auspicious time has come

"The emergency of the king of Huaiyang County was caused by poisoning." Jiang Zhengfu said with a stern look: "The king of Huaiyang County went to the Ganlu Palace yesterday morning to pay his respects, and he felt unwell shortly after leaving the palace. The suspicion of this is obvious to all——so Please, the Eldest Princess, move out of the Ganlu Hall immediately, and hand over this place to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Palace for a thorough investigation."

Princess Yongyang raised her eyebrows when she heard the words: "Mr. Ling, do you suspect that I have poisoned Ping'er?"

"Yes or no, you can find out when you check." Jiang Zhengfu looked at Qi Zhen beside Princess Yongyang: "If the princess insists on not moving, please accept the interrogation here with the upper and lower palaces in the Ganlu Hall until now until the truth comes to light.”

"According to this, Ling Gong is actually going to imprison the palace here?" Princess Yongyang looked at Jiang Zhengfu, who no longer had the feeling of deliberately showing weakness in front of others, and asked with a half-smile: "No reason, no reason. Based on the evidence, Mr. Ling brought people here to question Bengong... Could it be that he is relying on Zhongshu Sheng's power to overwhelm the sky, and wants to pin this crime of poisoning the new monarch on Bengong's head?"

At this moment, Immortal Master Puzhen in the hall came out upon hearing the sound.

Seeing this, the officials beside Jiang Zhengfu's expression darkened again: "Since that's the case, I'm going to ask a question later! The eldest princess occupied the emperor's palace in the name of handling the funeral ceremony of the late emperor, and gathered party members to intervene in military and state affairs. Moreover, with such a close relationship with this Taoist who is good at mysteries, what is the intention of spreading demagogic words repeatedly by borrowing the words of God's will!"

The undercurrent that had been stirring under the surface of the river for a long time finally set off a huge wave above the bright surface: "I'm afraid there is no desire to covet the throne for all the behaviors here!"

The sky was gloomy, and sometimes the wind would blow up the robes of the people.

Above the white marble steps, the woman accused of such a crime did not show any signs of panic, but chuckled lightly.

"Why don't you want to move out of the Ganlu Palace... In fact, it is not the intention of the palace. Immortal Master Puzhen said that the dragon energy in the Ganlu Palace will dissipate. Only the blood of the Li family's daughter in the palace can maintain it." Gathering the spirit of the real dragon, and matters related to the great prosperity of the country, this palace is of course duty-bound... This is also for the sake of the stability of the country, how can it be misinterpreted by you adults?"

"Besides, I have no son or daughter. There is only a adopted son with a foreign surname, but he has been raised with a gentle and pure temperament since he was a child. He has never been taught how to fight for power... and this palace is so sick and weak, why is there any reason? Want to covet this throne?"

Her tone, rather than being excused, was more like perfunctory and ironic.

And that weak posture, I no longer bother to do it.

This tone and appearance seemed to confirm all the ambitions, and it angered several old officials even more: "If it weren't for this, the officials would not have been bewitched by your party members with a few words, so they would not have let you take advantage of the emptiness to enter the inner court." Little did they know that they had lured wolves into the house!"

"Rumors of the so-called 'Great Prosperity will produce a female emperor' emerge endlessly, and when the new monarch is first determined, you can't wait to do poisonous things... Among them, the wolfish ambition is clearly undisguised!"

"This is on the bright side, and I don't know how many tricks have been used in the dark!"

Looking at those veteran officials who were filled with indignation, Princess Yongyang sighed: "These gentlemen really deserve to be the pillars of the court who were born in the imperial examination. The skill of human beings in condemning sins is also beyond comparison."

Then, she pretended to recall and said: "But Bengong remembers that Ping'er's child has a restrained temperament. He was in front of Bengong yesterday, but from the beginning to the end, he never touched the tea and snacks in the Palace of Manna... he was poisoned by Bengong. Where did it come from?"

Jiang Zhengfu looked over, and said in a concentrated voice: "The eldest princess has an expert by her side, this poison may not necessarily enter through the mouth—"

"Linggong said it so lightly." Princess Yongyang looked at him with a half-smile, and said: "If so, can I also suspect that this poison was given by Linggong?"

Her expression was playful, as if she was teasing everyone at will, and some young officials couldn't bear it when they heard the words: "This statement is simply ridiculous!"

And it was this absurd remark that made Jiang Zhengfu put up his guard in an instant.

The reason why the ministers came to Ganlu Hall to inquire about their crimes was that Li Wei had done this so blatantly that anyone could guess her immediately——

wrong……

I'm afraid it's not the unscrupulousness of the winner...

Thinking of something, Jiang Zhengfu's eyes suddenly turned strange.

