"Why did he want you to be grounded for half a month" Mo Wen asked, although he only glanced at it casually, he already knew who injured Zhang Dongzhi, the handwriting on this tile was stiff, the strokes were clumsy, people in cultivation need to draw spells, and the handwriting should not be so clumsy.
In addition, the handwriting was engraved on the tiles, and this tile was taken from the roof of Zhang's mansion, so it was naturally written hastily by the assassin on the spot, and it could not have been written by someone else.
There is only one possibility that such a clumsy handwriting came from the hands of a practitioner, and that is that the other person deliberately wrote it like this, so as to avoid being guessed by others based on the handwriting.
Most people are good at using their right hand, and they can see the clues between the strokes by using the left hand in order to disguise their true handwriting.
However, the handwriting on the tiles was clearly from the right hand, suggesting that the Assassin was usually good at using his left hand.
Make good use of his left hand, show mercy to Zhang Dongzhi's subordinates, cover up his handwriting, and cultivate profoundly, there is only one person who meets these four conditions, that is, his apprentice is nameless.
Nameless is very smart, but after all, he is still young and not thoughtful enough, and he seems to be extremely rigorous, but he ignores many seemingly unrelated details, which add up to his identity.
"It's a long story, have you ever used wine and rice," Zhang Dongzhi asked.
Mo Wen shook his head and signaled that there was no need to do more, Zhang Dongzhi misunderstood his meaning, went out and called for his subordinates to go and prepare a meal, Mo Wen took the opportunity to think again, Nameless knew that he and Zhang Dongzhi were friends and also made a move against Zhang Dongzhi, there must be a major secret in this, but what he cared about was not what this major secret was, what he was worried about was what was the motive that prompted Nameless to hesitate but still rush to Zhang Dongzhi, in other words, what prompted Nameless to hurt Zhang Dongzhi.
Zhang Dongzhi arranged to turn around and return to the main hall, and sat opposite Mo Wen, "That assassin must have been assigned by the Chu family. ” "Why do you say that," Mo Wen asked casually.
"You haven't been to the Jin Kingdom all these years," Zhang Dongzhi asked rhetorically.
Mo Wen shook his head, it had been seven years since he said goodbye, and he had not come to Jiankang again in these years.
"Then it's no wonder," Zhang Dongzhi nodded slowly, and then briefly told what had happened over the years, when he secretly persuaded Zhou Guanzheng, the protector of the country, to change from neutrality to support Zhou Guiren, he left not long after, the Jin Emperor died of illness, under the promotion of Zhang Dongzhi and Zhou Guanzheng and other important ministers of the Zhou family, the eldest son of Zhou Guiren ascended the throne as the emperor, and after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, Zhou Guanzheng also hung up the seal and left.
Under the influence of Zhou Guanzheng and his early years, the young emperor admired Taoism, especially the way of the elixir, and if there were unscrupulous Taoists, they would do what they liked, and contribute the elixir in order to seek wealth, and the Zhou nobles and Zhang Dongzhi, who had become the empress dowager, were repeatedly dissuaded, and the emperor was only perfunctory and did not repent.
There are many Taoists who can refine pills, but there are not many Taoists who can practice non-poisonous pills, and most of the pills have residual dansha, and dansha is poisonous, and the emperor was finally poisoned and died at the beginning of this year.
After the emperor's death, the Chu family and the Zhou family once again had a fierce dispute over the ownership of the throne, and the Chu family believed that the throne should be inherited by the respected imperial uncle.
The Zhou family believes that the other party's move is not in compliance with the system, and it should be succeeded by Zhou Guiren's second son.
The struggle for power was more sinister and fierce than profit, and the result of the contest between the two sides was that the Zhou family won the victory, and the second son succeeded to the throne and became the new emperor.
For some reason, the new emperor was extremely disgusted with the Chu family, and after ascending the throne, despite the strong opposition of the queen mother and important ministers, he cut down the officials on the Chu family's side, dismissed the officials, and even killed the Chu family.
