Sixteen years later...

"Bang~Bang~, the weather is dry, be careful of the fire candle..."

On the day of the third watch, the husband Zhang Lao Wu had a slightly hoarse voice, breaking the night tranquility of the town, arousing several dog barks, and gradually regaining tranquility.

"Babble..."

After completing the search work, the sleepy-eyed Zhang Lao Wu turned back along the stone road at the east end of the town, and from time to time, he hummed a few pleasant tunes!

Suddenly, whoosh, whoosh..., several swift flashes of wind flashed past his head and side.

"Ah, who...?"

Before he could fully spit out his astonished voice, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and after a whirlwind, he found himself falling heavily to the ground, and then boneless along the ground before stopping.

He saw countless men in black with their feet, striding diagonally above him. At this moment, he was completely plunged into the infinite darkness and cold...!

"Fight quickly, find the heirs of the Zhang family, and seize the treasure. The whole town, there is no mercy for killing! ”

Among the dozens of black-clad masked crowds, a person in brocade black, who was covered with tulle and had a petite and graceful figure, issued a cold-blooded killing order.

Listening to the voice of her warbler like a jade, it is clearly a young girl.

"Order!"

After dozens of black-clothed people answered in unison, they quickly dispersed like dozens of black whirlwinds!

"Wang, Wang...;"

"Ahh

"Who are you? Don't...; ”

"Help, kill someone...".

For a time, the town was boiling.

Countless chickens and dogs barking, frightened screams, angry shouts, etc., converged together, instantly breaking the night tranquility of the mountain village and town.

Immediately afterward, a raging fire also burned.

Under the dim light of the blazing fire, a family in the west of the town was faintly visible, and the door suddenly opened.

A plump and graceful woman with a disheveled head, draped in nothing but a coarse cloth pajamas, stumbled through it and fled.

But soon, several men in black spotted her and chased her after her...

Three days later, in the early morning, a group of foreign business travelers happened to pass through this place.

When I saw the horrific scene of the murder, I was all stupid and stood on the spot...

On the same day, Sima Chi, the official of Guangshan County, who got the bad news, personally led the government soldiers and officials at all levels, and rushed here with 100,000 fires;

Although he was mentally prepared for the bad news before he came.

But when he really came here to witness it with his own eyes, Sima Chi was still deeply shocked:

Where is there still the beautiful, quiet and beautiful and rich town in front of you?

Everywhere there were black and smoky remnants.

The whole town was in shambles.

In the air, the pungent smell of tobacco, mixed with the foul smell and disgusting smell of blood, makes people suffocate and unable to breathe.

And in the streets of the town, there were many disheveled and bloody corpses. It is covered with buzzing green-headed mosquitoes and flies, and black crows with dark red carrion on the corners of their mouths;

The whole street was covered in coagulated dark red blood...;

In the face of such a tragic scene, some of the followers were retching, some were angry and condemned, and some could not bear to face it and wept...;

Sima Chi, the parent official of Guangshan County, couldn't help crying and shouting angrily:

"Who is it? Why? Why?

Such a wicked man, so unconscionable and dehumanized...! ”

Just when everyone was indignant, Sima Chi's side, his brother-in-law Sima Yan pointed to a ruin in front of him and whispered:

Brother Xian, the fast people will completely lock down this place. Do not allow any suspicious people to approach.

Then he sent someone to tear up the ruins. For my brother's spiritual pet to find the spirit treasure snake only to respond to me, there are living people under the ruins. ”

"Really? Thank you, brother.... ”

Hearing this, Sima Chi didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly ordered according to his words.

It must be known that he is a sworn brother, but he was born in the first of the top ten famous families in the rivers and lakes - the Gongsun family.

And the elder brother himself is the grandson of the great elder of the Gongsun family, and his prominent status can be seen.

Naturally, the various cultivation resources that the elder brother could obtain in the family would also far surpass others.

Therefore, it is not surprising that he can possess some magical means, which are far beyond ordinary people's imagination.

The acquaintance and intersection of the two originated from a marriage event between the Gongsun family and the Sima family. At that time, the two hit it off at first sight and married Jin Lan on the spot.

This time, the righteous brother passed through the Guangshan realm to seek medicine for his beloved wife, and came to visit him by the way to talk about brotherhood.

Who would have thought that not long after his brother arrived, such a horrific murder case occurred in his Guangshan County.

