"Report to Lord Lin, my general cannot get up due to illness, please go to the bedroom to speak."
Lin Xun only waited for a moment at the flower pavilion, and the servant who went to ask questions came over to answer.
"How is your general in good health?"
Lin Xun frowned, it turned out that Jiang Liu was really sick, he thought that the other party was expressing his dissatisfaction by taking advantage of his illness, but he had been sick for too long.
"The general suffered a lot of injuries in the northern border. This time, the old disease has recurred. Some of the wounds have festered and cannot be healed, so I can only lie on the bed."
The servant who speaks is the son of the Jiang family, so there is no doubt about loyalty.
He didn't like Lin Xun, the pedantic ministers who were tit-for-tat with their own generals in the courtroom, and often taunted, so the tone of his speech was naturally a bit yin and yang.
"Isn't the old injury healed all these years?"
Lin Xun was stunned when she heard the implied complaint from the servant who led the way, and felt a little guilty towards Jiang Liu for a moment.
Over the years, he has been patronizing and targeting that man, but he has forgotten that he was able to have what he is today because the men of the Jiang family have earned it by their lives, including Jiang Liu himself, who have shed blood and tears in the frontier, and the great country of the Yan Dynasty is today. , and also cannot do without the sacrifice of the Jiang family.
Thinking back then, the Qiang people were aggressive and the borders were lost one after another. At that time, Jiang Liu was only fourteen years old and risked his death in the northern Xinjiang. I am afraid that at that time he never thought that he would be able to come back alive. In that battle, he took away the old generals and Jiang Liu's own brother and several concubines lost their lives, and the descendants of other branches of the Jiang family were also killed and injured countless times. Lin Xun still remembers the sadness of Jiang Liu's return to the city when he rode a war horse and was covered in veil. Scenes.
In fact, the man was not as nasty as he was talking about.
Thinking of today's purpose, Lin Xun felt a little guilty again.
When Lin Xun followed the servant who led the way into the main room, Chaoyang happened to be holding his daughter's hand and came out.
"Princess Chaoyang, Princess Qingwu."
Lin Xun gave a bow, and Chaoyang returned with a salute with his daughter.
"The general is changing his dressing. If the reception is not good, please ask Lin Xiang Haihan."
Chaoyang originally brought his daughter to visit her husband, but because Lin Xun suddenly visited, she was going back to the backyard to avoid him.
"The princess was joking."
Lin Xun glanced at Her Royal Highness, the princess who had not appeared in public for a long time, and the charming little princess. The mother and daughter looked radiant and did not seem to be wronged. It seemed that the rumors that the relationship between the princess and the general broke the ice were correct. .
The princess is also a king, Jiang Liu respecting the princess is equivalent to respecting the royal family, Lin Xun felt a little more comfortable and her attitude became more gentle.
Walking into the bedroom, Lin Xun smelled a strong smell of blood. He couldn't help but glanced at the bedroom, only to see a man sitting at the round table in the bedroom, with a handkerchief in his mouth, standing beside him The doctor was slowly slicing away a mass of rotten flesh on his arm with a dagger, and the smell of blood came from there.
Lin Xun is a gentleman. Where have I seen such a battle, I was so scared that my legs were weak.
Fortunately, the cutting of the meat was coming to an end, and the doctor quickly sprinkled medicine on the flat wound cut by the knife, and then bandaged the wound.
"This is an old injury. When I was in the northern border, the general was injured by a weapon smeared with strange poison. Those wounds would not heal for a long time. Basically, every once in a while, the general would ask a doctor to cut off the rotten flesh produced on the wound."
The servant who led the way explained in a low voice in Lin Xun's ear.
Hearing this, Lin Xun's ears were filled with trepidation again. Hearing the other party's tone, Jiang Liu had more than one wound on his body, and every once in a while, he would endure this kind of flesh-cutting torture.
But before today, no one knew the news.
Jiang Liu didn't say it, he never seemed to want to borrow old injuries and sell miserable rewards.
The thoughts in Lin Xun's mind became more complicated. Is this still the traitorous thief in his heart
"What is the reason for Lord Lin's visit today?"
Perhaps it was because of the many times he had experienced, Jiang Liu talked to Lin Xun like no one else after he took off the veil from his mouth.
"me-"
Lin Xun hesitated, all the drafts that he had made before departure were useless.
"Actually so."
But no matter what, the most important thing is still unforgettable, Lin Xun thought about it again and again, and expressed the thoughts of their faction to Jiang Liu in a more benign way.
The little emperor is really unable to support A Dou. The things he has done in the past six months are enough for Lin Xun and others to completely abandon him as an emperor, because they all know that the little emperor can be so noisy now, and when he gets older, When he has more power, he will become a faint-hearted monarch. Perhaps the country of the Yan Dynasty will also be defeated in his hands.
Therefore, Lin Xun and the others want to invite the river to flow out of the mountains and abolish the emperor!
Their ideas are also very righteous. He picked out the little emperor back then. Now that the little emperor has a problem, he should naturally be responsible.
But I don't know why, Lin Xun suddenly felt guilty at this moment, and always felt that he was the traitor who was reviled in the history books.
"So, Lin Xiang wants me to abolish the little emperor and choose another Mingjun from the clan?"
