The desperate Queen Mother didn't say the answer that Fan Xian wanted to know, her lips trembled, and she closed her eyes with difficulty. Fan Xian looked at the wrinkles on her face, there were not too many unusual emotions in his heart, he had already guessed this result, but in such a late night, to be able to have such a conversation with this old woman who looked kind and kind, but was actually fierce, was a spiritual comfort for him—especially when His Majesty was about to return to Beijing.

In fact, the Empress Dowager Qingguo is really not like a snake and scorpion, for decades, she has not used the emperor's filial piety and power in her hands to hurt too many people and do too many things that hurt nature and reason...... Except for Ye Qingmei's incident. However, for some reason, for Fan Xian, this old woman was related to the incident twenty years ago, and it was even more intolerable than trying to kill herself.

What's more, this old woman actually hated him all the time, until after the incident of the Hanging Temple, the emperor recognized Fan Xian's identity, and she pretended to praise some gods in the hall, and sent a string of prayer beads to express her attitude.

For the people he admires, it is difficult to threaten his own people, Fan Xian can show his generosity and demeanor, but for the queen mother who has the ability to threaten himself. He definitely doesn't appreciate it. Of course, it will not show the filial piety and gentleness of a grandson.

After His Majesty returned to Beijing, he knew everything about the place where Kyoto took place. Regardless of whether he can understand Fan Xian's last resort of breaking through the palace at night, pointing at the helplessness of the Queen Mother, Fan Xian will not leave too many fatal gaps for himself. He slowly pushed his hands on the arms of the Queen Mother. True Qi was sent into her earthly body. The pill in her body gradually accelerated, making her vitality gradually spread.

I did it all very carefully. The Queen Mother has become an unspeakable person again. At this time, even his eyes became dim and dazed. It's like an old man with dementia before he dies.

From a clean and safe point of view. Fan Xian should have let the empress dowager die very naturally before the emperor returned to Beijing. But he didn't dare take the risk. To bet on the emperor's heart. If the Queen Mother can live until the emperor returns to Beijing. Fan Xian is not responsible for her death. And if the Queen Mother dies in Fan Xian's prison country, Liao Liao for a few days. I am afraid that he will be greeted by the unreasonable wrath of the emperor.

Deliberately amplify your voice to persuade a few words. expressed filial piety and apology. Waited a little longer. Fan Xian walked out of the Hanguang Hall and nodded slightly to the maids and grandmothers of the underground palace in the front hall. In the awe-struck gaze of the crowd. He walked up the stone steps in front of the temple. glanced at the East Palace in the distance. No fire was seen. Nothing more was done.

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At the entrance of the palace in *** clear place. Fan Xian saw the prince who came in a hurry. This prince finally stopped dressing up as a flower farmer today. Instead, he wore the prince's clothes seriously. King Jing's Mansion and Fan's Mansion have always been good friends. When Kyoto was in turmoil, it all relied on the identity of King Jing. succeeded in hiding his father in the house. Fan Xian was grateful to this prince. Hurriedly greeted him. Take a deep bow.

He knew that this prince had always refused to enter the palace. Tonight, I came in a hurry. The news in the palace has been released. The entire Kyoto government and the people know about it. The queen mother rebelled because of the crown prince and the eldest princess. The fire was attacked, and the imperial city was besieged, so he was frightened and suffered from wind and cold. Lie on the bed. I'm afraid I won't have a few days to live.

Although King Jing pretends to be a flower farmer all the year round, he is unwilling to get close to his mother. But after all, he is the biological son of the Queen Mother. Hear this. Of course, you have to rush into the palace. He looked at the handsome-looking junior in front of him and couldn't help but sigh. glanced at Fan Xian. But he didn't say anything.

Fan Xian's expression was calm. He had clearly told King Jing. The Queen Mother has not been for two days. Although everyone knows that the Queen Mother's impatience has nothing to do with the crown prince, he is not worried that Prince Jing will see that he is doing things to the Queen Mother. Some side news confirmed that King Jing could also do martial arts. But if even King Jing can't hide it tonight, let alone the emperor who is about to return to Beijing?

