Xiao Zhengde, the king of Linhe, was originally the son of Xiao Hong, the sixth brother of Emperor Wu of Liang, and Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang did not have a son in the near future, so he succeeded Xiao Zhengde, the son of Xiao Hong, to his name.

After the death of Xiao Yan's wife Xi Hui, his concubine Ding was also the later Ding Guifei who gave birth to his first son, that is, Prince Zhaoming, and then Xiao Yan raised troops in Yongzhou, and finally replaced Xiao Qi and called the emperor, recruited concubines, and even included the former Qi Dong's faint beauty Wu Shuyuan into his harem, and gave birth to seven sons one after another.

After ascending the throne, Xiao Yan had his own biological son, so he naturally would not have worked so hard to win the country, and the position of prince was handed over to his adopted son Xiao Zhengde, and Xiao Zhengde was returned to the name of his biological father Xiao Hong.

Perhaps in order to make up for the guilt of Xiao Zhengde, the adopted son, Xiao Yan still gave him the title of prince at the same level as his own son, however, Xiao Zhengde was not grateful to Dade for this, but resented Emperor Liang's ruthless behavior, and this resentment was buried deep in his heart until Hou Jing rose into rebellion.

When Hou Jing invaded Taicheng, there were less than 8,000 soldiers and horses, and there were at least 300,000 soldiers and horses in the imperial city guarding outside Taicheng.

After that, it caused a tragedy in which 100,000 soldiers of Jiankang City died under his butcher's knife, and later generations called it "the rebellion of waiting for the scene." ”

Originally, since the Jin Dynasty crossed to Jiankang in the south, Jiankang as the capital has always been a rich place of clothes and shoes, three thousand miles of prosperity in Jiangzuo is condensed here, the children of black clothes, the romance of the scholars, the tenderness of the daughter of Jiangnan, this has always been called the "Jinling Wangqi" where the prosperous capital city has turned into hell on earth in just two months.

The blood juice is drifting, thousands of miles away from smoke, and the white bones are gathered, like Qiu Longyan.

This is the last scene Xie Ling saw when he left Jiankang in his previous life, those dead soldiers because there was no one to collect the corpses, piled up like a mountain, and even filled the entire ravine.

And the culprit of all this is because of this Xiao Zhengde.

Because of his selfishness, greed, and desire for power, the people of Jiankang City paid with their lives.

Thinking of this, Xie Ling couldn't help but clench her fists extremely tightly, and her eyes overflowed with light because of her uncontrollable emotions.

However, she knew that it was not possible now, with her current strength, she could not fight against a prince at all, and this matter had to be slowly figured out.

"Lang Jun, what's wrong with you?" Qiu Shi on the side noticed the extremely cold emotional change in her eyes and couldn't help asking.

Xie Ling came back to his senses and looked at Qiu Shi.

"Nothing." She said.

"Lang Jun, a strand of hair and an incomplete official character, can you really be sure that this man must be the king of Linhe? Could it be that this is just Chunhua's random hair and a random write-down of eight characters? Qiu Shi was still a little incredulous.

What she couldn't understand was that a prince who was not even the emperor's own son was separated from the position of the prince, so what did he do to calculate the girl?

"Yes, maybe a strand of hair and an incomplete character don't have enough reason to judge that this person is Xiao Zhengde, but one thing is certain......"

"What is it?"

"Xia Houhong and Xiao Zhengde's character."

……

In the dimly lit secret room, a ray of light hit the man's face, which also reflected the anxiety and uncertainty in his expression.

At this time, the man was also a little depressed in disbelief: "It's just a strand of hair, where did so many curves come from, why does she Xie Ling think that what this servant left behind must be evidence pointing to me Xiao Zhengde?" ”

"Yes, a strand of hair, an incomplete official character, and a mark of a delicate jade pendant are not enough to make Xie Ling suspect His Highness, but there is one more point that cannot be ignored." At this time, Chen Shuo also answered.

