Seeing that he had calmed down and had a gloomy face, An Guogong took the initiative to kneel down on the steps and plead guilty: "The old minister's words offended Your Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me." ”

Emperor Tianqing looked at him coldly.

The crown prince hurriedly spoke: "Father, the prince of the country will lose his sense of proportion only in a momentary hurry, but if he is not loyal to his father, how can he dare to persuade desperately, and the assassin's matter is not only about the king of Xiling, according to his confession, he has been in Beijing for nearly a year, during which someone has been secretly exchanging news with the king of Xiling through him. ”

Although he didn't know the identity of that person, he must be an important minister in the court, and many of the news sent were confidential to the court.

Emperor Tianqing's anger dissipated a little when he heard this, he knew that An Guogong's words of advice were all advice, although they were against his ears, they were indeed for his good.

And An Guogong has never made the slightest mistake in his loyalty over the years, he eased his expression and said, "Uncle, get up." ”

He didn't use the title of An Guogong, but expressed his closeness with the relationship between the eldest princess.

After An Guogong got up with thanks, Emperor Tianqing leaned on the soft pillow and said slowly: "I know that you are loyal to me, but this matter is really unbearable. ”

"The southwest has been restless in the past few years, it is difficult to guarantee that Yuan Wangshan did not want to test my intentions this time, if I really wiped it off and pretended that nothing happened, and suffered the danger of this assassination in vain, wouldn't it be that I would indulge him more and more."

If Yuan Wangshan knew that he was afraid and didn't dare to touch him, with his temperament, he would not retreat, but maybe he would continue to come back.

This time it was the Assassin who infiltrated the hunting grounds, so could it be his dormitory next time?

"This ......" An Guogong frowned slightly.

The crown prince and Wu Jinliang also hesitated.

Although he didn't want to rashly provoke a war, what Emperor Tianqing said was not unreasonable, if the assassin was really the person of the King of Xiling, if the court did not attack at all, it would indeed indulge the arrogance of the King of Xiling.

Shen had been standing quietly aside, only listening to a few people, and seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down, he suddenly spoke: "Actually, it is not difficult for Your Majesty to ask King Xiling about it. ”

Several people were looking at him.

Shen said: "When the assassin confessed, it was not only me and a few others who heard it, and whether he was the person of the King of Xiling or not is probably only known to the King of Xiling, since it is difficult for His Majesty to distinguish the true from the false, and the assassination of the Holy Driver must not be taken lightly, then it is better to ask the King of Xiling directly." ”

Emperor Tianqing was slightly stunned, and then his eyes lit up.

"Your Majesty didn't think about the war, nor did he want to give the King of Xiling a reason to bite back, so he simply publicized the attack on the paddock and the confession of the assassins, and then summoned the King of Xiling to Beijing to confront the assassins with a clear will."

"Do you want to believe that King Xiling is definitely not a person who kills the king, but the assassination of the Son of Heaven must always give an explanation to the courtiers and the subjects of the world."

Emperor Tianqing's anger suddenly disappeared when he heard this: "Then what if King Xiling pretends to delay and refuses to enter Beijing, or sends someone into Beijing to confront him at will?" ”

Shen said lightly: "Your Majesty summoned the King of Xiling, if he disrespects the decree, he will disobey first, and Your Majesty is magnanimous and benevolent, if the King of Xiling really refuses to enter Beijing to confront him, then Your Majesty can also send officials to escort the assassin to the southwest to find him." ”

"It's just that this mountain is high and the road is far away, and no one can guarantee that there will be no one to publicize the assassination along the way, and if something accidentally happens to the assassin on the way, I am afraid that the grievances of the King of Xiling who murdered the holy driver will not be washed away."

"The King of Xiling has always regarded himself as a loyal monarch, and he will not be willing to bear such a stigma."

When Emperor Tianqing listened to the person in front of him calmly talk about the grievances of King Xiling, not only was he not annoyed, but he suddenly laughed.

When he looked at Shen Qi, he was suddenly a little surprised, in the past, he only knew that Shen Qicai had learned well and his mind was also smart, but compared to Shen Zhongkang's old fox, he was a little less agile and the city.

This time, he was impressed.

