Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 557 Something big happened
Prince Lu threw his youngest son into Huixian Tower and hurried to the city gates with his servants to find out what was going on.

As a result, he was shocked when he saw it. The sun was already high in the sky, and there was still a long queue at the city gate. The soldiers at the gate were strictly checking the people and merchants entering and leaving the city.

The King of Lu sent his servants forward to inquire, saying that a case had occurred in the city and the murderer had killed people and robbed people, and was now hiding in the city. He was afraid that he might have helpers, so he strictly checked those entering and leaving the city.

"So that's how it is. We need to investigate this strictly. It's almost the end of the year, and if there's a murderer hiding among us who kills and robs people, we ordinary people won't be able to eat or sleep well."

The people who had been waiting in line for a long time and couldn't help complaining immediately expressed their understanding with a smile after hearing what the soldiers at the city gate said.

He also thanked the soldiers at the gate for their hard work and stuffed them with all kinds of food.

After receiving the answer, the servant returned to report to King Lu with a relieved look on his face.

Prince Lu calmly lowered his hand that was lifting the curtain, blocking out everything outside. But his heart was beating fast. Something had happened!

King Lu's intuition told him that something had happened.

The carriage circled the street again, passing Jingzhao Prefecture, and saw the guards standing straight at the gate of the prefecture. Prince Lu felt more and more that his intuition was correct.

In previous years, after the seal was sealed, each government office had officials and runners on duty. For places like Jingzhao Prefecture, there was no shortage of runners on duty. But since everything was sealed, was it necessary for the runners to stand outside in the cold weather, carrying weapons?

Didn’t you hide in the gatehouse and duty room in previous years?
This seemed like he was afraid someone would come and pass on information to Jingzhao Prefecture. The carriage turned to the Dingguo Mansion. As a result, the gatekeeper said that the Dingguo had stayed at the East Palace yesterday and had not returned yet.

Prince Lu didn't even enter the door, but turned and left. "Let's go to Prince Qi's mansion!"

In Prince Qi's mansion, Prince Qi was lying on a soft couch listening to music. In the large fish tank beside him, seven or eight golden and silver fish were swimming slowly. I wonder if they were frozen.

"Since half of the Yuefu Opera Troupe left for the northwest, they haven't arranged any new shows." Prince Qi couldn't help but complain. He was bored in the middle of winter.

Princess Qi, who was packing up the annual gifts for Princess Deyang, glanced at him in reproach and said, "You're missing out on fun just because there's no Yuefu Opera Club's performance?"

Speaking of the Yuewang Opera Society, "I heard that Deyang has taken over the opera society and asked her to stage several new plays. Merchants from the northwest and the western regions will be blessed with good performances."

The couple has only this one child, who was raised in a wealthy family since childhood. Now he has run away to a place like the northwest. The couple is worried about him every day. He can't eat or sleep well, and they have scolded the prince countless times.

If he had not harmed Jiang and Xiang, Deyang would not have gone to the northwest.

"My Lord, Prince Lu is here."

Prince Lu is here? Prince Qi was stunned, but Princess Qi laughed, "I'm afraid he's bored too." Now that Prince Lu, the nephew of the emperor, is close to her own prince, the princess is happy to see it happen.

"Uncle Wang!" Prince Lu came in hurriedly, forgetting even the etiquette, "Uncle Wang, something happened!"

"What happened? Don't worry, tell me slowly." Princess Qi spoke. It was winter, and sweat was coming out of her forehead.

"Is Aunt Wang here too?"

"So you just saw me!"

"Aunt Wang, please forgive me. I was so nervous that I didn't see you clearly."

Seeing that he didn't look fake, Prince Qi sat up straight and asked seriously, "What happened?"

The Prince of Lu then told the story, and the Prince of Qi jumped up in shock. The Princess of Qi was also so shocked that she dropped the New Year gift in her hand to the ground.

"Duke Dingguo stayed in the East Palace last night? He hasn't returned home yet?"

"Yes. My nephew thinks something is wrong. He sent someone to check the palace gate, but no news has been reported back yet."

Prince Qi rubbed his hands and paced back and forth. Princess Qi was so frightened that she could not stand and sat down again, holding on to the table.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw Prince Lu's servant running in hurriedly, "Your Highness, the guards at the palace gate have also changed! They are wearing the uniforms of the military camp outside the capital!"

