"Two days ago, someone found the body in Yangbai Mountain and traces of the fight, so they reported it to the government, and then the government found traces of falling off the cliff at the place of the incident, so they ordered people to search for it...... After investigation, among the deceased, there may be ...... There is a person who is the envoy of the Yingzhou Festival, and the Hou Xiao Mu of Dingbei——"

The voice of the messenger trembled and hesitated, but the waves were stirred up in the temple.

The officials changed color.

"Nonsense, when did Dingbei Hou come out of Beijing? I've never heard of it! Someone questioned.

"The government has reported last night that the deputy general around Beihou will go to claim the body...... It has been determined that it is the Marquis of Dingbei, and there is no doubt about it. The messenger composed, held the object in his hand high, and said, "This is near the mangled corpse...... The looted Talisman of the Lu Long Army! ”

This statement is like a shock.

- Lu Long's military talisman?!

"This ...... Why did the Marquis of Dingbei secretly leave Beijing! ”

"Why did this happen...... Who's doing it?! ”

“……”

The voices of the crowd were mixed with astonishment, and several officials who had secretly gone to the Dingbei Hou Mansion and said that Xiao Mu had moved to go out of Beijing and return to the north to mobilize troops and horses were already pale, and one of them suddenly raised his eyes to look at the person who was listening to the government, only to see that she also made a look of surprise and incomprehension.

"How can this be...... "The eldest princess of Yongyang looked at the talisman in disbelief and said, "I'm afraid there is something strange about this matter...... Quickly present the talisman and let the palace distinguish the real from the fake. ”

Lu Longjun's talisman is also made in the palace, and she always knows better than others in terms of talisman system.

Liu Qian hurriedly ordered someone to take the talisman and present it to the eldest princess of Yongyang.

She picked it up and looked at it for a moment, and said in a complicated tone: "This is indeed Lu Longjun's military talisman, it seems that Xiao Jie's envoy really had an accident, how could it be so ......"

"Why did the Marquis of Dingbei secretly go out of Beijing with a military talisman? This is clearly anti-minded...... I want to return to the north and raise troops! An official stood up and said in a calm voice.

"Dingbei Hou's move is indeed suspicious—"

"Fortunately, I was blocked and killed on the way, otherwise if the tiger returns to the mountain, there will be chaos!"

“……”

Seeing that Dingbeihou was dead and the plan was shattered, and at this time, listening to these eldest princesses' henchmen who couldn't wait to detain the stigma, some Shi clan officials couldn't bear to say loudly: "Everyone is dead, right and wrong, it's up to you to fabricate it!" What is the cause of Dingbei Hou's death, it is not yet known! ”

This sentence was like a fire, illuminating his body, and suddenly attracted countless swords and arrows to point at him-

"It is a fact that the Marquis of Dingbei left Beijing without permission with his soldiers, and Lord Jiang opened his mouth to 'rehabilitate' him, I don't know why?"

"Could it be that Lord Jiang is also an insider of Dingbeihou's departure from Beijing, and even a colleague who conspired in this matter?"

“…… You guys! The face of the minister with white temples and surnamed Jiang was surging, and he looked around at the sharp faces, and finally looked at the eldest princess of Yongyang above, his face trembled, and he said in a condensed voice: "Li Wei...... All of this is planned by you, you vicious woman, a thief who tries to usurp the throne! It's really a shame for the Li family! ”

"The one who plots to kill the prince is probably not the king of Xiang......" He stretched out his hand and pointed to the eldest princess of Yongyang, and said hatefully: "Kill the prince first, then defile the king of Xiang, and then use the matter of the king of Huaiyang County to fight against the party and gather power...... It's all your means! ”

His words were amazing, but the hall became more and more quiet.

The man who was directly accused of the crime in his mouth did not show any look of alarm and panic, but still sat there for a long time, looking at him with a smile.

At this time, he spoke, and said helplessly: "What did Lord Jiang say, this palace has no power and no power, a female stream, how can you be so capable...... Even though Lord Jiang was afraid of being accused of complicity with Dingbei Hou, he should not have said such absurd words. ”

"Don't say that this palace knows that he has never done these things, so if you ask your lords, who will believe it?" She looked at the officials in the palace and casually pointed to someone: "Taifu Tao, you are the most respectable, let me ask Lord Jiang what he said, do you believe it?" ”

Tao Taifu, who was over sixty years old, changed his complexion several times, lowered his eyes and did not speak.

"Do you believe it?" The eldest princess of Yongyang asked another person.

"Minister......" The young official raised his hand: "Such baseless words, Minister...... He is unbelieving. ”

The expressions of the people in the hall were different.

The example of Zhongshu Province is in front of us, the scholars have been baptized in blood, and it is obvious who is in power in the court now.

Now even Dingbei Hou has "suffered......

Even though they have the heart to resist each other, it is inevitable that they will each have their own rights and considerations, who is willing to come forward at this time and bury their lives in vain?

"You ...... You who see the wind and make the rudder have no backbone! Surrender to the lust of this vicious woman! The old minister surnamed Jiang turned red, and he was about to turn his back on it: "Li Wei, sooner or later, you will be punished by the backlash!" ”

"Lord Jiang lost his honor in front of the palace, slandered the palace for no reason, and took him down to wait for the fate." The eldest princess of Yongyang said casually.

Soon a guard entered and escorted the man down.

As the indignant scolding faded away, the eldest princess of Yongyang lightly held the talisman and said: "The matter of the Marquis of Dingbei leaving the capital without authorization needs to be thoroughly investigated immediately and thoroughly whether there are other conspirators, at this time, I don't know how many princes are ready to move, this matter must be thoroughly investigated and severely punished, so that we can set an example——"

Officials echoed.

The eldest princess of Yongyang pondered: "But Lu Longjun still needs to be appeased in time, thinking that it has not yet caused a catastrophe, as long as they do not rebel, the imperial court will not condemn one of them...... In order to stabilize the situation in the north and avoid chaos, the palace will let people go to Yingzhou as soon as possible to deal with this matter, so that they can truly see the generosity and sincerity of the imperial court. ”

When everyone in the hall heard this, they didn't even dare to exchange glances.

Where is this appeasement, it is clear that he wants to take the opportunity to take over and control Lu Long's military power-

There was a loud thunder outside the hall, and the raindrops the size of beans quickly fell down.

……

"Congratulations to Your Highness, the Marquis of Dingbei is dead, if you take charge of the Lu Long Army, that is, the general trend will be set, and Your Highness will soon be able to get his wish...... Although Zeng Jie's envoy was a little uncomfortable, it was not worth mentioning. ”

Zhao Qinming worshiped in the Ganlu Palace, with a respectful smile on his face.

"Don't be careless yet." The eldest princess of Yongyang said with a smile: "The more critical it is, the more cautious you must be...... At such a critical time, the palace does not want any uninterested people to get close to the capital and ruin the good things of the palace. ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, all the defenses in the capital division have been completed-"

The eldest princess of Yongyang smiled comfortably, and did not forget to explain: "Yan Luo's side, you continue to drag." If one day he is no longer interested, he will be killed. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

After Zhao Qinming retreated, the eldest princess of Yongyang, who was in a good mood, ordered someone to prepare wine, stood in front of the window and raised the lamp, and invited heaven and earth to drink with a smile.

……

In just a few days, the Marquis of Dingbei left the Beijing division without permission, and the charge of intending to transfer troops to rebel was confirmed. The news of his death also spread, and the imperial court interpreted this as "accidentally robbed and killed by mountain bandits".