Chapter 860

Everything that happened to the Yuanjing Emperor is related to something that happened in the year 26 of Joan of Arc. It's all related to the Earth Sect's Dao Chief …

If I'm not wrong, the Earth Sect's Dao Chief is the thread that connects all the clues. He is definitely related to what happened back then. If that's the case, it's clear what to investigate next and where to investigate.

Our next target is the imperial hunting ground — the Southern Courtyard!

The young Duke Huai and the young Yuanjing Emperor were attacked by beasts in the Southern Courtyard. Most of the guards were killed, but Duke Huai tore the Xiong Pi apart and resolved the crisis.

There are too many loopholes in this description. There must be experts among the guards of the two princes, and there were quite a few of them. What Xiong Pi could kill all of them?

The Black Bear Spirit?

I thought it didn't make sense at the time, but I didn't have any clues to compare. Just this information alone doesn't explain much.

After all, the daily records can be changed. I can't rule out the possibility that the previous emperor or the administrator is bragging about Duke Huai. The imperial family has done too many things like forcibly raising their image in history.

Thoughts flashed through Xu Qi 'an's mind, but he gradually hid his shock and returned to normal. He looked at Li Yuchun, "Boss, let's go. I already got the answer I wanted."

Li Yuchun nodded.

The old woman watched as the two of them stepped out of the courtyard and disappeared. She hugged her grandson tightly and muttered, "When did these government dogs find their conscience?"

She then looked at her daughter-in-law and saw that she was still staring at the courtyard door. Anger rushed to her head and she screamed,

"Little wench, you can't even close your legs when you see a handsome man. As long as I'm still alive, don't even think about remarrying. Don't even think about having an affair. You'll be a widow until I die. "

… …

After bidding farewell to Li Yuchun, Xu Qi 'an rode his beloved filly back to the Xu Manor.

He ran back to his room and found the diary of the previous emperor left behind by Erlang. The pages flipped and stopped at the 26th year of Joan of Arc.

He couldn't understand the content, but he could somewhat understand the date.

"If I remember correctly, it is indeed the 26th year of Joan of Arc. This year, the Earth Sect's Dao Chief entered the palace. This year, Count Pingyuan officially sent people to the palace. This year, Duke Huai and Yuan Jing encountered Xiong Pi …

"Also, the diary of the previous emperor ends in the 30th year of Joan of Arc, which means four years later, the previous emperor passed away. Hmm, I haven't read the history books, so I should ask the top students. "

Xu Qi 'an sat down behind his desk and took out the fragment of the Book of the Earth. Just as he was about to send a message, his fingers suddenly froze. He switched to private messaging and connected to the first fragment of the Book of the Earth.

Number One ignored him and gave him a 'slap'.

Xu Qi 'an persistently sent a private message. Seeing this, Number One did not reject him anymore and accepted his message: [What's up?]

[Three: When did the former Emperor die?]

[One: 30 years of Joan of Arc, why do you ask this?]

"Three: Of course it's related to the investigation. I still have some questions to ask. Tell me the specific situation of the Southern Yard, the more detailed, the better. Also, how was the former Emperor's health when he was alive? "Also, what about the previous emperor? Pi?

"1: The Southern Courtyard is the royal hunting ground. It is in the suburbs of Nancheng and has a radius of two hundred and sixty miles. There are four palaces in the Southern Courtyard, named after the four gates. The Southern Courtyard is a forbidden area. There are almost no people living in it and no farming is done. Only the sea residents are in charge of it. "

Sea residents? Heh, a professional fish farmer? Then I am also a sea resident … Xu Qi'an chuckled and sent a message.

"3: What is a sea resident?"

"1: People who are not allowed in the palace."

Xu Qi'an squeezed his legs. "…"

"1: As for the 26th year of Joan of Arc, I am not sure. At least, I can't answer you now."

After a few seconds, Number One sent: A year before the previous emperor died, his body was already very bad. He persevered for a year before passing away. As for the hidden illness, I need to check the files before I can answer you. "

"3: I will leave this matter to you. I hope you can give me an answer as soon as possible. I have found some clues, but I am not completely sure yet. I need to wait for your feedback. "

With Huaiqing's exuberant curiosity, she would definitely try her best to complete the task and get the progress of the case from him.

This was the advantage of Huaiqing. If it was framed, she would forget everything after reading the novel.

…

Three countries in the Northeast. The Kingdom of Jing was in the northernmost part, adjacent to the territory of the demons in the north. The Fire Country was in the central position, directly facing the three states of Daibun. The Kang Country was in the south, a country adjacent to the sea.

Each of the three countries had their own characteristics. The cavalry of the Kingdom of Jing was unparalleled. After the Battle of Shanhai Pass, the northern barbarians fell from the throne of the top cavalry in the Nine States, and the Kingdom of Jing took the opportunity to rise to the top.

