Concubine's true colors

Chapter 767
With Xianyu's current status as the Regent, the Empress Dowager Chen who listened to the government behind the curtain passed away, Zhou Xianchen's life and death were unpredictable, and in a coma, there was indeed no one more suitable to supervise the country than him.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Ji Lingfeng, who was standing aside, let out a very harsh sneer, and then said with a face full of sarcasm:

"Prince Regent, what you said is probably inappropriate. After all, the Empress Dowager Chen has been at odds with your party and government for many years. This is something that everyone in the government and the public know. Now that the Yanqing Palace is flooded, all the palace people have been beheaded to the ground. It all shows that the death of the empress dowager was not simple. I'm afraid it was not an accident, but a deliberate murder."

Having said that, Ji Lingfeng couldn't help but look at all the civil and military officials present, and then continued to say meaningfully:

"Now that something happened in the palace, His Majesty Wendi, who was in the Prince Regent's Mansion, was unexpectedly assassinated for no reason. No one in my Great Zhou Changping knew about it, and the guards were heavily guarded. If the Imperial Palace was number one, then the Prince Regent's Mansion with Zhou Xianyu and you sitting in it would be the best!" It should be the second. This is why His Majesty moved to live in your place. Although it was not in accordance with the rules, there was not much opposition from the ruling and opposition parties. But now His Majesty has an accident at your place, and the time is still so short Coincidentally, no matter whether this matter has anything to do with you Zhou Xianyu or not, you will not be able to get away with the charge of unfavorable escort."

Now all the unfavorable sides, following Ji Lingfeng's words, are gradually tilting towards Zhou Xianyu.

And this will stand alone on the side, and also ease Xiangping's mind.

Even though she just killed the birth mother, Empress Dowager Chen, and then knew that Zhou Xianchen, her own brother, was in danger, she did not do anything to stop her.

But now seeing Zhou Xianyu in a passive position, she once again disregarded family affection and immediately helped Ji Lingfeng and said:
"Ji Dugong is right. Seventh brother, you are the regent now. If the queen mother and the emperor's younger brother are gone, you will naturally control the country of Dazhou alone. And what you just said about supervising the country, It also fully exposed the ambition. When the father passed away, the other party gave you the Yulong finger, which symbolizes the Ninth Five-Year Supreme. I am afraid that you would not accept my brother Zhou Xianrui's enthronement and proclaiming the emperor. So you endured so much For many years, I just waited for an opportunity to get rid of all the people who are in the way of eyes, and then sit on the dragon chair, right? Seventh brother, your heart is really vicious, Xiangping really didn't expect you to do such a terrible thing."

Because Ji Lingfeng is a courtier, he has to be cautious when speaking, and he dare not point the finger at Zhou Xianyu too much.

But as the eldest princess, Xiangping is the same prince, and the Empress Dowager Chen and Zhou Xianchen are her close relatives, so naturally there is no need to be scruples about what to say.

No matter how fierce her words are, others will only lose her composure when she feels that she has lost a loved one.

Apart from being more sympathetic, no one would criticize Xiangping at this time.

And after hearing Xiangping's words, which one of the ministers in the government is not very shrewd. When no one said it, they already felt that Zhou Xianyu was the most suspicious.

After all, once Empress Dowager Chen and Zhou Xianchen died, judging from the current situation, it was Zhou Xianyu who benefited the most.

Now, after listening to Xiangping's slanderous words, no matter it is the Queen Mother's party, or even the minister who originally supported Zhou Xianchen with Zhou Xianyu's party.

This meeting unexpectedly reached a consensus in an instant with a tacit understanding, and they looked at Zhou Xianyu faintly with scrutiny in their eyes.

Looking at the situation, although Zhou Xianyu thought that if Zhou Xianchen's assassination was revealed, all civil and military officials would react fiercely.

But he really didn't expect that now everyone is targeting and questioning him.

Immediately, Zhou Xianyu, who felt wronged and humiliated, became angry as soon as he clenched his fists. Fortunately, Xiao Jinxuan pulled him back first, and said in a low voice:

"Xianyu, you must not be reckless and angry, otherwise Ji Lingfeng and Xiangping's slander, it will be really more difficult for you to get rid of the suspicion. Now the situation is really not good for us. You will only give the other party more opportunities to attack you here. So I will be in charge of dealing with these people, you leave quickly and rush to the Beijing military camp, and then assemble all the troops in your hands and the Zhen Guo army. If there is an accident in Xianchen, in order to prevent the palace change, absolute military power is needed to suppress it I will deal with the power struggle in the court. Leading troops to fight is your strong point, and you have to take control of this. If we work separately, we will definitely be able to turn the tide."

After all, although Zhou Xianyu is a prince, he is more inclined to be a general.

Asking him to stand here, intrigue with Ji Lingfeng and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and play tricks, it is indeed a bit too difficult for him.

Therefore, Xiao Jinxuan's arrangement was very good to help Zhou Xianyu maximize his strengths and avoid weaknesses, and fully utilized the opponent's advantages.

And Zhou Xianyu, who also knew the urgency of the situation, immediately nodded and walked outside Yanqing Palace. As for Xiao Jinxuan, was he very worried.

After all, with the identity of Princess Beirong, Da Zhou is now in a situation of internal and external troubles.

No one really dared to mess with Xiao Jinxuan, after all, the Beirong iron cavalry was famous far and wide, and it was still extremely intimidating.

And Zhou Xianyu's meeting was already suspicious, so when he wanted to leave, a minister immediately stopped him.

There is a pair of people who have already identified the other party as the mastermind behind the arson of Yanqing Palace and the assassination of Zhou Xianchen.

