The guard holding down Shen Lian paused, and the court fell into a brief silence, and then the whole court was in an uproar.

The Taishan earthquake is a major national event. It is too bold to make a fuss about Mount Tai, which symbolizes the prince. At best, it is deceiving the emperor, and at worst, it is treason!

"Your Majesty, Shen Lian is simply spitting blood. How dare I speak nonsense about such a big event as Mount Tai?" Chen Shichang knelt down on the ground and said loudly.

"Chen Shichang, that's not what you said at the time." Anyway, Shen Lian was already at odds. He struggled to throw away the guards, took a few steps on his knees and said with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, I don't even know where that shrine came from. The right minister came to my door and asked me to demolish the old temple and build another one. I never thought that he wanted to harm the prince!"

Shen Lian worked his way up from a young eunuch to a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and his speaking skills were at the pinnacle. In a few sentences, he could explain his guilt as if he was confused for a moment, and the focus shifted to murdering the prince.

"You are really impatient. In order to win the reserve, you even dare to lie about the Taishan earthquake." Yang Youting made it clear directly.

"Your Majesty, the earthquake in Mount Tai was reported by Lu Di, and I just reported it according to the facts." Chen Shichang's face remained unmoved, but his palms were already covered in cold sweat.

After breaking up with Shen Lian, he expected that Shen Lian would bite back. He had already drafted all the excuses, but he was not completely sure about the matter, and he felt very uneasy.

"Your Majesty, the Taishan incident is just a rumor. The most urgent task is for Shen Lian to incite local officials to build the shrine. The evidence is conclusive, so I think the matter of the shrine should be tried first." The Minister of Punishment came out at the right time to say.

Sun Liang, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, said nothing from beginning to end. His position had nothing to do with these. He just looked at everything in front of him coldly. He recalled that when the right minister and Eunuch Shen teamed up to kill Wang Jian, the court was also noisy and noisy. Qingliu No matter how many struggles one faction put in, they could not withstand Shen Lian's quick actions, which killed people overnight. The governor of Jinzhou and the salt administrator of the northwest were all replaced by disciples of the right prime minister, while Wang, who was dedicated to serving the people, He was strong, but he died unjustly in a prison where he never saw the light of day.

Shen Lian was eventually thrown into prison. Emperor Chunde would not tolerate the incident at the temple, but he also asked people to investigate the matter about Mount Tai.

Lingnan has beautiful scenery, with green mountains of various shapes. Unlike the lofty mountains in the north, these small mountains are like clay dolls kneaded by the gods. Sometimes they turn into horses galloping, sometimes they turn into reclining Buddhas sleeping soundly, and sometimes they are swept by clear streams. The river cuts through the hollows and is full of strange things.

Xiao Chengjun, who had never been to Lingnan, found it very novel and the scenery along the way was dizzying.

Lou Jing only came here when she was a child and can’t remember it clearly. Now she finds it fun to watch it. Don’t slow down your pace. Stop and go. When you encounter a place with particularly beautiful scenery, just stop and play.

Xu Che was not in a hurry to go back and let them play around. They walked for ten days before reaching Li City where the Pingjiang Marquis Mansion was located.

"Your Majesty Xu Zheng, I have met His Royal Highness the King of Fujian." Uncle Xu Zheng, with a voice as loud as a bell and a majesty that cannot be ignored, stepped forward to salute in a polite manner when he saw Xiao Chengjun.

The third and fourth uncles who came after hearing the news also saluted. The Xu family were all relatively powerful, and several powerful generals saluted together. The momentum was really extraordinary. Xiao Chengjun somewhat understood why Lou Jianyu didn't like his wife's natal family. Well, if these brothers-in-law alone stopped at Anguo Gong's Mansion, Lou Jing's father would probably not even dare to say a complete sentence.

"The Xu family is full of tiger generals. It's really better to be famous than to meet." Xiao Chengjun raised his hand and asked everyone to stand up, smiling slightly.

"Your Highness, thank you," Pingjiang Marquis Xu Zheng said with a smile, "A few incompetent brothers only know how to dance with spears and sticks, and they look strong."

There were not so many twists and turns in the general's words. Pingjiang Marquis sent his second brother to Minzhou to express the Xu family's position. Therefore, Xu Zheng was very happy for Xiao Chengjun's arrival.

The Xu family has Ding Xingwang, and there are five or six cousins ​​of Lou Jing. However, because of Xiao Chengjun's sensitive status, he was worried that there would be too many people to see him, so he did not let anyone else come to see him.

"Yesterday, a decree came from the imperial court." After the greetings, Pingjiang Marquis got down to business, with a serious look on his face, "To ask the Lingnan Army to

Strictly guard against the southern barbarians. No matter who is dispatched, no one is allowed to leave Lingnan."

Lou Jing and her husband looked at each other, frowned and said, "Uncle, who wrote this decree."

The fourth uncle usually couldn't listen to this, and after a while he couldn't sit still and went out to tease his new tits.

The third uncle was lukewarm towards Xiao Chengjun. To be precise, he did not welcome His Highness the King of Fujian very much. Seeing that his eldest brother was about to take out the family without saying a few words, he frowned in disapproval and said, "Brother, little brother

Jing and the others have traveled a long distance, so they should ask the prince to rest first. Why not discuss these serious matters another day."

The second uncle, Xu Che, glanced at his younger brother and said coldly: "Major events in the court are subject to rapid changes. It's not too late to rest after finishing this."

