Chapter 573: Mechat
Fukang Palace, since the death of the eldest prince, this place has changed from the drunken gold in the past to a cold and bleak place.
In addition to the extremely vast palace and the heavy buildings and palaces in it, it can also vaguely remind people of the prosperity that once passed.
"It's another late autumn ......"
The eldest princess was caged in gorgeous clothes, and the concubine leaned on the carved railing alone, looking at the hazy moonlight in the sky, and let out a beautiful sigh.
In fact, this autumn is the most stable autumn she has ever had.
In previous years, she had to endure many debauchery, shamelessness, and immorality of the eldest prince, as well as guarding against the favored concubines in the mansion seeking positions and making slaves in rebellion, so she couldn't be idle for a day.
Now that the formless and virtuous people are not there, the favored concubines are scattered, and the Diao slaves are also taken away.
The whole world is quiet as if she is the only one left......
But there is another person, the only daughter of the royal capital inspector. How can a young, pampered woman from a young age face the loneliness safely? In particular, she also enjoyed the ten-mile red carpet and the transcendent wedding ceremony of the emperor and queen in person.
Over the past few months, his heart has become more and more changeable, and his temper has become more and more irritable.
Picking up food and clothing, and scolding people, is almost ordinary.
But she was all tolerant of her.
She needed someone to serve, so she didn't cut off the people in her house.
She never got tired of eating, so she arranged the best food in the house for her.
Anyway, although the palace is not prosperous, the king's fortune and the emperor's village are all there, and the wealth that the prince forcibly seized in the past is still there, and there is nowhere to go, so he doesn't give it to others, and he blindly keeps it, which may cause misfortune.
She was so tolerant and indulgent to the princess, and the people in the palace speculated that she was worried about the concubine's background......
After all, if you are another family, in such a situation, it is good for the side concubine to not be picked up by the princess to a dismal end, how dare you be so presumptuous?
She just smiled at this.
In terms of background, her father's status may not be lower than that of the capital.
Suddenly, she lowered her head, and her mind sank.
Although the experience of the palace for several years has enabled her to cultivate a pampered and humiliated temperament, she can live in poverty in peace.
But in retrospect, she was only good-looking since she was a child, and she was born in a tall family.
When she was a young girl, she also dreamed and fantasized about her future life.
But I didn't expect that in the double decade, everything seemed to come to an end.
She thought of that person, the young general who was very different from the eldest prince in terms of appearance, character, behavior, conversation, and so on.
She shared one roof with him for a month......
When it was, she had planned countless sweet dreams, and the other party was the owner of this palace, and she, as his princess, was the happiest woman in the world.
Unfortunately, dreams are illusions after all.
A month later, he was gone, so resolutely, without a trace of remembrance.
By the way, the capital has been in turmoil recently, and even the air seems to be filled with the atmosphere of fierce and dangerous soldiers.
In the whirlpool of power, he doesn't know where he is now, whether he is Kang'an?
Quietly took out a silk handkerchief and wiped his moist eyes, and when he raised his eyes, a black shadow shook out of the corner of his eyes, and then there was a very slight sound.
"Who?"
She whispered and quietly straightened up, ready to shout and run at any moment.
In the dimness, there was not a single sound.
But she was still highly nervous, and she intuitively felt that she was a thief in her backyard, and the other party seemed to be secretly peeking at her.
After a while, a slender figure walked out of the begonia bush, knelt down and said: "The guards under the command of Uncle Jingyuan, see the princess Niangniang." ”
The eldest princess's mouth closed slightly.
Uncle Jing Yuan, it seems to be his title.
……
Dong Pingbo stood on the city tower and looked at the crowded military camp in the distance.
The other side has increased its troops again.
He didn't know that this was the first time that the other party had increased his troops, anyway, according to the scouts he sent out, few of them came back, and the large camps in the north and south that had been emptied by them were now full of people again.
The scout didn't know how many of them were, but how could he not know?
If there is no civil strife outside the city, the existing army alone will be more than three times that of the city......
But will the other party really be like Du Anzhu said, will there be loyal courtiers and generals who will resist and cause civil strife?
In just three days, the other party has concentrated all his strength on the capital. He didn't see a single sign of civil unrest on the other side.
But there are already some signs of chaos in the city......
At the moment, perhaps we can only hope for the soldiers and horses of King Qin in various places.
Will there be King Qin's soldiers and horses?
In fact, since Feng Tang would rather watch his relatives die than ride a hanging basket into the city, he should understand which side is right and which side is wrong.
It's just that for him, who has already been on the boat, stretching out his head and shrinking his head is also a knife, he can only follow forward, at least, the danger has not yet come, at least, they all feel that there is still hope......
"General!"
A group of soldiers escorted a man to the city and reported: "This person disobeyed the military order and secretly hid the secret letter that the rebels shot on the city wall last night!" ”
Dong Pingbo calmly took the stolen goods handed over by the general, glanced at them, and then looked down.
The soldier looked frightened, his uniform disheveled, and it was evident that he had struggled when he was captured.
"Drag it down, slash."
"The general spares his life, the general spares his life......"
Ignoring the soldiers' pleas for mercy, Dong Pingbo took the military newspaper in his hand and clenched his fingers slightly.
How can General Ben spare you?
If you don't die, maybe I'll be the one who dies.
After inspecting everywhere for a day, in the evening, Dong Pingbo returned home, and after dinner, he sat in the study and wrote a defense note to the second prince.
Suddenly, I heard that my family came to report: "Master, the eldest lady has returned home." ”
Jing'er, what is she doing when she comes back?
Dong Pingbo's doubts flashed away, and then he was relieved.
It must have been the recent turmoil in the city that made her worried, so she went home to visit.
