"Why did that Shuofang cavalry happen to appear near Liucheng? Who is the general who leads the team? What does he have to do with Zhang Qian? Li Lingyue, the eldest princess of Zhenguo, sat on a bed with a wide back beard, her voice surprisingly calm.

The same goes for the sky before the storm. In the room, Cui Xiang, the secretary of the Tang Rite Department, Cen Xi, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, Jia Yingfu, the secretary of the Imperial History, and Li You, the secretary, all lowered their heads, held tea cups, and were silent. lest any sentence be said inappropriately and become the target of Princess Taiping's venting.

"You don't know? Still don't want to tell Hongu? Could it be that the palace is immoral, so that you are centrifuged? Seeing this, Li Lingyue became more and more annoyed in her heart, and on her face covered with white powder, she could vaguely see dark clouds rolling. (Note: The makeup of ladies in the Tang Dynasty is very heavy, and you can refer to the traditional Japanese lady's makeup.) ）

"Princess Qiyu, according to the records of the Ministry of War, the Shuofang cavalry is escorting the "gunpowder" and the fire dragon car to the surrendered city. "Secretary Cheng Li You was the first to stand the pressure, so he got up and explained." And Liucheng is the only way to Shuofang. The leader of the team is a captain Guo Yidu, surnamed Zhou, and named Jianliang. Because of his bravery in battle and flexibility, this person was highly regarded by Zhang Renyuan, the governor of Shuofang......"

"I asked him what he had to do with Zhang Qian? What do you want the old man to do? Before he could finish a sentence, he was interrupted angrily by Li Lingyue. Immediately after, the words of scolding came to cover his face, "Since you have seen the file of the Ministry of War, why didn't you inform the palace earlier?" If he had let the palace know earlier, how could the surnamed Zhang have a chance to escape this time? It's not that the Shuofang army can't fight without gunpowder, what is the difference between sending gunpowder a day earlier and a day later? You send the news to Bengong in time, Bengong has a way to delay the surnamed Zhou on the road, how can he have the opportunity to meddle in things?! ”

Cui Xiang and Cen Xi secretly glanced at Li You, and their eyes were full of sympathy. And the latter, but his face did not leak the slightest grievance, arched his hand, and explained seriously: "Princess Qiyu, I also heard that there was a passing Shuofang cavalry, and I happened to save Zhang Shaojian, so I went to secretly read the files of the military department. Pingsu, although he is responsible for collecting and sorting out these files, he can't look through them casually, otherwise, once he is discovered, he will inevitably provoke His Majesty's anger! ”

"Well, so you have a heart?!" The eldest princess of Zhenguo Taiping was rarely contradicted, and suddenly got up from the Hu bed and looked at Li You condescendingly, like a goshawk looking down on a hare in the clouds.

"Princess Qiyu, I am under the great grace of the princess, and I dare not live up to it!" Li You was stunned by the sight, but he continued to add, "I know that the princess hates the Guoyi Duwei surnamed Zhou for causing a big deal, but I don't dare to watch the eldest princess rush to attack her heart and lose ground. Zhang Renyuan, the chief manager of Shuofang, has always protected his shortcomings, and Zhou Duwei is very valued by him. If the princess retaliates, she will inevitably have a grudge against Zhang Ren, in case ......"

"Does this palace still care about him as an old horseman?" Princess Taiping shook her head and pouted with a sneer. "Does he dare to rebel? For the sake of just a Guoyi lieutenant, he dares to raise troops on the side of Qingjun? ”

"He didn't dare!" Li You didn't think about it, so he responded with a straight face, "However, he can do everything possible to harm the princess from now on." In addition, the Du Lieutenant surnamed Zhou was outside the Zichen Hall last year, and in order to protect the Holy Lord, he fought the Rui Beast with his bare hands. At that time, dozens of civil and military officials saw it in the Zichen Palace, if someone tried to punish him, no matter whether the evidence was conclusive or not, I am afraid that he would not be able to pass the Holy Gate! ”

"Huh?" The anger in Princess Taiping's eyes instantly decreased a lot.

