Thousands of Mountains

Whoever looks for the palace maid to Zhuoxiang, the best candidate in Yin Cen's heart is naturally Shen Cang.

So I hope the spring hunting will end soon.

Counting the days, it was ten days since they set off, and they were supposed to return in about five or six days. However, no news of any movement came back.

Yin Cen felt a little uneasy, there was no news, either good news or bad news.

He didn't believe that Qiu Yiren didn't take the opportunity to do something. Yun Jianqing's refusal to marry forced the situation into an arrow, and Qiu Yiren's anger would only turn into murderous intent.

He and Chen Ji waited, Yun Jianqing and Shen Cang waited, watching Qiu Yiren make a move, they forced her to make a move.

Three days later, an urgent message came from the Cuishan hunting ground. The emperor Chen Ze and the crown prince Chen Ji returned to the capital with their troops. Funan Wang Yun Jianqing was suspected of assassinating the emperor, but was intercepted by the commander of the imperial army Xin Shangyun. All the personnel were arrested, escorted back to Beijing, and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

The news was first transmitted to the cabinet by the Lijian, and then Liang Taifu passed it on to Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin.

Yin Cen first cared, "How is the emperor, was he really stabbed?"

Liang Taifu said, "There is no explicit indication in the urgent delivery, presumably life should be safe."

What Yin Cen thought was that as long as the emperor didn't die, the matter would definitely be found out. If he died accidentally, there would be too much room for Qiu Yiren, and it would be okay to falsely frame General Yun and the crown prince for the assassination , then troublesome.

Qin Nianqin asked again, "Who is the actual assassin?"

Liang Taifu said, "It didn't make it clear, it must not be General Yun himself, by the way," Liang Taifu looked at the two, "The emperor has made it clear in this case that after the suspect is escorted back to Beijing, he will be interrogated by the three courts immediately, and both of you will participate in."

Yin Cen nodded, "Such a big case should be tried by the three courts, but who is the presiding judge?"

Logically, it should be the head of one of the three legal divisions, and most of them will be Ruan Mingsha, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, but Yin Cen selfishly hopes that it will be his immediate superior, Zou Hengkong, the left capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but Liang Taifu looks worried, "The emperor appointed The chief and assistant presiding judge of the cabinet."

"Qi Yanzhi?!" Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin both cried out in surprise. Yin Cen slapped his head and instantly understood the whole routine. Could it be Qi Yanzhi? From premeditation to aftermath, confidantes have been placed in every link, and everyone is an important minister in the court, and their actions and words are very important. It is indeed very difficult for this front to join hands.

After Liang Taifu left, Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin deduced along the only clues.

"Now it seems that we have to wait for the day of the joint trial to find out what happened in the Cuishan hunting ground." Yin Cen said

"Then you and I will be passive." Qin Nianqin was a little worried.

Yin Cen thought for a while, "You might as well wait a day or two, if Wu Ye'er is smart enough, he should come back early to inform you and me."

Qin Nianqin tilted his head, is this person so clever?

Seeing his expression, Yin Cen added, "Even if he can't think of it, the crown prince can, don't worry."

Sure enough, that night, Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin saw the panting Wu Ye'er and a horse that was collapsing in the courtyard that night. Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin were busy serving tea and tea The horse poured water, and after a lot of busy work, they gathered in the study again.

Wu Ye'er said without waiting for a question, "His Royal Highness...is injured."

Yin Cen's heart trembled, "Why?"

"The assassin was stabbing at the emperor, but was blocked by His Highness."

"Where is the injury? How is the injury?" Yin Cen was anxious.

Wu Ye'er compared her right shoulder, "The tip of the knife pierced into the front of the right shoulder. The imperial doctor and I have both seen it. It doesn't matter. I just need to rest for a while. I'm afraid I won't be able to practice martial arts in these few months."

It doesn't matter whether you practice or not, Yin Cen put his hand on Wu Ye'er's shoulder, "Think about what happened, and then tell us carefully."

Wu Ye'er nodded, bit her lip and thought for a moment, then raised her head and told the story of the assassination.

