The three princesses really fell, and the red blood spilled on the ground, and was lined by the pure white snow beside the road, which was even more shocking.
"Clang" a crisp sound woke up the stunned crowd. It was a guard who shook off the knife, and his knife was still dripping with blood. It was obvious that the knife had really fallen on the third princess before. It is precisely because of this that when the blood on the top faded, he looked at the third princess who had died tragically in front of him, and finally couldn't help but panic. And his panic quickly infected the people around him, and all the guards were bloodless.
Xie Yuan's face was also ugly. Meng Fei, who had come in a hurry, finally couldn't help but ask, "Lord, what should I do now?"
Killing the princess is a clear sign of rebellion. Especially now that Emperor Rong and Xie Yuan have separated from each other, this is a sensitive time. If the news is really spread out, it will be a huge handle, and no one will remember the credit of Xie Yuan in the establishment of the Rong Kingdom.
Xie Yuan sullenly asked Meng Fei, "Where are the guards of Ayanna?"
Meng Fei immediately replied: "I took it down, and now it's all tied up in the yard."
Xie Yuan heard the words lightly and instructed: "Kill." Then he glanced at the three princesses who were dying, and continued: "Today, an assassin broke into the prime minister's mansion, and the princess and the guard were unfortunately killed. I will enter the palace to apologize to your majesty."
His tone was calm, and his eyes swept across the faces of the guards as he spoke, as if he was announcing something, and seemed to be observing something. And the faces that entered the goal, or fear, fear, or cruelty, were all taken into his eyes one by one.
After giving the order, Xie Yuan turned around and left: "Clean up this place."
The guards looked at Xie Yuan's back, and then looked at the tragic death of the third princess, their bodies trembled unconsciously, and they didn't know what to do. But when Xie Yuan went far away, in the face of this situation, they still had to obediently deal with the aftermath. And one person started, and the rest naturally followed suit, just like the first knife that fell on the third princess before, they were all exemplary.
Xie Yuan and Meng Fei walked away, but Meng Fei was obviously uneasy: "My lord, Fang Cai is very talkative, and the noise is not small. I'm afraid it's hard to hide the news." After a pause, he added: "There is more. , the princess died so tragically, if Emperor Rong wanted to investigate..."
As for the death method of the third princess, it is impossible to win people's trust by saying that it was done by an assassin. After all, assassins pay attention to one-hit kills, and no one would spend their time slashing dozens or hundreds of knives. The third princess knew that she had fought with many people before her death.
This is probably the reason why the three princesses have to fight to the end when they die. She didn't want to die inexplicably, so she left her scarred corpse as the best weapon to testify against Xie Yuan.
How could Xie Yuan not understand this? It was precisely because he understood that he became more angry.
But obviously, Xie Yuan can get to where he is now, and it is not easy to be led by the nose. Since he dared to give an order, of course he thought of the next move, and immediately said: "Go to the housekeeper and tell the mansion that an assassin has entered the mansion today, and the gate of the mansion is closed for the time being. You have quietly dealt with the guards today, and the people in the mansion will also Check them all to see if anyone sees anything."
These are not difficult, Xie Yuan has always been very strict in managing the family, and even Emperor Rong's nails can't be inserted in the house. He is a man of words in the mansion, and it is easy to do anything he wants, and no one can play tricks under his nose!
Of course, how the third princess learned about the secret has to be investigated separately, and it is enough to seal the mansion before finding out.
Meng Fei agreed and waited for Xie Yuan to continue his orders.
Sure enough, Xie Yuan went on to say: "As for Ayanna, scratch her face and throw it at the mass grave. Then go find a female corpse with a similar body shape, put on her clothes, and ruin her face. "
He said it lightly, but Meng Fei told him that he would do the best for him. Seeing that he didn't give any orders, Meng Fei resigned, stepped back first, and did the things he ordered one by one.
After Xie Yuan waited for him to leave, he looked up at the gloomy sky, and then looked down at the bloodstains on his torn sleeves and robe feet, and there was no movement on his condensed face.
Finally, with a flick of his sleeves, he stepped back to change his clothes.
The Rong Kingdom was established by Xie Yuan with the support of Emperor Rong, even if he was restricted due to his status, he is now under the suspicion of Emperor Rong. But for many years, his power has also taken root in the Rong Kingdom, and it will not be immediately damaged.
Today, he wants to close the mansion to deal with the aftermath, this is still on his own territory, how could he not do well
In the evening, Meng Fei came to return his order, and all the people in the third princess' courtyard were executed, and all the guards who participated in the interception of the third princess were also dealt with. As for the other people in the mansion, after careful investigation, it was found that only two servants happened to be nearby at the time. They followed the principle of killing the wrong and not letting go, and regardless of whether the two saw anything, they dealt with it in the same way.
As for the corpse of the third princess, it was natural to deal with it first. And the female corpse with a body similar to the third princess has also been found, and her appearance has been ruined with poison. It's barely reasonable - it's barely reasonable. After all, the news of the death of the third princess can't be concealed. At this sensitive time, people will definitely find fault of. And with Emperor Rong's understanding of Xie Yuan, he must not dare to make a big issue easily.
