Chapter 187 Flaws
This time Sima Xukong was quite obedient, he turned around and continued on his way.But Changsun Jingrong suddenly felt warm in her hands, which made her look up at the generous man in front of her, and found that she no longer rejected such contact, and even, it can be said that she had some dependence.Although Changsun Jingrong didn't know if this was a good sign, but she didn't want to go against her own heart. Since she was enjoying this feeling at the moment, she should continue to enjoy it, as long as she didn't regret it at this moment. it is good.

After running around all the way, the group finally returned to Beichuan and resumed the interrupted investigation.The eldest grandson Jingrong still remembered Xu Zizheng's aunt, and found her home according to his memory.

Standing on a remote street outside the door, Changsun Jingrong asked Sima Xukong, "The man has been found, but how do you find out?"

"Well, I've thought of a solution a long time ago," Sima Xukong raised his arms and said, "He Nuo, go and get some decent clothes."

He Nuo was waiting for Sima Xukong to give an answer, but he didn't expect his name to be mentioned suddenly. He was stunned for a moment and then asked: "That's it, how decent?"

"It's enough to scare that woman."

Scratching his own head, He Nuo felt that this answer was somewhat meaningless.But looking at the dilapidated houses in front of him that still showed a bit of pride, He Nuo suddenly had an idea in his mind.

After some tidying up by He Nuo, Sima Xukong seemed to have completely changed himself, becoming a serious official,

Even his appearance has changed, very official.

After walking around Sima Xukong, Changsun Jingrong asked with a smile, "I said, which song are you singing?"

"Of course it is to scare that aunt." Sima Xukong seemed quite satisfied with his attire, looked around, and said, "Didn't you say that aunt is very powerful, if I dress ordinary, she They may not take me seriously. But if I pretend to be Xu Zizheng's confidant, it will be difficult for her not to obey my command."

"Fortunately, you can think of it." Changsun Jingrong said with curled lips, "But this is a good idea, simple and effective."

Now that he has put on the outfit, Sima Xukong's demeanor is also revealed, and he said arrogantly: "He Nuo, you will pretend to be a servant in a while, Jingrong, you can pretend to be a girl."

Liu raised her eyebrows, and Changsun Jingrong asked, "What did you say?"

"If you want to go in and see the excitement, that's the only way to do it." Spreading his palms, Sima Xukong said with a smile, "If you want to watch the excitement, you have to pay a price."

Seeing his stinky fart, Changsun Jingrong really wanted to slap him in the face.However, whoever allowed himself to be curious and wanted to see the excitement, he could only say sheepishly at the moment: "Well, I have even pretended to be a beggar anyway, do you still care about being a girl?"

Mrs. Zhang was washing clothes in the room, when she suddenly heard a magpie calling at the window, she couldn't help but raised her head and murmured: "Is there anything good going to happen today?"

Dangdang-

The heavy knock on the door made Mrs. Zhang startled, and then thought it was her gambler husband, who came back after losing money from a bet, and stood up resentfully, spitting and cursing while rubbing against her body. Rubbing hands.

But as soon as he opened the door, Mrs. Zhang saw Sima Xukong, who was upright, looking at him seriously.And this kind of scene made Zhang's heart beat like a drum for no reason, and asked tremblingly: "Well, who are you looking for?"

"Excuse me, are you the aunt of Aunt Xu Zizhengtang's cousin?"

The name Xu Zizheng is a taboo in Beichuan, many people don't want to get involved with it, for fear of being held accountable by the court.Although Mrs. Zhang was also worried, she firmly believed that Xu Zizheng would become famous in the future, so after a brief hesitation, she nodded and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Sima Xukong still had a sullen face, while He Nuo bowed his waist, and said with a smile on his face: "That's right, we are the confidantes of Mr. Xu, and we came to Beichuan this time to find you to write something."

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but feel relieved, thinking that as long as she didn't come to beg for money from herself, it would be fine, so she said with a smile on her face: "Oh, I just said why there are magpies calling today, so it turns out that some distinguished guests came to the door." ... Come inside, please..."

Walking into the courtyard with no expression on his face, Sima Xukong looked up and down the room, his eyes were full of critical judgments, so that Mrs. Zhang didn't dare to say a word, and stayed by her side cautiously, for fear that he might do something wrong and offend others. nobleman.

Walking into the room behind Sima Xukong, He Nuo said with a smile: "That's right, my lord, isn't this preparing for a 'big event'? We need to count a good day now. But I can't remember the exact date of my lord's birthday." Well, Mrs. Xu is not in good health recently, she is always groggy, so she sent us here to investigate this matter."

After hearing this, Zhang's eyes became very bright, thinking that as long as Xu Zizheng ascended the throne as the emperor, wouldn't he be considered a relative of the emperor?Who would dare to force myself to collect debts when I saw it...

Thinking so in her heart, Mrs. Zhang stepped forward with a smile and asked, "That Zizheng, oh no, it's Mr. Xu, is he about to become emperor?"

He Nuo looked at Sima Xukong with some embarrassment, "Auntie, you are not supposed to inquire about these things, you just need to prepare what we need."

