Reverse Junhou

The new gate tower in Beicheng, which had been repaired for many days, collapsed in the flames.

When Bai Wan led Habayashi Wei to the north city gate, the ground was covered with charred mud and rock fragments, and the corners of the city gate had been razed to the ground by fire and thunder.The Habayashi guards who were on duty at night suffered heavy casualties, and there was a lot of wailing downstairs.

After hearing the ins and outs of the whole incident, Bai Wan frowned: "Go look for the groom's body, even if it's broken limbs, find them one by one."

The explosion in the north of the city alarmed the whole city, and more and more people gathered around the collapsed ruins, looking worriedly at the tragic situation under the city tower.

"My lord, isn't there going to be another war?"

Habayashi Wei erected a human wall to separate the onlookers.After a while, a Habayashi guard came to report: "Master Bai, the body of the groom has been found. Half of the legs and feet were blown off, but the body is still intact."

Bai Wan followed Habayashi Wei to the bottom of the city tower, and saw a charred mummy among the broken wood all over the floor.He stretched out his hand and rolled over the groom's eyelids, his face sank: "It's a barbarian."

The Habayashi guards around were shocked, the Yanqu tribe had just fled back to the outside of the pass, why did Hu people appear in the capital so soon?

A sharp-eyed Habayashi guard pointed at the groom's half-open chest: "Master Bai, his inner collar is bulging, and there seems to be something hidden inside."

Bai Wan tore open the skirt of the corpse, and found a sewn dark bag on his chest.He leaned forward, carefully cut open the dark pouch with a short blade, and found a short cylinder inside the pouch.

He covered his mouth and nose and unwound the cylinder, and found that there was an intact silk scroll in the cylinder.He unfolded the silk scroll, and as soon as he glanced at the letter at the beginning, his expression changed.

Bai Wan handed the cylinder to Habayashi Wei behind him: "Seal this thing and present it to His Majesty for decision."

He paused, and added a few more words: "Go to the palace to report to His Highness King Huai, and then send it to the imperial court."

It was dawn when Zhao Fengci received the news.He got up to change his clothes, stared at Wen Xue on the collapsed bed for a long time, and saw that he was breathing calmly and sleeping soundly, and did not wake him up.He just lightly covered him with the quilt, got up and left the house.

When Zhao Fengci arrived at the Imperial Study Room, the hall was already full of ministers from the Second Academy of the Central Committee, and all the ministers whispered, not knowing what happened.It wasn't until he entered the apse that he found the prince, Wen Shizhen and the elders were already waiting inside.

The prince raised his eyes and glanced at Zhao Fengci who was walking towards him, his eyes were dim and unclear.

Emperor Jingyang walked out from behind the screen, and saw that the room was already crowded in darkness, and everyone was terrified.He didn't say much, just threw a yellowed silk scroll on the ground: "Look at it for yourself."

Wen Shizhen bowed to pick up the silk scroll on the ground, and as soon as she unfolded a corner, her face turned pale.

"This... the old minister really doesn't know about it." Wen Shizhen raised the hem of his clothes and knelt down in front of the imperial court.

"You know, fifth son, why did I call you into the palace today?" Emperor Jingyang ignored Wen Shizhen, who was kneeling, and asked Zhao Fengci instead.

Zhao Feng resigned: "I still don't know much about it, please tell me clearly."

In the middle of the night, news came from Bai Wan, saying that Habayashi Guard had intercepted a secret letter from Hu Bu at the gate of the city, which contained a detailed plan on how to assassinate him.He used to fight guerrillas with the barbarians outside Yandang Pass, he already made many enemies, this kind of intimidation is not uncommon, so he didn't think too much about it.

"Old Fifth, I used to think it was just a rumor among the people. I don't know if you and Wen Zhongshu are really at odds."

Zhao Fengci wondered, what does this have to do with Wen Xuechao?

"Otherwise, why would he collude with the barbarians and plot how to put you to death?" Emperor Jingyang sneered.

The eunuch presented the scroll to Zhao Fengci.The entire silk scroll is only a few hundred words, but it describes in detail the defense of the capital after the siege of Guangyang, and how to sneak into the palace to assassinate King Huai.

"The kite rises, breaks through the blue clouds, and enters the city to wait for good news."

The handwriting on the silk is graceful, elegant and upright, and the ending point is strong and powerful.As long as it is an important minister of the Second Central Academy, it can recognize its owner.

