MTL - The Crown Prince Chases His Wife-Chapter 144 court death
In early June, an emergency military situation was expedited from 800 li to Shangjing.
War in the North!
The five-year peace between Daxia and the Turks was finally broken, and the whole dynasty was shaken!
For this war, the courtiers are a little more anxious.
Although the Turks have invaded and harassed Daxia and Beiliang for many years before, this time, after all, Daxia and Beiliang took the initiative to declare war on the Turks. Before, because of the merger of Xirong, Daxia was handed over by neighboring countries. The credential condemned, and the southern border even pressed the army on the border of Daxia.
In this war, even if Beiliang and Daxia joined forces to besiege the Turks, things are changing, and it is difficult to say whether the final battle will be won or lost.
If Daxia and Beiliang win, there is no need to say much; but if they lose, they may cede land and pay indemnity.
At the same time, another surprising and worrying news was brought back.
Prince Feng Zhan personally led a team of light cavalry as the striker and entered the Turkic hinterland!
Regarding the act of Prince Feng Zhan personally leading troops into the Turkic hinterland, there were two opposite voices in the DPRK and China.
One party praised this, while the other party did not approve of the prince's actions, and even questioned it.
Some courtiers said that the safety of the prince is very important, and the prince should not risk his own life.
These remarks are not alarmist. On the third day after the war in the north, the military intelligence sent back to Shangjing said that the coalition forces between Daxia and Beiliang had forced the Turks to retreat. The situation seemed to be quite impressive, but another The news caused quite a stir in the courtroom.
After the prince Feng Zhan led people into the Turkic hinterland, he did not return to the camp and lost the news.
The hearts of the people are floating around, if something happens to the prince...
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During these days, Emperor Hui continued to take various medicinal herbs. In the first period, Emperor Hui was full of energy all day, looking like he was ten years younger. But recently, Emperor Hui frequently felt that his energy was getting weaker and weaker, and he began to concoct alchemy with another person.
Of course, these medicinal pills were tested by the palace servants to ensure safety before Emperor Hui would enter them with confidence.
On the third day and night after the war in the North, Emperor Hui was served by Ning Concubine with a newly refined medicinal pill, and when he took a bath and went to bed, he suddenly bleeded from the seven orifices and died violently.
The chief **** Li Fuquan was frightened and immediately sent someone to report to the Empress of the Ming Kunning Palace.
That night, a shocking news spread all over the capital city and quickly spread to the various states of Daxia.
The Holy One is dead!
The imperial city and the entire Shangjing city were put on a piece of cloth overnight, and the queen dressed in plain clothes and temporarily presided over the overall situation on the phoenix seat.
Because the war was still going on in the north, the army was unstable. The queen was going to block the news, but because of the chaos last night, the news in the palace had already been spread, and it was impossible to hide it.
The Queen ordered the Ministry of Rites to draw up the ceremony for the funeral of the saint, and to send obituaries to the states.
He also ordered the kings to cry on the fief as a saint, and the princes were not allowed to leave the fief without permission, but were only allowed to send people to Shangjing.
The Queen summoned Lu Chen, the commander of the Nanya Imperial Army, and Xie Changyuan, the commander of the Beijing Imperial Army, and ordered:
"The Beiya Imperial Army strictly guards the gates of the imperial city. During the mourning period, people are not allowed to enter or leave the imperial city unless necessary."
"Shangjing will be under curfew immediately, and the Nanya Forbidden Army will send additional personnel to patrol day and night, and strictly check and control people entering and leaving Shangjing."
Xie Changyuan and Lu Chen both had solemn expressions, clasping their fists and taking orders.
Both Lu Chen and Xie Changyuan understood what the Queen's series of orders were to prevent.
The sage died suddenly, and the prince was not in Beijing, and even lost the news. There was a war in the north, and there were changes in the south. Yizhou became independent. It's a real worry.
