night

The voice of the groomer echoed through the streets, and he rode through the six gates.

In the past, there were many fewer people wandering the streets.

Heavy snow drifted in the sky, and soon a thick layer fell on it.

The sound of horses' hooves went away, leaving behind horse's hoof prints of different shades.

Chengguo Mansion,

The palatial mansion is located in the eastern part of the city and occupies a huge area.

This mansion has been there since the founding of Dayan, and after generations of expansion, it has long occupied the entire street, as if it has become a manor.

Under the quiet corridor, a figure in a black robe slowly walked in, all the way through the corridor, to the front hall.

The cold face of the visitor was resolute, and the body exuded a momentum of nothingness.

On the first seat of the hall, there sat a burly figure, full of white hair, who looked to be over eighty years old, but his eyes were extraordinarily bright, like a wolf and a tiger.

The luxurious robe was draped over his body, adding a bit of majesty.

"Father!"

Yue Zhongping bowed.

Yue Wu's drooping eyelids lifted slightly, as if he had suddenly woken up.

This person is the Duke of Chengguo, Yue Wu!

The reason why the Chengguo Mansion has the prestige it has today depends on this person.

In the early years, Chengguo Gong was in charge of the army, and many generals were trained under his command.

Although he has rarely appeared in recent years, no one dares to ignore this prince who has lived in the mansion for a long time.

Yue Zhongping said in a deep voice: "The prince has already restarted Jingcha, and the plan has failed. ”

"Today, Shen Du sent people to arrest a lot of officials, although they are just ordinary officials, but this son's ambition is definitely not only that."

"I'm afraid his real purpose is the members of the court and the central government, as well as the various noble families."

"Ugh." Yue Wu sighed faintly, his cold eyes looked out of the hall, his eyes were deep, and he said slowly: "Our prince, who has been plotting for more than 20 years, is in a hurry after all. ”

"Although my father has never seen that mud leg, he has heard of it."

"He's a good knife, and if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be so passive now."

"This person does have some ability."

Yue Zhongping was silent.

This matter also has something to do with him, in his opinion, if he could slap him to death with one palm when he was in Qingzhou, there would be no later incident.

Later, although he also sent people to rob and kill, it was a pity that it ended in failure.

Now it's a little out of control.

Yue Wu glanced at him, shook his head and said, "The matter has come to this, don't think about it so much." ”

"You can't blame you for this."

He knew that his son had been haunted by this matter.

But one Shen Du can't change anything.

No matter how talented he is, it is only a small variable, and it is difficult to change the overall situation.

Yue Wu got up and walked to the front hall, stared at the heavy snow all over the courtyard, and said calmly: "The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackey cooks." ”

"At the beginning, Dayan set the world and raised troops to expel the Northern Barbarians, if it weren't for the help of our family, how could we come to this thousands of miles?"

"How can he come to the ninety-five position of his Xia family!"

"I waited for a few families to know how many people died, so I have today's scene, do I have to wait more?"

Yue Wu seemed to be muttering to himself, as if he was asking a rhetorical question.

"Is it difficult to achieve it, only their Xia family is allowed to enjoy the supreme position, we just want some insignificant official positions, fields, wealth, why not."

"Now that his Xia family is firmly on the throne, he wants to kick us away, how can there be such a reason in this world?"

The deep voice echoed slowly.

Yue Wu sneered in his heart, his face turned cold.

At the beginning, all the families sacrificed themselves to fight the world with the Taizu of the Yan Kingdom, expelled the Northern Barbarians, and to put it mildly, this Yan Kingdom is not the world of the Xia family, but the world of all families.

Without the help of their families, how could there be today's glorious empire.

The contradiction between the imperial power and the noble family will always exist.

He knew Emperor Yan's thoughts, and he also knew the prince's thoughts, which was nothing more than to solve the disaster of the Xungui family, and then sweep away the universe in one fell swoop.

But this is to step on their bones!

The hard work of several generations, thousands of children in the clan!

Why?

If you want them to be killed, it's delusional.

The disaster of the noble family is no longer as simple as recovering money and land.

Only when they die can all this be completely resolved.

Just for those lowly civilians?

Are they having a bad time? No matter how bad it is, it is always better than when the Northern Barbarians dominated this land.

Yue Wu's face was expressionless, and he said coldly: "It's a pity that the prince overestimates himself too much. ”

"He's too anxious."

"After all, he will be infamous for his choices!"

Speaking of this, Yue Wu's eyes were cold, like an angry tiger, and he said lightly: "Since he can't tolerate me and wait, then there should be a result in this matter." ”

Yue Wu slowly raised his head, looked in the direction of the palace, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, your son is even more ruthless than you. ”

"He wants us dead!"

