There is a way to lose the harvest of the east corner of the mulberry elm, although there was something wrong in the matter of Tan Yuan, the eunuch of the East Factory, but Lu Jin's design for Shi Heng still achieved results.

When the relevant confession files of this case were handed over to the two yamen of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and were read by those civil officials, it really provoked the Manchu officials to be angry with Shi Heng, and the impeachment of him was like snowflakes from the General Administration Department to the palace, and in just two days, the desk of the Son of Heaven was filled with relevant bullet seals.

Originally, there was a gap between the civil and military, and Shi Heng has always been arrogant, relying on his previous merits and the favor of the Son of Heaven to never take his colleagues in the DPRK and China in his eyes, and offended many people.

Although the officials of the DPRK and China were also dissatisfied with Lu Zhen in the past, and always held their hearts to deal with him, his background was still a civilian official after all. Now that Lu Zhen was actually framed by a border general and some traitors in the court, the courtiers naturally quickly stood on his side and helped him deal with Shi Henglai.

In the face of so many impeachments, persuading himself to severely punish Shi Heng with the law of the country, the common people were angry, even if the emperor had the heart to protect Shi Heng, he felt a little powerless. And in fact, the emperor was also quite dissatisfied with Shi Heng in his heart, and it was only because of the safety and stability of the border areas that he was not in a hurry to convict him, so he asked Lu Zhen to put the matter on hold first.

But now, Shi Heng is obviously guilty of public anger, and he has left such a big handle, and the emperor is no longer good at defending him. So after some thought, Zhu Qiyu finally made a compromise, and immediately issued an order to send people to Datong, and first transferred Shi Heng, who had been guarding the border area for many years, back to Beijing in the name of returning to Beijing to report on his work.

This is also a matter of no way, after all, Shi Heng has been guarding the border pass for many years, so he will naturally cultivate many subordinate soldiers, if he directly sends people to get people, it is likely to attract the dissatisfaction and rebellion of these border troops, resulting in the loss of the border pass. For the sake of safety, the only way to do this is to recall people back to the capital first, and then dispose of them.

For such a result, Lu Zhen is naturally happy to see it, even if there is no conspiracy against him this time, he and Shi Heng have already formed an indissoluble grudge. Although the two of them rarely have any conflicts head-on because of the relationship between one inside and one outside, in fact, both parties want each other to disappear from this world. That's why Shi Heng, together with Xu Youzhen and others, set up such a game to trap Lu Jin, and Lu Zhen resolutely disclosed his crimes to the court regardless of the feelings of the Son of Heaven.

In this regard, the Son of Heaven naturally felt a little uncomfortable, and later complained about Lu Jin, but Lu Zhen did not regret this. Because he knew that he wanted to get rid of Shi Heng not only for himself, but also for prevention. Because he is the only one in the world who knows that in the near future, there will be a coup d'état in the city of Beijing, which is rare in history, and the leader of this is Shi Heng.

It's a pity that these reasons can't be come up with now, and Lu Zhen can only admit his mistake, saying that he was negligent for a while, so he handed over the file about Shi Heng to the Criminal Department. Of course, it is not known whether the emperor will accept this pretext of his.

But the effect of this is still quite good, at least it brings Shi Heng into the difficult situation of being convicted, just wait for him to return to Beijing, and then plan, maybe he can really take away all his military power, and the biggest hidden danger for the imperial court will be eliminated.

For such a result, Lu Zhen is still quite satisfied. Although the mystery of Tan Yuan's death still haunts him, this kind of thing can still be put aside for now, and only after Shi Heng is cleaned up.

But what he didn't know was that just when he thought he was in control and felt that he could take the situation firmly into his own hands, the real danger was looming little by little. Because he clearly ignored a real threat......

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Cao Jixiang has become more and more diligent and low-key in the past few days, except for training the men and horses under the Imperial Horse Supervisor, he has hardly left the barracks.

In the eyes of others, his performance was truly impeccable, and an excellent example of loyalty to the king. But only he knew in his heart that he was afraid of being seen something, so he had to hide in the military camp of the Imperial Horse Supervisor and practice hard.

This calculation against Lu Zhen would end up so dismal, which was really much beyond his expectations. Those officials who were on the same front as him fell into the hands of Jinyiwei one by one, which made him even more uncomfortable, for fear that those people would not be able to withstand the torture from Jinyiwei and confess themselves.

Yes, in this conspiracy against Lu Jin, the person who is most hidden is our Cao Jixiang and Cao Gonggong.

Whether in public or private, he is the one who most desperately wants to get rid of Lu Jin.

