Early the next morning, the morning sun pierced the long darkness. The people of Xianyang City walked out of their homes and found that nothing had changed. The market was still very lively. Si still wandered the streets with seven or eight concubines, and the Wuji steamed stuffed bun shop was still full of people queuing up to buy steamed stuffed buns...
Nothing changed, so the common people suddenly realized that what happened last night had nothing to do with them, and the days would still pass day by day.
However, interested people secretly found some small abnormalities.
Several grain stores outside Mr. Liu had new shopkeepers. Except for a few servants, even the accountant was gone.
Boss Jia's salt warehouse seemed to be on fire last night. Even if the fire was extinguished in time, the salt he bought today still smelled a bit smoky.
The bank of Ouyang Company opened an hour later than usual, and the shopkeeper of the bank was gone. I heard that he had a sudden illness last night...
At noon, Fourth Master Feng received a message from his subordinates. After reading it for a while, he walked to the desk, deliberated for a long time, and then wrote a few words.
After sealing it, it was handed over to the most trusted subordinate. The young Fourth Master Feng showed a rare dignified expression, "Hand it into the hands of the master, there must be no mistakes."
The east wind blows catkins, the flowers are red and the willows are green, and it is another good time of the year. At this moment, in the silent valley, smoke was also rising. After the large-scale slaughter, the camp had shrunk a lot, and there were only less than 700 people left. The rest had been lost in the night of massacre. life.
Zhuge Yue brought a bowl of porridge and walked to Chu Qiao's side. His expression was still ugly, but he had calmed down. The tent was so small that he couldn't stand upright at all, so he could only squat down, help Chu Qiao up, and whispered, "Eat something."
Chu Qiao's face was pale, and her body was getting weaker and weaker, but she still asked in a deep voice, "How is the situation outside?"
"What else can I do?" Zhuge Yue said disdainfully, "Everyone who deserves to die is dead, and those who don't deserve to die are also accompanied by death. The Liu family has monopolized the property of these rich families without any effort. It's a very vulgar drama. "
Chu Qiao frowned slightly, and said slowly: "So, Liu Xi has usurped the property of several other wealthy businessmen? Isn't he afraid of revenge from those people's family?"
Zhuge Yue shook his head and said, "The family members of these rich merchants may no longer be alive."
"You mean..."
"Yes," Zhuge Yue nodded, and said in a deep voice, "If I were to do it, I would do it once and for all. Although Ouyang's, Jia's, and Wang's property is not as good as Liu's, once united, It is definitely not something that Liu's family can compete with. Since Liu Xi has decided to swallow up these properties and wipe out all the people from these families, Xianyang City will definitely not be peaceful last night."
Chu Qiao frowned, "Could it be that Liu Mingjun agreed with Liu Xi to do this? In this way, their foundation in Xianyang City will be completely ruined."
"You still think Liu Mingjun instigated this matter?" Zhuge Yue chuckled, "Xing'er, you have a good brain, strong skills, and quick reactions, but you don't understand people's hearts. , the first person to meet Hades last night was Liu Mingjun."
"Liu Xi is rebellious?" Chu Qiao was taken aback for a moment, trying to recall in her mind the young man she had met in Xianyang City back then. He had white teeth in his smile, and he had learned superb equestrian skills. At that time, Liu Mingjun introduced himself to her. The nephew laughed loudly, patted the young man on the shoulder triumphantly, and proudly said that this was his half son...
"Why does Liu Xi want to rebel? Perhaps, he is unwilling to be a rich man and wants to step into an official career. However, the Daxia regime is xenophobic and the aristocratic family occupies a dominant position. He has no foundation in the court and wants to climb up. Three or five It may not be possible to do it in ten years, so he put all his eggs in one basket and gathered the wealth of the rich merchants in Xianyang as a stepping stone to enter the upper class of Bian Tang. I can underestimate Liu Xi."
Zhuge Yue analyzed bit by bit, but these words sounded even harsher to Chu Qiao's ears. Her thoughts were not as simple as Zhuge Yue's, because she knew the identities of these dead people. At this time, what she was most worried about was that Liu Xi was a member of Daxia, who had wiped out the foundation of the Great Association in Xianyang, and occupied the wealth of the Great Association for many years. As for why they went to Biantang, she couldn't guess. Out.
Zhuge Yue is also considered to be an extremely smart person, because at this moment, the officials of Bian Tang also came to almost the same conclusion after the news that was quickly sent back from the Bian Tang spy camp.
Liu Xi wiped out the forces from several other parties and merged them into one. Now he is going to Bian Tang, and he has surrendered to seek officials.
However, what they didn't know was that as early as a few days ago, Liu Xi, who was deeply feared by everyone, had already been put into a sack, tied with stones, and sank into the Chishui River.
Regarding this chaotic situation, some people retreat in a hurry, some are ignorant, some are watching with cold eyes, and some are in control of everything. Those who are ignorant think that it is robbers who are robbing and being hunted down by their enemies; smart people like Zhuge Yue and Li Ce can try to understand the reasons behind it; and only those who really control everything can sort out the layers , all aspects of the relationship, press the final answer, and wait until the day when the truth is revealed to the world.
