On August 15th, the bones of the eldest princess were cold.

The Fulong Seal was not activated after all... As expected, the Mao Ren Sage did not pursue Sima and his son again. It was obvious that Sima Changying had matured in his old age, and was forced into a desperate situation. He performed well and diverted the disaster to the east with one move, and successfully escaped.

Of course, the main reason is that the Ma family and his son seem to be more in line with the dream than the Sima family and his son.

Ma Rui's family itself is also a Guanlong clan that is not inferior to the Sima family. His father has been the general manager of Youzhou for more than ten years, monitoring Hebei and Beihuang. He has strong connections there. Ma Rui himself is now a stay-at-home in Taiyuan, and his son married

The princess has a bright future, and there is also countless wealth left by the eldest princess...and this is a shining horse, not a Sima.

Of course, Zhang Xing suspected that there was also a huge psychological blind spot of the Mao Ren saint, which was perfectly grasped by Sima Changying - that is, this saint was arrogant and arrogant in his bones. He acted arrogantly every day and did not believe that he could

If he falls into that fate in the short term, this land supreme is more willing to believe that this will happen in the future.

From this perspective, Sima Xianggong is too old, while Ma Rui and his son have infinite possibilities.

Therefore, this saint is more willing to believe that it is the Ma family and his son who match his dream.

But again, what if you believe it?

The corpse of the eldest princess is cold.

The Mao Ren Sage obviously hesitated, and waved his hand to reject everyone.

Sima father and son helped each other and left. Sima Changying could not help but shed tears until now. Bai Yousi, who was opposite him, disappeared into the palace in a flash. Zhang Xing followed Niu Du Gong with Fulongwei.

came out.

"Don't tell anyone what happened today." Niu Duong sent Fulongwei out the same way and warned him sternly.

"Understood." Zhang Xing responded sincerely. "I was not asked away by the Governor at all. Fulongwei went back to continue to watch the night, and I continued to hold the coffin. Nothing happened tonight."

Duke Niu nodded, but hesitated to speak, but could only sigh, then clasped his hands and turned back.

After a while, Zhang Xing returned to the coffin of the eldest princess and continued to make ice. Ma Rui looked at it curiously, but in the end he had no words. Naturally, Deputy Changjian Zhang did not dare to say anything nonsense in this palace.

Things seemed to be ending like this.

However, next, subtle but rapid changes occurred in the Western Tour team.

Early on the next morning, as soon as Zhang Xing came out of his shift, the sage issued an edict that there was no need to build a large pontoon bridge, but that the Guanfengxing Hall should be opened directly, and the carts should be dispersed across several small bridges to cross the Qishui River.

There was no need to carry out a big project, so everyone was naturally grateful, so that few people noticed that the carriage across the river was not completely closed, and that the eldest princess's coffin and several cars were put together to form a small mobile hall.

I have noticed it, and I am afraid that most people can understand it, but it is impossible to think that such a thrilling thing happened that night.

Next, Zhang Xing was still on duty as a refrigerator, pretending that nothing happened... No way, what happened that night also made Zhang Xing feel guilty and scared. The scene was so creepy that he was not sure if it would happen again.

thing, and I’m not sure if I dare to think about that thought again, which later turned out to be a bit over-stressed.

The only thing he can be sure of is that he is determined not to endure this kind of political environment anymore - after the Western Tour, he will run away! He will run away without waiting for the second line of the governor, and will take out all the gold in the family for bribes.

Yu Changji, go and change the local officials.

The more this happened, the more he had to calm down. At a certain moment, he even inexplicably thought of the couple who died in his own hands.

After passing the Lianshui River, the sage did not go down the Wei River, but suddenly ordered the team to turn north, saying that they were going to Qiyang Palace in Yong County. But when the team arrived in Yong County, the sage was not willing to go... and instead ordered to go eastward.

Qishan... However, just as the team set out again, another order came, saying that they were going to the Renshou Palace in the north of Qishan.

