I'm not really the protagonist? [Transmigration Book]

The crown prince and Yan Zheng interrogated every day, and all the officials involved were pulled out by thunderous means.

No one was spared in Yanbei's officialdom, from the third-rank officials to the small officials with pens and knives.

Yan Zheng personally led his troops along the food relief road, marching all the way, checking the road, escorting the road, killing the road, the people have not yet arrived, and the killing has already arrived.

Yan Zheng, a corrupt official who pissed his trousers despite his reputation, won the appreciation of the people along the way, as if he had a backstage. Can't run.

In a tent.

"General, there are currently eight officials escorted back to the capital, and a total of 32 officials have been executed along the way." The muscular man with a machete on his waist reported.

"If you keep marching at this speed, you will be able to reach the capital in about eight days, and you will pass through two areas on the way." Another gentle and thinner man continued.

Yan Zheng looked at his two confidants in the account with satisfaction in his eyes.

"Speed ​​up and enter the city tonight." Yan Zheng looked at the complaints sent by the people in the city, and sneered, "Dong Sen, once you enter the city, all the officials in the city will be put in jail. If anyone resists, they will be killed on the spot." .”

The robust human said: "Yes."

As for the case investigation, Yan Zheng handed it over to Fang Rui, and he himself was in charge of the guards in the city, to check if there were bandits from Goshawk Mountain pretending to be soldiers.

The two withdrew from the account.

Fang Rui: "Brother, what happened to Mr. Su?"

"What?" Dong Sen stretched out his hand to grab the handle of the knife, "What's wrong, young master?"

Fang Rui and Dong Sen have spent most of their time in the barracks since joining Yanzheng, but Fang Rui is different. He also communicated with the literati in the city, and then he learned about Su Jiabao's falling into the water on the Yuntai, and told the story After talking with Dong Sen, he sighed in a low voice: "Now that no one has been found, this is good news. After all, no news is better than seeing a corpse."

Dong Sen nodded: "I hope the young master is okay, after all, we haven't repaid the kindness we owe."

In the capital, the prince's speed was not slow. First, he sent people related to the Ministry of Households to prison, followed by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials.

Su family, Gu family and other declining families involved in the case were directly sentenced to death. Su Mingwen and Su Mingran were among them. They just waited for the officials escorted by Yanzheng to return to Beijing, checked their confessions, and then beheaded at the north gate together.

At the same time, the time limit given by Chu Yunguo has expired, but Xia Qi has not yet returned their third prince, and even the murderer behind the scenes has not been found out. All the officials of Chu Yunguo were furious, and they all wrote a letter asking Xia Qi to pay the price. Wan, pressing towards Xia Qi's border.

Inside the Jinluan Hall, the ministers got together to talk and argue. Looking carefully, they were faintly divided into several factions. They were all frowning, and after thinking for a long time, they couldn't think of any countermeasures. When Emperor Mingxuan asked what to do, there was a noisy crowd The hall suddenly fell silent again.

Everyone lowered their heads, afraid that the emperor would call their names. It wasn't that they didn't want to offer advice, but they really had nothing to offer.

The emperor was a little angry, and just about to point out someone, suddenly a loud voice came from outside, "Report!"

"Urgent report at eight hundred miles from the border!"

Ming Emperor Xuanren entered the palace.

"It is reported that 30 troops from the Baijin Kingdom are marching towards the northern border of Yan, and the leader of the army is Wucheng, the mansion of the General Wu of the Baijin Kingdom."

When the courtiers heard the words, they all gasped.

"This...how is this good?"

"Baijin Kingdom is really..."

"The military general's mansion leads the troops, what should I do?"

There is a family of military generals in the Baijin Kingdom. Everyone in the family has high military strength, and they are very skilled in training and leading troops. They rarely lose when they send troops to fight.

This family is the Wu family. The Wu family has guarded the Baijin Kingdom for generations, and the power in their hands has reached the highest in this generation. All the military power of the Baijin Kingdom is in the hands of the Wu family. Even the emperor of the Baijin Kingdom dare not easily offend the Wu family.

Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty felt chills all over his body. If the soldiers of the two countries did not want to back down and go up to the enemy, the odds of winning were slim. Not to mention, Xia Qi's army was still being eaten away by those bandits from Cangying Mountain.

Just as the emperor was flustered, the eunuch's shrill voice came again.

"Prince Xianshuo, please see me!"

"Prince please see me!"

"Minister Gu Ming is asking to see you!"

The parties responsible for Xia Qi's three major events now asked to see him, Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty was overjoyed, and hurriedly announced that the three of them would meet in the palace.

The three of them already knew the current situation, and they directly expressed their thoughts without the emperor asking.

The prince said that there is still room for maneuver in the matter of Chu Yunguo, as long as he finds the third prince Chu and promises some valuable treasures, the crisis may be resolved.

As soon as the prince said it, the ministers all thought it was feasible, but Xiahou Lingyuan who stood by did not say a word.

Xiahou Lingyuan knew why the prince and these courtiers thought that if they found Chu Yunmo, Chu Yunguo would retreat.