Yu Gong, he had already helped the Emperor Zhu Qizhen, who was imprisoned in Nangong, to restore, so he didn't put a lot of thought into it, and even conspired to move Xu Chengzong, who was far away in Nanjing. But in the end, Lu Jin, who went there by chance, broke the game, which made Zhu Qizhen's situation more and more difficult, and the people guarding him became more and more careful.

After that failure, Cao Jixiang had already realized one thing - Lu Jin, who had mastered the Jinyi Wei secret agent system, would be the biggest obstacle to achieving his wishes. So for this purpose, he had to eradicate Lu Zhen first.

Yu privately, Cao Jixiang remembers very clearly that it was Lu Jin's cooperation that killed his godfather Cao Rui today. It is precisely because of them that they have suffered enough in the past few years, and they almost died in this palace. Such a grudge, of course, he wants to repay it.

Therefore, when there was such an opportunity to get rid of Lu Zhen in one fell swoop, Cao Jixiang made a move. For this reason, he even did not hesitate to say that Tan Yuan, who moved the East Factory, took the risk of sending people to Suzhou to destroy the evidence useful to Lu Jin.

It's a pity that all this fell short after all...... Lu Zhen not only quickly exonerated himself, but also quickly arrested many officials related to the case. After knowing this, Cao Jixiang was really surprised, because he knew very well that once the other party really got the evidence of his involvement in the case, he would be completely finished.

So he could only take risks again and let Dongchang send Nei Ying, who had been hiding in the Zhenfu Division, to kill the people who fell into the hands of Jinyiwei. Subsequently, he was worried that Tan Yuan, who had been exposed, would also implicate himself and force the other party to commit suicide.

Although he has done a lot and killed all the characters who may touch him, Cao Jixiang's heart is still full of uneasiness. Especially when he learned that Lu Zhen had set his target on Shi Heng again, he was even more panicked. Because Shi Heng also has a very close relationship with himself, once he falls into the hands of Jinyiwei, he is likely to recruit himself, and without the help of Dongchang, he will not be able to preemptively kill him as before.

"No, I can't sit still. But what else can I do in this situation? Cao Jixiang walked back and forth in his barracks uneasily, but he couldn't come up with an accurate idea for a while.

He has received definite news that the Son of Heaven has issued an order to summon Shi Heng back to the court to report on his work, and what kind of situation he will face once he returns, Cao Jixiang naturally knows it after many years in the palace. Even if the Son of Heaven still has some trust in Shi Heng, it is difficult to completely protect him under the pressure of the ministers.

As for Shi Heng's person, in order to protect himself at that time, he might have sold himself directly and made a contribution. Thinking of this, Cao Jixiang's face changed greatly: "I must not watch things become like this, I must come up with a proper idea." What to do? ”

After pacing and thinking for more than an hour, Cao Jixiang's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he gritted his teeth: "Since it has reached such a point, I can't say that I can only take another risk." As long as he, Shi Heng, was prepared, those people in the court would not dare to do anything to him. And as long as he can protect himself, he will naturally not betray me. What's more, I taught him this news and method, and he must not be ungrateful! ”

With his mind set up, he quickly returned to the desk, picked up a pen and paper, and quickly wrote a letter. Then he came to the barracks, beckoned one of his closest relatives to him: "Huang Feng, you will take this letter, secretly go to Datong, Shanxi, and hand it over to General Shi Hengshi." Remember, you have to travel day and night and get there as soon as possible, otherwise if you let the people of the court take the lead, our family will be completely finished. ”

This subordinate named Huang Feng has been following Cao Jixiang since he entered the Imperial Horse Prison, and has already become his confidant. Hearing such an order, there was no surprise, and he quickly put the letter away closely, and then he handed it over: "Father-in-law, don't worry, the villain will set off now, and he will definitely hand over this letter to General Shi before the people of the court rush to Datong." ”

"Okay, then I'll leave everything to you." Cao Jixiang solemnly patted the other party's shoulder: "As long as this matter is done well, our family will be worthy of your brother in the future." As long as our family can succeed, it will be indispensable to your benefits. ”

When Huang Feng heard this assurance, his face also showed excitement. Originally, he was just a low-level officer in the Imperial Horse Prison, but it was precisely because of Gonggong Cao that he could have today's success. Now that there is such a future in front of him, he naturally wants to go all out.

At that moment, after saying goodbye to Cao Jixiang, Huang Feng immediately rushed to the stable, selected two horses, took the relevant survey, and galloped away.

This way, as Cao Jixiang ordered, he almost didn't make any rest, constantly changing horses and hurrying, day and night, plus he picked a few shortcuts, and actually arrived at the border city of Datong before the Xuanzhi Qincha, who left the capital earlier than him.

With the seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, he also met Shi Heng smoothly. It wasn't until he handed Cao Jixiang's handwritten letter to Shi Heng that he put his mind at ease, fell headlong, and passed out.