Lei Yue Longmen

When the emperor announced the crusade against northern Xinjiang, Cen Zhu stood in the court hall, his neckline was wet, and his mind went blank.

No one in the entire imperial court stood up to speak for Li Jingchen.

He was very ruthless today, as if he had foreseen the meeting of the East Palace Department? He was dissatisfied, and replaced the infantry commanders of the East City and South City overnight, Zhu Yu'an and Mu Yunzhong, and replaced them with confidantes.The external declaration is to stabilize the overall situation.What is the stability of the overall situation?Is it only for the Tu family?

Although Mu Yunzhong took advantage of the Tu family's power to rise to power, Zhu Yu'an was the chief guard of the Eastern Palace when the former crown prince Li Jingzhi was in power, and had nothing to do with the Tu family.At such a critical juncture, the intention of choosing to replace him is self-evident.

When Shengzong was captured in Mongolia, Emperor Shungui, who later usurped the throne, made the same move.

In name, in order not to give the enemy a chance to threaten him, he spared no effort to wipe out all Shengzong's counterattack forces in the capital, so as to cut off the enemy's plan.The act of exterminating relatives in a righteous way is still praised by later generations. Sheng Zong was able to make such a sacrifice, let alone a mere empress dowager.

But, is it time to break your arm now?

Why not wait another month, let Li Jingzhu have a chance to escape before sending troops?When the king is humiliated, must he? Do you want your own flesh and blood to die generously in front of the battle?What exactly does he want?

Cen Zhu didn't dare to think about it anymore, the more she thought about it, the colder her heart became. She couldn't imagine how Li Jingzhu felt when she heard such a result when she was deeply trapped in the enemy's camp.When she was most desperate, she ate her flesh and blood behind her back, wishing that it was her closest relative who wanted her to die.What kind of sadness is this?

She packed her package overnight and was about to go out of the city to the northern border, but unexpectedly, she ran into Chuan Feiyan at the door of the room.She seemed to see through Cen Zhu's purpose at a glance, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to northern Xinjiang."

"Are you crazy?" Chuan Feiyan pushed her back a few steps and closed the door, "Now that you are an important minister of the imperial court, what crime would you be charged with leaving Beijing without permission? Can you afford it?"

"I said I was sick to the outside world, and I said that the old injury had flared up, and I left Beijing secretly. If the court asked me, at worst, I would declare that I was dead!"

Chuan Feiyan's eyes widened, seeing that she was speaking super seriously, she didn't seem to be insane.

"Can you be sober, you can't even hold a sword now, what can you do in northern Xinjiang?"

Cen Zhu picked up the package: "I still have a few friends in the north, at least I can get some news, maybe I can sneak into the city, anyway, it's better than staying in the capital doing nothing."

Chuan Feiyan saw that she was a little out of her mind, her words were also vague, obviously she had lost her mind.

"Okay, okay, what's the point of being brave at this time? You're not a three-year-old kid, here? I'll sit down, things haven't reached this point yet!"

Cen Zhu was quite dissatisfied, as if she was wasting her time.Chuan Feiyan rolled her big eyes, forced her to sit down,

"I came here to tell you that the East Palace has received the news from His Highness. His Highness ordered everyone in the East Palace not to act rashly, and wait for her return in the capital with peace of mind! Including you." The last sentence was imposed by her. .

Cen Zhu's cloudy eyes became clearer, "When did it happen?"

"Just now, Master Gu Mian received a letter from Hongyan, which said that His Highness is indeed under house arrest in northern Xinjiang, but his life is not in danger at present."

When Cen Zhu heard this, he wanted to stand up again, but Chuan Feiyan hurriedly pressed her to sit down, "Don't worry, don't worry, I haven't finished yet? Although His Highness is under house arrest, it is not difficult for her to escape, but the current situation in northern Xinjiang It seems to be more complicated. It seems that the second son of Tu Yuanshan, Tu Yunba, is in charge of Beijiang now. I am not very clear about the specific reasons. His Highness said that she will stay in Beijiang for a while to observe. At present, the Hongyan envoy has sent the news to the palace. Whether or not this battle will be won is still unknown!"

