Chapter 411: The Secret of Holding Empress Xue and Her Son in Check!

"It turns out that Ji Changsheng's princess Xu Qiuyue is actually the hidden son 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 about Ji Changsheng's mother and son.

He originally thought that Lu Jieyun found out about Ji Changsheng's crimes in the capital, but he never expected that it would be such a serious crime.

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

Qingtian Sect.

That was the most hated traitor in the imperial court.

Once the news spreads that Princess Xu Qiuyue is a thief of the Qingtian Sect, regardless of whether Ji Changsheng knows about it or not, his qualifications to compete for the crown prince will disappear completely.

He would even be directly reprimanded by the angry emperor.

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

After returning to the capital, Jiang Che has been thinking about the authenticity of this matter. After all, this matter is of great importance. If there is no evidence, he will not get much benefit.

And from Lu Jieyun's mouth, he learned that the ancient residence of the Xu family seemed to be an important branch of the Qingtian Sect in the capital. If Jiang Che was to slowly guard it, he would surely be able to capture evidence.

But Jiang Che didn't have that time. For this reason, he asked the Scarlet-Blooded Demon Lord to temporarily hide in the Xu family's ancient house.

Although the Scarlet Blood Demon Lord's strength can no longer help him, he does know many strange methods, including how to suppress his own aura to the extreme.

Even his methods in these side ways are far inferior to those of the other party.

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

In addition, Jiang Che also has another doubt, that is, how did Lu Jieyun learn about this matter?

You know, this kind of thing is a secret among secrets, and Lu Jieyun has been in the capital for not much longer than him, so there must be something he doesn't know about.

Coupled with all the weird things about Lu Jieyun before, predicting the enemy beforehand, and ambush him just in time, he became deeply curious about this person.

He felt that Lu Jieyun might be more mysterious than he thought.

"What are you thinking about?"

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

Jiang Che immediately came back to his senses and smiled:

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

Hearing this, Chen Qingfang also had a trace of sadness between his brows. In the past two days, the most sensational news in the entire capital was that the entire army of the Northern Barbarian envoys had been wiped out.

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

He even ordered the Xiuyi Guards and the Black Yamen to arrest the murderer and bring him to justice within a time limit.

Chen Qingfang, who was transferred to the capital as the envoy, was the first to bear the burden. In the past few days, he had mobilized almost half of the black government, but he could never find the whereabouts of the murderer.

This can only be attributed to Qingtian Sect.

But the question is, how did the Qingtian Sect learn about the northern barbarian envoy's return route?

Even the imperial court didn't fully understand this.

"Before escorting, we didn't let the Hei Yamen know about it, but now something happened..." Chen Qingfang sighed softly, feeling very dissatisfied with the person in the palace. It was obvious that he wanted to punish him.

"The only person with motivation and ability is the Qingtian Sect rebels. If the envoy can catch a few Qingtian Sect rebels, they may be able to make a deal." Jiang Che continued to guide him in a timely manner.

"How difficult is it to catch the heavyweight rebel of 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 able to live freely for hundreds of years.

Jiang Che did not respond to this topic.

In fact, in his hand, he had the images of killing Chu He and Nangong Ji's self-destruction, but he was not going to take them out now, but wanted to put them later as credit.

Of course, this time cannot be delayed for too long. After all, no one knows whether something will happen to the Qingtian Sect.

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

If Ji Changsheng and his son knew each other well, he would not leak the matter out, but if the other party couldn't get what he wanted, then he would have no choice but to bring disaster to Ji Changsheng, his mother and his son.

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

All around were civil and military officials who came to attend the court meeting, bustling and noisy, as noisy as 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've met the God King."

Every time Ji Chengdao took a step, someone bowed and saluted.

Jiang Che and Chen Qingfang are no exception.

When Ji Chengdao walked closer to him, Jiang Che clearly felt Ji Chengdao's eyes lingering on him for a moment, but Jiang Che didn't understand what was going on.

After saluting, he remained silent.

