Chapter 081: Dust
Actually, the woman was still wrong, looking at the entire palace, the most ruthless person was definitely not the former sixth prince and the current Prince Yan, but His Majesty Xiao Ye, the Emperor of Great Qi. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Of course, she Xiao Wei is also one!
The woman sitting cross-legged, that is, the Miaozhen master Xiao Yu Shi Ran, stood up and walked to the window.
It was already getting dark outside, and the drama outside had been going on for almost a day, and as time went on, the noise outside had gradually stopped.
Miao Zhen stood in front of the window, silently looking at the twilight, the surrounding palace was surrounded by fire, the orange fire reflected most of the sky was red, in the red light and shadow, groups of well-trained iron guards, were methodically fighting the fire and rescue, they took this palace as the center, slowly radiated around, and cleaned up the excited Tartars and rebels layer by layer.
These men moved very quickly, and their knives fell, harvesting the lives of their enemies like chopping melons and vegetables, and they did not even blink an eye as they watched their heads roll to the ground and blood splashed on their faces.
It seems that all this is normal, so solemn and cold-blooded, not much better than those fierce generals who fight on the battlefield.
His gaze slid to the southwest, and Miao Zhen sighed faintly, "I don't know what's going on over there?" β
Xiao Ye, who was 'seriously injured', got up as usual, walked over slowly, stood beside Miao Zhen, and said softly: "Don't worry, Xiao Jian's fool can't make any waves." β
Even a woman can't be even, the dignified King of Annan was calculated by his own pillow person, this Xiao Jian, it's really useless to go home!
Miao Zhen was worried about Gu Jialuo, who was far away in the southwest, and he was not in a very good mood after seeing such a farce with his own eyes today, so after listening to Xiao Ye's words, he stabbed coldly: "Xiao Jian is really stupid, but we are not smart." Wasn't the magnates of the Manchu capital and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty still deceived by him? β
What fools? It is clearly a stand-in made by Xiao Jian, specially used to deceive the emperor and the imperial court, and relax everyone's vigilance, so that the Annan Royal Mansion can prepare for the great cause of rebellion in the future.
If it weren't for the variable of Concubine Ning, until now, the court wouldn't know that the stupid 'King of Annan' with two strings of snot was a Xibei goods, and the real Xiao Jian could also use the accumulation of decades in the palace to have a good competition with the court.
ββ¦β¦ This Ning's family, hehe, is also a ruthless person! β
Miao Zhen recalled the investigation report sent by her subordinates, and couldn't help but shake her head slightly, feeling a little admiration for the woman who had met several times.
The Ning family is also pitiful, a good lady in Beijing, with good looks, good temperament, and smart brains, as long as it is not Xiao Jian, no matter who she marries, she can live well.
Helpless fate, the Ning family married into the Annan Palace, and began the second half of her aggrieved and painful life.
"Hmph, the most poisonous thing is a woman's heart, Ning's-"
The saint snorted coldly, with a thick disdain in his tone.
Obviously, he looked down on Concubine Ning's actions very much. Although Concubine Ning's actions helped the imperial court in a sense (not her, the imperial court would not have discovered the abnormality of the Annan Palace), but aside from the hostile relationship, from the incident itself, the sage is still very disdainful of Concubine Ning's disregard for the overall situation and only caring about personal love!
That's the difference between a man and a woman.
The saint hated Xiao Jian's betrayal, but looking at this matter, the saint's thoughts were the same as Xiao Jian's.
"Yes, Xiao Jian did calculate the Ning family, in order not to expose the palace and his identity, he did not hesitate to let the Ning family and the stand-in become a real couple, but the Ning family is the rightful Princess of Annan, and she has also tried her best to be glorious and rich over the years,"
The sage said coldly, and he didn't know if he was talking about the matter, or if he was using the topic to play, and commented sharply on Concubine Ning: "It's easy to understand that she is calculating Xiao Jian in turn, but, why is she so willful?" Just to vent his anger, he messed up Xiao Jian's entire layout? Doesn't she understand that if the Annan palace is defeated, she, as the princess of the palace, will also be questioned? Even if I relented for a while and spared her life, it would be difficult for her to enjoy the luxurious life of the past. She, she's clearly harming others and not benefiting herself! β
Thinking about Concubine Ning's past, it can also be said that she 'killed a thousand enemies and damaged eight hundred'. But whether it is a nice rhetoric or an ugly statement, it can't hide the fact that Concubine Ning's performance is definitely not clever, and she is not suitable for playing politics!
"The sage doesn't understand Ning's words and deeds because you don't know how to write the word 'love', let alone what 'heart' is."
