News of Fan Xian's assassination has spread throughout the streets of Kyoto.
After experiencing the series of rumors last time, Mr. Fan from the Oversight Council has become the focus of discussions in teahouses and restaurants.
No matter what age, people can't stop gossiping.
What's more, this is gossip about the royal family of Daqing Dynasty.
Therefore, the assassination in the suburbs of Beijing quickly overshadowed many matters discussed in the court. The court meeting on the second day even came to a strange standstill because of this extremely sensitive assassination incident. Emperor Qing on the throne just remained silent. Not a word.
According to rumors, after hearing the news yesterday, His Majesty the Emperor broke his favorite celadon teacup in the imperial study.
Prince Jing entered the palace at night and stayed in the imperial study for a long time before leaving, his face extremely gloomy.
Emperor Qing looked calm.
Everyone can clearly feel the stormy waves hidden under this silence.
But not everyone is afraid of the emperor's wrath. At least those who planned and implemented the assassination in the suburbs of Beijing, as well as those with ulterior motives who secretly provided conveniences, have obviously been prepared to deal with this situation in advance. .
The only surprising thing is that Fan Xian survived such an assassination situation.
Many people in Kyoto are speculating on which force went crazy and dared to use military force to attack Fan Xian. Compared with this assassination, the previous assassinations on Niulan Street were like a small fight.
Most people focused on the eldest princess Li Yunrui.
It seems that only this woman with the crazy gene in her bones in the entire Qing Kingdom dares to take action at such a time. There are many people in the capital who know the secret of what happened between Li Yunrui and Ye Qingmei. .
"Of course I didn't do it."
"Although I also want to see that little guy from the Fan family die."
Li Yunrui was half-lying on the soft couch out of boredom. This was the palace of the second prince, but the eldest princess was like the master of the palace. She didn't show any signs of being outside. Her eyes were slightly narrowed, and she exuded a sense of laziness all over her body. meaning.
The second prince Li Chengze sat in the lower position without saying a word.
As if he knew what the second prince was thinking at this moment, Li Yunrui glanced at him and said with a smile: "How could I use such a blatant assassination method to deal with Fan Xian? Of course I have many ways."
"But this method is actually pretty good...direct, decisive, and fierce, leaving no room for error."
Li Yunrui's face burst into a dazzling smile.
The second prince frowned slightly.
Originally he thought it was the eldest princess who did it. The second prince who grew up in the palace also knew a lot about what happened back then from his mother and concubine. It is estimated that the eldest princess is the only one in Kyoto who has the courage, strength and is not afraid of the emperor. His Majesty settled the matter afterwards.
But he didn't expect Li Yunrui to directly deny it.
The second prince nodded silently, but the doubts surrounding his heart became more and more serious. Finally he couldn't help but ask: "Who did it? Could it be that it was really a big shot in the army? Dean Chen Are you going crazy too?"
Li Yunrui looked at the second prince with a hint of ridicule: "Your Majesty was furious, so he quickly found out the origin of those military items. They were numbered Shu Zi Crossbow 439 to 499 and belonged to...Ye Family Office Control, this batch of armaments turned into the canyon on the outskirts of Beijing where the accident occurred on the way to Dingzhou."
"This hot thing belongs to your wife's natal family."
The second prince shook his head directly: "It can't be related to the Ye family. There are a total of seventy small military crossbows. Even when the Ye family was still serving as the garrison in the capital, they didn't dare to make such a big move, let alone the current Ye family. Due to various incidents, the power in our hands has long been reduced, so how could we hide it from the eyes of the garrison and the Overwatch Council?"
The eldest princess smiled calmly: "In Qingguo, nothing is impossible."
"The anger in Your Majesty's heart must be vented, and the Ye family is now blocked in this outlet, otherwise
Find the real mastermind behind this, otherwise we will continue to bear the blame. "
The second prince fell silent for a moment.
There were so many loopholes in the Xuankong Temple assassination attempt that no convincing eucalyptus sect has come out to this day. At that time, the Ye family was blamed. But now, even though the Ye family has been driven to Dingzhou, more people have fallen from the sky. A big black pot that can kill someone.
Who can I ask to reason with this?
The second prince could only choose to help the Ye family, who were also "one family", as much as possible.
