224 Blame yourself
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Shen Cha looked at her master worriedly, and Shen Haolin sat beside her, holding her hand and giving her silent comfort.
Prince Yihe's mansion was raided because of his fornication with Liaoguo, and it was impossible to hide it at all, and sooner or later there would be a lot of uproar.
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha discussed, it was better to take the initiative to confess to Qin Zheng and Yan Bo, and tell the princess about the divorce before, which was not so abrupt. However, Shen Cha was a little worried that his master would not be able to stand such a blow, after all, they and Prince Yihe were also old friends, and they would not feel good when they learned that their friend had become the protagonist of such a shocking case.
In any case, what should be said still has to be said, so after the two of them discussed, they gave up the plan to have breakfast alone in Tiger Hill, and brought Jin Miaomiao and Ying Wu, who had not yet come to their senses, to the warm pavilion in a hurry, to tell everyone this sensational news.
"This ...... It can't be some misunderstanding, right? Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing exchanged a look, "The old prince has been fighting for many years and has killed countless Liao people, how can he be a collaborator and traitor?" If he was a traitor, why hadn't he delivered any useful news to Liao for so many years? β
"Hou Ye is right, Xiaocha, Bai Meng, did they make a mistake? Old Prince...... I couldn't believe that he would do such a thing. Jin Jing looked at Shen Cha, "Don't forget, the old prince's exploits are clearly there, are they all fake?" If the old prince is a traitor, then, what about the evidence? With such a big crime, you can't even put out conclusive evidence, right? β
"Strictly speaking, it is not considered a collaboration with the enemy and treason, the old prince's maternal family is from the Xiao family, according to the generation, he should be the cousin of the Empress Dowager Xiao, and Xiao Fengqi, the special envoy of the Liao State Mission, should call him uncle. It's just that the old prince was born and grew up in Great Xia, and Empress Dowager Xiao only knew that there was such a nephew before her death, but she had never seen it. Shen Cha sighed softly, "But this does not prevent the old prince from passing on the news to the Empress Dowager Xiao in her heyday, the great commander found a lot of correspondence between him and the Empress Dowager Xiao from the old prince's bag, and His Majesty found a bachelor from the Hanlin Academy who is good at handwriting identification, and confirmed that these letters were indeed from the hands of the Empress Dowager Xiao." β
"What is it used for? Can it be safe and reliable? Jin Jingyi frowned, "Handwriting is the most fake, in case someone is not used to the old prince and wants to frame him, letters or something, but it is the most convenient and easy means." β
"When Empress Dowager Xiao was in power, there were also many handwritten letters sent to the palace, and His Majesty used that identification. And ......" Shen Cha was silent for a while, and then continued, "The ends of those letters are all stamped with Empress Dowager Xiao's private seal. The world only knows that Empress Dowager Xiao has a private seal engraved with an eagle, in fact, according to the information we have, there are a total of seven kinds of Empress Dowager Xiao's private seals, different degrees of intimacy use different seals, the old prince is a tiger that only family members use. Not to mention other evidence, this alone is enough to convict. She looked at Qin Zheng and then at Uncle Yan, "The old prince confessed to these charges, and he admitted what he had done. Moreover, he also confessed that it was precisely because he was afraid that this shady matter would be exposed, so he was anxious to arrange the back road of his sons and to separate the family, so as not to expose the matter and implicate his children. β
"That is to say, the three sons are completely unaware of this matter? How can I not believe it so much! The old prince handed over all the things in the house and the court to the prince, would he not know this? Xue Ruitian touched his chin, "Or is it that the son of the world knows what his father has done, but pretends not to know?" β
"I really don't know." Shen Haolin sighed, "Empress Dowager Xiao died, the Xiao family was defeated, and the children of the Xiao family only cared about the small profits in front of them, and fought with the Yelu clan endlessly, and they had already cut off the connection with the various countries. Calculate the time, at that time, the son should have just turned three years old, and the second and third sons had not yet been born, so naturally they didn't know anything. Shen Haolin poured a cup of hot water for Shen Cha, "However, it doesn't matter anymore, what matters is whether the old prince has sent any news to Empress Dowager Xiao and whether it has a close relationship with the war situation at that time." β
"I want to ...... I know what he's messing with. After being silent for nearly half a pillar of incense, Qin Zheng finally spoke, he looked at the juniors who were staring at him, sighed softly, and said, "I also know why His Majesty is eyeing him." β
"Master?" Shen Cha looked at Qin Zheng suspiciously, "You ......"
"Cha'er, let Uncle say, don't interrupt him!" Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha's arm, "Uncle, please speak!" β
"There are some things in this world that may seem a little strange at the time, but I can't think of anything strange. When I look back on it again after many years, I can slowly peel back the cocoon and find the key issues from it. Qin Zheng covered his forehead with his hand, and the whole person looked very depressed, "The old prince has fought for many years, and he has almost never tasted defeat, which is a legend in the history of our Great Xia War. When Xiao Feng and I were young, we spent some time under the old prince, and we also experienced several big battles together. The common denominator of these major battles is that they lose first and then win, and they ...... They all turned defeat into victory when they were about to be wiped out. β
"Not only that, but the formation we used in the last few big battles was the same, whether we were attacking or defending, the formation had not changed in any way." Yan Bo rubbed his forehead, "According to the rules of our Great Xia, after the end of every big battle, the commander must write a war report from the beginning to the end of the war, send someone to send it to Beijing, and record and preserve it in the military department and the palace, which will also become a war example for His Majesty to teach." β
"I see!" Shen Haolin nodded, "Your Majesty is a smart person, and he is extremely studious, and he has also studied the art of war in depth, so he can naturally see the flaws in this." As long as you have doubts, you will inevitably find a way to solve them. Moreover, it is unclear that the winners of so many long battles are not clear, and it is absolutely impossible for His Majesty not to be suspicious. β
"Master, Uncle Yan!" Shen Cha looked at Qin Zheng and then at Yan Bo, "These battles with the same formation and the same style of play are ...... The whole army is going to be wiped out, how did you turn defeat into victory? β
"It was after the old prince met a mysterious person." Qin Zheng shook his head, "Xiao Feng and I accidentally bumped into each other twice, but they didn't see us, and we saw them. That mysterious person was wearing a very strange dress and a very strange mask on his face, until now, we don't know who this person is, but what is certain is that it should be someone from the Xiao family. Every time this person came to the camp, the next day, we would turn the tables, and we would fight smoothly, and we could easily beat the Liao army back to their border pass. β
"There was something that I thought was strange at the time, but now that I think about it, maybe this is one of the news that the old prince revealed to the Empress Dowager Xiao." Qin Zheng took the teacup handed to him by Yan Bo and took a sip to moisten his throat, "Every time we win, the other two friendly forces will face a dilemma, they can only rack their brains and try their best to rely on their own strength to break out of the encirclement, and we have no way to support them at all." β
"The old general's soldiers and horses have been lost before, and those who remain are some remnants of the defeated generals, so what ability do they have to support others?" Shen Haolin sneered, "Exchange your own reputation with the blood of your comrades, old prince...... What a calculation! β
"Master!" Shen Cha looked at Qin Zheng worriedly, "You ......"
"Don't worry, it's okay to be a teacher." Qin Zheng waved his hand and tugged at the corners of his mouth towards Shen Cha, "Since he made such a big mistake back then, today is the time for him to repay it, there is nothing to regret." As a teacher, he just pity those deceased brothers, and now that the culprit is punished, they can turn a blind eye. β
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