As Hu Tianxing's last word fell, there was only the rustling sound of wind blowing grass in the field, and the world was quiet.

Xia Sheng did not speak, but looked at Hu Tianxing's eyes calmly and asked four words as if nothing had happened.

"What certificates are there?"

Xia Sheng's calmness was beyond Hu Tianxing's expectations, because for Xia Sheng, such old-fashioned stories and such secrets of killing the king and father were not considered a shocking truth in the 30,000 years he had seen.

Looking back at the past of human history, which one of the royal family inheritances in all dynasties is not full of corpses and blood?

More importantly, Hu Tianxing was not the only person in the world who had suspected the death of Emperor Gaozong.

Coincidentally, when Xia Sheng first entered Luoyang and temporarily lived in the Weining Marquis Mansion, he had observed the rise and fall history of the Dajin Dynasty over the past five hundred years overnight. At that time, he raised four very critical questions.

The first one is about whether there are survivors among the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest.

The second one is about the death of Emperor Gaozong.

The third one is related to the change in Chengtian Gate.

The fourth one is related to the rehabilitation of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest.

These four problems do not exist alone, but are closely related to each other. For example, Xu Qiuran, the Duke of Zhenguo who took on heavy responsibilities in the transformation of Chengtianmen, was probably the descendant of Xu Bei, one of the seven sages of the bamboo forest in the past, the Golden Armor Spirit Saint, and Xu Bei!

Is the current emperor's rehabilitation of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest benefited from the great military achievements made by Xu Qiuran in Chengtian Gate?

It's entirely possible!

The only shameful thing is that among these four questions, Xia Sheng never found any information related to the death of Emperor Gaozong.

Until today.

He finally confirmed from Hu Tianxing that the death of Emperor Gaozong was probably the cause of the Chengtian Gate Change!

This makes things very interesting.

But Xia Sheng subconsciously discovered that he seemed to have missing a very important line, and completely strung these four problems together. If he wanted to find this line, his only hope was placed on Hu Tianxing.

Then, he saw Hu Tianxing handing the rusty iron piece in his hand to his eyes.

"Take this as evidence!"

Xia Sheng took the iron piece, looked at it carefully, and then asked, "What is this?"

Hu Tianxing's eyes looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "This is the weapon we found on the body of Emperor Gaozong. After comparison, I and Your Highness can already determine that this fragment comes from the former Prince's Grand Tutor, Shirakawa's carry-on sword!"

Xia Sheng was slightly stunned. He did not make a conclusion on this, but waited for Hu Tianxing to continue talking.

"Everyone knows that Emperor Gaozong died on the way to the fifth Northern Expedition, but the claim that he was infected with wind and cold is too absurd, because few people know that when Emperor Gaozong died, there were three people buried with him!"

"Which three people?"

Hu Tianxing quietly raised three fingers and said word by word: "One is the former crown prince's grand sage, Shirakawa, whom I mentioned earlier."

"The second is the General Shenwei, Zhu Yuanba, who was responsible for leading the Northern Expedition!"

"The third is Xu Yidao, one of the seven sages of the bamboo forest, the descendant of Xu Bei, the Golden Armor Spirit Saint!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xia Sheng's face suddenly faded, because through Hu Tianxing's words, he finally found the crucial line.

Xu family!

Xu Bei among the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, Xu Yidao in the murder of Emperor Gaozong, and Xu Qiulun, who played a crucial role in the Chengtian Gate Incident, happened to participate in the three most important turmoils and turns in the five hundred years of history of the Dajin Dynasty!

And they are all from the Xu family!

Is it a coincidence or inevitable?

Instantly, Xia Sheng seemed to be enlightened, and the indispensable historical timeline in his heart was finally pieced together at this moment!

Five hundred years ago, when Emperor Taizu gathered the power of the ten powerful people in the Dawn Realm on the top of Mount Buzhou and buried the Regent Luoqiu, the prelude to the pursuit of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest.

Among them, Wang Wu, who became a saint with his body, Xiao Yuanshan, the first pope of the state religion, and Sima Jifeng, the general of the Yong, were beheaded in the street and displayed in public.

