"What did you say? Xia Dong was sent back again?" The voice full of anger and surprise in the quiet night sounded a little reverberating, dull and arrogant, "How is this possible, they have already rescued this slut , why do you have to throw yourself back into the net again?"
"Xiaguan is also puzzled. Ordinarily, our actions are not slow. As soon as we got the news that Meng Zhi was quietly replaced from prison, we immediately started planning, and everything went smoothly at first. Cai Quan received the news. The secret report, I immediately went to the sky prison to check, and also personally interrogated the fake prisoner. He has never been a person who can cover up secretly, and even if the real criminal is lost, he can't cover it up. At this time, I will file a report and report it to the emperor. As soon as the trouble broke out, Cai Quan's dereliction of duty could not be taken lightly. When he was angry, he would definitely pursue Meng Zhi with all his strength. There are not many people who can visit Xia Dong in the prison. Even if Meng Zhi's suspicion cannot be confirmed, at least it is very It's hard to clean up. If these two people turn their faces, whoever wins or loses will benefit us. But... Who would have known that things would be so coincidental, Xia Dong was actually sent back by Meng Zhi today, and our eyeliners couldn't detect it. How did they explain it to Cai Quan, in short, the prison is calm now, the fake criminal has been taken away by Meng Zhi, and the real criminal has returned to the prison. Under such circumstances, you forced me to sue the emperor, what can I sue?"
"Then what Master Fan means, do you want to back down?" "Master Xia, it's not that I want to back down. You know how strong the opponent is now. Although I am the censor, the report can go directly to Tianting without going through the East Palace. , but you must speak with a shadow. Since Meng Zhi has been escorted by Jiu'an Mountain, the holy favor has been long, and Xia Dong is now in prison.
Under the dim oil lamp. The light and shadow on Xia Jiang's face jumped, making him look a little hideous. He stared at the middle-aged man in front of him, and sneered a few times: "What are you afraid of? Dark arrows are the most difficult to defend against. Mei Changsu was able to bring down the Crown Prince and Prince Yu in a year or two. Planning? Besides, you have no other choice. The evidence of your bad things is in my hands. If you don't help me, I will destroy you, and I will never be soft-handed."
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth, and his eyes quickly trembled for a few times.
"I have mastered the Xuanjing Division for so many years. How could it be so easy to be defeated?" Xia Jiang looked at him with indifferent eyes and did not relax, "If Mei Changsu really thinks that I have no power to fight back, then he The end of the world is not far away.”
"Having said that, I also believe that I am not the only one in the court who serves you, Lord Xia, but if you want to attack, there must be a reason. I originally thought that I had caught Xia Dong, but it turned out to be the same. So. In my opinion. It's better to be quiet in the near future. Master Xia lives with me, and no one knows. It's a long time coming to Japan, so don't be in a hurry at this time."
A cold light flashed in Xia Jiang's eyes. He does believe that he has a long way to go. But how many more days are there for the old emperor in the palace. That's no clue. With the handle and connections he held when he was in charge of the Xuanjing Division, he was invisible in the capital. He hid in the most dangerous place for so long, not to survive, not to mention that even if he wanted to breathe, he had to go down. Although he spoke ruthlessly in front of the imperial censor in front of him, in fact, due to Xia Dong's backlash and Xia Qiu's swaying, the power of the Xuanjing Secretary in the dark place has been swept away. The ones that are preserved are also very difficult to contact. Although there are several ministers who can be secretly controlled in the DPRK, but now no one dares to face the imposing aura of the new crown prince in the East Palace, which often makes Xia Jiang feel annoyed. Of course, if he can sneak out of the country and escape for the rest of his life, Xia Jiang does not have to continue to be enemies with Xiao Jingyan, but the danger of absconding and being forced back several times makes him understand that the level of security outside the country is obviously not going to be Leave any third channel between the fish dead and the net broken. But if he continued to stay in the capital without doing anything like this, Xia Jiang really wasn't sure how long the umbrellas he controlled with the handle would last on his head.
