Unexpectedly, my mother threw it out and it was smashed into pieces.

Seeing this, the two guards quickly stepped forward, collected all the wood, and spoke loudly inside.

"Concubine Wan! Private transmission of items is strictly prohibited in the cold palace!"

A woman's crazy laughter came from inside, which was frightening to hear.

"You trash, stop coming to see me with these things!"

"If you really want to make me better, then go and seize the crown prince's position. Only if you become the emperor can you save your mother and get out of this cold palace!"

Li Fengke's expression changed after hearing this.

There were two Imperial Guards present at the scene. If such treasonous words reached the ears of the prince, wouldn't it be a capital crime?

"Queen Mother! You can't say that again!" Li Fengke paused and then said, "His Royal Highness is now the prince of the country, and he is responsible for the country. How can I, a mere woodcarving person, do it with me?"

compared to?"

When Concubine Wan heard her son's words of trying to gain others' ambition and destroy her own prestige, she became furious.

"Okay! You have adopted a new queen mother, and things are different now. Don't worry about my life or death, just let me stay in this cold palace for the rest of my life!"

After Concubine Wan finished speaking, a burst of heart-rending shouts came from inside.

Li Fengke showed pain on his face, "Don't worry, mother, if His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, I will ask him to forgive your sins and release you from the cold palace."

"Haha, haha. Do you think I'm curious? In this life, I don't want to leave this dilapidated palace wall." Concubine Wan's laughter filled the entire empty cold palace.

Li Fengke didn't want to stay any longer because he was afraid of his mother's desperate laughter.

I hate my own powerlessness and my stupidity.

He took out another ingot of silver from his pocket and handed it to the two guards.

"I hope you two will forgive me for what happened today. Concubine Wan... Concubine Wan has an unstable mind, so that's why..."

The two imperial guards looked at Li Fengke and took the money, "Fifth Prince, you are polite. This is what you should do."

"Thank you." Li Fengke cupped his hands, then turned and left.

Thinking of what Li Yuntian did just now, thinking of his mother's painful cry.

For the first time, Li Fengke had the idea of ​​finding a place for himself in the whirlpool of power struggle.

On the other side of the East Palace, the first thing Li Yunxing did when he returned to the palace was to deal with the backlog of memorials.

Not to mention that it is not easy to sit in the position of emperor, Li Yunxing would have a headache every day reading the memorials sent by these ministers than reading ancient books.

It’s okay to use some uncommon words that are hard to see at ordinary times. However, the front of the memorial says that the mountains, rivers, and scenery are beautiful, all because of Emperor Wu’s blessing, and heaven and earth are grateful.

It wasn't until the last sentence that I mentioned how the public sentiment is these days.

I read the memorial and found no useful information at all.

It all depends on how they flatter His Highness Emperor Wu. They don't talk about the suffering of the people at all, let alone building a new home.

He was about to ask someone to take down these memorials, but suddenly he found that the end of the memorials said, "Your Majesty, it has been widely rumored that the Huns have invaded again. Please send troops to guard it."

This memorial was submitted by Chen Wentao, the governor of Bingzhou.

Chen Wentao has always been cautious, and the information attached at the end of the memorial has been carefully considered without any omissions.

Li Yunxing immediately opened the booklet and read it carefully.

The more I look at it, the more strange it becomes.

Although there have been frequent wars in the northwest in recent years, it seems that there is still a long way to go before the Xiongnu goes south again!

Moreover, the Huns have been peaceful for so many years and have never taken the initiative to provoke. How could they suddenly go south this time?

Although Bingzhou borders Youzhou and the Xiongnu, Youzhou is more like a defense line of the Wu Dynasty, guarding the great rivers and mountains of the Wu Dynasty from east to south, and Bingzhou is a barrier at the northernmost end of Sili of the Wu Dynasty. The two are connected, so

The safety of Bingzhou had a relatively weak impact on the Wu Dynasty.

Why did the Huns suddenly go south? Is there any secret hidden behind this?

Li Yunxing frowned and pondered for a long time before picking out the memorial.

He tapped his fingers on it a few times. Half a month had passed since this memorial was delivered to the capital, but no one in the court mentioned it.

Thinking of this, Li Yunxing summoned the embroidered censor Jiang He in front of him and asked: "Is there anything about the Huns' invasion of the south recently in the government and the public?"

Jiang He lowered his head and whispered back: "Your Majesty, I have been paying attention to the happenings in the court and have not heard of this matter yet."

"Then, have you ever received any news from Northern Xinjiang?"

Jiang He was a little confused when he heard this. He was about to deny it and said no, but then he thought of another thing.

I hesitated in my heart, not knowing whether I should say it or not.

This subtle change in expression was captured by Li Yunxing's sharp eyes.

"What? Is it because I didn't punish you harshly enough that you are so hesitant?"

Li Yunxing shouted loudly, which frightened Jiang He so much that he trembled and fell to his knees.

"Reporting to your Majesty, I have indeed received news from Northern Xinjiang, but I thought... the news was false, so I didn't tell you."

"Huh? What's the news?" Li Yunxing's eyes were sharp.

"The Xiongnu once went south to Youzhou, but no war broke out. It is said that the Xiongnu king just took his cavalry and walked around Youzhou, and then withdrew."

Although this explanation was reasonable, it was obviously not enough to satisfy Li Yunxing.

After all, he didn't believe that the Xiongnu would suddenly become kind-hearted and give up the invasion of the Wu Dynasty. There must be some deception involved.

"Such an important thing! Why don't you report it?!"

His tone suddenly rose a little higher.

Jiang He lay on the ground and winced, and said in a trembling voice: "Because... this incident did not cause any casualties. Unless there are special circumstances, I really don't dare to hand over the news to the prince rashly, for fear that it will disturb the Holy Spirit's hearing!"

"Bastard!" Li Yunxing angrily yelled and kicked Jiang He in the chest, "If someone hadn't come forward today, how long would you have planned to keep this secret from me?!"

Jiang He's lips wriggled, and he swallowed back the sweetness that came up in his throat, and said in a low voice: "I know my fault in my humble position, please punish me, the prince!"

"Humph, I see you are really brave!" Li Yunxing said angrily.

Jiang He didn't dare to say anything anymore, and knelt on the ground with his eyes lowered, waiting for punishment.

"Go and receive the Ten Commandments yourself, and then let the imperial doctor treat you."

"If there is anything I know about but don't report next time, I will consider your three brothers' heads!"

Jiang He's heart skipped a beat after hearing this, and he quickly kowtowed to apologize.

"I am punished for my humble position, thank you for your magnanimity!"

He raised his head, a look of determination flashed in his eyes, and secretly vowed that next time something like this happens again, he will report it to the prince first.

At least the prince cannot be misunderstood by this again.

"Okay, get out of here!"

Li Yunxing waved his hand, signaling Jiang He to step back.
Chapter completed!