On October 17, the fourth day after the Battle of Niutoushan, Ning Yongnian finally appeared in the morning court.
Needless to say, the atmosphere in the morning was extremely depressing.
Including several remonstrators who were very active on weekdays, no one dared to do anything. They all stood with their heads down without saying a word.
It's not like they have nothing to do.
After all, it can be said that Daning is already riddled with problems. From people's livelihood to the war, many things have reached the final moment where big trouble will occur if they are not resolved.
But compared to how the country is doing and how the people are doing, most of these officials are more worried about their own lives.
They were afraid that at this juncture they would offend Ning Yongnian and be killed on the spot in anger.
The more you say, the more mistakes you make.
So it's better not to say anything.
Of course, how many of the more than a hundred court officials "want to say but dare not say" and how many "don't want to say at all"... This question may only be known by Wei Changcai, who has the list of members of the Tongzhou Association.
Although Ning Yongnian knew that there must be many people in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty who had the surname "Wei", but now he did not have the ability or the energy to find all these people.
The failure of the Shuzhou war disrupted all his plans.
During these three days of being ill, Ning Yongnian thought a lot.
He finally understood why Wei Xianzhi dared to lead people to surround the palace so wildly, finally understood the purpose of the sharp arrow that flew over his head, and finally understood the sentence "I want to see how capable you are, Your Majesty."
The true meaning of...
It turned out that the Wei family, or Wei Changtian, had long been sure of victory.
And this certainty does not come from the Monster Clan, but from Niutoushan.
From this point of view, it is a certainty that there will be a Wei family expert in the army.
But who is this person...
Ning Yongnian understood that ordinary meticulous work would never be able to help Wei Changtian realize such a huge plan.
Therefore, this person must be in a high position in the army, at least to the extent that he can keep track of the latest trends of the army at all times.
Then, Han Zhao and You Wenzong are the two most suspicious people.
A general who governs the country, and a minister of war.
Both of these men had been loyal to the royal family before, and had never aroused the slightest suspicion in Ning Yongnian, otherwise the latter would not have appointed them to command the army.
Han Zhao, in particular, had already risen to prominence when the late emperor was in power. After Ning Yongnian ascended the throne, he was ordered to conquer the north and south and made countless achievements, and was awarded the title of "General of the State".
Therefore, Ning Yongnian found it hard to believe that Han Zhao would rebel.
After all, there must be a reason for rebellion, but he believed that he had never done anything to regret Han Zhao.
So... is it You Wenzong?
...
At the beginning of Chen time.
Because no one came forward, Ning Yongnian's first morning court meeting after his "recovery" came to an abrupt end.
An hour later, Han Zhao, who was recalled from Anzhou, finally arrived in the capital.
As soon as he entered the city, he rushed directly to the palace without stopping, took off his armor and apologized to Ning Yongnian.
The conversation between the two lasted for nearly two hours, from early morning to noon, and ended at the end of noon.
Since it was a "closed-door meeting", no one knew what the two said.
But judging from Han Zhao's expression when he left the palace...it seems that the result was mixed.
"..."
"Old Li."
After silently watching Han Zhao's leaving figure for a while, Ning Yongnian looked away and looked at Li Huaizhong, who had been standing behind him at some point.
"Send a few people to Anzhou to carefully investigate what Han Zhao did that night at Niutoushan, and then find out if there was anything weird about his words and deeds in Shuzhou."
"Yes, I understand."
His eyes changed slightly, and Li Huaizhong hesitated: "Your Majesty, you are suspicious of General Han..."
"It's just suspicion."
Waving his hand, Ning Yongnian said calmly: "The responsibility for the defeat of Shuzhou can only be shouldered by You Wenzong. Let's draft an edict and then kill all his family members."
"..."
The responsibility for the defeat of Shuzhou can only be borne by You Wenzong.
The meaning of this sentence is undoubtedly very interesting.
Of course Li Huaizhong understood, but his expression was awkward for a moment.
"Your Majesty, Lord You's family members... have been picked up by the Xuanjing Division."
"..."
"I understand."
There was no anger or surprise. Ning Yongnian just nodded after a brief silence and then stopped talking.
The sun is scorching and the weather in Beijing today is no different from that in Shuzhou.
It's obviously almost early winter, but the autumn tiger is back with a vengeance, making people breathless.
"emperor......"
As if he couldn't stand this strange calmness, Li Huaizhong waited for a while and then suddenly whispered:
"General Wu can escort Li Qi to Huailing Mansion tomorrow."
"Um."
Ning Yongnian didn't move, as if he didn't want to say a word more.
Seeing this, Li Huaizhong had to find another topic.
