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The Marquis of Dingbian handled his affairs neatly, and the news was kept secret, but for some reason, he still got wind of it after wandering around in Beijing.For a while, rumors spread everywhere: some people said that Li Wenbin was a coward, colluded with Japanese pirates, and did all kinds of nasty things; The culprit is still in Beijing.

The most widely circulated theory is that Dingbian Hou Shunteng caught the truth and wiped out Li Wenbin and the Japanese pirates he colluded with. In order to survive, the Japanese leader and the young master confessed that the behind-the-scenes master was actually a high-ranking nobleman in Beijing.

The news spread more and more outrageous, not only the common people in the market talked about it, but even the court officials who lived in the temples also heard about it.Words are like knives, and the face of the royal family is picked, but rumors are invisible and intangible. Even though Emperor Taiping was furious and jumped up and down, he could not find the instigator of the rumors from the ant-like head of Guizhou.

"What are the Jinyiwei doing?" The old emperor in the Palace of Qinzheng was furious. He called Lu Xiang, the commander of the Jinyiwei, to him, and reprimanded him, "Check it out! Let me check it out! Even if you dig the ground three feet, We must also find out the source of the rumors!"

Commander Lu was scolded and broke out in cold sweat, and obediently withdrew from the hall.

At the same time, King Ping also heard the news, and he was even more anxious than Emperor Taiping—he had to be anxious, because the rumors kept pointing at his nose and scolding him, and he only had to put the hat of "collaborating with Japanese pirates" and "disaster on the country and the people" on him. On his forehead.

"This damned Marquis of Dingbian wants to fight against this king!" King Ping sat upright in the hall, with a face that was ready for a storm, his fingers twirling back and forth on the edge of the tea bowl, his knuckles stretched out sharply, "You said... Li Wenbin really confessed to the king?"

Fu Xueting sorted out the whole matter several times, and the more he thought about it, the more wrong it became: "Li Wenbin is a smart person, he should understand that according to today's temperament, there is still room for change just by corrupting the law and colluding with foreign enemies, even if he can't keep himself, as long as the prince is around , at least he can protect his family. But if the prince is involved, it is colluding with the prince and forming a party for personal gain. According to today's temper, it would be trivial to ransack the family and exterminate the family!"

"But the rumors are getting worse and worse. If this continues, even if the father doesn't blame the emperor, the saliva of the people in the capital will drown the king!" Still angry, King Ping threw the tea bowl in his hand. Zhan fell to pieces, he stood up abruptly, and walked a few steps like a trapped animal, "Tell me, who leaked this news? Marquis Dingbian?"

Fu Xueting pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "It's not like... Marquis Dingbian is a smart person, he should know that doing so will not only fail to convict the prince, but will also anger His Majesty—now he is a self-willed person, and he is determined not to tolerate being a human being." Persecution, this will only backfire..."

King Ping slapped hard on the table: "Who is that? Who is going to make trouble with this king? Is it Liu Yanzhao, that yellow-mouthed kid? No, this second brother of this king has always been clear and kind, even if he wants to make things difficult for him, Wouldn't he use such means... to smear his own face? No, he can't do it!"

Fu Xueting sighed: "A person should not be judged by his appearance. Your lord must not underestimate the East Palace. For the sake of the battle for power, father and son brothers can be killed. What is it to ruin the reputation of the Tian Family? Besides..."

Before he finished speaking, a series of "no good" came from outside the door. Before King Ping could say anything, a young servant rushed in, tripped over the threshold, and fell to the ground inadvertently. He scrambled forward and kowtowed repeatedly: "My lord, something is wrong!"

Prince Ping was full of anger and had no place to vent his anger. He was hit by the gun on the muzzle of the boy, and immediately kicked him away: "What are you making a fuss about? Prince Ping's mansion is something that a lowly bastard like you can run wild!"

The little servant was kicked in the chest, and he didn't dare to complain, he just said repeatedly: "The concubine De concubine ordered someone to pass the news that the Holy Majesty is seriously ill, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will be bad!"

King Ping was genuinely shocked: "What did you say?!"

The news came early and late, the old emperor got angry at the court meeting, and returned to the palace with lingering anger, slamming around for a while, suddenly he was stunned by the thick phlegm, and passed out just like that.A group of imperial physicians treated him for a long time, and managed to snatch back a ninety-five supreme being from the Palace of the Underworld. However, Emperor Taiping couldn't move half of his body, and he suffered a stroke.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the queen immediately closed the palace gate and invited the prince to enter the palace to preside over the overall situation.The next day, there was a decree in the palace to "order the prince to supervise the country", and the rumors in Beijing became more and more heated. With a brick, Wang Ping was smashed to death.

On the fifteenth day of the Great Court Meeting, Emperor Taiping did not show up, and Prince Liu Yanzhao presided over it on his behalf.The officer seems to have taken a powerful pill, and all his firepower is rushing towards King Ping and his henchmen, trying to make a good impression of honesty and honesty in front of the new emperor who is not in power. I thought Donggong would accept it, but Liu Yanzhao only said it lightly. The sentence "you have passed, my brother will not be here", then the impeachment chapter will not be issued.

