The rise of the prince

Chapter 260 Crisis in the Palace + I'm a Good Man
In the lobby, several high-level executives of the Wangfu sat around here, Yan Chun, Shiyu, Gillian, Ji Chunsheng were all there, Yan Kun was temporarily unable to come in the restaurant.

Miss He Qian was talking anxiously.

It turned out that starting this morning, dozens of people blocked the door outside the Yamen of Kaiyuan Mansion and beat the grievance drum, saying that the Xiaowang Mansion cut off their ancestral craftsmanship and did not give them a way to survive. There are bloody handprints pressed by everyone.

The little girl spoke urgently and quickly, and everyone could feel the urgency in her words.

Yan Yan personally handed her tea and said: "Miss He speaks slowly, there is no rush."

He Qian took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then he calmed down and said, "Those people have been kneeling for a whole day, and there are more and more people. When I left, there were probably a hundred people."

"Xiaoqian, who are they?" Gillian asked worriedly.

He Qian shook her head and said, "I don't know either, but I secretly took the file from the yamen, which has their names on it, and they will write one when they come, and they can only report to the official after signing and depositing, this is the rule." While talking, he proudly took out a few pieces of paper from his cuff.

A-Jiao took it and looked at it, and then said: "If you take it out secretly, nothing will happen."

He Qian shook his head, and said indifferently: "It's okay, Dad saw me when I went out, but he didn't ask anything, and he didn't find anything I hid."

Everyone looked at each other, as if they understood something.

After looking at the long list one by one, Yan Yan said: "This Feng Tongqiang is a blacksmith in the family. The prince drove him away before. Most of the list is full of craftsmen."

"Miss He, what is Master He going to do?" Yan Yan asked again.

"There are too many of them, and Daddy had to see them. In the end, he said a few words casually, saying that he should consider it carefully and let them come back in a few days." He Qian frowned slightly, and then said: "But father is talking to the judge in the back hall. As I said, this matter involves a lot of things, I'm afraid it won't take long, so we need to make a decision early and deal with it quickly, just happened to be heard by me."

Everyone nodded, showing a clear look. Rather than talking about each sentence for the judge, it would be better to say it for them.

"Whoever he is, he brought a hundred cavalry, and tomorrow he will cut off the heads of those thieves!" Ji Chunsheng said: "Wu Desi has five hundred brothers stationed at the back of the palace, more than enough to deal with them."

Yan Yan hurriedly said: "No! Commander Ji, this is not a small commotion. There are hundreds of craftsmen. This is not a trivial matter. If the commotion is known to the whole city, it will never be a good thing."

Ji Chunsheng stood up and patted his chest: "There's no need to hesitate. Someone is responsible for this matter, and tomorrow I will take someone to take care of them. It's straightforward, and someone can take care of them."

"No!" Yan Yan said again: "Have you thought about it, once this matter happens, no matter who did it, other people will definitely blame it on the prince. How can you easily fool the matter of hundreds of people."

"Then Manager Yan said there is a good way?" Ji Chunsheng was a little anxious, and he became angry when he was anxious.

"I'm thinking about it." Yan Yan said with a straight face.

"Hmph, thinking about it? Didn't you hear that I'm not waiting for you? When you figure it out, I'm afraid the palace has to stop the water wheel, and when the time comes, the son repeatedly ordered to fire the gun before leaving? It can't be stopped at all!" Ji Chunsheng said excitedly, after all, when Shizi left, he had specifically instructed him to protect those workshops.

Yan Yan knocked on the table and said: "The old man didn't say to stop the water wheel, I mean there is room for maneuver in this matter, don't be so impulsive!"

"Zhou Xuan, they've all written blood books. This is clearly a posture of immortality, how can you deal with it?" Ji Chunsheng's eyes widened.

Seeing that the anger was getting heavier, Shiyu hurriedly said: "Okay, everyone, don't argue, this matter is just like Commander Ji said, it must be resolved as soon as possible, and we can't just wait for death, otherwise we will wait until the Kaiyuan Mansion comes down with a judgment, and then we will make trouble again." Going against the government and provoking the majesty of the court will have more serious consequences."

