Chapter 123 Receiving the Order
“Which house is the third child’s house?”
This question,
not only Qi Simiao was shocked, but also the second prince. There were also Li Yinglian and Zheng Fan standing on the side.
As a victim, Zheng Fan actually did not have much information about the investigation of the case. The Sixth Prince's caravan was not a secret espionage department. At this level, the head of the sixth prince must have been moved long ago.
Therefore, Zheng Fan has been following Jingnan Hou's ideas.
Originally, Zheng Fan thought that Qi Simiao was the enemy who had designed to harm him. At the same time, the second prince was definitely not able to escape his involvement.
Zheng Fan was still sighing, could it be that he really had the face of a traitor?
Or is it that the Second Prince is so deeply afraid of the Sixth Prince that he immediately and decisively cuts off the Sixth Prince once he discovers that he has any idea of extending his hand to develop his power?
But with the words of Marquis Jingnan,
This turn of events came so suddenly that he almost doubled over.
Are these princes so cruel?
How did Emperor Yan give birth to a baby? He gave birth to a bunch of goblins.
With this turning point, many things that were previously obscured by clouds and fog began to become clear.
The people of the second prince were used for the assassination. The second prince had a certain degree of penetration into the Jingnan Army due to his relationship with his mother's family, the Tian family. In layman's terms, it meant that he could mobilize a group of people.
The purpose of killing Zheng Fan was to break the arm of the sixth prince. No matter how much the sixth prince pretended to be an idle prince, it was only after his mother's family was exterminated and his mother-in-law was given a white silk ribbon.
You know, the brothers above the Sixth Prince are older than him. They may have noticed how high-profile the Sixth Prince was in the early years and how he was deeply loved by his father.
Although it is not clear why their father suddenly suppressed the sixth brother, out of an instinctive fear, they did not want to see the sixth brother who had been silent for a long time suddenly start to develop his power.
Of course, if the instigator behind the scenes is really the third prince, then killing Zheng Fan is really just an appetizer. This is the real Xiangzhuang sword dance.
The use of the second prince’s men resulted in the collusion between Jingnan Marquis and the Jin State and a series of turbulence that followed. It was precisely because of that assassination that the Jin and Qian States booed and called Jingnan Marquis Jing. King of the South.
Marquis Jingnan is the second prince's biological uncle, so he naturally belongs to the second prince's side. To stop the second prince's path to becoming the heir apparent, it is best to kill Marquis Jingnan.
Let him stand out and put him in the forefront of the limelight. It seems to be building momentum for him, but in fact it is "praising him"!
Since ancient times, there have not been too many examples of cunning rabbits dying and running dogs being cooked. Especially when the power and reputation of a foreign minister reaches a certain level, how can the person sitting on the dragon throne not be afraid?
This is the bright side,
There is also a more sinister dark side.
Even, looking at Qi Simiao's seemingly excusing behavior when he was directly convicted by Jingnan Marquis, it was actually his behavior of clinging to the second prince. Mentally prepared.
This means that they have already filed a record. Once the matter is traced, they will sacrifice Qi Simiao and cling to the second prince to cut off the possibility of the second prince inheriting the throne!
One link after another, one step at a time, this can no longer be described as killing with a borrowed knife, because this knife has been played with by them.
Qi Simiao's mouth opened wide. He seemed to want to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.
In front of such a powerful Marquis Jingnan, he knew that whatever he said would be useless.
The second prince almost jumped up from his kneeling position and shouted:
"The third child did it?"
The second prince has always been called "honest" by the government and the public. "People", but a prince is a prince after all, and an honest man and an old fool are not synonyms.
“If I go back to the Marquis, His Highness’s house is at the back.” Li Yinglian immediately replied.
Marquis Jingnan walked up to the second prince. The second prince looked at his uncle blankly, and Marquis Jingnan also looked at him seriously.
Soon,
Jingnan Hou missed the second prince and walked out of the pavilion.
Zheng Fan and the personal guards around him followed Jingnan Hou out. Qi Simiao, unattended, kept kneeling there.
Many of the eunuchs and maids around the pavilion had their backs soaked with sweat.
The second prince opened his mouth and seemed to be lacking oxygen. Li Yinglian hurriedly stood up and supported the second prince. While reaching out and stroking the second prince's back, she comforted him:
"Your Highness, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay. ”
The second prince gasped for air,
He nodded with lingering fear,
Then,
His eyes slowly fell on Qi Simiao who was kneeling on the ground.
