New Task

In the imperial study, Duanmu Chen sat down and heard Duanmu Yi ask coldly, "Old Four, what do you think?"

Duanmu Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard yesterday that my elder brother and second brother had some unpleasantness in Changchun Garden."

Duanmu Chen was not present at the time. He believed that Duanmu Yi must also know the news he got.

The day before yesterday, Duanmu Sheng was deposed as the crown prince, Duanmu Ao was enthroned as the crown prince, and the brothers' dispute in the theater yesterday could be the motive for Duanmu Sheng to kill Duanmu Ao. No matter how you look at it, it is very reasonable.

And Duanmu Yi and Duanmu Chen also knew that if Duanmu Sheng got rid of Duanmu Ao, the Wan family would fully support him to take the throne, and even rebel.

Only by getting rid of Duanmu Ao would Duanmu Sheng have a chance to come back.

These are all indisputable facts.

Duanmu Yi had already said that it was Duanmu Sheng who sent someone to kill Duanmu Ao, and asked Duanmu Chen what he thought, which made Duanmu Chen uncertain for a while. Duanmu Yi wanted to hear what he had to say.

After a pause, Duanmu Chen spoke again, "I don't know the circumstances of the second emperor's murder, but I think that maybe someone will take this opportunity to kill the second emperor and frame the eldest emperor."

When entering the palace, Duanmu Chen thought that if the evidence pointed to Su Liang, he would have to find a way to lead it to Duanmu Sheng.

But he didn't expect that there seemed to be no controversy.

But since Duanmu Yi asked, Duanmu Chen still had to say a few polite words.

What he meant was that Duanmu Sheng did have an obvious motive to get rid of Duanmu Ao, and this might be used by someone to kill Duanmu Ao and frame Duanmu Sheng.

Duanmu Yi frowned, "The killer caught was the boss's man. Could it be that the person who framed him controlled his mind?"

Duanmu Chen heard this, in fact, he wanted to laugh a little in his heart, but he naturally had to control his face, showing surprise, and a bit of sadness.

At this point, Duanmu Chen still felt that Su Liang must have done something crucial. Maybe the killer bought the inferior antidote from Su Liang? It was too outrageous to make him feel difficult to operate, but things were too smooth and favorable to him, so he couldn't believe that it was all God's will.

"The killer's weapon is similar to Su Liang's weapon." Duanmu Yi said with a cold face, "The Su family's affairs are related to the eldest and second, and it is also the direct reason why I abolished the eldest prince."

Duanmu Chen had known it for a long time, but still showed just the right amount of surprise, "This..."

So the fact that Duanmu Yi determined was that Duanmu Sheng killed Duanmu Ao and intended to frame Su Liang?

Duanmu Chen could only use two words to describe Duanmu Ao's death: perfect.

Su Liang not only had no suspicion, but was innocent and almost wronged.

"I want to transfer Wanshan back to Beijing. Who do you think is the most suitable to take his place?" Duanmu Yi asked Duanmu Chen.

Duanmu Chen's heart jumped, and then he was overjoyed.

The biggest backer behind the brothers Duanmu Sheng and Duanmu Ao is their uncle, Wan Shan, the Grand Marshal of the Qian Kingdom, who is now guarding the northern border.

This is also the biggest obstacle for Duanmu Chen to get promoted. It was the main reason why he deliberately wanted to use Su Liang, and later wanted to win over Nian Jincheng, and did not want to offend Lin Bojun, hoping that Su Liang could make achievements in the army.

He needs the support of military generals.

At this moment, Duanmu Chen heard that Duanmu Yi wanted to completely abolish the Wan family, which made him instantly understand why Duanmu Yi chose to abolish the prince because of the death of the Su family.

It was not because of the death of the Su family, but Duanmu Yi had long been afraid of the power of the Wan family.

Duanmu Chen even suspected that the performance opportunities he had obtained in the past two years were also Duanmu Yi's deliberate training for him, just for today.

After thinking seriously, Duanmu Chen answered Duanmu Yi's question, "Now the generals with military merits are either too old to be reused, or have various relationships with the Wan family."

This is very straightforward, but it is true.

