlier, the battalion had been surrounded by a cavalry, and numerous crossbows had been pointed at the officers and men of the battalion.

Mu Rin wanted to fight to the death with the other party, but found that there was a familiar figure among the enemy-

Qin Yao, the son of the king of Nanyang who absconded after killing his father.

Mu Rin was surprised, and angrily reprimanded Qin Yao for destroying human nature and killing his father without filial piety. However, Gu Jue, the king of Chen, appeared with Qin Yao, and he personally vouched for Qin Yao, saying that he believed that he did not kill his father, and also proposed to call the second son Qin Xuan for questioning.

Mu Rin considered it again and again, and could only agree.

First, the situation is stronger than people.

King Chen should be in the capital, but unknowingly sent troops to raid the Nanyang military camp, and now the king of Nanyang is dead, it is the time when the army's heart is turbulent, and the current Nanyang army is like a sick tiger, vulnerable.

King Chen's knife has been on their necks, if they don't, it is equivalent to sweeping King Chen's face, I am afraid that it will lead to a bloody storm, and the Nanyang army is bound to suffer countless casualties.

Second, Gu Jue asked him to summon the second son Qin Xuan, but in fact, he was just polite, that is, he shouldn't, Qin Yao could also go to Qin Xuan, at that time, Qin Xuan's life was afraid that he would not be able to save it.

Third, and most important.

The prestige of King Chen Gu Jue has its own weight in the army, King Chen has always been strict in governing the army, rewards and punishments are clear, and he leads by example, whether it is in the army of Daqi or among the people, everyone praises him.

In the history of Daqi, there is only one Gu Jue.

Gu Jue was able to shock the world and deter Nan Hao, of course, relying not only on his surname and the previous emperor's love for him, but also on him as a person.

He is true to his word, and he is also true to it.

The stakes were high, so Mu Rin also called three other veterans as witnesses.

The deceased King of Nanyang was so kind to him, he also didn't want the prince to die unclear, and he also wanted to see if the prince's death was really as King Chen said.

"Second Son," Mu Rin arched his hand at Qin Xuan, and said politely and respectfully, "The prince said that he wanted to see you, so the last general specially invited the second prince to come over and talk about it." ”

"......" Qin Xuan was a little panicked when he first saw Qin Yao, but now he saw that several veterans in the army, including Mu Rin, were there, and his heart was a lot more settled, and his eyes also precipitated.

He raised his hand and pointed at Qin Yao in the wheelchair, raised his voice angrily, and asked, "Big brother, you killed your father, and you still have the face to come back?!" ”

His mind raced, thinking that since the stranger sitting behind the general's case in front of him could sit on the top as a matter of course, he must not be an ordinary person.

He made a look of righteous indignation on his face, "Now that your father's bones are not cold, you are unrepentant, and you are still entangled in outsiders' intention to rebel, ignoring the life and death of the soldiers and civilians in Nanyang." ”

"Big brother, you've disappointed me so much!"

What he meant was that Qin Yao colluded with outsiders to rebel, once the emperor thought that the Nanyang palace and the Nanyang army were rebelling, then the soldiers, officials and soldiers of Nanyang would be implicated, which was a capital crime.

As soon as Qin Xuan said this, all the generals nodded thoughtfully, with solemn expressions.

In addition to Mu Rin, there is also a veteran with triangular eyes who also knows Gu Jue's identity, and feels that Qin Yao is not only unfilial to kill his father, but also ambitious and acts too disproportionately.

Even if Qin Yao said that he was wronged, shouldn't he stand up and let the emperor and Dali Temple try the case?!

Now he is directly using King Chen and the Northland Army to suppress them, and he is taking a crooked and evil way!

Qin Yao stroked his sleeves, the corners of his mouth hooked, instead of being angry, he showed a cynical smile, and asked Qin Xuan meaningfully: "I thought Nanyang was already 'rebelling'?" ”

"......" Qin Xuan's pupils shrank, and his face turned three points whiter.

He didn't expect Qin Yao to say this at all, and couldn't help but wonder if he knew something, and there was a moment of panic in his expression, but he quickly calmed down again.

