It is said that the emperor's eleventh prince, King Heng, has always had ill intentions, and if King Heng led his troops to rebel, it is reasonable. But just a few months ago, this King Heng had clearly died in the Bifu of Longdong Mountain, and Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue participated in the closing of the case, which confirmed that the deceased in the Bifu was King Heng. But how could the deceased King Heng come back from the dead and rebel in the land south of the Yangtze River?

General Na Lu couldn't help but sigh and said with a wry smile: "At the moment, the imperial court is trying its best to cover up this matter, so the northwest region does not know about it. Since Master Zhou said something for a while, there is no need to hide the two of them. ”

It turned out that two months ago, Chang Daren, who was in charge of the murder of Bifu, reported the death of King Heng to the imperial court, and escorted the murderer Bi Changxiao back to Jinling. In addition to grief, the emperor ordered the whole country to mourn, and cut off Bi Changxiao's title of "Zheng Guogong" and demoted him to a concubine. By the time King Heng's obituary was issued, the hundreds of officials in the court headed by Prime Minister Ning Cheng had already been unable to hold back, and they had written to impeach him, wanting to purge the forces left by King Heng. In this regard, the emperor not only allowed all the performances, but also removed several generals under the command of King Heng, and let the eldest son of the emperor personally go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to take over Haiphong, which was to transfer the original military power of King Heng to the eldest son of the emperor.

Who knew that the eldest son of the emperor had not yet left Jinling, but King Heng suddenly came back from the dead and appeared in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. According to King Heng, a few months ago, he led his army out to sea to attack the nest of the Japanese Invaders, but he got lost at sea and drifted for several months before he was able to return safely. So from beginning to end, he had never been to Bifu in Longdong Mountain in Shudi, and he didn't know where the "King Heng" who died in Bifu came from. The Jiangsu-Zhejiang garrison was already suspicious of the truth of the Bifu murder case, and had always refused to believe that King Heng was dead, but now when he saw this King Heng returning from the sea, he quickly confirmed his identity, which was the real money and the real King Heng.

As a result, the entire situation can be described as a mess. As soon as King Heng's obituary came out here, King Heng came back to life in a hurry, and even Prime Minister Ning Cheng, who purged the remnants of King Heng, and the eldest son of the emperor who took over King Heng's military power, became headless flies for a while, and they didn't know what to do. In the end, the emperor was ruthless, and Zhu criticized ten big characters: "King Heng has killed, kill the impostor thief", but he did not recognize this King Heng who returned from the sea. Seeing that the emperor used such a method, the forces of all parties that originally followed King Heng simply came to a dead end, followed the Chen Qiao mutiny of Song Taizu, and added the yellow robe to King Heng in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and followed King Heng to rise up.

As for General Lu and other generals stationed at Yumen Pass, they had just received the news. You must know that since the founding of this dynasty, the emperor has killed most of the heroes one after another, and even the military power of the general Xie Fengxuan has been withdrawn and handed over to several princes. Among them, in addition to the King Heng who resisted the Japanese along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there was also the King of Thailand stationed in the northwest, plus the King of Yi and King Zhao who fought against the alien races of the previous dynasty in Mobei, almost commanded seven or eight out of ten of the military horses of this dynasty, and was also known as the "Four Kings General" by the world. Therefore, at present, the rebellion of King Heng depends on the reaction of the other three princes, if these four kings rebel, I am afraid that the country of this dynasty will be completely destroyed in an instant.

Fortunately, the seventh prince stationed in the northwest, the king of Thailand, is the emperor's most trusted prince, and the king of Thailand is also loyal to the emperor, so the emperor immediately ordered the king of Thailand to lead the 200,000 troops stationed in Lanzhou Wei to return to the Central Plains and drive to the Hankou area to standby. At the same time, he collected sporadic troops from all over the country and stationed them in Huzhou, Xuancheng, and Tongling to prevent King Heng's rebels from going north. The military horses of Lanzhou Wei this time, the fortifications in the northwest were only in the two lines of defense of Yumen Pass and Jiayu Pass, so Xie Yixiang and others went to General Lu's camp tent that day and saw the generals deducing the sand table in the military tent, in order to predict all the variables and prepare in advance.

Listening to the ins and outs of the whole thing, Xie Yixiang and Xian Jingyue looked at each other, still a little unable to believe their ears. On the same day in Bifu, Longdong Mountain, in the face of this intricate murder case in Bifu, Xie Yixiang did not doubt the authenticity of King Heng's body, but later, under the guidance of the mysterious little Taoist priest Deyizi, everyone in order to protect themselves, in the end they still confirmed the conclusion that "King Heng is dead". If it could have been ascertained at that time that the deceased was not King Heng, or if he insisted on refusing to close the case on the grounds that "the identity of the deceased is unknown", it would not have led to the following series of events, let alone the rebellion in Jiangnan.

