Chapter 896: Guilt
Gu Shenwei and Shangguan Fei returned to Nancheng in the early hours of the morning, just in time to see a raging fire in the distance.
"Wangcheng Lane!" Shangguan Fei exclaimed, looking at the Dragon King, thinking that this was an order he had given.
The Dragon Army's stronghold in Nancheng is located in the southeast, not too far from Wangcheng Lane, Hu Shining has already woken up everyone to strengthen their vigilance, and a few masters he can't control are sitting on the roof to watch the excitement.
Old man Mu saw the Dragon King and Shangguan Fei who had just entered the courtyard from a distance, and shouted excitedly: "Look, a fire that is rare in a hundred years. ”
Xu Xiaoyi immediately sent the information from the front, "Two hundred people from the Tianshan Sect surrounded Wangcheng Lane, and it is said that they found the lair of Xiaoyue Hall. ”
Gu Shenwei was still tirelessly pursuing clues, and Dubu Wang launched practical actions.
Shangguan Hong jumped down from the roof, his face was pale, his eyes were erratic, and he almost didn't notice Shangguan Fei's existence, "It's said that the imperial master was killed, is it true?"
Gu Shenwei couldn't answer this question, he knew less information than the people in the stronghold, and glanced at the roof, "Where are the wild horses?"
"Ran. Shangguan Hong replied in a panic: "As soon as Wangcheng Lane caught fire, he ran away with that strange old man." ”
The old man also jumped back to the ground, "Which strange old man?"
"No, no, I mean the proud building disciple. Shangguan Hong thought to himself that his current martial arts were not weaker than Old Man Mu, but he was still a little afraid of him.
The last one to come down was Han Wuxian, who sighed with a smile on his face, "I hope the corpses don't burn too much, I also want to recognize the appearance of those traitors." ”
Xu Xiaoyi added, "Xiao Chu also followed, but my people didn't see him in Wangcheng Lane." ”
Tie Linglong was patrolling outside, coming back to serve as the Dragon King's guard, she saw Chu Nanping with her own eyes, "He walked with those two weirdos, probably hasn't forgotten the proud building." ”
There are more and more news, the encirclement and suppression of the Tianshan Sect seems to be very successful, killing many people, and capturing some alive, not long after dawn, the Tianshan Sect posted a notice in its sphere of influence, claiming that Xiaoyuetang is the culprit of the assassination frenzy for several months, and now it has been eradicated, and there are still a small number of remnants who have escaped, and it is no longer a threat to Biyu City, Yunyun.
The notice does not mention the killing of the Dutch girl and the envoys of the Central Plains.
It was close to noon that Nanping appeared, and the Mustang and the proud building disciples did not come back.
"Wangcheng Lane is completely ruined. Chu Nanping witnessed the tragedy with his own eyes, "At least 1,000 people, most of whom did not know martial arts, all died in the fire." ”
"What about Xiaoyuetang, what about the lotus girl, was she really killed?" Han Wuxian was only interested in the fate of the "traitors".
There were many people standing in the room of the Dragon King, Chu Nanping was angry in public for the first time since he was born, holding a sword in his right hand, and his handsome eyes flashed with irrepressible anger, "It's you, you tell the Dubu King and lead the Tianshan Sect to Wangcheng Lane." ”
In the face of this rare anger, Han Wuxian also smiled more gently, "I didn't expect you to have a lot of feelings for Wangcheng Lane, where you grew up?"
"It's not about you. ”
Han Wuxian turned to the Dragon King, "I want to know, does the Dragon King also doubt me?"
"I believe that if Hall Master Han throws himself to King Dubu, he will not risk staying with me. ”
Han Wuxian laughed and said to Chu Nanping, "But I will still give you an explanation, because you are very beautiful, and I don't want to be hated by you." ”
Chu Nanping didn't seem to hear the words of the Dragon King and Han Wuxian's praise, and still maintained the posture of drawing his sword out of the sheath at any time.