"Brother Huang...... Still alive?" King Jing sighed. Asked.

Fan Xian nodded: "At the Taiping Courtyard." Seeing that His Majesty gave a handwritten letter to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess. ”

King Jing's facial expression was very complicated, this second-generation son of the royal family had never been involved in any political affairs. But he also knows how far-reaching the Kyoto rebellion is involved, and His Majesty is still alive. Let him guess part of the truth very clearly. He said sarcastically: "Brother Huang is so big-minded and powerful. ”

King Jing immediately thought of someone. Slightly frowned and asked, "How is she?"

Fan Xian knew who he was asking. With a solemn face, he replied: "I have passed away, and now I am in the house." I don't know how to deal with it, please ...... the prince"

King Jing's face was slightly sad, and he intercepted his words. A little weakly said: "You are now a prisoner, and you will be at your disposal." ”

Worried about the condition of the queen mother. He didn't say much to Fan Xian, but just explained the situation of Fan Shangshudi, and then under the leadership of several eunuchs, he hurried in the direction of Hanguang Palace. Fan Xian learned about his father from the prince

When I returned to the house, I settled down for a while, and immediately thought that there was still a big mess in the house, and my brows couldn't help frowning.

There are too many local officials who have died, His Majesty has not yet returned, the whole of Kyoto is in chaos, and there are no officials from the ministries and yamen who have returned to duty. Taichang Temple can't find any traces, and the follow-up problems of the eldest princess have to be left for later solution.

Ye Zhong after solving the problem of the crown prince. He personally led the troops out of Beijing and met the follow-up troops from Dingzhou on the field. began to pursue the remnants of the rebel army that had been routed, and the eldest prince personally led the forbidden army to guard the imperial city, and he could not leave lightly. The two scholars of Shuhu were dealing with some urgent official documents in the imperial study, and Fan Xian looked at it, although he was a temporary prisoner, he had become a loner, and he had no one in his hands and could not do anything.

Fortunately, Sun Jingxiu of Kyoto Prefecture was after surrendering. He resolutely carried out his local duties. With the cooperation of the Public Prosecutor's Office, we are working hard to maintain public order and order in Kyoto.

The people who fled had already left the city through the Zhengyang Gate, which was controlled by the palace, during the daytime, and the rest remained in Kyoto. began to wait for peace according to the mandate of heaven. Late at night, Kyoto was quiet. During the day, they made chaos everywhere and lit fires on the ground. and gradually extinguished. There are just a few places. And there was a flickering fire.

Fan Xian stood on the square in front of the palace gate. Looking at the traces of broken stones on the bluestone slabs, and the traces of blood that have not yet had time to wash away. Slightly stunned. Jing Ge's group of black riders. and the people who were lucky to survive in front of Zhengyang Gate. At this time, he has been sent to the Founder Building of the Supervision Institute for medical treatment.

He believed in the medical level of his three senior brothers, and the Tai Hospital was also in the temporary requisition of the private house. The wounded of the forbidden army and the Dingzhou army were bandaged, but many people still died.

Far northeast corner. Sergeants were silently carrying corpses, piled up in the darkness. It looks eerie. Tonight at this time. There was no time to transport the bodies out of the city for burial.

Fan Xian watched this scene. Take a pill from your bosom and put it into your lips. Didn't drink water. I chewed it raw and swallowed it twice, not ephedra pills. Rather, it is a normal healing drug. He coughed twice. Wiping the blood from his lips with his cuffs, he couldn't help but shake his head.

It was the first time he had experienced a real war. Watching the heroic and bleak scenes happen in front of my eyes. I finally understood that when I was a child, I couldn't train my nerves to the point of being too ruthless.

Deep down, he said to himself again: this world. There is no good war. There is no bad peace, and the agreement between the five years of Qingli and Begonia. He must do it. Even if you face a powerful enemy that you have never encountered before.

