Author: Loeva

Su Boxiong smiled self-deprecatingly: "My father didn't plan to tell me originally, but I have been with him for more than ten years, what else don't I know?"

He turned to his brother and mentioned a seemingly unrelated matter: "Do you know how King Ning Hua died?"

Su Zhongying was stunned for a moment and almost didn't react: "Why did eldest brother suddenly mention him? Although this man claimed to have died suddenly due to illness, who in the capital didn't know that he was sent to death by the emperor? Although it is not clear.

What on earth did he commit, but the emperor has always been wise, and since he would order his death, he must deserve what he deserves. I don’t know this person at all, but his compatriot brother Zhao Ji is a dandy with no morals and no conduct. I want to kill him

This elder brother is not much stronger, I am afraid he has done something even more lawless, right?"

Su Boxiong sneered: "Lawless? These four words are not enough to describe his ambition and stupidity!" He told his brother what he knew. Of course, neither he nor his father, the Marquis of Zhenxi, knew the specific identity of King Ninghua.

As for the plan, we only know that King Ning Hua is trying his best to adopt his second son to the crown prince of the East Palace as his heir, seeking the position of the future crown prince, and has already attracted many courtiers and powerful royal relatives to this end. In addition, Ning Hua

King Hua also formed an alliance with the originally imprisoned King of Shu and his family, and obtained many properties and industries hidden by the King of Shu, as well as the dead soldiers that the King of Shu had raised in the past. He planned to use these dead soldiers to do evil things in order to achieve his goals.

His own purpose. Moreover, King Ninghua was not satisfied with using peaceful means to adopt his son to the prince. He also planned to use the army to force the palace if the adoption failed. He roped in several generals with military power, including Yun Shuai,

The Zhenxihou Mansion and the Yunyanghou Mansion are both his targets, and the one that has been successfully won over is the Zhenxihou Mansion.

Su Boxiong said to his younger brother: "Although King Ning Hua did not tell his father too many truths, he knew that if he had only plotted against his stepson, the emperor would not have killed him. He might have also done other treasonous things.

Even murdering the prince, otherwise, what would he do to the dead? Now that both he and the King of Shu have been sentenced to death, it can be seen that the emperor already knows that they have colluded with each other and have done some good things. Among the several generals who were attracted by him, Yun Shuai made a decisive decision.

After marrying off my daughter-in-law, the Yunyang Marquis Mansion completely turned against King Ning Hua after you ruined Zhao Ji's good deeds last time, and now our father is the only one left."

Su Zhongying was shocked when he heard this: "How could this be possible?! Father... How could father be so confused?!"

Su Boxiong smiled bitterly and continued: "My father and King Ning Hua have known each other for a long time and have a tacit understanding. Although the plan did not go smoothly, they did form an alliance. Now I don't know how much the emperor knows about this matter, and whether he will vent his anger on my father.

.Father is afraid that our whole family will not be able to escape. He thinks that after all, you let go of foreign affairs and married the Queen's niece. If you leave Beijing as soon as possible, the Emperor may take the Queen's sake and treat you and your wife from time to time.

It's hard to tell if it's a casualty. In this way, even if my father and I are both killed, your bloodline will still be preserved and the bloodline of the Su family will not be cut off."

Su Zhongying was so shocked that he almost thought he was dreaming. His father, who had always been loyal to the court, could only complain a few times because of the temporary loss of power, but...conspiracy? My father would never do it!

Su Zhongying felt that the belief he had always had was about to collapse, but he refused to accept the reality. He grabbed his brother's hand and asked: "Brother, are you coaxing me? Why did my father do this? Who is King Ning Hua?"

!How much foundation does he have in the clan? Even compared with other princes, he has many shortcomings. He is just a man with no talent and no virtue. Even if my father wants to form an alliance with someone, he should choose a decent one.

He’s the right one? Why did you choose him?!”

Su Boxiong also felt it was hard to explain: "Actually...it wasn't him who came to us at first, but later on, it was him for some reason."

Su Zhongying was a little confused: "What do you mean?"

Su Boxiong couldn't explain clearly for a while. His father hid this matter from him at first. He only vaguely noticed some clues and felt that his father must have something to do with the Prince of Shu. The southwest army deployed troops to Shu.

It was not surprising that the Marquis of Zhenxi had contact with people from the Shu Palace. But as the wealth of unknown origin in the hands of the Marquis of Zhenxi increased, Su Boxiong knew that things were not that simple.

At that time, the King of Shu and his youngest son had been imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion in the middle of the capital, and the Crown Prince of Shu was still staying in Shu. The latter seemed to be an honest man, and obediently handed over all the matters in his hands to the people sent by the emperor.

Well, I just took my wife and children and followed the imperial envoy to the capital. And the handover took a long time. The emperor issued an order and ordered the Marquis of Zhenxi to lead troops into Shu in order to prevent the prince of Shu from taking advantage of the military power of the Shu palace.

, resisted the imperial court and caused great chaos. At the same time, Zhenxihou also had the task of assisting the imperial envoys to inspect the Shu Palace and annihilate all the dead soldiers raised by the Shu Palace. If he secretly had interests in the people of the Shu Palace, it would be tantamount to

It was a thief committed by a guard. Under his concealment, how many properties or personnel of the Shu Palace escaped inspection by the imperial envoys?

