Time flies, and the atmosphere in the entire capital is as cold as the current weather.

The news that came earlier said that the second prince Chu Linghong, who went to Fuling first, would be able to help Ling return to Beijing tomorrow, and these days, with the help of Jingyuan and others, the prince had completely controlled the defense cloth in the capital and was fully prepared to deal with various emergencies, such as Chu Linghong's sudden rebellion.

Coming and going, it is already the middle of winter.

The next day, the sky was overcast, the north wind was howling outside the window, and early in the morning, Jing Yuan heard a news from the mouths of the palace people that Chu Linghong led the army really did not enter Beijing, but was directly stationed in the suburbs of Beijing.

At this moment, only the mighty general Yang Yizhi was accompanying Chu Linghong, and the Duke of Dingguo was still on the front line at the moment, guarding against Daxuan, who was still eyeing him.

After several months of scuffle, both sides won and lost, but because of the death of the emperor on the side of Li Guo, the psychological blow to the soldiers was relatively big.

It is not clear what happened over there at the moment, but since the news of Chu Aotian's death came out, Da Xuan's attack was not as sharp as before.

Therefore, at this moment, Chu Linghong did not enter the palace as soon as possible to pay the tiger talisman, but stationed himself in the suburbs of Beijing with a large army, and the meaning was self-evident.

"Go and invite Concubine Jia to Fengyi Palace, and then surround the Tilting Cloud Palace, and everyone up and down is not allowed to go out!"

Jing Yuan frowned and instructed Caihe beside the queen.

"Back to the princess, the queen mother sent someone to Xuanjia Concubine Niangniang early in the morning to talk, but Concubine Jia's mother excused herself that she was unwell and couldn't come to Fengyi Palace to ask the queen mother for peace, and for a while, it was not good to tear her face directly with Concubine Jia, otherwise the second prince would have more reason to raise troops......"

Cai He looked embarrassed, although he replied to Jing Yuan's words, but he glanced at the queen cautiously.

"The queen mother can rest assured, the whole capital is under the control of the prince's brother, and Concubine Jia is in the palace again, so the second prince will not dare to act rashly......"

Jing Yuan looked at the worried queen and couldn't help but whisper a word of comfort.

"Go ahead and see how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing!"

The queen pursed her lips and wanted to send someone to inquire about the news again, but this time before she went out, she saw a small inner eunuch hurriedly running to Fengyi Palace, and when she saw the queen, she knelt down with a "plop" and stammered: "Qi, Queen Qi, the second prince has rebelled, betrayed!" ”

It turned out that half an hour ago, the camp on the outskirts of Beijing.

"Second prince, now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you don't seize it, you will be completely controlled by others in the future!"

Yang Yizhi and his subordinates looked at Chu Linghong, who was worried and walking around, with anxious faces.

"Uncle, I know that you are all for my good, but I always feel panicked......

After all, Chu Linghong's mind is relatively simple, although some time ago, Concubine Jia was talking about this matter in his ear every once in a while, and Chu Linghong gradually had the idea of replacing Chu Lingyu in his heart, but when things really developed to this point, Chu Linghong was still flustered in his heart, and he couldn't wait to retreat directly.

Yang Yizhi looked at Chu Linghong in front of him with hatred of iron and steel, and persuaded bitterly: "A few days ago, the ministers have heard about what you and Concubine Jia did in Beijing, and secretly stumbled His Royal Highness the Prince, and let people spread the rumors of the Queen's Mother, the second prince, the reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Queen Mother did not make trouble before was because the ministers still had heavy troops in their hands, if you can't put up a big banner at the moment, the minister's tiger talisman must be sent to the palace according to the rules, and then these tens of thousands of troops will not necessarily listen to our orders anymore!" ”

This simple and easy-to-understand truth Chu Linghong naturally understands, but the idea of being willing to be mediocre in his heart for more than ten years collided with the greedy idea that had just sprouted recently, and he alternately gained the upper hand in Chu Linghong's heart.

"Uncle ......"

Chu Linghong swallowed his saliva, and said to Yang Yi with a bitter face: "Although we have our father's coffin and tens of thousands of troops in our hands now, the mother concubine is still in the palace, if this prince directly raises troops to cause trouble, I am afraid that the mother concubine will encounter accidents......"

"Hahaha......"

Yang Yizhi looked up to the sky and smiled, and looked at Chu Linghong with an appreciative expression: "The minister knows that he has not mistaken His Royal Highness the Second Prince!" The benevolence of the second prince is really my blessing! ”

After a pause, Yang Yizhi clapped his hands again, and then said to Chu Linghong mysteriously: "Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, please take a look, who is this?" ”

At this moment, a person dressed as a palace maid stepped forward and did not pay homage, Chu Linghong fixed his eyes, was taken aback at first, and then was overjoyed, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and asked with a surprised face: "Mother?!" Why are you here? ”

Yes, the palace maid in front of her is Concubine Jia, and the one in the palace who can't escape is just a stand-in.

"Your uncle had expected this to happen a long time ago, so he took the concubine out early......

Concubine Jia helped Chu Linghong, who was kneeling on the ground, with a relieved face, and the tip of her nose couldn't help but be a little sour.