The territory of the Fire Country was full of dangerous peaks and mountains. Most of the important cities were built in places that were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Relying on the geographical advantage, they were as stable as Mount Tai.

In addition, the people of the Fire Country made a living by hunting and were good at archery.

In addition to the geographical advantage, the Fire Country also had a trump card, the Flying Beast Army.

"Nine States Geographical Records – East": Mount Dong Tong is full of azure jade. There is a wood, shaped like a poplar but red, its juice like blood. Its name is Huo Dog.

The Huo Dog is a kind of strange beast, with a wingspan of three meters, a dog's head and a rat's tail, it can fly five hundred miles in a day.

Mount Dong Tong was in the middle of the Fire Country. Like the Winged Spiders of the Golden Wood Tribe, the Fire Country had an air control army.

The disadvantage was that the Huo Dog Army was even fewer in number than the Fire Armor Army. It was usually used as a trump card.

At the border of the Fire Country, Ding Guan City.

As a large city at the border, Ding Guan City had sufficient troops, supplies and armaments, more than enough to defend against the attack of the Daibun army. If the Witchcraft Cult wanted to stop the army from attacking the Central Plains, Ding Guan City could attack quickly, as it was in a state of readiness to fight at any time.

Two days ago, Ding Guan City entered the highest state of alert, prohibiting the entry and exit of merchants and civilians from both countries. The city's army patrolled through the night, and the scouts outside the city kept sending back secret messages.

The Daibun army was here!

The northeast border had been peaceful for so many years, and the flames of war were finally going to restart.

Bald Wo Hei, dressed in bright armour, with a scimitar at his waist, surrounded by his deputy and other subordinates, ascended the wall of Ding Guan City. Far away in the plains.

He was the commander of Ding Guan City's army, the military's highest leader.

The sun had just risen, and autumn had arrived. The verdant mountaintop now had a touch of dull yellow on it.

"It is said that Wei Yuan is the Daibun God of War. I have always wanted to know if that Wei Yuan can take down our Yan Country's impregnable Ding Guan City." Bald Wo Hei said calmly.

He was part of the Yan Country's young army. During the Shan Hai Pass battle, he was only a low-level officer, responsible for guarding the country.

He had heard of Wei Yuan for a long time.

"I don't think there's anyone who can beat Wei Yuan in strategizing on the battlefield. Even if it is Xiahou Yushu, in my opinion, he is still lacking a lot compared to Wei Yuan. "The bearded deputy said with a sigh, then laughed coldly.

"But the battle between two armies and the attack and defense of a city are two different things. General, if Wei Yuan can be defeated in Ding Guan City, you will become a hot figure in the Nine States."

Since ancient times, war was difficult. Attacking a city was the most difficult. It often required ten times, or even more than ten times the number of soldiers. If they encountered a city that had a favorable geographical advantage … … even the most powerful general would have a headache and shrink back.

If they were to force their way through, it could even change the outcome of a war.

There were many similar examples in history.

Bald Wo Hei laughed and said slowly, "Don't be careless."

His heart was burning. He had no confidence that he could win against Wei Yuan in a battle between two armies. Defending a city was his forte. Otherwise, he would not have been highly regarded by the Fiery King and become the commander of the army at the border.

Ding Guan City was bordered on the left by a surging river, and on the right by a steep mountain. It was impregnable. In order to strengthen the geographical advantage, Bald Wo Hei sent people into the mountains to chisel stones. It took two years. Besides the main road for the army to march, both sides of the city wall were filled with jagged rocks.

The siege engines and ladders could not even think of getting close. If they tried to clear them, they would just be live targets.

"Awoo … …"

A deep roar came from the distant sky. The generals and soldiers on the city wall immediately recognized it as the cry of a dog.

Looking towards the source of the sound, a black shadow flew over from afar. It gradually became clearer. It was a servant with a dog in his arms.

The flying beast with the head of a dog and the tail of a rat landed on the spacious horse road. It folded its wings and fixed its scarlet eyes. It looked forward like a human soldier standing guard.

The dog's body was wrapped in a sturdy leather sheath. It was connected to the scout on its back. The scout unfastened the "safety belt" on its thighs and waist. He jumped down from the bird's back and hurriedly ran to Bald Wo Hei.

He cupped his fists and said, "General, the Daibun army is only twenty miles away from Ding Guan City."

The faces of the people on the city wall immediately turned solemn.

Bald Wo Hei pondered for a moment and said, "Pass on my letter: I am Ding Guan City's General Bald Wo Hei. I have long heard of your great name. However, in my eyes, you are just a eunuch who deceived the world … …"

The advisor quickly spread out the paper, brush and ink, and wrote quickly.

Bald Wo Hei's letter did not contain any other content. It was full of insults against Wei Yuan. He said that he won the battle of Shanhai Pass by luck, that he deceived the world, that he was a eunuch who had lost his family. He even scolded his ancestors.

They would scold him as harshly and viciously as they could.

