Chapter 92: A Miracle
The wrath of the horseman, the bleeding of five steps, the world is vegetarian. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The wrath of the Son of Heaven, millions of corpses, bleeding thousands of miles.
This time, Yang Lian really angered the Son of Heaven, if the Son of Heaven just wanted to give Yang Lian a little punishment at the beginning, but more than ten days have passed, and the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard still strictly prohibit the personnel of the Yang Mansion from going out, let alone outsiders wanting to enter the Yang Mansion. The spies sent by King Yan never got the news of Yang's mansion, however, King Yan also had his own channels, through other means, King Yan learned that King Qi was worried, and Princess Huairou once entered the palace and asked the Son of Heaven for mercy, but Li Jing refused fiercely, and even Princess Huairou was gone.
The sudden change in the direction of the wind, many people in Jinling City saw it, they observed the situation, Yang Lian fell out of favor, should he fall into the well or send charcoal in the snow? This is related to the future of many people, Fu Jinzhan's father Fu Yanqing, Wu Yueguo's old Qian Hongyu, Qian Wenfeng and others are all watching the situation, and each has different thoughts.
Among these people, Guo Rong is the most cautious, he already knows Yang Lian's actions at the court meeting, but what makes him wonder is why Yang Lian is so bold and actually beats people at the court meeting, which is too arrogant. Yang Lian's temper is very strange, sometimes very indifferent, sometimes very impulsive, but no matter what, he seems to be planning and then acting, so Guo Rong feels that this matter is not so simple.
But what's the secret? Guo Rong couldn't guess it, and King Yan couldn't grasp the deeper content, so everything was empty talk. Of course, the performance of King Qi's side proved something, which made Guo Rong feel slightly at ease, and Yang Lian's setback at this time was undoubtedly an extremely significant change, and he might be able to change the situation between them.
Guo Rong was wandering on the street with Zhao Kuangyin, Shi Shouxin and others that day, and suddenly, Zhao Kuangyin pointed ahead, Guo Rong looked at it and couldn't help laughing, it turned out to be Qian Chengli. After the fall of Wu Yueguo, the Qian family was rewarded, some became regimental training envoys, some became generals, and some were hung up as civilians. Of course, basically they don't have any real power, especially Qian Hongyu and Qian Wenfeng, who are just hanging on to their positions.
Qian Chengli got his father's instructions, since he arrived in Jinling, he has been very low-key, and he rarely goes out, after all, he once secretly became brothers with Guo Rong and Li Hongji, no matter what the purpose was at that time, now the situation is different, Qian Chengli does not want to be involved with the two. Whether it is Guo Rong or Li Hongji, for the Qian family, it is a hot potato, and it cannot be touched.
But Qian Chengli didn't expect that he still met Guo Rong. Guo Rong had a smile on his face and an indescribable kindness. Qian Chengli sometimes has to admit that Guo Rong is a very attractive person, even Zhao Kuangyin next to him, but no matter how attractive he is, Qian Chengli can't take the future of the family to Bo.
Guo Rong came to Qian Chengli's side, smiled, and said, "Third brother, I finally saw you again." ”
Qian Chengli squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "Big brother, I haven't seen you for a while, but you still have the same demeanor." ”
Guo Rong laughed, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Guo Rong invited Qian Chengli to drink, Qian Chengli just wanted to refuse, but was dragged away by Guo Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and others also followed, a group of people walked up to the restaurant, ordered wine and food, and began to eat and drink.
Guo Rong felt that Yang Lian had destroyed Wu Yueguo, Qian Chengli must hate him to the core, and besides, he was a righteous brother, Guo Rong hoped to win over Qian Chengli and deal with Yang Lian together. However, Qian Chengli refused on the grounds that the Qian family was no longer what it used to be and had no real power.
Guo Rong said that Qian Chengli was like an impermeable wall, and he never agreed. Everyone was full of food and drink, and then they left the restaurant drunk and went home. As soon as Qian Chengli left, Guo Rong shook his head, looking energetic, where was half drunk?
"Lord Wang, this money is not allowed to enter the oil and salt." Zhao Kuangyin said.
Guo Rong smiled and said: "It's okay, the Qian family has just lost the country, Qian Chengli is dissatisfied, resentful, or jealous in his heart, it is understandable, take your time, don't worry, the time in Jinling is still very long, he will take refuge in me one day." ”
Qian Chengli returned to the mansion, looking like he had something on his mind, to be honest, Guo Rong's statement made him a little moved, but he also knew that he couldn't ignore the interests of the family. At the same time, he was still a little dissatisfied with Guo Rong in his heart, when Wu Yueguo was the most dangerous, Guo Rong did not contribute at all, such a big brother was clearly untrustworthy.
