Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

Chapter 102

Minghui rebelled!

This matter was so important that Ming Tan and Lin Shurong didn't dare to delay at all, and immediately got into the carriage and rushed back to the city.

After returning to the temporary residence arranged by the magistrate, as soon as he got out of the car, Ming Tan hurried to face the saint, but he didn't expect that before entering the door, there was a clear and crisp sound of porcelain cups breaking inside, followed by the emperor's voice. An angry voice: "It's unreasonable! It's really daring and appalling!"

Ming Tan paused for a moment with his raised hand, instead of knocking on the door, he shouted directly outside: "Father, Longlin begs to see you!"

After a while, there was a "squeak", and the door was opened by Sheng An, who was also full of anger. Ming Tan stepped over the threshold and found that the emperor was sitting alone in the main seat, but there was a muddy, looking A scruffy-looking young man, with broken porcelain scattered around him, was obviously the work of the former.

Ming Tan frowned and sized him up hastily, then froze for a moment, took a closer look, and suddenly said in surprise: "Five, Brother Five Emperor?! How did you make yourself like this?"

——The filthy young man on the ground is the Fifth Prince Ming Yao who was supposed to stay in the capital.

"...Jiuhuangmei." As if feeling a little uncomfortable with her ghostly appearance, Ming Yao twitched the corners of her lips, revealing a wry smile, "The capital city has been tightly sealed by the rebels, if I hadn't known the news earlier, Going out of the city in disguise, I'm afraid I'm also one of the people trapped in it now."

The capital has already been blocked?

Minghui's movements were actually faster than he imagined.Ming Tan bit his lips, turned his head to look at the emperor, and when he was about to discuss this matter in depth, he saw the latter's eyes fixed on him, and he asked dryly after a long time: "Dragon scale...you already know It's about your elder brother, right?"

Ming Tan's breathing stopped suddenly.

When she was grounded earlier, she had received a secret letter, which revealed in detail the whole process of how Concubine Wan and Ming Hui killed the former Crown Prince Ming Yan.She originally wanted to tell the empress and Mingjing about this matter after the confinement period expired, but she did not expect that the auspicious Qingyun suddenly appeared in Yuanzhou, which was an auspicious omen for Feng Chan, and it was not appropriate to use such things to dilute their joy, so she continued Did not find an opportunity to inform.

But I didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to mention it at this time...

A flash of inspiration flashed in Ming Tan's mind, and he came to an epiphany in an instant. He suddenly turned to Ming Yao, and said in surprise, "The secret letter was actually you—"

"Yes, it's me."

Ming Yao lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Ming Tan, and said slowly: "During the New Year's Eve, I was living in the palace, and one day I overheard the secret conversation between the concubine mother and the emperor's brother. They are planning to commit chaos During the period, he mentioned the method used to assassinate the former prince." He clenched his fists and sighed, "Brother Dahuang is well-versed in righteousness, and he also took good care of me in schoolwork when he was alive... I can't bear to see him The truth of his death has been covered up all the time, and he didn't dare to act rashly in the palace, so he finally chose to send the secret letter to the Lin residence, and ask Miss Lin to inform you on his behalf."

"...I wonder why I can't find out the origin of that letter, it's actually Prince Rui's residence." Ming Tan murmured in a low voice, holding his forehead, feeling that he couldn't laugh or cry.

I never thought that the evil debt created by Concubine Wan was finally exposed by her own son——

"Wait! You just said that this matter was overheard when they conspired?"

Ming Tan gasped suddenly, opened his eyes suddenly, stepped forward and grabbed Ming Yao's lapel, not caring about the dirt on his body at all, and asked sharply: "Then since you knew their objection in advance, why are you so angry?" Didn't you include this matter in the letter? If, if you can prepare early, how can the king's party be so easy..."

"Dragon scale."

The majestic voice from the main seat interrupted her interrogation, and also made Ming Tan's reason, which was occupied by anger, return slightly.

"..."

The girl who was half kneeling on the ground trembled slightly, raised her head, looked into Ming Yao's eyes full of sadness for a moment, let go of her hands in a daze, and opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't even make a sound.

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

Finally, it was Ming Yao who took the lead to look away, smiled bitterly, and said slowly: "The crime of conspiracy and rebellion, even if you are a prince, at least you will end up in exile." He shook his head lightly, his words could not bear, "Sister Nine Emperors, they are my mother and elder brother, and I... don't consider myself a righteous person."

No matter how he was ignored and he didn't get the care he expected since he was a child, the grace of childbearing still existed. He couldn't easily kill his relatives righteously, and he couldn't send his mother and elder brother to prison with his own hands.

"But, Brother Wuhuang, you still appear here now," Ming Tan stared at his expression, and said slowly, "Could it be that now, instead, you understand what Gao Yi is?"

