Pei Ziyun took a look and saw only one general. He was forty years old and looked majestic. He was wearing a helmet and armor. When he ran towards him, his armor leaves clanked.
Not only this person, but also all the captains and captains behind him were like this.
The soldiers, whose paper armor was painted deep red, looked at the red clouds in the distance and poured out from the alley, shouting in unison: "Don't move, all kneel down."
The little princess was full of panic. At this moment, she heard the voices of a large number of officers and soldiers, and then she opened her eyes and looked into the field.
At this time, he was running away from the crowd in a hurry, and when faced with a large number of soldiers, they all knelt down.
The little princess breathed a sigh of relief, and then she realized that she was being held in Pei Ziyun's arms, and her face suddenly turned red.
"Kneel down, kneel down."
The surrounding armored soldiers held crossbows: "Whoever dares to move will be killed without mercy!"
There were a few people who still wanted to fight, but only heard an order: "Shoot!"
Just listen to the "廻廻" sound that cut through the air. A burst of arrows rushed into the crowd of resisters, splashing blood instantly. The crossbow was fired at a close range. The power of the crossbow was maximized. There were continuous screams, and everyone immediately turned into a hedgehog. , the remaining people suddenly lost the courage to resist.
Chen Hu still wanted to resist, but he was hit by an arrow in the thigh. He screamed and fell down. Several people rushed forward and held him down immediately.
"Take them all!" someone ordered. The remaining general became anxious, twisted his body, took out a piece of paper, crumpled it into a ball, and was about to swallow it!
A captain was approaching and slapped the general in the face, causing the general's face to swell and the note to fly out.
"What happened?" The leader never expected that such a thing would happen. He picked up the paper ball and took a look. His expression suddenly changed and his hands started to tremble.
"It's done!" Pei Ziyun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene.
Seeing the constant orders from below, Pei Ziyun looked at the falling snow and didn't speak for a long time.
Imperial City·Early Morning
The snow was all over the place, the red walls were already covered with silver, the wind was howling so that the wind chimes in the palace jingled, and the guards and soldiers stood straight on both sides.
In front of the Wenhua Palace, several adults were waiting, dressed in court uniforms, talking in low voices about the attack on the prince yesterday.
There was some sadness on the faces of these adults. News came out in the middle of the night yesterday. They were all important ministers, and they could see the key at a glance - two kings fighting for the throne was not a blessing to the court.
At this time, a red-robed eunuch walked out of the palace: "Prime Minister Liang Yuanzhi, Grand Scholar Duan Shou, and Zou Jin are here to see you."
The three men arranged their appearance, held ivory wat tablets, and followed the eunuch inside.
As soon as I entered, I saw the emperor sitting, looking into the palace, wondering what he was thinking. The person below was Uncle Zhongqin, with a solemn look on his face.
Prime Minister Liang Yuanzhi raised his head slightly and saw that the emperor's face was a little pale and his expression was angry. He threw a book on the ground not far away, as if he had lost his temper.
"I asked you to come in for one thing." Seeing everyone gathered, the emperor asked coldly: "The prince was assassinated last night. Someone sent a signal from King Lu and ordered the general to lead troops into Tianjie to protect the prince. This matter must be Find out.”
Hearing the emperor's question, all the ministers did not dare to speak. Only the emperor coughed. The emperor stopped and glanced coldly: "Take the note and show it to everyone."
"Yes!" The eunuch passed the note.
The prince was assassinated. Chen Hu, Li Anjun, and Lu Sheng were said to have received a note from King Lu and led their troops into Tianjie. Chen Hu also led his troops to besiege the prince. All the ministers had heard about it. At this time, the emperor asked this, and all the ministers All sweating, no sound.
"Why have you become mute?"
"Uncle Zhongqin, you are the first to take a look." The emperor said, and the ministers could feel the anger.
Uncle Zhongqin agreed and took the note. Although he had read it twice, he still identified it carefully and handed it to Prime Minister Liang Yuanzhi later. Liang Yuanzhi took it and his heart was beating fast.
"Prince Lu's order: The matter is urgent, and I specifically order you to send dozens of personal soldiers to protect the prince's surroundings for safety."
After looking at it for a few times, he passed it to other ministers for circulation without saying a word.
"You all have a look, all have a look, and all of you tell me, is King Lu daring? Or is there someone who wants to sow discord? Each of you has to say something." The emperor said coldly when the ministers kept silent.
Academician Duan Shou looked at the note carefully: "Your Majesty, I have looked at this handwriting several times and it is indeed very similar to what was written by King Lu himself. However, King Lu has been a king for a long time and has been in charge of military and political affairs for many years. His handwriting has been widely circulated, so it is very easy for others to guess and forge it, so I dare not say for sure.”
Academician Zou Jin shook his head: "This handwriting seems to be specious, but it is similar in shape, not in spirit. It is not written by King Lu himself, and it cannot be used as evidence to convict King Lu. Your Majesty, please think twice!"
The two bachelors pointed to evidence and crimes. The emperor did not comment, but turned to look at the prime minister: "My dear, what do you think?"
After hearing the emperor's words, Liang Yuanzhi glanced at the emperor briefly, then lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, let's not say whether it is true or not. This may be a trap set up by a villain, or it may be written directly by himself, but the current urgency is not This is about the assassination of the prince."
"It's Tianjie Lantern Festival. This big event has happened, and the people are watching it. Although there is a ban now, rumors are spreading, and even the court will be shaken."
"When I came over just now, I saw that some officials were not asleep yet, but they were talking to each other. Even if they scolded them, it was difficult to really stop them."
"The impact of this must be quelled quickly."
"The prince wants to go out on inspection to show that nothing is wrong. It is not appropriate to investigate King Lu's matter at the moment. Fortunately, although everyone knows about the assassin, he does not know that he is related to King Lu, so it cannot be announced to the public."
"The three generals Chen Hu, Li Anjun, and Lu Sheng led troops into Tianjie without obeying orders and only relied on a piece of paper. This is treason and must be dealt with quickly."
After hearing these words, the hall became dead silent, and only some rapid breathing could be heard.
Uncle Zhongqin stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I agree with you. The Daqian Dynasty will have the disaster of war. Without him, it is taboo to transfer soldiers privately. The matter between the prince and King Lu is related to the national unity. It is best not to make any noise and deal with it quickly. .”
"I also second the proposal." Academician Duan Shou said: "Your Majesty, Chen Hu attacked the prince in full view of the public. It is difficult to cover up and must be dealt with immediately."
"Li Anjun and Lu Sheng, together with Chen Hu, can be regarded as accomplices and will be dismissed or killed."
"But we must not involve King Lu."
"The imperial court has been established. Emperor Xu will not be surprised if he sees strange things, but the strange things will be defeated. If he is implicated and pursued, people will be uneasy, and trouble will occur."
Hearing this, the emperor nodded and issued an edict: "Send the order, suspend King Lu's seal, close the door to reflect on the past, appoint guards to guard, and carefully check if there are any unusual people."
"Uncle Zhongqin, you and Grand Scholar Duan Shou will preside over the interrogation of the three generals and resolve the case as soon as possible."
The emperor said, his face flushed and he kept coughing.
The prime minister was waiting for the emperor to announce his resignation. The emperor slowly said to Liang Yuanzhi: "I have been feeling a little unwell recently. Please follow my instructions to visit the prince. If the prince is fine, I will announce that he will come to the palace to see you.
"Yes!" Zhao Yuanzhi understood and responded loudly.
Everyone withdrew, leaving the emperor coughing and the serving eunuchs coming to serve him.
The emperor, with some inexplicable emotions, sighed deeply: "Do you think I have failed too much in my life? There are dozens of vassals and towns in the world. The prince is too feminine and King Lu is too cruel. Hey, it would be great if the two of them were one person. "
The eunuch stood aside and said nothing.
Prince Lu's Mansion·Study
A bookcase is placed on one side, full of books, two beast stoves are burning brightly, and the cold wind is blowing outside. At this time, the room is warm and pleasant, just like the orchid sketch hanging on the side of the study.
Xie Chengdong finished writing while a eunuch was studying ink. After writing, Xie Chengdong blew the manuscript and gave it to the eunuch. In the past few days, Xie Chengdong has been making suggestions for King Lu.
Looking at the article in front of him, Eunuch Liao became more and more frightened and thought of Pei Ziyun.
This man is also a Taoist, which is amazing. He couldn't help but look up at Xie Chengdong, and sighed in his heart: "Could it be that all the talents in the world have gone to Taoism?"
He looked at it carefully and said: "It's really amazing. This plan to cut down the vassal and frame the blame is going to work, and all the military towns in the world will be killed by King Weilu."
Xie Chengdong smiled: "This is actually based on Yang Lue. There is a saying that the emperor is always good, and the bad ones are always surrounded by bad people."
"The emperor is determined to cut down the vassal towns, and the generals in the world are gnashing their teeth in fear. Now this rumor is obviously directed at the prince, but in fact it is King Lu who secretly expressed his support for them."
"If you fall into the river, you won't be able to let go of a life-saving straw, let alone a big boat like King Lu?"
"So Ning knows that if there is any problem, he will respond to King Lu one after another."
"The emperor is in poor health. It would be best if King Lu can legitimately seize the throne. If not, we must rely on these vassal towns."
If this is the case, it may be difficult to level down these vassal towns one by one, and Daxu may be reduced by half in three hundred years, but this is not important to Xie Chengdong.
All he had to do was borrow dragon energy and break through to the Earth Immortal.
Just as he was thinking about it, Xie Chengdong suddenly felt a rush of thought, his hairs were on his hair, and his heart was beating fast. It seemed to be an ominous sign, and he immediately knew something was wrong.
At this time, in Prince Lu's Mansion, he could not practice Taoism. He meditated on himself, closed his eyes, and looked at himself, only to see dense black air around him.
"The spirit of disaster?" Xie Chengdong immediately knew that something was not right and said, "Father, please polish this story. I have to go to the Taoist temple to explain some things."
Eunuch Liao looked at Xie Chengdong and was secretly surprised: "You are still going out in the middle of the night?"
He felt that these Taoists were all so weird, but he didn't raise any suspicions. He smiled and said, "Young master, you can go on your own. This is your travel token. Take it and return it to me when you come back tomorrow. Otherwise, you won't be able to get out - I am now Go and polish this piece of paper before presenting it to His Highness King Lu."
Xie Chengdong accepted it, bowed his head, and turned around to go out.
When I went out, I saw heavy snowfall. I saw that the door had been sealed, and lanterns were hung under the dripping eaves. As I walked along the road, I saw guards in black clothes with three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post, all holding guns, halberds and bow belts. Knife, stand straight.
When he arrived here, Xie Chengdong squinted his eyes and frowned. He only glanced at the lights behind him and went out, only to be intercepted at the door.
At this time, the sky had already revealed the morning light. From a distance, I saw four guards standing at the door. The door had not yet been opened. One of the guards looked at it and smiled: "It turns out to be Mr. Xie. There is no reason that I can't believe, but there are rules for opening the door. Mr. Xie just needs to Just wait for an hour and it’ll be fine.”
"I was ordered to do something urgent. Look at this token." Although Xie Chengdong was anxious, he remained calm and only took out a gold token.
The token was shining with golden light under the lantern. The guard looked at it and said quickly: "Then I will open it immediately, but it can only be the side door."
Xie Chengdong nodded. A gust of wind blew and he couldn't help but shiver. When he saw the side door opened, he stepped forward and walked out of the door.
As soon as I went out, I suddenly felt relaxed all over my body.
After being idle for a day, I rushed back to catch up on a chapter to ensure that the record is constantly updated - it will be back to normal tomorrow.
(End of chapter)