Maybe it was so comforting to himself, Yan Zhen gradually calmed down, but when the breeze blew, Yan Zhen retracted his long thoughts, his hands and feet felt cold, he gathered the luxurious robe on his body, did not make a sound, and left the woods.

Leaving the woods, Zhang Kaifeng really didn't think about how to see Qingqing, and the road he had embarked on did not allow him to turn back. If Qingqing knew that what he was doing was to overthrow his father, just to restore the innocence of the Demon Sword Dao, which involved too many people, it would inevitably implicate many people in the process and make people die. Some could be her siblings, which is cruel. Besides, the plan was too dangerous, and he would die at any time because of the failure of the plan, and he didn't want her to wait for a promise that could be fulfilled.

On the secluded path, a figure rode on a horse, walking on the road with a long sword on his back, the sun was shining just now, but at this time it was already cloudy, and the pouring rain soon fell. Zhang Kaifeng looked at the distance and was shrouded in rain and did not choose to continue walking, but chose to stop under a big tree on the side of the road, sat under the tree, and felt a gourd on his waist. It was a pot of wine, and the rain was cold and cold, and I warmed up my body with a sip of wine.

"Treadmill----。 ”

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came eagerly, from the rear, and the men on the horses quickly rushed over, and these people walked in a hurry. I didn't notice Zhang Kaifeng's existence at all, but from the fierce eyes of these people, I knew that they were good martial artists, and the direction they went was very purposeful. Next, several groups of people arrived in succession, and then hurried away without a short rest.

"That's in the direction of Fengcheng. Zhang Kaifeng frowned, after participating in Yaowu's interception this time, he got the news that many martial artists had disappeared inexplicably in the direction of Fengcheng recently. At first, there were still one or two, but the disappearance of the last big wave finally attracted the attention of the righteous path, and people were sent out to investigate.

Not long after the rest, the heavy rain stopped, and Zhang Kaifeng also got on the horse and hurried away.

Just when the martial arts was in turmoil again, the disappearance of the general guarding the border finally triggered everyone's nerves two days later, and this news quickly swept through the entire territory of Dayan like a storm, and the imperial court that originally wanted to suppress it was extremely angry.

The solemn palace, the splendid palace seemed very oppressive at this time, and the dark clouds floating over the sky seemed to be black, as if a storm was about to overwhelm the world. The wind and rain are coming, and there is nowhere to hide.

"What's going on, why did such an important message come out so late. On the Taihe Palace, a heroic man in an apricot yellow court robe was asking questions.

Below the main hall, the ministers were silent for a while, this heroic man wore a crown, decorated with Zhu Wei, the top of the golden dragon two layers, decorated with ten pearls, a ruby on the top, embroidered with a four-clawed python on the court clothes, apricot-yellow boots, the status is extremely noble, is the first prince today. Although he has not officially established a prince, he has been acquiesced in by Emperor Yan and is one of the contenders with the current Eight Princes.

And under the main hall, the eight princes are dressed in silver-white court clothes, and the embroidery on the clothes is the same as that of the eldest prince, and the status is equal, but the order of the eldest and youngest can only stand behind the eldest prince. A group of princes were on one side, and the officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers of the six departments stood on six roads, and they could only remain silent in the face of the prince's questioning.

"Brother Dahuang is angry, although the news spreads Although the military department is responsible, why would the general guarding the border pass not take the official road and take the small road. The Eighth Prince's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Why did the news leak, and why did you return to Beijing for no reason, what is the so-called matter?" You must know that as a soldier guarding the border gates, it is a serious crime to leave his post without a holy decree. Once it is known by the Great Qi side, it will be a crisis to invade the border without a general to defend it. ”

A series of questions, although they are not directed at anyone, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the eighth prince has always been at odds with the eldest prince, and this series of questions is obviously aimed at the eldest prince.

"Yes, the general of the border left his post without permission, who will bear the responsibility for this crime. "With the beginning of the Eight Princes, the officials and ministers of the Eight Princes' faction also spoke out.

The eldest prince's face sank, this person was from the Eight Princes' faction, and he looked at the Eighth Prince, but he didn't gain anything. The eighth prince is scheming, and the city government will naturally not let people see it so easily, and his expression is still the same. But without his instructions, this group of old wastes would not dare to be so presumptuous in the court, and anger surged into his heart, and his face sank: "Ruan Qiao, are you questioning this prince?"

"Weichen didn't dare, but I heard that Yaowu had always been friendly with the eldest prince, I don't know if he secretly entered Beijing this time was instructed by the eldest prince?" This sentence is very disrespectful, and even condemning, asking this question is equivalent to rebellion, and implying that the eldest prince overstepping his power, this is a big crime, no matter how noble the identity is, once the line is crossed, the people of the Eighth Prince's faction will not let go of this opportunity. No, Ruan Xiao took the lead in firing the cannon.

"Bold, when did this prince secretly instruct the general to return to Beijing, do you want to frame the prince?"

