At this time, Gu Chen hurriedly came to the lotus pond in the backyard, and Wang Li followed.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, General Wang has arrived."

Xihuan's face sank, and he swept towards Wang Li, and then asked:

"General Wang, have you ever revealed the matter of Yongxing City to Bailiyan!"

Wang Li was shocked, he had just learned that Yongxing City had been exposed, and where could he leak such secrets.

"Your Royal Highness, the minister did not reveal a few words to Bailiyan, and this matter is very important, the minister only knows one and does not know the other, where can he reveal it to Bailiyan."

"Then how did he know so well!"

"The minister doesn't know, maybe it's a salty spy or a royal guest, even if he gives the minister a hundred dares, the minister doesn't dare to reveal a word of confidentiality."

At this time, Ji Jinsheng stepped forward and said:

"Your Royal Highness, General Wang Li categorically will not reveal the news to Baili Yan, and he does not know the details, this time Bai Li Yan's layout is extremely precise, and his subordinates think that he has already discovered the truth, and Changsun Guo has always acted secretly, it is difficult to say that this matter is not leaked by Changsun Guo."

"Really?"

Xihuan asked rhetorically, and Ji Jinsheng nodded affirmatively:

"It should be. General Wang's sister is the queen, if General Wang also betrays the king, who can believe this Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs. ”

Xihuan has always been obsessed with Wang Li, the assassination of Bailiyan was handled by Wang Li himself, after the East Window incident, the result was that he recognized the wrong person, but he also deduced that Xihuan did not recognize it.

This time there was another leak, and it was difficult for Xihuan to believe that Wang Li had no problem, but he had to believe it, after all, Wang Rui was her brother and sister-in-law, the queen of the Jin Dynasty, and Wang Li had no reason to betray the Jin Kingdom inside and out.

After thinking for a moment, reining in the ferocity on his face, Xihuan said:

"That's it, this matter is not about the palace, maybe as General Ji said, it is caused by the secret agent of the Xianren and the eldest grandson country. Now that the matter has come to this, the palace has to commit itself to the king of Xian to ask for guilt, in order to find a way out, and immediately prepare a car for the palace. ”

"No!"

For the sake of status, Xihuan finally abandoned her noble self-esteem, and took a car to the palace to personally "plead guilty" to King Xian.

At this time, Bailiyan had already returned to the city and went straight to Chenghong Palace. The confrontation between Baiguan and King Xian eventually evolved into a mutual attack between the compromise faction and conservatives such as Ding Yanghou and Li Xu.

Some say that the communiqué is rumor-mongering and slander, while others say that it is true. All in all, the division of interests at this moment is clear and clear, for the sake of their own interests, some people do not hesitate to go into battle shirtless, and do not need any cover up and hide.

"Minister, Baili Yan see the king!" Baili Yan Hall shouted outside, and said as he walked: "The shameless treacherous plot of the King of Jin has now been made public, and his soldiers will retreat soon, and the minister congratulates the king on surrendering the soldiers of the Jin people without a fight!" ”

Baili Yan shouted loudly, and the voice spread to every corner of the inner hall, and the officials and ministers looked at each other, and some people were jealous, but they didn't dare to speak up at all. When King Xian heard the news, he got up and left the bed, and walked three steps in front of Baili Yan, and his face was already happy:

"The widowed Marquis of Yongxing, tell me how the King of Jin is!"

"King Qiyu, the king of Jin learned that the treacherous plot was exposed, and he was angry and wanted to kill the ministers and then quickly, and even did not hesitate to attack my capital, in order to calm the hatred in his heart, but the ministers sat paralyzed on the ground without color in a few words, thinking that they would retire soon."

"Okay, okay, hehaha...... The ambition of the wolf son of the Jin people once lost face, and the widow saw what face he would have in the future to win the trust of the princes. ”

"What the king said is extremely true, the eldest grandson and the Jin State conspired to use the name of the alliance to map my Yongxing treasure land, which is a shameless and despicable act without faith and righteousness, and preaching it at home will make the world shameful."

Before the words fell, someone among the hundred officials spoke:

"King, you can't believe the exaggerated words, otherwise it will be a misguided country!"

