Mei Changsu frowned and asked hurriedly, "Hurry up and tell me, even what?"

Zhen Ping lowered his head and said sadly, "Even Sister Dong was injured in the explosion. We were in a hurry to get out and didn't have time to check on her injuries."

Prince Jing didn't expect the explosion to be so powerful, so he continued to ask, "Do you think Nie Yi is in the dungeon?"

Mei Changsu knew that Prince Jing was just being too concerned, so he quickly consoled him, "Don't worry, Xia Jiang is still hoping to use Nie Yi to lure us into action, so he definitely won't put Nie Yi in the dungeon and blow him up together."

Chapter 123: The war in the front is urgent, and there is trouble in the rear!

Zhen Ping didn't really believe this statement. After all, Xia Jiang was insidious and cunning, and no one could predict what he would do. But he believed one thing, that is, if Wang Yue took action, he would definitely save the person.

So, he hurriedly urged, "Master, you should write a letter to Brother Wang and ask him if he rescued the person."

Prince Jing also looked at Mei Changsu and said seriously, "It's good to ask. Since he dared to ask to attack Daliang and even took action, it proves that he must have a complete plan.

Since there are Jinyiwei people outside Xuanjingsi, then Nie Yi from Dali Temple might be the one who rescued the person. If we can confirm that the person has been rescued, it will save us some trouble."

Seeing that both of them said so, Mei Changsu had no choice but to agree. He already felt a little guilty towards Wang Yue, and he didn't expect that he would need Wang Yue's help in the end.

After he finished writing the letter, he said to Prince Jing, "No matter what, this action is extremely disadvantageous to Your Highness. I believe that both Xia Jiang and Prince Yu will definitely complain to Your Majesty. Your Highness must be prepared."

Prince Jing nodded and said seriously, "As long as they tell the emperor the truth about the prisoner interception, he will definitely be furious. What's more, Xia Jiang went to tell it in person. He is a close confidant of the emperor."

Mei Changsu saw that Prince Jing was prepared, so he said seriously, "It's good that your Highness is prepared. Don't take it lightly."

Prince Jing said solemnly, "I made this decision on my own. I know the consequences, but I never hesitated. I'm just sorry that it might affect your career."

Mei Changsu shook his head and said firmly, "Your Highness, it's too early to say anything. Nie Yi has been rescued by someone, and it wasn't us who rescued him. Your Highness just needs to push the responsibility to Brother Wang, and Xia Jiang won't be able to do anything to you."

Prince Jing shook his head and said helplessly, "That being said, we still have many flaws, especially since the patrol battalion has a lot of troops nearby, Xia Jiang will definitely not let us go.

Your Majesty trusts Xia Jiang so much that he would believe everything he says, not to mention that I am already a heavy suspect."

Mei Changsu was afraid that Prince Jing would be discouraged, so he quickly tried to comfort him, saying, "This storm is inevitable. Whether you are ignored or suspected by His Majesty in the future, it is not a dead end. Your Highness, just remember that no matter how Xia Jiang or Prince Yu instigates, you must hold on to your guns. This matter has nothing to do with you."

……

The war at the front was getting more and more urgent, but it did not stop Prince Yu from continuing to fight and consume the internal energy. In his opinion, even if he lost most of the country, it would be worth it as long as he could ascend to the throne!

Jinling Imperial Palace, Wuying Hall!

Prince Yu didn't care about the war at all. After receiving Xia Jiang's hint, he prepared to go to the palace to stay with Emperor Liang.

After thinking about it for a while, he found a piece of stone, carved some words on it to imitate the appearance of a strange stone falling from the sky, and called a large number of ministers to flatter him in the Wuying Palace.

Emperor Liang was old after all, and he liked this kind of thing the most. He was happy to look at a piece of stone. Although he knew it was probably fake, he still couldn't help but admire it.

I only heard a minister flattering him, "Your Majesty, during the time of the sage Emperor Wen, the Fen River fell and a strange stone appeared. On the stone were the two words Liang An, which were naturally inscribed. The whole court was filled with auspicious signs. Later, the war in the north really stopped and the country was at peace.

I think the words Liang Sheng are naturally written on this stone, just like Liang An, they are both auspicious signs sent from heaven, and are the result of Your Majesty’s blessing.”

After Prince Yu waited for this person to speak, he also hurriedly bowed and said, "Father, your saintly virtue is great and praised by the people. The wise kings in ancient times were no more than this. Now that this auspicious sign has appeared, we can know the will of heaven. Why not follow the will of heaven and go to Lu to offer sacrifices to the gods? What do you think?"

The emperor was very happy with his flattery, but other ministers did not dare to speak up. After all, things like Fengshan were extremely costly and absolutely a waste of money and labor.

