Xiao Zichen's face was solemn, and he said slowly: "Brother Chen, can you tell me what the specific matter is." ”

Having said this, Chen Yichen felt that he could ask this question, and he was afraid that he had already heard the news, so he simply told him. said: "I heard in the inn of Mocheng that Xiao Mingxu colluded with the army of Yan Guo and intended to attack Mocheng at night. ”

"Is that really the case?" Xiao Zichen's fist slammed on the table again, gritted his teeth and said, "It's the same situation as what I listened to." ”

"What did Brother Zichen hear?"

"According to the secret rumor of the DPRK and China, the third prince Xiao Mingxu colluded with the Jianghu sect to iron and blood, and exchanged fifteen cities, intending to collude with the Yan army to invade our Dachen territory, and then carve up the world. Xiao Zichen gritted his teeth, his eyes were furious, and the green tendons in his head bulged, and said, "Brother Chen, is that so?" ”

"Yes, in the inn that night, I did hear such a spy as them. ”

"How can it be justified? Xiao Zichen got his affirmative answer, and said angrily: "Such a scum actually harmed my innocent people for his own selfish interests, it is really an unforgivable crime, and a thousand knives are cut." ”

"You, do you think so too?" Chen Yichen didn't expect that Xiao Zichen would be able to say such a thing without fear of imperial power, and he couldn't help but look up in his heart.

"Even if Xiao Mingxu is the prince, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people. To treat such a despicable person, he must be crushed and scattered. Speaking of this, I heard Xiao Zichen sigh and said: "Alas, if it was me who heard the news that day, then I would definitely go to Jingzhao Mansion to expose the conspiracy of this evil thief, and Your Majesty would definitely cut him with a thousand knives to vent the anger of the people." ”

"He is the prince, how could His Majesty kill him, the tiger poison still does not eat the child. Chen Yichen looked at what he said and was full of righteous indignation, but he felt that it was impossible. Under the world, it is not the king's land, and on the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. This is a true truth through the ages.

"Brother Chen still doesn't know His Majesty today. The corners of Xiao Zichen's mouth twitched, and said: "Emperor Jing is suspicious by nature, for the sake of the consolidation of the imperial throne and the majesty of the imperial power, he will definitely not show favoritism, as long as His Majesty verifies that this matter is true, he will definitely be severely punished." ”

Xiao Zichen took a sip of tea and continued: "Emperor Jing has a total of seven sons, and the eldest prince was born to His Majesty when he was in Qianlong and a woman in the Qinglou, although he is a prince, he has no right to inherit the imperial business. The second prince was made the crown prince as soon as he was born, but it is a pity that he did not learn and did not know how to cause trouble in the harem, and was kept in captivity by His Majesty in the mansion, and he could not take a step out of the hospital in this life. ”

For these private matters of the royal family, Chen Yichen heard of it for the first time. I never thought that I would have something to do with the emperor's family in this life.

"The third prince seems to be loyal and benevolent, and Emperor Jing originally wanted to make him the crown prince. Fortunately, his conspiracy was discovered by you, otherwise even Your Majesty will be deceived by his false benevolence, if one day he inherits the throne and reigns over the world, it is still the innocent people who are afraid of suffering. Speaking of this, Xiao Zichen sighed again and again, and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity." ”

"Brother Zichen, what is the pity?"

"It's a pity that I didn't hear Xiao Zichen's conspiracy with my own ears, otherwise I would have to go to Jingzhao Mansion to expose his tricks and avenge Miss Wan'er. Xiao Zichen looked sorry and said: "Although I know it at this time, it is not the first witness, even if I have the heart, I am powerless." ”

"Brother Zichen is so sure, will Jingzhao Mansion punish Xiao Mingxu severely without fear of imperial power?"

Hearing him say this, Chen Yichen's heart was about to move, why didn't he want to avenge Wan'er. But they were worried that if they went to Jingzhao Mansion, they would be afraid of the imperial power and hide the matter. At that time, I am afraid that I will not even have a chance to assassinate Xiao Zichen, so I must find an extremely safe way.

"Brother Chen doesn't know yet, Jingzhao Mansion is directly under the management of His Majesty. The people in the entire Jingzhao Mansion are all His Majesty's cronies, and everything will be reported truthfully, waiting for the holy judgment, and no one will dare to bully the king. Xiao Zichen's face was shocked, he looked at Chen Yichen, and said, "What, could it be that Brother Chen wants to go to Jingzhao Mansion to expose Xiao Mingxu's conspiracy and avenge Miss Wan'er." If this is the case, then Xiao will definitely spare no effort to help you, even if you lose my life, you will definitely let that thief be crushed. ”

"Brother Zichen is a true hero. Chen Yichen heard him say so sure, and immediately said: "Okay, then I'll go to Jingzhao Mansion, since Xiao Mingxu wants to kill me, how can I let him slaughter." What's more, Wan'er's death also has a lot to do with him, and the revenge has not been avenged, how can I let him spend the rest of his life in peace. ”

"Good. Xiao Zichen stood up and said, "Xiao should use all his strength to help Brother Chen, you and I will be born together." If you die, you will die together. ”

"Brother Zichen's chivalrous help moved me. I am responsible for this matter alone, and I understand Brother Zichen's kindness. Chen Yichen didn't want to involve innocent people, the two of them had met in Pingshui, and if he took his life for this matter, he would be even more uneasy.

Jingzhao Mansion, under the jurisdiction of Emperor Jing, is an independent system outside the six ministries of the three provinces. It is not subordinate to any department, and there is only one source for the orders of Jingzhao Mansion, and that is Emperor Jing.