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

As in the previous process, Emperor Ji Wenhao walked out of the side door and walked to the dragon chair. The civil and military officials below saluted, and then the emperor allowed all the ministers to stand down.

But this time, something was different.

Ji Wenhao sat on the dragon chair and was silent for several breaths before speaking. His face was even more gloomy and outrageous. His majestic eyes swept across the ministers. No one except Ji Chengdao dared to look at him.

"My lords, please make peace."

An indifferent voice came out of Emperor Yuankang's mouth.

Ji Wenhao was indeed in a very bad mood. Ever since he learned that the Northern Barbarian envoy had been intercepted and killed, there had never been a smile on his face, as had all the previous thoughts.

They are all based on peace talks.

But now, everything is over.

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

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

The Northern Barbarians have already sent incriminating documents, asking the Central Plains court to give an explanation, but what can he give an explanation for? So far, the most we can do is to suspect that it was Qingtian's teaching.

But the question is, what if the Qingtian Sect takes action?

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

Even though he really wanted peace talks, he also knew that this time the Northern Barbarians would definitely make a big noise. Not even him, not even the civil and military officials, would agree to such a price.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All the ministers saluted and shouted loudly.

"You all should know that the Northern Barbarian envoys were intercepted and killed at the Qishan Pass. No one survived. What do you think we should do about this matter?" Emperor Yuankang glanced at the ministers.

But the focus still fell on Ji Chengdao.

It's a pity that Ji Chengdao turned a blind eye to the emperor's gaze as if he was wandering in a trance.

"Now that the matter has come to this, I think we should immediately dispatch troops to the border gates of the North to prevent the Northern Barbarians from invading in large numbers."

"Transfer troops? What you said is simple, but apart from the 200,000 forbidden troops, how can there be elite soldiers and generals in the capital? There are constant rebellions and chaos in the various states, and it is impossible to mobilize troops."

Someone retorted on the spot.

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

"If we rashly deploy our troops, the world will be at war without the invasion of the Northern Barbarians."

"That's enough. I'm asking you to think of countermeasures. I'm not here to make noise." Emperor Yuankang was already extremely bored, and he immediately yelled at him when he heard the noise in the palace.

In an instant, Fengtian Palace was completely cleared.

"Chen Qingfang, how is the investigation going on with the interception and killing of the Northern Barbarian envoy?" Ji Wenhao snorted coldly and turned his gaze to a figure below.

"Your Majesty, I can only confirm that it was a traitor from the Qingtian Sect who did it. However, the murderer has not been caught yet. I suspect that there may be collaborators in the capital.

We should focus on catching those thieves! "

In order to prevent the emperor from pouring out his anger on himself, Chen Qingfang immediately started to shirk the blame.

Hearing this reason, Ji Wenhao looked indifferent. Even he didn't know what the Northern Barbarian envoys did after they left the capital. The secret of the world was even more messed up. How much does it have to do with the capital?

However, he changed his mind and thought that he could take advantage of this opportunity to clear out another wave of capital, and immediately said in a deep voice:

"Then investigate. Investigate me from beginning to end. Anyone who dares to be implicated will be killed immediately!"

"Your Majesty, most of my men have been transferred out of the capital and went to Cangzhou to investigate this matter. They are currently unable to get away. Could you please ask the Xiuyi Guards 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, and he just wanted to take the opportunity to clean up the capital, and he also wanted to inject public resentment into the black government to prepare for the reduction of power in the future.

Of course, it was impossible to use the Xiu Yiwei. After all, everyone knew that the Xiu Yiwei acted according to his orders.

"There are so many talents in the imperial court, is it possible that there are still a few people missing? Where is the champion?"

Ji Wenhao's eyes suddenly glanced at a figure beside Chen Qingfang.

"Wei Chen is here."

Jiang Che stood up sideways.

"You don't have the authority now, so you assist Chen Qingfang in investigating the murder of the Northern Barbarian envoy as the commander of the third-grade black government office."