The Golden Armored Spirit Saint Xu Bei was imprisoned in the Maple Fire Forest in Bianzhou. He waited until thirty years after Emperor Xingzong ascended the throne, and died suddenly.

The master of formation, Ying Tianwu, was imprisoned in the abdomen of Buju Mountain and was made into the eye of the formation guarding the mountain formation of the Spring and Autumn Academy. It was not until half a month ago that he finally waited for Xia Sheng's return and regained his freedom.

The last one, the white-clothed sword saint Mu Chenyi, has never seen anyone in his life or corpse in his death.

Except for Mu Chenyi, the one who actually lived the longest among the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest was Ying Tianwu, who was the least powerful, and then Xu Bei!

Xu Bei even lived longer than Emperor Taizu and experienced the birth of three generations of kings of the Dajin Dynasty. Therefore, his descendants were most likely to stay in this world.

If nothing unexpected happens, his descendants naturally embraced the bloody hatred of the Dajin royal family like Xia Sheng.

But they have been enduring, lying dormant in the deepest night, waiting for the best opportunity, in order to give a fatal blow to the descendants of the Zhao family.

Finally, when the talented and wise Emperor Gaozong personally led the army to carry out the fifth Northern Expedition, Xu Bei's descendant, Xu Yidao, waited for the most perfect opportunity.

For the first time, he exposed himself to the sunshine of Dajin. He joined forces with the prince's grand tutor Shirakawa, the Shenwei General Zhu Yuanba and other powerful people to launch an attack on Emperor Gaozong that was enough to change the entire history of Dajin. He successfully died with Emperor Gaozong at the cost of his life!

But unfortunately, in that shameless battle, Xu Yidao's death did not defeat the entire Zhao royal family, but instead helped the then crown prince Zhao Xi successfully ascend the throne, which is today's Jin Emperor.

What is even more unexpected is that after Emperor Gaozong's death for fifty years, someone discovered the historical truth that was buried underground.

And this person was the son of Emperor Jin at that time, the crown prince Zhao Rui!

As a result, the history of the Dajin Dynasty reached another crucial turning point.

The change of Chengtian Gate.

What Xia Sheng could be sure of is that the opportunity for the former crown prince Zhao Rui to launch the Chengtian Gate change was not just because of the death of Emperor Gaozong, but there must be some other factors, such as Zhao Rui's own ambitions or the instigation of the seventeen rebels.

But the outbreak of the Chengtian Gate Incident not only threatened Da Jin's royal family, but more importantly, this incident threatened the Xu family, which had just risen again with good copybooks!

Once the truth is revealed to the world, Xu Yidao will be a real traitor, and his crimes will inevitably be even more serious than his ancestors, Xu's betray.

There is no doubt that once Prince Zhao Rui succeeds in seizing the throne, he will definitely raise a butcher knife to the Xu family!

Of course, Xu Qiuran could not allow the history of five hundred years ago to repeat itself. Therefore, in the Chengtian Gate Incident, he was willing to act as a hawk in the current court, leading the entire Xu family to fight to the death, and finally cut off Zhao Rui's head with one sword in the chaos, thus completely establishing the Xu family's position in the Dajin Dynasty.

And all of this is the truth that Xia Sheng got from Hu Tianxing’s words!

However, Hu Tianxing's voice continued.

"In addition to the three people who died on the spot, I and Your Highness also suspected that there should be two accomplices who survived and escaped in that battle. One of them was the King of Grassland Nalan Ruoxue, who claimed to have a serious illness at the same time as Emperor Gaozong passed away, and the other one..."

Recalling the previous claim that Emperor Jin had colluded with the barbarians and the target of Emperor Gaozong's Northern Expedition, Xia Sheng couldn't help but blurt out: "The high priest of the barbarians, Chi Nuyan?"

Who would have thought that Hu Tianxing shook his head hesitantly: "Before this, I did think so, but His Highness has another candidate in his heart."

"who?"

"Sword Saint."
Chapter completed!