Emperor An raised his head: "Is it different?"
Xiao Yan said: "More than a month ago, Lu Chongyuan asked Lu Jiu'an, the second son of the Lu family's concubine, to secretly go to the Southland and meet King Pingshan in private. Not long after, King Pingshan began to secretly stockpile grain and buy horses, and even secretly sent people to several other places. The vassal king belongs to the land."
An Di sat up straight suddenly: "Are you telling the truth?"
"I dare not deceive Your Majesty."
Xiao Yan's expression was solemn: "King Pingshan's people accidentally found the Qian family's horse farm in the south, which aroused Qian Shangshu's suspicion."
"Because Wei Chen had worked with Qian Shangshu for a few days during the previous investigation of the grain supply case. Qian Shangshu was afraid that King Pingshan would be unfavorable to His Majesty, and he was afraid that he might have misunderstood King Pingshan because of his suspicion, so he informed Wei Chen of the matter, and Wei Chen also Only when I sent someone to investigate King Pingshan did I accidentally discover the traces of Lu Jiuan."
Xiao Yan didn't say much, but his words were like thunder in An Di's ears.
King Pingshan is far away in the south, and it is impossible for the Lu family to go to King Pingshan for no reason. Besides, Lu Chongyuan has always known his taboos.
What does the Lu family want to do by privately liaising with the feudal lord, hoarding grain and buying horses?
Rebellion? !
Or do they want to be like how they treated Prince Ru, knowing that he could not tolerate the Lu family and that they would not be able to survive after the Queen Lu incident, so they wanted to push for a new emperor.
Do they want to find a new shelter similar to what happened back then, so that they can continue to maintain the glory of their Lu family? ! !
"They are so brave!!"
Emperor An no longer had any hesitation about the Lu family this time, and was even more murderous towards Lu Chongyuan. He looked at Xiao Yan gloomily.
"Lu Chongyuan has conspired to commit treason and shall be executed immediately. The entire Lu family will not be punished for his crimes."
He originally wanted to kill the nine clans of the Lu family, but he also knew that once the nine clans were killed, more than half of the courtiers and officials in the court would not be able to escape their involvement. Now he just wanted to deal with the entire Lu family as soon as possible to avoid future troubles.
"Xiao Yan, you are the one I rely on the most in this court. I want you to immediately send someone to arrest Lu Jiu'an and bring him to justice, and find out all the treasons committed by King Pingshan."
"besides……"
Emperor An strengthened his voice: "Except for the matter of the queen and her son, I don't want to hear any rumors from outside that are not conducive to the royal family, especially those related to me. Do you understand?"
Xiao Yan's eyes flashed slightly: "I will deal with the Lu family thoroughly. There will never be any inappropriate rumors in the capital. It's just the Zhao family...how does your majesty plan to deal with it?"
Emperor An heard this and said coldly: "Zhao Yuanlang teamed up with the Lu family to murder members of the royal family..."
Although the fourth child was the son of Prince Cheng, the fourth princess was still the daughter-in-law of the royal family when she died. Zhao Yuanlang dared to kill someone for his own benefit, and even colluded with the Lu family. How could Emperor An spare him lightly?
"Zhao Yuanlang was removed from his official post and was given fifty responsibilities. The title of Princess Jialin was abolished. Except for the imperial jade dish, he was demoted to common people. All members of the Zhao family were sent to Qingzhou for the same crime as Zhao Yuanlang. The family wealth was wiped out from the national treasury. Everyone with the Zhao and Lu families was in this situation. Everyone involved in the matter will be punished together."
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes: "I obey the order."
The hall became quiet. Seeing that Emperor An's face became increasingly tired and his hands on the dragon chair were trembling slightly, he said goodbye.
Emperor An was about to agree when he heard word from outside that Ditao had entered the palace.
"What is he here for?" Andi frowned: "Let him come in."
Xiao Yan took the initiative to evade: "Since General Di is here, I'll leave first."
"No, just wait."
Emperor An stopped Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan could only step aside.
When Ditao came in from outside, he first kowtowed to Emperor An and saluted. When he saw Xiao Yan standing beside him, he grinned directly at him and said, "Supervisor Xiao is here too?"
"General Di." Xiao Yan nodded as a greeting.
Emperor An had known about Ditao's accidental rescue of Xiao Yan that night, so he was not surprised that the two were familiar with each other. He just asked, "Why did you come to see me at this hour?"
