Sixty-third self-digging grave
Just as Jiang Weizhen and Xuan Shaoning were planning to find a seat in the store to sit down and have a good chat, they saw someone riding a horse and flashing by quickly. It was a big ride.
"It's great to ride horses and ride in a densely populated area like Tianjie!" Xuan Shaoning muttered silently in his heart, but heard Jiang Weizhen say, "This is the messenger of Guangyuan Army. It seems that Donghu is in trouble."
"Brother Jiang, how did you know?" Xuan Shaoning asked quite surprised.
"The man who was wearing a token that was exclusive to Guangyuan Army on his waist - the upper part is round and the word "Guangyuan" is engraved inside. Besides, where is this Tianjie? Those who can ride like this must be allowed to have an emergency military situation that can be smooth!" Jiang Weizhen explained, but his eyes did not look at Xuan Shaoning, but he was fixed in the direction where the man who had disappeared.
"I didn't expect that Brother Jiang's eyes were so good. The messenger was at least three feet away from us. He flashed through his eyes. Brother Jiang could see the waist sign clearly?" Xuan Shaoning did not hide his surprised expression at all. "What's more, Brother Jiang is from the Ministry of Revenue Division, but..." Before he finished speaking, Jiang Weizhen took over the conversation, "but he understood some of the rules of the army, right?"
Seeing Xuan Shaoning nodding, Jiang Weizhen said, "I wanted to enter the military camp when I was young, but what..." Before I finished speaking, I felt that my wrist was being held, and I was facing myself with a pair of clear and firm eyes.
"I have not finished my life, and I will have the opportunity to fulfill my thoughts. Brother Jiang, I believe that I will get what I want in the future!"
Jiang Weizhen, who has always been good at eloquence, has a complicated relationship at this moment and cannot find a suitable word for a while. She can only pursed her lips and nodded firmly.
As expected by Jiang Weizhen, the man who drove his horse to the palace gate was not bad, and he was panting and pieced together the words "Guangyuan Army... Military Information is urgent... Face the Saint!" While speaking, he pulled out the quiver on his back, lifted the mask, and pulled out a golden golden feathered arrow. When the guard of the palace gate saw the golden feathered arrow, he immediately guided the manor into the palace.
In the afternoon, Emperor Liang's favorite thing was to go to Qiluoyuan and go to Cai Qi at Sunree Tower. At this moment, the coach of the Hongzi side was surrounded by the opponent's black pawns, cannons and elephants. The only thing around him was a soldier.
"Oh... When it comes to playing chess, I feel ashamed of myself..." Emperor Liang sighed and collapsed on the chair. Cai Xiang, who was sitting opposite him, smiled calmly and said, "Master, after all, he cares about the world, so how could he be bound by this chessboard?"
"Cai Xiang, don't comfort me, I still have this kind of mind."
"Haha, the Supreme Master has not used all his strength in just a few chess games. I see that the Supreme Master is worried?"
"As a matter of fact, nothing can be hidden from Cai Xiang's eyes!" Emperor Liang said with some relief, "I think Cai Xiang should have heard of it, right?"
"The old minister has indeed heard of the case of greed for ink and stone and the case of replacing death row prisoners in the Beijing Examination."
"How does Xiang Cai view the matter of the prince?"
Cai Xiang stroked his slender beard and said slowly: "The prince is a national vein. Now the prince has been in charge of the Eastern Palace for twenty years. He is responsible for the future of the family and country. He must be stable and steady. Compared with other princes, he is inevitably outstanding. But the old minister thinks that it is not worth trusting just by just a few crazy words in the hands of the prince's mansion."
"I hope they are all as Cai Xiang said!"
Just as Emperor Liang was about to get up, Eunuch Cui, who was close to him, came to the front, bowed and said softly, "Report to Your Majesty, the Golden Feather Arrows of Guangyuan Army has arrived."
Emperor Liang frowned slightly and said, "Let him come in." Eunuch Zhang took a small step back. Soon, a soldier wearing armor and shoulders with quiver kneeled down five steps away from Emperor Liang, holding up the golden arrow with golden light shining in the sun with both hands. At this moment, he tried hard to calm down his breath and said calmly: "Report to the emperor, the last general is the messenger of the Guangyuan Army, and Donghu has rebelled!"
Just a few words were enough to stir up the nerves of the two present. Cai Xiang suddenly stood up and looked at Emperor Liang with a serious expression. He only heard Emperor Liang ask: "Donghu has always surrendered to me Daliang, and has not had any friction recently. How could he suddenly rebel? Yang Jie's handwritten letter is there?"
