Records of the King of Xin'an County

In any case, the Xin'an County King and Wang Yushi are both confidantes of the saint.Even if they have disagreements, no old fox would want to get involved until they are not sure what the saint is thinking.Didn't you see Zuo Pu shot Wu Guogong and Qin An's New Year's Eve banquet, and then he got sick again?Don't you see that right servant Jian Guogong Xu Ye has vowed to express his loyalty, and then he never took the initiative to admonish him?Don't you see that the prime ministers of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province also have their eyes half-closed, and they look like they are staying out of the matter?

Even some people who had to break their own arms in order to protect themselves - such as Yang Shijing and Yang Shangshu, who wanted to control the situation a little bit, were extra cautious.Of course, they themselves can't stand out, they can only instruct some humble fans to speak up for King Xin'an.And although these people are soft-spoken, they are more than those who support Wang Yushi.Therefore, the hesitant sage finally turned to his nephew.

"Today, King Peng and his successor King Peng have a heart of infidelity. They have secretly communicated with tribes such as the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo. They colluded with foreign enemies and wanted to cooperate with the outside world, destroying the territory of our Tang Dynasty to complete their conspiracy. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, this should be an unforgivable crime, but Thinking that he was an elder of the clan, he did not really start a crime, and pardoned his death penalty. Abolished King Peng, King Si Peng, and all the princes of counties in the lineage of King Peng as common people, and Princess Peng, Princess Peng and other concubines were abolished as common people. Exile in Yazhou, Lingnan Road."

Yazhou (Haikou) is similar to Zhenzhou. It is almost a place of exile without return. It can be said that it is the heaviest class of exile.Of course, the crime committed by King Peng is indeed a capital crime, but a living crime is inevitable.I don't know when he heard the imperial decree calling, did he think it would be better to die?Or is it better to just live?As for his family members and descendants, most of them were indeed implicated, but since they shared wealth and honor before, of course they have to share hardships now.

"Peng Wang's master book, who was the first to report on Deng Wengu, is actually a loyal and righteous generation, and he is specially bestowed as the governor of Qi Wangfu. The rest of the evidence belongs to the officials, and the accomplices are exiled to Lingnan. , or Zuoqian transfer, the details will be arranged by the Ministry of Officials."

After the sage said, the officials bowed and saluted.However, it seems that the case has been completely closed, but there are still two important people who have not been involved.Among a group of indifferent high-ranking officials in purple, Yang Shijing, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had a slightly sullen face, observing the expression of the sage quietly, trying to find clues from it—whether the sage will let Princess Anxing go?

Because of the niece of Princess Anxing, the Yang family also had some contacts with King Peng, and even some subordinate children with low positions secretly joined King Peng.Yang Shangshu had no choice but to cut off these people and preserve the Yang family's lineage by denouncing them.At the same time, just in case, he also abolished the intertwined forces between his family and Princess Anxing one by one.

However, the Yang family is the mother family of Princess Anxing, and they have come and gone for nearly 20 years, and the intersecting forces have long been numerous.If you want to break cleanly and protect yourself in this storm, you will inevitably lose three or four points.Recently, Yang Shangshu, who had to eradicate these dependent forces himself, was so distressed that he almost vomited blood almost every day.However, as long as he thinks of the dragon fetus in the womb of his beloved daughter Yang Baniang, his spirit will cheer up again.

So what if the Yang family's blood is flowing on Princess Anxing's body?Even if she had paid a lot for the expansion of the Yang family's power, so what?The niece never listened to him because of her noble status.If you want to influence her, you can only rely on your sister Concubine Yang to persuade her tactfully.However, recently she couldn't even listen to a word of Concubine Yang's words.Behaving mischievously and provoking the relationship between the Yang family is just like Concubine Yang Xian, just like another white-eyed wolf.

Even if such a niece falls down completely, it will not affect the overall situation of the Yang family.After all, his daughter is already in the palace and has conceived a dragon fetus, and the Yang family's further hope is in sight.As for the current loss, it can be regarded as a tempering.In a few years, when the little prince grows up and becomes the king, the Yang family as the mother clan will naturally flourish again.

At this time, it was the king of Xin'an County who first mentioned the two people whom the saint "deliberately ignored": "Uncle, the treason case not only involved King Peng, but also the king of Langling County and Princess Anxing. These two are accomplices, and How should we deal with it?" Yes, although the uncle and nephew are very clear that Princess Anxing is also one of the main culprits, but they have not been able to find direct witnesses and physical evidence, so they can only use the case of King Peng to judge her. Dispose of as an accomplice.As for King Langling, who made him get too close to King Peng before?It would be strange not to mention him.

"Although they are accomplices, they are also involved in treason and treason." Wang Zixian continued, "Saint, I believe that the king of Langling County and Princess Anxing should be in the same line of crime as King Peng." At this moment, the two young people who were at odds with each other once again responded to each other, which made the onlookers feel a little strange—maybe they were old and couldn't understand the behavior of young people in the court.Is the political opinion of the two of them harmonious or discordant?Or maybe the sage deliberately let them do whatever they want?To confuse people?

The saint was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "If we want to convict the eldest princess Anxing and the king of Langling County, there are still some shortcomings. I ordered the third division to continue to investigate and imprison the eldest princess Anxing and the son-in-law Cheng Qingquan in the princess mansion. Order Jin Wuwei to escort the King of Langling County back to Beijing! If the evidence is convincing, I... will depose them all as ordinary people."

Two or three days later, King Peng's lineage embarked on the path of exile miserably.However, this time, no relatives came to see them off.Whether it is the clan or in-laws, they have never appeared.Only a few daughters who were already married brought some luggage, but even they did not dare to stay longer, for fear of being implicated and affecting their husband's family.

