After the northern army attacked the inner palace, seeing that the prince's rebels attacked the emperor's imperial car in the back mountain, everyone hurriedly attacked and killed the past, only to see that the mouth of the cave where the grass was planted in ruins, the big iron gate had been destroyed by the rebels, and all kinds of siege equipment left by the rebels were outside the door.

The rebels saw that the Chengpu North Camp Army was killed, and they couldn't take care of the whole thing, their morale plummeted, and in less than a cup of tea, the lieutenant army in the cave also pushed the rebels out, and the prince was like ashes at the moment, knowing that his general situation had gone, and he broke through to the south gate under the cover of his cronies.

General Cheng Pu didn't know why, but when he saw that the prince broke through and didn't block it, he let them go away.

At this time, the lieutenant army in the cave escorted the emperor and his ministers out of the cave.

When Cheng Pu, Gongzi Xiu, and Gongzi Sheng saw the emperor coming out, they quickly put away their swords and knelt on the ground to greet the emperor.

Seeing that the emperor was safe and sound, Cheng Pu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty, Cheng Puqi, the captain of the Northern Army, the soldiers of the Northern Battalion have defeated the rebellious party, and the rest have surrendered. ”

The emperor pondered for a moment: "Good! Captain Cheng is loyal and courageous, and I will canonize you as a loyal and righteous marquis now. ”

Cheng Pu, the captain of the Guardian Academy, was overjoyed when he heard this: "The minister thanked Your Majesty for your holy grace, and the minister's loyalty to Your Majesty can be seen by the sun and the moon." ”

"Cheng Pu, where did the prince's rebel party go?"

"Your Majesty, the rebellious party has broken through and fled in the direction of the south gate."

The emperor said, "En! Huo Aiqing. ”

Huo Zheng came out and said: "Weichen is here." ”

"Immediately issue an edict to let the counties along the way not take in the prince's rebel party, and send troops as soon as possible to exterminate the prince's rebel party."

Huo Zheng took the order and left.

The emperor stared at the princes Xiu and Mu Sheng who were kneeling below for a long time before saying, "The emperor has a meritorious escort, and I will return to the palace with me first, and I will have my own reward." ”

When Gongzi Xiu and Mu Sheng heard this, they kowtowed together and thanked him: "Thank you for your father's favor......

Seeing that the Taiji Palace had been plagued by the rebels, the emperor sighed and said, "Cheng Pu, you can return to Beijing with me." ”

Cheng Pu said respectfully: "No! The minister will escort His Majesty back to Beijing. ”

Cheng Pu and the 30,000 Northern Army, with distinct armor, swords and guns, and neat military formations, escorted the emperor back to Beijing, naturally Qingyang City had already received the news, and the people also organized the following team to welcome the emperor back to Beijing under the organization of Cao Huan in Qingyang, and many officials also heard that His Majesty returned to Kyoto and spontaneously sent out to welcome him.

Cao Huan heard that the prince was defeated, so he had already changed his flag and returned to His Majesty's command, of course, he also knew that he was involved in the prince's rebellion, and he would definitely not be able to keep his official position, and he couldn't hide such a big thing, as long as he surrendered quickly enough, he might be able to save his life.

Seeing the emperor coming, Cao Huan rushed forward and knelt in front of the royal car and cried: "Your Majesty, the minister is wronged!" The minister was coerced by the prince's opposition to the party, and the minister had to fight with the rebel party, so in order to wait for His Majesty's victory and return to the court, please ask Your Majesty to be clear. ”

After Cao Huan took the initiative to run out and admit his mistake, there were also hundreds of foreign officials who stayed in Qingyang who consciously had ties with the princelings, and they all quickly ran out and knelt on the ground to beg the emperor for mercy.

The emperor looked at Cao Huan, a person like Cao Huan, who was the first rat at both ends, and was angry, holding his chest and his face changed slightly, desperately admonishing himself not to be angry, and after thinking about it for a while, he didn't expect that anyone was suitable to take his place.

The emperor simply waved his hand and said to the ministers: "Let's all get up, Cao Huan, you should also get up!" The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are more or less colluded with the prince's rebellion, and now the first evil is eliminated, regardless of the rest, you can each return to your own position and do a good job for the court. ”

The ministers heard that this was a little relieved, and they got up to send the emperor back to the palace, and the Jin Palace finally became lively again with the return of the emperor, the emperor has been cultivating immortals outside in recent years, and many palace people have been transferred to the Taiji Palace, Qingyang Palace is deserted, and the people who stay behind are the emperor's unfavored wife and old temple people, palace maids, until the emperor finally returns, and this is finally running again......

