The hot soup was steaming in the copper pot. Everyone sat together, eagerly looking at the ingredients just thrown into the pot, eagerly waiting for the moment they were cooked.

Because it was so cold that even though there were several charcoal pots placed in the palace, they still didn't feel warm. In addition, Song Qiyun and Bai Meng kept complaining that they were hungry, so Song Jue asked his two father-in-laws to go to the imperial kitchen to get a hot pot. , on such a cold late night, it is most comfortable to eat a hot pot.

"Speaking of which, this year is also weird. It's spring, but my hands and feet are still freezing at night. The wind was blowing a few days ago, but I feel uncomfortable this morning." Song Jue used chopsticks to pick and pull the copper. The meat in the pot should be heated evenly to avoid being half-cooked and causing stomach upset after eating. He glanced at Xuanyuan Liang, who was sitting silently aside, and asked, "Has the old general seen such a situation before?"

"Such a situation doesn't happen often, but it happened once. It was when I was very young, probably..." Xuanyuan Liang took the hot soup handed over by Shen Cha, held it in her hand, and looked at it carefully for a while. , and then slowly took a sip, as if he was drinking some nectar. He smiled at Shen Cha, turned to look at Song Jue, "It was when I was two or three years old, and I had no memory of myself. I also heard from the elders in the family that the winter lasted for a very long time in those two years, and the weather was very cold. I heard that it was almost the beginning of summer, and I didn’t even take off my thin coat. It is better to have a charcoal pot in a shady house." He sighed softly, "If nothing else, the harvest will be a big problem if the weather is so cold. If it is too cold in spring, it will affect spring sowing, and in autumn , it will affect the autumn harvest. Your Majesty, you need to prepare early."

"That's what the old general reminds me." Song Jue nodded, "Fortunately, there have been bumper harvests in recent years and ample reserves, so you don't have to worry too much. The big deal..."

"Just grab it!" Song Qiyun raised his eyebrows and quickly grabbed the first batch of cooked meat. He dipped it twice in his dish and stuffed it into his mouth. "The floods started in the Kingdom of Jin." At that time, Brother Haolin and Sister Xiaocha sent people to explore the bottom of the Jin Kingdom. The reserves were quite abundant, not to mention enough to feed the entire Jin Kingdom for a year, including Daxia and Liao. Two or three years is more than enough."

"Hey, is the Wanyan family so rich? Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping are really talented!" Song Jue and Xuanyuan Liang were shocked after hearing Song Qiyun's words. They looked at Shen Haolin and Chen Cha in unison, "Is what he said true?"

"Yeah!" Shen Cha nodded firmly, "It's just a lot more. This number is not only our survey, Yelu also checked it, and it basically matches our results. We joked in private that if the grain and grass If there is a problem, you can use local materials, and you will never go hungry." She took out the second wave of cooked meat, put part of it on Shen Haolin's plate, and gave the other part to Song Jue." The people of the Jin Kingdom were also very resentful about this. Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyanping tried hard to provide disaster relief, but they just scattered all the old rice."

"What they are scattering is not old rice, they are scattering their own virtue!"

"You're right!" Shen Cha nodded towards Xuanyuan Liang, "If it weren't for this, Wanyanping wouldn't be in the position where she is being pushed down by everyone today. At least the people of Yiqing Prefecture will stand on her side. But now..." She shook her head, "As long as there are connections, the whole family will sneak out of the city. Things that cannot be taken away will either be given to the neighbors or simply destroyed. Anyway, they will never be left behind. Yan Ping's. And those who couldn't leave the city would dig cellars in their homes and hide all their food and supplies. They said they would rather send these things outside the city than give them to Yan Ping's people. ." She spread her hands with a very helpless expression, "Wanyanping probably didn't expect that the situation would become so bad."

"This is what you bring upon yourself." Bai Meng remained silent the whole time. Taking advantage of the gap between everyone's conversation, he took the time to fill his stomach. After eating and drinking, he looked at Xuanyuan Liang, "Old General, what do you think I just said?

Could that assumption be true?"

"Well, I've been thinking about what you said just now." Xuanyuan Liang touched her chin and glanced at Bai Meng, "If you hadn't mentioned this today, I really wouldn't have thought about it in this direction."

"It's too late to think about it now." Bai Meng held the soup bowl and looked at Xuanyuan Liang seriously, "Think about it, is this possible?"

