Chapter Nineteenth: The Earth-Shattering Secret

  Wang Heng had a mind to seek death, but was captured by Du He, and at that moment he was greatly shocked and terrified.

  For these people who have their heads hung on their belts, death is not scary, what they fear is falling into the hands of the enemy and suffering those unbearable tortures.

  Du He knew this point very well, so he deliberately used his secret treasure to attract his attention and then took the opportunity to capture him.

  "Tell me, who is this 'Your Highness' you're referring to!" Du He twisted his only arm and pinned him down.

  Wang Heng suddenly and violently twisted his body and arm, disregarding the fact that his arm was broken. He turned his head around, his mouth bulging out, a mouthful of blood spraying directly onto Du He's face, with something mixed in the blood shooting out along with it.

  Du He hurriedly turned his face aside and stretched out his hand to grasp the object that was suspected to be a hidden weapon, but it felt soft and fluffy in his palm, and it was actually half of a tongue.

  Wang Heng unexpectedly bit off half of his own tongue!

  Du He couldn't believe that Wang Heng was so ruthless, shook his head and let go of his hand: he had already cut off one arm, blood gushing out like a spring, if not treated in time, he would live for no more than a few tea times. Now he bit off his own tongue, twisted and broke the only remaining arm, completely cutting off his ability to write and speak, obviously his desire to die was extremely strong.

  At this moment, even if he wants to say or write something, he can't express it.

  Wang Heng saw Du He Song open it, and he hit his head against the house pillar and died on the spot.

  The commotion in the other courtyard has already caught the attention of everyone in the inn, and some people have also sneaked in to take a look, but seeing the corpses, they all escaped and waited for the arrival of the authorities.

  Du He knew that they couldn't stay here for long and wiped off the blood on his forehead before directly climbing up to the rooftop from downstairs.

  "You... aren't hurt, are you?!" Wu Zhaoli was the closest and heard the sounds of fighting from below first. She knew that Du He was fighting with dozens of people below and was deeply afraid that Du He would get hurt, her heart racing with anxiety, having the urge to investigate multiple times. But she also knew that staying put was the best plan, so she could only suppress her impulses and wait for Du He on the rooftop, constantly praying for the Buddha's protection.

  "It doesn't matter!" Du He saw that Wu Zhao's eyes were full of worry, and comforted him with a smile: "The blood on my body is theirs. This place is not suitable for staying long, let's go!"

  Wu nodded slightly.

  "You've offended me!" Du He once again lifted Wu Zhao into a waist-high hug.

  This time, she was prepared and didn't panic, but simply leaned her head against Du He's chest and closed her eyes.

  Du He took a deep breath, and from the second floor rooftop, he flew through the air with his lightness skill enhanced to the extreme. Although he was carrying someone, he kicked open the back door of the inn in one swift motion, and then sprinted down the alleyway, turning three streets before arriving at the vicinity of his own inn.

  Du He originally wanted to put down Wu Zhao, but found that Wu Zhao had fallen asleep in his arms. Wu Zhao was originally a long and difficult journey from Chuanzhong to Luoyang, and hadn't had a good rest yet, when he encountered this matter, he was already exhausted.

  Du He rushed all the way, feeling uncomfortable, but with a warm and fuzzy feeling that made her sleep sweetly.

  Looking at Wu Zhaos tired face, sleeping sweetly, Du He's heart of pity and love arose again, and he couldn't bear to wake her up. He quietly avoided everyone's attention, brought her back to his own room, laid her on his bed, and burned the night clothes stained with blood.

  He took out two things that were hard to come by: a small booklet and a letter sealed with wax.

  Du He hesitated for a moment, thinking about whether he should open it. If he opened it, he might never have peace again because of knowing the secret, but if he didn't open it, wouldn't his actions tonight be in vain?

  Du He thought of this, without any hesitation, resolutely opened the sealed mud.

  There was only one piece of paper in the letter, a simple piece of paper with rows and rows of densely written capital numbers such as ten, ten, five, twenty-one, seventeen, three, etc.

  Du He had watched a lot of TV dramas about cracking safes and combining that with the little booklet, Du He instantly understood the meaning of these numbers.

  Fifteen should be the tenth page, tenth line, fifth character.

  Du He found the word on the small booklet, it was a "wen" character. According to the code on the paper, she translated one word at a time and finally translated six words, Du He's eyebrows furrowed.

  The five words "wen", "duo", "ge", "wu", "tian" and "da" are not a coherent sentence at all.

  "Could I have been wrong?" Du He muttered to himself, unintentionally saw the "Art of War" on the table, suddenly enlightened, and said to himself: "I'm so stupid, this is ancient times, reading should be vertical, not horizontal!"

  Fifteen should be the tenth page, tenth column, fifth row character.

  Du He translated it again in this order.

  This time Du He found that he had already found the correct translation method, and the six words quickly translated again, which when read together formed a sentence "after repeated consideration".

  Du He's eyes were fixed on the paper, his spirit concentrated, translating each word one by one. The more he translated, the colder his heart became, and fine beads of sweat even appeared on his forehead. After finishing the last word, Du He stood up, holding the translated paper in his hand, staring at the short dozens of words on it, and suddenly felt at a loss.

  "After much deliberation, I have decided to follow your ingenious plan! He has a great influence on her. On that day, he will be unable to move or stand up. Please purchase 'Blood Ring Fruit' quickly and use it for a big purpose."

  This brief dozen or so words appears unclear at first glance, but in fact the two characters "fei" and "li" reveal everything.

  "The characters 'huài lì' have only one meaning since ancient times, that is, the emperor dismissing and appointing empresses, crown princes, nobles or high-ranking officials, abandoning the old ruler and establishing a new one."

  Associated with the words "Your Highness" from the mouths of guards and merchants, the meaning of these two characters "Fei Li" is on the tip of my tongue.

  It can be confirmed that this "abolition and establishment" refers to the abolition and re-establishment of the crown prince.

  "She had a great influence on him. One day, he was so moved that he wanted to give up his official position."

  Who are these two, and the answer is also crystal clear.

  The latter he had the power to abolish and establish the crown prince, this person must be referring to Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. The former she is also not difficult to guess. There were only two people who had a great influence on Li Shimin and fully supported Li Chengqian, Empress Changsun and Changsun Wuji.

  Obviously, Changsun Wuji was far less influential than Empress Changsun, and she must have been referring to Empress Changsun.

  This sentence is obviously referring to the existence of Empress Longsun being the key to the abolition of the crown prince, and should be deleted.

  "Blood Pledge Fruit" Du He didn't know what it was, but eight or nine out of ten chances were that it was some kind of poison that could kill a person without anyone noticing.

  This is actually a letter plotting against the Empress!

  Good heavens!

  This is getting out of hand!

  Du He didn't know if he was having a streak of bad luck or a streak of good luck, but all he wanted to do was teach the dishonest merchant a lesson. Instead, he ended up getting a secret letter plotting against the Empress!

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