Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 230 My sword is not at a disadvantage
"Hmm. Or use it to make soup?" Diwu Wei said confidently: "When I heard about the death of the emperor's eldest grandson, I felt that he would use the same old trick again. Today, I see that it is true."

"Why does he want to test his own son's kinship? Does he suspect that he is not his biological son?" This is the only thing Ren Yuan couldn't figure out no matter how hard he tried.

"No, it's precisely because he is sure that his son is his biological son that he wants to kill him and take his bones for verification." The fifth dimension could actually understand Xiao Zong's train of thought.

"His blood can melt into his son's bones, which proves that the bone-dropping method of identifying paternity is effective..."

"Oh." Ren Yuan suddenly realized, and asked again in confusion: "But killing other people's children can also verify it, why does he have to use his own child? Don't say he has a kind heart."

"You know, in the eyes of the nobles, they are definitely not the same as us poor people. We are just lowly people who look like them." The Fifth Dimension said lightly:
"This is especially true for the Royal Family. So in their opinion, what works for us may not work for them. They will only feel assured if they verify it on their own kind."

"How rigorous..." Ren Yuan was speechless for a moment, and then asked, "How did Prince Yuzhang become the son of Marquis Donghun?"

"Prince Yuzhang's mother, Wu Shuyi, was originally the favorite concubine of the Duke of Donghun. After the Duke of Donghun died, she was married to the current emperor and gave birth to Prince Yuzhang seven months later." Diwu Wei touched his chin and said, "So it is entirely possible."

"In this case, Xiao Baoyin is his sixth uncle." Ren Yuan said softly.

"Yes. It is very likely that it was Xiao Baoyin who told the secret to Prince Yuzhang." Diwuwei nodded and said, "But words are not enough, so Prince Yuzhang naturally needed to verify it, so there were these two tomb robbery cases."

"If this is true, then Xiao Zong is in great danger. We must report this to Marshal Chen immediately." Ren Yuan said hurriedly.

"Well, I'll report it when I get back." Diwu Wei nodded and said, "But I'm afraid that General Chen can't do anything about it. We are just guessing now. If we want to turn it into an accusation, we have to prove that it was indeed Xiao Zong who stole the emperor's eldest grandson's rib."

He sighed and said, "But Xiao Zong has now gone to Southern Yanzhou to serve as the governor. He is not in the capital. How can we verify it?"

"Yes." Ren Yuan nodded.

After the death of the eldest grandson, Xiao Zong repeatedly requested to be sent out, saying that he wanted to leave the capital to relax. The emperor changed his post to the governor of Southern Yanzhou last month, and he left the capital to take up his post the day after the eldest grandson was buried.

Without evidence and based only on conjecture, it is impossible for Xiao Yan to call Xiao Zong back just after he arrived in Guangling.

Sending a ghostwriter to Guangling to investigate Xiao Zong would be tantamount to suicide.

This is a dead end.

"Keep this to yourself and don't tell anyone." Diwu Wei then told Ren Yuan, "I will go back and report to Commander Chen, and he will make the final decision."

"Understood." Ren Yuan responded softly.

~~
The next day, I went to the Siguoyuan.

After returning to the city, Diwuwei reported last night’s harvest to Chen Qingzhi.

Chen Qingzhi was not surprised after hearing this, and said calmly: "Prince Yuzhang does look very similar to Marquis Donghun."

"Then Chen Shuai, what should we do next?" asked the Fifth Dimension.

"Let's wait and see." Chen Qingzhi replied slowly: "I have already reminded the emperor last time. Since he chose to forgive Prince Yuzhang, there is no need for me to say anything more."

"What if Prince Yuzhang colludes with Xiao Baoyin to cause trouble?" Diwuwei asked.

"When an enemy comes, we will stop him with our troops; when a flood comes, we will block it with earth." Chen Qingzhi laughed out loud and said, "The purpose of the Gouchen Division to prevent disasters before they happen must be changed."

"Ah?" The fifth dimension was stunned. He didn't expect Chen Shuai to say this.

