The Jinjiawei unexpectedly handed over the suspect to the barbarian princess. When the news came, the servants who were still searching the house of Marquis Zhongcheng and Marquis Wuyong and others had expressions of surprise on their faces.
"What on earth is going on? Seeing that things did not develop as he imagined and planned, a flash of anger flashed across Wu Yonghou's face and he asked the soldiers who came to report the news.
The soldier had already found out the whole process clearly, so he replied: "Master Hou, the original plan went very smoothly. Cai Yang showed up with people, and the golden armored guards also injured Marquis Zhongcheng. But at this time, the barbarian princess led Five hundred cavalry arrived, and they wanted to leave on the grounds that the two countries were at war if they didn't surrender. By the way, Cai Yang also took the opportunity to escape, and I don't know where he went."
"What? Did the barbarian princess really say that?" Zuo Pushe and Fan Shitong, who heard all this, opened his eyes wide with a look of disbelief.
This time, in the name of marriage, the barbarian princess actually found Shen Ao instead of Prince Qing, which already made her lose face. I don’t know how many people are laughing at me because of this matter. Now Shen Ao has not returned from Liao After returning from Zhouzhou, she actually interfered with his plan again. This was simply a slap in the face.
Think about it, if it hadn't been for the letter from King Qing, how could the barbarian princess have appeared in Daliang City, and would she have been in all the troubles she is having now?
Fan Shitong was very angry. The situation when his right servant shot Bailigui was not much better.
From the moment he decided to attack Marquis Zhongcheng, he was destined to fall out with Shen Ao. Since they were enemies, of course they would fight to the death. But now that he was beaten by a snake and survived, wouldn't he be bitten by the snake instead?
Considering that Shen Ao has the nickname Crazy Shen, who knows what this person will do after he comes back?
"No, we can't just let this matter go. It is a fact that Marquis Zhongcheng wants to rebel. With so much physical evidence, he must not be able to deny it. Even if there is a barbarian princess who blocks it, as long as His Majesty is determined, this will not be a concern. "In this case, we will go to see the emperor immediately and ask the emperor to order troops to enter the post house and arrest Marquis Zhongcheng again." Baili Guiyi said righteously. People who don't know, think that he represents justice. Which side?
"Yes, we will go to the emperor now and ask for his decree." Fan Shitong also responded. Then the two servants looked at each other and walked towards the soft sedan outside the gate of Zhongchenghou Mansion.
The remaining Marquis Wuyong, Marquis Yongan and Marquis Yuanding looked at each other and made a decision at the same time. They were going to submit a letter to the emperor and convict Marquis Zhongcheng of treason. In this way, even if Shen Ao comes back, there is nothing he can do. It's a comeback.
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The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Emperor Qianwen was playing with the somewhat incomplete jade seal, listening to Yan Fu's report on the scene at that time.
Emperor Qianwen naturally did not believe that Marquis Zhongcheng would rebel. All of this was just a trap done by people with ulterior motives. As for who wanted to do this, he naturally knew it.
After a while, Yan Fu finished telling everything he saw and heard, and then stood aside and stopped talking. At this point, how to deal with Marquis Zhongcheng was not something he, the chief eunuch, could say. It has the final say.
"Well, it seems that some people have made sufficient preparations. Even so, rebellion is a capital crime, and Marquis Zhongcheng must be killed. But don't be implicated, just kill him alone." Emperor Qianwen said. The matter is settled.
The so-called non-involvement, of course, means not to implicate others. And this cannot implicate others, naturally refers to the loyal Duke Shen Ao.
By using the hands of some people, the removal of Marquis Zhongcheng not only removed an informant left by Aoxue, but also weakened Shen Ao's strength. From now on, Shen Ao would not be able to rely on him as the emperor.
This was originally Emperor Qianwen's plan. Otherwise, why didn't he take any measures after hearing the report from Tianzi Wei? Didn't he also want to achieve his own goal through this matter?
"My servant understands." Yan Fu replied without any expression on his face. He mourned for Marquis Zhongcheng in his heart, and at the same time he lamented the emperor's ruthlessness even more.
When the prince rebelled, Marquis Zhongcheng still made great contributions. If he hadn't stormed into the East Palace and rescued General Shi Hongyun of the Silver Armored Guards, it's unknown how things would have turned out.
But only a short time had passed since the incident, and the emperor had forgotten the merits of Marquis Zhongcheng and wanted to take advantage of him. From this point of view, the emperor's ruthlessness was absolutely correct.
Emperor Qianwen had just told Yan Fu his opinions on how to deal with it. Outside the main hall, a young eunuch came to report that it was Fang Li, the centurion of the Golden Armor Guard, who wanted to see him.
Ordinarily, a centurion is not qualified to meet the emperor, but there are reasons for the incident, and Fang Li doesn't care about it. It is better than someone else to report the matter, and put all the blame on himself.
