Yue Jian and Cang Lang who were guarding the door were both shocked, but Tang Ning was silent for a moment in response to Cao Dejiang's question: "Cao Gong is wise."
"Don't give me a bad look."
Cao Dejiang finally saw through the little girl in front of him. She looked gentle and innocent, but in fact she was full of evil thoughts.
"Why did Xiao Yan secretly leave the capital? Do you know that if His Majesty finds out about this, he will die if he deceives you and ignores his superiors?"
Tangning saw that the old man was angry and softened his voice: "We don't want to either, but things are unpredictable."
Cao Dejiang was expressionless: "I heard you make it up for me!"
"..." Tangning looked helpless: "I didn't lie to you, my brother went to Shezhou."
Cao Dejiang frowned: "Shezhou?"
Tang Ning looked at the old man across from him: "Brother accidentally found out some old stories about the violent prince, which were related to the Lu family. Because the matter was so important, he didn't dare to tell others about it, so he left the capital on the pretext of being seriously injured."
"I don't know why someone from the Lu family also went to Nandi, and they seemed to have noticed that someone was investigating these things. They probably thought that brother was using the Lingyun Temple matter to divert attention and cover up Nandi's activities, so they wanted to Expose brother's injuries and accuse him of deceiving the emperor."
Cao Dejiang frowned and thought as he listened to Tang Ning's words, and he straightened out the whole story in an instant.
Lu Qin's "assassination" was planned by Xiao Yan in order to give him an excuse to keep his reputation and not show up. Xiao Yan probably left the capital soon after Emperor An was assassinated.
Lu Chongyuan has always been a person who makes plans before taking action. He was able to kill the fourth prince and concubine to put the blame on her and force her to do so in a hurry. He also made Xiao Yan dare not use his hands to investigate in person. He was also related to Prince Ru. What happened in Shezhou...
Cao Dejiang's face turned ugly: "Twenty years ago, was there flood relief in the South?"
Tang Ning was a little surprised that Cao Dejiang was so perceptive. He nodded and said softly: "Twenty years ago, Prince Li was ordered to go south to provide relief. His official ship sank. After the riots in the South, Prince Li lost the support of the people and was forced to return to Beijing. At that time, Duke Cao was already in the capital. The court should know these things."
"Originally, my brother was just unwilling because of the grain supply case and was secretly investigating the Lu family's affairs. But who would have thought that he would accidentally find out about this case. My brother's people found a man who was buried while escorting the grain for disaster relief. The person who examined the corpses of more than a hundred officers and soldiers in the river learned from his mouth that those officers and soldiers had died long before they fell into the water."
The expression on Cao Dejiang's face changed as he heard the little girl opposite continue to speak.
"Most of the people who committed crimes back then were silenced. That person realized something was wrong in advance, and he was lucky enough to survive because of the riots and fighting in the Southland at that time."
"Not only did he explain that the sinking of the official ship was not an accident, but he also explained that during the disaster relief work, the Lu family colluded with the southern officials and bandits to spread rumors and force the violent prince away, and then replaced the rioting bandits with civilians in exchange for peace. The result of chaos.”
"At that time, most of the bandits who took advantage of the floods to burn, kill, and loot in the South were in official positions, but those who were hanged were ordinary people. Not only that, there were nearly one million taels of silver on the official ship, and some were transported to the South for disaster relief. Most of the food fell into their hands, and..."
Tangning paused for a moment, then said in a slightly hoarse voice: "In order to calm down the chaos as soon as possible and gain credit from the DPRK, they sealed the city with oil and poisoned the wells, nearly including the people of Wanrongjiang and the He family who went to the South to provide relief. , burned alive in Rongjiang County."
"Afterwards, in order to smooth out the traces, the floodgates were opened upstream to release floodwaters, which flooded Rongjiang River and surrounding villages."
Cao Dejiang was calm at first when he listened to Tang Ning's words. He had long known that the people in the aristocratic family had dirty hands and feet, and he also knew that they acted unscrupulously. Although he hated what the Lu family did, he could still manage to remain calm, but when he heard Those later times.
Even Cao Dejiang, who had seen the world for a long time, had a look of anger on his face. He slapped the table hard, shaking with anger.
"The Lu family is crazy?!"
That is the life of a city, nearly ten thousand people! !
Aren't they afraid of being killed? !
Even though Tang Ning had known this for a long time, she still couldn't calm down when she talked about it again. Her expression was solemn: "For the benefit of the future, what does human life mean to them?"
Cao Dejiang's face was ashen.
Tang Ning said: "This matter is really of great concern. I didn't want to investigate it at first, but there are some things that I feel guilty about not investigating even though I know the truth. If it were other things, I could have found an excuse to leave Beijing, but this case But the matter must not be known to His Majesty, Duke Cao should know why, right?"
Cao Dejiang's face turned pale and pale. Of course he knew why.
Because twenty years ago, the people who went to the Southland to take over the disaster relief work from Prince Ru were not only the Lu family but also His Majesty. Because Emperor An, who was the fifth prince at that time, won the hearts of the people and the favor of the late emperor through his contribution to disaster relief, and gained a foothold in the court. land.
Twenty years ago, after Emperor An returned to the capital to provide disaster relief, he was in the limelight for a while. He took advantage of the disaster relief work to ask to marry the current Queen Lu. Since then, he has gained the support of the Lu family and entered the government and the public.
Who can believe that Emperor An was unaware of what the Lu family was doing back then?
Tang Ning looked at Cao Dejiang, who was trembling with anger, and said softly: "Brother, I have no choice but to make a dangerous move. I originally planned to come back within a month, but who knew that I was delayed on the road and still didn't come back. The Lu family's Bian suddenly got angry again."
"If Duke Cao hadn't rescued the siege today, I'm afraid this matter wouldn't have been covered up."
But Cao Dejiang shook his head: "I can't help you with anything. You are smart enough to persuade Mrs. Zhao to be used by you. You can also figure out His Majesty's thoughts and expose the matter between King Cheng and the Lu family to provoke His Majesty to Lu. The family is angry, but this matter can only be covered up for a while, even if Lu Yin comes forward, it will be difficult to slander the Lu family."
"It's not false." Tang Ning said.
Cao Dejiang was stunned for a moment: "The person who is flirting with King Cheng..."
Tang Ning: "It's Queen Lu."
Cao Dejiang tilted his hand and knocked over the tea cup on the table. The tea fell on his lap and was still painful through the fabric. The old man's face was as colorful as if he had opened a dyeing workshop.
…
The fire on the stove was too strong, so Tang Ning turned down the air vent and then added water to the teapot.
Cao Dejiang sat there for a long time before digesting what he just heard.
It was Empress Lu who had an affair with Prince Cheng. The fourth prince may not be the son of Emperor An. The Lu family was forced to death by Empress Lu who abandoned her car to protect the commander. Lu Chongyuan knew about it but did not dare to expose the empress. And their Majesty had a bandage on his head. I had a huge cuckold for twenty years.
Even though Cao Dejiang was well-informed, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Sure enough Royal Guado.
Cao Dejiang drank some water to suppress the chaotic thoughts in his mind, raised his head and said to Tang Ning: "That's okay. With this handle in hand, the Lu family will be in chaos. I'm afraid they won't have time to come in a short time." To cause trouble for Xiao Yan..."
Unexpectedly, Tang Ning shook his head: "This handle cannot be used."
Cao Dejiang was surprised: "Why?"
