The hot soup was steaming in the copper pot, and everyone sat around, staring at the ingredients that had just been thrown into the pot, eagerly waiting for the moment when they would be cooked.

Because it was too cold, there were several charcoal basins in the hall and they didn't feel warm, plus Song Qiyun and Bai Meng yelled that they were hungry, Song Jue asked the two fathers-in-law to go to the imperial dining room to get a hot pot, and it was most comfortable to eat a hot pot in the middle of a cold night like this.

"Speaking of which, this year is also strange, it's spring, and it's still freezing hands and feet at night, and the queen mother was still blowing the wind a few days ago, and I felt uncomfortable this morning." Song Jue used chopsticks to pull the meat in the copper pot to heat them evenly, so as not to be half-cooked and not very good to have a stomach after eating. He glanced at Xuanyuan Liang, who was sitting silently on the side, and asked, "The old general has seen such a situation before?" ”

"It's rare to see such a situation, but there was really a time, it was when I was very young, probably ......" took the hot soup handed over by Shen Cha, Xuanyuan Liang held it in his hand, looked at it very carefully for a while, and then slowly took a sip, as if he was drinking some elixir and jade liquid. He smiled at Shen Cha and turned his head to look at Song Jue, "When I was two or three years old, I didn't have any impression of it, and I also heard the elders in the family mention that the winter lasted for a very long time in the past year or two, and the weather was also very cold. He sighed softly, "If nothing else, it's cold like this, and the harvest will be a big problem." If it is too cold in spring, it will affect spring sowing, and in autumn, it will affect autumn harvest. Your Majesty, you have to prepare early. ”

"The old general reminded me." Song Jue nodded, "Fortunately, in recent years, it has been a bumper harvest, and the reserves are abundant, so don't worry too much." Big deal......"

"Just grab it!" Song Qiyun raised his eyebrows, grabbed the first batch of hot meat with his hand, hurriedly dipped it twice in his own saucer, and stuffed it into his mouth, "When the flood began in the Jin Kingdom, Brother Haolin and Sister Xiaocha sent someone to touch the old bottom of the Jin Kingdom, and the reserves are quite abundant, not to mention enough for the whole Jin Kingdom to eat for a year, even if you count Daxia and Liao, it is more than enough to eat for two or three years." ”

"Hey, is the Wanyan family's family so rich? Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping are really good skills! Song Jue and Xuanyuan Liang were shocked when they heard Song Qiyun's words, and they all looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha in unison, "What he said is true?" ”

"Hmm!" Shen Cha nodded affirmatively, "It's just a lot, it's not just our investigation, it's also checked by Yelu, and it's basically consistent with our results." We joked privately that if there was a problem with the grain and grass, we could use local materials, and it would never be possible to go hungry. She fished out the second wave of cooked meat, put part of it in Shen Haolin's plate, and gave the other part to Song Jue. The people of Jin also have a lot of resentment about this, and Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping are the main ones for disaster relief, but they just scatter all the old rice. ”

"They are not scattering old rice, they are scattering their own virtues!"

"You're right!" Shen Cha bowed her head towards Xuanyuan Liang, "If it weren't for this, Wan Yanping wouldn't have ended up in the point where the wall was pushed by everyone today, at least the people of Yiqing Mansion would stand on her side, but now ......" She shook her head, "As long as there is a way, the family will secretly go out of the city." The things that can't be taken away will either be given to the surrounding neighbors, or simply destroyed, and they will never be left to Wan Yanping anyway. And those who can't get out of the city will also dig cellars in their own homes and hide what they eat and use. They said that they would rather send these things outside the city than give them to Yan Ping's people. She spread her hands, her expression was very helpless, "Wan Yanping probably didn't expect the situation to become so bad." ”

"It's self-inflicted." Bai Meng didn't say anything all the time, taking advantage of the time when everyone was talking, and hurried to fill her stomach. After eating and drinking, he looked at Xuanyuan Liang, "Old general, do you think the idea I just made will be true?" ”

"Well, I've been pondering what you said." Xuanyuan Liang touched his chin and glanced at Bai Meng, "If you hadn't talked about this today, I really wouldn't have thought in this direction." ”

"It's too late to think about it now." Bai Meng held the soup bowl and looked at Xuanyuan Liang very seriously, "Think about it, is there such a possibility." ”