Because from the outside world's point of view, Emperor Chu Yunguo's health is gradually failing, and he already has the idea of ​​delegating power to the Zen position, so Chu Yunguo must be the prince seizing power at this time, the court is chaotic, and he has no time to take care of other countries. As for suppressing Xia Qi, it is just a show , Let the emperor, courtiers and even the people of Chu Yunguo know how powerful their country is, and they think of brotherhood.

In short, as long as the third prince Chu is found, they will definitely retreat. What's more, they hope that Xia Qi will hand over the murderer who killed Chu Yunmo rather than Chu Yunmo himself.

Under normal circumstances, anyone who thinks this way is right. Chu Yunguo's suppression of Xia Qi's troops this time is indeed a show, but what they didn't expect was that not only was the army suppressing the border for a show, but even Chu Yunguo's prince seized the throne, and the court was in chaos. It's all for show, but in fact Chu Yunguo is very stable, and everything is in the hands of Chu Yunmo, the third prince of Chu Yunguo who is now "unknown".

The prince went on to say: "But the Baijin Kingdom is different. They are already ambitious and covet my Xia Qi's land. Even if the people who are in the deep prison are given to them, they will make a comeback in the future."

Yes, Chu Yunmo's soldiers suppressed the situation in order to make Xia Qi explain the disappearance of their third prince, while the Baijin Kingdom directly wanted someone with a cheeky face.

What they want is to imprison members of the Wu family who have not spoken so far in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

They were responsible for the matter of Cangying Mountain, and seeing Chu Yunguo sending troops to suppress the border, the Baijin Kingdom took advantage of the situation and forced Xia Qi to hand over.

The prince said a lot, which attracted the nods of the ministers, and the prince also swept away his mediocre appearance in the past.

"Father, my son thinks that this person can't be given to me." The prince said loudly, "The Baijin Kingdom wants someone so desperately. I'm afraid this person knows a lot of things. If he opens his mouth, I, Xia Qi, will definitely Take a chance."

Yan Zheng also seconded, agreeing not to hand over.

Although the emperor knew that what the prince said was reasonable, the reality was that the army of the Hundred Jin Dynasty was overwhelming the situation. He thought for a while and asked Xiahou Lingyuan, who had been silent all this time, for his opinion.

Xiahou Lingyuan thought about the news that Chu Yunmo sent to him last night, and said for a while: "My minister thinks what the prince and emperor brother said is right. The Baijin Kingdom still needs to delay for a while. Now the most important thing is to find The whereabouts of the Third Prince Chu."

It has been a month since Chu Yunmo "disappeared". Don't think about the traces of Dahanshui Temple that Chu Yunmo deliberately leaked to him. When finding the most important place, people always get there first.

Xiahou Lingyuan glanced at the prince, who was as elegant as usual, from the corner of his eye, but it collided with the prince's gaze.

"About the whereabouts of Third Prince Chu, what progress has Seventh Brother made?" the prince asked.

The emperor and all the ministers also wanted to ask, and upon hearing this, they all looked at Xiahou Lingyuan.

"There are already traces of the third prince Chu." Xiahou Lingyuan looked at the emperor, "but it's just a guess."

"What guess?" asked the emperor.

"After the third prince Chu was assassinated and fell into the water, he may have reached the downstream and was seriously injured, but when we searched for it, we found no traces. My son has been guessing that maybe the person behind the assassination has arranged someone downstream. , the Third Prince Chu may have fallen into the hands of that person."

"But then suddenly there were traces again, and I overturned my conjecture. It's a pity that when I took people to go, I was always taken first. It wasn't until recently that I was sure that the third prince Chu was indeed not dead, but he had been on the run for half a month. After that, it finally fell into the hands of the people behind the scenes."

The emperor and courtiers were shocked, and the emperor asked how he knew it?

"If he can take the first step, that person must have planted a spy among the soldiers searching, and the spy's son-in-law has found it."

Xiahou Lingyuan said coldly: "He committed suicide by swallowing poison, but"

"But what?" demanded the courtier,

"However, based on the things found in his residence and his whereabouts in recent days, it can be concluded that he may have contact with Brother Wuhuang."

"Fifth brother?" The crown prince frowned and murmured, "Hasn't fifth brother been grounded?"

Xiahou Lingyuan didn't answer, and looked directly at the emperor, asking if he wanted to search the fifth prince's mansion because of this spy.

The fifth prince, Xia Houchun, had always been favored by Emperor Mingxuan before, and concubine Yi was favored by the harem, so even though the five princes were responsible for the confession of Yanbei, Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty resisted all opinions and only banned Xiahouchun. In the Prince's Mansion, Concubine Yi is confined to the palace.

Even though Concubine Yi's feet were forbidden, but according to the rumors, the emperor recruited Concubine Yi two or three times in the past month, which shows that Concubine Yi was really favored.

The emperor dotes on Concubine Yi and values ​​the Fifth Prince. Apart from Concubine Yi's being in his heart and the Fifth Prince's errands doing well, the most important thing is that Concubine Yi's mother's family has no power. However, as for the fifth prince, he was the one who supported and frightened the concubine Xian and her mother's family Zhenyuan Hou's mansion.