It is not easy for a general to stand out. Except for Lin, Duanmu Che's grandfather, all the other powerful general families in Gan State have been infiltrated and controlled by Wan. The intricate marriage relationships are sometimes kept secret and cannot be controlled.

When Duanmu Yi found the problem, it was already a situation where one move would affect the whole body. For the stability of Gan State, he dared not act rashly.

And the Lin family had completely declined by the time of Lin Qi, leaving only the reputation of his ancestors.

This is also one of the reasons why Duanmu Yi intended to promote young generals and attach importance to the military examination.

Unfortunately, Nian Jincheng, the confidant he once wanted to cultivate, was abandoned.

Lin Bojun and Su Liang, who was selected this year, have never been on the battlefield.

Duanmu Chen could not recommend Lin Bojun or Su Liang, who are too young and inexperienced, to replace Wan Shan. This is very risky and cannot convince the public at all.

But at this juncture, someone must take over Wan Shan's military power and prevent Gan State from being in turmoil.

Duanmu Yi had been wanting to move the Wan family for a long time, and this time he finally got the chance to take action against his two useless sons, but the Wan family was still a big problem.

Originally, Duanmu Yi gave the position of crown prince to Duanmu Ao, hoping to make a smooth transition and slowly abolish the Wan family.

Who knew that a day later, Duanmu Sheng killed Duanmu Ao, which led to the complete intensification of the conflict.

Duanmu Yi would never give the position of crown prince to Duanmu Sheng again, so he had to beware of the Wan family's rebellion.

Duanmu Chen was thinking about the nobles in the capital who were related to Su Liang, but unfortunately there were no military generals.

But he suddenly had an idea and blurted out, "Loyalty and Faith!"

Duanmu Yi stared, "Xing Ji?"

"Yes, father." Duanmu Chen said solemnly, "After what happened before, I think his loyalty is not to be doubted. He is a man who values ​​friendship and righteousness. As long as his whole family is in the capital, there is no need to worry that he will do anything that is detrimental to the country. Although he is not a military general because of his former status, he really went to the battlefield when he was young and captured enemy generals alive, which shows his bravery."

Duanmu Yi frowned and thought.

Duanmu Chen continued, "Zhongxin Hou is in his prime, with status, prestige, and military exploits, and he is related to the Lin family. It is better to let him take Lin Bojun to the north, and Su Liang can also go with him. She is very smart. At this time, it is not a war. You have to convince the public in public and be tough in private."

There must be no chaos inside, otherwise it will give the enemy an opportunity.

"How do you think I should deal with the boss?" Duanmu Yi mentioned Duanmu Sheng again.

Duanmu Chen naturally didn't dare to speak carelessly, "It's up to you, father, to decide. I dare not speak recklessly."

In fact, he could say that for the sake of the queen mother and the queen, at least let Duanmu Sheng live.

But Duanmu Chen didn't want to say that.

"Go away. Order Marquis Zhongxin, Lin Bojun and Su Liang to enter the palace immediately!" Duanmu Yi's face was gloomy.

Duanmu Chen said respectfully, "Yes, father."

The moment he walked out of the imperial study, Duanmu Chen looked at the gloomy sky and felt that his future was bright.

...

As soon as Duanmu Chen left, Huang Bo pushed Duanmu Che over and asked to see Duanmu Yi.

Ning Jing had no time to poison Duanmu Che these days. He didn't go crazy intermittently, but his complexion was still not good.

"Didn't you walk before?" Duanmu Yi asked.

Duanmu Che shook his head, "I feel weak today."

"What's the matter?" Duanmu Yi's attitude was not as concerned as before.

Duanmu Che felt it, and he frowned and said, "Father, I heard that the eldest brother killed the second brother?"

"You don't have to worry about these, take care of yourself first." Duanmu Yi had no intention of discussing business with Duanmu Che.

Duanmu Che snorted coldly, "Father, I think it must be Su Liang who is doing it! Killing the second brother and slandering the eldest brother, I think it's all her! Father, don't be fooled by her!"

Duanmu Yi's face darkened instantly when he heard it, "Che'er, Su Liang just rejected you. If you can't get her, do you have to destroy her? Why are you so narrow-minded? I am really disappointed! Someone, send the fifth prince out of the palace and back to the mansion!"