Because he was anxious for tolerance, he had no choice but to say goodbye to his brother. When the elder brother knew the reason, not only did he not have the slightest suspicion of slacking off, but strongly asked to go together, so as to do his best for his brother.

He knows the ability of the righteous brother, and he is no less than any of the ten princes of the martial arts today. The righteous brother can help him investigate, but he can't ask for it.

Sure enough, under the guidance of the righteous brother, after a period of busyness among the officials of the government, counting the time of incense, at the bottom of the ruins, in a crypt pit that was obviously hewn by hand, everyone saw a middle-aged man who looked rather obscene and was trembling at this time...

Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, is often called Kaifeng City in the mouths of ordinary people and ordinary businessmen!

At this moment, in the Forbidden City, the imperial capital, the lights are swaying.

Zhao Guangyi, Taizong of the Song Dynasty, sat in the middle of the imperial study.

On both sides, there are old ministers' left servants shooting Zhao Pu, Cheng Yu, Chen Congxin, Zhang Ping, Jia Yan and other important ministers.

In addition, there are his three sons. They are: the crown prince Zhao Yuanzuo, the second prince Zhao Yuanxi and the third prince Zhao Yuankan.

In the study, the atmosphere was depressing and heavy, and everyone was silent!

Zhao Guangyi got up from the case, played the chapter in his hand, and slammed it on the dragon case

"Look ~ take a look ~ , all Aiqing!" Zhao Guangyi said angrily:

"The tragedy of the village extermination in Laomiao Village, Qingzhou, 95 households in the town, a total of 307 people, no one was spared!

Yunling Fort, Yunzhou, 137 rural households and a total of 521 people were all slaughtered;

There is also Huzhou Meadow Village, with more than 200 people! Overnight, they were all slaughtered;

Wangjialing, Suzhou, more than 300 households with a total of 773 people, were all slaughtered again overnight!

Tell me, tell me, princes and ministers, I ask you to tell me, who is so cruel and vicious?

Among those who died, there were septuagenarians and babies who were only a few months old! These hateful thieves are really cruel, angry with people and gods, and intolerable to heaven!

When it came to Tianli, Zhao Guangyi obviously thought of something, although he was extremely angry at the moment, he still paused slightly. His eyes were like torches and he was looking straight at the crown prince Zhao Yuanzuo, and he seemed to glance at the second prince and the third prince intentionally or unintentionally.

This subtle change naturally couldn't hide the eyes of Zhao Pu, the veteran of the two dynasties who had entered the age of the sixtieth year, he shook his head slightly, but did not make a sound.

It was the crown prince Zhao Yuanzuo, the expression on his face changed, his eyes began to flicker with a hesitant and uneasy look, and his hands couldn't help shaking.

"Yuanzuo, what's wrong with you? Quickly, come on, quickly help the prince to rest, and immediately send the imperial doctor to the prince's mansion to diagnose and treat."

Seeing this, Zhao Guangyi immediately announced the order.

There was a eunuch and palace maid next to him, who wanted to help the prince and prepare to leave.

Who knows, Zhao Yuanzuo's nose wrinkled slightly and sniffed, as if he smelled some delicious fragrance, first took a few deep breaths, and then stood on the spot with a feeling of intoxication.

"Prince, it's not too early, the minions have been ordered by the emperor, and this will escort you back to the house to rest..."

Several maids did not dare to disturb the prince to close his eyes and recuperate, so they could only ask cautiously and softly on the side.

At first, Zhao Yuankan did not react. But with a strange gurgling sound in his throat, he slowly opened his eyes.

But at this time, his eyes were dull and cloudy.

"Prince, are you alright? The sedan car and torch team have been assembled, let's leave for home... ”

A servant girl who had served him for many years had the courage to approach him and whispered questions.

"Giggles..."

Caught off guard, Zhao Yuanzuo suddenly went berserk, grabbed the maid's neck with both hands, and kept shouting, "Stay away from me, it's not me, it's not me..." ”

"Big brother can't...!"

Seeing this, Zhao Yuanxi, Zhao Yuankan and others hurriedly came over to assist everyone in saving the maid. Zhao Yuanxi also invited himself to join the palace maids and servants to escort the prince, who was almost crazy at this time, back to the prince's mansion with his own team.

Naturally, his proposal was readily agreed to by his father.