"Here, please look at the emperor!" The messenger reached out and took out a volume of text from his chest, and passed it to Emperor Liang. He opened it and looked:
Yang Jie stopped his head:
A few months ago, a merchant selling iron ore appeared in the market at the border with Donghu. I have noticed that although our dynasty was unexpectedly out of the outflow of stone, it did not completely eliminate the trade in stone. Until half a month ago, Dali Temple arrested a person in Fengju, which seemed to be related to the fraud case in the Beijing Examination Examination. The man was the mastermind of trading stones. Since then, I have always been closely guarding Donghu. Unexpectedly, the day before yesterday, the Donghu raised 50,000 troops to invade Fengju. The Donghu rebels were numerous and the weapons were far more powerful than the past. The Guangyuan army had limited troops. Moreover, Donghu was attacking the city with great momentum, and the situation in Fengju was critical. Therefore, people sent to rush Chen Shu to the emperor and hoped that the emperor would send troops to help.
After reading the letter, Emperor Liang handed it to Cai Xiang, and asked with a gloomy face: "What is the current situation of the battle?"
The messenger replied: "The Donghu turmoil was not a warning at all. The troops gathered quickly and the attack was very fierce. Our army was garrisoned in insufficient number, so General Yang ordered the entire army to seize the city and defend the city!"
"Sage" Cai Xiang said after reading the letter: "Donghu has always lacked concentrate materials, so he has never been able to equip the army with enough weapons for many years. However, General Yang said in the letter that the Donghu was actually full of weapons during this turmoil, among which..."
"Cai Xiang said something straight!"
"Yes! The old minister thought that the source of the weapons of Donghu might be related to the Pingzhou stone case."
"Cai Xiang can make it clear that I am not so stupid as to this point!"
"The emperor calms down. In terms of the quality of fine iron, including Tang and Xiliang, it is impossible to get out of the right side of Pingzhou. Pingzhou stone can best forge good weapons, sharp and tough. For a long time, my Daliang has only traded a small amount with other countries to control the forging of weapons in other countries. Donghu, which lacks stone, can forge weapons for the army in a short time. Combined with the previous case of greed for ink and stone, the old minister had to think that the whereabouts of the stone was Donghu!"
Emperor Liang's chest was undulating, "What Cai Xiang said is exactly what I thought. If it is true, what should we do?"
"For the sake of the present plan, we must first increase our troops and enthrone the troops. The Guangyuan Army's garrison is probably not enough to resist the Donghu's blind attack. The situation is not good!"
"Even with enough weapons, I, Daliang, don't take it seriously by the 50,000 Donghu mobs. Let King Yu's Xuanjia stationed in Mobei divide his troops to defeat the Donghu riots in one fell swoop!" After the Liang Emperor finished his order to Eunuch Zhang, he said to Cai Xiang: "Cai Xiang will go to Dali Temple with me!"
Just as Emperor Liang decided to come to Dali Temple, a man tightly wrapped in a cloak walked into the prison of Dali Temple under the leadership of the prison. As the prison door opened, the man found Lu Yanhui curled in a corner through the moldy air and dirty light. The mysterious man waved his hand, and the prison head left obediently, leaving the two in the cell. The mysterious man slowly walked forward a few steps and hummed his nose.
"Mr. Lü, how are you safe?"
A sentence sounds like outsiders who are usually very tight, but it makes Lu Yanhui in the corner tremble. He turns his head in panic and widens his terrified eyes and stares at the person in front of him, his lips trembling so hard that he can't make any sound.
"It seems that Lord Lu is not stupid, that's good! Today I'm here to tell Lord Lu that Donghu has raised an army to rebellion, and the prince is now unable to protect himself. You," the mysterious man paused, "I am destined to become an abandoned son!"
Lu Yanhui knelt on the ground, his eyes seemed to have tears in his mouth, shook his head as if he was not convinced, and whimpered in his mouth, as if he was begging but not willing to give up.
"At this moment, Lord Lu, I'd better show you a clear way." The mysterious man's voice became cold. "If someone interrogates you again, you must tell the whole story. Tell me that the prince is the mastermind behind the scenes. You are just a chess piece, so that you can save your life!" After saying that, regardless of Lu Yanhui's reaction, he walked out of the prison cell and stood at the door and turned around and said, "After the matter is completed, I will send someone to pick you up and get out of prison. Then he will go with the silver and hide his name."
