"A piece of news came from the southwest. Li Zhengyan and Wei Shaoqi led their troops all the way north. They have swept through the Lingnan half and entered the border of Jiangnan Road. Along the way, too many states and counties surrendered, and the imperial court lost all face.

"At the court meeting that day, I heard that your Majesty directly dismissed the Lingnan Road Inspector and a number of supervisory censors."

Guo Yu looked hesitant: "There is another piece of news from your side, the prince. I heard..."

"What did you hear?" Ouyang Rong asked.

"I heard that Wang Lengran, the governor of Jiangzhou, wrote a letter, falsely accusing the prince of having an affair with Li Zhengyan, saying that the prince had taken in Li Zhengyan's accomplice, the former Dr. Wang Junzhi of Jiangzhou, in an attempt to rebel when Cai Qin's army attacked Jiangzhou, and that they were cooperating inside and outside. There seems to be someone monitoring Jiangzhou on this matter.

Some female officials testified.”

Li Xian was dumbfounded: "So the Queen Mother believed it? She didn't even check, and she wanted to kill this king?"

Guo Yu smiled bitterly and was speechless.

Meng Shouguang next to him seemed to be thinking of the past again, his eyes were filled with sadness and he was filled with anger:

"It must be the two treacherous kings of the Wei family who are slandering and instigating a relationship between the saint and the prince! Traitors who harm the country should be punished!"

The worst expected situation with a small probability still happened.

Ouyang Rong frowned.

The attitude of the empress in the Luoyang court suddenly changed. The news came so quickly that there was no buffer preparation.

Originally, he had always believed that after so many years of immersing himself in the court, the empress had become a qualified politician. She was an expert in the art of emperorship and the matter of establishing a prince.

Therefore, in the general direction, her reactions and behavior should be traceable.

But reality, sometimes, is often more absurd and illogical than fiction.

Ouyang Rong stared at Li Xian, Li Dalang, Wei Mei, Guo Yu and others in the room with pale faces.

He suddenly thought that he might have missed a link.

Historically, it seems that no matter how wise, mighty, and scheming the emperors were, most of them would become confused when they entered their old age, as if they were thieves if they were too old to die.

The founding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, who sits on the dragon throne at the highest point of the Luoyang court and faces south, is already an old woman over eighty years old, although there are many handsome young men in the palace.

But the matter of the Songde Center of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Buddha statues in the four directions is not something that a normal emperor who is striving for governance can do. What's more, who knows if the empress Wei Zhao has other hidden agendas besides the deposed emperor Li Xian and his family.

It’s not a pity to throw away a spare tire...

"Master, what's the reaction from Master Shen?" Ouyang Rong suddenly asked.

Guo Yu looked stunned and shook his head:

"I don't know, His Highness the Prime Minister risked his life to spread the news immediately, and asked the Prime Minister's Palace to immediately send me and General Meng to inform him. Before we set off, Master, Master Shen and the others should not know, and we don't know what is going on in Luoyang now.

That’s it…”

Ouyang Rong fell silent immediately,

No wonder the letter from my mentor Xie Xun that I received this afternoon did not mention this urgent matter. He should have sent this letter before the night of August 8th.

Maybe the latest letters from my mentor Xie Xun, Master Shen and others are already on the way, although it is too late to read them now.

Such unexpected emergencies can easily disrupt the position of a smart and confident person, and political struggles are cruel and fast, leaving little time for people to make a decision. One careless move or misjudgment can lead to disaster.

Ouyang Rong panted slightly, knowing that this was a dangerous moment, so he tried to stay calm.

Using the existing pieces of information, his mind quickly analyzed,

But the more I thought about it, the colder my heart became.

"I and General Meng left Luoyang half a day later than these female officials and angels, but they traveled day and night and transferred with them in Yangzhou. Now we are chasing after them, so I rushed to get here before them."

Guo Yu urged anxiously:

"The ships of the prince, prince, Ouyang Changshi, and Luoyang Angel will arrive at Xunyang Ferry tomorrow morning!

"You guys think of a way quickly...otherwise, it's better to run away quickly. If it's later, it'll be too late!"

The atmosphere in the flower hall became anxious.

"Escape, where can we escape to?"

Li Xian was on the verge of collapse, but was supported by his wife and eldest son Kankan, with a dead look on his face.

Li Guo'er clutched a letter sword tightly in her sleeves, her pretty face was lost in thought, and she suddenly said: "Wang Junzhi is next door."

"Yes, yes! There are also Wang Junzhi and Li Zhengyan, they are in the southwest..."

It seems that there is still one night left for the prince to relax. Like a traveler who is lost in the desert and is about to die of thirst, but sees an oasis, he becomes excited.

He hurriedly greeted everyone and was about to escape out the door, but immediately, a soft call came from behind him:

"Elder brother..."

Xie Ling Jiang called out worriedly to the handsome young man who stood there with his head bowed and said nothing.

"Tanlang."

"Tanlang, what do you think?"

Li Xian, Li Dalang, Li Bao'er, and Wei Mei all stopped their hurried steps. The family looked at the still unmoved person in tacit understanding, waiting attentively for him to nod.

Guo Yu and Meng Shouguang, who risked their lives to report the news, also stamped their feet and turned their heads, either sizing or curiously looking at this "Tan Lang" who seemed to have a very important voice in the Xunyang Palace.

Ouyang Rong raised his head and glanced at the surrounding faces with different expressions.

he knows.
Chapter completed!