Before she finished speaking, Xi'er hurried in from outside the door and shouted in a panic: "The princess is in trouble! The Lord of Pingshu County has been captured by the emperor! Prepare to be executed immediately!"
Wen Qingzhu stood up immediately and hurried forward to meet her. The cloak on his body fell to the ground: "Didn't I ask Cui Xiushan to look at her?"
"I'm not sure about this either! It's King Shou who's stopping us right now! Fan Rong is the one who's taking the lead in arresting him! The Prince Regent has also rushed there!"
As soon as Xi'er finished speaking, Wen Qingzhu immediately rushed out the door.
Arriving all the way to the Xuanzheng Hall, she saw the two sides confronting each other at a glance.
Liang Pingshu was wearing night clothes, her face scarf had been taken off, her face was pale and she looked injured.
Her right hand was held by Feihong, and her left hand was held by Fan Rong's people. Neither of them wanted to let go.
Jiang Yuanhan stood on the steps, silently looking at the people below.
Wen Qingzhu quickly glanced here and found that Fu Lie was not here, only King Shou stood with his back to her.
Quickly stepping forward, Wen Qingzhu walked directly in front of Liang Pingshu and said to Fan Rong's men: "Let her go!"
"What the princess said is really interesting. I was ordered to arrest Liang Pingshu!" Fan Rong stood not far away with a very indifferent expression.
Wen Qingzhu laughed: "Fan Rong really thinks I came here without preparing anything?"
Her eyes were very cold, and the look she looked at Fan Rong made people shudder.
After a moment of silence, Feihong and Fan Rong's men relaxed their hands at the same time and half-knelt on the ground. Liang Pingshu could no longer hold on and was about to fall down.
Wen Qingzhu quickly stepped forward to support her. When Fan Rong saw it, his expression suddenly changed and he backed away.
With his movement, the people surrounding Wen Qingzhu and the others, including King Shou's people, all took ten steps back.
The encirclement quickly expanded countless times, and no one dared to approach them again.
Wen Qingzhu took out a bottle and gave it to Liang Pingshu and Feihong to smell it, and they recovered quickly.
Feihong even took the initiative to carry Liang Pingshu on his back.
When he turned to leave, Jiang Yuanhan's voice suddenly came from behind: "Princess Regent! Do you really think that I won't touch you when you take away my assassin like this?"
Wen Qingzhu paused and looked back, his eyes calm and indifferent: "Your Majesty, feel free to move and take a look."
No longer paying attention to Jiang Yuanhan's reaction, Wen Qingzhu asked Feihong to take Liang Pingshu back. She herself handed over her hands and thanked King Shou: "Thank you for your help this time."
"You're welcome." King Shou looked at her with complicated eyes. She had used poison just now, and everyone found out that this method even shocked him.
Wen Qingzhu nodded, turned around and left.
King Shou who stayed behind looked up at the emperor on the steps and felt his head hurt even more.
He was afraid that he would not be able to fulfill the instructions left by the imperial brother!
The Emperor Zhaowu in front of him was top-notch in terms of his scheming and means.
Over the past few days, he has also heard about Jiang Yuanhan. He was trained by Wen Qingzhu, but now the backlash made Wen Qingzhu almost fall down.
Emperor Zhaowu is really amazing!
Regardless of whether it worked or not, King Shou still wanted to give it a try. He raised his hand and said to Jiang Yuanhan: "Your Majesty! The Lu family has been loyal for generations! Fu Lie is the regent appointed by the late emperor. Has the emperor ever been so cruel to them? Have you ever thought about forcing a rebellion?"
Jiang Yuanhan didn't speak, and just looked at the emperor's uncle in front of him quietly. He could slowly understand Wen Qingzhu and Fu Lie, but he always held the Shou Wang in front of him with an inexplicable fear.
Seeing that he didn't reply, King Shou felt a little relieved. It seemed that this boy didn't know the plan left by the late emperor.
Back at Liang's house, the old man was waiting anxiously in the lobby.
Finally, when the granddaughter's figure appeared at the door, she immediately rushed forward and anxiously supported Liang Pingshu.
At this moment, his anxious heart was finally relieved. When Liang Pingshu sat down, she raised her head and apologized with unfocused eyes: "I'm sorry, grandpa, for making you worry."
