"Even if this news is true, I don't believe that the capital can easily cause big chaos." Shen Rouning said softly: "The emperor is benevolent, and there are many loyal ministers and good generals in the court, how can he allow chaos in the capital?" Those bosses can definitely control the situation. ”

"If it's ......" Ji Tong pointed to the sky: "For that chair?" ”

If it was for the throne, there would definitely be a bloody outlet.

Shen Rouning glanced at Ji Tong and did not speak.

Ji Tong smiled to himself and said to himself: "It's that I'm thinking too much." ”

Even if Emperor Qinglong and the Great Prince are really gone...... Now that they are fighting, for the sake of the overall situation, between the second prince who is only ten years old and Prince Ying, the courtiers will definitely support Prince Ying, who is already an adult and has both ability and political integrity. At this time, King Ying's leg disability is not enough to talk about things. Or take a step back and become regent......

They are not ministers of the DPRK and China, and they are thousands of miles away, so it is not interesting to think about this. Ji Tong quickly stopped his messy thoughts, thought for a moment, and said, "What does Miss Shen mean, this assassination is likely to just paralyze Beijin?" ”

"Perhaps." Shen Rouning stopped talking about this topic and asked, "Ji Shao, has the merchant ship set a departure time?" ”

"It's set, it's in the early morning in three days." Ji Tong hurriedly said: "Miss Shen's workshop and banana garden, I will temporarily arrange someone to take care of it for you...... When will the girl finally send a person in charge over......"

……

Capital.

The spring rain has been lingering for several days.

Pedestrians on the road hurried along with their clothes tightened, and the red plums on the branches were knocked to the ground. It looks more and more sad and cold.

The palace gate of the Qianqing Palace has been closed for many days.

The imperial doctors' mouths were tighter than river mussels, and they refused to reveal a word about the situation of the emperor and the eldest prince. But judging from their dark and ugly faces, it is obvious that the current situation of these two most important nobles in Daqing should be very bad.

The second prince insisted on breaking into the Qianqing Palace several times, but was ruthlessly stopped. No matter how much trouble he makes, the guards won't let go. He even drew his sword again and stabbed a hole in one of the guards, but he couldn't break in.

Fortunately, in addition to the Queen Mother and King Ying and several loyal ministers, the Queen Mother is also able to come and go freely.

Shortly after the assassination. The Queen Mother personally made an edict. Yi Zhi said: During the emperor's recuperation, King Ying ruled on his behalf, and the five ministers jointly assisted. In addition, access to the capital is restricted. to hunt down and arrest the Assassins. Again. Spring festival will be held as usual. No delays.

The capital was ostensibly calm.

But there is one piece of news that is quietly circulating.

The military department issued an order that the front-line army would hold on and wait for the rear. This is a logical command. But some people say that some generals don't know what kind of thoughts they are thinking, and they actually led their troops to quietly retreat to the capital!

Morning of February 7.

The capital in the drizzle was awakened by a rapid sound of horses' hooves: the front-line battle report, a total of 500,000 troops from Beijin and Western Xia suddenly attacked the city, Daqing couldn't resist it in a hurry, and left in defeat, retreating a hundred miles in one breath!

The land obtained by Daqing before, this battle lost half of it! And the reason why there is such a defeat is precisely because of the previous private rumors that most of the Daqing army is not on the front line! How can no one hold the land!

When the war report returned to Beijing, the imperial court wanted to hide it, but Jianning City must have infiltrated countless fine works of Northern Jin and Western Xia, how could it be hidden!

The millions of people of the Northern Jin and Xixia coalition troops went south, and the momentum was like a rainbow and a bamboo!

Daqing has been defeated one after another! Countless deaths!

All of a sudden, Jianning City was in turmoil, and people were panicked!

On February 10, the enemy army advanced another 300 miles and approached Jianning City!

And at this time, the imperial court issued a document: Concubine Deng and the Deng family behind her, colluding with Beijin, to assassinate her, is a great unforgivable crime...... Deng Concubine died, the Deng family's property was confiscated, and more than a dozen members of the Deng family were immediately arrested and beheaded!

This kind of crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason should have exterminated the three ethnic groups...... But the Queen Mother was merciful and did not want to make more blood, so she only executed the Deng family, and did not implicate the public. And on the genealogy of the Deng family, the names of Deng Changnian and his stupid brother have long been expelled, and of course they are not among the executions.

The situation of Concubine Deng and the Deng family, when the emperor and the eldest prince did not know the life and death, and the army was defeated by the enemy, not many people noticed it at all, and no one sighed for the Deng family.

But someone will always pay attention.

Shen Rouning looked at the eight words "Deng's treason, raiding the family and destroying the door", and was speechless for a long time.

She remembered the young men and women she had seen on the boat that day. Their appearance, laughter and annoyance, are still so vivid and full of life. Are they of bad character?

Maybe, maybe not......

But now, one by one, in the most youthful and best years, they have lost their lives, and they can no longer laugh or be angry, and they can no longer live.

Shen Rouning dropped the note, returned to the cabin, and said to Bi Dong: "Serve the pen and ink, I want to draw." ”

At such a moment, she desperately wanted to draw them in her memory, while her memory had not faded and forgotten. I can't say why, and I don't need to give a why.

I just wanted to draw, so I painted.

And just as Shen Rou was contemplating and painting selflessly, under the same moonlight, Deng Changnian pinched the note in his hand into fine powder, and looked up at a bright moon. Whether the tears reached the eye sockets, but could not flow, and fell back silently.

Moonshine is good.

But everything under the gray woods became more and more hazy and blurry.

It was very quiet, except for the sound of the wind blowing through the bare branches.

A cloud came and obscured the moon. A long chirp like a night owl sounded in the woods, and Deng Changnian lowered his head and looked ahead, with a cold and hard face. Suddenly, the silent woods seemed to come to life and moved!

Deng Changnian watched coldly as the winding torches slowly approached, and the noise of the black pressure on countless people and horses was less than a hundred feet in front of them, watching them begin to stop and rest and camp, raise the bonfire and set up a pot and start boiling water, seeing that those people had dismounted and removed their armor, and began to sit down comfortably and relaxed around the campfire, waiting for a while to drink a sip of ironed hot water, and even scald their feet to relieve the fatigue along the way and sleep well......

"Cry-"

Deng Changnian heard a terrible cry like blood, immediately clenched the handle of the knife, waved his hand behind him, and rushed out silently!

……

"Great victory! Great victory! ”

"My Daqing soldiers and horses set up an ambush at the mouth of the bison, scattered the enemy's million enemy camps, and beheaded 100,000!"

"We won! The Beijin and the Xixia people were beaten and fled in embarrassment! Haha, great! We won! (To be continued......)