After a while, a soldier came to report:

"General, all the vicinity of this area has been searched, and there is no trace of them."

Nangong Jue's face tightened, and his bloodstained face became more and more hideous.

"Search for me! Door-to-door search, anyone with the same figure and similar appearance cannot be spared! ”

"Yes!"

He rode on his horse, gave the order viciously, and the people immediately divided up to look for him.

In ancient times, people usually close their doors early after nightfall, but at this time, the shops and households on this street were all woken up by the officers and soldiers, and all of a sudden, the sound of pots and pans breaking, the screams of women, and the cries of children were endless, Tuoba Jiuxiao and Lin Ling'er not only made the palace restless, this unstable atmosphere has overflowed the palace and gradually flowed to all corners of Jintan City.

It is said that there are all corners, but there is one place, which is much quieter at this time, and that is the palace.

However, the silence is only limited to the surface, and in the dark there is a storm and clouds, just like the calm sea, who knows what kind of great changes are taking place at the bottom of the sea.

In tonight's battle, Nangong Qingfeng basically wiped out all the opposition forces in the Daegu government and the opposition, plus Daegu originally had one-half of the troops in hand, and now Yun Aotian and the two princes died, and the rest of the courtiers saw the wind and steered, and immediately fell to Nangong Qingfeng, so he Nangong Qingfeng wanted to ascend the throne and become the king, which was as easy as a palm.

However, if things are too perfect, it will not be so real, at this time, Nangong Qingfeng took advantage of the assassination of the lord of the country by Mu Jiuxiao tonight, and gathered all the courtiers in and outside the palace together to discuss countermeasures.

Nangong Qingfeng stood on top of the main hall, and the dragon chair was behind him, but he had been standing, still wearing the purple official robe he wore when he went to the banquet tonight, but at this time there was a white cloth belt tied around his waist, and below him stood neatly and neatly the Daegu State Civil and Military Attache above the fifth grade, as well as the city guard of Jintan City and others, and they also had a white cloth tied around their waists, there is no doubt that this is wearing filial piety for the lord of the country, Yun Aotian.

Nangong Qingfeng's eyes swept over the faces of everyone below one by one, and everyone's expressions and even their thoughts at the moment fell into his eyes without a trace.

After a moment of silence, he said:

"Tonight, the lord of the country was unfortunately assassinated and returned to heaven, the two princes avenged their father, although they were brave, but they were defeated by Mu Jiuxiao, and they also died under Mu Jiuxiao's sword, as an important minister of the court, we failed to save the lord of the country and turn the tide, it is really a great crime......

As he spoke, he clenched his hands into fists and arched his hands towards the sky, as if he was confessing to Yun Aotian, who had returned to the west.

At this time, one of Nangong Qingfeng's dead friends below opened his mouth:

"Prime Minister, how can you blame the Prime Minister for this? I'm here tonight, that Mu Jiuxiao is really as rumored to say, like the god of war descending to earth, I think it's not an exaggeration to say that he is one enemy and a hundred, he has held the lord of the country hostage, and there are dead soldiers to serve, my Praetorian Guard is limited in number, where is his opponent? ”

"Yes, my lords, I will be here tonight, not to mention how powerful Mu Jiuxiao is, just looking at the intimacy between him and the lord of the country these days, who would have thought that he would actually plot against the king? The lord of the kingdom has no defense against him, where will he prepare so many Praetorian Guards to deal with him? The lord of the country trusts him so much, and even treats him as his own, alas, the ambition of the wolf son is clearly revealed......"

These two people are all Nangong Qingfeng's people, and they are both trying their best to push the responsibility on Tuoba Jiuxiao, although everyone present tonight knows how the lord and the two princes died, but it is self-evident whose hands the future of Daegu will be in their hands, if anyone dares to tell the truth, it is a dead end.

Nangong Qingfeng sighed and said:

"I met and knew the lord of the country as a young man, fought the world together, and fought all my life, but I didn't expect the lord of the country to suffer this catastrophe...... The only way to do this is to make every effort to arrest Mu Jiuxiao and Lin Ling'er to comfort the spirits of the lord and the two princes in the sky. ”

"That being said...... However, Prime Minister, my Excellency, I think this matter is not so simple. ”

The person who spoke was from the second rank of the cabinet bachelor Shi Du, this person has always been a maverick, does not rely on any party, has an upright personality, and is upright.

"Where did Mu Jiuxiao's intention to kill the monarch come from, why is the whereabouts of the princess unknown, and since Mu Jiuxiao has held the lord of the country hostage, how can he kill the two princes? Did he kill the two princes first, or did he take the lord hostage first? And the ministers who died tonight, among them were civil and military attachés, even if it was a battle, the Praetorian Guard should bear the brunt, why let them go to death? Even if Mu Jiuxiao is really the god of war, he doesn't know how to doppelganger art, and he still has to take care of that Lin Ling'er, how can he kill so many people? ”

"Shi Du, you, you, you've read too many books, right?"

One of Nangong Qingfeng's advisors pointed at Shi Du and said,

"So many people, of course, not all of them were killed by Mu Jiuxiao, and the subordinates brought by Mu Jiuxiao, including those Persian dancing warriors, were actually his dead soldiers, but what is the difference between the people killed by his dead soldiers and those killed by him himself? Tonight's facts are simple and clear, where is it not simple? ”

The corners of Shi Du's eyes twitched, and he didn't immediately refute this person, but turned to Nangong Qingfeng and said:

"Prime Minister, I think this matter should be thoroughly investigated, otherwise, there will be troubles in the future!"

