After all the sacrifices have been made to speed pass, who is still practicing hard skills?

Chapter 411 The secret of holding Queen Xue and her son!

"It turns out that Ji Changsheng's princess consort Xu Qiuyue is actually a hidden agent of the Qingtian Sect."

In the imperial city, Jiang Che, who was preparing to go to court, was still thinking about the secret he had learned from Lu Jieyun before, which could control Ji Changsheng and his mother.

He originally thought that Ji Changsheng had committed some crime in the capital and was discovered by Lu Jieyun, but he never expected that it would be such a serious crime.

After dividing the spoils, Jiang Che couldn't wait to ask Lu Jieyun about the secret, and the other party did not hide it and revealed it to him. At that time, Jiang Che showed shock.

Qingtian Religion.
He was the most hated traitor by the imperial court.

Once the news that the Crown Princess Xu Qiuyue is a thief of the Qingtian Sect spreads, no matter whether Ji Changsheng knows it or not, his qualifications to compete for the crown prince will be completely gone.

They might even be directly demoted by the enraged emperor.

But, is Xu Qiuyue really a pawn of the Qingtian Sect?

After returning to the capital, Jiang Che has been thinking about the truth of this matter. After all, this matter is of great importance. Without evidence, he will not get any benefit.

And he learned from Lu Jieyun that the Xu family's ancient house seemed to be an important branch of the Qingtian Sect in the capital. If Jiang Che waited slowly, he would definitely be able to get evidence.

But Jiang Che didn't have that time, so he asked the Red Blood Demon Lord to hide in the Xu family's ancient house temporarily.

Although the power of the Red Blood Demon Lord can no longer help him at present, he knows many strange methods, including how to suppress his own aura to the extreme.

Even he was far inferior to the other party in these unconventional methods.

However, the authenticity of this matter still needs to be considered.

In addition, Jiang Che had another question, which was how did Lu Jieyun know about this?
You know, this kind of thing is a secret within a secret, and Lu Jieyun has been in office in the capital not much longer than him, so there must be something he doesn't know.

Coupled with the various strange things Lu Jieyun had done before, such as his ability to anticipate the enemy and set up an ambush just in time, all of these made him deeply curious about this person.

He felt that Lu Jieyun might be even more mysterious than he had imagined.

"What are you thinking about?"

While Jiang Che was thinking, Chen Qingfang's voice suddenly came into his ears.

Jiang Che immediately came back to his senses and smiled:

"Nothing, just thinking about the Northern Barbarian envoy."

Hearing this, a trace of worry appeared between Chen Qingfang's brows. In the past two days, the most sensational news in the entire capital was the annihilation of the entire army of the Northern Barbarian envoys.

It is said that the emperor was so angry in the imperial garden that he even smashed his beloved spirit cup on the spot.

He even ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Black Court to arrest the murderer within a time limit.

Chen Qingfang, who was transferred to the capital to serve as a divine messenger, was the first to be affected. In the past few days, he mobilized almost half of the Black Yamen's forces, but still could not find the whereabouts of the murderer.

It can only be attributed to the Qingtian Sect.

But the question is, how did the Qingtian Sect know the route of the Northern Barbarian envoys returning north?
Even the imperial court didn't fully understand this.
"We escorted him before and didn't let the Hei Ya know about it. Now something happened again..." Chen Qingfang sighed lightly. He was very dissatisfied with the man in the palace. It was obvious that he was going to punish him.

"The people with the most motivation and ability are the rebels of the Qingtian Sect. If the envoy of God can capture a few of the rebels of the Qingtian Sect, perhaps he can complete his mission." Jiang Che continued to guide at the right time.

"How difficult is it to capture the heavyweight traitor of the Qingtian Sect?" Chen Qingfang shook his head.

The ordinary Qingtian Sect rebels could not satisfy the emperor at all, but those heavyweight rebels were not so easy to catch, otherwise they would not have been at large for hundreds of years.

Jiang Che did not respond to this topic.

In fact, he had the video of the murder of Chu He and Nangong Ji's self-explosion in his hand, but he was not going to show it now, but wanted to put it aside for later as a credit.

Of course, this time cannot be delayed too long. After all, no one knows whether the Qingtian Sect will cause any unexpected trouble.

As for Xu Qiuyue, this chess piece, he has another use for it.

If Ji Changsheng and his mother were sensible, he would not leak the matter, but if the other party could not give him what he wanted, then... then he would have no choice but to bring disaster to Ji Changsheng and his mother.

While they were chatting, the two of them had already walked outside the Fengtian Hall.