"Oh, look at my mouth, I really don't know how to handle it," Zhang slapped her own mouth, then her smile paused, and said, "Oh, you want Mr. Xu's birthday, but his birthday is already early. It's already burned."

"In your genealogy, don't you still have it? It's the same when you look at the genealogy."

Looking at He Nuo with some confusion, Mrs. Zhang said, "Everything on the genealogy has also been blotted out."

"Ah, how could this happen," He Nuo said anxiously, beating his palms.

Sima Xukong, who had been listening for a long time, had no patience at the moment. He raised his brows and said angrily: "This matter is a matter within your family. You should quickly find a way to find it. If you delay the matter, I will blame your family..."

"Oh, this...I'm a woman, what can I think of?" Mrs. Zhang felt like crying, but she still felt strange, how could such a good thing involve her family and life? Woolen cloth.But just as she was moving around like an ant on a hot pot, Mrs. Zhang clapped her hands and said, "Oh, by the way, although your name has been erased from the genealogy, their branch hasn't been erased yet." ...Because Mr. Xu's team was sparsely populated, others thought it hadn't been recorded, but I still remember that there was indeed such a piece of paper, but it was pressed in a corner, and I couldn't usually see it of."

"Since you know where it is, why don't you go quickly..."

Sima Xukong's roar made Zhang's face turn pale with fright, and he couldn't care less about anything else, so he ran out with his legs up.

"Auntie, you have to remember that this matter must be done in secret, and you cannot tell others, otherwise you will be killed..."

Staggering under his feet, Mrs. Zhang kept cursing these people in her heart, thinking to herself why not only did nothing good happen to them when they came, but one of them was killed and the other was punished. Don't they know that they are the relatives of the emperor in the future?How dare you order yourself like this... Hmph, when I gain power in the future, I will definitely get back this tone...

Of course, these are just small thoughts in Zhang's heart. At this moment, she was still sweating profusely from running, and it took a long time to turn out the half-yellow and half-gray paper, secretly took it back, and handed it over. Give it to Sima Xukong.

Looking at this piece of paper, Sima Xukong finally showed a smile, and said: "Finally, I have done a decent thing. That's it, today's work will be credited to you, and there will be rewards in the future."

"Really? Oh, that would be great..."

Seeing Zhang's happy appearance, He Nuo couldn't help sighing in his heart, the reward that this woman was looking forward to in her heart must be different from what the prince said.Poor woman, living the days to come with an unrealistic dream.

Looking carefully at the worn paper, Changsun Jingrong asked, "What kind of tricks are there on this that you have worked so hard to figure out?"

"Didn't you find something wrong?" Sima Xukong said while pointing to the birthday on the genealogy with a smile, "But I have seen the time when the noble concubine gave birth in the palace, and Xu Zizheng's time is one month apart."

Rubbing his chin with his fingers, He Nuo said: "I think this is also normal. It will take a month for Madam Xu to take the child out and send it to Beichuan as the heir of the Xu family."

"But do you think the Xu family will accept a child of unknown origin into the genealogy? Mrs. Xu said that she is Xu Minxin, Xu Zizheng's nominal father, and the wife she married in the capital. I found Beichuan, but accidentally saw the baby was born on the way. There is a big difference between the two-month-old baby boy and the one-month-old baby boy. Could it be that the Xu family can't tell?"

The eldest grandson Jingrong's eyes widened, and he asked uncertainly: "You mean, Xu Zizheng is not the child of the imperial concubine?"

"That's not what I mean, it's what the evidence indicates."

Looking at the genealogy, Changsun Jingrong squinted his eyes, and said: "Although this is a kind of evidence, Xu Zizheng still has a secret edict in his hand. This alone is more convincing. After all, it is more convincing than the secret edict. In fact, a birthday is easier to falsify."

After listening to Changsun Jingrong's words, Sima Xukong said with a smile: "If this is not convincing, I still have a clue. A few days ago, I had already found the midwife who delivered the concubine. She remembered very clearly that the little prince There is a birthmark on his body, if Xu Zizheng doesn't have it, wouldn't the truth be revealed?"

Changsun Jingrong remembered that Xu Zizheng had no birthmark on her body, which made her secretly surprised. She thought that this matter was really a turnaround. She thought Xu Zizheng was a treasure left by the sea, but now it seems that he is just an ordinary person who is greedy for profit. .

The eldest grandson was silent for a moment, and He Nuo asked curiously beside him: "Will Xu Zizheng let go of such an important witness of the midwife? He must have been silenced long ago."

"That midwife is not stupid. She knew she was cheating to escape. It took me a lot of effort to find her."

"It seems that you really want to overthrow Xu Zizheng this time." Changsun Jingrong raised his arms and said, "You must have spent a lot of effort to get these clues."

"Only by proving their identities that they are a rebellious party and forged secret edicts can we alert those rebels who want to attach themselves to the Xu family. If we let it develop, I am afraid that the future will be out of our control "Sighing faintly, Sima Xukong said, "Seeing the once great rivers and mountains become so riddled with holes is really unbearable. It is even more unbearable to see the people displaced and lost their homes because of the war. Heartache."

