A posthumous edict caused chaos in the court. The officials gritted their teeth and resisted, as if everyone had seen this will with their own eyes. However, through Master Shu's words, everyone knew that the imperial edict, which could at least remove the crown prince from his title, was still in the hands of Dan Bogong Fan Xian.
Where is Master Xiao Fan? For the time being, let’s not describe the heroic scene in the Taiji Palace where swords are on the verge of being ready to splatter three feet at all times, and the forces that are bent on helping the crown prince enthroned, including the one who lives in seclusion behind the scenes, who seem to be doing nothing, are actually the root cause of the palace chaos The eldest princess was sniffing the smell of the capital, trying to find where Fan Xian was hiding.
Capture Fan Xian, kill Fan Xian, crucify Fan Xian, and destroy the will, then the court will not be in chaos, and the two great scholars of Shu and Hu will lose their last support. No matter how strong they are, it is impossible Once again, civil servants were mobilized to fight against the imperial power.
The Taiji Hall officially announced today that Fan Xian was the prime culprit of the regicide, a conspiracy against the great evil, and those forces outside the palace had been chasing and assassinating Fan Xian for an unknown number of days. However, the capital is too big, and the resources in the hands of the eldest princess can even control the capital faintly, but it is impossible to find Fan Xian's trace among thousands of people.
Even the eldest princess couldn't stop Fan Xian from secretly meeting Shu Wu on the eve of the crown prince's enthronement, and doing so many things secretly.
No one knew where Fan Xian was hiding.
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A remote alley, a little far from the center of imperial power in Kyoto, and not too close to the most luxurious and wealthy residences in Kyoto, but it seems extraordinarily quiet. The sad and frightened people of Kyoto on the street could not enter this alley, only a few green trees swaying freely in the early autumn weather.
The alley is called Yangonion Alley, a very humble name.
At the end of the alley is a small courtyard, which was bought by someone two years ago. Half a year ago, a woman moved in with a few servants. I don't know the identity of that woman, who can buy such a quiet courtyard. However, in the past six months, no visitors have ever been here.
Today in the palace, there is a life-and-death struggle going on, but the culprit who caused this incident is sitting leisurely under the tree in this yard to enjoy the shade, drinking hot tea while bowing his head and thinking about something .
Fan Xian wore a green cloth dress, and his face moved a little. Although it didn't make him look less handsome, it made him look more honest. Gently turning the slightly hot cup with his fingers, he suddenly frowned, and said to the beautiful woman with beautiful brows and deep-set eyes beside him, "Apart from Prince and Prince, who else knows your yard?"
The beauty pursed her lips and shook her head, her big eyes were full of curiosity and excitement. She looked at Fan Xian, the legendary villain who killed the king, and she was not afraid at all.
Yes, this small courtyard was the top-secret place that Fan Xian bought secretly and donated to the eldest prince's golden house years ago.
And the beauty whose appearance and expression were very different from the dignified women of the Qing Dynasty was naturally the princess of a certain tribe of Xihu who had returned to the capital with the Western Army, and the girl Ma Suosuo who had troubled Fan Xian for a year in the south of the Yangtze River.
Except for Deng Ziyue who bought it, no one knew that it was Fan Xian who bought the small courtyard. And after this yard was donated to the eldest prince, it was even more impossible to spread it around due to the eldest prince's temperament of being afraid of internal affairs. So Fan Xian did not go back to the inn after colluding with the officials last night, but chose to come to this small courtyard, not worried at all about being guessed by the Eldest Princess.
There were people staring at the Fan Mansion and the Overwatch Council. The Yan Mansion and Wang Qinian's house were probably watched by experts from the inner court. Fan Xian didn't want to take risks. Only this small courtyard in Yangonion Lane can guarantee his safety, and at the same time facilitate his contact with that key person.
Hearing Ma Suosuo's curious answer, Fan Xian frowned, stood up from his chair, and calmly looked at the back door on the left side of the alley.
Because he heard that someone was coming to this yard, and the person who came was obviously not the eldest prince he was waiting for.
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After several clangs and creaks, the wooden door of the unknown courtyard was unlocked from the outside and pushed open. Ma Suosuo looked at this scene in surprise and couldn't help covering her mouth. The servants in this yard were all bought by the young master of the Fan family, and no outsiders had ever visited this yard. Who is this person
She turned to look at Fan Xian, and shouted in a low voice, "Master, run!"
Fan Xian didn't run away, but looked at the woman who walked in by the back door and smiled. The emotions in the smile were very complicated. Then he bowed to the ground and said, "Greetings to the princess."
The person who came was not Prince He, but Princess He, the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The Eldest Princess looked calm, with a smile on her face, she just looked at Fan Xian silently, and after a while she saluted gracefully, saying, "I've seen you, Young Master."
Fan Xian gave in, shook his head and smiled wryly, thinking that he was waiting for the boss in the courtyard, but this one came instead. From this it can be seen how much the eldest prince is afraid of himself, that he even reported his little golden house to the eldest princess.
"Suoso, you go in first." Fan Xian waved his hand, knowing that the princess didn't want to see this charming Xihu, he signaled Ma Suosuo to take shelter inside.
The concubine came here alone. Although she didn't deliberately disguise herself, it was obviously arranged after some arrangement. Fan Xian glanced at her quietly, stretched out his hand to invite her to sit down, and said after a moment of silence: "The princess is so courageous, knowing that the palace will definitely be watching the prince's mansion, she dares to come here alone to meet me .”
