140:Falling apart (2nd Update)
Empress Dowager Zheng was upset when she saw this uncompetitive son, and directly waved her hand to let Emperor Chongde retreat.
Emperor Chongde endured the suffocation and got up and saluted and retreated, and as soon as he retreated to the door, he saw the commander of the three major battalions just walking, and when he saw him, this person saluted casually, and then without waiting for him to speak, he walked directly into the queen mother's dormitory with a high spirit.
Not long after, a conversation between the two came from inside.
"I'm so angry, I knew I had given birth to such a useless son, I should have strangled him at that time, so as not to let him be angry with me......"
"What are you angry with him? If I get angry, I feel sorry......"
"You're still trying to coax me, and now they all blame me for having the right to do it, who knows my hard work?"
"I don't feel sorry for you, who do you feel sorry for? If it weren't for the old man who took possession of you, we would have tied the knot a long time ago, and we have given birth to several children, and my heart for you can ......be seen from the sun and the moon."
The more Emperor Chongde listened, the tighter his fists clenched, and he turned his head through the gap in the curtain to see that the two people in the hall had already hugged each other and gnawed each other, and the picture became more and more unbearable, completely ignoring the fact that there were palace people waiting on the side.
Clenched his fists, he finally didn't have the courage to rush in to question his mother, so he could only turn around and leave in embarrassment, walking in a hurry along the way, seeing the palace people who saluted him, they all subconsciously thought that these people were laughing at him for being a puppet emperor, and even his mother's private meeting with his lover could only endure the cowardice.
"Get out, get out of here—"
He roared, pulled out the matching sword on his body, and slashed at the palace people frantically, pouring out all the anger that could not be vented on these innocent palace people.
Suddenly frightened, the palace people turned pale and screamed everywhere, and a few slower Gong'e were directly stabbed to death by a sword, and blood flowed all over the ground.
It wasn't until the former Seventh Emperor Concubine and Empress Xian arrived that she immediately knocked Emperor Chongde unconscious, which stopped him from going crazy, and then cleaned up the mess in this place, but her heart sank to the bottom.
Empress Dowager Zheng's defilement of the palace, she already knew about it, and she used to think that it was useful, so she kept silent, but now this mother-in-law not only holds power but also acts perversely, and she can't be allowed to go on like this, otherwise all her previous efforts will be turned to ashes.
After settling this useless husband, she immediately announced that her father would meet her.
Zhu Guogong came quickly, after all, he had already heard about his son-in-law's madness just now, so his daughter rushed to come as soon as he was summoned.
"Dad, I can't bear it anymore, their mother and son are stupid, now the army of the six princes is approaching, and the crazy spread of the edict of the first emperor must be inseparable from the eldest grandson, we can't be dragged down by their mother and son, I'm afraid we will never ......recover" As soon as she became nervous, she couldn't help but gnaw her nails.
I thought that being the queen would be infinitely beautiful, but now that she is holding a palace banquet, everyone is looking for excuses to push but not come, and those who can come are all people who can't get on the stage, what does it mean for this queen to come?
What's more important is that Empress Dowager Zheng has been suppressing her, she used to live outside the palace and didn't suffer much from her mother-in-law, but now she lives in the palace together, and no one is missing in the morning and dusk, and Empress Dowager Zheng's heart is twisted, she likes to torture people for fun, and she doesn't want to spend a day on this day.
Zhu Guogong was busy calming his daughter's emotions, and now there is no turning back, they have no troops, and they can only rely on the living forces of the three battalions to protect, so they can't act rashly.
The queen looked at her father in disappointment, she felt that she was really a lard before, what kind of bullshit queen she was striving for, honestly being a princess of the Seventh Emperor, and her husband would be crowned a throne in the future, wouldn't it be better for her to be a princess of peace again?
Zhu Guogong told his daughter to hold on, "You have a son by your side now, when they keep this country, then they will solve the obstacles, and when you become the queen mother, everything will be fine." ”
There is gradually hope in the queen's eyes, yes, when she becomes the queen mother, it will be okay to eat and drink spicy food, and you can also learn from the mother-in-law of the Empress Dowager Zheng to raise a few lovers for fun, with the carrot hanging in front, she finally calmed down.
Zhu Guogong didn't stay in the palace for a long time, in fact, he is also in regret now, he knew that Empress Dowager Zheng was such a person, she shouldn't have gone to this troubled water in the first place, and now it is difficult to ride a tiger, so he can only go to the dark one way hard.
The empty capital is just like his empty heart, back in the house, seeing everyone's sad faces, he can't laugh, he doesn't want to face the nagging of his old wife, he directly locked himself in the study, until the lights are on, then he sighed and pushed open the door of the study and walked out, he saw the next person hurriedly come in, he frowned and asked unhappily, "What's wrong?" ”
"Grandpa Guo, someone secretly handed this note to the house, and the little one felt weird, so he specially brought it to Grandpa Guo to ......"
Zhu Guogong immediately motioned to the chief entourage next to him to show him, and when he saw the twelve words written on it, "Abandon the darkness and vote for the light, and vote for the Lord, the only way to live", his expression changed, who sent this into the house?
