Traveling through the Tang Dynasty: The Concubine Goes to War

After some tracking, the maid finally found the man in black in a remote palace. He was lying on the ground, breathing weakly, and seemed to have been seriously injured.

The palace maid walked forward cautiously, and after making sure that the man was unable to fight back, she took him back to the prince.

"Zhong Feixue, you did a great job!" At this time, Yang Binghuai, who was standing next to the prince, praised.

It turns out that the maid is named Zhong Feixue, a female secret guard carefully selected and trained by Yang Binghuai. She is not only skilled in martial arts, but also very smart, and has been lurking in the palace to protect the safety of the prince.

Through interrogation, the prince and his men learned the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes. It turned out to be a minister who was highly respected in daily life and had close ties with Ye Ling'er.

The truth made the prince extremely angry. He did not expect that the person closest to him would betray him. In anger, the prince decided to eliminate the minister in one fell swoop to maintain the peace of the country. The prince immediately summoned his trusted ministers to discuss a strategy to deal with the traitor.

"We must be careful and not alert the enemy." The little prince said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness is right. We can collect evidence first and then bring him to justice." A minister suggested.

"No, I want to ask him in person why he betrayed me!" A trace of determination flashed in the prince's eyes.

Everyone tried to persuade him, but the prince had made up his mind.

That night, the prince and a group of his confidants quietly came to the minister's residence. They broke into the minister's study.

"You, why are you here?" The minister turned pale when he saw the prince.

"Why? Why did you betray me?" The prince glared at the minister and questioned.

The minister lowered his head and said nothing.

The prince felt sad. He originally thought that this minister was one of the people he trusted the most, but he did not expect that he would do such a treacherous thing.

"Come here, take him away and wait for your punishment!" the prince said with gritted teeth. Just as the guards were about to take the minister away, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the prince with a firm gaze.

"Your Highness, I am doing this for the Tang Dynasty!" the minister shouted, "The political situation is turbulent now, and foreign enemies are eyeing us covetously. If we don't take some extraordinary measures, how can we keep the Tang Dynasty safe?"

The prince was stunned. He didn't expect the minister to say such a thing.

"Nonsense!" Yang Binghuai shouted angrily, "This is clearly an excuse! No matter how critical the situation is, you can't solve it by betraying your master!"

The minister laughed bitterly, "I know I can't escape death today, but I don't regret it. It's a pity that Your Highness is too kind and indecisive. If he ascends the throne in the future, I'm afraid he won't be able to accomplish his great cause..."

"Shut up!" the prince shouted angrily, "Take this man away! From now on, I don't want to hear any news about him again!"

The guards quickly stepped forward and dragged the minister out of the study.

The prince looked at everything in front of him with a heavy heart. He knew that this storm was far from over...

Yang Binghuai, who was beside the prince, turned to the ministers and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. We will report to the emperor tomorrow morning and discuss it again." Then, he and the prince left the minister's residence with their confidants.

After returning to the East Palace, the prince lay on the couch tiredly, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

"Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much." Yang Binghuai comforted him softly, "Although we suffered a heavy blow this time, it also allowed us to see the situation in the court clearly."

The prince nodded slightly, "Yes, it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe now, I must be more careful. But... Alas."

Yang Binghuai understood the prince's thoughts. "Your Highness, those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. Although this minister was once deeply trusted by you, since he chose to betray you, he is destined to go against you. You should take this as a lesson and take it as a warning in the future."

The young prince was unusually calm in the face of major events. He was silent for a moment and said, "You are right. The most urgent task right now is to stabilize the government and find out other hidden enemies."

Outside the window, a bright moon was hanging high. The prince looked at the cold moonlight and swore in his heart that he would protect the country and the people of the Tang Dynasty. At this moment, he was missing his mother, Yunxi, who was far away in Turkic, and wondered when she would be able to return safely from Turkic.

The next morning, in the Golden Palace, all the ministers looked solemn. Today, the Crown Prince also came to the court. The Emperor was in poor health, so he had previously issued an edict to have the Crown Prince attend the morning court. At this moment, the Crown Prince looked serious, and his eyes revealed a firm determination.

"My dear ministers, I believe everyone has heard about this incident. I have decided to set up a special investigation team to thoroughly investigate the spies within the court." The emperor's voice was sonorous and powerful.

Ministers expressed their support and also put forward some suggestions.

"Your Majesty, this investigation must be kept strictly confidential to avoid alerting the enemy."

"Yes, we need to select a group of loyal and reliable people to participate."

The emperor nodded in approval, "Very good. Yang Binghuai, this matter will be handed over to you. You must find out the truth as soon as possible and give an explanation to the people of the world."

Yang Binghuai took the order and began to prepare for the investigation.

At the same time, the prince was secretly observing everyone in the court, trying to find the enemy hidden among them...

Thanks to Yang Binghuai's efforts, a special investigation team was quickly established and started working. They secretly collected clues and checked suspicious persons. For a while, everyone in the court was in danger.

However, just as the investigation was proceeding in an orderly manner, an unexpected change disrupted all plans.

One night, the emperor suddenly received a mysterious letter, and the content of the letter shocked him greatly. It turned out that someone anonymously reported that Yang Binghuai had colluded with the rebels and attempted to murder the emperor.

The emperor was in deep trouble. He couldn't believe that his right-hand man would betray him. But the evidence in the letter was so conclusive that he had to doubt it.

The emperor decided to test Yang Binghuai himself to see if he really had any ulterior motives...

The emperor found an excuse and summoned Yang Binghuai to the palace. During their casual chat, the emperor deliberately revealed some information about the progress of the investigation team to observe Yang Binghuai's reaction.

Yang Binghuai looked calm and answered fluently, seemingly flawless. But the emperor always felt a little uneasy.

At this moment, a guard came in hastily and presented a secret letter. After reading the letter, the emperor's face suddenly changed.

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Yang Binghuai asked with concern.

The emperor handed him the letter and said, "Read it yourself." Yang Binghuai took the letter and was also shocked after reading it.

"This... this is a false accusation! I am loyal to Your Majesty and have no ulterior motives!" Yang Binghuai said excitedly.

The emperor remained silent, wondering who was behind this? Was it the minister's accomplice? Or was it someone else?