"It's absurd." Princess Yongyang raised her voice and said, "Ping'er was recommended by the order. The person closest to and trusted in this palace is naturally the order. It is heard that Ping'er will go to Zhonggong every day. Shu Xing, after listening to Ling Gong's teachings on how to be a king, he left as usual after leaving the Ganlu Hall yesterday... What if the poison was the one he was caught at that time?"

With an almost imperceptible smile in her eyes, she looked at Jiang Zhengfu: "Your Excellency first elected an insignificant little county king, and then used his safety to slander and slander the palace, and summoned a group of officials to come here to put pressure on the palace... …With such a scheming method to slaughter my Li family, does Ling Gong also want to take advantage of the chaos to steal my Li family?"

"It's just nonsense!"

As soon as an official retorted, an internal servant hurried over and said in a trembling voice——

"...Last night, there was an servant in the palace who wanted to escape from the palace privately by avoiding the defense at the west gate, but was stopped by the forbidden army. After investigation, this person was the inner eunuch who served pen and ink in the Ministry of Education. Recently, the king of Huaiyang County entered At the time of Zhongshu Province, this person was mostly serving... After a night of interrogation, this person confessed that he had seen Jiang Linggong secretly put something unknown into the tea used by the King of Huaiyang yesterday. At first he didn't know what it was , until after hearing the news of the Huaiyang County King's accident, he realized the seriousness of the situation, and out of fear of being silenced, he wanted to leave the palace overnight!"

Everyone's face changed when they heard the words.

"This... this is obviously a slander!"

Some officials came back to their senses and glared at Princess Yongyang: "This servant must have been bribed and coerced by others, and only then did he frame him like this!"

At this time, another person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs rushed over.

"...the medical officer has detected the poison that the king of Huaiyang was poisoned in the tea bucket that was removed by the Ministry of Education yesterday!"

Princess Yongyang glanced at Jiang Zhengfu with a pair of phoenix eyes: "The evidence is all there, is Mr. Jiang still calling for a thief?"

"Poisoning the king of Huaiyang County was originally a bureau specially set up for me!" Jiang Zhengfu sneered: "It's a good plan to kill two birds with one stone."

Princess Yongyang said in surprise: "Based on the ironclad evidence, Mr. Jiang's desire to frame this palace is still unceasing."

"Unfortunately, evidence must be emphasized in everything." She reminded with a smile: "Whether Mr. Jiang is wronged, it should be verified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the ministers."

Those palace servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs went forward.

When the officials beside Jiang Zhengfu blocked him angrily, they could only hear the sound of prudent footsteps outside the hall.

Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw a group of cavalry guards in armor quickly stepped forward and surrounded them.

"Presumptuous..." An elderly minister was indignant and terrified, looked at the leader, and cursed: "Tang Wen, as a general of Qianqiwei, you are responsible for guarding Miyagi, but you were instigated by this ambitious man... ...Is this to help them rebel!"

General Tang raised his hand with a serious face: "The new king was poisoned in the palace, Tang must enforce the law impartially. The duty is in the body, the sword has no eyes, and I hope that you adults will not make things difficult for us."

"you……"

Amidst the anger, Princess Yongyang gave Jiang Zhengfu a last look with a smile, and Shi Shiran turned and entered the inner hall.

The wind rose and the clouds gathered, and there was thunder rolling down from the sky.

Soon, bean-sized raindrops fell, and the sound of wind and rain mingled, covering the entire imperial city.

This heavy rain that has not stopped for a long time made the already unstable people in Beijing even more panic.

After the Ganlu Palace incident, most of the Zhongshu Provincial officials headed by Jiang Zhengfu were detained in the palace on suspicion of poisoning the Huaiyang County King, awaiting a thorough investigation by the various palace officials.

This incident caused a great shock in the court, and a large number of noble officials put pressure on the Ganlu Hall, but Princess Yongyang turned a deaf ear to the commotion outside the hall.

On the contrary, in just a few days, those officials who caused the most trouble were all accused and impeached one after another. At the slightest, they were relegated from Beijing, and at the worst, they were imprisoned for serious crimes, and their official positions were quickly replaced by the poor .

There is no blood on the bright side above the court, but under the undercurrent, it is already bloody.

The contradiction between the aristocratic clan and the poor family has existed since the Great Shengjian Dynasty, and it has long been irreconcilable up to now. However, the poor family who have been suppressed by the gentry forces headed by the Jiang family for a long time can get a glimpse of the unusual through this incident. The light of the sky - after the light of the sky, is the road to the sky.

All of a sudden, those with a keen sense of smell turned to Princess Yongyang one after another.

Affected by this, the vicissitudes of various places are constantly changing, and the fighting is becoming more and more intense.

The influence of the gentry is deep-rooted. Although Jiang Zhengfu is currently detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Palace are by no means insignificant——

With the development of the situation so far, the so-called "truth" of the poisoning of the Huaiyang County King is no longer the most important thing.

