Once magnificent, now brilliant

It was rare that Qi Xiang woke up earlier than Bai Junyu the next day.

When Bai Junyu found Qi Xiang in the kitchen, Qi Xiang's meal was almost done.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" Bai Junyu hurried over, "Isn't it hot?"

He has rough skin and thick flesh, so it doesn't matter if he burns it, but Qi Xiang can't do it.

Qi Xiang hid for a while, not letting him grab the hand that brought the water, "No, I can still do this. Don't touch your hands, the water in the bucket is still warm, you can go wash up."

Qi Xiang is not to say that he is familiar with this matter, but he can do it, and it is not as expensive as Bai Junyu thought.It's just that after returning to Beijing, Steward Pan took care of him clearly, so naturally he wouldn't let him do it again, and his master's cooking was better than him, so he didn't want to let him do it, so his skills are not good enough. There is really nowhere.

Bai Junyu said: "You put it there, I'll get it done after I wash up, you go and rest."

Qi Xiang had no choice but to drive Bai Junyu out of the kitchen.

After Bai Junyu finished washing, Qi Xiang also brought breakfast to the table.He didn't make too complicated things either. In the kitchen, there was meat stewed by the master the day before yesterday. He rolled noodles with noodles and made beef noodles.Eating something solid with soup in the morning is very comfortable for people after the battle.

"Will you come back to the barracks with me later?" Bai Junyu asked.

It's good for Qi Xiang to go back with him, he can protect him nearby, no one in the army must have any objections.As for the matter of the third prince, they can also discuss it at any time.

"I won't go back with you for now. Master is in the army, and it's inconvenient to contact the pathfinders in the city. I have to stay here." Qi Xiang said.

Bai Junyu has no objection, anyway, Qi Xiang's self-protection is definitely not a problem now, so he can rest assured.

"Then I'll come back at night." Bai Junyu said.

Qi Xiang smiled and didn't refuse, just reminded him, "If the third prince really plans to wipe out the whole army, even if he has rushed to the capital, to ensure safety, people will definitely come back to inquire again. You want Pay more attention, if there are suspicious people, you must catch them. In this way, the third prince may feel that the city has been taken by the Violent Wolf Clan, and no one from Dachuan will stay, so that he can be more sure that his plan will come true. In addition, you also You can consider using the tricks. Push the matter to the emperor and let the emperor decide, so whether it is as expected or our villainous heart, the emperor will not blame it, and it is also good for General Tiehe."

Bai Junyu nodded, "I understand, I will tell General Tiehe when I return to the barracks." As he spoke, he took the biggest piece of meat from his bowl and gave it to Qi Xiang.

Qi Xiang didn't refuse, and didn't say anything else.

After returning to the barracks, Bai Junyu shared his thoughts with General Tiehe.General Tiehe was already angry, and it is impossible to let things go down lightly. There must be a result before he can give an explanation to the dead soldiers.So after the two discussed it, they decided to adopt the method of scheming, and let the hidden soldiers quietly send a letter to the emperor, reporting the situation at the border, and then the news of the defeat of the army came out.Of course, he didn't mention the third prince's question, but only said to see if anyone returned to Beijing to report to the emperor that he had escaped by luck. These people are probably the ones who poisoned the army, otherwise, why bother talking about such a panic?

At the same time, the surrounding guards were also stricter, but they did it very secretly, in order to catch the person sent by the third prince to inquire about the news.In order to gain the trust of others more easily, the guards in the army even changed into the clothes of the Violent Wolf Clan, just to create the illusion that the Violent Wolf Clan has already entered.

General Iron River did not wait for the emperor to reply, he had already started to spread the news of the defeat of the army. It would take a lot of time for the news to spread throughout Dachuan, but if it was only spread in the surrounding small towns, it would hardly take two days , This is also to let the third prince bite the bait without causing a big panic.