"You kid!" Liang Zhao looked at her, feeling both distressed and angry.
He was about to thank Wen Qingzhu, but Liang Pingshu suddenly said with firm eyes: "I will kill the Dog Emperor!"
Liang Zhao turned back in shock and saw the murderous intent in her eyes. He immediately raised his palm and hit her hard: "You say one more thing! I will break your legs so that you will never leave the Liang family." !”
Liang Pingshu wanted to say more, but Wen Qingzhu quickly stood in front of her and said to Liang Zhao: "I'm worried, old man. You should go see General Lu now. After all, he just lost his son."
Speaking of this, Liang Pingshu stood up suddenly and rushed outside without anyone stopping her.
Feihong looked at Wen Qingzhu and saw her helplessly saying: "Follow us and take a look. General Lu's family has been captured by the emperor and his son."
When the group arrived at the mourning hall, they saw Liang Pingshu holding a blood-red letter in her hand, kneeling in front of the coffin, her face so quiet and expressionless, tears gathering like a thin line to her chin.
Tears fell on the letter paper and soon became wet.
Cui Xiushan stood behind her, too sad to say a word, but he always stood upright behind Liang Pingshu.
Beside the coffin, Lu Chengen was leaning on a cane and looking down at the person inside the coffin with a very gentle expression.
Wen Qingzhu walked slowly over and came to Liang Pingshu's side. Standing side by side with Cui Xiushan, he saw a sentence hastily written in blood on the letter.
Xiushan! Please take good care of Pingshu for the rest of your life!
This is…
Wen Qingzhu thought about what happened the night before. This letter was written by Lu Lei before he came to rescue Liang Pingshu.
Did he know that he wouldn't be able to escape this time
Thinking of the serious injuries on Lu Lei's body, there were not only external injuries but also serious internal injuries, which meant that he was fighting both ordinary soldiers and masters!
Wen Qingzhu looked at the man with his eyes closed in the coffin. His death was not only related to Liang Pingshu, but also to the Regent's Palace!
At this moment, Wen Qingzhu's heart trembled, so did Jiang Yuanhan also count the Lu family
Not only did he want to get rid of Fu Lie, but he also wanted to get rid of Lu Lei. Then Lu Chengen of Dingyuan, wouldn't he also...
Countless information suddenly appeared in her mind. Wen Qingzhu was a little unsteady, holding her forehead and taking two steps back. Feihong quickly supported her: "Is the princess okay?"
"It's okay, I just feel a little out of breath." Wen Qingzhu's face turned pale.
She remembered that when Lu Chengen was seriously injured, there was evidence that it was someone close to Lu Chengen who had done it. There was poison in this kind of injury. This was because he had to get rid of Lu Chengen!
At this moment, Yang Jiu, who was beside Fu Lie, rushed to report: "Princess! A battle report came from the border! The armies of the Xiongnu, Rouran, and Xianbei tribes gathered and arrived at Yonghe Pass! In the first battle, Lu Chuan and his wife were injured and disappeared!"
"The armies of the three tribes have gathered?" Wen Qingzhu looked at the visitor, her throat began to feel dry, and she immediately thought of a question, "Then what did the emperor say?"
Yang Jiu said with great difficulty: "The emperor ordered the regent to lead the Fu family army to Dingyuan for support! If you win, you will never come back!"
"He asked Fu Lie to support him? He won't be able to come back forever?" Wen Qingzhu seemed to have heard a joke, the corners of his mouth cracked, and his eyes were so deep that it made people feel heart-stopping.
There was silence in the mourning hall, and after a long time, Wen Qingzhu was ready to leave.
I didn't want to hear Lu Chengfei's usual voice behind me: "The princess is staying, and the emperor ordered the regent to go on an expedition. Unfortunately, the traitors in the capital have not been eliminated. It is our Lu family's duty to lead the troops in war. I will go to the palace and ask the emperor to let me go on the expedition in place of the regent." !”
"He won't agree." Wen Qingzhu turned around.
Lu Chengfei suddenly laughed: "If the emperor doesn't agree, it's fine if the civil and military officials agree. This world was once guarded by our Lu family, but now it is guarded by Fu Lie. The emperor is not afraid of death and destroying the country, but they are very afraid!"
