"Xu Yi, the son of Mr. Xu Youtong, was promoted to the post of Chief of the Criminal Department a few days ago. He took over the law that was revised by Mr. Mo Han." Xiao Xuan'er said while observing Fang Zilan's expression, "The law was revised before. No one knows better than Mr. Mo Han how to handle a matter and how far it should be carried out. It is probably that the Xu family wants to keep him for a while longer."
"Have you confirmed it?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly, "Mo Han is not missing, but is still in Xu Mansion?"
"It's been confirmed." Xiao Xuan'er nodded, "I saw it with my own eyes, there's nothing wrong with it."
Fang Zilan's expression was dark and unclear, "How long does the Xu family want to keep Mo Han?"
"It won't be long." Xiao Xuan'er said softly: "I have made a plan with Mr. Fang Lihui. If the Xu Mansion continues to refuse to hand over Mr. Mo Han because of his disappearance, we will take advantage of the mixed crowd at the Lantern Festival at the latest. At that time, take Young Master Mo Han out of the Xu Mansion."
"Don't Fang Lihui go back to his hometown in Jiangnan to celebrate the New Year?" Fang Zilan was noncommittal, and Xiao Xuan'er's lips curled up slightly, "The errands assigned by the Queen in person are much more important than the New Year."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan's expression softened slightly, and she nodded and said, "Just follow your plan. What's the third thing?"
"The third thing is related to Murong Qing." Xiao Xuan'er looked around and finally reached Fang Zilan's ear, "Prince Zhongzheng has been in Dajing as a hostage for more than a year. In addition, Princess Zhongzheng has been in poor health recently, so Prince Zhongzheng requested If you can let your son return home to visit his relatives, you can show your filial piety."
Fang Zilan asked thoughtfully: "Has the Lord Miluo agreed to King Zhongzheng's request?"
"It's been shelved." Xiao Xuan'er whispered: "I don't know who came up with the idea for King Zhongzheng and spread the news. Now not only Dajing, but also Di Rong and Persia in the surrounding area know about it. I think it's just for Force the Lord of Miluo to submit. After all, our Majesty in Dajing..."
She didn't say anything further, and Fang Zilan knew in her heart that taking Murong Qing as hostage was not Li Shengxuan's intention. If King Zhongzheng proposed that the crown prince return to the country, he would be the first to agree.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Once Murong Qing returns to the country, the Lord of Miluo Kingdom will no longer be able to use the bargaining chip of Prince Zhongzheng's palace, and will use all possible means to target him.
Dajing can just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and it can keep the peace on the border. Why not?
Fang Zilan pondered for a moment and then changed her voice, "Is there anything going on over there at Ji Ningtian?"
"No, but the ghost gate..." Xiao Xuan'er said and paused, "Everyone pushed down the wall. Since the news of the death of the Tenth Palace King of Hell spread, people from all walks of life have held up the banner of justice and fought against The ghost gates are shouting for beatings and killings, and there are not many people left in the ghost gates of the past.”
Li Shengxuan looked steadily at the stubborn and paranoid man in front of him and sighed imperceptibly. Since he and Fang Zilan have known each other, if there was ever a time when he hated her the most, it would be at this moment.
When Fang Zilan heard the voice, she suddenly thought that she had heard it wrong. Ever since she met Li Shengxuan, he was sometimes decisive and decisive, sometimes strategizing, but he was always calm and composed no matter when and where. Such a sigh should not come from him.
So she looked over subconsciously, and met Li Shengxuan's gaze. There was a sense of loss in it, but more of a nostalgia, which made her unable to bear to look at it any longer, and finally looked away.
Until Li Shengxuan walked away, Fang Zilan never looked outside the fence again.
Now that things have come to this, Mo Han is afraid that he will hate her for the rest of his life. She does not ask for forgiveness, but only wants to use her life to calm the anger of the world and leave a way for Mo Han to survive.
But in the undercurrent of the capital, there has always been a tendency to favor the superior and suppress the inferior. Once a person loses power, the people around him will also fall into a place of eternal destruction, making it difficult to stand up.
Hundreds of officials, headed by Yushitai, finally seized the opportunity and wrote to Shen Fang Zilan for several days, not only demanding severe punishment, but also raising accusations of involvement.
As we all know, the only relative recognized by Fang Zilan is Mo Han, and behind Mo Han is the family of Mo Bin, the gatekeeper of Mushan Gate. Even if the Mo family is eradicated, the impact on the court will be nothing more than throwing a stone into the sea, and it will not be able to stir up too much trouble. Big waves.
The courtiers simply focused their attention on the people around Fang Zilan. From General Li and Qi Duhu who guarded the northern border, to Zhou Lang, the chief of the southeast camp, and even Cao Hong, who had just left Beijing, they all became targets of their attacks. object.
It was like a mad dog that smelled something fishy and just rushed forward to bite it. What it could get seemed not so important. What is important is that the original vested interests must be torn apart.
As the lord of the capital, Li Shengxuan has lived in the palace city of the capital since he was a child, and has long been accustomed to such scenes.
Everyone knows that wildfire cannot be burned out, but spring breeze blows and it will grow again. Therefore, only by cutting off the weeds and rooting out can we get rid of them once and for all.
But is this really the case? Some people fall into the abyss, while others stand on the top of the mountain. The higher you stand, the easier it is to become the target of everyone's covetousness. The royal family is like this, and so are the courtiers.
Once Fang Zilan falls, the generals who have grown up under her will inevitably receive a cold reception. They are all generals guarding the four borders. No matter which one of them has an accident, it will endanger the stability of the capital.
However, the courtiers living in the bustling capital could only see the power in front of them, but could not see the swords at the border. In their eyes, it doesn't matter who the general of the four realms is, as long as there are no wars in the capital, they can sit back and relax.
Only those who have actually been on the battlefield and guarded the border know that war is not a move in the hands of those in high positions, but a matter of life and death for millions of people.
Li Shengxuan stood in front of the palace gate. Outside the palace city separated by a wall, hundreds of officials kowtowed and knelt down, just to wait for an explicit decree.
"Your Majesty, all of you are still kneeling outside the palace." Xia Houzhang said cautiously: "Do you want to..."
"No." Li Shengxuan interrupted Xia Houzhang neatly, "I don't like it, let alone be threatened by others. If they think this can force me to deal with Fang Zilan, then they are wrong."
"Your Majesty, please think twice." Xia Houzhang bowed, "Fang Zilan has confessed to the crime he committed. There is really no reason not to deal with it..."
Li Shengxuan glanced at Xia Houzhang, who immediately fell silent and lowered his head and repeated, "Your Majesty, please think twice."
Xia Houzhang stood in the saluting posture for a long time before he heard Li Shengxuan speak again: "Are all the officials kneeling outside?"
Xia Houzhang hurriedly replied: "Except for Duke Wei, the two adults of the Zhuge family, and the Prime Minister, all the other adults are outside."
Li Shengxuan pondered for a moment, "Including all the lords in charge of Southeast Affairs in Beijing?"
"Including." Xia Houzhang nodded, and Li Shengxuan snorted coldly, "Who did Fang Zilan bring with him? They are unfamiliar white-eyed wolves."
