Ji Xingzhi was silent for a long moment before saying, "Pass the order down. All the people in Wuzhoumen are dispatched. Disguise yourself as ordinary people and secretly protect Zhou You and the other two. Don't let Zhou You and the others recognize you. If you are attacked by the men in black again, be sure to capture one alive and bring him back to tell everyone about their strangeness and remind them to be careful."
"Also, take all the poisons in the sect with you. I don't believe they can be immune to all poisons." Ji Xingzhi said coldly.
"Yes, I'll do it." Zhou Zheng bowed, turned around and left with Ji Xingzhi's consent.
After Zhou Zheng left, Ji Xingzhi turned to look at Wu Fang and asked, "Why did the emperor order the death of so many people back then?"
Wu Fang was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, please accompany me to a place."
Ji Xingzhi nodded slightly: "Lead the way."
When he arrived at Wu Fang's place, Ji Xingzhi couldn't help but stand there in a daze.
In front of me was an abandoned manor. Apart from the deep weeds in the garden, there were only densely packed, large graves. In front of each grave stood a stone tablet with the year of birth and death and the name written on it.
There, Ji Xingzhi saw Xie Wenpo's tombstone.
"What is this?" Ji Xingzhi's face was not very good. He looked at the grave in front of him with a frown.
Wu Fang replied, "He was the one who was sentenced to death by the Grand Empress Dowager."
Ji Xingzhi was slightly stunned when she heard this: "Why didn't you send them... home?"
When people die, they should be sent back to be buried by their relatives. How can they all be buried here? Moreover, this place looks like it has been abandoned for a long time. Weeds are growing all over the place, covering up some of the tombstones.
"Most of them are homeless people. The condolence money we gave them is enough to build them a coffin so that they can rest in peace." Wu Fang said.
Ji Xingzhi searched the ground for a while, picked up a wooden stick, walked into the garden, and used the stick to separate the weeds to both sides. Then he walked to Xie Wenpo's grave, threw away the wooden stick, and suddenly squatted down and reached out to pull out the weeds growing in front of the tombstone.
Ji Xingzhi's sudden action surprised Wu Fang. He quickly squatted down and grabbed Ji Xingzhi's arm and asked, "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"To this day, I still remember the warmth of those hands when they lifted me up, and the congratulations that came from the heart." When Ji Xingzhi said this, his eyes became distant.
Wu Fang's mouth twitched. Although he knew it was not the right time, he still couldn't help twitching his mouth. He couldn't help but complain in his heart: The emperor had just come out of the empress dowager's belly at that time, how could he remember it so clearly? It was probably just a fabrication to fit the sad scene. Anyway, it wasn't the first time.
Wu Fang was silent for a moment before saying, "Uh... I'll help you."
After saying that, he released the hand that was holding Ji Xingzhi's arm and prepared to pull out the weeds.
In response, Ji Xingzhi simply said, "No need, just continue."
Upon hearing this, Wu Fang had no choice but to give up and told everything he had found out: "These people were buried here partly because they were poor. Although the condolence money their families received was not much, it was not too little. Naturally, it would cost a lot to build coffins and hire people to bury them, and they were reluctant to spend it.
Another part, however, was that the palace staff were willing to pay for the burial, but they were not allowed to inquire about or investigate the cause of death. If they did ask, the palace staff would only offend the important people. Fearing getting into trouble, they naturally did not dare to ask further questions. And this is the burial site chosen by the palace staff."
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