"Ni Juzheng? The late emperor's internal affairs manager?"
After hearing my father say those three words, I was a little stunned.
"Him? What does the Gongyang family's affairs have to do with him?"
When Xia Muyan sealed off the palace, news spread that Ni Juzheng was controlled by Hu Xiu'an's people. After the collapse of Prince Yun's palace, no one knew his whereabouts, and no one even knew whether he was alive or dead.
But Gong Yangxun suddenly talked about this person at this moment.
"Father, why do you suddenly talk about him?" Song Wo asked coldly, "How does the Gongyang Palace choose the way forward, and what does it have to do with him?"
He did not believe that the Gongyang family, the head of the four great kings with different surnames, needed to rely on an internal official who never left the palace all year round. He knew very well the importance of the Gongyang Palace in the Dahua court.
Dahua's four princes with different surnames all have the ability to change the current situation with their own power. If any one of the four kings rebels, the Great China court may fall into internal and external wars and be attacked from both sides. This is definitely what Xia Chengxuan does not want to see. Therefore, his attitude towards the four kings with different surnames has always been to tolerate, win over and please.
"You must still remember that we owe the Duanmu family a big favor." Gong Yangxun said seriously.
Gongyang Song I nodded, gritted my teeth and replied: "I remember it. But it is a personal friendship after all, how can we ignore the justice of our family and country? The Duanmu family saved my mother's life, and our palace will pay Duanmu back to him on the battlefield in the future. One life or ten lives of the clan is all. If the two countries go to war, I will be beheaded on the battlefield and I will definitely repay this kindness! Father, please think twice! Our Gongyang family owes the Huaxia clan The kindness is really... really... the Gongyang family cannot be treason!"
After finishing speaking, he knelt on the ground with a "pop" sound and slowly kowtowed his head. I saw him trembling slightly all over, his fists clenched and a few muscles bulging out.
A young man behind him stepped forward, bent down to help him, and cried softly: "Brother, get up."
In the entire palace, perhaps the only one who can truly empathize with Gongyang Song and me is his younger brother Gongyang Shume.
Although the two have been separated for eight years, they have continued to write letters, and their relationship has become stronger. They both have a desire to serve the country and kill the enemy. But now they may become the "imaginary enemy" they once were.
"Brother, at the beginning of the year, Duanmu Jing brought Duanmu Lan's letter and asked our family to do him a favor. My father wanted to repay his kindness so that he would no longer have to be controlled by others, but unexpectedly, he fell into his trap. "Gongyang excuse me and whispered in a low voice, "The palace arranged for several people recommended by Jue to go to Bozhou. Unexpectedly, three months later they lured Mu Danqing's people there and ambushed King Zhi in Yingxiao Gorge. Later, Ni Juzheng was ordered to investigate the matter thoroughly. The Gongyang family's involvement in this matter could not be blocked in any way. We and the people from Prince Yun's Mansion and Jiudian intercepted all the way, but some fish slipped through the net and returned to the capital. Ni Juzheng must have already made the decision in Bozhou. Report the matter to my emperor, and even before reporting it to the emperor, he may have informed Prince Zhi's palace in advance. After all, it was the white-coated army who took over the palace defense."
"Xia Chengcan must have known that King Zhi's death was related to us, otherwise, he would not have sent so many cronies to sneak into the Gongyang Palace." Another middle-aged man came over and supported Gongyang Song's other one. Pulling him up, he said, "Although we have no intention of harming anyone, the death of King Zhi is closely related to our family. Since the emperor and Xia Chengcan knew about this, how could they let it go? Do you think the White Army moved their camp from Xiahe County to Does Penan really just want to guard against Mu Danqing?"
The speaker is Gong Yangxun’s fourth brother, Gong Yangsong, my brother’s uncle Gong Yangzhi. He is eleven years older than me, Gong Yangsong, and we have always been close to each other. When I saw my nephew kneeling down, I couldn't help but feel pity for him.
