Ma Jing's eyes flashed with suspicion: "Could it really be His Royal Highness King Su?"

Ye Feng shook his head: "At first, I did think so, but later I denied this idea. ”

"Oh?" Ma Jing seemed surprised, "Why is that?"

Ye Feng said: "First of all, Lord Ma, since you first arrived in Lanzhou, you have been secretly investigating the evidence of the so-called illegal acts of His Royal Highness King Su, and there is often friction between the black armor guards under your command and the royal team of King Su's mansion, so that in the end, you have to transfer the black armor guards out of Lanzhou City to station. I don't know if that's right?"

Ma Jing replied: "Yes, that's right." ”

Ye Feng continued: "So between you and His Royal Highness King Su, they have been secretly competing and wary of each other, under such careful precautions, His Royal Highness King Su will actually have the opportunity to contact and bribe this most trusted captain of the guard who has followed you for many years, and let him poison you, this thing sounds unreliable." ”

Ma Jing didn't say anything, looked at Ye Feng quietly, waiting for him to continue.

Ye Feng licked his lips and continued: "There is a second point, that is, since you poisoned Master Ma, you have strictly calculated the amount, and let you be poisoned in bed but not fatal, this is obviously that I didn't want your life in the first place." The consequence of this will either cause a scuffle between the black armor guards and the palace guards, or it will give an excuse to the little marquis Song Hu, who has long been eyeing him. ”

Sure enough, Song Hu used this incident as an excuse to privately mobilize a large army, besiege Lanzhou City, and even threatened to slaughter the city. In this way, not only will the city of Lanzhou, which His Royal Highness King Su has worked hard to manage for many years, be destroyed in the military disaster, but also his own safety will be in a critical crisis. ”

"If the real culprit behind the poisoning of you is really His Royal Highness King Su, he tried his best to set up such a poisonous plan, but in the end it became such a result. His Royal Highness King Su would not be so stupid and drive himself to a dead end, which is no different from suicide. ”

"As for the fact that our people will coincidentally appear in Lanzhou City later, and it will be so coincidental that the Tatar cavalry will suddenly invade the territory, forcing Song Hu to retreat from the battle. These results could never have been calculated by His Royal Highness King Su from the beginning. Therefore, I think that the real culprit in the end will never be His Royal Highness King Su. ”

Ma Jing blinked and said to Ye Feng: "Based on these, you are sure that His Royal Highness King Su is not the real murderer behind the scenes?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Actually, there is another point, I don't know if Master Ma remembers that on the night of Song Hu's retirement, there was a big banquet in King Su's mansion, everyone raised their glasses to celebrate, and the seventh uncle who was below was also at the banquet at that time. ”

Ma Jing thought about it, it was His Royal Highness King Su who toasted him, but he disobeyed His Highness's good intentions in public, and he still had an impression of the strange old man who didn't drink at all.

Seeing that Ma Jing nodded, Ye Feng said: "Actually, few people know that this seventh uncle of mine also has a skill that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, that is, the art of observing people. He can often see the subtleties of people, but he can see through the thoughts of others. ”

Ma Jing was quite interested

He asked, "Oh, so what did Uncle Seventh and his old man see?"

Ye Feng said: "Today, when I sent the seventh uncle out of the city, he secretly told me in private that night at the banquet, His Royal Highness King Su's performance was indeed the aftermath of the catastrophe, and there was no problem with the appearance of celebrating each other. But ,......."

Ye Feng paused suddenly, and then said: "He said that there was another person in the middle of the banquet, who looked preoccupied, and even felt quite regretful. ”

Ma Jing's face changed, and he stared at Ye Feng with squinted eyes and asked, "Who is this person?"

Ye Feng raised his head, looked back at his gaze, and said in a loud voice: "The person he said is you, Lord Ma Jingma, the Lanzhou Supervisor!"

Ma Jing stared at Ye Feng silently and did not speak, and only after a long time did he suddenly burst out laughing: "You said it was me? Do you think that all this would be designed by myself and sent someone to poison me?" This is really ridiculous!"

Ye Feng shook his head solemnly: "This is actually not funny at all. Because, that's the real truth. ”

The smile on Ma Jing's face disappeared, and he said to Ye Feng with a calm face: "Then what do you tell me about the real facts? ”

Ye Feng lowered his head and thought for a moment, as if he was thinking about where to start.

After a long time, he let out a long sigh and said: "Actually, although all these plans were designed by you, the person who instructed them should be the one who transferred you to Lanzhou City to serve as the overseer." ”

Ma Jing's face changed, but he still waited silently for Ye Feng's narration without saying a word.

