nycdaug Chapter 836 Father-in-law
Chapter 836 Father-in-law
Your Highness, this is the news from the secret agent." Ah Yan presented a yellowed account book, "Three years ago, the person in charge of the Northern Frontier military pay deficit case was none other than the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Xiao Jingheng's father-in-law." Xiao Jingyan opened the account book and stroked the tampered figures with his fingertips. It turned out that since then, a conspiracy against him had quietly unfolded. On a rainy day in spring, Xiao Jingyan disguised himself as a merchant and sneaked into the black market in Qianzhou. In the corner, a one-eyed old man handed him half a bronze token: "People from Xiaoyao Pavilion are looking for you, saying that they can help Your Highness regain the throne. "The patterns on the token matched the tiger talisman in his arms perfectly. Xiao Jingyan looked at the green mountains looming in the rain, and finally showed his first smile in half a year. Chapter 3 Undercurrents The magnolias in Kyoto were in full bloom. Xiao Jingheng sat on the throne of regent, playing with his newly acquired jade ring. Concubine Shu leaned on the soft couch, her belly already showing the fetus. "Heng'er, has that evil creature made any unusual movements in Qianzhou?" Concubine Shu stroked her abdomen gently, with calculations hidden in the fine lines at the corners of her eyes. "I have sent people to keep an eye on him. He is just a dog that has lost his home." Xiao Jingheng sneered, but he didn't know that at this time in Qianzhou, Xiao Jingyan was staring at the master of Xiaoyao Pavilion. The master was wearing a silver mask, and his voice was hoarse like sandpaper: "The prince wants revenge, he must agree to my three conditions." "Just say it. "First, help me find the lost "Heavenly Strategy"; second, open the sea ban after ascending the throne; third..." The Pavilion Master paused, "kill the current Minister of Revenue." Xiao Jingyan's pupils shrank slightly. The Minister of Revenue was Xiao Jingheng's father-in-law and a key figure in the military pay case that year. He clenched his fists, his nails almost digging into his palms: "Deal." At the same time, a wave of impeachment suddenly broke out in the Kyoto Censorate. Several censors jointly wrote a letter, pointing out that the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue were in chaos and the soldiers on the border were starving and freezing. Xiao Jingheng slammed the table and stood up: "It must be Xiao Jingyan's doing!" He immediately sent people to investigate thoroughly, but found that all clues pointed to the long-deceased Minister of Revenue-his father-in-law. When Concubine Shu heard the news, she was so shocked that she knocked over the teacup: "Heng'er, your father-in-law has always been cautious in doing things, how could..." Before she finished speaking, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and the personal maid's face was pale: "Your Majesty, His Majesty summons you to the palace immediately! "Xiao Jingyan stood on the top of Qianzhou City, looking at the fiery clouds in the sky. A Yan handed him a secret report: "Your Highness, Kyoto is in chaos." He unfolded the letter, a sneer on the corner of his mouth. This first step is just to use the old case from three years ago to tear open Xiao Jingheng's defenses. The real killer move is still to come. Chapter 4 Beauty Scheme The south of the Yangtze River is shrouded in mist and rain, and the sound of the pipa is melodious on the painted boat. Xiao Jingyan, wearing a moon-white long gown, leaned on the railing, his eyes fell on the woman playing the piano at the bow. The woman's name is Qingluan, formerly the top star of the Jiaofang Division, but now she is a chess piece carefully cultivated by Xiaoyao Pavilion. "Who are you waiting for, young master? "Qingluan moved lightly with lotus steps and handed over a cup of Biluochun. Xiao Jingyan took the cup, and the fragrance of tea mixed with the jasmine scent on her body lingered around his nose. The sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and a team of men in black escorted a carriage to the ferry. The curtain was lifted, revealing the face of the commander of Xiao Jingheng's personal guards. Three days later, Xiao Jingheng received a secret report: "Your Highness, someone saw the deposed prince in Jiangnan, and he was accompanied by a stunning woman. "He crushed the teacup in his hand, murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Although he has temporarily