Before pressing the button, Meng Jiaqian listened to Meng Cheng's movements outside, first rushed to the car, asked through the curtain, then scolded the personal guards, urged the military doctor, and then finally made a move to get in the car... He felt that his heart was about to stop. He jumped, and the hand holding the crossbow was trembling slightly.
Although he was born in Northern Xinjiang and was Meng Boxin's most admired legitimate son, Meng Boxin had seen blood with Meng Boxin when he was in his teens. Murder was nothing new to him!
But Meng Cheng, who had watched himself grow up, was frightened after all when it came to attacking his own people.
I just thought that if I had been under the control of Gao Queyi this time, even if there were no traps at Yanbodu, and even if I successfully killed the Princess of Mi Zhen County, what would it mean to me? !
These merits are all noble and have nothing to do with the Meng family!
Even when he looks back, he will be grateful to his uncle for saving his life and restoring the Meng family's interests in Western Xinjiang? !
This is absolutely unacceptable to Meng Jiaqian, who is only twenty-five years old, the most powerful in his life, and full of ambitions to start a career!
"If I fail after struggling hard and fighting wits and courage, it means that my skills are not as good as others, or that my fate is unlucky. I will admit it!" He said secretly in his heart, "But if it is because of the remote control command of my uncle or other elders, I just lost...I will definitely not accept it!!!"
Probably with such a mood, when Meng Cheng lifted the car curtain and planned to enter the car to check his injuries, Meng Jiaqian suddenly stopped shaking at all. He almost calmly pressed the button and crowned the twenty-year-old , on the self-defense crossbow given by his biological father Meng Boqin, the poisoned crossbow arrow in the control sleeve shot deeply into Meng Cheng's chest!
"You...???" Meng Cheng, who was attacked, obviously never expected that the young master and boss Meng Jiagan would attack him secretly and even want to kill him!
He stumbled backwards due to the impact of the crossbow arrow and hit the coachman's back. He still tried to say to Meng Ting, "Quick... there is a bad guy in the carriage... Wu! Sun! Mr.! Son!"
Using his last strength, he mentioned Meng Jiaqian. His originally angry pupils suddenly widened, his voice quickly disappeared, and he fell down softly!
At this time, the eyes that had not completely lost their luster reflected the figure who was coughing and staggering out of the carriage.
Meng Jiaqian lowered his head and looked at the lifeless Meng Cheng. Amid the trembling of the coachman and Meng Ting's trembling, he said calmly: "Dad said that this poison is very powerful, and it is true."
He didn't even look at Meng Cheng, and turned to look at Meng Ting next to him, "My general suffered an old injury. When Vice General Meng came to see me, he mistakenly touched the crossbow mechanism in my sleeve, and he was poisoned and died!" The general is very sad, but the situation is critical now, it is not the time to be sad... Meng Ting!"
Meng Ting was excited: "My subordinate is here!"
"Go and call all the officers above the captain level!" Meng Jiagan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Quick!"
... When the Meng family suddenly killed and regained military power, Chang'an.
Anfu Palace.
There were only a dozen melon-style gauze palace lanterns lit in the spacious side hall, which only illuminated the abbot's place.
Standing in this abbot's land was Meng Guiyu disguised as a chamberlain, who was so illuminated that he couldn't open his eyes. However, Concubine Shu, who was sitting on the soft couch more than ten steps away, had her face hidden in the chaotic darkness. Inside, I couldn't see clearly, but I could see a little bit of gold and jade shining brightly. It was the pearls and emeralds on the imperial concubine's body, reflecting the candlelight.
"Why are you here again?" Concubine Shu yawned, her lazy tone was sweet, with an innocence she shouldn't have at her age, and the ending was slightly upbeat. If she hadn't known the owner of the voice, she would have outlined a curious little girl. The appearance of a child.
However, Meng Guiyu, who has dealt with the Shu sisters several times and is currently trying to cater to them, knows that with such an innocent and sweet tone, he can spit out life-threatening requests or orders at any time, so he does not dare to neglect at all. Pao knelt down, kowtowed seriously and saluted, and then said in a low voice: "Suddenly I received a piece of news that affects the life and death of the two empresses. I dare not delay at all, so I disturb my empress's resting place. Please forgive me. !”
