King Damiao had long received the letter from Langchatulu about his affair with Li Hongxin, but he concealed it. Qining naturally understood his intention.
Once this letter is handed over to the court early, the court will definitely use this letter to deal with Li Hongxin, and the witness of this letter is King Damiao.
The King of Miao represents the seventy-two holes of the Miao family, and the credibility of his testimony is naturally extremely high.
The imperial court had always known that Li Hongxin would be a disaster if he was not eliminated, but they also knew that if he attacked Li Hongxin easily, it would do more harm than good to the Chu State. After accepting Li Hongxin's surrender, the arrangements for Li Hongxin were considered very appropriate. Of course, all this was not to give Li Hongxin any face, but to let the world know that the Chu State was very generous in surrendering the enemy and did not settle scores later.
The Northern Kingdom was not at peace, so the Chu State was of course doing this to prepare for the Northern Expedition in the future.
Because of this, if there is no conclusive evidence, even if the court is wary of Li Hong's confidence, it will not take action easily.
This letter came from the Miao Village, and the evidence provided by the Miao Village was certainly much more useful than the evidence provided by the court itself.
Even if the court finds evidence and it is genuine, in the eyes of the world, the evidence may be fishy, and may even make people suspect that the court deliberately fabricated it in order to get rid of Li Hongxin.
But the evidence produced by Miao Village will certainly not make people suspicious.
But Qining knew very well that once King Miao handed over this letter to the court, if the Miao village was involved in this turmoil, as the source of the evidence, the Miao village would not be able to put aside right and wrong.
The Miao King knew very well that Li Hongxin was a centipede. Although he had lost his former glory, he still had roots in Xichuan. If Li Hongxin was in trouble because of the letter the Miao Village produced, then Li Hongxin's forces would inevitably destroy the Miao Village. As enemies, including many aristocratic families in Xichuan, the Miao King would certainly not easily provoke this force in order to protect the Miao Family's Seventy-Two Cave.
But today Ksitigarbha sent people to sneak into Sun Moon Peak, not only to instigate a conflict between the Miao family's 72nd Cave and the imperial court, but also to threaten the safety of the great witch. Of course, this was something that the Miao king could not tolerate.
Qi Ning had always suspected whether Li Hongxin was a member of Ksitigarbha, but he had no direct evidence in hand. But now that he thought about it, both Ksitigarbha and Li Hongxin wanted to use the power of the Miao family's 72nd Cave to cause the Xichuan Rebellion. It can be seen that even if Li Hongxin is not from Ksitigarbha, the two parties must have reached a covenant in the eyes.
Qi Ning sneered inwardly, feeling more and more that Ksitigarbha's move this time was indeed a risky one.
Once it succeeds, if either the Great Witch or himself dies in this plan, it will provoke chaos in Xichuan, and it will be difficult to stop it. However, if the plan fails, Ksitigarbha will also face extremely serious consequences.
After that, it was difficult for Ksitigarbha to provoke the confrontation between the Miao family's Seventy-Two Cave and the imperial court, but the Miao King was also angered by Ksitigarbha's assassination plan and took out this letter. The existence of this letter directly pointed to the target. Referring to Li Hongxin, from a certain perspective, the failure of the Ksitigarbha Plan put Li Hongxin into an extremely serious crisis.
"King Damiao, this letter is in our hands, what do you think we should do next?" Qining had no intention of returning the letter to King Damiao: "Do you want to use this letter to question Li Hongxin?"
King Damiao picked up the wine bowl and said: "This letter has been given to the lord, and I have done what I should do. As for how to use this letter, it is the lord's own business. Of course, the lord can say that this is We searched it out from Langchatulu's house. If anyone asks, I won't deny it." After a pause, he said, "It's just that I'm worried that Li Hongxin won't admit it!"
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King Damiao raised his head and took a big sip, put down the bowl and said: "Langchatulu secretly colluded with Li Hongxin. The only evidence is this letter. Apart from this, I can't provide any other evidence. Jue." I took this letter to Li Hongxin. It can be said that Li Hongxin made it out of thin air. As long as he said that this letter was forged, we can't provide any other evidence to prove that it was written by Li Hongxin." He stared at Qining. Said: "And Li Hongxin will definitely deny it when he sees this letter."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether he admits it or not. With this letter in my hand, it doesn't matter if he doesn't want to admit it."
Seeing that Qining was speaking very confidently, the Miao King was a little confused, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just picked up the bamboo tube and poured wine.
"King Damiao, although it's a bit presumptuous, but... I still have something I want to ask you about." Qining thought for a moment before saying, "If King Damiao feels it's too presumptuous, you don't have to answer."
King Damiao raised his hand and said: "Sir, please speak!"
Qi Ning lowered his voice slightly and said: "King Damiao, as far as I know, there was another candidate for the Great Witch back then. It was just because something happened, so...!"
Before he could finish speaking, King Damiao's expression had already changed. He stared straight into Qining's eyes and asked, "Sir, how did you know that?"
"The great witch mentioned it." Seeing King Damiao's reaction, Qin Ning knew that this topic was very sensitive: "It's just that he didn't go into too much detail."
King Damiao said: "It concerns the great witch. Since the great witch didn't say much, I can't say much either. Please forgive me, sir."