"Mr. Qi, I have been calling you sir for three years, why do you treat me like this!"
Qi Simiao was silent.
"I have ever owed my husband, I have ever been sorry to my husband, why did my husband put me to death!"
Qi Simiao heard this,
Suddenly smiled.
"Sir, why are you laughing?"
Qi Simiao still maintained a kneeling position,
said slowly:
"I, the great emperors of Yan Dynasty, Including today, they are either arrogant or militaristic
Only Your Highness, the Third Highness, can create a truly prosperous Dayan, restore the rule of the saints, and enjoy peace forever! "
Qi Simiao knew in his heart that what happened today cannot be improved.
So, he didn't care anymore and said everything.
"Third brother, hehe Haha, third brother...cough cough cough..."
The second prince laughed first and then coughed again.
"Ah, Your Highness, you're coughing up blood, come here, come here!"
......
Anyone who has been in the workplace probably knows one thing, that is, to deal with a boss How important it is, those who have been through the system will naturally understand this truth better.
Zheng Fan now feels that following Jingnan Hou seems to be really good.
First of all, when I went to the Qian Kingdom to show off my skills and was almost made dumplings by others, it was the Marquis of Jingnan who led 10,000 Jingnan troops to relieve the siege.
But now, Marquis Jingnan has demonstrated his domineering nature to the fullest since he entered the capital. If you follow such a boss, at least you won't have to suffer.
The third prince's residence is right behind the second prince's residence. When Marquis Jingnan led his guards over, a group of people gathered at the door of the third prince's residence, who seemed to have gotten the news in advance.
They are a group of palace maids, a group of eunuchs, and a group of scholars. The third prince has a literary name. The impression given by the Dayanji royal family has always been about martial arts. After so many generations, the gene finally mutated. A scholar seed appeared among the princes.
This kind of persona can be said to have naturally become the heart of the literati in Dayan. There is naturally no shortage of people around him who are waving flags and showing affection.
Because the prince has not been released and lives in the prince's mansion, the third prince does not have his own bodyguards around him.
The eldest prince commanded the soldiers of Tiancheng County, and there was no shortage of soldiers around him. The second prince commanded the imperial guards in the capital, and the group of forbidden soldiers outside the prince's residence obeyed his orders. In addition, there was another prince who enjoyed The quota treatment for personal guards is that of the idle prince Xiao Liuzi.
Even, to be precise, the sixth prince is the only one who can blatantly have a quota of personal soldiers instead of relying on county soldiers and imperial troops to make up the numbers.
But Xiaoliuzi would not be complacent because of this special treatment, because that day, after a father-son duel, Emperor Yan couldn't help but reward his sixth son with a prince's salary, equivalent to It is the same principle as to what level of treatment one will enjoy in future generations.
The day after the reward was awarded, Xiaoliuzi's grandfather's family was exterminated, and his mother was thrown into the cold palace by his father, and was later given Bai Ling.
Jingnan Hou’s personal guards are the first-class tiger and wolf soldiers selected from thousands of people in the Jingnan army. The feeling of oppression after approaching made the group of scholars, eunuchs and maids panic. god.
"Who is coming!"
"This person is so bold!"
A few scholars stiffened their necks and started shouting.
This scene is not too familiar to Zheng Fan.
Jingnan Hou did not stop and continued to move forward.
At this time, as a subordinate, you need to clear the way for your boss.
Actually, Zheng Fan started his own job and was the boss in his last life, and really didn’t have much experience in the workplace. But since he woke up in this world, he has really been licked out of experience, and even licked out in reverse. It's an instinct.
“Wow!”
Zheng Fan drew out his saber and stepped forward quickly.
The guards who were originally following King Jingnan immediately imitated Zheng Fan's actions, drew their sabers and quickly followed Zheng Fan.
Damn it,
Brothers are so generous!
What I want is this feeling, even if it’s a fake, but this feeling is really good.
Zheng Fan enjoyed this moment very much. Although the barbarians in his Cuiliu Fort were scared to death of him, apart from the fact that they could enforce orders and prohibitions during the war, when they saw him in daily life, they really felt like they were seeing him. Like the devil, he was trembling with fear.
