Chapter 537: Strange and inexplicable, confusing the real with the false
From the Northern Desert to Yanjing City, if you rush day and night, it will take about ten days, but Su Qing arrived in Yanjing City at this time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
How did this not surprise a dozen courtiers?
Because, when Fang Zhengzhi entered Beijing, it was only about ten days, in other words, when Fang Zhengzhi stepped into Yanjing City, Su Qing had already set off from the Northern Desert.
No matter how I think about it, I think this is a little unlikely.
Fang Zheng went straight to Beijing, and Su Qing set off from the Northern Desert, is this a coincidence?
Moreover, more importantly, as the governor of the five prefectures of the Northern Desert, Su Qing needed a reason to enter Beijing, so what was the reason for Su Qing to enter Beijing, and what was the purpose?
None of the dozen courtiers figured it out.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Su Qing is entering Beijing at this time, so are we going to ...... now Ready?" asked one of the courtiers, who hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether it was appropriate to ask the question.
But now he had to ask the question.
Because, no matter what Su Qing's reason for entering Beijing is, under the current circumstances, Su Qing cannot be allowed to survive, let alone let Su Qing face the saint, or enter the lobby of the Criminal Department.
"Yes, no matter why Su Qing entered Beijing, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to decide as soon as possible!"
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Su Qing can't live!"
"Su Qing has now arrived in Yanjing City, which means that he already knows about Fang Zhengzhi's reversal of the case, His Royal Highness the Prince, you can't hesitate any longer!"
More than a dozen courtiers looked at each other and quickly suggested.
Prince Lin Tianrong's fist squeezed subconsciously, the battle for the big position, one wrong step is one wrong step, every decision must be carefully considered, because every decision has the potential to change everything.
He really wanted to think about the causes and consequences of this matter slowly, or rather, he wanted to meet Su Qing first and ask Su Qing why he appeared in Yanjing City at this time.
However, it seemed that he was running out of time.
Because, this letter was sent by Wen Chuan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, if nothing else, Wen Chuan, the Shang Shu of the Criminal Department, had already begun to act when he sent someone to deliver the letter, how could he hesitate any longer.
Just as he was about to speak, another courtier also stepped forward.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, this official always feels that something is wrong with this matter......" The courtier's brows were furrowed, and there was a deep sadness on his face.
As courtiers who are attached to the "real dragon", they also have no way out, after all, if the "real dragon" becomes a "waste dragon", their life will also be difficult.
"What's wrong?" Prince Lin Tianrong asked subconsciously.
"In the opinion of this official, it is impossible for Su Qing to enter Beijing at this time, even if he wants to enter Beijing, he should announce to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in advance, is it possible to ......leave ten days ago?"
"You mean there is fraud in this matter?!" When the crown prince Lin Tianrong heard this, his heart was also shocked, chaos is changing, he is too chaotic now, so chaotic that he can't even think.
However, once he calmed down, he also found that this incident was a little too weird.
Ten days ago, Fang Zhengzhi had just entered Beijing.
At that time, Wan Chong, the secretary of the criminal department, had not yet been imprisoned, Zuo Xiangyu Yiping, and the secretary of the military department were also not imprisoned, and even the reversal of the case in front of the palace had not yet been decided.
How could Su Qing have expected all this and entered Beijing ahead of schedule?
"Yes, since Fang Zhengcheng is Beijing, we have been subject to restrictions everywhere, in the opinion of this official, this matter may be deliberately done by Fang Zhengcheng, the purpose is to lead us to do it, and then take the opportunity to take the evidence of our assassination!"
"What Lord Wang said makes sense, if it weren't for Lord Wang's timely reminder, we would have really almost fallen for this shameless guy again!" the other courtier nodded quickly when he heard this.
"yes, yes, it's dangerous!"
"In my official's opinion, it would be better for us to send a letter to Bei Mo immediately, and after verifying it, it would be more appropriate to do it again!" Lord Wang said again.
"I'm afraid it's too late to send a message to Beimo, right? If it's not a fake one who enters Beijing, but a real Su Qing, then we'll ...... it" Another courtier frowned.
It will take at least two or three days to send a message from Yanjing City to Bei Mo, and then Bei Mo will reply to the letter, but the fact in front of me is that a person named Su Qing has already entered Beijing!
Is it true or false?
Nobody knows!
"We just lost a battle at the gate of the palace today, if we take the liberty of making a move at this time, and we are caught by the Fang Zhengzhi Joint Criminal Department, I am afraid we will be even more passive!" Lord Wang retorted.
