"Xiaowu Army?" Hearing Cui An mention the artillery battalion and musket battalion of the Xiaowu Army, Empress Dowager Zhang's face showed a complicated look, of course she knew that if the Xiaowu Army could be called, not only would the imperial city be safe and secure, but the situation in the capital would also calm down.

But now the key is that Li Yuntian was buried in the fire in the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion not long ago, and now there are rumors in the market, rumors that Emperor Xuande imitated the merits of Ming Taizu in massacring the imperial court, in order to make the crown prince succeed to the throne safely, he wanted to kill Li Yuntian on trumped-up charges, but he didn't want to be found out by Li Yuntian, and then he had to forcibly attack and put Li Yuntian to death with a fire.

This not only shocked the common people, but also angered the military attachés of the lecture hall and the generals of the Xiaowu army, and the past of more than a dozen lecture martial arts who committed suicide in the hall of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion is still vivid, and now with the murder of Li Yuntian, it can be said that the new hatred and old hatred are counted together.

There is a very special phenomenon in the martial arts hall and the Xiaowu army, that is, the age of the military attaches and generals inside is very young, except for veterans like Wang Jian, the age of middle and senior generals is usually in their thirties, and the age of grassroots military attaches is usually only in their twenties, which can be described as an out-and-out young Zhuang faction.

Therefore, this makes the tens of thousands of elites of the Xiaowu Army a powder keg, as long as someone ignites the fuse, then there will be a terrible explosion, and no one knows what those young and vigorous soldiers will do under the excitement of emotion.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhang did not dare to use the Xiaowu Army, and even had the idea of transferring the Xiaowu Army after the death of Emperor Xuande, but because Li Yuntian had just died, the soldiers of the Xiaowu Army wanted to mourn Li Yuntian, in order to avoid stimulating the already very unstable feelings of the soldiers of the Xiaowu Army, she gave up this idea after weighing it left and right.

It is worth mentioning that the artillery battalion and musket battalion of the Xiaowu Army had been transferred to Juyong Pass by Emperor Xuande as early as a few years ago, and the Xiaowu Army camp was not outside the capital.

"Queen Mother, the minister feels that the prince has been very lonely in the palace alone recently, so he can let the two little grandfathers of the Zhenguo Mansion enter the palace to accompany him." Cui An knew that Empress Dowager Zhang was worried that the Xiaowu Army would cause trouble after entering the imperial city, so she said quietly after a deep groan.

"The Zhenguo Mansion is now in mourning, is it good to do this?" Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, and then frowned and said, she knew what Cui An meant, and wanted to use Li Yuntian's two sons-in-law as hostages, so that the Xiaowu Army would not dare to act rashly, but would this anger the Zhenguo Mansion and the Xiaowu Army.

Obviously, the two little grandfathers in Cui An's mouth naturally refer to the two sons born to Zhou Yuting, and only two of them are qualified to accompany the prince in Beijing.

In fact, in addition to Zhou Yuting's two sons, Zhu Yuxin's two sons are also eligible to enter the palace, after all, Zhu Yuxin is a descendant of the royal family, although she was removed from the royal family in order to marry Li Yuntian, but the blood relationship between the two parties is still there, and Empress Dowager Zhang often lets Zhu Yuxin lead the two sons into the palace to get together.

"Queen Mother, don't hide it, this idea is Zhongguogong, Zhongguo Gong thinks that the situation in the capital is unstable, and the imperial city should strengthen defense, so he thought of this method." Cui An bowed to Empress Dowager Zhang and said in a deep voice.

"Zhongguo Gong?" Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't help but feel a little stunned when she heard this, Zhou Zheng was the grandfather of the two little grandfathers of the Zhenguo Mansion, and she was willing to let the two go to the palace as hostages.

"If the Queen Mother agrees, the Duke of Zhongguo will go to the Zhenguo Mansion to persuade the Lord of Yingrui to send the two little grandfathers into the palace." Cui An nodded and said solemnly.

"Lord Wise!" A look of guilt appeared on Empress Dowager Zhang's face, although Li Yuntian was not killed by Emperor Xuande, but he had an intricate relationship with Emperor Xuande, if Emperor Xuande had not listened to the slanderous rumors and had murderous intentions towards Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian would not have been arrested, and took the initiative to go to the prison of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion.

"The mourning family is gracious, let the two little grandfathers of the Zhenguo Mansion enter the palace to accompany the prince." Empress Dowager Zhang knew that now was not the time to care about gains and losses, and after thinking about it, she said to Cui An with a stern expression that she needed the artillery battalion and musket battalion of the Xiaowu Army to help defend the imperial city.

"I'm going to do this." Cui An saw that Empress Dowager Zhang agreed to come down, bowed to Empress Dowager Zhang and left in a hurry.

"The Duke of Zhongguo is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and he really deserves to be the minister of my Ming Dynasty." After Cui An left, King Yue flashed out from behind the screen and praised with emotion.

"Yes, the Duke of Zhenguo and the Duke of Zhongguo are both the mainstays of my Ming Dynasty, if it weren't for Fang Liang, how could the situation in the capital fall to such a field!" Empress Dowager Zhang bowed slightly, her eyes showed a gloomy look, if Li Yuntian did not die, as long as he stood behind the crown prince, then no one would dare to play tricks, and he could also see through the tricks of potential enemies at a glance.

Hearing this, King Yue nodded, and greatly agreed with what Empress Dowager Zhang said, his brows furrowed slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

In an ordinary courtyard house in the south of the city, the lights in the living room were on, and Fang Liang, who was dressed in filial piety clothes, paced back and forth in the room restlessly with his hands behind his back.

