The hall suddenly became quiet. No one expected that Pei Yu would reject Wen Qingzhu at this time.
Wen Qingzhu didn't feel anything at all, he just looked at the people present, some were unhappy, some were watching the show, and some were as unmoved as Wei Ziying.
Wen Qingzhu had no reason to avoid the confrontation before him, let alone today.
"Prime Minister Pei is right. Why should I talk about such a big event today? Not only should I not interrupt, but I should not come over."
Wen Qingzhu behaved very modestly. People who knew her were relieved, but Pei Yu frowned.
Suddenly, the Minister of Rites, who had been invisible all this time, suddenly raised his head: "You are a person who knows yourself!"
"Shut up!" Pei Yu immediately yelled, and the Minister of Rites could only continue to cower.
The smile on Wen Qingzhu's face grew wider: "Master Zhu has something to say, why did Prime Minister Pei stop him? I think he is right."
"Mrs. Fu, why do you have to argue so hard?" Pei Yu thought of what happened at the Wugutai last time, and immediately turned away and ignored Wen Qingzhu.
However, Wen Qingzhu did not intend to let him go, and his tone became slightly cold: "Are you going to end the matter with just one strong word?"
"I'm really not qualified to comment on other matters. It's just that regarding Princess Yijia, there must be no one more qualified than me to participate in the decision. What do you think, His Highness Prince Ning?"
She turned to look at Jiang Yuanan. His expression was heavy and he didn't reply.
Wen Qingzhu curled his lips and planned to talk about Jiang Yijia.
Wei Ziying sighed slightly, looked at Su Huo and said, "Retell the story about Princess Yijia to Mrs. Fu."
Pei Yu didn't interrupt this time, and Su Huo felt relieved and started talking about Jiang Yijia's investigation results.
The feather arrow that penetrated Jiang Yijia's heart was produced in Dingyuan and was commonly used by the Lu family army.
Because of this, the quality of the arrows and the unusual strength of the shooter were enough to kill him with one blow.
There are three doubts. One is Lu Jiajun's Feather Arrow, how could it appear in the capital.
The Lu Jiajun under Lu Chengfei and his son used weapons sent from Dingyuan a few years ago, but about ten years ago, the weapons used by the Lu Jiajun were replaced by those made by the capital.
Therefore, this arrow must have come from Dingyuan. According to the material and markings of the arrow, it was the third batch cast by the Lu Jiajun seven years ago.
Unfortunately, that year, when the Xiongnu invaded, the Lu family's army fought against them. However, they returned home with a rare failure and lost a batch of weapons, including this batch of feather arrows.
When the news came to the capital, it was personally handled by Fan Rong, Minister of War. According to Jiang Yue's order, not only was there no punishment, but a batch of gold and silver weapons were also rewarded. Naturally, two generals Zhao were also sent there to divide the military power of the Lu family army.
Fan Rong personally supervised this matter, so he was very impressed by this batch of weapons. Su Huo went to find him and immediately recognized that these were the weapons that had been robbed by the Huns.
The second doubt is that, based on the distance and situation at the time, the arrow that shot Jiang Yijia required extremely strong strength and an unusual heavy bow. According to Fu Lie and Xin Zhong’s speculation, this kind of heavy bow is currently only available in Guangzhou. Only the Qiu family can produce.
After a night of investigation, it was found that such a heavy bow was missing from the arsenal of King Ning. After severely interrogating everyone in the palace, it was basically concluded that Xia Feiyuan opened the door to the arsenal.
When Su Huo finished speaking, he looked at Fu Lie: "As for the third doubt, we have not been able to find out yet. However, Fu Hou said that only he and Mr. Xin are the only ones in Daqi. General Lu and his brothers can freely use this heavy weapon. Bow. So the direction is very clear, the murderer is from the Huns."
"So you are discussing whether to send troops to conquer the Huns?" Wen Qingzhu looked at Jiang Yuanhan and saw him nodding.