Duanmu Che didn't expect Duanmu Yi to determine that the murderer was Duanmu Sheng so quickly. He didn't doubt Su Liang's intention at all, but annoyed him and didn't let him live in the palace.

Duanmu Che wanted to say something, but Huang Bo had already entered the door.

Duanmu Yi got up and went to the side hall directly, not wanting to hear Duanmu Che say a word.

Huang Bo pushed Duanmu Che's wheelchair out of the imperial study and sighed deeply, "Master, the eldest prince killed the second prince, what's impossible about this? Why did you have to involve Miss Su? Even if the death of the Su family was related to those two, Miss Su wanted to kill the second prince, but it doesn't mean she did it."

"How do you know it wasn't her?" Duanmu Che asked coldly.

Huang Bo smiled bitterly, "Master, how do you know it wasn't the eldest prince? Since the emperor thinks it was, there must be ironclad evidence. I think that the eldest prince and Miss Su both wanted to kill the second prince. The eldest prince took action first, and Miss Su did nothing, so she has nothing to do with it."

"But my intuition is that she did it!" Duanmu Che's face was gloomy.

Huang Bo shook his head, "Master, take care of your body first. Other things have nothing to do with us, so don't get involved."

...

When Duanmu Chen went to the Marquis of Zhongxin's Mansion to inform Xing Ji, he was looking at the dowry that Miao prepared for his daughter.

After Mr. Qin's intentional advice, Xing Ji also felt that he was too harsh on Miao and their children. His attitude has been more moderate in the past two days. Except for Xing Yusheng, the family is also happy.

Xing Yusheng's betrothal gift to Lin Xueqing was prepared by Old Lady Xing, and Miao was not allowed to intervene.

Xing Ji was very surprised to see Duanmu Chen coming to the door, and hurriedly saluted, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."

The capital has been turbulent in the past two days, but Xing Ji felt that it had nothing to do with them.

Until he heard Duanmu Chen say that the emperor asked him to enter the palace immediately to discuss important matters.

Miao seemed very happy, "Husband, go quickly!"

Duanmu Chen did not even sit down, and came out with Xing Ji directly.

When Xing Ji asked, Duanmu Chen did not keep him in suspense, and directly told him Duanmu Yi's plan.

"I recommended the Loyalty and Trustworthiness Marquis." Duanmu Chen said clearly. Whether Xing Ji is happy or not, this is not a bad thing for Xing.

Xing Ji didn't say anything. After parting with Duanmu Chen, he went to find Lin Bojun in person.

As for Su Liang, she was in the palace at this moment, giving acupuncture to Queen Mother Wan, and she didn't know that she was arranged by Duanmu Chen.

When Wan saw Su Liang again this time, she cursed directly, saying that it was she who was secretly making trouble, killing Duanmu Ao, framing Duanmu Sheng, and ordered her to be arrested.

However, Duanmu Yi had already replaced the servants serving in Ci'an Palace, and no one listened to Wan.

Su Liang was in a good mood.

She had made such a careful deployment before, waiting for today.

She was not afraid of being suspected.

But not only did all the evidence point to Duanmu Sheng, but Duanmu Sheng really wanted to kill Duanmu Ao last night.

I'm afraid Duanmu Sheng himself felt that it was the killer he arranged who bought inferior drugs that led to the failure.

"Queen Mother, please be patient and take care of yourself." Su Liang's smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.

Painful? That's right.

How did these high-ranking nobles treat human lives so lightly? Now they are ready to lose everything.

God has his way, and evil deeds will be punished.

Mrs. Wan gritted her teeth, "Bitch! I will tear you into pieces sooner or later!"

Su Liang's face was calm, "I'm so scared."

Since the situation is already like fire and water, there is no need to pretend to be submissive.

Wan was so angry that she almost vomited blood, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, listen to this, this bitch is committing a crime and doesn't take me seriously at all!"

Su Liang put away the last golden needle, and heard the voice of the old eunuch outside Ci'an Palace, "The emperor ordered Doctor Su to go to the imperial study immediately after treating the empress dowager."

