"No, I happened to meet Princess Nanxiang and was dragged there by her."
Emperor Beili seemed relieved when he heard this: "Send more people to watch secretly, and report every move to me regularly."
"yes."
Emperor Beili waved his hand tiredly, signaling the secret guards to retreat.
After the secret guards left, Emperor Beili leaned back in his chair, feeling uneasy.
The people who tried to assassinate Ye Qianning in the middle of the night did not get close to him, and they also threw the assassins back to all directions. Could it be that they knew everyone in Kyoto City?
No, no, no, people from the four countries have flocked to the capital, and many of the royal guards have not yet investigated their backgrounds. How could Xiang Minghou's people know it clearly?
After entering the capital, every move of Xiang Minghou, the Zhan family, and the Gu family was under their surveillance, and they had no ability to investigate everyone clearly.
Xiang Minghou didn't bring many people with him when he entered the city, so they definitely had support behind them.
Who is hiding behind the scenes and being able to involve everyone without making a sound?
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something: "Wan Kun."
A figure appeared in the room: "Your Majesty."
"Go check whether Prince Xiyan has entered the city."
"yes."
The figure left.
The only person the Emperor of Beili could think of was the Prince of Xiyan. Otherwise, who else among the four countries would have such ability?
Prince Xiyan had contact with Xiang Minghou and his party in Dayu City, Dongwei. The letters he sent back mentioned many times that Prince Xiyan and Ye Qianning were very close.
Li Mu also mentioned it when he returned to the capital to report, but he didn't take it seriously at the time.
Now that I think about it, if the person behind Ye Qianning is really the Prince of Xiyan... things will be very tricky.
"Someone come."
"Your Majesty." Li Quande hurried in.
"Send someone to the west of the city to invite Chen Rentian to the palace." Chen Rentian was from Beili, and he didn't believe that he would give up his life's honor and defect to Xiyan.
Li Quande asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, should we send someone now?"
Emperor Beili turned his head.
Li Quande explained anxiously, "Your Majesty, it is late at night now."
Emperor Beili glanced outside the door and suddenly realized that it was indeed inappropriate to summon him so late at night. After thinking for a while, he said, "Send someone to kill Fu and summon Yi to the palace."
"yes."
Li Quande's eyes were full of suspicion. He summoned him hurriedly late at night but didn't know what had happened.
Emperor Beili stood up and walked quickly out of the house towards the concubine's bedroom.
I wonder if the Zhan family knows about the involvement between Ye Qianning and Xiliuyuan. If they do know, how much do they know?
The Zhan family cannot afford the reputation of selling out their country for personal gain and being remembered for eternity. I believe Zhan Yi also does not want the reputation of several generations of loyalty in the Zhan family to be ruined in his hands.
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As the day dawned, the people in the bustling streets and alleys of the capital were discussing what had happened on Loushan Mountain.
The scholars and literati who came down from Mount Lou angrily complained about how shameless and treacherous the He family was, and the crimes they had committed.
He told the story in vivid detail and scolded the entire He family harshly.
At first, some people didn't believe it, until the yamen opened and a lot of petitions were thrown into the yamen.
It wasn't just the lawsuits themselves; all the walls of the capital were covered with complaints, revealing the dirty deeds the He family had done over the years, all with clear details of when they happened.
Regarding the murder of Zhang Rui in the Minister's Mansion, Li Xi stumbled and knocked on the drum at the gate of the yamen in front of everyone's eyes. He kept saying that he had killed Li Xi and had the body dumped in the wilderness and it had nothing to do with the Minister's Mansion. He turned himself in and asked the yamen to overturn the case.
The crowd sighed and lamented, wondering why they hadn't spoken out earlier. The entire family of the Minister's Mansion was on its way to exile, their women sold, some taken to brothels, and now they were trying to overturn the case. The tragedy had already happened. (End of this chapter)
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