Chapter 18 Changes in Beijing and China Exchange of News
Zheng Yuze led the army and hurried to a place five hundred miles away from Beijing.
The Empress just said fiercely, "I want to see who dares to think like this." The second prince also sent someone to send a letter back, and the errand went smoothly. ”
In today's Weiyang Palace, except for Shangguan Wan, who is serving closely, Qi Xin, Qi Qing and Cao Huanzhi, the rest of the palace people are not allowed to enter the palace. Together with a few princesses and princes who asked for peace, they also had to be sent back.
A few days ago, Shen Changchun hurried to Jizhou to meet the second prince. As soon as the eunuch in the palace left, Shen Changchun arrived.
"Your Royal Highness, I am entrusted by the female envoy of Shangguan to tell you that the empress is not seriously ill, all this is just a play for the big fish behind the scenes, someone in the palace poisoned His Majesty a few days ago, fortunately it is fine. His Royal Highness can investigate the case well, and there is no need to worry about the palace. ”
When the second prince heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and suddenly remembered that the wise girl tilted the umbrella to his side in the storm. smiled: "Sister Lao Changchun has traveled a long distance to deliver the news, I don't know what happened in the palace?" ”
Shen Changchun briefly explained how Shangguan Wan arrested Cui Shangyi and how he sent troops to layout.
The second prince took a sip of tea, remembering those strange eyes, revealing his intelligence, although his mouth was well-behaved and supple, like a well-behaved little fox, he couldn't help laughing, and found that Shen Changchun was looking at him puzzled. Only then did he speak: "Let Sister Changchun smile, I found that the little girl is smart, and I can rest assured that the mother queen has her by her side."
Shen Changchun also smiled: "Wan'er's girl is very smart, but she is a clever person, and when the words arrived, I also set off to return to Beijing, so as not to be found out by someone with a heart." ”
The second prince got up and took out a letter from his bosom: "If my sister sees the Shangguan female envoy, please give her this letter, and inform her of some things in the letter, so that she can take precautions as soon as possible, and when I finish trying this case, I can return to Beijing."
Shen Changchun nodded, saluted and retired.
The weather in Jizhou is good, the dense fog and thin clouds have been cleared by themselves, and the second prince looked up at the blue sky above. The time to close the net is almost up.
And Ji Heng followed Shangshu and His Royal Highness to handle the case in Jizhou, but he didn't expect to meet the person who got rid of Wu Hang at that time and allowed him to be promoted to a great position. The man just said softly and skillfully: "I haven't congratulated Master Ji on his promotion yet."
Ji Heng looked at the tall courtyard wall around him, but the little guy on duty at the door asked, "It's an old man, I don't know how you got into my hall."
The man smiled: "It's not difficult for me to walk the rivers and lakes, and it is not difficult to enter the garden with light skills, I heard that Lord Ji is now working for the case involved in the Jizhou Thorn History, I naturally want to see Lord Ji ascend, I think you also know that this case involves a lot, but it is more involved than Wu Hang let that case be involved at the beginning." ”
Ji Heng looked around from outside the door and closed the door and said, "You came this time, not just to wish me a promotion."
The man took out some land deeds from his sleeve: "These land deeds are all obtained by those who have hoarded land, but please look at the signatures on them."
Ji Heng took the land deeds and flipped through them, his eyes widened: "This, this, these people are actually the names of Lord Zhongshu Ling and Doctor Yushitai, this..."
The man paused: "Don't panic, sir, His Royal Highness the Second Prince will definitely handle this case beautifully this time, but if there are only human witnesses, I'm afraid those powerful people still have room to turn around, if these physical evidences are added, no matter how many mouths they have, they will definitely not be able to excuse themselves."
Ji Heng: "Why do you want to help me again and again?" These can be handed over to the second prince or Chen Shangshu."
The man turned around and said, "Since your Excellency has these physical evidences in hand, it is better to explain the source to Your Highness, because Lord Ji never forms a party for personal gain, only abides by his duty and puts the people first, this is the reason." With that, he easily flew out of the courtyard wall.
Ji Heng took these physical evidence to the palace of the second prince: "Wei Chen carefully searched the palace of the assassin again, but found some physical evidence, these land deeds in addition to Jizhou, there are also other states, I think they are ready to be handed over to the people on this land deed."
The second prince stretched out his hand to take it, and when he saw the name on the deed of land, he just sneered: "Lord Ji is a good person, with these, we don't have to visit the rest of the states, and we will leave for Beijing today."
As the night got late, Shen Changchun entered the palace and brought a letter from the second prince. The letter said that they were almost in danger on the way to Jizhou, and asked Shangguan Wan to deal with what might happen next. The poisoning in the palace should have nothing to do with Song Lin and Lin Cong's party, but I am afraid that someone wants to take the opportunity to make trouble.
And Cui Zhaoxian's brother Cui Lingyuan had just quietly come out of the majestic mansion and got into his own carriage and went back to the house.
