In the room, accompanied by a burst of solemn and soft Sanskrit singing, a small Buddha statue slowly rose from the box. Xi Fengchang was stunned to see it and could not recover for a long time.
Even if such a major event happened now that was related to the rise and fall of the entire Xi Feng clan, Xi Fengchang was still putting all his thoughts into this music box that he had never seen before. After a long time, he said in confusion: "This... is indeed a divine object blessed by Buddhism!"
Such gadgets that were quite common in later generations were indeed beyond people's understanding and imagination a thousand years ago. Even the people of the Song Dynasty who were always more familiar with strange skills and tricks would be inexplicable when they saw the music box, let alone A party member who knows almost nothing about this. What's more, this music box is also covered with a layer of mysterious Buddhist treasures, which naturally makes people believe that this is caused by the power of Buddha rather than external forces.
Just by looking at the opponent's exclamation expression, Sun Tu could already guess how much impact this had on Xi Fengchang. But he still said: "Sir, do you think this thing can replace the killed BMW and be presented to the emperor?"
"Of course!" Xi Fengchang nodded without hesitation: "Don't say that the horse is dead, even if it is still there, I will use it as the most important birthday gift to present to the emperor! This Buddha A Pokémon is worth ten horses!"
Sun Tu was amused. What this person said was too exaggerated, but judging from his reaction, it was true that in his eyes this music box was much more precious than the BMW he bought for thousands of dollars. So after a moment of silence, Sun Tu said again: "Since the young master has said so, I can rest assured. I am finally able to live up to my fate!"
"Not only have you fulfilled your mission, you have simply done a great favor for me, Xi Feng, and made a great contribution!" He walked a few steps and said: "And once you let the emperor know that they attacked you just to snatch this treasure, I'm afraid those people's crimes will be aggravated. It's a pity that the treasure can't be presented to the emperor now, otherwise …”
Sun Tu didn't care too much about this, he just smiled and didn't answer the question.
Now that everything was said and done, and he was really tired from working with both hands and brains today, he confessed his crime to Xi Fengchang, and then returned to his side courtyard to rest. As for Xi Fengchang, he was so excited that he didn't feel sleepy for a while. He just played with the music box until it was almost dawn.
The seemingly peaceful night finally passed...
Sun Tu woke up when someone knocked on the door while he was sleeping. He thought it was because Xi Fengchang was going to see Mo Xihe, so he asked someone to greet him. But when he saw him, he found that his eyes were still bloodshot. Xi Fengchang, however, looked nervous and even a little scared. When he saw his arrival, he said anxiously: "Qianli, something happened! It's a good thing you didn't go back with them yesterday, otherwise, I'm afraid you would have been killed!" "
Sun Tu, who was still a little dazed, didn't understand the meaning of his words at first. After a while, he woke up and suddenly changed his expression and said: "Young master, you said that the man from Mochihe who sent me here and back last night was killed." ?" When he said this, he was also shocked and his mind was completely awake.
"Yes, they didn't go back at all last night. It was nearly five o'clock in the morning, and it was discovered that the bodies of these ten people were found in an alley less than a mile away from Ningling Mansion. Everyone was messed up. The arrow kills, but shoots
All the arrows on their bodies have been removed, so it is impossible to trace the identity of the perpetrators through the murder weapons! "Xifeng Chang said with lingering fear.
Now not only him, but also Sun Tu shivered violently. Thinking about that dark night, if you were suddenly attacked by random arrows, it would be difficult for you to protect yourself. As Xi Fengchang said, fortunately he decided to stay here yesterday, otherwise there would have been one more of his among those corpses.
Xi Fengchang sneered again at this time: "But even so, everyone actually knows who would dare to do such a thing. It must be the prince's people who sent a large number of archers in order to kill people and silence them. They are really audacious. It’s extreme, this is the capital of our Xia Kingdom, and they actually dare to kill like this. It seems that they are really pushed into a hurry this time... "
This time Sun Tu did not respond immediately, but frowned slightly. Is this really the case? Is it true that the prince sent people to attack and kill Moxuhe's men in a desperate situation, in order to eliminate himself as an important witness
This statement seems to make some sense, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually quite problematic! The prince did this in order to escape guilt, but once the witness was killed, he would be the first to be suspected. Would he really be so anxious that he couldn't even figure this out? Even if he would do this, wouldn't anyone around him be sober enough to dissuade him
And more importantly, the consequences of this matter are even more serious than killing himself to grab the treasure yesterday! He could still come up with an excuse for yesterday's scene, saying it was for revenge, and he could also blame Xi Fengyao, but the use of archers was very sensitive, and at worst, he had rebellious intentions. As a prince, he might be suspected by his own father, so he might use thunderbolt measures against him!