Although the power of the Ye family is not as powerful as before, it still has considerable strength in the military. Naturally, the second prince does not want his family to suffer unreasonable disasters because of Fan Xian's affairs. After all, the Ye family will be needed for major events in the future.
"Please, aunt, protect the Ye family."
The second prince's tone was extremely sincere.
Li Yunrui shook his head: "This incident has touched His Majesty's bottom line. I understand the emperor's brother's temper. If the person who did it is really found out in the end, he will make everyone in the court unhappy. .”
"Aunt... everyone in the court is extremely confused as to who did it, but I must have an answer in my mind."
Li Chengze desperately wanted to know how many old bastards were hidden under the muddy waters of Kyoto.
At this moment, he actually admired Lu Ze, who had not yet returned to Kyoto. It was not a secret that the Prince of the East Palace had taken him to Dadong Mountain to play. Li Chengze could vaguely see a kind of "confidence" in the East Palace. s things.
Li Yunrui's eyes exuded a different brilliance.
Just as the second prince said, the eldest princess did see a lot of things.
Putting aside Li Yunrui's inherent shortcomings that are difficult to change, she is still the person with the sharpest judgment of the political situation in the entire Kyoto. With the dense web woven by various forces, this woman can peel off the cocoons and see many things that are difficult for ordinary people to see.
"Just need to make sure of one thing."
"The assassination of Fan Xian was not done by us, and the prince would not do such a thing either."
"Then everything becomes clear. The assassination of Fan Xian has nothing to do with party strife or the supreme throne."
"So this assassination was not due to some kind of interest, but simply personal hatred."
Listening to Li Yunrui's words, the second prince kept savoring the deeper meaning: "Private hatred..."
"Fan Xian's ability to attract big shots in the military to attack him has nothing to do with him personally, because the Oversight Yuan and the military have always been on good terms, so it has to do with the people around him... relationships around him... Ye ?」
The second prince's face was full of horror, and he quickly understood the key point.
This leaf is not that leaf.
Li Yunrui's voice sounded again.
"Why did the military man attack Fan Xian because of that woman? Because he knew that if Fan Xian really came to power in the future, even if he became the director of the Overwatch Council, he would do many things because of that woman. "
"And this kind of thing is something the big shots in the military don't want to see."
"So, the person who hid behind the scenes is related to Ye Qingmei's death that year."
With a smile on his face, Li Yunrui seemed to be chatting with the second prince about his family's shortcomings, but the truth gradually emerged vividly in front of the second prince. Although there was no evidence to prove what the eldest princess said, both of them were convinced that, This is the truth!
The royal family of Qing Kingdom are all a bunch of weirdos.
Each of them seems to be extremely sure of their own feelings.
"That big shot was able to survive the bloody eucalyptus in Kyoto, and he was still sitting in a high position in the Privy Council with great glory, so Ye Qingmei's death shouldn't have been that simple... Hahahaha, everyone in the royal family really did. They are a group of cold-blooded, ruthless, ruthless lunatics, I really admire him."
Li Yunrui's eyes flashed with enthusiasm.
At this time, the second prince had already understood what the eldest princess meant. The cold sweat on his forehead flowed down his skin, and the second prince's lips couldn't help but move.
He trembled slightly. On the one hand, he was amazed by the intelligence of the eldest princess, and more importantly, because of what she said later, the second prince knew who his aunt was referring to.
What was hidden behind this assassination in the suburbs of Beijing turned out to be dark seeds buried in the bloody soil many years ago.
Even after Li Yunrui left, the second prince in the room still didn't recover for a long time.
"If you knew this extremely frightening fact, would you still be able to wander around Dadong Mountain so leisurely?"
"What is your confidence... exactly?"
...
Lu Ze and his party finally slowly and leisurely stepped into the territory of Kyoto.
The woods on the outskirts of Kyoto still seem to contain the smell of blood not long ago. This assassination was on a huge scale and the methods were brutal and direct.
Fan Xian was able to escape such a terrifying killing situation, on the one hand, because the Overwatch Council secretly arranged some unknown methods, and on the other hand, Fan Xian, who had practiced domineering skills, unknowingly He has already entered the ranks of ninth-grade masters.
