Sure enough, it was Jin Liren! Xiao Xiang and Ren Fang's eyes lit up at the same time. Ren put down his consciousness and grabbed Zhang Tong's collar, and asked sternly: "Did you bring my family into the palace?"
Zhang Tong drooped his head, not daring to look Ren Fang in the eyes, and said feebly: "Yes..."
"Where did you hide them?" Ren Fang asked anxiously.
Zhang Tong shook his head and said: "This... I don't even know. General Ren's family was... imprisoned by General Jin himself. I really don't know where they are imprisoned in the palace."
As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Xiang again and begged: "Your Highness, the villain has told me everything he knows. Your Highness, please spare your life. Your Highness, please spare your life..."
Seeing Zhang Tong's frightened appearance, Ren Fang knew that he was not lying. He slowly loosened his collar, then turned around and walked back to Xiao Xiang, asking in a low voice: "Your Highness, look...
"
Xiao Xiang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Since it is indeed Jin Liren who did it, I should punish him severely!" As she spoke, she strode out of the dungeon.
After leaving the dungeon and outside, Ren Fang caught up with Xiao Xiang and said with a frown: "Your Highness, the general has no enmity with Jin Liren. The general really can't understand why he is willing to take such a big risk to kidnap the general.
family!”
Xiao Xiang took a deep breath, looked at Ren Fang strangely, and asked: "Does General Ren still think that Jin Liren did this alone?"
Ren Fang took a breath and asked, "What does Her Royal Highness mean...that there is a real culprit behind Jin Liren?"
"Of course!" Xiao Xiang said: "Jin Liren is in charge of the palace guards, and General Ren is in charge of the Central Army Corps. You two can't even fight, so how could he kidnap your family for no reason?
?There must be another real culprit behind it, and Jin Liren is just a pawn controlled by others."
Ren Fang squinted his eyes and couldn't help but sigh. It was good to follow the clues, but the clues were getting bigger and bigger. He asked: "Who do you think, your highness, the person who is responsible for envoy Jin Liren?"
?”
Xiao Xiang laughed out loud and asked: "General Ren, why would you come to ask this question? Doesn't General Ren himself have no idea?"
He was silent and stopped talking. Who does Jin Liren have the closest relationship with? Of course it is the eldest son Xiao Ting. This is not a secret. Jin Liren has publicly expressed his support for the eldest son to inherit the throne more than once. It can be said that Jin Liren is Xiao Ting.
One of the core backbones of the group of party members. If there is really a messenger behind Jin Liren, there is no need to interrogate him. It must be the eldest son Xiao Ting.
"This matter has a lot of implications, what should the general do?" Ren Fang really had no idea now.
If he wants to save his family, he must touch Jin Liren. But once he touches Jin Liren, it is equivalent to cutting the flesh of the eldest son Xiao Ting with a knife. A series of chain reactions will occur next, which will go far beyond
beyond the scope of his control.
Now, he felt angry, distressed and helpless. He looked at Xiao Xiang eagerly, hoping that she could come up with a good solution.
Xiao Xiang said quietly: "In order to sit on the throne, the king has done whatever it takes to get to the throne. Today, he can use Jin Liren to kidnap General Ren's family. Tomorrow, he can do the same to deal with other people who are against him."
If ministers with different political views are allowed to develop, I don't know how many people will be killed, and it may even threaten the foundation of our country, General Ren, what do you think?"
Although Xiao Xiang's words are a bit exaggerated, Xiao Ting's actions have indeed reached the point where people and gods are outraged, not to mention that Ren Fang himself is his victim.
Ren Fang nodded heavily and said: "What Her Royal Highness the Princess said is reasonable. What should be done? Her Royal Highness the Princess only needs to give the order, and the general will definitely act according to the order."
"Okay!" Xiao Xiang was waiting for Ren Fang's words. Her eyes flashed, her fists slowly clenched, and she said: "Either you don't do it, or if you do it, you must not leave any hidden dangers. This time, the general Wang Xiong will
Root out all the partisans!"
Ah? Ren Fang's head trembled, and his face couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise. He didn't expect Xiao Xiang to be so capable, and would take this opportunity to kill all Xiao Ting's family. He said urgently: "Your Highness Princess..."
Xiao Xiang waved his hand to him and said: "General Ren, now we have reached the point where either the enemy or we will die. If we cannot eradicate Brother Wang's line this time, Brother Wang will launch endless revenge in the future. Of course, I
Don’t be afraid, but where are you, General Ren? Where are the ministers in the court? By then the blood will flow like a river, and the foundation of our Dachuan will be shaken. The long-term pain will be worse than the short-term pain. We should take this opportunity to make a complete end!"
After thinking about it carefully, Xiao Xiang's words made sense. Ren Fang intervened and gave the gift, and said seriously: "I wonder what the princess has planned?"
Xiao Xiang clasped her hands behind her back, paced back and forth, pondered for a moment, then turned around and ordered: "Immediately summon Zhang Situ, Yang Zhao, Lu You, Buying and other generals to come to the Princess Mansion to discuss matters. Go quickly!"
