The reborn bastard is respected

Royal study.

On the way into the palace, Tan Zheng was trembling with the hand holding the report.Because, the cause of King Lu's death was not simple.When we arrived at the imperial study, seeing the emperor's gloomy expression, Zheng Tan's mind was also very heavy, because the cause of death was not simple, so the pressure on his head was even heavier.

King Lu is a vassal king. If the matter is not handled properly and a war is caused, the people will suffer.

Zhao Yuanchong looked at King Lu's autopsy report, which indicated that King Lu had been poisoned before he was shot by an arrow. According to the imperial doctor, this poison can paralyze people's nerves, cause limbs to become stiff, and make people unable to move.

That's why King Lu didn't dodge the arrow.

"Feng Ping, on the way back from the fiefdom to the capital, did King Lu meet anyone else?" Zhao Yuanchong put down the report and showed it to him.

"No." Feng Ping looked at the report and said, "Your subordinates have made it very clear that when King Lu saw the man in black, he could still get off his horse, so it can be seen that he was not poisoned at that time, and there were no nerve problems in his limbs. "

Feng Ping's words reminded Zhao Yuanchong: "That's right, so the focus is on the man in black... You said before that he gave the man in black something."

"Yes."

What could it be?

Zhao Yuanchong guessed.

"Have the guards of King Lu been detained?" The question in the middle, maybe those guards can give the answer.

"Yes, in the prison of Dali Temple." Zheng Tan said, "Your Majesty, you just said King Lu and the man in black, is this?"

Zheng Tan is Zhao Yuanchong's confidant, so he doesn't intend to hide this matter from Zheng Tan: "King Lu returned to Beijing this time to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager, and I sent people to follow him all the way, and when he was about to arrive in the capital, King Lu I contacted a man in black and handed something to the man in black. As for what it was, the people I sent didn’t see it clearly. When I searched King Lu’s body just now, I found that his soldier amulet was not there. I suspect that King Lu Maybe I gave the soldier talisman to the man in black."

"What?" Zheng Tan felt that the number of times he was scared today has exceeded his previous half life.

"Go and ask for their confessions, ask them to come with all the confessions they have made along the way, and ask them if they know the man in black." Zhao Yuanchong ordered.

"No." Zheng Tan left immediately.

In the imperial study room, only Zhao Yuanchong, Duan Lei, Shen Lingyan and Feng Ping were left.As the captain of the secret guard, Feng Ping seldom leaves Zhao Yuanchong's side, just like Feng Ping seldom leaves Li Moran's side.

"What do the teacher and Prime Minister Shen think about this matter?" Zhao Yuanchong asked them.

"If the soldier talisman that is not on Lu Wang's body really falls into the hands of someone with a heart, then the next thing may be even more terrifying." Duan Lei said.The emperor took a step too late, and the soldier talisman disappeared. No one knew whether it was in the hands of someone with a heart, or it was left in the fief by King Lu, or it was hidden.

"I think so too. If the military talisman is obtained by someone with a heart and used to order the soldiers and horses of King Lu to rebel, I am afraid that the next thing will be a disaster." This is what Zhao Yuanchong is most worried about. He is not afraid of war. He is fearless in terms of military strength, plus Yang Guo, but he loves those common people.

"But there's something wrong." Shen Lingyan said.

"Which point?" Zhao Yuanchong asked.

"All our assumptions now are based on the premise that the soldier talisman falls into the hands of someone with a heart. Then, assuming that the soldier talisman falls into the hands of a person with a heart, and the opponent wants to rebel from King Lu's fief, it is because those soldiers and horses can capture Tanzhou, but If he can't defeat Zhao Kingdom's million-strong army, what are his chances of winning?" Shen Lingyan put forward his opinion.

this?

Zhao Yuanchong fell into deep thought.

"If his purpose is not the fiefdom of King Lu, then..." Zhao Yuanchong's eyes narrowed, "Passing to the old Duke."