"Our group went to the Cuishan hunting ground. We hunted during the day and camped at night. The emperor was weak and could only walk on horseback for half a day before going back to the camp to rest. In the past few days, every time the emperor said that he would go back to the camp At that time, General Yun also went back with him, but in the next few days, the emperor did not want General Yun to accompany him, saying that it was rare to come out for spring hunting, so he naturally wanted to come while he was happy, and return with his heart's content, and he couldn't make everyone feel uncomfortable just because he was alone. If you can't play, the general doesn't force it, but he still goes back to the camp every day before dark to accompany the emperor."

"Until the last day, according to the traditional spring hunting custom, on this day there will be collective night hunting. The emperor will give special rewards to whoever catches the most prey in the night hunting, but since the emperor himself is unable to participate, let everyone else go night hunting. That night, there was only the emperor alone, and half of the imperial guards assigned by Commander Xin Shangyun were in the camp."

"At night, all the people who went hunting at night quickly dispersed, but the prince and I followed General Yun and Shen Cang all the way. The prince told General Yun that tonight is the last night of spring hunting, and at this time only the emperor is in the camp. , he was worried about the safety of the emperor, and asked the general to go back to the camp with him. General Yun agreed immediately. When the four of us returned to the camp, we found a very strange phenomenon. Looking from a long distance, we should have guarded in front of the emperor's tent. There is no one guarding the imperial guards."

"So we got off our horses from a distance, concealed ourselves and slowly approached the tent, and found that it was not that there was no one outside the tent, but that the guards were all stunned. After saying something, an assassin rushed in, and we all followed in, only to see the emperor motionless on the couch in fright, and two men in black were fighting with Commander Xin, who seemed to have also been poisoned by the drug Seeing that one of them was about to stab the emperor with a knife, the prince flew forward to block the emperor, and the point of the knife pierced his shoulder."

"The man in black saw that he missed his shot, and with so many people rushing into the tent, he knew that he could not do anything tonight. Shen Cang had already stepped forward to capture the two of them, but they knelt down on the ground of General Yun with a plop. In front of him, he said that his subordinates were ineffective and asked the general to forgive him, and then committed suicide with a knife."

When Yin Cen heard this, he punched the desk, his chest heaved and panted slightly, he walked back and forth in the room uncontrollably, although he knew that Qiu Yiren would play tricks, but he still couldn't stop being angry when he heard the details.

Qin Nianqi wondered, "Could it be that the emperor believes what the man in black said?"

Wu Ye'er continued to recall, "When General Yun and the emperor heard this, their faces changed. The general said to the emperor that the two didn't know each other at all, and they were not sent by him. They were deliberately framed. The emperor didn't say anything at first. , but a little too frightened, and ordered Commander Xin to check the two of them carefully, but after the inspection, Commander Xin suddenly put the knife on General Yun's neck without saying a word, saying that the two men used the unique weapons of Funanying ——Yun Family Saber, if it’s not General Yun, who else could it be... Just as he was speaking, the other night hunters and other forbidden troops also returned to the camp. The emperor was furious and ordered Xin to lead General Yun Both tied up with Shen Cang, escorted back to Beijing immediately, followed His Royal Highness to know that after returning to Beijing, there will be a joint trial by the three courts, so hurry up and let me come back overnight to report."

After hearing the story, Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin looked at each other for a while, and they both knew the crux of the matter - the man in black who assassinated was dead, but the identity of the deceased could be verified. In addition, the "cloud" in Xin Shangyun's mouth "Household Knife" is really worth studying.

Yin Cen asked, "What about the men in black and their weapons?"

Wu Ye'er scratched her head, "I left overnight and didn't have time to pay attention to these..."

Yin Cen looked at Qin Nianqin again, the eyes of the two of them were self-evident, if they wanted to set up a trap, the man in black and the weapon would definitely not stay.

Yin Cen sighed, the only hope now is Chen Ji, hoping that he can fight against Xin Shangyun as the prince and persuade the emperor to return to Beijing for a closer trial.

Thinking that Chen Ji is still injured now, Yin Cen couldn't help feeling restless.

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At this time, in Qingchun Hall, Qiu Yiren was also summoning Qi Yanzhi and Zhao Lun overnight.

