sword sentient beings

Chapter 741 Clues

"Hmm... not a national master? Did your count see the flaw?"

The captain said: "It should be so. Our uncle is very wise, and he is completely different from other princes. Others didn't react, but he reacted first. He said: 'I heard that the imperial master's methods are fierce and he is unambiguous in killing people. . How could he be merciful to us? Although killing so many princes would cause chaos in the world, the Imperial Master never considered these issues. If he wanted to take action, he would kill us all. How could he just destroy the tents? It's definitely not the National Preceptor who took action.' At this time, General Huang asked: 'Is it possible that the National Preceptor took action to arouse the enemy and drive us to the capital to deal with it together?' The uncle said, 'Don't think about it, are we worthy?' Then Everyone stopped talking. In the end, my uncle said, 'Yes or no, just send someone back to have a look.' So they ordered a few of us and asked us to sneak back and have a look."

Tang Zhao said: "Since you gave the order last night, why did you come here today?"

The team leader immediately said: "It's my uncle's order. If we come back too early, it will be bad if we bump into the imperial master. If we don't tell our uncle, we may be implicated if we die. So he asked us to come back after half a day. We Uncle is waiting for our reply thirty miles ahead. If we can't get back for a long time, he will send someone..."

Of course this was a lie. In fact, if they couldn't go back, the count would definitely plunge into the capital and never come back. How do these pawns across the river stand in the eyes of the nobles?

"How about... you come with me to meet my uncle? I'm a pawn and don't understand anything. He knows more than me. If you have any questions, you can ask him."

This was Ming Huanghuang's attempt to lure Tang Zhao into a trap, and he didn't care whether it would bring powerful enemies to his lord. Tang Zhao was too lazy to answer and said: "Why not? If I have any questions, I will naturally ask him." After that, he asked the man to stand up and followed him to see the tents.

It's really weird.

From a distance, Tang Zhao saw the collapse of the tents and thought they were torn down by external forces. But when he looked closer, he saw that the tents had fallen neatly and lay flat on the ground. There were no signs of pulling or hammering. It seemed that the tents had collapsed. It's just that it's never been propped up. Looking at the flame, or rather the fire, there was only a pile of dry firewood piled there, with no trace of burning, no scorch marks on the firewood, and no dust at all on the ground. The pot was tipped casually, and there was no trace of water in the pot.

This camp just looks like a camp. There are no traces of use on these tents and materials. They look like props that have just been pulled out of the warehouse to set up the scene. Tang Zhao thought that if he had not seen these people, he would have even thought that this was a trap specially set by some people to lure him into a trap.

But this is the real camp, and there are still people in front of us who can prove that there were indeed many people eating and lodging here last night. Although the possibility of fraud is not ruled out, based on Tang Zhao's observation, most of what the captain said should be the truth. At least it was not a lie that they camped here yesterday.

So, the reason for this strange situation in the camp may be...

Tang Zhao did not draw a conclusion immediately, but instead went to the nearby camp.

At first glance, the camp over there seems to be completely collapsed like the camp here. But if you open the tent and take a closer look, you will find that it is completely different.

The tent over there is not unused, but it is old. The stakes supporting the tent were rotten and unable to hold up, and the tent fell to the ground. The tent fabric was also very worn, the threads had fallen off, and there were several big holes.

There was also a fire in that camp, but it was not completely unburned, but had been burned to ashes and almost scattered by the wind. Not only did the pot show signs of being burned dry, it even leaked.

This……

Tang Zhao went to the third camp, which was as brand-new as the first camp, and the adjacent fourth camp was also the same as the first camp. But when we arrived at the fifth camp, it turned out to be as shabby as the second camp...

No, it's not the same.

Tang Zhao looked carefully and saw that the tent was even more dilapidated. Although it was still decayed, the degree of decay was still different. The fourth camp was obviously much more dilapidated, which meant it was more severely "eroded".

"The strength is very uneven."

There is no difference in the freshness of a new tent, but the shabby appearance of an old tent is easy to distinguish and can be used as a reference to judge the time.

Is this difference an irregular fluctuation in power, or is it gradual according to orientation or other laws?

Tang Zhao went to one camp after another and finally came to a conclusion after referring to the status of those camps:

It's gradual.

The further we go, the more the campground changes.

This is good news!

If the power is gradual, it means it may be from a single source. It must be stronger as it gets closer to the source, and gradually weakens as it extends outward. Tang Zhao only needs to look forward in the direction of increased strength to find the source.

That source was most likely the battlefield where the monarchs fought at that time!

The clues are clear.

Sure enough, luck has favored him.

He walked and searched all the way, and finally after passing a certain point, the degree of dilapidation no longer increased, but decreased. This was when he passed the center point.

found it!

Tang Zhao raised his head and laughed dumbly again:

In fact, it doesn’t need to be so detailed, it is still very conspicuous.

The leaves on the trees in this place are all dark green.

