As a close minister of Emperor Showa, Li Ze will always perceive some things that others can't perceive, for example, Emperor Showa's inner demons.

Over the years, in order to bring down the Jiang family with deep roots, Emperor Showa has endured humiliation for several years, and everyone thinks that the biggest thorn in Emperor Showa's heart is the Jiang family, but Li Ze has long found that Emperor Showa has more cities than anyone imagined.

In his heart, bringing down the Jiang family may only be the first step, and the next step is to target Qingzhou.

Who in the court doesn't know that Qingzhou's troops are the strongest troops in Great Wei, and although Chu Yi is a loyal minister, it is also an indisputable fact that Emperor Showa has fallen next to his power; In the past, when the Jiang family did not fall, Emperor Showa may not have had time to bother with Qingzhou, but now that the Jiang family has fallen, he naturally has time to start thinking about taking back the military power that has fallen on the side.

It's just that what Li Ze didn't expect was that Emperor Showa was so ruthless, according to the information revealed by His Royal Highness the Prince, Emperor Showa didn't seem to be as simple as simply recovering the forces of Qingzhou, and it was very likely that he would have to make a series of measures against the Marquis of Jingbei.

The crown princess is from the Jingbei Hou Mansion, which can explain the fact that the Imperial Forest Army surrounded the Ling Wangfu a few days ago; Coupled with the things that Chu Shizi committed in the capital, everything that happened in recent times is connected, and it is not difficult to find that all of this can be threaded into a story, that is, it is very likely that these things were done specifically for Marquis Chu Yi of Jingbei.

When the border is unstable and the hearts of the people in the world are scattered, Chu Yi's appearance can save the people of the world from dire straits, but once the world is peaceful and there is no longer a need for such a person, his existential value will naturally gradually disappear; And often at this time, the person's stay will become a question that the Son of Heaven needs to think about.

If the hero who can save the people of the world and the fire and water meets a benevolent and benevolent king, he may have a good end; But if he is unlucky and does not meet Mingjun, his fate can only be described as miserable.

is like the townside palace of Southern Chu, a century-old palace with a great reputation, and it was completely wiped out by a conspiracy overnight; It's ridiculous that the Xiao family has been loyal for generations, and I'm afraid even they didn't expect that one day, the monarch they were loyal to would kill none of their families.

Looking at this situation now, it is very likely that Emperor Showa also wants to follow the example of Emperor Xuanjing of Southern Chu and give the Jingbei Hou Mansion a single inch of grass and no living mouth.

But Chu Yi is undoubtedly better luck than Xiao Fusheng, Chu Yi gave birth to a daughter of Tianxiang and married the crown prince as a concubine, the prince loves the princess and almost everyone knows about it in the court or in the people, so after perceiving Emperor Showa's intentions, Zhao Ling did not sit still, but stood up to protect her family for the crown princess, so there was the scene that was about to happen now - the Son of Heaven left Beijing.

Li Ze was silent, slowly smoothing out all his thoughts in his heart, and then raised his head to look at Zhao Ling.

Zhao Ling looked at Li Ze's eyes full of wisdom, and knew that he had figured everything out, so he didn't bother to say anything, and said: "After my father leaves the capital and goes to the palace, His Royal Highness still needs a lot of support from the prince." Speaking of which, this matter is really an ugly thing for the royal family, if the people of Great Wei know that the father wants to attack the Jingbei Hou Mansion, I am afraid that the father and the entire Zhao family will be pushed to the forefront by the public opinion of the people, so the real reason why His Royal Highness sent his father away can no longer be known to superfluous people except for you and me. If others ask, they will say that the father's health is not improving, and His Royal Highness will follow the instructions of the imperial doctor and send his father to the palace where the environment is more suitable for recuperation, and when his father's health improves, he can naturally return to the capital. ”

The reputation of Jingbei Hou Chuyi is very good in the minds of the people, if Emperor Showa really wants to make a move on Jingbei Hou, not to mention it from afar, I am afraid that the first to jump up is the tens of thousands of people in Qingzhou.

Therefore, Li Ze could understand Zhao Ling's arrangement, and by doing so, he was undoubtedly doing his best to extinguish the fire.

It's just that at the moment, although Zhao Ling can keep the peace of the Jingbei Hou Mansion, the turmoil that Chu Shizi tossed in the capital during this period of time may become the talk of others after tea and dinner in the near future.

Because of this incident, it is an indisputable fact that Chuhe's reputation has been damaged.

Wait, Li Ze suddenly had a very bold assumption, and suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhao Ling, who was sitting opposite; The words that were about to be asked kept lingering in his throat, and he could blurt them out almost as soon as he opened his mouth.

However, when he saw Zhao Ling's cold eyebrows, he still endured it; As the saying goes, the more you know about some easy secrets, the worse it is for you.

He has been up and down in the court for so many years, so he naturally knows this way, and understands that some things are good as long as he knows in his heart, if he says everything, I am afraid that this town and country mansion will have already fallen in his hands.