"Big brother, I don't know what you're talking about." Qin Xuan raised his chin and said in a rough voice, "Are you going to beat a rake?" ”

Mu Rin and other veterans were all confused, looking at the brothers back and forth.

Gu Jue and Qin Yao both saw the subtle change in Qin Xuan's face, and glanced at each other tacitly.

But all people, when they hear some personal news, they will inevitably have some reactions, which can be manifested in their faces, such as frowning, sneering, hooking lips, pouting, etc., and can also be manifested in their body movements, trembling, clenching fists, weak feet, sweating, etc.

Even if these changes are extremely subtle, even if they are only fleeting, there are traces.

Although Qin Xuan didn't admit it in person, his irrepressible horror and panic at that moment had already explained everything.

Qin Xuan really intended to collaborate with the enemy!

Gu Jue's eyes flashed, thinking about some of the details that Qin Yao told him, and the knuckle of his left hand gently tapped twice on the general's case.

Nine times out of ten, it seemed that everything was as he expected.

The corners of Gu Jue's lips hooked slightly, and he proposed: "There is no secret to the death of King Nanyang, it is better to open the coffin for an autopsy and find out the truth!" ”

What the?! Qin Xuan's eyes widened again, and he blurted out excitedly: "No! Now that the person has been buried, he is buried in the ground, and then the body of the father is dug up, and even the whole body is not left for him, which is really ridiculous! ”

Mu Rin and other veterans looked at each other and felt that it was inappropriate.

Since ancient times, the Han people have paid attention to entering the earth for safety, and leaving all the corpses dead.

The prince has done his best for the country and the people all his life, and there will be no peace after his death, which also makes them, the old people who have followed him for many years, feel unbearable.

He said in a light tone: "Second Prince Qin's words are wrong, I said that I would open the coffin for an autopsy, but I didn't say that it would make Ling Zun die without a full body, could the second son have a ghost in his heart?" ”

Qin Xuan: "......"

Qin Xuan clenched his fists, and his face stiffened again. As the other party said, opening the coffin can also only inspect the surface of the corpse, and will not necessarily destroy the corpse.

He wanted to explain that what he said was just human nature, however, Gu Jue, who had already achieved his goal, didn't want to listen to his clever words at all, and threw out the next sentence: "The reason why you don't agree to open the coffin for an autopsy is because you don't want others to find out the real cause of Ling Zun's death......

Mu Rin and the others' faces changed slightly.

On the day of King Nanyang's death, they were not present.

But there happened to be a few ladies of the General's Mansion that day, and when they came to the door of the outer study with the princess and the princess, they saw the king of Nanyang lying on the ground with a dagger in his chest, and the prince Qin Yao was standing next to the corpse. The second prince was only one step ahead of the princess, and he was the first to open his mouth to denounce the son of the world for being ruthless, unfilial to kill his father, and let people take down the son.

At that time, so many people witnessed it with their own eyes, and Qin Yao "absconded in fear of crime", no one suspected that there was something strange in this.

Afterwards, Mu Rin and the others also examined the body of King Nanyang, and there was no doubt that the dagger was killed with one sword.

But now Gu Jue said that the cause of Nanyang King's death was not because of this, which made Mu Rin feel unbelievable.

Fine beads of sweat oozed from the corners of Qin Xuan's forehead, and he took a step forward angrily, but at the same time avoided Gu Jue's gaze, which was so sharp that he seemed to be able to see through everything.

He turned his head to look at Mu Rin and the others, and said angrily: "Old General Mu, are you just letting him talk nonsense here?" ”

"There is no doubt that the cause of my father's death was that he was killed by someone with a dagger in his chest!"

"Did I ask you to speak?" Gu Jue's eyes were slightly raised.

The corners of the narrow eyes were slightly tilted upward, and the pupils were cold and wise, like the bright moonlight sprinkled on the water, glowing with a hint of silver light.

"Smack!"

In the next moment, a clear slap resounded through the camp, so loud, so crisp.

There was a gray shadow in front of Qin Xuan's body, his face was tilted to the side, and a clear five-finger print appeared on his left cheek.

