Chapter 1488 Jia Heng: Should soldiers from the capital camp be dispatched to the city to assist?
Chapter 1487 Jia Heng: Do you want to mobilize soldiers from the capital camp to the city to assist in the search?
Jinyi Mansion, official government office
In the study, a lantern on the desk lit up an orange candle, and the golden-red flame could be seen burning, occasionally swaying in the wind.
Qiu Liang wore a beautifully embroidered flying fish suit and looked through some evidence files he had collected during these days and ordered his confidants to collect them.
"When Prince Wei reported to the Holy One about the Queen's distress, he left it in a file. There were many unclear things in it." Qiu Liang looked at the file, and his mind could not help but surge with speculations.
When Empress Song was in danger at Taihu Lake, Jia Heng rushed to her rescue and fled with Empress Song. During this period, the details of the assassination by Chen Yuan and others, as well as the details of his interactions with Empress Song, were not recorded on paper.
But when it comes to Qiu Liang, who wears "colored glasses", he feels full of doubts.
Qiu Liang put down a book and file, his sharp eyes like a falcon reflected the flickering candlelight on the side, and the shadows on his face were bright and dark.
If the Queen Empress really had an affair with Prince Wei, was it at this time that the twins were conceived?
After all, His Majesty had vomited blood several times at that time, and his dragon body was already deteriorating. It was said that it was unlikely that he would have any more heirs.
Huh? No, why does Princess Chu still have a pair of twins?
Is this just a coincidence? Because they are both of Tian family blood, they are all twins.
Is it possible that they are all the offspring of Prince Wei?
Qiu Liang's thick eyebrows were raised, his gaze was deep, and he covered the yellow file, and a bold guess suddenly came into his mind.
But this... this is too shocking.
Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both have children for one person?
Because it is not only the Queen in the palace, but also the Princess of Chu, no, or the Crown Princess.
Both of them gave birth to a pair of twins to Prince Wei, so they were both twins.
After all, the two younger sisters of the Crown Princess were married to Prince Wei.
But Prince Wei has always been unruly and uninhibited, so maybe it is possible or not.
That is, the person who knows you best is your enemy.
Under the guidance of the investigative principles of "bold assumptions" and "careful verification", Qiu Liang has gradually gotten closer to the truth.
Qiu Liang's face was changing, and he couldn't help but think wildly. At this moment, a watchman wearing a short jacket appeared outside and seemed to be banging a wooden clapper.
Qiu Liang raised his eyes and looked out the window, and found that it was already dark and it was midnight.
It gets dark early in winter, but now night falls and covers the earth.
Qiu Liang thought for a while and planned to spend the night at the government office of Jinyi Mansion. However, when he saw a thin quilt in the distance, he felt that it was too much to endure a night like this.
Qiu Liang thought for a while, carried a lantern, left the government office, called his bodyguards in brocade clothes, led a horse, and walked towards his mansion.
The night was low, and it was pitch black, but at some point, the inky sky was filled with snowflakes like goose feathers. Under the lights on both sides of the street, they were white, yellow, or red, and they were so gorgeous that it was indescribable.
Qiu Liang, commanded by the Jinyi Mansion, rode towards Qiu's house in Ningdefang, accompanied by the retinue of the Jinyi guards.
A heavy snowfall has fallen in the evening, covering the entire row of houses. The blue bricks and black tiles are gradually covered with a layer of white snow, and the sky and the earth are covered in silver.
The messy horses' hooves walked all the way through the snow-covered streets, and the horses' hoof marks were clearly visible. However, they were soon covered by the heavy snow of goose feathers, and the clear horses' hoof marks could not be seen.
Just as I walked to the street, I suddenly heard a complicated "crunch, crunch" sound. It was the sound of boots stepping on the thick snow. It was a complicated and dense sound.
Immediately, a blazing cold light appeared like a sword, and soon after, the sound of a long sword being unsheathed could be heard one after another, with a bit of sharp and clear sword aura.
Qiu Liang's eyes caught Han Mang, and he was startled. He shouted: "No, here comes the assassin!"
However, at this time, the men who were attacking with swords came towards Qiu Liang.
"Puff, puff!!!"
The sound of arrows piercing the air after being fired from a crossbow was heard, followed by a groan of pain. Several Jinyi palace guards were hit by the arrows and fell to the ground. Red blood gurgled along the wounds and splashed on the snow.
Extraordinarily eye-catching.