Prince Qi's eyes widened, and he took two steps back in shock, falling off his seat. Princess Qi, on the other hand, jumped up and opened her mouth so wide that she couldn't close it.

"Uncle Wang!" Prince Lu turned back to look at Prince Qi anxiously, and his hands and feet began to go weak.

problem occurs! Something big happened!

"Duke Dingguo must have been detained in the Eastern Palace." Soldiers in the camp outside the capital were not allowed to enter the imperial city without being summoned.

The prince is playing a big game!
A big chess game that will change the world!
"What about the Emperor?"

Prince Qi paced with his hands behind his back, his pace getting faster and faster, his steps becoming more and more chaotic. Something must have happened in the palace.

"Uncle Wang, could it be that my father has already..." Prince Lu rushed forward and grabbed Prince Qi's arm in a panic. His face was anxious. I'm afraid the capital is about to change.

Prince Qi paused. The emperor... the emperor must have been tricked by the prince just like Duke Dingguo. But...

"There is no news coming out of the palace now..."

No news is good news. The prince probably doesn't dare to kill his father or his king. At least not so soon.

Prince Qi called his servants and said, "Send people to the Crown Princess's family and the Cheng En Lord Shen's family to check on the situation!"

The King of Lu came back to his senses. Yes, he had forgotten about these two families. He also called the servant and said, "Go to the palaces of the King of Qin, the King of Chu, and other kings to check the situation."

"Let's go to the homes of Li Daoxuan and other generals and have a look."

The person who was sent out came back soon, "The Crown Princess's family and the Liu family of Duke Cheng'en have both closed their doors. I walked around the two mansions and found that the main doors and side doors were all closed, and no one was going in or out."

"The gatekeeper of the Li Mansion said that General Li is still in the camp outside the capital."

"There is nothing unusual in the palaces of the King of Qin, the King of Chu, and the King of Jin."

The more the Prince of Lu and the Prince of Qi listened, the more serious their faces became. It seemed that the Crown Princess and the Queen's family had received the news long ago. The Prince of Qin and others were kept in the dark just like them.

"Uncle Wang, what should we do now?" Prince Qi called him out, "Come with me to the palace."

"Can we still go in?"

"We have to give it a try." Only by giving it a try can he be sure of what he has in mind. As he walked out, he ordered Princess Qi, "Close the door of the mansion tightly, and no one is allowed to go out. Order the guards and soldiers to be on alert!"

Princess Qi nodded repeatedly and tried to get up to make arrangements, but her legs were so weak that she couldn't stand. She had no choice but to shout, "Someone, come quickly!"

Prince Qi and Prince Lu drove their carriages to the palace gate very quickly. They got off the carriages and were stopped by soldiers holding spears before they could get close. When they heard that they were going to enter the palace, they asked, "Do you have any instructions from the emperor?"

The Emperor's order? "No."

"Then please go back. We have received orders not to enter without a summons or an order."

No one is allowed to enter without a summons or an order?

Prince Qi looked very angry. "Open your dog eyes and see who I am! Who is the person next to me? I and Prince Lu want to go to the palace to see the emperor. Do we need an order and a summons? I can go into the palace of the Great Qi whenever I want!"

"Please don't embarrass me, my two lords. I am only following your orders."

They couldn't get into the palace, and forcing their way in was even more impossible. Prince Qi and Prince Lu looked at each other, and they were at a loss.

The news of the Prince of Lu and the Prince of Qi soon reached the ears of the Crown Prince. "Go, have someone invite the Prince of Lu and the Prince of Qi back to the palace."

Before the Crown Prince's men arrived at the palace gate, Prince Qi and Prince Lu had already turned back. Before they even got close to the palace gate, they saw a dozen soldiers in uniform from the camp outside the capital having a conflict with the palace's gatekeeper.

Prince Qi's expression changed immediately. He pushed Prince Lu and said, "Go back home quickly." He wanted to say a few more words, but the soldiers found their carriage and were already heading towards them.

Prince Qi decisively jumped off the carriage, asked his own carriage to take Prince Lu back to the palace quickly, and walked towards the soldier who was approaching him.

Prince Lu's face was as gloomy as water, and he ordered the carriage to go very fast. As a result, when they arrived at the gate of Prince Lu's mansion, a team of guards were already waiting there.

