This guess is very likely.

Of the more than 10 tribes in southern Xinjiang, only Wu Miao and Xue Miao are in the same vein, using poisonous insects and poisonous weeds as means of fighting the enemy.

If anyone can sneak into Xue Miao, it must be inseparable from Wu Miao.

The elder who spoke first asked, "I think that Prince Zhou Qi harmed the patriarch, this is just Elder Rong's speculation, right?" ”

Elder Rong was stunned: "Elder Bai, what do you mean by this?" ”

Elder Bai said in a deep voice: "Since it was the patriarch who sent Ah Shan to kill the seventh prince of Zhou, why did the patriarch and Ah Shan die in this fire?" Could it be that yesterday the seventh prince of Zhou guessed that the patriarch wanted to be unfavorable to him, and chose to strike first? ”

"It's not impossible." Elder Rong said.

"Then does Elder Rong know the reason why the patriarch wants to get rid of the seventh prince of Zhou?"

Elder Rong was asked.

He had only gained the trust of the patriarch in recent years, and some things were not clear.

Seeing this, Elder Bai smiled secretly.

The reason why the patriarch wanted to put the seventh prince of Zhou to death, he knew.

At the beginning, when he learned about the hexagram of the Wumiao tribe, the patriarch had mentioned it to him, and he strongly advocated to solve the seventh prince of Zhou, but he objected.

He thinks that the hexagram is just nonsense, and Xue Miao is already at a disadvantage to Shang Wu Miao, and once he has a grudge with Da Zhou, it will be even worse.

Who knows if that hexagram is true, or if it is a decoy deliberately released by Wu Miao.

The patriarch is radical, and he prefers to be safe, and because of this, the two who do not agree with each other gradually drift apart.

Until now, the patriarch didn't reveal half a word to him directly.

"Therefore, I think that the patriarch sent Ah Shan to assassinate the seventh prince of Zhou last night is just the words of Elder Rong."

Elder Rong was furious: "Elder Bai, do you doubt me? ”

Elder Bai smiled: "I didn't mean that, I just didn't want to easily provoke the hatred between my clan and the Great Zhou." After all, the patriarch has just gone, and it is really unwise for us to have to deal with both Shang Wumiao and Shang Da Zhou. ”

"Elder Bai, are you afraid of Da Zhou? Will the patriarch's revenge not be avenged? ”

Elder Bai's expression turned cold: "If it is really the seventh prince of Zhou who harmed the patriarch, of course you can't just forget it, I just said that you can't jump to conclusions too hastily." Let's just say Ah Shan, according to Elder Rong, he went to assassinate the seventh prince of Zhou, so how to explain that his body was found in the burning house? ”

"Elder Bai, what do you say?" The patriarch's son asked.

Elder Bai felt a little more joy in his heart, but his face was silent: "Naturally, we will find out the truth first." On the one hand, I went to check the whereabouts of the seventh prince of Zhou, and on the other hand, I had to go to Wumiao to ask what was going on. ”

"Go to Wu Miao?" Everyone was surprised.

Listening to Elder Bai's meaning, he didn't agree with Elder Rong's statement, why did he change the direction of the wind again?

Elder Bai said sadly: "There are no external injuries on the patriarch's body, one possibility is that he did die from an accidental water walk, and the other is that he was accused by someone before his death and could not escape. If it is the latter, if he can safely infiltrate the patriarch's study and suppress the patriarch to raise Gu worms so that the patriarch loses the power to resist, the perpetrator will inevitably be inseparable from the help of Wu Miao, or even the Wu Miao people! ”

Elder Bai said, everyone was silent for a long time, and an elder said: "But we have no evidence, the patriarch has no external injuries, and Grand Elder Wumiao can completely say that the patriarch died of accidental walking." ”

Elder Bai sneered: "We insist that the patriarch was killed by someone, and Wu Miao must always show something." Don't worry, I will personally go to Wumiao to seek justice for the patriarch. ”

Everyone saluted one after another: "Then please ask Elder Bai." ”

Under the patriarch, Elder Bai was already the most powerful, and naturally no one wanted to offend him at this time.