"What do you mean?"

Chuan Feiyan spread his hands, "I don't know what it means. Yiting said so. After he finished speaking, he was called to the East Palace. Didn't I come to you in a hurry to tell you? Ouch, I'm exhausted. No water."

In the palace, how many elders in the cabinet? And King Cheng all looked at the emperor before the case without saying a word.

"It's better to wait a little longer," Wang Zhongxu said first, "and then decide whether to send troops when the Hongyan envoy arrives next time."

"I can't wait!" Yue Haiyu said, "It was half a month ago when the empress dowager's messenger was sent out, and I don't know when she will come next time. The letter said that the northern border army might mutiny at any time, maybe? The moon has mutinied. Who knows? What it will be like."

Fu Mingqi seemed to be scrupulous, he glanced cautiously at the emperor, and then at King Cheng.

"Perhaps, wait another two or three days. If there is no letter from the Crown Princess within two or three days, it is not impossible to send troops again."

The emperor didn't speak, but grinned lightly, and then tightened his face.

Pan Suiyong glanced at him, and said slowly: "The emperor has already gone to the Taimiao to offer sacrifices in person during the day, and announced the edict to punish the thieves to the world. The eldest princess and Wen? ? Detrimental to our morale."

King Cheng looked at his father anxiously when he heard this.Li Pinghong saw that he wanted to interrupt several times, but he didn't say anything, so he asked him, "What does King Cheng think?"

Just as King Cheng was about to open his mouth, the servant suddenly announced, "Report to the emperor, General Feng has led the imperial army to gather at the base of the city, and the emperor is invited to come to the gate tower in person and grant the Jieyue."

Li Pinghong, Long Yan, was very happy, and immediately announced that he would set up the city gate tower, and asked Cheng Wang to serve him.In the car, he chatted with King Cheng, "Wang Zhongxu is a straightforward person. If you say anything, it's not too bad. This Fu Mingqi is a master of gentleness. He never wants to stand out, and he doesn't easily offend anyone. , you have to be careful." King Cheng nodded, seemingly absent-minded.

Li Pinghong glanced at him and said nothing.On the top of the city tower, looking at the densely packed soldiers below the city, Li Pinghong first held a grand ceremony to sacrifice the flag in public, and then awarded Feng Huaji the battle axe, and then accepted the deafening oath of allegiance from the soldiers.Facing the worried King Cheng, he waved his hands down and said casually: "I know what you want to say? But I just want to tell you today that the most taboo thing for a king is indecision. People who are too emotional are Not the king. Do you understand?"

King Cheng hesitated for a moment, but his courage and timidity were shattered by the urging sound of banners and drums, and he nodded as if accepting his fate, "I will remember this, I will never? The emperor is disappointed."

At this time, the East Palace was as quiet as death.

Mu Yunzhong suddenly got up and walked out of the hall, Gu Mian stopped him, "What are you doing?"

"Go out of the city and go to northern Xinjiang."

"Come back, have you forgotten His Highness's request?"

"I haven't forgotten!" Yun Zhong stood outside the door, his dignified body trembling a little, clenched his fists tightly, "I just can't stand it!"

"If you can't take it, you have to take it!" Gu Mian said coldly, "What are you doing in northern Xinjiang? Are you a pawn? If you dare to act rashly, you are disloyal to His Highness. Here? I'll come back and sit down!"

"You're enough, Mr. Gu," Zhu Yuan said at him, "Yun Zhong has been with His Highness since he was a child, so you can't let him go out alone and cry for a while?"

"If crying is useful, what does His Highness want us to do? At this time of crisis, it is precisely our efforts that need to be united. If we mess up here, won't His Highness worry even more?"

Yun Zhong smiled miserably with his back turned to them, and shook his hands, "I'll be right back."

