Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 914 Confrontation with the Emperor
Since the start of the Lingnan War, the emperor has issued three edicts in succession, summoning Yan Mu to return to the capital. However, Yan Mu not only did not come back, but also replied to the emperor: He will never return to the capital if the enemy invaders of the Southern Jin Dynasty cannot be defeated.

The imperial court did not provide any military pay to Lingnan, and the imperial court did not provide relief to those displaced by the war. It seemed that Lingnan had been left to fend for itself.

When she entered the palace this time, the emperor would vent his anger on her. Liu Yunxiang was already prepared in her heart, but no matter how prepared she was, it would be difficult to resist the pressure of the imperial power.

After getting off the carriage at the gate of the palace, Liu Yunxiang was surprised to see Master Wu Min, a cabinet scholar, and more than a dozen ministers standing guard at the gate. When he saw her getting off the carriage, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Master Wu, what are you doing?" Liu Yunxiang glanced at the ministers and asked.

"Princess, due to the war in Lingnan, the emperor has been furious in the court many times. He also bluntly said that the prince disobeyed the holy order and should be deposed from his position as prince and escorted back to the capital. Now the prince is in Lingnan, and you are back alone. Yes, the emperor will definitely not let you go lightly. I will accompany you into the palace, even if you lose your black gauze hat, we will definitely protect you." Wu Min said.

"Yes, the prince has devoted himself wholeheartedly to Da Rong, and we ministers cannot back down!"

"We will work together to protect you, and the Emperor must also consider this."

The ministers were talking to each other, and Liu Yunxiang raised her hand and pressed it down, asking everyone to listen to her first.

"I know your thoughts, but the emperor has only summoned me. If all the ministers insist on entering the palace together, the emperor will definitely be unhappy. If you really want to help me, please wait here. I will go to the palace to meet you. Your Majesty, if something unexpected happens, I will ask you to rescue me then." Liu Yunxiang looked at the ministers and said.

She wanted to survive, so she did not reject the good intentions of the ministers, but she had to try to convince the emperor first.

Wu Min nodded, "We listen to the Crown Princess. Whenever the Emperor wants to punish you, we can do it right at the palace gate."

"Okay, I would like to thank you all in advance."

Under the watch of all the ministers, Liu Yunxiang took Zijin and Feng Zheng into the palace and all the way to the study room.Outside the study room, she saw the fourth prince Qin Shengrui walking out of it.

He stood on the steps and looked down at her, looking proud of himself.

Yan Mu completely offended the emperor, and Qin Shengrui fell into the emperor's eyes again. He probably felt that the throne belonged to him and he had not escaped.

"Hey, Mrs. Liu, you are really capable. You went all the way north to raise a lot of food and salary for Lingnan. But have you forgotten that the emperor did not agree to go to war with the Southern Jin Dynasty at all, so you raised food and salary privately. This is a serious crime of monopolizing power! "

"Your Majesty, Fourth Highness, what crime this palace has committed cannot be decided by you casually." Liu Yunxiang said coldly.

"Still relying on Yan Mu?" Qin Shengrui sneered, "As long as he returns to the capital, the emperor will definitely depose him and then chop off his head!"

"If the emperor wants to depose him, there is no need to wait for him to return to the capital, right?"

"What do you mean?"

Liu Yunxiang shook his head and said with a smile: "The Fourth Highness is still so brainless."

"you!"

No longer talking nonsense with Qin Shengrui, Liu Yunxiang walked up to the study.The little eunuch went in to report and soon came out to lead her in.As soon as she entered the door, a volume of edict was thrown in front of her.

"This is the fourth edict I drafted myself. Before I send anyone to Lingnan, I want to ask you first, is he willing to return to Beijing?"

This sound was said through gritted teeth. Looking at the emperor again, his face was full of anger, and his eyes were filled with sternness.

Liu Yunxiang knelt down to salute, and at the same time picked up the edict. She straightened her back and faced the emperor.

"Does the emperor hope that the prince will return to Beijing or not?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes, "How dare you question me!"

"Now that spring has begun, the war in Lingnan is tense. The prince is leading troops to fight against the Southern Jin army. If you ask him to put aside the war and return to Beijing, he will have an easy time. But as soon as he returns to Beijing, Lingnan will be completely lost. And you think that the Southern Jin Dynasty will The appetite is only so big, can they eat the thirteen cities in Lingnan? No, they will continue to go north, seize the south of the Yangtze River, and then cross the Yangtze River, forcing only Shengjing."

Speaking of this, Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath.

"In less than three months, you will have to flee the imperial city in a hurry, but where can you escape to?" "How reckless! How reckless! Come and capture the Crown Princess!"

"Your Majesty!" Liu Yunxiang shouted angrily, "If you kill me, no one will raise military funds for Lingnan. Lingnan will be defeated, and the Southern Jin Dynasty will directly attack Shengjing!"

"You, do you really think you are so amazing?"

"I'm not that great. Let me ask your Majesty, is Da Rong's treasury sufficient to support the war in Lingnan?"

The emperor gritted his teeth hard. Nothing was enough. The treasury was empty. Throwing a copper plate into it would make a sound.

And as Liu Yunxiang said, he did not insist on calling Yan Mu back to the capital. He wanted him to retreat to Jiangzhou and cede the thirteen cities in Lingnan to the Southern Jin Dynasty to quell the anger of the Southern Jin Dynasty.

But he couldn't say it openly that he was willing to cede thirteen cities in Lingnan to the Southern Jin Dynasty, otherwise people in the world would scold him. He wanted to push Yan Mu out, but he tore up the alliance and started a war first. .

Now that we are in this situation, we cannot win if we fight, and we cannot afford to lose if we lose.

"You are so fanciful that you put Da Rong in danger, and you think you are very smart and righteous." The emperor glared at Liu Yunxiang, "Do you think you can really win this battle?"

"Now we have no choice but to use all our national strength to win."

"Spend all the national power?" The emperor sneered, "Impossible, the imperial court will never support Lingnan!"

"Then please don't stop me from raising food and salary, and don't issue any more edicts asking the prince to return to Beijing. Lingnan is too far away. You can't see that far and feel the crisis there, so you can just enjoy the prosperity of the moment. good."

"Who gave you the courage to say such treasonous words to me! You...ahem..." The emperor was so angry that his beard trembled, his face turned blue, and he kept coughing.

"Your Majesty, take good care of yourself. Only when you are in charge of the court can Your Highness be free in Lingnan."

The emperor narrowed his eyes, "Even if he wins the battle, do you think I will spare him?"

"You have to cross the river first for demolition, right? All the emperor can do is not to rush and wait for the results."

The emperor was so angry that even if he didn't kill Liu Yunxiang, he would still make her suffer.But this was when a palace guard came to report that Master Wu and other ministers were guarding the palace gate.

"What are they going to do?" the emperor asked angrily in a low voice.

"Seems like she's waiting for the Crown Princess."

"If you rebel against them, do you really think I won't take them off?"

"Your Majesty, there were only a dozen ministers at first, but now there are almost ordinary courtiers, and there are also people who came after hearing the news."

The emperor clenched his fists. If he really wanted to take off the hats of these courtiers, the court would be in chaos.

He gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger, "You have had a hard journey back from Lingnan. You should go back to the palace to rest first."

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will leave the palace first."

"Also, you can raise food and wages for Lingnan, but don't take advantage of the national treasury!"

"My wife knows."

Liu Yunxiang stepped back and pushed to the door of the study room. She remembered something again.

"Your Majesty, do you know the cause of Governor Shangguan's death? Did you hear that he died in the palace?"

(End of this chapter)