After Xiao Jingxuan rested in Hengzhou for a month, Yang Xiong arrived in Hengzhou with the Youzhou army.

After Yang Xiong arrived, Xiao Jingxuan held a banquet for him in the city guard mansion and presided over the meeting of the original soldiers and generals of Hengzhou to meet their new commander.

At present, the original number of soldiers and horses in the Hengzhou camp is not much, and most of them are headed by Hu Dewei, and the Hengzhou camp has not been established for a long time.

Xiao Jingxuan believes that Yang Xiong can lead these people well and manage Hengyi and Yi.

This time, Yang Xiong brought all the soldiers and horses of Youzhou to Hengzhou, and now, the garrison of Hengzhou has reached 60,000.

In other words, Xiao Jingxuan arranged an army of 110,000 in Youheng. Xiao Jingxuan believed that with so many armies guarding, the safety of the Youheng Lands should be guaranteed.

The next day, Chen Feng led the remaining more than 10,000 tigers and leopards to return to the court.

After more than ten days of marching, Xiao Jingxuan finally returned to Yingzhou, but Xiao Jingxuan, who had just returned to Yingzhou, was furious.

When Xiao Jingxuan's carriage entered the city under the escort of the pro-army, he was intercepted on the way back to the prince.

Xiao Jingxuan's face was cloudy, looking at the poor girl who was kneeling on the ground, holding a piece of paper, asking Xiao Jingxuan to make the decision for him.

It turned out that this person was Ding Weiran's young daughter, who was now twelve years old, and was the only one who escaped from the tragedy of Ding's mansion.

As the frame stopped, the number of onlookers around slowly increased, and they expressed sympathy for the plight of the girl blocking the road.

Xiao Jingxuan gestured to the pro-army next to the frame, and immediately a pro-soldier stepped forward, took the girl's paper, and then handed it to Xiao Jingxuan.

After Xiao Jingxuan took the paper, he glanced at it, and then asked.

"I am deeply saddened by the destruction of the Shoufu family, and I have ordered a strict investigation.

But you said that you are an orphan of Shoufu, I don't know if you have a certificate?

This piece of paper is clearly organized, I wonder who wrote it for you?

I don't know if the Shoufu family was wiped out by the secret guards as you said on the paper, do you have any credentials? ”

After hearing Xiao Jingxuan's question, the girl cried even more sadly, looking like a pear blossom with rain, which made people feel pity.

"Back to the king, the little woman has nothing else in her hands, only the ancestral jade pendant to prove her identity.

As for the paper, it was written by my father, and as for the name, I ask the king to forgive me, and the little woman is inconvenient to disclose.

On that day, the little girl was hidden in a water tank by her mother, and she heard with her own ears that the Assassin was willing to give her father a decent sentence and let him cut himself, and his words were respectful.

Regarding the identity of the assassin, although my father did not say it explicitly, he also mentioned it vaguely, and asked the king to call the shots, redress my father's grievances, and show snow for my Ding family. ”

After hearing the girl's words, Xiao Jingxuan suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a harmonious voice.

"Don't worry, Skynet is magnificent and not leaky, and this king will definitely not let the murderer of Ding Lao Manmen go unpunished.

Someone came to pass the decree, transferred Zhang Siming and Wang Zhiyi to the cabinet auxiliary ministers, immediately returned to Beijing to investigate the case, and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to assist. On the day of the purpose, it shall set out immediately, without delay. ”

After Xiao Jingxuan finished speaking, he looked at the girl and said, "Since you are the orphan of Shoufu, then the orphan will naturally take care of you." ”

After speaking, he continued to say to the pro-army beside him: "I remember that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu is Ding Shoufu's brother-in-law, so let's send Miss Ding to the mansion of Hu Lushan, the Ministry of Rites, and order her to take care of it." ”

After finishing speaking, Xiao Jingxuan signaled, and the frame immediately set off, heading towards the palace.

When he walked halfway, Xiao Jingxuan said to the pro-army on the side.

"Summoning Zhao Gang, the commander of the secret guard, immediately enter the palace to see him."

After returning to the palace, Xiao Jingxuan can be said to be furious. Zhao Gang, as the commander of the secret guard, is so benevolent.

It's okay to leave the end of the hand when doing things, and the identity was even guessed. This made Xiao Jingxuan fall into extreme passivity.

At the beginning, the reason why Xiao Jingxuan chose secret tailoring was to stabilize the court situation.

You must know that Ding Weiran presided over the examination many times during his administration, and it can be said that he is the seat teacher of many Jinshi.

In addition, he was born in a poor family, and his status among the poor people is not trivial. If the impact of this matter is bad, it may affect the strategy of promoting the poor and promoting the imperial examination.

At this moment, an attendant reported that Zhao Gang had arrived.

At this time, after listening to the report of the chamberlain, Xiao Jingxuan frowned and said, "Let him kneel outside the door and reflect on it." ”

Then he said to the chamberlain: "Pass the decree, let Wei Ming, Qi Biao, and Qu Qingshan come to the study to see the driver." ”

"The ministers obey."

When he saw the three ministers again, Xiao Jingxuan had already suppressed the anger in his heart.

After giving them a seat, there was no greeting, so Xiao Jingxuan asked directly.

"What do you think should be done about this?"

When passing by the outside of the hall, the three of them had already seen Zhao Gang kneeling outside the hall, and the news of the Ding orphan's blocking the road and complaining was spreading, the three ministers were naturally able to guess something.

