Dozens of corpses were lined up one by one, the smell was disgusting, Zheng Qizhi's entourage had already gone to the side to vomit, and Ji Gongyan looked at this corpse with a solemn face, as if he was still in and out of his left and right yesterday, and now he has died in Huangquan, his heart is very uncomfortable, there is a feeling of suffocation, blockage, and he can't breathe for a long time!

Ji Gongyan's hand was clenched very tightly, his face was dark, and the aura within a few steps was prohibitive, no one dared to approach him, and no one wanted to find death at this time. He paced back and forth here and there with extremely slow, very slow steps, occasionally stopping and bending down to look at the injuries of these people, and then squinting at somewhere in the distance, groaning in his heart for a long time, and then repeating the action just now.

Zheng Qizhi and his people stood outside this corpse, several people who had never been on the battlefield were blue at the moment and could barely stand, Zheng Qizhi's color did not change much, after watching Ji Gongyan go back and forth for more than an hour, he suddenly walked in front of Ji Gongyan, "I have checked all the injuries, and I will be killed with one sword!" ”

"I can see it!" Ji Gongyan said, his tone was not mixed with the slightest emotion, but it was as cold as the cold wind of the moon.

"When we arrived, there was no longer a living mouth, the other party was neat, it was really ......" Zheng Qizhi said and sighed, his expression was extremely sad, he knew the meaning of these people to Ji Gongyan, but it was too late for them to feel it, the blood was already cold, and they were still killed in a wilderness where there was no village in front and back, and it was too difficult to find some clues about the murderer.

Ji Gongyan looked at the injuries on these people and said, "It's Beidi's people." ”

"What?" Zheng Qizhi asked in horror, "They want to assassinate the king?" ”

"It should be," Ji Gongyan nodded, "The weapons used in the Central Plains region are made of bronze, heavy and blunt, while Beidi is different, the sword body is thin and light, you look at these wounds." ”

Zheng Qizhi carefully observed the wound that Ji Gongyan said, it was indeed a very thin wound that cut the carotid artery, but the cause of death did not seem to be due to excessive blood loss, but the sword body was mixed with poison, "But ......" Zheng Qizhi turned over these people's hands and checked the color of their nails, "These people seem to have died of poisoning." ”

"That's right," Ji Gongyan nodded, the blood from the wound was black, this was not a normal death from bleeding, "It's flower poison." ”

"Flowers?" Zheng Qizhi repeated, it didn't seem to make much sense to judge what kind of poison it was at this moment, and looked at Ji Gongyan and asked, "Can you see what kind of flowers and plants it is?" ”

"The widow has not studied these things," Ji Gongyan said, because the poisoning of the poisoned person is not obvious, it seems that it should be the toxicity caused by plants, the corpse zombie has long faded, and the person has become soft, and it can be seen that it is not the poison of snakes, insects, rats and ants, so Ji Gongyan calculated that the poison comes from flowers and plants, "However, Beidi, Xirong, and Dongyi, the three branches are not good at using flowers and plants for poison." ”

This is due to the climatic environment in the north and south, the north is dry and cold, the plants are limited, and the medicinal effect is very limited; In the south, however, it is not difficult to extract the poison because of its humidity and the large number of plant samples. This sentence made Zheng Qizhi understand, but he was confused again, "Just now the king said that these entourages killed by Beidi's people, how did they change their words and change again?" ”

"Either the people of Beidi did it, and someone else gave them poison; Either...... It's someone who is disguised as Beidi! Ji Gongyan said, with a frightening smile on his face, which made Zheng Qizhi swallow a deep mouthful, "This means that the person who came is likely to be sent by the Chu State?" ”

"Ten of *!" Ji Gongyan nodded, in fact, he knew very well who the murderer of this matter was.

"What is the king going to do?" Zheng Qizhi asked, Ji Gongyan turned around, "Spread the words of the widow, the Beidi faction attempted to assassinate the widow at this moment, this tone of widowhood must not be bearable!" ”

"But Chu Guo ......" Zheng Qizhi asked behind Ji Gongyan's back, Ji Gongyan waved his hand, "You can know about this matter, the widow doesn't want the third person to know!" ”

"Yes," Zheng Qizhi looked at Ji Gongyan's back, and understood the intention of this move, Ji Gongyan did this just to find a reason to declare war, so that the pickaxe capital would be justified in sending troops, and the blood in Zheng Qi's heart began to stir, "I don't know when the king plans to send troops?" ”

"Wait for the widow to return to the pickaxe capital and then discuss!" Ji Gongyan said, "Qi Ji has passed away, and this matter will be discussed again after Zheng Bo and Qi Bo come, and first report the assassination of Beidi for the widow!" The order was sent to the princes and the pickaxe capital, and the widow would return to the palace to discuss politics in a few days! ”

"How did Qi Ji pass away suddenly?" Zheng Qizhi asked.