"What is it?"

"That is the character of His Royal Highness, and the old man Xia Houhong, who is close to His Highness."

Xia Houhong is the son of the current Wu Xing Taishou Xiahou Kui, and he is also a close friend of the same way who once dominated Jiankang City with him Xiao Zhengde.

"Your Highness, you made a big mistake today, you shouldn't have sent Xiahou Kui to identify Xie Ling as the murderer immediately after killing Chunhua's mouth, this is to cover up, which is equivalent to directly telling Xie Ling who is the murderer."

As soon as Chen Shuo's words fell, Xiao Zhengde's face changed a little panicked.

"Didn't you say that you could give Xie Ling a slap in the face first, so that when her reputation was damaged and she was scolded by several people, you would wash away the stains on her, prove her innocence, and gain her trust?"

"Yes, I said so, but I didn't say that if you want Xia Houkui, the Taishou, to do this in person, you can actually do it by anyone."

Xiao Zhengde's face suddenly distorted, as if he was a little angry, and seemed a little ridiculous, he gritted his teeth, kicked over a collapsed table in front of him hatefully, and said angrily: "Chunhua, this cheap girl, Lone can't see that she still has such a careful mind, and she has to be Lone even when she dies." So what do you say? If Xie Ling really learns of Gu's identity, he will take precautions against Gu, and he may also sue my imperial uncle...... No, I just came back from Wei State, and I just gained Xiao Yan's trust from that old man, and I must not let him know about this matter, since this Xie Ling is so tricky that I can't use it, I just don't do anything, and I will kill her in this Wuxing County......"

"No!"

Before the words fell, he heard Chen Shuo cut off in a loud voice, "If Xie Ling dies in this Wuxing County, it will be a big case, and the Xie family will definitely sue His Majesty, and if it is found out at that time, it will be His Royal Highness's doing......"

"Then this doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should you do if you call Lonely?" The man's patience ran out, and he became a little anxious and panicked.

Chen Shuo was not in a hurry, raised his wide sleeves and bowed, and said calmly: "Please Your Highness be calm and don't be impatient, just leave this matter to the servant." ”

"Okay, okay, then you go and solve this matter as soon as possible, you don't want to sleep and eat in the future." Xiao Zhengde waved his hand impatiently, and when Chen Shuo Shili turned around and wanted to leave, he seemed to think of something, and asked, "By the way, what did you mean by mentioning the character of loneliness just now?" ”

"Chen Shuo, are you changing direction and scolding the orphan for having a bad character?"

Chen Shuo paused for a moment, his face did not change, and he said bluntly: "His Royal Highness's characterHis Royal Highness knows it well, however, for Chen, noble character is not a condition that an emperor must have. ”

……

When Xiao Zhengde was young, he relied on his identity to gather some outlaws, robbed treasures, and dug up other people's graves, because Emperor Wu of Liang was extraordinarily tolerant and laissez-faire to the people of the Xiao family, Xiao Zhengde even dared to openly rob the minister's wife and concubine and daughter on the street, even if someone sued him for these crimes to Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang, Xiao Yan, as the king of a country, only reprimanded and scolded a few words, and ostensibly sentenced him to exile, but when Xiao Zhengde was halfway through, he immediately announced a pardon for all his sins, Recall it.

Not only that, but he also forcibly occupied his own sister Princess Changle.

And that Princess Changle was originally the wife of her brother.

Thinking of this, Xie Ling unconsciously began to swell in her heart again, according to the current time, this matter should not have happened yet, and she naturally would not say it.

And when he heard Xie Ling mention Xiao Zhengde's person, Qiu Shi was also shocked and heartbroken: "I can't imagine that Chunhua betrayed Lang Jun for this kind of person, and I don't know if she repented when she was dying, otherwise why would she leave clues to Lang Jun." Lang Jun, Chunhua she ......"

