Donggong Zhangjiao

"The flag has been won and the army has returned to the court. This is a great joy."

Fang Yun pursed his lips and smiled, rolled up his sleeves, exposed a white wrist, and used a silver fork to toy with the roasted sweet potatoes on the plate, and continued.

"It just so happens that in the coming year, the Emperor will have two more heirs, and more importantly, he will have a legitimate son. It can be said to be a double blessing. It shows that the coming year will be a good one."

Pei Yao was also in a good mood, "I just hope that this war will end soon, so that the soldiers and the people will suffer less."

He felt his conscience and said that apart from having to worry more, his food, clothing, housing and transportation were still stable. After all, it was the soldiers who charged and the people on the border who were affected by the war who suffered the hardships.

"The emperor loves his soldiers like his sons and his people like his sons. When the war subsides, prosperity will be restored soon." Fang Yun said softly.

Just as he was talking, Fuxi hurried in from outside with a very anxious look on his face.

"Your Majesty, His Highness King Dun sent someone to report that the sixth prince of Shangyang Kingdom was poisoned in prison and is now in danger of death!"

"Poisoned?!" Pei Yao raised his eyebrows and stood up immediately, "With so many people watching, how could he be poisoned? How did the poison get into the prison!"

Fuxi shook his head, "Your Majesty, please go and take a look. The messenger is still waiting at Jingqian Palace."

At this moment, Fang Yun was also surprised and stood up.

"Your Majesty, please go. State affairs are important."

Pei Yao responded in a low voice and quickly left Yuzhang Palace.

After his figure disappeared outside the palace gate, Fang Yun's expression became even heavier.

"How could there be poison? Who wants to kill the sixth prince? The two countries are about to cease war and negotiate a peace. Now that the sixth prince of Shangyang Kingdom is gone, wouldn't it be easy for something to happen?"

"Yes, the Shangyang Kingdom gathered an army to declare war earlier because the sixth prince was captured. It can be seen that the Lord of Shangyang loves this son very much."

Qingrong stood beside her and frowned.

Fang Yun narrowed his eyes and turned back to the room.

"The sixth prince is still being held in solitary confinement if he can send poison into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Without some connections, he will definitely not be able to do it."

"But who would act like this?" Yan Wei was puzzled.

Fang Yun shook his head, "I can't guess it at the moment. Let people listen to some news about Jingqian Palace. I always feel that this matter is strange."

The two maids nodded, their expressions serious.

At that time, in the Imperial Study Room, the Minister of Punishment, Prince Dun, and Prime Minister Lu were all there.

When the four monarchs and ministers met, they all looked solemn.

"How is the person now?"

"The injury is under control for the time being, but the toxicity is too strong and there is a risk of disaster. The doctors outside are not as skilled as the doctors."

King Dun stepped forward to reply.

Upon hearing this, Pei Yao directly ordered, "Let Guo Miaochun go and Hong Zheng go and invite people."

"Yes." Hong Zheng handed over his hand.

He quickly rushed to Taiyuan Hospital to ask Guo Yuan to judge.

It can also be seen that the emperor wants to protect the sixth prince of Shangyang Kingdom from death.

"I have sent people to strictly check Lin Cong's diet, but there are no problems. However, Lin Cong's food and drink are all done by himself in prison. Apart from these, he has no other entrance."

The Minister of Punishment stepped forward and reported in a deep voice.

This Lin Cong is the name of the sixth prince of Shangyang Kingdom.

Prime Minister Lu frowned, "Is it possible that the poison is put into rice and vegetables separately, and they are tested separately for non-toxicity, and then the poison is released in the body after eating them at the same time?"

"As the Prime Minister said, there have been examples in the past, so I have ordered people to check it, but make sure that there is no problem when the food is delivered." The Minister of Punishment said.

