There was a solemn killing in the White Tiger Hall, and the entire Cheng Mansion was surrounded by soldiers and generals. Cheng Shixiong, with a sword under his ribs, sat behind the general's writing case, with a solemn expression on his face, and asked in a deep voice: "Brother Hao, please tell me the details of the situation at that time.
Come."
Zhang Shengzhi and Zhang Tongpan listened attentively for a moment and suddenly asked: "One woman died in the room, one man died, and there was only that 'bowl of jade'. I think it was because I wanted to strip her of her clothes for fear of being stained with blood."
He didn't take her life. Then why did the assassin let you go?"
Ding Hao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does Mr. Zhang suspect that Xiaomin and the assassin are in a group, so he is doing a cruel trick?"
Zhang Shengzhi sneered and said nothing, while Ding Hao pondered for a moment and said: "There is indeed a reason why they didn't kill me, but...the reason is not understandable to outsiders."
Zhang Shengzhi was unreasonable and asked: "If you don't say anything, how can people not doubt you?"
Ding Hao pondered for a moment, then stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I really want to say that General Cheng knows this reason, but... no third person can hear it."
Zhang Tongpan said displeasedly: "Why, I can't even hear it?"
Ding Hao looked troubled. When Cheng Shixiong saw it, he said: "Master Zhang, I just want to find out where the assassin came from. Brother Ding refuses to tell me. There must be a reason, so I have to ask Master Zhang to avoid it."
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Zhang Shengzhi had no choice but to retreat. Ding Hao glanced at the armored generals on the left and right. Cheng Shixiong smiled: "General, I am not afraid of your assassination. It's just that these generals are my good brothers who will live and die together. There is nothing to hide."
If you have any secret words about them, feel free to speak out, they... are one and the same with me, General."
After hearing this, Ding Hao thought to himself: "Who said he is a rough man? Just these words can buy these military schools to swear their service to death." He glanced slightly and saw the generals standing there with their swords drawn, each one looking like
His face was made of iron, and there was no change at all in his face and eyes. Not a single moved tear filled his eyes. It was as if they had never heard what General Cheng said, and they were even more secretly awestruck.
Ding Hao calmed down and said: "General Cheng, the civilian was knocked to the ground by the fake 'bowl of jade', and the big man came towards me with a knife. At this time, I was lying on the ground and happened to see his wrist.
The man had a wolf head tattooed on his wrist. It was green and lifelike. I once heard someone say that the Khitans in the north worshiped the prairie wolf. The men had many wolf head tattoos on their bodies. The general guarding Guangyuan was the nemesis of the northerners. He was
by……"
Cheng Shixiong narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Why?"
Ding Hao said with some embarrassment: "So...it was because of the impatience of the common people that they shouted: 'Are you sent by the officials of the Song Dynasty to assassinate my general?' The big man was startled after hearing this, and then I got hit on the forehead.
My feet fainted, and I didn’t know if this method would work, but at that time, I could only try this way to get a chance to survive.”
Cheng Shixiong said curiously: "You see that they are Khitans, why do you say that they are...well..." The muscles on his cheeks twitched slightly, and he did not ask any more questions.
The relationship between the imperial court and the Northwest Zhe clan is complicated. They are both monarchs and ministers, and there are secret struggles between annexation and anti-annexation. This matter is not a secret, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it. Ding Hao recognized their identities as Khitans and deliberately said
In such a sentence, if the Khitan people are smart enough, they will make mistakes. Even if the assassination fails, they can still use this opportunity to sow discord between the court and the Zhe family and intensify the conflicts between them.
These reasons can only be thought about in the mind and cannot be discussed openly. Therefore, after Cheng Shixiong realized it, he avoided talking about it. He just raised his thick eyebrows and said: "Khitan people? It's not unusual for the Khitan people to want to assassinate me, but now they The civil war continues, even if they kill me and cause chaos in Guangyuan, will they still have the strength to send troops south, and will they be able to stand firm in Guangyuan City?"
Cheng Shixiong paced up and down the hall, muttering to himself. After a while, he saw Ding Hao still standing there, so he softened his expression and said: "Today I am being insulted by that celebrity from Mainland China, and I can't use violence. Thanks to you for being so angry on my behalf, haha, it’s not convenient for me to leave here now, so you can go back, and you may wish to come and walk around my house more often when you have time in the future."
"Yes, General Cheng, you are busy. I'm leaving." Ding Hao bowed, turned and left. When his hand touched his forehead, he felt a pain. He suddenly remembered something that he had forgotten just now. He couldn't help but stop again and said: "General Cheng."
"Brother Ding, what else can you do?"
"General Cheng, I suddenly remembered that when I first boarded the shack, one of the big men saw me and exclaimed: 'Yanyan, behind you.' The female assassin... must be her maiden name Yanyan."
Cheng Shixiong was startled: "Yanyan? She has the same name as my niece. Well, I have written it down. If the murderer can be caught, I will remember your first contribution."
Ding Hao laughed and said, "Goodbye, Xiaomin."
As soon as Ding Hao left, two people walked out from behind the screen. The one in front was an old man with a clear appearance, a pair of bright eyes, and a noble and graceful manner in his movements. The one next to him was a young girl in a black robe with a charming smile. , both happy and angry, it was the girl who had chatted with Ding Hao in the courtyard.
Cheng Shixiong hurriedly greeted him and cupped his hands: "Ninth General, Fifth Young Master."
The old man nodded, looked back and asked, "Xiao Wu, what do you think?"
Miss Zhe said sweetly: "I think he is very smart. In a moment of life and death, he actually came up with such a way to survive. Thinking about it carefully, I might not be able to do it. It's amazing."
The old man snorted and said, "I'm asking what you think about Xiao Cheng's assassination. Who cares whether that kid lives or lives?"
Miss Zhe said coquettishly: "You didn't ask clearly. How do I know what you want to ask? Really, it's obvious that you are old and confused, and you still blame others."
The old man held a lot of troops and held a high position, but he had no temper at all after being spoken to by his favorite niece. He snorted and turned to Cheng Shixiong, frowning slightly and said: "Xiao Cheng, you asked a good question. I am also asking myself, after the Northern Emperor was killed, Xiao Siwen, the privy envoy of the Northern Court and Prime Minister of the Northern Palace of the other country, appointed Yelvxian as the new emperor. However, in just a few days, he was assassinated by his enemy in Lushan, and Yelvxian suddenly lost his help. , are eager to consolidate the throne, and the Khitan tribes are also ambitious and have their own agendas. How can they still think about going south to assassinate him at this time?"
His eyes flashed and he suddenly said: "Hmm...could it be...just like Ding Hao referring to deer as horses, they also came in the name of Khitans? There are many tribes outside the Great Wall and tribes in the northwest with wolf tattoos. "
Miss Zhe walked behind Cheng Shixiong's desk, jumped into his tiger-skin chair, curled up like a kitten, narrowed her eyes comfortably and said: "Uncle Jiu, please stop guessing. Two, one is Fuzhou Jiedu Liuhou, and the other is Guangyuan Defense Envoy. They are both generals in charge of the army, but you don't know your opponent's every move very well. Ding Hao has already told you who the assassin is, and you still don't know. I keep guessing here, and if I keep guessing, I will guess that the Tianzhu people are cannibals..."