Chapter 124 Natural Disasters, Man-made Disasters and Wars
The appearance of this person changed my life, broke the stable life of Sima Jue and I, and even affected the entire Northern Jin Dynasty!
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The fourteenth year of the calendar year, June.
Several major cases occurred in Tian'an City. Several important ministers were assassinated on their way to court. The methods of death were the same but very strange. People sitting in the sedan chair seemed to be asleep. Whenever they moved their heads, they would roll down and their necks would fall down. The wound was clean and there was no trace of blood. The blood seemed to be sealed by something.
After investigation by all parties, it is concluded that the murder weapon was most likely a kind of extremely sharp sky silk from the Western Regions.
No traces were left at the scene, and even the most capable personnel sent by the Ministry of Justice could not find out who had done it.
Such assassinations occurred repeatedly at the feet of the emperor, which undoubtedly increased the panic among the ministers. People were panicked for a while, and the ministers regarded the road to court as the road to death. I prepared a farewell ceremony with my family when I went to court, but I was afraid that I would not be able to return home after the next court.
Furthermore, Chunyu State, which had been dormant for many years, suddenly invaded the Northern Jin Dynasty with an army of 200,000. The troops were divided into three groups and attacked in three directions of the Northern Jin Dynasty. They quickly captured more than a dozen states and counties.
Urgent battle reports from the border came one after another. While Sima Jue was dispatching troops and generals to assist Zhenxi General Rong Miaoqing, he also asked the "Third Division" to step up their joint investigation of the "Beheading Case".
I have never seen Sima Jue so unstable. He didn't sleep a wink for days and nights, and there was no progress in the "guillotining case". In a rage, he dismissed the minister of punishment and put him in jail, and beat all the officials of various ministries. The one who beat and scolded was scolded.
The two major security battalions of the imperial capital were mobilized to step up their vigilance against Tian'an City and launched a blanket investigation.
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"I'm incompetent. I haven't found any traces of the murderer yet. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Li Yancheng frowned and said.
Sima Jue waved his hand to him and said in a deep voice: "He comes and goes without a trace, and his attacks leave no traces. Such a skilled assassin is really a terrible threat." He said and thought for a moment, "Killed the imperial court repeatedly. Is the important minister just trying to make the ministers criticize me and cause chaos in the DPRK? Chunyu is attacking at this time! Are the two unrelated?"
After he finished speaking, he turned his eyes to Li Yancheng. Both of them frowned and speculated. Suddenly, Sima Jue raised his eyebrows and said sternly, "The biggest remnant of the 'Falcon Gate' remains!"
"Your Majesty, no matter how powerful the 'Demon Hunting Sect' is, it is no better to fight for the world than a small tree. Besides, they have all been killed in the eighth year of Lihe. Their sect leader is the nephew of Wang Xun who has been leaked and has been beheaded." Li promise
Sima Jue shook his head, "That's a scapegoat." He then snorted coldly, "One borrows a knife to kill someone, and the other makes a wedding dress for others. Both parties are trying to achieve their own goals!"
Li Chengcheng was puzzled, "Even so, this sect has existed intermittently for more than a hundred years, but I have never heard of it having any connection with Chun Yuguo!"
"Anything is possible for the sake of profit. Besides, the sect leader of the Falcon Sect has always been closely related to the royal family." Sima said and sighed, "The sect leader during the Wuzong period was Prince Rui Sima Lin." He Stopped here.
I poured him a cup of tea and asked puzzledly: "Who is still the biggest threat to your throne now?"
Sima Jue narrowed his phoenix eyes and stared at the tea leaves swirling in the tea cup. After a moment, he told Li Yancheng: "It's time to send people to greet each vassal king."
A few days later, news came that the two vassal princes were killed on the way to Tianan, and their heads were still beheaded.
This undoubtedly made people more fearful of the murderer's unpredictable skills, and also made people full of speculation about his identity.
It seems that God is also working against Sima Jue. It has been raining heavily for several days, and floods have occurred in some places. This natural disaster has gathered together.
Looking at Sima Jue's frown, I couldn't express my feelings. I couldn't help him but I still got into trouble.
Xia Sihan, my brother from the third emperor of Nanqi Kingdom, came to see Sima Jue and claimed that my queen mother was critically ill and wanted to see me one last time.
I know that I am the most beloved princess of the Emperor and Queen of Nanqi Kingdom. I have been married to a foreign country for many years. Now that I am seriously ill, I want to see her. It is human nature, but it is a big problem for Sima Jue and me.