When she said this, Ji Chunsheng nodded in approval repeatedly, but the poem changed the topic: "However, just as Director Yan said, this matter is a big deal, not the small troubles of the past. No matter who did it, even Commander Ji It is full of good intentions to take care of this matter alone, and outsiders will not buy it, and will only be blamed on that bastard...Pingnan King, so you can't act recklessly, and you can't let Commander Ji do it."

Everyone felt reasonable after hearing this, and immediately nodded in agreement, only Ji Chunsheng frowned: "Then what should we do?"

Shiyu looked at Gillian. After all, Li Xingzhou is not here, and Gillian is the eldest in the family. Gillian hurriedly said: "Sister Shiyu knows more about these things than I do, so it's up to Miss Shiyu to decide. You guys have no objections."

When my mother spoke, everyone nodded. With this authorization, everyone turned their attention to Shiyu.

Shiyu felt a little nervous. She never thought that she was just a fireworks woman, and one day she would be in charge of hundreds of thousands of properties and make decisions about a palace. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

She tried to calm herself down, organized her thoughts in her mind, and then said: "It's natural to teach them a lesson, but they can't be people in the palace. Didn't Li Xingzhou let Sun Banzhang from the west of the city teach the scholars at the poetry meeting last time?" , Let him do it this time."

"Will this be too troublesome?" Ji Chunsheng was puzzled: "There are five hundred soldiers of the Wude Division in the back of the palace, all equipped with swords and armor, why go to the west of the city to find some ruffians?"

Shiyu just shook his head, and then said: "It's different, you can find Sun Banzhang without leaving a clue, it can't be blamed on my palace, even if someone knows, it won't help.

And Uncle Ji, your five hundred sergeants can be used to scare those ruffians. In the final analysis, it is the work of the Wu Desi sergeant, but under the guise of others. "

Yan Yan nodded, obviously agreeing with Shiyu's statement. Ji Chunsheng thought about it, and finally nodded. Everyone's eyes focused on Gillian. Many, I also think it is feasible.”

After one matter was decided, Shiyu couldn't help but think of that bastard again.

His words and deeds, his deeds, if he were here, how would he deal with it.
Unknowingly, she thought back to the confrontation between him and herself back then. She obviously struck first, obviously because she was sure of winning, but in the end... Thinking about it, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Let someone go find Sun Wenyan."

"Sun Wenyan?" Gillian looked at the crowd in confusion, apparently she had never heard of this person before.

"Princess, this Sun Wenyan is a famous storyteller in Kyoto, and he worked for the prince before." Yan Yan explained.

Gillian blushed slightly, then nodded slightly: "Sister Shiyu, why do you want to find a storyteller?"

"Preemptive strikes are only a strategy of rights and interests, but in the final analysis, the reason why they have reasons and evidence is nothing more than saying that the water wheel has taken their jobs with strange skills and ingenuity, ruined their ancestors' craftsmanship, and if they don't shut their mouths, even Without them, there will be others.”

Gillian fell into deep thought.

On the other side, Shiyu called two servants in and asked them to prepare two bottles of general wine, six taels of borneol, six taels of musk, and two bottles of perfume, and then handed them to He Qian: "Miss He, thank you this time Come to Kochi Prince’s Mansion, the General’s Brew, borneol, and musk are all top quality, Mr. He has a lot of work and business, so it’s just right for you, these two bottles of perfume are for you.”

He Qian pouted dissatisfiedly: "You guys are eccentric, my dad didn't do anything, you gave him so much, I worked so hard to report the news, I don't get as much benefit as him."

Everyone laughed. In fact, everyone present knew that the official documents were so easy to get. Besides, He Zhao didn't stop her when he saw her, and let her hear what he said. He Qian probably didn't think so, but outsiders You can understand it, and you all know that He Zhao did it on purpose.

