Author: steam train

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"Soldiers who died in battle?"

Sima Guang's straight face stiffened for a moment, and then he smiled bitterly and said: "Xixia was so cruel that they actually burned all the corpses of the soldiers, and the fire lasted for twelve hours."

"Beast."

Zhou Tong was so angry that he wished he could rush over and slaughter all the Western Xia dogs.

Zhao Shi was very calm, and just muttered something about death without evidence, and then asked: "Is there no one who survived?"

"have."

Not wanting Sima Guang to be more beautiful than before, Han Yue found an opportunity and hurriedly interjected: "There are still many survivors, but I thought they were deserters, so I locked them up and are awaiting interrogation by His Highness."

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Zhou Tong looked at Han Ri again, and even he was a little dissatisfied: "How dare you say that they are deserters? It is very likely that they came back after nine deaths. If you treat them like this, how can you not let them go?"

Are the soldiers feeling cold?"

even,

Sima Guang couldn't help but reprimanded him: "Those who treat soldiers badly will eventually be attacked by them."

Zhao Shi's eyes faintly moved around the faces of Sima Guang and Han Yue for several times, but he did not come to a conclusion. He just ate a few chicken legs and drank a few cups of tea, then stood up and said: "Let's go down the mountain!"

Going down the mountain?

Zhou Tong was a little confused: "Your Highness, aren't you going to investigate the case?"

Zhao Shi pointed to the night sky: "It's so late, let's talk tomorrow." Then he looked at Han and said, "I wonder if Prefect Han has prepared a residence?"

"certainly."

Han Yue hurriedly squeezed out a smile: "It may not be as His Highness intended. However, a few days ago, after I heard that Your Highness was here, I have already started to build a line, which can be regarded as a little unique..."

"Yeah?"

Zhao Shi raised his voice and sounded a little expectant...

"well."

Zhou Tong shook his head in disappointment, and then saw Sima Guang turn his head to look at him when he heard him sigh. He glared again: "What are you looking at, Dog Officer." Then he turned around and took him with him.

Several police officers moved the ancient plank road that was built in this world.

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A gust of wind swept up from the mountains and passed over the missing piece of the ancient plank road, like a mournful cry.

Sima Guang also silently withdrew his gaze, but for some reason, he also sighed, and then followed the large troops down the mountain...

at the foot of the mountain,

OK,

Zhao Shi had to admit that if he was willing to lie down, he could actually live a more extravagant life. After all, Zhao Zhen did just fine. Even if Jingkang came as promised, it would take at least seventy years.

, and seventy years later, Zhao Shi was already in his eighties, an old man in his eighties, and he still cared about being kidnapped?

At worst, I'll give you a few more emperor concubines.

but……

Looking at the incomparable luxury in front of him, even more luxurious than the Xianggong's mansion in Kaifeng Mansion, Zhao Shi couldn't even...pretend...to be too excited, especially when he saw Han Yue presenting a treasure, imitating several people in Kaifeng

When the oiran at the head of the line was pushed out, Zhao Shi even felt a little disgusted and said tiredly: "Prefect Han is interested, but I have been tired all the way. It is true that I am weak. We might as well talk about it tomorrow."

Han Yue is not stupid,

Along the way, he could see that Zhao Shi was not interested in these things, so he hurriedly said: "What your Highness said is true. In fact, I also think that these so-called robes are far less beautiful than those in the capital. It was only after the young man persuaded me that I boldly recommended them."

, If Your Highness is not happy, please punish me with death."

Zhao Shi glanced at him calmly and said with a smile: "Prefect Han is not guilty of any crime. It's just that I am really tired. Prefect Han might as well keep these trip items and we can meet again tomorrow or the day after."

Not to mention Han Yue, Zhou Tong looked at Zhao Shi with some confusion, but Sima Guang thought for a moment, seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Han Yue, Han Yue was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "In that case, then

I will retire first."

"Send off guests with Zhou Tong."

Zhao Shi didn't care whether Zhou Tong was happy or not, he gave the order anyway, and after Zhou Tong led Han Yu out expressionlessly, Zhao Shi looked at Sima Guang: "If Mr. Sima is not busy, you might as well drink with me again."

Serve some cups of tea."

"Dare to disobey orders."

Sima Guang bowed,

Zhao Shi didn't seem to have done anything, but he was obviously more respectful. Then the two of them went to the yard behind the row one after another. Then, they had no choice and entered a room casually.