"This is different, Sister Nine Emperors." Ming Yao shook his head, "In the past, they were just plans, and I still had the opportunity to try my best to dissuade them; however, since the Second Emperor Brother raised troops in the capital, things have never turned around There is no room for him—he should never, and never will, be on the throne.”

In such a hasty rebellion, they only cared about seizing the opportunity, but did not have time to make specific overall plans.Ming Yao is a smart man, he is a bystander, and he doesn't think that the scheme of his mother, concubine and brother can succeed.

There are not many imperial guards left in Beijing, and they can suppress it; but don't forget, this place in Yuanzhou is very close to Qugong Pass——

The frontier army under Dingyuan General Hua Qin is so elite that one can stand up to ten. Could it be inferior to Minghui's group of soldiers who win by numbers?

"My minister now has a concubine, a son, and the entire Prince Rui's mansion. I must not let myself be taken for nothing just because of their ignorance." Ming Yao turned his head to face the emperor, and said earnestly, "So, today, my minister risked his life to come to Yuan. Zhou, to tell the whole story of the capital, there is only one request: I hope that when the final liquidation is made, the father and emperor can agree to his sons and ministers, so that Prince Baorui's mansion will be safe..."

The prince's rebellion would range from exile to severe beheading; and other people involved in the matter would often have their families ransacked and their families wiped out, leaving no one behind.

Ming Yao is the son of Imperial Concubine Wan, and Ming Hui's younger brother. Although he is also a prince, he will definitely not end up dead, but he doesn't want to be involved in this matter at all.

Prince Rui's Mansion is his small home.He didn't want to let the future of himself and his son be ruined by this pair of confused mother and brother.

"My son Ming Yao, I implore you, father..." Ming Yao kowtowed deeply, "Give me your permission."

He is obviously not a few years older than Ming Tan, but he looks much older than the latter.The sharpness of his whole body when he was in the study has long been exhausted, only the peace and thoroughness that has been tempered by the years remain. From the look of temperament alone, it seems that he has completely changed.

It is a crime to know the truth and not report it, but it is a meritorious service to spread the word at the risk of death.

If it wasn't for Ming Yao's courage and strategy to escape before the rebels sealed off the city, I'm afraid he wouldn't have had any defenses until the emperor returned to Beijing, allowing Ming Hui to come out of the urn and catch the turtle easily.

"...Ms. Chen held a rotten stone as a treasure, but she didn't know that it was a real pearl when she abandoned it like a fish."

The emperor took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The fifth prince, Ming Yao, has meritorious service in spreading the letter. Although he was lucky enough to conceal it and not report it, the merits and demerits can be offset and will not be held accountable. I am willing to grant your request: After the rebellion is suppressed, all charges will fall on Minghui and Shen's accomplices, and Prince Rui's residence will never be implicated!"

Hearing this, Ming Yao was overjoyed immediately, and hurriedly bowed to salute, "Thank you, Father, for your kindness!"

And Ming Tan at the side also lowered his eyelashes, and sighed indistinctly.

——In the final analysis, Ming Yao's strategy is actually not very clever, it can only be regarded as a conspiracy put on the table by a big lala.

When he concealed the truth and plotted against him earlier, perhaps not only was he unable to overcome the hurdles in his heart, and it was difficult to kill his relatives righteously, but he also had some plans to gamble on his brother's success.

If Minghui can ascend the throne smoothly, he will be the new emperor's biological brother, wouldn't he be much higher than the ordinary princes today?

Unexpectedly, Minghui is a fool, and he decided to fight after being provoked by Cheng Guogong's few words... Fortunately, Mingyao is a caring person, and he sees the situation clearly enough, knowing that if he doesn't come to today's fight and risk his life out of Beijing, then Ming Hui's defeat, he will definitely be killed, and the entire innocent Prince Rui's residence will suffer; but now, with just a few words, he has changed the situation from a co-conspirator who concealed the report to one who risked his life to spread the word. As a hero, Prince Rui's Mansion will naturally be able to retreat from the quagmire clean and innocent.

Every move Ming Yao makes has an obvious purpose.But he was not afraid of being seen out, because the emperor was a king who understood the priorities, and it was absolutely impossible to convict a son who had not participated in the rebellion in such a critical situation.

Ming Tan stared intently, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

Compared with when he was studying in the study, he seems to have changed, but he seems to have not changed.

"Okay, you have suffered a lot all the way here this time, so let's go down and freshen up first."

The emperor waved his hand and asked Sheng An to lead Ming Yao back. After closing the door, he turned to Ming Tan, and couldn't resist reaching out to press his temple, "For the current plan, what's Longlin's opinion?"

Ming Tan looked at his incomparably different expression, felt a pang in his heart, stepped forward quickly, raised his hand to rub his forehead for his father, and couldn't help but persuade him first: "Father, don't get angry, you must ensure that the dragon body... ..."

"I know." The emperor sighed, and patted the back of Mingtan's hand, looking as if he had aged ten years suddenly, "It's just that, first, he learned the truth about Yan'er's assassination, and then Minghui rebelled... "Ah," the emperor paused for a while, then gave a wry smile, "how can I be so good at raising children that I can raise your second brother like this?"

