If there is one person in this world whom Qin Xiao trusts unconditionally, it can only be Meng Zimo.
Qin Xiao did not hesitate. After escaping from Turtle City, he encountered Yuwen Chengchao and was assassinated on the way. He joined Yuwen's family, then entered Baihu Camp and became a riding school, and then followed him out of seclusion to Wutuo. Let's briefly talk about it, to Ruomu
He didn't mention Yeji and Hongye at all, and Tang Rong tried to mention them as little as possible.
It wasn't until two secret letters were found from Qifushan's house and the Yuwen family got the secret letters that they planned to take advantage of the day of the mountain sacrifice to eliminate the true and false things.
The experiences of the past six months were already surprising. Although Qin Xiao tried his best to simplify or even omit many of the things, Meng Zimo still opened his eyes and found it unbelievable.
"You mean, you found those two secret letters from Qi Fushan's underground secret room?" Meng Zimo whispered: "And those two secret letters were forged by the shopkeeper of the Yuwen family named Bai.
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Qin Xiao nodded and said, "That's exactly it."
Meng Zimo was thoughtful, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, he patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder and said: "I see, that's it." But he had an expression of sudden realization.
Qin Xiao was a little strange and asked: "Captain, do you know about those two secret letters?" This matter is extremely secretive, and only a few people know about it so far. When Qin Xiao saw Meng Zimo's expression, he seemed to know the secret.
When I wrote the letter, I suddenly felt something strange.
Meng Zimo did not answer, but said with a smile: "So, on the day of the mountain sacrifice, the Yuwen family is also well prepared?"
"The deployment has begun." Qin Xiao whispered: "Old Marquis Yuwen believed that the two secret letters were genuine, so he was determined to get rid of the Zhen family."
Meng Zimo shook his head and said with a smile: "That's not necessarily true. It doesn't matter whether the Yuwen family believes the authenticity of the secret letter. What is important is that the Yuwen family finally found the opportunity to be loyal to the court and get rid of the Yuwen family's predicament.
The family members have always been suspicious, and many officials in the court even regard them as enemies. If the three surnames of Xiling always stick together, then the court's hostility towards the three surnames of Xiling will become more and more serious. In fact, some people in the court have been cheated on them in recent years.
Please report to solve the problem of Xiling, but the imperial court is temporarily unable to take action."
"Is it because of Murong Nanjiang?"
"That's also the reason." Meng Zimo sighed: "The important thing is that there is no peace in the court. Some people are fighting for power and fighting each other, and they cannot focus on Xiling. If the Yuwen family wipes out the Zhen family, and then takes
The evidence of the Zhen family's rebellion is the two secret letters. In this way, the court will naturally feel that the Yuwen family is loyal to the court. The Yuwen family has also spent a lot of money in the court over the years. Those who have received benefits from the Yuwen family
People like this also happened to take this opportunity to say good things to the sage for the Yuwen family."
Qin Xiaodao: "So, regardless of whether the two secret letters are true or false, the Yuwen family will attack the Zhen family?"
Meng Zimo nodded and said: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the Yuwen family will naturally not miss it." He smiled and said: "In order to protect their own interests in recent years, these three powerful people have indeed shown a common attitude of advancing and retreating together, but they
Privately, they are wary of each other." He sneered: "The Yuwen family wants to find an opportunity to show their loyalty to the court. Of course the other two families also have the same intention, but no matter which family shows favor to the court easily, it will inevitably cause the other two families to show their loyalty to the court.
The Yuwen family is on guard, so they don’t dare to act rashly, but there must be some moves in secret. This time the Yuwen family has obtained the secret letter, which gives them a reason to attack, and the truth or falsehood is no longer important."
Qin Xiaodao: "Yesterday I saw Zhen Yujiang arriving at Fenggan Mansion, but I didn't see Zhen Huaqing. If Zhen Huaqing couldn't come to participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony, the Yuwen family would not take action easily and would miss a great opportunity, so I thought about it.
, we must find a way to get Zhen Huaqing to Fenggan Mansion quickly, and we must let him participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony."