The main task of Jingzhao Mansion is to supervise the emperor's relatives and feudal officials, and the officials who are in the third rank are all within the scope of supervision. If it is found that he has collaborated with the enemy and conspired against the felony, he has the power of life and death to kill first. It can bypass the review of the three provinces and six ministries and kill them on the spot.

Chen Yichen stood in front of the door of Jingzhao Mansion and looked at it cautiously. The doorway was less than a foot wide, and eight guards at the doorway stood upright on either side with spears in their hands. If it weren't for the plaque on the door, he wouldn't have believed it anyway, this was Jingzhao Mansion.

It is under the jurisdiction of the emperor, and it is so shabby. Even if the location is remote, I can't imagine that the gate is not as grand as the general's mansion. Chen Yichen didn't care about these façade exquisiteness, so he made up his mind, held his head high, and walked towards Jingzhao Mansion.

When I entered the gate, it was much more spacious inside. Walking along the main road through the second floor of the courtyard, when I came to the third floor, I vaguely felt that something was wrong. I saw a lot of people through the courtyard, and the people I met pointed at me, why didn't anyone take care of themselves, who would you talk to if you wanted to expose Xiao Mingxu?

Looking left and right, only one room door was open, Chen Yichen hesitated, and finally walked in.

The house is not big, there are not many furnishings, but there is a long table not far from the door, and there is a person sitting behind the table. Dressed in a black mansion and holding a few pieces of paper in his hand, he didn't know what he was frowning and studying. After putting down the paper in his hand, he picked up a few more sheets from the table, and compared them repeatedly, looking extremely serious.

Chen Yichen stood in front of the table, quietly watching him be serious and busy, this station is a stick of incense. I saw that the adult behind the table inadvertently raised his head, and after glancing at him, his gaze quickly retracted.

"Hey. The adult looked up as if he sensed something. Seeing Chen Yichen, he looked around, and then looked around, there was no one else, and said, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"My lord, the villain has a confidential matter to tell. Chen Yichen let out a long sigh and said secretly: I finally found me.

"What is the most important matter?" the adult slapped the table with his hand, and said in his heart that the people under him were getting more and more unruly, and they even brought people with them without making sense. He said angrily: "This government asks you who you are, why you are here, and who brought you here." ”

"No one brought me here, I walked in by myself. ”

"Presumptuous, you know what this place is. The more the adult talked, the more angry he became, he looked at the little beggar in front of him, and said, "The dignified Jingzhao Mansion is not a place where you can come and go at will." ”

"I did come in casually, and no one stopped me. Chen Yichen recalled that from the moment he stepped on the steps of Jingzhao Mansion, there was indeed no one to stop him.

"Presumptuous. Come. ”

"Your Excellency. "Two soldiers came out of the inner hall.

"Let's find out, who brought this person?"

"Wow. ”

After the two soldiers left. I saw him look at Chen Yichen coldly, and said slowly: "You just said that you have a confidential matter to report, what is the matter?"

"Dare to ask your lordship, if this matter involves the powerful, do you dare to listen. "Chen Yichen had already thought of countermeasures on the way here.

"Haha, boy, you have such an arrogant tone. Not to mention the dignitaries, even the prince is fearless. The lord showed contempt on his face, and said coldly: "But there is one point, this mansion does not have time to ask the sesame-sized officials, they still can't enter the eyes of this mansion." ”

"Okay, since the adults keep saying that they are fearless, then what I want to expose is the third prince of His Majesty, Xiao Mingxu. ”

"What?" As soon as Chen Yichen's voice fell, the adult behind the table stood up, in the end, he was a person who had seen the world, he quickly became calm, the corners of his mouth rose, and said: "It's really bold, you dare to expose the Third Highness, what credentials do you have, what is the so-called matter." ”

This person is the head of Jingzhao Mansion, Lord Wang Liang. As early as when Emperor Jing was in the dragon, he was a scholar, and the two of them grew up since childhood, and they were one of Emperor Jingdi's most trusted henchmen.

There have long been rumors about the affairs of the three princes, not to mention that Emperor Jing personally let him read the letter written by General Fuji Zhe. Secretly investigating this matter, half a month Emperor Xiang also ordered him to secretly inquire about Chen Yichen's whereabouts, but he didn't expect that someone would come to expose the third prince today.

"My name is Chen Yichen, and I once heard with my own ears that the third prince was plotting with others, and I was also chased and killed by the killers he sent, and I escaped with my life. ”

"Newspaper. As soon as Chen Yichen's words fell, he heard a voice outside the door.

"Got it all figured out?"

The two soldiers came in from the door, glanced at Chen Yichen with a resentful expression, and said, "Lord Hui, the two of you carefully asked the guards on duty at the door. ”

"I'm asking who brought him to Jingzhao Mansion. Lord Wang was a little impatient.

"According to the guard at the gate, no one brought him here, but he came on his own. The soldier seemed to be ready to accept the reprimand, lowered his head, and continued: "I have also asked other people in the mansion, and some people have seen him swaggering around the mansion, and they all think that it is the arrangement of the adults, and no one will stop him. ”

"Presumptuous. Lord Wang's hand slapped the table case fiercely, and said angrily: "What kind of system, the dignified Jingzhao Mansion actually allows a beggar to enter and exit freely, where is the face." ”

"My lord, no one would have thought that a beggar would be so bold and openly break into Jingzhao Mansion. This is probably the first since the establishment of Jingzhao Mansion. The soldiers tried their best to defend that in this place of Jingzhao Mansion, it was too late for ordinary people to hide, who would have the courage to take the initiative to send it to the door.

"It makes no sense. Lord Wang's hands trembled, and he said, "Go, go and cut down all the guards at the door, and leave not a single one." ”