Peng Wang sneered again and again, shouting and cursing all the way.Concubine Peng and other family members looked numb, while his descendants were crying endlessly, their eyes full of fear of the long journey of exile and living in a wild land where miasma was rampant.Although the Jinwu guards who escorted them would not bully them, they were extremely indifferent to them.After all, no bloody sergeant would sympathize with those who intend to treason and collude with foreign enemies.

At this moment, the Jinwu Guard suddenly sent back news: The Jinwu Guard who escorted the common man Li Heng and others to Guangzhou, Lingnan Road was attacked!There were about 30 to [-] assassins. They seemed to be bandits, but they were actually very fierce. They were more like soldiers who had honed themselves on the battlefield for many years.Fortunately, with the help of two passing groups of merchants, Fang worked together to kill these assassins.The common man Li Heng and others are all fine.As for the Jinwu Guards, all of them suffered serious or minor injuries, so they could only temporarily stay in Shaozhou (Shaoguan) to recuperate.

In fact, Li Hui received the news from the dispatched trilogy earlier than Jinwuwei.Moreover, he also knew that this was not the first assassination, but the previous few assassinations were all resolved in advance by the private soldiers of the Yue Palace and the Wang family's trilogy who were hiding in the dark.But this time, there were too many assassins, and it was impossible to stop them, so they rushed out of the encirclement.However, at that time, these assassins were already at the end of their strength, they were protected by the Jinwu Guards, and the He family's caravan "just in time" helped them, so they did not cause any damage.

As for the identity of the assassin, it is naturally related to the county king who is hiding in the dark.If it weren't for soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles, it is absolutely impossible for them to be so brave that they have damaged the private soldiers of the Yue Palace and the royal family's trilogy.

However, the person who sent these assassins may not be the county king.After all, the lineage of the king of Yue has been deposed as a commoner, so it is meaningless to assassinate them, it is just a waste of manpower.Both Li Hui and Wang Zixian believed that the one who would do such unreasonable things must be Princess Anxing who had no scruples and acted according to her will.

The saint was furious when he heard the news, and immediately ordered Shaozhou to send soldiers to escort Li Heng and others to Guangzhou.As for the wounded Jinwu Guards, they could only recuperate on the spot. They were counted as meritorious service according to how much they wiped out the enemy, and they were given either fifty gold or one hundred gold as rewards.However, before his anger subsided, another news came——

The king of Langling County who went to Zhenzhou to take office was also assassinated!The king of Langling County was assassinated to death by thieves, and the princess of Langling County and her children were also seriously injured!Most of the guards of the county prince's mansion who escorted them were killed or injured, and they finally repelled the assassins with the help of Zhechong Mansion in Tanzhou (Changsha)!Nearly a hundred people were killed and injured, but in the end only the corpses of more than a dozen assassins were left, which shows that these assassins are powerful and well-trained!

At the same time, Peng Wang and his entourage, who had just arrived at the post station near the Qinling Mountains, also encountered assassins.King Peng and his successor King Peng were poisoned and died, and the rest of the family members were also poisoned to a greater or lesser extent. Zhuoyi and the postman in the station were all killed, and the Jinwu guards who escorted them were also killed or injured.Because the assassin's attack was too sudden, the Jinwu Guard had no time to react, almost letting them retreat completely.

The sage immediately summoned all the ministers in the Hall of Liangyi to discuss the relationship between the three assassinations.

"The veteran believes that these assassins are most likely sent by the same mastermind behind the scenes. Otherwise, why are they even acting similarly to committing suicide by taking poison after being captured? However, only Jinwuwei and Langling County King who fought against them Only by recalling all the bodyguards to Beijing can we get more evidence."

"...It's strange, it's okay to have a connection with King Peng's lineage, so it's fine to silence him, why do you want to assassinate the lineage of King Yue? Could it be that there is any hatred with the lineage of King Yue? Needless to say, Li Heng, a commoner, has already been exiled to Guangzhou with his whole family Even the king of Langling County went to Zhenzhou to take up his post, and it was obviously difficult to return to Chang'an. The Yue Palace had no room to turn around, and what kind of hatred made this person want to drive them all to death? "

Among a group of veterans with white hair and beards, the young king of Xin'an County was particularly eye-catching: "Uncle and nephew think that the mastermind of the three-way assassination is not the same person. Killing the common man Li Heng was out of personal grievances; The king of Langling County and King Peng are in the same line for self-protection. Not to mention King Peng, it is very likely that even the king of Langling County already knows the identity of the hidden conspiracy. , and then arranged for assassins to kill them all. Now, the only person in this world who knows the identity of this person may be Princess Anxing."

"Xuan Qi's words are true." The saint frowned and sighed softly, "Perhaps, the next one he wants to get rid of is Princess An Xing. Before this, An Xing never admitted that he was an accomplice. After the death of the county king, she might confess. However, if she persists in her obsession, there is nothing I can do."

"Everything has the desire to survive." Jian Guogong Xu Ye said, "Saint, don't worry, Princess Anxing will definitely have to confess in order to protect herself. However, just in case, the saint needs to give her some sweets."

"Let her perform crimes and meritorious deeds?" The saint hesitated for a moment, narrowed his eyes, and finally agreed, "If she is willing to confess, I can temporarily retain her title. If any lover can persuade her, I will reward you."

Hearing this, all the important ministers looked at each other, each with their own plans.But Yang Shijing's heart twitched slightly, thinking of Concubine Yang, who was anxious recently—maybe, this is the only chance to save Princess Anxing from King Peng's treason case?In order to prevent my sister Concubine Yang from completely turning against me, I can only take this opportunity to try to protect this niece!