Shen Ke's idea sounded extremely scoundrel, but it worked extremely well.

Even if he is afraid that Nanyue can't really send troops to take the king of Xiling now, he can ruin his name and destroy his prestige, and by the way, let Yuan Wangshan hold his stomach and.

And with the Xiling King "killing the king" in front, the resistance was unwilling to enter Beijing to confront the explanation later, if there is a chance to fight with Shuozhou in the future, the court and the central government will also be famous.

"Good! You are a good one, worthy of Shen Qing's grandson! ”

Shen said respectfully: "Weichen just wants to relieve His Majesty's worries, and if His Majesty really sends someone to the southwest, he will be able to find out another matter." ”

"When the assassin confessed, he not only mentioned the King of Xiling, but also mentioned the death of General Lang Kelang, he said that the King of Xiling did intend to kill General Lang so that he would stay in Shuozhou to divide the military power, but before he could make a move, someone took General Lang's life before him, and the King of Xiling was shocked and ordered people to search for Shuozhou, but unfortunately he did not catch the person who did it."

"Your Majesty didn't mention the matter of King Xiling first, but he plotted to kill General Lang but blamed King Xiling, and deliberately stole the defense map of the capital, and was even bumped into by Jing Anbo, so that at the last eldest princess polo meeting, Jing Anbo also regarded the assassin as an accomplice in the murder of General Lang."

"This matter should be investigated as soon as possible, lest someone fish in troubled waters."

The prince was stunned when he heard this, and turned his head to look at him: "Lang Ke was not killed by King Xiling?" ”

Shen shook his head: "Wechen actually had suspicions before, and the assassin confirmed this matter again, and Wechen has always been puzzled, the king of Xiling is in Shuozhou, if he really raises troops, it will be a big deal, there is really no need to steal the defense map of the capital." ”

"Was it really someone from Shuozhou that Jing Anbo bumped into that time? Could it be that he was mistaken? ”

Emperor Tianqing's eyes turned cold when he heard this.

He still remembered that the armory was stolen and the defense map was lost, Xiao Chikou kept saying that he had seen the person who murdered Lang Ke in Shuozhou, and the person who fought in the armory was the same, but if Lang Ke was not killed by the King of Xiling, even the King of Xiling was like Shen said that there was no need to steal the defense map of the capital at all.

So what did Xiao Chi bump into twice?

Jingcheng can still say that he recognized the wrong person this time, so what about Shuozhou.

If the Xiling Palace's Mansion had never killed Lang Ke at all, and even the King of Xiling didn't know how Lang Ke died, where did the so-called assassin seen by a mountain bandit in Xiao Chi come from?

Ghosts?!

Emperor Tianqing important Xiao Chi was not only because of his superior force, but also because when the armory was stolen, the former commander of the Soldiers and Horses Division was unfavorable, so that the secret agents of the Xiling Palace's secret offices penetrated into the important places in the capital.

Xiao Chi is a reckless man who does not associate with the powerful in Beijing and is loyal to him, but what if even his loyalty is fake? Even his recruitment into Beijing was arranged......

Emperor Tianqing felt a shudder in his heart: "Someone! ”

Outside, Yan Ling hurriedly entered.

"Where's Xiao Chi?"

Hearing that Emperor Tianqing asked Xiao Chi, Yan Ling hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Jing Anbo went to the Xiying stables......"

Emperor Tianqing: "What are you doing there?" ”

Yan Ling glanced at An Guogong.

An Guogong was stunned for a moment before saying: "Back to Your Majesty, because Uncle Xiao was also manipulated when Your Majesty was attacked in the forest, the old minister was worried that the Jing'an Mansion was mixed with the fine work, so he ordered Mrs. Jing An Bo and the people in the palace to be detained together, and some suspicious people were sent to the wooden house near the stable to be detained. ”

Those wooden houses were all lived by the guards of the Jiuli Mountain enclosure on weekdays, but he didn't expect Xiao Chi to actually look for them.

As soon as An Guogong's voice fell, someone from outside suddenly came hurrying over, but he didn't dare to enter in front of the tent.

Emperor Tianqing glanced at Yan Ling, Yan Ling hurriedly went out, and when he came back after a while, he replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Jing Anbo and the people fought at the stable......