Li Zeqiang suppressed the doubts in his heart, put on a loyal appearance, and said: "Please also rest assured that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will do his best." ”

The reason why Zhao Ling was willing to tell Li Ze the truth of part of the facts was that he believed that Li Ze would be a smart person, and he knew very well what he should do and what he should not ask; With such a person by his side, even if he knows that he is a slippery head, he is reluctant to abandon him, after all, such a smart and well-advanced person is rare in this world.

Zhao Ling asked the carriage of the palace to send Li Ze back to the Zhenguo Mansion first, and then he was not in a hurry to return to the Ling Palace, but directly changed the route and went to Luofu.

Today's Luofu is still guarded and protected by the personal soldiers of Xiwangfu, although Luo Cheng fell into the sky and almost died, but fortunately, he was a big one, and he woke up after being in a coma in bed for two days; After careful treatment and maintenance by the doctor, I heard that I have been able to eat some liquid food in the past two days, and my spirit has gradually improved.

After all, Luo Cheng was almost killed because of the investigation of Zhou Yanran, and after knowing the truth about Zhou Yanran's death, Zhao Ling had to give Luo Cheng an explanation in all his senses.

It's just that a few days ago, he was distracted because of Chu Xingyue's affairs, and he was in a mood of collapse all day long, and the people around him were afraid to approach him; After meeting Emperor Showa today, Zhao Ling's mood was greatly relieved, and it was also his duty to meet Luo Cheng at this time.

Luofuli

Luo Cheng was lying on the bed recuperating, when he suddenly heard the servants waiting outside come in to report that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had come down, and he immediately had to support himself and go down to the ground to greet him.

But before he could walk off the ground, Zhao Ling strode in, and when he saw his weak and supportive appearance, he subconsciously frowned, and said, "Lord Luo, do you and I still need these courtesies?" Hurry up and lie down, you can't move around with your injuries. ”

Hearing Zhao Ling's words of concern, Luo Cheng showed a weak smile, and then stopped talking about hypocrisy, and let the servants around him help him to sit on the bed again, and it was not good to continue to lie down in front of Zhao Ling, so he simply put a soft cushion behind him, sat cross-legged on the bed, looked at His Royal Highness the Prince, who seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and said with concern: "Your Highness seems to have lost a lot of weight, and Weichen has heard a little about what is happening outside these days, and I ask Your Highness to be relieved, you and the emperor are biological father and son, The love of blood cannot be severed, and there is naturally no overnight enmity between father and son; As for the gossip outside, Your Highness doesn't have to take it to heart. ”

Listening to Luo Cheng's sincere persuasion, Zhao Ling knew that he had listened to some gossip outside and was concerned about his emotions being affected, so he would sincerely persuade him.

Zhao Ling was reluctant to tell too many people about his father's attack on the Jingbei Hou Mansion, so he followed Luo Cheng's words and said: "Lord Luo is right, there was indeed a quarrel between His Royal Highness and his father because of some trivial matters, so the talented father surrounded Ling Wang's Mansion with the Imperial Forest Army, and now all misunderstandings have been resolved, and His Royal Highness will naturally not continue to affect his mood because of these things." It's just that my lord, how are you doing now? ”

Luo Cheng lowered his head in shame and said: "It's a shame to say that Wechen originally wanted to help His Highness uncover the truth about the murder of the concubine, but I didn't expect to drop the chain at a critical time, and Your Highness who was also harmed You bothered for Wechen, this is all Weichen's fault." ”

"Lord Luo, don't be modest, if it weren't for you, Your Highness, your highness wouldn't know that there were other inside stories about the murder of Concubine Zhou; When the main hall came down today, I have something to tell you. ”

"Your Highness, please speak!"

Zhao Ling said: "His Royal Highness already knows who the real culprit is about the murder of the concubine, and he will find enough evidence in the near future to redress the grievances of the prince of Chu." The fact that the Lord was seriously injured from the investigation of this case is the negligence of His Highness; In this way, His Royal Highness will give your adults a long vacation for a while, so that you can cultivate at home well, and then go to the upper duty when your body is well raised. ”

Luo Cheng didn't expect Zhao Ling to find the real culprit of Zhou Guifei's murder so quickly, and he was a little excited on the spot: "Has Your Highness really found it?" Who is the real culprit? ”

Looking at Luo Cheng, whose eyes were shining, Zhao Ling's expression remained unchanged and said: "The real murderer of Zhou Guifei is a palace maid beside her, that palace maid once broke one of Zhou Guifei's favorite bracelets by mistake, and was punished and rewarded with a board, so she hated her master in her heart, and always thought about revenge; On that day, Chu Shizi accidentally injured Zhou Guifei by mistake, so the palace maid got the opportunity, took advantage of the chaos in the palace, lied about the false news that Zhou Guifei was dead, and then stayed by Zhou Guifei's side and watched her die of excessive blood loss. Such Diao slaves, how vicious their hearts are, not only kill their masters, but also dare to wronged the sons of a house, they should be handed over to the Department of Punishment for cramping and skinning. ”