"Could today's matter have something to do with King Qin? Queen Qin's mother clan is in the southwest. Previously, the Southwest Yue family..."
Xia Luotong's guess was not unreasonable. Chu Junxiu had previously sent back news that Yuejia might have something to do with Poland, including the banditry that was still circulating in the southwest.
This time, the Southern Xinjiang Holy Cult came into contact with the Dragon Boat Assassins and people from the two countries' missions as soon as they entered Beijing, and the Yue family had some unclear connections with Poland, which inevitably aroused people's overthinking.
In addition, both the King of Jin and the Crown Prince were in trouble, which made King Qin the biggest beneficiary.
"It's not impossible. I will tell General Chu about this situation and ask him to pay more attention to this matter in the southwest."
Wu Zechen paused and said, "The palace guard commander has been replaced."
Xia Luotong was stunned: "Whose person did he originally belong to?"
It was not surprising that the guard commander was replaced. In just two or three months, there were two assassinations in succession, and this time it was even more serious. There were so many assassins among the guards.
"The person brought up by Duke Feng is his nephew." Wu Zechen sneered, full of disdain.
At that time, Feng Guogong snatched this position from the competition among various forces, but was kicked out before the seat was even hot. Facts have proved that if you are not capable, don't force yourself to take this job.
"That's the person from the prince's side. Now that he has been replaced, the prince's strength has been affected again." Xia Luotong said happily, then asked, "Whose person has been replaced?"
Wu Zechen's eyes flashed slightly and he replied: "The King of Qin's people."
"King Qin..."
Now, Xia Luotong couldn't help but think too much. Both the prince and the King of Jin were in bad luck today, but the King of Qin was the only one who benefited, so he naturally became the most suspicious person.
However, Xia Luotong still couldn't help but frown and said, "Didn't the emperor cultivate his own confidants? Why are they all from the prince's mother's family?"
Could it be that the mother clan of these princes was so trusted by him? He is a person who doesn't even trust his biological mother and brother, but he actually believes in a foreign minister so much?
"After training, aren't they just these people?" Wu Zechen mocked, leaving Xia Luotong speechless.
"In order to get rid of the Queen Mother and check and balance his father, he tried his best to win over these families. Perhaps in his opinion, with the support of these families, he can completely get rid of the Queen Mother."
Xia Luotong pouted and said, "Hasn't he considered what if he can't control these families? What should he do?"
"Maybe in his eyes, these families are just ministers, and he thinks he can control them well." Wu Zechen said lightly.
There were no more accidents that night, but everyone had no intention of having fun. Early the next morning, they all set off back to the city.
After a night's rest, Wu Fengyan recovered a lot, but his face was still a little pale and his body was still a little weak. Instead of riding a horse as when he came, he took a carriage back.
The vast team returned to the city together, and with so many people watching from the side, Xia Luotong couldn't show off too much, so he could only ask Mu Jinyu to stay with Wu Fengyan and take care of them.
When Xia Luotong was getting dressed, he saw the Crown Prince and the King of Jin. Their expressions were extremely gloomy, and their eyes towards the King of Qin contained a hidden stern look.
On the other hand, King Qin's face was full of pride, which was completely opposite to his two elder brothers.
After returning to the capital, Wu Zechen was so busy that he disappeared. Xia Luotong knew that he had a lot of things to do, so he did not distract him. He just asked people to pay more attention to things in the capital.
The news that an assassin appeared during the royal hunt quickly spread throughout the capital, followed by a strict manhunt and martial law.
Although this incident happened at the royal hunting ground, everyone believed that the group had definitely been in the capital, and there must be clues in the capital.
Then, the emperor's people followed the clues specially laid out by Wu Zechen and got closer to the truth little by little.
In the imperial study room, after a guard who had finished his reply retreated, Eunuch Dehai immediately stepped forward to make tea and said pleasantly: "Your Majesty, now that clues have been dug out bit by bit, I believe that the origins of those assassins will be found out soon. Got it!"
The emperor, who had heard good news one after another, looked much better when he heard Dehai say this, and was no longer as gloomy as before.
Seeing this, Eunuch Dehai knew that the time was right. Thinking of the advice given to him by his young father-in-law, he couldn't wait to take credit.
"Your Majesty, how should we deal with the matter of the Nanman Princess? The Nanman envoy mentioned this matter to me this morning and wanted me to know what you mean."
Eunuch Dehai mentioned the matter smoothly, deliberately showing his sincerity and not hiding anything from the emperor.
Sure enough, the emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then he couldn't help but frown: "Prince An's side is blocked, there is no good way to stuff Princess Nanman in, not to mention that the Queen Mother is still in the palace, Princess An She happens to be pregnant again.”
Eunuch Dehai glanced at the emperor's face and suddenly muttered: "Actually, it would be better not to send Princess Nanman to Prince An's Mansion..."
The emperor frowned: "What did you say?"
Eunuch Dehai suppressed the anxiety in his heart and said in a pretense of caution: "Your Majesty, I think that it is not a good thing for Princess Nanman to enter Prince An's Mansion, and it may even be detrimental to you."
"What do you mean?" The emperor sat up slightly.
"The marriage of a foreign princess represents one's own country. If Prince An's Mansion and the Nanman tribe become closer because of this, there may even be cooperation that shouldn't be possible..."
When Eunuch Dehai said this, the emperor suddenly woke up!
yes! If Nanman and Prince An's Mansion join forces, it will actually pose a greater threat to themselves! ?
How could he not have thought of this before? He ignored such a simple truth and almost caused a major hidden danger!
But when the Nanman envoy raised this matter before, several people supported and persuaded him to agree. Could it be that these people...
Seeing the emperor's reaction, Eunuch Dehai obviously listened to his words and continued quickly: "I think it is safest if the Nanman Princess can enter the harem!"
"In recent years, even if the Southern Barbarians are weak, they are definitely not comparable to those of ordinary small countries. Therefore, it is best for the Southern Barbarian princess to be controlled by the emperor, which is most suitable!"
The emperor nodded while listening. He obviously agreed with Eunuch Dehai's point of view. He felt more and more that Eunuch Dehai was right. Finally, he pondered for a moment and made a decision on the matter.
"That's it! Let the Nanman Princess enter the harem, and the relationship with the Nanman will naturally be in my own hands. This is the most appropriate!"
I didn't think of this before, what a mistake!
After thinking about the matter clearly, the emperor's mood improved a lot. He smiled and said to Eunuch Dehai beside him: "I didn't expect that a slave like you would have a bright mind. Bonus!"
Eunuch Dehai was overjoyed. He didn't expect that what he heard from others could be of such benefit, so he immediately kowtowed and thanked him.
Just when the emperor was in a good mood and smiled rarely in recent days, the prince came.
