Chapter 457
In the room, accompanied by a solemn and soft Sangs of Sanskrit, a small Buddha statue slowly rose from the box, and looked straight into Xifeng Chang stunned and could not come back to his senses for a long time.
Even though there was such a major event that concerns the rise and fall of the entire Xifeng family, Xifeng Chang now put all his thoughts on this unprecedented music box. After a long time, he said in a daze: "This... is indeed a magical object blessed by Buddhism!"
This kind of gadget that was quite common in later generations was indeed too far beyond people's understanding and imagination a thousand years ago. Even the Song people, who were always more familiar with strange skills, would sigh when they saw the music box, not to mention the Dangxiang people who knew almost nothing about this. What's more, this music box was covered with a layer of mysterious Buddha treasure robes, which naturally makes people believe that this is caused by the power of Buddha rather than external forces.
Just looking at the other party's amazement expression, Sun Tu could already guess how much impact this would have on Xifengchang. But he still said, "Young Master, do you think this thing can replace the killed BMW to offer the emperor?"
"Of course!" Xi Feng Chang nodded without hesitation and said, "Don't say that the horse is dead, even if it is still there, I will use it as the main birthday gift to present to the emperor with this thing! This Buddha treasure is worth more than ten BMWs!"
Sun Tu felt funny. This person's words were too exaggerated, but judging from his reaction, this music box was indeed much more precious in his eyes than the BMW bought for thousands of cents. So after a moment of silence, Sun Tu said again: "Since the young master said that, I feel relieved. I am finally lucky to be disappointed!"
"You have not only fulfilled your mission, but have simply helped me, Xifeng, and made a great contribution!" Xifeng Chang rubbed his hands excitedly, and couldn't sit still. He got up and walked around the room for a few steps: "And once the emperor knew that they were trying to steal this treasure, I'm afraid that the crimes of those people would be aggravated a little. Unfortunately, the treasures cannot be presented to the emperor now, otherwise..."
Sun Tu didn't care too much about this, he just smiled and didn't answer the words.
Since everything was finished, and today he was really tired of doing things, using his brain and speaking, so he complained to Xifengchang and returned to his side courtyard to rest. As for Xifengchang, he was excited, but he was sleepless for a moment and fiddled with the music box there until it was dawn.
The seemingly peaceful night finally passed...
Sun Tu woke up when he was knocking on the door while he was sleeping. He thought that Xifengchang was going to see Mogohe and then someone would come to greet him. However, after seeing the other party, he found that Xifengchang, who had bloodshot eyes, looked nervous, and even had some fear. When he saw him coming, he said anxiously: "Qianli, something happened! Fortunately, you didn't go back with them yesterday, otherwise, you might even be killed!"
Sun Tu, who was still a little dizzy, did not understand what he meant at first. After a moment, he woke up and suddenly changed color and said, "Young Master, the man who sent me here and went back last night was killed?" When he said this, he was also shocked and his mind was completely awake.
"Yes, they didn't go back last night. It was almost five o'clock when they were discovered that these more than ten people were in the alley just one mile away from Ningling Mansion. Everyone was shot by arrows, but all the arrows shot on them had been pulled away, so they could not use weapons to track down the identity of the perpetrator!" Xi Feng Chang said with lingering fear.
Now it was not only him, but also Sun Tu shivered. Thinking about the sudden attack of arrows in that dark night, even if you were to yourself, it would be difficult to protect yourself. As Xi Feng Chang said, fortunately, I decided to stay here yesterday, otherwise I would have to have one more of my body.
Xi Feng Chang sneered again at this time: "But even so, everyone knows who will dare to do this. It must be the prince's men who sent a large number of archers to kill people and silence them. They are really bold and reckless. This is the capital of Xia Kingdom, and they dare to kill like this. It seems that they are really forced to force them to death this time..."
This time, Sun Tu did not respond immediately, but frowned slightly. Is this true? Could it be that the prince sent someone to attack Mogohe's subordinates in desperation and ignored the consequences, and in fact, to eradicate himself, an important witness?
This statement seems to make some sense, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually a big problem! The prince did this to escape from the crime, but once the witness is killed, he must be the one who is suspected first. He will be so anxious that he can't even understand this? Even if he does this, then no one around him will be sober and dissuade him?
What's more important is that the consequences of this matter are even much more serious than killing himself and robbing treasures yesterday! He could find an excuse in yesterday's scene to take revenge and throw the blame on Xi Feng Yao. However, the archer is very sensitive. To put it bluntly, it is a desire to rebel. Even if he is the prince, he may be suspected by his father, so he can use thunderous means to him!
