In the smoky wind of early May, the morning is full of sorrow. Bai Yi let Murong Xing go from the stable of the Bailu Town Inn, he didn't look back, crossed the river, arrived at Dew City, returned to Linjiang Tower, drank two catties of liquor on an empty stomach, and fell asleep.

After waking up, he never thought about what happened in Jiangnan again.

It was just a ruthless oath on his part.

Murong Xing was now sneaking around Dew City for half a day, observing the movements in the city, the deployment of the army, the outsiders who came and went, and what had happened here after they left that day. It turned out that after Hou Cong and others got on the boat and crossed the river, the eunuchs who were originally in charge of supervising the work in the shipyard were also picked up by Yu Wenxing. Yu Wenxing met Wang Lin alone outside the city gate, talked about what he didn't know, and after two quarters of an hour, the two armies retreated. Wang Lin is still a guard, the shipyard is starting again, and Dew City seems to be the same as before.

Murong Xing left that place, rented a horse and hurried north, and only half the way to Datong was learned of the news of the accession of Emperor Bintian and Prince Hou Xuan. He stayed in the local area for a day, spent money to create a fake identity, and at the same time inquired about the news, but did not hear the news of the accident of the Hou family, the Yuwen family, the Murong family, the Dugu family or the Yuan family. Then, he set off again, day and night, and returned to Datong with a false identity.

The emperor's first seven have passed, and the new emperor's requirements for the national funeral are extremely strict. Even the real Oiran Huanye girl of Zhijunlou celebrated her birthday, Xiaotian Hou's family sent it inside, and was denounced, Huanye girl needless to say, she was caught and beaten to death with a stick for no reason, the corpse was exposed to the sun in the mass grave outside the prison, and no one dared to accept it, Xiaotian Hou's family launched a housekeeper to hang himself, and finally he was no match for the holy anger, the family trembled slightly for several days, and the new emperor did not approve it.

When the day was handed over, the early autumn and late winter quietly incense the tablet of the simple girl of the night, hid it, took out the embroidery work, prepared tea, and prepared to prick a few peonies in the idle conversation to kill the eternal night. The girls upstairs, because they have to serve the dignitaries, most of them work at night, sleep during the day, and the day and night are reversed, and they can't change it for a while. As soon as they all sat on the bed and put the small kang table away, they saw a person come in through the window.

A man.

Murong Xing.

Early Autumn covered her mouth and cried, and the whole person was stunned. In late winter, I hurriedly got out of bed, squatted, saluted, poured tea and water, and said hello.

Murong Xing was holding a green porcelain jar, she took it and put it down, looked back at early autumn and was still crying, and asked softly, "Childe is back." The slave had something to do in that room and went first. ”

Murong Xing grabbed her, "You don't have to go, I am a confidant with the early autumn girl, and we are above board." In this jar are the ashes of your sisters. ”

Early Autumn also cried, knowing that Murong Xing had helped bring Huanye back. Early autumn finally wiped her tears, got out of bed and stood up, and asked Murong Xing to sit down again. Then call a little kid to pass the snack.

Murong Xing asked, "Is that Hui Niang's daughter?" Early Autumn was a little surprised by this question, and didn't ask more, nodding. Murong Xing didn't say anything else, and admitted that he had entered the city under a false identity and wanted to stay here for a few days.

Early Autumn smiled sincerely, "It's all right, it's convenient to see Childe." ”

"It's hard for you to sleep in the night girl's room." Murong Xing said.

There was a hint of disappointment on Early Autumn's face, but she still smiled, "Understood." Childe rest assured. ”

Then, Murong Xing proposed to let them find a way to invite He Bachun over.

Since He Bachun set off from Xiangmo Town on April 26, he returned to Datong in less than two days, just in time for the emperor to die. He also ran to the palace to find the prince first, but he didn't return home. Hou Qian has always trusted He Bachun, just like he trusted Ah Chun's brother. He didn't have time to ask anything, so he asked He Bachun to follow him and accompany him through the details of his father's death—changing mourning clothes, mourning, controlling whom, summoning whom, eating, drinking, until he took the throne in front of the coffin.