Anyone can see that this is a game in which the poor family of the nobles and the throne of the emperor are all involved.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Palace, who also cannot stay out of the matter and are restrained by all parties, are unable to make a real choice for a while in this game.

There are many thunderstorms in early summer.

It was night, a group of chariots, horses and soft sedan chairs entered the Dingbeihou's mansion in the middle of Beijing through a side gate.

When Xiao Mu went to the side hall to meet each other, more than a dozen officials of the gentry who were waiting here immediately went forward, raised their hands and saluted, all with serious expressions on their eyebrows and eyes.

"Before, I waited for Xiao Jieshi to offend me... At this time, I hope Xiao Jieshi can put aside the previous suspicions and worry about the country and the country!"

"Mr. Ling has already anticipated this situation. He left a message before that we will fall into a difficult situation in the future. You can come and discuss with Xiao Jieshi—"

"Li Wei, this woman... is ruthless and has no scruples in her methods. She only cares about seizing power, and she doesn't care about the safety of the country at all... If this kind of person proclaims the emperor, great prosperity and the world will be in danger!"

"At this time, there are internal and external troubles, the battle of Nanzhao is still inconclusive, the Turkic movement is changing, Anxi Jiedu envoy Zeng Xin has turned against him, and there are countless people who want to take advantage of the fire—"

"The most urgent thing is to get inside first!"

"Li Wei is good at power, messing up the government, and bringing disaster to the country. We are willing to do our best to cover Xiao Jieshi to go out of the capital secretly, go to the north to transfer troops, lead the troops to protect the capital, and clear the troubles for the great prosperity!"

"If the king of Huaiyang County is hard to recover in the end, Xiao Jie should be invited to come forward at that time and choose another new king from the clan's children!"

The last sentence is a reminder, a temptation, and a promise.

In such a chaotic situation, they had to rely on each other's military power, but they also had to fear the consequences of "seeking skins with tigers"——

Therefore, some consensus must be reached in advance.

In the future, it is the greatest sincerity they can give to the other party to choose the right to support the new monarch in the future.

This will inevitably lead to troubles for the regent, but in such a situation, there is no other choice—to ask for help, you must always show sincerity.

After all, the so-called regent still needs to have a government to take...

As for what will happen in the future, we can only wait for the overall situation to be stabilized, and then play by ear and plan slowly.

Their future intentions have been made clear, but the young man with cold brows and eyes has not yet opened his mouth.

In this silence, the hearts of the officials fluctuated.

It should be noted that this is a tiger, a dangerous and ferocious giant tiger with fangs and claws that can do things alone.

Before that, they had always regarded each other as rivals with different intentions——

If it wasn't for Ling Gong's words, they would never have thought of looking for each other anyway.

Just when one of them couldn't help but want to speak again, the stern young man who cherished words like gold cupped his hands and said: "Xiao is willing to guard the community with you."

The thunder outside the hall continued.

Everyone's eyes were filled with apprehension.

……

The rainy night is noisy, but it is also a good time to act.

In Princess Yongyang's mansion, after a female envoy quietly exited the room, Heng Yu in the bed tent slowly opened her eyes.

After waiting for half an hour, she got up silently and got out of bed, and put the bed curtain back to its original state.

The window was pushed open, she got out, and slipped down from the window sill soundlessly. After closing the window, she came to the bamboo forest in the rain.

"Aheng!"

The young man walked out of the pavilion and handed her the oil coat and rain gear he had prepared.

After getting dressed, the two left here in the rain with ease.

Covered by the rain, a long-lost guest ushered in the former Duke Shu's mansion in central Beijing.

Yan Ming held an umbrella and stood in a courtyard patio.

The dust on the tiles was washed away by the rain, the mottled beams and columns were covered by the night, and all signs of decay could be ignored. At this moment, he seemed to be able to deceive himself that he was still in the past.

He stood still in the rain for a long time, and scenes of old days flashed before his eyes.

He seems to hear the sound of children chasing and laughing, and the sound of reading aloud.

The young boy and his elder brother were sitting on the corridor. At the end of the corridor not far away, a couple looked at them with smiles on their faces.

"Looking at" the couple who seemed to be surrounded by light like the sun and the moon, Yan Ming also smiled.

Then, he slowly closed his eyes.

It took a long time before it reopened.

Those imaginary figures have all disappeared.

Some things are unloaded, it seems to be a matter of a moment.

……

The next day, outside the capital, in the guard camp, some soldiers quickly stepped into the internal communication.

"General Zhao, there are people outside the guard camp begging to see you!"

"who?"

"The other party didn't reveal their name, they just said that you will understand after seeing this..."

The soldier said, presenting something with both hands.

The general surnamed Zhao looked intently, and his face immediately changed.