Zhang Renyuan, who has a heavy army, can afford to offend. But offending her brother and Zhang Renyuan at the same time would be too costly for her. What's more, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all knew that the captain surnamed Zhou had made a contribution to saving the driver. In this case, if she wants to send her minions to fabricate charges, many key departments will not cooperate.

"So it's him?!" Cui Xiang, Cen Xi, and Jia Yingfu were all bright, but their eyes were all bright, and the picture of Zhou Jianliang and Zhang Qian, cooperating with each other to lead the giraffe away from the front of Zichen Palace, quickly appeared in their minds.

In this way, some mysteries immediately become clear. That Zhou Jianliang, I'm afraid it was really not a coincidence, passing by Liucheng! Even if he didn't have the intention to meet Zhang Qian, the person who arranged for him to leave Chang'an with gunpowder probably had the intention of letting him "meet Zhang Qian" by chance.

And the person who can make this arrangement is either in a position high above the six Shangshu, and he is destined to be in an important position in the military department. The former is hard to guess which one it is, and the latter, Zhang Qian's top boss Zhang Shuo, happens to be the squire of the military department!

Thinking of this, Cui Xiang's head tilted up slightly, and he was about to stand up and reveal the secret of the "coincidence" to Princess Taiping, however, the sincere smile on Zhang Qian's face when he came up with an idea to solve the lack of financial resources suddenly flashed in front of him, and he quietly lowered his head again.

"The eldest princess was right in her suspicions before, Zhang Qian and Zhou Jianliang were definitely not a coincidence!" Cui Xiang was not the only smart person, and at the moment when he lowered his head, Cen Xi, the servant of the ministry, stood up abruptly and made a conclusion directly. "On the day that the Rui Beast went crazy and harmed people, it was Zhou Jianliang who sacrificed his life to block the Rui Beast and prevent it from rushing into the Zichen Palace. And Zhang Qian bribed Rui Beast with candied melons and fruits to save Zhou Jianliang. The two then cooperated with each other and led the Rui Beast to the open space in front of the Hanyuan Palace. And, for this reason, both of them were knighted by the Holy Lord! ”

"These two should be regarded as having worked hard together, and they have a lot of friendship!" Jia Yingfu's reaction was not slow, and he added with a cold face, "Aside from the gunpowder and the dragon car, it is not counted that Zhang Qian created it, this person also has the great merit of guiding the Shuo Fang army to dig peat for self-sufficiency." If he encounters danger halfway and a Shuofang army cavalry happens to pass by, even if the leader is not Zhou Jianliang, he will definitely save him at any cost! ”

Although Princess Taiping Li Lingyue has a very bad temper, she is Wu Zetian's favorite daughter, and she has inherited at least sixty percent of Wu Zetian's intelligence. Immediately, he understood what Jia Yingfu was talking about, and his brows suddenly wrinkled as deep as a ravine, "What do you mean to say that Zhang Qian left Chang'an to go to Yangcheng, and it was a trap from the very beginning?" ”

"I'm not sure it's a trap, but the official who arranged Zhou Jianliang's front and back feet to immediately Chang'an must have guessed that someone would be unfavorable to Zhang Qian on the road, so take precautions!" Jia Yingfu nodded solemnly, his voice sounding hoarse and low.

"Who is it? Who's planning ahead? Princess Taiping's hatred for Zhou Jianliang immediately shifted to the person who arranged for Zhou Jianliang to leave the Jingshi schedule, pricked up her eyes, and asked with a sneer.