On the night of Emperor Hui's death, the Imperial Army of Beiya immediately controlled a group of people who had been in contact with the Sage after receiving the order from the Empress. But at this moment, they discovered that Ning Concubine, who was serving the Sage's medicine that night, had already left the palace in chaos and did not know where to go.
Ning Concubine's behavior was abnormal, and if she could successfully leave the palace at night, it seemed to indicate the death of the saint, more like a premeditated poisoning.
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There is a saying, what to be afraid of.
After receiving the news of the saint's death, King Liang Fengyi immediately declared in Jingzhou that he believed that the saint's death was strange and must have been killed by thieves. The King of Liang called on the princes from all walks of life to raise their troops to go to the upper capital, the Qingjun side!
Except for Lin Miao's father, Yangzhou governor Lin Hui, no one responded to the call of Liang Wang Sima Zhao's heart.
Who doesn't understand that Liang Wangqing's side is fake, but seizing imperial power is the real thing. Under this high-sounding banner, it is just a fig leaf to cover up the power struggle.
Of course, Queen Mother Xiao of Yizhou once again expressed her presence.
The Empress Dowager Xiao issued a document informing the states of Daxia that she was very saddened and regretful about the sudden death of Shengshang. Although she was trapped in Yizhou and could not do anything, she absolutely supported King Liang on behalf of Yizhou to go to the capital to find out the truth.
After King Liang Fengyi arrived in Jingzhou, in the name of helping Ping Nanbo guard the southern border, he aggressively recruited troops to expand his strength.
However, the source of the money for King Liang's recruitment came from Yu Shenghai, the adoptive father of the second Queen Jingyan in the residence of Princess Liang's Zuo Prime Minister, and Yu Shenghai, a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou.
King Liang took the 200,000 soldiers and horses that he had hastily recruited, and the 50,000 soldiers of Lin Hui, the governor of Yangzhou, with a total of 250,000 troops, and drove to Shangjing with great momentum.
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King Liang's actions shocked the entire Daxia three times.
Daxia, it's going to be a mess!
Grain prices began to soar, and wealthy households moved their families to the mountains.
In Shangjing, the queen was furious at King Liang's rebellious behavior, and immediately issued a document to reprimand him, and ordered King Liang and the prefect of Yangzhou to immediately return to their territories with troops.
But there is no turning back when the bow is opened, and this rebellion in the name of the Qing monarch kicked off.
Who knows that the side of the Qing emperor in the mouth of King Liang, among those who want to be purged, will the current queen be the first to bear the brunt?
And this change made Ping Nanbo of Lingnan can only open his mouth and curse his mother.
On the second day after King Liang led his troops to leave Jingzhou, Southern Xinjiang declared war on Daxia.
Ping Nanbo's troops were originally taken away by the prince Gu Junyan to defend Yizhou, and it was difficult to deal with the fierce offensive in the southern Xinjiang. He could only drag the time to control the southern army as much as possible in the Lingnan territory, but the southern borderline of Daxia was still blocked by the enemy. Fang continued to advance.
It seems that the southern border people are trying to take the opportunity to bite off a piece of meat from Da Xia.
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In Yuzhou Jinwangfu, Jinwang Fengxian sat silent all night after receiving the letter sent by Liangwang.
In the early morning of the next day, Princess Jin Xie Qing personally cooked a cup of porridge and brought it to Feng Xian's study.
After Xie Qing entered the study with the tray in hand, she glanced at the bookcase, her husband Fengxian, who was a bit blue, she turned around and closed the door, walked slowly to the bookcase, put down the porridge in her hand gently, and glanced at the bookcase at the moment. The letterhead that had been folded and could not be read clearly.
The matter of King Liang raising his troops to go to Beijing caused a lot of uproar in Daxia, how could Xie Qing not know. And last night Xie Qing also learned that King Liang sent a letter to the Prince Jin Mansion in Yuzhou.