But Shi Zhou stayed in the army for three days, and the soldiers basically recovered.As for the pathfinding soldiers they brought to the rescue, Shi Zhou only said that he was from the Jianghu, and he didn't want to leave his name in the court.

General Tiehe knew that Shizhou was from the Jianghu, and it is not surprising to be with the Jianghu people.Moreover, the Jianghu people really don't want to have anything to do with the court, so naturally they don't ask too many questions.No one will mention this any more.

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As expected, three days later, they really caught the people around the third prince.After the other party was arrested, he knew that the matter had been revealed, and he didn't like the third prince's intention at all, so his face turned pale with fright.General Tiehe ordered his subordinates to keep him under surveillance secretly, and there must be no omissions.

It has been a few days since the emperor received the letter, apart from being shocked, he is more angry.It’s just that this anger is more to whom. He didn’t expect that there was such a black sheep in the army. This was a subversive move for Dachuan. It's hard to say if you keep it.

He didn't mention this matter to anyone, including the eldest prince.It would be fine if it was General Tiehe who made a big fuss, but if there were really insiders, one more person who knew about it would be more uncertain.Besides, if the entire army is wiped out, he will also appear abnormal if he knows the news too quickly.

The emperor's most important thing is always his own throne, but if his imperial power is threatened, he will never think half of it, and he must get rid of it quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was another three days, and the news that the third prince had returned to Beijing with injuries spread all the way into the imperial study.

The emperor's face was blue, but he quickly adjusted his expression and announced Rong Li to come in.

Rong Li was in a mess, knelt down and cried, "Father, the army has been defeated! The whole army is wiped out!!"

The emperor immediately showed a shocked expression, "Nonsense, I didn't receive the paper at all!"

When the emperor said this, Rong Li was even more sure that the whole army was gone, which led to the situation not being reported back to the palace in time, so he cried even more fiercely, "Father, the whole army has been wiped out, who can give you news? Now The most important thing is to send troops to recover the lost ground!"

The emperor frowned, "The army was wiped out, how did you come back?"

"Return to father." Rong Wei wiped away his tears, "I was sent to investigate the situation around, and I didn't even know that the army was going to fight. When my son finished the investigation and went back, the city was already owned by the Violent Wolf Army. My son knew that he was invincible." , It is more important to report to you when you come back, so you can survive. When you go back, you also encounter the Violent Wolf Army, and your son was also injured."

"Sent you to investigate? Then what did you find?" the emperor asked.

Rong Wei said: "I have no experience, so I'm going to check slowly. I just checked the movements of other tribes around to make sure they didn't have the possibility of taking advantage of the fire."

"Li'er, you are doing really well." The emperor suddenly smiled.

Rong Li didn't know why his father was smiling, and his heart tightened, "Father, father?"

The emperor never thought that his son was not only a deserter, but also the mastermind behind the scenes.Not wanting to have another word with him, he threw General Tiehe's note directly to Rong Wei.

Rong Li's heart tightened, he gritted his teeth and pretended to be calm to open the booklet. After seeing the above content, his face turned pale - this, this is impossible, he can't miss it!

The emperor looked at Rong Li as if he was looking at a piece of trash, "I thought it would be some young generals who came back, or even a small soldier bribed by the enemy, but I never thought it would be you!"

Rong Wei's face was ashen, he planned well, Qi Yi's army was destroyed in the same way, how could he miss it? !But the fact is that everything is not as he expected, but how did the army survive?How did you win that battle?He couldn't figure it out.

Eunuch Li cautiously asked outside, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister on the left asks to see you."

"It's just in time, let Prime Minister Zuo come in." The emperor said directly.

He wants to see what Prime Minister Zuo is going to do.If it is pleading for this beast, it means that the two belong to the same party, and the leftist is also inseparable from this matter. After all, not many people know about this matter, and the leftist came too coincidentally.

