Chapter 46: Lin Xianzhao returns to Beijing
This is very much in line with the behavior of a father who genuinely loves his daughter and is worried that his daughter will be bullied.
Your Majesty today has the [righteousness] of husband and wife to the queen.
and Mu Guifei, but there is a husband and wife [love].
The world doesn't know that when His Majesty was young, he admired Qi Simu, the only daughter of the general Qi Rulie, and he was forced to marry Lin as a concubine under the arrangement of the queen mother.
As soon as His Majesty ascended the throne, he ignored General Qi's fierce opposition and forcibly hired Qi Simuli into the palace.
At that time, the red makeup on both sides of Yongan Street reflected how many people's eyes were red.
This secret story was told to him by his father before His Majesty summoned him to Beijing, and his father told him to carefully consider the situation between the DPRK and China, and not to be careless.
"Pondering the Sacred Heart, disobeying the Holy Will," Dongfang Yu thought about it for a while, and figured out the joints, "It is a taboo for the emperors of all dynasties, and the Cheng'en Mansion will be suspicious, and the establishment of the prince will inevitably have twists and turns." ”
The jewelry made of purple shark beads was taken away in the Shangfu Bureau, and no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with Jiang Fuguang.
It's just that!
Is all this really just a coincidence?
The spring search was imminent, and Lin Xianzhao, who was responsible for escorting the envoys of the Northern Dynasty, traveled day and night, non-stop, and finally rushed back to Beijing three days before the spring search.
The moon is dark and the wind is high, the night is quiet, the torches on the city tower are burning, and from time to time there is a "poof" sound, and the guards of the south gate of Beijing have burned the fire, and they are gathering together to roast taro and eat.
Suddenly, a lookout guard shouted, "Someone's coming!" ”
"Who's on such a big night?" The rest of the people passed by.
In the dark night, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and from far and near, a group of people galloped on horseback, stepping on the dark night, appearing in the dim candlelight, and in a blink of an eye they were outside the city gate.
Someone shouted to open the door.
"But Lin Shizi led the Tiger Ben Army back to Beijing to restore his life?" This group of people was wearing armor and the weather was strict, and they could guess it with a little thought.
"Exactly!" One person raised his arm and threw the token in his hand, and the city captain immediately caught it, and after verifying that it was correct, he immediately ordered the city gate to be opened.
There was a "boom", and the heavy city gate let out a muffled thunder.
The group entered the city through the gate and rode in the direction of the imperial city.
A city lieutenant glanced at it from a distance, and was a little envious: "Lin Shizi returned to Beijing ahead of schedule, it seems that this errand is going well, or it won't be long before he will take up his post in the Imperial City Division." ”
"But it's not," another city lieutenant answered, "the Imperial City Division, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial City, who has always been able to hold positions in it, are all loyal ministers and heroes, and are favored by the emperor and trusted by His Majesty. ”
Lin Xianzhao didn't even enter the door, so he secretly entered the palace to face the saint and reported the killing of the envoys of the Northern Dynasty.
In the south study, there was a deathly silence.
The dim candle flame shook and swayed gently, as if a long time had passed, and in the room that had been silent for a long time, there was a 'tick', and a drop of water fell from the dripper's mouth and fell into the copper kettle, breaking the dead silence of the room.
Emperor Nanxing was furious and rebuked Lin Xianzhao: "It's too much to use!" ”
Lin Xianzhao bowed his head and knelt on the ground, irrefutable.
After that, Emperor Nanxing summoned Captain Li overnight to learn more about the killing of the envoys of the Northern Dynasty, dispatched Yu Linwei to assist the Tiger Ben Army in finding out the truth, arresting the real culprit, and not allowing the matter to be exposed, and ordered Lin Xianzhao to be confined in the mansion, and not to step out of the house without the will.
Not long after Lin Xianzhao returned home, he learned that His Majesty had secretly summoned General Qi into the palace.
Compared with the Cheng'en Mansion, His Majesty trusts the Taiwei Mansion more.