"Don't worry, she is a servant of my Xie family, and her body deed is also in my hands, I will not let her body go unattended."

After Xie Ling said this, Qiu Shi couldn't help but burst into tears, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, and bowed to Xie Ling: "Lang Jun repays his grievances with virtue, and Qiu Shi thanked Lang Jun on behalf of Chunhua." ”

Xie Ling glanced sideways at her: "You get up!" We need to be more careful about the way forward. ”

Qiu Shi heard what he said and knew what he meant, and hurriedly said: "What does Lang Jun mean, won't King Linhe give up?" Along the way, he will also send people to calculate Lang Jun. ”

Xie Ling smiled: "I'm afraid this time it's not just a calculation." ”

It's not just a calculation, it's going to be ......

Qiu Shi's face changed greatly, and he raised his eyes but saw Xie Ling's eyes condensed, looking at the deep mountains not far away, the green mountains after the smoke and rain were verdant and lush after being washed by the rain, and the white hazy mist filled the mountain cols, quite a kind of "empty mountains and new rain, fog lock heavy city" like unreal beauty.

"Midnight, show me the picture." She suddenly reached out and commanded the quietly standing tribe beside her.

Because of the strict training of the head of the Xie family since childhood, Xie Ling is not only familiar with the five classics of poetry and books, but also needs to have the judgment and insight of the current situation, politics and military affairs, which is also a way for the Xie clan to train the children of the family, which has continued since the Eastern Jin Dynasty and has become a necessary education method for family inheritance.

When Ling Ye heard this, he immediately took out a map from his arms and handed it to Xie Ling, and said: "From Wuxing to Jiankang, there are two feasible roads, one is the waterway, through Wu County to the north to Jingkou, and then along the Yangtze River to the west, it can be reached in three days at most, and the other is the land route, along the Taihu Lake through Yixing, and then through Maoshan into Danyang, this road is also the nearest one in the land route, if the trip is fast, it should take at least four days." ”

But the eldest lady's gift is only three days, even if they don't stop, they can only arrive on the day of her and the day at the earliest.

"We didn't have a smooth journey along the way, did we?" Xie Ling suddenly asked.

"Yes, if it weren't for Lang Jun falling off the carriage and being unconscious for three days without waking up, no matter which way he goes, there will be enough time." Midnight replied.

"Ling Ye, what nonsense are you talking about, how can this be blamed on Lang Jun." Qiu Shi said softly.

Ling Ye immediately lowered his head:

"The slave is just ashamed that he failed to save Lang Jun in time."

"He's right, it's true that I'm delayed, maybe their goal is to prevent me from returning to the Xie family to participate in the eldest sister's ceremony?"

Xie Ling said in a deep voice, thinking of the hairpin that the eldest sister held in her hand when she was dying in her previous life, it was the ruby-encrusted hanging bead free gold hairpin that their stepmother Zhu put on her at the hairpin ceremony.

In her previous life, she always thought that their Xie family was different from those families who were glamorous on the outside but constantly fighting on the inside, but they didn't know that where the sun shines, there is darkness, even the Xie family is no exception to the Xie family with "virtue and beauty, elegance and Taoism".

When his eyes fell on the map again, Xie Ling suddenly said in a deep voice: "We don't choose these two roads, we can reroute to Jinling, and from Jinling to avoid the Yangtze River, the land and water, and go straight to Jiankang." If the journey is fast, it can be reached in up to three days. ”

Ling Ye's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he set his eyes on the drawing again.

But I heard Xie Ling murmuring in a low voice: "However, we also need to be extremely careful when taking this road, what I can think of, he Chen Shuo may not be able to think of." ”

In her previous life, she had profoundly understood Chen Shuo's thoughtfulness and treacherous changeability, but it was only at the moment when she realized that her family was about to die that she felt that she would simply not be in this life.

In this life and this life, she vowed to block his Chen Shuo's way, so that he would never have a chance to turn over in this life.