Cui Xiang quietly shuddered in his heart, but still chose to remain silent. And that Jia Yingfu rarely seized a chance to perform, and immediately responded without hesitation: "The person who can arrange for Zhou Jianliang to lead the troops back to Shuofang, and can also arrange the required baggage for him, is of course in the military department." This kind of cumbersome trivial matter, the military department Shangshu Zong Chuke has always been too lazy to care. is in charge of specific affairs, and has a good relationship with Zhang Yongzhao, only the squire Zhang of the Ministry of War said! ”

"Damn it!" The silver teeth of the eldest princess of Zhenguo Taiping clenched, and the murderous aura came out of her body again, "I really think that this palace will be easy to bully if you don't ask about the affairs of the court?!" Bengong wanted to see how many heads he had grown. ”

Cen Xi, Cui Xiang and Li You all closed their mouths decisively, waiting for Princess Taiping to give orders. However, Cui Xiang, who had been silent before, stood up and gently arched his hand, "Eldest princess, I think that now, we should first clear ourselves out of the interception and murder case, and then seek something else." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Princess Taiping quickly turned her gaze to him, and the smile on her face was so cold.

Cui Xiang's scalp was numb when he was seen, but he still reminded seriously, "Princess, although it was the White Horse Sect that bought the bandits, and mobilized the Zhao family's uncles and nephews to go out, the princess also passed through the bitter monk, and from beginning to end, she didn't send anyone around her." But before the bitter monk was alive, he may not have left any traces of contact with the princess. ”

"So what, is it okay to worship the Buddha in this palace, and it is still a violation of the law of the country?" Princess Taiping frowned and continued to sneer in a low voice, as if Cui Xiang was her political opponent.

"The princess is angry, and listen to Cui's words!" Cui Xiang was so laughed that his heart was blocked, but he still patiently added, "But in order to transfer the surname Zhang out of Jingshi, the princess also used her connections behind her back. And the saint has always been cautious, and he loves Princess Anle very much. Even if it was just to get Princess An Le out of this matter, he would order to find a suspicious person to come out and take the blame......"

"Guilty, hehe, hehehe!" Princess Taiping raised her head and laughed, disdainful of Cui Xiang's reminder, "This palace has never done anything. The surnamed Zhang, as the secretary and young eunuch, assisted Si Tianjian in revising the Lin De calendar, which was ordered by Si Tianjian Zheng Li Qiao himself, and was recognized by the imperial brother and all officials on the spot. ”

"But if the princess suddenly makes a move in the court at this time, I'm afraid she will be burned!" Cui Xiang was cautious, knowing that Princess Taiping was not happy to listen to her verbosity, but she still continued to whisper advice.

"Cui Shangshu is afraid of burning himself!" The slander that Aunt Tanuki had entered a few months ago was still piercing Princess Taiping's heart like a thorn. made her instinctively begin to suspect that Cui Xiang dissuaded herself from temporarily stopping her move, and had no other intentions. With this, sarcastic words blurted out.

"The loyalty to the princess can be seen by the sun and the moon!" Unexpectedly, his kindness was completely regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs, and Cui Xiang's face immediately rose to the point that he was almost dripping blood. Deeply bowed to Princess Taiping, and he pleaded loudly. "If the princess doesn't believe it, just let it go. Look at what the consequences will be caused by moving Zhang at this juncture! ”

"Ahh Princess Taiping was slightly stunned, and felt more and more suspicious of Cui Xiang's face. pinched his waist with one hand, walked quickly to the other party, and glanced up and down with his eyes up and down closely, "Actually came to threaten the palace?" Do you think that if you make a book, the palace will have no way to take you? ”

"Don't dare!" Cui Xiang shuddered again in his heart, took two steps back, and bowed again, "Princess Mingjian, I have no two hearts for the princess." But ......"

