Don't ask where people go

Chapter 37
"You!" Shangguan Jing glared at Fang Zilan viciously, he couldn't do anything else due to the situation.

Li Shengxuan ordered the guards outside the hall: "Put Shangguan Jing into the sky prison and try again tomorrow."

After Shangguan Jing was taken down, Li Shengxuan stood up and walked down from his high position, "General Fang has worked hard this time."

"Serving the country, I dare not talk about hard work." Fang Zilan knelt on one knee and offered the tiger amulet with both hands, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."

Li Shengxuan took back the tiger amulet, and took a deep look at the man kneeling upright on the ground, "General Fang, is there anything you want to tell me?"

"No." Fang Zilan withdrew her hand, raised her head to look at Li Shengxuan, and met his gaze, "Fang Zilan has no shame in her heart."

"What a shameless one." Li Shengxuan chuckled, "King Yucheng and General Fang have fought hard, so let's go down and rest first. Xia Houzhang, send them off for me."

Li Shengxuan dismissed the two of them, so he had something to say to Zhuge Yu alone, Fang Zilan knew that it must be related to Shangguan Jing, and he sent Xia Houzhang to send them out, most likely because he was afraid that she would quietly go back and eavesdrop.

But if she knew it, she knew it, before Li Shengxuan made the decree, she only felt that her heart was up and down and extremely uneasy.

Seemingly seeing Fang Zilan's uneasiness, Li Qiyou said comfortingly: "Uncle Huang is always fair, General Fang can rest assured."

Fair?Fang Zilan just thought it was a little funny, this word was used to describe Li Shengxuan, she felt strange no matter how she heard it, just as she was about to say something, she saw an internal officer walking towards them, saluted and greeted them, and then went straight to the topic, the empress dowager and the queen dowager wanted to see them .

Fang Zilan was frightened, she was really afraid of something, she didn't want to see those two ladies, so she put her hands on her shoulders, "Oh, my injury..."

"General Fang?" Seeing Fang Zilan's face turned pale, Li Qiyou also panicked, "Send it to the imperial doctor!"

The internal officer was at a loss for a while, and froze on the spot, "This... Your Majesty's side..."

"Don't you even listen to the prince's words?" Xia Houzhang's voice sounded coldly, making the inner officer tremble with fright, "I dare not..."

"If you don't dare, go quickly!" Li Qiyou shouted coldly, and the internal officer responded while running away scrambling.

As soon as the internal officer left, Fang Zilan immediately became more energetic, "My lord, Brother Xiahou told me just now that His Majesty wants me to wait in the side hall. I'll take a step ahead when I'm summoned later."

"General Fang, you..." Li Qiyou looked at the man who was alive and well in an instant, with a dazed expression on his face.

Immediately, she remembered what she had said in the northern border that she was afraid that the empress dowager would blame her, and she reacted suddenly, and said in cooperation: "The general over there hurry up, and the king will go to grandma's side to talk about it."

"Thank you, my lord." Fang Zilan thanked her and quickly slipped away. Xia Houzhang followed her all the way to the Imperial Garden.

"Brother Xiahou, you've come so far, you still look at me?" Fang Zilan was impatient, and Xia Houzhang was not annoyed, "Your Majesty asked me to send Miss Fang out, but I was just doing my duty."

"You really haven't changed at all." Like a log.Naturally she didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence, she only dared to complain from the bottom of her heart.

But the wood that Li Shengxuan can trust the most, why not ask him to find out.

Thinking of this, Fang Zilan quickly put on a flattering expression and leaned next to Xia Houzhang, "Brother Xiahou, I have been in the north for more than two months. Is there anything new in the capital?"

Xia Houzhang took a big step back calmly, distanced himself from her, "No."

"Huh? Nothing happened for such a long time?" She pretended to be exaggerated and couldn't believe it, but Xia Houzhang remained indifferent, "Nothing."

"Really?" She leaned forward again, and Xia Houzhang took another step back, "I heard that there was a farmer in the suburbs of Beijing recently, and there was a hen at home. General Fang thinks it is still fresh?"

Fang Zilan was annoyed that this Xia Houzhang had scolded her in a different way.

Henji Sichen is the only one who has a home, she is also a educated person after all, how could she not know what it means?
However, she was still smiling when she got angry again, "Brother Xiahou is so rare and strange, the rooster doesn't crow, so do you have to blame the hen for stealing the rooster's job?" .

Besides, in Qiankun Palace on the other side, Li Shengxuan left Zhuge Yu behind, and they were talking about the Northern Territory.

When Zhuge Yu described everything that happened in the northern border in detail, Li Shengxuan knew it well, and it was almost as good as the secret guards he sent.

After Zhuge Yu finished talking about what happened in these days, he knelt down with a plop, "Zhuge Yu is not talented, he failed to take care of Fang Zilan for His Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"Forget it, she is not something you can take care of." Li Shengxuan signaled Zhuge Yu to get up, "Let me ask you, do you think what she said about Shangguan Jing collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country is true or false?"

"Mixed truths and falsehoods." Zhuge Yu said cautiously, "Shangguan Jing's collaborating with the enemy for his son Shangguan Min is true, but traitorous country may not be true. Fang Zilan lied about the death of the Northern Seven Wolves."

Li Shengxuan frowned slightly, "How can you see that?"

Zhuge Yu said indifferently: "She said that the Beiyuan Seven Wolves were killed by her killer friend, and there were more than one murderer. But in my opinion, she is the real murderer of the Beiyuan Seven Wolves. According to the corpses found by Zhuge's family, the Beiyuan Seven Wolves The wolves are all killed by the same sword, and there is only one murderer, who is good at using swords and is a woman."

