Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

Chapter 252 Stunned
Ji Tingfan was not afraid of these strangers. His majestic princess consort was not at odds with these guards.

He was afraid that this group of people would cause trouble and would also entangle the entire Princess Mansion.

That's the big disaster.

Having been mediating and living in the court since he was a child, Ji Tingfan's keen awareness of the current situation and politics is no less than that of officials who have been in government for a long time.

The more prominent a family like them is, and the more they hold substantial power and are at the top of the class, the more they need to be wary of the dangers in the dark, and are constantly wary of the many rights and privileges they have obtained. Worries of wealth.

As the saying goes, a thousand-mile embankment collapses in an ant nest.

Ji Tingfan only hoped that he could protect this little family with such caution.

Now that he also has a son, he must stay away from those dangers.

Thinking of this, Ji Tingfan worriedly told the housekeeper again, "You remember to treat those people well and treat them well."But remember to never let them leave the house, lest they cause any trouble. '

"Yes, Prince Consort." The old housekeeper standing aside nodded seriously.

……

In addition to dealing with the military reports coming from the south, Jiang Sile also did another big thing today.

In this matter, if her body was not really Jiang Yi's biological sister, she would have died ten times.

In the afternoon, the sky gradually turned dark. Although candles were lit in the room, the people in the palace were very particular about lighting white candles.

Jiang Sile just watched Jiang Yi kneeling in the hall for a whole day.

Jiang Sile's mood became increasingly depressed, and he even came with a bit of anger.She couldn't help but look at Jiang Yi's figure. She saw that he was not planning to fulfill his filial piety, but was preparing to go with Queen Mother Cheng.

Even though he has learned martial arts for several years, the bones of this man's body are not made of steel. But today, he just stood there all day long, not eating, not even taking any rest, just kneeling. There, the whole person was like a living stone monument, standing quietly in front of the coffin.

It's not that no one has tried to persuade him. As the eldest sister, Jiang Mingchan has tried to persuade him, and the highly respected adults in the court have also come to persuade him.

But Jiang Yi's temperament... Although he is usually kind and gentle, what he is determined to do is that he will not listen to anyone's persuasion, and his stubbornness cannot be stopped even by nine oxen.

During the afternoon dinner, Jiang Mingchan was sent to the side hall to rest and drink hot tea.

She is a female, but her body is not as strong as Jiang Yi. It is not easy to kneel like this for three or four hours.

Now there are people coming and going in the palace, all coming to pay homage to the Queen Mother.

The vast majority of them are princes and nobles who live in Kyoto, and there are also many officials who come to the palace to pay homage.

The entire palace was hung with white flags, making it look particularly plain and desolate.

The mother clan of Queen Mother Cheng is basically not in Kyoto, but mostly in her hometown.There are only two or three distant relatives.But the identity and status of those people are far from the threshold of entering the palace.

It took several days for this news to spread. Nowadays, most of the people who come to pay homage are not acquainted with the Queen Mother who has been in the palace for a long time. Most of them are just ethical etiquette.

When the sky gradually darkened and Jiang Sile couldn't stand still, Jiang Yi still knelt motionless in front of Concubine Cheng's coffin.

This went on for a long time, and Jiang Sile couldn't stand it anymore. She was angry that she didn't see the last side of Concubine Cheng, and she couldn't bear to see Jiang Yi looking down on himself.

It was as if she wanted to follow the Queen Mother.

At least he still has living relatives and her sister.

Perhaps because of the sentimentality at this moment, Jiang Sile became more concerned about Jiang Yi.

It happened that the palace was in a mess due to the sudden death of the Queen Mother.

She took advantage of the fact that there were fewer people in the evening and planned to let Jiang Yi have a good rest.

Jiang Sile walked quietly behind Jiang Yi and pointed a knife at his neck.

When he was completely unconscious and his heavy body slid down to lean in her arms, Jiang Sile breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense emotions gradually eased.

Normally, Jiang Sile would not dare to think about knocking Jiang Yi unconscious.