, there was a maid waiting with tea. When the maid finished making the tea, she walked back and left.

Zhao Shi took a sip of tea and said, "The one who jumped down wasn't Zhong Shiquan, right?"

Sima Guang was shocked,

Zhao Shidao: "Because, firstly, if it is a kind of world power, even if he really wants to die, he can't leave me a few words. Secondly, there are traces of ropes and melted ice on the railing. It should be the cliff jumper.

If you are in a coma, or even in a dead state, you cannot jump down on your own initiative."

Sima Guang was silent, then frowned: "Could it be that Zhong Shiquan was actually thrown down in a coma?"

Still pretending?

Zhao Shi also frowned: "If you hadn't conspired with Zhong Shiquan and faked his death to escape, why did you pretend to hear Zhong Shiquan say: "How ashamed of you, Your Highness?" He was unconscious, or the dead cannot speak."

Sima Guang was startled: "But, I really heard these words! And,... that corpse really said these words before jumping down!"

Zhao Shi was startled,

According to his superficial inference, this should be a scene, a scene in which Sima Guang and Zhong Shiquan conspired. In order to find out the suicide case of the general, Zhong Shiquan deliberately drank alcohol, attacked and committed suicide. This way, both

I scared the man behind the scenes, why did he die before I took action, and then exposed the flaw, and also took advantage of the situation, from the two bright figures who were being stared at, one became bright again, and the other turned dark, but now it seems...

…

Are you thinking too much?

Sima Guang saw that Zhao Shi was silent, paused, and continued: "Actually, before Your Highness came down, I had already suspected that it was not Zhong Shiquan who jumped down. Zhong Shiquan should not be that thin, and what he saw may not be true.

, It’s just that I couldn’t find any evidence firstly, secondly I couldn’t get away from it, I was too busy with my affairs, and lastly, and most importantly...” Sima Guang was silent for a moment, and then said honestly: “Even if I find out clearly

It’s just one more corpse jumping off the cliff.”

"so……"

Zhao Shi raised his head and naturally followed Sima Guang's train of thought and asked: "Do you think Zhong Shiquan discovered something and was killed and silenced? In that case, why didn't you just use Zhong Shiquan to kill the person?

Corpses used as tools to fake suicide?”

Sima Guang froze, he didn't have much talent in reasoning.

Zhao Shibian had no hope, he just kept looking at Sima Guang's expression, and then asked: "What do you think of Han Yue?"

Sima Guang was a little unable to keep up with Zhao Shi's thoughts. He hesitated for a moment before frowning and said: "He is actually a pretty good prefect. He has never been so flattering in the past. He probably has never seen His Highness before, so he behaved like this."

It’s a bit exaggerated.”

"Yeah?"

Zhao Shi nodded, and then suddenly asked: "Is it possible that he was involved in something, knowing that I couldn't hide it, so he was creating small crimes to protect big ones?"

Sima Guang trembled: "You mean?"

"right."

"Is this possible?"

Zhao Shi picked up the tea. While drinking the tea, he jumped over the edge of the teacup with his eyes and looked at Sima Guang's expression on the opposite side. There was nothing weird about Sima Guang's expression, but his outlook was more or less shaken: "You mean, he did it on purpose.

To make you hate him, to deliberately make you think that he is a sycophantic and incompetent official, or even, preferably, to make you angry and dismiss him from his post and investigate him, thus hiding yourself?"

"right."

Zhao Shi put down the tea cup and asked again: "Is this possible? After all, many of his actions today were actually somewhat deliberate. If he were to be a truly flattering official, he should have known about me when we first met.

If he doesn't like this form of welcome, he should not only stop trying to flatter me, but should instead bring whatever delicacies he sent up the mountain and all the people in the line to evacuate and hide them instead of continuing to put them in front of me.

."

"Most likely."

Sima Guang obviously had not thought of this possibility before. He just thought that Han Yue might be tired of being a border official and wanted to join the capital as an official. However, after listening to Zhao Shi's words, he... the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

, even if Han Yue really wanted to climb up the ladder and changed his past habit of flattery, but he was indeed not stupid.

As long as you are not stupid,

When I first met Zhao, from the fact that Zhao Shi did not enter the city first, but went to see the scene first, we could roughly judge what kind of temper this person was. How could he dance like crazy in Zhao Shi's minefield? OK, okay
To be continued...