After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Chapter 317 Mrs. Fan's Decision
Dingguohou Mansion.

In the cabin next to the big-leaf banyan tree in the backyard.

Zhongli Ruoshui also poured a cup of tea for Fan Taohua.

"Chen'an's meaning is roughly the same, grandma, how do you decide?"

Fan Taohua was silent for a long time, her face full of doubts: "Why does he think that the emperor will send troops to deal with the oriole in the situation of Shuangjiao Mountain?"

"Besides...he said that we should evacuate the capital. Since the emperor is in Changle Palace, is it necessary for him to cause chaos in the capital and even cause blood to flow like a river?"

Zhongli Ruoshui pondered for a moment, "Last night, that girl named Wen Xiaowan came to the plum garden, she is Wen Zhuyu's daughter."

Fan Taohua was slightly taken aback, "Is this what Wen Zhuyu means?"

"Well," Zhongli Ruoshui nodded, "Chen'an showed me that letter, which said that Xi Wei is most likely in Changle Palace."

"As for the emperor, there are two speculations in that letter."

"One is the incident involving Jingtai's 34 years."

"The granddaughter didn't know about it at first, but the letter made it clearer."

Fan Taohua was slightly startled, "How did you say it?"

"The letter said that in the 34th year of Jingtai, that is, the year when the first emperor made a great trip, the Imperial City Division caught fire and the flames soared to the sky... After that, the Imperial City Division became a ruin."

"It's not just people who are burned to death, it's a file from the past!"

"It also said that the first emperor had seven sons, and the current emperor ranks fourth!"

"Mr. Chunfu wrote the imperial edict for the new emperor's ascension to the throne, and the first emperor dictated it before his death. The throne should have been passed on to the second prince Ning Jingrong!"

"But when the decree was announced, the edict was changed, so the current emperor ascended the throne as emperor!"

"Then, the six sons of the late emperor were all imprisoned in the Luoying Palace by the emperor's decree."

"The letter also said one more thing. Lu Zhanxiao was originally the second prince Ning Jingrong's servant."

"In the 25th year of Jingtai, Lu Zhanxiao was recommended by Ning Jingrong to lead the army to attack Yong. He lived up to Ning Jingrong's expectations. He destroyed Yongguo in the 27th year of Jingtai and returned to Kyoto in the 30th year of Jingtai. , Get in the car and wait!"

"The person he wanted to assist was originally the Second Prince Ning Jingrong."

"After the current emperor ascended the throne as the emperor, he issued a decree in the third year of Zhaohua to destroy Lu Zhanxiao's family!"

"It stands to reason that the emperor has been safe and sound since then, but Bai Miyi made some mistakes... Lu Zhanxiao's eldest daughter-in-law who was waiting on the bus happened to be in Meiyuan, and she was pregnant. Meiyuan was also implicated because of this, but Coincidentally, after everyone in Meiyuan was killed, the bodies of Princess Yun'an, Junma and Lu Zhanxiao's eldest daughter-in-law could not be found."

"Meiyuan is surrounded by guards, no one knows how they escaped, but there is no news about it."

"In addition, five of the emperor's brothers who were imprisoned in Luoying Palace died one after another, but the youngest, Ning Jingyu, died in the winter of the third year of Zhaohua, that is, the night when Lu Zhanxiao's entire family was wiped out. Luoying Palace escaped...Wen Zhuyu said that this should be done by an eunuch named Wei San, and Ning Jingyu is now taking refuge in Yue State."

"So, Wen Zhuyu believes that these things seem to have something to do with Empress Lu. Empress Lu obviously realized her danger, so she sent away the eldest son of the emperor who was just full moon, and was really given to death. The eldest son lost and hanged himself in grief."

"The emperor ordered Changsun Jinghong to track down these people who disappeared, but there is still no news... He said that perhaps Changsun Jinghong knew about it, but he didn't tell the emperor, because the crooked-neck big leaf banyan in Huangchengsi was personally handed by Empress Lu. planted!"

"The emperor was afraid, so he moved out of the palace and went to Changle Palace."

"As for the Shuangjiao Mountain situation, the emperor's intention is probably to attract everyone's attention, but the final settlement is in the capital!"