Jiang Che's heart moved. This gave him a motive, and he immediately bowed and said:

"Yes, I obey the order."

After giving these instructions, Ji Wenhao turned his eyes to Ji Cheng who was wandering aside and said:

"Uncle Emperor."

"I'm here."

Ji Chengdao opened his eyes a little and looked up at the figure on the dragon chair.

"The Northern Barbarian envoys have been destroyed, and the grassland royal court is furious. The next step will be no surprise, and there will definitely be a large-scale invasion. Uncle Emperor, you are the central pillar of the court, and I rely on you. How about you personally 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 the emperor, he did not dare to give 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, making it difficult for me to go to the north. What's more, I am not capable of leading an army. I'm afraid it will cause trouble. Your Majesty, you should choose another virtuous minister."

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

Excuse.

A thinly veiled excuse.

How could Ji Chengdao, the venerable martial saint, be turned back by his cultivation?

It's just that he doesn't want to leave the capital.

Can.

He had no choice but to take a deep breath and nodded slightly:

"Since the emperor's uncle is injured, let's forget it."

After the words fell, he turned his eyes to a middle-aged man wearing armor next to Ji Chengdao:

"Mr. Yang, I will ask you to lead an army of 50,000 imperial guards to support the northern border and guard against the invasion of the northern barbarians."

The man known as Yang Gong was one of the top dukes in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he was also a general of the imperial guard in the capital. Together with Ji Chengdao, he was known as the Dinghai Shenzhen, a minister of the imperial court.

After listening to the emperor's decree, Yang Gong cupped his fists and saluted:

"I obey the decree."

Ji Wenhao nodded and then waved his hand:

"I am tired and will withdraw from the court."

After leaving the court, Jiang Che consulted Chen Qingfang and then began to act alone. His main target was Xu Qiuyue, hoping 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.

Regarding the court meeting at Fengtian Palace, it also caused quite a stir in the capital. Many people realized that a major purge might be coming, and everyone was immediately in danger.

But the princes remained consistent. After all, they were the least likely people to hook up with the Qingtian Sect.

Ji Changsheng was bored and came to Fenghe Palace to pay his respects and told Queen Xue some things in the capital.

"I really didn't expect that these thieves from the Qingtian Sect would be so violent. They killed all the envoys and made my father's peace plan come to nothing. It's a pity, it's a pity."

Ji Changsheng shook his head and sighed. He originally wanted to profit from it and gain his father's favor, but it was obviously impossible now.

"You said Jiang Che is also one of the chief officials investigating the Qingtian Sect?"

Queen Xue Baichi frowned.

"Yes, he was appointed by his father as the commander of the Black Yamen to cooperate with Chen Qingfang in investigating the murder of the Northern Barbarian envoy." Ji Changsheng nodded.

"This Jiang Che is ruthless and will use all possible means. You must be careful of him framing you. Be sure to clear out the people around you first. At this juncture, your father is in a state of rage. Don't let anything happen because of this."

Queen Xue warned in a solemn voice.

Ji Changsheng had some disdain on his face:

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. There is nothing wrong with my son. I have carefully selected those people to be around. Nothing will happen to him. As for Jiang Che, I am the prince. If he doesn't have the slightest evidence, he will dare to Framing me will only make him suffer in the end.

I am not one of those small forces with no background. I dare not use the black government's frame-up on the prince. Once it is found out that he framed the prince, Jiang Che, even if he has ten lives, is not enough to kill him. "

He really wanted Jiang Che to do that, so that he could make the other party suffer.

Queen Xue Baichi (shen\shen) is not as optimistic as her son Ji Changsheng. For some reason, she has always had a vague feeling of uneasiness recently, as if something is about to happen.

After a moment of silence, she sighed softly:

"You still can't be careless. My mother has always been a little uneasy lately."

Ji Changsheng was stunned for a moment and said quickly:

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. Nothing will happen. You may have been a little restless recently. I will have someone make you a bowl of Tremella Fungus and Lotus Seed Soup later to refresh your mind."

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