The defeat of the Linguo army was supposed to be a day of celebration for the whole country, but the long street was full of silence and silence. The people stood on both sides of the street, looking in the direction of the city gates, and they were all sad.

A crisp copper bell sounded in the city, and I saw a white horse slowly stepping at the city gate, covered with silver armor, with a copper bell around the horse's neck, and a white flag. This is the guide horse, and the sound of the brass bell can lead the wandering soul home.

The corpses of the soldiers who died in the north were only partially recovered, and too many soldiers whose heads were in different places and eaten by wild beasts had no choice but to be buried in a foreign land. The returnees are all buried in thick coffins, running on horses alone, and there are thousands of coffins! When some people saw this shocking scene, they couldn't help but cry and said, "With such a formation, if they were still alive, how good it would be!" ”

The cries began one after another, gradually spreading to the other side of the street, and all of a sudden, the whole city was crying.

Under the howling of the wind, the long procession of coffins passed from the plain outside the city through the city gate to the city, and from a distance, there was almost no end in sight.

In the case of Murphy's treason with the enemy, Emperor Rong chose to be presided over by the crown prince, supplemented by the criminal department of Dali Temple.

It had been two days since Zuo Qing woke up, and when he saw Su Yan for the first time, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, but he still talked to her cautiously, for fear that one of his carelessness would make her disgusted with him.

Knowing from Su Yan that the prince tried Murphy's case, Zuo Qing was a little surprised. In the Houshan murder case a few years ago, Emperor Rong handed it over to the prince for trial in order to take the opportunity to explore the prince's ability, at that time, the case only involved officials and families, and was assisted by Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, so Emperor Rong was naturally relieved. But this time it was different, it was about the treason of the ministers, and Emperor Rong handed it over to the prince again!

It seems that after experiencing such storms and waves, Emperor Rong can't wait to cultivate the crown prince.

A hand suddenly touched, and Zuo Qing trembled violently. Su Yan's fingertips gently stroked his eyebrows, and complained: "You are always like this, thinking about things and thinking about things, you have been asleep for two days, you should take care of yourself, don't worry about it anymore." ”

Looking at her who was worried about herself, a warmth rose in Zuo Qing's heart, and he hurriedly held her hand, "Ah Yan, have you forgiven me?" ”

Su Yan looked at him with some hesitation, she didn't know what she decided in her heart, she was just too afraid that something would happen to Zuo Qing, so when she heard that Zuo Qing had fainted, she ran to see him like crazy, guarding him for two days and one night, just wanting him to live well, and not wanting anything else.

However, since you are worried about him and afraid of losing him, then the old entanglements and mistakes may also disappear.

Just like Master said: Life is just a few decades in the world, don't be aggrieved, don't be stubborn, do whatever you want, do whatever you want, it's always right.

Su Ming is always in her heart, and she can always play a role in making her suddenly brighter, and the same is true at this time.

"In the past, I may have been annoyed with you and hated you, but I cared too much about you, so I annoyed you for ignoring my sincerity, hating you for deceiving and using me, and now I still hate it! However, I want to give you a chance, if you can be honest with me for the rest of your life, and no longer hide it, maybe I can accompany you on your way. After saying the words in his heart, Su Yan was relieved.

Zuo Qing's hand clenched tighter, "No, never!" From now on, I will hide nothing from you! Ah Yan, when I finish dealing with the rest of the matter, I will take you out of Rongguo immediately, and we will go back to Kuaifeng Town, okay? ”

"What's left?" Su Yan couldn't help but wonder: "Mo Fei has been imprisoned, Dali Temple will definitely judge the result within half a month, his end is nothing more than beheading, your revenge has been avenged, what else is going on?" ”

"The extermination of the Xuan family must not have been done by him alone, I always have a hunch that he is hiding something, I must go to see him and know the truth before he dies!"

"You mean, there are other people who destroy the hatred of the race?"

Zuo Qing shook his head and said, "It should be, it's not just Mo Fei!" ”

Dali Temple Prison

Murphy was held in the lowest cell, which was extremely strict, but seemed a bit over-guarded for an unarmed and desperate old man.

"Your Majesty is still lenient to you, otherwise you should be imprisoned in a water prison, so that you can taste what life is better than death before you die." Zuo Qing appeared outside the cell and said very plainly.

There was only an oil lamp in the dark cell, and Murphy had been imprisoned for a few days before his vision was impaired and his vision was blurred. He approached the cell door and saw Zuo Qing's face clearly.

"You're still here, Zuo Qing, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Wait for me? You still have something to say to me. ”

Murphy chuckled under his breath for a long time before he calmed down and said to him, "Otherwise, how would you come to see me, my good boy!" ”

Zuo Qing subconsciously retreated, "Mo Fei, why do you have to deceive yourself now?" I consider the thief to be the father only so that you can get the fate of today, and now that is the case, you might as well tell all the things you know, and maybe when you die, I will be willing to put you in a coffin and bury you somewhere! ”

Hearing this, Murphy burst out laughing.

"Put it in a coffin and bury it somewhere? Zuo Qing, Zuo Qing, where did you go to the city government in the past? Since you want to know the truth, you should be kind to me, why can't you help but show your true colors now? ”

"Why bother? You are doomed to die, no one can save you, no one but me will collect the body for you, you have no choice! ”

"If you don't bring it in life, you don't bring it in death, if you die, will I still care about my body?"

