"I had three sons and a daughter, and now only two are left with me."

"When the Zhao family and the Li family had accidents one after another, my youngest daughter, when she went to the lake to swim in the boat, she almost fell into the water and drowned, but fortunately, someone rescued her and got her life."

"But when she came back, she told me that she wasn't going to fall into the water, that someone had pushed her from behind! After falling into the water, the Jiangnan woman also understands water, but she feels that someone is dragging her feet and wants to drag her into the bottom of the lake. ”

"After I rescued her, I will know, if there is no action, our Yang family will have to follow in the footsteps of the previous two sooner or later, so I ......"

The old lady took a deep breath, "I sent my youngest son to Liang Wenhua's.

Chu Luoci and Yan Que glanced at each other, and they were both silent.

This youngest son may be the so-called "hostage" for Liang Wenhua.

There were hostages in hand, and he expected that Old Madam Yang would not dare to tell the matter, so he would stop killing them.

"Not only that, didn't my husband still leave half of the capital back then? Although that money was not as good as the silver taels that were charged into the treasury, it was also a large amount, and I sent all these things to Liang Wenhua in exchange for temporary stability. ”

"Then your daughter is ...... again"

The old lady shook her head, "Girl, you are still young and have not yet understood human nature...... My youngest son, who was sent to Liang Wenhua's house for the sixth year, died. ”

Chu Luoci's heart tightened: "Why? ”

Yan Que said slowly at this time, "It's because you and your youngest son have been separated for too long, Liang Wenhua feels that the relationship between you has faded, and the constraints on you from this bargaining chip are getting smaller and smaller." ”

The old lady looked even older in an instant, "Yes, I haven't seen him for six years, and he may think that this son is not important to me, so he died a son first, and I sent my daughter over." ”

"It's been another few years, and my daughter is gone, leaving only the eldest son and the second son, who have already married and had children, and I really don't want them to suffer accidents."

"When my mother gave birth, it was a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and I had a brother who had deep feelings, and after he only said this, he arranged his wife and children at home, and volunteered to enter the Liang Mansion for my son, and he has been ...... until now."

"These are just things that happened to our three families, we have bad luck, we meet unladylike people, I admit all of this, but the reason why I chose to tell everything to the prince is another reason-"

"Liang Wenhua, he should have colluded with foreign countries!"

The old lady took a deep breath and continued: "When my youngest son died of illness, I knelt outside the door of the Liang Mansion and only asked to see him, and Liang Wenhua agreed. When he was about to die, my youngest son drew a stroke in my palm and left his last words, saying that he had seen foreigners in Liang Wenhua's mansion, and he also mentioned the events of that year......"

"The peace talks between foreign countries and our dynasty back then seemed to have another hidden meaning, and Liang Wenhua may be suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason!"

Hearing this, Yan Que and Chu Luoci have already figured out everything back then, and it is not difficult to restore what happened back then.

At that time, the border pass was broken, and General Chu led his soldiers to fight outside, but because of the shortage of food and grass, he did not win the battle for a long time.

At this time, Liang Wenhua was in charge, and the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan led by him wanted to donate grain and grass.

After the huge amount of silver was in hand, Liang Wenhua colluded with foreign countries and made a request for peace talks, and the foreign countries may have also obtained some benefits from Liang Wenhua......

I don't know how Liang Wenhua operated the money back then, or maybe it was the help of the people behind him, part of it was filled into the treasury, and the other part is unknown.

As for General Chu's position in this, he is just an outcast.

The Chu army only listened to General Chu's orders, and when General Chu saw that the foreign countries had bullied the people of our court, he had vowed to fight with them endlessly, if General Chu did not die, I am afraid that the battle of the year would not stop.

Then this money will only continue to fill the hole of war, and in the end no one will get it.

The foreign countries wanted a truce, Liang Wenhua and the master behind him wanted to make a profit, and the emperor's treasury was empty......

Whether the three parties formed an alliance or a small abacus, they decided the direction of this battle-

Sacrifice General Chu in exchange for peace and money.

All of them got what they wanted, but General Chu and the soldiers who died in the battle became the outcasts behind this conspiracy.

After listening to the old lady's words, the two sorted out the context of the whole thing, and they were shocked into a cold sweat behind them.

If this is the case, how many people should be involved in it, and how many people will benefit from it?

The old lady said so much, and her mood fluctuated greatly, and she had been helped away by his two sons, and only Yan Que and Chu Luoci were left in the house.

Both of them were silent, digesting the news that the old lady had just said.

After a long time, Chu Luoci looked up at Yan Que.

"Lord, what do you think? Do you want to investigate this matter? According to what the old lady just said, combined with what you found, the emperor, the crown prince, and even the four princes...... will be involved, as well as the officials in the south of the Yangtze River, the important ministers in the court, and the whole body will be affected by one shot......"

Yan Que raised his head and looked directly at Chu Luoci's gaze, "What about you?" Do you want me to look it up? ”

Chu Luoci pursed his lips, "I naturally hope that the prince will investigate, if he doesn't investigate, what should my father do?" But I don't want to force it, after all, it's too much involved......"

Hearing this, Yan Que smiled faintly.

"Since you want me to look it up, then I'll check it."

"But this is tantamount to being an enemy of Your Majesty, you ......"

Yan Que's eyes darkened, "It's been four years since you left Kyoto, I'm afraid you don't know some things, right?" Now, even if I am not an enemy of my father, he will not tolerate me. ”

Chu Luoci's brows furrowed, and he motioned for him to continue.

Yan Que thought for a while and said, "After General Chu disappeared that year, a lot of military power came into my hands after being transferred, and the rest were scattered in the hands of several generals in the court. But most of it is still under my command. ”

"Over the years, the older my father gets, the more suspicious he becomes, and I fight with the prince, which not only makes the prince jealous, but also makes my father jealous, and he has beaten me openly and secretly on several occasions about military power."

"You handed over the military power?"

Yan Que smiled faintly, "How is it possible." If I don't hand over the military power, I still have the possibility of fighting with the prince, we have too deep a grudge, if we really hand over the military power, then there is only a dead end waiting for me. ”

Yan Que looked at Chu Luoci seriously, "Whether there is you or not, whether there is General Chu or not, the prince and I have long been in an endless situation, and if he takes the throne one day, it will never be possible to keep him; In the same way, if he inherits the throne, I will never be able to live......"

"The old king is old, and the new king should be established."

"You don't have to feel a burden in your heart, even if this matter is not you, you have to investigate, or the final separation between me and the crown prince, maybe you can count on this matter."

Chu Luoci certainly understood the meaning of his words.

If this matter is confirmed, the prince's party is involved, and when this matter is made public, the prince's virtue will be degraded.

No matter how much the emperor defended it, he was greedy for military salaries, collaborated with the enemy and treason, and offered and accepted bribes......

Either way, it's enough to give the prince a fatal blow!

"Then let's keep looking." Chu Luoci said firmly.

If she still had doubts about Yan Que's determination to investigate this matter thoroughly, and even suspected that it was to save her, Yan Que came to investigate this matter.

Now she was relieved.

Because this matter is not only related to her, but also related to the interests of Yanque itself.

Chu Luoci has experienced too much over the years, and her heart has also grown, she understands too well that between people, sometimes there are interests involved, which is better than just talking about human feelings.

Especially with such a chaotic relationship between her and Yan Que, she would rather the two of them form an alliance for the same goal and the same interests.