Seeing everyone like this, Elder Bai was quite satisfied in his heart, although his face was full of grief.

It is the right thing to use the death of the patriarch to gather the clansmen and become the new patriarch, and as for the rest, I will leave it for later.

Seeing this, Elder Rong had to suppress the grievances in his heart, and secretly turned around to have a good talk with the young master, and he couldn't let Elder Bai be proud.

After that, Elder Bai went to Wu Miao to settle accounts and seek benefits, and some of the Xue Miao people investigated the whereabouts of Prince Zhou Qi, and then the internal struggle for power and profit within Xue Miao became more and more fierce, these do not need to be elaborated.

The carriage heading north left the chaos far behind, and it was getting closer and closer to the capital.

And one step faster than Jiang Ru was a secret letter that fell on the dragon case in front of Emperor Jingming.

Looking at the payment of the secret agent of the Jinliang Wei on the letter, Emperor Jing Ming almost couldn't wait to open the letter.

At the beginning of the year, Honglu Siqing and others were sent to envoy Wu Miao, which was mixed with the Jinlu Wei secret agents, and later Honglu Siqing and others returned, and several Jinlu Guards stayed in the south as ordinary people.

For the mysterious Wu Miao, Emperor Jingming was extremely vigilant, and naturally wanted to grasp some movements over there.

After reading the letter, Emperor Jingming leaned back in his chair and was speechless for a while.

Pan Hai silently poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Emperor Jingming, and he didn't say anything.

In the middle of the night, Emperor Jingming instructed Pan Hai: "Please come over." ”

As soon as Pan Hai received the order, Emperor Jingming changed his mind, got up and said, "That's it, go to Kunning Palace." ”

It was morning, and the earth was burning brightly in the house, and the queen was concentrating on pruning a pot of flowers placed by the window with silver scissors.

"Niangniang, the emperor is here."

The queen put the silver scissors in her hand and hurried to greet her: "Why is the emperor here at this time?" ”

Emperor Jingming walked in and sat down casually, his face was not happy or angry for a while.

Seeing this, the queen didn't ask any more questions, waved her hand to signal the palace maid to retreat, and personally poured a cup of tea for Emperor Jingming.

Emperor Jingming stretched out his hand to take it, rubbed the fine porcelain teacup for a moment, and said, "The spy from the south who is staring at Wu Miao has sent a letter." ”

The queen looked relaxed and solemnized: "What's going on over there?" ”

Emperor Jingming bowed his head and said: "Not long ago, it was rumored in southern Xinjiang that the Holy Maiden of Wumiao is no longer alive, but the Holy Maiden of Wumiao appeared at the New Fire Festival, and ......"

The queen raised her eyebrows in surprise: "So, the Holy Maiden of Wu Miao has not shown up for several years, is she really in retreat?" ”

"I don't know if it's a retreat or not, but there's one thing that's very strange."

"What's the matter?"

Emperor Jingming paused for a moment before he said: "The letter said that it was difficult for outsiders to sneak into Wumiao during the New Fire Festival, so they hid in a high place and looked at it with a clairglass mirror and found the Holy Maiden of Wumiao...... The appearance is similar to the old seventh daughter-in-law......"

The queen was really taken aback: "There is such a bizarre thing? ”

Emperor Jingming's expression was a little complicated, and he said after a long time: "The old seventh daughter-in-law claims to be born with a good understanding of foreign arts, but she is similar in appearance to the Holy Maiden of Wumiao...... By the way, queen, before you said that the seventh daughter-in-law prayed for the seventh woman to pray for the old seven, and she didn't go out of the door? ”

The queen's heart skipped a beat, and she nodded quietly.

"In this way, the seventh daughter-in-law hasn't been out for a few days, right?"

"Yes."

Emperor Jing Ming's fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, obviously a little hesitant.

The queen had a faint guess in her heart, and she didn't say much.

After a long time, Emperor Jingming made a decision: "In this way, send someone to Yanwang's Mansion to have a look." ”