Jiang Liu had already changed into comfortable uniforms under the service of the servants. At this time, he was laughing a little playfully, and co-authoring made him a sinner again.
"I don't know if there should be new news about me, a traitorous official, after I was abandoned and established."
Jiang Liu sneered, "If I remember correctly, I asked Lin Xiang at the beginning, does His Majesty really have the talent to govern? How did Lin Xiang answer me at that time?"
Jiang Liu's questioning made Lin Xun's expression even more ugly. He felt as if a needle had been pricked under his butt, and he couldn't sit still.
"But at the beginning, it was you, General, who insisted on establishing an emperor who had not yet been weaned."
Lin Xun said with a stiff face.
"In my position, I'm afraid I'll make the same decision as I did."
Jiang Liu took a deep look at Lin Xun, he didn't say anything serious, but Lin Xun felt more and more ashamed.
He was not stupid, so he naturally thought of the real reason why Jiang Liu wanted to establish a young emperor, but at that time there were rumors about Jiang Liu's ambition to control the government, and the scandal between him and the queen mother. Didn't expect to go there.
"It is you who put the new emperor in charge, but it is me who thinks that the new emperor is not good and wants to abolish the emperor. I think it is also my Jiang Liu's arrogance and dominance, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. A guilt."
Jiang Liu's expression became colder and colder, "I know the purpose of Lin Xiang's visit today. For the sake of the Yan Dynasty, I know what to do, come and see off guests."
After saying that, Jiang Liu waved his hand and motioned Lin Xun to leave.
His attitude was not good, but Lin Xun couldn't care about it anymore, he just felt extremely guilty, and now he was like a wicked person who forced the good into a prostitute.
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The general king, who had been ill for more than half a year, finally entered the court. The first thing he did in the court was to depose the little emperor who had been in power for a while.
There were voices of approval and a lot of scolding in the hall, but Jiang Liu didn't seem to care about it. He just used resolute means to remove the little emperor's wings, and at the same time used this period of time to do evil in the name of the little emperor. The dignitaries were sent to prison.
Only after doing this, Jiang Liu used the excuse of relapse of the old disease and huddled in the general's mansion, leaving the emperor's throne vacant for others.
The old emperor was abolished, the new emperor was not established, the brothers of the previous emperor began to move, and the entire clan became a pot of porridge.
These days, the invitations sent to the General's Mansion are pouring in, and the gates of Lin Xun and other important officials have almost been stepped on. Many Yang clansmen who are interested in that position are actively looking for alliances to increase the possibility of their own ascendance.
Not only that, but it seems to be in order to reduce competitors. In just half a month, there have been hundreds of accidental wounds and murders against the children of the clan, and the entire Yang imperial family seems to be crazy about the vacant throne.
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"I think it is the uneasy and kind-hearted surname Jiang. If we don't get rid of him for a day, our Yang family will not have a happy birthday for a day."
In Prince Li's mansion, several princes who had broken their heads for the throne a few days ago gathered together, discussing important matters with a gloomy face.
"That's right, fifth brother, because Jiang Liu used to be your companion, but when the third child died, he would rather have a yellow-haired boy than you, which shows that he is heartless and heartless. How can you be truly loyal to my Yang imperial family?"
A thin and shrewd middle-aged man said with a sneer, and the person he laughed at was Prince Li, his former friend.
"Yeah, a year ago, Jiang Liu also ordered to arrest his nephew, causing him to suffer a lot of crimes in the clan's mansion. According to me, what are our identities, and killing a few pariahs is such a commotion? "
Another person was talking sarcastic words on the side, and almost all the content in the center was accusing Jiang Liu of infidelity and injustice.
"Jiang Liu can't stay. He can easily abolish the little emperor now, and he can also abolish the next emperor in the future. As long as he is still alive, he still holds military power in his hand. This throne is always unstable. "
"That's right, our brothers are all orthodox blood. If Jiang Liu, a foreigner, takes away my Yang family's country, we will go underground in the future, but we will have no face to meet our ancestors."
Several people, you look at me, I look at you, and I have made up my mind.
Jiang Liu holds military power in his hands. Most of the troops in his hands are still stationed in the northern and western regions. At this moment, he can only dispatch 20,000 to 30,000 elite soldiers stationed in Yanjing.
And they are not without any confidence. The Nine City Soldiers, Ma Si, the Imperial Guard, and the brothers' private soldiers, together, may not be able to catch him by surprise.
At that time, they only need to excuse Jiang Liu for rebellion, and they are just for the justifiable reason of killing the rebels. Jiang Liu's hundreds of thousands of personal soldiers stationed at the border will not be able to do anything to them, unless those people also want to abandon their wives and children. Jiang Liu was infatuated with him.
"Don't forget, Chaoyang Huangjie is still the nominal wife of a general. She has only given birth to one daughter, Jiang Wu. If Jiang Liu is determined to rebel, he will definitely recruit his concubines and give birth to male heirs. At that time, Chaoyang's status will be guaranteed. It's embarrassing, we just need to tell Chaoyang the pros and cons of the matter, and if we want to come to Chaoyang, we should know what to do."
Someone had an idea and thought of Princess Chaoyang, who married into the Jiang family in the early years, and immediately came to mind.
In this way, a conspiracy against the Jiang family began to unfold slowly.