"Life or death?" Concubine Shu chuckled. It was already dark now, but there was not much confusion in her voice after waking up from a good dream. She didn't know whether she was not asleep in the first place, or for other reasons, she was still kneeling. Meng Guiyu, who was on the ground with his head lowered, could not see her expression and could only hear her charming voice saying, "What is it that is so important? Is it possible that Meng Boqin and Zhao Shi were useless and didn't hold on? Ask Ruru to come from the north. Is the Xinjiang killing coming? If this is the case, this is indeed a big deal. But it is related to the life and death of our sisters... "
When Concubine Shu said this, her voice suddenly turned cold without any warning, "Do you think our sisters are trash like you?! Is it worth waking me up in the middle of the night to listen to your blabbering about anything? !”
While he was talking, a porcelain bowl with more than half of the tea left in it hit Meng Guiyu. The still hot tea and tea leaves poured all over his head, and his fair cheeks were burned with a clear cut. red marks.
However, Meng Guiyu's expression remained unchanged, the corners of his eyes did not twitch, and he calmly endured it.
This reaction made Concubine Shu raise her eyebrows, but she didn't mean to express appreciation. Instead, she softened her tone again, as if nothing had happened, and asked Mansheng, "Okay! It's late at night, are you not sleepy?" The palace is in a tight situation! What urgent matter is there that is worthy of your high regard as the Marquis of Xin and such a big fight?"
"My Majesty, do you know how it is that after arriving in Western Xinjiang, Prince Mi Zhen is like a tiger returning to the mountain, almost all his wishes come true?!" Meng Guiyu said with a low eyebrow, his tone and tone were no different from Shi Cai, "Even if Piao General Qi tried every means to deflect the Meng family, but he still suffered a total defeat at his hands?!"
Concubine Shu was stunned for a moment, not because she thought what he said made sense, but because she felt that there was something wrong with him: "It was only in the year of Mi Zhen that he became the number one scholar in high school. With such a talent, what's so great about having such little achievements in Xijiang?" ?!”
This was the heir candidate that she and her sister Shu Zhaoyi had chosen, and their backer after the death of Emperor Xuan Jing!
As far as their sisters were favored, the children of the Rong family could be said to be chosen at random.
Under such circumstances, isn't it right that Rong Suihe, whom they unanimously recognized, should perform well
After all, both Concubine Shu and Shu Zhaoyi are very confident in their own eyesight.
If Rong Suihe did not perform well after going to Western Xinjiang, Concubine Shu thought, this would be strange!
"..." Although Meng Guiyu had long known that the Shu sisters, apart from being jealous and fighting in the harem, did not have complete knowledge on military and state affairs, he could not help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly when he heard this, "Your Majesty, Mi Zhen's achievements in Western Xinjiang are definitely not good. Simple! Let’s not talk about other things, just talk about the Jishan bandits. Mi Zhen took the initiative to seek refuge in Western Xinjiang just after arriving. Madam, think about it, those people have been entrenched in Western Xinjiang for a long time. The commander-in-chief of the Western Xinjiang Army and the former governor of Yizhou have tried to I tried to recruit them, but failed every time. Why did Prince Mi Zhen, who had never been to Western Xinjiang, surrender before he could recruit them?"
Concubine Shu said matter-of-factly: "The commander-in-chief of the Western Xinjiang Army! And the former governor of Yizhou, aren't they just some local officials in the final analysis? What are they? How can they be compared with Mi Zhen? Mi Zhen is a descendant of the clan, He is the emperor's nephew! Even if he is a bandit, since he has been entrenched in the Western Border for a long time, he obviously has some skills and some trump cards. Isn't it human nature to be so unwilling to be recruited by ordinary court officials and take the initiative to find a good match?! "
He also said, "This is also God's will, which is to support Mi Zhen to do something great! Don't you see that since ancient times, those who achieve great things have been blessed by nature, and even if they are in trouble, they can get all kinds of help." Rescue?"
