A Thousand Hills

Chapter 267

There is no one else in Zhaode Hall, only father and son.

Emperor Mu Yuan didn't do the trick of keeping people silent for a long time to increase their psychological pressure. There were neatly written memorials on the imperial case. Emperor Mu Yuan reviewed one copy and put it on the side. Looking up, seeing that the prince wanted to salute, Emperor Mu Wudi waved his hand, indicating that the prince was not required to greet him.With a wink, Zheng Jia, the head of the internal servants, led all the internal servants in the hall down, and also thoughtfully took the heavy and imposing carved gate of Zhaode Hall.Emperor Mu Yuan continued to bow his head to review the memorial, while saying, "Tell me about the Jiangnan incident."

This simple sentence overwhelmed the prince's previous preparations. The prince had no choice but to stand on the ground paved with gold bricks, in the center of Zhaode Hall, and explain his trip to the south of the Yangtze River.His father didn't follow the rules and played cards, so the prince naturally had to be flexible in his response, the prince said in one sentence, "Please also explain Nan'an's loyalty and treachery in detail!"

Then, the prince began to talk about the rebellion of the Marquis of Nan'an in detail, "When my son came to the south of the Yangtze River, because he didn't tear up his face with the Marquis of Nan'an at that time, the envoy of the Marquis of Nan'an came to see him. The third son of Jingjiang was the leader. I don't know this, but the maid serving Jingjiang's third son occasionally heard him and his subordinates say a few vague words, one said at least 3, and the other said too much, and later set it at more than [-]. Jingjiang's third son even sighed One sentence, "Nan'an's appetite is too great, when will I get the map?". Wu Guogong didn't dare to delay after hearing about this, so he reported it to his son. At that time, we didn't know what [-] to [-] was, let alone the map. After the bandits in Dingyang, our army beheaded more than [-] people, and then the scout battalion obtained a military deployment map. None of the ministers had seen the complete military deployment map. In the entire army, only Nan'an knew about it. Hou Yiren. The leak of the defense map is no small matter. Since the minister knows about it, he naturally has to ignore it. However, Nanan is arrogant and blindly persuades the minister to return to the imperial capital. However, this matter has no end, how will the minister Don't worry. Because the matter involved the Marquis of Nan'an, my minister ordered Wu Guogong and Li Yu to investigate the leakage of the defense plan. The Marquis of Nan'an was very displeased, so he had a rift with my minister. Ke Erchen thought, Nan'an and my royal family are close relatives, my father Treat him with kindness as high as the sky. Even though he is close to Jingjiang's nephew and uncle, he is more scheming. What Jingjiang can give him, can it surpass what the court can give him? Until there is an official in Dingyang. He filed a complaint with hatred, saying that what kind of bandit was the reeling bandit in the imperial court, and it was clearly the massacre of the city. When the minister wanted to investigate carefully, the knife and pen official was killed. But after the investigation, the Dingyang reeling bandit was indeed suspected of massacring the city. So far In this case, I must ask the Marquis of Nan'an for clarification! The Marquis of Nan'an took control of the power of the three armies, and he didn't take the minister seriously. If such a person suspected of collaborating with the enemy is in charge of the military affairs in the south of the Yangtze River, I really don't feel at ease, so I will give it to you Presented to the Emperor Father. I really did not expect that, not long after the memorial was sent out, King Jingjiang turned against him." At this point, the Crown Prince could not help but shed tears.

In the case of Jiangnan, tears cannot shake an emperor, even the tears of the crown prince.Emperor Mu Yuan asked, "What is the origin of the maid?"

The prince reported, "The maids trained by the scout camp were carefully selected from the confiscated slaves."

"Are you still here?"

The prince said in a low voice, "The war came too quickly, and my minister was in a hurry to send people to find the Marquis of Nan'an. Many people rushed away, and I don't know where this servant girl has gone."

Emperor Mu Yuan asked, "What about other evidence?"

The prince said, "Several unsigned letters were found in the Nan'an army account, most of which involved the previous battles in Nan'an."

Emperor Mu Yuan asked again, "When did you search the Nan'an army tent?"

"My son realized that Nan'an was suspected of collaborating with the enemy, so he ordered people to temporarily put Nan'an under house arrest and check his military tent residence."

"How long is the difference between your house arrest in Nan'an and Jingjiang's rebellion?"

"About ten days."

"When Nan'an was under house arrest, did his personal guards change?"

"Not at all." You can't lie about these things.

"Is there any change in the army?"

"No."

"Is there a guard who tortured him?"

"It was just a routine questioning, presided over by Wu Guogong and Li Yu, and no severe punishment was used."

"When did the Marquis of Nan'an lose his whereabouts?"