All around were civil and military officials who had come to attend the court meeting. It was bustling and noisy, just like an ordinary gathering of warriors. It was not until Ji Chengdao arrived that the surroundings fell into silence.

"I have met the God King."

"I have met the God King."

Every step Ji Chengdao took, someone would bow to him.

Jiang Che and Chen Qingfang are no exception.

When Ji Chengdao came close to him, Jiang Che clearly felt that Ji Chengdao's gaze lingered on him for a moment, but Jiang Che didn't understand what was going on.

After the salute, there was silence.

Fortunately, Ji Chengdao didn't say much. After glancing at him, he followed him into the Fengtian Hall.

Just like the previous process, Emperor Ji Wenhao walked out of the side door and walked towards the dragon throne. The civil and military officials below saluted, and then the emperor asked all the officials to stand up.

But this time, something was different.

Ji Wenhao sat on the dragon throne in silence for several breaths before he spoke. His face was extremely gloomy. His majestic eyes swept over the ministers, and no one dared to look at him except Ji Chengdao.

"My lords, please make peace."

An indifferent voice came out of Emperor Yuan Kang's mouth.

Ji Wenhao was in a very bad mood indeed. Ever since he learned that the Northern Barbarian envoy had been killed, there had been no smile on his face again, and all his previous thoughts had gone to waste.

He built everything on the basis of peace talks.

But now, everything is over.

He shouldn't have listened to Eunuch Wei's advice and forced the other party to escort him.

But it's too late to say anything now, everything is too late.

The Northern Barbarians have sent a letter of accusation, asking the Central Plains court to give an explanation, but what can they use to give an explanation? So far, the most they can do is to suspect that it was the Qingtian Sect that did it.

But the question is, what can be done even if the Qingtian Sect takes action?

It is impossible to promote peace talks in a short period of time.

Even though he wanted to negotiate very much, he knew that the Northern Barbarians would definitely ask for an exorbitant price this time. Such a price was something that not only he but even the civil and military officials would not agree to.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All the ministers saluted and shouted in unison.

"You all should know that the Northern Barbarians' delegation was intercepted and killed at the entrance of Mount Qishan. No one survived. What do you think we should do about this?" Emperor Yuan Kang glanced at his ministers.

But the focus still fell on Ji Chengdao.

Unfortunately, Ji Chengdao ignored the emperor's gaze as if he was in a trance. "Now that things have come to this, I think we should immediately dispatch troops to the northern border to prevent the northern barbarians from invading in large numbers."

"Mobilize troops? That's easy for you to say, but apart from the 200,000 imperial guards, where else can the capital city find elite soldiers and generals? There are constant rebellions in various states and prefectures, and we can't withdraw troops."

Someone opened his mouth to refute on the spot.

"Once the northern barbarians break through the border, it will be too late to mobilize troops!"

"If we rashly withdraw our troops, even without the Northern Barbarians invading, the whole world will be in chaos."

"Enough, I asked you to think of a solution, not to make a noise here." Emperor Yuankang was already extremely annoyed, and when he heard the noise in the hall, he immediately scolded.

In an instant, the Fengtian Hall became clear.

"Chen Qingfang, how's the investigation going into the murder of the Northern Barbarian envoy?" Ji Wenhao snorted coldly and turned his gaze to a figure below.

"Your Majesty, at present, I can only confirm that it was the Qingtian Sect thieves who did it, but the murderer has not yet been caught. I suspect that there may be people in the capital who are collaborating with the enemy.
We should focus on catching those thieves!"

In order to prevent the emperor from venting his anger on himself, Chen Qingfang immediately began to shirk responsibility.

After hearing this reason, Ji Wenhao looked indifferent. Even he didn't know the movements of the Northern Barbarian envoys after they left the capital. The secrets of heaven were also disrupted. How much could it have to do with the capital?

But he changed his mind and thought that he could take this opportunity to clear out another wave of the capital, so he said in a deep voice:
"Then investigate it, investigate it from beginning to end. Anyone who dares to be involved will be killed immediately!"

"Your Majesty, most of my men have been transferred from the capital to Cangzhou to investigate this matter. I am currently a bit busy. Can you ask the Embroidered Uniform Guard to cooperate with the investigation?"

Chen Qingfang continued.

Ji Wenhao naturally could not agree to this, because he knew that there was not much going on in the capital. He just wanted to take the opportunity to clean up the capital, and he also wanted to put the people's grievances on the black yamen in preparation for future power reduction.

Of course, it was impossible to mobilize the Xiuyiwei. After all, everyone knew that the Xiuyiwei acted according to his orders.

"The court is full of talented people, are they still short of a few people? Where is the Champion Marquis?"

