Xiude Fang, build the palace.

In the Miaoyun Pavilion, the three princes sat by the window, enjoying the green scenery outside the window.

There is an ice stove in the outer corner, and the coolness of the ice cubes slowly enters the pavilion, dissipating the heat of the hot summer.

The third prince looked indifferent, quite a kind of calm and leisurely sitting and watching the clouds roll up, as for whether he was really so calm in his heart, outsiders naturally did not know.

A rush of footsteps came from outside, and then Xu Ruqing walked into the pavilion quickly, came to the third prince and stood still, and said with a solemn expression: "Your Highness, I missed." ”

The third prince's eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't see the slightest panic, but sighed softly and said with emotion: "Why is it so difficult to let a person die? ”

Xu Ruqing said in a low voice: "He Bonian and the other five people have been wiped out, and the villain has cleared the connection between three of them and the palace in advance, and outsiders should not suspect His Highness." As for our own dead soldiers, four of them were captured alive by Lu Shen, and Meng Xuan and the others were all killed. Those four people knew His Highness's rules very well, and their families had always been under the care of the palace, so they would definitely not betray His Highness. Yin Qianjue has been hidden, he said that the middle-aged man next to Lu Shen is the eighth in the top of the martial arts list, and his martial arts are not under him, if he can't find a way to lure Wei Chigui away, no one can kill Lu Shen. ”

The third prince listened quietly, and said for a long time: "This assassination failed, the guards around Lu Shen must be like an iron wall, and sending someone over is just to send him to death." ”

Xu Ruqing responded, he was originally a little worried that the third prince would be angry and desperate, but now it seems that this defeat has not made him lose his mind.

The third prince took a sip of the tea cup on the table, then leaned back in the chair, his slender fingers lightly tapped on the tabletop, and there seemed to be thousands of emotions in his eyes.

After a while, he said slowly: "If you can kill Lu Shen, it is naturally great, if you can't succeed, it may not be a bad thing, after all, if Lu Shen is really dead, no one dares to guarantee what kind of move his father will make, and now it should still be within a controllable range, this is our opportunity." ”

Xu Ruqing bowed his head and said, "Please show your Highness." ”

The third prince asked, "Where is Lu Shen now?" ”

Xu Ruqing replied: "I just received the news that Lu Shen is heading south with a thousand cavalry, which should be to the Privy Council. ”

"The Privy Council? A thousand cavalry? ”

The third prince frowned slightly, and then stretched out again, revealing a faint smile, and then said: "It seems that this Marquis Lu doesn't know who wants to kill him, so he has the idea of hitting a pole with dates or not, anyway, he has too many enemies in the city, maybe he can hit a dead mouse with a blind cat." But how to say it, he is actually a smart person, and he knows that his father will sooner or later make a move against the middle and upper echelons of the army, so he took this opportunity to take the Privy Council first. ”

Xu Ruqing said with some concern: "Will this matter be out of control?" ”

"Don't forget, how far is the Privy Council from the Palace?"

The third prince sneered, and said in a clear heart: "Lu Shen led the troops from Qingfeng Street to the Privy Council, how could the palace not know the details during this time, could it be that the warp weaving division is all dead?" If his father didn't send someone to stop him, it was because he hoped that Lu Shen would use this opportunity to make Guo Congyi lose face, which was probably the tacit understanding between his father and Lu Shen. ”

Xu Ruqing finally suddenly looked at the three princes with a little more admiration.

The third prince said again: "Don't worry about an old fox like Guo Congyi, I think he doesn't lack the ability to spit on his own face, now is probably the most important critical moment for us in the past ten years, so you should immediately start to do two things now." ”

Xu Ruqing said solemnly: "Please give orders to Your Highness." ”

The third prince's eyes were like torches, and he said in a deep voice: "First, reveal to Li Shizhi a little bit about Li Sanlang's role in this matter, of course, the attitude can be appropriately humble, don't embarrass this squire too much." If the Li family wants to get out of this matter, the only way to find a suitable scapegoat is to find a suitable scapegoat, and no one is more suitable than the boss. ”

Xu Ruqing lowered his head and said, "Yes." ”

The third prince said: "Second, contact our people in the court, don't tell them the inside story of this matter, only let them prepare the impeachment of the boss." Although Lu Shen died, his father would definitely investigate the case thoroughly, and when the last clues were found on the boss, there must be a lot of excitement in the court. ”

There was a cold, mocking arc on his lips.

Xu Ruqing's heart was shocked, how could he not understand at this moment that the third prince was already ready for both hands this time.

If he can succeed in killing Lu Shen, it is naturally excellent, if he can't do so, the next target is the eldest prince of the Heavenly Family, who is the biggest enemy of the three princes' road to compete for the crown!

……

In front of the Privy Council.

Since Guo Congyi became an official, he has never experienced such an aggrieved and embarrassing scene.

Even if the Son of Heaven took the opportunity of Hou Yu's case some time ago to deprive the Privy Council of its direct jurisdiction over the armies of the Southern Ya, Guo Congyi only secretly slandered a few words, because he knew that the court dispute was not about the gains and losses of one time and one place, as long as he could still sit firmly in the position of the privy envoy, there would always be a chance to intervene again in the future.

However, the dozens of heads thrown on the steps today made him, a privy envoy, almost lose face.

The so-called lord worries about the humiliation of the lord and the death of the minister, the subordinate officers of the Privy Council and the hundreds of armor soldiers guarding the front, although they are afraid of the incomparably fierce thousand cavalry around Lu Shen, seeing the other party so arrogant at this moment, they also have a resolute courage.