In the forest in early spring, other trees are still budding, and the color is invisible up close. From a distance, they are bright yellow, but the leaves here are lush and lush, even more lush than in midsummer. Isn't this obvious enough? The battlefield is very close.

Tang Zhao thought for a while and sent a message to Xing Ji to come over. Obviously this was the right direction. Xing Ji probably couldn't find any clues there. Let him come over to join you and advance together.

At the same time, he released the soldiers. He is not afraid of the other party leaking secrets. He has nothing to hide, and he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately.

But here it's just his light and shadow, and his body is still in the same place, just in time to come with Xing Ji.

After a while, the executioner arrived. He walked through the jungle and first met Tang Zhao's body who stayed in place.

"This is……"

Xing Ji didn't come alone, he brought someone with him. This man was covered in blood and looked like he had no breath.

"Oh, I picked it up in the woods over there. He fell in a bush. When I saw that this man was not simple, he was actually a swordsman, and he was injured in a fight. Maybe he could provide key clues, so I arrested him. coming."

……

It's that simple?

Oh, here I am exploring, interrogating, analyzing and tracking. I wish I could catch clues out of thin air, but in the end, you, old man, directly got a living person who may have participated in the battle?

Who has the lucky sachet?

"So what, is he still alive? Can he be interrogated?"

"He is dying now. He is seriously injured, but he is still a swordsman after all. His vitality is very tenacious, and he will not die so easily for a while. Of course, he cannot be interrogated now, but I can cure him."

Tang Zhao then remembered that Xing Ji was actually very good at medical swordsmanship, and he could even "group breasts".

Xing Ji put the person on the ground and added: "This person... I seem to have seen him somewhere. He is definitely not an acquaintance, but I have an impression."

Tang Zhao looked carefully, but he didn't have any impression. He suddenly thought of the large camp he saw before, and said: "Could it be... a certain prince?"

Xingji was suddenly enlightened and said: "Yes, this is a small prince in the north of us, the four... the four Qing princes, right? If it is not called Si Qing, it is Si Ming. I can't remember that much."

Tang Zhao's face darkened: "A prince actually participated in attacking the prince. Isn't this a provocation to Yunzhou?"

Xing Ji said: "How can he be the opponent of Junhou by himself? There must be other helpers. But there is no one around here. I have already searched. Others may be dead, may have escaped, or may be with Jun now. Hou 2 is together. This person should have been wounded and escaped from the battlefield. I will go and ask where the battlefield is, who is here, and what their purpose is."

It's easy to say anything if you have a living mouth, no need to guess bit by bit.

Tang Zhao said: "I have found the battlefield. But we are not close now. Let's interrogate first. I will ask Guang to patrol the battlefield, collect information there, and then compare it with his confession. If we can deceive him, You can also tell him not to dare to talk nonsense."

Tang Zhao didn't worry about the interrogation anymore. Xing Ji is more professional than him. Tang Zhao still took his own interrogation courses with students. His level can only be said to be enough to pass the exam, but it is far from enough in practice. It can be used with the strength to deal with ordinary little people, but it is not enough to deal with the swordsman level. Far away.

As for the level of Xingji's interrogation, haha, he is the one who wields the sword of "punishment". If the interrogation is not good enough, wouldn't it be a shame?

Tang Zhao's mind was still back to the light.

His light incarnation split again, and his troops split into two groups. One of them walked along the changes in the woods to explore the scene, while the other continued to the capital to see the princes who had evacuated but not yet entered the capital.

Just now Tang Zhao heard that the injured man was the Si Qing Hou, and he immediately connected it with those collapsed tents. It was said that all the people camping there were foreign princes, and it was very likely that the Four Qing Hous set out from there. Thinking about it further, suppose that the king is besieged by multiple swordsmen. Can the Four Qing Hous, a small prince, have several swordsmen under his command? So the most reasonable thing is that the remaining few people are also princes.

Several princes join forces to deal with Gao Yuanhou!

However, it stands to reason that these princes came to Beijing to worship, and they certainly did not hold back to intercept and kill Gao Yuanhou on the road. It is said that they were stranded around the capital because they were afraid of the Imperial Preceptor. The Imperial Preceptor went crazy because the Queen Mother accidentally killed the Emperor. All of this happened temporarily. After hearing the news brought by Wei Se, Marquis Gao Yuan slowed down his pace and arrived at the outskirts of Beijing later. This was even more accidental.

By chance, these people got connected and decided to attack Gao Yuanhou together. The time they had to make a decision was very short. For them to be connected in such a short time, there must be a strong motive.

There must be at least one mastermind who can connect the two.

Motives and masterminds are all very important and are the key to solving the mystery.

This key may be obtained from the mouth of Si Qinghou, but if he is not the mastermind, his knowledge may be very partial. Therefore, Tang Zhao planned to find some clues from the departing princes and try his best to restore the scene at that time.

(End of this chapter)