The charming empress is too good at fishing, and the ruthless emperor has fallen

"Daddy's words really make my daughter feel at ease. As for the matters between my daughter and the Holy Father, my daughter is well aware of it. If she needs daddy's help, she will talk to daddy."

Jing Shu smiled, and then said in a solemn tone, "What matters now is Xiao Ye.

"For so many years, he disguised himself as Zhong Qingshan, used Wen Ran to get close to his father, and infiltrated into the Ying family's army. He corrupted many soldiers in the army and planted many traitors to the Guangfuhui.

"Daddy must act quickly to investigate the army."

As she said that, she glanced at Yue Ling and said, "Dad, why don't you let Aling go to the army to help with the investigation? Like his daughter, he was adopted by Xiao Ye when he was a child. However, Aling knew that there would be more things to do after the liberation, and he would help eliminate the traitors. , will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.”

Yue Ling nodded quickly.

He said: "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, I have made it clear to Xiao Ye that I will follow my sister from now on and have nothing to do with the Restoration Society. Commander-in-Chief, you don't have to worry that I will leak the news and help Xiao Ye."

Ying Tian also looked at him when he heard this.

Yue Ling had followed him in the army for a few days before, and he was very satisfied with Yue Ling's skills.

At this time, Ying Tian thought for a moment, and then said: "Most of the people on the border are military households. The Ying family has an army of 300,000. In addition to being run by ancestors for generations, military households account for the vast majority.

"If Xiao Ye wants to use the Ying family's army to start an uprising, he will definitely infiltrate these military households first, because the families of these soldiers are in the north of the Great Wall. Controlling their families means controlling these soldiers.

"So to investigate the members of the Liberation Association, we must first start with the military households."

He quickly made a plan and discussed it with Yue Ling.

After they had formulated their strategy, Jing Shu continued: "In the eyes of the imperial court, the Restoration Society is simply a cult. Dad, if the Holy Spirit really wants to come to Saibei, you must express your stance first.

"Collect the outrageous things done by the Restoration Society and publicize them repeatedly among the soldiers and civilians in northern Saibei, so that the impression that the Restoration Society is a cult that brings harm to the people will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in Northern Saibei. When the Holy Spirit comes, they will know it. Dad's heart is toward the imperial court.

“In addition, it can also prevent the Liberation Association from continuing to infiltrate military households in the north of the Great Wall.

"In addition, a reward and punishment system must be established. Cultists who have meritorious service will be rewarded with money. Those who collude with cults are guilty and will be punished with serious crimes. Those who are serious will be beheaded in public.

“Only when rewards and punishments are clearly defined will the people be convinced and alert.

"In short, as long as the Guangfu people become street rats in Saibei and are shouted at and beaten, their subsequent supply of fresh blood will naturally be cut off, and our land in Saibei will be safe."

Yingtian's expression perked up upon hearing this, and he looked at Jingshu with appreciative eyes.

"Yes, Shushu is very smart, even dad can't think of this method." He said with a proud smile.

"Daughters learn from their fathers." Jing Shu flattered him, thinking that it was thanks to her country's anti-cult education in her previous life that it was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

After that, Ying Tian took Yue Ling away.

In the evening, Jiang Xue also replied that everything had been settled and now she was just waiting for Jingzhong's response.

It only takes two or three days at the fastest to send messages from Hamiwei to the capital using specially trained hummingbirds.

Jiang Xue sent a total of two letters to the capital.

One letter is for the secret guard around Lu Zan.

The other letter is to Cui Huazhang.

In the palace, Lu Zan was the first to receive the message from the secret guard.

"Your Majesty, although the person who wrote the letter did not state his identity, my subordinates can confirm that this is indeed Jiang Xue who disappeared before." The secret guard reported to Lu Zan.

"Jiang Xue... So, she really went to Saibei." Lu Zan murmured to himself.

He had read the letter.

The letter said that the leader of the Restoration Association might set up a conspiracy to lure him to Saibei, and asked him not to fall into the trap and never go.

The letter was unsigned and did not mention Jing Shu. However, with the words of the secret guard, Lu Zan was almost certain that it was the letter Jing Shu asked Jiang Xue to send to him.

But, do you want him not to go to Saibei because you don't want him to find her, or is Saibei really in trouble?

However, no matter which one it was, Lu Zan had already decided to go to Saibei!

the other side.

One day later, Cui Huazhang received a letter from Jiang Xue, titled Xiu Dong.

After reading the content of the letter, he immediately took the letter to Concubine Ning and asked for her opinion.

"Since Xiudong said in the letter that you should hand over the bag of tips to the Holy Master, you should do it. However, you still have to think carefully about what to say." Concubine Ning said.

Cui Huazhang already knew what she said.

Afterwards, he took this letter to the imperial study room.

Lu Zan was listening to the discussions of the cabinet ministers.

Cui Huazhang waited for a long time before going in.

"What's the matter?" Lu Zan asked casually when he saw it was him, and then looked at the memorial in his hand.

"Your Majesty, I have something left by Empress Yuan to give to you." Cui Huazhang said, stepping forward with a brocade bag in his hand.

Lu Zan raised his head and put down the memorial in his hand.

When Cui Huazhang approached, he paused and then raised his hand to pick up the kit.

When I opened it, I saw a folded piece of paper.

He opened the piece of paper again, and two verses of poetry were written in familiar handwriting: "The sea is wide enough for fish to jump, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly? She wrote it."

Cui Huazhang lowered his head and did not answer.

Lu Zan leaned on the dragon chair behind him, lowered his eyes and looked at the poem carefully, with an indistinguishable expression.

"Your Majesty, this servant thinks that in these two lines, the empress seems to be tired of being manipulated by others and wants to find freedom." At this time, Cui Huazhang spoke.

"Are you being manipulated?"

Lu Zan tasted the meaning of his words, put down the poem in his hand, and looked at him, "What do you know?"

"When I returned to the emperor, I just remembered that my empress once said that as a chess piece, the most important thing about being on a chessboard is that she has no control over it. That is, she did not play this game voluntarily, but was manipulated by others. .”

Cui Huazhang considered every word according to Jiang Xue's meaning in the letter, "The empress said that if possible, she just wants to get out of this chessboard, find a free and vast world, and never become a chess piece used by others again."

After saying this, he fell silent.

Lu Zan looked at him, his eyes filled with murderous intent for a moment.

"Why would she say this to you? She is very close to you?" Lu Zan asked coldly.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood!" Upon hearing this, Cui Huazhang knelt down quickly, "I didn't make it clear. These words were spoken by the empress when she was playing chess with Concubine Ning. I happened to be there and heard these words. It had profound meaning, so I wrote it down.

"The slave is humble, but the queen is extremely noble. The slave dare not have any closeness with the queen!"