"I understand." Meng Zimo nodded and said: "You were worried that Zhen Yujiang would replace Zhen Huaqing in offering sacrifices to the mountain, so you set up a plan to make Zhen Yujiang seriously ill.
If Zhen Huaqing gets the news, he will definitely come here, and as long as he comes, he will have to participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony."
Qin Xiao nodded and smiled: "That's what I think, but I don't know if Zhen Huaqing will take the bait."
Meng Zimo smiled and said: "You have always been smart, and now you are very measured in doing things. I misunderstood you." He stood up and said: "You rested earlier, I will go first."
Qin Xiao was still wondering why Meng Zimo stared at Zhen Yujiang but didn't act rashly. He just felt that Meng Zimo came to Fenggan Mansion this time and the matter was not simple. But since the other party didn't tell him, he couldn't ask more questions.
"Captain, when can I see you again?" Qin Xiao asked.
Meng Zimo patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder and said warmly: "Soon, after this incident, everything will return to the way it should be. Then we will get together to drink and eat meat." Without saying much, he left.
The mountain worship ceremony in Xiling is actually a very sacred thing. Anyone who grew up in Xiling will regard the Changling Mountains as a sacred mountain. In people's eyes, the Changling Mountain God is the god who makes their lives peaceful. Only the mountain god can
Only with pious awe can the weather be smooth.
October 25th is of course a sacred day for the people of Xiling.
Ordinary people would worship in front of their homes, facing the direction of the Changling Mountains, while the Xiling aristocratic families headed by the three major clans would send people to Changling Tiandu Peak to participate in the mountain worship ceremony.
It was precisely because of the sacrificial ceremony held every five years that major aristocratic families invested in building a posthouse in Fengganfu City. It covered a large area and had many houses. The families who contributed money to build the posthouse came to Fengganfu City.
You can stay in the inn.
There are still three or four days before the mountain sacrifice, and the Xiling family from Zhen County and Fan County have already sent people over.
The mountain sacrificial ceremony is dominated by the three great clans. According to custom, the patriarchs of the three major surnames must participate in the ceremony. As for other major families, even if the patriarch cannot participate in person, they must send their respected elders to participate.
As a result, Fengganfu City suddenly became lively.
Nearly a hundred powerful families in Xiling all sent people, each with their own servants. These were wealthy families with plenty of money to spend. Fengganfu City suddenly became the focus of attention in Xiling.
The mountain sacrifice ceremony will be held at the foot of Tiandu Peak. It takes two days to travel from Fenggan Fucheng to Tiandu Peak, so on October 22nd, people participating in the ceremony have already started to go to Tiandu Peak.
There is an open space under Tiandu Peak, which is suitable for setting up tents.
For most families, they would rather arrive there early to pitch tents and wait than delay attending the mountain ceremony.
Many years ago, the patriarchs of two major families left too late. When they arrived, the sacrificial ceremony had already begun, and they were deprived of the right to participate in the mountain sacrificial ceremony. In the following two years, the three major clans
The two major families tried their best to suppress him, and finally the two major families had no choice but to move out of Xiling.
Although the three clans wanted to show off their power by killing chickens to scare monkeys, it also made other families understand that they could be careless about other things, but when it came to the mountain sacrifice, they couldn't be careless at all.
From then on, people from all major aristocratic families would rush to Tiandu Peak in advance, set up tents at the foot of the mountain, and bring enough wine and meat. Anyway, they would eat meat and drink everywhere, so they might as well have fun at Tiandu Peak, at least they would not delay the sacrifice of the mountain.
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It was October 23rd when the Yuwen family set out, and it was already dusk on October 24th when they arrived at Tiandu Peak.
Tiandu Peak is the first peak in Changling. It rises from the ground like a long sword, towering into the sky, and is extremely steep.
At the foot of the mountain, it was completely empty.
As early as a few days ago, the Yuwen family had sent people to build an altar here, and dispatched dozens of guards to guard the altar.
Many tents have been set up at the foot of the mountain, and it is very lively with people gleaming in the air.
Even setting up a tent requires a lot of attention.