Gillian also smiled, and stepped forward to hold He Qian's hand: "Xiao Qian will come to the palace as soon as she thinks it's too little, you can choose whatever you want, we are all a family, you don't have to be polite."

Only then did the little girl laugh, and she was about to leave with her things in hand, but halfway through the walk, she always felt that something was wrong with her words.

It is not the first time Yang Hongzhao has met the young King Pingnan. Generally speaking, this young man gave him a sense of lack of power and a sense of mediocrity. , power does not care.

But this morning, he came in in a hurry, and suddenly talked to himself about the situation in Su and Lu. Yang Hongzhao wanted to deal with it, but he didn't expect that King Pingnan intercepted a letter from his aunt, Princess Qing'an.

Yang Hongzhao understood the situation after seeing it, but he wasn't too surprised. After all, the rebels must fight against the Tian family's banner, and naturally they would not let the Tian family people go, but he couldn't help but began to worry, fearing that King Pingnan In a hurry, he forced him to send troops.

At this time, the time to send troops has not yet arrived. The troops stationed in Guazhou were originally defeated troops. Later, the third and fourth divisions of the Shenwu Army traveled long distances. Know the situation and dare not act rashly.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

"What's General Yang's opinion?" King Pingnan asked him.

The light in the big tent was dim, and he didn't know whether the other party was on purpose or not. Standing in a backlit position, he couldn't see the expression on his face clearly. Involuntarily, he felt a little nervous, so he said cautiously: "The general can send someone to rescue Qing. Princess Ann."

King Pingnan shook his head: "I'm asking General Yang's opinion on the situation in Luzhou."

"The situation in Luzhou?" Yang Hongzhao was a little confused. This was just an ordinary emergency letter, so why did he mention the situation in Luzhou all at once.

Seeing that King Pingnan took the book home, he said, "This is our best chance."

"Opportunity?" Seeing him say that, Yang Hongzhao wanted to laugh.

Could it be that Li Xingzhou thinks that at a young age, he can come out to point out the country and talk nonsense after reading a few books and reciting a few lines of poems?
The other party didn't know that he was sarcasm, so he said to himself: "My aunt's family letter said that the rebels asked the people of Luzhou to kill her, otherwise they would flatten Luzhou, what does General Yang think?"

Yang Hongzhao smiled disdainfully, and he was not prepared to deal with it seriously in his heart. It is a young man who has learned three points, and then thinks that he knows [-]% of himself, and starts to show off. This kind of question can be answered by a three-year-old child: "Why else, Princess Qing'an You are the blood of the Tian family, since the villain is against the Tian family, of course he has malicious intentions towards the princess."

"Then why didn't they go to Luzhou and understand the matter cleanly?"

Yang Hongzhao frowned, and said impatiently, "Probably because of timidity."

"Don't you think it's perfunctory to say that, the general? The rebel army has a hundred thousand troops, and the Luzhou Xiang army has thousands of troops. The spies have also reported back. Even in Luzhou, the rebel army has accumulated tens of thousands of troops. Will you be afraid of Luzhou?" Even though his tone was disrespectful , the young King Pingnan still didn't fluctuate at all, and asked calmly.

Yang Hongzhao was speechless for a while, and the other party continued: "After receiving the letter, the king has been thinking about why the rebels didn't enter Luzhou, why didn't they enter Luzhou.
After thinking about it, I couldn't figure it out until I received a letter from my sister-in-law. I probably understood that it was because the prefect of Luzhou was hostile to the rebels, and Luzhou was also in turmoil. "

Yang Hongzhao frowned. Although he didn't believe that the young King Pingnan could see the situation in Luzhou through a few words, he still asked impatiently, "How can you tell?"