"It was Dr. Tan." Baili Yan said as she walked up to Tan Le and said, "How does Doctor Tan know that what Ben Hou said is all exaggeration, did Tan say it with his own eyes, or did he see it with his own eyes, huh?" ”

"The Jin State smelts only 100,000 catties of iron a year, how can the Xianguo produce 1.3 million catties of iron a year, isn't it nonsense!"

At this time, the prince on the side said:

"Father, son-in-law also think that Yongxing City's annual output of 1.3 million catties of iron is too exaggerated, and it is necessary to verify it immediately to set the record straight."

"Oh, the prince also thinks that Yongxing City can't produce 1.3 million catties of iron a year?" King Xian asked rhetorically.

"Yes, Erchen thinks that the domestic iron of Jin is only 100,000 catties, and before the construction of Yongxing City, the annual iron output of Xianguo was only more than 20,000 catties at most, and only a few thousand catties when it was young. If it is spread out, it will inevitably make the princes of the world laugh. ”

"Yes, the widow is also worried." King Xian's words were sarcastic, his eyes swept at the prince beside him, and then looked at Bailiyan and continued: "Marquis Yongxing, the prince and the hundred officials don't believe it, what should I do!" ”

"King Qiyu, Dr. Tan doesn't even know the geometry of iron smelting in the Jin Kingdom in a year, how do you know the iron production of my Xianguo, the prince is deceived by it and doesn't know, it's understandable, or this marquis tells you."

"Well, Yongxing Hou will talk about it, the widow is also wondering how the iron production of this Jin country is, how the iron production of the widow is, why the king of Jin and the eldest grandson country are so despicable and obscene, and cut off the foundation of my Xian country."

"Obey orders!" After a little salute, Bailiyan came to the middle of the inner hall and said loudly: "According to Benhou's investigation, in the past two years, the annual output of the Jin State Iron has been around 220,000 catties, and before that, it was only 1780,000 catties. If the Jin people only have 100,000 catties of iron, Dr. Tan wants to let the Jin people go to the northwest wind.

As for doubts about whether Yongxing City can produce 1.3 million catties of iron per year, Ben Hou can tell you responsibly that Master Duan Songzhi, the head of the Ligong faction, Master Cheng Jiyuan of the left gate, Master Bao Ning of the right gate, and Mr. Su Fangyi, the master of the imperial guest army, can all prove it. And the Ligong faction will move into Yongxing in the near future to prepare for the construction of the main hall, if it is not for the approval of the Ligong faction, how can it move to the territory of Yongxing City. ”

"Even so, Yongxing alone has 1.3 million catties of iron, so isn't it more than the entire Central Plains!" Tan Ledao

"Then can Doctor Tan tell Benhou, if it weren't for the Jin people who knew that Yongxing produced 1.3 million catties of iron, why did they want to try my Yongxing, and why did the Changsun Kingdom attack my Yongxing Port today, could it be that I am the king of Wudao!"

"This ......"

Tan Le was speechless, and Bai Liyan said sarcastically:

"It seems that Dr. Tan has nothing to say. That being the case, I beg the king to make an edict to all the people concerning the events of the day, so that the matter may be set to the test. ”

"Okay, the widow is allowed to play, and the long history is high."

"The minister is here."

"In the name of the widow and the crown prince, immediately draft a document to inform the world about the siege of the Jin Kingdom today, and be sure to explain the ins and outs, so that the truth will be revealed, so that the world will not be deceived by the Jin people."

"Obey."

King Xian only mentioned the Jin Kingdom and did not mention the eldest grandson, not that the eldest grandson could not be provoked, but that the attack on Yongxing City was unreasonable.

Second, the Xian State relied heavily on the shipping channel from the Changsun State to the West Sea, and third, the main contradiction was the Jin State, not the Changsun State, and the purpose of extinguishing its arrogance was to achieve it.

Fourth, the eldest grandson is the self-proclaimed leader of the alliance, and has been instructed by Liang Guo, and it is still necessary to see the owner to beat the dog, and now Liang Guo's hat is still needed, and he can't beat the rabbit with grass and hurt the authority of Liang Tianzi.