At this time, Dingbianhou and his party were on their way back to Beijing. Considering that Zhang Jingche was injured, Yang Fan postponed the urgent matter once in a while. He abandoned his horse and squeezed into Zhang Jingche's carriage, euphemistically called "Take care of the wounded".

"Look after me?" Zhang Jingche put down the scroll in his hand, raised his eyebrows slightly, "Master Hou, are you sure?"

Yang Fan said confidently: "Of course... Hurry up and pour me a cup of tea for your Lord Hou. After driving all the way, I'm thirsty to death!"

Zhang Jingche: "..."

He rubbed the twitching veins on his forehead, and for the sake of "saving his life", he took out the magnet tea set in the hidden compartment, poured out a cup of hot tea, and pushed it to Dingbianhou.

"If I remember correctly, when the class teacher returned to the court, he traveled so fast all the way, why is he so leisurely now?" He covered the scroll and stared at Yang Fan thoughtfully, "Did the Marquis change his temper, or...you What did you hear?"

Yang Fan didn't hide it either, and folded his hands behind his head, leaning lazily against the wall of the car: "Didn't you hear the loud wind and rain? Now that you return to Beijing, there is a high probability that you will be targeted by everyone. Why don't you just let it go?" Slow travel, traveling all the way, isn't it more fun than fighting with those old foxes? It's just that this Marquis doesn't understand... About the Jiangnan incident, I only mentioned one sentence in the secret report submitted to the emperor. The generals of the Hou family and Jin Yiwei are not talking too much You, who is so bold to spread the news all over the city?"

Zhang Jingche was very calm: "It's me."

Yang Fan: "..."

All the words in my stomach were blocked by these two understatements.

"You, you really..." Dingbian Hou didn't know what to say, "You and I can intervene in the grievances between the father and son of the Tian family? Whether it is the Holy Majesty or King Ping, no matter who finds out the source of the rumor, you have ten lives." Not dead enough!"

Zhang Jingche calmly said, "Those two don't have the heart to care about others... Instead of looking for a needle in a haystack and wasting time and effort searching for the culprit, His Highness Prince Ping should think about how to get out of the rumors."

Marquis Dingbian doesn't like to play tricks, but it doesn't mean that he can't understand the way: "The current generation is not cowardly and weak, and will not be influenced by material opinions, so your move is not aimed at the present, but For King Ping."

Zhang Jing narrowed his eyes lazily, with an indescribable coldness on his brows: "Prince Ping is used to taking risks, and it is not a problem to ruin his family and country for the sake of a short-term gain... guess what, Lord Hou, he was forced to a corner , what will happen?"

Yang Fan didn't need to guess, he knew that King Ping didn't have a big brain, but he was not small in courage.He originally had a straight-forward temper, but after this encounter, he calmed down a lot. After thinking about it a few times, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Don't be careless."

Zhang Jingche looked at him slightly surprised.

"Since ancient times, we have been inseparable. Even if King Ping fell into the hub, it is not easy to be fooled today," Yang Fan said in a deep voice, "If you take such a risk, even if your wish is fulfilled for a while, when the Holy Majesty comes to realize it, you will definitely be there." I will remember you in my heart... When the time comes to settle accounts after autumn, you touch your neck, can you withstand the emperor's thunderous wrath?"

Zhang Jingche frowned thoughtfully.

Within two days, news from Beijing came in one after another, and Zhang Jingche's judgments came true one after another: this King Ping really has some skills, and for some reason, he even got online with the imperial guards guarding the imperial capital.The commander of the imperial army sealed off the nine gates, and the news from the former court and the harem was completely concealed. If it weren't for the flying pigeons to pass the letter, You Yunwei's secret report would not have been passed on to Yang Fan.

"As you wish, Prince Ping really jumped the wall," Yang Fan said, "From all indications, the palace city is seriously ill now, and the palace city falls into the hands of the empress and the prince. Once the power of the sky fails, the East Palace will be the new monarch... For the sake of it, if King Ping doesn't fight, he won't be King Ping anymore."

Zhang Jingche took the secret report and scanned the beginning and the end at a glance. After a long time, he raised his chin and exhaled slightly: "Prince Ping is really obedient... That's right, he has been fighting with the East Palace for more than 20 years. If he loses, let alone enjoy the glory It is not easy to save his life. He has always been arrogant, how can he bear this tone? If he can really stand still... I admire him."

What he said later, Yang Fan didn't hear clearly, his eyes seemed to have grown legs, and they burrowed into the man's neckline one after another.This person's skin was already fair, and it was even paler after the injury. The snow-white collar was full of sunlight, shiny and delicate.

Zhang Jingche suddenly turned around and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you?"

Yang Fan was shocked, and found that he had stuck out his claws at some point. He was a little embarrassed, hurriedly retracted, and coughed dryly twice to cover up: "Ahem, it's nothing... There is dust on your clothes, I'll dust it off for you."