His cheeks were visibly swollen and embarrassed.

Mo Shen glanced at Qin Xuan coldly, and his gaze shot over like a knife.

The prince speaks, there is no room for him to interject here!

"You dare to hit me!!" Qin Xuan's eyes widened in disbelief, his handsome facial features were embarrassed and hideous, and his voice was slightly broken.

He dared to hit himself, he was so big, no one had ever slapped himself in the face except for his father!

Mu Rin and the others frowned slightly, all silent.

Qin Xuan has not inherited the title of King of Nanyang, nor is he the prince, he is just the second son of the palace, as the king of Chen, he wants to teach a junior who is disrespectful, and that is a matter of course.

Qin Xuan saw that Mu Rin and the others were all blind, and his eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire, flashing a touch of resentment and resentment.

Gu Jue naturally saw it, and pulled the corners of his mouth nonchalantly.

With a twist of his right hand, he added a dagger between his fingers as if by magic, and then slowly pulled the dagger out of its sheath, the silver blade glistening coldly.

He played with the dagger casually.

Everyone present were experts, and as soon as they saw it, they knew that this dagger was forged from a hundred steels, extremely sharp, and had broken hair.

Qin Xuan wanted to say something, but as soon as his mouth moved, he felt a terrible pain in his left cheek.

He looked at the nimble dagger in Gu Jue's hand, his eyes fixed on the blade, and he was a little apprehensive in his heart, as if he was afraid that the dagger would be thrown at him in the next moment.

He had a wild instinct in his heart: the man in front of him could do anything!

Gu Jue continued unhurriedly: "Ling Zun's real cause of death was because he was poisoned, a poison called Lan Zecao. ”

"This kind of Lanze grass is extremely rare, it is colorless and tasteless, so if you put it in Ling Zun's meal or tea, he won't even notice it."

"Lanze grass is a chronic poison, it will erode people's internal organs little by little, and ordinary doctors will only think that Ling Zun has been infected with wind and cold for a long time."

If it was a doctor like Chu Qianchen, he might be able to find something strange, and maybe he could save the life of King Nanyang, but unfortunately, there is no "if" in this world, and people can't be resurrected after death.

All they can do is to seek justice for the dead and clear the grievances of the living.

Gu Jue turned the dagger again, his fingertips rubbing the blade.

There was an oil lamp lit on the general's case, and the light was sprinkled on the blade, reflecting a dazzling light that happened to be reflected in Qin Xuan's eyes, stabbing him to lower his eyes, and his gaze wandered.

Gu Jue continued: "Ling Zun is seriously ill, so you coaxed Qin Yao back to Nanyang in the name of this, and then killed your father and blamed Qin Yao." ”

"You killed Ling Zun with a dagger, not impulsively, but premeditated for a long time, in order to cover up the real cause of Ling Zun's death."

With Gu Jue's words, Qin Xuan's face visibly turned pale, and there was more cold sweat on his forehead and back, and unconsciously, the robe on his body was almost soaked with sweat.

Mu Rin and the others were all dumbfounded.

Even they all saw that Qin Xuan's reaction was wrong, could it be ......

Qin Xuan endured the sharp pain in his cheeks, knowing that he couldn't be silent anymore, and retorted: "Nonsense! ”

"You are obviously favoring my eldest brother, and in order to clear up the relationship for him, you are talking nonsense, trying to put the charge of killing my father on me!"

"What about the evidence? What proof do you have?! ”

That's right, the other party said so much, in fact, it was all speculation, and he had no evidence at all!

When Mu Rin and the others heard this, their expressions were different, some frowned tightly, some looked at each other, some were shocked, and some were thoughtful.

They also realized that King Nanyang's death may really be as King Chen said, there is a hidden secret, but Qin Xuan is right, King Chen has no evidence at all, what he said is just speculation.

Gu Jue smiled slightly, and glanced at Qin Yao next to him again, they were waiting for Qin Xuan's words!

Qin Yao clenched his right fist, his eyes were deep.

Gu Jue looked at Qin Xuan with a gloomy expression steadily, and said, "So, open the coffin." ”

The conversation turned back to the beginning.