Based on the above four points, we can't push Changsun Guo too quickly, and being in a hurry is not conducive to the future political pattern and commercial interests.

The picture is refreshing for a while, and sooner or later you will have to pay for the pleasure of the day.

Subdued the ministers, King Xian issued an order to disperse the hundred officials, leaving only the prince, Gao Xun, Bailiyan, Dingyang Marquis, Yushi Dafu, Sidian and others to participate in politics.

After the hundred officials retreated, King Xian looked at Li Xu:

"Doctor Goshi."

"The minister is here."

"Lord Li has seen it all today?"

King Xian's words have a deep meaning, and Li Xu understands:

"The ministers have seen it."

"How to do it, no one needs to say more."

"I understand."

"It's good to understand, Marquis Dingyang."

"What does the king command?"

"This matter is jointly handled by you and the Sima Mansion of the Chengfu of the Commander of the Commandery and the City of Chenling, the Associate Imperial History Mansion and the Sidian."

"This ......" Marquis Ding Yang's face was embarrassed, and he hesitated for a moment and said: "King, the captain is in charge of military intelligence and internal affairs, I'm afraid this is not appropriate." ”

"Didn't the widow let the Lingling County Government and the City Government Sima Mansion jointly organize it, if the widow remembers correctly, Lu Jing is your Dingyang Marquis, can he obey the dispatch of the county government?"

"I know."

Ding Yang Hou lost power for many years, can occupy a place in the cabinet, are backed by Jiangdong, Suidang, Beihai three counties of Haoqiang, the interests of the nobles, after the Yongxing incident, the original bridge between the interests of the contradictions and relations surfaced, King Xian borrowed Li Xu's hand, to rectify the object of Ding Yang Hou under the wing of a part of the people.

Taking advantage of this Yongxing Incident, not only did the Marquis of Ding Yang have nothing to say, but also used the hands of the Marquis of Ding Yang to eradicate some local magnates and powerful interest groups, so as to achieve the purpose of weakening the local government, excluding dissidents, and consolidating centralized power.

The subtle change in King Xian's attitude couldn't help but make Bai Liyan vigilant, in his impression, in the three years of the Gongsun Yue incident, King Xian's temperament changed gently, and he had never been more vigorous in internal affairs in recent years.

However, since ten years ago, King Xian's temperament has changed greatly, and in the last few years after returning to China, he has become even more intense than before.

While weakening the local area and cracking down on the powerful, he also did not forget to beware of Bailiyan and Ding Yanghou, who can be described as the right-hand men of their closest relatives, which can't help but make people feel faintly uneasy and afraid.

Commanding Marquis Ding Yang and Li Xu, King Xian's eyes fell on the crown prince Jiang Yu:

"Prince, what does the prince think of today's events?"

The prince had no master in his heart, his forehead was sweating profusely, and he held back for a long time and bowed and said:

"Father... Father, the matter of Yongxing should also be carefully investigated and explained to the princes of the world. ”

King Xian's eyes were cold, and anger rose and fell on his face:

"Check carefully, the prince wants the princes of the world to check carefully, right?"

"No, no, that's not what Erchen meant."

"What does that mean?"

King Xian shouted loudly, and his face suddenly turned black to the bottom. The prince was shocked, and Ai Ai was incoherent and didn't know what to do, and at this time, Gao Xun stepped forward and said:

"The king, this time the Jin Kingdom attacked me Yongxing with a thunderous force, and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were caught off guard, and the prince was unprepared.

"The minister thinks what the tall man said is." Bai Liyan agreed: "This matter came suddenly, the prince didn't know about it, and the king blamed the prince for this, which is a bit biased." ”

"Gao Aiqing and Yongxing Hou think so?"

King Xian asked, Baili Yan said:

"The minister thinks that the conspiracy is in the shadows and is not known to outsiders, so he who does not know is not guilty. The crown prince didn't know that the Jin State was plotting, and the King of Jin suddenly attacked with the power of thunder, and he couldn't deal with it in a hurry. The minister also prepared secretly for several months, so that he could turn the danger into a disaster today, so as to measure the prince's mistakes, it was unfair, and he asked the king to learn from it. ”

(End of chapter)