482, Entering the palace alone?
There was a hustle and bustle in the princess's mansion. Prince Nankang stood among the guards and looked at the scene in front of him in shock and anger. Princess Shenyou actually got a substitute and was in the mansion. I don't know what he did in Pingjing City that day. Or, Princess Shenyou didn't return to the capital today at all. She was so calm that she really didn't worry about the safety of Emperor Yongjia at all?
The follower next to him said anxiously: "Prince, let's go quickly." Prince Nankang nodded. He could not delay delaying the time here. Something happened to Ahulu. Maybe it was Princess Shenyou who was striking trouble. Seeing the evening breeze standing under the eaves, Prince Nankang said in a deep voice: "Let's go!"
A group of people left behind people who blocked the Princess Shenyou's Mansion, while the other part protected Prince Nankang and walked out. Wanfeng looked at them leaving indifferently, and Xiao Yan'er beside him asked, "Are you letting them go like this?" Wanfeng smiled and said, "Our people have been taken out by the princess, we can't stop them, so don't worry. The princess should be almost the same now..."
The reason why I deliberately made a Shenyou Princess here was to show the entire capital that the Shenyou Princess was back, but at the same time it needed to attract the attention of Prince Nankang and the people of the Northern Jin Dynasty. They thought that Princess Shenyou was still in the mansion, and forgot to guard against the princess’ actions outside. All of this was naturally to deal with those tribe members.
Xiao Yan'er nodded and said, "Then what are we going to do next?" Although she doesn't understand these intrigues, it's always right to listen to Wanfeng. Wanfeng smiled and said, "The Prince of Nankang will definitely send someone to the princess in the next step, and the next step... let's go."
Xiao Yan'er blinked, "Where are you going?" Wanfeng smiled and said, "Go and save Mr. Huan Yu."
Prime Minister's Mansion
Shangguan Chengyi sat in the study and played alone in a game of chess. The slightly cold wind outside the half-open window blew the candlelight not far away, but he seemed to feel no cold at all, staring at the game for a long time without moving.
Since Zhuo left the Shangguan family, his eldest son became an official outside, and his second son joined the Shenyou Army, the Prime Minister's Mansion became much quieter. At first, Mrs. Shangguan was making a fuss to find her grandson or re-string her son, but Shangguan Chengyi didn't mean that. After a long time, Mrs. Shangguan calmed down. After all, she was old and someone was trying to make trouble for her, but now she has no one tossed her. It doesn't matter if she makes trouble for her anymore. Not to mention that Mrs. Shangguan was seriously ill at the beginning of the year and became less energetic.
Shangguan Chengyi sometimes felt that the entire mansion was as quiet as stagnant water.
I don't know how long it took, a footstep came hurried outside. A young man wearing a servant looked down and walked in and said respectfully, "Master."
Shangguan Chengyi raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard the fun outside today, what happened?"
The young man said: "Go back to the master, the troops stationed in the capital surrounded the Beijin Posthouse?"
Shangguan Chengyi casually put the chess piece in his hand and smiled and said, "Your Highness, your princess is really extraordinary. Just now he came back, there was such a big noise?" The young man nodded and said, "Go back to the master, the princess's mansion... the princess doesn't seem to go out." Shangguan Chengyi shook his head, and seemed to stand up at the table in a good mood and walked outside. The young man was a little puzzled and asked, "Master, where are you going so late?"
Shangguan Chengyi walked to the side and took off the cloak from the shelf, put it on his shoulders, and said, "Go out."
"But outside the mansion..." There were a group of officers and soldiers outside the mansion. They were still able to find ways to ask someone to be compatible. I'm afraid no one dared to let the adults go out?
Shangguan Chengyi snorted and said, "I am the prime minister of the current dynasty. Could it be...will those people really dare to kill me?" Of course, no one dared to kill Shangguan Chengyi, unless they really and decided to rebel at all costs. Looking at Shangguan Chengyi's figure leaving like the wind, the servant hurriedly followed.