After all, every memorial presented to the Holy Majesty was pre-approved by Zhongshu Youcheng himself.

Zhao Fengci put down the silk scroll, and said solemnly to Emperor Jingyang: "Father, this is framing."

Hearing what Zhao Fengci said, the prince also took a step forward: "Father, how could Wen Xuechao do such a foolish thing! When the Yanqu tribe attacked the city, it was he who led the Habayashi guards to guard the city gate. , Guangyang was able to survive until the army came back to help. If he was really collaborating with the enemy, why was he so disregarding his own life at that time?"

The elders in the pavilion looked flustered and hurriedly signaled the prince to keep quiet.When the Yanqu tribe attacked the city, the first batch of teams to abandon the city and flee were the emperor's chariots and horses.The prince's words just hit the emperor's sore spot.

Emperor Jingyang just said in a deep voice: "Xuan Na and the two come in."

Bai Wan walked into the imperial study with two wounded soldiers. Zhao Fengci took a closer look and found that they were both familiar faces of Habayashi Wei.One of them was blindfolded and completely blind, and the other had his right arm amputated and wrapped the broken part with a white cloth.

"At the beginning, I didn't believe that Wen Qing would do such a thing. I didn't expect to send someone to investigate carefully, and I found out some clues."

Emperor Jingyang motioned for his servants to speak.

"Your Majesty, the prince is a thousand years old, my lords," Habayashi Wei, who had his eyes blown out during the siege, kowtowed, "Ganba in the twelfth lunar month, I am on duty to patrol the north gate of the city. I went out of the city in a private sedan. The lower official asked about it at the time, and heard that the lord said that he had to leave the capital for some important business. The lower official didn't dare to neglect the lord, so he let the horses and chariots pass."

"Beizhili Guanshao said that Wen Qing went to Xinglong alone that day, contacted Xinglong refugees, and returned to Beijing at dusk." Emperor Jingyang said coldly, "Two days later, the refugees pretending to be Hu people broke Xinglong. Longcheng, go straight to Guangyang."

Zhao Fengci was about to speak, but was interrupted by Emperor Jingyang, "Continue."

The guard with the broken arm bowed his head and said: "On the day when Yanqu attacked the city, my subordinates guarded the south tower together with Mr. Wen. Before the Zhenbei army came back to help, the barbarians attacked very fiercely. Thousands of arrows were fired at the tower. Fa. The Habayashi guards guarding the city tower were almost wiped out, only Lord Wen was safe and sound. The other day, I heard the order from the leader of the barbarians not to hurt Lord Wen lightly when shooting arrows to attack the city."

After the two Habayashi guards finished their speech, the entire imperial study was so quiet that a needle could be heard.Emperor Jingyang took a deep look at Wen Shizhen, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Nowadays, there are all witnesses and evidences, but I don't know what the sentence at the end of the letter, 'The paper kite rises, breaks the blue clouds', what does it mean?"

Zhao Fengci's eyes tightened, and suddenly he felt his internal organs were mixed together.

At noon the day before yesterday, Zhao Fenghui yelled that the spring was good and he wanted to go out to play, but he was temporarily called to the Privy Council to discuss matters.Wen Xuechao couldn't hold back the child's high spirits, so he could only put on the curtain, took Zhao Fenghui and A Shen and went out together.When he returned to the mansion on rotation at night, he saw Zhao Fenghui holding a colorful paper kite, having a great time playing in the courtyard.

He hugged Wen Xuechao into his arms, and Wen Xuechao hugged his neck tightly, with a smile in his eyes: "Today, I specially bought a paper kite for His Highness Ninth Prince. Tomorrow, at the beginning of spring, we will take him out to enjoy the flowers."

In the early morning of the next day, the two of them took Zhao Fenghui to the mountainside of Yashan in a sedan chair to release paper kites.They played around with Zhao Fenghui for a whole day in the mountains.As the sun was setting, Ah Shen saw three people walking down the mountain side by side at the foot of the mountain, rubbing the back of his head and giggling.

He remembered asking Ah Shen why he kept laughing.

A Shen blinked: "Watching the prince and Lord Wen leading His Highness the Ninth Prince down the mountain from a distance, it's like watching a family returning home late."

"Father, this is framing. Wen Youcheng will never cooperate with the enemy no matter what." The memory came to an abrupt end, and Zhao Fengci repeated it to Emperor Jingyang.