Duan Lei's frown was gradually relaxed.If the opponent's goal is not the fiefdom of King Lu, is it the capital?

Training Camp.

"You two should learn to cooperate, not just learn to cooperate when fighting, not just how to arrange your team members to cooperate, what I'm talking about is that you two should learn to cooperate with each other." The old man looked at Duan Li and Zheng Huinian, "Do you really understand?"

Duan Li, Zheng Hui is 20 years old, he is already old, why is he so stupid?

The old man felt sorry for himself.That old man Duan Lei taught his grandson, his grandson is so talented, Duan Lei is really cheap.And what about myself?Teach Duanlei's grandson, but the little bastard couldn't listen to it.

I used to be very hardworking, but now I am rebellious.

"Grandpa, two big men are fighting, what are they doing so close together?" Duan Li asked.

"That's right, the sweat stinks to death." Zheng Huinian also retorted.

Since... Li Meizi and Lu Xiuwen got married, there seemed to be some... It should be said that it was Zheng Huinian who started to get along with Duan Li.This is not about other aspects, but when the two get along in private, Zheng Huinian always keeps a distance from Duanli.

It's better that when they are required to cooperate, when they cooperate with the old Duke, Duan Li and Zheng Huinian will inevitably have physical contact. His avoidance, once or twice, took a long time, and he also had an idea in his heart.

"Two big men, what are you afraid of? Give the most insecure back to the most trusted brother, don't you understand?" the old man lectured.

"Old Duke." Someone called at the door of the training ground.

"What's the matter?" The old man turned his head.

"The emperor invites you."

emperor?

Royal study.

"The old minister sees the emperor."

"Old Duke, please stand up." Zhao Yuanchong gave him a seat, "Did the old Duke hear about the assassination of King Lu on the streets of the capital today?"

What? "The veteran was in the training camp and didn't hear about it." The old man replied.In my heart, I was thinking about the murder of King Lu, what's going on?

So, Zhao Yuanchong said the matter again.

"So..." The old man frowned, "The old minister will be strict about the safety of the capital."

"I think so too. If Lu Wang's fiefdom is just a cover, then the other party's goal must be the capital."

"The capital currently has [-] imperial guards and [-] fine guards. There are four city gates in the south, east, and north. The old minister should think about the deployment when he goes back." Lao Guo was fair.

"If that's the case, it will be hard for the old man." Thirty-three thousand soldiers and horses are not a small number.That day when Yu Wenting rebelled, he was able to break into the palace because all of Yu Wenting's personnel were inside the capital. Otherwise, if they were outside the city, how could it be possible to break through the defense of the [-] forbidden troops?

"The old minister retire."

Zhao Yuanchong nodded.

But the [-] soldiers could not reassure Zhao Yuanchong.The opponent intends to come to a big game this time. If the fish dies and the net is broken, they still need to save a hand.

On Nanping Hou Yuzheng's side, he didn't want to move.

On the Lin family's side, he didn't even want to call back.

He didn't want to move the rest of the troops scattered in the states.

He wanted to give the opponent a surprise attack, so the most important thing at the moment was to make the opponent let down his guard.

"Show Fengyi Palace."

Fengyi Palace.

Of course, Empress Dowager Lin also got the news about the assassination of King Lu on the streets of the capital.Now that the emperor is coming again, she can guess something by touch.

"Grandson has seen the emperor's grandmother." Zhao Yuanchong and Lin and the empress dowager had a very unpleasant quarrel because of the previous draft. It can be said that they have completely torn their skins.Because of Zhao Yuanchong's refusal, the Lin family's hope had been cut off, but on the surface, the Empress Dowager Lin still couldn't slap Zhao Yuanchong in the face.

After all, in the eyes of everyone, they are grandparents.

"Your Majesty will go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so just talk about it." In her bedroom, Empress Dowager Lin also took off her disguise, her tone was neither polite nor indifferent.

