"If you want to rebel, would you choose to plant explosives in such a place?"

Xu Rui sneered and asked Li Kuang beside him.

The two of them were standing on the official road at this time, which was the only way to the royal hunting ground in the north of Changxing City.

The official road was just renovated last year, and the road surface is very smooth for this world, and there are huge mountain walls on both sides of the road, which is a canyon, but the canyons on both sides are bare, and it is obvious that people cannot be hidden.

This is the location of the prince's rebellion, and according to the confession obtained by Dongchang, Liao Wentao, the leader of the Imperial Forest Army, planned to plant explosives here and murder Emperor Hongwei.

Li Kuang shook his head: "The rebellion is not trivial, if you are not careful, you will lose your head, even if you plant explosives, but if you can't watch the Holy Lord return to the West with your own eyes, you still can't rest assured."

If I want to rebel, in order to be foolproof, I will inevitably ambush a group of men and horses near the explosion point, so that I can confirm the life and death of the saint as soon as possible, and second, I can make up for it when an accident happens.

Although the terrain of this canyon is dangerous, the mountain walls on both sides are too abrupt, there are not even trees, and the mountain pass into the canyon is too wide, and you can see the situation inside clearly when you stand outside the canyon, and you can't hide people at all.

So if I were to do it, I wouldn't be here.

In addition, we have just walked all the way, and found that the road to the royal hunting ground is very dangerous, for example, the depression five miles away, as long as an army is ambushed, two ends are blocked, and arrows are released in the middle, it is difficult for the few forbidden troops to resist at all.

This way, there is no need to take a huge risk to steal any explosives, and the whole operation will not be exposed. ”

Listening to Li Kuang's words in one breath, Xu Rui nodded solemnly and sighed: "Yes, your opinion is exactly the same as what I thought in my heart, this place is not an ideal place to attack the Holy Driver at all, there are at least seven or eight places on this road that are better than here."

And if you really want to get rid of the Holy Lord, it is enough to use ordinary bows and arrows, so why do you have to go to the military headquarters to steal explosives so carefully? ”

Li Kuang sneered and said, "If it weren't for Liao Wentao or the mastermind behind him who didn't understand the art of war at all, someone would have said panic." ”

Xu Rui frowned: "Are you saying that the coup d'état that was enough to bring down the crown prince was fake?" ”

Li Kuang shook his head: "Do you think that if the East Factory doesn't find those stolen explosives, will the assassination operation be successful?" ”

Xu Rui muttered: "The key depends on how to use those explosives, generally speaking, in addition to its own guards, there will be a team of forbidden troops to open the road three miles away, if the explosives are directly buried in the ground and then triggered by mines, I am afraid that it will be triggered when the people and horses who open the road pass by."

Of course, Liao Wentao was originally the commander of the forbidden army, if the inside should be combined with the outside, wait for the people who open the way to pass and then make a time difference, plant explosives, or someone hide in the dark and wait for the saint to arrive and then ignite the explosives, maybe there is a possibility of success. ”

Li Kuang nodded: "But no matter which method is not safe, it can even be said to be walking a tightrope, as long as there is a mistake in one link, the whole plan will fail." ”

Xu Rui affirmed: "This is one of the doubts about the prince's rebellion case, at that time he was still in charge of the country, and he had the support of a powerful Xungui group behind him, if he was really desperate, with the resources in his hands, it was easy to find a lower risk method."

But he chose the most difficult one, as long as the explosives sounded, the cause of the saint's death must not be hidden, and when the time comes, the king of Liao will immediately jump over the wall, which is very unfavorable to the prince. ”

Li Kuang was silent for a moment when he heard this, and said, "I'll take you somewhere." ”

With that, he walked forward on his own.

Xu Rui was slightly stunned, didn't ask anything, and followed him up the mountain.

The two of them walked for about two pillars of incense before they came to a clearing at the top of the mountain, which was charred and blackened like a ruin.