Seeing that Sima Xukong was so sentimental, Changsun Jingrong also felt the same way, and murmured: "Longrui's chaos, on the one hand, the first emperor mistrusted the treacherous officials, on the other hand, it was Xu Zizheng who gave those rebellious guys hope. If we can cut off Xu Zizheng from the root and make them leaderless, it won't be a big deal."

"Compared to Xu Zizheng, I think this Xu Shikang is more on guard." Sima Xukong frowned slightly, and said, "I found out that the reason why Mrs. Xu was able to enter Xu's house smoothly was Xu Shikang's operation behind the scenes. At that time, Xu Shikang was a poor boy with no reputation at all, don't you wonder how he, a commoner, helped Mrs. Xu and sneaked into the Xu family?"

"This..." Changsun Jingrong hesitated for a moment and said, "Then, you mean that Xu Shikang participated in the whole thing?"

Sima Xukong did not answer this question. Instead, he looked at his eldest grandson Jingrong proudly, and said, "I also know a very explosive secret, which I guarantee you won't even think of. Xu Shikang has known that noble concubine in the palace since he was young..."

Just this one sentence can make people have a lot of daydreams, and it also makes the eldest grandson Jingrong raise his eyebrows, and the doubts in his heart are involuntarily straightened out.

"That's why you doubt Xu Zizheng's identity, right?"

Sima Xukong nodded, and said: "That day, what I heard from the deserters from the Xu family was that they all said that Xu Shikang and Xu Zizheng had very similar faces. There are many people with similar looks in this world. Yes, but when such a coincidence is placed on two guys with ulterior motives, it becomes different."

After hearing Sima Xukong's words, Changsun Jingrong thought about it carefully, and said, "Their eyes are indeed very similar, but there is nothing else other than that."

"That's because Xu Shikang deliberately thinned his eyebrows and grew a beard. If you remove these two parts, you will find that Xu Zizheng and Xu Shikang are [-]% similar."

Changsun Jingrong had never thought about the relationship between the two of them in this way, but now that Sima Xukong mentioned it, he really felt that this matter was a bit strange.

Looking sideways at Sima Xukong, Changsun Jingrong asked, "If that's the case, will Xu Zizheng know the truth?"

"Now it doesn't matter whether he knows it or not, because it is difficult for him to keep his life."

Holding his chin with his fingers, Changsun Jingrong said: "If the relationship between Xu Shikang and Xu Zizheng is really as you speculated, then Xu Shikang will definitely not sit idly by and will definitely do his best to save Xu Zizheng's life." .”

"Perhaps, but even if they can rescue Xu Zizheng, it will be difficult for him to return to normal in a short time, and now is the best time to attack the Xu family..."

Looking at Sima Xukong's shining eyes, Changsun Jingrong said: "It would be the best if we can notify the capital and let them send troops to attack. In this way, not only can we protect our identities from being exposed, but we can also learn from this matter. Take it off and let them handle it themselves."

"Even if you tell them, will they believe it?" Sima Xukong smiled and shook his head, and said, "And Xu Zizheng's allies will definitely not agree to send troops. If those people interfere, I'm afraid it will leak the news. Now, You can’t rely on others, you can only rely on yourself.”

"Then what are you going to do next?"

His eyes fell on Chen, and Sima Xukong said: "Start with the rebels who are attached to Xu Zizheng, and deal with those people. While pulling power for yourself, you can also defeat Xu Zizheng's power."

"Even if you subdue those rebels, how do you plan to deal with them? You can't dismiss them all." Changsun Jingrong felt that this proposal was unreliable, so he said, "It's better to drive them apart than to make trouble for yourself. The relationship between them, let them divide into pieces, and let's break them down one by one..."

"It's a good idea to simplify the complexity," Sima Xukong said with admiration, "I didn't expect Jingrong to know a lot of military arts, but, I not only want to divide Xu Zizheng's forces, but I also want to divide these Take the power and make it your own..."

Changsun Jingrong was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "You are fine, why do you want those mobs? Don't you think those rebels will follow you wholeheartedly? You are clearly breeding tigers... Please don't make such inappropriate things anymore If you have actual thoughts, you will play yourself to death..."

Holding the shoulder of the eldest grandson Jingrong, Sima Xukong said with a smile: "Jingrong, don't be so arbitrary, even if the rebels are not all young people, some of them are very helpless and surrender to Xu Zi. Zheng, it’s just for self-protection.”

Hearing what Sima Xukong said, Changsun Jingrong frowned and said, "Since you have made a decision, you must have your own reasons. It's just that I can't accept such reasons."

"I can understand you, but I need you to believe me. Next, you only need to go see someone with me, and you will believe what I say." Looking deeply at the grandson Jingrong, Sima Xukong Said, "Our identities have been exposed, and the Xu family's army will soon withdraw. Next, it's time for the Xu family to accelerate their invasion of the Central Plains. Therefore, we don't have much time left."

"Since you are so sure about this, then do as you say." Changsun Jingrong said with a little helplessness, "I just hope that you won't regret it in the future."

(End of this chapter)

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