If the child is disobedient, he, as an elder, naturally has to take care of it.

They are not rebelling, but just changing someone who can accommodate them, someone who is more suitable for this empire.

The crown prince's move will only bring the Yan Kingdom to the point of no return.

If there is no noble family, how to resist the Northern Barbarian Tribes, Western Chu and Southern Qian, then it will be even more chaotic.

Yue Zhongping was silent for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Father, why don't you leave Beijing temporarily?" ”

"Leave?"

Yue Wu was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "No need." ”

"You can send a message to the rest of the people, the time has come!"

"The old man is waiting for them in Beijing!"

"Your Dragoon Forbidden Army may be fully mobilized?"

Yue Zhongping nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes!" ”

He has been in charge of the Dragoon Forbidden Army all these years, and his prestige is extremely deep, and all the middle-level officers have long been his people.

An army does not need to control everyone, as long as it controls the middle and lower level officers, it can control the entire army.

Yue Wu sighed lightly and turned to leave.

No one wants to come to this point, but there are some things that have to be done.

……

Following

The sky was overcast, and heavy snow sprinkled all over Yanjing City.

Last night's heavy snow fell almost overnight.

In restaurants and teahouses everywhere, many people from the rivers and lakes gathered together to discuss the recent Jingcha incident.

The most important thing is to discuss the battle between Shen Du and Shaolin Kongzhi.

They are reluctant to leave, they are waiting for the follow-up results.

Everyone knows that Shaolin will never give up easily.

Nowadays, there are many fewer people in the rivers and lakes in Beijing, but there are also many people in the rivers and lakes.

These people are all here to support the prince, there are disciples of the Shushan Sword Pavilion, disciples of the Tang Sect in Shuzhong, and many people who can't be called the sect.

Gyeonggi General Rudder,

Shen Du sat behind the table, flipping through the confessions.

As long as the crime is not too big, Shen Du will not be too embarrassed.

As an official in Beijing, it is difficult to be really completely clean, and if they are all arrested, then the various yamen in Beijing should be closed.

Nor is his real target these ordinary officials.

"Your Excellency!"

Cheng Zhenlei stepped over from outside the courtyard and arched his hand: "There was an accident." ”

Shen asked without raising his head, "Got an obstacle?" ”

Cheng Zhenlei looked ashamed, nodded helplessly, and said, "Some people entered the mansion of the four princes, and the brothers were stopped outside the mansion. ”

Shen Du was not surprised.

Yesterday's arrest was a completely sudden attack, and many officials were unprepared, so it went extremely well.

Next, those officials will definitely look for their own backers, and in this capital, the most powerful except for a few princes is the prince.

There are many officials who have also secretly taken refuge in the prince for a long time.

Even if they didn't think that the prince would be able to protect them, it was their last choice.

These people will hide in the mansion of the Four Princes, which is even more unexpected by Shen Du.

Among the princes, the Four Princes have the best reputation among many civil officials, and many low-level officials are also under the command of the Four Princes.

Now that something has happened, naturally I have to find someone to take refuge.

Shen Du put down his pen, got up and said, "Let's go, go and have a look." ”

Shen Du led more than ten people out of the Gyeonggi Helm and went straight to the mansion of the four princes.

……

At this time, in front of the mansion of the Four Princes, a group of people were in a stalemate.

Although the fourth prince is actively courting civil officials, it does not mean that he has not recruited masters.

Especially recently, many people from the rivers and lakes have entered Beijing, and Xia Xingwen took the opportunity to recruit many people.

Xia Xingwen stood in front of the mansion, holding a sword and looking at everyone in the six doors with cold eyes.

Does he want to stand up?

In his heart, he didn't really want to get involved in this turmoil.

It is also famous, and it is also famous!

If he doesn't stand up today, the fame he has built over the decades will become a joke.

His prestige in the hearts of the people of the world will plummet.

Even those who support him will defect.

Xia Xingwen said loudly: "The imperial court has the rules of the imperial court, and the Jingcha also has the rules of the Jingcha. ”

The crowd was silent.

After all, there is a prince on the other side, and his status is noble, no matter how brave they are, it is impossible for them to rush up and kill a prince.

"Fourth Highness, it's better not to meddle in your affairs."

At that moment, an understatement came from the end of the street.

As the voice fell, Shen rode his horse not far away, the speed was not fast, but as it approached, it invisibly exuded an awe-inspiring majesty.

Xia Xingwen frowned slightly.

Shen Du would appear here, he had already thought of it.

But it's one thing to be prepared, but it's another to actually see it.

