Records of the King of Xin'an County

The next day, Li Hui told Empress Du what Cheng Qing had said.Empress Du thought for a moment, and asked with a smile: "Xuan Qi, what do you think? Is the son-in-law's words credible? He really only wants to keep Liang Guogong's mansion, not to be a minion to reverse the current situation to maintain peace?"

"You can't believe what you say, let's see if he can offer advice and advice." Li Hui replied, "If the advice he offers can be used, if he can force out the mastermind behind the scenes, and help Anxing get the fate he deserves, then he is the one. Believable. At that time, I will tell my uncle the merits he has made, and ask my uncle to show mercy to Liang Guogong's government."

Hearing this, Princess Changning frowned: "In the past, this person only showed himself as a playboy. Could it be that he was just showing weakness? He doesn't want to be used by Anxing at will? Brother, he can really come up with a suitable strategy to break the current stalemate In my opinion, the patience of those rebels is very good, and they may not be easily fooled."

"Why don't you try it?" Li Hui said with a slight smile, "After all, it won't be more ordinary than it is now. As long as you make waves, you will definitely discover something." The mastermind behind the scenes has not revealed his true colors for a long time, and accidents and incidents are prone to occur.The sage kept Princess Anxing in the capital, pretending to believe her defense, in order to lure out the traitors who were in cahoots with her.But the rebels did not move for a long time, and the court inevitably fell into a passive state.If Cheng Qing's appearance can change all of this, perhaps even if their strength is meager, they can really start to fight back.

"That's right, it's also right to share the worries of the saint." Empress Du said, "If the trick he uses is effective, you have to find a suitable time to confess to the saint. Otherwise, instead of helping him, you will harm him With Liang Guogong's mansion." After more than ten years of marriage, she understands the mind of the saint better than anyone else, so she will inevitably mention a few words to the juniors.

"Don't worry, Auntie, the child understands and will act cautiously." Li Hui said.

Princess Changning's phoenix eyes raised slightly: "Aniang, I also want to meet this uncle, and hear what good ideas he can come up with. After being locked up in the palace for so long, it's time to relax." Now She is not helping with the palace affairs all day long, or going to different people's homes to attend banquets. In terms of handling and knowledge, how can she compare with her elder brother?She doesn't think that her qualifications will be lost to any man, what she lacks is just the opportunity to hone her skills.

Empress Du pondered for a moment, and finally agreed: "Be careful in everything, listen to Xuan Qi, and don't be reckless." After all, her daughter is different from those princesses who only want to enjoy themselves. I don't know how much pain I have to suffer.Forget it, since the sage intends to isolate the harem and his daughter from political affairs, she can't expect him to suddenly figure it out—now, she can only firmly grasp all opportunities and let her daughter grow up quickly.

So, a few days later, Cheng Qing met a group of young juniors in a remote Taoist temple.Needless to say, Li Hui, Prince of Xin'an County, and Prince Xian of Zuo Buque, there was a tall and strong man beside him, and two young men who looked extremely thin in comparison.He took a closer look, and one of them was Princess Changning dressed in a Hu suit and disguised as a man?As for the other handsome young man, he was very strange.

He couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and the smile didn't reach the bottom of his eyes: "You guys are so motivating, I'm taken aback. If the news leaks out, I'm afraid I will be the first to suffer. Not to mention Yue Niang, these two Who is it? Is it credible? It is your fault for calling outsiders here for no reason."

"Uncle, don't worry, everyone present is trustworthy." Li Hui said, "It's just that they all want to meet the rumored son-in-law, so they came here specially." As if to prove what he said, the beard standing behind him The big man stared round with a pair of tiger eyes, and the young man next to him also looked up and down unceremoniously.Afterwards, both of them showed "but that's all" expressions in unison.

"..." Cheng Qing couldn't help laughing, "You have even met the princess and the county king, and you are still curious about a mere son-in-law? Or, what you are curious about is not me, but the son-in-law of 'Princess Anxing'? If you can , I would rather marry an ordinary wife and live a stable life than some princess."

Hearing this, Princess Changning smiled and said, "If every son-in-law thinks like uncle, I will feel much more relieved." The marriage of Princess Shang'an Xing was indeed not requested by Liang Guogong's mansion, but Emperor Taizong's "graciousness" Pet", no one can refuse.However, Duke Cheng's mansion came to ask for marriage with a shy face, which was really an anecdote among nobles, and it was also difficult for Emperor Taizong to refuse.The two marriages seem to have similarities. I wonder if the result will change in the future?

Everyone present didn't like hypocrisy and pretentiousness, so they sat down quickly and got down to business.Cheng Qing didn't hide his secrets, and straightforwardly expressed the news he had obtained over the years: "As far as I know, An Xing's temperament changed drastically after the death of Duke Huai. Because she had many words of resentment , the late emperor scolded her many times, but she still did not repent. I believed her at that time, but I couldn't avenge her, so she turned to King Peng."

"In this way, King Peng's rebellion has been planned for a long time?" the prince asked.

"That's not the case. At that time, King Peng probably just wanted to take advantage of this incident to vent his depression, and to show that his methods were no worse than his elder brother's. It's just that his actions caught the eye of those who are interested. Naturally, they hit it off right away. So far, I haven't found out the identity of the other person, I only know that he is one of the clans guarding the northern border. As for the king of Yong'an, the king of Hejian, or the former king of Jiangxia, it is not yet known." Cheng Qing continued.

