Wishful Things

Liu Sheng died.

He was killed by the leader of the rebel army in Dianzhou.

When Xie Shoufu and others heard the news, their faces changed drastically.

Liu Sheng was previously ordered to go to Dianzhou to collect the old troops of the King of Xiang and the imperial garrison, and to attack Dongwu with all his strength——

At that time, except for Xia Tingzhen's party, the rest of the people in the court strongly opposed the emperor's decision. They all believed that it was too risky to attack Dongwu at this time. Dongwu was easy to defend and difficult to attack. There must be internal traitors colluding with it in the old department, which can be called internal and external troubles, and the chances of winning are extremely low!

However, the emperor insisted on going his own way and did not listen to dissuasion at all!

But they think that Liu Sheng's chances of winning are very small, he is facing Dongwu, but now the person who reported the letter said... Liu Sheng was killed by the garrison of Dian Prefecture!

There is no time to fight against Dongwu in the future!

After careful calculation, it was also ordered to crusade against foreign races. Thinking back to when Lord Zhen Guo sent troops to the Li tribe, Liu Sheng rushed to Dianzhou. It was only a month away, but Lord Zhen Guo defeated Li first. Clan, triumphantly rebelled, and now even Linyuan City is occupied——

Liu Sheng's side is fine, he's not close to Dongwu yet!

People die first!

What can people say about the efficiency of the world?

Morale doesn't need to be hit by others, and one's own people can be defeated!

Then think about it, Liu Sheng's trip was ordered to attack Dongwu, and they were not favored by them at all-see, the emperor didn't listen to them, and he was doomed to stumble!

But all of these are not important anymore!

"...these Dianzhou defenders dared to kill Liu Sheng. This is a clear rebellion following the will of King Xiang!" Xie Shoufu frowned: "Although King Xiang is dead, these rebels in Dianzhou still refuse If you cut off your ambition to collude with Dongwu, I'm afraid it's time to lure wolves into the house!"

In this way, the crisis in Daqing is not limited to the inside, if Dongwu occupies Dian Prefecture, the consequences will be disastrous!

The faces of several ministers were covered with cold sweat, Xie Shoufu was angry and sad - this was not a matter of God's will or luck, but clearly just a man-made disaster caused by the emperor's wrong choice, he just scolded lightly just now!

"Looking back, Master Fu, the current situation is not like this..."

The messenger soldier who was supported by the two inner eunuchs had just drank half of the pot of water, and now he had some strength, and said in a hoarse voice: "The man who killed General Liu was named Jin Yuan, and this man was just a member of the border guards. A small general, with no more than 400 people under his command... When General Liu arrived in Dianzhou, he was first made things difficult by the commander of the Dianzhou Guard of the former Ministry of the King of Hunan, and he was frustrated in the matter of recruiting..."

Slowing down a bit, he said: "This Jinyuan didn't get General Liu Sheng's attention at first, but this person first took advantage of his unpreparedness to kill the commander of the Dianzhou Guard, and then beheaded General Liu... and this person's official position is low. , actually quite prestige in the garrison, with many followers... He killed General Liu and the commander of the Dianzhou Guard successively, and was promoted to be the leader of the rebel army—"

"After this person took over Dianzhou, the first thing he did was to reorganize the defenses. Anyone who was found to be in collusion with Dongwu in the dark would be killed for public display. There is an opportunity for Dongwu to take advantage of it!"

"..." After hearing this, Xie Shoufu and the others were all surprised.

"According to this, although this person has objections, he has no intention of colluding with other races..." The Minister of Rites said: "It's still a..."

bottom line.

Saying this sentence seems to be praising the rebels, but it is exactly what it is.

At such a juncture, it is the blessing of Daqing that this person can hold the bottom line.

Jiang Taifu sighed slightly: "This is clearly the second Zhang Yunsui..."

Zhang Yunsui, the magistrate of Mingzhou, rebelled with the rioting people and was the first official to take the lead in the rebellion-but now the people of Mingzhou City and the surrounding counties are more united than when they were under the jurisdiction of the court.

Now there is another Jinyuan—rebelling against the imperial court, but still sticking to the territory and the people...

The reason for the rebellion is probably precisely because of the emperor's imperial decree to start a war with Dongwu!

The emperor was furious and said, in the end, the people of Dianzhou must be the first to pay for this——

Dongwu is a barbarian and foreign race, and there has always been a precedent of massacring the city when foreign races enter the country, how can they be merciful?

Since Jin Yuan is the general guarding the border, he must be very clear about this.

Killing Liu Sheng and rebelling against the imperial court is the only way to protect Dian Prefecture...

And just like Zhang Yunsui, these people should have been able to support Daqing's backbone like Duke Zhen——

There are many people who take advantage of the chaos to make profits, but these good officials who still care about the survival of the people are shameful to the court!

