The painting shows a general sitting in a military tent with a copy of the "Biography of Zhongliang Lie" in his hand, while a group of people in the imperial city are whispering together, as if plotting to frame the general.

Xie Hanci noticed that the group of people was only behind in the painting, without a face, and one of them was still holding a letter in his hand.

Then, the eunuch with the secret letter appeared outside the tent, followed by many masked men with weapons in hand. The general, with his sword stuck in his body, died in his tent, and in the distance there was a drawing of a woman standing by the pond and weeping when she heard the news of his death.

In the end, the general's clansmen and subordinates died and fled, and a small group of men and horses hid in this cave.

Xie Hanci sighed, and followed the example of a few of them, lit the incense in his hand, and inserted it into the incense tripod in the middle of the room.

"That's your story?"

Several people were silent for a while, but Chen Lao opened his mouth first, and he glanced at the scroll in Xie Hanci's hand.

"Fourteen years have passed, and when we first arrived, we always believed that there would be a day when the general would be cleared of his grievances. But slowly, this matter is getting farther and farther away from us. Lao Jia learned to paint with the general, so he drew these things on the wall, in case we are not there one day, there is still a corner of the world, remembering the truth about the killing of the general. ”

Xie Hanci's fingertips gently rubbed the woman in the painting who was dressed in red, standing by the pond and crying, "This is Concubine Hui?" ”

She was a little surprised, Kun Yu Xianrong was accused of fornicating with the noble concubine of the enemy country, and it stands to reason that his subordinates should not have painted this woman on this mural in order to avoid suspicion.

"It's her, she is not only the concubine of Dafeng, but also the younger sister of the general. The two met when they were young, and they had a love for practicing martial arts together, and they were like brothers and sisters. It's just that I didn't expect that after leaving the division, I married into the deep palace and became a concubine who was loved by thousands of people, and I returned to Dayue alone to become a general on the battlefield. ”

Chen Lao's voice was a little choked, and the voice and appearance of the deceased came to mind, he followed Kunyu Xianrong at the age of sixteen, followed him for half his life, and his sideburns were already blooming, but the person who left was still in his memory.

Xie Hanci asked, "Then did they exchange letters later?" ”

Chen Lao replied: "Occasional correspondence is also handed over to the court first, and the letters are all homely greetings, and there is no transgression. Because there was often friction between the two countries on the border at that time, the general and the concubine rarely corresponded in order to avoid suspicion, and only one or two letters a year. “

Xie Hanci then asked: "Where did the secret letter that proved the private relationship between the two come from, did someone change the true letter?" Or did you make up a letter out of thin air? Do you have any doubters? ”

Chen Lao said helplessly: "The general guards the border pass, and when he gets the letter from his junior sister, he will send it to Zhongshu first, and then go around the imperial city, either send it to the mansion or send it back to the border pass." There are no less than four or five postmen who deliver letters, and when they arrive at Zhongshu, they have to go through at least two or three people. ”

Lao Jia was hoarse, and added indignantly: "It's not that there are no suspicious people, but there are too many suspicious people, the general disdains business calculations, and he has military merits, so it is inevitable that he will make a big move, and there are many people who are hot in the court." ”

The red-masked man, who had been silent for a long time, also opened his mouth at this time.

"Zhongshu Shilang has some friendship with me, and after the accident, he revealed to me that the fire paint of the secret letter was damaged when it was presented to Zhongshushe. He wanted to remind the person in charge of the dismantling the next day, but when he went to see it again, the fire paint was intact. ”

Xie Hanci said angrily, "That's the case, why didn't he say it in the first place?" Zhongshu Shilang is one level older than Zhongshu Sheren, and he can be blamed, even if he didn't ask at the time, he can also report the matter to Zhongshu Ling after the incident. ”

The masked man shook his head, "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, how many high-ranking families, some people seem to have small official positions, but the families behind them are very powerful, this kind of place, it is better to have more than one thing to do less." What's more, the Dayue Emperor did not make the case public at that time, and directly executed the general in secret, and there was no room for defense. “

Xie Hanci shook his head and said: "With a letter, General Kunyu was directly convicted, and your emperor was too arbitrary." “

The masked man smiled bitterly and replied: "When the emperor ascended the throne as a young man, he was already too sharp to avoid people, and General Kunyu was also burdened by fame. However, your Emperor Dafeng is no better, the concubine fell into the water, do you really think it was an accident? ”

He took a step forward and stretched out his hand to Xie Hanci, "Okay, I've told you what I should say and what I shouldn't say." Now it's your turn to help us find the evidence in the painting. ”

Xie Hanci knew that he couldn't dodge, so he took a deep breath and handed the scroll out.

At this moment, a soul-chasing arrow burst out of the air, and the arrow was ignited by the fire, hitting the scroll in the hands of the two, and the whole painting immediately ignited.

Xie Hanci threw away the painting, but the masked man did not let go, but used his other hand to pull out the flaming arrow.

Xie Hanci saw that the end of the arrow was still connected to a small paper bag soaked in grease, and shouted: "Let go, it will explode!" As she spoke, she kicked the scroll away from his hand, and with all the force, the scroll was thrown high under the beam, and with a bang, it exploded.