"In the past twenty years, the Gou Chen Division has protected the capital so well that others have become accustomed to ignoring our existence." Chen Qingzhi raised his sword eyebrows, opened his tiger eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Now, we should make others realize our importance again!"

"Uh..." The Fifth Dimension was a little confused.

"You don't quite understand, do you?" Chen Qingzhi asked with a smile. "A little bit." The Fifth Dimension nodded.

"Then go back and think about it slowly. If you can't figure it out, forget about it." Chen Qingzhi said in a gentle voice.

"I understand." Hearing that he could still forget it, the Fifth Dimension breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed and left.

After he left, Gongsun Lu, who was sitting on the other side of the chessboard, laughed and said, "You are impatient."

"Yes, a little bit." Chen Qianzhi nodded, tightly grasping the chess piece in his hand and said, "Okay, I am very anxious."

"It seems that first it was Pei Sui, and then Xiahou Kui. Monk Xiao's handling of the situation made you very dissatisfied." Gongsun Lu said.

"Indeed." Chen Qingzhi was very frank in front of him.

"I don't agree to give Xiahou Hong to Xiahou Kui. It's very dangerous to play this kind of political game with important officials. What if Xiahou Kui defected to the Northern Dynasty to protect Xiahou Hong? If you don't trust Xiahou Kui, just let Pei Shuai take an imperial edict and go to replace him."

"But since Xiahou Kui took the initiative to report Xiahou Hong, he has proved his loyalty, so he should be allowed to stay in Sizhou and we should not allow him to escort Xiahou Hong to Beijing." Chen Qingzhi sighed depressedly:

"Once Xiahou Kui goes to Beijing, he won't be able to return for at least a year or two. The central battlefield will be paralyzed, and the Northern Dynasty will be free to deal with the eastern front. Even if General Pei goes back to replace Xiahou Tan, it will be difficult for the Northern Expedition to break through."

"Northern Expedition, Northern Expedition, I think you are almost going crazy." Gongsun Lu said speechlessly.

"Opportunities are rare and will never come back. Once the Northern Dynasty stabilizes the situation, we can just wait for death." Chen Qingzhi sighed and said, "Alas, I lost my composure."

"I see you can't stand it anymore and want to go on stage yourself?" Gongsun Lu said, pulling his beard.

"Why not?" Chen Qingzhi said in a deep voice: "I can't rely on anyone else, so I'll do it myself. My sword is not bad either!"

"Good! Are kings, princes, generals and ministers of different species?" Gongsun Lu clapped his hands and laughed, "I hope that day will come soon."

"You have to fight for your opportunities yourself." Chen Qianzhi regained his composure.

~~
March 27th was the day when Dong Xian and his son and Xiahou Hong were executed by slow slicing.

The streets of Jiankang City were deserted. The common people got up early, bringing their elderly and children to the route where the prison van would take for parade.

From Qilin City to Sanshan Street, the roadside is densely packed with people. Who doesn't want to see the end of "Taotie" and "Qiongqi" with their own eyes?

The ghostwriters and the big guys who were escorting the prison van were as if they were facing a great enemy. They were not afraid of someone hijacking the prison van, but they were worried that they would be implicated...

As expected, I am afraid of whatever comes next.

No one knew who took the lead, but the people began to throw the "unwanted cows" and sheep dung they had brought with them at the three prison vans like hail.

If it's just dry, it's fine, but the problem is that there are some that are half dry and half wet...

The ghostwriter and the big guys quickly raised their shields to block, but they were still careless, not to mention the three people in the prison car who were unable to move and were directly drowned by the father.

Ren Yuan and the other two who were on guard at the periphery finally understood why Chongguang Chuang's colleagues were so happy that they did not get the task of escorting the prison van.

Watching the prisoner van slowly go away, Chen Baxian put his arm around Ren Yuan's shoulders and said with a smile: "We have killed two of the four villains in the capital, let's keep up the good work."

"Keep up the good work." Ren Yuan nodded.

(End of this chapter)