stabilized the situation since the turmoil in Kyoto, the look in his father's eyes is not as good as before. If Xiao Jingyan really colluded with forces in Jiangnan, then he had to be on guard. According to the plan, Qingluan "accidentally" dropped a jade pendant in front of the secret guards sent by Xiao Jingheng. The jade pendant was the reward given by Concubine Shu when Xiao Jingyan was first named the prince. The secret guard presented the jade pendant to Xiao Jingheng. He looked at the patterns on the jade pendant, his face as gloomy as thunder: "It turns out that he and my mother have been colluding for a long time! "Xiao Jingyan watched all this in the dark and sneered in his heart. Qingluan was just a discarded pawn. The real killer move was to make Xiao Jingheng mistakenly believe that he had an old grudge with Concubine Shu, so as to alienate the mother and son. When Xiao Jingheng led his troops to Jiangnan, Xiao Jingyan had quietly headed north and came to the tent of General Jingyuan who was guarding the border. Chapter 5 The Mystery of the Military Token The cold wind blew the snow particles and hit the military tent. General Jingyuan Lu Chenzhou looked at the young man in front of him with a sharp gaze: "Your Highness, why should I believe that you are not a traitor who is plotting rebellion?" Xiao Jingyan took out the tiger talisman calmly: "Three years ago, in the battle in the northern border, I used this tiger talisman to mobilize troops. Do you still remember it, General? "Lu Chenzhou took the tiger talisman and stroked the patterns on it, and the past came flooding back like a tide. At that time, Xiao Jingyan was still the high-spirited prince. He personally led his troops to charge into battle and rescued the trapped Lu family army. "But your majesty's decree..." Lu Chenzhou hesitated. "General, please read it." Xiao Jingyan unfolded a secret file, which recorded in detail how Xiao Jingheng colluded with foreign enemies and used false military reports to frame him for treason. The more Lu Chenzhou read, the gloomier his face became, and finally he slammed the table: "I am willing to follow Your Highness to clear the court! "At the same time, Xiao Jingheng had come up empty-handed in Jiangnan, and when he learned that Xiao Jingyan had gone to the border, he panicked. He immediately wrote a letter to the garrison commander stationed in Tongguan, asking him to block the pass. But he didn't know that the garrison commander had already been bribed by Xiaoyao Pavilion. Xiao Jingyan stood on the Great Wall, looking at the vast land. The tiger talisman in his hand and the token of Xiaoyao Pavilion complemented each other, and he knew that it was time to show his true cards. That night, beacons broke out on the border, and an army of 200,000 marched towards Kyoto in a mighty manner. When Xiao Jingheng received the battle report, Concubine Shu was about to give birth, and the cry of a baby came from the delivery room, which broke his last beautiful dream. Chapter 6: The gates of Kyoto were closed at the time of the palace coup. Xiao Jingheng climbed up the city wall, looking at the dark army outside the city, his palms full of cold sweat. "Xiao Jingyan! How dare you rebel! "He shouted at the top of his lungs. Xiao Jingyan rode his horse forward, his voice clear: "I follow the late emperor's will to purge the emperor's entourage and punish the traitors!" As he spoke, he ordered someone to unfold a yellowed edict. The soldiers on the city wall whispered to each other. The handwriting on the edict was clearly that of the late emperor! It turned out that the leader of Xiaoyao Pavilion was the leader of the late emperor's secret guards. Before the late emperor died, he noticed the conspiracy of Concubine Shu and her party, so he left a will, ordering him to assist Xiao Jingyan. But Xiao Jingyan was weak at the time, and the leader of the secret guards could only lie in wait for the opportunity. Xiao Jingheng's face was pale. He finally understood that he had been in someone else's chess game from beginning to end.
Chapter 1: Cold Night in a Poor Family In the winter of the third year of Yongqing, the mountains were covered with snow. Chen Yan curled up in a leaky thatched hut, writing scriptures on rough rice paper repeatedly with the help of a bean-sized oil lamp. The cold wind came in through the cracks in the wall, freezing his hand holding the pen and making a thin layer of ice in the inkstone. "Bang--" The shabby wooden door was kicked open, and the cold wind with snowflakes blew in his face.