No one knew that when Zhao Yuanxi helped the prince out of the imperial study, the corners of his mouth showed a smile that was not easy to be noticed....

In the imperial study, the third prince Zhao Yuankan thought about it seriously, and his facial expression became unusually solemn.

He solemnly took a few steps forward, knelt down in front of Zhao Guangyi, and said firmly:

"Father, as the prince of the Great Song Empire, the child has received the grace of heaven and earth and the grace of your father, and he should be relieved of the suffering of the people of the world! I should also share some important things for the benefit of the country and the people for you, my father!

This is also the unshirkable responsibility and obligation that the child bears as the prince of the Great Song Dynasty!

Therefore, the child asked for his father's decree to allow the child to go to the place where the bloodbath occurred to investigate the case, and take full responsibility for the handling of these cases!

The child will live up to his father's high expectations, solve this case as soon as possible, return the people of the Great Song Dynasty to a legal environment where they can live and work in peace and contentment, and severely punish the ferocious and vicious bandits who ignore the power of our Great Song Dynasty. I would like to use this to appease the people who died in vain!

The son pleads with his father and the emperor! ”

"Your Majesty, we are willing to assist His Royal Highness the Third Prince, do our best, and after death, solve this case as soon as possible and destroy the thief!"

As soon as Zhao Yuankan's words fell, several important ministers in the imperial study continued to open their mouths and second.

"This...?"

Zhao Guangyi's face sank slightly and fell into deep thought.

To tell the truth, Kan'er's ability is very clear to him, among his sons, there is no doubt that Kan'er Taowu is superior, and he is far superior to his two elder brothers.

Kan'er is humble and approachable on weekdays, and in the hearts of the princes and ministers, his reputation is quite high, and he is very popular. This is also far more than his two older brothers!

But these are also a knot in his heart that can't be solved - he doesn't want to see his children and grandchildren kill each other in the future in order to fight for imperial power!

This is also one of the fundamental reasons why he has always placed Kan'er's power outside the imperial palace and court, and only served as the official of the imperial capital Jingzhao.

Also, back then, the death of his second brother...

At this point in his thoughts, the gloomy sorrow filled his entire state of mind at the moment:

And the long shadow that made him unable to extricate himself from the morning and twilight, and even more unable to let go, involuntarily, filled his mind again!

It was a woman who was close at hand, who made him no longer happy in this life, but who still made him have no regrets, no hesitation, and even give everything he had to give willingly—as long as she wanted!

Zhao Guangyi sighed faintly, closed his eyes, leaned heavily back on the back of the dragon chair, and said slowly:

"My son can have this intention, I am very happy for my father, but after all, this matter involves a lot, everything needs to be considered in the long run, let's step down, Rong Zhen will consider it carefully..."

"This...?"

Zhao Yuankan and Zhao Pu, Cheng Yu, Chen Congxin, Zhang Ping, Jia Yan, etc., you look at me, I look at you. Seeing that the emperor had closed his eyes and recuperated, he no longer paid attention to everyone, so he had to resign in unison:

"The retainers are retiring..."

"The ministers are retiring...!"

"Well, let's all step aside..."

In Zhao Guangyi's slight gesture, everyone walked backwards out of the imperial study.

After saying goodbye to the ministers one by one, Zhao Yuankan immediately ordered his men to speed up and rush back to the Jingzhao Mansion!

"Husband, you're back..."

As soon as he entered the inner hall and married his wife Guo, he gently and considerately stepped forward to untie his wide clothes.

"Beloved wife, no need, has the decoction I asked you to prepare ready?"

Zhao Yuankan stroked Guo's slender jade hand and asked softly;

"Well, it's been boiled according to your recipe and requirements..."

Kwok replied meekly. In his eyes, a strange red light flashed.

"Okay, that's good. Beloved wife, you should make up, then bring the decoction and medicine, and go to the second brother's mansion with me, I have important matters to discuss with the second brother, and the second brother's wife and concubine Zhang, will be handed over to your beloved wife... ”

"Husband, don't worry, the concubine will not let you down..."

Guo's little bird buried his head like a human and half buried it in Zhao Yuankan's chest. In his eyes, several strange red rays flashed again...

Just when the husband and wife lingered for a short time, outside the dormitory, a female deacon of the mansion, her eyes flashed strangely red, and they flashed fiercely...