"Your Majesty, there is also the matter of Yanyun Mountain. Now I have found some clues..."
"Talk about it."
"Yes, the old slave found out that the white-haired man's name is Xiao Feng, whose ancestral home is Qingzhou. His whole family was executed by the Xuanjing Division three years ago because of a case of smuggling smuggled salt. Only Xiao Feng was in hiding because of traveling abroad.
After a calamity..."
"..."
...
"Sir, General Liang."
Guanghan City, county government.
When Chu Xianping hurriedly walked into the room, Wei Changtian was discussing with Liang Zhen which day would be better for him and Liang Qin to get married.
Although the Kui Long matter has not been resolved yet, it should not be the time to "talk about marriage".
However, Liang Zhen seemed to be quite anxious about this matter, and Wei Changtian couldn't put it off any longer, so he was still ready to "take the time" to get married as promised.
According to the almanac and the calculations of a "half-immortal" who is said to be very clever, there are only two days in the next three months that are suitable for Wei Changtian and Liang Qin, the "match made in heaven" to get married.
Or eight days later, October 25th.
Or it will be two months later, December 17th.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Obviously, the latter is indeed a bit late.
Although Liang Qin doesn't care, Liang Zhen, a father, can't wait...
"Uncle Liang, let's set it on October 25th."
Smiling, Wei Changtian officially finalized the matter: "Wan'er will take care of the wedding. It just so happens that my aunt is also in Shuzhou City. I think we can just let the two of them discuss it."
"If Qin'er wants to go back early, then go back and prepare first. If I say so, I might have to stay in Guanghan for a few more days."
"..."
Although he got married himself, Wei Changtian was still as careless as ever.
If it were any other father-in-law who heard his attitude, he would probably have had an attack at this moment.
But Liang Zhen was familiar with his temperament, so he didn't feel the slightest bit unhappy at the moment. Instead, he nodded happily.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
"I will discuss this with Qin'er and ask her to go back and talk to her mother as soon as possible!"
"Okay, I will also write a letter to my parents today and tell them about this..."
"..."
As he spoke, Wei Changtian quickly sent Liang Zhen out of the room.
After watching the latter walk away, he looked at Chu Xianping, who had been waiting beside him.
"Brother Chu, what's wrong?"
"Sir, two things."
Chu Xianping came closer and reported in a low voice:
"General Han just came back from a message, saying that Ning Yongnian asked him to stay at home temporarily and wait for the order. He cannot leave the city without an order."
"However, General Han also said that Ning Yongnian should have believed that You Wenzong was a careful person in the army..."
"..."
You can't leave the city and wait for the fate.
Hearing this, Wei Changtian breathed a sigh of relief.
Because this method of handling obviously means that Ning Yongnian is not planning to kill Han Zhao, and he can save himself a lot of trouble.
"Brother Chu, although Han Zhao is okay for the time being, Ning Yongnian will definitely check on him, and I'm sure he will send someone to Anzhou."
Nodding slightly, Wei Changtian warned: "You must make plans for this matter in advance."
Chu Xianping answered quickly: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely handle it."
"Um."
Nodding, Wei Changtian didn't care what Chu Xianping planned to do, and just asked: "What about the second thing?"
"the second one......"
Chu Xianping took out an envelope from his sleeve with a complicated expression and said softly:
"Sir, this letter was found by the servants when they were cleaning Miss Xu's room an hour ago."
"..."
Frowning slightly, Wei Changtian glanced at the words "personally addressed by Comrade Wei" on the envelope, and countless speculations suddenly filled his mind.
Xu Suisui stayed in Guanghan for one night before leaving, and this letter was obviously written at that time.
But why didn't she hand it over to him face to face?
What else was written in the letter?
As a "prophet", give yourself some advice in advance?
Or do you want to confess?
Or is it a "declaration of war"?
"Tsk..."
Using his hands hard, Wei Changtian tore open the envelope and took out a thin piece of letter paper.
Unexpectedly, Xu Suisui did not write much, only a few dozen words in total.
But just these few lines of small characters that Wei Changtian seemed familiar with, as if he had seen them somewhere in his previous life, made him stunned for a moment, and he could not look away for a long, long time.
【Wei Changtian:】
【In the darkest period of my life, I was the one who pulled myself out of the abyss.】
[If nothing else happens, you will also experience such a period of darkness in the future. 】
[I don’t know if you can get out of the mud alone and if anyone will help you.]
【But it’s okay, don’t be scared by me.】
【Because if there is no such person, I will be that person. 】
"..."
The sun was looming, and the breeze blew up onto the small building, mixing with the light smoke rising from the incense burner under the window, making it sway.