Eastward Flow

The next day, the news of Su He's son's assassination spread throughout Yuanzhou City.It was rumored among the people that His Majesty wanted to send troops against Subei and tear up the covenant. The people who were worried about the possibility of this war felt that the Emperor was a bit militaristic.

Xuan Jingchen, who was in Xishan, received a secret letter from Cui Jian, the governor of Zhongzhou, and frowned when he saw the contents of the letter.But it turned out that some of the weapons stolen from Nianchu's arsenal were shipped to Zhongzhou, and some were shipped to Hanzhou.

The military equipment that went to Zhongzhou was hidden by the general in the bandit den. As for what it was used for, the general also revealed it one by one.But it turned out that that place was the place where private soldiers were trained.This private soldier was the army that the general wanted to bring to Yuanzhou.

I don't know who got in the way, so the general explained clearly that this matter had a great relationship with Zuo Cheng Xu Mingyi.Zuo Cheng had contacts with the Hanzhou tribe, and Cui Jian suspected him of collaborating with the enemy and treason.

After receiving this secret letter, Xuan Jingchen pondered for a moment, and ordered to summon Su Yanqing.Privately mobilized Zhongzhou soldiers and horses, and marched to Yuanzhou.The Jinpao Guard guarding Yuanzhou transferred all the south gates where Yang Yuting was located.

This was a secret order, and Yang Yuting, who received the order, did not tell anyone, and returned to the city alone to gather soldiers and horses.

At this time, the origin of the assassin last night has been investigated clearly.They came from the Zhongzhou military camp, and the arrow feathers they used were the ones that were lost in the stolen arsenal.

Things gradually became clear, and Xu Mingyi's disobedience was clearly revealed.

Xuan Jingchen knew it himself, but he didn't dare to tell others.So he called Le Zhengying over and told her about the assassin.

"I heard what those assassins said last night. Could it be that the elders of Chu State did it?" Le Zhengying frowned, thinking about the last sentence the assassin said, and said, "If that's the case, why don't you go to your Majesty? Looking for the son of Su He."

"The son is the hostage of the two countries. In case something happens, I just need to spend some effort to appease Su Bei. Why did they assassinate the son?" Le Zhengying threw out what he had doubted all night, "and there were six assassins last night. , Shizi and my youngest brother are both helpless children, it is so easy for six youths to capture the two children, how could they let them escape."

Yes, even if his younger sister still appeared in front of him alive, Le Zhengying was still afraid for a while.It is really unbelievable that their three children can escape from birth, and it can be called a blessing.

If it was really aimed at Su He, wouldn't killing him be the end of it all?

"Unless these people didn't want to kill the crown prince at all from the very beginning." The eldest princess who was beside her said this while pondering.

Xuan Jingchen and Le Zhengying's gazes fell on her, and she continued to say, "Your Majesty, if this matter is the work of the elders of Chu State, then everything will be easy to talk about. But I still remember not long ago, about the poisoning of Your Majesty. Rumors about Emperor Zhao?"

"First add the crime, then add chaos, and then it can be justifiable—force the palace." The princess looked calm, and spit out the two disrespectful words.

"It's useless to frame His Majesty to poison Emperor Zhao and create rumors among the people, but if they want to make trouble, it's a great excuse."

"Whenever you raise an issue, you always have an excuse. When you raised an issue with the King of Zhongzhou, didn't you just say that the commander-in-chief was a demon, and you had to raise the flag for the Qing emperor? Today, you framed His Majesty for poisoning Emperor Zhao, and the next step is to force the palace to return the court. "

"As for Subei, if it is in their plan, then it is to take advantage of the Subei Rebellion to transfer away His Majesty's most powerful troops from Lanzhou. The Suhe's son was assassinated in Yuanzhou for the Subei Rebellion is also a good excuse. Not to kill the crown prince, but to have someone to restrain Mingoqi after sitting firmly in the country."

"This is my speculation about yesterday's assassination farce."

The eldest princess is as meticulous as a hair in political affairs, especially good at reasoning.Xuan Jingchen's guess was the same as hers, and Le Zhengying felt the same after hearing it, and said, "If that's true, then Your Majesty should have made preparations earlier."

"If it's a noble old man, the available power is not too much, at most it's thunderous and rainy. But sister, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. I ordered Tiansi to pay more attention to those people. I don't believe they can't be found. The dark thread in the army." The eldest princess said, it can be said that she hated that group of people.

The empress nodded, gave some more instructions, and ordered the eldest princess to step down, leaving Le Zhengying alone to discuss with her which generals would be more suitable.

She ordered Si Ming to send the secret letter away, and then she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Su...how is your master today? Did you get frightened yesterday?"

Le Zhengying shook her head, "Thanks to His Majesty's concern, my younger brother is fine. It's just that I was tired after traveling all day yesterday, and I haven't woken up since I slept with Prince Su He."

Xuan Jingchen nodded, and said nonchalantly: "Although Mr. Lezheng is young, he is brave and decisive. It is very rare. This time, she protected the son, which is a great achievement. I want to reward her, just tell me Whatever fits."

Le Zhengying shook her head and said: "It is the duty of a subject to protect the monarch. As a companion of the eldest son, Ah Su should protect her."