"If I tell the Dubu King, I should have joined forces with the Tianshan Sect to surround the Dragon King and the Proud Mansion the night before yesterday, why wait until now? Biyu City is the old nest of Jinpeng Castle, and the Dubu King has been in business for many years, and the news will only be better than me, why do you want my help?"
Han Wuxian was actually able to give a very reasonable explanation, and Old Man Mu hurriedly agreed, "I guarantee that my mother-in-law will not do such a thing, because she has never left my sight, and I even look at her when she takes a bath and sleeps." ”
Han Wuxian held his long hair and said faintly: "If I hear your mother-in-law talking nonsense again, I will gouge out your eyeballs so that you can never peep at me again." ”
Old Man Mu grinned and said, "It seems kind, otherwise they wouldn't believe that the two of us are a couple." ”
Han Wuxian looked at the old man who was half short of him, and said in a coaxing tone: "We are not a couple, you are just a male pet who escaped from Xiaoyue Hall, I have many before and after you, now, I would rather have him than you." ”
Chu Nanping's face was slightly red, and he still maintained an angry expression, but Tie Linglong behind the Dragon King was red-faced, and he felt that Han Wuxian was too unobtrusive when he spoke.
Old man Mu stared at Chu Nanping, looking up and down for a while, "A child who doesn't understand the amorous feelings, who is better than me?" He has also touched Tie Linglong's hand, and he doesn't even know what it feels like to be a woman, what's the use of just looking good? You know ......?"
A serious accusation is turning into jealousy, and Gu Shenwei must stop it, "Go back to your room and be on standby, and from now on, no one is allowed to leave this mansion without permission." ”
Old Man Mu walked out, his eyes fixed on Han Wuxian and Chu Nanping.
Chu Nanping did not draw his sword after all.
Tie Linglong stayed as a guard, his face was full of annoyance, Gu Shenwei couldn't see it, and he had to hand over the real murderer to the Central Plains people tomorrow morning, and the clues pointed to Wei Song, but the only evidence in his hand was Mrs. Meng, and he really didn't have the energy to care about other things.
But it was this Mrs. Meng who clearly refused to testify, she said: "I can't let people know that I have something to do with the death of the envoy of the Central Plains, please forgive the Dragon King, and then look for Wei Song's flaws from other places." ”
Jinpeng Castle's strategy is very clear, to put the responsibility for the assassination on Xiaoyuetang, and Gu Shenwei's most conservative way to deal with it is to remain silent and let the lotus girl become a scapegoat.
In the afternoon, Xu Xiaoyi got more definite news, at least twenty Xiaoyue Hall disciples were killed, and no less than three were captured alive, but there was no Imperial Master and Lotus Girl among them, and there was no Han Xuan who had just been recaptured by the Lotus Girl, "There is something I think the Dragon King should pay attention to." ”
Say. ”
Hearing that the lotus girl was not dead and was not caught, Han Wuxian seemed to be a little nervous, hiding in the house, and often laughing for no reason. ”
Xu Xiaoyi was still Nanping's best friend at the beginning, and used every opportunity to help him accuse Han Wuxian.
"Do your own thing. Gu Shenwei expressed his dissatisfaction, "What I want is intelligence, not your speculation, if you can't distinguish between public and private, you should give up where you are." ”
Xu Xiaoyi hit a big nail, confessed, and never dared to mention Han Wuxian again, "Well, the Dragon King should know that Xiao Chu brought back a child." ”
"Hmm. Gu Shenwei didn't ask.
In the evening, two important figures hurried from the eastern barracks.
The first is Zhong Heng, after the meeting, he first talked about the battle of Wangcheng Lane, "Actually, this is a good thing, Xiaoyuetang suffered a heavy blow, and the lotus girl can only choose to join forces with the Dragon King." ”
"I hope so. Gu Shenwei knew in her heart that this was impossible, the lotus girl was too proud, if Xiaoyuetang was in control of everything, the possibility of joining forces would be even higher, and she would never bow to the Dragon King when she was cornered.