"The eldest prince is serious, Lord Ruan has just reported the truth, and he has no intention of offending the eldest prince. Cai Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, stood up, this person was over thirty years old, with two mustaches, his eyebrows were raised, and he said slowly: "But the people's hearts are like water, water can carry boats and overturn boats. What do the people think of the imperial court, and now that His Majesty's condition has not improved, once the people know this news, it will be unstable, and the day of the Great Yan turmoil is not far away. ”

"You're blaming this prince for being in charge of the country. The eldest prince glanced at it again, this person was also the faction of the eighth prince, and he was immediately even more angry.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in the crowd stood up, it was the head of the household: "The eldest prince's words are wrong, His Majesty issued a holy decree during his recuperation, ordering the eldest prince to supervise the country, and now such a thing is happening." If you let Your Majesty know that you will inevitably be furious, how should we deal with ourselves, it will aggravate Your Majesty's dragon body's condition. ”

Although the meaning of this person's words is not wrong with the eldest prince, and the holy oracle is still in doubt, only the eldest prince has seen it. Therefore, the people of the Eight Emperors' faction naturally did not believe in any holy oracles, and they were all made breathless by the Great Prince in the name of the Holy Oracles in the past, and this evil breath finally came out, and their hearts were secretly refreshed. This time they joined forces to attack the Great Prince, they can be said to be well prepared, and they moved out of the mountain of Emperor Yan to press down, and now Emperor Yan is saying that he is sick and cannot go to the court, and the power is down, the first prince has this kind of thing during the prison period, once it is not handled well, there will be a civil uprising, and the people of the entire Great Yan will lose points. This kind of thing is very unfavorable for the eldest prince who will compete for the position of the prince in the future, and besides, tens of thousands of eyes of the entire Dayan people are staring at the results of the imperial court's treatment. Now that the news has leaked, it is too late to make the next arrangement, and it can't block the mouths of the people, and under the double pressure, it makes the eldest prince fall into a situation where there is no way to retreat.

"You---。 The eldest prince's eyes shot a fierce light, and the coercion of the superior made Cai Jing tremble.

However, the Eighth Prince was on the side, and this Lord Shangshu recovered after a while, and he sneered in his heart, this time the handle came inexplicably, and he didn't dare to make a conclusion at first, but the news from the border gate was indeed true. After a group of people secretly discussed with the Eighth Prince, they came to the conclusion that it was indeed a good opportunity to knock down the Great Prince this time, and how could they let go of this opportunity to fall into the well after waiting for a long time. Sure enough, the blow was quite fruitful. Hit the prestige of the eldest prince, but what they have always wanted to do, since the two most powerful princes took power, they have secretly moved back and forth, but with little success, both parties want to break the balance, but they have been suffering from no chance, and the news they got this time can be described as an unexpected joy in the snow.

"Lord Hubu Shangshu is wrong in his words, the eldest prince is in charge of state affairs, and the news is inevitably blocked, and it is already difficult to block the mouths of the people when he gets the news. It has been 800 miles to rush to the border general to ask the facts. This time Yaowu returned to Beijing, it was to sweep the tomb of his deceased father, this is filial piety, should he return to Beijing to sweep the tomb and inform everyone in Beijing to know?" ”

This person is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, the court's etiquette, and he is the right-hand man of the eldest prince, and at the critical moment, he seized the loopholes in the words of the rest of the people, and launched a sharp counterattack on the spot, which soothed the anger in the eldest prince's heart a lot.

The secretary of the military department also walked out and said: "Hmph! My soldier son Lang killed the enemy on the border, threw his head and spilled blood, and returned to Beijing to sweep the tomb, but you actually said that he left his post without permission. How can I tell the soldiers that the soldiers have lost confidence in the imperial court, and there is no one to guard your sour Confucian books and sage books. ”

"Shut up, the sages and sages have educated all the people, how can you be a martial artist who can understand the great cause of a thousand years. The official department Shangshu shouted angrily and said: "Besides, the general of the border pass disappeared for no reason, and your military department has a heavy responsibility, have you thought about how to explain to the people of Dayan?"

"The official department is still impassioned, but you entered the palace together this time to ask about the relationship between the eldest prince and Yaowu, and it is inevitable that the teacher will move the people. The Shangshu of the Criminal Department sneered and said: "As for wanting the people to confess, you have not yet confirmed the authenticity of the news and rushed into the palace to serve the prince, this is framing the prince out of thin air, it is a serious crime, and you should be punished by the nine clans." ”

"Who said we didn't -----。 "Tobe Shangshu was just about to speak.

"The remarks of the few adults who entered the palace this time may be too radical, I hope the eldest brother will understand, they are also for the sake of Dayan's Jiangshan Society. The Eighth Prince interrupted what Tobe Shangshu was about to say, and continued: "I entered the palace this time to deal with the border affairs, but it is already noon, and the adults are also hungry, so we will discuss after dinner. ”

The Eight Emperors' faction did not speak again, but quieted down.

"Okay, just according to the words of the eighth brother. With a wave of the eldest prince's robe, the full Taihe Hall suddenly became empty.

Yan Zhen didn't say anything from the beginning, just watched coldly, and as he expected, everything was not discussed today, and it turned into a war of words, and he followed the ministers out of the hall.

(End of chapter)