Lady forced to seek prince

The Grand Master has always been on guard against King Yu and the vassal territory. It is difficult for any news from the northwest to reach the capital.

Everyone knows that the King of Yu won a battle with Tubo, but the Grand Master has been trying every means to eliminate the impact of this battle. There are two kinds of news circulating in the market right now. One is that the troops of the Tubo royal court captured the northwest, and Feng Guo My uncle and his son were defeated like a mountain, thanks to the King of Yu who stepped forward.

There is also news that the troops from Tubo were not elite soldiers from the royal court, but a cavalry force guarding the border. They took advantage of the civil strife between the eldest princess, King Yu, and the Feng family to enter Daqi. After King Yu killed the Feng family, this Only then did they free up their hands to deal with Tubo. To the outside world, they claimed that the battle was a victory, but they were just trying to appease the people.

Any foreign invasion is a man-made disaster.

This was the Taishi's way of controlling power. Not only could he not make the people's hearts turn towards King Yu, he would also leave a gap for rewriting this war in the future.

How many years later, how many people can be sure which of these two statements is true?

Uncle Feng Guo and others have passed away long ago. The generals who experienced this personally are all members of King Yu. How difficult would it be to get a glimpse of the truth?

Therefore, King Yu must not let his hand reach into the capital.

But things are different now.

King Yu's entry into the capital to stir up this turmoil may be the grand master's last chance to make a comeback. This is not something that happened suddenly, but an arrangement made secretly by the grand master.

The grand master wanted King Yu and the young emperor to have a rift, to be on guard against each other, to resent each other, or even to be hostile. Otherwise, once the king was defeated, the grand master would have no power to resist, because he had already spent all the soldiers, horses, and food he had hoarded for many years. Secretly transferred it to the Prime Minister.

The Grand Master also knew that King Xiang was no match for Xiao Yu, and all he wanted was a chance. When the two armies fight, the outcome changes rapidly. In addition to the battlefield, other places can also make a big fuss.

Now that the fire is coming, the grand master will naturally break some of his previous rules, just like using a cage to catch wild animals, he must first open the lid and let the wild beasts in.

Now the Grand Master opened the lid and allowed King Yu's people to enter the capital.

"Let's see what King Yu wants to do," the Grand Master said, "then everything will be clear."

The Grand Master said this, and the Zhongshu Provincial officials also thought it was very appropriate. Everyone could understand that the one who felt the most uncomfortable at the moment was the little emperor.

The little emperor was angry with King Yu and would only ask the grand master for help. That would be their good days.

The Grand Master's guess was correct. King Yu sent people to the capital with the purpose of finding out who was behind the scenes. Dali Temple successively arrested more than a dozen people in Beijing. Nie Ping did not give up and continued to inquire about news.

"They are all looking at the old people in the concubine Ying's palace, and they are also asking about those people's affairs."

"When Nie Ping was looking for someone, there was someone in custody beside him. He should be one of the 'assassins'."

"Is it possible that this person confessed? The Wuwei Army brought him to the capital to search for people?"

It makes sense to say that the reason why those eight were killed was because there were others who were willing to tell the truth, and it was enough to leave one alive.

"It seems that we really want the emperor to hand over the few people around him."

The news was gathered to the Grand Master.

When he said this, the officials were quite happy, but as soon as the words changed, someone said: "King Yu did this because he didn't take us seriously, thinking that no one in Daqi can compete with him now."

"The emperor is still young, so he casually set up a great enemy for himself, causing Daqi to suffer unreasonable disasters. Otherwise, if the Feng family is dealt with, Daqi will be stable in the future."

Once the discussion reaches this point, everything that follows is filled with complaints.

In fact, they are not sure yet. They are afraid that King Yu will suddenly stop, and the little emperor may miss King Yu's affection, and all their previous efforts will be in vain.

But they soon felt relieved. Xiao Min's letter was delivered to the feudal lord, and Xiao Yu soon replied.