The guards accompanying Qiu Liang also reacted quickly. They drew out a waist knife and spread out to protect Qiu Liang.
"Clang!"
In fact, there were not many shouts of killing. Along with the sound of weapons clashing, the sound of weapons entering flesh and a muffled grunt, the hands of both sides were fighting at this moment.
Qiu Liang's men were not many, only ten or twenty, but the dead soldiers who were besieging him were obviously well-prepared. They were strong in numbers and even equipped with powerful crossbows.
This was caught off guard, and Qiu Liang and his followers suffered a big loss.
Qiu Liang also made a "chun" sound at this moment, pulled out a wild goose feather knife from his waist, sat on the saddle, and started to fight against the besieged soldiers.
The sound of "Puff, Puff" is endless.
As time passed, Qiu Liang's bodyguards in brocade robes became fewer and fewer, sparse and sparse, and the situation became increasingly critical.
Qiu Liang was very worried and thought to himself, at this time, why are the soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division patrolling the city still delayed in coming?
But at this moment, a bright sword suddenly appeared, slashing at the legs of the horse under Qiu Liang's crotch. Immediately, a "neighing" was heard from the horse, and then it fell to its knees on the ground.
Qiu Liang couldn't help but be shocked.
At this moment, he saw blazing cold lights suddenly appearing. Qiu Liang secretly said something bad and screamed, "My life is over!"
However, at this moment, "Dang~"
The sound of gold and iron clashing sounded.
There was a "poof" sound, and immediately the black-clothed soldier who was slashing Qiu Liang's neck with his knife grunted in pain. He was hit by an arrow in his neck and fell to the ground.
Qiu Liang couldn't help but feel frightened for no reason, and just as he was in shock, he saw several dead men wearing bamboo hats and black clothes coming to fight with swords.
One of the burly men suddenly supported Qiu Liang, called to the dead soldiers around him, and retreated into the distance.
Only the corpses that had been hacked to pieces with swords and guns were left, as well as the bright red blood stains on the white snow, which seemed a bit dazzling under the light of the lights.
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Ningguo Mansion, in the study
Two light yellow curtains hung gently from the golden hooks. On the embroidery couch, Jia Heng, who was taking a break, reached out and gently hugged Chen Xiao's round and tender shoulders, and asked casually: "You have sent people to assassinate you in the past two days.
Are you jealous?"
"We have arranged the manpower to assassinate Qiu Liang today." Chen Xiao put his hot face against the chest of the boy in the python suit and said softly, feeling the "thumping" heartbeat.
Jia Heng's palms were full of softness, and he said softly: "When Qiu Liang dies, the cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department will definitely be suspicious, but this matter is irrelevant. No one will think of the chaos in Beijing now.
On us."
"Yes, it is more likely that this matter is associated with Chen Yuan." Chen Xiaorong said softly, her face flushed. Then, she stood up and looked down at the young man with a straight face.
Outside the window, the northwest wind was whistling and whimpering, seeming to have a gentle rhyme, and there was no more words to say all night.
Palace Garden, Kunning Palace
The night was already dark, and dark clouds could be seen in the ink-colored sky. I don’t know when it started to snow heavily. It was the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the 19th year of Chongping.
On the eaves of the palace with red beams and pillars, the lanterns swayed in the wind. Among the curtains in the palace, the crane-shaped palace lanterns shimmered under the light, reflecting the eyes of people.
Empress Song sat down on a soft couch covered with a mattress. Her plump and round face was as bright as fire, becoming more and more beautiful, but there was a layer of worry between her eyebrows.
Can Ran'er and Wei'er succeed in their plan this time?
The handkerchief in Queen Song's hand was stirred again and again, and her anxiety reached the extreme.
If everything fails, the Song family will not be able to preserve their wealth.
With that man's cruelty, he would kill all the Song family.
But as soon as she thought about it, a feeling of hatred arose in the beauty's heart.
She and her sister gave birth to a son and a daughter for that cruel man, but they didn't expect that something like this would happen to them.
Then she thought of another person who had no conscience, and the beauty secretly gritted her teeth at this moment.
Did that little fox ever think that she still had a pair of children?
It can be said that Queen Song was also filled with resentment towards someone at this moment.
Just when Empress Song was extremely resentful of the young man, a graceful and beautiful female official walked up to her and said softly: "Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time to rest."
On the other side of the room, Empress Song suppressed the anger that was constantly surging in her heart. Under her beautiful willow-shaped eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were as bright as water, and she asked: "Have the little princess and the little prince gone to bed?"