"To remain the same, should change is the ancient truth, in case of trouble still need to be calm, now although urgent, but, not bad for two or three days. ”
"Yes, even if the Criminal Department wants to open a court, it will take time to prepare, and if the Governor of the Five Prefectures wants to be tried, it also needs the Holy Lord's nod, and the Criminal Department can only temporarily detain Su Qing as a suspect now, and it can't do anything to Su Qing!"
"That's right, this official agrees with Lord Wang's proposal, and we still don't move for the time being!"
When the other courtiers heard Lord Wang's argument, they all nodded in agreement.
The crown prince Lin Tianrong is very entangled now, as the courtiers said, whether the person who entered Beijing is Su Qing or not, there is no way to determine it now.
Once you make a rash move, I am afraid that the result will be even more passive.
Three days......
"Immediately send a letter to the Northern Desert to verify whether Su Qing has entered Beijing!" Prince Lin Tianrong finally spoke after being silent for a full quarter of an hour.
The reason is simple, he thought of one thing.
The person who sent the letter was Shangshu Wenchuan of the Criminal Department, in other words, it is very likely that Su Qing's entry into Beijing was deliberately let by Duanwang Lin Xinjue.
In this way, he also decided to endure for a few days.
"Yes!" more than a dozen courtiers nodded when they heard this.
......
Yanjing City, Duanwang Mansion.
Compared with the past, today's Duanwang Mansion is obviously a little more lively, a banquet, more than a dozen courtiers, and their faces are more or less red.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, now that the crown prince is involved in the case of the Southern Regions, His Highness's dream of becoming a great throne has taken another step!" a courtier raised his glass, respectful.
Duanwang Lin Xinjue smiled lightly.
It is not a new thing for courtiers to be attached to the power, and more than a year ago, his Duanwang Mansion was not only in the situation it is today.
At that time, although more than half of the people in the court chose Tai, there were also many people who secretly attached to his account as the king.
But in just over a year, his Duanwang Mansion was almost empty, and it was not until today that his Duanwang Mansion has regained a trace of its former glory.
But that's just a hint of it.
"Lord Li's words are too early, the case of the Southern Regions has not yet been decided, and now all the people who are pointing the finger at are still Su Qing, and they have nothing to do with the prince. Duan Wang Lin Xinjue replied.
"Your Highness is modest, even if the spearhead is pointed at Su Qing, however, there are some things that we can see clearly, even if the Southern Regions case can't bring down the prince, but after this case, the saint's favor to the prince will still be greatly reduced, isn't this the best time for His Highness to re-enter the court?" Lord Li smiled and bowed again.
"Really?" Duan Wang Lin Xinjue's eyes flashed with a gleam.
He didn't respond to the courtiers' words immediately, because he knew that it was too early to celebrate, but he was confident that the Duanwang Mansion would become more and more lively.
Moreover, this day should not be far off.
"Your Highness!"
At this time, a guard wearing bright armor also ran over from a distance, and finally, knelt down in front of Duanwang Lin Xinjue.
"What's the matter?" Duan Wang Lin Xinjue's brows furrowed slightly.
"Wen Chuan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, sent someone to send a letter over. As he spoke, the guard pulled out a sealed letter from his bosom.
"Wenchuan?" Duanwang Lin Xinjue was slightly stunned, and then, as if he had thought of something, a bright smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Take it." ”
"Yes!" the guards immediately presented with both hands.
And when more than a dozen courtiers saw this scene, they all glanced at each other, and they all saw a smile in each other's eyes.
At the gate of the palace today, Wen Chuan so openly proposed that the case of the Southern Regions could be tried, in fact, it already represented Wen Chuan's position.
Now I'll send you another letter.
Naturally, there is no doubt.
Thinking of this, the hearts of more than a dozen courtiers also became more and more settled, after all, they chose to surrender before the case of the Southern Regions was decided, and they still took some risks.
But now it seems......
This risk is obviously very worthwhile, because once Wenchuan is attached to King Duan, it will definitely be a great joy for the current situation.
Duanwang Lin Xinjue was also a little excited.
After all, if Wen Chuan really belongs to him, he will be equivalent to controlling the throat of the crown prince, and when the time comes, the cases of Zuo Xiangyu Yiping and two servants of the Criminal Department, as well as Shangshu Wan Chong and others of the original Criminal Department, can be imagined.
Especially in the case of Shang Shu Wan Chong of the former Criminal Department, almost half of the court was implicated, and once the trial began, case after case, step by step.
