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After receiving the news that the second son of King Liuyang had been beheaded and executed, Li Beihong arrived at the city gate faster than expected.

Although there was still a dagger stuck in his shoulder, he didn't have time to deal with it, but it only temporarily stopped the bleeding.

Behind him were civil and military officials who were not deeply poisoned and two Dean Jiang.

Jiang Yu was originally going to Taorui Palace to check up and change Jiang Yuebai's dressing, but was taken to the funeral palace because Li Beihong was injured.

Li Beihong was worried about quelling the rebellion, so he gathered troops and took advantage of the one-sided situation.

Along the way, more than 20 Jinyi guards were allowed to clear the way, and a passage was opened among the people on the road who were crowded with people who were eagerly watching the excitement.

It was like a bloodbath outside the city gate, with broken limbs and severed heads everywhere, as well as all kinds of scorched marks.

Li Beihong stood on the tower, looking at the crowd of people kneeling below, his heart filled with pride, and a rush of blood rushing to the top of his head.

"All officers and men obey the order. Starting today, you will be integrated into the national army. You will be rewarded for your merits by killing the enemy on the battlefield, and you will be promoted to the rank and title. Now that the Tatars are invading in a big way, and the country is facing a crisis, the Holy Lord will not care about life and death, and he will go on a personal expedition. All you passionate men, sincerely We should drive out the Tartars and protect our country! Do you want to drive away the Tartars?"

"Yes!" Loud replies came from below one after another.

"Do you want to build a successful career and let your family live a good life?"

"Yes!" This time the answer was unusually neat and loud.

Li Beihong's eyes passed over Wang Hao, then landed on Zhu Youxi who was kneeling at the front under the tower, and said solemnly,

"Very good. We will rest here today and set out tomorrow. I appoint Sun Shangli, the Minister of War, as the commander-in-chief, and Zhu Youxi and Wang Hao as the deputy commanders-in-chief. Tomorrow we will rush to Datong Town from Zijingguan Pass."

After finishing speaking, I suddenly felt a dull pain in my shoulder, and cold sweat broke out on my forehead.

"Sun Shangshu, now it's up to you to rectify the army."

When Li Beihong was about to leave, he heard someone came to report that the crown prince's confidant, who was responsible for killing Li Beixiang this time, wished to see you.

After Zhu Youxi expressed his gratitude, he handed a secret letter to Li Beihong.

Li Beihong held the secret letter without opening it and stared at Zhu Youxi, "What does Deputy Commander Zhu mean?"

He just wanted Zhu Youxi to make his words clear and his stance clear. This is a decision made after analyzing the current situation.

The rebellion between King Liuyang and Duke Li Beixiang has been confirmed for all to see. In order to extract the crown prince, someone must publicly intercede for the crown prince's will and express his position. Otherwise, according to the law, if he is an accomplice of King Liuyang, his family members and children will all be executed.

Furthermore, with the dream of the prince righteously annihilating his relatives at night as the basis, it became possible to extract the prince from the treason incident.

This is also the prince's plan before setting off, to fight for the last chance of survival for himself.

"Back to the regent, the prince is loyal and has been trying his best to dissuade his father and brother. Today's execution of the traitors and traitors to defend the country is in compliance with the prince's order before he entered the palace. The subordinates are just following orders. This is what the prince ordered his subordinates to do before setting off. Letter to the Prince Regent. Please read it to the Prince Regent."

Li Beihong narrowed his eyes slightly, and a string seemed to snap in his mind.

He took out the letter, with only a few lines in his mind:

"Prince Regent: I have committed suicide to prevent my father and younger brother from rebelling. I pray that the regent will intercede for my wife, concubines, and children in front of Your Majesty and spare their death. I will repay you by being a cow and a horse in the next life."

After reading it, Li Beihong folded it carefully, put it in his sleeve, and said to Zhu Youxi calmly.

"Today's matter, I have a strong conscience in my mind. The right and wrong of it will be decided after the Holy Emperor returns to court. Your Majesty is extremely loyal and will kill your relatives for justice. You should imitate your master's ambition, assist Sun Shuai, defeat the Tatars, and return in triumph."

