Shen Cha looked at her master worriedly. Shen Haolin sat next to her, holding her hand and giving her silent comfort.

Prince Yihe's house was ransacked because of his affair with the Liao Kingdom. It was impossible to hide it. Sooner or later there would be a fuss.

Shen Haolin and Shen Cha discussed and decided that it would be better to take the initiative to confess to Qin Zheng and Yan Bo, together with the previous matter of the princess breaking off the engagement, which seemed not so abrupt. However, Shen Cha was a little worried that his master could not bear such a blow. After all, They have been friends with Prince Yihe for a long time, and they will not feel good knowing that their friend has become the protagonist of such a shocking case.

In any case, what should be said had to be said, so after discussing it, the two people gave up their plan to have breakfast alone in Huqiu, and came in a hurry with Jin Miaomiao and Ying Wu who had not yet recovered. When I arrived at Nuange, I told everyone the shocking news.

"Isn't this... some misunderstanding?" Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing exchanged a look, "The old prince has been fighting for many years and killed countless Liao people. How could he be a treasonous person? If he is a treasonous person, after so many years Why didn't you send any useful news to Liao?"

"What the Marquis said is right, Xiaocha, Bai Meng and the others, have they made a mistake? The old prince... I can't believe that he would do such a thing." Jin Jing looked at Shen Cha, "Don't forget it. , the old prince's military exploits are clearly there, are they all fake? If the old prince is a traitor, then, where is the evidence? For such a big crime, there is no way that there is no conclusive evidence. Bar?"

"Strictly speaking, it is not considered collaborating with the enemy and treason. The old prince's mother's family comes from the Xiao family. In terms of seniority, he should be the cousin of Empress Dowager Xiao. Xiao Fengqi, the special envoy of the Liao State Mission, should call him his cousin. It's just that the old prince was born and raised in Daxia. The Empress Dowager Xiao only knew that she had such a nephew during her lifetime, but she had never seen him." Shen Cha sighed softly, "But this does not prevent the old prince from having such a nephew in Xiao's life. The Queen Mother delivered news to her in her prime. The Commander-in-Chief found a lot of letters between the old prince and the Queen Mother Xiao from the old prince's luggage. His Majesty found a bachelor from the Hanlin Academy who was good at handwriting appraisal to confirm that these letters were indeed from the Queen Mother Xiao. hand."

"What is used to identify it? Is it safe and reliable?" Jin Jingyi frowned, "Handwriting is the easiest thing to fake. In case someone doesn't like the old prince and wants to frame him, letters or something are the most convenient. , the easiest way.”

"When Empress Dowager Xiao came to power, many autographed letters were sent to the palace. Your Majesty used that method for identification. And..." Shen Cha was silent for a while, then continued, "The ends of those letters were all stamped with Empress Dowager Xiao. The world only knows that Empress Dowager Xiao has a private seal with an eagle engraved on it. In fact, according to the information we have, there are seven kinds of private seals of Empress Dowager Xiao. Different seals are used for different degrees of intimacy. The old prince's It is a tiger used only by family members. Not to mention other evidence, these alone are enough to convict you." She looked at Qin Zheng and then at Yan Bo, "The old prince confessed to these crimes. He admitted that he had done what he had done. What's more, he also confessed that he was afraid that this shady matter would be exposed, so he was eager to arrange the future of his sons and separate the family, lest the matter be exposed and involve his own children."

"This means that the three young masters are completely unaware of this matter? Why don't I believe it so much? The old prince has left all the matters in the palace and the court to the crown prince, how can he not know this?" Xue Ruitian touched his chin, "Or Say, the prince knows what his father has done, but pretends not to know?"

"Probably I really don't know." Shen Haolin sighed, "The Empress Dowager Xiao passed away and the Xiao family fell. The Xiao family's children only care about the small profits in front of them and fight endlessly with the Yelu family. They have long cut off their cooperation with other countries. The connection. Calculating the time, at that time, the prince should have just turned three years old, and the second and third young masters were not born yet, so naturally he didn't know anything." Shen Haolin poured a cup of hot water for Shen Cha, "However, None of this is important anymore. What is important is what news the old prince sent to Queen Mother Xiao, and whether it is closely related to the war situation at that time."

"I think... I know what news he sent." After being silent for nearly half a stick of incense, Qin Zheng finally spoke. He looked at the juniors who were staring at him, sighed softly, and said, "I also know that Your Majesty Why are you targeting him?"

"Master?" Shen Cha looked at Qin Zheng doubtfully, "You..."

"Cha'er, let uncle speak, don't interrupt him!" Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha on the arm, "Uncle, please speak!"

"There are some things in this world that I may have thought were a bit strange at the time, but I couldn't figure out where the strangeness was. Many years later, when I thought about it again, I slowly peeled back the cocoons and found the key issues." Qin Zhengyong Covering his forehead with his hand, he looked very depressed, "The old prince has been fighting for many years and has almost never suffered a defeat. This is a legend in the history of our Great Xia war. When Xiaofeng and I were young, we fought in Lao I have been under the prince's command for a period of time, and have experienced several battles together. What these battles have in common is that they all lost first and then won, and... they all turned defeat into victory when they were about to lose the entire army."

"More than that, the battles we participated in all used the same formation. No matter whether we were attacking or defending, the formation never changed." Yan Bo rubbed his forehead, "According to our general rules, According to Xia's rules, after every battle, the coach must write a battle report from the beginning to the end, and send a special person to Beijing to record and preserve it in the Ministry of War and the palace. He will also become His Majesty. Lecture examples."

"I understand!" Shen Haolin nodded, "Your Majesty is a smart man and extremely studious. He has also done in-depth research on the art of war, so he can naturally see the flaws in it. As long as you have doubts, you will definitely find the solution. Method. Moreover, so many battles are won in a secretive way. It is absolutely impossible for Your Majesty not to be suspicious."

"Master, Uncle Yan!" Shen Cha looked at Qin Zheng and then at Uncle Yan, "These battles with the same formations and the same fighting methods... the entire army was annihilated. How did they turn defeat into victory?"

"It was after the old prince met a mysterious person." Qin Zheng shook his head, "Xiao Feng and I bumped into each other twice accidentally, but they didn't see us, but we saw them. That mysterious person Wearing very strange clothes and a very strange mask on his face, we still don’t know who this person is, but what is certain is that he should be someone from the Xiao family. Every time this person comes to the camp Then, the next day, we will make a comeback, we will fight smoothly, and we can easily push the Liao army back to their border."

"There was something strange that I thought was strange at the time. Now that I think about it, maybe this is one of the messages that the old prince revealed to the Queen Mother Xiao." Qin Zheng took the teacup handed to him by Uncle Yan and took a sip to moisten his throat. "Every time we win, If the situation is over, the other two friendly forces will face difficulties. They can only rack their brains and find ways to rely on their own strength to break out of the encirclement. We have no way to support them."

"The old general's soldiers and horses have been lost before, and the only ones left behind are defeated soldiers. How can he support others?" Shen Haolin sneered, "Exchanging the blood of his comrades for his own reputation, the old prince... …What a good plan!”

"Master!" Shen Cha looked at Qin Zheng worriedly, "You..."
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