Ming Tan drooped his eyes, he was filled with soreness when he heard this, and shook his head again and again, "Grand Concubine Wan is vicious by nature, she used to cooperate with Concubine Ning to do many evils in the palace, and harmed countless concubines and heirs; but Ming Hui can make such a big mistake now, it is all because of her. There is no way to teach a child, why did you take care of him?"

"The old saying goes well, it's the father's fault to raise or not teach. How can I evade responsibility?" The emperor sighed again, swallowing his mixed feelings, and instead of continuing this topic, he asked again, "Minghui acted too impulsively. Even if the capital is not well-guarded and successfully occupied the palace for the time being, there are still many loopholes to speak of. In Longlin's opinion, how should we deal with the enemy?"

"Although Minghui is ridiculously stupid, he is not such a mindless person. He must have sent people to monitor Yuanzhou's movements. If Shengjia is with him, he will definitely attract his attention." Mingtan also collected his emotions and calmed down. Analyzing carefully, "Yuanzhou is only two days away from Qugong Pass, so you can choose to dispatch the frontier army and then go to the capital... But Erchen thinks that such a big movement will definitely cause Minghui to be on guard, so it's better not to take it lightly." It's better to beat the grass and startle the snake."

"So Longlin intends to keep Yuanzhou side on hold?"

"exactly."

Ming Tan nodded, "Being able to hide soldiers and horses in Beijing for such a long time, Minghui's military strength must not be too rich, so there will be no extra manpower sent to Yuanzhou, which will be detrimental to father, queen and queen. Therefore, please You two continue to sit here, creating the illusion that Feng Chan is not over, so as to numb Minghui's eyes and ears..."

"You don't plan to take the forbidden army to the capital?" The emperor was stunned, and looked at her with a frown. "You trained the forbidden army alone. You know them best after teaching them, and they are also loyal to you—"

"But protecting the safety of you and the queen mother is their main duty."

Ming Tan interrupted the emperor's unfinished words, smiled lightly, and said calmly: "If the emperor agrees, I will order Geng Jing to lead the imperial army to stay in Yuanzhou, and me, Shurong and Brother Wuhuang will Immediately set off for Qugong Pass, transfer troops to General Dingyuan, secretly rush to the capital, and kill the rebels!"

There was a bit of murderous intent in her words, which made the emperor, who had only seen his daughter's delicate posture, startled for a moment. After a long silence, he asked softly: "General Dingyuan frightens the foreigners and cannot leave the border. His soldiers and horses can only You have full authority to command and dispatch... Longlin, this battle will inevitably be much more difficult, are you ready?"

"Father, trust me."

Ming Tan let out a sigh of relief, held the emperor's hand tightly, and slightly hooked the corners of his lips, revealing a faint smile.

"Dragonscale will definitely fulfill its mission."

Yide Palace.

"...Your Majesty, according to the news sent by the master, the rebels have already guarded the gate of the city, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, even the palace."

The palace maid Yuxi lowered her head, and reported respectfully to Concubine Ying: "Fortunately, you raised enough money earlier, and you still have some money left after you have paid for the master. Those generals are also willing to sell us a favor... Otherwise, it is With such a short distance from Taipu Temple to the palace, the news will be intercepted by them."

"Heh. The king is very courageous this time."

Concubine Ying was sitting in front of the window, raised her eyes slightly, and saw two guards standing at the gate of her palace, the tip of the spear in her hand was still shining with a faint cold light, she couldn't help but sneered, lowered her head again, and glanced faintly at Yuxi , "How about the other palaces?"

"His Royal Highness Qian Wang entered the Tianhong Palace yesterday, and ordered that all the palaces, except the Guangyang Palace of the imperial concubine, be firmly guarded. Other than that, there was not much action."

"He's putting all his energy into Yuanzhou now, and he's afraid that the part of the imperial army that Geng Jing brought out will hit the city gate." Concubine Ying picked out the armor, caressingly caressing the gems inlaid on it, "Besides, And that difficult Cheng Guogong... Huh, it's still too early to completely take over the palace, so I started arguing with King Qian about what kind of official he should be appointed after he ascended the throne, really short-sighted."

"..."

Yuxi didn't dare to answer this topic, so she just lowered her head, and after a while she heard Concubine Ying ask again: "Father, is there any news for you?"

"Yes." Yuxi nodded, and hurriedly said, "The master said, he has followed what the empress said, obeyed the arrangement of the rebels, and provided them with all the horses in the Taipu Temple..."

"Well, that's fine."

Concubine Ying smiled meaningfully, turned her head to look at the sky, her gaze was deep and distant, as if it could penetrate thousands of miles, and she said in a low voice after a long time:

"Then, just wait for that Ninth Princess to kill her and ask Ben Gong to help her."