Xie Qing could probably guess what was written in King Liang's letter, but he just persuaded King Jin to raise troops to go to Beijing together.
Xie Qing, as an illegitimate daughter of an embarrassed Hou's mansion, was given marriage as the prince's side concubine, and later changed to the king's concubine. delusions.
Now Xie Qing just wants to live his life smoothly as Princess Jin, and doesn't want to have more twists and turns.
Xie Qing replayed the words he had been thinking about all night several times in his mind, and said softly to Feng Xian:
"My lord, please concubine Rong to speak out."
"The king of Liang came to Beijing this time, and he was named Qingjun's side, but it should actually be to seize the throne."
"This time the prince is just missing, and there is no definite news that the prince has been in trouble from the north. According to what the concubine saw in Shangjing, the power of the prince and the prince's concubine is unfathomable. If the prince can return to Beijing safely, then Shangjing will There will definitely be a **** storm.”
"My concubine thinks that in troubled times, self-preservation should be the top priority. If you don't have full confidence, you must not act rashly."
After Xie Qing said these words, he frowned and looked at Feng Xian, as if waiting for Feng Xian to make the final decision, which was related to their fate.
Feng Xian lifted his eyes and looked at Xie Qing lightly.
In the past, he didn't have much impression of Xie Qing, the illegitimate daughter of Yongding Hou's mansion, but after this woman married into his Jin mansion, he repeatedly impressed him.
Xie Qing acted in a down-to-earth manner, without the cramped and petite daughters that an illegitimate daughter might have had. She manages the affairs of the mansion very well, and Feng Xian heard more than once that the mansion, including his cronies, praised the princess behind his back.
But today, Xie Qing can still have such insight in the overall situation.
Feng Xian had to sigh with emotion. Although Xie Qing was an illegitimate daughter, she was also a daughter raised by Yongding Hou according to the rules of a first-class daughter. At this time, he felt that maybe marrying Xie Qing would not be too bad for him. .
What Xie Qing just said was exactly what Feng Xian considered, but Feng Xian's worries were far more than that.
The territory of the vassal, including the governor's mansion, could only call up tens of thousands of troops, but King Liang would pull an army of 200,000 to Shangjing at every turn.
Regardless of the southern border, King Liang still did not return to Beijing. It is not difficult to guess that when King Liang asked himself to go to Jingzhou for a change in the southern border, he had already made preparations to raise troops in Jingzhou.
Jingzhou and Yangzhou are adjacent to each other. The "accidental encounter" between Lin Miao and King Liang in the capital city, and even the rapid "love for each other" between the two of them afterward, may have been a long-planned move by King Liang to win over Lin Hui, the prefect of Yangzhou.
If you go to the capital with King Liang, even if you can do it, King Liang has his own soldiers, and the Marquis of Guannei is King Liang’s uncle. King Liang has the support of his father-in-law, the left minister, in the court, and only King Liang will sit on the throne. not myself.
Now it seems that King Liang has a deep mind and has been planning for a long time. If he sits on the throne, he will first get rid of himself, who is also eligible to succeed him.
Xie Qing said it well, the prince may not have an accident. Once the prince takes someone back to Shangjing, there is no absolute chance of winning against the prince, no matter who it is. What's more, there are Qin Yan's forces behind the prince, as well as the Pingxi Army.
Then, you might as well take a gamble.
This time, I will suppress the prince, and I can only suppress the prince, and there is still a chance of survival.
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Xuzhou, Guannei Houfu Council Chamber.
The Marquis of Guannei handed King Liang's letter to Han Shuangling, who was sitting next to him, and then frowned in thought.
Han Shuangling took the letter, read it quickly, and said with a sneer:
"King Liang wants to seize power."
"The Pingxi Army, the Shuobei Army, Ping Nanbo, the prince and the prince's concubine are all facing the enemy at the border. At this time, King Liang raised his troops to Beijing to try to take the throne, which is really not a thing."