"The murderer is a woman?" Li Shengxuan was slightly startled.

Zhuge Yu nodded, "That's right, the wounds on the Northern Seven Wolves are narrow, preliminarily inferred to be the rapiers used by women. And although they all have other wounds on their bodies, the fatal wounds are exactly the same, if it is not from the same person hand, I’m afraid it’s unconvincing.”

"In this expedition, I carefully inspected the corpses of the people killed by Fang Zilan. Although their fatal injuries were not the same, Fang Zilan's attacks were almost the same in severity, and it is possible to kill with one move..." Zhuge Yu paused, and Li Shengxuan interjected: "There is only one explanation, it is due to her habit of killing people."

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhuge Yu bowed his head and said yes, "The person who masters gold must also be related to her."

"I have already promised her in front of the whole world that if she takes the head of Chakel and returns triumphantly, she will be a minister. Unless there is clear evidence, do you want me to break my promise?" Li Shengxuan's expression turned cold. Zhuge Yu hurriedly shook his head and said, "Naturally, I dare not ask Your Majesty to break my promise. But now she uses Shangguan Jing as a shield, and her heart is clearly revealed."

"Replacing Shangguan Jing's position among the nine princes, she has a lot of ambitions." Li Shengxuan smiled coldly, "However, I plan to follow the trend and fulfill her wish."

"Your Majesty, the matter of Shangguan Jing is complicated and should not be taken lightly." Zhuge Yu frowned, but Li Shengxuan didn't take it seriously, "If she takes the seat of Shangguan Jing, she will go far to the north, guard the frontier, and send her away far away. that is."

"If the [-] soldiers and horses in the Northern Territory are handed over to an unknown person, Your Majesty..." Zhuge Yu didn't continue, but Li Shengxuan knew what he meant, "The post of minister can be given to her, but the soldiers and horses are not necessary."

Zhuge Yu suddenly understood what Li Shengxuan meant, but couldn't help asking, "What does Your Majesty mean?"

The corners of Li Shengxuan's lips twitched slightly, "Taking this opportunity, I can just take back the military power in the north, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Zhuge Yu had doubts in his heart, so he couldn't help asking: "Cooperating with the enemy and treason is a serious crime, which affects the entire family. How does Your Majesty plan to deal with the Shangguan family?"

Li Shengxuan didn't care about his talk, and said with a good temper: "It's inevitable that it will bring disaster to the whole family, but I won't take the lives of his Shangguan clan. Although the Jin people in the northern border are destroyed, someone must look after Fang Zilan for me."

Not only wanting Xu Fang Zilan's position as a public minister, but also taking back the military power in the northern border, while suppressing the Shangguan family, while keeping those who can't make waves staring at Fang Zilan to block her, it kills four birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty means..." Zhuge Yu hesitated for a moment, but continued, "The evidence of the letter is convincing, and Shangguan Jing may not be able to keep it. But for the rest of the Shangguan family, the males were exiled into the army, and the females were enslaved?"

Hearing this, Li Shengxuan nodded, "It's too late, the Shangguan family is one of the aristocratic families after all, so let's deal with it according to what you said."

"The collaborator and traitor?" Zhuge Yu asked cautiously, and Li Shengxuan's expression sank, "Don't let others know, you continue to investigate."

Zhuge Yu took the order to go, and Fang Zilan received the imperial decree on the same day, much faster than she expected, and also much more unexpected than she expected.

The punishment for Shangguan's family was neither light nor severe. Except for Shangguan Jing beheaded to show the public, the rest of them all survived.

Such an aristocratic family, as long as there is life, there will always be a day of recovery.And even if she has the status of a public minister, she will be unable to move even if she goes to Yanzhou City, where Shangguan's cronies are everywhere.

Li Shengxuan's move was really ruthless.

Zhuge Yu looked at the gloomy man kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but slow down a little, "General Fang, don't you accept the order to thank you?"

"Oh." Fang Zilan responded blankly, and stretched out her hand to hold the imperial decree, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"Congratulations, Mrs. Fang." Hearing that Zhuge Yu had changed her address, she was not in the mood of joy, but felt a little heavy instead.

Replacing Shangguan Jing as Duke of Beiguo, she has obtained the title of Duke.But being stationed in the northern border meant that unless something happened to the northern border, she would not be able to be the one who disturbed Li Shengxuan's mind.

However, now that the northern border is in great trouble-the Jin people have all been wiped out, what else can happen?

Looking at the depressed Fang Zilan, Zhuge Yu smiled faintly, "It's the first time I've seen someone get a reward, and I still have this expression."

"Young Master Zhuge, you don't have to make fun of me. It's not a good job to guard the northern border." Fang Zilan curled her lips and sighed helplessly. Zhuge Yu smiled even more, "Master Fang has worked hard."

Fang Zilan waved her hand, "I already have the position of minister, I dare not say it's hard work. It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to attend this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, so please ask Mr. Zhuge to light a Buddha lamp for me."

"Your Majesty Fang can tell His Majesty that it will not be difficult to take office after the Mid-Autumn Festival." Zhuge Yu was still smiling, and Fang Zilan also smiled slightly, "It's okay, the future will be long, and there will be opportunities in the future."

　In Chapter 37, Fang Zilan was granted the Duke of Beiguo.

　　A small social animal author is sourly envious, when will he get such a promotion and salary increase?
　　Fang Zilan: How about you also time travel?
　　Author: ...that's fine.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)