It was over. The prince must have discovered their movements. His palace and the Qiqin Prince's palace were sealed by the prince.

By the time Zhao Guangyuan in the northwest received the carrier pigeon, it was already the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month.

In the conference room, a group of generals and staff sat upright and the atmosphere was solemn.

After a long while, Zhan Qian spoke with difficulty, "My Lord, has the Crown Prince rebelled?"

Zhao Guangyuan was rubbing his hands over the news that Guan Run, the chief steward of the inner court, had passed on to him: the crown prince had hosted a banquet for Duke Dingguo, drugged him, and seized his military token, keeping it in the East Palace. The emperor had fallen ill in the queen's palace and was still unconscious.

Seeing King Yue nod, Zhan Qian looked towards Jiang Xuyang and Jiang Wentao, then closed his eyes in pain.

Jiang Xiang was summoned to the East Palace, and died suddenly within two days. I'm afraid my father will follow in his footsteps.

I don’t know what will happen to my mother, wife and children.

Zhan Qian's heart felt like it was burning in fire. He couldn't sit still, but he was helpless.

Seeing him like this, the generals didn't know how to comfort him. Duke Dingguo was valued by the emperor and was a trusted minister. He was entrusted with the important task of guarding the nine camps in the capital. If the prince wanted to seize the palace, the first thing he had to do was to seize his military power.

"Your second brother is the consort of Princess Zhaohua, maybe things are not that bad." Jiang Xuyang comforted.

All the generals nodded in agreement, yes, yes, his family had married the eldest princess. They had to consider the eldest princess's face no matter what.

Zhan Qian was not comforted. Those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. The prince can even imprison his father, the emperor, so what position can brothers and sisters who are not born from the same family be ranked in?

Everyone was silent again.

"Your Highness, the news says that the troops from the suburban camp of Beijing have also participated. The military token of the suburban camp of Beijing is not in the hands of Duke Dingguo. This..."

"The camp outside the capital should have sided with the prince." Zhao Guangyuan said.

Zhan Qian and other generals from the suburban camp found it hard to accept for a while. The Nine Camps of the Capital and the Suburban Camp had always only obeyed the emperor's orders, and the military power was in the hands of the emperor. But now, both of them were taken down by the prince.

Meng Yan and other northwestern generals glanced at the group of generals coming out of the capital, opened their mouths, and wanted to say that since they could all stay with the King of Yue, it was nothing strange that the camp outside the capital changed its course and joined the prince's camp.

But this was not a pleasant thing to hear, so he swallowed it back.

Zhao Guangyuan glanced at him and roughly knew what he wanted to say. He glanced at the generals who came out of the camp outside the capital. Judging from their performance over the past year, they were trustworthy and useful people, and Zhao Guangyuan was able to use them easily.

"The Crown Prince was originally in charge of the Ministry of War and had close ties with the various military camps. We are roughly aware of the situation in the capital. We should be on guard against the Crown Prince dispatching troops to besiege the northwest."

As soon as Zhao Guangyuan finished speaking, all the generals could not help but sit up straight. "Please give your orders, King Yue!"

After some deployment, all the generals took orders and hurried out of the conference hall.

Fang Sheng stayed. "Your Highness, if the Crown Prince takes control of the capital, I'm afraid that except for the northwest, all other troops will obey the new emperor. I'm afraid our one million soldiers will not be enough to cope with it."

Zhao Guangyuan knew this truth. "Zhao Guanghuan is not qualified to be the new emperor yet."

"But we are out of reach."

"I know what's going on. You have followed me for a long time, and I will not let you be branded as traitors."

Even though the King of Yue said so, Fang Sheng was still worried. When he left, his brows were still furrowed.

Jiang Xuyang, Jiang Wentao and a group of staff continued to discuss matters with the King of Yue.

"The prince just said that the emperor should be fine. Doesn't the prince want to kill the emperor and ascend the throne himself?"

"If so, he will not gain the position legitimately, and the civil and military officials will not believe in him." Although he controls the troops of the nine camps in the capital and the large camp outside the capital, the prince does not dare to gamble whether the troops from other places will obey his orders.

"The Crown Prince should announce to the public that the Emperor is seriously ill, intending to force the Emperor to write an edict of succession. During the first day of the first lunar month, the Crown Prince will probably announce to the public that the Emperor is seriously ill and order him to be regent."