Chapter 40: The Regency Truth
Nighthawk leaps off the beams.
"Princess, what the hell is going on?"
"Why do you want to bow down to the emperor of the Tanglin Kingdom?"
"I have my own plans, this topic will be discussed later."
"How is the Western Chu Kingdom now? What about the queen mother? How are you doing? ”
"Don't worry, the princess, the queen mother is in good health, but she is under house arrest in the palace and is not allowed to be free."
"House arrest, how can this be? Who would dare to put the queen under house arrest? ”
"It's the regent, Meng Yichen."
Nighthawk said Meng Yichen's three words, and Chu Shuyao's heart fell violently.
She still couldn't believe it, and she was heartbroken. Because she knew that Nighthawk wouldn't lie to her.
"How so? Western Chu Kingdom, what happened? ”
"Hmph, it's my Nighthawk who saw the wrong person. It turned out that Meng Yichen was just a villain. He did everything that coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes. ”
Seeing Nighthawk so angry, Chu Shuyao had already realized the seriousness of the matter. In the past, when Nighthawk mentioned Meng Yichen, he was full of admiration and awe.
Today's transformation is surprising. I'm afraid there are still things that she doesn't know about in the Western Chu Kingdom.
"You speak slowly." Chu Shuyao poured a cup of tea for Nighthawk and handed it to Nighthawk in person.
Nighthawk was flattered, "Princess, how can you pour tea for your subordinates?" ”
"It's okay, now I'm no longer the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom. Don't forget, the princess of the Western Chu Kingdom is dead. ”
Nighthawk's eyes widened and he was stunned for a few moments before he regained his composure. will tell what happened in the Western Chu Kingdom.
After listening to Nighthawk's story, Chu Shuyao trembled, like an ice cellar.
"How so? Impossible, impossible. Although she said that it was impossible, the expression on her face betrayed the true thoughts of her heart.
Nighthawk told her that since her whereabouts were unknown, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager had been sending people to search for her whereabouts. Meng Yichen is also sending people to look for her.
At the beginning, Meng Yichen integrated the army and prepared to fight against the Tanglin Kingdom. However, the Southern Xinjiang State and the Northern Desert State suddenly launched an attack on the Tanglin State, and the Tanglin State did not have the strength to start a war against the Western Chu State again. The Western Chu State had already avoided the crisis of war with the Tanglin Kingdom.
But for some reason, Meng Yichen did not hand over the military power to the emperor for a long time.
The emperor saw that Meng Yichen had no intention of handing over the military power at all, so he ordered Meng Yichen to hand over the military power. But Meng Yichen actually resisted and did not obey the order.
Not only that, Meng Yichen also instigated several older princes to participate in the battle for succession.
Later, the emperor had murderous intent towards Meng Yichen. The emperor gave Meng Yichen one last chance, if Meng Yichen handed over the military power, the emperor would have done nothing, and Meng Yichen was still a general.
Meng Yichen was also ready to hand over the military power, but before he could hand it over, the emperor was assassinated and killed.
The emperor died, and the people of the entire Western Chu country were in turmoil, and the battle for the heir was out of control.
In the battle for succession, several princes died and were injured, and in the end, there was only one young prince left.
The political situation in the Western Chu State was unstable, and the foreign enemy Tanglin State was also eyeing it.
Later, Meng Yichen used the military power in his hands to support the young emperor to ascend the throne, and Meng Yichen also became a veritable regent.
Now the affairs of the Western Chu Kingdom are all decided by Meng Yichen alone.
At first, Meng Yichen was reluctant to hand over the military power, but later the emperor was assassinated inexplicably, and then later, the emperors tried to seize the throne. killed each other, and only a young prince remained.
It's unbelievable how much this happened. And the result of all this, the biggest beneficiary is the regent, Meng Yichen.
After Meng Yichen became the regent, he quickly killed several ministers in the court, and even the families of those ministers were not spared.
And those ministers were the same people who suggested that the emperor execute the general of Zhenguo, who had made great achievements. At that time, the general of Zhenguo was slandered by traitors and traitors and traitors to betray the country and collaborated with the enemy, and wanted to rebel, but the emperor was suspicious, so he sent someone to investigate.
In fact, the emperor still believes in General Zhenguo. It's just that later, someone infiltrated the queen to assassinate him, and the thief was caught, and it was the younger brother of General Zhenguo.
The emperor was furious because of this, and he was convinced of the fact that the general of Zhenguo collaborated with the enemy. Ordered the execution of the general Zhenguoda.
The women of the house were slaves and servants, and all men who had reached the age of fourteen were put to death.
And Meng Yichen, the son of General Zhenguo, was born to a woman when General Zhenguo was guarding the border pass.
Because the emperor didn't know about Meng Yichen's existence, Meng Yichen escaped a catastrophe. At that time, Meng Yichen should have been five years old.
Later, Meng Yichen grew up in the army. Because the soldiers all admired General Zhenguo, no one told Meng Yichen about it.
Later, Meng Yichen won many battles and made great achievements, and the emperor promoted Meng Yichen to a heavy responsibility. And the queen's maiden brother also accepted Meng Yichen, who has an unlimited future, as his adopted son.
Because the people Meng Yichen executed were all related to the events of the year, the Queen Mother became suspicious and ordered someone to investigate Meng Yichen's life experience.
The queen mother has found the clues of the year, and before she can confirm the authenticity of this matter, Meng Yichen found that the queen mother was investigating him.
So Meng Yichen put the queen under house arrest.