Ji Gongyan paused his steps, turned to look at Zheng Qizhi behind him and said, "I am not accustomed to the water and soil, I am homesick, and I just came to Zheng Guo because of my weak body...... Alas......" he let out a long sigh, "prepare a horse for the widow, and the widow will go out of the city to meet him in person!" ”

"Yes, king," Zheng Qizhi said, his face was a little solemn, this matter was a little unexpected to him, if Ji Gongyan said that Qi Ji died of illness, who would dare to say that Qi Ji was killed? I'm afraid it's this move, in order to protect Zheng Boyou, Zheng Qizhi looked at Ji Gongyan's back, and his heart was beating suddenly, I hope this matter was not noticed by Ji Gongyan, I'm afraid it is...... There are many long nights and dreams, if this trip to attack Beidi can allow him to lead the army, he will definitely not give his brother any chance to set himself up again after he returns.

Zheng Qizhi said hello to his subordinates, and asked them to prepare horses for Ji Gongyan, and he walked towards Bao Xi's wing, no matter what, this matter should still be said to Bao Xi, Bao Xi is watching Dig Tu to teach Nian'er to shoot arrows, Nian'er's arm does not have any strength at all, the target is a few steps away in front of him, it is purely a child's play to pass the time, but Zheng Qizhi still feels a little uneasy when he sees this scene, if he can be in the right position, he wants to move to Zheng Boyou again, the possibility is even smaller.

"Niangniang," Zheng Qizhi greeted with a respectful salute.

"Coming back?" Bao Xi folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen, and when she heard Zheng Qizhi's greeting, she turned to look in his direction and looked at him.

"Yes," Zheng Qizhi replied, "The accompanying army that came with me did not receive the lowly position. ”

"Bengong already knows," Bao Xi sighed, looked at Zheng Qizhi and continued to ask, "Is there a living mouth?" ”

"No," Zheng Qizhi shook his head, but Bao Xi's brows furrowed tightly, looking at Zheng Qizhi, "So neat?" ”

"Yes," Zheng Qizhi replied, "all of them were killed with a single sword, and when they arrived, they were all dead." ”

Bao Xi looked Zheng Qizhi up and down, she knew very well that the person who did this should be Mrs. Chu, but to say that if there is no one alive, all the people will be killed with one sword...... Ji Gongyan's entourage is not a vegetarian, not a powerless person, this is too suspicious, but if an acquaintance committed a crime and killed him with a knife without defense, this possibility is much greater.

Mrs. Chu and Zheng Qizhi can also be regarded as having been born and died on the battlefield, and at this moment, the purpose of the two is extremely consistent, is it possible that the whole thing is from Zheng Qizhi's handwriting? Although he was so suspicious, Bao Xi didn't let Zheng Qizhi see his doubts, "What about the king?" ”

"I'm out of the city to pick up Qi Bo, probably in a hurry to go back!" Zheng Qizhi said.

"Qi Ji's matter ......," Bao Xi sighed, "I didn't expect this trip to be so unfavorable." ”

"Qi Ji is not accustomed to the water and soil, her body and bones are weak, and it is really unbeautiful to die here, it seems that she doesn't want the king to marry his wife again." Zheng Qizhi looked at Bao Xi and said, but Bao Xi looked at Zheng Qizhi who was talking without changing his face, this matter should have been told to him by Ji Gongyan, not to say that he was killed, but to say that he was not adapted, this is what Ji Gongyan said to help him repay Zheng Boyou's love, and from then on, the two of them will be separated!

"There is General Lao Zheng!" Bao Xi looked at Zheng Qizhi and said.

"Say goodbye first," Zheng Qizhi bowed and retreated, and when he turned around, he saw a vague figure flashing, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, although it was only a glance, but the shrewd Zheng Qizhi still saw clearly who the other party was, with her personality and identity, it really shouldn't be a peep here, it seems that a lot of things have happened in Zheng Fuzhong during his absence.

Bao Xi watched Zheng Qizhi retreat, stretched out his hand to Nian'er, Nian'er ran over step by step with his bamboo arrow, called "Queen Mother" and got into Bao Xi's arms, and Dutu followed slowly after him, "The king's entourage was killed in Zheng State, do you need to go down to investigate this matter thoroughly?" ”

"No need," Bao Xi said, "The king already has some eyebrows about this matter," she didn't dare to ask for digging to dig deeper, but she was afraid that the result of the deep investigation would involve Ji Gongyan, "I'm just afraid...... The world is going to be in chaos! After she finished speaking, she sighed and shook her head, this matter is so big, there should always be a person who ends up with this matter, Bao Xi looked at Dutu and suddenly asked, "Dutu is not very old, and his skills are extraordinary, if he is marching and fighting, I don't know how?" ”

"Zheng Guo rarely fights, and Dutu has only had a martial arts since he was a child, and he has no chance to display his ambitions," Dutu replied, supporting the urgent shortage of generals in northern Jin, if this matter falls on Zheng Qizhi's head, Zheng Boyou will be in danger of his life in the future, and he understands the intention of Niangniang's words, and he is not very grateful in his heart, but he has never led the troops to go out on the expedition and is a little apprehensive in his heart.

Bao Xi nodded and didn't say any more, "If you have the opportunity, you should always try your skills." ”

"Thank you, Niang!" Digging Tu bent down deeply and said, Bao Xi picked up Nian'er and hugged her in her arms and said goodbye to Digging Tu, then turned around and left, Nian'er lay on Bao Xi's shoulder and asked, "Mother, are we going back?" ”