Qin Xuan seemed to think of something, as if he had been pinched by someone, and it seemed like a fish thrown ashore by a huge wave, gasping for a long time.

"In this world, all the roads that have been walked and the things that have been contaminated will inevitably leave traces, people are like this, and things are like this, the poison of Lan Zecao can not find any traces before life, only a little orchid fragrance can be smelled in people's mouths and noses, but after death, it will leave undisguised evidence on the corpse."

"Ling Zun's body will not decay, he will remain intact at the moment of death."

"It only takes an open coffin autopsy to verify this."

Qin Xuan's whole body trembled, like falling leaves in the autumn wind.

After Gu Jue's voice fell, the hall was silent.

Mu Rin and the others were already dumbfounded.

Qin Xuan grew up in Nanyang, he has a good name since he was a child, he is smart and studious, has a gentle temperament, and is a virtuous corporal, over the years, the king of Nanyang often takes him with him, obviously loves this second son very much, Qin Xuan also lives up to the expectations of the king of Nanyang, and has made several military exploits, these old people have also watched Qin Xuan grow up, and instinctively have a natural liking for him, thinking that he must be a good child;

And Qin Yao has not been back to Nanyang for more than seven years, whether it is when he was a child, or later in the capital, he has a reputation for being a gentleman.

To tell you the truth, once, they also thought about proposing to the king of Nanyang to change Qin Xuan as the prince.

Hearing the truth at this moment, Mu Rin and the others couldn't react, as if they had never known the familiar and strange teenager in front of them.

Thinking back to what happened after the death of King Nanyang, they realized that everything was not without warning.

After the death of King Nanyang, these veterans originally proposed to stop the spirit for 7749 days, but Qin Xuan was in a hurry to bury the corpse, saying that the weather was getting hotter, for fear that the corpse would rot and stink......

At this time, Qin Yao suddenly moved, and threw the thing he was holding in his right hand towards Qin Xuan, as fast as lightning......

Qin Xuan subconsciously wanted to hide, but he tripped over the carpet under his feet and staggered.

And that thing landed in front of his boots, it was a piece of jade jade pendant engraved with a unicorn, and the unicorn on the jade pendant stared at the eyes like copper bells, and the fierce face was revealed.

The eyes overlapped with the other dead eyes he remembered.

Mu Rin and the others all know this jade jade pendant, this jade pendant is often worn by Qin Xuan on weekdays, he has one, Qin Yao also has one, and the brothers have one piece.

At this moment, Qin Yao's piece of unicorn jade pendant was still wearing on him, so it was obvious that this piece belonged to Qin Xuan.

Qin Yao, who had been silent for a while, spoke again: "Qin Xuan, do you know that Lan Ze grass is a kind of secret treasure of the Lin royal family, which is used to preserve the corpses of people in the royal family, and when the Lin royal family is dying, they will start to take Lan Ze grass, in order to keep the body from rotting after death." ”

"In order to get the title of King of Nanyang, you did not hesitate to collude with Lin Guo, but you were discovered by your father. Although your father loves you, he also has a great heart and knows right from wrong, so he puts you under house arrest. ”

"From that moment on, you have murderous intentions against your father......"

In late April, he heard the news that his father was seriously ill, and hurried back to Nanyang, he was unwary of his relatives, everything happened too fast, he only had time to take down this jade pendant belonging to Qin Xuan from his father's hand, and the others were too late to do, so he was hunted down by Qin Xuan's people. Two fists are invincible to four hands, his legs are seriously injured, or his little guy desperately rescued him, and later, Gu Jue found him......

This time, before he and Gu Jue set off for Nanyang, the two of them carefully scrutinized the matter.

Gu Jue let him repeatedly recall some details of his time in Nanyang, he recalled that he smelled a faint smell of bluegrass from his father's mouth and nose, at that time, he only thought it was a smoked fragrance, and he didn't think much about it at all.

At that time, Gu Jue suspected that Qin Xuan had poisoned the King of Nanyang, so the King of Nanyang, who was in the prime of life, suddenly became seriously ill. For this reason, Gu Jue had privately asked Chu Qianchen what kind of herbs could cause this reaction on the Nanyang King.