Wen Shizhen then kowtowed to Emperor Jingyang: "Please ask the emperor to allow the old minister to investigate further. If this Lizi is really suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason, the minister will personally kill him in front of the ancestral tablet, so as to set his family in order."

The prince opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Qian Ge's eyes, and he swallowed the words abruptly.

As soon as his uncle said this, Zhao Qimiao understood that his uncle wanted to protect him and Wen's family.

He couldn't figure out that in order to get rid of Wen's family's arrangements in the court, his father could do such a cruel thing.Since the father is determined to get rid of Wen's family's confidant, even if Wen Ji is innocent this time, he will probably be accused of collaborating with the enemy.

Throughout the ages, those who collaborate with the enemy and treason are unforgivable crimes, ranging from copying and beheading the whole family to implicating the nine clans in severe cases.If Wen Xuechao was really charged with colluding with foreign enemies, he would implicate his mother and the entire Wen family.

A treasonous minister from the mother clan came out, and it was difficult for him to secure the position of heir.What the uncle said was to use Wen Ji's life to silence the courtier's leisurely mouth, and he was also telling his father that Wen Shizhen had killed his relatives and children for the sake of the righteousness of the family and the country. It would be inhumane for the emperor to pursue the matter further.

"Don't bother Mr. Wen, I will check it myself, and I will definitely return Wen Youcheng's innocence." Zhao Fengci said coldly.

"I have ordered the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Yushitai to conduct a thorough investigation into the case of Wen Yu collaborating with the enemy. Since the fifth child is involved in this case, I have allowed you to assist me." Emperor Jingyang rubbed his brows, "Prince and Wen Qing It's better to avoid suspicion and don't intervene."

Wen Shizhen bowed deeply and made a promise, with no expression on his face.However, the prince ignored the dissuasion of the elders, walked forward in two or three steps, and knelt down straight in front of Emperor Jingyang.

"I don't understand," Zhao Qimiao said in a deep voice, "Since I was entrusted with the position of crown prince in the 11th year of Yongping, I have been cautious in my words and deeds for more than [-] years, diligent and conscientious, and have never slacked off for a day. Father If you feel that Er Chende is not worthy, you can talk to Er Chen directly. Why are you standing on the side of the fifth younger brother in everything now, and treat Er Chen as nothing."

The boss of Qian Pavilion turned pale with shock: "His Royal Highness, be careful!"

The atmosphere in the imperial study room froze for a while, and after a long while, Emperor Jingyang only heard him pat his palm and smiled lightly: "Okay, not bad, Miao'er is promising."

"The prince made a slip of the tongue in front of the imperial court today, and Bai Qing sent the prince back to the mansion for me, and asked him to stay in the mansion to reflect on it for a few days."

Zhao Qimiao raised his head in disbelief, Father is trying to put him under house arrest in disguise?

Habayashi Wei left the imperial study with Zhao Qimiao, who had a gloomy face.Emperor Jingyang was angered by the crown prince, and his heart was furious, and his asthma was faintly showing signs of attack again. The father-in-law in charge hurriedly sent someone to invite the imperial physician, and all the elders also resigned one after another.Only Wen Shizhen knelt in front of the jade steps for a long time, and could not get up despite the support of everyone.

Bai Wan reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness King Huai, the Emperor just issued an order, and the Ministry of Punishment is sending people to the Wen Mansion to apprehend Lord Wen."

Wen Xuechao was not in the Wen Mansion, he slept soundly on the bed in the Wang Mansion, waiting for Zhao Feng to resign.

Zhao Fengci took a step and strode towards the outside of the imperial study.

He would not let anyone take Wen Xue away.

"Wen Shizhen, you are not worthy to be a father."

Wen Shizhen raised her head when she heard a cold voice coming from her ear, and found that the man had gone far away.He swayed and barely supported the ground with his hands, only to realize that his palms were covered in cold sweat.

Just now, King Huai had murderous intentions towards him.

The author has something to say: 【Xiangge practice time】

Fairies, Ah Xian will catch a plane to three cities in the next two days, and may be at the airport most of the time, and may not be able to update the article on time on the 13th-15th.I will hang up the leave note first, and if I have the time code, I will issue a new chapter. If I don’t have time, I may have to wait until the 16th to update~ (kneeling)

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!