Because he put down the pen, straightened his clothes, and asked his daughter to come to the study to see him.
After a long time, when Fang saw the eldest princess coming, Dong Pingbo was slightly displeased.
"Father, forgive me, because I haven't seen my mother for a long time, I have accumulated a lot of mother-daughter gossip, and my father has been waiting for a long time."
The eldest princess did not take the posture of a princess in front of her parents, and took the lead in apologizing.
"Sit down."
Uncle Dongping ordered him to sit down, and while continuing to work, he asked without raising his head: "How are you doing in the house recently?" ”
"Thank you for your father's concern, everything is fine in my daughter's house."
Dong Pingbo glanced up, and then sighed in his heart that he asked more, what else is good or bad in her house now.
Because of a little pity, he said: "Since you have returned home, you will stay for a few more days and accompany your mother well." ”
In the past, he didn't keep her, because the princess should not live in her mother's house for a long time.
But now it doesn't matter.
The fool of the eldest prince is dead, even the emperor is dead, and no one cares about the Fukang Mansion right now.
The eldest princess thanked her father for his kindness, and looked at the spacious study, except for the attendant at the door, there was no one else, she lowered her voice, but said as usual: "Father, has you ever thought of abandoning the dark and turning to the light?" ”
She deliberately sat at the head of the case before, just to get closer to Dong Pingbo.
Despite this, her voice was still too small, so close that Dong Pingbo almost didn't hear it clearly, and raised his head to look at her in surprise.
It wasn't until he saw the positive color on his daughter's face that he realized that he hadn't listened.
So Shen Mei scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? ”
"The daughter is not talking nonsense, the daughter already knows that the situation in the city is ...... now"
Dong Pingbo interrupted her: "It's rare for you to go back to the house, so you will go to your mother's room tonight and talk to her." ”
Then at the end of the sentence, he lowered his voice and said, "If you have anything to say, you will talk about it then." ”
The eldest princess also realized that she was too eager, and the person explained last night that there might be someone else's eyeliner at home.
What I have to say to my father is very important, and if I am not careful, I may harm my father.
So he nodded and said, "Then the daughter won't bother, and the father should rest early." ”
Get up and bless, then step back.
……
Late at night, seeing that her mother, who had been talking to her for a long time, couldn't help but fall asleep, but the eldest princess had no sleep, staying on the couch tossing and turning.
Her father's caution made her realize once again how important what she had to say to him.
Time kept ticking, and only a candle burned quietly in the room.
My father was sleeping in the side room next to him, and at this time, the people should have rested.
The eldest princess thought for a moment, and suddenly got up from the couch and prepared to go over.
As soon as he got up, he saw that Dong Pingbo had already stood at the door of the room.
"Father!"
She wanted to say goodbye, but Dong Pingbo waved his hand and sat down on the high stool on the side.
She walked over and stood silently.
Dong Pingbo poured himself a cup of tea, and said in a calm voice: "Say, what do you want to do when you come back this time?" ”
The eldest princess did not answer, but carefully took out a secret letter from her bosom and said to Dong Pingbo: "Father, please see, this is a secret letter that His Royal Highness King Jing asked me to pass on to my father." ”
Dong Pingbo's fingers holding the tea cup clenched suddenly.
King Jing, this term, he has heard it more than once in recent days!
He took the secret letter, slowly unfolded the tight roll of paper, and squinted at it:
"General Chen Huijian:
General Chen joined the army as a young man and bravely won the three armies. Later, he followed the Emperor Taishang to conquer the west, defeated the Hui Dynasty, and was awarded the title of earl.
Heroic, heroic, and admirable.
However, at a time when the national pillar was unstable and the imperial court was in danger, General Chen did not distinguish between right and wrong, and raised troops to help the anti-king steal the capital, wanting to steal the sky and change the pillar and subvert the palace.
Is such disloyalty and injustice not in vain in the name of heroes?
A few days ago, in the royal autumn hunting ground, the second prince instigated the rebels to rebel, and then sent dead soldiers to assassinate several times, intending to murder the two saints, subvert human ethics, and usurp the dynasty.
Fortunately, the sky will not die, and I will be a great mystery.
Although the Emperor Taishang was frightened and unconscious for a while, the dragon was unharmed and woke up safely.
Knowing the rebellion of the two princes, the thunder was furious, and ordered the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to work together to punish the rebellion!
In the current situation, the 100,000 troops of the imperial court have arrived in the capital, and the local troops who are expected to be coaxed to Beijing by the rebel party have also received the holy order of the emperor, and they have raised their hearts and are determined to fight against the rebel king.
Under such a general trend, the defeat of the anti-king party was only in an instant.
However, this king is trusted by the emperor and is fully responsible for all things against rebellion, but he can't bear to see more innocent soldiers shed blood and sacrifice.
Therefore, this king deeply implored the general to see the general situation, in the name of loyalty and righteousness, and put the lives of the great Xuan soldiers first, Kaicheng surrendered, and helped the court to rebel against the king.
If the general can abandon the darkness and turn to the light as soon as possible, let the rebel army enter the city, and reduce the innocent sacrifices, this king makes the following promise to the general:
Within a day of receiving this secret letter, the general led the army into the city, pardoned the general and his family, and gave the general the title of marquis after the successful suppression of the rebellion.
If the city is opened within two days, only the general will be pardoned.
Two days later, the soldiers met each other, the corpses were covered with a sea of blood, blood and pestles, and the sins of the generals could not be washed away forever.
At that time, all those who plotted rebellion and assisted in the rebellion in the city will destroy the nine clans!
I hope that the general will be clear.
King Jing is sincere.
On the evening of the third day of September in the thirteenth year of Jingtai.