Chapter 449: Collaboration with the enemy and treason
The people in the capital were in panic, the border was in turmoil, and the court was in turmoil, and the people in the city were worried.
Not only that, but there were also rumors in the palace that the emperor sang songs every night, which made the soldiers who were far away at the border indignant.
If this continues, before the enemy country invades, the country will be broken because of such a mediocre and incompetent emperor.
Outside the border pass, the east gradually whitened, the sky began to brighten, and Xiao Rin once again repelled the enemy army.
They were exhausted from a night of fighting, but they were fortunate to defeat the enemy, and even if Xiao Rin was a victorious general, he might not have been able to consume his physical strength like this all the time.
"General, now that the enemy has retreated, should we retreat to the city, or should we rest where we are?" A burly man with a stubble face walked up to Xiao Rin's side.
Xiao Rin glanced at the soldier sitting on the ground, and said in a dumb voice, "Rest in place."
Now their energy is limited, and they still need to walk for half a day to return to the city, and now they are afraid that the enemy army will play a trick and take the opportunity to attack back, and then the gains will outweigh the losses.
The place where Xiao Rin fought this time is called "Lincheng", Lincheng is an important place in Jinzhou, Jinzhou is the throat of the capital, if Jinzhou is broken, the enemy army will reach the capital.
With the exchange of dynasties and the flow of history, Lincheng is getting bigger and bigger, because of its special location, it is surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
After Jing Ning woke up, he knew that it was noon.
"Sister-in-law, are you up?" Xiao Yuan shouted outside the door.
Jing Ning answered, and began to get up and dress up.
Today, Xiao Yuan is bored at home, and plans to go shopping on the street with Jing Ning to see if she can buy some gadgets and go home to pass the time.
The capital was as lively as ever, and everyone's mood was not affected in the slightest.
Xiao Yuan took Jing Ning's hand, walked directly to a jewelry store, and selected a few pieces of jewelry that were satisfactory.
After coming out, Jing Ning heard someone say that something had happened to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Prime Minister Zheng Anyan was taken out of the mansion by the officers and soldiers, followed by everyone from the prime minister's mansion.
Jing Ning opened her mouth, only to see Zheng Anyan shaking her head at her.
Finally, an officer and soldier pressed out from the house, and a man dressed in the costume of the night cool country came out.
"You say, what happened to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"Hey, haven't you heard? I learned from others that Prime Minister Zheng Cheng colluded with Yeliangguo, did you see that person, it was Yeliangguo's. ”
"Impossible, Prime Minister Zheng Cheng is dedicated to the country, how could he do such a rebellious thing?"
"Don't you see how the emperor is today? If it were me, I wouldn't want to assist such an emperor. ”
The discussion of the people around her came to Jing Ning's ears, she clenched her fists, and tears overflowed in her eyes.
Zhao Duo, I can't imagine that you will attack the Prime Minister's Mansion!!
Xiao Yuan felt Jing Ning's anger on the side, and her eyes were also anxious, "Sister-in-law? ”
"Let's go, go home." Jing Ning watched the officers and soldiers put the seal on the Prime Minister's Mansion, and his eyes were cold.
Jing Ning, who returned home, wanted to ask Old General Xiao what had happened, but learned that he had entered the palace.
The only thing I can find now is the Queen Mother, this time, Jing Ning passed through the palace gate and came directly to the Chengping Palace.
"The courtiers meet the Queen Mother." Jing Ning asked the Queen Mother for a peace.
The Queen Mother's phoenix eyes opened slightly, her face was calm, but there was sadness in her eyes, "Why are you here?" ”
"Queen Mother, please, save my father." Jing Ning knelt at the feet of the Queen Mother and said softly.
"The mourning family can't do anything, and now Prime Minister Zheng is guilty of treason, and the evidence is conclusive." The Queen Mother said.
Jing Ning's eyes were full of disbelief, "My father is dedicated to the country, presumably the Queen Mother will not know ......"
"What if the mourners knew? Now this emperor is Zhao Duo, not Yu'er of the mourning family, if you really want to save Prime Minister Zheng, find a way to get Yu'er back! The Queen Mother waved her hand, not wanting to say anything more.
It was already said at the beginning that as long as Zhao Duo ascended the throne, the country would be in turmoil, and now it has begun.
Jing Ning begged the queen mother to fail, so he had to go to the Qianqing Palace.
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhao Duo was frolicking with a beautiful woman in his arms, and after seeing Jing Ning's arrival, his smile stiffened, and he had already guessed the purpose of her trip.
"The courtier Zheng Jingning knocked to see the emperor."
"Zheng Jingning, what are you doing here in the Qianqing Palace?"
"Your Majesty, the father of the courtiers was wronged, and the emperor investigated thoroughly, don't wronged the loyal ministers." Jing Ning straightened his back, and there was a bit of mockery on his cold face.
Hearing this, Zhao Duo's eyes flashed with murderous intent, he pushed away the beauty in his arms, and walked to Jing Ning's side step by step.
"Zheng Jingning, I'm afraid you don't know that the prime minister collaborated with the enemy and treason, and the crime is unforgivable."
Jing Ning suppressed the hatred in his heart and said calmly: "Your Majesty, my father has always been in the capital and has never left, how can he collaborate with the enemy?" If we talk about correspondence, my father has never been in contact with an enemy country, how can I write letters? When the first emperor was in power, his father spent half of his life for the country and the people, presumably the emperor would not remember it, right? ”
Zhao Duo's face was pale, and his eyes were ruthless when he looked at Jing Ning, "Zheng Jingning, today not only found a letter from the enemy in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also caught someone from the Yeliang Kingdom in the Prime Minister's Mansion, how can this be explained?" ”
"Your Majesty, how did you know that the people from Yeliang Country are in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Jing Ning raised his head, his eyes staring at Zhao Duo tightly.
"If it weren't for Master Li giving me a book, I wouldn't have known that the prime minister was such a person."
When Jing Ning heard this, she laughed, she couldn't imagine that Zhao Duo would be so stupid that he would let people arrest him with just a letter.
The letter can be forged, but the Yeliang country person she saw just now would definitely not know Zheng Anyan, she had never seen the enemy country send someone to sneak into the Prime Minister's Mansion and actually wear the clothes of the enemy country.
Isn't this a clear identity? If this is conclusive evidence, she thinks it is a frame-up.
"Has the emperor found out?" Jing Ning asked, she had to buy a little more time now, and wait until Xiao Rin came back from the border pass.
"Humph! I've already asked Dali Siqing to investigate, if it's okay, you can step down. Zhao Duo said, if it weren't for the fact that she is Xiao Rin's wife now, I'm afraid he would have arrested her a long time ago, how could he allow her to come to this Qianqing Palace.
Seeing this, Jing Ning breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as he was not convicted, everything was easy to say.
When he turned around, Jing Ning left a sentence indifferently, "Your Majesty, if something happens to my father, Jing Ning will no longer swallow his anger, and if Xiao Rin knows, he will not give up." ”
Jing Ning's words were to tell Zhao Duo that as long as Xiao Rin was there, he would not be able to move the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Now that Xiao Rin has the power of the army, the soldiers under him are also loyal to him, not to mention that he is loyal to the country now, if he is angry, as long as he says a word, he can completely establish himself as the king and lead the troops to rebel.
"Zheng Jingning, are you threatening me?" Zhao Duo shouted loudly, no matter how he said it, he was also the Ninety-Five, and he would be threatened by the wife of a courtier, it looked ridiculous.