However, after thinking about it again, the fake King Heng who died in Bifu could be so similar to King Heng in appearance and appearance, and there was also General Sali Hesa, the "Desert Wind" under King Heng, who traveled all the way and personally confirmed that the deceased was King Heng, which shows that this matter was premeditated. In addition, as soon as the obituary of the imperial court was issued, the real King Heng immediately appeared in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang station, and the whole thing was obvious, and it was clearly a bureau set up by King Heng himself. The purpose is to find a reason for himself to rebel, and at the same time to force his soldiers and supporting forces to a dead end, and not wait to board the rebellious thief ship of King Heng.

Therefore, regardless of whether the people in Bifu confirmed the conclusion that "King Heng is dead" that day, King Heng had already set up a situation of suspended animation, which shows that the determination to rebel has been decided, and it is only a matter of time before he starts an army. After figuring out the key, although Xie Yixiang was annoyed in her heart, she was not as self-blaming as Fang Cai, and couldn't help but say: "This dynasty has only been established for more than ten years, and the people have just been freed from the tyranny of the foreign races of the previous dynasty, and it is the time when people's minds are settled. No matter how strong King Heng's army is, it will not be stronger than the hearts of the people, and in the end it will only bring about its own destruction. ”

However, Xian Jingyue was a little restless, and he didn't expect that because of a stop in Qiliping, Emei Mountain, he was actually involved in the gambling contract between the "wicked grinder" Shang Buqi and the "face-tearing demon" Ning Cui, and he also came to the Yumen Pass in the northwest with Shang Buqi, and missed the major event of King Heng's rebellion. At that moment, he groaned slightly, and then said: "Since the case of the 'Yumen Walking Corpse' has been solved, I will rush to Jiangnan." ”

Hearing this, Xie Yixiang was also moved to return to Jinling with his senior brother, but where would Shang be willing to do if he didn't give up? How could he be Ning Cui's opponent just because he was alone? He didn't dare to pay attention to Xian Jingyue, so he could only make trouble with Xie Yixiang with words, and said: "Xie Yixiang, the 'Face Tearing Demon' case that caused a sensation in Jinling back then was sponsored by you, and you were also promoted to the head of the criminal arrest room because of this case. However, the real culprit in this case is still at large, and he is outside this Yumen Pass at this moment, do you actually plan to ignore it? The so-called 'in his position and his government', now that King Heng is rebelling, and the soldiers of his own court will deal with it, you are just a catcher in the torture room, and if you don't arrest the murderer, what will you do when you go back to Jinling?"

Shang Bu gave up these words, Xie Yixiang hesitated for a while, and was a little moved by him. Xian Jingyue knew Xie Yixiang's thoughts, and immediately said: "You and I are implicated in the Bifu murder case. Now that the emperor refuses to admit the identity of King Heng, the original verdict of the Bifu murder case is naturally upheld, so it is impossible to punish the chief judge Chang Daren, let alone you and me. But for now, you'd better not go back to Jinling, first, to protect yourself, and secondly, lest someone take advantage of this matter to make a fuss and burn the fire on your father. ”

Listening to the meaning of Xian Jingyue's words, it was clear that he agreed with Xie Yixiang and himself to continue to arrest Ning Cui, and Shang did not give up the surprise, so he hurriedly persuaded Xie Yixiang a few more words. In the end, Xie Yixiang finally made up her mind, separated from her senior brother for the time being, followed the merchant and went out of Yumen Pass in the west, and chased after Ning Cui's carriage along the road. After saying goodbye to General Lu and the others one by one, Xian Jingyue sent the two out of Yumen Pass all the way, and repeatedly told Xie Yixiang when parting, saying: "I have seen Ning Cui on Mount Emei, in terms of skill, you and her are only in the middle of the best, plus your 'Melting Fragrance Recipe', you can easily defeat her, but you must beware of her secret arrows hurting people." If you can't find any trace of Ning Cui, you need to turn back immediately, and the gentleman will take revenge, ten years is not too late, don't be in a hurry. ”

You must know that Xian Jingyue doesn't have many words, and sometimes he can't say a word all day, and even if he speaks, he is concise and to the point. At this moment, he said so many words in one breath, which was a little abnormal, obviously because King Heng's affairs were in turmoil. Xie Yixiang's mind was also full of King Heng's resurrection from the dead, plus the sorrow of parting, so he didn't care about it for a while. At that moment, she and Shang did not give up the inventory and saluted, stepped on the military horse given by General Lu, although a little reluctant, finally spurred the horse and went northwest along the official road.

When Xie Yixiang and Shang Bu's figures disappeared into the dust, Xian Jingyue turned around and entered the customs, and went to the grocery store on the street alone, but he wanted to find Li Liu, the captain of the pro-army governor's mansion installed here, and reported to the emperor with the flying pigeon of the pro-army governor's mansion.