Chapter Eighty-Six: The Assassination Aftermath
In broad daylight, he actually ambushed and killed the prince at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, and was also equipped with a bow and crossbow in the army, it was such a big thing? !
The prince was injured, and the inside story seemed to be involved in the army, and this incident immediately shocked Emperor Changtai and Jingzhao officials, and many officials began to recall the assassination of Cining Palace, how could someone assassinate the royal family one after another? Who is so bold that they actually have a sharp blade towards the royal family?! It's too big an impact, it's too bad in nature!
Emperor Changtai's face changed suddenly, and he still remembered the dying despair in Cining Palace very clearly, and he was even more angry and shocked! Now, his emperor is lying in the Shang Pharmacy with serious injuries, dying, who is so bold as to dare to murder the nobles of the Heavenly Family? And this matter also involves bows and crossbows in the army, related to the army, and also involves the three princes, it seems that there is only the Anbei Protectorate!
However, the three princes have been in the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate for nearly a year, Gu Dazu really has any bad thoughts, and there are many opportunities, so why risk setting up an ambush and robbery in the Qinling Mountains? Besides, when Jin Wuwei and the officials of Dali Temple rushed to the Qinling Mountains, the clues had long been annihilated, except for the corpses of the three princes and his party, the bodies of those robbers were long gone, and there were only a few broken bows and crossbows left on the ground, which were also a unified style in the army, very ordinary, and the incident could hardly be traced!
The assassination of the third prince in Qinling caused a shock among the Jingzhao officials, and everyone felt that this matter appeared too suddenly, and there were many suspicions in the middle, and no matter how you look at it, it is strange.
On the surface, the third prince was the biggest victim, more than half of his staff members died, and he himself was seriously injured, and he still hasn't woken up. But actually think about it, the third prince is the biggest beneficiary, because Emperor Changtai did not pursue his affairs in the northern Xinjiang, but stayed by his bedside, only hoping that he would wake up soon.
According to the law of who benefits and who plans, it seems that this matter was planned by the three princes, but the imperial doctor of the Shang Pharmacy said that the knife wounds on the arrows on the three princes were all in the critical places, and the situation was very critical, and now they are still worried about their lives, and it is difficult to say whether they can get through this hurdle. Even if it's to avoid being held accountable, you don't have to lose your life, right? Thinking about it this way, the Jingzhao officials felt that it would not be the third prince, the third prince has always held the bloodline of the Son of Heaven and has always cherished his life, he is not so stupid!
Even Emperor Changtai himself had such ups and downs, but he looked at Shangguan Yongping's unconscious appearance, he should have been a prince who enjoyed all his wealth, but now he didn't even have a guarantee for his life, and he couldn't help but feel guilty and distressed in his heart.
The older Emperor Changtai gets, the more he feels about birth, old age, sickness and death, and the more he cherishes the rare heavenly family. When Shangguan Yongping was still in a coma, he ordered that the three princes should not be investigated for what they had done in northern Xinjiang, and that there were many rewards for Xian Maoxin and others for their loyal protection; And Gu Dazu and others were punished, Daogu Dazu despised the prison army, and the punishment was suspended for a year! In addition, he also ordered the people of Shang Pharmacy to do their best to rescue the three princes, and they spent more time with Concubine Zhou Xian of Yikun Palace.
As for the assassination of Qin Ling, no more evidence could be found, and in the end, it was closed. The three princes made a lot of trouble in northern Xinjiang, but they were not pursued because of the assassination, but they got more emperors, which was something that no one expected.
Shangguan Changzhi was especially angry, originally he thought that as long as the third child returned to Jingzhao, as soon as the affairs in northern Xinjiang were exposed, he would have nothing to do, and his father would definitely hold him accountable, and Concubine Zhou Xian and the Zhou family should not worry. But just because the third child was seriously injured and was about to die, all this changed!
Qinling's bow and crossbow involved matters in the army, and Bian Zhihe, the secretary of the military department, was also nervous for a while, and after investigating for many days without results, he ignored it. There are so many bows and crossbows in the Great Yong Army, how can they be detected?! However, the second prince and Chen Zhihao muttered for a long time, guessing the truth of the Qinling incident, how did the bow and crossbow in the army come about? They also feel like they are falling into a fog, and they don't know what the truth is.
Fortunately, the third prince finally woke up after being in a coma for five days, and although he was covered with injuries, he finally picked up a life. The doctor said that as long as he could wake up, he would get through the most critical time, and the rest was still to be adjusted slowly.
Emperor Changtai breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't want to lose another son. Because the third prince just woke up, he couldn't speak, he just blindly looked at Emperor Changtai with tears, his eyes were frightened and sad, and he seemed to be seeking comfort from Emperor Changtai.
Shangguan Yongping stopped his tears, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, and began to recuperate.
"The emperor is really old, how can he punish Gu Dazu and wait? Gu Dazu and Anbei have just repelled the Turks, even if they are rewarded for their merits, they are even punished because of the matter of the three princes, Qinling and Anbei have a ball relationship! What the fuck is this! "Shangshu Zuo Servant on Shifu Street, Ye Zhengchun jumped to his feet at Shen Zejing and scolded loudly, if he didn't hear the content clearly, he thought he was losing his temper with Shen Zejing.
Shen Zejing also sighed, Ye Zhengchun's words also represent the thoughts of some officials, since the emperor did not investigate the fault of the three princes in northern Xinjiang, but instead punished Gu Dazu, the courtiers have their own judgment in their minds. On the one hand, he thinks that the three princes are deeply immersed in the emperor's grace, and on the other hand, he is worried that Emperor Changtai will gradually become faint as he gets older, and this matter in northern Xinjiang will be handled in this way, which will definitely chill the hearts of Gu Dazu and a group of Anbei soldiers, and if they don't find a way to appease the Anbei soldiers, the situation in northern Xinjiang will definitely be turbulent.
But how could Emperor Changtai change his mind? Even if some officials from Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province wrote to think that this matter was not handled properly in Northern Xinjiang, Emperor Changtai still stubbornly insisted on such a punishment, and even said that the matter should not be discussed again!
The court was silent.
Shen Zejing seemed to see the tragic situation of the displacement of the people in northern Xinjiang, and he was silent.
However, what is the truth about Qin Ling's assassination?
Shen Ning also knew about Qin Ling's assassination, and she couldn't help frowning, she didn't know what was going on. In the previous life, Shangguan Yongping returned to Jingzhao safely. Soon, the matter of the Northern Xinjiang Army's household tax was poked out, and Emperor Changtai disliked Shangguan Yongping because of this, so later, Shangguan Yongping was the first prince to be eradicated by Shangguan Changzhi. In this life, how can this be?
The assassination of the prince had a great impact, and even Xia Ci could tell the situation at that time vividly, which shows the great impact. Qiu Wu and Grasshopper also went to Qinling afterwards, but they didn't find any useful clues, and they almost met Shen Yuhong and his little guy there, but fortunately, Qiu Wu and the others were alert and had to leave in a hurry.