Emperor Hui summoned the cabinet members and called Leng Luo as well.

Leng Luo reported: "My Lords, I have received news that Lord Cheng'en has summoned more than 20 civil and military officials to discuss matters in secret in the palace. According to the observation of the Imperial City Bureau, Wei Anyuan may have returned to the capital privately!"

He read out the list again, and Gu Shaoyu looked at the names on the slips of paper. They were exactly the same.

Elder Liu said angrily: "The general at the border returned to the capital without an imperial edict. Does he want to rebel? Your Majesty, we must be on guard!"

Xie Anfeng: "My mother went to the Prince's Mansion yesterday to perform the three rituals for the newborn grandson. It is said that the prince looks haggard. I am afraid that the Wei family is desperate and wants to force the emperor to abdicate."

Gu Shaoyu: "My Lords, this may be more serious than forcing the emperor to abdicate. They may want to get rid of all the princes and then force the emperor to abdicate! In this case, Your Majesty will have no choice but to abdicate for the sake of his ancestors and the country."

Do you want to eliminate all the princes and grandchildren except the crown prince?

Emperor Hui was so angry that his hands were shaking. Lord Cheng'en, how dare he!

"Of course he dares. Concubine Wei has already given birth to a grandson. As long as the crown prince ascends the throne, he will make Concubine Wei's son the crown prince. No matter how many days he reigns, without him, the young emperor will naturally ascend the throne."

The young emperor was weak, and everything was controlled by the Wei family.

This was said by Lord Liu. He is a loyal minister and is old, but he only wishes to remain loyal until the last moment.

Gu Shaoyu's eyebrows were sharp, and he said to Emperor Hui: "Put aside everything else and go to encircle Wei Anyuan first."

As long as he is captured, Wei's power will be weakened by more than half.

The emperor and his ministers made some plans, and on that day, people from the Imperial City Division and the Palace Front Division set up a tight net outside Duke Cheng'en's mansion to block Wei Anyuan.

It was a pity that after discussing the matter, Wei Anyuan hurriedly left the capital through a secret passage overnight, leaving the people from the Imperial City Division and the Palace Front Division empty-handed.

Emperor Hui was silent for a long time. It was a hot summer day, but he felt cold all over.

"Come here, pass on the order to transfer the generals of the three camps in the capital into the city."

On that day, the number of guards at Prince Qi's Palace and Prince Jin's Palace suddenly increased by two times, and the imperial guards patrolled the imperial city seamlessly for twelve hours. For a time, even a rebellious mosquito could hardly cause trouble in the palace and the imperial city.

Duke Cheng'en's plan of killing people and forcing the emperor to abdicate had to be put on hold.

But the tree wanted to be still but the wind did not stop, so Emperor Hui began to settle accounts in the court.

......

Apart from Dong Qin and Gu Shaoyu, she did not tell Yin Jinan about Xie Zhaozhao's trick on Princess Roudan.

Because Yin Jinan will rush to the north on July 16th to meet with Gu Chongjin and others to prepare for war with the Thirty States.

Gu Chongjin has successfully taken over Damo Province and Dongying Province. Although these two states are saline-alkali land and sparsely populated, they also have six cities.

"Please send officials to manage the city as soon as possible. Although this place is desolate, it has many resources."

Gu Chongjin said in the letter, "We have occupied Damozhou and Dongyingzhou, which has alarmed several western states. A war is inevitable."

The letter also contained a letter from Xie Jue: "Sister, we have occupied six cities in Damozhou and Dongyingzhou, and we are invincible. Brother Gu said that the real fierce battle is in other states. Sister, we are ready, just wait for our good news."

Xie Zhaozhao clenched his fists involuntarily.

The battlefield is brutal and there is no mercy. As long as you fight, you are likely to die.

Xie Jue is the only legitimate son of her second uncle, so she must provide good logistical support, with strong soldiers, sophisticated weapons, and sufficient food and fodder.

In early July, Li Yunmu brought back a letter from Nanhai City.

"Xie Zhaozhao, the seeds brought back from Xiandou have been planted in the wasteland and the harvest is very good. I have arranged for Lao Liang, Xie Jiuliang and others to continue to transport various materials to Damozhou and Dongyingzhou."

Because Lao Liao's ship was a retired ship from Prince Jing's Palace, Yin Jinan and Li Yunmu arranged for Lao Liao to continue his overseas business.

Lao Liang's two warships and the two ships captured from the pirates were responsible for transporting troops and supplies from Li Yunmu's Nanhai City Road to the north.

