Under the sky

Chapter 251

"I know what's going on." Xie Yunyan said, "These bows are the evidence."

"I hope your accusation is well-founded," Gulthas said. "Young men of your age often make unrealistic assumptions."

"I will confess everything to Sasi. The story is a bit long." Xie Yunyan said, "My father is actually a stubborn royalist. He is opposed to me entering the priesthood."

Although it was a small lie, he did not need to cover it up. With the wisdom of Gulthas, he naturally knew that a royalist father would not consider it a sin to conceal the disadvantages of his child studying in the priesthood.

"On the day of the incident, he wanted to take me away from Batu..." Xie Yunjin roughly told the story, but lied at several key points to ensure that he would not be held accountable.He said that he was kidnapped by a one-armed man. The one-armed man told the story of his benefactor. He was then forced to lie to Hillidegg and escaped while the refugees were massacring slaves. His father died together with the one-armed man in order to save him.

He often lies, and he must lie, because once his identity is exposed outside the customs, he will die.He pretended to be a devout believer from afar and a good son of Master Jin. It was easy for him to lie now.

Even easier than telling the truth.

Gultha patiently listened to his story.Xie Yunjin started from the conclusion: "The person Prince Mahler wanted to kill was Hillidege Xiaoji, and it was him from the beginning. They designed a big scheme, and the mastermind was the 'benefactor' known to the one-armed people. "

He originally thought that this would surprise Gulthas. Hillidegg was just a small priest, not of a distinguished background, and he was just a deacon of the prison department. How could such a person be the target of Prince Mahler's death?

But there was no movement on the old face with deep wrinkles, so Xie Yunjin continued to talk about his speculation.

The plan started when the "benefactor" saved the one-armed man.He taught the one-armed man martial arts in order to use the one-armed man to contain the golden guard captain around Luskale, who had the best martial arts.While comforting and encouraging the one-armed man, he convinced the one-armed man to be grateful to him, but he also said that the one-armed man only did half of the good deeds and failed to save the slaves who were poisoned by Luce. This made the one-armed man angry and sad at the same time. Blame yourself.

Sadly, everything my benefactor said made sense and was true.Xie Yunjin was thinking as he explained that there was nothing wrong with those principles, but they were just used by others. The one-armed man did not realize that he was being used as a gun until he died.

When the time comes, the benefactor will ask the one-armed man to contact the refugees and the slaves. He has saved the slaves and can win the trust of the slaves. As for the refugees...

"Prince Mahler is also colluding. It seems that the one-armed man is looking for Prince Mahler, but in fact it is his benefactor who instructs him to find Prince Mahler."

"Prince Mahler is the younger brother of Prince Hugen." Gulthas said, "He followed his father Guleiarian to rebel and was one of the exiled royal families."

"During this period, Mahler has been making things difficult for the one-armed man. He had to wait for a suitable opportunity to take action. It was not until recently that he felt it was appropriate, and then he agreed to allow the slave to join the refugees and asked for Luskal to be used as a pledge. He did not want Luce. Carl's death and broken arm were just an accident. I don't think Mahler could have guessed this result. Not only did they not harm Luce at the time, they also protected Luce from the slaves, which was one of the reasons that made me suspicious."

"Why these days?" Gulthas asked, "Why are these days the right opportunity?"

"I haven't figured it out." Xie Yunjin bowed his head and replied respectfully, "But I think it may have something to do with you leaving Batu."

Gulthas nodded and signaled Xie Yunjin to continue.

"If the plan goes well, they will capture Luskale and take him to the rendezvous, and Hilidegg will chase him. He will ambush Hilidegg after killing the slaves, creating a scene between Hilidegg and Hilidegg. The illusion of slaves dying together.”

"The most ingenious thing is that there will be a witness to this matter, and that is Luce. As the only living witness, he will testify how these slaves died together with the prison department's pursuers. And the refugees are not allowed to enter the city, and he does not have to Fear of betrayal."

"Luce is also involved?" Gulthas asked.