There are always a few people in this world who can't be explained by Gu Shenwei's normal interest thinking.
"I've found the leaker next to the Central Plains envoy. Zhong Heng quickly turned to the key topic, "This person's name is Zhang You, and he is one of Ma Lian's entourage, to be honest, I almost ignored him, and I didn't put him on the watch list before, because no one told me that he was a eunuch." ”
In the envoy team, Zhang You was inconspicuous, and did not even participate in the dust washing banquet, Zhong Heng got permission from Wei Song to go to the camp of the envoy team in the name of condolences, and soon found that there was a person among them who he had not seen, so he inquired a little and immediately confirmed that this was the leaker he was looking for.
Zhang You is an ordinary eunuch in the palace, unlike those powerful eunuchs, he has no supervision over the envoys, he is just a waiter temporarily given to Ma Lian by the emperor, and he does not bear heavy responsibilities, it stands to reason that this is a great honor, but the entourage around Ma Lian who specializes in touting it has never mentioned it.
"When he was still in the Central Plains, Ma Lian sent a message to his entourage that it was forbidden to mention to anyone in the Western Regions that there was a eunuch in the ranks, and if he did not die, those attendants would not dare to speak. ”
Zhong Heng spent a lot of money, but he felt that it was worth the money, "It's not easy to inquire about the details of this Zhang You, few people understand him, he is usually very strict, and he never talks much about things in the palace, but there is an entourage who guesses that Zhang You is likely to be a waiter in the palace of the Queen Mother." I tried it, and it was good, I deliberately mentioned the Emperor of the Central Plains and the Queen Mother, and Zhang You's respect for the Queen Mother was obviously higher. ”
So, Zhong Heng had a bold guess, "Wei Song and General Pang Ning both belong to the party of the Queen Mother, and they advocate a war against the Beiting and the Western Regions, and assassinating the Central Plains envoys to blame the people of the Western Regions is the best excuse to send troops." Zhang You, as a waiter, was clear about Ma Lian's whereabouts, and it was entirely possible that he colluded with Wei Song to assassinate the Central Plains envoys. ”
In this way, even if Jinpeng Fort puts all the blame on Xiaoyuetang, it still can't change the decision of the Central Plains to send troops. Gu Shenwei first thought of this.
Zhong Heng agreed, "It can't be changed, whether it is Xiaoyue Hall, Jinpeng Castle, or the Dragon King and the Dubu King, there is not much difference between the Central Plains beyond the mountains and rivers, all of them are regarded as people from the Western Regions, one party makes a mistake, and all of them are connected." ”
Gu Shenwei told Zhong Heng the information he got from Mrs. Meng, and took out the bribery document that Meng Mingshu found, Zhong Heng read it, and thought for a long time, "This is indeed a good opportunity to bring down Wei Song, and only by putting the blame for killing him will not implicate Biyucheng, there is a big problem, King Xiao is not here, Wei Song is the supreme governor of the Central Plains in the Western Regions, even if the Dragon King has evidence in his hands, who can he hand it over?"
Zhong Heng answered this question himself, "There is also a deputy envoy under Ma Lian, so I will go to find out if he has the status and courage to see if he has the status and courage." ”
Not long after Zhong Heng left, Tu Dog came, and he kept in touch with his sister to find evidence that Wei Song intended to assassinate the Dragon King, and after a few days, Tu Pian Pian finally reluctantly admitted that Wei Song did have this intention.
"I don't know why. Tu Gou didn't understand the entanglement between the Dragon King and Wei Song, so he felt extremely confused, "Lord Wei just doesn't seem to like the Dragon King, and Senior Sister said that he is particularly eager to get rid of the Dragon King immediately. ”
Everything came together, and Gu Shenwei felt that he had no choice and had to make a move to Wei Song tomorrow.
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