"Qingyutang should have been burned to the ground. Fan Xian thought to himself. In order not to arouse suspicion afterwards, it is natural that the surrounding houses will also suffer. And after the rebellion. I don't know how many houses in Kyoto will be burned down and looted. Presumably not too many people will pay attention.

At this time. A horse galloped from the northwest, alarming the night that had just been quiet for a short time. The people up and down the imperial city were all on their feet. The Forbidden Army, already exhausted, struggled to raise their weapons until they noticed that the person was wearing the uniforms of the Inspectorate.

Fan's eyes narrowed. Look at the subordinates who galloped in front of him. didn't say a word, but there was already a strong sense of inquiry in his eyes - the person who came was a member of the Qi Nian group, and Wang Qinian single-handedly picked up the land, and there was no doubt about his loyalty. So he arranged for this person to secretly keep an eye on Fujiko's movements in Beijing, in case the old shopkeepers of Qingyutang left Beijing. What kind of danger is encountered.

At this time, the subordinate came at a hurry. Something clearly went wrong.

The official of the Supervision Yuan looked at Fan Xiandi's eyes, lowered his voice and said, "There was some accident. ”

There were no idle people around, Fan Xian said directly: "Say!"

The official glanced around and said carefully: "The ignition went smoothly, and there was no problem in blending in with the crowd of refugees and leaving the city." But the brothers who stayed in place only found that they had alarmed the eyeliner in place. I just don't know who these eyeliners are. ”

Of course Fan Xian knows. It must have been the eyeliner left by His Majesty the Emperor. The things in the minds of these old shopkeepers are too precious, and there must be a special group of people in the palace who are responsible for supervising them. Even if there was a rebellion in Kyoto. These people are bound to lurk, too.

"I don't have a lot of people on hand. Fan Xian stared at him and said coldly, "I'll give you twenty ...... You can't solve these problems!"

The official bowed his head, not daring to make the slightest excuse. said: "The other party's hands are hard, and they ran three of them." ”

Fan Xian no longer blamed this official, because he didn't dare to let too many people know about this matter, so it was carried out very secretly, to be precise, he was taking a big risk, and there were many loopholes in his own plan, and of course the implementation was very unsmooth.

The officer looked up at him and said with a very mixed emotion: "Ran three, and we caught up later." More than a dozen dead bodies were found...... There is also a person who left a message for you. ”

This sentence is a little difficult to understand, and it doesn't make sense at all logically, and it ran three palaces and eyes. Why did he find more than a dozen dead corpses, Fan Xian's heart chuckled. "What?" he asked.

The man said...... There are people waiting at home. ”

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There are people in the family who are waiting for him, of course

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rushed home in time, and stepped into the door for the second time today, he ran directly to the ground study. The unlooted Fan Mansion is still as beautiful, and the light in the study shines through the glass. Shine on the rockery clear water.

As King Jing said, his father has returned home safely. Fan Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and without a report, he directly pushed the door in, and saw that the Liu family was cleaning up something.

He swept his gaze. I knew that my father's sour syrup had been drunk. In such a situation. My father still has the leisure to drink sour syrup. Fan Xian couldn't help but feel very impressed by his concentration.

"Is Mother okay?" he bowed respectfully to Liu. Now the Diliu family is the housewife of the Difan Mansion. Of course. This was still a catalyst when he got married.

Ryu smiled. I said a word to comfort my daughter-in-law. He left the study.

Sitting on the Taishi chair, Fan Jian, the head of the Ministry of Households, raised his head. glanced at his son. There was relief and a hint of reproach in his eyes. This is an older generation figure who has been hiding in Kyoto since the Kyoto incident. At this moment, he finally stopped hiding his thoughts.

"The eyeliner outside Qingyutang was killed by someone sent by my father. Fan Jian tapped lightly on the desk. Thoughtfully. "I don't know why you've become so aggressive. It's such a plan that is full of mistakes. Dare to execute ...... Do you really think Your Majesty can't see it?"