Even if the queen mother is under house arrest, few people know about the entire Western Chu Kingdom. Because Nighthawk is a secret guard and easy to walk, I learned about the queen's mother under house arrest.
The queen told Nighthawk that Nighthawk should send people around to find the whereabouts of the princess, and that she must tell the princess the truth. I can't make the princess believe in Meng Yichen anymore.
For revenge, Meng Yichen has become a devil. The queen was afraid that Meng Yichen would hurt the princess.
And the queen also guessed that the reason why the emperor was assassinated in the palace of the Western Chu Kingdom was probably also done by Meng Yichen. He was only pretending to return the military power, but in fact he was already secretly planning the assassination.
After listening to Nighthawk tell this, Chu Shuyao felt pain in her heart and didn't have the strength to speak.
If all this is true, then she and Meng Yichen are enemies who do not share the sky.
Why, why did so many things happen all of a sudden. Why let her know all this?
The people she trusts and admires, in addition to her father and mother, are Meng Yichen, who has always been a cousin and has always loved her!
Seeing that Chu Shuyao didn't speak for a long time, Nighthawk was a little worried, "Princess, you have to cheer up!" ”
In the Western Chu Kingdom, the general Meng Yichen and the princess Chu Shuyao are like golden boys and girls.
Now that the princess suddenly learned that Meng Yichen had betrayed her and hurt her family, how could she accept it in her heart?
Being hurt by someone closest to you is the most painful!
Chu Shuyao waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, and then said, "Don't worry, I'm fine." ”
"Then the Tanglin Kingdom, do you know about the preparation to attack the Western Chu Kingdom?" Chu Shuyao asked again.
"I know, the intelligence officer has already told me that the army of the Tanglin Kingdom in the southwest border is ready to go."
"That's right, the reason why the Tanglin Kingdom has made a big move. It is because of the civil strife in the Western Chu State. But according to what you said, the Western Chu Kingdom is now in the hands of Meng Yichen, so there will be no chaos at all? Could it be that someone wants to rebel against Meng Yichen? Chu Shuyao guessed.
"This shouldn't be, according to his subordinates' understanding, Meng Yichen has firmly grasped the power, and the means are inferior, if you are not completely sure, no one will come out on this cusp."
"Then why did the Tanglin Kingdom suddenly attack the Western Chu Kingdom?" Chu Shuyao muttered to herself, a little puzzled.
"Or, the Tanglin Kingdom is waiting for an opportunity." Nighthawk guessed.
"Waiting for an opportunity?"
"Why are you waiting for your chance?"
"Really?" Chu Shuyao suddenly realized.
"Could it be that the Tanglin Kingdom has already concluded that the Western Chu Kingdom will definitely change?"
"But what you don't even know, how did the Tanglin Kingdom conclude that it would happen?"
"Unless? Unless this turmoil was planned and created by the Tanglin Kingdom! Chu Shuyao made a bold guess.
"The princess's guess is right, we can know that the Tanglin Kingdom is secretly arranging troops and preparing to attack Western Chu. Then what Meng Yichen did, Tanglin Kingdom should also be able to find out. If the Tanglin Kingdom pushes the boat down the river and spreads what Meng Yichen has done, then there will definitely be civil strife in the Western Chu Kingdom. At that time, the Tanglin Kingdom can take advantage of the civil strife and attack Western Chu in one fell swoop. Nighthawk deduced the truth of the matter.
"The Tanglin Kingdom pushes the boat down the river?" Chu Shuyao repeated Nighthawk's words. Suddenly frowned, "Not good." ”
"Nighthawk, you hurry up and send the news back, so that people must protect the queen mother."
"What does the princess mean is that the Tanglin Congress will attack the Queen Mother?"
"If the Tanglin Kingdom wants to provoke civil strife in the Western Chu Kingdom, the Queen Mother is the best fuse. The father has been assassinated, and the queen mother has also been assassinated. So Meng Yichen, can he still clear his name? ”
Only in this way will Meng Yichen become a street rat that everyone shouts and beats. Only when all the people confront Meng Yichen can they shake Meng Yichen's current power. Once Meng Yichen falls, the Western Chu Kingdom will be in danger. ”
"But Meng Yichen, that bastard, how can he be arrogant? It is better to let the Tanglin Kingdom destroy him, and it is also for the Western Chu State to avoid a scourge. "Nighthawk is mad.
"I hate him more than you do! But I understand even more that now, keeping Meng Yichen is keeping the Western Chu Kingdom. The family and the country are all over the world, and only when there is a country can there be a home! ”
Chu Shuyao's eyes were red, and the pain in her heart was self-evident.
Nighthawk's admiration for Chu Shuyao was even greater, "Yes, my subordinates obey the order." ”
The princess was able to endure such a big blow, how could he disappoint the princess?
"Don't worry, the princess, her subordinates will send the news back immediately, and swear to protect the queen mother."
"Nighthawk, the safety of the queen mother, this palace will be entrusted to you. From now on, you will be the benefactor of Hongu. ”
"It is the duty of subordinates to protect the princess and the queen mother." Nighthawk didn't say much and left directly.
No matter which country's secret guards, they have their own intelligence and communication methods. Regarding the matter of communication, Chu Shuyao is not worried.
I think that when she was in the Western Chu Kingdom, she didn't have time to insert the secret guard system into various countries, but now it seems that Nighthawk has done it for her.
Of course, Nighthawk did all this because of the orders of his father and mother, who tried to find her whereabouts. Only then did the intelligence and communication system of the secret guard organization spread all over the country and became more and more perfect.