Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1248 The flood washed the Dragon King Temple

The night was dark and dark clouds covered the moon.

There was silence all over the capital, and while countless working people were still sleeping, the waves rising in the dark still began to sweep everything away.

At three o'clock in the ugly hour, Yu Qian got up as usual, put on his official uniform under the service of his servants, and prepared to go to the palace to attend court.

According to convention, when the palace goes to court at Mao hour, ministers should arrive outside the palace to meet the marquis at Yin hour. However, in fact, in recent years, the system has been neglected, and not many ministers can meet the marquis outside the palace on time. Most of them arrive at Yin hour. Or three quarters later, as long as he can enter the palace in time, that's it. But Yu Qian is different. For so many years, he has basically been very punctual whenever he is in the capital.

Everything was ready. When he heard the housekeeper coming down below to report that the sedan chair was ready, Yu Qian raised his head and glanced at the dark sky. For some reason, he always felt a little uneasy, as if something big was about to happen.

After suppressing such inexplicable emotions, Yu Qian gave an order and went out to go to court. However, at this moment, the housekeeper left and returned, hurriedly returning to report.

"Master, there is someone outside the side door who claims to be the eunuch of the East Factory. He says he has something urgent to do and wants to see the master."

Shu Liang?

Before Yu Qian could take a step out of the room, he suddenly stopped, and the premonition that he had just suppressed emerged again.

The Emperor was furious when the Shouling Underground Palace collapsed and sent Shu Liang to Tianshou Mountain for a thorough investigation. He naturally knew about it.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, Shu Liang should not be in the capital now.

But it happened that at this time, Shu Liang, who was supposed to leave the capital, suddenly came to his house to pay a visit, which made the ominous premonition in Yu Qian's heart become stronger and stronger.

"Let him in..."

Taking a deep breath, Yu Qian closed his eyes slightly. When he opened them again, he had regained his usual composure.

After receiving the order, not long after, the housekeeper turned back again. This time, he was followed by a man wearing a dark cloak and a hood, and behind him were two attendants dressed in blue robes and caps.

Entering the hall, the man took off his hood, and it turned out to be Shu Liang himself. However, Shu Liang didn't have the usual smile on his face at this moment, but instead held his hand with a hint of seriousness.

"Meet Yu Shaobao!"

Yu Qian stepped forward, returned the greeting, and then asked directly without saying much.

"Eunuch Shu came to my house late at night. What's the important thing?"

Seeing how direct Yu Qian was, Shu Liang hesitated for a moment, took a look at Yu Qian's dress, and said.

"Is Yu Shaobao going to court?"

Yu Qian nodded, but didn't say much, but waited for Shu Liang's next words.

Sure enough, the next moment, Shu Liang shook his head and said.

"You can't go!"

As soon as these words came out, Yu Qian frowned, but Shu Liang directly revealed his purpose without waiting for him to react.

"The Supreme Emperor...has raised an army to rebel!"

This simple sentence suddenly made Yu Qian jump up and exclaimed.

"What did you say?"

Compared with Yu Qian's surprise, Shu Liang looked calm and said.

"The news our family has just received is that in a quarter of an hour, Emperor Yinshi will lead the Yulin guards to highlight the Nangong. Duke Cheng Zhu Yi has now entered the palace, kidnapped the prince and mobilized the young army camp. The British Duke Zhang Shi has gathered 2000 people The troops and horses, after joining the Yulin defenders, are going to capture Donghua Gate. In addition, Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao has issued an imperial edict to deceive the Ministry of War into reconnaissance, and has gone to the capital camp to prepare for the mobilization of the fourth regiment camp to besiege the palace city!"

These words were so full of information that even a man like Yu Qian, who had been in high-level affairs for a long time, could not wrap his head around it for a while.

Shu Liang was not in a hurry and was waiting nearby.

After a while, Yu Qian sat down slowly, his eyes like swords, staring straight at Shu Liang, not knowing what he was thinking, but the latter was still sitting like this, without any change in his expression.

A gust of wind blew outside the window, and the dark clouds were blown away at some point. The clear moonlight shone on the earth. Yu Qian closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath. Then, he opened his eyes again, and his face was still completely calm. He looked up. Looking at Shu Liang, Yu Qian said.

"So, what does Your Majesty need Yu to do?"

This appearance made Shu Liang a little surprised.

He originally prepared a lot of explanations, but he didn't expect that Yu Qian would accept it so quickly. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but say.

"Yu Shaobao doesn't have anything to ask?"

A hint of complexity flashed across Yu Qian's face and he said.

