Pingjiang Town is located about a hundred miles south of the Tiancang River, close to the Hanhai Sea to the east.

After more than a hundred years and four generations of hard work, this small town of more than a hundred households has become a large city of more than 200,000 people. Everyone knows that the greatest credit should belong to the Fang family.

It's just that now those who stay in Pingjiang are all descendants of the side branch of the Fang family. The family members of Fang Xiexiao's branch all live in the Zhenguo Palace in Jian'an City.

Of course anyone with a discerning eye can see that this was Fang Xiexiao's way of showing his loyalty to Emperor Qingyuan.

The Duke's Mansion was built in Yongxing Square, Nancheng, with a vast area and elegant and quiet scenery. It was surrounded by the mansions of several descendants of the Fang family, occupying a small half of the area in the square.

In the Zhoujin Hall in the backyard, Cheng Yu, the great eunuch of the palace, looked at the young man with red eyes in front of him and said cautiously: "Fifth Young Master, please forgive me."

The young man gritted his teeth and said, "Manager Cheng, please come back."

Cheng Yu looked sad, but he was relieved. If His Majesty hadn't ordered it by name, he would definitely not have been willing to take over the task of announcing the funeral, especially since the deceased was the legitimate son of Duke Zhen.

However... I heard that the fifth young master had a bad temper, was impulsive and irritable, and I was originally worried that after hearing the news of Fang Yunhu's death, he would not be able to control his emotions and make things worse, but now he is calm.

After Cheng Yu resigned, Fang Xiexiao's youngest son, Fang Yunji, looked out the door, clenching his teeth so hard that his cheeks were almost deformed, and the servants standing next to him did not dare to express their anger.

"Come here!" Fang Yunji roared angrily.

"The villain is here." A steward bowed and responded.

Fang Yunji's eyes were full of murderous intent, he clenched his fists and said: "Call the soldiers in the mansion immediately!"

"Ji'er, what are you going to do?"

A graceful and luxurious woman walked into the Zhoujin Hall surrounded by maids and servants. A sad look appeared on her face, and her eyes were still stained with tears. She was Fang Xiexiao's wife, Ning, who was granted a imperial decree of the first rank.

Madam.

Fang Yunji said with grief: "Mother, that Liang man dared to kill the fourth brother. Do you want your son to pretend that nothing happened? The Fang family has served the country for nearly a hundred years, and hundreds of Fang family children died on the battlefield.

Now His Majesty has not mentioned a word about how to deal with that Liang man, and even left the fourth brother’s body in the palace. Is this the attitude of the Tian family towards loyal ministers?!”

Ning's phoenix eyes were full of power, she stepped forward and slapped Fang Yunji with her hand, and scolded: "Nonsense!"

Fang Yunji stared at his mother blankly. Being beaten was the next best thing. He just didn't understand where he was wrong.

Ning's heart was full of grief, and she said in a deep voice: "You are young and have never done anything. These matters are handled by your father and brothers. You are not allowed to make your own decisions. Do you hear me? I have sent people to the Chengbei Camp immediately.

, tell your father about this, how to deal with it and wait for your father’s reply.”

Fang Yunji's body was shaking uncontrollably, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Mom, the person who was killed was my fourth brother!"

Ning looked at her sixteen-year-old son and said without any doubt: "Come here, send the young master back to rest. He is not allowed to leave the room even half a step without my permission."

"Yes, ma'am."

Two senior stewards with martial arts came forward and respectfully invited Fang Yunji out.

Fang Yunji knew that his mother's order could not be disobeyed, so he did not resist from beginning to end, but the thought in his mind became stronger and stronger.

Pei Yue, you can never leave Dazhou alive!

…

Sifang Pavilion, main hall.

The atmosphere was extremely solemn from the beginning.

Sheng Duanming blew his beard and said with a glare: "Xu Chieffu, what do you want to do in your country? You want to marry and make a marriage. Your Majesty, I did not refuse. I immediately sent a mission south, aiming to repair the relationship between the two countries and become true friendly neighbors.

Bang. However, you have hidden evil intentions. Since the mission arrived in Jian'an City, the assassinations against our envoys have not stopped. Is this your country's way of hospitality?"

He stared at Xu Huiyan angrily, not even looking at Xian Chunqiu next to him.

When Xian Chunqiu defected to the Southern Zhou Dynasty, causing indelible pain to the southern border of Daliang, Sheng Duanming was in his twenties at the time and was a disciple of a saint who upheld loyalty and righteousness. Naturally, he had an extreme hatred for such people, even if

Even now, I won’t pretend to be so.

Xu Huiyan said calmly: "Mr. Shanda, the grievances between the two countries are complicated, and it is difficult to sort out right and wrong in many things. But I believe you two can understand that our Majesty has no intention of harming the envoys."

Sheng Duanming has never tolerated sand in his eyes, and he dared to argue with Pei Yue face to face, not to mention that the matter was Daliang Zhanli, and he immediately refuted sharply: "Xu Shoufu said it lightly, the origin of the assassin who assassinated Pei Zhengshi outside the Sifang Pavilion before

Have you checked it out? Even if you

They said he was just a reckless person with no one behind him, so who was it that took action in Donglin last night? The legitimate son of Duke Zhen Guofang Xie Xiao! How do you explain this matter? Is it possible that what Fang Yunhu did has nothing to do with Fang Xie Xiao?

, has nothing to do with your government and the public?"

Xu Huiyan lowered his eyes slightly and said calmly: "The assassin in front of the Sifang Pavilion is named Xin Kuang, and he has admitted his identity."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.

Pei Yue looked at Xu Huiyan with some surprise. That time Xu Churong came to discuss the matter and used the reason that Pei Yue was getting married at the end of the year to persuade him to lighten the matter. In the end, he agreed to execute the assassin and not hold other dudes accountable. Unexpectedly, Xu Huiyan insisted on continuing the investigation.

Sheng Duanming realized that there might be another mystery to the matter, frowned and asked, "Why did this person want to assassinate Pei Zhengshi?"

Xu Huiyan said slowly: "Xin Kuang is not from Zhou."

Sheng Duanming was stunned and asked in disbelief for a long time: "What did you say?"

Xu Huiyan raised his eyes and looked at Pei Yue, and said calmly: "Xin Kuang is from your Liang Dynasty. He came to Jian'an City this time and was ordered to assassinate the Marquis of Zhongshan."

"Absurd!" Sheng Duanming retorted resolutely after calming down, and said in a deep voice: "Xu Shoufang, don't make such ridiculous remarks! Do you have any evidence for saying that Xin Kuang is from Liang? You said that he was ordered to go south to assassinate Pei

Gentleman, do you just rely on his one-sided words?"

Xu Huiyan said calmly: "Sheng Shanda, I naturally didn't believe it at first, but he told the process of infiltrating our court in great detail. During this time, I have sent people to investigate and confirm. In addition, he also told us about the process of sneaking into our court.

The situation of the mastermind behind the scenes is very clear, and the level of detail cannot be obtained by hearsay."

He paused and said sincerely: "Of course, I also know that this matter is too unbelievable, so I did not publicize it to the outside world. I just sent people to protect Xin Kuang and keep him alive. If you don't believe it, you can interrogate this person in person."

Pei Yue asked unhurriedly: "Master Chief Assistant, who ordered Xin Kuang to assassinate me?"

Xu Huiyan looked at Pei Yue in confusion, unable to guess the intentions of this young powerful man. Shouldn't this kind of thing be avoided by others?

Seeing Pei Yue's firm expression, he said softly: "The person behind the scenes is the second prince of your country."

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