When he condemns all the prince's party, who else in the court will dare to attach himself to the prince again?
Thinking of this, the smile on Duanwang Lin Xinjue's face became more and more brilliant, and as soon as his hand moved, the letter was directly torn apart, and then, the smile on his face froze.
Because......
What is written on the letter is not the content of the knot, but a short sentence, a sentence whose handwriting does not belong to Wen Chuan at all, and the content is simple and clear.
"Su Qing, you have entered Beijing!"
In an instant, Duanwang Lin Xinjue's brows furrowed, holding the letter in his hand, and there was no longer a trace of a smile in his expression.
And more than a dozen courtiers looked at this scene, and they were all puzzled.
Isn't this letter Wen Chuan's letter?
"Your Highness, what does the letter say?" asked a courtier cautiously.
"Su Qing has entered Beijing!" Duan Wang Lin Xinjue looked at the courtiers who were asking, and then looked at the other courtiers around him who also looked expectant, took a deep breath, and replied.
"What?!"
"Su Qing has entered Beijing?!"
"How could it be so fast? Shouldn't he stay in the Northern Desert?"
When more than a dozen courtiers heard this, they were also extremely shocked.
And Mr. Hua, who was sitting next to Duanwang Lin Xinjue, dressed as a scholar, also had an extremely complicated face after hearing Duanwang Lin Xinjue's words.
"Your Highness, there is fraud in this matter!" Mr. Hua replied quickly after thinking for a while.
"What is Sir's opinion?" Duan Wang Lin Xinjue also nodded slightly when he heard this, and then his eyes also turned to Mr. Hua, humbly seeking advice.
"If my guess is correct, I'm afraid this is Fang Zheng's plan to lure the snake out of the hole, the purpose is to lure the prince to make a move, and Wen Chuan sent someone to send us this letter, it should be to let us contain the prince!"
"Contain the Prince?"
"Yes, and there are two possibilities in this, first, Fang Zhengzhi wants to use our strength to grasp the appearance of the prince's party, and the second is ......" Mr. Hua's eyes narrowed slightly when he said this, and he stopped talking a little.
"What's the second one?" Duan Wang Lin Xinjue asked subconsciously.
"It's unlikely that this possibility will be replaced by someone else, but if it's square and upright, it's very likely, it's a fake show!"
"Fake and real, sir?"
"Fang Zhengzhi wants to use this fake Su Qing to convict the prince, and then, in this way, he will disturb the prince's heart, let the prince mess up, and finally decide!"
"Shhh
When more than a dozen courtiers heard Mr. Hua's words, they all gasped one by one, sent someone to pretend to be Su Qing, and then accused the prince in court.
Something like that......
They didn't even dare to think about it.
After all, this is tantamount to deceiving the court, the real crime of bullying the king, but if the other party is upright, it is really possible.
"However, if the Holy Lord sends someone to send a message to the Northern Desert, will Fang Zhengzhi's plan succeed?" a courtier thought for a moment and asked.
"Before today, how could we have thought that Fang Zhengcheng could overturn the case?" Mr. Hua looked at the courtiers and replied, and then, a light flashed in his eyes: "You can't underestimate Fang Zhengcheng, he has never been a person who will do things according to normal thinking!"
"What Mr. Hua said is reasonable!"
"So what are we going to do now?"
"Shall we help him?"
When more than a dozen courtiers heard this, they all looked at each other again, and then they also nodded.
"Help, of course you have to help!" The corners of Duanwang Lin Xinjue's mouth also showed a sneer at this time: "No matter what the result is, this matter has nothing to do with us, so why don't we help?"
"Your Highness Takami!"
"That's right, it's our credit, if we lose, it's all on Fang Zheng's body, this matter is beneficial to us!"
"That's right!"
More than a dozen courtiers nodded again.
At this time, another escort also hurried from a distance, and his face looked extremely panicked.
"Your Highness, Your Highness......"
"What's the matter?" Duan Wang Lin Xinjue put away the letter in his hand, his eyes were slightly cold, today's banquet courtiers, he had already confessed that there was nothing important, and there was no need to report it.
"Back to ...... Back to Your Highness, the Governor of the Five Prefectures is out asking to see you!"
"Governor of the Five Provinces? Which Governor of the Five Provinces?"
"The Governor of the Five Prefectures of the Northern Desert, Lord Su Qingsu, is now asking to see him outside the mansion!"
"Su Qing?!, come to the king's mansion?"
(This chapter makes up for what was owed yesterday, and there will be another chapter in the evening!) )