Unlike these Jingnan Hou’s personal guards, they are so in tune and know how to coordinate their movements.
Moreover,
from an aesthetic point of view,
this group of well-equipped personal guards are much better than the barbarians in their own fortress.
Especially since those barbarian soldiers were taught by Fan Li and started shouting "Ula", Zheng Fan's aesthetics had collapsed in his heart.
This group of personal guards, cooperating with their actions, is like leading a group of Olympic champions to practice gymnastics, so refreshing!
"Personal Guard!!!"
Zheng Fan shouted.
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
Nearly a hundred people shouted in unison.
Hiss...
It’s cool!
"The Marquis is here, anyone who dares to stop him will be killed without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
Hundreds of guards shouted together and started to speed up along with Zheng Fan.
This group of people, including Zheng Fan, have really killed people and seen blood. When they ran away, their momentum directly caused the palace maids, eunuchs, and scholars who were trying to stop them to stop. collapsed.
They began to run away screaming, and no one dared to stay here to stop them.
Zheng Fan took the lead and rushed in quickly, rushing into the third prince's mansion.
I didn’t even enter the house. In the front yard, I saw two people sitting on a stone table, one was young and the other was older. There was also a eunuch standing next to him with his hands tied.
When Zheng Fan came in, the eunuch continued to stand there as if taking a nap, while the third prince was drinking tea with his master.
Zheng Fan waved his arm,
The soldiers behind him immediately dispersed to surround the place.
These people are really so considerate. I have to tell the blind man that my own soldiers will have to practice this way in the future.
Soon,
Marquis Jingnan walked in with striding steps.
When the figure of Marquis Jingnan appeared here,
the eunuch knelt down first and said:
"Slave Wei Zhen, Greetings to the Marquis of Jingnan.”
The third prince and his master, who were still drinking tea, looked at each other and smiled, and stood up together:
"My nephew, Ji Chengyue, has met my uncle."
"Your Majesty, Tan Guang, is here to see the Marquis of Jingnan. . ”
Jingnan Hou ignored their salutes and walked straight into the courtyard towards the third prince.
At this time,
Eunuch Wei Zhen knelt and moved his knees to stop in front of Marquis Jingnan, and continued to lower his head.
“You want to stop me?”
“As for the Marquis, I am a lowly servant, so naturally I don’t dare to stop the Marquis. It’s just that the Marquis came with anger, and as a servant of His Highness, As a companion, I dare not use it The Marquis' anger hit His Highness."
"Well, your surname is Wei, who are you, Wei Zhonghe?"
"As for the Marquis, Mr. Wei is the godfather of this servant. ”
"Godfather? Did you know that even if Wei Zhonghe himself came, he would not dare to speak to me like this!"
"This slave has only one master in this life, and this slave's life belongs to the master. How dare this slave invite you?" The Marquis calms down his anger. After the Marquis calms down, the servant will Serve tea to the Marquis!"
"What if I don't?"
"Then slave..."
Wei Zhen lowered his arms. The sleeves began to fly up, and green light dances began to flicker from the cuffs.
"Whoa!"
All the soldiers were ready to step forward, but Marquis Jingnan raised his hand to signal them to stop.
Wei Zhen lowered his head and continued:
"Master Hou, this servant is the best at making tea. Even His Highness praised the tea I made."
According to legend, when the late emperor seized the throne, he was once in a crisis and was expelled from the capital. He was intercepted and assassinated on the road. It was only thanks to the efforts of a qi-refiner beside the late emperor to stop the assassins that he and his family were able to successfully enter Beifeng County.
The Qi Refiner was seriously injured. Although he survived, even that position was destroyed in the fighting.
After the late emperor won the throne, the Qi Refiner became the manager of the inner palace. From then on, all the qualified eunuchs in the palace had to practice Qi Refining and were regarded as Grand Masters.
Eunuch Zhang, who is beside the Sixth Prince, is also a Qi Refiner.
The same goes for Eunuch Wei Zhenwei.
However, Zheng Fan didn’t worry too much about Jingnan Hou’s safety.
Because Zheng Fan once asked Chen Daxia why he didn't go to Jingnan Hou to trouble him.
Chen Daxia answered honestly: Tian Wujing, I can't beat him.