"How many people are there in Ni Jidao?" Meng Guiyu took a deep breath and said, "They have been in charge of the Western Xinjiang Army for many years, and they are deeply entrenched and powerful in Western Xinjiang! Even though the prince of Mi Zhen County has a distinguished status, he is not able to do so due to his age. The appearance of calming people down! Besides, it has only been a few days since the prince arrived in Western Xinjiang? How can Ni Jidao and the others be so trembling that they dare not neglect them? It was even said in the pigeon letter not long ago that the prince of Mizhen has forced Ni Jidao and the others to hand over their military power. , personally in charge of the Western Xinjiang Army?!"
"This..." Concubine Shu frowned, feeling that something was wrong after all, because she didn't know the ins and outs, let alone the real inside story. She put herself in their shoes and thought for a moment, secretly thinking that if she were Ni Jidao and the others, the Emperor of Shangao would stay away and it would be none of your business. Whether he is a county king or a prince, there is no way to seize power anyway!
But Ni Jidao and the others actually took the initiative to hand over power, which is really suspicious!
"Could it be that they also want to imitate the Jishan bandits?" The imperial concubine pondered her speculation for a moment, leaving Meng Guiyu speechless for a moment, and then said: "Empress, have you forgotten? Ni Jidao and the others had already taken refuge with the Meng family. It seems that it was before the Meng family came. After losing to Prince Mi Zhen, he was worried that he would not be able to gain a foothold in Western Xinjiang, so he used the banner of the Meng family to win them over."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu's face changed, and she looked at him kneeling down with lightning eyes: "You mean, Meng is targeting Mi Zhen?! Could it be that Meng has a plan to murder Mi Zhen?!"
She suddenly remembered that Meng Guiyu said that he wanted to report something that was related to the life and death of her sisters. Although she had just smashed the tea bowl and yelled at Meng Guiyu for disturbing her arrangements, in fact, Concubine Shu did not care about Meng Guiyu. She knew something about him, and knew that he was not the kind of person who had no sense of propriety. There was no important matter, so he wouldn't disturb him in the middle of the night.
At this moment, my heart skipped a beat, and I almost stood up from the soft couch, "Or has something happened to Mi Zhen?! Tell me!"
"My Lady, please be patient!" After being abused by Concubine Shu, he saw the concubine's admiration and attention to Rong Suihe. Meng Guiyu's face did not show any anger at all. Instead, he raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a smile. With a strange smile, he said in an almost gentle tone, "Prince Mi Zhen is safe and sound... However, if the prince has been so peaceful and smooth, I'm afraid things will be bad for the empress and empress Zhaoyi!"
Without waiting for Concubine Shu to question or urge, he lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Because, the reason why he is so outstanding at a young age is because he is the beloved disciple of the original Emperor Master Huan Guanlan!!! Even, He is a closed disciple!"
"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Concubine Shu's eyes suddenly widened!
After a while, she raised her sleeves to cover her mouth and let out a low, suppressed exclamation, "You...whose disciple do you think he is?!"
"Huan Guanlan!" Meng Guiyu lowered his head, covering up the flash of pleasure and calculation in his eyes, and continued in a gentle tone, "Emperor Master Huan Guanlan! He is not dead, and he also cultivated Mi Zhen County king!"
"Your Majesty, do you still remember that after the prince arrived in Chang'an, he was very affectionate towards your Majesty and Empress Zhaoyi from the first time he saw you?"
"The two empresses probably think that because he is not satisfied in the Gaomi Palace, they think that this aunt is more kind to them?"
"But now it seems... I'm afraid it was Huan Guanlan's plan!"
Meng Guiyu said slowly and calmly, "After all, everyone knows that the two empresses are the apple of His Majesty's eye! And Huan Guanlan, he worked very hard in order for His Majesty to succeed to the throne! But in the end, His Majesty was between him and the two empresses. Now that I have chosen two empresses, how will Huan Guanlan feel?!"
"Now his student has returned to Chang'an with his identity concealed, and has taken the initiative to approach the two empresses. Most likely, he wants to retaliate in kind, so that the two empresses can feel the heartache and feel betrayed and hurt by the person who cares, loves and protects the most. ?!”
"The two empresses are sad, how can your majesty not feel sorry for them?"
"In this way, Huan Guanlan probably thinks that he has avenged his revenge?!"