In fact, at this time, Xia Jiang was like a fish that was caught on the shore. If he didn't flutter twice, he would definitely not be able to escape the ending of dying of thirst, so he was thinking about it day and night, and all he thought about was how to find Xiao Jingyan's most deadly place. Weakness, if you can make one shot, you can make one shot. As for whether the action itself is dangerous or stable, it is meaningless to him now.
"Master Xia, I'm here for your own good, I'll keep the green hills here, so I'm not afraid of running out of firewood," Fan Yushi was a little disturbed by Xia Jiang's sympathetic expression, and the smile on his face was very stiff, "Maybe we can avoid this. With a gust of wind, things can get better…”
"Lord Fan," Xia Jiang ignored his nonsense and pursed the corners of his mouth, "Didn't you say that we need to make some excuses? In fact, as long as we are bolder and more aggressive, it is not difficult to obtain evidence. Because... I know Where is the evidence..."
"In... where
"In that Su mansion." Xia Jiang squeezed these words out of his teeth, "I had already gone to search once during the Spring Hunting, but at that time Mei Changsu went to Jiu'an Mountain, and the people who stayed behind probably had What I noticed was like an uninhabited ghost house, which made me jump for nothing. But now that Mei Changsu is back, the house is probably very lively again. Xiao Jingyan is obviously preparing to overturn the case step by step, witnesses The physical evidence will gradually begin to gather back to the capital. Where can we put it? The East Palace is naturally inconvenient, but it is most appropriate to put it in the old man of King Qi, Mei Changsu. Master Fan, as long as we can break the Su residence, why can't we get it? Xiao Jingyan has been deliberately thinking about how to reverse the case?"
Fan Chengxiang swallowed his saliva with difficulty, his face turned pale, and retorted: "Master Xia, what you said, but it's not so easy to do. Su's house is not in some desolate place, to break it, there is little movement. No, the patrol battalion is the one sent by the new crown prince, will they not care?"
"Of course we have to find the right time." Xia Jiang sneered a few times, "You forgot, in five days it will be the wedding day of our new crown prince. I don't know if it's His Majesty's temper or Concubine Jing's temperament. Urgent, the empress dowager's mourning clothes for the first year will only be removed in May, and there are almost two years left in the three-year period of filial piety. As a result, there will be a sacrifice to the imperial temple, an edict from the Holy Spirit, and a branch in the East Palace after the wedding ceremony. The rules for not consummating the house have been set... In the end, it's just a cut-off, no one of your censors has impeached..."
"Master Xia. His Royal Highness is in the fourth generation, and it is not the first marriage. It is customary to observe a year of mourning, and after offering sacrifices to the Taimiao for divination, the wedding ceremony can be held.
"I'm just talking. I didn't force you to provoke him on this matter. The funny thing is that Concubine Jing and Xiao Jingyan usually seem to be courteous and filial. Princess Jingning is also the fourth generation, so it's okay. Please order to go to the Taimiao for divination, and the girls are getting older and are not in a hurry to get married. They don’t want to be safe and secure for three years? I don’t know what time they are rushing to reincarnate?”
Fan Chengxiang glanced at Xia Jiang, but did not answer.
"Let's not talk about gossip. Just talking about the day of the big wedding, although it was restricted by the mourning ban, it could only hold a half-marriage ceremony. But what kind of limelight is Xiao Jingyan now? The grandfather of the bride. The Minister of Rites is also Liu Cheng's cousin. This scene is no small matter. By then, the whole city will be rejoicing, and it will not be more lively than the Chinese New Year? The patrol camp has already gone to maintain order. , Su Zhai is not on the route of the wedding sedan parade, who cares about it." Xia Jiang's brows flickered with murderous intent, and the corners of his mouth pursed fiercely, "I can still summon some people, and Qian Junhou is also my place. Man, you go to contact me, he has eight hundred soldiers from the government, as long as he is dispatched in the late night, as long as he is quick and ruthless, and quietly swallows a house, isn't it easy?"
Fan Chengxiang's eyes flashed, obviously not as confident as Xia Jiang, he asked, "What if it fails?"