This is enough to show that this Marquis is definitely a master of martial arts. Zheng Fan even estimates that his martial arts level may not be inferior to the Sha Tuo Que Stone, and it is the Sha Tuo Que Stone during his lifetime!
Jingnan Hou saw that the eunuch seemed ready to fight with him,
instead of getting angry, he smiled instead,
Said:
"Are you... stalling for time?"
"I don't dare, minion..."
Before the words finished,
A long roar came from the distance,
"The imperial decree has arrived!"
Zheng Fan turned around and saw that the messenger came alone. Although he was walking on the ground, his steps were so fast that it was jaw-dropping.
In almost a few breaths, the person who had been shouting in the distance had already entered the mansion and entered the courtyard. The person who came was neither red nor out of breath, and his face was pink and pink, showing humility and femininity. It contains a little bit of sonority.
What Zheng Fan didn't know was that this was Eunuch Wei Zhonghe, the chief minister of the Dayan Division of Rites, whom the Marquis of Jingnan had brought to him several times to recommend him.
“The imperial edict has arrived, and the third prince Ji Chengyue will accept it!”
Wei Zhonghe stood in the center holding the imperial edict.
His Royal Highness Ji Chengyue took a step forward and knelt down,
"My son is here!"
His Royal Highness Tan Guang also knelt down to receive the order.
The Marquis of Jingnan who was standing there turned around and faced Wei Zhonghe.
Wei Zhonghe hurriedly said with a smile on his face:
"Your Majesty has said that the Marquis of Jingnan has worked hard to guard the border for the country. It is a pillar of the country. It is the blessing of the people, the blessing of the Yan Dynasty, and the great blessing of me. I don't have to kneel."< br>
Jingnan Hou clasped his hands in his fists,
said calmly:
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Immediately,
Jingnan Hou simply walked to the stone table and sat down on the stone chair next to it.
Yes,
Zheng Fan and the guards, who had previously been watching to see if their Marquis would kneel down, now understood,
"Wow!"
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Immediately they all put down their weapons and knelt down.
Not to mention, this is the first time Zheng Fan has knelt down to receive an imperial decree.
"The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict: The third prince, Cheng Yue, is not filial to me, not loyal to his brothers, and has no moral integrity. From now on, he will be demoted to a commoner, evicted from the prince's residence, and surrounded by the lake forever. Island.”
“My son, Ji Chengyue, accepts the decree, long live my father!”
His Royal Highness Ji Chengyue raised his hands after kowtowing three times to indicate that he accepted the decree.
The meaning of this decree was that the third prince was unfilial to his father and unfriendly to his brothers, so he was deposed as a commoner. The last one was to be imprisoned on the island in the middle of the lake forever.
Zheng Fan doesn’t know where the island in the middle of the lake is, but it seems to be similar to the Yongfangning Ancient Pagoda in the Qing palace drama.
So, this is the end?
Zheng Fan slightly raised his head and looked at the Third Highness with some curiosity. The Third Highness was really good-looking, with delicate features and delicate features, and indeed had a scholarly aura.
However, with this decree, the third prince is completely dead, with almost no possibility of making a comeback.
At this moment,
Wei Zhen suddenly stood up,
with a peaceful smile on his face.
Zheng Fan and the surrounding guards immediately picked up their knives and stood up on guard. .
Wei Zhen first looked at Wei Zhonghe,
Wei Zhonghe avoided his gaze, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly,
Then,
Wei Zhen looked at the third prince again, and the third prince also looked at him.
"Your Highness, I have just seen you sin against the Marquis. I know that I have committed a serious sin below. Unfortunately, I will no longer be able to make tea for Your Highness."
Then,
They went around and said again:
"My godfather, I forgive my son for being unfilial and unable to provide for his godfather in his old age."
After that,
Wei Zhen stretched out his arms and put them in the palm of his hand. It was like a silver snake was flying, and then he slapped his chest with both palms.
"Poof! Poof!"
Wei Zhen spurted a mouthful of blood,
and two streams of blood mist spurted out from his back.
The next moment,
Wei Zhen's body shook and fell to the ground.
Zheng Fan doesn't know what level of Qi Refiner this Wei Zhen is. Of course, this question is meaningless now, because he is already dead and has committed suicide.
Previously, when he dared to stand in front of Marquis Jingnan, he actually risked his life.
He knew clearly that he would not take action if Marquis Jingnan did not take action against him, but it was absolutely impossible for Marquis Jingnan to let him leave here alive like this.
