Chapter 1142 The King of Wei Returns to Beijing
Yuan Qingling looked at her eagerness but stopped, and was so anxious that she was about to jump out, "Just say it quickly, I'm not blind, I can see that it's abnormal. Lao Wu even deliberately sent me to another courtyard and asked the Supreme Emperor to move here to invite Prince Anfeng and his wife to come back to guard the situation. It must be a very important matter."
A Si said, "You have guessed it, then I'm not a big mouth. Xu Yi told me that after investigation, it was found that the prince of Pingnan was very likely to be Hong Lie disguised himself, and there was also a rebellion in the Beiying area. Some generals secretly surrendered to Prince An. Xu Yi said that Hong Lie's men captured Princess An and the little princess, and forced Prince An to rebel and force the palace."
Yuan Qingling was shocked, "Is the prince of Pingnan Hong Lie?
Who said it?
Is there any evidence?
Didn’t Lao Wu say that Hong Lie is on the way to Beijing?”
A Si shook his head, "The Fourth Master's people came back. The man who went to Beijing really looked like Hong Lie, but it was not Hong Lie. From his actions to his temperament, he didn't look like Hong Lie. He was fake and used to divert his sight. In fact, Hong Lie had already entered Beijing and accompanied the King of Pingnan to Beijing. After entering Beijing, he lived in the Chu family and walked with major officials and royal relatives in private. Xu Yi said that the prince was just suspicious at that time. Later, Mr. Hong Ye went to observe secretly and said that the prince of Pingnan might have worn a human skin mask, and his every move was very similar to Hong Lie. Mr. Hong Ye was Hong Lie's biological son, and what he said should be somewhat reliable."
Yuan Qingling thought about it carefully. From Lin Xiao’s appearance at the Prince of Pingnan’s Mansion to the King of Pingnan’s message back to the capital, all signs indicate that the Prince of Pingnan and Hong Lie colluded with him. However, is the Prince of Pingnan actually Hong Lie?
What about the original Prince of Pingnan?
He used a light move, first building momentum for King An's public opinion, and then holding Princess An to force Prince An to force the palace. The Northern Tang Dynasty will surely be in chaos. I believe that at this time, the Northern Desert Army is ready to go.
And the southern border will not be calm. Hongye originally controlled the northern border, but when he thought about it carefully, the northern border was quickly recovered by him because he had taken over Hong Lie's hidden lines. If those hidden lines turned against him, the northern border was actually under Hong Lie's control.
The red leaves thought Hong Lie was dead, and they were indifferent and didn't care about the northern border, which hit Hong Lie's thoughts.
This step-by-step calculation, eroding step by step, without any sensation, without bloodshed, is really terrible.
Yuan Qingling was frightened. Hong Lie was really a masterpiece. These layouts were probably not a short time. He had already lurked in the Northern Tang Dynasty. Not only the Northern Tang Dynasty, but also the same was true for dealing with the Great Zhou Dynasty. I am afraid that there were also hidden secrets in the Dayue Kingdom and Daxing. What exactly did this person do?
Did you learn from the First Emperor to unify the seven kingdoms?
The situation Lao Wu is facing is actually very serious. In addition to controlling the chaos in the capital, he also has to defend against the invasion of the Beimo at any time. If Beimo and Hong Lie have already figured out and developed the weapons of the Great Zhou, then this battle is really a tough battle and is about to break out.
Let’s talk about the fact that after Yuwen Hao left the villa, he issued three edicts in a row.
The first route was sent to the southern Xinjiang, and sent to King Shun, asking him to suppress the northern Xinjiang and protect the southern Xinjiang.
The second route was sent to Nanying, and the army of Nanying immediately set sail to the border.
The third edict was issued to the officials of the prefectures and prefectures where the army passed, asking them to ensure the raising and supply of military rations.
He wrote another letter to the Great Zhou Dynasty to Jingting. The letter was sent by the people from Lenglang Gate. The road should not be delayed. The Great Zhou and the Northern Tang Dynasty had an alliance, so he asked the Great Zhou to sell weapons and send troops to reinforce if necessary.
At the same time, he blocked the official roads from Jiangnan Road and Zhili to Beijing, and set up checkpoints. If he registered in Beijing or had no houses opened by the government, he would not be allowed to enter Beijing.
He issued another order, and Jingzhao Prefecture and Gu Si took over the patrol of the imperial guards in the palace, as well as the barracks stationed in Beijing, with about 120,000 people. All of these people were handed over to Commander Gu Si to assist the King of Qi.
On the other hand, he took action on the Ministry of War and transferred King Sun to the Ministry of War, replacing the former Minister of War, and King Sun replaced him. He himself served as Minister of War and held military power.
Finally, according to the list he collected, he replaced officials from various departments and government offices in a large manner. Anyone who appeared on the list would be temporarily suspended, and their positions were quickly replaced. Yu Wenhao had already chosen these people. Over the past few days, he had been waiting for this day and could replace them with drastic measures.
Without prior consultation in the cabinet, he directly issued an order as the prince of the state supervising state. The Ministry of Personnel also removed a group of people and retained the position of Minister of Personnel.
Yuwenhao's move shocked many people.
It was clear that the prince was forced to a desperate situation, and the people were no longer looking for him. There were crowds of people everywhere in the Northern Tang Dynasty to denounce him.
No one expected that the prince would replace officials when he was not famous and should act conservatively.
How could they know that Yu Wenhao's forbearance during this period was just waiting for this most appropriate time to make a heavy counterattack.
It was a blow.
But this attack caused various suspicions among the people. No one discussed the matter of King An's medicine. Everyone was waiting to see what the prince was going to do, because such a large-scale removal of officials was unprecedented, something must have happened.
At this moment, King Wei and Princess Jing and Princess returned to the capital.
The Wei Mansion has been kept for him, but Jing and Princess Jing did not go back with him, nor did they go back to their parents' home, but went to the Sun Mansion to live temporarily.
Among so many sisters-in-law, Princess Sun and Princess Jinghe are the most favorable. Of course, the one who feels most desirable is Princess Sun. She comes to Princess Sun's mansion for the time being, so Princess Sun is naturally very welcome.
The two immediately entered the palace to pay homage to Concubine Jing. After the death of the King of Wei's mother, the King of Wei has been kept by Concubine Jing. Princess Jinghe naturally regarded Concubine Jing as her mother-in-law and was very filial. When Jinghe was separated from the King of Wei, Concubine Jing was too sad and even sick.
Over the years, Concubine Jing has been very concerned about Jinghe. Although she lives in simplicity, she will still send people to Prince Sun’s mansion to ask about Jinghe’s current situation. However, Jinghe has been leaving Beijing since she encountered trouble in the north of Xinjiang, almost no news has been passed back.
Today, when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met, they were inevitably hugging each other and cried bitterly, telling each other about their situation after the separation. When the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine Defei learned that Jinghe had entered the palace, they all came to see him. Jinghe was so shocked that she knelt on the ground and was reluctant to get up for a long time.
The imperial concubine asked about the King of Wei. She also knew that the King of Wei broke his arm when he was in the north of the border. Later, they went to the Great Zhou Dynasty, but no one had ever paid back the specific situation.
Jinghe said: "At the beginning, the Regent of Qingtian of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not willing to help take over the arm. Later, General Jingting persuaded him for a long time, and even the Queen Mother helped him persuade him. The Regent of Qingtian agreed. Now he is fine. He has come back all the way and is familiar with him, so he can use it freely."
"That's good!"
Chapter completed!