"Go back to your Majesty, I've already gone to bed," the female officer said.
Queen Song nodded and immediately said no more.
At the moment, the female officer is helping Empress Song spread the bedding and wait for Empress Song to sleep.
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The next day, in the early morning, the winter sun shone on the thick snow, and the city of Shenjing seemed to be a snow city.
The news of Qiu Liang's assassination suddenly spread to the entire Shenjing City, and also reached the ears of the forbidden cabinet officials.
Wuying Palace, Military Aircraft Department Duty House—
Li Zan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, sat behind a lacquered wooden table. His resolute and clear face was filled with anger, and he said in a deep voice: "It is unreasonable for such a thing to happen under the emperor's feet!"
Gao Zhongping frowned, his calm face changed several times, it really didn't look good.
Not far away, cabinet ministers Lu Jiang, Qi Kun and others also had angry expressions on their faces.
"Well, why did you assassinate Qiu Liang? Could it be that someone was dissatisfied with being in charge of Jinyi's affairs?" Lu Jiang frowned and said in a deep voice.
At this moment, both Li Zan and Gao Zhongping cast their calm gazes on Lu Jiang, their expressions somewhat inexplicable.
Who does this refer to?
It shouldn't be Prince Wei. With his big heart, if he wanted to get rid of Qiu Liang, he would never use such despicable means.
Well, although Jia Heng is a bit more romantic, he has never disdained these methods.
Gao Zhongping had a thoughtful look in his eyes and said, "Could it be the remnant of King Zhao? Qiu Liang has not been investigating the case of the remnant of King Zhao and the assassination of the Ancestral Temple recently."
At this time, we should not say nonsense that may cause political turmoil.
Li Zan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, looked gloomy and said: "Immediately send the Internal Guards and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to search for the assassin."
Gao Zhongping frowned and said: "Yuanfu, the security guard in Beijing should be strengthened. The remnants of the deposed King Zhao are still active in the capital and may attack and kill the clan in a frantic manner."
Li Zan nodded, looked at the Jinyi palace guard, and asked: "Where is Commander Qiu now?"
"Commander Qiu has returned to Jinyi Mansion to sit in office." The Jinyi Mansion guard said.
Li Zan thought for a while, then called the secretary of the cabinet and other minor officials who were waiting on the side, and said: "Please invite Prince Wei to come to Wuying Hall to discuss matters."
"Yes, Mr. Ge." The cabinet secretary said with a solemn expression and cupped his hands.
Several cabinet ministers present looked at each other and all responded.
Lu Jiang said: "Recently, there has been a lot of chaos in the capital, and it needs to be rectified. Mr. Li Ge, the subordinate officials thought that we should set up an additional censor's office to patrol the city on a regular basis to comprehensively inspect the security of the capital."
In the previous Shenjing of the Han Dynasty, there was a post of censor patrolling the city, and soldiers were sent to guard various cities.
Li Zan looked at Gao Zhongping aside and said, "This is feasible."
Gao Zhongping said: "The situation in the capital is not very calm. At this critical moment, the city defense needs to be strengthened."
Li and Gao are both famous officials, and they have a keen political sense of danger.
It can be said that the King of Wei originally faced a group of old foxes, but several cabinet ministers were just preparing for a rainy day and did not think that the Wei and Liang vassals really dared to commit treason.
After all, Emperor Chongping was still recuperating in the palace, and using his prestige to wipe out Liaodong, the Wei and Liang vassals would not dare to act as long as Jia Heng's side did not come to an end.
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Ningguo Mansion
Jia Heng and Chen Xiao had just gotten up, washed up, and had breakfast around a log table. There were gruel, steamed buns and other items on the table, which were steaming.
At this moment, a nanny dressed in silk and satin quickly entered the hall and said: "Your Majesty, there is a small official outside who claims to be the Secretary of the Cabinet, and he has come to see you about something."
Jia Heng glanced at Chen Xiao standing aside, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Could it be that Qiu Liang is dead?
Jia Heng took a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, then left the study and headed towards the hall.
At this moment, the clerk of the cabinet saluted Jia Heng and said: "Your Majesty, the elder said that he has something important to discuss with you."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I'm going to change my clothes. I'll be right there."
After Jia Heng changed into a python robe, he left Ningguo Mansion in one step, got on his horse and headed outside.
At this moment, a group of court ministers in the military aircraft department's duty house were discussing non-stop.
