The implication is...
Today I intend to march north!
This idea came to mind, and Su Zhan was instantly fascinated and full of ambition. Which military general doesn't want to make great achievements and restore our country?
After he was excited, he immediately stood up to pay homage, but was stopped by Ying Zheng: "No need to be polite."
He handed over the rolled-up map in his hand: "Xing Guogong, don't let me down."
Su Zhan took the map with both hands, his eyes were as bright as a torch, and his voice was generous: "How dare I disgrace the sacred mandate?!"
Ying Zheng stood up and left. Su Zhan wanted to see him off, but he stopped him: "Wei Zhongzhi asked you to stay at Wei's house for one night. It was a kindness, but you don't have to accept it. Go home and see your mother. Li Jia It’s been a long time since I returned you, so she must be thinking about you very much.”
Su Zhan responded, paused briefly, and said solemnly: "When I first came to Beijing, I saw..."
Ying Zheng continued calmly: "Prince Ji, is that right?
Su Zhan was startled for a moment: "Your Majesty seems to have expected this?"
"It's just a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry," Ying Zheng said with a contemptuous expression, "Don't pay attention to it."
The empress dowager has left the family, the Feng family is at the end of its rope, and Prince Ji continues to hide behind the scenes. What's the point?
It's better to get out and walk around a bit. Even though you were like a gutter rat for the first half of your life, you can still see the sun before you die.
Su Zhan looked at his expression and knew that the emperor had made his own decision, so he stopped mentioning it and resigned.
He held the roll of map as if he were holding the whole world, asked Wei Shizhong, a servant of the Wei family, where he was, and asked someone to lead him to the courtyard to say goodbye, as if he were stepping on clouds under his feet.
Wei Zhongzhi was emoting in the yard at this time. Seeing that Su Zhan was in high spirits and couldn't hide his excitement, he couldn't help sighing and said sadly: "Is Mr. Xing going to leave?"
Su Zhan: "How do you know that His Majesty intends to send me to the Northern Expedition?!"
Wei Zhongzhi: "..."
Wei Zhongzhi waved his hands exhausted: "Let's go, let's go, I won't give it away!"
Su Zhan: “Preparations will begin this year!”
Wei Zhongzhi: "..."
No one cares that I will have to work overtime every afternoon.
No one cared that I was forced to go to sea and join forces with the scabs.
You only care about yourself.
Wei Zhongzhi didn't want to say anything.
Su Zhan walked out of the Wei family's door with brisk steps. He seemed not to notice the scorching heat. The servants of the Wei family brought the horse over. He moved quickly, turned over, and rode for two streets, but was caught by someone. Stopped.
First, he went to the gate of Chang'an City. The steward of Prince Ji's Mansion who was waiting for him bowed and bowed, and said respectfully: "How did Duke Xing consider what the Crown Prince said earlier?"
"I am a border guard general, and the Crown Prince Ji is from the clan. How can the two be involved?"
Su Zhan looked solemn and said righteously: "Go back and tell your prince not to come to me again. I'm afraid your majesty will misunderstand!"
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Chapter 25
After Su Zhan left, Ying Zheng also drove back to the palace.
The most important purpose of his leaving the palace this time was to meet this young general of Great Qin, listen to his words, observe his actions, and see if he was worthy of use.
Although Baijuan said that this person was the creator of the myth of the undefeated Northern Territory of Great Qin, he had never seen it with his own eyes. After taking a test or two, he could not be used with confidence.
After today's talk, Ying Zheng finally put his heart firmly in his stomach.
This young general is sincere and sincere, gentle but also passionate. He talks clearly about the art of war. He has been working hard in Fengzhou for several years, and he is not a person who talks without words.
Ying Zheng felt a little regretful, and several emperors in the same space said: "It's a pity that I am still young and do not have a princess under my knees, and the original owner does not have a sister from his compatriots..."
At this point, he began to hate the original owner of the whipping corpse again: "Such a beautiful prodigy, I don't even have time to love him and pamper him, so why do you let him behave like this?"
Li Yuanda sighed: "There has always been no shortage of capable ministers in the world, but there is only a lack of Bole. As Cao Yang said, when you use them, you are like a dragon, but when you don't use them, you are like an insect."
"It's true." Li Shimin also echoed: "What about Yue Fei? If he falls into the hands of Zhao Gou, isn't it also a secret investment?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but show a touch of pride on his face: "Which one, Xu Da or Chang Yuchun, was of noble birth? They are both just farmers' sons. They only got their master and the right time! Xu and Chang both If this is the case, isn’t it also the case on the third day of the Han Dynasty?”
Starting with a bowl, at the beginning of the establishment of the emperors of all dynasties, no one was more difficult than Zhu Yuanzhang.