After forcing all the loyal ministers and good generals to such a point, I don't know whether the emperor is blushing or not!

"Although it is a calamity, it is far better than the result of luring wolves into the house..." Jiang Taifu sighed: "This is also a blessing in misfortune."

Xie Shoufu also breathed a sigh of relief.

But when he was relieved, he asked the soldier who reported the letter thoughtfully: "Since you are under Liu Sheng's command, have you ever seen this Jinyuan?"

"On the night of the general's accident, the villain was able to see this person..." Thinking of the bloody scene that night, the soldiers were still a little scared, but fortunately, after the other party took the general's head, it was only used to scare them, and did not kill them indiscriminately. Act of--

Xie Shoufu hurriedly asked: "How old is this person and what does he look like?"

The name Jin Yuan sounded vaguely familiar to him...

"About...approximately forty years old, there is nothing unusual in appearance, but there is an old scar under the left eyebrow."

Xie Shoufu's eyes changed: "It really is him..."

"Ge Lao knows this person?" Yu Guang, a cabinet scholar, asked.

"When I first heard it, I thought, if this person has the ability to stand up in the frontier army, he probably won't be an unknown person..." Xie Shoufu's eyes flickered: "If I remember correctly, he He was supposed to be a lieutenant general in the West Camp, but he was pushed out of the capital by Xia Tingzhen's party about ten years ago—"

Minister of the Ministry of Rites was slightly surprised: "Is he from the background of a lieutenant general?"

Xie Shoufu: "Not only that, but also an old friend of the King of Yan."

Because of this, he had several face-to-face encounters with this person.

Thinking back to the beginning of Daqing, when the crown prince was not established, like many people, he was more optimistic about King Yan in private...

But no matter how optimistic they are, the only people they are loyal to are the monarch, and the future monarch.

King Yan...

That face flashed in front of his eyes, Xie Shoufu couldn't tell what he felt, whether it was hatred or regret, or sighing that fate made people feel more.

In the past, the young man who was high-spirited and upright, who valued the stability of the country more than anything else, has finally come to this point...

Before the late emperor died, did he really have no expectation of this?

"The old friend of the King of Yan... In this way, isn't it very possible that this person will fall to the King of Yan's party?"

In this way, Dianzhou will fall into the hands of King Yan!

"I'm afraid it's more than that simple..." Jiang Taifu shook his head slightly: "This person's actions may be ordered by King Yan."

Xie Shoufu didn't say anything, but agreed to this guess by default.

More than 20 years ago, Dianzhou was almost occupied by Dongwu. It was King Yan who followed Zhen Guogong all the way south to settle the border of Dianzhou, expelled these alien races from the Daqing territory, and built layers of iron-like defenses.

Only those who have witnessed the cruel methods of other races can understand the suffering of the people in Dianzhou better.

It's hard to say that Jin Yuan's move was not the intention of King Yan...

Realizing this, there was a brief silence in the huge cabinet study.

There are some things that cannot be said.

But needless to say, they also have a discerning heart.

At the same moment, the prince came out from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Your Highness..."

The personal eunuch guarding outside the hall hurried up to greet him, seeing the boy's purplish, red and swollen eye sockets, he couldn't help being shocked: "His Highness's eyes are injured!"

"It's okay. It's just a minor injury, it doesn't matter. Doctor Zheng has already seen it for me."

The boy went down the stone steps while talking, and the eunuch followed beside him, voices of concern.

Hearing these unfailing carings, the boy was slightly moved.

Since his father was seriously ill, the fourth brother... may not be able to shout like that anymore, since the son of Concubine Rong was taken into captivity, the palace people around him have treated him with a little more genuine loyalty.

Some people even knelt in front of him and confessed to him that they were entrusted by his father to stay by his side in the past, but from now on, they are really his people, if he has any errands, he will risk his life will do it too.

He didn't find it ridiculous, nor did he think that these people's faces were repeated, which was really unbearable.

It's just some poor people trying to survive in the cracks...

After the emperor's father fell, these palace people fell into a state of confusion, and it was normal for them to seek asylum.

But can he give these people asylum?

Even he is dazed and restless...

It's just that his uneasiness is slightly different from that of the palace people——

And just today, just now, for the first time, he had the thought that "Father probably shouldn't wake up".

It wasn't because of the medicine bowl that hit his eye hard, although it really hurt, it hurt.

It was because he saw that Xie Shoufu was almost punished——

During the days when the father was in a coma, no, even before that, all the predicaments were solved by Xie Shoufu and the others. The father... the father who caused all these evil consequences, really has no right to treat him like this them.

The people of Daqing should not be treated like this.

"Your Highness's eyes are injured, how about going back to the East Palace to rest?" the inner eunuch suggested.