An attendant behind him hurriedly agreed, turned around and ran out.
About half an hour later, the core figures of Xiao Xiang's faction rushed to the princess's mansion. Among them were generals Zhang Situ, Yang Zhao, Lu You, Buying, Lieutenant Yu Qing, and Shaofu Du Yang to give advice.
Doctor Zhong Lang and other civil servants.
Everyone had arrived and gathered in the lobby. Civil servants and military generals were sitting on both sides. Looking around, it looked like a small court.
Xiao Xiang sat in the middle, first looked around, cleared her throat gently, and drew the attention of everyone who didn't know what was going on to her. Then, she told everyone in detail the results of the investigation into the kidnapping of Ren Fang's family.
After she finished speaking, the expressions of all the ministers present suddenly changed. Who would have thought that the gangsters who kidnapped Rong Fang's family would be palace guards in disguise, and the leader of the team was actually Jin Liren. The first person to speak up was
Yu Qing, he jumped up and said sternly: "What a plan to kill two birds with one stone! The eldest son kidnapped General Ren's family, so that he can control General Ren for his use in the future, and he can blame the matter on my lieutenant's house.
To make General Ren hold a grudge against Her Royal Highness, this is a very vicious plan!"
"Hmph!" Xiao Xiang sneered and said: "The sky net is vast and sparse, and no matter how clever the strategy is, there will be no flaws. After all, there are traces to be found, and this time is no exception!"
"Thanks to Her Royal Highness the Princess's astuteness and intelligence, she guessed that the hostages might be hiding in the palace. Otherwise, no one would associate this case with the palace guards!" Yu Qing admired sincerely.
Xiao Xiang didn't say much. He changed the subject and said seriously: "To rescue General Ren's family, we must arrest Jin Liren immediately. But once Jin Liren is touched, it will be like breaking up with the king. Do you have any good ideas?"
, come and listen!”
"In this case, the princess no longer needs to think about brotherhood. She should take this opportunity to eliminate the eldest son's line and prevent him from harming the court and the Sichuan Kingdom again!" Buying stood up and spoke.
His idea coincided with that of Xiao Xiang, who nodded and said: "I also have such a plan, but how to annihilate Brother Wang's gang in one fell swoop requires long-term planning."
Zhang Situ said slowly: "The eldest son does not have many cronies in the court. On the contrary, he has close relations with all the princes, especially the Xueyi Hou, who has frequent contacts with the eldest son. If we attack the eldest son, we are afraid that we will attract people outside the city.
The mutiny of the princes’ armies.”
This is the most troublesome thing to solve for Xiao Ting. The princes' army is also Xiao Ting's most reliable asset. Xiao Xiang nodded thoughtfully without making any move. She turned to look at the silent Ren Fang and asked
Said: "General Ren, what do you think?"
At this time, Ren Fang's mind had completely calmed down. He went through the matter of his family's kidnapping from beginning to end in his mind. He always felt that this matter was too strange. He vaguely felt that there were many places that seemed to be emanating...
It smelled of conspiracy, but he couldn't tell what exactly was wrong.
Hearing Xiao Xiang ask about himself, he cheered up and said seriously: "Actually, the princes' army outside the city is not something to be afraid of. It seems that many princes are indeed on good terms with the eldest son, but they are only superficial friendships.
That's all. In fact, most of the princes are just helpless and fall on both sides. As long as we can capture the eldest son with lightning speed, I am afraid that there will not be anyone other than the blood-clothed prince who really dares to raise an army to fight against the imperial court.
People, so we only need to guard against the Blood-clothed Marquis. Although there are many soldiers under the Blood-clothed Marquis, they are only the combat power of one legion and cannot compete with our several Central Army legions."
What he meant was that even if the Blood-clothed Marquis rebelled for Xiao Ting, there would be nothing to fear.
His words made Xiao Xiang nod repeatedly, and the smile on the latter's face became stronger and stronger. When he finished speaking, Xiao Xiang held up her hands and laughed, praising: "General Ren is indeed one of the commanders that my father relied on most during his lifetime.
As expected, they have a thorough understanding of the princes from all walks of life. These shameless villains only have interests in their eyes and have no friendship. If they are asked to fight against the imperial court for a prince who has lost power and has been captured, it would be too overestimating of them. They dare not and will not
Will do it!"
As she spoke, she stood up and said in a loud voice: "Tonight, we will catch Brother Wang by surprise and attack him unprepared. As a general, we will assemble your troops in the city and give the palace to control the mansions of Brother Wang's gang members first.
Come on, General Ren, take your troops and go with me to the Jin Mansion to capture Jin Liren!"
Ren Fang didn't say anything. He immediately stood up and stepped in to take the order. He also wanted to see Jin Liren in person and ask him face to face why he wanted to kidnap his family and whether he really did so under the orders of the eldest son.
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Under Xiao Xiang's instruction, all the generals under his command were mobilized and each gathered their troops to prepare for a big fight in Zhaoyang City.
It was already late at night, and Zhaoyang City was quiet, but on the surface of this quiet place, there was already an undercurrent, and there was a strong sign that a mountain rain was coming.