Emperor Liang was actually somewhat tempted, but after seeing the reactions of the ministers, he knew what was going on. He felt a little disappointed, so he tried to save face by saying, "This kid is really talking nonsense. Fengshan is a grand ceremony since ancient times. How can it be done easily? Look at the ministers, they dare not speak even when you ask them."

After he finished speaking, he ordered people to frame the stone with fine sandalwood and put it in his warm room for him to appreciate it slowly.

The other ministers also breathed a sigh of relief and began to change their angle and continue to flatter.

At this happy time, someone suddenly shouted, "Your Majesty, Xia Qiu from Xuan Jingsi wants to see you!"

When the officials heard that the people from Xuan Jing Si had arrived, they said goodbye and left in a hurry as if they had encountered a flood or a beast.

Emperor Liang has become accustomed to this reaction. What he wants is for Xuan Jing Si to be a lone minister and help him keep an eye on these officials. He will only be worried if these ministers do not suggest associating with Xuan Jing Si.

After everyone else left, Emperor Liang sat on the dragon throne and then let Xia Qiu in.

Prince Yu was a little confused. He didn't know what Xia Jiang was up to. He only let Xia Qiu come alone. Where were Xia Jiang's own people?

What he never expected was that after Xia Qiu entered the palace, he immediately knelt on the ground and cried in pain, "Your Majesty, the Xuanjing Division was attacked. Xia Shouzun and Xia Zhijing died at the gate of the Dali Temple. Xia Dong was seriously injured, and the traitor Nie Yi was also rescued."

Emperor Liang was so shocked that he almost didn't pay attention to his ears. He said, "How is it possible? What happened?"

Before Xia Qiu could answer, another eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, Prince Jing wants to see you!"

Emperor Liang had a bad feeling in his heart, so he hurriedly said, "Announce!"

When Prince Jing heard the order and entered the hall, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that it was Xia Qiu who came, not Xia Jiang. What was Xia Jiang up to?

Emperor Liang felt that Prince Jing was the only one who could kill people and rob prisoners in Jinling City. When he saw Prince Jing coming over, he thought that Prince Jing was coming to explain himself to him, so he angrily said, "Prince Jing, what's the urgent matter that brings you here at this time?"

Prince Jing calmed down and bowed before speaking in a deep voice, "Father, for some reason there was an explosion at the Xuan Jing Division, which caused a fire in the surrounding area. However, the Xuan Jing Division stopped the patrol battalion from going, and the people in the patrol battalion could do nothing about it.

But the fire has already started to spread. If we don't stop it, we will be out of control. Please allow the patrol battalion to put out the fire."

The veins on Emperor Liang's head couldn't help but jump. He didn't expect this to happen. He turned to look at Xia Qiu and asked sternly, "What happened? Tell me clearly!"

Xia Qiu didn't expect that Prince Jing would take the initiative to complain. When he mentioned this, he knew that he could no longer hide it, so he explained helplessly, "Your Majesty, my master was worried that someone would come to Master Xuanjing to rescue Nie Yi, so he secretly arranged for Nie Yi to be detained in the Dali Temple.

At noon today, someone really came to Xuan Jing Si to rescue Nie Yi, so we deliberately let them in according to the plan, and then prepared to catch the turtle in the jar.

However, they did not expect that the thieves rushed to the door of Xuanjingsi dungeon and then retreated back, setting fires everywhere. With the cooperation of another group of people, they attacked from the front and back, and were able to escape.

However, Xuan Jing Si suffered heavy losses. The fire set by these thieves could not be extinguished at all, and they accidentally ignited the fire mines set by the master, which destroyed Xuan Jing Si and caused a bigger fire.

When the master rushed back, he was worried that this was someone else's attempt to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so he and his senior brother Xia Chun went to the Dali Temple to check it out.

I had to arrange for people to put out the fire, so I went there a little late with the others. When we arrived at the place, we found Xia Chun's body, and my master's head was also missing."

After hearing his narration, Emperor Liang, Prince Yu, and Prince Jing were both stunned. They looked at each other and saw expressions of astonishment in each other's eyes.

Emperor Liang did not expect that such a thing would happen in the heavily guarded city of Jinling, which made him feel that Jinling was somewhat unsafe.

At the same time, he could tell from Prince Jing's expression that his son certainly didn't know about this. He guessed in his heart that maybe it was the daring King Yue who sent someone to do it.

Prince Jing was even more surprised. He didn't expect Wang Yue to make such a big move later. He even got rid of Xia Jiang, which saved him a lot of trouble.

However, this would make the war between Daliang and Yue even more unstoppable, which made him somewhat worried.

