Yinzhen walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "Even so, it doesn't prove that the news was not leaked by Sixi."
"Brother Chen knows, but since Brother Chen will send people to follow Brother Si, others may do the same. It is possible that they heard the news in Fuzhou and spread the news back to the capital, and then spread it to the palace somehow.
As for Si Xi, he has been loyal since he followed the emperor, speaks and acts very decently, and is not the kind of person who spreads rumors randomly."
Yunxiang's words made Yinzhen fall into silence. Sixi, who had been kneeling on the ground since just now, kowtowed with tears in his eyes and said, "I have never said anything about Brother Si to anyone. Please give me a clear warning! Please give me a clear warning."
!”
Yinzhen glanced at him and said coldly: "You go down first."
After Sixi exited the Yangxin Hall uneasily, Yinzhen suddenly said: "You just said that there might be others following Hongli and the others, right?"
Yunxiang hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, although this is just Wei Chen's guess, it should be very possible. After all, the two elder brothers have noble status and their every move attracts attention. What's more, they are going to Fuzhou this time.
, all parties will be watching to see if they can put down the chaos in Fuzhou and whether they can successfully complete the errands assigned by the emperor."
"You guessed it right, there are indeed people following Hongli and the others, and there are more than one group of them!" Yinzhen's words shocked Yunxiang, "Your Majesty..."
"There seems to be nothing unreasonable about Hongli's death, but I always feel that something is wrong. First, why did the bridge break so coincidentally after they walked through it, making it impossible for others to pass, and they had to go far around the mountain road?
Only then can we enter Lianjiang County; secondly, the famine is the most
When it is serious, Lianjiang County is not the only place where people are cannibalizing. Why are the people in other places normal, but the people in Lianjiang County are getting more and more crazy, not eating even if they have rice, but insisting on cannibalism? Third, Lianjiang County
The county has become empty, so where have all these people gone?"
Yunxiang couldn't answer any of Yinzhen's three questions, but after all, he was one of the few people in the world who understood Yinzhen. After thinking for a moment, he said: "The emperor said so, but he has already sent someone to investigate?"
"Yes, I originally wanted to wait until this matter is cleared up before telling you, but since you have the same suspicion as me, I will tell you in advance. After I felt something was wrong, I asked the secret agent who was still in Fuzhou
Investigate this matter. The first is the bridge, because the current is turbulent
Urgent, once the broken bridge fell, it disappeared, but as long as they went down the river, they would be able to find clues. Sure enough, they found the fragments of the broken bridge downstream of the river, and found that the fractures were very neat, not like decay and fracture, but like
Someone deliberately sabotaged it."
Although Yinzhen only mentioned the first half of the sentence, the second half was not difficult to guess. Yunxiang exclaimed: "The emperor is saying that someone deliberately trapped the second elder brother and the fourth elder brother in Lianjiang County?"
Yinzhen sneered and said: "Not only that, they also found a place in the cemetery in Lianjiang County where the soil was different from other places. It seemed that it had been renovated. When they dug it down, they found that Bai Bai who had followed Hongshi and the others was killed.
The rest are buried there."
It's really a secret. Originally, the people around Yunhu would not leave obvious flaws for others to discover. Unfortunately, Zhaohui was not dead at the time, and he also took out Agui, which ruined their original plans.
cover up.
"Shouldn't they be captured and used as food?" Yinzhen did not answer Yunxiang's question, and Yunxiang himself fell into a long silence after asking this question. According to the clues found, it is obvious that
More than a hundred people were not captured and eaten as food, but were buried. If those people attacked Hongli and others just for food and human flesh, then they would definitely not do this.
"From this point of view, the reason why those people attacked Si Age and his friends is worthy of scrutiny." Yunxiang's words made Yinzhen nod, "Actually, since the news came, I have always found it strange that I assigned Hongli and his friends
A thousand sergeants, all of whom have been on the battlefield and seen blood, how could they be defeated by some armed with hatchets and hoes?
Ordinary people, even if those people go crazy, they will not be unable to deal with them. Therefore, I have asked them to continue to investigate, and they must find out this matter! At this point, he slammed the table and gritted his teeth and said: "
No matter who dares to harm my son, I will kill his whole family, leaving no chickens or dogs behind!"
Yunxiang nodded and said, "By the way, I wonder how my sister-in-law is doing. Is she feeling better?"
When he mentioned Ling Ruo, Yinzhen felt a sense of powerlessness and sighed: "I don't know, every time I go to see her, she ignores me and treats me as an enemy."
Yunxiang didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only advise: "My sister-in-law is like this because she is sad because she lost Hongli. Your Majesty, please don't argue with her."
Yinzhen smiled bitterly and said: "I was the one who indirectly killed Hongli. Just like Jiyue before, it is right for Ling Ruo to hate me. Even if she ignores me for the rest of her life, I will not be angry with her."
Yunxiang was startled for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, do you still remember Ji Yue?"
Yinzhen nodded and said painfully: "After so many years, I thought she had forgotten it. It turned out not to be the case. It was just that it had been suppressed deep in her heart. Now it has come out again with the death of Hongli. It can be said that she is now suffering
It’s the double pain of losing a child.”
Yunxiang thought for a while and said, "How about my brother go and persuade my sister-in-law? Maybe she can listen more."
Yinzhen waved his hands and said, "It's better not to give it up. She can't listen to anyone right now. Let's talk about it later. By the way, where are Hongshi and the others now?"
"According to the newspapers sent along the way, because the second elder brother has not yet recovered, and because the coffin of the fourth elder brother has to be transported, we are only halfway there. It is estimated that it will take another half a month to reach the capital." There was a pause.
, he added: "The Ministry of Rites has almost made preparations for Fourth Elder Brother's posthumous title and funeral. We just have to wait for Fourth Elder Brother's coffin to arrive before we can proceed."
"Prince Bao..." Yinzhen silently recited the posthumous title he had set, then suddenly shook his head and said, "I think this posthumous title is not enough."
Yunxiang was startled for a moment and said: "But the prince is already the highest title in our Qing Dynasty. No matter how high it is... as far as the fourth elder brother is concerned, there is only one prince. But the fourth elder brother is dead, and the position of prince is not for him.
Words have no meaning anymore.”
"There is nothing for Hongli, but there is for me." Yinzhen said in a low voice: "Since I came to the throne, although I have never said it explicitly, Hongli is undoubtedly the smartest and most sensible among my sons. The former emperor
When Amma was still alive, she was particularly fond of Hong
Li, watching Hongli grow up day by day, I have thought more than once that in a hundred years, I will pass the throne to him, but now he has taken a step ahead of me and cannot inherit my wish; but he has always been my most beloved son.