The plan to attack the north has always been in the hands of Xie Zhaozhao, Yin Jinan and Li Yunmu.

The two general mansions bought by Xie Zhaozhao were considered upper-class in the West City, where powerful and wealthy people abound.

Yin Jinan submitted a memorial, which was approved by Gu Shaoyu, and His Majesty also replied "approved".

Wang Fen and Chu Zhongtian happily moved into the new mansion with their families.

The gunpowder weapons are in the hands of Xie Zhaozhao, Yin Jinan and Chu Zhongtian. Yin Jinan goes to the northern thirty-six states to fight for his life, and Xie Zhaozhao must keep Chu Zhongtian and Wang Fen's family firmly under his control.

in case!

On July 12, Chu Zhongtian and his sons hurriedly made a batch of clay pot bombs and cloud-piercing arrows. Yunyang, Wang Nan, and Wang Yi led a team of soldiers and headed north first.

On July 13, Wang Fen, Yun Yuan and others led their troops to Damo Prefecture separately.

On July 15th, Xie Zhaozhao invited Yin Jinan to dinner at Chaoyang Pavilion to see him off.

"Yin Jin'an, we have more money than we can spend in several lifetimes. We will fight in the north sooner or later. When you go there, you must use both kindness and force to make friends or subdue them. Your safety is the most important thing."

Xie Zhaozhao is sincere and protecting himself is more important than anything else.

Yin Jinan smiled and said, "Why, Living Guanyin, are you worried about me? I can't fight, I'm just hiding in the back, who can kill me? Besides, I have so much money, I can't bear to die!"

The two talked for a while, and Yin Jinan saw Xu Li squatting on the ground outside counting ants, and said, "Are you just raising him like this for nothing? Raising him like this will only make him useless! If you want to treat him well, give him a chance to achieve success on his own."

"Do you have any idea?"

"The little fat guy is extremely loyal and stubborn. He may not be good at fighting, but he can be a messenger or a messenger to Kyoto."

Xie Zhaozhao asked someone to call Xu Li in.

Xu Li came in obediently and asked respectfully, "Madam, what do you want from me?"

"Xu Li, if you were given two chances, one to do odd jobs in Qingpu Garden, and the other to go to the frontier to build a career, which one would you choose?"

"I will do whatever my lady wants me to do."

"I told you to choose."

"Then I want to go to the frontier to make achievements."

Xu Li explained, "I am stupid and cannot be as versatile as Mo Yan. I have been secretly learning sword skills from Nanxing and Beichen. I have asked them for guidance and originally thought that I could become a guard after I finished learning.

In order to lose weight with the medicine given by the Second Master, I have been running more than 20 miles every day this year. No one in the Imperial Guards can run faster than me. "

Yin Jinan teased, "You are such a good dog slave. You have already run away before you even go to the battlefield."

"Who said I'm going to run away? I can be a messenger, a flag bearer, or a cook."

"You are a coward. If you are caught by the enemy, they can call you a traitor with just a branding iron."

"No, I will never be a traitor even if they chop me into eight pieces."

Xie Zhaozhao figured it out.

On July 16, Xu Li carried a bag containing clothes, shoes, dry food and silver that Xie Zhaozhao had personally prepared for him.

He had a sword on his waist, which was a weapon that Xie Zhaozhao had personally chosen for him.

The BMW under his crotch was the Dayuan horse given to him by Yin Jinan.

"Xu Li, be brave, but more importantly, come back alive to see me!" Xie Zhaozhao said, "This is my order."

Xu Li wiped his tears fiercely and said, "Take care, Madam. I will do my best to live up to your expectations."

Follow Yin Jinan and ride out of Beijing.

Yin Jinan and his group left the capital quietly, but the streets of the capital were still as bustling as usual.

A month later, a major event occurred in the court.

Lord Yu from the Censorate seems to have been on a roll this year. A few days ago, he received another piece of impeachment material (a letter of accusation) in his official sedan chair.

He was exposing Pei Kunfu, a second-rank official of the imperial court and the Minister of Revenue. He had not decided whether to report him or how to report him.

Over the years, the Crown Prince and Duke Cheng'en have both tried to win him over and taken care of him in various ways.

And Pei Kunfu is the prince's man.

Do you want to join your own people?

If you don't participate, it may not work. The messenger can deliver the message to you again and again, so he is definitely not an ordinary person.

Lord Yu struggled with his conscience for two days and decided to remain a loyal minister.

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