Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Accidental catastrophe is coming

That night, the dossiers of the losses and casualties caused by the soldiers from Youzhou Prefecture entering the palace to escort them were collected in the hands of Sijiu. Sijiu ordered Chen Chuansi to copy a copy and send it to Weiming Palace, and the original dossier was handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review. Zhongshu ordered it to be reviewed and finally sealed in Hongwen Museum.

Nangong Sunu, Nangong Shunv and the last two princes stood in front of Nangongrang's coffin. There were mourning servants kneeling in the courtyard. The side hall next to the mourning hall was brightly lit. Zhongshu Linghe Six Ministers and Dali Temple Minister were discussing urgently Follow-up processing issues, such as: whether the rebellion was made public, which almost involved the entire Imperial Forest Army, whether to pursue it; what effective measures can be taken to minimize the impact, and how to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future...

Chen Chuansi sent the transcript of the dossier to Weiming Palace, and Nangong Jingnvgang and Qi Yan had dinner.

Qi Yan took the file and handed it to Nangong Jingnv, who called Qi Yan to come and read it together.

This dossier is only a rough statistics, so the content is not much.

Since Mo Fei did not have an imperial decree, he led three thousand Youzhou soldiers to break into the palace all the way from outside the city. The shortest road from the barracks to the palace is the largest market in the capital. There are countless small stalls, and the people who couldn't dodge were knocked to death or trampled to death, there are hundreds of people reported, not counting the injured.

Afterwards, Mo Fei clashed head-on with the patrol battalion, and killed a 30-member team of the patrol battalion...

At the gate of the palace, there was another conflict with the guards guarding the gate, killing 16 guards. On the way, four maidservants and two servants were killed by mistake. After entering the Ganquan Palace, Mo Fei led three thousand cavalry to attack layer by layer. More than five hundred, the specific number is still being counted...

Moreover, these three thousand cavalry also damaged the facilities along the way to a certain extent, trampled on broken stone bricks, and scraped off countless roof tiles.

The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Department of the Internal Court put forward an estimate. Leaving aside the casualties of the Imperial Forest Army, the compensation and pensions for the common people were calculated as four taels per person and two taels per stall. At least one thousand taels of silver would be needed, not counting the hits. Compensation for the injured people.

For the 30-person team killed in battle in the patrol battalion, 300 taels are required to pay pensions based on [-] taels per person.

There are 16 guards at the palace gate, and each person is counted as 20 taels, a total of 320 taels.

Palace servants and servants are slaves who have signed a life-and-death contract, let alone.

However, the cost of repairing the damaged palaces and roads would cost at least tens of thousands of taels.

After reading a dossier, Nangong Jingnu and Qi Yan thought of two completely different questions.

Qi Yan frowned, and pondered: "Is it because the Youzhou soldiers are fierce or the patrol battalion's combat effectiveness is too poor? Mo Fei only led [-] cavalry, and he was able to drive straight in from outside the city to the depths of the Forbidden Palace?"

Qi Yan was very disturbed. She never expected that the defense of the capital would be so weak. The palace is the residence of the emperor, and 3000 people rushed in without a single soldier. A thief, Nangong Jingnv may have lost her head.

Qi Yan turned to look at Nangong Jingnv, and saw that she was also frowning, wondering what she was thinking about.

Qi Yan's heart was extremely contradictory, and he didn't know how the Youzhou soldiers were compared to the grassland cavalry led by Bayin.

Although the Wei State once defeated the grassland, Anujin is a pragmatic faction. After more than ten years of rest and study, the grassland troops have mastered the weapons and formations used by the Wei State. The reason why Anujin and Bayin were late Chi did not make a move. On the one hand, he was a mediator in it, and on the other hand, the battle that year left a shadow on the Tuba tribe and even the entire grassland.

But... the so-called fear is just a lifelike tiger lying in people's hearts. Whether it is a real tiger or a paper tiger, you can tell with a test.If the grassland knew that the local army of Wei State was so vulnerable, would it take advantage of the situation to raise troops and rebel on the spot?

In Qi Yan's heart, the vengeance of the grassland has basically been avenged, and it is only a matter of time for Nangong Rang's dead remaining heirs, but Qi Yan is clear: Bayin and Xiaodie don't think so, their goal is Completely subvert the rule of the Wei state, and let the people of the Wei state taste what it is like to be a slave.

And... There is still Ji Ya who has been silent for several months in the palace, will she spread the news?

The masked man is still hiding in the dark, waiting for the best time to deal a fatal blow to Wei.

On the surface, Nangong Jingnv has the upper hand, and it is only a matter of time before she ascends the throne.

But Qi Yan knew that the real crisis was yet to come, including the root of disaster planted by himself, which was brewing and waiting for an opportunity to erupt.

Qi Yan's heart was in turmoil, as if her heart had been thrown into a frying pan. She was afraid that her nightmare would become a reality: Nangong Jingnv jumped into the palace that had turned into a sea of ​​flames with a smile in front of her face.

But... Qi Yan, as an orphan in the grassland, the current King Khan who supported the Plow Department, did not allow her to abandon the grassland.

Qi Yan opened his mouth, but didn't say a word.

Nangong Jingnv regained her senses from her thoughts, sighed, and said leisurely: "Why is it the same compensation for casualties, the life of the common people is worth four taels, but the people in the patrol battalion are worth ten taels, the guards of the palace are worth 20 taels, and the servants in the palace are worth [-] taels?" Worthless?"

Qi Yan was startled, she didn't expect Nangong Jingnv to be silent for so long, but she was thinking about this issue.