Mu Sheng followed the emperor's team back to the capital, and immediately took Yu'er and found a separate courtyard to secretly place her first, anyway, now the army is in chaos, and no one will notice if she runs a palace maid, so everyone thinks she died in the rebellion.

After returning home, Mu Sheng was under house arrest in Taiji Palace for more than a year without seeing his wives and concubines, and the first thing he did after returning home was of course to love the daughters, of course, he couldn't forget the business, and immediately convened an internal family meeting.

Seeing that Gongzi Sheng was safe and sound, all the women stepped forward to ask for warmth, and Mu Sheng also talked about the causes and consequences of the prince's rebellion in the palace, and he didn't know the details, but he just talked about the process of the prince's army besieging Taiji Palace.

Mu Sheng still didn't understand why the crown prince, as the legitimate heir of the empire, suddenly lost his mind and wanted to rebel?

Anyway, his guess may be that the prince can't wait, the emperor seems to have eased up after taking the elixir, maybe the prince mistakenly thinks that the emperor really succeeds in cultivating immortals, and the prince may not be able to take over normally when he dies in this life, so he can only pull the flag and rebel, and he can only think of this reason now.

Yun'er worried: "Husband, you don't know, at that time, after the prince took control of Qingyang City, he sent someone to search the house to search for you, we were all scared to death, thinking that something really happened to the son." ”

Hearing this, Mu Sheng comforted them and said, "Hey! Rest assured! I'm a monk, they can't help me, and then again, I'm quite worried about your safety, but with Mu Yinaqi and Hua Zilan protecting you, there shouldn't be any major problems. ”

Tian Hui said: "Husband, what should we do next?" ”

Mu Sheng took out the emperor's decree and read it to them, after all, Mu Yinaqi didn't know the Central Plains script, and Xixue and Hongmei couldn't read.

After reading it, Tian Hui took a look at it, and said with a bow: "Husband, I will order the servants to pack up everything at home and go to Linzhang County to become a vassal." ”

Mu Sheng bowed his head and said: "Okay, the holy decree is to go to the fiefdom as soon as I receive it, and I will go to the palace to thank you tomorrow, and we will set off after the big one, and the five preparation time is enough, right?" ”

Tian Hui nodded and said, "That's enough." ”

Yun'er sighed: "It's a pity that the prince is so handsome, I'm afraid it's completely finished this time." ”

When Mu Sheng heard this, he also sighed: "Yes! The fourth brother is afraid that his life will not be able to be saved this time......"

Hey! This broken woman, is she still hungry for the prince? No, tonight's special punishment for Yun'er.

Mu Sheng grinned and grabbed Yun'er's body and said, "Hey! When has this been, are you still a nymphomaniac? Do you want to send you to the prince's funeral right now? ”

Yun'er was in pain, and said with a sigh: "Oh, people just sigh, what kind of vinegar do you eat, our son-in-law is also a handsome guy, right?" ”

Mu Sheng stepped forward and kissed Yun'er and said, "It's pretty much the same!" ”

Mu Sheng turned his head to look at the ladies and said: "Ladies, it's over, it's time to get down to business, the beast is out of the cage, my son has been in the palace for more than a year, which lady is tired to serve me tonight?" ”

The faces of the girls changed slightly, and they were silent, and they all subconsciously shrank back.

Mu Sheng pretended to be angry and said, "What? You men have been locked up for more than a year, and you don't feel sorry for me. ”

Tian Hui pulled the corner of his clothes and said, "Husband, why don't you come to me tonight?" ”

Mu Sheng turned his anger into joy, hugged Tian Hui and said: "It's still my Huiling sister who is sensible, I will serve you well tonight"

Tian Hui's body shook when she heard this, but she still nodded and agreed......

In the early morning of the next day, Mu Sheng came to the palace to ask Emperor Xie En to prepare to go to Fan, but it was Yang Liu who came to greet him. It's nothing to do in such a chaotic situation, and the escape kung fu is first-class.

Yang Liu saw Mu Sheng enter the palace, stepped forward and saluted: "Son, you come with the slave." ”

Mu Shengqi said: "Are you okay?" Life-saving kung fu is first-class, huh? ”

Yang Liu smiled bitterly: "The minions also followed His Majesty's team all the way to save their lives, if they find a place to hide like everyone else, sooner or later they will be searched out by the rebels and killed......"