The air was suddenly filled with an atmosphere of tension and slaughter, as if it would explode completely in the next moment.

In the distance, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves.

Lu Shen turned his head to look, only to see General Wang Yan with more than 100 personal soldiers appear in sight.

Although Wang Yan, as a general, has the right to command all the armies of the Northern Ya, without the will of the Son of Heaven and the order of the Privy Council, he cannot mobilize the Beijing army without authorization, which is suspected of committing rebellion. After learning that Lu Shen led the troops to the Privy Council, Wang Yan didn't have time to enter the palace to ask for an order, so he hurriedly came with the standing soldiers around him.

Before he got close, Wang Yan shouted loudly: "Lu Shen, the capital is important, in front of the Privy Council, how can you be allowed to act recklessly!" ”

He was greeted not by Lu Shen's explanation or rebuttal, but by a right arm raised upward.

Seeing this, Guo Congyi's complexion changed greatly, and he didn't care about the possible danger, so he hurriedly pushed aside the armor in front of him and moved forward.

As Lu Shen raised his right arm, the two cavalry generals behind him immediately roared: "Facing the enemy!" ”

At the sound of an order, a thousand cavalry immediately turned their horses' heads and prepared to attack in the direction of Wang Yan.

This change happened so suddenly, that Wang Yan felt a sense of absurdity in his heart, could it be that this Lu Shen was crazy? Does he really dare to openly wave his army in Beijing to raid without the will of the Son of Heaven, and directly attack the general of the current court?

"Shanyang Hou, calm down!"

Guo Congyi walked down the steps briskly and shouted loudly.

Even if Wang Yan didn't believe it in his heart, he couldn't help but be forced to hold the reins at this moment, and the soldiers behind him slowed down at the same time, looking at the cavalry array opposite in disbelief.

Lu Shen glanced at Guo Congyi indifferently, and then urged the horse to take a few steps in the direction of Wang Yan.

Looking at this general who had repeatedly spoken out of his disrespectful words, Lu Shen said coldly: "Hejian Hou, what did you just say?" Ben Hou didn't hear it clearly, you might as well say it again. ”

As he uttered these words, the cavalrymen behind him unsheathed their bows one after another, and the tall horses beneath them neighed restlessly.

Guo Congyi looked at Wang Yan nervously, and at the same time felt a sense of panic in his heart, because the Privy Council was not far from the palace, it was impossible for the Son of Heaven not to know what was happening here, in fact, it was only a holy decree, and it was difficult for Lu Shen to continue to rely on the reason that he was assassinated today and implicated in the army.

However, the decree was delayed.

Wang Yan's face was pale, he really didn't believe that Lu Shen was crazy to that extent, but if the other party was really crazy, how could the more than 100 soldiers around him be able to stop the iron cavalry of thousands of border armies?

Even so, he didn't want to lose face in front of this junior, gritted his teeth and said: "Ben Hou has just learned about your assassination, even if this matter is related to the army, it has to be investigated in detail by His Majesty's order, how can you do nonsense here?!" ”

"Nonsense?"

Lu Shen's eyes were cold, and he suddenly sneered: "In terms of titles, you and I are both princes, and you are not one level higher than me." ”

"In terms of military positions, you are the general of the Beiya, and I am the commander of the march in Beijing, both of which are for Your Majesty and the imperial court, and there is no one who is higher or who is lower."

"In terms of military merits, I have killed more enemies in a single battle on the frontier than you have been a general in 20 years combined."

As Lu Shen said these three words, Wang Yan's face became extremely ugly, because Lu Shen deliberately raised his tone, not only the surrounding sergeants, but even the idlers at both ends of the long street could hear it clearly.

Lu Shen took a step forward and said sarcastically: "For the sake of you being more than twenty years older than me, I have always respected you very much and called you a general, but you think that I am too cowardly, and I often yell at me, and often pose as an elder." Wang Yan, please think about it, are you worthy? ”

Wang Yan only felt that his face was hot, and he subconsciously clenched his fists, but looking at the wolf-like border cavalry opposite, he really didn't have the confidence to attack at the moment.

Lu Shen slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, shook his head and said, "Guo Shumi, judging from the attitude of this general, it is indeed not an accident that so many standard weapons in the army appeared at the scene of the assassination of Ben Hou. It seems that there are too many people in this capital who can't accommodate Ben Hou, even in the army, there is a dead situation on the left and right, and Ben Hou has to pull some people to accompany the funeral! ”

Wang Yan's face changed.

Guo Congyi was terrified, and hurriedly said: "Shanyang Hou, don't be impulsive, the general is just in a hurry, and he doesn't mean to despise you!" This official will immediately make it clear to His Majesty that since this case involves the military, it should be investigated to the end, no matter who is involved, it will definitely not be tolerated by national law! ”

The situation is already on the verge of eruption.

At this moment, Lu Shizhou, the great eunuch in the palace, finally appeared on Shengwu Street, holding a bright yellow scroll of holy decrees in his hand, followed by two important ministers.

It was the right minister Xue Nanting and the warp weaving division who lifted Qin Zheng.

Lu Shizhou looked at the tense scene in front of the gate of the Privy Council, and for a while he was so frightened that he couldn't describe his demeanor, he ran over quickly, and shouted in his mouth: "Your Majesty has a decree, regarding the case of the attack on Shanyang Marquis Lu Shen in Beijing, since it involves the standard weapons in the army, the imperial court has a division to jointly and thoroughly investigate the top and bottom cadres of the Beijing army!" ”

After hearing this will, Lu Shen looked at Wang Yan in the distance, and dusted his sleeves expressionlessly.

(End of chapter)