After a while, the people in the palace got the news and led a team of men and horses, and released a team of men and horses from the city gate, and they entered the palace, and the news reached Weiyang Palace, and the rebels had already entered the palace.
Lin Xu led the army to guard Weiyang Palace, many princes and princesses also fled from their residences to Weiyang Palace, Shangguan Wan had already sent a message to Zheng Yuze in the morning, so that they could be stationed closer to the city, and the forbidden army and guards with knives elsewhere in the palace were resisting to the death.
Shangguan Wan stood on the roof and set off three fireworks bombs as a signal, and when Zheng Yuze's army outside the city saw it, he immediately led the army into the city and fought with the rebels.
The eunuchs and maids in the palace were guarding the queen's bedroom, and several princesses and princes were trembling with fear, and the sound of fighting with the rebels was heard clearly. Shen Changchun couldn't bear Lin Xu fighting outside, so he also went out with a sword.
In the end, the number of forbidden troops in the palace was small, and the rebels were many and heavy, Lin Xu and Shen Changchun were defeated, and returned to the Weiyang Palace with a few seriously injured brothers. Lin Xu's arm was slashed, and he was still holding the big knife and guarding the door of the dormitory.
The door of Weiyang Palace was slammed open, and the man was dressed in a bright yellow robe, his hair was raised high, and he just slowly shouted forward: "You are few, don't resist, if you don't quickly bow down and surrender, I will also surround your life." Shen Changchun saw clearly that he was coming: "King Yue? Before receiving the holy order, he dared to enter Beijing? Also leading the rebels? ”
The king of Yue laughed: "Holy order? What is Divine Mandate? Is it the old witch lying in the dormitory? The first emperor is the emperor of my Li Tang, how could he give the country to a woman? I and the first emperor are the sons of Taizong, if we want to succeed to the throne, my sons and nephews will not be angry, and they will bow down to this demon woman? Then it's up to me to restore Li Tang's reputation, hahaha Now that witch has been poisoned and delirious."
Shangguan Wan stepped forward and said: "His Royal Highness King Yue, if you stop now, Your Majesty will also spare your life, if you insist on rebelling, I'm afraid..."
King Yue waved his hand: "That's it, if you insist on fighting with death, then the king has no choice but to take your life, and the demon woman can have a relationship on the Huangquan Road." ”
King Yue made a gesture: "Do you hear, there is a slaughter in this palace now"
Shangguan Wan smiled contemptuously: "His Royal Highness King Yue, don't be too confident. ”
King Yue looked at the people in front of him and ordered: "Slaughter them all, not a single one will be left"
The people behind him were about to step forward, but they saw that there were soldiers with bows and arrows standing up and down the Weiyang Palace, all of them with arrows on the string, and a group of people fell beside them. King Yue looked around and still didn't believe it: "Just these people still want to fight against my tens of thousands of troops? ”
Shangguan Wan waved her hands, and the soldiers put down their bows and arrows, she only spoke: "Fang Cai, you let us listen to the sound of slaughter in the palace, there are only the forbidden army led by Lin Commander and some eunuchs and palace maids who are powerless in the palace, King Fang Yue hasn't noticed it yet, the sound is clearly a fight between men and men, I'm afraid that after a while, you should be captured."
The king of Yue stabbed at Shangguan Wan with a big knife in his hand, but was blocked back by a person's gun. The surroundings are besieged.
That person was the second prince in armor, covered in armor, but he didn't forget to reach out and block Shangguan Wan behind him.
Later, Ling Wuhou Zheng Yuze also brought a small team of people in. said: "Tell Your Highness that the rest of the rebels in the palace have been exterminated."
The second prince struck King Yue's knife to the ground. Only then did he speak: "Uncle Huang, it's not good to stay in the fiefdom, but you do such a thing, and your nephew can't protect you now."
The king of Yue just laughed: "You still call me an uncle, the first emperor and I are the sons of Taizong, how could the first emperor entrust the country to a female generation and let her act recklessly." This country should belong to our Li family. ”
The second prince didn't have any expression: "If it's the mother emperor today."
King Yue was stunned for a moment: "Hahahahaha, what a mother emperor, Li Chongqian, don't forget that you are a member of the Li family, your father is also from the Li family, and this world should belong to our Li family." ”
The empress opened the door of the dormitory, and everyone was surprised, but the empress said, "But he is also my Wu Yunning's son." ”
The king of Yue looked at the empress blankly: "Aren't you poisoned, how can it be?" ”
The empress came to King Yue and stared at him directly: "If you don't sing this play, how can you catch this big fish?" Then Cui Lingzhao has contributed a lot to you, dare to collude with the palace people to make trouble, taking advantage of the fact that the Jizhou case is important, you can't sit still? King Yue, you can't hold your breath."
King Yue was speechless, and the empress had already turned around, so he shouted, "You demon woman! Enchantress! ”
The empress said: "Escort him up and put him in Dali Temple, I want to see how lively this case is." ”