This is not a step forward.

"Master Hou, madam, you can go. The dark guards prepared all the horses, Jing Hao and Su Xi rode one horse, Shen Wu and Wan Jiang protected one left and one right, and the others scattered, but Jing Hao and Su Xi were surrounded in the middle, and everyone took advantage of the chaos to get out of the town and marched all the way in the direction of the capital.

Later, the government personnel and Jiang Yihui's people, who realized that the situation was wrong, had no time to deal with each other, and hurriedly adjusted manpower to quickly catch up with a group of people who had just formed a group to take advantage of the chaos.

The secret guard kept moving, protecting Jing Hao and Su Xi, running all the way to the capital.

The killers under the Seven Princes got the news, replaced the people from the official government, and followed all the way. As for the people led by Jiang Yihui, they have been in a comfortable state for a long time, except for being ordered to drive their duties in Wucun, they have not fought for a long time, and their ability is even worse than that of the officers and soldiers of the government.

Jiang Yihui looked at the person who had been tracked down with great difficulty and disappeared in front of him in the blink of an eye, and secretly cursed his uselessness in his heart, and regretted that he did not train his brothers well in Wu Village, which led to the failure of the mission.

That night, Su Xi, Jing Hao and the secret guards settled in a small inn, took off the makeup on their faces, and changed into the clothes of young men.

After setting up Su Xi and guarding her until watching her fall asleep, Jing Hao left the room lightly and came to Shen Wu and Wan Jiang's room, asking about the changes that had taken place in the capital after he left.

In the end, he was still worried about the changes in the capital, after all, the people of the Seven Princes at that time did watch themselves fall off the cliff, and he also put the jade wrench on the hand of a corpse that was bitten by a wild beast with a sense of sobriety, so that the Seven Princes really thought that they were dead.

Because only in this way can the Seventh Prince gradually flash his valley hope.

He knew even more in his heart that the Seventh Prince would not let go of the Hou Mansion when he showed his Gu Hope. Because of the support of Shen Qi and Su Li in the Hou Mansion, Jing Hao's heart is quite steady. With the two of them here, at least they can last a while.

Shen Wu and Wan Jiang glanced at each other, and their faces showed a look of embarrassment.

"Master Hou, now there are rumors everywhere in the capital, saying that Master Hou left Beijing without permission and is dead. In addition, Hou Ye has been asking for leave from the court for a long time and has not been to the court, so people believe in this rumor more and more. ”

Shen Wu said worriedly, and Wan Jiang on the side nodded.

"This is a rumor spread by the Seventh Prince. "You don't have to guess to know that the government and the opposition want him to die the most, and have taken many actions to assassinate him, and in the end he is the only one who drives him to a dead end.

Jing Hao believes that at that time, since the Seventh Prince had already confirmed his death, he would spread rumors so confidently and arrogantly, in order to disturb people's hearts, and take the opportunity to envelop those wavering courtiers in the court, as the rumors intensified, the people who were originally inclined to Jing Hao and the emperor's side were likely to stand in the ranks of the Seven Princes because they couldn't stand the repeated coercion and temptation of the Seventh Prince.

Shen Wu nodded: "Exactly." It's just the emperor's attitude...... It seems that he is also letting things develop, and he has not taken any measures, he has not announced to Hou Ye, but he has also turned a blind eye to the rumors. ”

Jing Hao was not surprised by the emperor's approach, if it weren't for the fact that the emperor had already had doubts and jealousy of him earlier, how could he take the initiative to hand over the military power, retreat to the idle errand of the court, and become a carefree marquis?

Isn't it to dispel the emperor's suspicion and jealousy of him? Rao is so, his existence is also a threat to the emperor, the emperor let the situation develop like this, but he just wants to see who will be left behind in the struggle between the seventh prince and Jing Hao, and he is the fisherman who wants to profit.

Another reason why the emperor did not take any measures was because of his entanglement.

He was jealous of Jing Hao's existence, but he also knew that before the Seventh Prince was defeated, he couldn't lack Jing Hao, otherwise, the Seventh Prince would be even more unscrupulous to deal with the emperor.

The restraint of the Seventh Princes is because of Jing Hao's sitting, and Jing Hao was the roadblock of the Seventh Princes before the emperor, so the Seventh Princes could not act rashly.

Once Jing Hao really returns to the west, looking at this court, there will be no one who the Seventh Prince is afraid of.

In this way, the throne is becoming more and more insecure, which is also a reality that the emperor must recognize. He just wanted to see how far things could go, and on the other hand, it also showed his indifference to the methods played by the Seven Princes.

It is not once or twice that the Seventh Prince has played tricks on Jing Hao and the Emperor, although each time he can find someone to be a scapegoat, but Jing Hao and the Emperor know in their hearts what kind of person the Seventh Prince is, which is why he connived again and again, waiting for enough to cause fatal crimes to the Seventh Prince.

If the Seventh Prince, the nail that has always threatened the throne, can be removed, it will be a great pleasure for both the emperor and Jing Hao.

The emperor is relaxed about the stability of the throne in the future, and Jing Hao is easy to sleep peacefully in the future, at least, he will not always face the danger of assassination.

As for the matter between the emperor and Jing Hao, beware and retreat, isn't this how the monarch and the ministers get along?

Since ancient times, the high-ranking people will always be more or less suppressed by the rulers, and if we look at it optimistically, it is to prevent the officials in the court from being distracted, and also to be able to better rule the country and avoid civil strife.

After all, once a person is in a high position, you can keep saying that you can guarantee that there is no valley and no ambition, but you can't guarantee that others will not, make a fuss about you, fan the flames in your ears, once or twice, and many people say similar incitement in your ears, and the words of guarantee become unfulfilled promises.

Everyone has impulses, but the consequences of your impulsiveness are likely to be a subversion of the government and the opposition, and the price paid is heavy and painful.

Imperial power, they defend their royal power, think about it, it's not impossible, unless you are too harsh on the court officials.

In this regard, Jing Hao must admit that the emperor did a good job, did not force himself to death, he was willing to take a step back, and he was happy to fulfill himself.

"Fortunately, the chief manager and Lord Wang are still holding on, resisting the doubts of the outside world, and buying more time for Hou Ye to return. Wan Jiang said.

Lord Wang has always had a good relationship with Hou Ye, and he was also the only person who knew about this incident in the court, and when Shen Qi went to find him, he agreed without saying a word.