"Okay." Su Liang responded, looking at Wan with a distorted face, and smiled slightly, "The emperor asked me to go to the imperial study, that must be to discuss important matters. I will tell the emperor that the empress dowager wants to see him, but I don't know whether he will come or not."

Su Liang carried the medicine box and walked out of Ci'an Palace calmly. He looked up at the sky and saw that it was about to rain again.

Su Liang didn't know whether Duanmu Yi wanted to see her at this time because he had doubts about her or something else, but she had made full preparations in advance and was not worried about any situation.

Su Liang walked in and was a little surprised to see Duanmu Chen, Xing Ji and Lin Bojun.

After the ceremony, Duanmu Yi asked about Wan's health.

Su Liang told the truth, "The Queen Mother is anxious and needs to rest carefully."

But one grandson is dead, and the other is disabled and may even be executed. It is impossible for Wan to rest carefully.

Although Duanmu Chen and Duanmu Che are also Wan's grandsons, she has always only liked those with their Wan family blood.

"The Queen Mother wants to see the emperor." Su Liang said.

Duanmu Yi said with a gloomy face, "Sit down."

Su Liang sat down at the place where Lin Bojun attacked, still unaware of Duanmu Yi's intention.

But since Xing Ji and Lin Bojun were there, Su Liang felt that they should not discuss how Duanmu Ao died.

Duanmu Yi did not beat around the bush and directly told his arrangement, asking Xing Ji to take Lin Bojun and Su Liang to the north to take over the military power in the hands of Wan Shan and his two sons, and let them return to Beijing to report.

The most unexpected was Xing Ji.

He didn't expect that he would be reused one day, and he didn't expect that such a major matter would be entrusted to him at this juncture.

"Lord Zhongxin, do you understand what I said?" Duanmu Yi looked at Xing Ji and asked.

Xing Ji said respectfully, "I understand, and I will not let down the emperor's trust."

Duanmu Chen felt that this was the Beijing King who dared to break into the enemy camp alone.

"Very good!" Duanmu Yi was very satisfied with Xing Ji's answer, "If anyone disobeys the order, he will be executed on the spot! General Lin and General Su will assist the Lord Zhongxin, and must complete the tasks I have assigned, and there must be no chaos!"

Lin Bojun and Su Liang didn't even get the opportunity to ask about their wishes, so they could only accept the order and thank him.

"Let's set off today, taking the imperial edict and the Shangfang sword." Duanmu Yi said.

Xing Ji took the imperial edict and the sword, and left with Lin Bojun and Su Liang.

After leaving the imperial study, Su Liang sighed, "Second brother Lin, your wedding date will be postponed."

Xing Ji said, "Yu Sheng and Xue Qing's wedding date cannot be postponed."

Lin Bojun: ... Not only can he not marry on time, but he can't send his precious sister to marry? Is it so miserable?

"If I go back and ask the emperor to take Ning Jing with me, will it be allowed?" Su Liang asked.

She was serious, because she felt that Ning Jing probably didn't want to go to the Ministry of Revenue for tea every day. It would be more interesting to go out and play.

Xing Ji and Lin Bojun both looked at Su Liang.

Xing Ji said, "No."

Ning Jing is a civil servant. This matter is of great importance. Duanmu Yi will not allow it.

And the Xing family and other people in the Lin family are in the capital, which is also the premise for Duanmu Yi to entrust the important task to them.

As Su Liang's only family member, Ning Jing must stay in the capital.

This is an unwritten rule.

……

Each of them went home to pack their luggage and agreed to meet at the military camp outside the city in an hour.

Su Liang walked into the yard with a medicine box, and saw Ning Jing sitting by the window copying books, with a calm and beautiful profile.

Ning Jing looked over when she heard the voice, "Yan Yu is practicing martial arts in the backyard."

Nian Jincheng came back last night, and Su Liang told him to put the matter of teaching Yan Yu to exercise on the agenda this morning.

Su Liang walked over, "The emperor asked the Marquis of Zhongxin to take Brother Lin and me to the northern border to take over the military power of the Wan family, and we will set off today."

Ning Jing put down the pen in his hand when he heard it, "I want to go too."

Su Liang shook his head, "Unless you let the emperor know that you are a hidden talent, he will definitely not let you go."

Ning Jing was silent for a moment and said, "Forget it."

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