【Twenty】Reappearing Jiang Xiao
Jiang Chengjia nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, I am in the hall today, and he looks very bad."
She asked: "Then how did my brother make the regent have nothing to say in the news hall set up in the side hall? I was a little surprised when Cui Qian entered the Qinzheng Hall to arrest Changchangshan. After all, Dou Yuelan was the chief trialist. Fan Li and Xue Qing were assisting, and they would definitely give information to interfere. Dou Yuelan would not be able to finish the interrogation so quickly. Even if he found out what he found according to the original design of his brother and the lord, the regent should have ordered Fan Li to find the loophole and refute it. He refused to admit it. How could he let His Majesty send Cui Qian to the palace to arrest Ning Nankun?"
"You asked for the point." Jiang Chengyi stretched out his finger, shaved lightly on the tip of her nose, and said dotingly: "Before entering the palace, I guessed that Your Majesty would personally try the case. At that time, the Regent King Huai would make a request to jointly trial the case with him."
"So, I asked Xue Qing to prepare some secret communications between Ning Nankun and Song Zong in advance to obtain ironclad evidence of profit. Song Zong was a member of King Huai. In recent years, Song Congzong's money earned from smuggling, trafficking, killing and robbing people has mostly flowed into the treasury of the Huai Prince's Mansion. The King Huai has always held the wealth line firmly and did not want others to share the pie, even his own parents and children are no exception. Ning Nankun wanted to share the profits from it, so he could only contact Song Zong secretly.
In the past six years, the income of the Huai Prince's Mansion has dropped sharply, and most of them have been in Ning Nankun's hands. He took it to help his mother's Langya Wang family. The tribute money from Jingzhou has dropped by two speeds. Of course, the Huai Prince would find it strange and secretly ordered people to investigate the matter. However, Ning Nankun intended to hide the truth and cover up the truth. He asked Song Zong to report to the King of Huai and tell Jingzhou about the difficulties of the problem. Two years ago, Fan Li had found some strange things and had long been suspicious. However, due to the Queen of Huai, he had never told the King of Huai. He delayed it again and again and again and today.
King Huai was extremely disgusted with the behavior of the people in the mansion to seek personal wealth, and he was even more afraid of his sons hiding the situation of gathering money without him. Ning Nankun's behavior violated his taboo. I asked Xue Qing to expose all this in public in the news hall of the side palace, which made Fan Li confirm his guess, verify it from it, and then informed King Huai through Dou Yuelan's mouth. He reminded the Regent King Huai in secret: Ning Nankun has a disobedient heart, not only disrespects His Majesty, but also does not want to respect him. He is eager to take the position of prince and gain great power.
In this way, the King of Huai will naturally be suspicious. He most does not tolerate the princes of the Prince of Huai's mansion to have such a strange intention. After a while, he will never argue for Ning Nankun again. In this way, he can use His Majesty's hand to teach Ning Nankun a lesson, and can also warn Queen Huai and the Wang family of Langya. Letting Your Majesty offend the Wang family of Langya is the best choice for King Huai."
Jiang Chengyi said the reason why the case was quickly concluded, and the girl couldn't help but applaud and said, "My brother's plan was indeed a sharp pain. King Huai probably didn't expect that this would be the result of his entry into the palace today."
Jiang Lang said lightly: "There is no one in the palace for him to use. I stepped inside one later than him. The reason why I can control the overall situation is not only prepared in advance, but also thanks to your proper cooperation. However... I thought that you made this plan to sing a double act with Mrs. Cheng and kill Ning Nankun's crime. Finally, I came forward to discuss this matter with Your Majesty and handle some troubles for you in the Tingwei Mansion, the Dongfu Mansion and the Zongzheng Mansion."
"But before leaving the palace, I heard the little eunuch beside Cui Qian say that Mrs. Cheng didn't say a word in the palace. And before I even entered the palace, you stopped the blame and blocked Mrs. Cheng's words. I naturally knew that you wanted to make a comeback with me, but you clearly have a plan, so why didn't you follow the original idea? Mu Yun told me that you had already agreed with Mrs. Cheng. With her playing with you in the palace, Your Majesty will stand on your side."
"Even if King Huai is opposed, it may not be able to overturn the testimony of you and Mrs. Cheng. But why did you... choose to keep silent and drag me in the palace, and you are not even afraid that Your Majesty will deal with you?" Jiang Chengyi asked for this doubt for a long time, staring at the girl, hoping that she would give an answer.
Jiang Chengjia's face froze, his expression gradually dimmed, and hesitated and said, "Brother, don't know. Mrs. Cheng and I entered the palace. We waited outside the Nangong hall for a long time but didn't see Your Majesty. Cui Qian originally led people to Yunsuque to find me. It was obvious that I entered the palace first, and Your Majesty did not summon him immediately. It was not until Mrs. Cheng and I waited outside the hall for the Regent that Cui Qian walked out of the hall and led the three of us into the room."
"Don't you... brother don't find it strange?" The girl raised her question, frowned with her eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were slightly dark, and she looked at her brother calmly.