"Yes! Yes, you're quite clever. ”

Following Yang Liu all the way to the emperor's bedroom, Mu Sheng tidied up his clothes and walked in, only to see Gonggong Lu and the patriarch in the main hall standing beside the emperor, the emperor seemed to be a little better than the previous ones, but he was still sitting in a wooden wheelchair and could not move freely.

Mu Sheng's heart moved, and he stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, is your dragon body healthy?" ”

"I'm fine! Soon you'll be able to move on the ground. ”

Mu Sheng said respectfully: "The ministers there are relieved, the ministers are here to go to Linzhang County to resign." ”

The Emperor nodded, "En! Sheng'er, come closer. ”

Mu Sheng stepped forward and approached the emperor's side according to his words, and the emperor saw that Gongzi Sheng didn't say a word, was silent for a long time, and said in his heart, this son is so eager to go away, it seems that most of the prince's affairs have little to do with him......

The emperor came back to his senses and instructed: "By the way, Sheng'er, don't be in a hurry, you will soon reach the age of crowning, and then I will personally preside over your coronation ceremony." ”

Mu Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen." ”

Mu Sheng picked up the tea bowl on the table and said, "Your Majesty, Erchen has a long way to go, and I don't know what year and month I will be able to see Your Majesty." ”

The emperor took a sip and said with emotion: "You can come to the capital to see me during the New Year's holidays, you can retreat!" ”

After Mu Sheng knocked on Longen again, he sighed in his heart when he came out of the hall, it seems that this time the prince is really gone, and the most likely successor next is An Guojun Gongzi Xiu, he knows very well in his heart that Gongzi Xiu's status in the emperor's mind is the prince's spare tire, thinking with his ass, he also knows that he must be the next prince, as for the seven princes in front of him, it is basically negligible......

In the early morning of the next day, Wu Xie suddenly came to the inner courtyard to see Mu Sheng, and the guests and hosts sat down.

Mu Sheng asked, "Why is Mr. Wu here today?" ”

Wu Xie arched his hand and said: "Son, I am here to resign."

Mu Sheng sighed, knowing in his heart that it would not be long before he would go to other places, and he could basically completely withdraw from the whirlpool of power in Qingyang, and Wu Xie could only do nothing if he stayed here, and with his arrogance, he would definitely not want to eat idle meals.

Mu Sheng said: "Okay! Take care, sir, if you have a fate in the future......"

Halfway through, Mu Sheng stopped again, heart, I am all a person who wants to go to the fiefdom from afar away, what qualifications do I have to promise others?

Wu Xie saw this situation and said: "Gongzi treats me like a guest, and has not been the slightest slack, and he also trusts me, and has never shied away from it, I am naturally grateful to Gongzi in my heart, but it is useless to have imperial skills, and Gongzi has no intention of competing for the throne, I am just an idler who eats for nothing when I stay here, it is useless to stay, there are still some family properties at home, I might as well go back to my hometown to farm." ”

After hearing this, Mu Sheng also knew that he couldn't keep him, so he said: "Mr. Wu is so talented, won't returning to his hometown to work as a farmer bury Mr. Wu's talent?" I will take a leave of absence now, and recommend Mr. to An Guojun's son's cultivation, Gongzi Xiu is also a person who cherishes talents and loves talents, and it is expected that he will also be the next prince. ”

Wu Xie was also a little moved in his heart when he heard this, so he said: "I am grateful for the sincerity of my son, so I plan to go home to farm, not to assist others, from now on, I will not ask about the world, and ask my son to do his own thing in the future." ”

Mu Sheng said: "Sir, why don't I write a letter recommending you to join the company?" You also know that this is actually a way out left to me by His Majesty, I have served his old man in Taiji Palace for so many years, and I can still talk to him in front of the emperor more or less. ”

Wu Xie said gratefully: "Thank you for the kindness of the son, if I am obsessed with my career, why did I have to resign in the first place?" ”

Mu Sheng tried his best to keep it again, seeing that he insisted on doing so, it would be difficult to do anything more, Mu Sheng took out another gift of ten thousand gold, and sent Wu Xie away.

At the door of the mansion, Wu Xie helped his concubine to get into the carriage, he turned his head and bowed to Mu Sheng, and Mu Sheng naturally bowed in return.

"Take care, Childe"

"Take care sir"

After the ceremony, Wu Xie drove the carriage away, and Mu Sheng watched their figures disappear at the door before going back.

Mu Sheng remembered the time when he had been with Wu Xie in the past, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart......