Sealing Sword

"I once heard that the ancestor of the Qin family was a painter who was good at painting, especially landscapes, flowers and birds. Therefore, the men of the Qin family in the past have been famous for birds and animals, and the women have used flowers and trees."

On the desolate mountain road, the rain fell like weeping. Ye Fusheng folded a piece of wild taro leaf somewhere to cover his head, as if he was holding a green umbrella, and talked to the back of Chu Xiwei in front of him: "It's just like when he died in the battle in the north. Qin Jingyu from Xinjiang, his son Qin Hebai, and Beixia's sister Qin Liurong, who was once known as the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world."

Thirty-four years ago, Qin Hebai ransacked and beheaded all his families for his involvement in treasonous crimes. 34 six heads fell to the ground. They are still buried in the nameless barren hills outside Tianjing City, and they may have rotted into rotten soil long ago.

Time has passed, and maybe some people talked about this bleak past after dinner, but no one knew... At the time of the execution, were those 130 people really all from the Qin family?

Chu Xiwei's footsteps paused, and Ye Fusheng took two steps quickly, standing shoulder to shoulder with him, and saw the face under the hood turned slightly to the side, and said in a calm tone, "What do you mean?"

"Ah Yao, although you don't like it, I have been a spy for ten years after all. Although I don't know much about the affairs of the Jianghu than the court, I have heard of it anyway." Ye Fusheng smiled, "Hundred Ghosts Sect The former head of the sect married a disfigured woman, this is not a secret."

According to the intelligence records, Shen, the old head of the Hundred Ghosts Sect, is unprovoked, a beautiful woman and good wine. More than 30 years ago, he was a wanton and indulgent wanderer. I don’t know how many ladies and heroines from aristocratic families in the Jianghu secretly admired him, but this A veteran in love who has lived among tens of thousands of flowers and never touched his body, but finally chose an ugly woman whose appearance was completely ruined.

The woman's surname is Qin, with several scars mottled on her face, with knots like centipedes crawling on her face, she is ugly and terrible, not to mention she is still dumb and can't speak at all.Shen Wuduan married such a woman. Back then, many people felt sorry for him and couldn't help laughing at him. Only he was overjoyed, as if he had gotten a huge advantage, and his life was complete.

The imperial court was busy with all kinds of affairs, so Lve Yingwei would not spend his mind on gossip, but for Ye Fusheng, this matter was not ordinary.

People in Jianghu only know that the woman's surname is Qin, and few people know that her name is Qin Liurong.

Beixia's younger sister Qin Liurong, her father and brother's seven-point marksmanship is the true inheritance of her father and brother. A beauty".

However, after all, she is the daughter of her family, and she is born dumb, unable to go to the battlefield and court, and had to return home after a year of wandering in the rivers and lakes.

Back then in the Qin Gong case, the entire Qin family was put on death row, and she was naturally no exception.

However, in the short seven days before the execution, someone secretly sent Qin Liurong out of Tianjing, found a female prisoner on death row and poured dumb drugs instead, and on the execution day, blood splashed the long street together with the rest of the Qin family.

To be able to do such a deceitful thing in front of the emperor is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Looking at the temples and rivers and lakes, there are no more than one palm, and the treacherous Hundred Ghosts Gate... just happens to be one of them.

Chu Xiwei's voice was tinged with coldness: "Why, is the Commander going to punish me for the crimes committed by the Hundred Ghost Sect?"

"Ah Yao, don't get angry first, I've been wronged." Ye Fusheng innocently spread his hand and moved the taro leaf over, "First of all, I am no longer Lve Yingwei; secondly, there is still more to this matter Article, listen to me first."

Chu Xiwei has only been in the Hundred Ghosts Sect for ten years. Although he knows about these old things, he can't say it thoroughly.It's just that his character protects his weaknesses, Shen Wuduan gave him ten years of kindness, Chu Xiwei worshiped him as a adoptive father and did not have any disagreements, so even if he knew the identity of the adoptive mother, he just used means to cover up with the adoptive father, so that the The ill-fated woman lived peacefully for these years, but unfortunately her body was destroyed in the prison back then, and she closed her eyes and passed away when she reached her fiftieth birthday on Chongyang Festival last year.

He encountered great changes when he was young, and he was even more uneasy after entering the Hundred Ghosts Gate. If it wasn't for the kind-hearted wife of the sect master who took care of him, Shen Wudu might not have treated him differently.Chu Xiwei remembered each and every one of them, but it was a pity that she was unable to repay her.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiwei's voice sank: "Just tell me."

"At the foot of the Son of Heaven is where the Imperial Army is, let alone a death row with great significance? I tried it myself, not to mention that I can't fly a fly. Anyway, it's not easy for a living person to figure it out, and it's hard to save people. It's more difficult." Ye Fusheng raised his eyebrows, "The foundation of the Hundred Ghosts Sect is in the Nether Valley of the Central Capital. If you want to avoid all the checkpoints and go to Tianjing, and then rescue someone from the death row, what do you think the chances are? Also, Back then Clan Master Shen didn't have any friendship with the Qin family, why did he take the risk?"

Hearing this, Chu Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, he had thought about these things too, but it was too long to find any clues, and neither Shen Wuduan nor Madam Qin could talk about it, so he naturally shelved it.Hearing this for the first time now, it reminded me of my original doubts, and I thought for a while: "Although Mrs. Qin spent the rest of her life in the Hundred Ghosts Gate, there was someone else who saved her from Tianjing back then."