Chen Lao didn't give up to pick up the scattered fragments, but only picked up two or three thumb-sized pieces of blank drawing paper.

The masked man grabbed Xie Hanci and hid in the pillar in the hall, and shouted outside: "I haven't seen you for many years, Da Yue doesn't even have such a little credit now?" ”

"Soldiers are not tired of cheating, thieves don't understand this truth, don't you people understand it either?"

Xie Hanci poked his head out slightly from behind the pillar, only to see more than a dozen black shadows appear on the outer wall of the backyard of the small temple, holding bows and arrows, and the leader then shouted: "Now that the painting is gone, it is useless for you to keep this girl, it is better to hand her over and we will take her away, otherwise, the last group of people in this world related to Kunyu Xianrong will also disappear." ”

His voice was cold, like a melting ice pick under the eaves, and the coolness hit the hearts of everyone in the room, life and death had long been put aside, but if he died, no one in the world would know the truth.

The eyes of everyone in the side hall were focused on Xie Hanci at this moment, there was worry and annoyance in their eyes, but no one opened their mouths to offer to send her out for their own life.

The masked man looked down at the girl with a muddy face in front of him, her eyes were black and white, clear and stubborn.

Xie Hanci bit his lip, and just wanted to speak, but the masked man shouted loudly: "Impossible, she was brought back by us, so naturally she must be sent back safely." ”

Chen Lao also chimed in: "If we put this little girl in the hands of you dog miscellaneous in the gutter for the sake of our own lives, it will really ruin the reputation of the general, and we will not have the face to see him when we enter the underworld in the future." ”

The people outside no longer shouted, but answered directly with actions, and the bowstrings in their hands kept shrinking and tightening, making a clanging sound like the strings stretching, and the arrows fell into the apse like meteors.

Lao Jia picked up the spiritual position on the incense burner and put it into his arms, and shouted: "Damn, I didn't look at the yellow calendar when I went out, it seems that I collided with Zhu Rong today, I was burned by someone first, and then it was blown up." ”

Before the words fell, an arrow pierced straight into the Xiangding, with a loud noise, the Xiangding was torn apart, Lao Jia was the closest, and the broken pottery shards pierced into the flesh, and in an instant, his chest was blurred with flesh and blood.

Chen Laogang wanted to drag him, but he was fascinated by the incense ash, and the air was full of choking dust, Xie Hanci coughed and said, "Hand me over, otherwise we will all die here." ”

The masked man pressed her shoulders and told her to lower her body as low as possible to avoid the flying arrows, he glanced at the courtyard and said, "None of us will die here, go!" ”

In the tent of the camp, King Ning's cloak was covered with mud spots, and as soon as the tired horse stepped into the barracks, he was surrounded by Xie Yuan and Jing Yu.

"Uncle Xiaohuang, Xie Hanci was captured by the bandits, they asked her to find out the secret hidden in the painting, she lip-synced with me and said that the painting in her hand was safe, let you save her!"

Because he was too anxious, what he said was also a little inconsistent.

When King Ning heard this, his brows immediately wrinkled together, his face was gloomy and scary, he grabbed Jing Yu's collar and scolded, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Xie Yuan stepped forward and gently pulled King Ning's hand away and told the matter completely.

Jing Yu impatiently drove the horse around him back and forth, "Uncle Xiaohuang, are you going or not?" If you don't go, I'll go myself. ”

King Ning grabbed his reins and asked, "What did she tell you in the end?" What was her exact word? ”

Jing Yu was stunned for a moment and replied: "The painting is safe, let King Ning come and save me." ”

King Ning frowned after hearing this, and then turned his head to look at Xie Yuan, "Where was she locked up by you in the end?" ”

Xie Yuan was a little puzzled, but replied truthfully: "My carriage." ”

King Ning handed Jing Yu's reins to Xie Yuan, left a sentence of "watch him", and turned to go in the direction of Xie Yuan's carriage.

Climbing into Xie Yuan's carriage, what he was most worried about still happened, on the low table of the carriage was a half-unfolded painting, the red and white plums on the painting were lifelike, and King Ning recognized at a glance that it was Shen Lang's "Lady Seeking Plum Blossoms on a Snowy Night".

The painting was actually put in the car, so what did she take with her?

King Ning looked around at the small space in the carriage, the box in the corner was ajar, and inside were several blank scrolls, and the leftmost position was obviously missing one. He slammed the cage shut and scolded, "Crazy, dare to do anything." ”

He turned and jumped out of the carriage and came back, hesitated for a moment, rolled up the painting on the table again, put it in the pocket on the horse's back, and rode out of the barracks alone.

Chase to a muddy swamp where the marks of the bandits' hooves have disappeared. At a loss, a woman turned over from a tree and landed in front of his horse, he had just drawn the long sword at his waist, but he looked at the woman in front of him with a somewhat familiar face.

"Feiyun Gate?"

"I'm not from Feiyunmen anymore, why did you come?" The woman spoke very quickly, and as she spoke, she pulled out a purse from her waist.