"No, I don't think he knows the truth. I know Luce, he doesn't have that kind of wisdom and courage, and there were too many accidents and complications that day, which allowed Hillidger to escape."

The biggest surprise was that Mrs. Jin wanted to take away Xie Yunjin and use erotic pictures to lure Luce away, hoping to take the opportunity to avoid surveillance and escape.Of course, there was also Luce's casual arrow that aroused Xie Yunjin's suspicion.

"These bows," Xie Yunjin pointed to the bows brought from the slave room, "have been manipulated, and the bows are twisted and unable to hit the target accurately. I became suspicious because Luskale wanted to use this bow to shoot the slave. But it was too far away. Luce might not be a good hunter, but he had shot several slaves to death. I felt weird when I saw him miss, but I didn't figure out the reason. It was only after I returned to the slave room that I determined the location of the guardhouse. Gongdu was manipulated, and the planners wanted to make it easier for the slaves to rebel successfully."

"Why should the slaves rebel successfully?" Gulthas didn't really know. He wanted to test Xie Yunjin.

"Luce can only be captured if the slaves rebel successfully. The slaves' holding Kalle hostage is a big deal, and it will definitely alert the prison director. Hilideg has just taken office and has done such a big thing, so he will definitely lead his own troops to pursue him."

"The second surprise was that the one-armed man caught me." Xie Yunjin continued.Although he actually followed the one-armed man voluntarily, thinking that he could still be of some help.

"I saw refugees killing slaves and luckily escaping. I connected these things together. When I found the bows in the slave settlement, I was able to confirm my suspicion."

Xie Yunjin recalled how Master Jin fought heroically to stop the pursuers. He remembered how Master Jin looked covered in blood when he arrived that day.

"Then, the most important question -" Gulthas asked, "who is it? Why?"

Xie Yunjin couldn't answer. This was something he had never understood.He is just a scholar who has been in Batu for more than a year and knows nothing. He does not know who Hilidegg has offended.

"Although I don't know, I can check." Xie Yunyan said, "The person who broke the bow and arrow is probably a soldier from the slave guard station. He has no time to process the evidence. If he arrests the survivors one by one and interrogates them, he may be able to get clues. He can also ask Hillidegg..."

"The person who planned this must be a big shot." Xie Yunjin continued, "The one-armed man said that the benefactor's name cannot be revealed. He must be a well-known person in Batu, and Prince Mahler, who colluded to become a refugee, is not Ordinary people can do it. Hillidegg has always hated nobles, maybe he has offended some big shot, this is also a clue."

"If you were asked to guess one," Gulthas asked, "who would you choose?"

Xie Yunjin has a doubtful candidate, Potu Xiaoji.He was impressed by Potokoji's ability in chess. He was so good at layout, and the words spoken by the one-armed man were also words Potokoji would say.Is Poto Koji a hypocrite?This really made Xie Yunjin unbelievable, and Potu Xiaoji had no reason to do this.

"I don't guess anyone." Xie Yunjin shook his head, "Guesses are easy to be preconceived. I think with your wisdom, you will be able to uncover the mastermind and avenge my father."

What's more important is to avenge the one-armed man and the slaves.

Gursasi looked at the 16-year-old Xie Yunjin. He was a wonderful young man. He was smart and talented beyond his age, but he also often showed an untrained innocence. He had a conversational style that only a noble person had, but My father was just a captain of the bodyguard.

He closed his eyes and said after a long time: "You are such a smart boy, maybe even Hillidegg can't compare to you. Come here..."

Xie Yunjin took a few steps forward.

"Come closer and come to me." Gursasi said.

Xie Yunjin walked to the bed, and Gursasi touched his head, which made Xie Yunjin feel flattered.It was really shocking, because only Master Jin had touched his head like this.

"I commend you for your intelligence." Gulthas asked, "Do you want to know the truth?"

Xie Yunjin was stunned: "Wise Sa Si, do you already know who the mastermind is?"