After all, Jiang Yi's skills are much better than her fake tricks.If he hadn't been overly sad today and suffered too much physical and mental exhaustion, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand even this attack from her.

But because of this, Jiang Sile felt that the eunuchs and palace people in the palace were becoming more lazy and derelict in their duties.

Although Jiang Yi's force value can solve most problems, it is inevitable that situations like this will happen.

If the person who took action today was not her, but someone else, such as someone from an enemy country, then they might not be able to atone for their sins even if they die, and they would probably be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

Jiang Sile called the eunuchs on the side to help lift Jiang Yi up, and sighed. He felt that his brother still had a long way to go to clean up the affairs of the court and the palace.

There is still some way to go.

……

青夷
In the luxurious guest room, Lu Qing was sitting on the seat cushioned with unknown leather.

This guest room is very luxuriously decorated, but the style and style of the furnishings are very different from those in Daxia.

Qingyi people from far away also like this kind of arrangement? 】

Lu Qing's thoughts were wandering in a mess.

It took Lu Qing almost half a day to recover from the huge shock of "other people are already in Qingyi" and start to sort out the events of the past few days in his mind.

First, His Majesty granted him a pardon, which allowed Lu Qing, who had been beheaded in prison, to suddenly escape from prison.

But just when he and his brothers who used to work for the King of Han were looking for a place to stay, he was suddenly interested in the new Shanyu who was far away in Qingyi.

It was probably the Qingyi people's spies in Kyoto who tied him up, drugged him, and sent him all the way to the frontier Qingyi territory these days.

He didn't wake up until yesterday.

All of this happened so suddenly, like pie falling from the sky, which made people cautious and unbelievable.

But fate is so unpredictable.

Even if you were still waiting for death in jail yesterday, you will have another opportunity and new life today.

"Sir, the Shanyu is looking for you. Please follow your servants to the main hall."

A man with a soft voice and a beardless face walked into the room and said to Lu Qing in a very respectful manner. This man's Daxia dialect was very good, and it was even more correct than what Wumu said yesterday.

Lu Qing followed him and asked, "Are you from Daxia?"

The attendant turned around, shook his head, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said softly: "I am not from Daxia, and I have never been to Xia Kingdom."

"Then how did you learn such a mellow accent?"

Lu Qing asked, his eyes a bit searching.

In fact, he already had some guesses in his mind. Now even Qingyi's new Chanyu can speak Daxia dialect to some extent, which shows that these people have at least learned it.But why learn this?What is it used for?Is it just a spy? ... Lu Qing thought more and more deeply, and a glimmer of light flashed in his dark eyes.He is naturally curious and loves to explore certain things.The more secret it is, the more interesting it is to unravel, right?
But in the face of Lu Qing's rather presumptuous question, the attendant still smiled warmly, but said nothing and did not reveal any information.

Being so tight-lipped, the Qingyi people are really quite capable.

Lu Qing felt relieved. Now that he had not entered other people's ships, naturally he could not pry out this information from these people's mouths.

He came to his senses and continued to follow the attendant without stopping.

Lu Qing was still thinking about what had just happened, and the secret was like a cat's paw, tickling his heart.It's okay not to know, but to know but not sure, Lu Qing's curiosity can't be suppressed at all.

After walking for less than half a stick of incense, they arrived at the door of a room, or palace.

The reason why Lu Qing thought it was an ordinary house at first glance was because the palace was very simple.

Looking out from the gate, the area is empty, basically no different from the newly built house.

Even the Prince of Han's Mansion doesn't seem so empty and simple, right?

Lu Qing paused at the door with some hesitation in his heart.

But the attendant who brought him here was standing at the door. It seemed that he did not intend to go in with him, and his eyes seemed to signal Lu Qing to go in quickly.

Just like that, with seemingly no choice, Lu Qing stepped towards the door of the room.

After entering, he discovered that there was a whole other world inside.

Although there are many free spaces in the house, the walls, pillars, window lattice, and curtains in the temple are all exquisite and gorgeous.It's just that the large empty space makes the entire palace a little crude.

Just as Lu Qing was looking around the palace, a man walked out from the curtain at the back.