After contacting civil servants last night, Fan Xian most wanted to contact the First Prince who held the Imperial Army. However, it was rumored that Ning Cairen had been accused of being in the Hanguang Palace, and there were many eyeliners of the inner court and the Kyoto guards outside the Prince's Mansion, so Fan Xian looked for He came up with a wonderful method and left a message in the palace, hoping that the eldest prince could find a way to contact him.
But unexpectedly, it was the princess who came today.
"Little Master Fan is the courage cast by heaven..." The concubine smiled and answered his words, "Knowing that the forces in the capital are in a hurry to ask for the king, and knowing that the crown prince is enthroned today, Your Excellency can sit comfortably in a small courtyard that sells gold." In the meantime, just wait and see how the situation develops, I really don’t know if you, my lord, are confident or helpless.”
"It's not true to be confident, and it's not true to be helpless." Fan Xian looked at the gentle face of the princess and said softly: "If you didn't have ideas, why would you disturb the princess?"
The concubine responded in harmony: "The situation in central Beijing is critical now. My lord is in charge of guarding the imperial army, and he will definitely not be able to return to the mansion. Therefore, if Mr. Fan wants to meet him, it may be difficult. I just don't know what difficulties Mr. Fan has. I took the liberty to come to see you, and I hope Master Xiao Fan will not be offended."
Fan Xian fell into silence, and after a long while, he suddenly said, "Princess, I'm a regicide and treason now, since you dare to come to see me and ask me what's wrong, you naturally understand what I mean .”
The concubine's eyes were slightly flustered, and she didn't know how to answer these words for a moment.
Fan Xian lowered his head and thought for a while, moved half a foot closer to the princess, and said softly, "I don't know if the princess still remembers, what did you and I say when we came from Northern Qi to the south, inside and outside the carriage?"
The concubine was slightly startled, and then smiled: "Of course I will never forget the promise. It's just that at this time and at that time, the situation in the capital is too dangerous, and the prince is relying on the hard work of the forbidden army in his hands. It’s not enough. I’m a woman, and I can’t accept it.”
"Struggle to support?" Fan Xian laughed softly, "What the princess was talking about was the replacement of the guards in the capital yesterday?"
The princess fell silent.
Fan Xian sighed. Because of the replacement of Jingdu's defense, this can be regarded as stabbing his own vitals, and also stabbing the eldest prince's weakness.
At first, the Kyoto garrison division had been under the control of the Ye family. Later, Qin Heng, the leader of the second generation of the Qin family, controlled it for two years. Until a few years ago, because of the assassination in the valley, His Majesty took advantage of the problem to clean up the distribution of power in the court and wipe it out. Qin Heng was transferred to the Privy Council as a deputy envoy, and appointed Xie Su, the eldest prince's deputy commander in the Western Expeditionary Army, as the commander of the defense of the capital.
However, all of this has changed yesterday. After the queen mother stabilized the palace, the first order she gave was to withdraw Xie Su directly, and Qin Heng was reinstated as the commander of the defense of the capital again!
Xie Su was withdrawn innocently, but because of His Majesty's assassination, the Forbidden Army was under so much pressure that they couldn't speak at all. Moreover, this fierce general in the Western Expedition Army had only been in charge of the Kyoto garrison for half a year, and he was unable to form his own power at all. The Qin family changed hands and took him back. The First Prince and Xie Su had nothing to do.
Fan Xian was also very troubled by this matter. The right to control the defense of the capital has changed hands, not to mention the important matter suggested to him by the Jiaozhou naval officer Xu Maocai. If it is the entire peripheral military force in the capital, it has already been controlled by the Qin family.
He glanced at the princess, frowned and said, "The Kyoto garrison is always stationed in Yuantai. As long as there are no problems with the thirteen city gate divisions, it is still the imperial army that can solve the situation in Kyoto..."
"I have never forgotten my promise to you, my lord." The princess looked at him and said quietly: "However, when you came back from Dadongshan, you don't know how strict the palace in Beijing is now, and the prince can barely control it now." Forbidden Army, that is because the ancestors of the Empress Dowager did not decree..."
Fan Xian was silent.
The princess continued: "Why does the Queen Mother rest assured that my prince is in charge of the imperial army? Because she knows that the prince is a straightforward lover, he will not turmoil, will not rebel..."
Before the concubine could finish speaking, Fan Xian had already laughed: "The current situation is that someone in the palace is rebelling."
The concubine smiled bitterly and said: "The problem is, whoever sits in the Tai Chi hall is qualified to decide who is rebelling. If you are in the palace at this time, Mr. Danbo, beside the queen mother, you are reading the will that has been publicized today. , I can guarantee that my prince must be your strongest supporter."
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"Take out the will." Wang Hao suddenly persuaded: "No matter from which angle you look at it, there is still a lot of power to make the will public at this time, otherwise you can only be passive."
"No, there are many people who haven't moved yet, such as my mother-in-law..." Fan Xian said calmly, "With the edict on me, at least I can maintain peace for a period of time. Once the edict comes out, the two sides have to tear their faces apart and start a war." .”
The concubine said with a slight mockery: "It's this time, does the Lord still want to remain calm and clear?"
Fan Xian laughed at himself and said, "I'm not a stupid person. The reason why the edict was not announced is actually the same reason as the princess said earlier about why the prince was silent..."
He stared into Wang Hao's eyes, and said slowly: "Ning Cai is in the palace, of course the prince can't do anything, don't forget, my wife and concubines are also in the palace, and it is really going to war openly, both me and the prince I cannot afford such a loss."