Tibetan beads

Chapter 354
It was already half a month after King Duan got the news.

The imperial guards led by General Hu were wiped out by Yan Ling, and his news was later than that of Jiang Yi.

It was not until the envoys from various families returned that what happened at the birthday banquet was reported.

Duan Wang didn't even have time to control his speech, the news that "the bandits disguised themselves as angels and were spotted by Long Xiangwei Lieutenant General Lang Jiangyue" had spread all over the world.

At this point, he has to suffer this loss even if he doesn't.

Because the Yan family still spoke out, this marriage had already been reported to the late Emperor.Compared with trying to snatch the minister's wife, it's better to admit that the angel is fake, or lose face even more.

It's just rational, how can Duan Wang swallow this breath.

When Mr. Jiang arrived, the imperial study room was full of broken porcelain, and the palace servants knelt down on the ground, lowering their heads and breathing carefully.

"Your Majesty." He bowed and saluted with a calm demeanor.

The anger on Duan Wang's face subsided a little: "Mr. Jiang is here! Take a seat."

Then the servant got up quickly and moved the brocade stool over.

Duan Wang swept across the study, frowned and shouted: "Are they all dead? You don't know how to collect broken things?"

The palace servants kowtowed repeatedly: "This servant deserves to die, and this servant will clean up now."

Under the power and influence, the palace people moved quickly, and cleaned up in a short while, and the imperial study room was restored to cleanliness and dignity.

Duan Wang waved his hand, and the others retreated, leaving only him and Mr. Jiang.

"Mr. Jiang, have you heard everything?"

"Yes."

"I really underestimated Xu Huan. He knew he belonged to me, but he dared to do such a rebellious thing, and even planted the blame on Governor Jiang!"

Anger appeared on Duan Wang's face. This was specially for Mr. Jiang, telling him: I trust Jiang Yi, and I didn't fall for their tricks.

Sure enough, Mr. Jiang's expression became much calmer, and he replied with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we really didn't expect things to come to this point, but in general, we haven't lost anything, have we?"

King Duan was not happy when he heard this.Princess Changning is not dead, but a number of his confidant guards have died, and the reputation of the Xu family has been greatly increased. How can this be called a good thing?
But he knew that his foundation was not stable, and he had to rely on Jiang Yi for many things, so he hid his true emotions and humbly asked for advice: "I also ask Mr. Jiang to enlighten me."

"Your Majesty has an order, and he should serve it."

Mr. Jiang got up and bowed, sorted out his words, and explained to him in detail: "The most important thing for His Majesty to send people to Nanyuan this time is Princess Changning, isn't it?"

King Duan nodded.Keeping Princess Changning is a big hidden danger. One is that she is a witness for him to kill the king and seize the throne, and the other is that it is not allowed for people to use her name to make trouble.

"I think that Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about this issue. Although we don't know the situation at the birthday banquet, the Xu family has never missed a word from the beginning to the end. It can be seen that they don't intend to push Princess Changning out. Otherwise, through the birthday party The opportunity of the banquet is the best opportunity for Princess Changning to appear in front of the world on the grounds of His Majesty's threat."

But King Duan was worried: "Isn't it a rare commodity to live in, and there are other plans?"

Mr. Jiang shook his head: "Your Majesty, the incident in the capital is not long now. Many people can prove the identity of Princess Changning. Just imagine, in a few years, someone will come out to make trouble under the name of Princess Changning, who in the world will believe it?"

This is true, when the time passes, playing the name of Princess Changning is not as good as playing the name of the prince. There are many such tricks in the history books, and no one will believe them.

"So, if Mrs. Xu doesn't announce it this time, you don't have to worry about it."

Duan Wang nodded and relaxed slightly.

"Secondly, you want the Yan and Xu families to be unable to get married. I'm sorry to say that this matter is already difficult, and you didn't have any hope, did you?"

Duan Wang thought about it, and finally sighed: "Although that's the case, it's a pity..."

"Originally, the possibility of success is very small. For us, but everything has returned to the original point, and we can just play idle games and lose nothing."

King Duan could only admit it: "Okay! I will spare them first."

"Your Majesty is wise."

The two talked for a while before Mr. Jiang took his leave.

Walking to the gate of the palace, he saw an old man waiting to be summoned there, he snorted coldly when he saw him, and looked very disdainful.

It's Mrs. Lu!
Mr. Jiang smiled and helped his entourage into the carriage.

Since King Duan usurped the throne, this Taifu Lu has never worked. I heard that he wanted to enter the palace to make trouble on the day of the enthronement ceremony, but was hit by a carriage on the way and broke his leg, so that he couldn't be an official. It is very regrettable.I came to ask to see you again today. Is this not scolding or giving up?
These thoughts slipped through Mr. Jiang's mind, and he put them aside. He had more important things to do.

Back at the mansion, the document greeted him: "Sir, there is a letter from Jiangbei."

Mr. Jiang nodded, reached out to take it, and looked at it in the lobby.

The letter was quite long, and the more he read it, his frown became tighter. When he finished reading it, he couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, his face full of worry.

He pretended not to be surprised in front of King Duan, but in fact he was very worried.

No loss at all, they are all fooling Duan Wang, this time they have lost a lot!
"Ah Yue is over! How sad the governor must be!" Mr. Jiang sighed.

The clerk was also Jiang Yi's confidant, he had already read the letter first, and nodded in agreement: "I didn't expect things to turn out like this. Ayue was so angry before, but this time his heart is ashamed."

Mr. Jiang laughed with the corners of his mouth: "Ms. Xu San really understands the reason for killing people."

"Besides, the Xu family has become powerful." The clerk said with a wry smile, "We were already stigmatized by that person, but now the Xu family has bribed someone to go, and we will be surrounded by powerful enemies in the future. It's difficult!"

Jiangbei is a good land, but it is surrounded by powerful enemies.There is the Dongjiang River in the south, Nanyuan in the southwest, Hexing in the northwest, and bandits in the north... Now that there are powerful enemies, Jiangbei will struggle in the future.

"Mr. Jiang, is there any point for us to stay in the capital? The direction of the wind is wrong. If sparks are ignited, they may spread into a sea of ​​flames in no time. Now the world regards us as a party of kings, but by then..."

"It's really meaningless." Mr. Jiang thought for a while, "We have suffered a big loss, so it's best to hide our strength and bide our time."

"Then let's go back to Jiangbei?"

Mr. Jiang was thoughtful: "Of course we have to go back, but before we go back, maybe we can give this spark a little bit, so that we can shift the focus and recuperate."

"What? Do you have an idea?"

After thinking about it, Mr. Jiang suddenly had a flash of inspiration and smiled: "Didn't Your Majesty want to call Miss Xu into the palace? It's really outrageous that the harem has no owner. Now Miss Xu can't come, but the queen still wants to stand. Right?"

The clerk froze for a moment, then nodded excitedly: "You're right!"

(End of this chapter)