Nangong Qingfeng looked at Shi Du, his eyes gradually narrowed, investigate thoroughly? Hmph, what a thorough investigation!

"Okay, it is worthy of the thoughtful Master Shi, what he said is extremely true, then this matter will be handed over to Lord Shi to investigate thoroughly, how about it?"

As soon as these words came out, many people seemed to understand what was going on, Shi Du knew that there was fraud in it, but he just couldn't be in the same league with people like Nangong Qingfeng, character determines fate, even if he dies, he has to die upright.

So, arch said:

"Yes, under the order, I will investigate."

As he spoke, he turned and walked out of the hall.

Secretly, Nangong Qingfeng gave a look to a general, and the general quickly followed.

No one dared to speak, only Ji Lang, the squire of the Ministry of War, and Ye Bu, the squire of the Ministry of Works, quietly glanced at each other, and there was an unknown deep meaning in their eyes.

These two usually speak very little and rarely express their personal opinions, but they are neat and tactful, and never offend anyone.

The two are classmates, and they have a close personal relationship on weekdays, and they have long expected that Yun Aotian and Nangong Qingfeng are today, and at this juncture of undercurrents, the two are adhering to the consistent style on weekdays: Mingzhe protects himself.

Not long after Shi Du went out, he heard a scream from outside the door, Ji Lang and Ye Bu secretly wrinkled their brows, and after a while, the military general just now came back with Shi Du's head covered in blood.

With a "bang", he slammed his head in front of the ministers, and shouted loudly:

"This person actually dares to question Prime Minister Nangong, if such a traitor is not killed, when will he stay?"

There are also some people who are obviously dissatisfied with Nangong Qingfeng, and they don't dare to have any objections at this time, what does it mean to make an example of a hundred? That's the immediate effect.

The military general knelt in front of Nangong Qingfeng and said loudly:

"Prime Minister, now, Daegu has no leader, the two princes have died, the whereabouts of the princess are unknown, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and please preside over the overall situation and ascend the throne as soon as possible, I am willing to follow the prime minister and swear allegiance!"

One person took the lead, and the others did not dare to slack off, and knelt down and kowtowed:

"Please Prime Minister Nangong ascend the throne and become king!"

With a shout, Nangong Qingfeng's eyes flashed with a trace of happiness, but the lord of the country is not so easy to be, now that Yun Aotian has just returned to heaven, there are still many things to deal with, he must clear out dissidents and ensure that there are no future troubles before he can ascend the throne and become king, the situation in Daegu should no longer have any variables, one day sooner or later, the lord of the country is in his pocket.

Nangong Qingfeng humbly arched his hand and said:

"Gentlemen, please get up, please get up. During this period, as the prime minister, it is indispensable to preside over the government for the time being, and after the mourning period of the lord of the country, a qiē still needs to be considered in the long run. ”

"We will swear allegiance to Prime Minister Nangong to the death!"

His voice fell, and the people below chanted again.

"Gentlemen, please get up, please get up."

Under his repeated politeness, the people below stood up again.

At this time, everyone began to discuss the future affairs in the palace, some people said that Nangong Qingfeng should move to the palace to live, and some people said that Yun Aotian's queen, concubines and others should be martyred, even including the concubines who have been beaten into the cold palace...... In this way, Nangong Qingfeng made decisions one by one, as if he had become the new lord of the country.

At this time, a thin figure was hidden behind a pillar outside the Zhengyang Palace, and after hearing the decision of Nangong Qingfeng and the others, he was so frightened that he covered his mouth and sneaked away.

At this time, the palace is no longer as good as before, the lord of the country returned to heaven, and the Nangong Qingfeng was regent, which made people panic, just one night, the original Daegu palace became unrecognizable, and the people in the palace went up to the queen, down to a little eunuch, and a little palace maid, all of whom were planning for their future.

Historically, the change of dynasty has to pay the price of blood, and no one wants to be a victim.

Xiao Zhengzi hurriedly took the path and ran to the queen's Jingci Palace, he was bent on his waist, sweating profusely, for fear that he would kill someone if he was a minute late.

Just now the queen sent him to inquire about the news, he was not afraid of death and hid around the Zhengyang Palace, and overheard the words of Nangong Qingfeng and others, grandma, they actually let all the concubines of Yun Aotian be buried with them, even the people in the cold palace were not spared, it was really ruthless!

He wiped his sweat as he ran, and when he ran to Jingci Palace to tell the queen what he had heard, the queen fainted on the spot.

As the chief eunuch of Jingci Palace, Xiao Zhengzi won the queen's love, because the family was poor, he entered the palace at the age of ten, during which he worked as a lot of errands around different people, because he could tell jokes, he was always happy all day long, so he was later photographed by the queen, and asked him to go over, this is six years, and the jokes have been told for six years, and the things in his stomach are about to be emptied.

Seeing that the queen fainted, he immediately ran to find the imperial doctor, and after looking for the imperial doctor, he asked the imperial doctor to go to Jingci Palace, while he took advantage of the darkness to run to the cold palace again.