Ji Wenhao's gaze suddenly swept over a figure beside Chen Qingfang.

"Wei Chen is here."

Jiang Che stepped sideways and stood out.

"You have no authority at present, so you should assist Chen Qingfang in investigating the murder of the Northern Barbarian envoy as a third-rank commander of the Black Court."

Jiang Che's mind moved. Now he had a motive. He immediately bowed and said:

"Yes, I obey the order."

After giving these instructions, Ji Wenhao turned his gaze to Ji Chengdao who was dreaming beside him:

"Uncle Emperor."

"The minister is here."

Ji Chengdao opened his eyes slightly and looked up at the figure on the dragon throne.

"The Northern Barbarian envoys were killed, and the grassland king court was furious. If nothing unexpected happens, they will definitely invade on a large scale. Uncle, you are a pillar of the court, and I rely on you. How about you go to the north to take charge?"

Ji Wenhao really wanted to transfer Ji Chengdao away from the capital in order to slowly reduce his power, but even as an emperor, he did not dare to pressure him with orders and could only use this gentle tone.

Ji Chengdao shook his head:

"I have been practicing incorrectly recently, which has caused backlash and hurt my body. It is difficult for me to go to the north. Moreover, I have no ability to lead troops, so I am afraid that I will make mistakes. Your Majesty should choose another wise minister."

Under the dragon robe, Ji Wenhao clenched his fists tightly, and dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Excuse.

An unabashed excuse.

How could Ji Chengdao, a martial saint, be harmed by his practice?
It's just that he doesn't want to leave the capital.

Can.
He was helpless about this, took a deep breath, and could only nod slightly:
"Since the emperor's uncle is injured, let's forget it."

After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to a middle-aged man in armor standing beside Ji Chengdao:
"Mr. Yang, this time I'll ask you to lead the 50,000-man imperial guards to rush to the northern border to guard against the invasion of the northern barbarians."

The man called Yang Gong was one of the top dukes in the Great Zhou Dynasty and a general of the imperial guards. Together with Ji Chengdao, he was known as the pillars of the imperial court.

Listening to the emperor's order, Yang Gong clasped his fists and bowed:
"The minister obeys the order."

Ji Wenhao nodded and waved his hand:
"I am tired, I will leave the court."

After retiring from court, Jiang Che consulted with Chen Qingfang and then started to act alone. His main target was still Xu Qiuyue, and he wanted to find a breakthrough in her.

At that time, he would have to ask Queen Xue whether she wanted others to know this secret.

the other side.

The court meeting in the Fengtian Hall caused quite a stir in the capital. Many people realized that a major purge might be coming, and everyone suddenly felt insecure.

But the princes remained consistent. After all, they were the least likely to have any connection with the Qingtian Sect.

Ji Changsheng, bored to death, also came to Fenghe Palace to pay his respects and told Queen Xue about some things happening in the capital.

"I never expected that these villains from the Qingtian Sect would be so ruthless and kill all the envoys directly, making my father's peace talks fail. What a pity, what a pity."

Ji Changsheng shook his head and sighed. He had originally wanted to make a profit from it in order to win the favor of his father, but now it was obviously impossible.

"You said Jiang Che is also one of the chief officers in this investigation of the Qingtian Sect?"

Queen Xue Bai'er frowned.

"Yes, he was appointed by our father as the commander of the Black Court to work with Chen Qingfang to investigate the murder of the Northern Barbarian envoy." Ji Changsheng nodded.

"This Jiang Che is ruthless and will do anything to achieve his goal. You must be careful that he will frame you. Be sure to purge the people around you first. At this critical moment, your father is furious. Don't let anything happen to him."

Queen Xue advised in a serious tone.

Ji Changsheng looked a little indifferent:
"Don't worry, mother. There is no problem around me. I carefully selected those people and nothing will happen to them. As for Jiang Che, I am the prince. If he dares to frame me without any evidence, he will only suffer in the end.

This palace is not one of those small forces without background. I dare not use the frame-up of the black government on the prince. Once it is found out that the prince was framed, Jiang Che will not be able to kill him even if he has ten lives. "

He actually hoped that Jiang Che would do that, so that he could make the other party pay the price.

Queen Xue Bai'er (shen\深) is not as optimistic as her son Ji Changsheng. For some reason, she has been feeling uneasy recently, as if something is about to happen.

After a moment of silence, she sighed:

"We still can't be careless. Mother has been feeling a little uneasy lately."

Ji Changsheng was stunned for a moment, and said quickly:
"Don't worry, mother. Nothing will happen. You may have been feeling uneasy lately. I will have someone make you a bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup to help you recover."

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