The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 292 Frame-up

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.

Empress Xia Mochu stood up in shock, and the memorial in her hand fell to the ground.

"Say it again!" Xia Mochu thought he had heard it wrong.

"Your Majesty, the news is true. I was afraid of making a mistake, so I personally checked. Zhu Fengchi and Guo Pingxi are indeed dead. Their families and servants are all dead! Not a single one is left!"

Xia Mochu's face turned pale: "Frame-up! Check, who is trying to frame me!"

An Dehai's expression was stern. "Guo Pingxi is a member of the Western Territory King Liang Heng's army, and Zhu Fengchi is a member of the Eastern Territory King Li Hongchang's army. We can exclude them for now. Xia Bitu is busy on duty and can't take care of himself, so he can also be excluded."

Xia Mochu frowned. "Only the Northern Territory King Cheng Kun and the Southern Territory King Xu Youhe are left. Which one will it be? Or will they team up to frame me?"

An Dehai was also a little nervous. He paced back and forth and said, "I've inspected the scene. All the gold, silver, and treasures were swept away. Even the jewelry and fine clothes of the family members were taken away. Even the gold and jade inlays on the carriage were stripped away. It seems that they must have been bandits. But I examined the corpses. They were not injured by military weapons, but by ordinary swords and knives. However, this is precisely why they are even more suspicious. Guo Pingxi and Zhu Fengchi both have a group of experts around them. It is definitely not possible for those bandits to kill them all.

Judging by the chaotic array of hoof prints, the enemy numbered only a few dozen, all on horseback. Furthermore, the arrangement of the hoof prints was a well-trained military marching formation.

Xia Mochu's face turned grim: "Since you've already taken action, how could there be a mistake?"

Xia Bitu replied, "All traces of the scene have been wiped out. I tracked him for ten miles before I found him!"

Xia Mochu's face was filled with worry. "No wonder Qin Zheng asked Mo Ning to tell me not to touch them. He said, 'We should wait and see.' So that's how it is."

An Dehai was furious: "This Qin Zheng, pretending to be unfathomable. If he saw it, why didn't he say it? Otherwise, how could it end like this?"

The Empress smiled bitterly, "Because I am the monarch and he is the subject, who would dare to speak nonsense without solid evidence? It seems that he still doesn't regard me as his own!"

An Dehai suddenly chuckled sinisterly, "Haha, Qin Zheng is being too clever for his own good. He's in Guanxi, and he killed the Qi family. Liang Heng was already furious, and now with the death of another high-ranking official, how could Liang Heng not kill him as soon as possible?"

Xia Mochu's face changed drastically: "Uncle An, it's already this time, and you're still fighting with Qin Zheng? Quick, send a pigeon to Qin Zheng and tell him to be careful."

An Dehai's face flushed: "Yes! I will go in person!"

An Dehai left. He wished Qin Zheng was dead because Qin Zheng was too smart and was definitely a threat to Daqian.

However, Qin Zheng cannot die now, not only because he suspects that Qin Zheng is the messenger of the Five Elements Sect, but also because Daqian still cannot do without talents like Qin Zheng.

This was the only genius he had ever seen in his life.

But after using it, if the Five Elements Sect still supports the Empress, then it's fine. But if the Five Elements Sect wants to establish a new leader, he doesn't mind sacrificing his life to help the Empress eliminate Qin Zheng!

At this time, Qin Zheng and Xia Bitu took Wu Xiaoyou and Uncle Nan, riding on war horses, and headed straight for the western border fortress, Huangsha Pass!

Xia Bitu urged his horse to follow closely beside Qin Zheng. He found that Qin Zheng had difficulty getting on the horse before, but now, he was riding the horse at full speed without any awkwardness at all.

I don't know if it was installed before.

"You little monkey, aren't you afraid that the King of the Western Territory will kill us along the way?" Although Xia Bitu agreed to attend the Hongmen Banquet with Qin Zheng, he was still worried.

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "If the imperial envoy dies in Guanxi, the Western Territory King Liang Heng will definitely suffer the consequences!"

Xia Bitu was surprised: "Could it be that the Empress already has an army to rival the million-strong army of the Western Territory? Does the Empress also have a million-strong army?"