After quickly changing these thoughts, Sun Tu already made a judgment. I am afraid that this matter is really very likely not the prince’s actions, but the one who wants to push the prince into the abyss of no return.
Who would that be? The first thing he suspected was Mo Ghokhe. With this person's character and method of being so skillful, it is really possible to use such a strategy of robbing the thief. Or... King Yue?
Because he had arrived in Xingqing Prefecture for a short time and knew very little about the division of power within Xia, Sun Tu was familiar with only a few forces at this time. Now he had doubts about anyone who might be enemies with the prince.
"Qianli..." It was not until Xifeng Chang called him several times that Sun Tu came back to his senses and smiled apologetically: "Young Master, forgive me, the matter is too sudden, and I am a little confused."
"It's no wonder you. Not to mention you, I'm a little scared when I think about it now." Xi Feng Chang sighed again, and then said: "What should we do next if this kind of change happens?"
Sun Tu had already adjusted his mind at this time. In fact, who did this to do what has something to do with him? Now his purpose is to drag the Prince of Xia into the mud and take this opportunity to make the entire Xia State officialdom chaotic, so he said: "Of course we are going to see Moshohe, showing our attitude of standing on the same front as him."
"Well? I'm going to see him at this time..."
"It is precisely because of this that we can show our sincerity when we meet him again. And in this way, we can also make him believe that this matter has nothing to do with me, Xifeng. After all, those people did something because they sent me back here. In a sense, we are the suspects who killed them." Sun Tu had completely recovered and his speech was becoming more and more organized.
Xifeng Chang understood after hearing this, and nodded and said, "You are right. Then we will go to see Moshohe after using it!"
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More than an hour later, when Sun Tu and his friends came to Moshohe's mansion, they found that the defense here was much stricter than yesterday. Not only did the guard team in front of the door turn from twenty or thirty people yesterday to hundreds, but even half of the extended street was filled with Xia Kingdom soldiers holding weapons, which made ordinary people dare not come here at all.
If Sun Tuliang hadn't given the gold medal he won yesterday, it would have been difficult for them to approach the Ningling Mansion's gate. However, it would be different if they had tokens. After only explaining their identity and purpose, they would have been able to enter smoothly. Of course, all the weapons they carried with them were still taken away. Now, Ningling Mansion has a lot of archery and snake shadows, and plants and trees are all soldiers.
Because of this incident last night, there were a lot of people from the court who came to the mansion to pay homage to Moshohe today. Even if Sun Tu had a token to open the way, he could only wait in the side hall. It was only after nearly an hour that someone asked him and Xifengchang to come over to see his master.
At this time, Mogohe no longer had the freedom and freedom of yesterday, and the anger on his face could not be concealed. Even if he faced Sun Tu and the others, he was still gloomy. Without any politeness, he went straight to the topic: "Sun Qianli, what is your Xifeng family's attitude? Have you made a decision today?"
"Ning Ling, since I and my young master are here today, we have naturally explained our attitude." Sun Tu saw that Xifeng Chang was intimidated by Mo Ghok's momentum for a moment, so he replied on his behalf.
"You should have known what happened last night, right? It's so outrageous that my husband's men were attacked and killed! Also, didn't you come back with them last night?" As he said that, Mogohe looked at Sun Tu with some suspicion.
Sun Tu was not panicked: "I am really lucky enough to stay because my son is kind enough, so he stayed for the time being. But their attack had nothing to do with my Xifeng family. Both my son and the eldest son had made the decision to cooperate with Ning Ling. How could he go back on his word at this time?"
It was not until then that Xifeng Chang calmed down and said, "Ning Ling, my nephew had heard that you have always had a deep friendship with my father, and you still take good care of my two brothers. Therefore, I, Xifeng, naturally, will stand on your side for this matter and let Qianli testify against the prince's bold actions."
After hearing the words of the two, Mogohe's expression finally eased a little: "I am very pleased that you can make such a decision. Originally, you and I are all from the Dangxiang tribe, so we should be united. Since this is the case, you will follow me to the palace later and report the truth to the emperor!"
Originally, the emperor meant to leave it for the court meeting two days later to deal with it, but after such an incident occurred, Mogohe naturally could not bear it anymore. Moreover, he believed that after knowing that this incident, the emperor would not dare to be careless with him anymore. After all, Mogohe's status and power in the Xia Dynasty were also extremely great!
Chapter completed!