Seeing the mysterious man walking away, Lu Yanhui suddenly collapsed on the ground, his eyes changed from the initial panic to empty, his dirty face was expressionless, and he returned to his previous state of stupidity. The faint light from the extremely small window opened on the high wall hit the cell one by one, and Lu Yanhui seemed to be a sculpture, until Emperor Liang walked into the cell accompanied by Cai Xiang and Lin Kun.
Emperor Liang covered his mouth and nose with great disgust. After all, even ordinary people can't stand the smell in this cell, let alone the Lord of Nine Five. Lin Kun quickly stepped forward and scolded: "Lu Yanhui, it's not a tribute to the emperor!"
Hearing the word "Sage", Lu Yanhui raised his head in disbelief. After looking at it for a while, his body changed to a kneeling position and kept kowtowing. While kowtowing, he repeatedly said: "I know the crime! I know the crime! I must confess the truth!"
Lu Yanhui's reaction caught Lin Kun off guard. After all, no matter how he tortured, he would not speak. Now that he had just said something, Lu Yanhui was willing to confess, which really made him lose face. So, Lin Kun turned to Emperor Liang and waited for the decree.
Emperor Liang glanced at him disdainfully and asked, "Since I know the crime, I will ask you, what is the origin and the whole story of greedy stone materials, explain it clearly to me!"
"Yes! Yes! I must have brought it truthfully: I did make a falsification on the account book of the stone and sold the corrupt stone to Wu Danian, and sold it to Donghu by the Wu family. As for the two ministers of silver, only a small part was left. Really, I really didn't embezzle it!"
"What is the whereabouts of the silver? Tell me quickly!"
"The silver is handed over to the Prince's Mansion to the principal's house. The criminals really said it all. Please ask the Lord to spare your life, and the Lord to spare your life!"
After that, Lu Yanhui did not say anything else, but just kowtowed and begged for mercy. Emperor Liang asked Lin Kun: "Where is the chief clerk in the prince's mansion?"
"Just in the prison cell ahead, please ask the emperor and Cai Xiang to follow the officials."
Just next door to Lu Yanhui's cell, the prince's mansion was kneeling in a messy manner as if Lu Yanhui was like Lu Yanhui. When he saw the visitor, he began to kowtow constantly.
"Lu Yanhui has already been recruited. Are you planning to continue hiding it?"
"Reporting to the emperor, the Caomin did not dare and did not hide it. What the Caomin said in the first place was the truth."
The words made Emperor Liang's face turn gloomy. Cai Xiang said at this moment: "According to the truth, if you maliciously bite the words of His Highness the Crown Prince, you will be killed immediately! Implications for the Nine Clans!"
The words were already fierce, but the Zhangshu smiled bitterly, "It is implicated in the nine tribes? Haha, report to Cai Xiang, the nine tribes of Caomin have already been waiting for Caomin in the Huangquan! They all died at the hands of the prince! The emperor wanted to know where the silver in the stone case went. Yes, they were all accepted by Caomin, but how could Caomin, a Caomin, swallow such a huge amount of silver? Caomin obeyed the prince, and the silver grassmin also handed it to the prince as much as possible. From the time of taking over, Caomin knew that there would be such a day, but the family members were all in the hands of the prince, and Caomin could only obey his orders, but Caomin also kept a hand and made another account book in private, hiding it in a place where only Caomin knew it!"
"Say it again!" Emperor Liang didn't care about the filth of the air at this moment, and took a big step to the front of the book, and asked sternly: "Who do you think is the commander?"
"Yes... it's the prince." Zhangshu was obviously frightened by Emperor Liang's aura and began to tremble. "There are all seals on the account books... the prince's mansion, and it's not fake."
"Where is the account book!"
"Postbook.....Postbook" Zhangshu kept muttering repeatedly, slowly stood up and began to unbutton her clothes. Seeing this scene, Lin Kun hurriedly blocked himself in front of Emperor Liang and looked vigilantly, but saw Zhangshu taking off his clothes one by one until he stood naked in front of everyone. The three pairs of eyes were greeted with surprise, not because of Zhangshu's strange behavior, but because Zhangshu's whole body was covered with dense words and conspicuous red seals, and there was almost no inch of intact skin.