After leaving Princess Shenyou's Mansion, Prince Nankang immediately repented in the palace and ordered someone to catch all the people in Princess Shenyou's Mansion. The night in the palace was quieter than outside. Prince Nankang walked back and forth in the imperial study, looking anxious.
"Your Majesty, something is wrong!"
Prince Nankang's heart sank and said sternly: "What's the big deal?"
The people who came in knelt down on the ground and said in a deep voice: "The people sent to the command came back to report that half of the troops guarding the capital refused to obey the order!" Prince Nankang gritted his teeth and said: "They don't want to live anymore?"
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "They said... they have received the military orders of the commander of the Palace Front Commander, the commander of the Infantry Commander, and the commander of the Horse Commander, and the commander of the Horse Commander, and they must not obey the orders! If the prince wants to mobilize his troops, please show His Majesty's edict and the tiger talisman, and the edict of taking the positions of the three commanders."
"Bastard!" Prince Nankang was furious. He never expected that those martial arts would attack at this time. The most important thing was that Feng Zheng, the commander of the Palace Front Office, was in his hands. Who issued the military order?! Prince Nankang breathed a few breaths, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Send a message to those heads of the family and tell them all the conditions. I will agree! In addition, immediately bring the old guy named Zhu to the palace to me!"
"Yes, Prince." The man responded quickly and left in a hurry.
When he was the only one left in the study, Prince Nankang was stunned for a while and finally couldn't help but smash a vase beside him, "Ahulu! This idiot who can only speak big!" He quickly turned around and went out, heading towards the Yongjia Emperor's bedroom.
The lights in the palace were on all night. The face of Prince Nankang's prince became increasingly ugly. The news brought back by the person who ran to send the message was not very good. Although some of the aristocratic families agreed to his conditions, two aristocratic families ignored them at all, and even the head of the family did not see them. It was just two, which should have had no effect at all, but I don't know why Prince Nankang felt a vague feeling of uneasiness in his heart.
The imperial guards in the city once again staged a melee of killing each other three years ago. However, this time the enemy of Princess Shenyou changed. For a moment, Prince Nankang could not help but believe Prince Anxin. What a similar scene? How could it not be shocking?
Emperor Yongjia was in poor health, and his face became even more ugly when he was pulled up late at night. Looking at Prince Nankang's angry look, Emperor Yongjia was in a good mood. "It seems that you can't beat my Qing'er." Prince Nankang gritted his teeth and said, "Shut up!" Emperor Yongjia snorted and shook his head lightly, "You have been huddled in the fiefdom for so many years, why do you have to come to this muddy water? Just like that... you still want to seize the throne, don't you think it's funny?"
Prince Nankang gritted his teeth and said, "What's so funny?"
Emperor Yongjia smiled and said, "Do you really think the people of the Clan want to cooperate with you? Do you really think those aristocratic families will be the main one? Once you ascend the throne, the Clan people will hold a handle for you to usurp the throne. At that time, you will still let them ask for it? As for those aristocratic families... they just want a better puppet, it doesn't matter who it is. It's just that you jump out and control yourself better than others. Do you think they have only found you in the past few years? Why don't you ask Boning, do those people look for him or you? You are even worse than Prince Anxin. He has at least power and can even control some of the soldiers. You have nothing, and you dare to break into Pingjing Imperial City with your thousands of personal soldiers and only tens of thousands of soldiers raised secretly?"
Prince Nankang's expression was a little distorted, and he glared at Emperor Yongjia angrily and said, "Even if I am, I will drag you to bury you!"
Emperor Yongjia shook his head disapprovingly and said, "My health is no longer good. Even if you don't do it, you won't be able to live long."
"I will kill you now!" Prince Nankang said angrily.
Emperor Yongjia said: "Kill me now... do you dare?"
Prince Nankang was speechless. Yes, he dared not. If he killed Emperor Yongjia now, it would be equivalent to destroying his last trump card himself. Of course, he would not do such a thing. Looking at Emperor Yongjia, Prince Nankang sneered and said, "Since Your Majesty is so confident in Princess Shenyou, let's take a look at how His Highness Shenyou is filial, right?" Emperor Yongjia looked at him and sighed lightly, and shook his head.
