Cao Wen didn't want to kneel. Others didn't know it, but he knew that among these princes, although Prince Zheng seemed to be well-liked by Emperor Longqing now, Emperor Longqing had been annoyed with him for a long time.
The King of Linjiang is powerful, the King of Chu is powerful, and even the King of Qin and the King of Duan have their own strengths, but what does the King of Zheng have
Thinking of what his uncle had mentioned, Cao Wen felt that the King of Zheng was not worthy of fear. He sat on his horse and glared at the guard who was speaking: "The Jinyi Guard is the sword of the emperor... Forgive me for not being able to salute the prince because I have a mission to do now."
The appearance of Prince Zheng really made him extremely angry. After saying this, he glanced at the curtain and asked with a smile: "Your Highness, you came at a coincidence. People say that you are heartless and ungrateful. Now it seems that people have misunderstood. Look, when the old lady got into trouble, you rushed here, didn't you? This is like timely rain."
The matter of Old Madam Wei has not yet been concluded in the court. Linking Prince Zheng with Old Madam Wei is definitely not well-intentioned. Old Madam Wei sneered in the car: "I don't know whether Prince Zheng is stupid or cruel!"
Old Madam Wei never had a good impression of King Zheng, who caused the death of Ming Yuyou and two others. Wei An knew this very well and continued to hold the old lady's hand tightly: "Grandma, now is not the time to talk about this. Let's see what people say outside..."
At least from the sound of it, the King of Zheng should have come to rescue them, and he should not have any bad intentions. But Cao Wen was definitely here to cause trouble.
King Zheng frowned and looked at him, then asked, "Which law did Madam Wei break?"
The nobles always like to meddle in other people's affairs. Cao Wen sneered sarcastically, "Your Majesty probably came from afar, so he doesn't know the situation in the capital. It's not for the princes to ask what law the old lady has violated. I've never heard of Jinyiwei having to answer to anyone when handling a case!"
After all, it is the dog in front of Emperor Longqing. Even if it is a dog, it must be more noble than dogs in other places.
Even though Old Lady Wei hated Prince Zheng, she couldn't help but be shocked by Cao Wen's almost disrespectful attitude. Then she was frightened again. Has Cao An become so arrogant
What exactly do they rely on? What gives them this confidence
She thought for a moment and then held Wei An's hand: "An An, you kept saying that you didn't know who was standing behind you. I've actually been wondering..."
Wei An really didn’t know.
The last person to ascend the throne in the previous life was the King of Chu, so she always thought that the person standing behind Cao An should be the King of Chu. However, the information Wei Rui brought back did not show any connection with the King of Chu. Instead, it was the iron mine jointly opened by the Zhu family and the Huairen Earl's Mansion, which was located in Li'nan, Jiangxi. It was the territory of the Li'nan Gong family, and the Gong family was the in-law of the King of Qin.
Although the winner was the King of Chu, among these vassal kings, there was probably not a single one who did not have ulterior motives.
It is also possible that the person who framed the Wei family failed in the end.
After all, Wei An had limited vision in his previous life and didn't know what was going on outside. Therefore, he still stumbled in this life and couldn't see the mastermind behind the scenes. Now, after hearing what Old Lady Wei said, she suddenly understood something and asked in a low voice: "Do you think it's the King of Qin or the King of Chu?"
These are also the two people that Wei An has always suspected.
They were all powerful vassals, and they had always kept a low profile, yet they had never suffered any losses.
In the previous life, Prince Linjiang was almost forced into a desperate situation by Emperor Longqing, and Prince Zheng was even more short-lived and died early. Prince Duan was mediocre all his life, and in the end, Prince Linjiang was about to win but he didn't dare to place a bet... for fear of being dragged down. Such a timid person would not have the courage or ability to set up such a big chess game.
Old Madam Wei nodded. Although she knew it was inappropriate, she was still thoughtful: "Actually, it is more likely to be the King of Chu..."
If there was one prince who was most unwilling to see Emperor Longqing ascend the throne, it would definitely be the Prince of Chu. The Prince of Chu was the eldest and had always had military merits. When fighting the Tartars, the Prince of Chu led the troops and won several battles.
But it happened that Emperor Longqing got the upper hand at that time and returned to the capital before him - this was naturally the credit of the Ming family and the Rongchang Marquis family.
It is understandable that the King of Chu holds a grudge against the Ming family because of this.
Old Madam Wei and Wei An thought of this at the same time, but a commotion had already broken out outside.
Cao Wen was already extremely impatient. Previously, he had wanted to tease Old Lady Wei and Wei An, thinking that they would be frightened and exhausted like a cat catching a mouse. However, after meeting Prince Zheng, he just wanted to cut the Gordian knot, so his tone became even heavier: "If Your Majesty continues to stop me from handling the case, I will not dare to take the blame if there are any flaws in the case!"
As he spoke, he winked at his men.
We must take Mrs. Wei away today.
Regardless of whether Yang Qinghe’s disappearance is related to Old Lady Wei, in order to be on the safe side, Old Lady Wei must be arrested and tried first.
Even if it's not, we still have to be prepared.
Besides, what my uncle was talking about was the person of Old Lady Wei. Since the Zhu family failed to frame the Wei family openly, they had to use other excuses. Anyway, there was a rebellion in Yunnan, and they could just train the captured prisoners and they would naturally know what to say.
If the Jinyiwei wanted to kill someone, it would be too easy.
The Jinyiwei rushed towards Old Madam Wei's carriage. The Third Master's face turned pale with horror. He looked towards Prince Zheng in fear and found that the guards around Prince Zheng had also moved and were quickly crowding over here.
When the princes came to Beijing, although most of the 3,000 guards had to be stationed in the Beijing Camp outside the city, they were still surrounded by strong guards. These people were well-trained and not much worse than the Jinyiwei. At this moment, they were giving it their all, and the Jinyiwei could not gain much advantage for a while.
Cao Wen's expression became even more ferocious: "What on earth does the prince mean?!"
However, he had already pounced towards the carriage. He was going to kill the grandparents and grandchildren on the street today. After all, it was King Zheng who made the first move. At most, he could say that it was because King Zheng forced him to do so and he was careless at the time.
It's better than letting a disaster go.
It was at this moment that Wei Yuyou lifted the curtain and saw the embroidered spring knife slashing towards Old Madam Wei's carriage. She screamed in shock and subconsciously covered her mouth.
The Third Madam quickly dragged her back to the carriage. She was so frightened that she could hardly breathe. She lowered her voice and scolded her: "Are you trying to kill yourself? How dare you look outside at this time!"