That afternoon, all civil and military officials knelt at the entrance of the Xuanzheng Hall and begged the emperor to change his decree.
This time, Wei Lin, who was standing next to Jiang Yuanhan, also knelt down and begged.
Jiang Yuanhan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He stood with his hands behind his back, pinched his palms tightly, and asked with a sneer: "Can't I defend Daqi without Fu Lie?!"
The meaning of these words was already obvious. He had just used the forces of Duan Fanling and others from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to jointly inflict heavy losses on the Fu Jiajun.
There was an emergency at the border, so he asked Fu Lie to go to war, and he wanted Fu Lie to die!
Lu Chengfei raised his head and looked at him: "The Emperor cannot hold on!"
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials had different thoughts, thinking that only Lu Chengfei dared to say such words.
After all, he had just lost his only son.
Unexpectedly, Wei Ziying also raised his head at the next moment: "The Emperor cannot hold on!"
As soon as this started, Su Huo, Jin Yuanbao and others behind them repeated the same words one after another.
Even those who didn't dare to speak up followed them, believing that if something really happened they would be supported by officials.
They meant this sentence sincerely. After all, in their eyes, the current emperor, except for the blood of the Jiang family, really could not compare to Fu Lie.
The emperor actually took the initiative to eliminate the Fu family army two days ago. If they knew, they would never let it go!
After all, there are not many Fu family troops left, and the aliens outside the border are still watching.
What a noble family, what a distinguished family, they will only be wiped out when the war sweeps across them.
This kneeling lasted until late at night.
Jiang Yuanhan had never thought about the scenario where he would be coerced by civil and military officials, but he really didn't expect this day to come so quickly.
At the end of the hall, Wen Qingzhu walked slowly.
She passed through the civil and military officials, holding the late emperor's decree in her hand, and raised her head to meet Jiang Yuanhan's gaze: "Your Majesty! The late emperor has an order! Please accept the order!"
Jiang Yuanhan knew very well that Jiang Yue could not leave any more imperial edicts, but at this moment, everyone began to shout: "Long live the late emperor!"
The situation is clear at a glance, Jiang Yuanhan has become the target of public criticism.
In addition to having the status of an emperor, he can have nothing else!
After a moment of confrontation, Jiang Yuanhan closed his eyes, lifted up his dragon robe, and knelt down: "I accept the order!"
Wen Qingzhu's heart became heavier when he saw him surrendering so quickly, which meant that Jiang Yuanhan had understood that water can carry a boat and also capsize it.
By God's blessing, the emperor decreed that after my son ascends the throne and is crowned the crown prince, the regent can return to power!
"I accept the order!" Jiang Yuanhan raised his hand and looked at Wen Qingzhu coldly.
Later historical records record that: On the night of the ninth day of May in the second year of Zhaowu, Lu Chengfei mobilized his troops to go on an expedition overnight. The princess regent held the regent's order and ordered Emperor Zhaowu to be placed under house arrest in Qianyuan Palace.
From the next day, the regent was recuperating in the palace due to serious illness. The princess regent held the jade seal, sat on the dragon throne, and took charge of the affairs of the Qi Dynasty.
In the court hall, the first thing Wen Qingzhu dealt with was to cut Fan Ling's body into quarters at the Meridian Gate.
Fan Rong immediately knelt down: "Princess! The emperor has given an order! The cause of the Xianbei rebellion was the young master Youduan of the Xianbei tribe! It has nothing to do with my son!"
Wen Qingzhu smiled lightly: "The emperor was seriously ill, and the handling was too simple at that time. I have conducted a detailed investigation. Fan Ling first colluded with Jiang Yuancheng, and then colluded with Pei Yi. They teamed up with Xianbei to kill Fu Jiajun and Lu Jiajun, causing Lu Lei to be seriously injured and died. The evidence is conclusive. , Mr. Fan needs Mr. Su to present evidence?"
At this moment, Fan Rong's hands hung down feebly. He had always known what the eldest son had done, but he had tested the emperor, and the emperor did not care and even acquiesced.
That's why Fan Rongcai has been conniving. After all, when the emperor wins the lottery and has full wings, why should he choose to stand by the emperor
He never expected that Wen Qingzhu could still sit on the dragon throne, as if he were ruling the world.