"His Royal Highness King Su has been running Lanzhou for many years, and his popularity in the northwest is growing and winning the hearts of the people, which has long caused a lot of worries in the imperial court. But he is the prince, the emperor's brother, even the emperor himself, it is impossible to easily touch him for no reason. ”

"Originally, there was also Song Sheng, the old marquis of Xining, who led the troops to guard the northwest border pass on the northwest border, and checked and balanced each other with him, and the imperial court was more at ease. However, with the death of the old marquis, this balance was broken, so for the northwest border, the imperial court must take action. ”

So the simple-minded and fiery little marquis Song Hu was sent to the northwest frontier to take over his father's troops after attacking his father. Coincidentally, at this time, rumors spread in the army, and there were different opinions, all saying that the death of the old marquis was actually related to His Royal Highness King Su in Lanzhou City. It's such a coincidence that the little marquis would be convinced of these unfounded words of chasing after the wind and shadows. ”

"However, it is even more coincidental that at this time, Lord Ma, you will also be ordered to lead the Black Armor Guard to Lanzhou and serve as a supervisor. This is something that has not happened in the court before, you know, since Emperor Taizu, he strictly ordered the eunuchs in the palace to be illiterate, and even more forbidden to participate in politics and power, and also set up harsh laws to strictly control them. ”

"Even if the current emperor has been the emperor, he has remembered that the internal supervisors have made great contributions in the battle of Jingjing, and he has not deliberately suppressed them, but like you, Lord Ma, as an internal prisoner, holding military power and supervising one side, this is the first time in the world. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Jing's face became ugly.

Although the current emperor Zhu Di trusts them very much, but in the eyes of civil and military officials, they are still pickled inferior people after all, so in their hearts, they are a little secretive about talking about this issue.

Seeing his face change slightly, Ye Feng knew that he was a little uncomfortable in his heart, so he changed the topic and said, "But this also shows that the emperor has a special trust in you." He asked you to serve as the supervisor of Lanzhou at this time, I am afraid that there is a deeper intention. ”

"After you came to Lanzhou City, Mingli was to mediate and ease the contradiction between His Royal Highness King Su and the little marquis Song Hu, but in fact, you still have a secret special mission. Soon you find out that there are many contradictions between the two of them, and all they lack is a fuse. So, you've devised a well-thought-out plan to get them to fight each other. ”

"At this point, it's time for your loyal captain of the guard, who has been with you for many years, to step in. He should have known all your plans from the beginning, because in your plans, his character must die, and there is no way to live. Knowing this, he is willing to help you complete this plan without hesitation, and I think you must have had a lifelong friendship. ”

Ma Jing nodded slightly, with a look of regret written on his face: "That's right." I think when I was the head of the palace, he was just a small leader of the forbidden army. Once he accidentally broke the emperor's beloved thing and was almost beheaded, it was I who remembered the feelings of my countrymen and saved him. Since then, he has followed me and been loyal to me, and this time I came to Lanzhou, and I also wanted the emperor to recommend him as my captain of the guard. ”

"After I set up a plan to poison this time, this poisoned person was slow to settle down, because this person must not only be bold and careful, but also loyal and sacrifice himself for the sake of the court. Seeing that I was so anxious, unable to eat, and unable to sleep at night, he took the initiative to take on this role. ”

He said that this is not only for the overall situation of the court, but also to repay me for saving my life back then, at most, even if I return the life I owed back then, just as if I lived for these extra years. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Jing's voice was a little choked, and it could be seen that the relationship between them was quite deep.

Ye Feng looked at the incense and candle offerings on the desk, and understood in his heart why Ma Jing would secretly worship him in the middle of the night, and also sighed: "True righteous man!"

After a while, Ye Feng continued: "After you were poisoned, Imperial Doctor Jian you invited could easily diagnose that you were poisoned, but he refused to detoxify you. Originally, we always thought that he was threatened and instructed by Song Hu, but no, Song Hu was not in Lanzhou City at that time, far away in Ganliang Border Pass, if Imperial Doctor Jian was for self-protection, he should take refuge in Lanzhou City or His Royal Highness King Su, and confess the truth in order to seek your protection. Now it seems that in fact, the person who threatens him is in this Lanzhou city, and it is you.

Master Ma!"

Ma Jing smiled slightly, and did not deny it: "Since the death of his wife, Imperial Doctor Jian has loved his only son the most. His only son has been studying medicine with him since he was a child, and he has been traveling and practicing medicine in recent years. I just sent someone to catch his only son, and showed the token to Imperial Doctor Jane, who naturally obeyed me. ”

Ye Feng shook his head, this move was really vicious!

He said in a deep voice: "You asked Imperial Doctor Jian to delay detoxifying you, in fact, you should want to wait until the news of your poisoning reaches the ears of the little marquis Song Hu, and give him enough excuses to raise troops and ask for guilt." But what you didn't expect was that at this time, we actually came to Lanzhou City. ”

Ma Jing nodded and sighed, full of a feeling that people are not as good as heaven.

Ye Feng said: "What you didn't expect is that among us, there is actually a daughter of Cheng Sansi, the current divine doctor, in front of her, this so-called little trick of poisoning suddenly has nothing to hide, and Imperial Doctor Jian, who is unwilling to detoxify you for a long time, has become the first object of our suspicion, and has become the most vulnerable link in your entire plan." ”

Ma Jing nodded, indicating that what Ye Feng said was good.

Ye Feng said with a calm face: "So, Imperial Physician Jian's entire family was slaughtered and wiped out in that night!"

(End of chapter)