Xin'an City, Sacrifice Hall.
Dong Ah's death was a sacrifice for the country.
He died in battle in the position of deputy prime minister and should be honored.
So his coffin is now resting in the sacrificial hall.
After the dust of the national war settled, Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruhui returned to Xin'an City as soon as possible. They couldn't even wait to settle down the army first, leaving only Huangfu Duanming, who was seriously injured, to deal with it alone.
Duan Li can die, He Ba Dao can die, as long as the death is worthwhile.
But Dong Ah's death was something that shook the country.
General talents are easy to come by, but general talents are hard to find.
As far as before, Dong A's death directly shook the entire battlefield, forcing Zhuang Gaoxian to initiate a decisive battle in advance.
In hindsight, Dong A's death created a talent vacancy after Du Ruhui, and also made it impossible for Du Ruhui to concentrate on his cultivation and attack Dongzhen.
Because except Dong A, no one has enough ability and prestige to take over the phase again.
Now Dong Ana's dismembered body is lying in the coffin.
The various parts of the body are simply put together.
His eyes were open, and his expression before death was actually smiling.
Dong A has not smiled for many years. Whether he is getting promoted or improving his cultivation, he always has a serious face and a straight look. For so many years, he has not even smiled politely. So much so that Du Ruhui even forgot that he too
Will laugh.
And he was laughing so wildly and so shamelessly.
This guy who has been with him for so many years.
Unknowingly, he has grown from a serious boy to a serious and upright middle-aged man.
From a young policeman who ran into trouble everywhere and suffered a bloody blow, he grew into a self-possessed and extremely reliable deputy prime minister of the country.
Then he died and became the fragmented corpse he is now.
Du Ruhui lowered his head and stared at Dong A's open eyes, as if he wanted to see the appearance of the murderer in those eyes.
This is of course in vain.
Those eyes once firmly imprinted the look of the murderer, right?
But it has long since dissipated.
Even though he, Du Ruhui, had extraordinary combat power and was a first-rate divine warrior, he still couldn't find the answer in these eyes.
Zhuang Guo won the war between Zhuang and Yong Guo, but one of the country's deputy ministers died, and the murderer is still unknown. No matter Yong, Luo, Mo, or Cheng, there is no trace of the attack.
The first person to investigate the cause of death was Lin Zhengren, one of the Six Elites of the National Academy of Sciences, but he did not find any useful clues.
The corpse would never speak again, never stand up again and oppose his opinion.
It sounds like a good thing, but it's not that good.
Du Ruhui watched quietly, silent for a long time.
Zhuang Gaoxian was standing next to him. Looking at his expression, he felt that his Prime Minister was really old.
"What kind of jade is this?" Zhuang Gaoxian asked.
He reached out and picked up a piece of green jade from Dong'a's body, right at his heart.
Dong A's relics are still well preserved, and even the most precious two-dimensional ruler has not been lost. This jade is one of the relics. It is said that when the body was discovered, this jade was placed like this
It was left there and no one moved it.
Du Ruhui took a look, thought about it carefully, and said, "If I remember correctly, it should be the legacy of Dong A's good friend, Zhang Xinliang."
"Zhang Xinliang?" Zhuang Gaoxian was obviously unfamiliar with this name.
Du Ruhui sighed: "Your Majesty, you should not forget him. He died of exhaustion in order to fight for resources for Zhuangguo Taoist Academy at the Jiuxiao Altar Meeting in Yujing Mountain."
"It turns out he is the hero of our Zhuang country." Zhuang Gao said solemnly, "I should not forget him."
Du Ruhui didn't say anything else, he just reached out and took the piece of green jade and put it back into Dong'a's heart.
But when the warm touch of jade reached his fingers, he suddenly frowned: "I remember Dong A, it seems that I haven't worn this piece of jade for a long time."
"You mean..." Zhuang Gaoxian also turned around: "This piece of jade may have been left by the murderer?"
"I suddenly remembered that Dong A once told me something." Du Ruhui rubbed the blue jade in his hand and said suddenly.
Zhuang Gaoxian looked at him with questioning eyes.
"Liu Yi'an, the old city lord of Maplewood City, previously asked for an explanation for the fall of Maplewood City and said that he would kneel and die in front of the sacrificial hall."
Du Ruhui stretched out his hand and pointed outside the hall: "It's probably at that location."
"What happened next?" Although it was a question, Zhuang Gaoxian's voice did not waver.
"In order to avoid the impact, Dong Ah killed him and publicized his death from illness."
"Dong Ah did the right thing." Zhuang Gaoxian said in a tone that looked down on all sentient beings from the top of the clouds: "But Liu Yi'an's family should also receive pensions, and his children and descendants can be sent to Taoist temples for training as appropriate."
"Liu Yian has no heirs. Due to the decline of his cultivation, when he retired from the position of city lord, he didn't ask for anything..." Du Ruhui had no expression on his face and shook his head and said: "Dong A told me this, it's not true.
He asked for credit, but for sin. He said that he should not kill the meritorious officials indiscriminately, and asked me to remove him from office."
After arriving in Dongzhen, Zhuang Gaoxian has been consolidating his cultivation and exploring new worlds in cultivation. Du Ruhui is still responsible for handling all national affairs. So he didn't know about Liu Yian's matter.
It was only at this moment that his expression finally became serious: "Master Du, that was our mutual decision."
"No." Du Ruhui continued to shake his head: "Your Majesty, you are a holy king and a wise master, and you cannot be tainted in the slightest. That is my decision alone. I just..."
He finally just sighed: "Dong A seemed to want to say something to me at that time, but he didn't say it."
The expression on his face finally became desolate.
It's like surviving a long winter and waiting for late autumn.
"Dong Xiang was buried with state rites," Zhuang Gao said admiringly.
Treating funerals with state etiquette is the ultimate mourning and honor.
Du Ruhui held the cyan jade in his hand tightly and was silent for a while before saying, "I think I know why Zhu Wei suddenly knew the truth about Maplewood City and chose to commit treason."
Zhuang Gaoxian's eyes were very deep: "Does he know the murderer?"
There are not many possibilities as to how this jade piece, which originally belonged to Zhang Xinliang and was later worn by Dong A, ended up with the murderer.
Dong A has always been upright and not flirtatious with women. He is not married, so there cannot be any problems such as illegitimate children.
Then I contacted Zhu Weiwo and suddenly rebelled against the country, and the scope was already very small.
There are people in Maplewood City, or Maplewood City Taoist Academy, who have survived...
"This man must die."
Du Ruhui held the jade in his hand and said seriously: "No matter who he is."
"Of course." Zhuang Gaoxian said: "The deputy prime minister of Zhuang State cannot die in an unknown way."
Du Ruhui took Yujue's hand, clenched it into a fist, and was silent for a while.
Then he bowed to Zhuang Gaoxian, turned around and walked away!
This chapter has been completed!