"What about your family? They can't collect your corpse for you, but they don't want to see your corpse abandoned in the wilderness, gnawed by wild dogs, and you want to see them feel heartache for you? ”

Murphy sneered: "The crimes I committed will be punished by the three clans, my parents, wives and children are all listed, and none of them will be spared." ”

"What about your sister? He is the side concubine of Prince Zheng, and he can avoid death. But once you die, she will definitely collect your corpse at all costs, and then she may not have a good time in the palace in the future. By the way, it will also involve Ge Yiyan, he was already rejected by His Majesty, and after you die, he should be the most unhappy one. ”

In the dim light, those murderous eyes glared at Zuo Qing: "What do you want to do?" ”

A smug smile appeared on Zuo Qing's face: "Tell me the truth, and I will let you have no worries, otherwise, after you die, I will be the first to take your sister and Ge Yiyan." ”

"For the sake of you and I who once had a father-son relationship, you let them go," Mo Fei changed his attitude and hurriedly begged, "Mo Xin has never done anything to hurt you, and your hatred has nothing to do with her!" ”

"The Xuan family has never done anything to hurt you, why can you do this?"

Murphy was stunned for a moment, then staggered back, fell to the ground, and said in despair: "You won't want to know the truth, the old case ten years ago did have my help, but the initiator, you definitely won't want to know ......"

"Tell me!"

"...... you won't want to know"

No matter how Zuo Qing asked, even if he threatened Mo Xin's life, Mo Fei still repeated this sentence, no different from a mad demon.

Zuo Qing angrily punched the cell door, looking at Murphy who was crying and laughing inside the cell door, he was helpless.

Since then, Zuo Qing has been in a daze, has never left the Zen Meditation Temple, and has refused all visits, including the prince. Su Yan was by his side day and night, although he was worried, he had no way to persuade him, so he could only accompany him quietly and gently patted his shoulder when he was sad.

Ten days later, Murphy's treason case ended, and Emperor Rong gave him poisoned wine to give him the last dignity.

When Zuo Qing heard the news, he just looked at the courtyard and said in despair: "There is no truth anymore." ”

After the Murphy case, the prince's momentum became more and more uncontrollable, not only won the attention of Emperor Rong, but also the ministers of the court and the central government were very supportive of him, and those neutrals seemed to have found an organization in an instant, and they all rushed to join the ranks of the prince. And those who used to follow Murphy also got a miserable end.

Xilou was worried that if this continued, the crown prince would be unstoppable, and they might not be able to make it difficult if they wanted to go further. But Zuo Qing's three souls and seven spirits are not on him, and he can only be in a hurry.

After a period of calm, the academy suddenly exploded. During this time, after the prince visited the Zen Monastery several times to no avail, he went to the fence hall, and at first no one cared, thinking that the prince was just admiring Mr. Jin's talent and music theory, after all, the students of the entire academy were like this. But just half a month later, Mr. Jin actually entered the East Palace, changed his body, and was promoted to the East Palace musician.

The students of the academy and the people under the maids immediately divided into two factions, one group said that Mr. Jin was talented and intelligent, and he should have gone to a high place a long time ago, while the other group questioned that Mr. Jin was a layman after all, and he also pursued fame and fortune, and the vulgar was unbearable.

When Su Yan heard this, he wanted to seek truth, but found that he couldn't even enter the palace gate, so he had no choice but to give up.

At the beginning of October, autumn was getting stronger, and the people of Ruoshui seemed to have begun to forget about the crisis, and there was no longer the panic in the streets and alleys. The teahouse and wine shop, Goolan Washer recovered at a very fast speed, compared to the past, now the business is even more prosperous, without the existence of the poisonous insect Murphy, the whole Ruoshui has become thriving.

However, a storm hidden in the shadows is accumulating strength.

With Su Yan's company, Zuo Qing gradually got out of the predicament. When Xilou got the news, he immediately rushed over, and saw him lying on the couch, half of his body was gone, and he couldn't bear to look at him. Xilou wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to speak.

Zuo Qing smiled and said to him: "Ten years of waiting, in the end, I don't even know who the enemy is, no matter what, it's all over anyway." ”

"yes, it's all gone." West House said.

"You're here to ask me what's next, right?"

Xilou hurriedly denied: "No hurry, I'm just here to visit you." ”

"I promised you, I will definitely do it," Zuo Qing got up, walked to the bookshelf with difficulty, and took out a volume and unfolded it on the bookcase: "When Mo Fei supported Wei Zixu back then, he almost helped him, and the officials on these lists were all Mo Party, and they did a lot of 'good things' for Wei Zixu back then. Although many years have passed, these people have also been involved in the Murphy case, and most of them have been executed, but the remaining few old treacherous and cunning have washed themselves clean, and now they are Wei Zixu's right-hand man. Without Murphy, a thorn in the flesh, Wei Zixu would have no scruples in the court, and if he had no scruples, he would have no defenses, I would ask Lord Changsun and a few others to target more. ”

"Speaking of this, King Yao has also started to go to court recently, but the prince is in the limelight in the court, and he doesn't take King Yao in his eyes at all." West Corridor Road.

"That's not right, take the opportunity of King Yao to make the two brothers have a conflict, after a long time, Wei Zixu will inevitably be irritable and show his true face, can Emperor Rong still like this prince?"

"If you use your strength to throw out what those officials have done, Wei Zixu will completely end his road to the crown prince!"

Zuo Qing closed the list and handed it to him: "My body has not recovered yet, you go and contact the eldest grandson first, I have to do another thing." ”

Xilou didn't hesitate: "Do you want to see King Yao?" ”

"It's time to arrange for you to meet, one is for you to enter the palace in the future, and the other is to bring down the crown prince without fail."

Xilou clenched the list, excited in his heart, but also apprehensive. He had been waiting for this day for ten years!