This Xiao Jinxuan is not just a show, seeing that under the instruction of Ji Lingfeng, several forbidden soldiers are going to chase and stop Zhou Xianyu.

Immediately, she raised her eyebrows to Ziying and Liu Ye who were beside her, and ordered sternly:

"Whoever dares to block my husband's way, Ziying will kill them immediately, whether it is the imperial army or the ministers present, even if the person blocking is Princess Xiangping, you will kill me right away. "

Ziying had never paid attention to the royal family and nobles, and only listened to Xiao Jinxuan's orders.

Therefore, after a respectful reply, she immediately drew out her dagger, and dealt with those forbidden soldiers who were chasing out of the main courtyard of Yanqing Palace cleanly.

Looking at Xiao Jinxuan's words, they are not talking about intimidating others, but actually taking people's lives at the sight of blood.

For a while, the ministers who were still full of righteousness and awe were about to rush out to stop Zhou Xianyu, but their pupils constricted violently, and they all backed away in fear.

But there was only one person, who was not afraid at all, and even greeted Ziying's dagger.

And Xiao Jinxuan, who saw all the situation in her eyes, looked at this scene, and couldn't help immediately questioning the person who wanted to break through Ziying:
"Meng Mian, what do you mean? It's okay for others to listen and believe. You have worked with the prince for several years. Don't you know what he is like? As the prime minister, you are the chief assistant. It is my responsibility to stabilize people's hearts and help the regent not to cause turmoil in the court. And if you look at what you have done now, do you still think that what happened today is not chaotic enough?"

If it was someone else, in order to deter the situation, Xiao Jinxuan would tell Ziying to kill him without mercy.

But Meng Mian is very different, the other party and she are both from Yangzhou.

Even though Xiao Jinxuan already knew that she was from Beirong, subconsciously she still regarded Meng Mian as a fellow villager, and the affection was still very deep.

In addition, Meng Mian is the eldest brother of Meng Liangjun, and he is also the favorite person of this good sister.

Moreover, the other party's entry into the official career can be said to be facilitated by Xiao Jinxuan, and when she escaped from the palace, the other party not only concealed it and failed to report it to the court, but even helped her out of righteousness.

Xiao Jinxuan is a person who always remembers the kindness of every drop of water, so she speaks out to dissuade Meng Mian, because she really can't do anything to kill him.

But Meng Mian, who has been cooperating tacitly with Zhou Xianyu in the court situation and assisting Zhou Xianchen wholeheartedly.

This time, however, it was obvious that the position had changed dramatically.

After listening to Xiao Jinxuan's words, he didn't recognize the real identity of the other party, so he said with a serious face:

"Princess Changde, although you are a noble concubine, you are a woman in the back house after all, and you are not from my Dazhou. Therefore, today's affairs are reasonable and reasonable, and you have no right to intervene. What kind of person the regent is? The official does know a thing or two. But today's incident, as Princess Xiangping said, the other party is indeed very suspicious. Therefore, this official is also thinking of the regent, and told the other party to speak in front of all civil and military officials. Make it clear, otherwise, forgive Meng Mian for not agreeing, the prince supervises the country and governs."

Meng Mian is an upright person and does not submit to the powerful political party. He has worked hard to assist Zhou Xianchen all these years, and he has indeed worked hard and deserves admiration.

But people with the same personality as him are also the most stubborn.

Now that he believes that Zhou Xianyu is suspicious, the officials next to him are just saying they are loyal, but Meng Mian really dares to run into Ziying's knife.

Seeing that Ji Lingfeng and Xiangping hadn't continued to make trouble this time, Meng Mian was the first to stand out.

While secretly annoyed that the other party was confused, Xiao Jinxuan also ignored the friendship, and immediately said with a sarcasm:

"Fortunately, Prime Minister Meng still remembers my husband, who is the dignified regent of the Great Zhou Dynasty. You say that Xianyu is related to the death of the Empress Dowager today and the assassination of Emperor Wen. Apart from a few speculations, there is no real evidence. This is Ji Du You talk the most, and where is the evidence, you have to show it to my concubine."

Empress Chen's sudden death, and Zhou Xianchen's assassination were also hastily arranged by Ji Lingfeng under the circumstances.

So it is not difficult to pour dirty water on Zhou Xianyu's body, but the so-called real evidence, in just an hour or so, Ji Lingfeng has no time to arrange it so comprehensively.

So Xiao Jinxuan asked him to produce evidence, so Ji Lingfeng was naturally speechless.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Xiao Jinxuan looked at Manchao Wenwu again, and set her gaze on Meng Mian, then smiled and asked again:

"Ji Dugong just thought about what he said, and what he said seemed to be true, as if he and Princess Xiangping had watched my husband Xianyu burn Yanqing Palace with his own eyes. But now under my concubine's questioning, the other party took There is no evidence. Then I also want to ask, Prime Minister Meng, you will doubt the regent for no reason, but there is evidence that the other party is heinous."

Meng Mian is always a matter-of-fact, pragmatic person.

So when Xiao Jinxuan asked him to produce evidence, his face was filled with astonishment, and he couldn't speak out if he tried hard to reason.

And when they saw Ji Lingfeng and Xiangping, as well as the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, they finally calmed down from the excitement, and gradually lost their voices of discussion.

But Xiao Jinxuan's smiling face immediately turned cold, and she said in an extremely cold manner:
"Empress Dowager, Emperor Wen's status is not false, but Xianyu is also the regent of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he is also the princess consort of my Beirong. You have no proof, and you want to accuse my husband out of thin air. It is really courageous. Don’t think that I’m easy to bully when I’m the Regent’s Palace, you have to show evidence, or all of you will shut up to my concubine. Whoever dares to slander Xianyu with nonsense, I will destroy their nine clans!”

(End of this chapter)