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At noon, Princess Zhang arrived at Wuliting with all the soldiers, but she didn't see Meng Shaojie. After waiting for nearly half an hour, she still didn't see anyone. I’m afraid of being cheated! Please return to the city as soon as possible.”

Before coming, Princess Zhang suspected that there was a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and had already ordered the generals who stayed behind to close the city gates and put the city under martial law. In addition, she had not received any information about the Tatar state-owned invasion, so she was not worried about the border town.She said: "Wait for another half an hour. If no one shows up, go back to the city. After a while, you lead people to search the surrounding area first."

The general saw that Princess Zhang was stubborn, so he didn't try to persuade her again, and took the order to go down.

At this time, Shang Xuanlie had already brought Meng Shaojie, Fan Changkong and others into the border city's City Lord's Mansion before closing the city gate, and then took control of the City Lord's Mansion.He called Princess Zhang's confidant housekeeper.Let him send an order saying that Meng Shaojie has returned and Princess Zhang is in danger, so all the generals guarding the city will go to the City Lord's Mansion to discuss the rescue of Princess Zhang.

The housekeeper came from the Zhang family, and he was loyal to Princess Zhang, so he would rather die than obey.But when his wife and children were all tied up and kneeling in front of him, he compromised.

After the order was handed down, the general who guarded the city was suspicious of how Meng Shaojie had come back. Fearing that there would be fraud, he led a team to surround the city lord's mansion.And just before they came, Fan Changkong had already set off from another road, leading Meng Shaojie to take over the city gate.Almost all the soldiers in the border town knew Meng Shaojie.Knowing that he was Princess Zhang's adopted son, Fan Changkong took over the gate of the city without any suspicion from the guards.

Shang Xuanlie, who stayed in the city lord's mansion, took his loyal guards to wound the city generals and captured all the soldiers who surrounded the city lord's mansion. At this time, the border city fell into Shang Xuanlie's hands smoothly.Then the generals who were guarding the city were escorted to the city wall, waiting for the return of Princess Zhang and others.

Concubine Zhang waited for more than an hour, but still no one came, so she couldn't wait any longer.He returned to the city with an army of ten thousand.When he arrived at the border town, he saw the general who he ordered to defend the city on the high wall, and asked loudly, "Is there anything unusual in the city?"

Shang Xuanlie, who was next to the general, dressed up as a soldier, held a knife against his back, and said in a low voice, "You better be sensible! Your wife and children are waiting for you to go back. The northwest is our Shang family's territory. How can you tell me?" Think it over."

The general gave up resistance long after he learned of Shang Xuanlie's identity. Speaking of which, it was actually a family matter of the Shang family, and he didn't want to lose his life because of such personal grievances.Anyway, if he gave up resisting, no one would call him a traitor. The one who really has no face is Princess Zhang.The concubine should stay in the palace to teach her children, but she did something disgraceful. Speaking of which, under Concubine Zhang's command, he, a general, has no good skin.He said loudly: "Princess, everything in the city is fine."

"Open the city gate and let them go." Princess Zhang said after hearing what the general guarding the city said.

Concubine Zhang led an army of [-] to return to the city smoothly.Then the accompanying generals returned to the barracks with their own soldiers and horses, while Princess Zhang returned to the City Lord's Mansion with a team of guards.

As soon as she entered the house, she saw her son, Meng Shaojie, gagged with a cloth ball, tied up and hung under the eaves.It turned out that after Shang Xuanlie went to the city gate, Fan Changkong brought Meng Shaojie back to the City Lord's Mansion.Hanging Meng Shaojie up was arranged by Shang Xuanlie.

"What's going on here!" The moment Princess Zhang saw Meng Shaojie, she immediately felt that something was different. She calmly looked around at the servants in the yard and asked.

"Mother Concubine, Meng Shaojie's identity is unknown, and I arrested him for daring to pretend to be Mother Concubine's son." Shang Xuanlie followed Concubine Zhang back to the City Lord's Mansion, his face was normal, his smile was even affectionate, and he said: " Speaking of which, isn't the mother concubine the only son of mine? This person is too courageous to tarnish the reputation of the concubine mother!"

"Shang Xuanlie, why are you here..." Zhang Wangfei turned her head back, and after seeing the person, her face turned pale in an instant, and everything was figured out, she said: "Did you kill Meng Bin?"

"So what if it's true, so what if it's not, is my concubine going to avenge a military adviser by killing me?" Shang Xuanlie sneered.

"You..." Princess Zhang stared at him resentfully, and suddenly drew out her saber and slashed at him.Shang Xuanlie's heart turned cold, he dodged Princess Zhang's attack, flew towards Meng Shaojie, and kicked Meng Shaojie's heart fiercely.

Meng Shaojie's cries of pain were blocked by the cloth ball, but the blood surging from his stomach stained the cloth ball red.Seeing this, Princess Zhang ran towards Meng Shaojie, angrily angrily said: "Shang Xuanlie, let him go!"

"Let him go? The concubine mother is joking? Why should I let him go? This bastard is delusional about entering the Bei'an palace? Does the concubine know about this? That Meng Bin died without guilt, and he actually wanted to put me in the concubine mother's house. After house arrest, he poisoned me and killed me, huh, what a daring one. It’s really unreasonable for him not to die.” Shang Xuanlie drew out the dagger and placed it on Meng Shaojie’s heart, successfully making Princess Zhang stop.

"What exactly do you want?" Concubine Zhang trembled with anger, and when she heard Shang Xuanlie's words, she knew that he had overheard her conversation with Meng Bin, and she became ashamed from guilt.