But what is the truth of the matter, since Xiao Jingxuan did not elaborate, the three of them naturally can't ask.

In Xiao Jingxuan's heart, Qi Biao and Qu Qingshan were purely called over to make up the numbers, after all, these two people were born in the military, and they still lacked experience in political affairs, so they mainly wanted to hear Wei Ming's thoughts.

Wei Ming thought about it for a long time. said: "Why don't you wait for Wang Zhiyi, after Zhang Siming and the two ministers return to Beijing, Weichen will go to mention one or two?" ”

After hearing Wei Ming's words, Xiao Jingxuan shook his head and said.

"I'm worried about what will happen then?"

As soon as Xiao Jingxuan's words fell, he blocked Wei Ming's later words. Obviously, Hins Hsiao intends to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

At this time, Qi Biao on the side said: "What's so rare about this matter, the two ministers have not arrived, and the case will be tried by the Criminal Department."

The tragedy was obviously Zhao Guo's meticulous work, intending to confuse the court and force the king to return to his division.

Zhao Gang, as the commander of the secret guard, failed to discover Zhao Guo's conspiracy in time, neglected to supervise, punished, and demoted and retained.

As for the orphan, wouldn't it be okay to make a county lord, and then get sick, drag it out for a year and a half, and send them to reunite with their family? ”

Hearing Qi Biao's speech, Qu Qingshan on the side retorted.

"This excuse is so clumsy, how can it be stopped?"

Qi Biao sneered: "I know that it is an excuse, just have an explanation, this matter has developed so far, no matter what you do, everyone will also treat you as an excuse, as long as you understand it in your heart." ”

Xiao Jingxuan paced back and forth, muttered for a while and asked.

"Then if the ministers write and do not approve of this excuse, how should the king reply?"

"Naturally, they don't send it, these people who write are either Ding Weiran's sworn friends, or they can't see the form clearly, and they can't be used, so they can find an opportunity in the future and get rid of them all."

Xiao Jingxuan thought about it and felt that what Qi Biao said made sense, the road is simple, and sometimes the easiest way is the most effective.

"Well, Wei Ming, you will mention it privately on the side of the Criminal Department, and in addition, after this matter is done, I will crown you as a Qincha, and you go to Weidi to inspect and arrange everything over there."

"Yes, Wechen obeys."

Wei Ming knew that this was a test given to him by Xiao Jingxuan, and only by completing this test with a pass could he become the first assistant.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jingxuan said to the attendant on the side: "Passing the decree, ordering Zhou Wei to temporarily act in charge of the affairs of the cabinet, with Wang Zhiyi as the second assistant." ”

"Yes, the ministers obey."

Regarding Xiao Jingxuan's disposal, the three of them are a little incomprehensible, could it be that Wei Ming has nothing to do with Shoufu? Or is Zhou Wei about to leave the cabinet? I don't understand.

The three of them left the study with doubts.

After experiencing this, Qi Biao's weight in Xiao Jingxuan's heart also increased sharply.

After the three of them left, Xiao Jingxuan said to the attendant on the side.

"Let Zhao Gang in."

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After Zhao Gang entered the study, he quickly knelt down and saluted.

Xiao Jingxuan saw Zhao Gang's appearance and did not let him get up. Instead, he said in a deep voice.

"Zhao Gang, how long have you been following me?"

"Back to my lord, during the Battle of Toyosu, the last general was fortunate enough to be transferred to the guard camp and follow my lordship. It's been eight years now. ”

Xiao Jingxuan sighed with emotion.

"It's been eight years, sixteen years in Jia'an, and I've been in the army for the north, and now it's only fourteen years."

sighed with emotion, and Xiao Jingxuan immediately changed his words.

"Back then, I asked you to serve as a secret guard, and I really wronged you."

"Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty."

Hearing Zhao Gang say this, Xiao Jingxuan shook his head and said.

"No, what are you guilty of? You have also worked hard over the years, but you are loyal and commendable, but you are too generous, and the errand of the secret guard is too cold-blooded, which is not suitable for you, and it is the king's mistake. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Jingxuan thought for a while and said.

"You don't want to do the errand of the secret guard commander, leave it to Xiao Li, and you will serve as the commander of the pro-army in the future."

After hearing Xiao Jingxuan's order, Zhao Gang hurriedly took the order. Seeing Zhao Gang's appearance, Xiao Jingxuan was still a little disappointed in his heart.

"By the way, how is the investigation of Huangfu Song's affairs? How many people are involved? ”

"Back to the king, Weichen found out that he had some connection with Ding Weiran at this time, in addition, Liu Xiu was also involved, and among the border generals, there should also be some people involved in the case, but they are still investigating, and I believe there will be results soon."

Xiao Jingxuan nodded.

"Well, you don't have to worry about this, in the future, the affairs of the secret guard will be left to Xiao Li. After going down later, you and Xiao Li will do a handover. ”

"Yes, Wechen obeys."

After Zhao Gang retreated, Xiao Jingxuan sat on the throne, rubbed his eyebrows, and continued to deal with official business.

In the evening, Xiao Jingxuan returned to the harem and also got good news.

That is, Zhao Wan'er is pregnant, and everything is not going well during this time, and she finally heard a good news.

came to Zhao Wan'er's courtyard, at this time, Zhao Wan'er was lying in her bedroom to raise a baby, and she was also very happy about Xiao Jingxuan's arrival.