Even Lu Ze couldn't help but lament that the pig's feet in the Qing Yunian plane did have two brushes.
In the three years since he came to Kyoto, not only did he rely on his biological fathers, godfathers and stepfathers, but his own strength was also the key.
Of course, in Lu Ze's eyes, there is not much difference between the ninth grade and the grandmaster.
"ah!"
"The smell here...is bad."
In the largest carriage at the back, Lin Dabao was vigorously fanning the wind with his hand in front of his nose.
The smart Wan'er seemed to have noticed something, and asked Lu Ze: "What happened in Kyoto these days? The first month has not yet come out, so it stands to reason that the suburbs of Kyoto should be very lively, but after we arrived at the boundaries of Kyoto Not a single person was seen, but there were many more soldiers patrolling."
Lu Ze patted Wan'er's hand and said with a smile, "It's nothing serious."
The news that the Dong Palace group returned to Beijing soon became known to everyone.
There were many people in the court who were grumbling, but His Highness the Crown Prince was very relieved. His Majesty originally gave him ten days to go back to Wuzhou to visit his father-in-law, but His Highness actually spent almost twenty days. The first month of the new year is about to be over. To get there, it would have been more than half a month since the court meeting.
The officials belonging to the princelings quickly reminded Lu Ze that many major events had happened in Kyoto recently.
"Your Highness! You are finally back!"
"Master Xiao Fan was assassinated, and His Majesty was furious. The Ye family was severely reduced in power. At the same time, many heads of the Kyoto garrison and the thirteen city gate officials were beheaded. It is said that some people from the Supervisory Yuan were also imprisoned, as well as the chief minister. Princess...."
Lu Ze only felt that his head was a little big.
The person speaking in front of me was Xin Qiwu, the young minister of Honglu Temple.
Honglu Temple is one of the nine temples and is responsible for the affairs of foreign guests and court ceremonies.
Although the actual age is not too old, the face of this Master Shaoqing looks very mature. When he speaks, the wrinkles on his face accumulate together, leaving only his bright but happy eyes.
Of course, the most powerful thing is this young minister's mouth, which is extremely terrifying.
The tone is extremely fast, the rhythm is strong, the theme is clear, and the words are not bad.
This young minister was a great weapon for the Qing Kingdom in its foreign negotiations. Even the Qing Emperor knew that Honglu Temple had such a powerful figure. He even once said with a smile that "one mouth can defeat thousands of troops." Although it was a joke. It’s a slang word, but it illustrates the power of Xin Qiwu.
Therefore, the people from the prince's party sent this person to the East Palace to explain to Lu Ze in detail the recent events.
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"Your Highness."
"His Majesty will invite you to the palace soon. Have you decided how to deal with His Majesty's side?"
Lu Ze was stunned for a moment: "Coping? Coping with what?"
Xin Qiwu hurriedly patted his thigh and said hurriedly: "You are twelve days late from returning to Beijing! Your Majesty is currently troubled by an assassination attempt on the outskirts of Beijing. There are countless memorials piled up on the papers in the imperial study. Well, it is said that the hand of Eunuch Hou, who is responsible for the ghostwriting, is almost broken."
"Are you... really not ready to say something?"
...
In the imperial study, Lu Ze saluted Emperor Qing respectfully.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father."
At this time, the maids and eunuchs who were in charge of waiting on the side were dismissed by Eunuch Hou early, knowing that some of the words that followed were not suitable for these slaves to hear. The same situation happened when Prince Jing entered the palace that night.
"snort!"
"You still know how to come back?"
"The dignified Prince of the East Palace actually stayed outside for such a long time."
Emperor Qing snorted heavily, with a hint of displeasure on his brows.
Originally, Lu Ze's incident was not a big deal at all, but it happened that His Majesty the Emperor was in a very bad mood. The punching bags he found in the court were the Ye family, the eldest princess and other forces, but the anger inside was not enough. , Lu Ze became the best candidate.
"My son, I am truly unjust."
"The main reason is that Wan'er really wants to see the sea scenery. She has been in Beijing for many years, and she is ten months pregnant."
"My son wanted to take this opportunity to take Wan'er out to see the wonderful scenery of Daqing."
"Dadong Mountain, the place where heaven and earth meet, really... deserves its reputation."
