I can't die!I haven't ruled the world yet!

Chapter 144 Birds by the river, insects in the world

In the dark inner hall of Longzhang Palace, Wanli knelt down with a bang, put down the palace lantern, presented the secret letter with both hands, and lowered his head to the ground.

"The guards of the Duke's Mansion have repeatedly warned that it must be handed over to His Majesty for personal inspection."

Rong Cen took it, pinched it between his two fingers, and rubbed it gently a few times, but made no move to open the letter.

She leaned on the table beside the couch with her other hand, twisting the chess piece she accidentally touched on the table with her fingertips.

I think it must have been left over from a game of chess with the young emperor's uncle during a night of political affairs. She doesn't like others messing with the things in the palace, so only Wanli can stay close to her on weekdays.

And Wanli, without her instructions, would not arbitrarily put away the chess game that she and the regent had played halfway through.

The chess game was scattered and scattered, and the chess pieces were made of jade. The two men fought against each other, leaving only the end game.

"His Majesty?"

Wanli whispered, "Can I light a lamp?"

Rong Cen's thoughts returned to Duke Xin's secret letter.

"Then...light one."

She replied in the same low voice.

Judging by the time, Xiao Lian should be back soon.

Wanli found the fire folding piece and lit the lamp next to the bed, and a spark of fire illuminated the bed.

The red and yellow candlelight flickered, and Rong Cen Qingling's face was illuminated with a rare warmth.

She tore off the sealing seal with one hand, pulled out the letter with her knuckled fingers, and flattened it with slight movements.

Two lines of words appeared in front of me.

"Riverside bird."

"Insects all over the world."

The six words that are unorganized may seem a little unclear at first glance.

Rong Cen felt someone's breath passing by his ear. Before he could turn his head to look, Xiao Lian's voice sounded at the right time.

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

Seeing that Xiao Lian had arrived, Wan Li silently bowed and left.

Rong Cen folded the paper along the new creases, put it into the yellowed envelope as it was, and put it on the desk.

Instead of answering, he asked: "How is it? What does Lord Xin Guo say?"

"Gong Xinguo said that he paid special attention to Ruan Heng. Ruan Heng was very normal on the way south. He distributed disaster relief money and grain with him. The two of them worked together to help the people, and they were almost inseparable."

"Until he arrived in Qizhou, Ruan Heng began to act alone. He often went out at night and was very good at hiding his figure. Duke Xinguo sent secret guards to keep an eye on him, but they were all ignored. Therefore, it is not known who Ruan Heng had arranged to meet. "

"Ruan Heng was very weird during that time, and finally he asked himself to stay in the south." Xiao Lian pointed to the case, "This letter was what Ruan Heng asked Duke Xin to bring back to him on the eve of his return to Beijing."

Rong Cen glanced at the envelope thoughtfully, with an unclear expression.

Two unrelated short sentences seem to require solving an anagram. Unsurprisingly, the answer is "Hong" and "Silkworm".

What message did Ruan Heng want to convey to her?
She didn't expect that there were some related to "Hong", but there were some related to "Silkworm".

Qizhou and Yanzhou are surrounded by low mountains, which is not conducive to farming. Silkworm rearing and silk reeling are the basis of people's livelihood. Heavy rains caused disasters, making it difficult for spring silkworms to survive and leaving the people with nothing.

When Duke Xin Guo returned, he said that Bailisang commanded the people of Yizhou to move to Qizhou and Yanzhou, and was now helping Li Ming rescue silkworms in Qizhou. This "silkworm" refers to spring silkworms, or... Baili Mulberry?

"Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, there is one more thing." Xiao Lian scratched his head and said: "I also went to see Meng Yang. He has not been in contact with the Imperial Concubine recently, but the Imperial Concubine is privately Keep sending secret guards to deliver messages to Jinliu Hou Mansion."