"Since Eunuch Shu is here, it means that everything is under the control of your majesty. As long as your majesty is safe and sound, why should Yu worry too much? It is useless to think about it. Why is Eunuch Shu here? Just tell me directly..."

Hearing this, Shu Liang couldn't help but look Yu Qian up and down, as if he was meeting the Shaobao Lord for the first time. After a moment, he nodded, then took out an imperial edict from his chest and handed it over. ,road.

"This is an edict from His Majesty. He orders our family to hand it over to Yu Shaobao personally no matter what. After Yu Shaobao reads it, he will know what he should do."

When things were urgent, Yu Qian did not stick to etiquette. He took the edict and read it. After reading it, his expression became more and more complicated. He raised his head and looked at Shu Liang and said.

"Eunuch Shu, do you only have a hand-written edict?"

Shu Liang naturally knew what Yu Qian was asking, but since that was what the emperor ordered, he naturally had no choice but to do it. He nodded lightly and said, Shu Liang.

"Only a hand edict!"

As a result, the hall fell into silence for a while. After a while, Yu Qian took a deep breath and said.

"Yu understands. If this is the case, then Yu will go to the capital camp now!"

Seeing this situation, Shu Liang also stood up and said.

"Don't worry, Yu Shaobao, our family will go with you."

"Thank you, Eunuch..."

Yu Qian cupped his hands in thanks, and then, without much delay, the two of them walked out of the side door and rushed towards the capital camp together.

At the same time, because the emperor had decreed that the Donghua Gate would no longer be closed, Zhu Yi, as an honorable and important minister, naturally entered the palace smoothly and soon arrived outside the East Palace.However, standing outside the door of the East Palace, he rarely hesitated and said to the breeze beside him.

"Are you sure, do you want to continue following Nangong's instructions?"

Qingfeng did not speak, but just cupped his hands towards Zhu Yi. Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi took a deep breath, finally stepped forward and knocked on the outer door of the East Palace.

Logically speaking, after nightfall, the East Palace cannot open the door at will. However, Zhu Yi's identity is different after all. The young military camp guarding the East Palace was trained by him. He claimed that he had important matters to see the prince, and he insisted. Following the Emperor's edict, the officers and soldiers guarding the gate naturally did not dare to stop him. After much hesitation, they still let Zhu Yi in.

So, Zhu Yi walked forward like this, and soon arrived outside the prince's palace.

"Mr. Cheng, why are you here so late at night?"

Soon, there was movement in the palace, and it was Qin Chang, the eunuch in charge of the East Palace, who came out.

Zhu Yi had been in the East Palace for a long time, so he knew very well that Tan Chang belonged to the Empress Dowager Sun. When he saw that it was him, Zhu Yi stepped forward, unfolded the edict of the Supreme Emperor in his hand to Tan Chang, and said.

"Eunuch Qin, by order of the Supreme Emperor, I must see His Highness the Crown Prince immediately!"

Qin Chang was also an old man in the palace. When he saw the edict in Zhu Yi's hand, he immediately realized something. After thinking for a while, he took Zhu Yi directly to Zhu Jianshen's bedroom.

Afterwards, Qin Chang went in to report, and not long after, Zhu Jianshen, who had quickly put on his clothes, walked out sleepily.

"Your Majesty Zhu Yi, please pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Obviously, the little prince didn't realize what happened. He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes gently, trying to cheer up and said.

"It's Duke Cheng Guo. He came over so late. What's the matter?"

Ah this...

Seeing the prince like this, Zhu Yi didn't know how to react for a moment, so she said.

"I have something important to report, so I would like to ask Your Highness to step aside."

When these words came out, Zhu Jianshen was a little surprised. He blinked and glanced at Qin Chang and Liang Fang next to him. Among the two, Qin Chang knew that he had probably guessed something, so before Zhu Jianshen could react, He spoke directly and sent out most of the palace attendants around him.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi took out his edict and said.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clearly knows that there is someone in the palace who wants to do something unruly and was discovered by the Supreme Emperor. In order to keep the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor safe, the Supreme Emperor sent a special minister to report to His Highness the Crown Prince and mobilize a small military camp to exterminate the traitor. This is an edict. Please read it for Your Highness."

After the words fell, Zhu Jianshen, who was still a little sleepy, suddenly started to wake up.

At the age of nine, he is considered an older child even in a common family. What's more, Zhu Jianshen received royal education since he was a child, so he is naturally more precocious than ordinary children.

Although he had never really been involved in government affairs, his years as a prince naturally made him understand what Zhu Yi's words just meant.