I was about to ask the next person, but when I looked up, how could there be any trace of that person?
This frightened him a lot, and immediately searched for the subordinate just now, but the search all night was fruitless.
Sitting on the Luohan bed in the study, he looked tired, and when he saw the twelve words on the spread of the paper again, his face became solemn, and he thought of the ancestor who followed the Tai Zu to fight the world, did he also have such a confused time?
The ancestor of his family was a poor man who made a living by selling straw sandals, if he hadn't made up his mind to rebel with his ancestors, how could there be any glory and wealth behind? What's more, how can their descendants enjoy the glory brought by the hereditary title of Duke Zhuguo?
But all this is now going to be smashed into his own hands, and he feels that he has no face to see his ancestors after death just thinking about it.
In the end, he clenched the piece of paper fiercely, and soon made up his mind that he couldn't go all the way to the dark, as for his daughter, it was not worth mentioning in front of the family, and he, the father, could no longer take care of her.
The psychology of Zhu Guogong's difficult decision at this time, the fourth prince Zhao Hong, who had the same idea, was also facing the people sent by Zhao Jin to lobby at this time, and he did not switch to Zhao Jin's camp at the same time, after all, he felt that he could hold on a little longer.
After sending people away, when he looked at the rubbing of the edict, his mood was both sad and angry, his father did not consider him until he died, compared to the edict of Lao Qi, this edict of the throne is genuine at a glance, and then he thought of his father's death aggrieved, he couldn't help but cry sadly, as a son of man, he is not filial.
"Newspaper—"
Hearing the voice of the herald outside, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and let people come in with a cold face to report.
"Your Highness, our Eastern Route Army has all been defeated, and the Western Route Army has fled in front of the battle, and now I am afraid that we will not be able to hold the city in front of us......"
The news came quickly, Zhao Hong jumped up suddenly, he was defeated too quickly, compared to General Duan, a fierce general in the army, the group of people he gathered were all scum.
At this time, his subordinates hurriedly walked in.
"Your Highness, without further ado, let's retreat south, if it falls into the hands of the six princes, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit to eat......"
"Rather than this, it is better to switch directly to the camp of the eldest grandson, at least he is orthodox, Your Highness, if we go south, it is estimated that there will be no good fruit to eat, and the grain and grass will not last so long......"
Both propositions have their own supporters, and everyone argues endlessly.
But Zhao Hong knew in his heart that as soon as his defeat was revealed, those big merchants who supported him began to tighten their silver bags, obviously they were not optimistic that he could enter the capital and hold the throne, the words of flattery in the past were bullshit, but he really believed in the loyalty of these people at that time, and now he thinks that his wife is really not wrong to scold him for being a fool.
Thinking of his wife, thinking of his children, now they are still in prison, thinking of this, full of guilt wells up in his heart, it's just that he has no emperor's life after all.
Seeing him raise his hand, everyone stopped arguing and looked at him in unison.
I saw Zhao Hong saying to the attendant who followed him, "Go, promise the people sent by the eldest grandson, and say that the prince is willing to serve the eldest grandson as the master, but there is one condition, that is, the eldest grandson wants to rescue my wife and children in the capital, and now I only want the safety of my wife and children." ”
If you can't hold the pulse of the times, then hold what you have.
Hearing these words, some people suddenly had the idea of retreating, felt that they had worked in vain, and immediately turned around and left, and some people continued to follow Zhao Hong, after all, the one who knows the times is Junjie.
The request of the four princes, soon the flying pigeon passed to Zhao Jin's hands, looking at this request, he did not hesitate, but immediately ordered his subordinates, "Reply to the four princes, just say that I have agreed." Then he ordered the capital to start rescuing the four princesses and their children, well, and the eight princesses and their children were also rescued. ”
"Yes." The men immediately took the order and retreated.
When Wei Guangnan and Si Gonggong in the capital received the news, they put the note on the fire and burned it.
Si Gonggong has been staying in the capital to secretly operate, and did not go to the northwest with Zhao Jin, he has a network of his own contacts here, and now with Wei Guangnan, he can try to save the fourth princess and the eighth princess, so he began to discuss with Wei Guangnan.
Wei Guangnan muttered, "We, the Duke of Wei, will fully cooperate with our father-in-law, and my father-in-law will arrange it." ”
In this regard, he doesn't have as much rat path as Si Gonggong, so he is willing to be in a position of cooperation, and the goal of the Wei State Mansion is too big, he doesn't want his family to rush to the front line, and now he is in the shadows.
"The Wei State Mansion doesn't need to be moved, this matter will be handled by the Zhuguo Guild, this is the letter of vote he wants to accept to us, and then it's fine." Si Gonggong said coldly, but after getting people out of the edict prison, the next escape route is the most important.
Wei Guangnan nodded in agreement with this arrangement, and the Duke of Youzhu Guo should naturally get twice the result with half the effort, "After the person is rescued, he will go in two ways, arrange a stand-in to go to the northwest to confuse the pursuers, and as for the real person, go to the southeast and go directly to Yiyang." ”