The whole capital city did not sleep all night, and it finally gradually became quiet when it was lightly dawn. At the gate of the palace, a group of ministers waiting for the morning court were guarding outside the palace gate. However, these people looked different, some were excited, some were in a state of despair, and some were frightened. But no matter what, these people all had ambitions standing here together as if waiting for something.
Until a group of people appeared on the street, Princess Shenyou, who had not seen for a long time, walked from the other end of the street. She was surrounded by many young people who seemed familiar to people and soldiers wearing military uniforms and neatly walked. Even though she was just wearing red clothes, without makeup or pearls and jade, she still felt imposing and peerless against the sound of the neat footsteps of the soldiers who seemed to be unable to see the end.
"Everyone, what are you doing?" Chu Ling walked closer and looked at the people standing at the gate of the palace and raised their eyebrows and smiled.
"I've seen the princess." Everyone said in unison.
Chu Ling waved his hand and said, "Don't give me a gift. Are you preparing to go to the morning court? Since you have morning court today, why is the palace gate still not open?"
A young official couldn't help but step forward and said, "Princess, I, for some reason, have not opened the palace gate today."
Chu Ling smiled and said, "I don't know? Do you guys don't know?"
There was a silence in front of the palace gate. Chu Ling raised his hand and patted his hands gently, and smiled and said, "Since I don't know, do you guys know?"
Several people were suppressed and threw them in front of everyone. Everyone quickly looked down and found that they were two envoys from the Northern Jin Dynasty, two generals stationed in the capital, and several civil servants. Two of them were the heads of the powerful family in the capital. They had a whole night of fuss last night, and they naturally found out some information. But they did not expect that Princess Shenyou was so thunderous and vigorous after returning to the capital. She had caught so many people in just one day and one night.
Some people can't help but feel panic and guilty.
Someone said something directly and said, "Princess, what do you mean?"
Chu Ling looked at the middle-aged man talking, and then smiled for a while, "Why are there always people asking me what it means?" The middle-aged man glanced at the person who was jailed to the ground and said in a deep voice: "It would be fine for the princess to kidnap the envoy of Northern Jin, but she actually kidnapped the generals and officials of the court. Shouldn't the minister ask?"
Chu Ling sneered and said, "So... the head of the Yan family made up his mind to do the right thing with me?"
The middle-aged man said, "I don't understand the princess' words. It's because the princess is acting inappropriately. How can the subordinate officials make the right statement to the princess?"
"Is it right?" Chu Ling glanced at everyone with a smile and said, "So you might as well tell me, is it wrong for Prince Nankang to act properly now?"
Everyone was silent again, and the middle-aged man said, "I don't know what Prince Nankang did to make the princess so angry. If the princess thinks that there is something wrong with Prince Nankang, it's just to report to Your Majesty or ask it in the court. Now the princess has brought so many soldiers to surround the palace, it's inappropriate." Chu Ling nodded and said, "It makes sense."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression also slowed down a little, "Since the princess knows that it's inappropriate, why not..."
"What a pity..." Chu Ling's voice interrupted his unfinished words, "I am not here to reason with you today."
"Can't it be? The princess wants to force the palace!" Someone said sternly, and a few more people stood up behind the middle-aged man. With them coming forward, someone immediately agreed, his eyes full of dissatisfaction with Chu Ling. The smile on Chu Ling's lips became more and more intense, and the faint light of the lantern hanging at the door of the palace made her smile cold and solemn. Chu Ling smiled and said with a smile on her leisurely: "It is said that the pen of a literati is comparable to a murder knife. Why do I think that the mouth of this literati is not inferior? After a few words, I became the person who forced the palace?"
"If the princess doesn't want to force the palace, why don't the soldiers behind her retreat?" someone asked.