Since Meng Yang returned home from Xilin and was granted the title of Marquis, he moved into the Jinliu Marquis Mansion alone and never interacted with his father, Yihou Meng Qian, as if father and son had severed their relationship.

But no one knows whether Meng Yang's move is serious or just a show for outsiders to see.

Rong Cen didn't look very serious.

Meng Yang was a man who always smiled when he saw people. When he met his enemies, he could laugh and talk about the situation and drink wine, but in his heart he clearly wanted to kill him.

It is very strange to look clearly different from Meng Qianjing now.

Rong Cen asked: "Any other discoveries?"

"On his way to Xilin, King Xi encountered eight assassinations, five on a small scale and three on a large scale. They were all assassins. Their punches were to the flesh and their swords were bloody. The opponents were aiming for his life. Before leaving the capital, Lu Yi sent We had two hundred dead men to protect King Xi, but now King Xi has just arrived in the small border county of Suizhou, but he has already lost 40% of his people.”

"The dead soldiers of the Lu family were highly skilled in martial arts and had captured several batches of assassins. However, before they could pry open their mouths, they all committed suicide by crushing the poison embedded in their teeth. It can be seen that the people behind the scenes have made foolproof preparations. . I don’t know who hates King Xi so much.”

Rong Cen never expected that Rong Zhu's journey to the west would be so difficult and dangerous.

He was sent as an envoy in the name of the initial diplomatic relations between the two countries before the terms were drawn up. Logically speaking, it is impossible for Xi Lin to send someone to assassinate him at this time, but it is also difficult to say that Xi Lin's ruthless king would not use reverse Thinking removes suspicion.

When Rong Zhu invited herself to go, although Rong Cen had already suspected it, he was still not sure that the other person was her biological brother from the same mother.

She rarely felt regret, but at this moment, after hearing Xiao Lian report that he was in a dangerous situation and his life was about to happen several times, she couldn't help but feel regret in her heart.

Along with it comes more worries.

Suizhou is not the closest state to Kyoto in the Western Region, but it is still a long way from Liangzhou, which is the farthest. In other words, it would take at least half a month for Rong Zhu to reach the Xilin border with Nanxun, Zhuyuan Yunjiang, where Qiu Fuzi lived.

"Does the Master know about this?"

Does Lu Yi know that his precious nephew is being hunted every day?

"He should have known about it a long time ago. He has sent three additional men one after another, and they are all first-class dead soldiers."

"Does the Imperial Concubine know? How is she doing lately?"

After asking, Rong Cen immediately realized, what else can Lu do? Her crazy mother is looking for Meng's help every day to find ways to usurp her power and usurp her position.

Obviously he didn't know about the assassination, otherwise he would have gone crazy on the spot.

"The imperial concubine is still the same as before. The master reports good news to her but not bad news. She has nothing to do in the palace. Apart from looking for Meng Yang, she sends people to watch your every move."

Xiao Lian yawned, "Your Majesty, please go to bed early. Tomorrow morning we will announce Wen Renxu's promotion of reforms. There will definitely be another tough battle waiting for you."

Rong Cen hummed and waved for him to step back and rest.
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Rong Cen spent the night wandering through various chaotic dreams, never getting a moment's rest.

As the time for going to court approached, I had a splitting headache.

Fortunately, Wanli had a pair of good hands and had learned good massage techniques. He kneaded a stick of incense for her and she was miraculously healed.

"Long live my emperor! Long live your Majesty the Prince Regent!"

The courtiers of the Jinluan Palace stood neatly in queue. Compared with the sluggishness a few months ago, the overall mental outlook had taken on a completely new look.

After announcing the good news of the disaster relief in the southern border, Rong Cen took advantage of the good mood of the ministers to announce the important event of "Propagating the Change".

Perhaps it was so sudden that the civil and military officials of the court were caught off guard. It was not until Wen Renxu took the edict to thank the Holy Grace that the matter was finalized, and then a few strong objections were heard.

(End of this chapter)