In three days, the original route was changed three times, and there was also a high-status corpse in the team, which made everyone more and more panicked. People like Zhang Xing, who had experienced that night, naturally made things worse, and went to grandma's house.

Sure enough, on the night he arrived at Renshou Palace, Zhang Xing saw with his own eyes Ma Rui, the leader of the Shangzhu Kingdom who was left behind in Taiyuan, being summoned while on duty. When he came back, he was in a state of despair, his face turned pale, and he said nothing.

Early on the next morning, the team stopped at the Renshou Palace. Just as Zhang Xing caught up on his sleep, news came out that Ma Rui and his son had received further rewards and that their official positions could no longer be granted, so an additional three thousand households were added.

... At this time, it may be that the entire Western Inspection Team wanted to take a rest in Renshou Palace, so a new rumor spread, saying that the saint was planning to wait here for the opening of the tomb of the previous emperor, and then send the eldest princess directly there.

burial.

This can only be said to be a rumor, but not a rumor, because the tombs of several emperors from the previous dynasties are located east of Qishan Mountain and around the north of the Wei River, not far from Renshou Palace.

But Zhang Xing had already noticed something, and knew that something might happen again, but he was determined to find someone to ask for advice. However, at this time, he did not dare to discuss the core position of the palace with Bai Yousi, let alone

After discussing this issue with Qin Bao, he simply went to Li Ding.

The weather was hot and gloomy. After Zhang Xing found Li Ding, he dragged him to a remote area and explained what happened one by one, omitting his own impulsive thoughts.

"Is there such a thing?" Li Ding was stunned for a moment, but suddenly realized. "But it makes sense."

"How do you say it? What does a saint mean?" Zhang Xing sincerely asked for advice. This kind of thing is likely to involve temporary aristocratic customs. In other words, he really doesn't understand the specific political rules of the game for the nobles at this time.

"The saint obviously wants Ma Rui to commit suicide." Li Ding sighed, and tried to lower his voice regardless of the fact that he was outside the palace. "Don't make it difficult for him, and don't let him bear the burden of himself even though the body of the eldest princess is not recovered.

In the end, the reputation of blood relatives... maybe I want Ma Rui to die in the name of excessive worry and be buried together... That must be the case... But I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!"

Zhang Xing rarely felt a little dazed, and sure enough, the Mao Ren Sage did not disappoint him.

However, Zhang Sanlang soon discovered that although Li Ding answered correctly, he was also obviously out of sorts... This kind of situation is rare, just like the dark circles under the other person's eyes are rarely as light as now.

"What didn't you expect?" Zhang Xing, who was slightly moved by the thought, asked on the spot.

"I didn't expect that a saint would be so cool..." Li Ding, who stood with his hands tied, let out a long breath. "I didn't expect that Sima Xianggong would also..."

"Why do you think a saint wouldn't be so cold as this?" Zhang Xing asked in turn. "All four brothers were killed... Why should my sister be an exception? Anyone who gets in the way of his dominance and blessings will be punished.

It’s a good thing, but what would he care about? What’s more, it’s a dead sister?”

Li Ding almost panicked and sat down on the grass.

Zhang Xing then sat down and spoke firmly:

"As for Sima Xianggong, I can understand him. If he doesn't divert the trouble, his whole family will die. If it were you and me in his situation, what can we do? I'm afraid we can only kill him at the provocation... This is not to say

We have the conscience not to harm others, but we don’t have Sima Xianggong’s quick wit and understanding of the saint’s mentality.”

Li Ding said nothing and his face became increasingly pale.

"You can't resist, having no way out is the most terrifying thing." Zhang Xing looked around and lowered his voice in response. "After this incident, I feel more and more that if the saint is alive, there will be no future for Wei..."

"Don't... don't instigate." Li Ding seemed to realize something and sat there waving his hands repeatedly.

"I instigated?" Zhang Xing sneered for a moment. "Why don't you go to the official? You still instigated... What did I instigate? Which of the words I said was not the truth?"

"The worst thing is to find someone else." Li Ding sighed.