"At the beginning, An Xing was just King Peng's think tank and pawn, used by him. But she was clever in tactics, cruel and ruthless, and had no feelings for King Peng or the Yang family of her mother. Therefore, she borrowed With her own identity, she seeks balance and interests between King Peng and the Yang family, cheating both parties to ensure that her position will not be shaken. Now that King Peng’s lineage has been cut off, the Yang family dare not act rashly. She should have mastered what is left of King Peng. power."

"The imperial court has cleaned up over and over again, and there are still many remaining crimes of King Peng?" Li Hui frowned, "So far, at least dozens of officials have been dealt with, including Beijing officials above the fifth rank and foreign officials of the third rank. There are quite a few of them. Even if there are still remnants of evil, it shouldn't shake the court and society, right?"

"These people just follow King Peng for profit, and they may have been implicated in the Taizong Dynasty, so they want to regain their former glory." Wang Zixian continued, "It is the same as those families who died because of the conspiracy to abolish the crown prince. The difference is almost the same, the only difference is that they found the opportunity to be promoted again. But the hatred in their hearts is still there, and they have greater ambitions, so they chose King Peng."

"Since this is the case, seeing the exile of King Peng's lineage and the house arrest of Anxing, they will definitely be shaken." Princess Changning continued, "If it weren't for the deep hatred of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan, who would give their lives for something that is impossible to succeed? The future of the entire family? Of course, Anxing will never let them out of control, and will definitely threaten to confess them, so that they have to obey her."

"Then let's deal with the cases of Emperor Taizong's dynasty, check the records of the promotion of officials, and find out those suspicious people." Li Hui said, "Anxing is under confinement, and it is inconvenient to contact each other. We can find out first Go to the door. Maybe they are willing to take the blame and do meritorious service, and they can tell the news about the mastermind behind the scenes that even we don't know."

"That's right, it's a plan." Cheng Qing looked around at the three young juniors, without hiding the admiration in his eyes, "However, even if it's suspicious, it may not be true that he's connected with Anxing. It's too much to scare the snake, you might as well send Let people enter the mansion to keep an eye on them, to see if Anxing will send someone to contact them."

"Could it be that the son-in-law hasn't noticed some of them all these years?" Wang Zixian raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Otherwise, we still have to select people to enter these suspicious people's homes and find out information slowly. The time is too long. The night is long and there are many dreams, if there is another accident, it will not be beautiful."

Cheng Qing coughed lightly: "I do know a few people, and I can use another strategy at the same time - put them in prison first, and then spread the news that An Xing confessed, and take the opportunity to separate them."

"Good plan!" Princess Changning's eyes flashed, "If they get confused, it will be easier to persuade them to stand up and surrender. Some people must be able to figure out what is more important than wealth and wealth. If you understand, let’s teach them to go to prison and be punished one after another.”

Hearing this, Wang Zixian thought for a while, and said with a smile: "What about the mastermind behind the scenes? Could it be that the son-in-law has nothing to do?"

"The capital is in chaos, how can the mastermind sit still?" Cheng Qing said, "Why did he kill King Peng and King Langling County? Isn't it because he is afraid that they will tell the truth? Just in case, of course, we must also block Shut Anxing's mouth and stop her from talking nonsense."

"This statement is wrong. There are many strategies to prevent An Xing from talking nonsense." The prince offered, "And An Xing must be confident that he can stabilize this person, otherwise he would not be so sure when confessing before. If that person understands With An Xing's temperament, he will naturally not doubt her easily, and attack her, after all, she is still very useful. If you lose her, you will lose the power to control the capital, which is no different from cutting off your left and right arms."

"Oh? So what do you think?" Cheng Qing asked with a half-smile.

"Naturally, we have to separate the two, let the mastermind deal with An Xing." Prince Xian replied, "Make him have to sacrifice his arms to survive—or, give him a better bait, and he will decisively abandon An Xing Excited."

"Bait? Now who can be the bait?" Li Hui ignored Cheng Qing's meaningful gaze and continued to think.After a while, his expression suddenly relaxed, "I really don't know that I'm in the middle of the game... Is there anyone better than Uncle Jing?" Cheng Qing thought he couldn't see what he meant. ?Hehe, do you want to trap Prince Pu's mansion in it?It's easy to calculate, why don't Liang Guogong's mansion take the lead?

Princess Changning was stunned: "Uncle King Jing...if anything happens...the entire Palace of King Jing will be folded in..."

"Tsk, I didn't expect Xuanqi to be so vicious at such a young age." Cheng Qing clapped his hands and sighed, "You are already Zongzheng Shaoqing at a young age, aren't you satisfied? You have to tear Zongzhengqing down, it's not enough to be crowned Want to become one of the Nine Ministers? Your ambition is a bit bigger than I thought."

Li Hui ignored him, and only comforted Princess Changning and said, "Don't worry, Yue Niang. When the time is right, I will dedicate this plan to my uncle. Uncle will make his own decision." In fact, King Jing was already a dark chess game played by the sage. If he can use him flexibly, it will not be in vain for the thought that the saint spent a few years ago, isn't it?

Cheng Qing was taken aback, frowned and said, "Are you going to report this matter to the saint?"

"We are loyal to the saint, so naturally we will not hide anything." Wang Zixian raised the corners of his lips, "Don't worry, son-in-law, we will definitely say something nice for him when the time comes, and we will never take credit for your son-in-law." As for what happened When to say it and how to say it is up to them to decide.

Prince Cheng choked, and couldn't say any objection for a while.