The procession marched day by day, and the weather warmed up day by day.

In late spring and April, although it is not as full of flowers as in March, it is already full of green, and people who see it along the way are refreshed.

To go to Beiyuan, you will pass through Lingzhou.

After arriving at the boundary of Lingzhou, Shi Yu ordered to rest in the post house for a day, while she and Jing Heng went to the Jing family's cemetery.

Looking at the tombstones one after another in front of him, Shi Yu subconsciously clenched Jing Heng's hand, but he was held by Jing Heng in just a moment.

"I'm fine, when I left Lingzhou, I came to worship, but at that time, in addition to the pleasure of revenge, I was also full of guilt and felt that I was acting despicable. But it's different now......" Jing Heng smiled at Shi Yu, "I'm Jing Heng, but there's nothing wrong with being Jing Heng." ”

Shi Yu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, patted Jing Heng soothingly, and motioned for him to let go of himself.

Then he kowtowed seriously to the tombstones of Jing Heng's parents.

"Overseer, am I visiting my in-laws?"

"Count." Jing Heng smiled and helped Shi Yu up, patted the dust on her knees again, and then his eyes fell back on the tombstone, "Actually, there are no bones of my father and mother in this." ”

"Clothed mounds?" Shi Yu asked.

"It's not even a well-dressed mound." Jing Heng's eyes were slightly cold, "At the beginning, the Jing family was full of beheadings, and later Shen Jue ordered a fire to burn the Jing family, and there was nothing left at all." I survived, but I was in a coma for several days. After waking up, he wanted to collect the bodies of his family, and when he found the mass grave, it was full of corpses. The body was in a different place, the severed limbs were wrecked, and the weather was hot, and the corpse had long been decomposed, and it was impossible to distinguish it. ”

Shi Yu couldn't help but secretly take a breath of cold air and held Jing Heng's hand again.

"What about this cemetery ......?"

"It's empty. After the Jing family washed away their grievances, the students who had received the favor of the Jing family and the teachers of their grandfather spontaneously built this cemetery, using an empty coffin, just to facilitate worship. ”

"At least it shows that in this world, there are many people who really remember the Jing family."

Shi Yu looked at a tombstone a little farther away, on which was engraved the name of Jing Juncheng.

Jing Heng looked at Shi Yu's gaze and chuckled.

"Actually, it's okay, Jing Juncheng and the Jing family are buried here together, staying at the moment when they are clean and have not been stained with the slightest blood."

"That kind of Jing Juncheng, there is no way to get justice for the Jing family, let alone the current cemetery." Shi Yu said.

After saying that, she took out a red cloth from her sleeve, picked up another stone, stepped forward, and covered the tombstone.

"It's just an auspicious picture." After doing this, Shi Yu turned his head and said to Jing Heng with a smile.

Jing Heng looked at Shi Yu quietly, his heart seemed to be wrapped in warm water, and the trace of unhappiness that he had just now had disappeared without a trace again.

After half a burnt incense, the two left the cemetery and returned to the post house where they rested.

Outside the post house, as soon as Shi Yu and Jing Heng got off the carriage, they saw Shen Qingshi hurriedly walking out of it.

Seeing Shi Yu and them returning, Shen Qingshi hurriedly greeted them, his expression full of eagerness and worry.

"Something's wrong! Beiyuan sent troops to attack the border pass! ”

"What?" Shi Yu was stunned suddenly.

According to Shen Qingshi, this is the news that came half an hour ago.

Soon after Xiao Chengfeng returned to the Beiyuan territory, the Beiyuan soldiers stationed at the border pass immediately attacked, and more importantly, in just a few days, Tianjin fought three defeats in a row, and the border pass was in danger.

"Why did you only get the news now?" Jing Heng frowned and asked.

The border gate is in war, and it is absolutely impossible for such important news to be delayed until now.

"This is the problem, Yu Wang Ye suspects that Beiyuan has already secretly deployed people and cut off the way to deliver the letter. Before the emperor and the overseer returned, he had already rushed to the border! Shen Qingshi's face was solemn, "And ......"

"And more importantly, it's unusual to lose three games in a row in such a short period of time." Shi Yu took Shen Qingshi's words.

The war between the two countries is not an ordinary child's house, even if the imperial uncle is not at the border for the time being, but according to the border defense force of Tianjin, it is impossible to lose three games in a row in a short period of time, unless it is ...... Knows everything about the border arrangement!

But Xiao Chengfeng stole the border defense map before and obviously didn't succeed, where did Beiyuan learn about the defense?

In the entire post house, the atmosphere was gloomy, and Su Cheng was in a hurry.

Since the two countries have started a war, going to Beiyuan is simply a sheep's mouth, and Xiao Chengfeng will never continue to fulfill his promise and return Yangyue.

But now, compared to Yangyue, what is more important is the safety of the border pass.

Once the border pass is lost, and then Beiyuan attacks the hinterland of Tianjin, it is impossible for the war to stop in a short time. And without the barrier of the border pass, Tianjin will inevitably fall into a crisis.

After a short discussion, Shi Yu and Jing Heng decided to add and go to the border pass quickly, no matter what, they must figure out why the border pass is so vulnerable.

Shen Qingshi and Su Cheng couldn't rest assured and insisted on going together.

In this case, Jiang Xia and Chu Yan'an did not plan to go to Yangyue for the time being, so they stayed in the team and rushed to the border with Shi Yu and them.

The group abandoned the carriage and rode to the city, and after seven days, they finally arrived at Hecheng.

The border army, which was originally stationed a hundred miles away from Hecheng, has now retreated to thirty miles outside the city.

In Hecheng, everyone is also in danger.

Nie Mingyu arrived two days earlier than them, and when they arrived, it coincided with Beiyuan launching a new round of attack, under the command of Nie Mingyu, Tianjin barely repelled the enemy army, but the situation was still not optimistic.

"Uncle Huang, have you found out why Tianjin will be defeated and retreated?"

In the barracks, Shi Yu didn't have time to rest, so he immediately asked.

Nie Mingyu's face was extremely ugly, and he handed Shi Yu and Jing Heng a defense map.

"What is this?"

"This was secretly sent to the border pass some time ago to change the armament, and it was sent in the name of this king."

Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, and took a closer look, and the picture was indeed stamped with Nie Mingyu's seal.

For a moment, Shi Yu's heart was cold.

Could it be that this is the real purpose of Xiao Chengfeng's residence in Yuwang's Mansion?

Or rather, Xiao Chengfeng has already prepared for both. If it is not possible to steal the border defense map, then secretly forge a copy, find an opportunity to stamp it, and send it to the border gate in the name of the emperor's uncle.

As long as the border guard believes this order and changes the armament according to the map sent to the past, at that time, everything will still be under control.

But......

Shi Yu frowned and looked at Nie Mingyu, "The border pass is a matter of great importance, just by virtue of this picture and the seal of the emperor's uncle on it, will the border guards believe it?" ”