Qin Zheng sneered, "Old fox, don't test me. I don't know how many troops the Empress has, but it's enough to deal with a border army. Do you believe it? Otherwise, how could the Empress be safe and sound until now? Do you really think everyone is afraid of the Five Elements Sect?"

Xia Bitu's expression changed, and he pondered, "But, with a million troops, where is the empress hiding?"

Qin Zheng was speechless: "A mere million soldiers in the vast Daqian are like a drop in the ocean."

Xia Bitu narrowed his old eyes slightly and said, "They are scattered among the people. When they are needed, just give the order?"

Qin Zheng neither denied nor admitted it, and said, "Do you really think that no one in the Four Borders Army is loyal to the Empress?"

Xia Bitu rolled his eyes: "Don't try to fool me. You want to lead me astray? No way."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "You are quite clever. But, tell me, are there any soldiers in the Four Borders Army who are loyal to the Five Elements Sect?"

Xia Bitu's expression changed drastically, and he blurted out, "That's possible. Since there are other guardian gods supporting the Four Realms Army, how could the Five Elements Sect be missing?"

Suddenly, he looked at Qin Zheng's profile hopefully and asked shamelessly, "Which border soldier is loyal to the Five Elements Sect?"

Snapped!

Qin Zheng suddenly turned around and whipped Xia Bitu's horse.

The warhorse Herod roared and rushed forward madly.

Immediately, Xia Bitu screamed, "You little monkey, you unfilial son, you want to kill your uncle! Yu, Yu..."

Wu Xiaoyou watched and couldn't help laughing.

Uncle Nan looked helpless.

I was thinking, it would be great if the adults and Qin Zheng were not enemies!

But he knew that the adults were only truly happy when they were with Qin Zheng, and they even seemed like childish children.

Unfortunately, the two sides are enemies and will eventually fight.

The further west you go, the more desolate it becomes.

A few days later, a shocking scene appeared ahead.

Looking around, a desolate scene comes into view.

Surrounding it is the vast Gobi Desert with endless yellow sand.

Occasionally there are a few clusters of low bushes dotted among them, but they also look so lonely and fragile.

The sky was gray and only the halo of sunlight could be seen.

The heat wave hits you in the face, making you feel suffocated.

Qin Zheng suddenly sighed, "The grass on the border is barren and there is no road, the stars shine brightly in the autumn night. The flags are rolled up to block the enemy's way, and the horses rest in the city to receive the surrender. The frost is heavy and the troops' clothes are thin, the wind is high and the war drums are beating. The prince has shown his gratitude for the merits, and the soldiers do not need to live."

great poem!

However, Xia Bitu, Uncle Nan and Wu Xiaoyou felt indifferent and heavy.

Xia Bitu sighed, "Standing here, I really don't want to be an enemy of the Four Realms King. They have it hard!"

Qin Zheng nodded. "I feel the same way. However, they work hard, they defend their country, and their achievements are beyond compare. However, merits are merits, and mistakes are mistakes. We cannot rely on our achievements to do wrong."

Xia Bitu also nodded: "That's right. We thank them, but this is not a reason to condone them."

The four men urged their horses on.

An hour later.

A huge lonely city appeared in front of us!

Standing alone in the yellow sand of the Gobi Desert.

Just one look at it makes one's heart tremble and feel a strong sense of loneliness.

Xia Bitu suddenly said: "Little monkey, write another poem to cheer ourselves up!" Everyone knows that if they come here, they may die!

Qin Zheng smiled and said proudly, "The wind whistles and the Yi River is cold. Once the warrior leaves, he will never return. He explores the tiger's den and enters the dragon's palace. He looks up to the sky and exhales, and a white rainbow appears!"

"Hahaha! What a great poem!" Xia Bitu roared to the sky, and suddenly, a tremendous fighting spirit emanated from his body.

Wu Xiaoyou and Uncle Nan were also eager to fight at this moment.

This poem makes them feel tragic, yet heroic!

"drive!"

The four of them urged their horses forward with full of fighting spirit!

Suddenly, with a hissing sound, countless black iron arrows fell from the city wall and shot into the ground in front of the few people, shaking continuously.