The mastermind behind the scenes emerges
"The assassin who assassinated the late Crown Prince and the Crown Prince was a female assassin! And by chance, I have worked with Princess Anran, Yue Caiwei, many times. Even though the assassin was wearing black clothes and a mask, her movements and posture were completely unmatched!"
Changsun Wuwei didn't say anything else, but Liu Buqi keenly realized that the lineage of Prince Ning and the lineage of the Crown Prince were definitely not that simple!
The former Prince Ning was the first to stand up and support the former Crown Prince. Later, he was seriously injured and died during the attack on the imperial palace. It is said that Yue Beiqiu was heartbroken at the time, and later he supported the current Prince Ning to ascend the throne!
Liu Buqi frowned. According to Changsun Wuwo, among all the forces in the capital, only the current emperor was most likely to be the mastermind behind this!
Guannei Hou, like Yue Lingxi, is a powerful vassal in the north. He does have a lot of soldiers capable of fighting, but his influence in the capital is almost zero!
Changsun Wuwo seemed to be of the same mind, so he didn't say anything else, but the implicit meaning revealed in his eyes was already very certain!
But Liu Buqi thought of another possibility, "Master Changsun, is Manichaeism a possibility?"
The former crown prince used Manichaeism to come to power, and later carried out large-scale massacres and suppressed Manichaeism. It is entirely possible that there was such a deep hatred.
Changsun Wu thought that the Youzhou forces in the north also knew about Manichaeism. After carefully considering his words, he spoke.
"The Manichaeans might attack the current crown prince, but they would never attack the former crown prince. Madam, that's all I can say!"
This is definitely another secret that needs to be buried in history. The relationship between Yue Beiqiu and Manichaeism does not seem to be as life-and-death as it seems on the surface.
Although there is still no clue about the assassination of the prince, Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi still feel that they have benefited a lot. At least they know that the Tiance Mansion still trusts them.
For the next two days, Yue Lingxi went out before dawn every day and returned only at three o'clock in the morning. The officials of Tiance Mansion were not just those who gathered in the prince's bedroom that day.
There are also a large number of middle and lower-level officials. The prince has been assassinated and the people are in panic. It is necessary to select some of the leading figures to visit and appease them, so that they understand that there are still people in the Tiance Mansion who can compete with Prince Ning and the emperor.
In addition, he still needs to visit some influential royal family members. This is like using the name of Tiance to do Yue Lingxi's own private work, at least to make himself familiar to the royal relatives.
Of course, Yue Lingxi also wanted to avoid King Ning. Although he could hide for a day, he could hide for a day!
In the past two days, Prince Ning has almost sent people to block the Anguo Marquis Mansion, forcing Yue Lingxi to sneak in and out of the mansion through the side door like a thief, and he almost had to crawl through a dog hole.
In Liu Buqi's words, no matter how high-ranking a person is, he still has to eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep. There is no need for taboos in this matter, and you can even dig a dog hole to achieve your goal!
But on the third day, Yue Lingxi had no chance to hide even if he wanted to. Lord Ning Wang condescended to visit him in person in the middle of the night and trapped Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi in the quilt, leaving them with no way to escape!
"It is a little unreasonable for me to come to visit my nephew before congratulating him on taking charge of the Tiance Mansion. However, I am truly concerned for the safety of His Majesty and I am afraid that my dereliction of duty will lead to a grave mistake that will last for eternity! I hope Lingxi will forgive me!"
Yue Wuji was still as polite and courteous as ever, and there was no trace of resentment on his round face.
The "creditor" came to the door, and there was nothing to say. The purpose of delaying for two days had been achieved. He quickly sent someone to find Changsun Wuwo, but King Ning took out a sign from his arms and threw it to his men.
"You can follow the Marquis's men to invite Mr. Changsun. You don't have to go to his mansion. You can go directly to Tiance Mansion to invite him. I'm afraid you can't enter the palace at this time. With the waist badge given by the emperor himself, you should be able to pass through without any obstacles."
Yue Lingxi smiled bitterly. King Ning had blocked all possibilities. Now he could only drink tea and wait for Changsun Wuwo to be "searched" out!
In less than an hour, Changsun Wuwo, who also had a wry smile on his face, was brought to the Anguo Marquis' Mansion. He obediently followed the imperial order and completed the handover procedures. His Royal Highness Prince Ning bowed and turned to leave without even a hint of courtesy.
"Mr. Changsun, is everything arranged?" Liu Buqi walked in from behind the screen.
"According to the Marquis's instructions, the guards at Zhennan Gate and Xuanwu Gate will fully cooperate in withdrawing. The troops at the two gates will set up two checkpoints on Xuanwu Street in the outer city and Jinshui River in the inner city respectively."
Yue Lingxi nodded in satisfaction. The matter was done. There was no point in letting the defenders delay any longer. Yue Chengqiu could kill them in a matter of minutes, and their lives would be wasted.
Sending someone to the gate does not mean giving way. Guarding the main traffic artery of the outer city and the Jinshui River where the inner city leads to the imperial city is enough to hold the line in case of an emergency.
After all, the capital city is still in the hands of the Tiance Mansion. Thirty thousand city guards and ten thousand imperial guards are enough to form an overwhelming advantage in the city!
"How is the matter of asking the Crown Princess to contact the Han family in Jiangdong going?" If we want to completely stabilize the situation in the capital, we cannot let King Ning mobilize troops without restraint. The Han family in Jiangdong is an important force that can contain Jingzhou!
Changsun Wuwo quickly responded to Yue Lingxi, "The Crown Princess has already contacted Han Wenguang. Three days from now, he will be personally stationed at Chibi. If there's any movement in Jingzhou, he can cross the river and raid Prince Ning's lair at any time!"
He nodded with satisfaction. At times like this, one must be prepared for the worst!
Changsun Wuwo also had news to report that the 20,000 Canglang cavalry from Youzhou had arrived at Daha under the personal leadership of Wang Changling. They were currently hiding, waiting for the opportunity to win a battle!
From that day on, beneath the surface of calm in the capital, the eerie atmosphere that was lurking inside became increasingly intense!
Especially after the 10,000 Jingzhou troops completely took over Xuanwu Gate and Zhennan Gate, the feeling of impending storm became increasingly obvious.
Fortunately, five days later, good news came from the direction of the river. Wang Changling of Youzhou led 20,000 cavalry and defeated the 10,000 Datong cavalry led by Qin Jinguo, a famous general of Jinzhong, by luring them with food and grass.
The complete loss of the cavalry's mobility south of the river forced Guannei Hou to retreat north of the river to temporarily avoid the attack of the Youzhou wolf!
Suddenly, the reputation of the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Anguo was elevated to a new height in the capital! The negative impact of the Jingzhou troops entering the city was completely suppressed!
That night, Changsun Wuwo disguised himself mysteriously and came to the Anguo Marquis Mansion to meet Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi!
Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi immediately became interested. After disguising themselves, they boarded a pleasure boat from the Xuanwu Lake Pier and docked near Chunhua Tower by the lake!
The mastermind behind the assassination of two generations of princes is most likely in this building!
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