Since Fang Liang was a Shu Jishi, and Shu Ji Shi was not an official position, Fang Liang's identity was equivalent to those loose officials in the capital who were waiting for their posts, and according to the regulations, the loose officials in the capital should gather until the noon gate to fast.

However, the position of Shu Jishi is very special, because it is a close attendant of the emperor's side, so it is different from the scattered officials in the capital, so Emperor Xuande gave them preferential treatment, and Shu Jishi can go home and fast after being on duty in the palace.

Fang Liang had already learned of the failure of the assassination of Zhang Hao, and knew that the people of the government were searching for those assassins who had slipped through the net, which made him restless, and his heart was extremely worried, and he secretly prayed that the big man with the national character face who had met him would not be caught, otherwise the matter of his cooperation with Ah Qiu might be leaked out.

"Master, it's getting late, let's have a cup of hot tea." The door creaked open, and a maid in a white dress brought hot tea.

Fang Liang was distraught at this time, where did he want to drink tea, and waved his hand at the white-dressed maid with some impatience, signaling her to retreat.

However, to Fang Liang's surprise, the maid in the white dress did not leave after putting the hot tea on the table beside her, but stood there quietly looking at Fang Liang.

"Do you have a problem?" Fang Liang quickly noticed this strange behavior of the maid in the white dress, his brows suddenly furrowed slightly, and he asked with a calm face.

"Master, Lord Aqiu asked me to sue you, your matter has been exposed, and now the outside of the residence is full of secret agents from the imperial court, I'm afraid someone will come to arrest you soon." The maid in the white dress bowed to Fang Liang and said with a stern expression.

"What?" Hearing this, Fang Liang was taken aback, and looked at the maid in the white dress with a look of astonishment, he never imagined that this maid in the white dress who seemed to be usually silent would be the person of Ah Qiu, let alone that the imperial court had noticed him.

If Fang Liang is not mistaken, a year ago, the maid who used to serve his wife in the family left because of marriage, and later someone introduced the maid in the white dress, because she worked hard and was quick with her hands and feet on weekdays, so she was deeply liked by his wife.

Now it seems that Ah Qiu has already planted people around him to spy on him, but it's ridiculous that he still doesn't know anything.

"Master, those assassins are estimated to have been caught, and the court will find out your relationship with those assassins, so now you have three ways to go, one is for you to tell the truth to the court and the plate, but no one will believe you, and you will also offend the king of Yue and the queen mother, you will definitely be beheaded by the whole family, and you may be razed by the three clans."

The white-dressed maid still looked respectful, bowed down and said to Fang Liang, who looked shocked, "The other way is to follow Lord Aqiu's words, he will protect your family's life, send them to Huainan and ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing." ”

"Is there another way?" Fang Liang finally realized at this time that he had been calculated by Ah Qiu, and his heart was suddenly shocked and angry, no wonder Ah Qiu did not meet with him last time but sent the big man with the face of the national character, so he looked at the maid in the white dress with a pale face.

"You committed suicide before you were caught, and you also know that the people of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion hate you to the core, so you can avoid their punishment, but it is estimated that your family will not escape death!" The maid in the white dress looked at Fang Liang and said calmly, as if what she said was just an extremely ordinary incident.

"Is this something that Ah Qiu has designed a long time ago?" Fang Liang's face suddenly became even more ugly when he heard this, and he asked the white-dressed maid word by word, he found that he was simply a big fool, and he actually believed Ah Qiu's words lightly, God knows if Ah Qiu was an official of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!

"Master, the slave is just conveying the words of Lord Aqiu, and I don't know anything else." The maid in the white dress bowed down when she heard this, and replied expressionlessly.

"What do you want me to do?" Fang Liang's face changed, seeing the maid in the white dress standing there indifferently, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile, the whole person seemed to be much older all of a sudden, and asked helplessly.

At this moment, Fang Liang had no choice, once what he did was known to the imperial court, he had no chance of survival, so he had to plan for his family now.

"Lord Ah Qiu said, let you put the blame on these people." Hearing this, the maid in the white dress took out a note from her sleeve and handed it over.

"This ...... This ......" After reading the note, Fang Liang's face suddenly showed a look of shock, there were both civil officials and nobles on it, it seemed that Ah Qiu wanted to kill them all.

"Lord Aqiu asked me to sue you, the more people you implicate and the higher your level, the smaller the crime you will bear at that time, and where to go from here to think clearly." The maid in the white dress reached out and snatched the small note from Fang Liang's hand, put it on the oil lamp and lit it, and said quietly.

"Okay, my lord will do what he says, if he can't protect my family, I will definitely expose this matter." Fang Liang's face was cloudy for a while, and then he gritted his teeth and agreed, he had no other way to go, no matter how to say that it was better for others to die than for his family to die!

At the same time, Fang Liang's heart felt extremely shocked, he had already keenly realized that what Ah Qiu was going to do this time was not simple, and he didn't just want to help Beiyuan deal with Daming.

I don't know how long it took, but Fang Liang, who was in shock, was awakened by a sharp knock on the door.

When he noticed that the courtyard gate was as bright as day, as if there were many people holding torches, Fang Liang couldn't help but smile sadly, and closed his eyes in pain, before this he had always thought that he had mastered the situation in the imperial court, but who would have thought that after working hard for so long, now the bamboo basket was empty, but instead made a wedding dress for Ah Qiu, and his heart was really unwilling.