Miao Zhen was touched, some pictures of the past flashed in her mind, her face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, she retracted her gaze, and said coldly to the emperor: "Since the sage is going to close the net, my task is complete." Leave! β
The saint habitually stretched out his hand, "Ah, that, that thing is that I can't stand you, but, but you also have to be considerate of me, that child shouldn't exist at all, I, I...... Anyway, I, I still arranged for that child properly, and didn't let her suffer, yes or no? β
He couldn't tolerate the child, so he ordered someone to steal her while she was in the chaos, and cleaned up all the clues, even the 'hidden guard' in Xiao Wei's hands couldn't find any traces.
For more than ten years, watching Miaozhen go crazy, he still hardened his heart and didn't tell her.
He really failed his love affair with Miao Zhen like this, and he was indeed ashamed of her.
But in all fairness, he is still very kind, at least he arranged a noble identity for the child, and many family members who spoiled her, so that she could live a safe and smooth life, rich and happy!
β¦β¦ You must know that for a man who can even make ruthless calculations for his son, wife (and little wife), it is not easy for a saint to do this.
This is also 'Ah Yu', if you are any person, even if it is the queen mother, the saint may not be soft-hearted!
Miao Zhen paused, didn't look back, and only said coldly, "So I'm still willing to see you now, and I haven't dispatched a 'hidden guard'." β
"Ah Yu~"
The saint was in a complicated mood, originally they were closer partners than their closest relatives, and they used to be able to give their backs to the other party's comrades-in-arms, but now they had to face such a situation.
"Brother, I repeat, Ah Luo is my life, I owe her so much, and in the days to come, I want her to be safe and happy, free to go smoothly, and enjoy everything she deserves."
Miao Zhen slowly turned around, looked at the saint fixedly, his expression was quiet and gentle, and said softly: "Brother, I am careful about this idea, you should not be willing to refuse." β
She didn't say anything threatening, and even had a light smile on her lips, like a well-behaved little sister who was coquettish with her trusted eldest brother.
The saint was in a trance, and the time seemed to go back to forty years ago, when he and Ah Yu were dependent on each other in the cannibalistic harem.
Concubine Mu rushed to the harem, and the queen mother had to temporarily avoid the edge and pretend to be deaf and dumb to become a decoration in the palace.
In the eyes of the first emperor, there was only a precious son born to him by true love, but the righteous heir of the saint was like a little cabbage, and the slightly decent eunuchs and palace maids in the palace dared to give him face, and he was not as decent as the concubine from the humble concubine.
In the huge harem, there are hundreds of masters, slaves and maids, but the only one who is willing to treat him sincerely is Ah Yan.
"Brother, don't be afraid, there is still Grandma."
"Brother, Auntie believes in you!"
"Brother, Grandma will help you~"
"Brother~"
It's been eighteen years, and since that 'accident', Ah Yu has never called him 'brother' again.
There was a faint back lake in his heart, and the saint lowered his head and quietly wiped the mist from the corners of his eyes, and said in a slightly nasal voice: "Auntie, I promise you." Even if I go, the new king will fulfill this promise. β
Miao Zhen calmly looked at the saint for a long time before nodding, "I believe in you!" β
With that, she turned around and strode into the night.
Looking at Miaozhen's back, the sage sighed faintly: some things are lost, and it is difficult to find them again, and he and Ah Yu can never go back to the past.
Fortunately, Ah Wei is a trustworthy person, as long as Xiao Ye and his successor stick to their promises, Ah Yu will not be an enemy of the royal family.
The 'hidden guard' under her command will also keep to themselves, and perhaps when Gu Jialuo dies, the hidden guard will disappear.
"Sage, the Tartars in the palace have been basically controlled,"
A black-faced ironclad guard walked in, his face and armor covered in blood, and his armor clicked as he acted. I saw him kneeling on one knee, clenching his fists and replying: "The prince has also been found, and there are two bosses with him, the first and second assistantsβ"
This iron-clad guard is the legendary Jinyi Guard, this person lives Qin Ming, is the most trusted confidant of the saint, and is currently the commander of the Jinyi Guard.
Just now, he led two hundred brothers to clear out the Tartars and rebels in the palace.
They are all experienced in a hundred battles, and they usually train in actual combat, although they have not officially been on the battlefield, but each of them has not one or two lives on their hands.
And they are not regular troops, they are not good at large-scale head-to-head confrontations, but they are extremely familiar with sneak attacks, assassinations and other means. They will even do anything to accomplish the task.
The Tartars are strong, and the quality of individual soldiers is higher than that of the soldiers of Daqi, but they are limited by the rules of the battlefield, and when they fight in small-scale duels, they are far less powerful than those Jinyi guards who are born as 'killers'.