"The account book is here!" Zhangshu raised his hands up and turned around in circles, as if showing the account book engraved on his body. Emperor Liang trembledly ignored Lin Kun and Cai Quan's obstruction and approached Zhangshu. He widened his eyes and saw the scarlet seals of the prince's mansion. He didn't have to look at the small and even ants anymore. He suddenly turned around and walked out of the prison. Lin Kun and Cai Quan could only hurry up. It was not until Emperor Liang walked outside the gate of Dali Temple that Cai Quan mustered up the courage to ask: "Master, you are..."
"Set up the Eastern Palace!"
"Come on, call all the actors up, I want to dance and music!"
"Prince..."
"You won't go!"
"Yes! Yes!"
Shortly after the servants ran out, a group of actors and dancers were taken into the Prince's study.
"Play music to me and dance!"
"yes"
After everyone promised, they immediately began to perform their duties. In an instant, the music began to linger on the eaves. At this moment, the prince finally slowly stretched his eyebrows and began to close his eyes to enjoy it.
"Roll louder!"
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
As the music gradually increased, the Crown Princess's steps became hurried. Her tightly frown eyebrows and pursed lips changed her originally beautiful appearance. Her hurried steps made her start to sweat slightly on her forehead and her chest began to fluctuate frequently, until she pushed open the door of the study, and the long-simmering emotions erupted at this moment.
"Stop it all for me! Get out!"
"Who dares to move!"
"Your Highness, do you know when is this now, and how can you indulge yourself so much?"
"The father didn't believe me and even put me under house arrest in the mansion. Why? I can't even listen to dance music, can I be rewarded?"
When the prince and the princess were tit-for-tat, Emperor Liang had already arrived outside the gate of the East Palace. The eunuch on duty was about to shout for salute, but was stopped by Emperor Liang. "Who dares to speak out, kill the stick on the spot!"
"Old family, take me to see the prince!"
The old man, whose hair was already gray, wanted to kneel down but was lifted up by Emperor Liang. He did not dare to speak, so he could only lower his head to lead the way forward. As the group gradually approached the study, the sound of dancing and music became more and more harsh. Emperor Liang's face was already gloomy. He threw away the old man and walked to the door of the study. He wanted to push the door and go in, but heard the quarrel between the prince and the princess.
"I have been appointed as the crown prince at the age of nine. It has been twenty years since I was nine! When did I have a cowardly prince like this? All the government affairs fathers have to ask about it themselves, and they clearly cannot trust me. There are also King Ling, King Xiang, and King Yu who take turns to please my father, but the father never smiles at me!"
"Your Highness! You are the crown prince, the future emperor, why bother with other princes?"
"How can I not care about it? If the father continues to sit on the throne, it is not certain who the position of the crown prince will be at that time!"
"Your Highness!" The Crown Princess shouted, but saw that the door of the study was pushed open with force. Emperor Liang stood outside the door in a stern manner. This sudden scene also shocked the prince. In addition to being incredible, there was more fear on his face. At that moment, blood seemed to stop flowing, and sweat began to gush out from all corners.
"Rebellious son!" Emperor Liang's loud shout made everyone kneel down to the ground, "Come on, pull all the actors out and kill them!"
The prince knelt on the ground with a pale face, his lips were dry, and sweat wet the ground. The call from the actors when they were pulled out did not reach his ears, and his mind was full of the words "rebellious son" by Emperor Liang.
"Stop the anger! Your Highness the Crown Prince must have been speechless after drinking!" Cai Quan glanced at the bottle of wine lying on the desk and comforted him.
"I think you are very sober!"
"Father...sen ministers...sen ministers know that they are wrong!"
"You said what's wrong?"
"Sons shouldn't have spoken out after drinking, discussing the government affairs, and discussing the father and the emperor, and... and the princes!"
“Is that just that?”
"My son asks the father to punish him!"
"Hmph! I'm here to ask you, is it your mastermind behind the greed for ink and stone?"
Hearing this, the prince froze in place in an instant, and the sweat beads on his forehead could no longer be hung, and they fell one after another. The princess who was kneeling beside him looked at the prince with a panic expression.
"Say! I'll give you another chance!"
"The son minister is indeed innocent. I don't know who is slandering the son minister. I hope the father will be careful!" The prince finally gave his answer firmly.
"Okay, okay, what a prince of mys!" Emperor Liang was full of disappointment, and his tone was not as arrogant as before. "Let me listen to me: From today on, no one in the mansion will step out of the mansion. Those who violate the order will be killed! Xiao Yunyi will be kept in the mansion and think about his mistakes!" After leaving the last sentence, Emperor Liang took the door and left behind the at a loss of the prince and the princess.
Chapter completed!