In any case, the king of Xin'anjun and the royal history of Wang Yushi are both confidants of the saint. Even if they disagreed, no old fox would want to get involved until they couldn't figure out the saint's mind. Didn't you see that after the left servant shot Wu Guogong Qin An's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, he fell ill again? Don't you see that after the right servant shot Jian Guogong Xu Ye and swore his loyalty, he never took the initiative to admonish again? Don't you see that the prime ministers of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province are also half-closed and half-closed, and they look like they are out of the matter?

Even some people who had to cut off their arms in order to protect themselves, such as Yang Shijing and Yang Shangshu, were extremely cautious if they wanted to control the situation a little. Of course, they themselves can't stand out, and can only instruct some inconspicuous supporters to speak for the king of Xin'an. And although these people are soft-spoken, they are more than those who support Wang Yushi. As a result, the hesitant saint eventually favored his nephew.

"Today, King Peng and his heir, King Peng, harbor ill intentions, secretly interact with the Western Turks, Xue Yantuo and other tribes, collude with foreign enemies to cooperate with the outside world, and destroy the territory of our Tang Dynasty to fulfill their rebellious moves. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the crime should not be pardoned, but he was an elder of the clan, and he did not really cause an incident, so he was pardoned for his capital crime. Abolish King Peng, King Peng, and all the princes of the county of King Peng's lineage as concubines, and abolish Princess Peng, Princess Peng and other relatives as concubines, and exile them to Yazhou, Lingnan Province. ”

Yazhou (Haikou) is similar to Zhenzhou, almost a place of exile with no return, and can be said to be the heaviest class of exile. Of course, the crime committed by King Peng is indeed a capital crime that can be avoided, and a living crime cannot be escaped. I wonder if when he heard the call of the holy decree, he thought it would be better to die for a crime? Or is it better to survive? As for his relatives and descendants, most of them were indeed implicated, but since they had shared wealth before, they certainly had to share the hardships now.

"King Peng's main book, who beat the drum and heard the first notice, is actually a loyal and righteous person, and he is specially given the history of the Qi Palace. The rest of the officials who gave evidence belonged to the officials, and the accomplices were exiled to Lingnan together, and those who made meritorious contributions were either abolished as concubines or transferred to the left, and the specific arrangements were made by the officials. ”

The saint said, and the ministers bowed and saluted. However, it seems that the case has been completely closed, but there are still two important people who are not involved. Among a group of high-ranking officials with indifferent expressions, Yang Shijing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had a slightly calm face, observing the expression of the saint without a trace, trying to find clues from it - will the saint let go of Princess Anxing?

Because of the niece of Princess Anxing, the Yang family also had some dealings with King Peng, and even some low-ranking children of the side branches secretly served King Peng. Yang Shangshu had to cut these people clean up and save the Yang family's lineage by denunishing them. At the same time, just in case, he also abolished the forces of his family and the eldest princess of Anxing one by one.

However, the Yang family is the mother family of the eldest princess of Anxing, and they have been coming and going for nearly 20 years, and there are already many intersecting forces. If you want to break it clean and protect yourself in this storm, you will inevitably lose three or four points. Recently, Yang Shangshu, who had to personally eradicate these dependent forces, was so distressed that he almost vomited blood almost every day. However, as long as he thought of the dragon fetus in the womb of his beloved daughter Yang Banniang, his spirit was lifted again.

Even if Princess Anxing has the blood of the Yang family on her body? Even if she had paid a lot for the Yang family to expand its power, what would it be? This niece believed in her noble status and never wanted to listen to him. If you want to influence her, you can only rely on her sister Concubine Yang to persuade her. However, recently, she couldn't even listen to a word of Concubine Yang's words. Acting recklessly and stirring up the relationship between the Yang family, it is just like Concubine Yang Xian, like another white-eyed wolf.