In fact, the prince was in a coma at this time, and his life or death was uncertain. Royal doctors are providing emergency treatment.

But there is no need to make this matter public, just treat him as dead for now and wait for the Holy One to come back before making a decision. In fact, everyone present had had yesterday's dream. Although they had different opinions on the nature of the prince's actions, some thought he was a hero who killed his relatives for justice, and some thought he was a villain who killed his father and brother. But because of their expectations, they all accepted it. Very high.

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Jiang Yuebai was thinking about various things while being served breakfast by Lixia.

Since the King of Wei has been demoted to a commoner and sentenced to death for treason, he can no longer call Jiang Jinshi Princess Wei.

Otherwise, someone with good intentions will take advantage of you.

She has already married. According to common people, she should be called Mrs. Li. But if you want to cut ties with Li Beiwang, it's best not to call him Li.

After Jiang Yuebai thought about it for a while, he finally made up his mind and asked Lixia: "How's it going with Miss Third? Have you taken the medicine I gave you last night?"

Lixia was stunned for a moment and didn't realize who the "third lady" was talking about at first.

"That's Princess Wei. King Wei is a criminal, so it's inappropriate to call her Princess Wei. Don't call her by the wrong name in the future."

Political mistakes have been a major event in all dynasties. At this time, Taorui Palace still cannot guarantee that everyone is one of its own, and must still remain cautious.

"Yes, I know." Lixia responded quickly. Thinking of the fact that Dr. Shen also gave medicine last night, and everyone had reached an agreement in private, she felt uneasy, lowered her eyes and said, "I put the medicine in the supper." I gave it to Third Miss. Doctor Shen also accidentally ate some."

In the process of doing things, it is normal to hurt innocent people. What's more, Doctor Shen stayed in Taorui Palace for a long time, so losing his memory is not a bad thing.

Jiang Yuebai was calm and would not blame the people below him for not doing things well.

She noticed the unnaturalness in Lixia's expression, and thought that the other party was just poisoning someone for the first time and harming the innocent Doctor Shen, so she felt uneasy, so she didn't think much about it and asked quietly, "How did the two of them react? "

The two of them did not vomit blood and died after taking the medicine. Lixia was not sure what the medicine was used for. But I knew in my heart that since it was the master's order, there was a reason for it. They, the servants, didn't need to ask why, they just had to do it.

Lixia recalled it carefully and replied cautiously, "Both of them fell asleep soon after taking the medicine. Doctor Shen slept very deeply and even snored."

Jiang Yuebai was curious about the principle of this amnesia water. Could it be that it poisons people's brain nerves and turns people into dementia, thus causing people to lose their memory?

I couldn't help but ask, "Apart from that? Are there any other reactions? Have they gotten up and had breakfast?"

"My servant just heard in the small kitchen that they haven't gotten up yet from their sleep. Madam, why don't you go check it out later?"

Jiang Yuebai thought for a while, "No need. Just pay attention from time to time. If you see anything you hear, come over and report it to me in time."

"Yes, empress." Lixia responded quickly.

After rinsing his mouth and washing his hands after breakfast, Jiang Yuebai ordered Lixia to call Lichun and come in with Han Ziqian to answer questions, and then invited Susu over.

Because Lixia is Susu's cousin, Jiang Yuebai has special trust in her.

The tall and mature Han Ziqian and the skinny and childish Li Chun came in to greet each other and were excused, then stood aside with their hands down.

The Hanfu made in the Ming Dynasty has a wide waist, but Lichun is obviously wearing clothes that are several sizes larger than her, making her look even smaller. It's very similar to how she looked when she was a child wearing clothes donated by others.

Like an old father taking his little daughter.

Jiang Yuebai didn't speak for a long time, just staring at the top of the tent.

In fact, she came to Li Chun just to avoid suspicion when having necessary conversations with Han Ziqian.

Li Chun is the best person to avoid suspicion.

In addition to being young, simple and simple, she is also an orphan and has no connection with anyone else in the palace. This can ensure that the conversation between her and Han Ziqian will not be easily revealed to the greatest extent.