"I'll start with my opinion, I think it's very likely." Song Yaojia put down her dishes and chopsticks and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, "My focus is different from yours, I think so." Most of the houses in Xijing are built in a continuation of the previous dynasty, and many high-ranking families retain some traces of the previous dynasty. For example, the main house and the ancestral hall are actually separated, and the Xuanyuan family is the same until now, right? Seeing Xuanyuan Liang nodding, he continued, "Just now the old general said that the fire was caused by the main house and the ancestral hall at the same time. But it is absolutely impossible for two separate and completely disconnected places to be burned at the same time, if not deliberately. ”

"I agree with this statement of His Royal Highness." Shen Haolin added, "To add two things we just saw in the file, first, when the fire broke out, the entire mansion fell into a coma, and none of them were awake. Second, all the records of the mansion and ancestral hall were destroyed and burned. According to the description of the scene at the time, the paper books and codex were torn off and then burned, while the bamboo slips and the like were crossed out and cut into several paragraphs, and then they were also burned. Therefore, after the fire, no written record can be found at all. ”

This means that the perpetrator had plenty of time at the time, and he or they could guarantee that the people in the house would not suddenly wake up and have time to do such a thing. It also shows that in addition to wanting to kill the people of the whole province, there is another purpose. Shen Cha looked at Xuanyuan Liang, "Destroy the evidence about the Xuanyuan family and those families related to the Xuanyuan family." ”

"And those who have irreversible friendships with the Xuanyuan family, and hate the Xuanyuan family because of love, are the only ones in the Lantai family." Bai Meng sighed, "Old general, do you think what we said is right?" ”

"That's what you guys say." Xuanyuan Liang smiled bitterly, "It's no wonder that the ancestors have always strictly restrained the children of the clan, and they are not allowed to rely on their family background to show off outside the market, and they are not allowed to cause trouble outside, and they probably know this." ”

"In this case, a thug was caught as a scapegoat." Song Jue sighed, "This Black Armor Battalion is really amazing, the Xuanyuan family fire has been destroyed for decades, and they can still entangle." It's a pity, I didn't expect that there would be a clan of the Xuanyuan family who were officials in other places, otherwise it would really be a tragedy of extermination. ”

"Your Majesty said yes." Xuanyuan Liang also sighed, shook his head gently, and didn't know if he was lamenting for his ancestors, how could he get into such a bad god, and even the future generations would not have a peaceful life.

"The consistent style of the Black Armor Battalion is to bite the bullet and never let go, if the Xuanyuan family really played an indispensable role in the fall of the Lantai clan, or if they have evidence to prove that the Xuanyuan family is the one who betrayed, no matter how low-key they are, they will also be found. At least now we can be sure that they have been targeting the Xuanyuan family all along. Song Jue followed, "But I have a problem, the Black Armor Battalion, as the absolute henchman of the Lantai clan, was the first to be exterminated by Emperor Liang, and it is unthinkable that there will be remnants who escaped." ”

"There's nothing that can't be imagined, the Black Armor Battalion at that time was no longer a pure escort team, nor was it simply composed of the elite in the army, there were also some strange people in the rivers and lakes, and it was easy to get out or take one or two young masters to get out." Shen Cha paused and looked at the people present, "The people of the Tantai family...... Wouldn't it still be alive? ”

"Do you mean that the current leader of the Black Armor Battalion, or the people who planned all this, are the people of the Tantai family?" Song Jue and Shen Haolin exchanged a look, "What is the reason for you to say this?" ”

"Reason ......" Shen Cha's expression was solemn, "Everyone, please think about it, your guards are loyal to you, but can you guarantee that their descendants, even generations from now, will also be loyal to your descendants?" Do you think this could happen? ”

"This ......" several people looked at each other, and they really didn't dare to guarantee this.

"Unlikely, right?" Shen Cha raised his eyebrows, "Although this black armor camp was founded by Shantai Ce, in the final analysis, they and the Shantai family are also hired and employed. If there was a better way out, they would not have held on to such a hopeless organization, even if it had been very brilliant before. But now, more than two hundred years have passed, and there are still people who loyally guard this black armor battalion, it is impossible not to be surprised. ”

"You're right, there must be loyalty, but not for more than two hundred years." Xuanyuan Liang drank the soup in his bowl, "If the Black Armor Battalion was not under the control of the people of the Tantai family, those people would not be so obedient, and it would be impossible for them to work so hard." ”

"Moreover, we can also boldly guess that the person who is in charge of the Tai family now is very likely to be the descendant of the Tai Ce."