"Good boy, the mother knows that you can do it, now that you have a heavy army in your hands and you have no worries, why don't you give it a go? If she can succeed, it will not be in vain that the mother concubine has been cautious in the palace all these years, bowing down in front of others, pretending to be crazy and stupid! ”

As she spoke, Concubine Jia's eyes flashed with excitement, as if the scene in front of her was about to be the second prince ascending the throne as the emperor, successfully becoming the queen mother, and pressing the queen and Concubine Rou under her feet.

"But the mother ......"

Chu Linghong frowned, and said cautiously: "If this move can't be successful, then let's ......"

"If you haven't fought yet, how can you say defeat?!"

Without waiting for Chu Linghong to finish speaking, Concubine Jia violently interrupted Chu Linghong's words, grabbed his sleeve, and said eagerly: "Hong'er, the great opportunity is at your hand right now, do you want to give up right now?!" Think about how much humiliation your mother has suffered for you over the years, can you bear to watch your mother continue to be humiliated like this?! If you don't do anything this time, the mother concubine, the mother concubine will not recognize you as a son! ”

Chu Linghong looked at Concubine Jia with an expectant face in front of him, and his uncle with a firm face behind him, his heart was crossed, he gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "What the mother said is that with such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the son must uphold his father's last wishes, conform to the will of the people, and ascend to the throne!" ”

The second prince raised his arms and exhaled, and sure enough, he summoned Chu Aotian to leave a will before his death, abolishing Chu Lingyu's position as the crown prince, and re-establishing Chu Linghong as the crown prince, and succeeding to the unification, in order to seek peace and security for the country and the people.

Then, with the tiger talisman as an order, he led his tens of thousands of troops to forcibly attack the capital.

And at the first time when Chu Linghong rebelled, Chu Lingyu received the news, closed the city gate, and ordered all the people to close their doors to avoid disaster.

It's just that the defense of the capital is not defeated by tens of thousands of troops after all, and it doesn't take half an hour for Chu Linghong's army to break through the gate of the capital, although there are military regulations that do not harass the people, but Chu Linghong is not strict in law enforcement, and there are still many soldiers who take the opportunity to make trouble.

Being attacked by Chu Linghong so quickly, everyone was unexpected.

Jing Yuan questioned Luo Changan with an angry face, but in exchange for Luo Changan's bitterness.

"Back to the princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince handed over the north gate of the east gate of the capital to Lord Ning Xiu Hanning, and the rebel army was the first to attack these two city gates, so the minister doubted ......"

Hearing the words "Ning Xiuhan", Jing Yuan's face was full of gloom.

"How can Brother Crown Prince be so confused!"

Jing Yuan turned his face to Chu Lingyu's direction violently, and said with a look of resentment: "Jing Yuan has reminded you many times before that Ning Xiuhan is not trustworthy, so you still have to entrust him with a heavy responsibility!" Now, what should I do? ”

"No wonder Gu sent someone to announce the entry of these adults into the palace today, Ning Xiuhan actually found an excuse and couldn't come!"

Chu Lingyu's heart trembled, his hands clenched tightly into fists, and the chagrin in his heart didn't need to be said, it was just too late to regret it.

"Queen Qiyu, His Royal Highness the Prince, Princess, and the slave just went to the Cloud Palace to invite Concubine Jia to come, but I never thought that it was Tingmei, a cheap maid!"

At this moment, the big eunuch beside the queen hurriedly went to the palace and pushed Tingmei to the ground.

"What?!"

This was like a bolt from the blue, and even Jing Yuan was taken aback again!

"Hahaha......"

I saw Tingmei look at the frightened people in the hall, and suddenly laughed out loud.

"Smack!"

Caihe suddenly became angry in his heart, and slapped Tingmei, and Tingmei's laughter stopped abruptly.

", where did Concubine Jia go, don't you hurry up and recruit from the truth!"

Caihe looked resentful and clamped Tingmei's chin violently.

During this period of time, relying on the rise of Chu Linghong's status in the court, the Qianyun Palace and Tingmei were also proud in the palace, and they were not less jealous.

"Our mother? Haha, our mother had expected all this for a long time, and she left the palace three days ago! ”

Listening to Mei's eyes full of smugness after madness: "You want to use our mother to contain His Royal Highness the Second Prince?" Dream! Hahaha...... Our second prince is brave and good at fighting, but he is not like His Royal Highness the Prince, a sick man! The emperor has repeatedly praised the second prince for being like him, why, just because our mother is not the queen, so our second prince can't become the crown prince?! ”

Taking a breath, Tingmei moved her gaze to the queen's face again: "Our mother's family background is better than yours, and our wrists are higher than yours, why, why is the emperor only a woman from a common person in his heart!" Over the years, our mother has been walking on thin ice in the palace, and if she makes a mistake, she will be scolded, why do you do nothing, so you can win the emperor's heart! We're...... Burst! ”

Before he finished speaking, a mouthful of blood spurted out of Tingmei's mouth, his eyes widened, and he looked straight at Jing Yuan, who stabbed himself in front of him.

"Jing Yuan?!"

The queen and the crown prince were taken aback, and looked at Jing Yuan with a stunned face, but Jing Yuan calmly pulled out his dagger, and commanded Luo Changan with an expressionless face: "If you have the opportunity, you can be considered a loyal servant, if you have the opportunity, bury it!" ”

Turning his head, Jing Yuan pursed his lips, and a smile appeared on his face: "This dagger was given to the prince's brother by my father back then, and I saw that it was going to come...... Brother Prince, even if Jing Yuan fights to the death today, he will protect you and the queen mother! ”