Prince Yu didn't care. He took the initiative to attack upon hearing this. He pointed at Prince Jing and said excitedly, "Prince Jing, you are in charge of the patrol camp. How could you let such a thing happen in Kyoto? You have really let down our father's expectations."

Prince Jing certainly couldn't take the blame, so he stiffened his neck and said, "Prince Yu, your words are far-fetched. There are so many people in Kyoto who have connections. The patrol battalion can only supervise the common people at most. When will it be able to supervise the dignitaries?

Take the Xuan Jing Division for example, I don't know when they prepared the gunpowder, when they moved the people to the Dali Temple, or even razed the Xuan Jing Division to the ground! Can all of this be blamed on the patrol camp?

However, these are not impossible to prevent. As long as the emperor gives me an order to search for suspicious dignitaries, I guarantee that the city of Jinling will be as solid as a rock. "

Emperor Liang knew that what Prince Jing said made sense. He watched his two sons quarreling again and couldn't help rubbing his brows. Then he shouted angrily, "What time is it? Still arguing here!"

After scolding his two sons, he looked at Xia Qiu and asked, "Xia Qiu, you just said that your master's head was cut off? Is this true?"

Xia Qiu nodded quickly and said angrily, "Yes, Your Majesty, when we went there, my master's head was gone, and the entire Dali Temple was deserted. I wonder what happened?

However, today when the thieves broke into the Xuanjing Division, the patrol battalion was arresting the thieves at the gate of the Xuanjing Division. Their behavior was very suspicious. I think the patrol battalion should know the whereabouts of the thieves. "

Prince Jing already had the answer to this question, so he quickly said, "Your Majesty, I have not only deployed heavy troops at the gate of Xuanjingsi, but also at all important nodes in the capital. You know this, it is to capture the Taihang Thief."

When Prince Yu heard this, he said angrily, "What a thief! Since you are not a great thief, then may I ask if you have caught any of them in all these days?"

Prince Jing glanced at Prince Yu, and then said seriously, "We were about to catch the robber today, but there was an explosion in the Xuanjing Division, which caused a commotion nearby. The patrol camp rushed over, and the robber took the opportunity to escape."

Emperor Liang saw that the two were about to quarrel again, so he interrupted them and continued to ask Xia Qiu, "Okay, you two, be quiet!

Xia Qiu, didn’t you say that there was an explosion in Xuan Jing Division and the traitor Nie Yi was not killed? ! "

Xia Qiu lowered his head even more fiercely. He really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. This was his master who had killed himself. He felt a little ashamed.

However, he still had to answer, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, Nie Yi was not imprisoned in the Xuanjing Division, but in the Dali Temple. Today, the two places were attacked one after another, and Nie Yi was rescued from the Dali Temple."

After hearing this, Prince Jing said sarcastically, "Such an important prisoner is actually placed in the Dali Temple. Are you guys at the Xuanjing Division kidding me?"

Just as Prince Yu was about to start another argument, a eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, the Queen's attendant asks Your Majesty to come over. He says there is something urgent to report."

The emperor thought it was just another boring gossip in the harem. He was worried about the current situation, and then when he saw the queen, he said unhappily, "What business can he have? Let him wait!"

Prince Yu thought about what his princess consort had said today, that the Queen's people discovered that Concubine Jing had secretly placed Concubine Chen's tablet in Zhiluo Palace. He guessed that the incident should have broken out by now, and the Emperor must know about this.

So he quickly said, "Father, the Queen has always been steady and would never ignore anything that disturbs you. Maybe he really has something urgent to do."

Emperor Liang glanced at the three people below and knew that he couldn't explain it clearly for the time being, so he said unhappily, "Let him in!"

After the man came in, he hurriedly bowed and greeted the two places. When Emperor Liang asked, he said respectfully, "The Queen Mother asked me to come and report to Your Majesty that Concubine Jing was caught by the Queen Mother on the spot for committing a rebellious act in Zhiluo Palace. Therefore, Your Majesty's beloved concubine dare not deal with it properly. Please go there in person and make a decision in person."

Emperor Liang couldn't believe his ears after hearing this. He asked in disbelief, "Say it again! Who? Concubine Jing?"

The eunuch beside the queen hurriedly said respectfully, "It's Concubine Jing."

The emperor was really angry now. He had just suspected that Prince Jing had sent someone to do what happened today. After all, Prince Jing was the only one in the entire capital who dared to save Nie Yi.

You said to save him, so you saved him, but you even cut off Xia Jiang's head. Are you trying to avenge the Red Flame Army?

The flame of doubt in his heart was burning, but he suddenly heard the eunuch's words again. He sneered angrily and said, "Rebellion! Really rebellion!"