Gurthas nodded.

Xie Yunyan knelt on his knees and said, "God Sa, please seek justice and avenge my father and Luskale."

"There are two rooms behind me." Gursasi said, "Do you know what they are used for?"

Xie Yunjin said: "I know that the room on the left is your prayer room, and the room on the right is your study."

Gulthas nodded: "This also represents the two most important things for the glory of God Sa - strength and wisdom."

"Listen carefully to my words. I only say them once."

"What you said to me today cannot be said to anyone again. When you come here tomorrow morning, you can choose any room to go in. You can't come out until I tell you to come out."

Xie Yunjin was stunned. Gursasi's prayer room and study were both private rooms. He had not even gone in for the Potu Festival a few times.He knew that Gulthas's arrangement had its purpose, power and wisdom... but he didn't figure it out all night.

Early the next morning, he came to the Holy Temple, where Gulthas was sitting on the big bed waiting, asking him about his decision.

"I choose wisdom." Xie Yunjin replied, because he cannot practice martial arts, wisdom is his only weapon that can protect himself and avenge his enemies.

He entered Gultha's study.

This is the first time he has entered this room. It is a small library. The volume of books is far less than that of Guigu Palace, but the room with a radius of more than four feet is filled with more than a dozen bookcases. If all the books on them have been read by Gulthas Yes, that's quite amazing.

He also saw the original handwritten ancient versions of the Tenggers Sutra and the Yanavata Sutra, which are simply the most precious treasures in the Five Great Badu.

In addition to the bookcase, there is a recliner, an armchair and a desk. Xie Yunjin is sitting in the armchair and waiting.After a long time, he heard a familiar voice.

"Your Majesty God Sa, Priest Mengde has met the noble and wise Gulsa Si."

Is it Meng De, the officiant?
"Do you know why I came to you?" The voice of Gulthas responded.

Xie Yunjin put his ear against the door and listened to the conversation between the two.

"I guess it's because of the rebellion of Prince Hugen's slaves. Sasi wants to ask if there is any 'insect noise'?"

He did not hear Gulsa's response, but only heard Priest Mengde continue: "I didn't hear any rumors. The slaves suddenly rebelled and wanted to join the refugees. God Sa witnessed that the slaves got their retribution and were killed by the refugees. The refugees He also wanted to ambush Hillidege Xiaoji, but fortunately Jin Yunjin's school priest found his pursuers in time." "I'm not asking questions about insects, reporting is your job. If I ask questions, then you are either derelict in your duty or concealing something." Gulthas' tone was still kind and gentle, "I want you to see something."

"These bows...Okay, noble and wise Gulthas, I feel anxious that I underestimated your wisdom. No matter how cunning the plan is, it is like the stream on the holy mountain in front of you, so clear that it can be seen at a glance."

Xie Yunjin listened attentively, but he didn't expect that it was Meng De who was the officiant.Priest Mengde had almost no interaction with Hilidegg. He was already the successor of Gulthas and held great power. Why would he murder a minor priest who was far away from his power status?

"Yes, I am indeed a little jealous of Hillidger. The scriptures say that jealousy can make people fall into ice prison, but this is not the main reason. I am older than him, more experienced than him, and I need to accumulate wisdom. I am sure that I am better than him. The person I was 20 years ago knew better how to glorify the God of Sa."

"Are you preaching to me?" Gulthas asked. He didn't need a majestic tone to have the majesty of questioning.

"No, distinguished Gulthas, I did not mean to offend you. But Yanavata was not born a prophet. Even if he had a mission, he had accumulated enough wisdom to gain the favor of the Sa god."

"Mortals cannot compare with the wisdom of prophets." Gursasi said, "Young people can bring reforms, and reforms can make Batu better."

"This is gambling." Priest Meng De said, "Nabu Badu became more and more powerful under the teachings of Sasi, and became the first of the five great Badu. This all comes from the wisdom of an elder, not the recklessness of young people."