"So if there is something wrong with the food, it should be in prison." Pei Yao said coldly, "Can the jailer who delivered the food be arrested and interrogated?" King Dun nodded, "We have already ordered someone to interrogate him, but the results have not yet come out. "

"Try your best to save this person's life. Investigate all the people who can come into contact with him, including those in the cell. Don't let go of anything." Pei Yao ordered in a deep voice.

Now that the war situation has finally stabilized, and our army has the advantage, we must not let the life or death of a hostage cause any further complications.

Such an episode made Pei Yao, who was originally in a good mood, now slightly irritable again.

But there is no point in rushing now, we can only wait for the results.

At the same time, bad news broke out again in the Northern Xinjiang army.

Huo Mingxu, the eldest son of Qin Guogong, who desperately tried to bring the body of Qin Guogong back from the enemy, died of serious injuries.

Materials in the army were in short supply, and military doctors could not compare with the exquisite medical skills of the imperial doctors in Beijing. At that time, Huo Mingxu was hit by several arrows and fought back in one breath. Even though the soft gold armor protected his vital parts, the wounds on his body were too severe. He lost too much blood, and it was extremely cold in the north, so he couldn't hold on after all.

At that time, the body of Duke Qin had just been sent back to Kyoto for burial. Huo Mingxuan took care of his father's funeral. After a few days, he knelt down in front of his eldest brother's bed with red eyes.

Before Huo Mingxu passed away, when he was looking back, he took his younger brother's hand and explained the city defense in northern Xinjiang, military and government affairs one by one. He didn't mention home until the end.

"I am unfilial to let my mother have a white-haired person to give away a black-haired person. After your class teacher returns to the court, kowtow to my mother to apologize for me. Your sister-in-law is so strong. I am gone. It is even more difficult for her to raise a pair of children. Big brother, please do it for me. Take more care of them, bring this strand of hair to her, if I can’t grow old with her in this life, I will make up for it twice in the next life.”

"Big brother!"

Huo Mingxuan rested his forehead on the back of his eldest brother's hand, wet with tears.

Not long after, the hand that was holding him tightly suddenly let go.

Liu Qin was by his side, silent, but his eyes were slightly red.

He really knew that in this battle, although the eldest son of the Huo family did not have much merit in killing the enemy, he was truly the rear support of the entire army.

If the rear is unstable, how can we fight on the front?

Putting aside his grief, Huo Mingxuan immediately arranged for his eldest brother's cronies to send his eldest brother's body back to Kyoto.

The fierce cold wind was like a bone-cutting knife, causing pain on people's faces.

Huo Mingxuan and Liu Qin stood side by side. A light not far away was the Shangyang Army encamped.

"The country and the family hate each other. I will win this battle."

His tone was calm, but his eyes were burning with boiling anger, like a fire that was about to burn up the battlefield.

Liu Qin didn't say a word, but took off the bottle of strong liquor from his waist, took a swig, and handed it to him again.

Huo Mingxuan took it and took a big sip.

It didn't look like drinking, but more like drinking the blood of the enemy.

But even with such a group of people, there are people in the capital who want to shake the battle that they have fought for with their blood and bones.

Pei Yao stayed up all night, and finally waited for news from the Ministry of Punishment in the middle of the night.

It was said that he was recruited by the jailer who delivered meals to the sixth prince of Shangyang Kingdom.

The poison was not put in the food, but he wiped it on Lin Cong's wound.

When dealing with such prisoners, it is common for the guards to occasionally beat and scold them, and no one will care.

While pulling, the jailer deliberately pinched the wound on Lin Cong's arm and applied the poison hidden in his fingernails to the other party's wound.

But when asked why he wanted to kill someone, he said it was because he used to be a servant of the Duke of Qin, and later worked as a jailer in the Ministry of Punishment. He heard that Duke Qin was killed, so he wanted to kill the sixth prince of Shangyang Kingdom to avenge Duke Qin.

But Pei Yao didn't believe this answer.

But there was nothing he could do if he didn't believe it. The jailer took advantage of the situation, grabbed the instrument of torture, and committed suicide.