Pei Yu stepped forward again and said, "Prince, a lot of money has been spent on disaster relief due to the snowstorm in the new year. According to Mr. He's report, the treasury is currently empty, and it is really not recommended to send troops!"
"Then I will go alone!" Jiang Yuanan interrupted him coldly.
Jiang Yuanhan looked at Wen Qingzhu and asked, "What do you think, sister?"
Suddenly everyone's eyes stopped on him. Although Jiang Yuanan said he would go by himself, military pay, food, grass, etc. still had to come from the national treasury.
"The Huns have come to the capital in a grand manner and shot Princess Yijia at the feet of the emperor. Not to mention that they wanted to avenge the princess, but even if they were so bold and sneaked in, we, the Qi Dynasty, should be ready to take action."
"Master Wei said the same thing, but the current situation is, should we send troops immediately?" Jiang Yuanhan couldn't make a decision in his heart.
There needs to be a legitimate reason for sending troops. From the outside, it seems that the Huns have always been law-abiding and have not violated any rules.
But now Jiang Yijia has indeed died at the hands of the Huns, and this revenge must be avenged.
How to take revenge, you need to find a good excuse.
If Xia Feiyuan wants to live, he will definitely flee to the northwest, and he will definitely meet the Huns.
Wanting to understand this, Wen Qingzhu replied: "Actually, there is no need-"
Before she finished speaking, Jiang Yuanan interrupted her directly: "If Madam doesn't agree, why bother to say so much? I will solve everything myself!"
He turned to leave, but Wen Qingzhu could only stand and stop him, saying, "Why is Prince Ning so anxious? When did I stop sending troops?"
Jiang Yuanan turned around with surprise in his eyes.
Wen Qingzhu continued: "But instead of directly conquering the Huns, we sent people to hunt down Xia Feiyuan. After all, she was the traitor who protected the Huns. Without her, how could the Huns get the heavy bow. Speaking carefully, Xia Feiyuan Fei Yuan is the wife of your highness's cousin, how come she appears in Prince Ning's Mansion?"
It's not that no one knew about this matter before, but because of Yi Jia's death, they didn't pursue the matter too much.
After all, Jiang Yuanan himself is also a victim.
"You—" Jiang Yuanan was furious, but had to hold back.
Wen Qingzhu glanced at him, then turned to Jiang Yuanhan and suggested: "Of course we can't let things go like this with Yi Jia, but Prince Ning also has an unshirkable responsibility for this matter. It's better to send Prince Ning to hunt down Xia Feiyuan."
"But she is not the real murderer." Jiang Yuanhan glanced at Jiang Yuanan and felt that this matter did not satisfy him. ,
Wen Qingzhu laughed: "The pursuit is a pursuit, but don't actually take action. Just let Xia Feiyuan safely join the Huns. Isn't it a good idea to join the Lu family army to attack together."
"I think this method is feasible." Wei Ziying was the first to stand up and agree.
The remaining Fu Liesu Huo and others expressed their agreement, but Pei Yu did not speak.
Wen Qingzhu looked towards him: "Does Prime Minister Pei have a better way?"
Pei Yu took a deep breath and could only bow and reply: "I also agree."
Jiang Yuanan wanted to say something more, but he knew that this was the limit of Jiang Yuanhan's compromise.
At least in this case, he wouldn't have to rely entirely on himself to lead the troops.
On the same day, Jiang Yuanhan stayed with the Minister of War and the Ministry of Household to discuss the supply of grain and grass.
At the same time, a secret edict was also sent directly to Dingyuan.
What everyone in the capital did not expect was that a major event was happening in the Dingyuan General's Mansion.
In the lobby, everyone was paralyzed and unable to move, swaying on chairs or on the floor, but they all looked at the only person standing with wide eyes.
This person is Lu Ce. He looked at Lu Chengen on the throne in front of him and bowed his hands: "Thank you uncle for your cultivation and care for so many years. Lu Ce invited me to publish the Lu family tree today. I hope it will not implicate the Lu family."