"Let me tell you my point of view first. I think it's very possible." Song Yaojia put down her bowl and chopsticks and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, "My focus is different from yours, that's what I think. Xijing is now

The construction style of most houses is a continuation of the previous dynasty, and many high-profile households retain some traces of the previous dynasty. For example, the main house and the ancestral hall are actually separate, and the Xuanyuan family is still the same today, right?" See?"

Xuanyuan Liang nodded, and he continued, "The old general said just now that the fire was caused by the main house and the ancestral hall at the same time. If these two places are connected, then one of them was burned and affected the other place.

, it may be reasonable to judge that it was an accident. But if two separate and totally different places were burned at the same time, it is absolutely impossible if it was not intentional."

"I agree with His Highness the Crown Prince's statement." Shen Haolin added, "Two points to add to what we just saw in the file. First, when the fire broke out, everyone in the mansion fell into a coma, and no one was awake.

Second, all the records in the mansion and ancestral hall were destroyed and burned. According to the description of the scene at that time, the paper books and manuscripts were torn up first and then burned, while the bamboo slips and the like were all

It was crossed out and cut into several sections, and then burned. Therefore, after the fire, no written records could be found at all."

"This means that the person who committed the crime had plenty of time at the time. He or they could ensure that the people in the mansion would not suddenly wake up, so they had time to do such a thing. It also shows that, in addition to those who want to take over the entire mansion,

Besides death, there is another purpose." Shen Cha looked at Xuanyuan Liang, "Destroy the evidence about the Xuanyuan family and those families related to the Xuanyuan family."

"And the only ones who have close friendship with the Xuanyuan family and hate the Xuanyuan family out of love are the Tantai family." Bai Meng sighed, "Old General, do you think what we are saying is right?"

"Listening to what you said, that's really what happened." Xuanyuan Liang smiled bitterly, "It's no wonder that our ancestors have always strictly restrained the children of the clan. They are not allowed to show off outside the market based on their family background, and they are not allowed to cause trouble outside.

He probably knows this very well.”

"In the end, a gangster was caught as the scapegoat in this case." Song Jue sighed, "This Black Armor Camp is really amazing. It has been decades since the Xuanyuan family fire and the Tantai family was destroyed, and they are still still entangled in it.

"It's a pity that I didn't expect that there is still a clan member of the Xuanyuan family serving as officials in other places, otherwise it would really be a tragedy of genocide."

"Your Majesty is right." Xuanyuan Liang also sighed and shook his head gently. He didn't know if he was lamenting for his ancestors. How come he got into trouble with such an evil god, and even his descendants couldn't have a peaceful life.

Can pass.

"The consistent style of the Black Armor Camp is to never let go. If the Xuanyuan family really played an indispensable role in the destruction of the Tantai clan, or they have evidence to prove that the Xuanyuan family is the one who betrayed them, no matter how many Even if you keep a low profile, people will come to your door. At least now we can be sure that they have been targeting the Xuanyuan family all along." Song Jue followed, "But I have a question. As the absolute confidant of the Tantai clan, the Black Armor Camp is It is unimaginable that there are still remnants of those who were first exterminated by Emperor Liang and escaped. This is also unimaginable."

"There is nothing unimaginable. The Black Armored Battalion at that time was no longer a pure escort, nor was it simply composed of elites in the army. There were also some strangers in the world. It was very difficult to escape or take one or two young masters to escape. Easy." Shen Cha paused and looked at everyone present, "The people from the Tantai family... aren't they still alive?"

"You mean, the current leader of the Black Armor Battalion, or the one who planned all this, is a member of the Tantai family?" Song Jue and Shen Haolin exchanged a look, "What is your reason for saying that?"

"The reason..." Shen Cha's expression was solemn, "Everyone, please think about it. Your guards are very loyal to you, but you can ensure that their descendants, even generations later, will also be loyal to your descendants. ? Do you think this is possible?"

"This..." Several people looked at each other, they really couldn't guarantee this.

"Unlikely, right?" Shen Cha raised an eyebrow, "Although this Black Armor Camp was founded by Tantai Ce, in the final analysis, they and the Tantai family also have an employer-employee relationship. To be honest, they must be loyal. Yes, but people die for money and birds die for food. If there is a better way out, they will not stick to such a hopeless organization, even if it was a very brilliant organization in the past. But now more than two hundred years have passed, and There are still people who are loyally guarding this black-armored camp, it’s impossible not to be surprised.”

"You are right, there must be loyalty, but it will not be loyal for more than two hundred years." Xuanyuan Liang finished the soup in his bowl, "If the Black Armor Camp is not managed by the Tantai family, those people will not be loyal for more than two hundred years." If you are so obedient, you can't be so dedicated to your life."
Chapter completed!