"This palace doesn't want to hear it, but this palace doesn't need you to teach you how to do things!" Princess Taiping was angry, and she couldn't listen to a word of Cui Xiang's words. glared at him fiercely and announced in a loud voice. "Alright, you can quit. There's nothing to do with you here! ”

"Eldest Princess Mingjian!" A few lines of cold sweat dripped down Cui Xiang's forehead. Ignoring regret, he took a few steps forward with his heart and quickly added, "That Zhang said that he has always been appreciated by Xiao Fu, and he also has a very good relationship with Li Qiao, Bi Gou and others. There has always been a rule in doing things......"

"You can retire, Hongu again!" Princess Taiping's voice suddenly became calm, like the frozen river in the cold winter wax moon in Liaodong.

Cui Xiang's face was so red that it was almost black. Silently, he saluted Princess Taiping again and turned to leave.

When the secretary Li You saw it, he immediately felt that something hurt him. He lowered his head and sighed secretly in his heart. However, Jia Yingfu saw a rare opportunity in the imperial history, and did not wait for Cui Xiang's footsteps to go far outside the door, so he blinked a pair of toad eyes and proposed in a low voice: "Princess, that soldier Zhang said that family affection is important, and soon after this promotion, several brothers have entered the local ......."

"You can quit too!" Princess Taiping was not happy, and suddenly felt that this person was becoming more and more ugly. He pointed his hand at the door and commanded in a sharp voice.

"This ......" didn't expect his fart to be slapped on the horse's leg, and Jia Yingfu was so embarrassed that his face was red. He saluted Princess Taiping in embarrassment and staggered out.

"You two, let's go, this palace is in a bad mood today, and I don't want to vent it on innocent people!" Turning her head to look at Cen Xi and Li You again, Princess Taiping suddenly felt that the faces of these two people were also very suspicious, and waved her hand with anger.

Li You was immediately pardoned, and Cen Xi was stunned. The two of them bowed and retired, and after a short time, they left the huge main hall to Princess Taiping alone.

Seeing the empty room, there was a sense of sadness, which quickly surged through Princess Taiping's body.

Among the four henchmen, the one she admires the most is Cui Xiang, who not only pushed this person to the high position of the Ministry of Rites with her own hands, but also had skin to skin kisses with this person many times. And when she was in trouble today, Cui Xiang didn't help her, and even persuaded her to suffer this dumb loss! With such an ungrateful act, how could she not feel as cold as ice?!

"Where are they all dead, someone!" Feeling uncomfortable, she had never wronged herself, so she walked to the study connected to the main hall in three steps and two steps, grabbed the leather whip hanging on the wall, and commanded loudly.

Outside the door, there was no response, only a series of footsteps moving quickly from far and near. Princess Taiping let out a sneer in her nose, raised her horsewhip, and was about to reward people with a few ruthless blows, however, her arms froze in mid-air.

The first person to come in was neither a maid nor a maidservant, but her husband Wu Youji. The latter held a teapot-sized glass urn in his hand, and inside the transparent urn, there were three beautiful red-scaled fish swimming happily. (Note: Red scale fish, primitive goldfish.) It was recorded in the Jin Dynasty at the beginning, and it prevailed in the Tang Dynasty. ）

"What's the matter, who made you so angry?" Wu Youji was startled by the leather whip in mid-air, shrank his head, and retreated in shock, "Or, I'll come back later?" Do you want to dissipate your anger first? ”

"You ......" An unspeakable grievance suddenly rushed directly to the bridge of Princess Taiping's nose from the bottom of her heart. Throwing the whip to the ground, she quickly turned around, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.

"What's wrong, what's wrong? Who the hell you off?! Wu Youji was suddenly a little flustered, and hurriedly took the glass urn and walked inside, "Don't be sad, say it, I'll help you find a way!" Grandma's, dare to bully the princess of the town mayor, I think he is impatient! ”

"Nobody, nobody! You can go and continue to enjoy your fish. When Princess Taiping heard this, she felt more and more uncomfortable in her heart. Wiping away tears, sobbing and shaking his head.