Han Shiyan, Marquis of Guannei, glanced at his daughter Han Shuangling helplessly, and said:
"Shuangling, be careful."
Han Shuangling casually placed the letter on the side table beside him, leaned back in the chair, and smiled at his father, Han Shiyan, who looked up:
"Dad thinks that King Liang can do it?"
"Why does my daughter have a hunch that the crown prince and crown princess will return to Beijing safely."
Guan Neihou still frowned, and he was not in a relaxed mood at the moment.
King Liang's letter stated that he hoped that the Marquis of Guannei, as King Liang's uncle, would give him full support.
If King Liang is successful, Han Shiyan is the uncle of the state; but if King Liang loses, his entire Guannei Houfu may be charged with a serious crime of treason.
Han Shiyan, Marquis of Guannei, frowned at Han Shuangling and said:
"It's a big deal. This time Guannei Hou's mansion must not be on the wrong team."
Han Shuangling looked in the direction of her father Han Shiyan and said:
"Father has to lead troops to defend Dongyi and Gaoli, and he cannot leave Xuzhou."
After speaking, Han Shuangling got up, bowed in the direction of Guan Neihou and clasped his fists:
"Father, give me ten thousand horses and let me go to Beijing."
Han Shiyan was suspicious,
"you want?"
Han Shuangling raised her head and replied:
"Act by chance."
After being silent for a moment, Guan Neihou nodded in agreement.
"be careful."
On the same day, Han Shuangling ordered 10,000 troops in the Marquis of Guannei's camp, and immediately took people to Shangjing.
What Han Shuangling did not say to her father, Han Shiyan, was that she had chosen a position to protect the capital against King Liang.
In fact, no one can predict with certainty who will succeed and who will lose this time.
If Liang Wang wins, Han Shuangling will take responsibility for his actions and try to take out the Guannei Houfu.
And if the prince returns and King Liang is defeated, then Han Shuangling stands on behalf of the Marquis of Guannei, and the Marquis of Guannei will not be implicated by King Liang.
Han Shuangling twitched the reins, and the horse galloped towards Shangjing.
The night wind in Fuxia in June was slightly dry, and the blood in Han Shuangling's body was also restless at the moment. Although she did not go to the border to fight the enemy, she was about to reach her battlefield. In order to protect the battlefield of Guannei Houfu, it was to protect Daxia A peaceful and stable battlefield.
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When Liang Wang Fengyi did not receive the reply from Guannei Hou, Ning Wang and Jin Wang, he had some ideas in his mind, but he did not expect that when his army was about to cross the border of Yuzhou, the only way to go to Beijing, it would be attacked by Jin. Wang Fengxian led his troops to set up an ambush.
Feng Yi's 200,000 troops were recruited in a hurry, but they were defeated by Feng Xian's ambush, and they finally reorganized the attack. In the end, the 250,000-strong coalition of Liangwang Fengyi and Yangzhou governor Lin Hui lost nearly 50,000 to 60,000 people in Yuzhou. Of course, they also used up almost the tens of thousands of troops of King Fengxian of Jin.
King Fengxian of Jin led people to retreat to Yuzhou City urgently. King Liang Fengyi's marching speed in Yuzhou had been delayed for two days. He didn't plan to spend any more time, so he ignored Fengxian and continued with the remaining troops. Go to Beijing.
Liang Wang Fengyi can guess why Guannei Hou and Ning Wang did not move, and why did Jin Wang try to stop them. Are these cowards worried that the prince will return to Beijing safely?
Heh, as long as you enter the imperial city by yourself, then in the name of the death of the saint, the disappearance of the prince, and the political instability of Daxia, in the name of internal and external troubles, he is ordered to take the throne first.
Even if the prince comes back, if the prince wants to use troops, then Feng Zhan will rebel.
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But King Liang, do you know that you are courting death?
