Chapter 496 Arranged Neatly

"It's better to do it today than to wait for a day, let's do it today, or we should attack them in batches, and let them wait in front of the dense forest, no need to hide."

"Start the war today?" Bai Yan frowned: "Wouldn't it be a bit hasty, the high priest just passed away, and the King of Nanlong is searching the whole city for you, it's the time when

he is most vigilant..." "It's also the happiest time for him."

Jiang Zhiyu took over: "The death of the high priest makes him happy, so even if it's a city-wide search, at least now he is the most relaxed time, this is the first."

"Second, from the beginning, when we stepped into Nanlong, we showed that there were only two of us. Even if he found out later that the person in Xiuzhuang was my mother, how many people are there in Xiuzhuang? There are no more than ten people at most, will he be afraid?"

"Third, and most importantly, even if he is alert, what does it matter? Do you really think that a few insects can stop the army?"

[Isn't this funny?]

Bai Yan was speechless.

The eyes of the young high priestess were still filled with clear stupidity.

"After bringing everyone in, I won't ask where you and her go from now on, and I can guarantee that Emperor Tianqi will never send anyone to track down your whereabouts."

Bai Yan took a deep breath: "Fuck!"

[Huh? Is this kid scolding me?]

Jiang Wenjing: "..."

...

On the other side, the Minister of Rites hurried to the palace. It was obvious that he had just gotten up from the bed, and his belt was tied up the wrong way.

As soon as he entered the study, he kicked Gao Zilun first, and then knelt down to apologize to the emperor.

The kick was mercilessly sent to Gao Zilun's back, and Gao Zilun couldn't get up for a long time.

"Your Majesty, it was because I didn't discipline him strictly that this rebellious son did such a thing! But Your Majesty, you can see clearly that this rebellious son is at most daring and has the heart of treason, which he would never dare to have!"

His wailing voice could almost break a person's eardrum.

Jiang Sulan didn't care about being rude or not, she covered her ears with both hands, and looked at the emperor with admiration.

He is worthy of being the emperor, he really didn't change his face even when facing a catastrophe, and the corners of his mouth were still curled up!

The emperor's smile froze on his face, and he stopped the minister of rites from crying with just one sentence: "You are a rebellious son who is so audacious and daring, but you have no intention of betraying the country. What about you?"

The minister of rites' cloudy old eyes suddenly widened: "Your Majesty! I have watched you grow up, and your loyalty is known to heaven and earth!"

"Loyalty is known to heaven and earth? What about Lian Qisheng, the governor of Jinzhou?"

Lian Qisheng?

Jiang Sulan thought for a while before digging this person out of her memory.

Lian Qisheng's daughter was the concubine of Prince Yu. When Prince Yu was plotting a rebellion, his family and friends were naturally implicated.

At that time, his uncle was jointly harmed by Lian Qisheng and Liu Zhijie. Liu Zhijie was killed by Zhiyu, and Lian Qisheng was killed by his uncle himself. All the charges were handed over to the emperor.

Now that it sounds like this, is Lian Qisheng actually colluding with the Minister of Rites?

The Minister of Rites had a slight sweat on his forehead, and the sweat flowed down his cheeks like a stream, wetting the few strands of hair at his temples and sticking to his cheeks.

The corners of his mouth twitched slowly.

Lian Qisheng has been identified as the Prince of Honor's man, and he must not have anything to do with him!

He was about to retort, but the emperor said, "You recommended Lian Qisheng, didn't you?"

"Back then, Jinzhou had plenty of food, gold, silver and iron mines, and was a treasure land. The governor's position was a lucrative one. I was wondering before, how come such a good land fell into Lian Qisheng's hands, and bandits were rampant, and people were living in poverty and couldn't afford to eat?"

"It turns out that he was greedy!"

With a "pop", the emperor threw a small memorial at the Minister of Rites: "Take a good look! The person you recommended had a breakfast of 128 dishes! But what about the people of Jinzhou?! They can't even afford a steamed bun at home!"

The more the Minister of Rites flipped through the memorial, the more shocked he became.

He was sweating profusely and didn't dare to look up.

Gao Zilun nestled beside him, forcing himself to hold back his tiny sobs.

You could hear a pin drop in the study.

After waiting for what seemed like a moment, the emperor spoke again: "How can you still say you are loyal after recommending such a person?" The

Minister of Rites held his clothes tightly and bowed his head: "Your Majesty, I admit my guilt."

Gao Zilun's eyes widened: "Dad?!"

"Since you have admitted your guilt, I will deal with you impartially. Gao Zilun ignored my order and broke into Xu's house. He is guilty of treason and will be sent to the imperial prison first. The Minister of Rites is not good at judging people and educating his children, but considering your contributions to Tianqi over the years, your merits and demerits will be offset. I will allow you to retire and return home."

The Minister of Rites took off his official hat with trembling hands and put it aside gently: "I obey your order."

The Jinyiwei who had been waiting outside the door for a long time rushed in, carried Gao Zilun away, and his miserable screams echoed in Yu's study. The Minister of Rites never turned back.

When the sound could no longer be heard, he slowly stood up and walked out with his body bent. The whole person seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant.

The study was quiet again. Fuping stepped forward and put the small memorial back on the table. The Imperial Guard had not come back to reply, and the emperor could not let Jiang Sulan and Ah Fu return home.

He looked at Ah Fu: "Is this your bodyguard?"

"Your Majesty, no, his name is Ah Fu, he is my elder brother's bodyguard, and he grew up with my elder brother."

The emperor: "He escorted you alone? It seems that he is quite skilled."

Jiang Sulan chuckled: "Yes, he encountered several ambushes on the way, but he barely avoided them. In terms of skills, he is certainly not as good as your Majesty's Imperial Guard."

Jiang Sulan was worried, but she replied calmly.

He asked Ah Fu so much why? Could it be that he wanted to recruit Ah Fu as the Imperial Guard because he thinks Ah Fu is good? !

If the emperor takes this away, how will she explain to her elder brother when he comes back?

The emperor saw her nervous look, and a hint of ridicule flashed across his eyes: "I think my Jinyiwei can't compare. It's been so long, and they can't even deal with a few masked men."

Jiang Sulan was considering how to respond, but she heard the voice of Jinyiwei coming from outside.

The emperor: "..."

Jiang Sulan: "!!!"

Great!

But this is too coincidental, they came back just after the emperor finished speaking.

The emperor sighed helplessly, and Fuping shouted loudly.

Then, the Jinyiwei came in with the corpses of masked men.

There were six in total.

They were neatly arranged.

Fuping's eyelids twitched wildly, and he was about to scold, but he saw that the emperor had already stood up and walked towards the corpses.

"Your Majesty, there were five people at first, armed with poisoned crossbows, and they attacked secretly. After Miss Jiang and Gao Zilun were taken away, they wanted to chase after them, but we stopped them. These people were very skilled in martial arts, and they almost broke through the formation several times. After we stopped them, they knew there was no hope of escape, so they just bit the poison hidden in their mouths."