"Because no matter it is Dingguohou's mansion, Cheng Guogong's mansion or Qi Guogong's mansion, they all know about Jingtai's 34th year, and they used to have close contacts with Lu Zhanxiao."

"This is the first reason why Wen Zhuyu thinks that Kyoto is not safe."

Fan Taohua listened carefully, but the puzzled look on her face disappeared.

"And what's the second reason?"

"The emperor is being held hostage!"

Fan Taohua raised her eyes, "Abducted by who?"

"Xi Wei!"

"What do you use to hold the emperor hostage?"

Zhongli Ruoshui was taken aback, "Wen Zhuyu didn't say anything."

Fan Taohua was silent for a long time, then slowly stood up, walked to the door, looked at the pattering autumn rain outside, her eyes fell on the big leaf banyan by the pond, as if she was recalling the past.

"There are some things that grandma wants to do, but she can't make up her mind to do it."

"Sometimes, grandma feels very tired like this, and really wants to go back to the carefree and good old days when she was holding a sword to the end of the world."

"So grandma never asks you for anything, but just hopes that you can live the most beautiful self at the best age."

"Grandma thought she could protect you for the rest of your life, but she forgot that grandma will walk in front of you in the end."

"Dingguohou's Mansion was conferred by the late emperor after Jingtai's victory over Huihe in the 13th year..."

"From the moment Zhongli's Mansion was conferred the title of Dingguohou's Mansion, Dingguohou's Mansion has the responsibility to protect the country, and grandma can no longer follow her own temper as before."

"This name is a shackle, but I just can't get rid of it."

"Grandma's deployment in Shuzhou was originally intended to leave a retreat for the Marquis of Dingguo, because grandma knows that the situation in Ningguo is getting more and more serious."

Fan Taohua turned around, looked at Zhongli Ruoshui with a kind face, and said:
"When the emperor was building the Changle Palace, grandma wanted to set the place on fire... and finally gave up. This is because grandma is old and has too many scruples."

"But now, grandma has seen some hope from Chen An."

"He is quite ambitious, but still not enough."

"Because he asked grandma to send troops to occupy Tai'an City, the gateway to the south of Kyoto, but he didn't say to further occupy this capital!"

"So grandma drank tea with Cheng Guogong and Qi Guogong all afternoon, and finally decided to push him, and try to overthrow this decadent dynasty by the way."

Zhongli Ruoshui was shocked, she stared at Fan Taohua with wide eyes, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, unable to say a word for a long time.

"Since Changle Palace has [-] soldiers, but after all, Yujing City is the capital of Ning Kingdom, so there is another purpose for occupying Yujing City...to attract soldiers from Changle Palace."

"You haven't seen your grandfather for a long time, he is not in the Shenwu Army, he is in the Guangling Navy."

"Your elder brother Zhongli Qiuyang set off from Linshui Port according to Chen'an's plan. Most of the warships were temporarily rebuilt as tank boats. It cost a lot of money, but it was worth it."

"The more sailors on the warship are not the sailors of the Guangling Navy, but the [-] soldiers from Shuzhou...the soldiers who were recruited and trained by the bandits who followed Huang Sanlie in Shuzhou...Huang Sanlie and others , it wasn’t a bandit before, but a serious frontier soldier!”

"Zhongli Qiuyang's navy is not only going to eliminate the water bandits in Shuangjiao Lake, the navy will go straight to the capital, and cooperate with the Shenwu Army to fight!"

"Kyoto is indeed going to be chaotic, so you and Ruohua, grandma has arranged... Zhonglidang will lead a battalion of Shenwu soldiers to escort you to Guangling City for a while."

Zhongli Ruoshui also stood up.

She never expected the situation to evolve like this.

Beneath the calm surface, there was already a huge undercurrent surging.

"Is this considered rebellion?"

Fan Taohua smiled slightly: "This is saving the country!"

"It's too dangerous, grandma, let's go together!"

"Grandma is old. Besides, grandma is a grand master after all. The Changle Palace is so mysterious. Maybe there are still masters who need grandma's help!"

"...Isn't there the Yinyue Pavilion?"

"They have other tasks."

"What mission?"

"Kill a beggar, then kill a scholar... maybe even kill a nun!"

(End of this chapter)