"Xuan." Emperor Qianwen just learned from Yan Fu that Fang Li was the centurion who escorted Marquis Zhongcheng to Tianlao. Now that he heard that Fang Li was in court, he naturally wanted to meet him. Emperor Qianwen even guessed that , I am afraid that the current Marquis Zhongcheng is already dead. After all, with the characteristics of Wu Yonghou and others, I am afraid that they will not give their opponents a chance to come back.
Thinking that Marquis Zhongcheng died like this, Emperor Qianwen also felt a trace of sadness in his heart. After all, in the process of him seizing the throne, the Shen brothers still put in a lot of efforts. Especially Shen Yunyi's elder brother, the predecessor Zhongguo Gong Shen Yuntian even died in battle to protect him.
The little eunuch retreated, and soon went to Wenbian, Jinjia Fangli, and then came to Yangxin Hall. When he saw Emperor Qianwen sitting high up, still about twenty steps away, he plopped down He knelt on the ground and said, "Centurion Fang Li has seen Your Majesty. The young one is guilty."
As a centurion, he naturally had no qualifications to be a minister in front of the emperor, so he could only be represented by a small one, so he let out a small guilty cry.
Fang Li's performance did not surprise Emperor Qianwen. He thought that Wu Yonghou and others had succeeded, so he pretended not to know anything and said with a sullen face: "What's going on? But what happened? matter?"
"Your Majesty, Marquis Zhongcheng...Marquis Zhongcheng has been rescued." Fang Li still didn't dare to raise his head, leaned down, and suddenly said sadly.
Fang Li originally thought about how to use words to reduce his guilt. But when he thought that the emperor knew everything, if he was trying to play some scheming, how could he be his opponent? So he decided to tell the truth. Anyway, something unexpected happened. No one is afraid that doing this thing will not produce any good results.
Fang Li lowered his head and told in detail how he escorted Marquis Zhongcheng to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, first met Marquis Zhongcheng's personal soldiers to save people, and then the barbarian princess appeared and took the people away.
"What?" Suddenly he discovered that things did not develop as he imagined. Not only was Marquis Zhongcheng not dead, but the barbarian princess also participated. Emperor Qianwen stood up in shock, with an angry look on his face at this moment. His expression no longer looks fake.
The thing was indeed a bit beyond his expectation. He originally thought that Zhongchenghou should be killed by some people at this moment. In that case, who would speak for him as a dead person? If he dies, he will die. Even if Shen Ao knows , there will be nothing you can do about it.
On the contrary, if you want to avenge your uncle, you can only rely on your own help. This will play an extremely important role in the emperor's better control of this young man.
Who would have thought that a barbarian princess would appear halfway, and things would become much more complicated in an instant.
The barbarians are warlike and not engaged in production. They seem to be born to rob the fruits of other people's labor and are proud of it. Such a country or nation has a certain threat. After all, who is greedy and only knows how to fight? Rob, and opponents who are never unreasonable will have some headaches.
If it were in the past, it would be a headache. Anyway, the distance between the two sides is far away. At most, the barbarians can only threaten the border of Daqian and let the border troops deal with it. But now, Daqian is on the path of rapid development. We have just established business with the barbarians, and we can take the opportunity to make up for the disadvantage of having no horses. Once we have enough horses, we can train a powerful cavalry team, so that we can face those feudal kings with dissident intentions. Come, you have more chances of winning.
At such a time, you absolutely cannot make enemies with the barbarians.
The national policy is such that even Emperor Qianwen would not change it easily. So what should we do?
Are you going to let Marquis Zhongcheng roam free?
With the intelligence of Marquis Zhongcheng, how could he not see that what happened tonight was tacitly approved by him as the emperor even if he did not participate in it. Then would he hate himself for this?
What's important is, to what extent can Marquis Zhongcheng influence Shen Ao? Why would he hate himself because of this person, and would Shen Ao also hate himself?
If this is the case, if Shen Ao gives up the challenge, who can trade with the barbarians, who can bring in more war horses from the barbarian land? Who can make Daqian's economy more prosperous and lead to a rich country and a strong army?
Thinking of this, Emperor Qianwen felt a headache. After a while, he couldn't help but started scolding Wu Yonghou and others for being useless. They couldn't even do this little thing well, which made things turn into this. complex.
"Go back and get twenty military sticks, and retreat." Emperor Qianwen raised his hand and repelled Fang Li. Naturally, such a small person would not be in his eyes. If it were not for Fang Li's leadership this time, he would not let Fang Li go. If the Jinjiawei had a big conflict with the barbarians, I am afraid that he would not be spared so lightly. Of course, this is because the barbarian princess did things in a measured way and did not kill him. Otherwise, Emperor Qianwen would rather offend the barbarians than to kill him. I need to seek justice and an explanation from Oyadan.