Lu Chengen held the red tassel gun in one hand and supported the armrest of the chair with the other. His legs were trembling, but his eyes were still full of expectation: "Ce'er, you can't do it. The blood of the Lu family is flowing on you, absolutely. I won’t betray the Lu family!”
"I certainly didn't know how to do it before." Lu Ce stood up straight, his eyes very calm, "But from today on, I know how to do it. General, there is no need to say more. I hope that when we meet on the battlefield in the future, you don't have to hold back!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and saw a woman wearing armor.
He has heroic features, tall body and wheat-colored skin.
Her hands were shaking slightly, and she was holding a bloody sword in her hand. She looked at Lu Ce blankly: "Xiao Ce, what on earth is going on?"
Lu Ce looked at the woman, his eyes finally fluctuated a little, but soon returned to calm.
"Second sister, please get out of the way, you can't stop me."
The woman suddenly clenched the sword in her hand and stared at him closely: "Then is everything Xiao Wu said true?!"
Lu Ce nodded silently.
The woman could no longer control herself and rushed forward, but instead of using her sword, she used her other hand to try to trap Lu Ce.
Being attacked in front of him, Lu Ce dodged sideways, grabbed the woman's arm, and shook her with his internal strength.
There was a click, and the bones moved. The woman groaned, turned the sword in her hand, and tried to attack Lu Ce with the hilt.
But he didn't want to return the favor, so Lu Ce instantly let go, turned around and moved behind the woman, raised his hand and stopped the woman.
Lu Ce said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, second sister, just pretend you've never seen me."
After saying this, Lu Ce turned around and left without hesitation.
In less than two quarters of an hour, the two generals arrived at the General's Mansion with their troops and horses. When they arrived at the lobby, they were immediately shocked.
Early the next morning, Jiang Dejia rushed back after a long journey.
She did not go directly to the palace, but came to Wen Pingguohou Mansion.
When Wen Qingzhu heard that Jiang Dejia had arrived, he turned to the shelf and pulled out Concubine Wei's letter.
As soon as she walked out of the yard, she saw Jiang Dejia, wearing a black suit, her hair tied up high, dressed like a man.
Even so, her beauty cannot be concealed.
Wen Qingzhu stepped forward and handed over the letter.
Jiang Dejia hurriedly opened it and looked at it. Tears dripped on the letter paper, soaking it in circles.
Finally, Jiang Dejia hugged the letter tightly in her arms.
Wen Qingzhu helped her sit down in the pavilion, then turned to Lu Tao to get hot tea and snacks.
When Jiang Dejia slowly calmed down, Wen Qingzhu pushed the food and tea in front of her and said, "Eat and drink something first to give yourself strength before asking questions."
Jiang Dejia looked at her, the corners of his eyes were still moist, nodded, and started eating and drinking.
After a while, Jiang Dejia turned around and grabbed her hand and asked: "How is the mother-in-law's body? Is it really incurable? Isn't Divine Doctor Xue in the palace? Is there nothing he can do?"
A series of questions were thrown at Wen Qingzhu, and Wen Qingzhu didn't know where to start.
Wen Qingzhu could only pat her hand and persuade her: "Don't worry, the empress's situation is indeed a bit bad, but it is far from a bad situation. She just wants to spend more time with Mr. Mo while she still has time. After all, Mo The gentleman has been delayed for most of his life.”
Jiang Dejia still didn't believe it: "Then why did the concubine leave without telling me?! And she left in such a hurry?"
"I'm not lying to you. My mother's body can be cured. It's just that she feels sorry for Mr. Mo." Wen Qingzhu recalled the situation in those few days, and Concubine Wei's eyes were lively as she had never seen before.
"Really?" Jiang Dejia slowly calmed down.
Wen Qingzhu nodded, took the cup and put it in her hand: "You eat and drink first, and I'll tell you slowly."
Jiang Dejia could no longer find any trace of Concubine Wei and could only listen to Wen Qingzhu's explanation.
Gradually, after Jiang Dejia finished eating, he also listened to Wen Qingzhu's words.