"Jingjiang rebelled, and my son ordered people to find Nan'anhou. At that time, all the guards outside were killed, and the house of Nan'anhou under house arrest was empty. Later, my son ordered people to investigate in every possible way, but there was still no whereabouts of Nan'anhou. After arriving in the middle of Shu, my son asked Emperor Xue to help him search, and he even asked Mrs. An in Nan'an Prefecture, but they all said that he had never seen the Marquis of Nan'an." The prince's expression was complicated, and he looked back at his father. Said, "My son has thought about this matter thousands of times, and my son has also thought about it. Is there someone who deliberately divorced and wronged the Marquis of Nan'an! At that time, even if he couldn't trust his son, he could go back to the emperor and explain it directly in front of his father! Even if his son is incompetent, there are many people in the court who are good at observing and judging. As long as he is innocent, he will be able to return his innocence! In other words , I suspect him, shouldn't I be suspicious? If he can explain it well to my minister, why is this!"

After hearing what the prince said, Emperor Mu Yuan didn't make any conclusions, but looked into the prince's eyes and asked, "You really didn't poison Nan'an?"

The prince lifted up his clothes and knelt down, his thin face was flushed because of being too excited, the prince said in a deep voice, "I swear to the sky, if my son really wants to kill Nan'an by poison, he will definitely let you die." My son will not end well!"

His son has sworn poisonous oaths, but Emperor Mu Yuan's performance is not like the previous "peerless good father" character, he just said, "Remember your words! Give me the evidence about Nan'an."

The prince naturally has some of these things, so he answered "yes" immediately, and listened to Emperor Mu Yuan, "Go to the Palace of Mercy to see the queen mother, she has always missed you."

The prince's eyes were slightly red, and he said in a low voice, "My son and minister are incompetent, and my father and grandmother are worried."

Emperor Mu Yuan didn't respond to the prince's confession, but just said, "Go."

The prince retired respectfully, and Emperor Mu Yuan summoned Li Yu to see him again.

Li Yu also just came back. Unlike the prince who went to the East Palace to freshen up, Li Yu didn't return once he entered the imperial capital's house, and went directly to the palace to wait for His Majesty to see him.Compared with two years ago, Li Yu had a long scar on his brow bone, which made him look a little more sturdy.

Emperor Mu Yuan was very kind to Li Yu, and Emperor Mu Yuan was always at ease with this nephew, including the failure of the Jiangnan incident, Li Yu was able to protect the prince all the way to Shuzhong.Even though he was quite dissatisfied with the prince's trip to the south of the Yangtze River, Emperor Mu Yuan only liked Li Yu.In particular, Li Yu was dressed in silver-gray armor, and he looked very heroic. Emperor Mu Yuan ordered Li Yu to sit down first, and asked him warmly, "Why is your face hurt?" It was still at the brow bone, if it was higher, it would hurt your eyes , but what to do.

Li Yu's eyes are bright, and he is very open to his emperor's uncle. He is also outspoken and doesn't care about the scars on his face. He said, "It doesn't matter if you fight, it's good gone."

Emperor Mu Yuan liked Li Yu's big and easy-going temperament. After caring about his nephew, Emperor Mu Yuan asked about the Marquis of Nan'an. Li Yu thought about it, scratched his head, and said, "This is a strange thing. .”

"How to say?"

"I don't know much about interrogation, and the evidence. I can't say it well." Li Yu was very embarrassed, and said, "Uncle, I know how to fight. I really can't say it well. .”

Emperor Mu Yuan smiled, with the face of a good uncle who cared for his nephew, "You can say what you think, and there is no one else in the room."

"Then you can just listen to whether I'm right or not. I don't have any evidence. I just figured it out on my own."

"Just say it." Emperor Mu Yuan was willing to listen to Li Yu's "random thinking".

"I just feel that the maid who heard the secret discussion between Mu San and his subordinates was trained by the scout battalion. The one who intercepted the military defense map was also a member of the scout battalion. And the knife and pen officer who complained died for no reason. Yes. This is quite strange. In fact, I think, logically, the scout battalion is directly under the Marquis of Nan'an, and if they have anything to do, they should first report to Marquis of Nan'an. Marquis of Nan'an doesn't care whether he is loyal or treacherous, he is not People who will make their subordinates talk nonsense, then, how did the story of the maid and the military defense map get out? This is also very strange." People who fight are the best at making decisions, and Li Yu obviously has first-class logic. He said, "I just tell my uncle, in fact, although the Jiangnan Army has been organized for a long time, the Jiangnan Army is too complicated, and the local army has too many conflicts. When I was in Fujian, when we were training, No one dares to intercede. The military law is ruthless. If you come to make noise and I come to make noise, who will listen to in the army. But it can’t be done in the south of the Yangtze River. The army and the local government are too deeply involved. It's quite difficult. That is to say, everyone knows that I am your nephew, and I caught some handles and dealt with a few thorns, so I can hold it down, and after training, I have some appearance."

Emperor Mu Yuan could tell that this was the truth, so he nodded slightly and asked his nephew, "In your opinion, is Nan'an loyal or traitor?"