Where is Wu Youji willing to believe? Helped her to the chair and sat down, and while ordering the maid to pour tea for her, he explained in a low voice, "I see you, your temperament is too strong." We are husband and wife, and we are not short of money or power, and there is no need to take some trivial things to heart......"

Halfway through his words, he paused, and his face suddenly became solemn. "Could it be because of that kid surnamed Zhang? Didn't I give you an idea last time, and you didn't do what I did? Or did it, but still can't deal with him? ”

"No, no, yes, yes, it's not in time!" Princess Taiping was asked a weak heart, and her feeling of grievance immediately became much lighter. After hesitating again and again, he waved his hand away and explained to Wu Youji in a low voice, "Your idea, of course, is the best." But for a while, I had a hard time finding an opportunity. And recently, it happened that Princess Anle wanted to seek revenge on him, so I pushed the boat ......"

It's rare to have someone to talk to, and as soon as the conversation box is opened, Princess Taiping can't hold it back. intermittently, how he secretly exerted his strength, and together with Princess Anle's people, pushed Zhang Qian into the vortex of "Calendar"; how to force Zhang Qian to go to Yangcheng in person to revise the New Day of the next month; how to use the bitter hand of the monk to instruct the bandits to intercept and kill halfway, and arrange the minions on the Luzhou side to participate in it as bandits; and the process of intercepting and killing being stirred up by Zhang Shuo, from beginning to end.

In the end, he briefly explained the grievances that he wanted to take revenge on Zhang Shuo, but was tried to stop by a confidant. Just instinctively, avoid the names and surnames of the henchmen.

Although she didn't mention Cui Xiang's name, she was a little worried that her husband was curious, so she felt more and more weak and short of breath. And Wu Youji didn't even ask the name of the henchman, smiled, and just talked about the matter: "You misunderstood people." Although this person's words are scholarly opinions, they are really thinking about you. Our royal brother is suspicious by nature. If you organize people to clean up Zhang at this time, it is indeed easy to set yourself on fire! ”

Listening to her nominal husband, she also holds the same argument with Cui Xiang. Princess Taiping finally realized that she might have wronged Cui Xiang just now. However, she was unwilling to admit that she was wrong, wiped away her tears, gritted her teeth and argued, "The bitter monk has committed suicide." Duwei, surnamed Zhao, was also killed by the White Horse Sect. His nephew, who was captured alive, didn't know anything! ”

"The thing is, Anle will do the same thing!" Although Wu Youji rarely asks about the world, what he said was in one sentence, "She killed everyone who knew about it, and then deduced that she was framed and blamed." You say, will the royal brother believe her? ”

"This ......" Princess Taiping suddenly couldn't answer, and her face was dazzled by tears, faintly revealing a bit of red.

Even if he didn't believe it, the imperial brother was reluctant to kill his daughter, so he would force him to believe that An Le did not instruct the bitter monk and did not collude with the bandits. And the high-ranking officials of the fourth rank were intercepted and killed on the way out to do things, which is probably the first time since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Even if the surnamed Zhang shows that he is unwilling to pursue it, the imperial brother has to give an explanation to the ministers. Wu Youji smiled, and the words he said became more and more coherent, "At this time, others are too slow to hide if they want to, why do you rush out to be a scapegoat for An Le?!" ”

"Didn't I get angry just now, and I didn't implement it!" Princess Taiping's face became more and more ruddy, and she lowered her head and defended herself in a sneering manner. Moreover, it is not the first time that an official has been intercepted and killed when he goes out. At the beginning of the founding of the country, several people were killed, including ......"

"You, this temper needs to be changed. I remember, when we were all young, you didn't have such a big temper! Wu Youji glanced at him, shook his head and counted, "If it goes on like this, you should be careful that your subordinates are detached." ”

'Isn't it because you're harmed?' Princess Taiping suddenly felt a sense of grievance in her heart, and tears and snot instantly flowed all over her face at the same time.

