Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"It's not easy to save An Qingping's life now. There must be rebel guards around him. Either the emperor will call him back, or he wants to go back to Beijing, otherwise there is really no other way."

Li Xu wrote a letter to the capital, asking Lei Luo to find out the news about An's family and send it as soon as possible. At the same time, let him contact Mr. Fu and let him speak to the emperor to see if he can exchange An Qingping back.

Li Xu could think of this, and the high officials in the capital also thought of it, especially after An Qingping put the crime on Xue Ning's family, many people in the court saw that he was trying to avenge himself.

The enemies of the An family and the Ning family are known to everyone, but what is the enmity with the Xue family?Many people went to ask Xue Taiwei privately.

Taiwei Xue himself was still confused, he was the one who single-handedly promoted An Qingping to be what he is today, but in the end the other party actually retaliated for his kindness.

Some people also thought that the reason An Qingping mentioned Captain Xue was to intensify the fire, and when the truth was found out, Yu Xi read that Captain Xue could be innocent and the Ning family could be the culprit.

Taiwei Xue impatiently listened to such an explanation, "At a time like this, pushing me to the cusp of the storm, no matter what the end result is, is trapping me in injustice."

Besides, who dares to say that his hands must be clean, Taiwei Xue, who is in charge of the whole Dayan army, dare to say that he has never taken a single bribe, dare to say that he has not deducted a penny from the military salary?Even without these, as the third prince's father-in-law, can he dare to say that he has not done anything that harms others and benefits himself?

"This An Qingping really deserves to die!" Taiwei Xue was so anxious that he finally thought of a way to send a message to the emperor first, to see if he could get Mr. An back.

The reason he gave was very fair, saying: "An Qingping beheaded Mr. Chen in Yingchuan without any proof, and he instigated the rebels and the common people to write a joint letter. He will not give up until he achieves his goal. He and the enemies of the Ning family know it all. If the purpose is not achieved, whether he will incite the rebels to rebel, if these rebels are allowed to leave Yingchuan, then Dayan will really be in chaos."

The emperor has been in a state of insanity recently, his mind is a little confused, and his ears are a little soft. An Qingping wanted to be an imperial envoy to surrender the rebels. It worked, and someone wanted to replace him again.

The reason sounds very pertinent, but everyone knows that it's just that some people dare not let An Qingping continue to do it because they are afraid of death.

"The investigation of this case has not yet been investigated. What is the reason for withdrawing Anqing? If the statement is dead, then it is dead. As the governor of Yingchuan County, he should have been responsible for the mutiny. If he is not dead, I will also blame him. , As for Lord Ning and Lord Xue, let someone check it out first, the clearer will clear himself, and he must give the people and the soldiers an explanation." The emperor didn't want to offend this group of rebels at all. The circumstances are justifiable, and if the military chaos can be solved by finding out the matter, he will definitely agree.

As for An Qingping targeting Xue Ning and the two adults, maybe this is the truth?It's just the death of two officials, and he just needs to appoint two more. If they have nothing to do with them, then find out the culprit, kill him, and the matter will be over.

The emperor lazily glanced at Yu Shi Zhongcheng who was kneeling down, "Get up too, if you have time to kneel here to persuade, why not investigate more cases, I have given you the right to supervise all officials, but you can let these moths devour you Military pay, harming the common people, wait for this matter, you should also give me an explanation."

Censor Zhongcheng didn't expect to get burned, so he obediently agreed, then withdrew from the door, waited until he left the palace, and immediately asked his followers to deliver a message to Taiwei Xue. The sinner gave Yingchuan an explanation.

Lei Luo has been paying attention to the developments in the court. The matter of Yingchuan had nothing to do with Nanyue, but after knowing that there are people of his own in the city, Lei Luo knew that the prince must save people.

He asked Mr. Xie to visit his aunt at Ning's house, and asked Ning's family how to deal with it.

Mr. Xie originally didn't want to take care of the Ning family's affairs. The Ning family did all kinds of bad things and made enemies everywhere. He was stupid to continue dealing with them. He knew it was a dead end, so why did they go up?

"Auntie, you should send Ms. An back, apologize again, and shake hands with the An family to make peace. This matter is big or small. The two families are reconciled. Naturally, Mrs. An will not frame the Ning family." Xie San Lord said sincerely.

Mrs. Ning hadn't seen her for a while, her expression was tired, her skin was gray, she looked ten years older, her eyes were crazy, she didn't look like a normal person.

"That bitch refused to go back by herself. What does it have to do with me? The An family just married a daughter. The two families are relatives by marriage. How could they become enemies? You're overthinking it." Madam Ning said calmly.

Mr. Xie didn't know whether she was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. If she was pretending, it meant that she didn't want to wake up. As a nephew, Mr. Xie felt that he had tried his best, so he couldn't say much.

Before leaving, he couldn't help reminding her: "Auntie, you lost a son, but you still have two sons, and grandchildren. Is it possible that this big family will be buried with you because of one of your mistakes?" ?"

There was a sneer on the corner of Madam Ning's mouth, but seeing the concern in her nephew's eyes, she restrained her temper and said softly, "You don't have to be afraid, the Xie family won't be involved in this matter..."