Qian Wenfeng was teasing the birds in the garden, and when he saw the second son coming in, he asked, "Chengli, what's wrong with you?" ”
"No, not really." Qian Chengli shook his head, but his sparkling gaze still betrayed him.
Qian Wenfeng is such a shrewd person, and said: "Chengli, if you want to hide it from your father, it's impossible." Did you meet that guy and complain a lot about him? ”
"That person?" Qian Chengli shook his head, not knowing who his father was talking about.
Qian Wenfeng patted his head, put down the birdcage, and said, "It won't be him, he is being imprisoned by the Son of Heaven, it can only be someone else, Chengli, who have you met?" ”
Seeing that he couldn't hide it from his father, Qian Chengli had to admit that he met Guo Rong today, and when he said this, Qian Wenfeng frowned. He knows very well who Guo Rong is, and the Qian family can't have anything to do with Guo Rong, otherwise the family will be finished.
After Qian Wenfeng told his second son a few words, he left with the birdcage, muttering in his heart, because this time the time was very unusual, and he didn't see through it for the time being, since he couldn't see through it, it would be far away. In troubled times, you can't get rights, but at least you have to keep your wealth.
No matter what the situation outside the palace is, Li Jing is still unmoved, he is waiting for news from Yang Lian, he believes that Yang Lian, this time can bring him greater results, if Shu can border Datang, he can make full use of Shu's grain to meet the needs of Datang.
At the beginning, Li Jing wanted Yang Lian to take Jiangling, but Yang Lian persuaded him that Jiangling is important, but it is not easy to defend between several forces, but it will waste the grain and grass of the Tang Dynasty, and the best result is that Jiangling falls into the hands of the Shu people, so that the Shu State that occupies Jiangling always threatens Liu Yan of Chu and Xiangyang of Zhou, in this situation, Guo Wei will definitely send troops to take Jiangling, and the two countries will fight endlessly.
If the Zhou State obtained Jiangling, or Gao Baorong still maintained the status of a vassal state, then this war would soon be over, and it was for this reason that Yang Lian would strongly advocate sending troops.
Li Jing is worried that Yang Lian is not leading many troops, how can he get the most benefit from this disturbance? Li Jing paced in the garden and thought, he hoped that Yang Lian could succeed, so this time, could Yang Lian still succeed?
Gao Ze walked over quickly and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yan asks to see you." ”
After all, it is his own son, Li Jing nodded when he heard this, and said, "Bring him to see me." Li Jing thought to himself, King Yan must have come for the marriage with Emperor Zhou E, after all, compared with Princess Huairou's dowry, King Yan is really much shabby, but none of this money is given by Li Jing, a considerable part of it is Yang Lian's own pocket, King Yan has no money, that is also a matter of no way, who calls the treasury empty now?
Li Hongji soon came over under the leadership of Gao Ze, who stood behind Li Jing with his hands down, silent.
"Father, father, you have to be the master of your son." Li Hongji said.
"King Yan, what happened to make you fuss?" Li Jing asked in a deep voice.
Li Hongji said: "Father, someone wants to assassinate the child. ”
Li Jing was stunned for a moment, flicked his sleeves, and said angrily: "Who dares to be so bold." ”
"Erchen didn't know that last night, someone sneaked into Yanwang's mansion and killed several of Erchen's house slaves, and their deaths were extremely tragic." Li Hongji said.
Li Jing said angrily: "How did Dali Temple get it, the security of the capital has actually reached this point. ”
Li Hongji said: "Erchen has already told Dali Siqing Xiao Siqing that he will solve the case as soon as possible." ”
"Humph!" Li Jing snorted coldly, very dissatisfied with Xiao Yan in his heart, at this time a palace maid hurriedly ran over, with a look of horror on her face, and when she arrived at Li Jing's side, she knelt down with a "poof" and said, "Your Majesty, something happened to the queen's mother." ”
"What happened to the Queen Mother?" Li Hongji hurriedly asked.
The palace maid's face turned pale, and she stammered: "Today, today there is one less palace maid, and the queen mother sent the slaves and maids to look for it, no, unexpectedly, in the backyard, I saw that the palace maid was killed." ”
Li Jing's face changed slightly, he stopped talking, and hurriedly left, Li Hongji and Gao Ze hurriedly followed, and the palace maid got up, ignoring the soil on her body, and stumbled behind her.
In the harem, Queen Zhong's face was calm, and she quietly looked at the corpse in front of her, this palace maid's name is Xiu'er, she is a person who serves in her identity, and she has always been very valued by the queen. Xiu'er has always been very diligent and gets up early, but today, she didn't show up until noon, and asked the palace maids who were familiar with her, and they all said that they didn't see her.