Looking at the edict sent to him by the chamberlain, Zhu Jianshen read it carefully and fell silent. There was a hint of complexity on his chubby little face that was inconsistent with his age.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi's eyes flashed and he continued.

"The situation is urgent, please give me an order from Your Highness to help me lead the army to quell the chaos!"

The Young Army Camp is different from other Forbidden Army in that it is under the jurisdiction of the East Palace. Therefore, among all the Forbidden Army, it is the only team that can be mobilized by the Prince's Order instead of the Imperial Order.

Of course, even with the Prince's Order, it can only mobilize a maximum of less than 500 people, but it is enough for those who only need to handle this task within Donghua Gate.

However, facing Zhu Yi's request, Zhu Jianshen frowned and seemed a little hesitant.

Seeing this situation, Qin Chang thought about it and stepped forward.

"Your Highness, the Supreme Emperor has issued an edict here. Duke Cheng Guo is also an honorable and important minister of the country. This matter cannot be false. The situation is urgent. Your Highness must not hesitate. Please give me the order."

After hearing this, Zhu Jianshen lowered his head and was silent for a moment, then raised his head again, with a hint of perseverance on his fat face. He took a deep look at Qin Chang next to him, and then turned his gaze to the kneeling man. Zhu Yi, who was at the bottom, said.

"Since Duke Cheng is here personally, Gu naturally has no doubt that he is there. Tan Banban, this matter is important. You should go to Hongren Hall in person and bring Duke Cheng Gu's instruction to you."

Therefore, Tan Chang did not doubt that he was there and quickly retreated. Zhu Yi did not expect that Zhu Jianshen would be so decisive. After a moment of hesitation, he stood up and followed Tan Chang out of the palace door. However, they did not notice that Surprisingly, just when the two of them left to get the teaching order, Zhu Jianshen's face, who was sitting there, was inexplicably complicated.

Later, after he was sure that the two of them had left, Zhu Jianshen suddenly turned his head and winked at Liang Fang. The latter immediately understood and took two steps forward. Then, Zhu Jianshen leaned into his ear and whispered two words. In this sentence, Liang Fang bowed her body. When she heard Zhu Jianshen's instructions, her face was shocked at first, and she knelt down and said.

"Your Highness, this..."

However, this time, Zhu Jianshen was no longer as easy-going as usual. On the contrary, he showed a rare hint of sternness and said.

"Liang Fang, do as Gu said!"

This tone immediately made Liang Fang realize that His Highness the Crown Prince was not joking, so his face struggled for a while, and soon he cupped his hands and said.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will take care of it now."

Afterwards, Liang Fang stood up and retreated, while Zhu Jianshen stood up and walked out of the palace door, looking at the clear moonlight in the sky, with a deep complexity in his eyes.

Hongren Hall is located next to the main hall of Qingning Palace. It is the palace where the prince summons ministers to discuss the meaning of scriptures after the daily sutra banquet. When the prince really starts to participate in government affairs, Hongren Hall will further become a place for the East Palace group to discuss politics privately. Therefore, It's not far from Zhu Jianshen's palace.

Zhu Yi followed Qin Chang all the way to Hongren Hall, but he was thinking about what to do next. If he was really a member of the Supreme Emperor's party, then he should be happy that he had successfully obtained the edict at this moment, but Sadly, that's not the case for him.

Therefore, when it came to this step, what Zhu Yi was thinking about was whether to continue this scene after using the teaching order to mobilize the young army camp, or use it for other purposes...

As the great eunuch of the East Palace, Qin Chang came in person. Naturally, the eunuch on duty in Hongren Palace did not dare to neglect, and quickly took out the Prince's Order. Zhu Yi took it in his hand, took a deep breath, and planned to move on. Young military camp.

However, at this moment, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside. Zhu Yi, sensing something was wrong, immediately turned around and rushed out of Hongren Hall with Tan Chang. However, what he saw next was far beyond the their expectations.

Seeing that the entire Hongren Palace was surrounded by dozens of forbidden troops, Liang Fang stood in the middle, looking coldly at the two people who broke out of the palace door, and said.

"Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Yi secretly broke into the East Palace late at night and colluded with the eunuch Qin Chang to steal the teachings. He had evil intentions. Following the instructions of His Highness the Crown Prince, he immediately captured the two of them and escorted them to the imperial court to await their punishment!"

This turn of events did not surprise either of them. Qin Chang was so angry that he stepped forward and pointed at Liang Fang to speak. Zhu Yi's face was shocked, but more at a loss.

Immediately afterwards, before Qin Chang could say anything, the surrounding Imperial Guards pounced on them and tied them up tightly...

(End of this chapter)