Di Tao clasped his fists: "We are here to bid farewell to Your Majesty."
Emperor An's eyes darkened: "Farewell?"
Di Tao seemed not to notice his expression, only his voice was clear.
"Wei Chen was ordered by his father to come to the capital to report to His Majesty the war in the northwest and the changes in Beiling. Because the security of the border was at stake, my father did not dare to trust others with the news. Otherwise, Wei Chen should have been killing the enemy on the border at this time. "
"Now that the errands are over, it is really boring for me to spend all my time in the post house. I want to say goodbye to His Majesty and return to Luoyan Pass."
After finishing speaking, Di Tao scratched his head in embarrassment, showing a bit of boyish embarrassment.
"Weichen was born on the border since he was a child. When he was five or six years old, he was carried by his father on horseback and followed him to the battlefield. All the adults in the capital were able to help His Majesty, but Weichen stayed in the capital with nothing to do. Just wandering around.”
"I haven't practiced in the past few days, and Wei Chen's bones are almost rusty."
Andi looked at the young man standing below.
Di Shuangcheng has been loyal to the royal family over the years, and the Zhen'an Army also guards the mainstay of Luoyan Pass. Without them, Beiling would have crossed the border and gone south. He still trusts Di Shuangcheng, and has never thought of touching the Di family. .
Seeing that Ditao said he wanted to go back to the northwest, Emperor An was about to agree when he saw Ditao saying as if he had remembered something:
"And the people in Longtingwei have been uneasy recently. The Shang family has had conflicts with my father several times. There have been frequent conflicts between Beiling and the Wei Dynasty. I'm afraid that my father will be distracted by them and cause trouble in the army, so Please also ask Your Majesty to allow me to return to the northwest."
An Di paused when his words reached his lips, frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Shang Qin is at odds with your father?"
He knew that the Longting Guards and the Zhen'an Army were in check with each other. Both guarded the northwest. The Longting Guards were more special than the Zhen'an Army. They were the exclusive royal private army.
It's just that the northwest has been uneasy in the more than ten years since he took the throne, and there is no place in the capital worthy of using Long Tingwei, so he has never summoned anyone from the Shang family.
Di Tao angrily said, "More than just discord, my father almost had a fight with Shang Qin before."
"Taizu created the Longting Guard to defend the Wei Dynasty with the Zhen'an Army against Beiling. However, there were frequent wars in the past, and the Zhen'an Army entered Beiling to conduct detailed operations. My father wanted to ask the Longting Guard to send troops to support, so he went first We repelled two cavalrymen from Beiling who broke into the village near Luoyan Pass, but Shang Qin directly refused."
"Those cavalrymen killed and robbed, took away the women of the Wei Dynasty, and massacred two villages afterwards. When my father sent people to pursue him, he saw a river of blood flowing there. He was so angry that he took his people to see Longtingwei. Shang Qin, asked him why he refused to send troops."
"Unexpectedly, Shang Qin said that Long Tingwei is only dispatched by Long Yu's order, and will not go out without orders..."
"Wait!"
An Di suddenly interrupted Di Tao, who was looking angry below, and looked ugly as he grabbed the handle of the dragon chair.
He had never heard of the Long Yuling, let alone what it was, but Shang Qin said that Long Tingwei was only dispatched by the Long Yuling.
He looked at Xiao Yan with calm eyes, and Xiao Yan said consciously: "Wei Chen will deal with the Lu family's affairs first."
When Emperor An and Di Tao were the only ones left in the palace, Emperor An pretended to be angry and said, "Who told you about Long Yuling?"
Di Tao was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed and he knelt down quickly: "It was when Wei Chen accompanied his father to Linping to meet Shang Qin that day, he overheard Shang Qin mention it. Afterwards, my father was afraid that Wei Chen would not know how powerful it was, so he informed him in advance. The matter of Weichen Long Yuling."
"Wei Chen knows that this matter is a secret of Zhen'an Army and Longting Guard. My father has never told anyone about it. Wei Chen just made a mistake out of anger. Please forgive me."
Not only did An Di not relax after hearing what he meant, but his face became even uglier.
That Long Yuling was not only related to Long Tingwei, but also to Zhen'an Army, but why didn't he know about it at all?
What on earth is that? !