Finally, he proposed to compete with Wei Yuan and make the Daibun God of War suffer a crushing defeat. In other words, it was: If you have the guts, come up.

After the advisor finished writing, he blew the ink dry and said with a smile, "General's plan is to provoke Wei Yuan?"

Bald Wo Hei nodded, "It is only one of the purposes."

The advisor asked humbly, "There are other purposes?"

Bald Wo Hei laughed coldly, "I just want to insult this eunuch."

There was a roar of laughter at the top of the city wall, and the serious atmosphere lightened a lot.

Bald Wo Hei said again, "With Wei Yuan's standard, I am afraid he will not be so easily angered. Therefore, we will scold him once every quarter of an hour. Everyone scold together, the more people there are, the more words there are. "

The deputy general laughed, "To be able to humiliate the Daibun God of War, it is a happy thing."

The laughter at the top of the city wall became louder.

… …

Capital.

In the Eastern Palace, Lin An was playing Gomoku with her brother, the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince was a little impatient, but he endured his temper to accompany her. For a beautiful sister who loved to act coquettishly, there was almost no brother who would not dote on her.

"I don't want to play anymore …"

Lin An threw away the chess piece angrily and complained, "I am absent-minded, the Crown Prince brother does not want to accompany me at all."

Was it because the conversation was not good enough, or the shuttlecock was not fun, or was Huaiqing not annoying enough recently? The Crown Prince muttered in his heart and said helplessly,

"Lin An, I am busy with affairs, how can I have time to play this kind of boring little game with you."

Lin An frowned, "What's the point of letting the servants play with me, I want to play with the Crown Prince brother."

How could playing with palace maids and eunuchs compare to the company of relatives?

When Lin An was a child, she was the Crown Prince's follower. She wore a small skirt and was short. Wherever the Crown Prince ran, she followed. When she grew up, she was encouraged by Chen Fei to find trouble with Huaiqing.

At this time, the eunuch trotted to the door and whispered, "Your Highness, Princess Huaiqing is here."

The brother and sister looked at each other, and the Crown Prince muttered, "What does she come to the East Palace for?"

He immediately asked the Crown Prince to lead Huaiqing in. After a while, Huaiqing, who was dressed in a plain palace dress and had beautiful facial features, stepped over the threshold, bowed to the Crown Prince, and then glanced at Lin An.

"Huaiqing, why are you looking for me?"

The Crown Prince asked in a lukewarm tone.

Huaiqing smiled lightly, "I heard that the Crown Prince has the Autumn Hunting Painting of Painting Sage Yan. The autumn hunting is coming, and I suddenly want to take it back to copy."

The Crown Prince hesitated and said, "I will send someone to send it to you later."

Although their mothers were in full swing in the harem, the plastic sibling relationship still needed to be maintained.

"It's going to be the autumn hunting …" Lanfan's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "Brother Crown Prince, let's go to the South Garden to hunt."

When the Crown Prince heard this, he frowned and shook his head, "Why do we go to the South Garden? It's a long way."

Lanfan kept twisting her waist and said coquettishly, "It's not far at all, not far at all. Let's go by horse. Brother Crown Prince, take me there. "

The Crown Prince couldn't stand her tricks the most, but he also liked them the most, just like the Yuanjing Emperor. He said helplessly, "Well, well, well, I will arrange it today, and we will go tomorrow morning."

He still had something to do, so he took the opportunity to send Lin An and Huaiqing away.

The autumn hunting was a grand event. Since the Yuanjing Emperor was addicted to cultivation, autumn hunting was rarely held. In the past, the princes and princesses would go to the South Garden to hunt by themselves, and they only needed to report.

For Lin An, hunting was the happiest thing, and it had nothing to do with whether she could draw a bow or not.

For example, in Xu Qi 'an's previous life, some girls were addicted to playing games, and it had nothing to do with them being noobs.

After Lin An returned to the mansion, a little palace maid immediately came forward and reported, "Your Highness, Princess Huaiqing just came to see you."

'Huaiqing came to see me? Then why didn't she say a word to me in the East Palace just now? ' Lin An blinked his eyes and made a blank expression.

'Oh, whatever, I'll read the story first, and go hunting in the South Garden tomorrow …'

…

Late at night.

In his sleep, Xu Qi 'an felt that his brain was knocked by someone. This was a feedback from the primordial spirit, and it was not really knocked on his head.

There was only one person and one knife in the room who could knock his head. Zhong Li would usually gently kick him and call him in a soft voice.

If it was a saber, it would be poking him with the tip of the saber, and it would not be so gentle.

'Feedback from the primordial spirit level, someone is talking to me privately …' Xu Qi 'an narrowed his eyes and reached out to take out the fragment of the Book of the Earth. Then, he knew who was talking to him privately.

Number one, Huaiqing.

After accepting Huaiqing's private chat request, he sent a message: 'Why did you send a message in the middle of the night? Don't you have sex?'