When Tang Ning returned home, she received a secret letter from Xiaowan's envoy.
Before summoning himself, Emperor Chen also summoned them and proposed the idea of letting Princess Zhao Man of Pingyang marry to the Western Regions. The envoy Xiaowan readily agreed.
Naturally, Tang Ning knew that this was Huang Chen's revenge on her, because Tang Ning did not side with him in the old case of Empress Xiao.
Emperor Chen was still the ruthless emperor. In his eyes, his children, wife and children could never compare to his power, and could even be reduced to tools for him to vent his anger and revenge.
However, Chen Huang could not have imagined that Tangning was the leader of Xiaowan. Originally, he had to put in some effort to take Xiaoman away, but now it all fell into place.
As for what happened next, Tangning didn't want to care about it and couldn't control it.
An important reason is that this court is no longer a court where Emperor Chen has the final say. The Fang family, Wang Xiang and others have reached a consensus that as long as Emperor Chen continues to suppress, he, the emperor, will be completely ignored.
News came from Su Mei that not long ago, the former Liang imperial court had been completely infiltrated by people sent by several elders. Here in the capital, the overall situation has also been decided.
A few days later, Chen Guo will send someone to escort Xiaowan's envoy to leave, and there will be two princesses leaving with them.
Xiaoxiao and Fang Xinyue were talking in the yard. Tangning stood at the door, looked at her and said, "Pack your things early, we will leave in two days..."
After Tangning left, Fang Xinyue looked at Xiaoxiao and asked, "You are leaving again, where are you going?"
Xiaoxiao said: "Brother said he wanted to go to Jiangnan first."
Fang Xinyue lowered her head and asked, "Are you coming back?"
Xiao Xiao's expression was a little downcast and he whispered: "If I leave this time, I probably won't come back."
"I'll see you off when you leave." Fang Xinyue stood up and said, "I'm going back first."
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Fang family.
After King Huai's rebellion, the Fang family was unexpectedly pushed to the forefront of the chaos in the capital. Although the Fang family was unprepared for this, they had accumulated rich knowledge in the past two years and were not too passive.
However, it is a fact that the Fang family and His Majesty are on opposite sides. Sooner or later, this opposition will evolve into a more intense conflict.
The Fang family can no longer keep a low profile in the entire court as before. These days, His Majesty has recalled King Zhong and started to cultivate new wings. If the Fang family does not move, the end will be extremely miserable.
And with their current strength, they can completely force His Majesty to abdicate. It's just that the Fang family doesn't want to bear this infamy.
Fang Hong was an upright man, and even though he secretly supported King Run, he never used any extreme means. For him, he still cannot accept the fact that the Fang family and His Majesty are in opposition.
Fang Zhe said calmly: "There is no right or wrong in these things. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. When the Fang family made that decision, they should have expected that sooner or later such a day would come."
Fang Hong said: "But this is rebellion..."
Fang Zhe said: "Throughout the ages, the struggle for the right to inherit the heir has always been like this..."
Fang Hong sighed and said: "Brother is stupid, fourth brother, please worry more about King Run's affairs in the future..."
Outside the study, a figure was hiding in the corner and eavesdropping, with a complex and painful expression on his face...
…
There have been so many major events happening in the capital in recent days that no one is that surprised when any shocking news comes out.
King Huai rebelled, and all the courtiers in the palace came to report, forcing His Majesty to thoroughly investigate the case of Queen Yang Concubine, and His Majesty issued an edict to blame himself...
In addition, His Majesty suddenly reconciled the two princesses of Anyang and Pingyang to the Western Regions, and the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty resigned. These are major events that no one could have guessed. Compared with this, the news of the resignation of Minister Zuocheng Zhong Mingli is simply worthless.
Mentioned it.
The mission sending the bride off left Beijing half a month ago and will soon enter the Western Region.
Chen Guo married two princesses at once, which shows his sincerity. This means that the relationship between Chen Guo and the Western Regions has made unprecedented progress.
