Wei E said nothing, thinking carefully about Xu Jiang's words.
Xu Jiang looked at Wei E and saw that his body was covered with dirt: "Does the prince know that you came out of the prison?"
Wei E shook her head: "I was going back to the palace, but on the way I heard that something happened in Fengyang. I thought I could find out the exact news in the military camp, so I rushed over to find you."
Xu Jiang took Wei E aside, with a look of resentment on his face: "We have assigned guards to several gates in the capital, especially around the palaces. The royal family members are not allowed to leave the capital. Our generals and deputy
The generals have all been transferred. I once heard an old man in the army say that it was exactly the same as the case of King Wei more than ten years ago."
Both the former emperor and the emperor used the same methods.
"How are you?" Wei E said, "Does anyone doubt you?"
Xu Jiang said: "Not yet. After you were taken to the prison, the prince sent someone to send a message, asking us not to ask about this matter. There is no evidence in the hands of the court now. You will be released after a while, but if you are found
I'm afraid we will bring you more danger."
Seeing that Wei E was still frowning, Xu Jiang reached out and patted Wei E on the shoulder: "Even if the court attacks me this time, I'm not afraid. My life was saved."
Xu Jiang said, remembering what happened back then. The uncle in the clan was implicated in the case of King Wei, and many people in the clan were arrested. The late emperor pardoned the younger children in the clan, and the clan was raided. They had nowhere to go, so they all hid.
In the ancestral hall, unexpectedly, the ancestral hall caught fire in the middle of the night, and the burning wooden beams fell down and hit the clan members.
The century-old ancestral hall was burned to the ground, and the tribesmen ran around in a panic, shouting, and crying, but no one came to put out the fire. The Yamen also seemed to be unaware of anything, watching this tragedy happen.
He said he was pardoning them, but those people would not let so many of their children live, and would use a fire to completely suppress them. Later, he learned that the eldest uncle in the clan had no contact with the King of Wei, and it was because he had a disagreement with Zhang Jiazheng that he was killed by Zhang.
Family frame-up.
Thanks to the prince, someone secretly gave them property, so they could survive. With the prince's help, he also changed his identity and joined the army.
"Zhang Yuci is dying," Wei E said. "I saw him in the prison. He was deeply poisoned..."
Xu Jiang's face showed a cheerful expression: "I never thought I could wait until this day."
There was another commotion in the military camp.
Xu Jiang frowned and brought back the topic: "I have long put life and death aside, but if the court attacks the prince, we cannot sit idly by and ignore it."
Wei E asked, "What do you want to do?"
Xu Jiang said: "I have already communicated the news with the brothers in the camp. If the emperor really kills him, he must make some noise in the capital, so that the prince and his family can take advantage of the chaos to leave the capital."
Wei E was a little surprised: "Isn't it true that the prince has committed rebellion by leaving the capital?"
Xu Jiang's expression was cold: "You don't know what happened outside in prison. There are people from the imperial court following the prince these days, and the palace is also surrounded by guards. The imperial court must have found something. I doubt that you will be arrested at this time."
It was released...with other intentions."
Wei E looked behind her: "No one followed me all the way here."
Xu Jiang said: "I try to persuade some people to follow the prince, as long as they leave the capital first... The court is busy quelling the rebellion of King Cheng, and the prince is trying every means to gather people. The prince has helped many people over the years, and I hope they can all repay their kindness.
We had no intention of doing this, but we can't just watch the prince go the same way as King Wei. Although we don't have many people, as long as we can lure away some of the imperial guardsmen, we will be able to compete."
Before Wei E spoke, Xu Jiang continued: "You go with the prince. If you get news from us in the future, you will have the opportunity to help us collect the bones. If you don't have the chance, don't force it. Death is like a lamp going out, and what happens after death is not important."
"
Seeing that Xu Jiang was about to leave, Wei E suddenly said: "You have to contain the Imperial Guards and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. They are stationed near the capital. If there is any movement in the capital, they will come. You will inevitably come when the time comes."
We must be attacked from both sides."
"Who would fight like this if they didn't escape a narrow escape," Xu Jiang said, "We also have the desire to serve the country, but it's a pity...that we have to do this when we are forced to a desperate situation."
Wei E stopped talking, he just looked at Xu Jiang.
"Sir, the commander is here and summons all of us."
Xu Jiang frowned: "So fast," he looked at Wei E, "I don't have time. You go back to the city and report what I said to the prince."
Xu Jiang strode away with his people, and Wei E also left the Jingxi camp.
Xu Jiang sent horses, and Wei E ran all the way to the city. The cold wind whizzed past his ears, like a knife cutting his face, and he made it all the way to Prince Jian's Mansion.
"Is Prince Jian in the mansion?" Wei E got off her horse and walked towards the mansion.
"No," the steward of the palace said, "Your Majesty went to Prince Cheng's Mansion. Something happened in Prince Cheng's Mansion, and all the royal family members in the city went there."
Wei E couldn't care about anything else and turned around and walked towards Prince Cheng's Mansion.
…
Prince Cheng's Mansion had long been sealed off by the court, and now Prince Cheng's family is in the yard next to Prince Cheng's Mansion.
The Jingwei surrounded Prince Cheng's Mansion tightly. Seeing the heavily guarded appearance, Princess Jian couldn't help but feel her hands and feet go cold. The emperor was going to attack Prince Cheng's Mansion, and the purpose of letting them come was to frighten them.
"Your Majesty."
Princess Jian opened the curtain, and King Jian immediately stepped forward.
Princess Jian said: "Is there something going on? I always feel that it's not that simple." She usually doesn't like to think too much, but the scene in front of her has to make her suspicious.
Just now, the stewards of Prince Ning's Mansion were stopped by the imperial guards when they wanted to return to the mansion. Could it be that the Emperor wanted to keep them all here?
Princess Jian shuddered. She also pretended to be calm on the way here. She didn't dare to panic too much for fear of scaring Yingyue.
King Jian said: "We haven't done anything, and we don't have much contact with Prince Ning on weekdays. It will be fine."
Princess Jian bit her lip. The prince's words could not comfort her. You must know that when King Wei conspired to rebel, many people who had never even met King Wei were framed as members of King Wei.
"Prince Ning is here too, and even Princess Huayang's carriage and horses are here," Prince Jian said, "Don't think too much."
Princess Jian nodded, but before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard Prince Ning's voice: "Has our palace been searched? Where is the person in charge here? Why don't we let us out? Who wants to search the palace?
?Is there any handwriting from the emperor?"
Princess Jian almost screamed out in surprise when she heard the word search.
This is the purpose of letting them come here. After they leave the mansion, the court will bring people into the mansion for inspection.
"Is what Prince Ning said true?" Princess Huayang also walked out of the house, "The Princess's mansion also wants to be investigated?"