Third Master Xie hurriedly interrupted her: "Auntie, that's not what I meant!"

"Okay, then don't worry, it's good that the An family hates us, but the matter hasn't been investigated yet, how could it be my Ning family's fault? Your uncle is not on duty in the army, so what does the underpayment have to do with him? There is also a Captain Xue in front."

Xie Sanye was full of anger, but he still reminded her: "Xue Taiwei is one of the three princes, with a high position and authority, how could he be pulled down so easily?"

Maybe he talked too much, Madam Ning suddenly said: "Instead of caring about me, you might as well write a letter to care about your father, and ask him to stop cooperating with King Shun, so as not to be implicated."

Third Master Xie's heart skipped a beat, he couldn't keep his expression on his face, and asked subconsciously, "What do you mean by that?"

Mrs. Ning smiled strangely, her smile was vicious, like a poisonous snake that had been dormant for a long time, she did not answer directly, but said: "Anyway, King Shun's good days are only a few days away, let your father prepare early."

Mr. Xie was so frightened that he ran away from Ning's house. He didn't dare to look for Lei Luo, because he didn't know if any spies from Ning's family would come out with him. When he went back, he really wrote a letter and told Xie Luo everything about the conversation with Mrs. Ning. As the head of the family, it is up to his father to decide what to do.

And they thanked the family for having already obtained sweetness from the prince, how could they give up this big tree easily, as long as the mountains and rivers were not at the end of the river, they would definitely not sever this relationship easily.

Lei Luo had been monitoring the Ning Mansion all the time, he got the news soon after Mr. Xie came out, even knew that his face was ugly when he went out, and he almost sprained his feet when he went down the stairs.

Something must happen!Lei Luo saw that Mr. Xie didn't come to tell him the news immediately, so he personally sent someone to "invite" him, "Tell Mr. Xie, I have prepared food and wine for him, if he doesn't want to come, then I have to bring the food and wine." Came to look for him."

Of course Third Master Xie dare not not come, not to mention that Lei Luo is the prince's confidant, even if he is only from Lei's family, Third Master Xie would not dare to offend him.And he has calmed down, what Mrs. Ning said should also be passed on to the prince, maybe he is worrying unfoundedly, how can Madam Ning harm the prince?

Third Master Xie came very quickly, with a sad face, when he saw Lei Luo, he hugged him and cried, "Nephew, what should I do? I'm afraid the prince is in trouble."

Lei Luo resisted his disgust and didn't push him away. When he finished talking with his nose and tears, Lei Luo frowned and pushed him away.

He sat aside and thought carefully, why Madam Ning was sure that King Shun would suffer?And she doesn't seem to be afraid of the Ning family being retaliated by the An family?Could it be that the whole thing is a plot by the Anning family?Starting with marrying Ning Sanlang?Is the An family really willing to ruin the reputation of their precious daughter by doing this?

"Third Master, you said Miss An stayed in Ning's house voluntarily? Did she not make trouble?"

"How could there be no trouble? I've heard people gossip that Ms. An is going crazy. She smashes it in and out of the yard every day. Ning Sanlang's tablet is burned. I don't know how many times I curse him in the ground every day." There is no peace, and what's more, she still acts as a puppet to curse Mrs. Ning and his wife, and it is said that the troubles in Ning's house are like cats and dogs."

Lei Luo had heard the news before. He thought that Ms. An stayed in the Ning family for revenge. If she left the Ning family, it would not be so easy to deal with him. Now she is going crazy with her identity as the daughter-in-law of the Ning family. The troubles were all caused, the Ning family owed her something, and they didn't dare to do anything to her, outsiders even sympathized with her, no matter how much trouble she made, the reason was on her side.

Lei Luo shook his head, he didn't believe that a person like Miss An would give up his lifelong happiness for other purposes, if she didn't want to marry King Shun, she wouldn't be on this road of no return.

In other words, Mrs. Ning must have other backers who can connect King Shun with this mutiny. What could it be?

Lei Luo suddenly asked: "Who is Yingchuan Commandant?"

This question was not about Mr. Xie, and the attendant on the side immediately picked up, "It is a man named Zhu Yongle, 40 years old. The Zhu family is an aristocratic family whose capital declined in the early years. Only Zhu Yongle is left as an official in the court."

"Go and check this person, and see if he is related to King Shun."

The entourage was stunned for a moment, and then figured out the relationship, not daring to delay a step, and hurried to find someone to check the news.

There are informants left by Ye Changqing in the capital, it is still very easy to check a person's trajectory, especially someone who has a relationship with King Shun.

Mr. Xie broke out in a cold sweat from being frightened. He also wanted to understand the truth, and muttered: "Impossible? My aunt is a woman, can she make such a big conspiracy? She must want to take revenge on the prince and want to go crazy. gone."

Lei Luo also underestimated this woman, "What if she wanted to use the hands of the An family to deal with the prince from the beginning? Marrying Miss An may be just to intensify the conflict, and just to snatch the prince's fiancée away, killing two birds with one stone. If she really If the layout was started so early, then this woman would be too scary."