City gate.
Several carriages were parked on the official road, and the old beggar was taking a nap while leaning on the carriages. Old Zheng and the middle-aged woman were squatting in the grass, holding Fang Xinyue's hand, their eyes full of reluctance.
Further away, Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and said, "When I finish my work in Beijing, I don't want to stay here anymore."
Tangning patted his shoulder and said, "See you then."
Xiao Jue looked at him and suddenly said: "Thank you."
Tangning punched him lightly on the shoulder and waved, "Let's go."
When he said goodbye to Xiao Jue and turned around, a figure suddenly came over from the crowd, put a note into his hand, and left in a hurry.
Tang Ning glanced at the man and found that he was thin, with a pale face and no beard. He lowered his head when walking and walked quickly. He looked a bit feminine, and he should be a eunuch.
He opened the note in his hand and wrote two words on it.
"careful."
Looking at the note, which was obviously a reminder, Tang Ning smiled, and Wei Jian's old face could not help but appear in her mind.
Then the smile on his face disappeared and he became a little sad. He crumpled the note into a ball, got on the carriage, and said: "Let's go..."
The carriage was moving at a very slow speed. In half a day, it was already far away from the capital.
"Xu..."
Lao Zheng held the reins of the horse and the carriage slowly stopped. He sat on the horse and looked at the dense forest ahead.
The old beggar and the little nanny jumped off the two carriages and walked towards the dense forest. Old Zheng sat steadily on the horse. After a while, the old beggar came out of the forest carrying a figure.
The old beggar threw the man to the ground and said: "There is an ambush in the forest, half of them are archers. The Dog Emperor actually has no mercy at all..."
Tangning looked at the spy leader with whom she had met several times and asked, "Did His Majesty send you here?"
The spy leader looked at him with a wry smile on his face and said, "Why did Prime Minister Tang ask questions knowingly?"
In fact, Tang Ning didn't need Wei Jian to remind him that Emperor Chen would not let him go so easily.
After all, he can even kill his own wife and children, let alone his own foreign minister who has no effect on him anymore?
However, guesses are just guesses. From the bottom of her heart, Tang Ning was still unwilling to accept this result.
"Your Majesty asked me to ask Prime Minister Tang a question before killing him. It seems unnecessary now..." The spy leader looked at him and said, "Comrade, I hope Mr. Tang will give me a good time.
"
Tangning looked at him and asked, "What are you talking about?"
The spy leader said: "Your Majesty asked your subordinates to ask Mr. Tang why you are leaving?"
Tangning smiled and said, "Because I want to go back and inherit the throne..."
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Maintain the temple.
The spy leader knelt on the ground and said, "I have failed your majesty's entrustment. Please punish me!"
Chen Huang asked in a gloomy voice: "Did they run away?"
The spy leader said: "Your Majesty, we are no match for them..."
If it weren't for the fact that there was no one available around him, the spy leader in front of him would have been dragged out and executed long ago. Emperor Chen gave him a cold look and said, "Get down!"
The spy leader raised his head, moved his lips, and said, "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."
Chen Huang said in a dark voice: "What's the matter?"
The spy leader licked his dry lips and said: "Tang Xiang, the Lord of Xiaowan, the Lord of the Western Regions..."
Chen Huang's body shook violently, as if he was struck by lightning, and he trembled: "What did you say?"
The spy leader repeated: "Tang Xiang is the Lord of Xiaowan..."
Chen Huang leaned back on his chair, recalling the last meeting with Tang Ning in his mind, and finally understood what his "thank you" meant.
His lips trembled, his body trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said: "It's you, it's you!"
He has never been deceived like this, and he has never been so angry as he is now. Tangning betrayed him, and he actually married both princesses to him. The delegation sent by Chen Guo to send her relatives is probably about to arrive in the Western Regions...
There was only anger in his heart, his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, he was breathing heavily, and said sternly: "Pass my order, order 300,000 troops to garrison in the northwest, and conquer the Western Region!"
