The path of the villain is not easy

Chapter 360 Ma Boce

Although something happened on weekdays, when the gate of the capital was under martial law, there would be a search of the carriage, but at this time there was no strict order, and these soldiers guarding the city would naturally not find things for themselves.

The convoys of some merchants and the soldiers guarding the city will go forward to search a few times to earn some extra money, and like the carriages in the mansions of some aristocratic officials, as long as they get out of the mansion, the soldiers guarding the city will not be embarrassed to search.

Ling Tong brought everyone into Changsun's other courtyard and checked them out. Seeing that there were no missing persons, Ling Tong reported to Changsun Ji.

Besides, Changsun Ji.

In the study, after Ling Tong retreated, Changsun Ji looked at Guo Yu and Cheng Ping in the room and said, "Where did we talk just now?"

"Oh. By the way, what do you think of the household Cao Shangshu sent by the prince?"

"My lord, this Hu Cao Shangshu is from Qingzhou, named Feng Zheng. He has been in Hu Cao Shangshu's position for ten years." Guo Yu said.

"Ten years? How could it be ten years? Isn't the imperial court's promotion system for five years?" Changsun Ji asked with a frown.

"That's right, but this seal was just an accident. He is too strong a man, and he will never give in when he does things. Because of his character, he offended many people in the court. In the first year of taking office, he made the third prince a concubine. His brother was taken to prison."

"Originally in the second year when the officials were audited, he should have been dragged down, but he was lucky. At that time, a huge corruption case happened to be discovered, involving more than 70 officials. Emperor Yan was furious. , within this range, no one dared to touch him. After a long time, after he offended some people, he was also favored by some people, because he would not give gifts to others, so he stayed in this seat for ten years. Year."

Changsun Ji nodded, smiled lightly at Guo Yu and said, "So, this time the crown prince really made up his mind?"

Guo Yu shook his head and said: "This time the prince has some calculations in it, one is to appease the lord, after all, the lord is a big force under the prince, he was transferred back before, if this time it is still right to the lord If you ignore it, it will hurt the hearts of your subordinates."

"There is another main reason. The prince seems to be planning to kill someone with a knife."

"Borrowing a knife to kill someone? Did Feng Zheng offend the crown prince?" Changsun Ji asked with some doubts.

Guo Yu nodded and said: "This Feng Zheng has always felt that the prince's character is too weak. He doesn't agree with the prince's succession to the throne, and he keeps playing for Emperor Yan, picking on the prince's faults. If it is said who in the whole capital wants to kill After Fengzheng, the crown prince should be one of them."

"This time, Feng Zheng was recommended by the Yushi Mansion. After all, the lord impeached this time is the eldest son of the Yushi doctor, so the Yushi Mansion pushed Feng Zheng out in order to avoid suspicion. The Crown Prince will not be charged with avenging private revenge, I guess, even if Feng Zheng cannot die in Yanzhou, the Crown Prince will not allow him to go back to the capital again."

"Interesting, tell Fengzheng this matter secretly, don't reveal your identity. No one who has been Hu Cao Shangshu in the capital for ten years will be easy, even this seemingly honest and excessive Fengzheng. Let him I'm a little alert, and I'm going to cause some trouble for His Royal Highness." Changsun Ji said with a chuckle.

Guo Yu nodded in agreement.

Changsun Ji looked at Cheng Ping again and said, "This time the prince will send Feng Zheng to investigate the matter, will it have any big impact on our plan?"

"Of course there is an impact, but the lord can rest assured that the impact is only to reduce the bad image of the royal family among the common people. As for Xing Bo and Wei Xuan's punishment, there will not be much change."

"After the news of General Guo's escape from Yanzhou, as long as we operate a little bit, the royal family will be forced to severely punish these two." Cheng Ping explained.

Changsun Ji frowned slightly, thought for a while, and then said lightly: "When the news is brought back to the capital, someone must be in charge, but the person who runs it cannot be someone from our Changsun's mansion. Now the country of Yan still belongs to the Feng family. The majesty of the royal family cannot be challenged, forcing the royal family to severely punish Xing Bo and Wei Xuan, even if we can get the results we want, in the end we cannot afford the royal family's revenge."

"It's not that the royal family can't calculate, it's just that the price of the royal family must be borne by someone. With the power of the royal family, if you want to investigate the people behind the scenes, you can definitely find out. At that time, everyone will know that this situation is caused by my grandson Ji. Made by the royal family, it doesn't fit our current position."

"The current position of the Changsun Mansion is that it is not angry with Wei Xuan and Xing Bo, so Shangzuo gave them two eye drops, and they picked my fruit. This is a completely past thing."

"If the following rumors are still operated by the Changsun Mansion, then the matter will be over. Guo Dingxin's defection from Yanzhou and then spread to the capital, whether it is a coincidence or not, it will be considered to be planned."

Speaking of this, Changsun Ji paused for a moment, then looked at the two of them and said, "Do you two have suitable candidates to handle this news?"

Cheng Ping chuckled lightly and said, "My lord, don't worry, I've planned this long ago. Originally, we were the ones to publicize this matter. In the end, although as the lord said, we need to bear the royal family's revenge, the rewards are even greater." But since the lord thinks this is too dangerous, then we can also find another family to help us publicize this matter as the lord said."

"This time, what we plan is not so much Wei Xuan and Xing Bo, but the princes supported by the family behind them. If we don't want the royal family to feel that we have been plotted, then we need someone from the royal family to do it." do this kind of thing,"

Changsun Ji looked at Cheng Ping and said, "You mean the Seventh Prince?"

This Wei Xuan is a member of the third prince, and Xing Bo's younger sister is married to the eighth prince, so she can be regarded as the subordinate of the eighth prince, so if Cheng Ping wants to use the words of other members of the royal family, then there is only the seventh prince.

"That's right, if the Seventh Prince's soldiers were to publicize this matter, then it would be fine even if the matter became a big one. After all, it was just an act of pinching each other between their brothers."

Changsun Ji nodded and said: "The Seventh Prince is a suitable candidate, but the Seventh Prince is not a simple person, how can we let the Seventh Prince spread the news of this matter as we wish?"

"My lord, do you know about Ma Boce?" Cheng Ping asked with his mouth open.

(End of this chapter)