The Chu family has many military generals to support, seeing that the momentum is not good, before the emperor officially sent a rebellion, he fled to the southern county in charge of the military generals of the department, not long after this happened, the important ministers of the Zhou family began to be assassinated, the Zhou family naturally knew that the assassin was sent by the Chu family, so the whole army raised troops, and wanted to go to the crusade, Zhang Dongzhi was undoubtedly the leading general, so Zhang Dongzhi speculated that his assassination was because the other party did not want to let himself lead the army.
Zhang Dongzhi is a fierce general, although he is old, his temper is not reduced, and he did not stay at home obediently after being injured, but urgently summoned the masters of the Taoist temples around Jiankang to come and set up an ambush, and when everyone came, he went out with his injuries and went to the army, and then returned to the mansion to wait for the assassins to assassinate again.
After listening to Zhang Dongzhi's narration, Mo Wen frowned and was silent.
"The Queen Mother and I tried every means to persuade me, but the emperor just didn't listen, and he had to kill the Chu family before he was satisfied," Zhang Dongzhi stopped here when he said this, and brought the tea sent by the subordinate to Mo Wen, and then waved his hand to signal the subordinate to retreat, and waited for the subordinate to leave before he continued the sentence, "Although the Chu family is rotten flesh, it is deeply rooted, how can it be so eager." ” "The emperor was poisoned by the Chu family when he was a child, you don't know about this" Mo Wen picked up the teacup, the Chu family sent a cook to poison the diet of Zhou Guiren, and poisoned the second prince who was still in infancy through breast milk, if he hadn't discovered it earlier, the second prince would have become a stupid person with a chaotic mind.
"There's another verse that no one has told me about."
Zhang Dongzhi shook his head blankly.
Mo Wen didn't drink tea with a teacup in his hand, and he didn't speak again, what he was worried about was not Zhang Dongzhi, Nameless was just intimidating Zhang Dongzhi, and he wouldn't kill him.
What he was thinking about at this time was how Nameless could stand out for the Chu family.
"If the assassin is not removed, it will be difficult for the civil and military officials to sleep and eat, you should try to find him out."
Zhang Dongzhi said.
"The Chu family has a secret connection with the Qin State" Mo Wen asked, Nanjun and Xiyang County are only separated by a water, and the north bank is the territory of the Qin State, and the Chu family fled there, and it is very likely that they will get in touch with the Qin State.
"As early as the reign of the first emperor, the Chu family had a secret correspondence with the Qin State, and I intercepted the Haidongqing of the Chu family's correspondence with the Qin State, and the Chu family had the intention to cede the seven counties in the south of the Yangtze River in exchange for the Qin State to send troops to attack Jin."
Zhang Dongzhi said.
"What is the attitude of the Qin State" Mo Wen frowned and asked, what he was most worried about was Pu Jian's invasion of the south of the Yangtze River.
"The attitude is unknown, and I have never refused or agreed."
Zhang Dongzhi said.
Mo Wen frowned again when he heard this, Pu Jian was hesitating if he didn't refuse, Pu Jian's hesitation was undoubtedly his repeated advice back then, if it wasn't for his advice, with Pu Jian's temperament, I am afraid that he would have already crossed the river and went south.
However, Pu Jian's failure to refuse shows that he has doubts about his advice, and once this idea is born, it will be a matter of time before Pu Jian crosses the river and goes south.
"Keep the Assassins in mind."
Zhang Dongzhi said again.
Mo Wen sighed when he heard this, and put the teacup that he had been holding in his hand but had never touched his lips back on the table.
"Let me tell you some clues, this person was seen by the maid in his house when he assassinated Ma Taiwei, although he couldn't see his true appearance in the dark, but he saw that this person was a slender old man."
Zhang Dongzhi said.
"Old Dao" Mo Wen raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Dongzhi.
"According to the maid, it's the old way."
Zhang Dongzhi nodded and said.
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"Bring that maid here, I'm going to ask questions."
Mo asked and said, this matter should be done namelessly, how can it be an old way.
