At the same time that Li Jinzhong visited Ning Xiangxuan at night, Zhang Liang rushed to Qingning Palace in a hurry.

Saying Shang Jing's name from He Shaosheng's mouth, Zhang Liang was overjoyed.

Although he is a military officer, he is not ignorant of the political pattern in the imperial court, the Zhang family and the Yang family are incompatible, since the recovery of the capital, the prince and his sister Empress Zhang, who have a close relationship with the Yang family, have been filthy.

Especially a year ago, the prince's younger brother, the heroic and warlike King Jianning, was killed for admonishing the queen to interfere in politics.

Shang Jing is in an important position in the East Palace, and he is a person who must not leave the prince's side, he is involved in a reverse case, and the prince may not be able to get out of it.

If he can remove the crown prince for the queen in one fell swoop this time, then he will be the first to do it, and it will not be too much to change him to a duke at that time.

Therefore, as soon as the interrogation was over, he told Li Jinzhong that he was unwell, and he did not bring a single entourage, so he quietly left the East Palace and went straight to Qingning Palace.

As soon as Zhang Liang stepped into the main hall of Qingning Palace, he was frightened by the scene in front of him: the main hall was brightly lit, the queen was sitting in the center, and Furong and Yang Quanyi, the deputy eunuch of the Inner Servant Province who had just arrived, were accompanying them on both sides, listening to the person sitting under him talking.

Zhang Liang fixed his eyes and saw that this person was Yu Chengen, who succeeded Jing Yuncong in charge of the front military affairs half a year ago.

When the queen saw Zhang Liang coming in, she didn't interrupt Yu Chengen, but just waved her hand and motioned for him to sit down on the side.

Zhang Liang hugged his fists and thanked the queen, sat down opposite Cheng En, and only heard Yu Cheng En say: "This time Tokyo has been gained and lost, the saint is furious, and he urgently summons the ministers to enter Beijing alone, and the ministers will still leave the elite magic camp under his command in the river, and the ministers take the liberty of speculating that most of them will choose another general to preside over the recovery of Tokyo, and even order the prince to conquer in person, it is not known." The mother has to do it early. ”

The queen asked Yang Quanyi: "Who else has the emperor seen today besides Lord Yu?" ”

Yang Quanyi bowed down and replied: "Back to Niangniang, the emperor felt unwell when he got up early today, and stayed in the Taiji Hall all day, accompanied only by Concubine Li. Nuchen was not present at the time because he accompanied Furong to move Wang's remains. ”

"In a critical time, what the emperor can think of is still Jing Yuncong!" The queen sighed lightly, and asked Yu Chengen again: "Does the emperor mean to transfer you to the East Road as a supervisor?" ”

Yu Chengen was nodding to Zhang Liang, listening to the queen's question, he hurriedly said: "This emperor didn't mention it, but he just asked the ministers to properly handle the affairs of the army after returning to Hezhong, and stabilize the army's mind, so as to prevent the northern road from being broken by the rebels again." ”

The queen said in a deep voice: "What happened in your army, and the emperor knew about it?" ”

Yu Chengen's face was embarrassed, and he replied a little reluctantly: "The generals of various armies are fighting for food, and there are often conflicts.

Ten days ago, Wei Bo's military officials in Tongzhou City mutinied, kidnapped the assassin envoy, and occupied the state city, thinking that someone had reported the matter to the emperor.

The emperor summoned his ministers to Beijing, under the pretext of asking his ministers about the recovery of Tokyo, but in fact, he scolded his ministers for their ineffective management of the army, and asked them to quell the mutiny as soon as possible. ”

The queen sneered: "Lord Yu, you can be regarded as an old soldier in the inner servants, the emperor entrusted you with the important task of the Nine Roads Guanjun, why can't you even control a small mutiny?" ”

Yu Chengen couldn't sit still any longer, got up and saluted: "The minister has ordered Fu Yi, the deputy envoy of Hebei Province, to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to suppress it, and it will be leveled in a few days." Please don't worry. ”

Furong suddenly interjected and asked, "What did Lord Yu say, but the original prince Zuowei led Fu Yi?" ”

Yu Chengen nodded and said: "Exactly, I suspect that he secretly played the incident of the mutiny in Tongzhou to the emperor." ”

When the queen saw Furong mention the crown prince, she looked at Zhang Liang with an anxious expression, as if she remembered something, so she instructed Yu Chengen: "As the chief general, how can you be suspicious of the soldiers in the army?" After returning to Hezhong, it is necessary to strictly manage the army, ensure the safety of the north road, and do not cause further trouble. Stand down. ”

Yu Chengen heard the four words of the incident, his heart was cold, and he didn't dare to say another word, so Nuo Nuo retreated repeatedly.