Zhang Jingche squinted at him, Yang Fan was afraid that he would be spotted, so he picked up his cup and took two sips, then hurriedly changed the subject: "Well... King Ping holds the imperial army in his hands, and it will be a matter of time before he controls the capital, have you figured out how to deal with it next? "

Zhang Jingche smiled, and there was an amorous feeling hidden between his eyebrows and eyes: "Isn't there a Marquis!"

Yang Fan choked his throat with a sip of tea, and coughed up tears.

Zhang Jingche looked at him with a smile: "Master Hou has unrivaled prestige in the army. To break this situation, you have to go out yourself... How about this tiger, Master Hou, would you like to use his prestige as a tiger?"

Dingbianhou suddenly realized that he couldn't say "no".

The current situation was exactly as Zhang Jingche expected, King Ping took a risk and took control of the capital, but he was able to win over the Imperial Army, but he was unable to intervene in the Palace City—the [-] Imperial Forest Army only listened to the orders of one person in the East Palace, and guarded the palace so heavily that it was impermeable to the wind and splashed with water. If he doesn't enter, King Ping is afraid to garrison troops in all directions... In other words, because he is in Dingbian Marquis in the south of the Yangtze River, he doesn't dare to force too much for a while, which gives the Donggong Party an opportunity.

That night, Xiao Ruxu, the commander of the forbidden army, returned to the mansion reeking of alcohol, and two beautiful maidservants came forward to support him, one on the left and the other on the right.Commander Xiao hugged left and right, enjoying the blessing of being equal to everyone. Just as he was about to make a joke, a sharp dagger was silently pressed against his waist.

Commander Xiao shuddered, his body was glistening with cold sweat reeking of alcohol: "You, you are..."

The beautiful maid gave him a slight smile, and lifted the mask as thin as silk, and there was actually a man's face underneath, which looked quite familiar: "Commander Xiao, long time no see."

Xiao Ruxu stared at him for a moment, then was startled: "You are... Han Xun? You, aren't you Jin Yiwei..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt a chill in his lower back, and let out a short whimper from his throat. The last consciousness before falling into darkness was the person next to his ear saying coldly: "Han Xun, deputy leader of Youyunwei, send Master Xiao a respectful on the road."

In the early morning of the next day, news of the assassination of the commander of the forbidden army spread throughout the capital. At the same time, there were also two deputy commanders of the forbidden army.For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the court, all of them were urging Shuntian Mansion to arrest the murderer, but few people knew that the two deputy commanders were King Ping's spy in the imperial army, and they were the ones who persuaded Xiao Ruxu to betray King Ge Ping by coercion and lure.

However, in one night, the chief and deputy commanders of the forbidden army were met with unexpected events, and the officers and officers under them refused to accept each other, and fought for the position of "commander", almost breaking out in internal strife.At the same time, the Beidaying stationed at Zijingguan received a letter from the Marquis of Dingbian, and the [-] Qingqi were assembled that day, and rushed to the capital at full speed, but within two days and one night, they had already arrived at the imperial capital.

Seeing that the general situation was over, the newly appointed commander of the Imperial Army took the initiative to open the city gate to welcome the garrison of the North Camp into the city. Anyone with a heart could clearly see that it was Dingbian Hou Yang Fan who took the lead.

The wolf-like garrison of the Beidaying received the warrant of the East Palace early in the morning, and immediately surrounded Pingwang's mansion after entering the city, and sent all the Pingwang and his staff who were planning to rebel to prison.Xu Shi Dingbianhou's return gave Emperor Taiping a reassurance. The seriously ill old emperor recovered from his illness. Although he was still paralyzed, he could barely get out of bed with the support of his eunuch, and walked up a few steps trembling.

The first thing after Emperor Taiping got up was to convene a grand court meeting, where he announced the ten crimes committed by King Ping, and handed over the power of supervising the country to Donggong.

So far, no matter how stupid people are, they can see that this world is destined to belong to the prince, and no one can make a splash.

Turning the clouds and rains is the business of the big man, Zhang Jingche didn't get involved, quietly went back to the small courtyard of the Zhang family, and called Han Xun to inquire about everything in Beijing.

"Don't worry, leader, everything is properly arranged." After a few months, Han Xun remained the same, first cupping his fists as a salute, and then said, "The traitor Xiao Ruxu has been executed, and the imperial army and the capital are under our control...without Xiao Ruxu , King Ping is a tiger with its fangs pulled out, even if he has great abilities, he will not be able to use them."

Zhang Jingche's leg bones are not good, and he has to walk on crutches. He sat down with difficulty after the case, and waved at Han Xun: "I sent a letter to the capital, and I only let you spread the news of Li Wenbin's confession and his serious illness today. Is it really sick? Could there be You Yunwei's handwriting in it?"

Han Xun hurriedly said: "This subordinate will remember your order and never dare to interfere in the palace! As for the current illness..."

He paused for a moment, showing a hesitant expression, and only after Zhang Jingche urged him to ask again, he lowered his voice: "The current illness... If my subordinates expected it to be correct, it should be caused by Zhaoyang Palace."