This Empress Dowager is a strong woman.Zhao Yuanchong has always known.She has a tough personality that ordinary women don't have. Maybe it's because the first emperor was too ruthless to her back then, but Zhao Yuanchong didn't comment on what happened back then. What he cares about is only now.

"Two hours ago, King Lu was assassinated in the southern street of the city." Zhao Yuanchong said.

"Oh?" Empress Dowager Lin just raised her eyebrows.

"This incident happened in full view. I'm afraid it has already been spread, and soon it will be spread back to King Lu's fief. At that time, there will inevitably be another war on the border of Tanzhou." Zhao Yuanchong said again.

"So what does the emperor mean?" Empress Dowager Lin didn't worry about these things.

"In order to show that the imperial court attaches great importance to the assassination of King Lu, the emperor's grandmother's [-]th birthday may not be held." Zhao Yuanchong expressed his intention.

"The emperor has this kind of filial piety, the Ai family is already satisfied, the current state affairs, the emperor doesn't have to care about such trivial matters." Empress Dowager Lin said generously.

Although the 70th birthday scene is relatively large, Empress Dowager Lin has lived for [-] years, and this kind of birthday has long been ignored.

The most important day in her heart is the day when the first emperor married her, not because of the unprecedented scene, but because of that day, she married the man she loves.This is the happiest day in a woman's life.

Seemingly recalling the past, Empress Dowager Lin hurriedly brought herself back to her senses, the sad past, what do you think of it?

"When this matter is resolved, my grandson will definitely give my grandmother a more pleasant birthday." Zhao Yuanchong said.Since Empress Dowager Lin agreed so quickly, he always wanted to give her face.

"In that case, the Ai family would like to thank the emperor."

"The country is busy, so my grandson will leave first."

"Although state affairs are busy, please take care of yourself, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Grandmother, for your concern, grandson."

Zhao Yuanchong left Fengyi Palace and sighed.The relationship between him and Empress Dowager Lin is too complicated.On the one hand, this old man had raised him, on the other hand, the Lin family killed his mother and hurt his father's body, and now they want to harm him.Everything has a cycle of cause and effect, the first emperor started to plant the cause, his father took the fruit, so everything, it will end with him.

He will have no heirs in this life, Zhao Yuanchong is very sure of this, so the grievances between the Zhao family and the Lin family can be over in his generation.

Since the empress dowager's [-]th birthday will not be held, all the princes who came to congratulate her can go back.

Therefore, King Yong and King Heping returned to their respective fiefs. No one knew that the emperor canceled the [-]th birthday of Empress Dowager Lin. On the other hand, it was also because King Yong returned to Zijun.

King Yong's return to Zijun without a reason will definitely arouse suspicion from others, so the cancellation of the empress dowager's birthday and the return of the vassal king to the fiefdom are the best reasons that will not arouse suspicion.

However, what Zhao Yuanchong did was beyond some people's expectations.

As King Yong said, the fiefdoms of Zijun and King Lu are so close, if King Lu really raises troops, then the side of Zijun...so some people don't like King Yong returning to Zijun.

Under the quiet moonlit night, a tense and terrifying conspiracy is going on.

"Shrimp soldiers and crab generals also plan to deal with this king." King Yong has lived for more than forty years and has never been afraid of anyone in his life.During the battle on the battlefield, there were many people who intended to sneak attack him, but none of them could get back alive.

The long sword was unsheathed, and the blade was glowing with a cold light, which was reflected on King Yong's handsome and resolute face, making him look extremely dignified.

King Yong never thought that it would be dangerous to come to the capital, or he was not afraid of danger at all, so he didn't bring many subordinates, ten personal guards.

But these ten people are all brothers who accompanied King Yong through life and death.

"Tell me, who is the mastermind behind your scenes, and I will spare you from dying." Although the thick voice was extremely majestic, it couldn't reach the assassin's ears.