After the queen waited for Yu Chengen to walk away, she changed her smile and said to Zhang Liang: "The general has stood all night, and he is not sleepy until now, he is in a hurry to come to see me, is there anything wrong?" ”

Zhang Liangyi's belly words had already reached his throat, and he couldn't care about being embarrassed at this time, so he recounted in detail the experience of the night trial of He Shaosheng.

After listening to his words, the queen exchanged glances with Furong, and suddenly asked, "This palace wants to recommend you to lead the army to recover Tokyo, are you willing to go?" ”

Zhang Liang was confused by her question, and his eyes widened and shouted: "Niangniang, the minister has ordered someone to surround Shang Jing's residence, and he can be taken down by just waiting for Niangniang's decree." Why didn't the mother talk about it left and right? ”

The queen nodded at Fleur and said, "Fleur, come and tell him." ”

Furong replied, walked up to Zhang Liang, gave a salute, and said, "General, about the affairs of the East Palace, Niangniang has her own arrangements. Since He Shaosheng confessed to the Lord's envoy, no matter who that person was, and handed it over to Li Jinzhong for disposal, wouldn't it be better for the general to surround him and not arrest him? ”

Zhang Liang snorted angrily: "I don't understand, please explain it to the girl." ”

Furong looked at the queen, and after getting her approval, she continued: "The Xia family, as a remnant of the Yang Sect, has been dormant in the East Palace for several years, and its purpose is to stand by and help the prince ascend the throne as soon as possible, so as to restore the Yang family's control over the imperial court.

Fortunately, Jing Xuan's miscarriage made her appear prematurely, and the queen mother learned that in order to protect herself, she did not hesitate to take risks, and instigated the old maid of the Yang family, Wang Shi, to poison and stab the mother. This is the truth of the reversal case.

As for the so-called poison supplier He Shaosheng captured by the general, and Shang Jing, the chief envoy he confessed, they were all instructed by others to cover up for the Xia clan.

If we follow this line, although it is not difficult to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, there is a lack of evidence other than confessions.

Second, the Xia family has publicly revealed that the Wang family was drugged during his lifetime, and her statement has been verified under the auspices of the general, if the prince is involved too early, it will give the Xia family a chance to play on the topic.

At that time, they will hold on to the verification results and bite back, so not only is the prince's practice of finding someone to blame for the crime in the emperor's eyes just an emergency move to take care of the old feelings, and the prince can be safe, and the whole case will also be reversed, and they will lead him astray.

Therefore, Niangniang Shengming decided to simply put the line longer, and it was the best strategy to brake quietly and strike later. ”

Zhang Liang was not stupid, and immediately caught the flaw in Furong's words: "You said that the Xia family is the real murderer, then you just have to arrest her for the first trial, why is it so troublesome?" ”

Furong retorted: "General, who are you from the Dao Xia clan? Not to mention that if you arrest her, the prince will come forward to rescue, that is, even Niangniang has received her benefits in the past, and when she talks about it in court, she is afraid that it will not be easy to speak. Moreover, she also threw out a statement in advance that Wang's was plotted by others, and if there is no ironclad evidence, it is difficult for her to bow her head and admit her guilt. ”

Zhang Liang pouted disapprenanently: "A rustic old woman, as for it!" ”

The queen spoke: "Don't you underestimate her, the concubines in this harem gave birth back then, which one was not delivered by her?" Everyone owes her a favor.

Okay, Furong has made it very clear, you don't have to do anything now, just obey Li Jinzhong, he is a messenger after all! ”

Seeing that Zhang Liang was still unconvinced, she comforted her gently: "Sister knows your thoughts, now that the rebels are back, it is the time for a good man to make a meritorious career, and it is far better to go to the front line to earn a prince back with real knives and guns, which is far better than doing these quick things in the palace, isn't it?" ”

Zhang Liang lowered his head and muttered: "You let me out earlier, don't you just do it!" ”

The queen couldn't help him, so she waved her hand again and again: "You go back and make up for it and listen to the news." Don't do this brainless thing in the future. ”

After Zhang Liang withdrew from the palace, the queen yawned and said to Furong and Yang Quanyi: "Sending him to the East Palace is a negligence in the palace." Alright, let's move on to our business. ”

On this night, the lights in the main hall of Qingning Palace were lit until the sky in the east was white.