Early 872
For the first time, Emperor Yongzhen's face showed a look of panic.
Although he had expected that this matter would be difficult to settle, and he knew that there must be other chaos in it, he did not expect that the Lu family and the Helan family would actually act at the same time.
Even if the Helan family is still far away from the capital, even if they lead the troops to march quickly, it will take several days, and Helan Mingquan is not a madman who doesn't care about the world, but Beining is different.
Beining is not far from the capital, that Lu Feng was Xiao Yuanzhu's person earlier, he had killed Lu Yunhu on Feng'an Mountain, if Lu Feng brought people to the capital, and the chaos in the capital has not been solved, when the time comes, even if he still wants to suppress everything, it will be difficult.
Emperor Yongzhen forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Gao Zheng, immediately go and pass on King Xiang and others to come in!"
Xiao Minyuan and the others stood outside the imperial study and waited for a long time, Feng Qizhou had already been in for half an hour, except for the faint angry shouts, they couldn't hear what Emperor Yongzhen was talking to him clearly, and it wasn't until Gao Zheng hurriedly entered that they learned from the accompanying eunuchs that the Lu family and the Helan family were opposed.
Everyone was flustered.
Xiao Yanxu stood beside Xiao Minyuan: "Third brother, what do you say about this matter, how will my father solve it? Then Liao Chuxiu is too bold to dare to lead troops to besiege the palace..."
Xiao Minyuan looked back coldly, how could he not hear the temptation in Xiao Yanxu's words.
The corners of his mouth twitched, if the old town Yuanhou was really killed by Emperor Yongzhen, what was strange about Liao Chuxiu's temperament leading troops to besiege the palace, not to mention that he didn't rush into the palace, but just surrounded the palace gate.
It's just that there are some words that he knows in his heart, this is outside the imperial study, so many pairs of eyes are staring, Xiao Minyuan naturally won't help the "traitor" Liao Chuxiu speak.
Xiao Minyuan avoided Xiao Yanxu's previous question, and just said lightly: "The holy will is unpredictable, I have never been able to please my father, how can I guess his thoughts, but the fourth brother often walks in front of the saint, he should know better than me." ”
Xiao Yanxu was instantly embarrassed by Xiao Minyuan's words, and only felt that Xiao Minyuan was mocking him for being thrown out of the Dragon Platform that day.
He was so angry that his face turned red, but he could only grit his teeth and stare at Xiao Minyuan.
Xiao Minyuan just sneered, his eyes crossed with ridicule, he didn't care about Xiao Yanxu's resentment at all, he turned his head and saw Xiao Jinyu next to him who seemed to be in a daze, and stretched out his hand to pat him.
"Ninth brother. ”
"Huh?"
Xiao Jinyu's eyes were empty, and he patted him before he came back to his senses: "What's wrong with the third brother?"
Xiao Minyuan's eyes flashed slightly when he saw his stunned appearance: "What's wrong with you, why are you in a daze?"
Xiao Jinyu heard this and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking, will my father really do those things?" Third brother, you say, the first emperor, and the old marquis Liao, is it really my father who did it..."
"Ninth brother!"
Xiao Minyuan was shocked when he heard Xiao Jinyu ask these words directly, he quickly interrupted Xiao Jinyu's voice, looked up at the side, and saw that no one else was paying attention to this side, so he pulled Xiao Jinyu and said in a deep voice:
"You don't want to die, dare to talk nonsense about these things?"
Xiao Jinyu's face was slightly pale and a little at a loss.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Min breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and let go of his last precautions: "Xiao Jiu, no matter what, my father is my father, and he is the lord of this Great Yan, you don't have to care about right or wrong in some things, let alone whether it's true or not, you just need to remember to be cautious in your words and deeds." ”
"What you just said was originally worried about your father, but if others heard it and distorted its meaning, thinking that you were dissatisfied with your father, and spread it to your father's ears, what do you think he would do to you?"
"You are not young anymore, and you have been crowned king, and your father relies on you very much, you must not be as childish as before. ”
Xiao Jinyu lowered his head for a long time when he heard this, and then said, "Third brother, I know." ”
Xiao Minyuan patted Xiao Jinyu on the shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Don't take the lead in this matter, you are simple and don't be drilled by others, if there is anything, the third brother will help you." ”
Xiao Jinyu smiled gratefully when he heard this: "Thank you, third brother." ”
When Gao Zheng came out to pass them in, Xiao Minyuan and Xiao Jinyu already looked very familiar, Xiao Minyuan was like a good brother who was very considerate of his younger brother, and Xiao Jinyu was dutifully playing the role of the Nine Emperor Princes who did not know the world and was simple and impulsive.
When everyone entered, they saw Feng Qizhou standing aside, and Emperor Yongzhen, who was at the top, looked very bad.
"You can also see today's things clearly, Liao Chuxiu led troops to besiege the city, and news came back from Beining and Hefu County that the Lu family had rebelled, and although the Helan family had not yet rebelled, they had also sent people to lead troops north, thinking that they would enter Beijing to reinforce Liao Chuxiu. ”
"All of you Aiqing are pillars of the imperial court, and you have a solution to the current predicament. ”
Everyone below looked at each other, and no one spoke.
After a while, Li Fengqian hesitated a little and said: "Beining and Bai'an are all important places on the border of my Dayan, and the Lu family and Helan family have privately transferred troops to Beijing, and there must be countermeasures, and now Beijing is in chaos, if we don't quell the rebellion in Beijing before the people on both sides enter Beijing, and transfer troops from other cities to help, I am afraid that they will really be unable to return to the sky at that time." ”
"The minister seconded the proposal, Liao Chuxiu is a chaotic minister and thief, and he is forced to surround the palace with troops, which seems to be revenge for his father, but in fact he is threatened by force, and His Majesty must order someone to take it down as soon as possible. ”
"The minister also agreed, Your Majesty can order someone to capture Lu Yunhu and Liao Chuxiu, so as to threaten the people of the Lu family and the Helan family, as long as the reinforcements are transferred again, they will definitely be able to solve the dilemma in Beijing. ”
Several other people around him also spoke one after another, speaking impassionedly and indignantly.
Emperor Yongzhen listened to the words of the following ministers, blocked his throat in one breath, slammed the table and said angrily: "Capture, who is going? Li Chengxiang is going, or Chen Ge Lao, Rui Ge Lao? or a few of you?"
The group of ministers who were foaming at the mouth just now were collectively silenced.
Emperor Yongzhen's face was full of iron, and when he turned his head and saw Feng Qizhou with a mocking expression, he almost vomited blood.
Xiao Minyuan was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Father, with the current situation in Beijing, it is impossible to forcibly suppress it as the adults said. ”
"Let's not say that Liao Chuxiu holds more than half of the troops in Beijing in his hands, and the swords and soldiers are together, no one can say the victory or defeat, it's just about Lu Yunhu and Liu Xiangcheng, once the father and the emperor order someone to do it, it is equivalent to directly admitting the things they said, and at that time, outsiders will only think that the father is weak-hearted, so they would rather kill than dare to face them directly. ”
"Even if Liao Chuxiu can be suppressed this time and captured and killed, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will take advantage of this matter to commit rebellion in the future, and you must not forget, where the Lu family and Helan family are located, if they really ignore the withdrawal of border troops, how can South Vietnam and Rongbian let go of this great opportunity?"