"So if you become Sasi, you will only inherit my approach and not have your own ideas?" Gursasi asked back.

Priest Meng De was speechless.

Although this conversation was obscure, Xie Yunjin still made it clear.Gulthas was cultivating Hilidegg to be his successor, and Priest Mende, who felt threatened, set up a trap to kill Hilidegg in order to consolidate his position. This was a political struggle.

He knew that Gulthas had always liked young people and placed great emphasis on young people. He believed that young people's views could keep pace with the times and be more flexible, while most old people would become rigid sooner or later.If a priest cannot gain the favor of Gulthas in his middle years, it will be difficult for him to be promoted in his old age.

Of course, Gulthas is definitely an exception. He is a special case and cannot be considered as the norm.

But he really didn't expect that Gulthas would want Hilidege to replace Mengde as the officiant. After all, Hilidege was only in his early twenties and his qualifications were only for minor sacrifices.

Gulthas quickly answered his question: "Hiliderge is still very young. He may make mistakes. He will not pose a threat to you in seven or eight years. If the Sacred God calls me in the past few years, you will still be helpless. Bubbadu’s salsa.”

"Gambling is not good. Sa Si always uses an idiom in the Guan Dynasty to educate us: be prepared for a rainy day." said the chief priest Meng De, "He is still young, but I am starting to grow old."

"Let me die and you will be Sasi immediately. You don't even have to wait."

"Another idiom, wise Sa Si, that is overestimating one's own abilities, and I am not qualified to inherit your position."

"Tell me clearly." Gulthas said, "How did you do it?"

The chief priest, Meng De, spoke eloquently.

When the one-armed man was injured, Priest Mengde, who knew the sound of insects, heard the news and personally rescued the righteous man and secretly brought him to his residence.He wanted to train this person to be the assassin of Hillidger.

"He is a good man, kind, upright, and a brave warrior. The principles I taught him are all the truth." Meng De said, "Although I used him and concealed him, I did not deceive him. He was glorious until his death. A righteous man, I believe he is enjoying the glory next to God Sa at this moment."

"Only the truth can confuse good people." Gulthas said.

But a simple assassination was too stupid, and it was difficult to hide it from Gulthas. He needed an opportunity. At this moment, he knew that Hilidegg was about to be promoted to the prison priest, so he made a plan.

He sent someone to contact Mahler and promised to pardon Mahler after he became a Sasi and allow him to return to Batu as a noble and become his assistant. He also encouraged the one-armed man to incite the slaves to rebel, led the two to get to know each other, and bought the slave house. Guards sabotage bows and arrows, making slave rebellions more likely to succeed.

He asked Mahler to refuse to take in slaves to delay the plan until the Holy Guard clashed with Atuli Batu and Gulthas left Batu.Sure enough, everything went very smoothly. Hillidegg led his team in pursuit, but Mahler was already ready to ambush.

I just didn't expect that Xie Yunjin would lead the wrong way, and accidentally save Hillidege's life.

The plan was so seamless that even if some of the slaves escaped, they would not dare to go back to report it, and the refugees had no need to report it.

"Wise Gulthas, how did you see through my plan?" Priest Mengde asked.

"It's too complicated." Gulthas shook his head. "This kind of complicated plan is like a castle built on the sand. Even if the best beams and stones are used to build the pillars, it will collapse if it shakes. As long as one person does not cooperate or Failure occurs when something unexpected happens, such as when a slave who sees a flaw speaks the key words before he dies.”

"What is Nasas planning to do with the stupid sinner?" Priest Mengde asked.

The mystery is revealed, and the rest is the aftermath.Xie Yunjin listened attentively.

Just because he wanted to murder Hilidegg, and killed the one-armed man, more than 200 slaves, and nearly a hundred refugees for the sake of power, he was looking forward to Gulthas pronouncing the sentence of Meng De's chief priest.

After a long silence, Gulthas read out the verdict.

"You did a good job." Gulthas said. "Although your plan failed, your original intention was right. You understood the true meaning of power struggle and did not relax your ambition at this age. This proves that choosing you as the heir is right." Yes, it is the protection of God Sa."