In the past, he didn't feel anything, and he never put it in his eyes, but now that he saw Shen Du again, even he had to admit that he was faintly stunned in his heart.

Xia Xingwen quickly pretended to be calm and said in a cold voice: "Lord Shen, your people are indiscriminate, and they arrest people indiscriminately, isn't it too much?" ”

"Even if it's Jingcha, it has its own rules, you can be convicted without going through the Imperial History Observatory and without being tried by the Three Law Divisions, what is the reason?"

Shen Du chuckled lightly, did not dismount, just looked at Xia Xingwen calmly, and said lightly: "It doesn't make sense!" ”

"My word is the truth!"

"The knife in my hand is the truth."

"Since Jingcha is in charge of this official, then you should act according to my rules."

"What's more, it's not the turn of the Fourth Highness to take care of this matter, right?"

The status of the prince is honorable, but that's all.

His identity can suppress the people of Yanjing, and most of the civil and military officials, but he can't suppress the current Shen Du.

Xia Xingwen's face froze, he never thought that Shen Du would say such a thing.

"Presumptuous!"

"Shen Du, how dare you talk to Your Highness like this?"

"Do you still have dignity in your eyes!?"

Suddenly, an angry shout rang out.

An old-looking eunuch beside Xia Xingwen stood up and glared at Shen Du.

There are not many eunuchs in the palace who cultivate martial arts, and the eunuchs in the palaces of various princes are also martial.

It is indeed rare to reach the Law Elephant Realm like Lu Chengen, but with the supply of royal resources, these eunuchs are all talented people who are selected by thousands of people, so there are still some similar to the Heaven and Man Unity Realm and the Yuan Shen Realm.

The old eunuch also knew Shen Du's prestige, and even more so Shen Du's strength, but as a rootless person, the master was their root.

The lord humiliated his ministers to death, seeing Shen Du's attitude, no matter what, he had to stand up.

The smile on Shen Du's face gradually disappeared,

turned indifferent and said calmly: "Fourth Highness, it's better not to meddle in some things." ”

"Since I am here, people will definitely take me with me."

"No one can keep it!"

The bland words fell, but it was like a thunderclap.

The invisible power spread out and fell all around.

It was as if a thousand zhang sacred mountains fell from the sky and were suppressed little by little.

Everyone in front of the mansion snorted, their faces turned pale, and their hearts were shocked.

Xia Xingwen's face changed in shock, his heart was shocked and angry, and his face was ugly.

He only practiced some martial arts to strengthen his body on weekdays, how could he withstand Shen Du's momentum comparable to the Law Image.

If it weren't for Shen Du's deliberate restraint of momentum, it would be enough to suppress him to kneel and bow his head.

Shen Duyan glanced at the eunuch behind Xia Xingwen, and said lightly: "Fourth Highness, your people seem to have said the wrong thing. ”

Xia Xingwen's face turned red and he felt a burst of shame and anger.

"Palm!"

Xia Xingwen gritted his teeth and said.

Just as Shen Du was so disrespectful to him, with Shen Du's current identity, a eunuch scolded him to his face, which obviously violated the etiquette law.

When the words fell, one of the guards beside him hesitated, but still slapped the eunuch.

This slap seemed to hit the eunuch's face, but it also slapped Xia Xingwen's face.

Shen Du's eyes were playful, and he smiled lightly: "Arrest people!" ”

With Shen Du's order, everyone no longer hesitated, and burst into the mansion and began to arrest the officials hiding here.

For a while, there were bursts of angry scolding in the house.

"Cool officer, you can't die well!"

"Shen Du, the old man is waiting for you below!"

"Let go of me, this official is a ministry, what do you want to do?"

"Your Highness, save me!"

“……”

All kinds of noisy sounds are mixed together, and it seems unusually noisy.

After a while, a group of arresters quickly escorted more than a dozen officials out of the mansion.

Xia Xingwen's eyes were gloomy, but he didn't say a word.

Even if he is unwilling, he can only watch all the officials being taken away now.

Shen Du smiled slightly and said calmly: "Thank you for your cooperation." ”

After Shen Du finished speaking, he no longer looked at Xia Xingwen, but rode away.

The figures of the crowd also gradually disappeared at the end of the street.

"Shen Du!!"

Xia Xingwen suddenly let out a hysterical roar, and slashed his sword on the stone lion at the door, his face turned red.

When did he suffer such humiliation!

"Poof!"

Suddenly, Xia Xingwen spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes turned white, and then he fell straight down.

"Your Highness......"

"Your Highness......"

There were calls of concern all around.

(End of chapter)