The third uncle was not very happy, so he turned around and went out. He took out the jade cigarette rod given by Lou Jing from his waist and sat on the porch, smoking a dry cigarette in depression. They were very angry that Lou Jing was forced to marry into the East Palace, and now they finally left.

The third uncle didn't understand this matter very much, and he didn't even have a good impression of His Highness the King of Fujian. In his opinion, Xiao Chengjun just took a fancy to the power of the Lou family and the Xu family.

Once he ascends to a high position, what awaits his nephew is the fate of killing the donkey.

Regardless of the fourth uncle who was not doing his job and the third uncle who was depressed, the remaining four people in the room all had solemn expressions.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Lingnan rarely receives orders a few times a year. The sudden arrival of such a secret order telling him to stand still can only mean that the government has made big moves.

"This is written by Zhongshu Sheng." Xiao Chengjun read the secret edict carefully, and he could tell at a glance that it was the handwriting of a Zhongshu Shensheng who often copied documents for the Right Prime Minister.

"What does Chen Shichang mean?" The second uncle didn't quite understand.

Lou Jing stood up and stared at the topographic map of the southwest area hanging on the wall of the study room. He looked carefully and said, "The troops in Lingnan can control Shu, Jiangzhou, and Minzhou."

Pingjiang Marquis suddenly raised his head, "You said, there will be a mutiny in Shu or Jiangzhou?"

The situation between North Korea and China is probably very serious.

This is indeed the case.

On the night when Shen Lian was imprisoned, various evidence of the crimes of Right Prime Minister Chen Shichang were delivered to the house of Left Prime Minister Yang Youting.

Since he was about to fight to the death, Shen Lian had already made preparations. He was caught, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was still there. Over the years, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was responsible for investigating officials, and torture and extorting confessions. Chen Shichang had already collected a lot of evidence against Chen Shichang.

The jealous Taifu Yang stayed up all night happily and consulted with his disciples and staff all night long.

At the same time, due to the active cooperation of the Jinzhou soldiers, the imperial envoy soon "discovered" the real cause of death of the four princes. It was the Jinzhou governor who colluded with the Tatar generals and deliberately set up a trap to lure Xiao Chengzheng into taking the bait, using a trick to catch turtles in a urn with random arrows.

Shoot him to death. After following the clues and investigating, the imperial envoy discovered an astonishing truth. The governor of Jinzhou had colluded with the Tatars as early as three years ago when he took office, and regularly sent food and grass to the Tatars every year!

The governor of Jinzhou was elected by the right prime minister, and the death of the former governor Wang Jian was also revealed, and the finger was directed at the right prime minister Chen Shichang.

Chen Shichang was so worried that he never expected that the imperial envoy sent to Jinzhou would find out so quickly and so thoroughly, "Your Majesty, I am not strict in my rule and I am willing to be punished."

"The Right Prime Minister thinks that a person who is not strict in his governance can get away with it?" Yang Youting came out at the right time and produced a memorial detailing Chen Shichang's various evil deeds over the years.

Immediately afterwards, memorials to impeach the right prime minister filled the imperial study room like snowflakes.

The news ended abruptly here.

The news in Xiao Chengjun's hands has never stopped, and it seems that everything is going in the direction he planned. However, the secret order received by Lingnan forced him to be cautious.

Since the Chen family covets the position of crown prince, they will definitely not do anything unprepared. With Chen Shichang's shrewdness, he must have prepared a backup plan when he and Shen Lianqiang were fighting, and this secret order was sent to the capital in advance. His last move!

"Zhuo Yu, what's Jiangzhou's current military strength?" Xiao Chengjun turned to look at Lou Jing.

Lou Jing curled her lips, "Jiangzhou's military strength can be taken away at any time." You know, Yun San was still squatting outside Lu Xin's governor's house, waiting for him to be killed with a knife.

Xiao Chengjun nodded and looked at Pingjiang Marquis, "If the Marquis doesn't mind, can you allow me to call you uncle?"

Not only the two uncles, but also Lou Jing were stunned.

Originally, they were the prince and the princess, so it was understandable to call them uncle. Now, at this time, they were nameless and had no status, but they said such words, which made Xiao Chengjun vow to win the throne and marry Lou Jing as his wife. It's coming.

"Your Majesty, it's a shame to be like this." Xu Zheng stood up quickly.

"Because of the emergency, I will no longer say those polite words. The Xu family has now been involved. If my uncle can trust me, I will send people to keep an eye on the Shu army. If there is any movement in Shu, I will immediately send troops to intercept them. "Xiao Chengjun's voice was steady and powerful, and his dark eyes were deep and calm, as if he had the world under his control.

Without spending any more time in Lingnan, the couple hurried back to Minzhou.

Going slowly and returning in a hurry, Lou Jing left her uncle's house without even having time to listen to her aunts' chatter.

"When you settle down later, I'll accompany you again." Xiao Chengjun touched his head apologetically.

"Okay, then let's build a bamboo raft on the Li River, just the two of us..." Lou Jing smiled evilly and bit his ear.

Xiao Chengjun coughed dryly and said, "Let's go."

Feeling that something was wrong, Xiao Chengjun asked the Xu family to keep an eye on the Shu army, just in case. At the same time, he sent a message to the governor of Yuezhou to ask Grandpa Mu to be careful.
Chapter completed!