Xu Mansion began with Xu Zhengqi, King Taiping.

It was the first founding noble family of the Tang Dynasty and shared the same woe with the royal family.

Old Mrs. Xu was an orphan adopted by Emperor Taizu of the founding Tang Dynasty. Later, he became Xu Zhengqi as his adoptive father and eventually married Xu Zhengqi's third son.

An orphan girl with no origin once stood at the top of the pyramid of the Tang Dynasty.

In front of you, there are endless glory and favors.

Behind me, mourning and honor are even better.

The nobles, royal family, civil and military ministers all rushed to Xu's mansion to pay their respects to the old lady Xu.

On this day, the capital city was covered with white paper.

But while dealing with the funeral after Mrs. Xu, there is another thing that must be checked clearly.

Old Mrs. Xu was poisoned by someone. Who is the one who is trying to do this? If you don’t check it clearly, how to comfort Old Mrs. Xu’s spirit in heaven.

"Xu Yuanzu, is this the truth you found?"

The Empress Dowager looked at the two people who were taken down by Xu Yuanzu and looked extremely ugly.

One of these two is a nanny who has been with Mrs. Xu for many years, and the other little girl is a son from a Xu family. These two are reasonable and have no reason to poison Mrs. Xu.

"Go back to the Queen Mother, no, no!"

Xu Yuanzu hurriedly responded, "I, I just controlled the two people who saw the old lady last. I don't know the truth yet!"

As a person who came to the capital from the countryside, even if he passed the exam for scholars, Xu Yuanzu still seemed a little petty and had a tight grip when facing the empress dowager.

The queen mother looked at Xu Yuanzu with disgust and looked at the eldest princess who was with her side, and asked the eldest princess to take over the investigation of this matter.

"Don't worry, my sister-in-law, I will definitely find out the truth to comfort the old lady's spirit in heaven!"

The eldest princess took on this errand without hesitation.

Isn't it just investigation?

Old Mrs. Xu died of poisoning. As long as the person who was in charge of the bird's nest used by the old Mrs., if the real murderer cannot be found, then all the people involved will be killed. Although there is a mistake, the murderer will be unable to escape.

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When Mrs. Xu passed away, news soon spread from the capital.

As soon as Duke Dingguo, Xu Shuo, who was far away in the cold north, received the news, immediately threw down his errands and traveled back to the capital in a starry night.

Although he has been expelled from the Xu Mansion, Old Lady Xu is his biological mother.

How could he be out of the scene when his mother passed away?

As for the job of destroying savages, who do you love?

Xu Shuo, who had already suffered a crushing defeat, had long wanted to return to the capital. Now that he had such a sufficient excuse, how could he hesitate?

Xu Shuo ran without any hesitation.

Compared to Xu Shuo's quick and easy-going, Emperor Yongping, who was far away in the Jingbian City of Qifeng Prefecture, was still hesitating.

He is the emperor in person!

Now the battle is in a stalemate, and the Tang Dynasty is already at a disadvantage.

If the emperor, as the emperor, left like this, would have caused morale to plummet, the result would be even worse.

However, Emperor Yongping also understood that even if he stayed in Jingbian City, the impact on the overall situation would be minimal.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of Mrs. Xu's death, he returned to Beijing, which is more or less reasonable.

"Eunuch Lan, what do you think?"

Emperor Yongping looked at Eunuch Lan next to him and asked thoughtfully.

Eunuch Lan, who had been with Emperor Yongping for a long time, used to be a close-up guard and eunuch, but now, he has already spoken, so he can only continue to speak.

"Master, I think the old lady has a noble status and she was killed by the thief. Master, you should return to Beijing!"

"Okay, then I will pass on my will and go back to the court immediately!"

After this time, Emperor Yongping no longer had any intention of making achievements.

This person, if you don’t get beaten by society, you will never know what you can do or what you can’t do.

Once, Emperor Yongping was really hardworking to become the best among the emperors of the Tang Dynasty with his own abilities. He even took advantage of his life to bet on his own.

Now, he is sober.

He is only suitable to sit in the Gantian Hall and make plans.

As for fighting on the battlefield and attacking foreign enemies, these things must be left to others to do. This person, such as the King of Yan, the Marquis of Wucheng, and the Boss of the Bold...

And the nobles and military families in the capital who have been passed down since its founding, no longer have the power of their ancestors, so they have to be gradually eliminated.

Emperor Yongping, who had not returned to the capital, had already begun to think about how to deal with these nobles and generals who were in corpses.

As an emperor, his ideas are still very positive.

Unfortunately, the Tang Dynasty has been around for a hundred years, and whether it is nobles or military families, it has become a climate. If Emperor Yongping recklessly wants to be all-size-fits-all, he may be beaten by society again. If he is not lucky, he may lose his life directly.

When Emperor Yongping's order to return to the court was conveyed, the soldiers and horses of the North and South Battalions who were left in Jingbian City instantly burst into thunderous roars.

During the 100th anniversary of the Tang Dynasty, it was not just the noble families who fell into depravity. Even the two camps in the north and south that were once good at fighting had become a fancy.

...

Xiangyi Prefecture is Linzhicheng, the prefect's office.

Mr. Xu also received the news that the old lady of Xu's mansion had passed away, and the news was the carriage caravan running to the capital of Xiangyi Mansion.

The official carriages in Xiangyi Prefecture formed a very special intelligence system under the operation of Boss Xu.

"Dad, do you think the emperor should go back to the court?"

Upon receiving the news of Mrs. Xu's death, Mr. Xu immediately found Mr. Xu.

Mr. Xu smiled and said, "As long as he has a brain, he will definitely return to the court."

"Dad, then don't we have to go to Qifeng Mansion?"

Xu Laoer suddenly looked happy. He had long since wanted to help the dog emperor fight.

"No, we have to go, and we have to set out quickly!"

Mr. Xu gave a completely opposite answer this time.

"The emperor returned to the court, but in Jingbian City, he would definitely leave a lot of troops, food, grass and weapons. These are all good things. Whoever gets them will belong to them!"

Since the chaos in the world has become a foregone conclusion, they naturally have to do their best to enrich their strength.

Emperor Yongping personally fought for the Jingbian City of Qifeng Prefecture not only gathered the troops brought by Emperor Yongping from the capital, but also had a lot of troops gathered in the Qifeng Prefecture and Donglin Prefecture.

When Emperor Yongping returned to the capital, the troops from the Second Battalion of the North and South would definitely follow him back to the capital, but 99% of the troops belonging to Qifeng Mansion and Donglin Mansion would be left behind.

Mr. Xu had the idea of ​​these soldiers.

If it is operated properly, Qifeng Mansion and Donglin Mansion will be taken into control by them.

As long as you control Xiangyi Prefecture, Donglin Prefecture and Qifeng Prefecture, you can enter Longxi Prefecture and expel all the northern barbarians who are wandering in Longxi Prefecture.

By then, the four northwest prefectures of the Tang Dynasty would all be in the hands of the Lao Xu family.
Chapter completed!