Chu Ling narrowed his eyes slightly, "Who was the ones behind the scenes who were mobilized last night? Do you dare to come out to let me see it? Don't tell me that they are following the orders of Prince Nankang. If he had that ability, would he still beg the people of the Clan and you?" Seeing that no one answered, Chu Ling sneered and said disdainfully: "It's really a group of wastes who dared not behave. No wonder the family business was destroyed by the Clan and his family. He could only run to Pingjing to make some shameful small moves."
The person opposite was ashen. Although most people couldn't see clearly in the dim light, Chu Ling could clearly feel the rage that was shooting towards him. Chu Ling's eyes slowly swept past everyone, and suddenly sneered and said sternly: "Feng Sibei, surrounded this place!"
"Yes, princess!" Feng Sibei, wearing armor, stepped out and responded loudly. At the same time, with a wave of his hand, the soldiers behind him immediately divided into two groups and surrounded the officials gathered at the palace gate.
"Divine blessing Princess, you dare!" someone roared angrily.
Chu Ling pursed her lips and smiled, "I dare."
Faced with the soldiers wearing military uniforms and holding weapons, many people finally couldn't help but panic.
The sky was already white, and some people couldn't help looking at the end of the street. There would be more people when it was dawn. Princess Shenyou wouldn't kill them in front of the people of the capital, right? But what disappointed them was that the only soldiers holding weapons were in the eyes of the soldiers, not even half of the ordinary people. The sudden change outside the palace gate could not be hidden from the people on the palace walls and the city towers, and there were many shaking figures and shaky weapons on the city towers.
Chu Ling reached out to take the bow and arrow of a man behind him, and shot an arrow at the city tower without any hesitation. The arrow did not hurt anyone, and the feather arrow shot onto the pillars on the city tower, and then Chu Ling's voice resounded across the entire palace gate, "Prince Nankang, don't you want me to enter the palace to meet my father? I am here, open the palace gate."
The Prince of Nankang naturally would not appear on the city tower, but the soldiers on the city tower stared at Chu Ling more vigilantly.
Chu Ling chuckled and said, "Prince Nankang, I know you are here. Just because of your appearance of hiding your head and showing your tail, you still want to conquer the world?"
After a while, the figure of Prince Nankang finally appeared on the city tower. Chu Ling could feel the gloomy eyes of Prince Nankang looking at him from afar. Prince Nankang was silent for a moment before saying, "The princess is afraid that she has any misunderstandings about me."
Chu Ling smiled and said, "Is there any misunderstanding? The prince might as well open the palace gate and let the palace go in and see the father. The father thinks it is a misunderstanding, that is a misunderstanding. What does the prince think?"
Prince Nankang chuckled and said, "If the princess is allowed to enter the palace now, can I survive?"
Chu Ling looked at him with his head tilted, and said, "What do you want?"
Prince Nankang said: "Please enter the palace alone."
Chu Ling said: "So, Prince Nankang admits that he has conspired to seize power?" Prince Nankang refused to answer, but his expression seemed very calm and calm, as if Chu Ling was an ignorant child. Chu Ling said: "If I refuse to enter the palace, what can the prince be able to do? Could it be... Prince Nankang still wants to kill his father?"
"..." Prince Nankang gritted his teeth and still said nothing. Of course he could not admit that this was a high-ranking official who gathered the entire Pingjing. If he admitted it, wouldn't he confirm his crime of rebellion? Even if Princess Shenyou and Emperor Yongjia died, it would be extremely difficult for him to sit in that position. After a while, he heard Prince Nankang say, "The princess is joking. Your Majesty is discomfort and misses the princess. Shouldn't the princess go to the palace to meet His Majesty first? Or should the princess not even feel at ease with His Majesty and insists on bringing so many soldiers into the palace? Even if Your Majesty loves the princess, he will not allow the princess to bring so many soldiers into the palace, right?"
Prince Nankang thought that the princess Shenyou would definitely say something like, "It's not that I'm not worried about Your Majesty, I'm not worried about you", but she didn't expect that the woman in red outside the palace gate just pondered slightly and replied with a smile: "Okay."
Chapter completed!