After quickly turning away these thoughts, Sun Tu had already made a judgment. I am afraid that it is very possible that this matter was not done by the prince, but by another group of people who wanted to push the prince into the abyss of eternal damnation.
Who could that be? The first thing he suspected was Moshahe. With this person's character and sophistication in his methods, it is really possible for him to come up with such a strategy that sounds like a thief shouting to catch a thief. Or... the King of Yue
Because he had only been in Xingqing Mansion for a short period of time, and he knew very little about the division of power within the Xia Kingdom, Sun Tu was only familiar with these few forces at this time. And now he was suspicious of anyone who might be an enemy of the prince.
"Qianli..." It wasn't until Xifeng Chang called him several times that Sun Tu came back from his thoughts and smiled apologetically: "Young master, I'm sorry, it happened too suddenly. I was a little confused."
"I can't blame you, let alone you, I'm a little scared even thinking about it now." Xi Fengchang sighed again, and then said: "If such an incident happens, what should we do next?"
Sun Tu had corrected his mentality at this time. In fact, who did this and what does it have to do with him? Now his purpose is only to drag the Xia Crown Prince into the quagmire and take this opportunity to cause chaos in the entire Xia Kingdom officialdom, so he said: "Of course we are going to see Mo Xixihe to show that we stand with him. The attitude of the front."
"Hmm? Going to see him now..."
"It is precisely because of things like this that we can show our sincerity by going to see him again. And in this way, we can
Let him believe that this matter has nothing to do with me, the Xi Feng clan. After all, what happened to those people was because they sent me back here. In a sense, we are the suspects in their murder. "Sun Tu has fully recovered, and his speech and analysis are becoming more organized.
Xi Fengchang understood after hearing this, nodded and said: "You are right, then after dinner we will go to see Mo Xihe!"
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More than an hour later, when Sun Tu and the others arrived in front of Mo Chihe's mansion, they found that the defense here was much tighter than yesterday. Not only did the guard team in front of the door increase from 20 to 30 people yesterday to hundreds of people, but even half of the extending street was filled with Xia soldiers holding weapons, which made ordinary people dare not at all. Come closer here.
If Sun Tu hadn't shown off the gold medal he got yesterday, it would have been difficult for them to get close to the gate of Ningling Mansion. But it was different with the token. After only explaining their identity and purpose of coming, they were able to enter smoothly. Of course, all the weapons they carried were taken away. Nowadays, the Ningling Mansion looks like a snake with a cup and a bow, and all the trees and grass are full of soldiers.
Because of the incident last night, there were so many people from the court who came to the house to see Mo Xihe today. Even if Sun Tu had a sign to clear the way, he could only wait in the side hall. It wasn't until nearly an hour that someone asked him and Xi Feng to come over to meet their master.
At this time, Mo Chihe no longer had the freedom and ease of yesterday, and the anger on his face could not be concealed. Even when facing Sun Tu and the others, he was still gloomy. Without any courtesy, he went straight to the point: "Sun Qianli, what is the attitude of your Xi Feng clan? Have you made a decision today?"
"Ning Ling, since my young master and I are here today, we have naturally explained our attitude." Sun Tu replied when he saw that Xifeng Chang was frightened by Mo Xihe's aura and was speechless for a moment.
"You should already know what happened last night, right? It's so unreasonable that my men were attacked and killed outside! Also, didn't you come back with them last night?" As he said that, Mo Chihe said with some suspicion. He looked at Sun Tu.
Sun Tu didn't seem to be panicked: "I'm really lucky, because my young master is considerate, so I stayed temporarily. But their attack has nothing to do with my Xifeng clan, neither my young master nor the eldest son." We have made the decision to cooperate with Ning Ling, how can we go back on our word now?"
It was only then that Xi Fengchang calmed down and said: "Ning Ling, my nephew has long heard that you have always had a close relationship with my father, and you also take good care of my two brothers, so I will take care of this matter this time." Naturally, Mr. Xi Feng will stand by your side and let Qianli testify against the prince's bold actions."
After listening to the words of the two people, Mo Chihe's expression finally softened a little: "I am very pleased that you can make such a decision. Originally, you and I are both members of the Dangxiang tribe, so we should be of one mind. In this case, you will follow me into the palace later and report the truth to the emperor!"
Originally, the emperor's intention was to wait for the court meeting two days later to deal with it, but after such changes happened, Mochihe naturally couldn't bear it anymore. And he believed that after knowing what had happened, the emperor would not dare to fight with him anymore. After all, Mo Xihe's status and power in the Xia Dynasty was also huge!