At the beginning, Zimo agreed to keep Zong Ai's life, so that he could blow the wind in his ears and dispel the idea of Tuoba Tao asking to marry. Since Zong Ai didn't know what to do best, naturally there was no need to keep him.

Tuoba Tao's face was dark, even if Zimo didn't say this, Tuoba Tao could guess that someone must have secretly instructed him. Otherwise, how could a captive know that he had to go to Tan Invite Yu for help.

Tuoba Tao actually said to Hua Mulan in a stroke of genius, "Mulan, this matter will be left to you to investigate." ”

The obvious implication is that he doesn't trust everyone around him anymore. Hua Mulan only came to Tuoba Tao's side the day before yesterday, and she was obviously concerned about Tan Yingyu. Leave it to her to investigate, at least it won't cover up the murderer.

Mulan: "Wow".

The fire burned until the second half of the night, and then it was completely extinguished.

The fire burned some of the grain and grass, and the most important thing was that the drinking water was used by the soldiers in a panic to extinguish the fire.

Tuoba Tao looked unwillingly at a scorched ruin. He had originally planned to continue the pursuit of the remnants of Rouran, but now he had to retreat back to the Rouran King's Tent.

The words of the old shaman Rouran before his death kept echoing in Tuoba Tao's mind at this time, fire would make the grassland more lush, and the Wei army would only make Rouran stronger.

And right now, it was just a fire, blocking the way for Tuoba Tao to continue the pursuit and kill the Rouran people. How can this make Tuoba Tao not linger?

At this time, Mulan walked into the handsome tent, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty." ”

When Tuoba Tao heard Mulan call him, he came back to his senses and asked, "How are you doing?" ”

Hua Mulan said guiltily, "My subordinates are incompetent." The princess said that she only heard a voice sighing outside the tent, saying that if they could ask Xian Ji to speak, where would they be insulted like this. The man also said that at the same time the women, they were suffering here, but the fairy was very quiet. ”

Tuoba Tao wasn't surprised, "So she just heard the voice, and didn't see who it was." What about the others, no one has seen it? ”

Mulan shook her head, "The subordinate asked." But everyone said it was too chaotic at the time, and they didn't notice any strange people. ”

Tuoba Tao sighed and said to Mulan, "Your methods are still too tender. ”

Those who have the ability to make trouble under Tuobatao's nose naturally have deep roots in the camp. How could it be that Mulan, an ordinary soldier, could find out?

Even if Tuoba Tao glanced at Mulan, she was from the grassroots after all, and her knowledge, methods, and even connections were still too poor at the moment.

However, Tuoba Tao didn't care too much, the shaman who had colluded with Liu Jie before was still being detained in the tent of King Rouran, who was repeatedly telling right and wrong, and then the first trial would be able to know.

"The order went down, and except for a few of the tribe lord's sons and nephews, the other captives were killed. As soon as the morning dawned, they set out to return to the barracks at the king's tent. Tuoba Tao waved at Mulan.

Mulan didn't say anything more and silently retreated.

Zong Ai was completely relieved at this time. When a person dies, even if he finds out anything in the future, there is no proof of death.

-- The Dividing Line --

When Tuoba Tao led his army back to the Rouran King's Tent, the other armies had already arrived first. The three armies of the Northern Wei Dynasty met here, and the tents that were camped alone could not be seen at a glance.

In front of the barracks, a scribe in a wide sleeve was waiting.

The moment he saw Tuoba Tao appear, the scribe immediately stepped forward and bowed down, "The minister Cui Hao has come to ask for sin." ”

Tuoba Tao rode on his horse and looked down at Cui Hao who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a hoarse voice, "You come with me." ”

Cui Hao hurriedly got up and followed the right side of Tuoba Tao's imperial horse in a good step.

Tuoba Tao was a little angry when he saw Cui Hao's humble attitude at this time, because Tuoba Tao knew in his heart that these Han ministers were the best at superficial work.

Tuoba Tao's voice had not fully recovered, and he tried his best to keep his voice low, so that his words still sounded a little intimidating, "I led the troops to fight at the border pass, and you are very leisurely in the court." A Shangshuling and a Situ can all run to the barracks without an edict. ”

Cui Hao hurriedly knelt down again and explained, "The Queen Mother heard that the sky was different, and she was worried about Her Majesty's safety day and night, and it was difficult to sleep and eat, so she specially sent a minister to visit Your Majesty." ”

Tuoba Tao has always been suspicious of Liu Jie's sudden attack, not because he was afraid of Liu Jie or the officials behind him, but because there were obviously two people in the court, the Queen Mother and Cui Hao, and they both let Liu Jie secretly spend time in Chen Cang.

At this time, I heard Cui Hao say that he came by the order of the Queen Mother, which shows that at least the two people who Tuoba Tao trusted and relied on were still on his side. This calmed Tuoba Tao's mind a lot.

Tuoba Tao rode a horse, Cui Hao followed on the side, and the two of them walked into the camp in silence. waited until he entered the tent of Shuai that Tuoba Tao sent back the others, leaving Cui Hao alone for questioning.

"What the hell is going on? Don't tell me that Liu Jie has made so many small moves, and you don't even notice it. ”

Cui Hao hurriedly pleaded guilty, "It's indeed the minister's fault." As soon as winter entered this year, the north was hit by a snow disaster, and the queen mother was afraid that the rear would be unstable and shake the morale of the army, so she asked the minister to personally take charge of disaster relief. During this period, a subordinate came to report that Lord Liu had too frequent contacts with officials in the DPRK and China, and also found some rumors. It's just that the minister thought that Lord Liu would wait until His Majesty's class teacher returned to the court before writing a letter of impeachment, but he didn't expect that Lord Liu would come directly to Rouran by taking advantage of his illness. It was really the minister's negligence, and I asked His Majesty to punish him. ”

Cui Hao obviously had it, but his attitude was sincere, and he took the initiative to ask for guilt, so Tuoba Tao had to pick it up and send it gently. Otherwise, don't talk about the Qinghe Cui clan, even other Hanchen in the court will also reprimand him for not having the grace to tolerate people.

Tuoba Tao was sulking for a while before he said, "Liu Jie's matter, you are responsible for finding out to me." Whether there is someone behind him, and who is their eyeliner around me, you have to find out to me. The shaman who has been taken into custody will also be handed over to you for trial. ”

Tuoba Tao only wanted to pursue the remaining remnants of Da Tan at this time, and these intrigues were simply left to Cui Hao to do.

But Cui Hao didn't receive the order, and said calmly, "I'm afraid this matter is difficult to start." As soon as the minister arrived at the barracks, he tried to interrogate the military shaman, but two days before the minister arrived, he died of blood loss. ”

"What!" Tuoba Tao raised his eyebrows, "I asked someone to help him stop the bleeding at that time, why did he die?" ”

Cui Hao replied, "The minister sent someone to check the body, and there were indeed no external injuries or signs of poisoning. It should be that when the tongue was cut, it was cut an inch deeper, which made it difficult to stop the bleeding. It's just that...... The wound on the shaman's tongue was very new, and it seemed that the minister had learned that the day when the tongue was cut by the maid of the fairy was not right. ”

Tuoba Tao sank his face, "You mean that someone killed someone?" ”

Cui Hao didn't dare to say anything, "The cause of this shaman's death involves Xianji, and if you continue to investigate, it will inevitably involve Xianji." And at present, only Lord Liu is the only person involved in this matter, but the minister feels that Lord Liu and the other fifty-nine colleagues should also be deceived by others, and ask His Majesty to make a judgment. ”

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