Qi Ning didn't have much hope at first, but when he saw King Damiao react like this, he knew that it would be difficult to get information from King Damiao, so he handed over his hand and said, "I took the liberty."
King Damiao's face was quite solemn. He was silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "The great witch can tell you this matter, which is very frank to the lord. In fact, the great witch did have another candidate at that time, and if nothing unexpected happened, everything Everything is ready, but...!" He shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "An accident happened. It happened suddenly, and everyone was caught off guard at the time, but...!" He hesitated to speak, and finally did not continue. He picked up the wine bowl, Drink it all in one gulp.
"King Damiao, with all due respect, does that matter have anything to do with the Black Lotus Sect?" Qining asked.
King Damiao was startled and asked in surprise: "How did your lord know?" But as soon as he said the words, he knew that he had made a mistake. This sentence was equivalent to admitting that the accident that year was indeed related to the Black Lotus Sect, and he wanted to take it back. Too late.
Qi Ning's eyes twitched slightly and he said: "It turns out that it is really related to the Black Lotus Sect."
Qining's mention of the Black Lotus Sect was not groundless. In fact, he asked this question after careful consideration.
Qi Ning has seen the true appearance of the Miao family's great witch. The Miao family's great witch is naturally outstandingly beautiful and has a refined temperament. However, when Qi Ning saw the great witch for the first time, he immediately thought of Tang Nuo.
Tang Nuo's appearance was very similar to that of the Great Witch. It was just that the Great Witch had an unworldly temperament, while Tang Nuo was cool and elegant, but his facial contours and even facial features were very similar. At that time, Qi Ning found it very strange and vaguely felt Tang Nuo must have some kind of relationship with the Miao family's great witch.
However, Qi Ning could also see that although the great witch was not young, he had a knitted brow and straight legs, and was obviously still a virgin. Tang Nuo could not have been born of the great witch. At that time, Qi Ning was just surprised, thinking that there was someone in the world. It's not unusual to have similar looks. After all, he was able to become the Crown Prince because he looked exactly like the Crown Prince.
But today I heard that the great witch still had a sister, and my mind became active. Thinking of what happened back then, I wondered if Tang Nuo was actually related to that Ruyan
Tang Nuo and the little witch Anao are biological sisters, and they are closely related to the Black Lotus Sect. Therefore, Qi Ning secretly wonders whether senior Ruyan is also related to the Black Lotus Sect? He was not sure, just suspected, but after a casual test, the Miao King was caught off guard and blurted out. Qining was slightly startled, thinking to himself that Ruyan was really related to the Black Lotus Sect. In this way, Tang Nuo and Anao There must be some connection with Ruyan.
He didn't have any evidence, so he couldn't be sure that Ruyan was definitely Tang Nuo's mother, but he already had such doubts in his heart.
According to the great witch, the position of the great witch of the Miao family was originally inherited by Ruyan, but something happened to Ruyan, so another candidate was chosen. Now it can be confirmed that what happened to Ruyan is of course related to the Black Lotus Sect. There are relationships.
Why is the heir to the great witch involved with the Black Lotus Sect
Although the Black Lotus Sect is dominated by the Miao family and is a Jianghu sect founded by the Miao family, the Miao family's Seventy-Two Cave does not pay attention to the existence of the Black Lotus Sect, and does not even regard the Black Lotus Sect as one of its own.
Logically speaking, the leader of the Black Lotus is one of the five great masters. The Miao family should be proud of a great master. However, the Miao family is very alienated from this great master and the Black Lotus Sect. Perhaps it is because of the great witch. There are no two masters in the world, and there are no two masters in heaven and man. The Miao family, which believes in great witches, does not accept a great master, and is repelled by the Black Lotus Sect.
That being the case, if Tang Nuo is really a descendant of Ru Yan, why are Tang Nuo and Anao still in the Black Lotus Sect and having such a close relationship with the Black Lotus Sect? Could it be that Ruyan was expelled from the Miao family and deprived of the great witch's inheritance right because he was too close to the Black Lotus Sect
Qi Ning was puzzled. At this time, the sound of cockcrow suddenly came from outside. King Damiao stood up and said: "Sir, what happened last night, I have a heavy responsibility. After dawn, I will go to meet the great witch in person and tell her I apologize, so I can't stay with you longer. You've been working hard all the way, so you can take a rest in the village and regain your energy. After I come back, we can continue drinking."
Qin Ning knew that the Damiao King was unwilling to continue talking about Ruyan, so he stood up and said: "Damiao King, I broke into the Miao family's forbidden area without permission this time. I apologize to you again. The emperor sent me to Xichuan with some things on hand. There are many things unfinished, so I can't stay here for long. When I find time, I can come and have a drink with the Miao King." He cupped his hands and said, "Let's just say goodbye this time and talk about it another day!"
King Damiao thought for a moment, nodded and said: "In that case, I won't delay the Lord's business. I have to see the great witch. I can't send the Lord out in person, so please forgive me." After leaving the door, he shouted: "Lahu" !”
Someone immediately responded downstairs, and King Damiao ordered: "Take a few people to escort the prince out of the mountain, and be sure to ensure his safety."
Lahu agreed, and Qining had already come out, and once again offered his hand to Damu King Dandu Gu. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The dawn appeared, and the entire Xishan Mountain was bathed in the light of the morning. The mountains were undulating, magnificent, and the thrilling night continued. The dawn light comes and becomes the past.