"No need." A gust of cold autumn wind hit, the prince tightened his cloak, coughed twice, and said, "Go to the cabinet."

Even though he can't help in politics, he should at least make amends to Xie Shoufu and the other adults on behalf of his father.

He came all the way outside the cabinet study, and faintly heard the voices of several adults in the study who seemed to have disagreements, so he didn't let the eunuch go forward to pass the message, but walked in alone.

The cabinet study room is divided into two rooms, inside and outside. Xie Shoufu and others discussed matters in the inner room. The prince listened and subconsciously stopped behind the screen.

He heard a lot of things that have caused the adults to worry, and the astonishing number of victims...

There was a voice in his heart saying to him - this can't go on like this.

The boy slowly clenched his white and slender fingers.

Perhaps, he should also do something for Daqing...

But what can he do?

...

Emperor Qingming developed a high fever around the time of his son.

After the high fever, the already weak man began to talk nonsense drowsily.

It can't be called nonsense--

At first, they were full of venomous words cursing Dingnan King and Zhen Guogong, which made Zheng Taiyi, who was watching by the side, feel chills down his back.

"Where's Li Ji? Ask Li Ji to come to see me..." Emperor Qingming suddenly opened his eyes as if he had thought of something, and then his eyes were full of cloudy and drowsy expressions.

"Your Majesty, I have always been here..." Li Ji hurriedly responded.

"Did Tang Changyu send a letter back? Is King Yan dead!" Emperor Qingming asked through gritted teeth.

As early as when the Xu and Wu families defected from Beijing, he sent his young Fu Tang Changyu to Mizhou as an imperial envoy, and he must take down King Yan for treason!

There is no need to tell him anything. It is only the Xu family and the Wu family that are rebelling now. Since the Queen Mother has been rescued from the capital, King Yan's rebellious intentions are clearly revealed, and no other evidence is needed anymore!

He must let King Yan die in Mizhou——

Only in this way can the retreat of the Xu family and the Wu family be cut off. Once these two rebels have no one to support them, they will have no name to gather forces from all over the world, and it will not be too late to defeat them individually!

And even though the Mizhou garrison will follow King Yan to rebel, the cities adjacent to Mizhou all have troops at their disposal. He has repeatedly told Tang Changyu that if King Yan refuses to plead guilty and insists on resisting, he will use a large army to support him. If he is trapped, he must be trapped in Mizhou City for life and death!

"Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Tang Shaofu sent a letter to Beijing the day before yesterday, and he has successfully arrived in Mizhou without being attacked along the way... If there is any progress, he will report to His Majesty as soon as possible."

"Okay... I'm waiting... I'm waiting!"

"At that time, I will hang his head outside the city tower of the capital... Let those rebellious officials and thieves take a good look-this is their fate!"

"Yes, yes..." Li Ji echoed and replied - think about it, who hasn't had any fantasies, as long as His Majesty is happy...

The emperor's resentful and crazy words floated out of the half-opened window lattice, and were tossed and crushed by the night wind.

...

In the city of Mizhou, the sky was dark and the rain was torrential.

"...My father has been away for more than half a month, and I have been stuck in the mansion for half a full month...why can't I go out? This is Mizhou, why is my father controlling me more strictly than when I was in the capital? ?”

Yan Wang Mansion, in the inner courtyard, Princess Sang Yun and Princess Yan are complaining with some dissatisfaction: "Could it be true, as the rumors outside, the father really wants to make—"

"Shut up!" Princess Yan hurriedly interrupted her daughter's words, frowned and said: "Your father has his own reasons for doing things, let's follow suit."

"You are timid. We are in our own house. What are you afraid of?" Princess Sangyun curled her lips, becoming more and more dissatisfied: "Let's do it, A Niang only knows to do it, and you are not a subordinate of the father. Soldier, how come you never know how to ask your father more when you encounter problems?"

"I'm a woman, what do you want to do here?" Princess Yan thoughtfully said, "What's more, there is still an imperial envoy living in the post house outside Mizhou City... At such a juncture, it is better to be careful .”

The news of Xu and Wu's rebellion has spread all over the world, and Mizhou is not a place where eyes and ears are closed, so they have heard of it.

Some people say that the Xu and Wu families rebelled for the sake of the prince...

But the prince is still in the military camp and has not returned, she doesn't know, and dare not ask more questions.

At this time, a servant woman walked in quickly: "Report to the princess, princess... the prince is back."

"Father is back?" Princess Sang Yun quickly stood up: "I'm going to find my father!"

"Princess, don't go at this time..." The maid lowered her voice and said, "The prince just entered the city, so he sent someone to inform the imperial envoy who was waiting at the posthouse, and now everyone has already arrived at the front hall."

Princess Yan's heart tightened.

Has the imperial envoy entered the mansion?

It is still a day of drinking tons of tons of water, good night everyone.