At the foot of the Big Snake Slope, brother and sister Qing Xinyao and Qing Mulan had just received the news and rushed over.
I happened to see the soldiers of the Xiongwu Army carrying Xue Henglu and a group of his guards away.
Xue Henglu, who was on a simple stretcher, was beaten to a bloody pulp from his buttocks to his thighs, and looked extremely miserable.
Qing Xinyao quickly asked his bodyguard to find out what happened.
Knowing that everything was Jin Feng's doing, the brother and sister fell silent.
After a long while, Qing Mulan said: "Brother, Xue Henglu shouldn't be able to stand up anymore, right?"
"How could it be so easy to stand up?"
Qing Xinyao smiled bitterly and said: "Judging from his appearance just now, it is estimated that his hip bones and thigh bones have been shattered, and it will be difficult for him to survive."
"Sir, he is not usually such an impulsive person. This time he is probably really angry with Xue Henglu, but even if he gets angry again, he can't do this."
Qing Mulan said: "With your contribution, sir, you will definitely be rewarded heavily this time. Now that Xue Henglu is beaten like this, the Xue family will definitely not give up. The prince will probably work hard behind his back, and your contribution will be greatly reduced."
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"Mu Lan, have you ever thought about what if Jin Feng did this on purpose?"
"Why?" Qin Mulan asked.
"Why did your brother Qinghuai break Zhang Qiwei's leg?" Qing Xinyao asked.
"Because Brother Qinghuai feels that the credit is too great, he..."
When Qin Mulan said this, he was stunned: "Do you think so too, sir?"
"It may not be possible."
"That's not right. Brother Qinghuai has reached the rank of Marquis and can't go up any higher, so I found an excuse for His Majesty to balance his merits and demerits. Sir, he is still a baron and there is still a lot of room for advancement. Why do you do this?"
"Jin Feng doesn't seem to be interested in fame. Maybe in his eyes, a baron or a marquis are the same."
Qing Xinyao said: "And he has to do this, otherwise more and more people will miss his war horse. So he must establish his power and let everyone know that he is a madman. Anyone who wants to take advantage of his war horse will
He fights with whoever he wants."
"Brother, what you said makes sense. This guy Xue Henglu is also unlucky. He came here to look for abuse."
Qing Mulan suddenly realized and was a little worried: "Xue Henglu is not an ordinary person. I still think that your husband is a bit too cruel. Now he has formed a deadly feud with the prince and Duke Xue. What if they are unfavorable to you in the court?"
"Didn't Jin Feng find a good reason before taking action?"
Qing Xinyao said: "Xue Henglu brought the Xiongwu army to Damang Slope without permission from me and Meng Tianhai. Even if he broke into the camp and was beaten with a military stick, it is reasonable and legal. Even if the Xue family files a complaint to His Majesty, we will not
Reasonable.
Moreover, both Jin Feng and us are close to Wuyang, and Wuyang has always supported the third prince. Even if this matter had not happened, the prince and the others would still not show mercy if they should attack us."
"You guys think too much." Qing Mulan suddenly realized.
"It's not that we think too much, it's that you think too little!"
Qing Xinyao turned to look in the direction of the capital and said, "The court should be very lively in the next period of time."
"Isn't that just a beating for Xue Henglu? That's not enough, right?" said the Ninth Princess.
"It's not because of Xue Henglu," Qing Xinyao shook his head: "Looking at the time, the messenger sent back by Wuyang should almost arrive in the capital."
In fact, the Battle of Xichuan was fought very hastily, and it was not the best time to start a war at all.
Because the team mobilized by the Ninth Princess had not yet arrived, and they only had one thousand bodyguards from Jin Feng, the chance of winning was very small.
However, the Ninth Princess still asked the bodyguard to take the initiative to attack Jinma River and Mao'er Mountain.
Not only was Meng Tianhai's mighty army unable to hold on any longer, but more importantly, the emperor Chen Ji had a recurring personality.
The Ninth Princess was not in the capital, and she could not guarantee whether the emperor would be confused again and be deceived by the Lord He Faction.
If an imperial decree for peace is sent, the Ninth Princess will sit on the wax.
In order to prevent this situation from happening, the Ninth Princess made many preparations.
One of them is that the courier who asked to return to Beijing to report the letter deliberately delayed the time.
By the time the emperor and his courtiers discussed the decision and sent the news back, a fight would have begun.
No matter how reluctant they are at that time, they will have no other choice but to pool their resources to help her win this battle.
The messengers also completed the tasks assigned by the Ninth Princess excellently.
The journey along the way did not feel like returning to the capital to ask for help, but like a tourist, dilly-dallying until today. The fighting on the Xichuan side was over, and only three messengers arrived in the capital.
Before entering the city, the three of them found a dusty place to roll around a few times, and then smeared their horses with mud to look embarrassed before entering the city.
The three couriers were all former guards of the Ninth Princess and were very familiar with the capital.
After entering the city, he went straight to the palace, took out the token of the Ninth Princess, and asked to see the emperor.
Communications were backward in the feudal era. The last time Chen Ji got news about the Ninth Princess, he heard that she was attacked by water bandits and rescued by Jin Feng's people.
There has been no news since then, and Chen Ji has been worried about the Ninth Princess.
I heard that she had sent a messenger back, so I summoned him immediately.
"How is Wuyang doing now? Has he arrived in Tubo?"
Chen Ji didn't wait for the messenger to finish the salute, and asked anxiously: "Is the marriage going well?"
"This is a letter from His Highness to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will know after reading it!"
The messenger knelt on the ground, took out an envelope from his arms, and held it high above his head.
The chief eunuch went down to get the envelope, first checked the paint, and after confirming that there was no problem, handed it to Chen Ji.
Chen Ji couldn't wait to take it and opened it immediately.
The envelope was very thick, and the Ninth Princess began to talk about it after arriving in Xichuan.
When he saw someone spreading rumors that there was something wrong with the Ninth Princess's style, Chen Ji became furious.
"My Wen'er has always abided by etiquette. It's just that they don't want to get married. Why are they spreading rumors to tarnish my Wen'er's innocence!"
While getting angry, he continued to look down.
After a while, Chen Ji's face became increasingly ugly.
But when he saw that Gada was going to send troops to attack Xichuan City, Chen Ji was like a bolt from the blue.
"Come here, summon the cabinet and enter the palace quickly!"
Dakang's early morning dynasty started at Mao hour, and ministers usually got up at three or four o'clock to rush to the palace.
Those who can be cabinet ministers are usually quite young. They were exhausted after standing in Hongdeok Hall all morning.
After the morning session, the cabinet ministers returned to their respective yamen and were about to take a nap when another message came from the palace. The emperor summoned them and asked them to enter the palace quickly.
This kind of thing has happened before, but many times the emperor didn't have any major problems.
Maybe I just got some insights from studying a painting and asked them to come over and taste it together.
A group of old guys wanted to scold their mother, but when the emperor summoned them, they didn't dare not go.
After arriving at the palace, I realized that the emperor really had something to do with them this time.