I am just a eunuch, superior and inferior, and cannot be deposed!
If he didn't commit suicide, his godfather Wei Zhonghe would personally clean up the family. He didn't want Wei Zhonghe to commit suicide himself, which would only make his godfather more miserable.
The moment Wei Zhen fell, Wei Zhonghe opened his mouth, his eye circles a little red.
Immediately,
Tan Guang, the teacher of His Highness the Third Highness, stood up, picked up the tea cup beside him, and
said:
“It was our lack of thinking that harmed Your Highness. .”
After all,
Drink all the tea in the cup.
The third prince, who was kneeling on the ground and raising his hands in a gesture of acceptance, said:
"It was Cheng Yue who was unprepared. He failed to live up to the expectations of all the masters."< br>
“No, His Highness the Third Prince possesses me. The spirit of the great Yan Dynasty can bring peace to the prosperous age of our great Yan country. We are willing to follow your highness!
Your highness must not give up. You must know that when heaven is about to give a great responsibility to this person, you must work hard first! It’s hard work.
On the island in the middle of the lake, I also asked His Highness to study more. "
"Cheng Yue thanked his master for his teachings. The island in the middle of the lake is quiet and suitable for studying. "
"In this case, I will go first. Your Highness, take care. ”
After saying that,
a ray of blood spilled from the corner of Tan Guang’s mouth. Tan Guang covered his chest with one hand and staggered back a few steps,
"Take care...take care..."
"Plop!"
Tan Guang fell to the ground.
His Third Highness, who was kneeling on the ground and still maintaining the posture of receiving the order, closed his eyes,
softly said:
"Master, take care."
Wei Zhonghe took a deep breath and stopped looking at Wei Zhen's body lying on the ground. Instead, he placed the imperial edict in the hands of His Highness the Third Highness.
"Common man Ji Chengyue, the prison car of the Secret Intelligence Service is already waiting outside the prince's residence. Let's go with our family."
"Yes, Eunuch Wei."
Ji Chengyue stood up slowly.
Wei Zhonghe glanced at the Marquis of Jingnan who was sitting there again, and said with a complacent smile:
"The Marquis has been working hard on his return to Beijing. His Majesty said that today is the day when the Queen and the Empress return to the mansion for a visit, and it is the day when the family is reunited." It is a day to share family relationships. Today, it is not announced that the Marquis will come to the palace to see you. "
After saying that, Wei Zhonghe bowed slightly to Jingnan Hou, then turned his head and urged:
"Ji Chengyue, a common man, will not leave with our family."
Wei Zhonghe walked in front, and the third prince Ji Chengyue followed behind him.
From today on, one of the seven princes of Dayan will be eliminated. It is hard to say whether Ji Chengyue will be able to get out of the island in the middle of the lake in this life.
Even if this generation of Emperor Yan dies, after the next generation of his brothers succeeds to the throne, it is impossible to issue an edict to release him.
Zheng Fan sighed in his heart. He often lamented to Blind Bei that when he faced Xu Wenzu before, when he faced the Sixth Prince, and later when he faced Jingnan Hou, he was like a person sitting at the card table. Gamblers on the Internet are faced with stud situations time and time again.
Now it seems that even if he is a prince, he is actually no different from a gambler sitting at the gambling table.
If you make one wrong move, you will lose everything.
However,
At this moment,
“Wait a minute.”
The one who spoke was Jingnan Hou.
The next moment,
Hundreds of personal guards, including Zheng Fan, immediately blocked Wei Zhonghe and the third prince Ji Chengyue behind him.
Wei Zhonghe felt angry immediately. He was the chief minister of etiquette. In the palace, even the princes and concubines had to carefully call him "Wei Gong". On weekdays, he was nowhere to be seen. This kind of battle against oneself?
But Wei Zhonghe also knew very well that these frontier soldiers Qiu Ba only recognized the military orders of their own generals and not any imperial edicts.
Be patient and continue to be careful,
Wei Zhonghe turned around and looked at Marquis Jingnan who was still sitting there, and said:
"Master Marquis, do you have anything else to ask?"
Jingnan Marquis did not look at Wei Zhonghe, but placed the riding whip he had been holding on the stone table,
Xian Slowly said:
"I will not accept this order."
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(End of this chapter)