In the big tent in the valley, a man in a white robe was sitting on a warm couch, and outside the door stood a group of guards as straight as javelins.
A young man in his twenties, wearing a leather armor, knelt on the ground after entering, and said in a sonorous tone: "His Royal Highness."
Yan Xun was wearing a pure white fur, and under him was a couch warmed by a charcoal fire. There was already a little sweat on his forehead, but his complexion was still a little pale. Sitting there, he didn't even open his eyes when he heard someone's report, he just said "hmm" to show that he was listening.
"The inventory of the belongings has been completed, and the masters and servants of other families have also been cleaned up. The subordinates sent someone to dig a hole in the back mountain and buried it."
Yan Xun still didn't speak, seemed to have fallen asleep, the young man licked his lips slightly, and continued: "It's just, it's just the young master of the Ouyang family, and he hasn't been found yet."
Yan Xun frowned slightly, but still didn't open his eyes, just said lightly: "Then go find it."
"Yes Yes!"
The young guard quickly said: "The child is only four years old. There are high mountains and forests outside. Forgive him and he can't run far."
"stop."
The low voice suddenly sounded, and the young man was taken aback, and quickly agreed.
Yan Xun finally opened his eyes, his eyes were dark and wise, and his tone was very calm, "Do you know why Da Xia fell to this point today?"
The man froze for a moment, opened his mouth twice but said nothing.
"It's because when they killed me all over the family, they didn't decisively kill me. Do you understand?"
The young man suddenly said in a panic: "This subordinate understands, understands."
"Okay, let's go to work then." Yan Xun waved his hand lightly.
The man hurriedly stood up cautiously, and was about to leave when Yan Xun said lightly, "Remember to lead the army after finishing the work, it seems that a deep impression is needed to make you remember my current identity."
"Yes, this subordinate will remember, Young Master."
The big tent became more and more quiet, the young Yan Xun was leaning on the soft couch, the thick fur almost trapped his whole body in it. He slowly frowned, and said with some annoyance: "Damn the barbarians..." The next day, the entire camp had no intention of leaving, Zhuge Yue went out to look around, except for Liu's servants, basically All the other attendants disappeared. He was a little anxious, but with Chu Qiao's current situation, he couldn't rashly take her away at this time.
He went to the carriage to get some dry food, and when he came back, he saw the little girl named Xing Xing, who was hiding next to a small tent, timidly showing a small head, with a dark face, and was quietly looking at him , looking left and right, as if looking for the kind Chu Qiao.
Seeing Zhuge Yue seeing her, the child narrowed his eyes flatteringly, and smiled foolishly at him.
Zhuge Yue's face suddenly darkened, and without looking at the child, he turned around and walked towards the tent.
He had just taken two steps when he heard rustling footsteps behind him. He turned his head and saw that the child was still following carefully with small steps.
What are you doing? Still want meat? Zhuge Yue frowned and said in a deep voice, "If you follow, your leg will be broken!"
"Wow!" There was an astonishing burst of crying, which startled Zhuge Yue. I saw the child grinning loudly, and ran in the opposite direction while crying, while the other servants in the camp looked at Zhuge Yue with strange eyes, those eyes seemed to say: Look, people are like dogs It's like, he's having a lot of fun with a child.
Zhuge Yue was a little depressed at once, he was just trying to scare her.
When she returned to the tent, Chu Qiao was still sleeping. She seemed to be able to sleep very well these days, even when she was talking, she would fall asleep in a daze.
Zhuge Yue was a little worried at first, but seeing that she could barely walk when she was not sleeping, he let go of his worries.
At the very least, after going through this period of suffering, she has already believed in herself a little bit. For example, now that she is sitting next to her, she will not suddenly jump up and hold a dagger against her neck.
As the sky gradually darkened, Zhuge Yue sighed, feeling very depressed.
Huluo Pingyang was bullied by dogs, and at this moment, he couldn't even get out of such a broken camp.
"Hmm..." A lazy soft hum sounded, Chu Qiao slowly opened her eyes, and suddenly saw Zhuge Yue sitting beside her, she couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. She stroked her hair unconsciously, with a strong nasal voice in her voice, and asked a little unnaturally: "What time is it? Oh, I have slept for so long."
Zhuge Yue didn't speak, but handed over a water bag.
Chu Qiao took the water bag and just took a sip when she saw Zhuge Yue was still looking at her and accidentally choked on it, "Ahem..."
"Stupid." Zhuge Yue rolled his eyes, but patted her on the back lightly.
After coughing for a long time, she regained her energy. Chu Qiao gave Zhuge Yue a hard look, then snatched the water bag, took two gulps of water, and then said carelessly, "I'm hungry."
In fact, Zhuge Yue went out just now to get food, but seeing her bad attitude now, he didn't want to give it to her, and snorted coldly, "Am I your slave?"
"Slave?" Chu Qiao gave him a slanted look, "Just you, what would you do? You probably won't even be worth a penny if you sell it to the slave market like this."
Zhuge Yue stared at her obliquely, then hummed softly, "Are you worth money?"
"It's worth more than you anyway."