Lei Luo raised his head and glanced at Mr. Xie, with the meaning of scrutiny and guard in his eyes. Mr. Xie was startled, stood up and said, "Xiao Lei is in charge, why are you looking at me like this? Mrs. Ning is Mrs. Ning, we The Xie family is the Xie family, and we don't know anything about what she did."

Lei Luo suddenly laughed, and cupped his hands at him: "Uncle Xie is serious, my nephew didn't think so, but what happened to this matter, I hope that Uncle can help me to find out what Madam Ning's tone is, if I can figure it out It's best for her to do what she wants."

Third Master Xie cursed secretly: Little fox!He didn't dare to refuse on the surface. At this time, he should try his best to do things for the prince, so as to clear their suspicion of Xie's family.

"Then I will go tomorrow, but she is very cautious and may not reveal too much information."

Of course Lei Luo knew that if this woman was easy to deal with, he wouldn't have made it this far, "Thank you, Third Uncle, for your help. I will definitely credit you."

"There is no need to ask for credit. I also hope that the prince can get through the difficulties smoothly. Our Xie family and the prince are on the same boat." Third Master Xie took the opportunity to show his loyalty.

Sending off Mr. Xie, Lei Luo sat alone in the study for a long time. He used pen and paper to record all the news of Ning's family since Ning Yun's death, trying to figure out a clue, but no matter what the result was, he had to do it as quickly as possible. The speed of sending this news to the hands of the lord, Yingchuan must also speed up the manpower to intervene, otherwise it will be difficult for others to set a trap, and it will be difficult to get out.

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Before Li Xu's letter was delivered, he received an urgent letter from Lei Luo, and the content of the letter was inconceivable to him even after reading it.

He mobilized his memory to find out if the original owner had a connection with Zhu Yongle, but found that he didn't remember this person at all. If it was an important person, he couldn't possibly not remember it.

He quickly found Liu Shu and He Zun, and asked them: "Has this king met Zhu Yongle before?"

Liu Shu didn't react, and asked, "Who is Zhu Yongle?"

He Zun heard this name recently, and he remembered it after a while, "It's the Yingchuan County Lieutenant who was beheaded by the rebels!"

"Yes, that's him. Does this king know him? Have you had any contact with him before?"

Liu Shu, as a close and considerate little eunuch, knows the prince's network best, "I just remembered, about ten years ago, you helped deal with the military and horse affairs in the court, and you seemed to have seen Zhu Yongle at that time. At that time, he was a small official under Xue Taiwei, and he was released after he was promoted and reused. But at first he went to Chen County instead of Yingchuan, and he was not a county captain, but a general in the army. .”

Because this person is too insignificant, and Liu Shu's memory is not deep, he thought about it carefully, and then suddenly thought of something: "By the way, there was an incident in the court, and there was also a general who withheld his salary. You dealt with it." At that time, Master Zhu had clearly stated that he would swear allegiance to you to the death."

Li Xu frowned, "That's all? Nothing else? He just said it casually, does anyone still remember it to this day?"

Liu Shu's face was ugly. He was too young back then and couldn't do much with the prince. Fortunately, his godfather taught him to listen more, read more and memorize more. All people and things related to the prince should be kept in mind. A personal servant is a memorandum by the master's side.

"It's really hard to say. He later released it, thinking that he had made those remarks, so he asked you to thank you, but you didn't see him, but he left a gift, maybe because of this , was recorded by those who cared."

If this Zhu Yongle had been an official outside the country all his life, no one would remember this incident, but he happened to be involved in the Yingchuan military uprising, and he might even be one of the main criminals, so this relationship could be easily dug out up.

Li Xu stretched out his hand to press the letter, the handwriting under his palm was a bit messy, Lei Luo must have been very anxious when he wrote this letter, he said with emotion: "It's terrible, if Madam Ning did this, I have to admire her Wisdom and strategy, it is a waste of such a woman to stay in the back house."

"It's no wonder Mrs. Ning has been valued by her husband's family for the past 20 years without relying on her natal family. She should have done a lot for Lord Ning. My lord, what should we do about this matter?" Liu Shu asked worriedly. If Zhu Yongle is really the main culprit, then as long as there is news that his greedy military salary is filial to King Shun, King Shun's reputation will be stink.

And this kind of thing is hard to explain. King Shun has only been in South Vietnam for three years. He is so rich, can afford such an expensive dowry, and can support tens of thousands of troops. Who would believe that he earned the money himself?Except for the locals in South Vietnam, outsiders don't know how much their prince has done.

Once the emperor has doubts, the prince's future will be difficult.

Li Xu didn't think of a good idea for a while. According to their previous intentions, they wanted to withdraw An Qingping. Now that there is this news, it doesn't matter whether An Qingping leaves or not. If An Qingping leaves, he will probably go. A Ning Junzhi.

"Go and invite General Kou back, as well as Mr. Ji, we need to discuss this matter carefully."

Liu Shu took the order and hurriedly sent someone to deliver a message. In order to give General Kou an aboveboard reason, he specially asked the messenger to add a sentence: This is urgent news, which concerns the life and death of Nanyue. General Kou must come back as soon as possible.