Who didn't be a gentle girl when they were young? But her first husband, Xue Shao, was ordered by her mother to be beaten to death. Her second husband, Wu Youji, hated her mother for killing his ex-wife, and then treated her as a pure ornament, refusing to have sex with her for so many years. Who will get along with her in a different position, and her temper will be good?!

It's just that, with her temper, these words will never be said to Wu Youji in person. Even if there are times, my heart is as sad as a knife.

"Don't cry, don't cry, I'm not trying to help you think of something?" Wu Youji couldn't hear Princess Taiping's heart, and suddenly cried again, "I'm really helping you think of an idea." Your henchman's idea is safe, but it does wronged you. Hey, there is—"

Slapping himself on the thigh, he quickly stood up and held the glass urn in both hands. While smiling and turning slightly, he added in a loud voice, "I didn't expect such a simple thing before. If you want to retaliate, there is no need to fight Zhang Shuo. Instead, it should be done the opposite, maybe killing two birds with one stone! ”

"How do you do the opposite?" Princess Taiping, who had been influenced by her mother since she was a child, was extremely fascinated by political maneuvers, and immediately put away her tears and urged in a low voice.

"You mobilize your people to scream for Zhang Qian, and the louder the better!" Wu Youji handed the glazed fish urn to his left hand, and his right hand gently raised his index finger, stabbing like a sword in mid-air, "In this way, even if the surname Zhang doesn't want to pursue the murderer with great fanfare, he can't help it." And Brother Huang, he must be reluctant to let people hurt An Le, and he will definitely turn the big thing into a small thing as soon as possible, and turn the small thing into a small thing. In this way, even if you leave more flaws outside, you will be smashed by the royal brother together! ”

"This just solved the hidden danger for me, and it didn't hurt the two surnamed Zhang?" Princess Taiping didn't seem to understand when she heard it, and frowned and asked.

"Have you forgotten the character of the imperial brother?!" Wu Youji quickly looked around, and his voice suddenly became extremely low, "No matter how excited the crowd is outside, he is reluctant to move a single hair." He's just going to try his best to mash the paste! ”

And after pounding the paste, he will inevitably feel guilty about Zhang Qian. An Le has never suffered a loss since he was a child, and after that, he will inevitably find out why Zhou Jianliang happened to get together with Zhang Qian. The clues you can find today, An Le will definitely be able to find out at that time?! ”

"After finding out, can An Le not go to the royal brother to make trouble? With the temperament of the emperor's brother, he found out that Zhang Shuo dug a pit for his daughter in advance, would he let Zhang Shuo go? And Zhang Qian will definitely be suspected by him. ”

After a pause, he laughed and was ruthless, "With the temperament of the imperial brother, he has a guilty conscience, and he begins to doubt Zhang Qian's loyalty, and he definitely wishes never to see this person again." At that time, you will follow my idea last time, and gently push ......"

The left hand was accidentally unstable, and the glazed fish urn fell to the ground. "Whoa!" Fell to pieces.

The red-scaled fish, which was swimming happily before, struggled desperately among the glass slag. But the body was pierced by the glass slag, and the blood and water quickly mixed together, bright as fire.

"Gao Ming, Husband's trick is really clever! Ten times better than that Cui Xiang! Princess Taiping turned a blind eye to the struggling red-scaled fish on the ground and jumped up excitedly.

When the words fell, she suddenly realized that she shouldn't have preceded Cui Yu's name in front of Wu Youji, and suddenly, she felt so embarrassed.

And that Wu Youji, as if he didn't know who Cui Yu was, shook his head with a smile, "Okay, it's good to be useful to you, don't be angry." It's not worth it to be angry about a small thing for this! You rest, I'll call someone to come in and clean up the glass slag. ”

After that, he quickly turned around, and before Princess Taiping could keep him, Shi Shiran walked out of the door.

Note: In the first two chapters, I accidentally wrote Princess Anle as Princess Jincheng, sorry. has changed.