Xiao Min sent three imperial doctors to the vassal territory to diagnose and treat Princess Yu. They also said a lot of soft words in the letter, which was just short of admitting his mistake. The emperor had already made a concession. It stands to reason that King Yu should settle the matter, but Letters from King Yu soon entered the palace, and the thick stack of letters stated the assassin's faults.

"If these people are not eliminated, the country will never have peace." The chamberlain reported the contents of the letter he had peeked to the Grand Master: "The emperor didn't say anything, but... those people couldn't sit still, and Nie Ping wanted to take away two more chamberlains. I'm going back to interrogate, and I'm asking for someone from the emperor, and the palace is now in chaos."

People were arrested and searched everywhere, and everyone in the palace was frightened, which reminded people of the situation when Empress Feng was imprisoned in Cining Palace.

The grand master picked up the tea and drank it. After tasting the tea, the corners of his mouth raised slightly. His previous doubts were now almost gone.

King Yu could not even give him the emperor's face.

The official from Zhongshu Province whispered to the Grand Master: "Shall we stop him?"

The Grand Master shook his head: "King Yu is the emperor's brother and a hero of Da Qi. King Yu must be measured in his actions."

The Grand Master was about to open the cage, and after King Yu got in, he would lower the mechanism and completely lock them all in.

When the Grand Master did not stop him, Aunt Meng and others immediately felt helpless. In just one day, the servant hiding in the palace was found and taken into custody in front of the emperor.

The two old chamberlains, both in their fifties, used to serve in Concubine Ying's palace. After Concubine Ying passed away, they were assigned other tasks.

Aunt Meng was able to return to Xiao Min only because one of the chamberlains helped.

The two men knelt before the emperor and complained.

"Since entering the palace, the servants have not been out. How can they assassinate Princess Yu?" The old chamberlain asked, "I have to say that the servants of Prince Yu are arresting palace people related to Concubine Ying. King Yu must know that the slaves serve the emperor wholeheartedly, and catching us is the second priority. What he really wants to deal with is you, the emperor."

Xiao Min said nothing.

The old chamberlain glanced at Aunt Meng next to her: "Otherwise, the emperor will ask the grand master what he means."

They had been wholeheartedly dealing with the Grand Master, but now they had to show their favor to the Grand Master. If they had not been forced into a desperate situation by King Yu, no one would have made such a choice.

The old chamberlain thought that he had moved the emperor, so he lowered his head and waited quietly for the emperor to speak.

Xiao Min's childish voice sounded: "Is your ancestral home in Shanxi? Do you have a nephew named Zhao Ming?"

When the old chamberlain heard this, his throat tightened and his voice became hoarse: "Your Majesty..."

"Your nephew went to the feudal territory twice disguised as a merchant, and now he has opened a shop in the capital to buy and sell rice."

The old chamberlain didn't expect that King Yu's people would actually find out this far.

Xiao Min looked at the old chamberlain: "Brother's people said that if they ask clearly, they will let you come back. Brother's people are still waiting outside. If you tell the truth, if it has nothing to do with this matter, they will naturally let you come back." .”

Nie Ping knelt outside the palace gate, and the grand master had someone deliver the oral message, and everything was done according to the emperor's orders.

Xiao Min couldn't arrest Nie Ping, nor could he blame the Grand Master. Now he had no choice but to let the two old chamberlains go with Nie Ping.

The moment the emperor handed over his chamberlain, King Yu became the third person to threaten the young emperor after the Empress Dowager Feng and the Grand Master.

The two old chamberlains were imprisoned separately and tied to the torture rack.

Nie Ping interrogated him personally. Before he could speak, Chamberlain Zhao panicked and shouted: "The assassination of Princess Yu has nothing to do with us. My nephew returned to the capital three months ago and has never been to the feudal territory since. ah!"

Nie Ping looked at Chamberlain Zhao calmly: "Of course I know that the assassination has nothing to do with you. What I want to ask is another matter."