Everything seemed to be fine, Xie Yuan finally relaxed a little after hearing Meng Fei's reply. He held the teacup in one hand and turned it gently, then asked Meng Fei, "Who passed the news to the third princess, and what evidence is there to convince her, have you found it?"
Meng Fei had done a great job in the aftermath, but when Xie Yuan asked about this, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and he immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "I haven't figured it out yet, please punish the Lord."
Xie Yuan froze when he heard this. What happened today caught him off guard again and made him feel bad. If others didn't do what he ordered, he would definitely have an attack, but Meng Fei has been loyal to him for many years. In the end, he didn't say anything, only said: "Continue to investigate and find out the matter as soon as possible."
Meng Fei responded, and naturally continued to intensify the investigation, and this chaotic day was finally over.
The next day Xie Yuan entered the palace to report the news of the assassination of the third princess to Emperor Rong. When he went out, he passed by the place where the third princess died yesterday. He didn't even lift his eyelids, and stepped over without changing his expression.
Of course, there was no blood on the ground at this moment, nor was there any dead body of the third princess. The snow covered the ground overnight, and the snow was swept away by servants in the morning. The road was clean, and there was no trace of yesterday...
After Xie Yuan entered the palace, when he saw Emperor Rong, he calmly reported the news of the assassination of the third princess, and pleaded guilty at the same time.
Emperor Rong was really furious when he found out, but he never doubted that it was Xie Yuan's hand. After all, everyone knows the sensitivity in troubled times, and with Xie Yuan's cleverness, he naturally knows how to forbear when it's time to be patient.
After 20 years of acquaintance, Emperor Rong also knew Xie Yuan, and Xie Yuan also knew Emperor Rong. Therefore, under the guidance of Xie Yuan, Emperor Rong quickly turned his suspicions to the southern country of Liang, even ignoring the death of the third princess itself.
The plan of alienation, based on the death of the three princesses, alienated the hearts of the monarchs and ministers - this is what Xie Yuan explained to Emperor Rong.
Although this is not far from the truth, there are other hidden secrets and even doubts. But Xie Yuan, relying on his understanding of Emperor Rong, still managed to fool the other party with such rhetoric.
Later, Xie Yuan went out of the palace calmly, without taking any punishment. Even because of concerns about Liang Guo's alienation scheme, Emperor Rong's attitude towards Xie Yuan even improved a little... This is probably because of "too far too much".
Sitting on the carriage returning to the residence, Xie Yuan sipped tea leisurely, with disdain in his eyes.
One night was enough time for him to understand a lot. After such a change, although there is no trace of it, it is still different from the method of Emperor Liang before. It can be seen that after he fell ill, others did not want to give up halfway, and took over halfway to facilitate this incident. It's just that there was no one person planning the matter before and after, the capitals of the two countries were far apart, and the news was sluggish and the arrangement was confusing.
Xie Yuan thought for a while, and first placed his suspicions on the prince. He planned to remove the prince as soon as Emperor Liang died. However, the omission of the other party's layout has given him an opportunity to take advantage of it. I wonder if the sick and weak prince will vomit blood when he finds out about it
Thinking about that picture, Xie Yuan's mood has improved a lot.
But this kind of good mood didn't last long. As soon as Xie Yuan returned to the mansion, Meng Fei came to report: "My subordinates have checked the mansion, and there are no omissions in the mansion, and no outsiders have come to the mansion to see the princess. Only yesterday morning, the princess went out. I met General Zuo’s wife when I was in the mansion, and the two exchanged a few words, and not long after the princess returned to the mansion, she sent someone to invite the Lord.”
The Rong Kingdom was newly established, and the Rong and Di Jianguo were established in the grasslands. The official system was much different from that of the Central Plains. In the DPRK, there were two generals on the left and right, who were divided into military power and ruled over half of the Rongguo army, and then only the tribal private soldiers separated by the tribal leaders. And with the establishment of the country for a long time, the power of the latter is constantly being swallowed up by the former. As long as you wait a few more years, the private soldiers in the hands of the tribal leaders will no longer be a climate.
It can be seen from this that the powers of the two generals are the most important. Of course, Emperor Rong would not let such an official position be controlled by outsiders, so the two generals were die-hard, only General Right had a little friendship with Xie Yuan, while General Zuo was a complete imperial party!
And now, the matter of the three princesses involves General Zuo, what does it mean
Things seemed to get complicated all of a sudden. Even if Xie Yuan knew, this might just be a tactic set up by the opponent to entice him to be hostile to General Zuo. But even if it was only possible, he couldn't take the risk.
The mind that had just been relieved was tense again, Xie Yuan raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and instructed Meng Fei: "Check again, and make sure to check the conversation between the two of them that day." After thinking about it, he said again. : "Let people pay attention to the General's Mansion and see if there is anything unusual about General Zuo."
Meng Fei agreed and went to work again. In the afternoon, he checked all the conversations between the three princesses and the wife of General Zuo the day before.
The conversation between the two was written down on paper and presented to Xie Yuan. Xie Yuan watched it three times and didn't notice anything unusual. But before he could let out his breath, the person sent to monitor the General's Mansion returned the news that General Zuo personally left the city and went to the Mass Burial Mound!