Hou didn't even see his biological mother and sister, and only a few cronies and He Bachun were left by his side. On that day, he ate cold noodles and asked He Bachun, "What's wrong?" ”

He Bachun had few words, and at this time he only replied a few words: "His Royal Highness King Hui united with the border general Wang Lin to rebel, trying to kill General Xiaohou and His Royal Highness King Yangxian, and then frame it to Your Majesty." We fought hard, Li An and they all died, but Wei Yao and his subordinates survived. Wei Yao has long been trusted by Mo Chang, but including Hou Cong, no one trusts his subordinates, and his subordinates are cowardly, so they can only come back, not for their lives, they just want to report King Hui's thief heart to His Majesty. ”

On the same day, Deputy Chief Manager He also returned to Datong. He was ordered by the first emperor to follow Yuwenxing to defend the Rakshasa in the north, but he turned a corner and went south to save Hou Cong and his party.

At this time, Yu Wenxing led the army and indeed went to the northern border. This is a move by Hou Chongliu. Even if the new emperor suddenly wants to collect the right to take the troops, or it is not conducive to the Hou family, just if Yu Wenxing accepts this batch of soldiers, the new emperor will hesitate.

Yu Wenxing's sons and daughters are all in other places, and there are only a few old mothers and fathers at home, and there is no hostage nature and value. Hou Lian really wanted to do it, kill Hou Chong and the others, and to be honest, it was just the right thing to give Yuwen a reason to raise his army - if Yuwenxing had that idea.

As a result, after the new emperor ascended the throne, a delicate and temporary balance was gradually formed.

Deputy Chief He has such a big face and prestige, his family property and mansion are all gone, kowtow and bleed, he has to be dedicated to the treasury, and he has to go to the temple without eating or drinking, to accompany the coffin of the first emperor, and the new emperor does not dare to do it, so it is approved.

He Bachun had time to return home once, and he received a message from the little girl upstairs from Zhijun, asking him to go to a secret meeting with Murong Xing. After He Bachun agreed, his heart beat wildly for a long time - he could finally get the news of Hou Cong and others. That night, he carefully watched for stalkers behind him, and cautiously arrived at the Zhijun Tower.

Murong prepared tea for him. He first explained the reason why he was whipped, "Do you still trust me and treat me as your own?" ”

He Bachun actually laughed, "General Xiaohou's temper is really explosive. ”

Then, they sat down, and when they were done, they didn't reunite with each other. And some of the questions they all have to solve are why did the emperor die suddenly? Will the generals of the major pillar countries be liquidated by the new emperor one by one?

Of course, the most important problem is that the news of the death of the first emperor has already spread to Jiangnan, and everyone knows about it. Hou Cong and others, who were taken out by the first emperor, became kites with broken strings and did not receive any new wills.

Murong Xing and He Batchun immediately agreed on their respective tasks, and He Batchun stayed behind and tried to find a way to ask the new emperor for an order to redefine the tasks of Hou Cong's team and confirm Hou Cong's authority and identity. And Murong Xing wants to bring back all kinds of information that is most important to Hou Cong back to Jiangnan.

In the second half of the night, when Early Autumn went to her room to ask if she needed to add tea, she found that it was empty. He Bachun also left, putting down the tea money. Murong Xing also left, leaving only a single hair on his pillow.

She didn't cry and picked it up.

The Murong family has Northern blood, not only the eyes are dark gray, but a few hairs have a golden light. In early autumn, it was threaded to a needle and pierced into the peony embroidery.

Murong Xing went overnight to see Deputy Chief He who was guarded in the temple by his henchmen, and learned that the first emperor did not die of a violent illness, but was poisoned.

Although he was already suspicious, Murong Xing was still taken aback, "The emperor is widely distributed, and most of the people around him are also trained by you, how can he be an old man?" How is that possible? ”

Deputy Manager He knocked on the wooden fish, and the old tears were in tears, "I have been thinking about it for a long time since I heard the news. There are no suspicious people around who can serve tea and water to the master. Unless—"

Murong Xing's dark gray eyes were confused, and he really couldn't guess.

Deputy Chief Manager He sighed, "The only ones who can't be prevented are the royal family's own people." O sons and daughters of his old man! ”

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