"Because the rebel army stationed on the border of Luzhou for a month, but did not enter the city of Luzhou. The leader of the bandit is a smart man. If there is only one force in Luzhou, and his army overwhelms the border, it will be resolved long ago. But my sister-in-law clearly stated in the letter that the magistrate set up a building and asked her to write Xin Gao was in a hurry, saying that the Prince Consort's Mansion was in a critical situation, and that the Huaihua Mansion's government had thin soldiers, and it was difficult to resist.
What did General Yang find difficult to resist? "

"Needless to say, it is naturally difficult for the rebels." In the middle of speaking, Yang Hongzhao was suddenly stunned. Yes, the rebels were still stationed at the border of Luzhou, and they had not entered Luzhou city at all. How could it be that the rebels were difficult to resist!
"Wang Pingnan said"

The young man in front of him nodded: "That's right, I guess nine out of ten are rebel mobs, that's why I say the Suzhou bandit leader is unexpectedly smart."

Yang Hongzhao couldn't turn his head around, but he understood the general idea in his heart, and he was somewhat convinced by the young King Pingnan in front of him: "Why?"

"In fact, it is obvious how the [-] rebels in Suzhou came here. Most of them were brave people from the countryside. When the public grievances broke out, it was a matter of course, and the rivers and rivers flowed into the sea.

Since Suzhou can do it, why not Luzhou? "The young King Pingnan said slowly, one word at a time: "If you are in a hurry, in order to protect yourself, the Luzhou mob and the government will help each other, and there may be another [-] army, and the rebels dare not take it lightly.But what if we don't force them? "

Yang Hongzhao suddenly realized: "The government and the people are fighting each other!"

"That's right, this thief's methods are cruel. Not only did he not enter Luzhou, but he even said that if he didn't kill Princess Qing'an, he would destroy Luzhou. On the one hand, the court of the Tian family and on the other hand, his own life. Some people choose loyalty, so naturally. There are also people who choose their lives, so that there will be conflicts rising to the whole people of Luzhou. As long as he does not apply external force and sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, he can easily let Luzhou internal friction and gradually resolve it.

It doesn't matter whether Princess Qing'an is killed or not, the important thing is to give the rioters an excuse."

Listening to the young Pingnan Wang's slow analysis, Yang Hongzhao suddenly felt a chill down his back. He kept reasoning, repeating, and trying to refute in his mind, but he subconsciously told himself deep down that it might be true!

He couldn't help thinking of a sentence: "If there is no foreign trouble in a country, there must be internal troubles."

King Pingnan nodded: "This is generally the case. The specific situation will be more complicated. In short, the thief leader is very good at dealing with it."

At this point, Yang Hongzhao was shocked, and the 16-year-old Pingnan King in front of him also became taller, as if he was standing tall. He couldn't help asking, "Then what should we do?"

In the afternoon, the setting sun dyed the surface of the river red, Li Xingzhou bathed Meixue by the riverside, the wind on the river was late, and the wind was bleak.

If it wasn't for his sister-in-law's letter, he would never have imagined that Luzhou would be in that situation.

He had thought about many situations, such as Luzhou having no fighting spirit and surrendering directly, or united as one and fighting the rebels to the end, or bandits everywhere, chaotic, going their separate ways, and no one to take care of them.

Unexpectedly, things were more complicated than he predicted. Luzhou estimated that there were already forces that wanted to rebel. They took advantage of the chaos in Suzhou to find an opportunity to expand their influence, but their tactics were far inferior to the rebels in Suzhou. them.

As a result, the Suzhou rebels, the Luzhou rebels, and the Luzhou Yamen, these three forces controlled Lu and Su, feared each other, and fought each other to check and balance, and the situation became complicated.

He originally just wanted to come here to eat and die, but now, he can't help himself.

To put it simply, the tripartite check and balance, not daring to act rashly, is a god-sent opportunity to intervene. If this matter can be resolved, then many people will die in Huaihua and Ansu prefectures.

How many?countless.

Li Xingzhou couldn't help covering his forehead, and laughed out loud at himself. He didn't expect that one day a person like him would risk his life to be a good person. It's probably like this.

"My lord, what's so funny?" Yan Shen, who had rushed over, asked puzzledly from the bank.

"Smile, I didn't laugh!" Li Xingzhou became angry from embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)