He walked up to Prince Jing, kicked him angrily, and then said, "You and your son, how can I favor you? You don't say anything, and your mother doesn't say anything either!

How have I treated you well? You are all wicked and heartless! Wolves and heartless! "

Emperor Liang wanted to kick him a few more times, but when he found that Prince Jing had already fallen to the ground, he let out some of his anger, and said to Prince Jing who was kicked to the ground, "Get up! Kneel down! I'll deal with your mother first, and I'll deal with you when I come back!"

After he finished speaking, he rushed to follow the eunuch. He really wanted to know what Concubine Jing had done!

But soon he was slapped in the face. After Emperor Liang came to Zhiluo Palace, he discovered that the rebellious thing that the Queen mentioned was actually done by Concubine Jing at his behest.

It turned out that after Concubine Jing made the plan, she deliberately let Xiaoxin see it. As an unqualified traitor, Xiaoxin quickly told the queen.

Therefore, after the queen received the signal to take action today, she was ready. After learning that Prince Jing had entered the palace, she decisively took action against Concubine Jing and also found the spirit tablet of Concubine Chen in Concubine Jing's palace.

When the queen saw the ranking, she was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to notify the emperor, wanting him to see with his own eyes how his most beloved concubine was committing such a rebellious act!

In her heart, Emperor Liang treated the case of the Red Flame Army and Prince Qi as a delicate matter. This Concubine Jing actually dared to offer sacrifices to Concubine Chen. This time she would definitely die without a burial place.

What she never expected was that all this was just Concubine Jing's conspiracy!

After the emperor read it hastily, he saw that Concubine Jing was considerate enough to confess her guilt rather than reveal that it was him who ordered it. He felt even more guilty towards Concubine Jing and even more angry towards the empress.

So, he angrily asked the Queen to go back and let Concubine Jing reflect on herself in her own palace, and then hurriedly prepared to return to Wuying Palace!

After all, after he calmed down, he remembered that Prince Jing was still kneeling there.

However, when Emperor Liang passed by the tablet of Concubine Chen thrown on the ground, he suddenly noticed a problem. The Queen's search and seizure of Zhiluo Palace was actually launched at the same time as Prince Xuan Jing Siyu's!

Could it be that Xuan Jingsi has already defected to Prince Yu?

Once this thought came to his mind, Emperor Liang couldn't help but tremble all over.

Back then, Prince Qi wanted to abolish the Xuan Jing Division, which made Emperor Liang think that Prince Qi was trying to cut off his spies and eyes in preparation for rebellion. This made him even more suspicious of Prince Qi and Lin Xie, and he was always afraid that one day he would wake up and be pulled down from the dragon throne.

Now his spies and secret agents, the Xuanjing Division, have actually surrendered to Prince Yu. Does this mean they think he is too old and are planning to find a new master?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. However, he was still afraid that it was someone else's trick, so he said to the old eunuch Gao Gonggong who had followed him for decades, "Gao Zhan, don't you think that today's events turned out to be too coincidental?

I was interrogating Prince Jing in Wuying Palace, and the Empress in the harem attacked Concubine Jing?!"

Eunuch Gao already knew that Concubine Jing and Prince Jing had already overcome this disaster, and he felt that it would be bad if he said too much.

Moreover, knowing too much about those political intrigues would be of no benefit, so he pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Your Majesty, are you saying that Concubine Jing and her son are in conflict today?"

Chapter 124: The war is going on!

Emperor Liang felt that although Concubine Jing and Prince Jing might have been dealt with by Prince Yu and Empress Xuan Jingsi, he was always suspicious and thought to himself, is Prince Jing really fine?

But after listening to Eunuch Gao's jokes, Emperor Liang dispelled the last bit of doubt he had about Prince Jing and Concubine Jing. He couldn't help but turn around and spat at Eunuch Gao several times!

At this moment, he thought of Prince Jing's upright character and Concubine Jing's gentle personality. They didn't seem like the kind of people who would play tricks at all.

Since they are not playing any tricks, Prince Yu and Xuan Jingsi may really be involved in some unclear matters.

However, he could not reveal it and let Prince Yu and Xuan Jingsi know about it, as that would arouse their vigilance.

He glanced at Eunuch Gao and said unhappily, "I told you, but you still don't understand!"

Eunuch Gao didn't mind being forced at all, and responded with a smile, "As long as your majesty understands, why should I understand that?"

Emperor Liang sighed. Even Eunuch Gao understood this principle, so why couldn't his sons understand it?

Prince Qi wants to abolish the Xuan Jing Division, while Prince Yu actually wants to interfere in the Xuan Jing Division. Each one is more troublesome than the other.

Thinking this, he returned to Wuying Palace and saw Prince Jing kneeling obediently.

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