"Mother and Concubine, you'd better hand over the soldier talisman, and go back to your room to rest obediently. I have already taken over the city here. Don't act rashly. Whether Meng Shaojie lives or dies depends on you." Shang Xuanlie patted Meng Shaojie's face with a dagger. face, sneered and said: "I want to see what kind of concubine mother can do for you Meng Shaojie, a bastard, whether to give up military power or to have a son! I don't know if the news of concubine mother losing her virginity and giving birth to a child in private reaches Bei'an Palace Finally, how will my father's subordinates who discuss politics deal with the Zhang family!"

"Sure enough, he is indeed the grandson of the old prince Shang. He is so cruel that he wants to force his mother into a dead end." Princess Zhang blushed when she was provoked by Shang Xuanlie's words, and said through gritted teeth.

"You should say that I'm really your son! Is there a mother like you who wants to put his own son under house arrest for a bastard?" Shang Xuanlie retorted sarcastically.

"Good you Shang Xuanlie..." Zhang Wangfei's eyes were dizzy, she took out an iron token from her bosom and threw it in front of Shang Xuanlie, sneering: "I want to see you, a traitor wanted by the emperor, How far can we go with [-] troops!"

Shang Xuanlie took the military talisman and said: "Then please wait and see, mother and concubine, no matter what, I am your son, and I will take care of your mother and concubine until the end of my life!"

"I don't need you to support me, give me back Jie'er!" Princess Zhang said.

"Not yet!"

"The soldier talisman has been given to you, what else do you want?"

"This has nothing to do with my concubine, but please rest assured, I will not kill him for the time being. Of course, if you want him to live well, it depends on whether your concubine cooperates!"

Hearing Shang Xuanlie's words, Princess Zhang couldn't understand, she said: "I'm just a married woman of the Zhang family, I can't interfere in the affairs of the Zhang family! The Zhang family has an army of 10,000+, you can't shake the Zhang family. .”

"Let's wait and see."

Princess Zhang sneered at him a few times, flicked her sleeves and walked towards the inner courtyard.Shang Xuanlie said to the guards in the yard: "Send a team of guards to strictly guard the Wangfei's yard, and no one is allowed to enter except to deliver food."

After the guards took the order, Fan Changkong saw Shang Xuanlie's disappointed face, and persuaded: "The princess is not kind to the mother, so the son has nothing to be sad about. However, the princess can hide Meng Shaojie's 17 years, which shows how much she doesn't treat the Bei'an palace. You can see it! Although the prince is absurd, he is her husband after all! Hey, the rooster Sichen is against the orthodoxy, and it will harm the heirs. In the future, when a son marries a concubine, he must marry a gentle and demure woman. The people in the backyard will interfere in the political affairs of Bei'an Palace."

At this time, Shang Xuanlie was not in the mood to listen to Fan Changkong's nagging, he said, "My eldest uncle should be here soon, right?"

After Princess Zhang found out that Meng Bin was dead, she sent someone to send a letter to her elder brother.Fan Changkong said: "About tomorrow, General Zhang should arrive."

"That's good, let's take back the military power in his hands at one stroke."

On the second day, Shang Xuanlie's uncle, General Zhang, was controlled by Shang Xuanlie as soon as he entered the city lord's mansion.When he saw Shang Xuanlie, he lowered his head and sighed speechlessly, looking directly at Shang Xuanlie without a face.He said: "The Zhang family is sorry for you. Your grandfather didn't teach your mother and concubine well. She is not a good mother! In terms of feelings, she is too simple. Meng Bin has always harbored bad intentions. I have warned her a long time ago. But She seems to be possessed, and she has identified Meng Bin, and there is nothing we can do about it."

For this explanation, Shang Xuanlie sneered in his heart, you have more ways to do it, why didn't you come forward to stop Princess Zhang when she was pregnant with Meng Shaojie?What's the use of saying this now?Seeing Princess Zhang having an affair with Meng Bin, I don't know what the intention is!He didn't show any strangeness on his face, and said bluntly: "The Zhang family can no longer hold military power. The Shang family didn't let you down. The Zhang family has an unshirkable responsibility for what the mother and concubine did! You eat the Shang family If you don’t have the slightest gratitude, you dare to hide the matter of Meng Bin! It’s best for the Zhang family to hand over the military power automatically, don’t force me to be sympathetic!”

General Zhang said: "My [-] military power can be handed over to you, but it's hard for me to say about your grandfather and second uncle."

"You don't need to worry about these things." Shang Xuanlie said.

"Alright then. I'll give you the soldier talisman." General Zhang thought to himself, handing over the [-] soldiers would silence him.His father and second brother are not easy to deal with. If he knew that Shang Xuanlie was coming, he would not come to the border town.This nephew is very famous in the northwest, if Shang Xuanlie reveals about his younger sister, the Zhang family in the northwest will be doomed!He also thought about retreating.

Seeing that Uncle was so knowledgeable, Shang Xuanlie smiled and said: "Uncle, you can stay in the border town for the time being. After a while, I will send people to the station to take over the military power."

"That's good. I want to see your mother." General Zhang sighed, "The emperor rules the world with filial piety, and Bei'an Palace is no exception. Although your mother and concubine did something wrong, I don't want you to let her go. And Meng Shaojie , He is the lifeblood of your mother and concubine, now that Meng Bin is dead, you can let Meng Shaojie go."

"Don't worry, uncle. I'm not a wolf-hearted person. As long as she takes care of her old age with peace of mind, I will fulfill the responsibility of a son and raise her up. As for Meng Shaojie? It depends on my mood!"

"You..." General Zhang also knew that it seemed unreasonable to persuade Shang Xuanlie to let Meng Shaojie go, so he had to shut up.