As soon as Su Boxiong discovered this fact, he immediately went to his father to ask for details. The Marquis of Zhenxi did not deny his accusation, nor did he tell the specific truth. He only told him to shut up and not mention it to anyone. Su Boxiong knew that

My father took the wrong path, but he couldn't be persuaded, so he could only keep an eye on it secretly. During this period, he was sent out to work in a relatively remote place. By the time he returned to the main army, less than half a month had passed. At this time, he discovered that,

The clan that contacted my father was no longer from the Shu Palace, but King Ninghua and his brother King Guangchang from Fujian. They left their fiefdom without authorization, sneaked into Shu secretly, and accepted the success of the Shu Palace.

A large number of dead soldiers escaped, as well as several mines and salt wells secretly hidden by the King of Shu. And his father, the Marquis of Zhenxi, no longer mentioned the palace of the King of Shu, but instead formed an alliance with King Ninghua.

Su Boxiong had no idea what happened during this period and why his father got involved with King Ninghua. He tried asking his father, but he didn't get an answer. Instead, he got scolded several times.

Since then, King Ninghua's income from those mines and salt wells has been distributed to the Southwest Front Army every year, becoming a stable source of finance for the Southwest Front Army. The Southwest Front Army must ensure that it will be stationed in Shu for one day.

He wanted to protect this part of the industry for King Ninghua for a day and provide him with various covers to prevent local officials from discovering what he was doing. The two parties cooperated well and have been in peace. Zhenxihou relied on his own prestige and

Power helped King Ning Hua stabilize the overall situation. He was suddenly recalled to Beijing, which can be said to have disrupted the calculations of both parties, and he was particularly annoyed because of it.

At present, because time is short, Zhenxihou's prestige in the southwestern frontier army is still there. The deputy general takes over the military power and is willing to obey the orders of Zhenxihou, which can stabilize the situation. However, in the long run, the deputy general may not have other ideas.

Come. No matter how much he respects the Marquis of Zhenxi, he knows that what he is doing now is against the laws of the court, and he may not be willing to risk his own future and life for his superior.

There is no need to wait until the future. One thing has already made Su Boxiong aware of how dangerous his father's situation is, and that is the illegal acts committed by the Marquis of Zhenxi in the southwest and Shu. The evidence of the crime is in the hands of King Ninghua and his group.

King Ninghua has now been sentenced to death

, his accomplices were also exposed one after another, and they did not end well. In the Shu palace, only the prince and his wife, and their children escaped with their lives. Neither Zhenxihou nor Su Boxiong knew who the evidence of these crimes fell into, and they could only remain silent.

Waiting for your fate.

Su Zhongying's face turned pale when he heard this. He grabbed his brother's arm tightly: "How could it be like this? How could it be like this?! What did my father do to make others take advantage of it?!"

What did the Marquis of Zhenxi do? Su Boxiong himself couldn't tell. At first, it was probably just a matter of military expenditures. The military expenditures allocated by the imperial court to the Southwest Frontier Army were insufficient. I can't remember whether it was because the imperial court was not generous in its actions in the first place, or was it because of the interference in the process.

Someone deducted it. At that time, the Southwest Front Army

Life was difficult, and he had to fight with the people on the southwest border, resulting in many casualties, and food and clothing could not be guaranteed. For the sake of his soldiers, the Marquis of Zhenxi took risks and did some things he shouldn't have done. He pretended to be a bandit and looted several large local households.

The money came to support the army, and it finally made it through those days.

Later, although the imperial court allocated military funds again, in their opinion, it was still a drop in the bucket. Therefore, the Southwest Frontier Army regarded this method of "robbing the rich and giving to the poor" as a tradition, and robbed it several times every year. For long-term considerations, they

Every time you rob, you have to hide your identity and not kill everyone, so as not to scare away the wealthy people and leave them with nowhere to rob.

Later, probably because more wealthy households were looted, they fled one after another, and various gossips spread, which did not do any good to the southwest frontier army, so they instead focused on the border residents. The world was peaceful and the northern border had been peaceful for decades.

There was no war, but the rebellions on the southwestern border could not be quelled. Therefore, the Marquis of Zhenxi led his troops to guard the area for several days.

Ten years. But where are there so many unruly people in the southwest? In fact, they surrendered and surrendered. It was precisely because after surrendering that they were often harassed and looted by the army and suffered heavy casualties, so they would do it again.

The rebellious Southwest could never be pacified, so the Marquis of Zhenxi stayed there with great power and a lot of money, and he could almost be regarded as a native emperor.

The Marquis of Zhenxi is not greedy for money. He wants so much property. Firstly, it is to maintain military expenses for the army. Secondly, it is also for the veterans who have followed him but later had to be disbanded and returned to the fields due to disability and other factors, but could not find a living.

The third time we came was for the families of those soldiers who died in battle.

It is not without reason that the Marquis of Zhenxi will be loved by all members of the Southwest Frontier Army. He has raised an entire army, as well as the military family members behind the army, and has put in a lot of effort. But at the same time, he also took the wrong approach.

In this way, I got myself into a quagmire, threatened by others, and unable to extricate myself.

Su Boxiong looked at his brother, sighed again and again, and said solemnly: "Second brother, my father is indeed an old fool and has made stupid mistakes again and again, but his original purpose was just for the soldiers of our Southwest Army. For the sake of insufficient military expenses.

, My father has always been resentful towards the emperor and the court, accumulated over the years..." He paused and changed his tone, "However, both King Ninghua and King Shu may have been sentenced to death for their rebellion.

Even if my father didn't do anything, it doesn't mean he didn't commit a taboo. We still don't know what the emperor plans to do with him. At this time, my father asked you to leave the capital for your own sake. This is my father's loving heart.

You...just do what he says."

Su Zhongying stood blankly for a long time, and he still didn't wake up until his brother left for a long time.

I finally got home, and I feel comfortable in my own home~~~
Chapter completed!