For the sake of caution, Sima Jue asked the envoys who came to various countries in the Northern Jin Dynasty to quietly identify my Third Emperor brother and confirm his identity. He was also accompanied by envoys who often traveled to the Northern Jin Dynasty, so they could not deny it.
Then Sima Jue was in trouble again. The Northern Jin Dynasty was facing internal and external dangers. I returned to Nanqi alone. He was worried. He could just go with me. Who would be in charge of this big business in the court? He was not allowed to leave it to me.
The other princes are all young. Although the eldest prince is calm, he is still far from being able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the entire Northern Jin Dynasty.
Don't allow me to go back. My brother, the Three Emperors, really means what he said. My mother is waiting for me to go back to see her. How can he make me violate my filial piety! He also knows that I am not the real Xia Sirou. This is even more
This is the important aspect that he is worried about.
I'm even more uneasy. I don't know the so-called royal brothers and sisters at all, and the only person I know, Cai Ling, is married to Ye Lan. It's impossible for me to come back to help me in a while.
After much deliberation, Sima Jue and I decided to let me return to Nanqi alone. He asked Wang Wu, who had been promoted to General Zuo Lingwei, and the guard commander Bai Liang to bring "Lu Yun's Thirty-Six Iron Cavalry" to escort us.
I was fully mentally prepared to return to Nanqi, and Sima Jue had prepared strategies for me to deal with unexpected things.
In August, I took my personal Gong'e Jixiang with me and set off to Nanqi with my Sanhuang brother. The reunion was promised to me by Bai Liang.
Xia Sirou is a famous beauty, and the genes of the Xia family are excellent. My Third Emperor brother Xia Sihan is only in his thirties, very charming, handsome and tall.
Along the way, my Third Emperor brother recalled what happened when we were children from time to time. Of course, he always said, "How do I know the real Xia Sirou's past?"
We hurried on the road, not staying in inns on the way, but finding shelter in remote places. After more than ten days of travel, we arrived at the border of Northern Jin Dynasty.
After dinner, Xia Sihan sat in my tent and chatted with me, "Xiao Shiyi, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years. In one day of travel, we will enter my territory of Nanqi. Have you ever thought about this day?"
He smiled bitterly again, "Your appearance has not changed at all. You are still the eleventh sister that Third Brother was back then. You never said a word about our childhood days along the way. Third Brother knows that you have always had a grudge and blamed me for not being able to catch up in time."
I came back to prevent you from getting married, but you still hate the third brother?"
I really want to say more, but I'm afraid I'll let it slip and you'll know that I'm a Xibei. "How does third brother think my life is going now?" I asked softly with a smile.
Xia Sihan smiled, stretched out his hand to trim the hair beside his ear, and a soft look appeared in his eyes, "Sima Jue is indeed your good match. When I heard that Shaoqing quietly followed you, I was very worried that you would listen because of your weak temperament.
You did something disrespectful because of his words. It was inconvenient for Third Brother to show up in the Northern Jin Dynasty, and you entrusted others to protect you. Later I found out that your temperament has become very tenacious and opinionated, so I was relieved."
I smiled bitterly to myself. You were right to worry. The real Xia Sirou did run away with Song Shaoqing, but she just couldn't escape. "Third brother, you are worrying too much. In order to prevent the two countries from suffering, I have already married to the Northern Jin Dynasty and decided to do this."
If you work hard and have no regrets in this life, how can I blame you?"
"That makes me feel at ease." Xia Sihan frowned and sighed, "My mother is critically ill. Do you know what the illness is?"
I shook my head numbly, "Poisoned." He said.
"Poisoning, who did it?" I couldn't help being surprised.
Xia Sihan breathed a long sigh of relief, "Gong Bian, she..." As soon as he said this, he heard a noise coming from outside, and then the tent reflected a red light, and there was a fire outside.
Soon there was the sound of weapons clashing. He and I looked at each other in shock. Xia Sihan blew out the candle with a quick step. "What happened?" I said and was about to go out of the tent to see, but Xia Sihan held me back.
, "You stay in the tent and don't move, I'll go take a look." I nodded.
As soon as Xia Sihan went out, he heard Ji Xiang beside me groan and fall to the ground with a thump. Before I could react, I felt pain on the side of my neck, and my vision went dark and I lost consciousness...