Ye Fusheng raised two fingers: "There are two people who dare to deceive you, and one of them is my master Gu Zheng who I have never met before."

Chu Xi frowned slightly, and then slowly relaxed.

34 years ago, the Qin Gong case became famous. In order to prevent people from robbing the prison, the first emperor ordered the death cell to be arranged as a net, and the main guard was the Lve Ying Guard who had not been abolished at that time.

If Gu Zheng, who was the leader of Lve Shadow Guard at that time, wanted to save someone, although it was difficult, his odds of winning were much better than outsiders.

"I was puzzled when I heard you mention Gu Zheng's death before." Chu Xiwei frowned, "Commander Lve Ying, even if he is not favored by the late emperor, he will not be punished by Ling Chi just because he made a request for mercy."

"Yes, my master is more courageous than me." Ye Fusheng's mouth curled up, but he couldn't tell it was a smile, and his peach blossom eyes reflected the rain and mist, making him even clearer. , originally planned to let Qin Hebai go, but unfortunately, Beixia's brain is as stubborn as a rock, and he would rather die than leave, so I begged him to let his sister go... So my master agreed, and he got him out of the death row by stealing the rope, and then You sent your confidants out of Tianjing, but I don’t know what happened later, and your old sect master brought him home.”

It was also because of this that the first emperor was furious. He had been dissatisfied with Lve Yingwei for a long time, and now he couldn't bear it anymore. He angrily denounced Gu Zheng as a traitor, abolished Lve Ying Guard, and executed Gu Zheng Lingchi, only to relieve his anger.

Chu Xiwei finally understood.

The mist that had been on his mind since Jinshui Town finally melted into rain at this moment. He and Ye Fusheng are now entangled in grievances, but the bloodline clan owes Jinghong's lineage an unknown amount, no matter how it is calculated, it is a bad debt.

Suppressing her chaotic thoughts, Chu Xi paused for a moment, and asked, "The emperor wouldn't set foot in the death row, let alone pay attention to a woman like him. With Gu Zheng's meticulous thoughts, how could he be noticed?"

"This is the second person who deceived the king, but before talking about him, let's mention another person who is related to this matter." Ye Fusheng said slowly, "The previous generation of Nanru, Ruan Qingxing."

Back then, Ruan Feiyu was able to pull Qin Hebai from his horse, the biggest reliance was his powerful and well-known master.

Ruan Qingxing started in the previous dynasty, was appreciated by the ancestors, and was reused by the late emperors. The ups and downs of his life are definitely not comparable to Ruan Feiyu. What's more, he was only a young man back then, and Ruan Feiyu was nearly [-] years old.

"Ruan Qingxing made friends with Qin Jingyu. After Qin Jingyu died in battle, he once regarded Qin Hebai as his own. Why did the two people who were so close in the past not only drift apart, but also turned against each other?"

Chu Xi sneered slightly: "The estrangement is because they are too close, and the hostility is nothing but because of interests."

Although there has been a good talk about "generals and prime ministers" since ancient times, for an emperor who is suspicious and lacks means, the closer the relationship between civil servants and generals, the easier it is for him to lose power.

It was okay when Qin Hebai was soft-spoken, but when he was in high position and powerful, Ruan Qingxing had to distance himself from him, otherwise he would be suspected of forming a clique for personal gain.

Maybe it was to avoid suspicion at the beginning, but over time, it is easy to create suspicion and become real and gradually drift away.Especially when Qin Hebai returned to the court and became the head of military generals, civil and military forces began to compete, and he and Ruan Qingxing also became hostile in conflicts of all sizes.

Since ancient times, officialdom has been like a battlefield. Once the two sides have opposing ideologies, it is necessary to distinguish the winner.

"At that time, Ruan Qingxing was already old and weak, and the arrogance of civil servants was declining day by day, while Qin Hebai was in his prime, with a great reputation, and seemed to have the upper hand." Ye Fusheng twirled the petiole, and the raindrops on the leaf flew After going out, Chu Xiwei was caught off guard and looked at him with eyebrows furrowed.

He was splashed with water, so his expression was naturally stinky, and his speech was even colder: "However, in this way, what the late emperor feared changed from the two of them to him alone."

Showing weakness to others will bring misfortune to the east.Ruan Qingxing grasped the emperor's mind, and took a step back when the undercurrent was surging, but Qin Hebai didn't know how to hide his clumsiness, so he naturally stood on the cusp of the storm.

"Qin He holds the military power in his white hands, and has a great reputation no matter in the Jianghu court, especially in the East China Sea and the northern border. The common people only know Qin Gong but not the emperor... Ah Yao, you should understand the meaning of this better than me."

Chu Xi curled her lips slightly: "Your meritorious service is so powerful that your life hangs by a thread."

"I have always believed that there is no truth in the world that cannot be found, unless the person does not want to know the truth."

More than 30 years ago, the Qin Gong case involved a lot, and no matter how much of it was true or wrong, the consequences shocked the world. It almost wiped out the court at that time, the forces attached to the Qin family were uprooted, and the power of generals was turned upside down , Until now, he has not recovered his vitality, Ren Wenchen is pressing on the top of his head and gesticulating.

Not to mention the fledgling Ruan Feiyu, even Ruan Qingxing didn't have such a big talent.

Chu Xi frowned slightly: "You mean the instigator of the Qin Gong Case was not two generations of Southern Confucian scholars, but..."

Ye Fusheng smiled without saying a word, and pointed to the sky, but his eyes were full of helplessness and sigh.