Xia Jiang said coldly: "We have already fought the last battle, what else can we talk about victory or defeat!"
Fan Chengxiang's shrunken hand in his sleeve twitched involuntarily, he hurriedly stabilized his expression, and forced a smile: "That's right, how can you make a big deal if you don't take a little risk. I think it's good, but there are still a few more. In the time of the day, Master Xia, please plan the details first, and I will discuss with Qian Junhou as soon as possible, and if you do more preparations in advance, you will naturally be able to gain some confidence."
"Then it will be hard work, Lord Fan."
"There's no need to be so polite between you and me. It's already dark, so I'll say goodbye first." Fan Chengxiang snorted twice, walked out of the dark room slowly, and carefully closed the door outside before heading to his bedroom in thought.
"Master, why did you come back to the room so late? Did you go to see Mr. Xia again?" As soon as he entered the inner room, a pretty woman in a homely dress and curly brows and phoenix eyes greeted him and undressed Fan Chengxiang.
"Yaozhu, why haven't you slept yet?"
"If the master doesn't come back, how can the concubine fall asleep?"
Fan Chengxiang smiled and reached out to take her into his arms. He and Mrs. Yuan are indifferent. Everyone lives in separate courtyards. The concubine Yaozhu is the one he loves and trusts the most. When Xia Jiang fled into his bedroom in the middle of the night, Yaozhu was there. Not much to hide.
"Every time Master Xia went to see that Master Xia, he was always worried after coming out, which really made my concubine uneasy. Although my concubine is a female class, if the master is in trouble, it can be regarded as a solution to talk to my concubine. what… "
"How do you know," Fan Chengxiang leaned on the pillow and sighed, "this Xia Jiang is getting more and more mad. He is fighting back, but why should I gamble with him?"
"Didn't you say... Master has a handle in his hand?"
"Yes, there is a handle..." Fan Chengxiang looked at the flowers on the top of the tent with deep eyes, and said slowly, "But I've been thinking, it's not a way to be controlled by him, maybe I can make up for it and start Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asking for a pardon..."
Yaozhu's agile eyes turned, and she immediately understood: "Master means to stabilize Xia Jiang and go to the East Palace to report, in order to commit crimes and make merit?"
"It's still you who are smart," Fan Chengxiang stretched his finger and flicked her face, and smiled, "Xia Jiang is the person that His Royal Highness the Prince wants most now, if I make this merit, don't say that I will erase my old sins, I will be lucky. , can keep the future, I'm afraid there is hope... "
"Master... Are you sure?"
"His Royal Highness now is no longer the same as when he was King Jing. I committed something in Xia Jiang's hands, but it was only bribery, and I sheltered a few murderers. It has been seven or eight years, and it is not worth letting go. In my heart. If he forgives me with kindness, he can immediately take care of Xia Jiang's confidant. No matter how he weighs it, he should not refuse it." Yaozhu's eyes were like water, and her smile was full of eyes. It's great to say it like this. It's really hard to live in fear, so I'd better go to the East Palace to report soon."
"You are right, I originally wanted to seek stability and peace. I wanted to take in this god of plague for two days. It would be better to send him away soon. Although I knew that he couldn't escape, I was wrong. I really couldn't last this day. I have decided that I will go to the East Palace to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow morning."
"tomorrow?"
"Such a thing, sooner rather than later, go tomorrow."
"Master's decision must not be wrong. Then drink the soothing soup and rest early. There will be some tossing tomorrow." Yaozhu said, got up and went to the tea stove to bring the simmering soup bowl and feed it to Fan Chengxiang After taking two sips, he helped him lie down and gently fanned him.
Maybe it was a decision in his heart to be at peace a little bit, or maybe the soothing soup was really effective, and in less than a moment, Fan Chengxiang fell into a deep sleep. Yaozhu waited for his snoring, reached out and pushed his shoulders, and called him lowly twice. Seeing that there was no response, she immediately put down her fan, quietly got out of bed, wrapped a black cloak, and floated like a phantom. Flashed out, and soon disappeared into the dark night.