Qi Yan's heart became more and more uneasy, and she and Nangong Jingnv's focus had diverged. It was not that Nangong Jingnv was not smart enough to think of this level, but that Nangong Jingnv's heart was pretending to be the common people and the world, while her own The heart is a conspiracy.

Qi Yan looked at Nangong Jingnv, but her gaze gradually lost focus. They had walked hand in hand for a while, and now Nangong Jingnv broke out of her cocoon and became a butterfly bathed in the sun, while she... could only stay in the shadows forever.

Nangong Jingnu: "Qi Yan?"

Qi Yan: "Huh?"

Nangong Jingnu: "May I ask you something~?"

Qi Yan sighed softly: "In this world... there are grades, grades, six grades, and pensions from the imperial court also follow this standard. People's pensions are calculated according to the taxes paid for a year, and soldiers are paid according to their salaries." After saying this, Qi Yan's gaze was a little sad, but Nangong Jingnv didn't notice it.

Nangong Jingnu: "Forget it, this time the compensation will be based on the standard given by the Ministry of Households for the time being, and it will be made up later..."

Qi Yan rolled up the scroll on the table and threw it into the brazier at the side: "Your Highness, don't keep this thing, it's not for the princess to read."

Nangong Jingnu: "It's getting late, you should go to bed early. I'll go to Oasis Palace to accompany my father."

Qi Yan: "I will go with His Highness."

Nangong Jingnv's eyes showed pity, and she took Qi Yan's hand to discuss gently: "It's getting dark, it's inconvenient for you. Besides, you've worked hard today, so you can rest, and you can go there tomorrow morning, okay?"

Qi Yan had no choice but to nod, and sent Nangong Jingnv to the door of the bedroom, watching her disappear into the night under the guard of Youzhou soldiers.

……

Just as Nangong Jingnv left, there was another knock on the bedroom door.

Qi Yuxiao was frightened during the day, and had a nightmare at night, crying and clamoring to find Qi Yan, but the maid had no choice but brought Qi Yuxiao over.

Qi Yuxiao threw himself into Qi Yan's arms, with tears in the corners of his eyes, he called softly: "Father."

The maid slapped Wanfu, and confessed: "My lord, the princess had a nightmare, and the slaves can't be coaxed well..." The maid said and looked around, but she didn't find Nangong Jingnu. He said embarrassingly: "Otherwise, the maidservant will take the princess back first, so as not to disturb the son-in-law's rest."

The Wei State pays attention to the defense of men and women, and even fathers and daughters have to avoid it.

But Qi Yuxiao didn't understand, and saw her hugging Qi Yan's neck without letting go: "I won't go, I want my father to accompany me."

Qi Yan patted Qi Yuxiao's back, and said softly: "Don't go, Daddy is here."

Qi Yuxiao obediently said "um", and stopped making trouble, but her pair of small arms still hugged Qi Yan's neck tightly and did not let go.

Qi Yan turned to the servant girl and said: "Your Highness has gone to Ganquan Palace, Yuxiao was frightened today, at this critical time, the main hall is safer than the side hall, let Yuxiao stay tonight, you I will sleep in the ear room, and Yuxiao will call you if there is something to do in the evening."

Palace maid: "Yes."

Qi Yan put Qi Yuxiao on the bed, pulled another quilt over her body, hugged her through the quilt and patted her lightly: "Sleep, dad is here."

……

Nangong Jingnv didn't know until she arrived at Ganquan Palace that another major event had happened.

Nangongda's body had already been carried away, but there was still a body covered with a white cloth parked in the yard.

Nangong Jingnu: "This is...?"

Nangong Sunu's complexion was a bit ugly, she pulled Nangong Jingnv aside, and said in a low voice: "I just found it, Master Lu encountered the imperial forest army when he left the palace, and died in a fierce battle, the deputy general Liu Ziyu was also seriously injured, and the imperial doctors are giving emergency treatment , very likely also..."

Nangong Jingnv was shocked: "What did you say?"

Nangong Sunu: "It's messed up, it's all messed up."

Lu Zhongxing's death was unexpected by everyone, and Nangong Jingnu's scalp felt numb.

In Nangong Jingnv's memory, Lu Zhongxing's skills are excellent, he used to be her personal bodyguard, and he has the courage to stand up to ten.

Nangong Jingnv turned her head and looked over, there was a small bag bulging in the middle of the white cloth, it was Lu Zhongxing's general belly, she came to Lu Zhongxing's body, lifted a corner of the white cloth with her own hands, and saw the person below, Nangong Jing The woman gasped.

Lu Zhongxing was slashed head-on, and there was a hideous incision on his face, his flesh turned out, the wound turned white, and even his face was deformed.

Nangong Jingnv tried her best to identify it, but she couldn't match the figure in her memory. Nangong Jingnv was a little dazed... It turned out that they had grown up, and Lu Zhongxing was no longer the high-spirited boy he was back then.

Nangong Jingnv's heart is a little heavy, not only because she and Lu Zhongxing have grown up together, but more importantly: when Lu Zhongxing, the Taiwei, died, the military attache group had no leader, and the sisters managed to persuade Lu Zhongxing to cooperate with each other. Resisting Nangongda, with his death, this powerful pillar also collapsed, and there is no bridge between our camp and the military attache group...

Without Lu Zhongxing, the Taiwei, in charge, if the group of military attaches does not approve of the Empress' ascension to the throne, then... the entire Wei Kingdom will usher in an unprecedented catastrophe!