What's the meaning?Xie Yunjin couldn't believe that Gulthas actually praised him?
"Listening to the sounds of insects is a very important job." Gulthas continued, "I will leave this job to others, maybe the Kongxiao Festival, I am still thinking about it. As for you, I don't plan to give you anything else. Punishment, you are still my heir.”

Xie Yunjin was dumbfounded, thinking about Gursasi's intention.

"Hilidege is still too young, and there is no more suitable heir than you in Batu." Gursasi said, "Six years, I estimate it will be this time. If I die first, you will still be the next Sasha." Si, if I hadn’t died, the heir would not be you, unless Hillidegg was unable to bear the responsibility.”

There was a long silence after that, with neither party speaking. The anxious and angry Xie Yunjin was still thinking about why Gulthas did not punish the chief priest Meng De.

"God Sa, the wise and kind Gulthas, Nebubadu shines brightly because of you." Priest Mengde said, "May you live a long life, and I am willing to assist Hilidege with all my heart."

He may be waiting for the trial with the determination to die, but he leaves with an unexpected gain. This is not the result Xie Yunjin wanted.

"You can come out now." After the chief priest Meng De left, Gursasi called Xie Yunjin.

Xie Yunjin came to Gulthas, knelt down on one knee, touched his heart with his left hand, and asked: "Why don't you punish him? He might even hurt Hillidge!"

"He won't. He will protect Hilidegg well." Gulthas said in a gentle but firm tone, "He already knows his duty."

"That's it?" Xie Yunjin kept his tone calm and asked.

"You want to avenge them?" Gulthas said, "I won't stop you, but why didn't you do it just now?"

Xie Yunjin was stunned. Gulthas clearly knew that he didn't know martial arts.Gultha pointed to the door on the left. Xie Yunjin walked to the door, looked back at Gultha, and confirmed that Gultha wanted him to open the door.

The door of the prayer room was opened. The door of the prayer room was quite heavy. He had to use some effort to open it. There were ten warriors hidden inside.

"If you choose power, there are ten warriors behind this door at your command. They are highly skilled in martial arts and can avenge you."

But Xie Yunjin immediately noticed something was wrong: "This door is very thick. You can't hear anything in the room. How can I rashly send them out to kill people?"

"Yes." Gulthas said, "But if you can deduce the whole ins and outs, you will know how to use these ten warriors to uphold justice. If you have the power, you can also walk out of the room and kill Meng De Officiant.”

"Wisdom and strength are indispensable." Gurthas asked, "Do you understand? Wisdom and strength are also needed to perform good."

"I still don't understand. This is unfair to the dead. This is not the kindness of God Sa. This is not my business, Gulthas. You are the one who should uphold justice."

"Because this is not my justice." Gursasi said, "Yunjin, you are very smart, but you stand too low."

Xie Yunjin was stunned.

"I am old enough, over 60 years old. Old people of my age are always waiting for the call of the Sa God."

"You are in good health." Xie Yunyan said.

"If I punish Meng De, when an accident comes, Batu will not have a suitable heir. Hillidege is too young, Potu is too docile, and Kong Xiao is not smart enough. In the face of Hillidege being alone, Mengde still He is my best successor."

"He killed a lot of people."

"When you stand in the crowd, you can clearly see the smiles and tears of everyone around you." Gursasi said, "When you stand at a high place, they are just a group of heads, and their joys and sorrows have nothing to do with you. But when you Standing at the highest point of the Holy Mountain, you can only see the heaven, earth, mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars. You admire the uncanny workmanship of God Sa. You know that it is this glory that allows people to live. At that time, you can no longer see where other people are. .”

"What I protect is not these people, but the place where these people live. The life and death of those people is not something you have to consider. Yun Jin, you are smart enough, I think you can stand on the mountain."

“You have to learn to have the vision of standing on a mountain.”

(End of this chapter)