The Northern and Southern Dynasties fought again, and the only one who could really fight with the Northern Dynasties was the Taiwei Mansion.
Cheng Engong sighed lightly: "The reason why Your Majesty did not send you now is because the killing of the envoys of the Northern Dynasty is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and it is also related to the majesty and reputation of the Southern Dynasty, so it is not appropriate to disclose it for the time being." ”
Lin Xianzhao was the chief official who escorted the envoys of the Northern Dynasty this time, if he was sent down at this time, wouldn't he clearly tell the world that something went wrong with the escort and something happened to the envoys of the Northern Dynasty.
After a while, His Majesty will have to find a reason to deal with him.
The Chengen Mansion is about to go.
Lin Xianzhao informed his father of the suspicions found by Captain Li: "Is it possible that the Taiwei Mansion ......?"
"No," Cheng Engong shook his head, and before he finished speaking, he had already vetoed it, "The person who knows you best is often your opponent, I know General Qi's character, killing the envoys of the Northern Dynasty will lead to the two dynasties fighting again, he has been fighting all his life, and he has been born and died for the Southern Dynasty for many years, and he will not want to see another war on the border, and the people will not be able to make a living, everyone can possibly, but it will not be the Taiwei Mansion." ”
In the tone, it is inevitable that there is a bit of admiration.
Lin Xianzhao dispelled the doubts in his heart, but he was still full of doubts: "So who does my father think is most likely to do this?" ”
Cheng En said: "The change of kingship in southwest Yunnan China, the king of Yunzhong has repeatedly gone out to conquer the surrounding tribes, and there is a momentum of unifying the southwest, in recent years, there have been frequent frictions with our dynasty, and I am not at ease when I want to come, and South Vietnam is also frequently disturbed, they are the most unwilling to see, the north and the south have established proton diplomatic relations. ”
The Tiger Ben Army has the emperor's order, and no force dares to meddle in the affairs of diplomatic relations between the two countries, except for the Taiwei Mansion, they are the most suspicious.
Lin Xianzhao was shocked: "At present, the envoys of the Northern Dynasty have been killed, and the sons and daughters have failed the emperor's orders, and His Majesty's suspicion of the Guogong Mansion is deepening day by day, and there is the Taiwei Mansion eyeing the tiger, and the Guogong Mansion is like a tiger and wolf, and the general trend is about to go, but the matter of the three princes establishing the prince is still confusing......
Cheng Engong was also in a panic: "After receiving your news that day, I immediately sent someone to send a message to the Northern Dynasty, and I promised that I would try my best to cover up the killing of the envoys of the Northern Dynasty, but after the matter was completed, I would add ten more cities in exchange." ”
"It's too much to deceive people," Lin Xianzhao clenched his fists, "Ten cities are equivalent to ceding a state on the border of the Southern Dynasties, and the people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants." ”
"It's come to this, there's no way back." Cheng Engong didn't want to agree, but once a person took the wrong path, he couldn't turn back.
What did the Northern Dynasty say when they sent someone to contact him?
The other party claimed that it was the old department of the Yu family of the Taiwei Mansion, and the poor old general Yu was born and died for the Northern Dynasty, and finally relapsed due to the old disease and died on the battlefield.
But the Dog Emperor of the Northern Dynasty condemned the Yu family, exiled the Taiwei Mansion, and for many years, he cleaned up the old Yu family in the court and persecuted Zhongliang.
He hated the emperor of the Northern Dynasty and wanted to take revenge on the Northern Dynasty.
Cheng Engong refused to believe it, but the temptation to win a battle was too great for him.
Others don't know why His Majesty has not made a prince for many years.
But his heart is clear.
Mu Guifei had a child after giving birth to Princess Fuguang, His Majesty attached great importance to this child, Mu Guifei took a walk in the imperial garden, called the eldest prince to collide, slipped and had a miscarriage, and the blood flowed all over the ground at that time, Mu Guifei almost died, and His Majesty had gray hair overnight.