After he succeeded to the throne, he went to the temple to worship the emperors of the past dynasties. After toasting, he only offered an extra toast to Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty - My husband and I have the world without a foot or a foot of soil. We are different from others and have a special title.
When he went to see Liu Che again, Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was more praiseful than usual: "As far as the Shu'er dynasty was concerned, it was true that talents were demoted in an eclectic way. If Wei Huo met other monarchs, he might not be so successful. To be able to enter the Han Dynasty and shine like that."
Liu Che complimented him cooperatively: "You're not bad either. Who doesn't know that your old man, Zhu De, is the most upright person in the country? Hey, wait a minute -"
He suddenly realized: "What's going on? Why does it feel like we are bragging about each other in business?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."
You can shut up now!
…
General Ying Zheng was about to return to Tai Chi Palace when a close servant came to report back. Zhongshu ordered Wang Yue and black-clad guard Cao Yang to come earlier to see him, saying that he had something important to report. Both of them were already there. Waiting outside the hall for a long time.
Wang Yue was Zhongshu Ling and had the title of prime minister, so Ying Zheng summoned him first.
Wang Yue handed over the memorandum without saying a word after entering the house. Ying Zheng opened it and saw, my dear, this cannonball just hit the Feng family's head as if it was free of charge.
Feng Mingda formed a clique for personal gain and connected with local governments. The Feng family's brothers preyed on the common people, bullying men and dominating women.
Several students of Mr. Feng’s family give Mrs. Feng generous birthday gifts every year, and this amount of money is soaked with the blood and tears of the people...
Ying Zheng recalled Wang Yueshang's impeachment memorial against Dong Chang when he first came to the throne, and he laughed angrily. You, Wang Lingjun, are professional in making snitches and making dirty materials!
Really, if you notice me dozing off with your front legs, you can hand me a pillow with your back legs.
The memorial was about ten pages long. Ying Zheng closed it after reading the first few pages, shook it in his hand, and said with great interest: "Please tell me the truth, this memorial is trustworthy." How many percent is it?”
"Reporting to your Majesty," Wang Yue lowered his eyebrows and said, "At least 70% to 80% of them."
Ying Zheng understood: "Oh, about 40-50%."
Wang Yue: "..."
Wang Yue immediately slipped and knelt down, his knees softened and he knelt on the ground. He said worriedly: "It's not that I deliberately framed the courtiers, but that the Feng family's disobedience is clearly exposed. Your Majesty must be on guard!"
He said: "What happened that day, if the Empress Dowager was not guilty of being a thief, why would she have become a monk and escaped? The old lady of the Feng family was the biological mother of the Empress Dowager and Feng Pushe. She was poisoned and died in the palace, and these two were their sons. Girl, you dare not open your eyes for your biological mother, isn't it suspicious?"
Ying Zheng listened to him quietly and then said: "Your loyalty to me is really touching to me."
Wang Yue choked several times with emotion, and continued: "I also know that Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and his eyes are like a torch. No evil spirit can hide from your eyes. It's just that the viciousness of villains is often unknown! As the late emperor, the Empress Dowager His first wife, the first wife, has ruled the Sixth Palace for decades. There are many eyes and ears in the palace, so she must be on guard. And the Empress Feng in the harem is the niece of the Empress Dowager..."
At this point, he seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly apologized, adding: "I have no intention of interfering with the inner palace. It's just that Your Majesty involves all the people of the country, so you can't be too cautious!"
As the saying goes, you can't hit anyone with a smiling face, let alone a professional soul licker like Wang Yue.
Ying Zheng could not help but comfort him with a few words of kindness. After Wang Yue left, Cao Yang came to see him under the imperial edict, and what he said was actually about the Feng family.
"When the incident occurred that day, I was not in the palace. Afterwards, I carefully looked at the internal records of the black-clothed guard and realized that the depth of the matter was beyond imagination!"
Cao Yang hit the nail on the head: "The Empress Dowager would rather become a monk to avoid trouble and cut off her involvement with the Feng family. In order to calm the turmoil, the Feng family did not even pursue the death of Mrs. Feng - they were willing to pay such a huge amount for this." The price just shows how terrible their hidden conspiracy is. Once the truth buried in the imperial mausoleum is unearthed, the world will tremble!"
Ying Zheng had always admired his courage and believed in his ability. Cao Yang was able to reach the fifth rank in less than a month, and it was certainly not because of his pretty face.
And Cao Yang did not disappoint him. Even though he was completely unaware of the conclusion reached by the West Pavilion in the palace after several days of auditing, he still deduced a similar final result.
He knelt down on the ground, paused and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did something presumptuously."
Ying Zheng said: "What's the matter?"
Cao Yang said: "I secretly sent people to monitor the posthouses along the way from Fengzhou to Chang'an, because I want to know if anyone will contact Duke Xing."
Ying Zheng's brows moved slightly.
