Sheng Hong galloped all the way back to the house, dismounted, and quickly entered the inner room.

Xie Mingxi's expression was unprecedentedly solemn.

When Sheng Hong saw it, his heart sank: "Mingxi, what happened to the capital?" ”

Xie Mingxi glanced at Sheng Hong deeply: "King Ping committed suicide. ”

All of Sheng Hong's expressions froze in an instant.

Xie Mingxi silently handed the secret report in his hand to Sheng Hong. Sheng Hong quickly swept it, the corners of his mouth were extremely tight, and angry fire flashed in his eyes. His right hand clutched the secret letter tightly, with great force, as if he was about to crush the thin piece of paper.

King Ping stabbed Empress Xiao and has been under house arrest since then. He was also poured with dumb medicine, and he could not speak. The teenage boy Lang's mind is not yet mature, how can he withstand such friction. After more than a year, I finally couldn't stand it anymore.

Ten days ago, King Ping committed suicide by swallowing gold in the palace.

The death of King Ping caused an uproar in the government and the opposition.

The imperial historians have come up to the court and demanded a thorough investigation of the matter. Empress Dowager Yu, who has been in control of the harem, also bears the notoriety of forcing the prince to death because of this incident. There is a generous statement by the imperial history, asking the Son of Heaven to clear the court, and asking the Empress Dowager Yu to move out of the Jiaofang Palace. Hand over the phoenix seal to Empress Xiao of the Middle Palace.

In a few words, a bloody battle for power can already be seen.

Sheng Hong's heart was surging, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time.

Xie Mingxi's voice sounded in his ears: "It will take ten days for the secret report to be sent to Shudi. The news we see now was 10 days ago. In these ten days, there must be something wrong in the palace. ”

Emperor Jian'an consciously sat on the dragon chair and had already begun to "attack" the Empress Dowager Yu.

The death of King Ping also became the fuse of the battle in the palace. I don't know how long this fire will burn and how many people will be affected.

Sheng Hong opened his eyes, exhaled the turbid breath in his chest, and said in a deep voice: "I want to take my mother out of the palace." ”

There was chaos in the palace, and the concubines were also in danger. Concubine Mei's life in the palace must not be easy.

Xie Mingxi held Sheng Hong's hand and whispered, "Don't worry! The emperor and the queen mother are fighting against each other, and the palace must be in turmoil. If you play at such a time, how can the emperor respond? How can the queen mother agree? ”

Before the city gate caught fire, the pond fish wanted to stay away.

As a superior, there is nothing more taboo than this.

Sheng Hong has always been obedient to Xie Mingxi, but at this time, because he was worried about Concubine Mei, his tone couldn't help but be a little impatient: "They shouldn't and can't!" ”

As soon as the words came out, he was a little annoyed and blamed himself: "I'm sorry, Mingxi." I didn't mean to lose my temper with you. ”

Xie Mingxi didn't move, and said softly: "I know that you are worried about your mother. However, this matter must not be reckless. It is not easy to take the concubine out of the palace safely. I first wrote a letter to the imperial sister-in-law to find out her tone. It is best to have the imperial sister-in-law help to intercede. If the imperial sister-in-law is unwilling to help, we will find another way. ”

That's all it had to be.

Sheng Hong exhaled deeply, stretched his arms, and took Xie Mingxi into his arms, resting his head tightly against her ear.

No matter how strong a man is, there are times when he is vulnerable.

Xie Mingxi reached out and gently stroked Sheng Hong's back, giving him wordless comfort and support.

……

From Shu to the capital, it takes 20 days to send a letter back and forth.

That night, Xie Mingxi wrote a thick letter and ordered someone to send it to the palace. Then what to do is to wait patiently for Xiao Yuhan's reply.

The messenger guards rode at a gallop, day and night.

The secret reports of the capital have been sent to Shu one after another.

The death of King Ping caused an uproar inside and outside the palace. King Lu and King Min were furious, and they played a song together, with sharp words, pointing directly at the Son of Heaven.

At the same time, there was also a rumor in the capital that "the Son of Heaven mutilated his siblings". For a while, the rumor of "Empress Dowager Yu forced King Ping to death" was suppressed.

The rumors were fierce and spread throughout the capital in just two days. And there is a trend of increasing intensity, so even the people in the streets and alleys also use this matter as a talking point.

Emperor Jian'an was furious and ordered the rumors to be blocked.

The rumors were not found out, and only dozens of people who were chatting in the teahouse were arrested and imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department. Obviously, no one dares to talk about this matter, and there are really a lot of people who slander the narrowness of the Son of Heaven in private.

Immediately afterwards, there was another big incident in the capital.

King Hejian was assassinated in the Zongren Mansion and was killed on the spot.

This assassination shocked the government and the opposition!

King Hejian is the prince who holds real power, and he is the second person in the royal family, second only to King Linjiang. As everyone knows, the King of Hejian was brought up by the Empress Dowager Yu, and on the surface he bowed down to Emperor Jian'an to obey his orders, but in fact, he disobeyed the yang and the yin in private.

As soon as the king of Hejian died, the person who benefited was naturally Emperor Jian'an. Empress Dowager Yu is the queen mother, and she can only be in charge of the harem. The influence on the court is weakened. In addition to the Yu family and the Gu family, the most useful person is the king of Linjiang and the king of Hejian.

The death of King Hejian undoubtedly cut off the right hand of Empress Dowager Yu.

Emperor Jian'an's anger in the court fell in the eyes of the officials, and he couldn't help but be covered with a layer of suspicion.

Who secretly plotted to assassinate the King of the River?

The king of Hejian was surrounded by guards, and he was in the heavily guarded Zongren Mansion. He was approached by his side and assassinated in one fell swoop. Who is it that has such ability?

Emperor Jian'an was furious on the surface, was he secretly complacent in his heart?

……

"The King of the River has been assassinated!"

In just a few words, there is a thick bloody atmosphere.

Sheng Hong looked at the secret report, his brows furrowed, and his eyes suddenly turned cold: "The capital is getting more and more chaotic!" ”

It's a mess indeed!

The dignified prince was stabbed under the watchful eye of everyone, which was a heavy slap in the face to Emperor Jian'an! It also made Emperor Jian'an and Empress Dowager Yu suspicious of each other, and the estrangement deepened!

"There is someone else who does it, and it is definitely not the emperor." Xie Mingxi said lightly: "This person just wants to turn the emperor and the queen mother against each other." I want to fish in troubled waters in a mess. ”

Sheng Hong obviously thought of this as well, and complicated sighs and pain flashed in his condensed eyes.

Is it King Lu? Or the King of Min?

Or have these two already joined forces, intending to rebel and completely pull Emperor Jian'an off the dragon chair?

"Mingxi, I expected that there would be a day when brothers would kill each other." Sheng Hong's voice was full of bitterness: "I always thought that I was mentally prepared. But at this moment, I suddenly realized that I was not as determined as I imagined. ”

In the past, no matter how fierce the brothers were, it would not be like this. Now, it is about to come to the end of the dagger. I don't know how many innocent people will be affected. I don't know how many people will become the pond fish that will be affected.

The supreme imperial power is soaked in the lives and blood of countless people.

Sheng Hong has never hated the word imperial power more than at this moment.

Xie Mingxi held Sheng Hong's hand and said in a low voice: "Sheng Hong, don't be impulsive, let alone return to Beijing at this time." ”