Such a niece, even if it completely falls, it will not affect the overall situation of the Yang family. After all, his daughter was already in the palace and had conceived a dragon fetus, and the Yang family's hope for further progress was in front of him. As for today's losses, it can be regarded as a grind. In a few years, when the little prince grows up to be crowned king, the Yang family, as the mother family, will naturally prosper again.

At this time, it was the king of Xin'an County who took the lead in mentioning the two people that the sage "deliberately ignored": "Uncle, the rebellion case not only involves King Peng, but also the king of Langling County and the eldest princess of Anxing. These two are accomplices, what should be done? "Yes, although the uncle and nephew both know very well that Princess An Xing is also one of the main culprits, they have not been able to find direct human and physical evidence, so they can only use the case of King Peng to judge her as an accomplice. As for the King of Langling County, who let him get too close to King Peng before? It would be strange not to mention him.

"Although he is an accomplice, it is also a matter of treason and rebellion." The prince then said, "Sage, Weichen thinks that the king of Langling County and the eldest princess of Anxing should be guilty of the same crime as King Peng. The two young men, who had just disagreed with each other, reconciled with each other again at this moment, which made the onlookers feel a little delicate—perhaps they were too old to understand the young man's appearance in the court. Are the two of them politically at odds or at odds? Or maybe the saint deliberately let them play as they pleased? Confusing the crowd?

The saint was silent for a moment, and then bowed his head and said, "If you want to convict the eldest princess of An Xing and the king of Langling County, there are still some shortcomings at the moment. ordered the third division to continue to investigate, confined the eldest princess of Anxing and the concubine Cheng Qing in the princess's mansion, and ordered Jin Wuwei to escort the king of Langling back to Beijing! If the evidence is conclusive, I ...... They will all be abolished as concubines. ”

Two or three days later, King Peng embarked on a miserable path of exile. However, this time, no relatives came to see them off. Whether it is a clan or an in-law, it has never appeared. Only the daughters who had already married sent some luggage, but even they didn't dare to stay longer, lest they be implicated and affect their husbands' families.

King Peng sneered again and again, scolding all the way. Princess Peng and other relatives were numb, and his children and grandchildren were crying incessantly, their eyes full of fear of the long journey of exile and living in a barbaric land where miasma was rampant. Although Jin Wuwei, who escorted them, did not oppress them, he was extremely cold to them. After all, no sergeant of blood would sympathize with those who intend to commit treason and collude with foreign enemies.

At this moment, Jin Wuwei suddenly sent back the news: Jin Wuwei, who escorted Li Heng and others to Guangzhou, Lingnan Province, was attacked! There were about twenty or thirty assassins, who seemed to be bandits, but in fact they were very ruthless, more like soldiers who had been honed on the battlefield for many years, and once they were caught, they immediately took poison and committed suicide! Fortunately, two teams of merchants passing by helped them to kill the assassins. Li Heng and others are fine. As for Jin Wuwei, all of them were seriously injured and lightly injured, so they could only stay in Shaozhou (Shaoguan) for the time being to recuperate.

Li Hui actually received the news from the dispatched troops earlier than Jin Wuwei. Moreover, he also knew that this was not the first assassination, but the previous assassinations were all resolved in advance by the private soldiers of the Yue Wangfu and the royal family hidden in the dark. And this time, there were too many assassins, and they couldn't stop it, so they broke out of the encirclement. However, at that time, these assassins were already at the end of their crossbows, and they were protected by the Jin Wuwei, and the caravan of the other family came to the aid of him "at the right time", so they did not cause damage.

As for the identity of the assassin, it is naturally related to the county king who is hidden in the shadows. If it weren't for the battle-hardened soldiers, it would never have been possible to be so brave, and even the private soldiers of the Yue Wangfu and the royal family were damaged.

However, the person who sent these assassins was not necessarily the county king. After all, the Yue Wang's lineage has been deposed as concubines, and it is pointless to assassinate them, just to lose their manpower in vain. Li Hui and Wang Zixian both believe that the one who will do such an unreasonable thing must be the eldest princess of Anxing who has no scruples and acts casually.