"I heard from the prince that she is good at Subei language and calligraphy. She is like everyone else. The prince has always regarded her as a teacher. Why not let her be his Chinese teacher in the future."

"Pfft." Le Zhengying chuckled lightly, and said to the queen, "Did the prince praise her so much? That's all because the prince thinks it's good. Ah Su's Subei language has only been learned for more than half a year, and calligraphy is only taught by a private school teacher." Yes, at most it's Xiaojiazi's elegance and uprightness, where is everyone's style."

"Your Majesty, she can't be the son's husband."

Le Zhengying declined for Zhong Lisuo, but Xuan Jingchen clenched his hand.She thought about what the boy said in front of her in spring, and her heart was anxious.

Xuan Jingchen nodded, and ordered Le Zhengying to step back, and only then did Xiang Sinian be summoned.

"I called you here today because I was reading the scriptures and there was something unclear. I read an article about the resurrection of souls in Tai Yi Ji. If you dare to ask Da Si Ming, is there really a soul resurrected in this world?" Xuan Jingchen who never believed in this matter , but took the initiative to ask about it.

Xiang Sinian was stunned, and pondered for a moment: "In the miscellaneous records circulated in my Taiyi Sect, there are a few articles that record this matter. However, the resurrection of the soul is all a gift from the Eastern Emperor. It involves secrets, and we cannot pry into it. Therefore, it is not known whether it is true or false.”

Xuan Jingchen's heart sank, and he said: "Then please ask Da Si Ming to find those miscellaneous records, and let me have a look."

Da Si Ming promised, and then quickly withdrew.After the chief commander left, Xuan Jingchen summoned the secret guard and ordered him to go to Jiangle Zhengsu's study to retrieve some of the words she had left behind.

When the dark guard heard the words, he immediately went to collect these things.In the evening, Xuan Jingchen handed the box of scores, the thank you note that Le Zhengsu had given her earlier, and Le Zhengsu's copybook to the hand of the master who could identify handwriting, and said with a frown: "This note The writing post was left by the late emperor, the late emperor can use many kinds of fonts, you can use it as a reference, help me to see if this sheet music is made by the late emperor?"

She recognized that box of sheet music by herself as one of His Highness's favorite fonts.Using Le Zhengsu's font to prove Prince Zhaoming's score, she thought that she might be able to get the answer she wanted.

The master promised, took the things and left.

Xuan Jingchen's heart has never been stable because of what happened last night. With a heart in her hand, she waited until the results of the military performance, and the day before the official hunting of the noble boy began.

The result of handwriting identification has not yet appeared, but she waited for another familiar but extremely strange person.

"Caomin Nianwang, I have something to tell Your Majesty." It was night, and the moon was nearly full, Nianwang held a pitch-black box and knocked on Xuan Jingchen's tent.

Xuan Jingchen was dressed in silver armor, sitting in front of the camp tent, looked coldly at Nian Wang who was standing in the tent, and said: "Mr. Nian Wang is here for your son's business?"

Nian Wang looked at the guards standing among the battalion commander, shook his head, and said, "No, I'm here for His Majesty's country."

"I also hope that Your Majesty will summon the Chief Commander, and at the same time retreat to the left and right. I just want to inform His Majesty and the Chief Commander about this matter." Nian Wang said, took a step forward, opened the box, and respectfully handed it over to the Queen's case. Before him, he said: "Seeing this, Your Majesty, do you have time to listen to me?"

Xuan Jingchen's pupils shrank, and what lay in the red velvet of the box was a burnt black and shattered jade shakuhachi and a dilapidated sapphire.

She recognizes this thing, even if it's completely unrecognizable, she can recognize this thing.This shakuhachi was brought by her to His Highness as a dowry during the wedding.This sapphire symbolized Zhong Lisuo's status as the royal family of the Chu Kingdom.

Xuan Jingchen's nose was sore, and there was a flash of light in her eyes. With trembling hands, her white fingertips carefully landed on the broken sapphire. She tried her best to hold back her fluctuating emotions, and said: "Who are you from? Where did you get it?"

Nianwang smiled in relief, thinking that now he can willingly plead guilty and be executed.If Empress Zhaodi didn't have that child in her heart, what he did today would not have to be so perfect, but if Empress Zhaodi had her in her heart, it would be completely different.

So Nianwang took a step back, and said to the Queen: "I think His Majesty has recognized this thing, so will Your Majesty listen to me now?"

Xuan Jingchen stared at him, nodded at him, and summoned Xiang Sinian.

Xiang Sinian came in a hurry, and when he saw the man standing in the tent, he felt a sense of familiarity.

Xiang Sinian bowed to His Majesty, His Majesty nodded, looked at Nian Wang and said: "The Commander-in-Chief is here too, can you tell me where you got this from?"

Nian Wang smiled slightly, raised his sleeves, and knelt down straight towards Xuan Jingchen.Xuan Jingchen stared at him, watched him bow three times and kowtow nine times, took out a pitch-black token from his sleeve, and said in a loud voice: "The sinful minister, River God, kowtow to my emperor, and may my emperor last forever!"

Xiang Sinian stared at the token in Nianwang's hand, showing surprise.