Cao Yang apologized, and then continued: "I have heard that your majesty is good at the south wind, and even summoned Duke Xing to return to the capital when he came to the throne. Later, I went to the palace to see him, and he I know that Your Majesty is a wise man and is by no means a dull king. If so, how could you be so contemptuous of an important minister of the country?"
"It occurred to me that summoning Duke Xing to return to the capital, or using the sun and the moon to honor the late emperor, were all things that happened in the first few days of your majesty's accession to the throne. Therefore, I thought, maybe these two things This is not His Majesty's original intention, but someone has evil intentions and is trying to suppress the Emperor's reputation."
He raised his head, his eyes flashing with a sharp edge: "This person chose to push Mr. Xing to the forefront. It can be seen that he has no close relationship with Mr. Xing. Since he has the intention to subvert the artifact, he will definitely not let go and befriend Mr. Xing. This opportunity for the border general, in this case, he must get in touch with Duke Xing before he comes to Beijing..."
"The guards in black discovered the whereabouts of several sneaky people in a posthouse adjacent to the capital. They traced their roots until they arrived at the gate of Prince Ji's Mansion. Before Xing Guogong entered Chang'an, Prince Ji's Crown Prince even went there. Meet with it.”
"Very good." Ying Zheng clasped the table with his knuckles, praised him, and then asked him: "Do you know the life experience of Prince Ji?"
When Cao Yang heard what the emperor said, he knew what he was talking about. He was afraid that he had known it for a long time. His heart trembled and his expression became more respectful: "I heard that the mother of the princess was ill when she was young, and Princess Ji was pregnant with Liujia. , to visit Guining, the load-bearing axle of the carriage broke during the journey. Princess Ji was frightened and gave birth to the eldest son in a farmhouse nearby. However, in the autumn of the previous year, someone revealed that the eldest son of Prince Ji was not the biological child of Prince Ji and his wife. It was the farmer who took advantage of the chaos after Princess Ji gave birth and used their newborn son to make a fool of himself..."
"Although the real Prince Ji grew up in a farm family, he was favored by Yu Daru and accepted as his disciple by some strange combination of circumstances. He spent several years examining his character and finally married his beloved daughter to her."
"After the case of the real and fake crown prince broke out, because it involved the inheritance of the clan throne, it even alarmed the late emperor. After a thorough investigation was made, the late emperor ordered the people involved in the case to be cut off and abandoned in the city. Prince Ji's crown prince was also able to return home. Reunion with Prince Ji and his wife..."
Cao Yang was just a commoner in the past, so naturally he had no way of knowing what was going on in the royal palace in the capital. Later, he gained the attention of Yingzheng and joined the Black Guards as a minor official. The first thing he did was to take over the internal affairs of the Black Guards. Read through all the available copy to make sure you know everything well.
This time he heard the report from his subordinates that the case was traced to the clan, and he immediately became vigilant. When he heard that the clan was from Prince Ji's Mansion, he naturally thought of this major case involving the real and fake prince.
Now the emperor has brought up this old case again...
Cao Yang's heart skipped a beat, and then he heard the emperor's voice coming from above: "Since you know the cause, I don't need to mention it again. I just want to tell you one thing - the current Crown Prince Ji. , is not the biological son of Prince Ji and his wife."
Cao Yang's pupils shrank suddenly, and his expression could not hide his surprise.
This case... was handled by the late Emperor himself!
It should be noted that at that time, the late emperor had been in power for decades and was in charge of the internal guards. This case was Murong's family affair and there were no nobles or important officials involved in the court. With all these conditions added up, how could it be possible? What can be done wrong?
Unless the late emperor did it intentionally...
But then, a new question emerged - as the head of a large sect, why did the late emperor resort to fraud and ask outsiders to occupy the magpie's nest in Prince Ji's mansion?
Ying Zheng saw that Cao Yang's expression changed several times and showed thoughtfulness on his face, so he was not in a hurry to speak, just waiting for Cao Yang to figure out the key.
And Cao Yang lived up to his expectations and quickly grasped a thread in the mess.
"The black-clothed guards were originally born from the internal guards, and the archives and records of this department are kept intact. I will go back and carefully check the files on the real and fake prince's case. Regardless of whether they have been deleted or not, I will follow the clues and find out. You will definitely find clues."
Cao Yang said: "After reading the files on the real and fake Crown Prince's case that day, I thought that the case had already been settled, so I didn't think much about it. Now, your Majesty would like to remind you that Yu Daru, the teacher of Crown Prince Ji As a father-in-law, I'm afraid there will be a lot of suspicion about him."
Ying Zheng saw him peeling off the cocoon and grasping the clues in twos and twos. He couldn't help but nodded happily and told him: "Go ahead and dig this mouse out of the hole for me. Be careful and don't alert the snake."