Qi Yanzhi frowned deeply, but Zhao Lun was calm.

Qiu Yiren was sitting behind the bead curtain, talking to Qi Yanzhi, but he didn't look at him, "Old Qi Ge, after the emperor returns to Beijing, there will be a joint interrogation by the three jurisprudence divisions, and he specified that you should be the presiding judge. Do you understand the emperor's intentions?"

Qi Yanzhi lowered his eyebrows and sat upright in court clothes. After thanking the saint with his hands, he put his hands on his knees and said, "I will deal with it fairly, and I will not neglect my role as the presiding judge."

Qiu Yiren snorted coldly, "Mr. Qi Ge, what time is it, and you are still playing these false tricks with the Ai family? If you want to show your loyalty, you can go to the emperor to show your loyalty. Here at the Ai family, it is better to put you away." That bravado."

After saying all this, Qiu Yiren didn't seem to be able to let go of his hatred. Qiu Yiren actually stood up, pulled open the bead curtain, looked at Qi Yanzhi, and said sarcastically, "Who are you? The Ai family saw it ten years ago. Clear! Now you want to be a virtuous and loyal minister, and leave your name forever? You want to be a traitor and also want to set up a memorial archway, I'm afraid the idea is too beautiful!"

After speaking, he shook the bead curtain fiercely, and the strings of beads scattered, crackling and bouncing on the floor, making people very restless in the middle of the night.

What Qi Yanzhi said made Qi Yanzhi angry, but when he stood up he was a little dizzy, holding onto the armrest of the teacher's chair with both hands, Zhao Lun hurried over to support the teacher when he saw it, Qi Yanzhi said tremblingly, "Empress Empress , as the chief minister of the cabinet, the old minister has done his best in the past ten years and has no shame in his heart. Now the empress says in one word that the minister is not a virtuous or loyal minister, but a traitor. To all the officials and courtiers, even more shameless to face the people at Liming, minister, write a memorial to resign immediately when you go back, and hand it in when the emperor returns to the palace, the old minister is incompetent, please ask the emperor and empress to find another sage."

As soon as this remark came out, Qiu Yiren's heart trembled. After all, she just couldn't understand Qi Yan's hypocrisy. She wanted to show off her quick tongue and force him to express his attitude. She must use this matter to get rid of Yun Jian It's just green, but I don't want Qi Yanzhi to take a step forward to retreat. Looking at this tearful scene, Qiu Yiren feels flustered and hateful.

old fox!If he really didn't say a word of truth, if he didn't have a handle in his hands, this person would have been the target of being dealt with quickly.

As soon as Qi Yanzhi finished speaking, before Qiu Yiren could respond, Zhao Lun knelt down in front of Qi Yanzhi, "You mustn't do it, teacher! For the past ten years, I have been relying on my teacher to support me. If the teacher is gone, who can shield the emperor from the wind and rain!"

Qi Yanzhi closed his eyes, two lines of turbid tears rolled down, "shelter the wind and rain", these four words really came to his heart.

Qiu Yiren pushed aside the bead curtain again and came out, but his voice softened when he spoke again, "Mr. Qi Ge, the great wish has not been fulfilled, why do you have to leave?"

Qi Yanzhi opened his eyes and looked at Qiu Yiren, his eyes were calm and unfathomable, but he didn't say a word.

After a while, Qiu Yiren said again, "Even if Ge Lao forgets about Ge Lao's grand wish, Ai Jia still remembers it. Aren't everything Ai Jia does helps Ge Lao get closer to what he wants? "

Only then did Qi Yanzhi ask lightly, "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it? The absence of Yun Jianqing in the southeast is like the absence of Lin Moyan in the northwest. Border defense is not a trifling matter."

Qiu Yiren laughed out loud when he heard this, but knew in his heart that it was done.

She stared at Qi Yanzhi, the corners of her mouth curled up deeply, "There are some prices that have to be paid, the watchdog is disobedient, just change another one, besides, sometimes the enemy is not always the enemy, when our enemies are all The same person is a friend, didn't Qi Ge already understand this truth when Guanxi was slaughtered six years ago?"