Xu Rui carefully looked at the surrounding environment, bent down to pick up a piece of coke-like things, and frowned: "This place should have been burned by fire, and it hasn't been too long." ”

After speaking, Xu Rui looked at Li Kuang suspiciously, waiting for his explanation.

Li Kuang said: "This was originally the residence of a family of Orion in the mountains, but the day after the prince's rebellion was discovered in Dongchang, there was an accidental fire, and the Orion family of five failed to escape. ”

"This is a murderous ......"

Xu Rui's brows furrowed even tighter when he heard this.

"At the moment of the prince's rebellion, a fire in a small Orion family will inevitably be forgotten, and perhaps the secret that the arsonist wants to hide will also go down to the Yellow Spring, and there will be no more future."

Xu Rui sighed and asked in a deep voice: "Which yamen handled this fire?" ”

"East Factory!"

Li Kuang faintly said.

Xu Rui's eyes froze: "When did the big man of the East Factory even take over a case like Orion fire?" ”

Li Kuang spread his hands and said: "At that time, this place was sealed by Dongchang because of the prince's rebellion, and their people stayed here day and night, even if they took over such a case, it would be reasonable." ”

Xu Rui stood up when he heard this, and walked a few steps along the mountain road in the ashes, and a sneer suddenly hung on the corner of his mouth.

"What did you find?"

Li Kuang came to Xu Rui's side and asked.

Xu Rui pointed to the cliff in front of him and said, "What will you find when you look at it from this angle?" ”

Li Kuang followed Xu Rui's finger and suddenly stared: "Here you can directly see the canyon on the prince's assassination saint?!" ”

Xu Rui nodded: "By the way, this family may have died because they saw something they shouldn't have seen." ”

Li Kuang frowned: "But Liao Wentao was captured by Dongchang before he rebelled, even if the assassination is real, what can this family see?" ”

"I don't know ......"

Xu Rui shook his head, suddenly lowered his body, and said while looking at the ground: "But some people are also interested in this." ”

"Huh?"

Li Kuang retracted his gaze, only to notice that there was a clear footprint on the ground.

"When was the last time it rained?"

Xu Rui asked while measuring the footprints on the ground with his palm.

Li Kuang calculated a little in his heart: "About fifteen days ago. ”

Xu Rui nodded: "The rebellion happened a few months ago, when most of the traces of Dongguanglai to collect evidence have disappeared, but this footprint is extremely clear, indicating that this person will not be here for too long, to be specific, it will not be more than fifteen days." ”

Li Kuang nodded, stared at the footprints for a moment, and said: "These footprints are left by thick-soled official boots, with a flying fish pattern on them, and this kind of official boots are generally only worn by Jinyiwei, Dongchang and the newly established gendarmerie of the Ministry of War." ”

Xu Rui groaned: "The gunpowder of the military department was stolen without knowing it, but the East Factory found out the whereabouts of these gunpowders, and by the way, they also beat rabbits with grass, and discovered the big case of the prince's rebellion, and now it is here again, what do you think is the connection?" ”

"What's the connection?"

Li Kuang didn't seem to want to bother with any more brains, so he simply asked directly.

Xu Rui shook his head: "I can't see it yet, but maybe someone can give us some clues." ”

"Who are you talking about?"

Li Kuang asked in surprise.

Xu Rui smiled: "Who else can there be?" Of course, it is the initiator of all this, our Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

"Prince?!"

Li Kuang's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "How could the prince know the clues?" ”

Xu Rui said: "Although Liao Wentao tried his best to bite when the East Window incident happened, the prince didn't recognize it at all, why did the prince recruit him again just a few days later?"

Doesn't he know that there is still a glimmer of life if he bites to death and does not admit it, but if he admits it, he will definitely die? Or is it that our prince's conscience has found it and enlightened him? ”

Li Kuang finally understood what Xu Rui meant, and sneered: "It is naturally impossible to realize that it is naturally impossible, unless someone is threatening him, and that handle is even more terrifying than losing his life!" ”