Empress Zhong found out that something was wrong, so she sent someone to look for it, and the palace maids searched for a while, and finally found the body of the palace maid in the corner of the Yeting Palace, in an overgrown place. Xiu'er was disheveled, and her death was extremely horrifying, her hair was disheveled, her eyes were bulging, her tongue was sticking out, and blood was flowing from her mouth and nose.
On Xiu'er's neck, there are several obvious strangulation marks, which are thick finger prints, it is obvious that Xiu'er was strangled to death, and this person must be a man, especially Xiu'er was humiliated before she died, which proves this even more. But here's the problem, in the Yeting Palace, except for the palace maids, they are eunuchs, if there are men, they can only be Praetorian Guard soldiers, but can these soldiers do such a thing?
"Your Majesty has arrived!" Gao Ze shouted loudly, waking up Queen Zhong who was thinking.
Empress Zhong stood up, walked a few steps, knelt down, and the palace maids behind her also knelt down.
"The concubines greet Your Majesty." Empress Zhong said.
Li Jing walked up quickly, pulled up Queen Zhong, looked up and down, and said, "Zitong, didn't you have an accident?" What exactly is uncomfortable? ”
Empress Zhong smiled and said, "It was she who had an accident, Xiu'er, the concubine was fine, she was just frightened, and now she is fine." ”
When Li Jing heard this, his heart was a little relieved, but there was a fire surging in his heart, who dared to be so bold? He walked a few steps and couldn't help but be startled when he saw Xiu'er's death.
"What the hell is going on?" Li Jing asked.
Empress Zhong explained carefully, Li Jing looked at the palace maid who reported the news, snorted coldly, and said, "Talking nonsense, come here, drag it out to play fifty boards." Give her a long memory. ”
"Your Majesty, leave this matter to the concubines to deal with." Empress Zhong pointed to the palace maid, and the palace maid who reported the news collapsed to the ground at this time, looking like six gods and no owner, and had forgotten to beg for mercy.
"That's fine." Li Jing agreed, the matter of this palace maid is a small matter, and Xiu'er's matter is a big thing. It is terrible that someone dares to commit murder in the palace.
"Xuan Liu Yanzhen came to see me." Li Jing had a gloomy face, Liu Yanzhen was responsible for the security of the imperial city, and now that this incident happened, he couldn't get out of it.
Gao Ze responded and left in a hurry.
At this time, Li Hongji was looking at the dead Xiu'er curiously, he carefully observed it for a while, and said, "Father, if this happens in the harem, I'm afraid it will no longer be safe." ”
Li Jing was silent, this matter is indeed a big deal, the harem is so unsafe, doesn't it mean that his life is not guaranteed?
Li Hongji said: "Father, someone is dangerous in the palace, maybe he can leave any clues, and his son is willing to patrol the sentry to see if he can find any clues." ”
Li Jing shook his head and refused, this kind of thing is not for King Yan to do.
Since his father did not agree, Li Hongji did not continue, and waited quietly with his hands on the side.
After waiting for about half a pillar of incense, Liu Yanzhen hurried over under the leadership of Gao Ze, Liu Yanzhen already knew the reason for the incident, and he was very frightened about it.
"Wechen has seen Your Majesty." Liu Yanzhen said, his voice trembled slightly, as the general of the forbidden army, something happened to the imperial city, and he had a responsibility that he couldn't shirk.
"Humph!" Li Jing slowly stood up, looked at Liu Yanzhen carefully, and said, "Liu Aiqing, you are the old minister of the first emperor, and I am also very dependent on you, so I will hand over the imperial city to you, but look at you, how did you do it?" The harem actually died, and it was humiliated to death! What a shame is this for me? I want to know, who dares to be so bold? ”
"Wei, Weichen must investigate this matter thoroughly!" Liu Yanzhen said hurriedly, the sweat on her forehead kept coming out.
"Thorough investigation? How to investigate thoroughly? I suspect that this matter was done by the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard, Liu Yanzhen, will you tolerate the adulterer? Li Jing asked.
Liu Yanzhen hurriedly said: "Weichen doesn't dare!" ”
"Hey, don't dare? Don't dare to do the best, I give you three days to catch the murderer, if you can't catch the murderer, you will come to see you! Li Jing shouted.
"Oh, Weichen obeys!" Liu Yanzhen had to bite the bullet and set up a military order, he was not allowed to think about it at this time, otherwise the head would fall to the ground at any time, but he didn't know how to investigate this case.
"Don't go down yet, remember, I'm only giving you three days!" Li Jing said with a sneer.
"Wechen obeys, obeys!" Liu Yanzhen stood up, bowed and retreated, until he walked out of the door, then turned around and ran, time was running out, he had to hurry! Otherwise, this guy who eats will be gone.