"Ni Juzheng has been hidden by the emperor. Naturally, he was left to find us to deal with him in the future. Cangsheng County is close to Jue State and far away from the capital. Once the two countries go to war, the Gongyang Palace will definitely be sent by the imperial court to confront Jue State's army. Fight. Humph, of course we are not afraid of Mu Danqing, but our Gongyang Palace cannot be a pawn in Xia Chengxuan's hands. How many ways has the Xia family tried to restrict our Gongyang family in these years? Regarding Xia Muyang, both of us It's impossible to really let go. Instead of changing the banner in the future, it's better to choose this moment, when the Duanmu family just offers the conditions. In my opinion, there is nothing to hesitate." Another lean middle-aged man echoed.
"Brother, the conditions they offered are not sincere enough!" The middle-aged man who first asked Gong Yangxun said with a smile, "Now they are asking for something from us, so we can't be too rigid. These soldiers from the palace alone are from Cangsheng County. But it’s not enough to support them. It’s enough to ask them to allocate Sheng County to the Gongyang family. How can Qizhou and Dingzhou alone be enough?”
The more I listened to the ram chanting beside me, the colder my heart became.
... ...
Before meeting Yi Qingxin, Xu Jinye had no idea what he was. He could be said to be a rare martial arts idiot in the world.
However, after meeting her for the first time in Xuanzhou City, he had a feeling of "encountering the right person". Even when he arrived in remote Tanzhou, he was still thinking about the woman he had only met a few times.
At this moment, on the Sifang stage, thinking that she was watching his competition, Xu Jinye displayed what he had learned throughout his life without reservation.
There are many swordsmen in the martial arts school circle, and they have fought more than 800 moves, but he and Zhan Ming were evenly matched!
"Second Young Master Xu, you have great swordsmanship!"
Facing Zhan Ming's praise, Xu Suye smiled slightly, but felt a pain in his heart. He knew that he had almost exhausted all his strength, but the opponent seemed to have more moves. If the fight continued like this, the winner would probably be decided within three hundred moves.
Turning around, he saw Yi Qingxin smiling at him. Instantly, he felt full of energy all over his body, and some exquisite sword moves popped up in his mind.
"Senior's Zhenwu swordsmanship is extensive and profound, and Xu family's swordsmanship in Suye has not yet been mastered. In today's battle, I am afraid that this junior will lose."
He can lose, but the Xu family's swordsmanship cannot be lost!
Zhan Ming nodded and smiled. Without saying anything, he pressed the tip of his sword into a defensive posture, waiting for him to attack again.
Xu Jinye looked at Yi Qingxin again, then looked back, shook his sword and swirled up a few sword flowers, and rushed towards Zhan Ming with a force like breaking a bamboo.
... ...
After hearing what Qing Ji said about the situation in the capital, Mei Yuanchen felt anxious and didn't want to waste another half-quarter of an hour.
"Master Yuanchen, there is something you should know." Qing Ji saw him turning around to leave, so he hurriedly stopped him.
Mei Yuanchen turned around and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Qing Ji frowned and replied in a low voice: "Sir, the emperor sent His Highness Prince Rui here with the original intention of letting him seize Duanmuyu and force him to hand over the antidote for the eldest princess. But His Highness Prince Rui, I'm afraid he may not do so. The emperor will do whatever he wants."
"You mean... Chenghuan wouldn't want to capture Duanmuyu alive?" Mei Yuanchen immediately understood what he meant, and his face changed drastically, "How dare he?"
Once Duanmuyu died, it became even more impossible to cure Xia Chengyi's poison.
"Does Chenghuan dare?...Does Chenghuan dare?...He will probably do it."
In Zhizhitang, the two were classmates, and he knew a lot about Xia Chenghuan.
"Cheng Huan has the world in mind. In order to surround and kill Duan Mu Yu, he is completely likely to give up his own life, but... But he will kill Yi Yi by doing this!"
"No, I have to go to Hanzhou!" Mei Yuanchen was so angry that he suddenly felt unspeakable discomfort all over his body.
He and Xia Chengyi have been married for a long time. If there is one person in the world that he cannot afford to let down, it can only be Xia Chengyi!
"Yiyi, wait for me!"