Cen House.

Hearing the news again that the emperor insisted on sending troops, Cen Zhuo's eyes were only scarlet from despair after staying up all night.

Even Chuan Feiyan was not as calm as she was when she first came here, because she was bumped into the waist by several panicked ordinary people on the road, and everyone was rushing to grab food before the food price increased.Although she didn't think it was necessary, she was still inexplicably infected with nervousness, thinking that she had to ask the housekeeper to stock up as soon as possible when she got home.

Once she was so nervous that she accidentally said it smoothly, and asked Cen Zhu worriedly: "No way in Beijiang? Are you really using your siblings to sacrifice flags?" Seeing that Cen Zhu's eyes turned red instantly, she quickly slapped her mouth, " Bah, bah, bah, I'm a crow's mouth, how could it happen? My younger siblings have said that she might escape if she has a way. No, definitely? No way."

Not only did Cen Zhu not take sick leave, but he went to Pan Suiyong's residence more frequently, and even intended to make friends with people in Prince Cheng's residence.Because she knew that if she wanted to inquire about Li Jingbai's news, she would either get it from a friend or an enemy.Her "climbing" is no longer an eye-catching thing in the capital. When today's announcement of the conquest of northern Xinjiang, the wind direction in the capital has completely changed, and there are countless people vying to switch to Cheng Wang's family.Even though every time she came back from those people's houses, Cen Zhu felt so sick that she couldn't eat, but the next day she forced herself to smile and continued to burrow into the flies.

After half a month of hard work, I finally got something small. Under Pan Suiyong's strong recommendation, King Cheng finally accepted her as a guest.But up to now, there is still no news of Li Jingchen.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of Prince Cheng's Mansion, the current East Palace is empty.Cen Zhu sometimes passed by there, and he could stand at the door openly for a while, looking at the door she used to go in and out every day.Because she knew that no one would misunderstand that she had anything to do with Li Jingchen anymore, and now she has completely become a member of Prince Cheng's Mansion.

The battle ahead didn't seem to be going very smoothly, and only a few confidential people knew about the battle reports sent by Hongyan envoys every day, and Cen Zhu was naturally not one of them.But at least judging from the reactions of the East Palace and Prince Cheng's Mansion, Li Jingchen was not immediately beheaded to sacrifice the flag.so far so good.

That night, the gate of the mansion was knocked, Cen Zhu hurriedly opened it, and saw that it was an old acquaintance from the north.

The other party sized her up in disbelief first, and then hugged her, "You are really Qin Zhuo, brother, I always thought you were dead. It's great to see you again, you actually, unexpectedly became a high official I can't believe it! Hahaha!"

This is one of the acquaintances I met as Qin Zhuo back then. As a last resort, Cen Zhu would not reveal his identity to him.Cen Zhu was not in a hurry to greet him, and invited him into the room, "Brother Zhang, what happened to the news I asked you to inquire about?" Zhang Changrui lowered his expression, and said, "I asked some brothers in the number to inquire about the Hou's residence. A few days ago, I did hear some news, so I hurried over here in case you were in a hurry."

"What?" Cen Zhu's heart suddenly stopped.

"A month ago, the Empress Dowager did stay in the Hou's Mansion, but I heard that she only stayed there for a month before she was taken to the military prison of the Beicheng Division and locked up with the court officials who were detained before. .”

"what?!!!"

Cen Zhu stood up all of a sudden, his chest was as cold as a pinprick.

"Brother, don't worry, I later sent someone to investigate in Beicheng Sijun Prison, and no one can enter there for the time being. No one comes out, and there is no danger for the time being."

How could Cen Zhu not be in a hurry, where is the military prison?It's a place where prisoners are held, and Li Jing is stuck there, what kind of humiliation and suffering will she face, how can she bear it?Not to mention wanting to get away!

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Don't read the next chapter, it's all garbled characters and some previous drafts, I will rush out the following chapters overnight tonight.