The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 779 Please Perform a Ritual

A lot of Li Heng's wings were broken, and Li Zhaomi was telling the story with great interest and incessantly. Meng Shisan listened with his bright eyes slightly narrowed, enjoying the story very much.

On the contrary, Li Shou's men were also attacked secretly by Li Heng.

As the fight became more and more intense, Emperor Zong became more and more restless. In the Golden Throne Hall at the morning court every day, he openly warned Li Shou not to go too far, and secretly hinted to Li Heng to admit his mistakes. However, these two were little ancestors and pretended not to hear him, which made him so angry that his liver hurt.

Cui Yu was determined to formally join the East Palace camp, so the intelligence network he established would naturally not miss such undercurrents. After receiving news that the three old men, Hua, Sha and Shui, were safe on their way to Beijing, he summoned Nie Bin to ask about the details.

"As of today, I have already found out that eleven officials below the third rank have been killed, regardless of civil or military, regardless of size, from both sides." Nie Bin was the leader of Cui Yu's troops, and he was very conscientious in his duties. He had everything under control. "Five officials from the Crown Prince's side were killed, and six from the Second Prince's side."

"That's about right." Cui Yu commented, and then asked, "What about those above the third rank?"

Nie Bin replied: "The Second Prince lost three people. In addition to the Left Vice Minister of the Dali Temple, Jiang Zuo Vice Minister, who is a third-rank official, there is also the third-rank official Ren Jiang, a fierce general under the General of the State, and the third-rank official Yuan Zuo Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works."

Cui Yu thought for a while and asked, "Is this Yuan Zuo Shi Lang the one who just replaced Shang Shu Fu's original position last year?"

Nie Bin responded: "Last year, due to the flood in Lueyang, Qu Zhengwu, the former Minister of Works, was found guilty of shielding the flood and was dismissed by His Majesty as a commoner. After Qu Zhengwu stepped down, Fu Limin took over. Meng Tianguan submitted a transfer petition, which was approved by His Majesty and he became the current Minister of Works. As a result, the position of Left Vice Minister of Works formerly held by Minister Fu became vacant. There was a lot of controversy at the time, but later His Majesty approved the appointment of the person recommended by the Second Prince, who is the current Left Vice Minister Yuan."

Cui Yu smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince spent a lot of effort to push the Second Prince to the top and second in command of the Ministry of Industry, but he got rid of them in two years."

He then asked, "What about General Ren and General Huaiyuan? I remember that he was one of General Yun's trusted generals. How did he catch the eye of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at this critical moment?"

"It's because he is too ambitious. He wants to replace General Yun." Nie Bin said.

Cui Yu raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh?"

"General Yun is such a great man. How could he not know about such ambitions?" Nie Bin sighed, "It must be said that the old ones are the wisest."

After sighing, he elaborated: "After General Yun learned that General Ren intended to bring him down, he did not make a fuss, nor was he angry, but quietly began to plan. Not only did he create an opportunity for General Ren to connect with the Second Prince without leaving a trace, he also helped and successfully pushed General Ren into the Second Prince's camp. General Yun had already instructed Young Master Yun to move secretly, with the intention of joining the East Palace camp. Under this circumstance, General Yun took advantage of the situation and packaged General Ren as a big gift, and sent him and the evidence together to the East Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sharpening his knife, so it was just right to deal with them all at once."

"A reckless man, a real reckless man." Cui Yu always thought that military generals were all reckless men, but he did not think that they were all reckless men who just rushed forward. This General Huaiyuan really made him see a brainless person who only had ambitions but no corresponding means.

As for Yun Zhiwu, the wise, loyal and brave general who assisted the country, he not only admired him but also looked up to him.

As for Jiang Dao, he jumped too high at first, so the Eastern Palace listed him as the primary target to be defeated. He didn't find it strange at all and didn't even have the mood to ask a question.

As for officials below the third rank, Nie Bin went on to explain in detail. Cui Yu only mentioned two in particular: "Mr. Xiang from the Ministry of Works? Mr. Yang from the Capital Office?"

These two, one involves the Xiang family, the maternal family of Concubine Shu, and the other involves the officials under the brothers of Queen Lu's natal family.

"That's right." Nie Bin confirmed. At this time, Jin Baixi stepped into the house and said, "Seventh Master, something happened in the Second Prince's private residence again."

Cui Yu immediately stood up from his chair: "What's going on?"

Nie Bin also took two steps forward unconsciously. As the leader of Cui Yu's intelligence network in the capital, he had not received any news about this.

Jin Baixi saw this and said, "It was also a coincidence. Zhuo Quan went out to do some work and passed by Houfu Street on his way back. He saw a lot of people gathered in front of the gate of the Second Prince's private residence, so he squeezed to the front to take a look and ask. Only then did he know that the Second Prince had invited a magician to perform a ritual in the house."

"Perform a ritual?" For some reason, Cui Yu suddenly remembered that many years ago, Thirteen had also said that she could perform a ritual.

Nie Bin couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "What method do you use?"

"It is said that it is to pray for the souls of the hundred guests who died unjustly." Jin Baixi did not know the details. After all, Zhuo Quan heard the news at the gate, so whether it is true or not is another matter.

Before Jin Baixi and Nie Bin could say anything else, Cui Yu ordered Nie Bin, "Go and investigate what exactly happened, and also find out if the sorcerer that the Second Prince invited into his private residence is one of the two talented people that have been rumored in the capital recently."

"Yes." Nie Bin turned around and walked out of the house quickly.

Also receiving this news were various forces, both overt and covert, who were keeping a close eye on the developments in the capital.

When Meng Shisan received the news, it was not long after Li Zhaoqin arrived. Gao Jin went to Taichen Courtyard to report to her. Less than a moment later, Zhuo Quan, who was sent by Cui Yu to inform her of the news, also arrived.

After Zhuo Quan left, she sat in Mingxiao Hall waiting for Huang Jing.

As soon as Huang Jing entered Mingxiaotang, she smelled the aroma of freshly baked quercetin cakes. The smell made her stomach growl immediately.

It made her face turn red.

Meng Shisan was amused. "There's some for you, too. Come and try it. It's freshly made by Jinyin. It's hot and soft now, and it's the best time to eat it."

"Then I won't be polite!" Huang Jing rushed forward and sat down opposite Yu Mengshisan. He didn't even bother to use a clean towel to cushion his mouth. He reached out and took a bite of the exquisite and delicious cakes on the plate on the table. Then he looked very happy and said, "It's delicious. Jin Yin's cooking skills are really not inferior to the imperial chef!"

She praised the food while eating, but that didn't stop her from eating the pastry in her hand very quickly.

Meng Shisan waited for Huang Jing to finish eating two pieces of quercetin before he said, "Lan Zhijin, do you know him?"

"Cough cough cough..." Huang Jing was choked unexpectedly, and asked Meng Shisan with wide eyes, "What? He chased me all the way to the Meng Mansion?"

"It sounds like you know him." Meng Shisan made his own conclusion.