"Mr. Ge, Prince Wei is here."
At this time, a small official stepped into the palace and reported.
After a while, a young man in a python suit entered the palace, saluted Li Zan, and whispered: "Mr. Li Ge, why do you want to see me?"
Li Zan's face paused slightly, his eyes were bright, and he whispered: "Prince Wei, Jinyi Mansion came to report earlier that Qiu Liang, commanded by Jinyi, was assassinated."
Jia Heng frowned and said: "How could this happen? Who could be so bold and daring? To disturb the emperor's palace with swords and soldiers in the most virtuous place in the capital is really daring and daring."
At this moment, Li Zan also cast his eyes on the boy in the python suit, observing the changes in the boy's expression, and whispered: "We haven't found out the specific truth yet, but we have sent someone to inform Qiu Liang, and he will mobilize Jin Yi."
Fu Ti cavalry, Dasuo the whole city."
When Jia Heng heard this, his eyes were focused and his heart was slightly startled.
What's going on, Qiu Liang is not dead yet?
Who is Xiaoxiao looking for?
The assassination of a Qiu Liang was not completed?
While talking, Jia Heng temporarily suppressed the helplessness in his heart.
"Should we mobilize soldiers from the capital camp to the city to assist in the search?" Jia Heng suppressed his thoughts, suddenly raised his eyes and asked.
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the palace fell into an eerie silence. Li Zan, Gao Zhongping, Qi Kun, Lu Jiang and other cabinet ministers all cast suspicious and scrutinizing eyes on the young man in the python suit.
Jia Heng couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart, and said: "Then we can search the whole city with Jinyi cavalry, and there is no need to use the troops from the capital camp."
Yes, this is to guard against him, worried that he might conspire to make a coup.
As for that?
If he wants to stage a coup, can you prevent him?
Now he didn't want to commit treason while Emperor Chongping was still alive.
Even the Sima family did not rebel when Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Rui were there, but after decades of raising their families.
The human heart is a very delicate thing.
Emperor Chongping has not yet lost his virtue.
To put it bluntly, even if he intervenes forcefully, he can only support his youngest son to ascend the throne and supervise the country.
To put it bluntly, if the Zhongxiao Archway was smashed to pieces in one fell swoop, people all over the world would really not be able to bear it.
In fact, it’s no wonder that the cabinet ministers were suspicious, because today, Emperor Chongping of the Han Dynasty was blind and was lying in the deep palace on the verge of death. A son-in-law with great military achievements was the prestige of the cabinet ministers, and the cabinet ministers were mainly on guard against him.
It is King Wei who will realize the smooth transition of power.
It can be said that during this period, in the eyes of the officials of the Han Dynasty, the most obedient way for Jia Heng was to stay in the Ningguo Mansion and linger among the pink flowers.
Jia Heng stared at the people present and said, "Since I have nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."
Li Zan's eyes moved slightly under his sharp eyebrows, and he called out, "Prince Wei, please go slowly."
After Jia Heng left, Li Zan and Gao Zhongping looked at each other.
There shouldn't be any problem, but it's also quite suspicious.
Lu Jiang snorted coldly and said warmly: "I'm afraid this Qiu Liang has another secret behind his assassination."
In his opinion, this person probably wanted to take the opportunity to take back control of Jinyi Mansion, and then mobilize the troops from the capital to enter the city to control the situation inside and out.
Li Zan was silent for a moment and said: "Jia Ziyu, who was cultivated by the Holy Master, has been humbled and humbled, but he is still loyal to the Holy Master, and His Majesty is still here."
These are qualities that have been verified over and over again. They are time-tested...guards of the imperial power, founders of the Han Dynasty’s imperial army, and staunch followers of Emperor Chongping.
"Mr. Ge, the soldiers and horses in Liaodong are still in the hands of Jia Ziyu's cronies, and we need to issue an edict to call them back to the capital to report on their duties." Lu Jiang said worriedly.
Gao Zhongping said: "I won't be able to come back before the Chinese New Year. I will be recalled to the capital in the spring next year."
At this moment, Lin Ruhai was holding a brush in her hand not far away, writing on the rice paper, trying to reduce the sense of presence as much as possible.
Nowadays, the cabinet almost makes no secret of its wariness against Zi Yu, or in other words, it is wary of anything that threatens the imperial power.
Jia Heng left the Wuying Palace where the cabinet was located, walked along the vermilion palace wall covered with white snow, and planned to walk quickly towards Funing Palace.