When the sage heard the news, he was furious and immediately ordered Shaozhou to send soldiers to escort Li Heng and others to Guangzhou. As for the wounded Jin Wuwei, they could only recuperate on the spot, and they were counted as meritorious services according to the number of enemies they had destroyed, and they were given either 50 gold or 100 gold as a reward. However, before his anger subsided, news came-

The king of Langling County, who went to Zhenzhou to take office, was also assassinated! The king of Langling County was assassinated by thieves, and the princess of Langling County and her children were also seriously injured! And the guards of the county king's mansion who escorted them were even more killed and wounded, and finally repelled the assassins with the help of Tanzhou (Changsha) Zhichong Mansion! Nearly 100 people were killed and wounded, but in the end, only a dozen or so assassin corpses remained, which shows that these assassins were highly armed and well-trained!

At the same time, King Peng and his party, who had just walked to the post station near the Qinling Mountains, also encountered the Assassins. King Peng and his heir King Peng were poisoned and died, and the rest of the descendants of their inner relatives were also poisoned more or less, and all the catchers and postmen in the post station were killed, and Jin Wuwei, who escorted them, was also killed and wounded. Because the Assassin attack was so sudden, Jin Wuwei didn't have time to react, and almost let them retreat with their whole body.

The saint immediately summoned the ministers in the hall of the two ceremonies to discuss the possible connection between the three assassinations.

The minister believed that these assassins were most likely sent by the same mastermind behind the scenes. Otherwise, why is it so similar to the practice of taking poison and committing suicide after being captured? However, more evidence can only be obtained by recalling the Jin Wuwei who had fought with them and the guards of the King of Langling County back to Beijing. ”

“…… It's strange, it's just a matter of colluding with King Peng's lineage, so it's just a matter of killing it, why do you want to assassinate King Yue's lineage? Could it be that there is any hatred with the king of Yue? Needless to say, Li Heng, a concubine, has been exiled to Guangzhou with his family and has no power to resist; Even the king of Langling County also went to Zhenzhou to take up his post, and it was obviously difficult to return to Chang'an. There is no room for Yue Wangfu to turn over, and what kind of hatred is it that prompts this person to want to kill them all? ”

Among a group of old ministers with white hair and beards, the young King of Xin'an County stood out: "Uncle, nephew thinks that the mastermind of the three-way assassination is not the same person. killed Li Heng, a concubine, for personal grudges; And killing the king of Langling and King Peng is in order to protect themselves. Needless to say, it is very likely that even the King of Langling County already knows the identity of the rebel hidden in the shadows. And in order to protect himself, he arranged for the assassins to kill them all. Now, the only person in the world who knows the identity of this person may be the eldest princess An Xing. ”

"What Xuan Qi said is very true." The saint wrinkled his eyebrows and sighed lightly, "Perhaps, the next thing he wants to get rid of is the eldest princess of Anxing." Previously, An Xing never admitted that he was an accomplice, and if he learned about the fate of the king of Langling County, he would confess. However, if she keeps being obsessed, I am helpless. ”

"Everything has a desire to survive." Jian Guogong Xu Ye said, "Sage, rest assured, the eldest princess of Anxing will definitely have to confess in order to protect herself." However, just in case, the saint needs to give her a little sweetness. ”

"Let her make meritorious deeds?" The saint hesitated for a moment, narrowed his eyes, and finally agreed, "If she is willing to confess, I can keep her title for the time being." If any Aiqing can persuade her, I will be rewarded. ”

Hearing this, all the important ministers glanced at each other, each with their own plans. But Yang Shijing's heart moved slightly, thinking of the recently anxious Concubine Yang - perhaps, this is the only chance to save Princess An Xing from King Peng's rebellion? In order to prevent her sister Concubine Yang from completely turning against herself, she can only take this opportunity to try to protect this niece!