Chu Qianchen told him that there was a herb called Lanzecao in the Lin Kingdom, which was only available to the Lin royal family, and it was also their secret treasure, and it was difficult for the commoners and foreigners of the Lin Kingdom to obtain Lanzecao.

From that time, Gu Jue and Qin Yao suspected that Qin Xuan had colluded with Lin Guo.

And so it was.

He still couldn't believe that Qin Yao actually knew, knew everything, as if his every move was under his gaze, as if he could see through his heart.

He obviously did it seamlessly, and the evidence was conclusive, Qin Yao couldn't have room to turn over, how could Qin Yao find out the truth!

Obviously, the title of King Nanyang is only one step away from him, and it is within easy reach, how can things develop to this point!

Qin Yao continued: "There must still be evidence of your collusion with Lin Guo in your study, you just need to send someone to search for it, this is ironclad evidence!" ”

Qin Xuan's heart sank even lower, and he felt that he was deep in a cold swamp, and the fishy muddy water of the swamp had flooded his lips.

It's over, it's all over!

His heart was so cold that he broke out in a cold sweat, as if he had been fished out of the water.

Anyone who looks at Qin Xuan's appearance knows that he is weak-hearted, not to mention that several veterans present have been in the army for decades, and the people they have seen are all sharp-eyed.

Mu Rin still doesn't understand, Qin Xuan really has a problem!

Mu Rin couldn't help but say, "Second son, you ...... Why are you so stupid! ”

His words were a little unbearable as an elder.

The other three veterans also had complicated expressions, on the one hand, they felt a little ashamed of Qin Yao, and on the other hand, they really didn't expect that Qin Xuan, who had seen the big Qin Yao since childhood, would be so ruthless as to kill his father and commit treason.

This step, he was completely wrong, and it was so wrong that there was no turning back and no way to make up for it.

Seeing that he had become the target of everyone, Qin Xuan was afraid.

He remembered his father's disappointed expression when he found out that he had colluded with Lin Guo, and his father said something similar at that time: "Brother Xuan, why are you so stupid!" ”

At that time, his father scolded him with a rod and locked him up, telling only that he was sick.

His father concealed his collaboration with the enemy, after all, this matter was related to the safety of the entire Nanyang Palace.

From that time on, he knew that he could never be the son of the world again, even if he was better than Qin Yao, even if he was the one who had been by his father's side since he was a child......

All this was forced on by his father.

It's just that he wasn't careful enough, at that time, he shouldn't have arranged for someone to witness "Qin Yao's murder of his father", he should have announced "Qin Yao's murder of his father" after killing Qin Yao, and then the two corpses would have no proof of death, and it was not up to him to decide what happened.

But he let Qin Yao run away, but Qin Yao was rescued and returned to Nanyang again......

No matter what he thought in his heart, of course he couldn't recognize it on his face.

He knelt down with a "plop" and said, "General Mu, General Cheng, I didn't collaborate with the enemy, it was the people of Lin who coerced me." ”

He said with tears in his eyes, saying that when he led the troops to patrol last year, he was captured by the Lin people, who asked him about the military plane from him, and asked him to write his name and press his handprint.

He looked sad and told that he had no choice, saying that it was Lin Guoren who drugged the King of Nanyang, and it was Lin Guoren who killed the King of Nanyang.

In short, he also had no choice.

Mu Rin and the other four veterans had different expressions, some looked cold, some were suspicious, and some were a little moved, such as General Cheng.

General Cheng hesitated to shake the arm of the chair.

The prince Qin Yao has been hostage in Beijing for many years, and he is also estranged from these generals in Nanyang.

He originally felt that the second son, Qin Xuan, would be useful, and he had the heart to support him as the new son, and he also paid a lot for it, and also let his grandson marry Qin Xuan's future family......

Many people in Nanyang have long regarded him as the confidant of the second son.

If Qin Xuan is convicted of collaborating with the enemy, then others may also doubt whether he also collaborated with Qin Xuan, and suspect that the death of King Nanyang also had his handiwork.

Just thinking about it, General Cheng felt that his scalp was numb.