The tents of the three great clans are located in the middle, and the Yuwen family is located between the Fan family and the Zhen family. The camps of the three great clans are only two or three miles apart from each other. As for the tents of other families, they are scattered among the three major surnames.
Around the camp.
After getting off the carriage, Old Marquis Yuwen first looked to the left and saw a flag fluttering in the wind. There were soldiers standing guard every few steps around the camp. He smiled and said, "Has Marquis Changxin arrived already?"
Yu Wen Cheng, who was following us, said: "They set off half a day earlier than us and should arrive at noon." He whispered: "Zhen Yujiang was also brought here by him. He brought two hundred wolf riders with him on this trip.
Commander Shi Ling is led by Wolf Cavalry."
Old Marquis Yuwen nodded slightly and looked to the right. The flag over there had not been put up yet, which meant that the Fan family had not arrived yet.
"Changrenhou sent someone to say that he will come directly to Tiandu Peak without entering the city." Yuwen Chengling said immediately: "Changrenhou has never been absent from the mountain sacrifices. He should arrive later."
When the first ray of sunshine falls on the earth tomorrow, the mountain worship ceremony will begin, so all the major families participating in the ceremony tonight will definitely arrive.
As one of the three major surnames, the Fan family will certainly not be absent.
The old Marquis glanced at the Fan family's camp, and without saying anything, he went straight into the camp and entered the largest tent in the camp. Yuwen Chengchao and his two brothers followed suit.
"How are Shang Yu's preparations going?" Old Marquis asked softly after sitting down.
Yuwen Chengchao came to the old marquis, sat down and whispered: "According to the previous plan, we will start at midnight tonight. The two hundred cavalry we brought are responsible for protecting my father. Commander Yuan will lead the remaining six at midnight.
Hundreds of cavalry arrived. According to the plan, after they arrived, they immediately surrounded the Zhen family's camp, then rushed into the camp and directly killed the Zhen family's father and son. After controlling the situation, we gathered all the major families and took the two confidential letters.
Come out and tell everyone that the Zhen family colluded with the Wutuo people to betray the Tang Dynasty and Xiling. At the same time, we took out the memorials we had written in advance and asked the heads of the major families to press their fingerprints and send the memorials to Kyoto overnight.
The imperial court informed us of the reason for our extermination of the Zhen family."
The old Marquis pondered for a moment, and Yuwen Chengling asked in a low voice: "Father, what other worries do you have?"
"There should be no problem." The old Marquis thought thoughtfully and his eyes became deep: "That's it. Chengchao, you are extremely brave. When Shang Yu leads people into the Zhen family camp, you don't have to stay.
There are too many people protecting this place, so just to be sure, you and others rush into the Zhen family camp by yourself. It is best for you to take off the heads of the Zhen family father and son yourself."
Yuwen Chengchao was startled, but he immediately understood the meaning. He knew that if he killed the Zhen family's father and son with his own hands, he would be the first to eliminate the thieves. Even if the cavalry of the White Tiger Camp killed the Zhen family's father and son, it would only be regarded as Yuwen's family's contribution.
, but it will naturally be more beneficial to Yuwen Chengchao's future if Yuwen Chengchao personally takes off the traitor's head.
"Yes, father!" Yuwen Chengchao was really surprised when the old Marquis handed over this great achievement to himself.
Over the years, the old Marquis has always treated him indifferently. If it weren't for the coldness of the old Marquis, Yu Wen Chengchao would not have moved out of the Marquis' Mansion in a fit of anger.
Yuwen Chengling was obviously a little surprised, and said: "Father, I killed him with my eldest brother, which can be considered as training."
"You are good at literature and strategy. You are far inferior to your elder brother when you mount a horse to kill the enemy." The old Marquis said calmly: "Your elder brother is going to kill people. If you follow him, you will only be a burden to him."
Yuwen Chengling's face stiffened. He never thought that the old marquis would say such things in front of Yuwen Chengchao. Over the years, the old marquis had ridiculed Yuwen Chengchao many times in front of him, but never in front of Yuwen Chengchao.
Laughing at yourself.
He was a little surprised, wondering why the old Marquis suddenly changed like this.