Jiang Chengyi was stunned, and the light in his eyes converged in an instant and slowly faded.
"If Your Majesty really wants to suppress Ning Nankun and regain the trial power of the Su Ren case, you should summon me and Mrs. Cheng first. But why did you wait until the Regent enters the palace to order Cui Qie out of the palace to introduce him?" Jiang Chengjia said his guess.
She said: "There are two reasons for this situation. The first is that Your Majesty does not want to stop Ning Nankun from restoring the position of Prince, nor does he want to stop him from investigating Su Ren's case. The second is that he believes that today's affairs were planned by Mrs. Cheng. Your Majesty, he has become suspicious of the intentions of Jiang and Cheng."
One sentence attracted the attention of the other three people present.
The room suddenly fell silent, and it was a bit terrible.
After a while, Jiang Chengyi spoke out and said, "Your guess is good."
He frowned secretly, and his hand on the table gradually curled and clasped: "I have been in the capital for less than three years and have gradually seen the temperament of Your Majesty clearly. This person only believes in himself, and even the one he loves, he will have doubts, even His Royal Highness is no exception. I thought he was a loyal and patriotic king. But in fact, like the Regent, he just wanted to compete for power. Any force that hindered him from holding the imperial power would be a disaster in his eyes.
In the past two years, the Cheng family has become a big star and has even surpassed the Deng family. And I, recommended by General Cheng, have firmly taken up the position of the Dongfu Department, but I am not obeying His Majesty in everything. Outsiders inevitably feel that the Cheng family and my Jiang family are colluding with the Shui Pavilion, wanting to occupy the power of the capital. The foreign families who do not compete for power with us all guessed this way, how could His Majesty be completely relieved? There are people like Deng Guozhong and Fu Bo around him to sow discord, and they will inevitably plant doubts in their hearts. If this continues, taking root and sprouting will probably lead to a disaster.
You have never been in the capital for the past two years, so I don’t know that Your Majesty is obviously not as good as before when he was in the city. In order to make the city queen, His Majesty was willing to dismiss the beauties in the harem for the city queen, leaving only two concubines, and favoring the queen alone. But now, his attitude is completely different. He actually asked the servants of the inner palace to organize a talent show, prepare to fill the harem, and then take the concubines. The Queen of the City has been serving her tremblingly recently, and she dared not ask more, so she felt naturally sad."
Jiang Chengjia sighed, "It turns out that the ancients said that they were good. Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. How can we hope that the emperor will be loyal to his whole life without any suspicion?"
She felt guilty: "After all, I was wrong about it. Today, I pulled Mrs. Cheng into the game, which actually deepened His Majesty's suspicion about the Cheng family. I'm afraid that the Queen of the City will have a harder life in the palace in the future."
"You don't have to worry too much. Your Majesty doubts that Jiang's family and Cheng's family have union and have a different intention. If you want to resolve the estrangement in Your Majesty's heart, you need to get rid of the treacherous ministers beside him." Jiang Chengyi proposed a clear idea.
Jiang Chengjia nodded and his mood suddenly became heavier.
"I entered the palace today and looked at Your Majesty's complexion. Is his illness worse than the previous two years?" She thought about it, but she felt worried, so she asked out loud.
Jiang Lang sighed: "Your Majesty has a stubborn disease. Even if you have a miracle doctor like Su Yun around you, it is probably difficult to cure this disease."
"This is not a long-term sign. If Your Majesty becomes terminally ill one day, then the Great Wei Dynasty will inevitably be in chaos." Jiang Chengjia's eyes gradually dimmed, and his mind became more and more dull.
Jiang Lang said solemnly: "A Luo is right, so we don't have much time left. I have explained the matter in the palace today. Next, the wedding banquet at the end of the month. The king and I have prepared all parties. But at that time, your help will inevitably be indispensable. So, A Luo, you must listen carefully to what I will say next."
His expression became more serious and serious, and his meticulous appearance was completely different from his usual ones.
"Since October last year, when I and the prince returned to the capital, the Jiang Mansion has been attacked by unknown people. The same phenomenon has occurred in the various aristocratic families in the capital. The heads of each family have been assassinated to varying degrees. However, this matter was suppressed for some reason, and there was no news of the wind. The heads of each aristocratic families have all done things and given up their investigation."
"The person who stabbed me is very skilled in martial arts, and his skills are not like those of the Central Plains. I can almost conclude that there are a large number of alien masters ambushed in the capital, but I have not found out who is the one behind the scenes. After the assassination in October last year, these alien masters suddenly became quiet and suppressed the wind.
If you want to lead them out, you will have to mess up the capital before you can accomplish things. At the end of June, my wedding banquet with Mu Yun is a part of the plan. But close to this banquet may not necessarily make the capital disturbance. Therefore, I need you to bring candle shadows, breezes, Uncle Fang Si and others on the wedding banquet, break into the streets, recreate the name of Jiang Xiao, disrupt the street market, and lead out the soldiers and officials of Zhongdu officials, causing chaos in the city."
Jiang Chengyi said in an orderly manner.
Chapter completed!