Therefore, in just half an hour's effort, Jinyiwei opened the road to the Qianqing Palace, and there were corpses with lost heads lying on both sides of the road.
When passing by the East Palace, they even found the crown prince and two ministers.
The sage interrupted him and asked in a deep voice, "Have King Yan, Qi Lingyuan, and Kudulu been caught?" β
Qin Ming hurriedly replied: "King Yan was captured in the imperial study, and Kudulu was arrested in the front hall, only Qi Lingyuan took advantage of the chaos to escape. β
"If you can run, the monk can't run away from the temple, so he ordered someone to go to Dongqi and lock Qi Lingyuan, Qi Qinzhi and others into the edict prison,"
The sage sneered and commanded, "By the way, don't forget my good aunt!" β
The old goddess is really a thief, after so many years, she still doesn't forget to make him Xiao Ye's rebellion.
At this time, it was even more promising, and he actually pulled the Tartar and the prince.
Since she wants to find death, the saint is also happy to fulfill it.
Qin Ming agreed, and then said: "The secret passage has also been found, everything is just as you guessed by the sage, Kudulu and they entered the palace through that secret passage." The other end of the secret passage leads directly to the outside of the city, and his subordinates have ordered people to wait at the exit, beware of any fish that slips through the net. β
Kudulu and his subordinates are not heavenly soldiers and generals, and the reason why they can appear in the palace out of thin air is precisely because they borrowed that secret passage.
You must know that the current imperial palace of Daqi was built in the previous dynasty, and after the establishment of Daqi, it was only repaired and organized, and the palace city and underground waterways all retained the original framework.
Among them, there are several secret passages, and it is said that the late emperor of the former dynasty was able to escape from the capital, all relying on these secret passages.
It's just that before they left the exit of the secret passage, in order to prevent the pursuers from discovering it, they deliberately sealed the exit.
What's more coincidental is that the following year, there was a ground movement in the capital, and several palaces in the palace collapsed to varying degrees, and those secret passages were also buried.
Decades have passed, and all the secret passages have been deserted, except for a few people, even His Majesty Xiao Ye, the owner of the palace, who doesn't know how many secret passages are buried under his feet.
As the daughter of Grandpa Gao and Empress Zhenlie, the eldest princess knows many secrets, and the secret passage of the former dynasty and the treasure of begging are two of them.
After some thought, repeated discussions with Kudulu, and the secret support of King Yan, she formulated a plan.
That is, using the legend of the treasure of begging for beauty, he quietly ordered people to hide some gold, silver and jewelry in several abandoned underground waterways, and then the eldest princess came forward to report to the saint.
The legend of the treasure of Qiyan has been passed down for a long time, and the sage naturally knows that when he heard that the treasure is in the capital, he immediately became interested, and in the name of dredging, he cleaned up all the waterways provided by the eldest princess, and sure enough, a large number of treasures were found.
And these gold and silver jewelry styles are very mixed, there are exquisite gold and silver ware in the south, there are also rough gemstone jewelry in the north, and even some jewelry and spices with the characteristics of the Western Regions, which are very in line with the content mentioned in the treasure legend - the Great Khan of Qiyan swept across the Central Plains and the Western Regions Continent, and gathered many local pearls and jade treasures.
It's a pity that there are far less things found in the secret passage than the legend, and the eldest princess 'speculates' that there may be more than one hiding point for the treasure, and the underground waterways of the capital are criss-crossed and spread throughout the city, and other treasures may be hidden in other abandoned waterways.
The sage felt justified, so he ordered to continue the cleanup, and the muffled sound of explosions or the sound of clearing rubble could be heard everywhere in the capital.
The eldest princess fished in troubled waters, and ordered someone to quietly blow up several secret passages and cover them up so that the people of the Jinliang Guard would not find out.
At the same time, Kudulu ordered his subordinates to wander around the city, causing a small commotion, and successfully attracting the Jinlanwei and Jinyiwei. Then, Prince Yan also secretly exerted his strength, and together with Kudulu, led the two guards out of the city.
Subsequently, Prince Yan contacted the old department of the palace and secretly controlled the garrison forces in the western suburbs of the camp and the camp in Nanshan.
As for the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Five Armies Governor's Mansion in the city, the Yao family took action, and after a few doses of medicine, the commanders of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the governors of the Governor's Mansion fell ill one after another.
The adjutants bribed by Prince Yan and the eldest princess took the opportunity to make trouble and temporarily obtained the military power in two places.
If it weren't for the fact that those people overlooked a key person (aka Miaozhen), the situation might not be like this today.
Unfortunately, there is no 'maybe' in this world......
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