Li Yudao, "I don't know about this either. In theory, the Marquis of Nan'an is not lacking in power, so you can treat him well, but the evidence at that time all pointed to the Marquis of Nan'an. But there is one thing, I can't figure it out. With the Marquis of Nan'an as the commander-in-chief If he wants to rebel against his identity, we can’t listen to him if there are people like us under his command. However, he can also use up the war to consume Jiangnan’s troops, but in fact, during the period when the Marquis of Nan’an presided over the Jiangnan military, there was no defeat. Moreover, If he wants to be unfavorable to the crown prince, it is extremely easy. The crown prince is the heir apparent, if the Marquis of Nan'an really has connections with King Jingjiang and gets a heir, then Jingjiang will have the upper hand." It was not detrimental to the prince, and finally he was asked to put him under house arrest.A commander-in-chief of the three armies, if you really want to rebel, not to mention the prince, even the emperor can chop you into scum!
"You're right." Emperor Mu Yuan asked again, "What's the matter with killing people and pretending to be meritorious?"

"Uncle, let me tell you the truth. There are no undead in war. Sometimes, when there are not enough soldiers in the city, it is common to arrest strong men. Then tell me, those people were standing on the city wall at that time, with swords, spears, halberds and swords in their hands. We don't know that they are common people." Li Yu said, "Well, there are always censors who say that our soldiers are brutal. How do they know that if you lose, you will die. If you are captured, it is better to die on the battlefield. Boss Tell us to be sympathetic to the common people, who is sympathetic to whom in matters of life and death. If there is no killing, how can it be suppressed."

Anyway, when Emperor Mu Yuan asked, Li Yu told the truth, and he said, "His Royal Highness is not easy. I know His Royal Highness's difficulties. The position of Governor-General is too important to allow for any difference. At that time, In that matter, there is evidence pointing to Marquis Nan'an, so His Highness has to ask. I know that His Highness is afraid that something will happen in the south of the Yangtze River. That is to say, His Highness poisoned Marquis of Nan'an. If there is a disrespect, Nan'anhou enshrines as usual, and I went to see him."

"Did the Marquis of Nan'an tell you anything?"

"As I said before, the Marquis of Nan'an said that the Jiangnan Scouting Battalion cannot be trusted."

"Then you are fighting, isn't it the scout battalion that spies on the news?"

Emperor Mu Yuan was obviously not easy to be fooled by the way Li Yu was grinding mushrooms hesitantly, and lightly reprimanded, "How can you be hesitant, a man?"

"I also guessed a little bit, but I don't know if it's true." Li Yu said mysteriously, "I think the Marquis of Nan'an must have another source of news."

Another news channel?Emperor Mu Yuan thought deeply. He has been an old emperor for decades, and he knows that it is not easy to establish a scout network. It is much more difficult to establish an effective and accurate scout network than to train a new army.The Marquis of Nan'an has only been in the south of the Yangtze River for more than a year. How can he establish a new and effective scout network?Impossible, even if Nan'an Hou Tianzong is a talented person!
Emperor Mu Yuan asked, "Do you know where his other source of news came from?"

Li Yu shook his head and said to his uncle honestly, "I don't know. But I think it has something to do with my elder brother. Nan'an Houte trusted my elder brother. Moreover, Jingjiang rebelled and the army was defeated. Nan'anhou and my elder brother both Gone. I feel like they might be together."

Emperor Mu Yuan became clear in an instant. Li Yu's words were indeed true. Li Jiujiang had been in Fujian for a long time, and the Fujian army had been rectified. His scouting system must be stronger than that of Jiangnan.Emperor Mu Yuan asked Li Yu, "When you were in Fujian, who was in charge of the scout camp?"

Li Yudao, "In the beginning, the Marquis of Yongding was in charge, and later, General Liu took over. When he was in Fujian, General Liu cleaned up the scout battalion. I don't know the specifics about the scout battalion. But at that time , There are also many secret operations in Fujian. Later, His Highness the Fifth Highness did not dare to show the slightest flaw in the plan to lure the enemy. At that time, even I thought that we were really defeated. In fact, it was really confidential. Maybe only a few people know, no matter how much you scout it, it’s useless.”

After talking to his uncle about Jiangnan, Li Yu did not forget to ask for a fight, and said, "Now the imperial court is employing people, uncle, look at it, and arrange an errand for me?"

Emperor Mu Yuan said, "Since you're back, it's best to rest for a few days."

Li Yu hurriedly said, "When the world is at peace, are you afraid that there will be no rest? Uncle, you tell me to rest, and my heart can't rest."

Oh, hello, what my nephew said is so sweet.Emperor Mu Yuan was also polite. Li Yu is in his prime, so how could he be told to be idle.Emperor Mu Yuan smiled, "Think about it first, you go to greet the queen mother, and then go home and talk to your mother. I didn't hear about you in the south, and your mother didn't say anything, but I was thinking about it. No."

Li Yu complied, and comforted his uncle, "Relax about Jiangnan, we are still here, and we may not be able to call back."

Emperor Mu Yuan smiled, "Go."

After Li Yu resigned, Emperor Mu Yuan's face was serious, and he ordered lightly, "Pass down to Tang Ji."

(End of this chapter)