Zhang Dongzhi nodded and agreed, and then sent someone to pick up the maid.
At this time, the meal had been prepared, Zhang Dongzhi asked Mo Wen to sit at the table, Mo Wen didn't want to go with his heart, but the old friends reunited, so he could only sit at the table.
After eating a few glasses of wine, Zhang Dongzhi said, "You have not heard from you all these years, and I am entangled in official business, so I can't go west to visit, what have you been doing in the past few years, why don't you see Lao Wu walking with you" "It is the duty of a Taoist to attain enlightenment, and he is only doing this."
Mo Wen was casually perfunctory, he didn't want his friends to know his true situation over the years.
"How did you come here this time, what is the matter?"
Zhang Dongzhi toasted again.
"Do you know Li Gonghao," Mo asked, looking at the wine glass in his hand.
"How do you recognize him," Zhang Dongzhi also asked, implying that he recognized this person.
Mo asked no answer, and raised his head to drink.
Zhang Dongzhi saw that Mo Wen had never spoken, so he took the initiative to say, "This person is a Jin State winemaker, well versed in the way of Du Kang, good at brewing good drinks, and a thousand cups are not drunk, and he is also a strange person." ” "Later, I will set up a formation to trap it in the mansion, and let you know that you don't have to interfere."
Mo Wen said that the wine Zhang Dongzhi was talking about was the official in charge of winemaking in the imperial court.
"Why" Zhang Dongzhi was curious.
"Make a bet with a monk."
Mo asked.
"Gambling He" Zhang Dongzhi asked again.
"Bet he'll quit drinking."
Mo asked.
Zhang Dongzhi laughed when he heard this, "Then you are doomed, this person is addicted to alcohol, but he can't go without food for three days without alcohol." ” "Then let him go without food for seven days."
Mo Wen said with a smile, there is a reason why he chose Li Gonghao, wine is the essence of five grains, it is a luxury and expensive thing, and most people in the world like it, but the premise is that there is food and a stomach, he wants to see how Li Gonghao will choose in the case of food shortage.
"Hahahaha, I thought that only us laymen would do bets, but I didn't expect you to bet too."
Zhang Dongzhi said with a smile.
"Immortals are also human beings, and they can't get rid of human nature's likes and dislikes."
Mo Wen shook his head and said.
When the two were talking, Mo Wen separated Yuan Ying and went to trap Li Gonghao's mansion, so that the people in the mansion were not allowed to go out.
Halfway through the banquet, the people of the house arrived with a seventeen or eighteen-year-old maid, who was the same maid who had seen the assassin that day.
"Tell the story of the day of the captain's murder again, and don't leave it out."
Zhang Dongzhi said to the maid who was kneeling on the ground.
"Get up and talk."
Mo Wen raised his hand at the maid.
The maid stood up cowardly and whispered that she had brought warm water to the lieutenant that night, and when she entered the gate of the inner courtyard, she saw a figure flash from the wall, and because she only saw the back, she did not see the true appearance of the assassin, but only saw the man wearing a Taoist robe, with a slender body and a full head of white hair, so she thought it was an old man.
Mo asked after listening, his heart sank, and he hurriedly asked, "Where is the Taoist robe he wears, where is the Yin and Yang Taiji?"
The "Yin and Yang Taiji" maid was puzzled.
Mo Wen dipped the tea and drew a Tai Chi pattern from the table, and the maid suddenly realized when she saw this, and raised her hand to her back, "Here." ” Mo Wen suddenly stood up when he heard this, what this maid said was the style of the Shangqing Dao robe, in other words, his previous speculation was not wrong, and the person who came was indeed nameless.
The maid saw Mo Wen suddenly get up and fell to her knees again in fright.
Zhang Dongzhi asked suspiciously, "Do you recognize this person?"
"I'll take care of some things and see you another day."
Mo Wen walked out, the matter of young people with gray hair is not uncommon in Taoism, if you do it too much, it will hurt your own natal true element, resulting in premature aging: