According to the contact method provided by the Queen Mother Ye, Qiu Yilan quickly contacted the Queen Mother Ye—perhaps it was the original Ye family or even the only remaining secret agents of the former prince in the capital.
It has been more than 30 years since he ascended the throne. Even the youngest An Zi back then is now a grandchild, and some of them have even died of old age. The prince of Qiyang County has an IQ problem, the princess of the county is a daughter of the Jiang family, the county head is young and not a conspiracy material... The only one who can command them, Queen Mother Ye, has been under house arrest for more than 30 years, so she is still willing to be driven, their The loyalty can be imagined!
Queen Mother Ye gave them to Qiu Yilan, and her only request was that she should do her best to take care of County Lord Duanrou: "This is the reason why the Ai family insists on seeing you personally. For this reason, the Ai family forced the queen to use Yongfu as a gift." The princess has sworn not to find a substitute or to eavesdrop! Are you curious? No, no, the Ai family is so desperate now that they really don’t have the time to spare!
"Why me? Don't you believe in the Jiang family? I am also a wife of the Jiang family."
"Because Duanrou told the Ai family that in the entire Jiang family, only you and your wife have tried their best to fight for her marriage!" Queen Mother Ye said lightly, "Although she usually respects all uncles and aunts equally, in this case In terms of life-long events, only your uncle and aunt, who are a few years older than her, pity her! Therefore, from that time on, the Ai family decided that when the Ai family could not survive, these people in the Ai family's hands... would be handed over to her! Here you go!”
Qiu Yilan clearly remembers Queen Mother Ye's meaningful gaze at that moment, "Remember! It's left to you, even just you! Not to the Jiang family!"
"You are the people in the Jiang family who will really consider Duanrou, but you have not been able to convince the queen in the end... This is because you are young and do not have enough status and power. The little things left by the Ai family may not be able to help you reach the sky! But it is also very useful!" Queen Mother Ye thought, "Your status is high and stable, and you can better protect Duan Rou!"
As for why the style of the previous conversation was so different, Queen Mother Ye downplayed it: "I have to let you have something to explain to Mr. Jiang!"
To be honest, Qiu Yilan felt very confused when she memorized the contact information given by Queen Mother Ye. She had never managed such a manpower before...
And according to Queen Mother Ye's request that this part of the manpower must not be handed over to the Jiang family, it was not easy for her to reveal it to Jiang Yashuang.
I originally planned to wait until Qiu Jinglan came back to ask for advice, but now Qiu Jinglan has to use it first.
It's just that she was sure that these people and the still-living Queen Mother Ye had no reason to betray themselves, but she neglected one thing: because the Queen Mother Ye was still alive, after receiving her order, these people prepared to take action while passing on the news. Entering Ganli Palace, he reported to Queen Mother Ye.
Queen Mother Ye forced herself to listen to Qiu Yilan's plan, asked a few questions, and immediately understood her purpose and ideas, but she shook her head and smiled: "You are young after all! Since you have thought of this, why not do better?! "
The dying Queen Mother looked at the dim candlelight for a moment and smiled wildly, "Anyway, the Ai family is about to die, so I will help you one last time. In the end, I helped the Jiang family, which really made the Ai family sad... But for the sake of Duanrou, I let you Let the Jiang family take advantage of this! As long as the child lives well..."
She quietly ordered her confidants again, "... do it like this!"
Even his confidants who had been following him for decades were still horrified after hearing this new plan and reminded him tremblingly: "My Lady, just in case that young lady cannot understand your painstaking efforts—"
"If she wants to hate her, she also hates the Aijia!" Queen Mother Ye was very sure, "She pities Duanrou very much and will not anger Duanrou... In this case, what are the Aijia afraid of? By then, the Aijia will not even know if she is still here. Dead!"
"But… "
"Go and do it!" Empress Dowager Ye insisted, "The Ai family has been defeated. Now Duanrou can only hope for the protection of the Jiang family... Therefore, in the battle between the two empresses, the Jiang family must win! In the internal struggle of the Jiang family, the Qiu family must not fall. Queen!"
The dim pupils suddenly brightened, "Qiu has such a brother, and is so important and outstanding, so we must keep him safe! In this way, Qiu will have the support of her brothers from her mother's family, and her position in the Jiang family will be more stable, and it will also benefit the future of the couple - Ai family Only with Duanrou can you have a good backer!"
The confidant did not dare to persuade him any more, so he bowed to the ground and when he stood up to leave, he felt that his feet were still soft and he staggered away.
... Qiu Yilan had no idea that her plan had been changed beyond recognition by Queen Mother Ye without permission - the point is, Queen Mother Ye's change was not only completely different, it could be said to be insane!
So in the evening two days later, when the servant ran up to her with a pale face and reported the news that the tomb of General Wu Lie had been excavated and stolen, and only one of the several tomb robbers had been hacked to death, she felt that she had either heard it wrong or The servant made the mistake of saying: "Whose tomb?! My grandfather?! How is this possible!"
She clearly arranged for people to go to the Kuang family's ancestral graves to perform manipulations! Throw some things and pull out a few grasses to make traces of the grave being touched and visited by Captain Jin, forcing one of Kuang Shihan and Kuang Qingwu to come back quickly to repair and investigate - Kuang Shihan will definitely not be able to leave, and he can only Kuang Qingwu, he must come too!
This matter involves filial piety. Once it is violated, no matter how high your status is in the future, you will not be able to wash away your reputation! And in the next few generations, even if you die, your descendants will be scolded and scolded until they can't hold their heads up!
How could Kuang Shihan let his son leave such a fatal stain? !
And just like Kuang Qingwu went to Shazhou, his journey back must be even more uneventful than when he went there - because Qiu Jinglan was almost killed, and Kuang Qingwu stepped out of Shazhou and out of the protection range of the Zhenxi Army, Duke Guo of Qin will definitely kill him!
In this way, Kuang Qingwu will definitely send a large number of people to protect his son, and whether he is chasing Qiu Jinglan or protecting Kuang Qingwu, he must use his confidants! It was impossible for Kuang Shihan to make the entire Zhenxi Army a confidant, so would he still need to be afraid of Qiu Jinglan? And the war with the Western Barbarians is still going on - in short, there is a problem with the Kuang family's ancestral tomb, and Qiu Jinglan's pressure will be greatly reduced!
The Jiang family's plan for Kuang Shihan to cooperate with the Western barbarians will have a higher success rate!
It's just that even if Qiu Yilan didn't really want to touch the Kuang family's ancestral grave, she would be poked in the back for several lifetimes if this news spread. She probably accepted the incompetence on her own side, so she didn't even say anything to Jiang Yashuang and only quietly gave instructions. Empress Dowager Ye's manpower.
After all, Queen Mother Ye is all professional here - no integrity, no shame, no good or evil, no right or wrong... just loyalty!
But why is it that the problem now arises from the tomb of the Ruan family—or the old General Ruan who was buried with the imperial mausoleum and posthumously named "Wu Lie"? !
Qiu Yilan felt that her whole body was not well!
But what is worse than her is that the Queen Mother Party-the tomb of General Wulie who was conferred by the imperial court was excavated and stolen. This is worthy of attention, not to mention that the general was also buried with the imperial mausoleum-what does it mean? I mean, next to this tomb is the Imperial Tomb, okay? ! Are the plants and trees in front of the imperial mausoleum movable? !
So even though the news reached the Duke of Qin in the evening, that night, the ministers rushed into the palace to hold a court meeting!
Then at the court meeting, a certain general who was responsible for guarding the imperial mausoleum and who personally returned to Beijing to plead guilty this time carefully explained that the identity of the tomb robber who was hacked to death was being traced. In less than an hour, the results came out to Gu The Queen Mother almost vomited blood: "It's the guards staying at Duke Zhang's Mansion!"
"But seriously?!" Queen Mother Gu looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and swallowed back the words "nonsense"!
The person who went to check the identity was not a fool. How could he report it in front of so many people? ! And there is a corpse here, so it’s useless to deny it! Now all I can do is, "Come here! The steward of Duke Zhang's Mansion! Ask that old slave how he manages Duke Zhang's Mansion?! Duke Zhang has been guarding the border for more than ten years. After the Mansion was built, he didn't even live in it himself. ! Could it be that this old slave has been cheating on his master for being away from the capital for many years and has been acting so recklessly?"
The Queen Mother's words clearly clarified for Kuang Shihan - although the Queen's party was confused about the fall of this pie, they were more surprised. How could they let go of such a God-given opportunity? !
At that moment, Jiang Tian'ao came out without hesitation: "What the Queen Mother said is wrong! The tomb of General Wu Lie is next to the emperor's mausoleum! Not only is it guarded by the imperial army, but the power of the late emperor also intimidates Xiaoxiao! Even if someone covets the property, he will not Dare to get close! Is it because of wealth? In my opinion, it is for revenge, right?"
"I think it may not be for wealth. After all, General Wu Lie was kind to Zhang Guogong in raising and cultivating him. The Ruan family has been a wealthy family since the founding of the country. They have accumulated money for many years. Even if they fell into decline for a few years, I think about the things at the bottom of the box. There are a few more! How could Duke Zhang not be aware of this?" Zhuang Mo followed up, "Especially the son of General Wu Lie, Ruan Qingyan, who was originally a son of a wealthy businessman in the south. It is said that he was rich in wealth when he came to Beijing, and he was very filial. , there will naturally be no shortage of burials for General Wu Lie!”
"So Zhang Guogong is going after the Ruan family's treasures?!" Although Jiang Tianqi can't stand Jiang Tian'ao being in the spotlight, he won't be so stupid as to stand by or hold back when he needs to be exposed to the outside world. At this moment He also came out and said, "To put it bluntly, this person was once regarded as his own son by General Wu Lie - even if he is an enemy, this move is heartbreaking!!! How can this kind of person, no, this kind of person deserve to be a human being?!"
Regarding matters like digging graves, when the King of Chu killed Wu Zixu's family, Wu Zixu failed to seek revenge on the living King of Chu. Many people still scold him for digging up graves and whipping corpses - not to mention that General Ruan showed great kindness to Kuang Shihan. Such a mountain!
The Queen Mother's Party now seized on the fact that General Ruan's grave was dug and that the bodyguard of Kuang Shihan's house died on the grave, and caught the Queen Mother's Party off guard!
However, no matter how unprepared they were, the Queen Mother's Party was not idiots after all. After being confused for a while, they quickly organized a counterattack: "Absurd! Just because one person died on the grave, it is assumed that this person did it?! Can't you see such a simple frame-up?! "
"Framed?" Jiang Tianyao sneered, "Vice Minister Tang must not forget that Cao Zizhong, who was guarding the tomb just now, said that the tomb robbers were excavating the tomb of General Wu Lie when they were encountered by the patrolling Forbidden Army - and then they fled in fear. The guard was hacked to death while escaping! Is this called frame-up?"
"If Duke Zhang Guo was interested in General Wu Lie's property, why couldn't he come to the house and ask for it openly when the Ruan family fell?" Tang Zimo asked coldly, "Why didn't he mention it when he was buried? But now he sent people to excavate it, knowing that the general's tomb was there. Next to the imperial mausoleum, the failure was a disaster for the whole family. He didn't even understand the rules of patrolling the imperial army before he started. If Zhang Guogong is really such a confused person, why has Xijiang not been lost for more than ten years? "
Qiu Dian snorted and continued to retort: "It is well known that Duke Zhang Guo and General Wu Lie had an old relationship - who knows if the person guarding the tomb was guarding the robbery, but was found out by the guards who were ordered by Duke Zhang to pay homage to the tomb, so he killed the guard to silence him and framed it? !”
As soon as these words came out, Cao Zizhong and others, who were still kneeling below and waiting for punishment, were so stunned that they cried out for injustice!
"If you are truly loyal to your duties -" Qiu Dian showed no mercy and shouted, "Then why did this guard enter the area of the Emperor's Mausoleum?! When did a mere guard be able to enter and exit the vicinity of the Emperor's Mausoleum at will?! This shows how well you guys guard the mausoleum!"
The Queen Mother Party members were in high spirits, and they all looked at the Queen Mother Party members provocatively: Your frame-up is indeed cruel enough. The heir of General Ruan is still risking his life in Shazhou, and his granddaughter is the direct grandson-in-law of the Jiang family. Just dig it! But now that the tomb guardian has a flaw, what are you going to do about it!