"Mr. Lu, are you feeling better today?" The man asked with a somewhat intimate greeting.

Lu Qing turned his head quickly when he heard the sound. He saw the young man who had spoken to him that day walking towards him with a smile.

For a moment, Lu Qing didn't know what reaction he was going to make.

bow?But he is older, so it seems inappropriate

Kneel down and kowtow?Is this too much?
Just when Lu Qing was hesitating about how to salute this foreign monarch, Wu Mu walked up to him and stood in front of him.

"Sir? Sir?"

"Well, I was in a daze for a moment." Lu Qing was pulled out of his thoughts at Wu Mu's voice.He seemed to feel even more embarrassed now.

"How are you...?" Lu Qing hesitated for a long time, but still felt that he should say hello in a friendly way.

"Well, I'm good alone, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wu Mu." Wu Mu didn't feel embarrassed at all. On the contrary, he was very relaxed and took over Lu Qing's words freely.

"Sit here." Wumulu pulled Lu Qing's arm, and the two of them walked to a table in the back hall and sat down.

Wu Mu didn't know anything about Lu Qing, just like the two were good friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.But since Lu Qing's arm was held, his whole body was as stiff as a puppet. Although his expression was barely normal, his step-by-step footsteps still exposed his sluggishness and embarrassment.

Regarding these, Wu Mu seemed to have not seen them, completely ignoring them.

When the two sat down, Wu Mu really started talking.

"The doctor told me that in one day, my husband should be completely fine."

With that said, Wu Mu raised his eyes and looked at Lu Qing.

Lu Qing had just pulled his arm back from Wu Mu's hand. When he saw the man looking at him, as if he wanted him to give a reaction, Lu Qing said 'hmm' in response.

"Then tomorrow's meeting will be hard, sir..."

Wu Mu was about to continue speaking, but Lu Qing suddenly woke up from his daze, as if a key word had been triggered.

"The court meeting? You mean that I...will attend the court meeting next time?"

Lu Qing's tone contained a bit of surprise and disbelief.

No matter to what extent, bringing a person who has only met twice to attend a court meeting... Could this person be a fool?
But in the face of Lu Qing's doubts, Wu Mu seemed to have expected it. He said calmly: "Of course, Mr. Mu Trust, otherwise I wouldn't have come all the way to Qingyi..."

Lu Qing's lips twitched at the word 'please'.

This Qingyi people's request... is really unique and very special.

"I have little talent and knowledge, so I may not be able to assist you..."

Lu Qing subconsciously wanted to avoid this matter and couldn't help but start to shirk it.

After all, this matter is not normal for him, but also carries some unpredictable dangers.

People's instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages burst out in Lu Qing.

"Sir, I have heard about your great talent and ambition. If not, how could I have come all the way to invite you here?"

What Wu Mu said made sense. He looked at Lu Qing with a hint of intimacy and trust.

"Where did you know about me?"

Lu Qing couldn't help but look up at Wu Mu. This question had been in Lu Qing's stomach for a long time.

Wumu smiled slightly.

"If it weren't for Sir, how could the King of Han almost succeed?"

These words were full of praise and recognition of Lu Qing's abilities.

But Lu Qing heard that it was not simple.

Regardless of how the Qingyi people far away in the frontier knew about the rebellion of the Han Dynasty, this person actually knew that he had played a lot of role in this matter?

This made Lu Qing a little frightened.

He thought that he had covered up well. Even if His Majesty did not issue a pardon, he would still be suffering and not completely lifeless.

But even the people in the court could not see through the disguise. How did Wumu know?
How much does he really know?

Lu Qing's heart sank secretly. Judging from the current situation, and based on this man's familiarity with him, they might have done a lot of digging together.

Lu Qing believed that his plan was correct. After knowing that the King of Han had no determination to completely rebel, Lu Qing began to fish among the troops, while on the other hand he was thinking about how to escape the ultimate guilt of this matter.

He said none of these things to anyone.

The only people who might find out about his plans could be people from the Han Palace.

In other words, there are spies from Qingyi in the palace of the King of Han.

(End of this chapter)