Although the prince acted properly, he neither courted courtiers nor deliberately made friends with powerful people, and acted according to his wishes step by step, but the concubine Xian and the Marquis of Zhenyuan were restless.

Knowing that Chu Yunmo's matter was also related to Xiahou Chun, Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty was stunned for a moment, then furious, he asked the prince and Xiahou Lingyuan: "What do you think?"

He thought that the concubine he had always loved and the son he valued had no power and power and could only be attached to him, but he never thought that in the end, it was this powerless son who was the most ambitious and courageous.

Prince: "Listen to the emperor's orders!"

Xiahou Lingyuan: "Listen to my father."

The emperor didn't even think about whether someone had framed Xia Houchun, and directly ordered Yanzheng to lead the imperial guards to search the fifth prince's mansion.

Concubine Yi of Qingli Palace collapsed on the ground when she heard the news, and said in a trembling voice: "It's over, it's all ruined."

His emperor's son was ordered by the emperor to search the house in public. It was a trivial matter to lose face. The key point was that the emperor also lost his trust in her emperor's son. From then on, without the emperor's trust and protection, his emperor's son had no chance of being on the throne.

The maid at the side helped her up and comforted her softly, so that Qingshan would not worry about running out of firewood.

"Qingshan is there?" Concubine Yi sneered miserably, "I'm afraid Qingshan won't be able to keep it."

She had a premonition that something would be found in his prince's mansion, even if she believed that his prince had not robbed the third prince Chu, Concubine Yi sat on the soft couch, wiped away her tears with her sleeve, and turned to look at him. The Yanning Palace where Concubine Xian lives, her eyes are cold and her voice is soft but hides endless ferocity.

Concubine Yi: "If something happens to my emperor, don't worry about it."

Fifth Prince's Mansion.

Everyone was imprisoned in the main courtyard by the imperial guards. Yan Zheng had already read out the imperial decree. Everyone knew that disaster was imminent. The soldier suppressed his crying.

The fifth prince's mansion has been searched, but no one was found.

Yan Zheng was standing in front of the Fifth Prince Xia Houchun at the moment, and asked coldly where the rest of the darkrooms in the mansion were?

Every mansion will have secret rooms or secret passages. This is a way for dignitaries to save their lives. I don’t believe that there are only three dark rooms in the Fifth Prince’s Mansion for hiding treasures. Unfortunately, his soldiers searched the entire Prince’s Mansion and found nothing else. Chamber of Secrets.

"Hmph, did my prince say anything?" Xia Houchun had a fierce expression on his face, "Yanzheng, my prince will remember what happened today, just see how his Japanese prince treats you."

Yan Zheng didn't pay attention to Xia Houchun's threat, and he knew that he couldn't ask anything from Xia Houchun's appearance. He walked aside, and Fang Rui was holding a map of the prince's mansion and looking at it.

"Have you found anything?"

Fang Rui shook his head. He thought it might be the secret room, but he found the three secret vaults, but inside were the treasures hidden by the fifth prince, and there was no trace of the prisoner.

Yan Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, there must be, since the Seventh Prince said there must be, where is it?

While thinking, someone led the two of them in.

"His Royal Highness, Prince." He said and saluted.

"Have you found anyone?" the prince asked.

Yan Zheng shook his head, then told the situation again, and finally asked the prince suspiciously: "Could it be that the spy actually framed..."

The prince raised his hand to stop Yan Zheng's words, "General Yan, let's search again. This is related to the fate of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the border of our Xia Qi Kingdom, so we need to be cautious."

"Yes."

Yan Zheng took over the architectural distribution map of the Fifth Prince's Mansion from Fang Rui, and handed it to the Prince and Xiahou Lingyuan.

The prince took it and looked at it together with Xiahou Lingyuan. After a while, the prince pointed to several places, and Yan Zheng said they had already searched.

After a while, the prince pointed to a lake in the west courtyard of the Fifth Prince's Mansion and said: "I have heard from people in the Ministry of Industry that there is a kind of secret room that can be built under a lake. Since I can't find it anywhere, General Yan You can check it out here.”

Xiahou Chun originally had a sneer on his face, but when he heard what Xiahou Xiuyan said, his expression changed, and he jumped over the soldiers who were holding him and was about to rush towards Xiahou Xiuyan.

He was barely stopped by several soldiers half a meter away from the prince.

"Xiahou Xiuyan," Xiahouchun lowered his voice, and an angry voice came from his throat, "You hurt me."

The assassination of Chu Yunmo was indeed done by him, but he didn't want to kill Chu Yunmo, he just wanted to avert the sight of Dali Temple, so he would never do anything unnecessary and lock Chu Yunmo in his mansion. When he came to search for Chu Yunmo, he didn't panic at all, because no matter how hard he searched, Chu Yunmo would never be in his mansion.

But when Xiahou Xiuyan pointed out his deepest secret room intentionally or unintentionally, he was suddenly not so sure.

Perhaps, Chu Yunmo is really in his mansion.

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