Chapter 383 The window paper that cannot be punctured
The cicadas have driven away the remaining summer heat, and the geese have brought the new autumn.
The style of early autumn is extremely refreshing. They sway down from the spreading clouds, blowing away the scorching heat of summer, blowing off the yellowing leaves on the trees, and quieting the hustle and bustle of Shuzhou City during the day.
Ning Yuke moved into the "Royal Palace" as the "King of Shu" and entertained hundreds of officials in the palace that night.
During the dinner, she still never mentioned Ning Yongnian, but when the banquet was about to end, she suddenly stood up, faced the northeast with red eyes, and drank three glasses of wine in a row.
Northeast, this is the direction of the capital.
It is also the place where her parents and two sisters are buried...
In this way, no matter what the people of Shuzhou thought, the king-conferring ceremony was settled under the "eyes of all the people", and ended on the last day of August, which was calm and breezy.
And the series of shocks and changes it has brought to the entire Daning have just begun.
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It is the first day of September in the fifteenth year of Tianji.
Daning Palace, Shiqu Pavilion.
"Wei Qing, now the 400,000-strong army is about to attack Yuan Dynasty, but something like this has happened in Shuzhou..."
Shaking his head, Ning Yongnian raised his eyes and looked at Wei Xianzhi in front of him.
"Tell me, which side should I take care of first?"
"..."
Wearing a black robe embroidered with golden flying fish, there is no unnecessary expression on his face.
Wei Xianzhi raised his eyes and looked at the pile of memorials on the desk, and quickly replied calmly: "Go back to the emperor, I don't know."
"But Quanzi is still trapped in Shuzhou City. I naturally hope that the emperor can send troops to quell the chaos in Shuzhou first."
"Trapped in Shuzhou City, yes, Changtian is still in Shuzhou..."
Ning Yongnian nodded meaningfully and threw over a long memorial.
"Wei Qing, this is a report jointly submitted by several censors from the Imperial Procuratorate today, saying that Ning Yuke's rebellion was instigated by Changtian. I don't know whether it is true or not... Why don't you take a look?
"
"..."
I didn't go to receive the memorial, or even read it.
Wei Xianzhi just lowered his head, then narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, there is no need to read this. This matter must have nothing to do with Quan Zi."
"Quinzi is usually a bit reckless, and sometimes his actions are not very safe, but he will never do anything rebellious."
"Taking a step back, how can he, a loser who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, have the ability to instigate others to rebel?"
"I hope the emperor will understand clearly!"
"..."
The few words he said were filled with righteous indignation, but they were all nonsense for the sake of spectacle.
Except for the ordinary people who were kept in the dark, everyone with some ability in Daning knew why Ning Yuke was able to get the support of the black and white factions in Shuzhou, and why he was able to successfully proclaim himself king.
This is an open secret, but because there are too many connections behind it, no one is willing to break through this layer of window paper easily.
Including Ning Yongnian at this time.
"Hahaha, Wei Qing, don't be impatient. Of course I don't believe these rumors."
"It's just that the censors who advised me have always been loyal to me, so I can't help but have doubts."
"Now that you have said so, let this matter be put to rest, and I will never mention it again..."
After laughing twice, Ning Yongnian stretched out his hand to take the memorial back.
However, at this moment, a hand suddenly pressed firmly on the other end of the long fold.
"Your Majesty, I feel that this matter should not be left alone."
"..."
The white robe embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon shook slightly, and Ning Yongnian's pupils suddenly shrank.
He was silent for a long time, and then asked something coldly.
"Wei Qing, I wonder what you want?"
"It's very simple."
Wei Xianzhi's expression remained unchanged.
"Your Majesty, as the commander of the Xuanjing Division, I should get to the bottom of the matter in Shuzhou."
"If it is true that Quanzi was behind this incident, I would be willing to take people to Shuzhou and personally capture this evil son and bring him back to the capital to punish him."
"But if these royal censors are talking nonsense and intending to use this to frame Quan Zi... then they have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor."
"Your Majesty, according to Daning law, this is a capital crime."
"..."
Fraud, deceiving the emperor, capital punishment.
As soon as these three words came out, the atmosphere in the entire Shiqu Pavilion hall immediately reached freezing point.
The Xuanjing Division came to investigate Wei Changtian?
This is like the outrageous mother opening the door for outrageousness - outrageous to the core.
Needless to say what results can be found, it is also obvious what the fate of those censors who failed to find out will be.
Yes, the lives of several censors are not important.
But the meaning of Wei Xianzhi's move made Ning Yongnian's expression turn extremely cold in an instant.
A trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes, and then disappeared again.
He looked at Wei Xianzhi, who didn't have any panic in his eyes, and after a moment, the hand holding the memorial finally loosened little by little.
"Wei Qing, what you said makes sense, then go ahead and handle this matter."
"..."
"Yes, I will obey your orders."
Putting the memorial in his arms, Wei Xianzhi slightly cupped his hand and said, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will leave first."
"good."
Nodding, Ning Yongnian stood up and watched Wei Xianzhi turn around and walk out of the hall unhurriedly.
A gust of cold wind blew in, and the palace door opened and closed tightly.
However, until the footsteps outside the house were no longer heard, Ning Yongnian still did not sit down.
He was thinking about what he should do next.
Now that the Xu family has fled, the Liu family is dead, and the war in Dafeng is under control, at first glance the situation seems to be extremely favorable to the Daning Emperor.
But you must know that in this process, the power of the Wei family has also been fully expanded.
Unlike the Xu family, which has no sword in its hands, the Wei family not only has a second-level ancestor, but also firmly controls the Xuanjing Division, which has just experienced an "expansion."
If this force is detonated, the whole of Daning will fall into turmoil many times more violent than the "Xu Family Strike".
Ning Yongnian would never let this happen.
Therefore, even if he has the strength to defeat or even kill Wei Xianzhi, he must try his best to suppress the anger in his heart.
You may even have to make concessions on some things.
"..."
The candle flame swayed, illuminating the hall like daylight, and was swallowed up by a long shadow.
In fact, from the moment Ning Yongnian acknowledged those "secret letters" and agreed with Wei Xianzhi to take action against the Liu family, he had already anticipated the arrival of this day.
But he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
It only took a month from the time the news about Prince Shun's case was released to the time Ning Yuke wore the dragon robe.
Within a month, a new king was established.
Ning Yongnian didn't know why Wei Changtian was so eager, but he once again had a new understanding of the latter's energy.
It turns out that the only son of the Wei family not only has the ability to kill second-level enemies.
He had unknowingly taken control of everything in Shuzhou.
No, maybe it’s not just Shuzhou...
At this moment, Ning Yongnian suddenly had a feeling.
He suddenly felt that the threat posed to him by Wei Changtian alone exceeded that of the entire Dafeng, and he should completely put out the Shuzhou rebellion as soon as possible.
but......
An army of 400,000 was about to arrive at Fengyuan. Do you really want to give up this hard-won opportunity?
If Dafeng was given one more month, or even only half a month, the outcome of this national war might not be as clear as it is now.
no!
Never lose a big deal for a small sum!
But we must not let Shuzhou do whatever they want!
After thinking for a long time, Ning Yongnian finally made a compromise decision.
There are still 300,000 troops in Yuanzhou, which is enough to deal with Shuzhou.