Fan Xian smiled bitterly, his mentality has indeed changed greatly, but there is such a thing as courage. Often, that means a vulnerability.

He sat down and said respectfully, "Thank you, Father." He knew that his father secretly trained tiger guards for the royal family, if his father did not hide any strength in secret. Absolutely not. Those inner court eyeliner were sent by his father to kill him, and it didn't surprise him. Moreover, the shocking news that His Majesty was alive, since he told Ye Zhong from his own mouth, of course his father also knew.

"Killing people is simple. It's the hindsight that complicates the rhetoric. Fan Shangshu was thoughtful. Said slowly: "Even if Kyoto is in chaos. The rebels slaughtered...... But have you thought about it. Did several old shopkeepers in Qingyutang happen to be burned to death by the fire? You put more than a dozen corpses in the fire. It's just covering your ears and stealing the bell. ”

Fan listened quietly.

"And those inner court eyeliner. Even if you kill them all with the power of the Overseer. How can you make sure that your subordinates don't have His Majesty's Eyeliner?"

"It was a separate operation, and except for the Qi Nian group, the rest of the people did not know the inside story. Fan Xian explained.

"Okay, even if the Supervision Yuan is made into a monolith by Chen Pingping. Then let me ask you, who will explain to His Majesty afterwards, those staring at the inner court of Qingyu Hall. Not a single one of them is dead?"

Fan Xian was dumbfounded. That's when I figured it out. Even if they kill people and kill people, but these deaths that should not have died in the hands of the rebel army will in themselves arouse His Majesty's suspicions.

"And these old shopkeepers still have families in Kyoto. Fan Jian looked at his son. Harmony said: "They really want to leave, dare to leave?"

"I only asked Fuji Zijing to send the four old shopkeepers away, and there must be people alive in Qingyutang. is in line with common sense. Got it?"

"Understood. A layer of cold sweat broke out on Fan Xian's forehead.

"As for fighting with the inner court's eyeliner, it's not you who is interested in the old shopkeeper of Qingyutang. It's not me, it's the eldest princess. Fan Jiandi's eyes became indifferent, and he said: "Those dozen or so corpses are the dead soldiers in Xinyang. ”

"Since you want to convince Your Majesty, you must make Your Majesty believe. The person who shot has this need. The eldest princess knew the importance of Neku, of course she would think about fighting for Qingyutang, only she had the ability and this idea. ”

Fan Xianxin was convinced.

At this time, Fan Shangshu suddenly sighed and said, "Anzhi...... As a Father, you don't know what you think or why you do it. But you have to remember that you are a Qingguo person after all, and your father is also a Qingguo person. In any case, don't do anything that hurts my Daqing country. ”

Fan Xian's heart was shocked. Knowing that his father saw through his plan at a glance, he wanted to defend himself, but he really couldn't bear to lie and deceive his father, so he had to be silent helplessly.

Fan Jian looked at his son, sighed again, shook his head and said, "I won't talk about you anymore, this inner library ...... After all, it's your mother's land. Although I, as a minister of Qingguo, do not want to see certain things happen, but you ...... Do whatever you want. ”

Fan Xian was shocked, he didn't expect his father to make such a decision, of course his father would not deceive himself and hurt himself, but he knew the importance of Neiku for Qingguo to dominate the world, why did he still help himself?

"I'm old, and I don't have much strength left. Fan Shangshu didn't know if he knew something, and his handsome face in the past added a little tiredness and old color, and said slowly: "After Your Majesty returns to Beijing, I will ask for my resignation, and I will help you if I can help you in Kyoto, and I can't watch you have an accident." ”

Fan Xian's heart shook again, in the spring of that year, the emperor openly and secretly, connived at the attacks of the court officials, and checked the accounts of the household department, just to force his father to resign and return to old age, but his father was not angry, he was silent, and dragged on for two years, why did he suddenly want to resign tonight?