"Whatever." Zhang Xing said disapprovingly. "Anyway, if you are a saint for a day, you may not be able to fulfill your ambition."

"Don't talk about it yet." Li Ding held his forehead and continued to wave his hands. "I don't know if I can succeed in this life. Anyway, you are going to die...hurry up and find a way not to keep vigil."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xing was startled, and then quickly recalled that he was here for help, not to instigate Gong Huo.

"You..." Li Ding hesitated. "My mouth is very dry. Get me a glass of water first."

Zhang Xing was speechless and quickly handed over the water bag behind his waist.

Li Ding took two sips, then looked at Zhang Xing seriously and said: "It's a good thing you came to me, otherwise I'm afraid something bad would really happen... It's not that you will definitely die, after all, Bai Sanniang is here, and she still holds the Fulong Seal...

…Oh my God! I won’t know who will die then!”

"Hurry up and say it!" Zhang Xing couldn't hurry up. "You mean the saint will silence him? Afterwards?"

"This is a possibility." Li Ding shook his head. "But the probability is extremely small... Only if Ma Rui really commits suicide will you and the ten Fulong Guards be punished... But since Ma Rui did not commit suicide, he is greedy for life.

, and it is unlikely that he will commit suicide again.”

Zhang Xing broke out in cold sweat on his vest. How dare he think that Ma Rui committed suicide yesterday, so he would also be dead?

But after all, he had experienced a lot of life and death. He quickly suppressed this uneasiness and analyzed the other party seriously: "But since the saint has this intention, how can it be possible according to his temper that he would rather turn the world upside down than make himself happy?

Not killing in the end?"

"Yes." Li Ding also shook his head. "If Ma Rui committed suicide at that time, his child would not be able to change his name and survive. The eldest princess's last bit of kindness also worked... But he didn't want to die, and in the end

It will only make the whole clan unlucky!"

Zhang Xing nodded and did not make any comments on Ma Rui's behavior... He had just met this man and knew nothing about him.

Maybe I was naive and thought that if I put it off until my mother-in-law was buried, things would turn around;

He may also be a ruthless person with ulterior motives. He knows the fate of his family but does not want to die. He is planning to delay it and find a way to escape back to Taiyuan to rebel:

But the most likely thing is human nature, purely greedy for life and not wanting to die, and then luck and ruthlessness coexist in the mind to struggle.

"You mean, Ma Rui will die sooner or later, and I will be silenced sooner or later?" Zhang Xing asked seriously.

"No." Li Ding responded with a wry smile, and his tone became gloomy. "When it comes time to deal with the Ma family in a big way, why would a saint want to silence you? How many days did the eldest princess die? You were silenced, and only Ma Rui was silenced.

I suddenly woke up and was ready to die, but the possibility of this was too small. I mean Sima Xianggong..."

"What?" Zhang Xing didn't seem to understand.

"I mean Sima Xianggong." Li Ding sat on the ground and sighed. "Didn't you educate me in return just now? Why are you so stupid now? Sima Xianggong may have been forced to take this path at that time. But

Now that we have taken this step, in order to protect the family, we can only do our best... Let me ask you, although the saint wants to get rid of Ma Rui and his son, but what about Sima Xianggong's family? Aren't they even more impatient?"

Zhang Xingling was on the spot and slowly squatted down.

"Moreover, don't they want to protect their reputation?" Li Ding continued. "Don't Sima Xianggong know that the saint is already murderous and only needs someone to give him a push? If I were Sima Xianggong, no matter what, I would just be there

In the past two days, go to the coffin and report to the saint immediately, saying that Ma Rui was whispering to you officers who were guarding the body, intending to rebel... or more cruelly, saying that Ma Rui pulled him and wanted Sima to follow him.

Let’s fight against Ma together!”

Zhang Xing looked up to the sky and sighed, but saw dark clouds rolling above his head, and then smiled bitterly: "At this time, I should have scolded Grandpa Sima Erlong for being shameless, but I couldn't get angry... You think, if another saint were in power, this Sima
To be continued...