Since Peng Liang's death, Prime Minister Zuo has kept a lower profile than usual, and rarely participated in court affairs.The emperor also knew that the people who were close to Prime Minister Zuo before moved around a lot less, which shows that the power is on the verge of disintegration.And now that Rong Li made such a heinous mistake, how can the left minister and his party justify it?In the worst case, these people rebelled, and the generals in Beijing are all there, and there is nothing at all.

Prime Minister Zuo came in shaking his hands, his eyes were red, and when he saw the third prince, he clenched his fists and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I have exposed the third prince's cruelty to Zhongliang, forming cliques for personal gain, and aiming for the throne. This is an unforgivable crime!"

Rong Lie screamed, "Outside

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"Don't call me grandpa!" Prime Minister Zuo blushed with anger, his voice broke, "What did you do to your uncle?! Your uncle loves you so much, yet you actually poisoned him?!"

The emperor didn't expect things to develop like this, and he felt much more relaxed in an instant.The Zuo Xiang and the third prince were in conflict, and the power between the two was completely disintegrated, which is naturally the best for the imperial power.

"Let's go first, Prime Minister Zuo, what's going on?" The emperor also intentionally asked Prime Minister Zuo to say more, after all Prime Minister Zuo must know more than him.

The left minister handed over the letter in his hand to the emperor. It was written by Peng Ji himself. He told about the situation of the army and his own condition.It is almost certain that it was done by the third prince, please be careful.

Prime Minister Zuo knew that the third prince must fail this time.Instead of protecting him with death, it is better to pay off the crime, at least to save one life.Moreover, Peng Ji was his own son, his own son, who had been by his side since he was a child. Even if he was unable to have children, as a father, he never disliked him.Now that his grandson wants to harm his son, how can he allow it?In addition to the matter of Peng Liang before and the recent investigation of his own assassination, it also vaguely pointed to the third prince, and he was even more cold-hearted. After thinking about it for a while, he could almost guess what the third prince was up to.

Since the third prince is not benevolent, he can naturally be unrighteous.After all, according to the way the third prince behaved, even if they sat in that position, their family would have no way out.

So Prime Minister Zuo told everything he knew, including the defeat of Qi Yi's army.He also mentioned that the drug was developed by a poison maker in the south with the help of him.He still keeps the prescription, and he can ask the imperial physician to check whether it is the same medicine as the one given by the army.

The third prince knew that he was completely hopeless, so he suddenly burst into flames, grabbed Prime Minister Zuo's bun, and knocked Prime Minister Zuo's head directly on the wall post, madly saying: "The old man, it's all your fault, it's your father!" That's why you are afraid of me, so you don't want me to be the crown prince. Now that I can't live, you don't want to live alone, go to die!"

Hearing the movement, Eunuch Li rushed in with the Imperial Army to escort him.The third prince was captured.Zuo Xiang is getting old, it's hard for a normal person to say this, let alone an old man.Before the imperial doctor arrived, he died.

It was several days before the news was sent back to the border.In the past few days, the army has been stepping up the interrogation of the prisoners and obtained a lot of information.In addition, the captured person next to the third prince also wanted to survive, and confessed everything he knew, and the end of the third prince was set.

Qi Xiang was a little bit embarrassed, before he suspected that his father's death was related to the third prince, but he was neither happy nor relieved when he heard the exact answer.It's like just hearing something outside of the body, and it's all about the result.The argument he wants to discuss is also because Qi Yi's redress is over, and it has no real benefit to him.And the most important thing for him is to gain Bai Junyu's love in this process.

As for not having to bear the name of the son of a sinner in the future, Qi Xiang didn't have much feeling.

"The matter of your father is now considered real. When you return to Beijing, you will accompany you to worship your mother and Liang Fu." Bai Junyu said softly.

Qi Xiang smiled lightly, "You should go, let mother get to know you again. But the most important thing right now is to retreat from the enemy, and we can talk about the rest when we return to Beijing."

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