The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 275 The Finale
Looking at the closed palace door of the Zhongshun Dynasty, he did not feel uneasy, on the contrary, he was extremely calm.

Late yesterday, after Emperor Taiqi woke up, he issued an order to inform King Zhongshun to enter the palace.

He breathed a sigh of relief at that time. On the way into the palace, he was still thinking about how to settle the matter of establishing a crown prince. Although he knew his nephews well, he did not want to interfere with the matter of establishing a crown prince. However, the country was determined and the country was safe. But it is a top priority right now.

No one knows if the emperor will wake up next time he faints.

After entering the palace, King Zhongshun first had a dinner with the emperor, and then waited for the imperial doctor to diagnose Emperor Taiqi's pulse. The two discussed state affairs. Time passed gradually, and when it was time to lock the palace gate, Emperor Taiqi King Zhongshun stayed in Linjing Hall for the night. In the middle of the night, after a burst of noise, the palace gate was breached and he could not get out.

It was like a steel knife had been hanging on his neck. Finally, it fell down, and King Zhongshun felt at ease.

Since Emperor Yongjia succeeded to the throne through extraordinary means, each generation of emperors has to walk through mountains of corpses and seas of blood before they can ascend to the throne. This has become the fate of the Mu family. Since Emperor Taiqi's health began to fail, the two nephews began to After taking action, King Zhongshun began to worry, but was unable to intervene.

Or, he actually doesn’t want to intervene!

This is the advantage of not having a son, why bother to be born into a royal family!
In front of the palace gate of Linjing Hall, Mu Yongzhen, dressed in mourning clothes, fell to the ground crying. Behind him were several mats with three corpses, large and small, covered with white cloth.

"Father, my son is unfilial and incompetent. The emperor's grandfather ordered his son to lead the imperial camp. The son was worried that Xiaoxiao would take advantage of his father's weak body and harm his father. He ordered the imperial camp to guard the palace. Who knows, but he actually appeared? He defeated a small group of rebels and injured several of the emperor's younger brothers!"

Next to him, a general knelt down to plead guilty, "I was incompetent and failed to restrain the soldiers under my command, which caused the rebels to rush into the three His Highnesses, causing casualties. I beg to die, and please Your Highness to apologize!"

"Your Highness, what General Feng said is wrong. It was clearly the interference of the Beijing Guards, and the conflict was not the fault of General Feng's generals..."

"Your Highness, the commander of the Beijing Guards has called in. He said that he was ordered by the Fourth Highness to raise troops to rebel. If His Highness had not led the troops to arrive in time, it would be unthinkable!" Someone ran over quickly and reported the truth as found out.

Mu Yongzhen couldn't believe it, "They dared to throw dirty water on the fourth brother. What kind of person the fourth brother is, he has always been loyal, filial and honorable. How could he do such a treasonous thing as treason? They clearly, clearly wanted to Shirk responsibility!"

Mu Yongzhen looked like he was in agony, his body was shaky and he fell backwards. Fortunately, the people around him supported him and prevented him from falling to the ground.

"Your Highness, this is irrefutable evidence!" A sergeant handed over a yellow robe, "This was found from the palace of His Highness the Fourth. The manager has also confessed that His Highness has long had the intention of treason. I don’t dare to speak nonsense!”

Mu Yongzhen looked up to the sky and sighed, "Fourth brother, fourth brother, why are you so confused!"

Across the palace gate, Emperor Tai Qi was so angry that he almost fainted. He was already in poor health, but he was extra strong at this time, just like in the past. Today, he only has one son, Mu Yongzhen, left on the throne. Who else?

At that time, the Supreme Emperor felt helpless and heartbroken. At this time, Emperor Taiqi himself also felt it. His sad eyes looked at King Zhongshun, as if asking, is this my retribution?
King Zhongshun also looked sad. He never dreamed that Mu Yongzhen would do such a thing. What's wrong with imitating his father?

But, after all, it was too tragic!
"Brother Emperor!" King Zhongshun supported Emperor Taiqi. The two men who stood at the pinnacle of power in the Dashun Dynasty were now in their twilight years. Even if they were wearing yellow robes and python robes, they still couldn't conceal their desolation.

"I lost my father and my son in one day!" Emperor Taiqi smiled silently, with tears oozing from the corners of his eyes. He raised his hand and pointed at the palace door in front of him, and told Wu Ji, "Open the door and let the The traitor, come in and see me!"

Wu Ji was scared to death. If he had known this, he might as well have gone to sea. He hesitated and looked at King Zhongshun.

King Zhongshun nodded to him and said, "Open the palace door, there is no other way now!"

Wu Ji felt a wail in his heart. He did not dare to step forward and asked a few small firemen to go over and open the palace door.

Outside, Mu Yongzhen was hesitating whether to attack the palace gate, but was stopped by Jia Yucun, saying, "Your Highness, it is not appropriate to be too hasty at this time!"

At this point, the emperor will not pass the throne to anyone else. His closest brother is King Zhongshun, and King Zhongshun has no heir. It is possible that the emperor wants to pass the throne to Dongshan Taoist Priest. There is a gap. Far!
Emperor Taiqi saw the counselor next to Mu Yongzhen at a glance. He had no impression of Jia Yucun, but King Zhongshun knew Jia Yucun and said, "Who did I think he was? It turns out to be Jia Hua!"

Jia Yucun's heart skipped a beat and he knelt down in a hurry, "Jia Hua, the sinner, comes to your Majesty!"

Emperor Taiqi coughed, and King Zhongshun supported him and said, "Brother Emperor, speaking of which, Jia Hua is a talented man. He was a Jinshi in the 19th year of Wanqing. Later, he was dismissed due to corruption. Brother Emperor showed his kindness. He was able to recover, but who knew that when he was in the south of the Yangtze River, he did evil things, ignored the law and discipline, and was a pastoralist, unable to make decisions for the people. When the Marquis of Ning Guo was in the south of the Yangtze River, he was infamous for covering up a case and was impeached and removed. I remember that the emperor's brother His will is never to be used."

There is no doubt about the meaning of King Zhongshun's words. What the third prince did today cannot be said to be the instigation of this bad counselor.

"Get it for me and execute it immediately!" Emperor Taiqi roared.

He shouted at Jia Yucun the pain of losing his son and the impending loss of his throne. Unfortunately, all the soldiers around him were brought by Mu Yongzhen. Emperor Qi was safe and did not dare to easily conflict with the Beijing camp.

"What, third child, how dare you disobey me in order to protect such a thing? How dare you do such an unfilial act in front of the world?" Seeing Mu Yongzhen's hesitation, Emperor Tai Qi sneered and coughed in excitement.

Mu Yongzhen was shocked, knelt down and said, "I dare not, I dare not disobey my father's orders!"

"If you dare not disobey, then kill him for me. I don't believe it. I haven't abdicated the throne yet. This world is not yours yet. I can't even kill a guilty minister!"

Next to him, Jia Yucun was scared to death. The reason why he came here today was to seize the first achievement of the support, and he did not think about risking his life here.

Mu Yongzhen glanced at Jia Yucun in embarrassment and glanced back. Behind him, an armored general came over and pulled Jia Yucun away. Less than ten steps away, he heard his wail. , died tragically on the spot.

Emperor Taiqi was in a trance. He felt dizzy and pressed his forehead. At this moment, a cold arrow flew over with a whoosh. King Zhongshun heard the sound of breaking through the air. Without thinking too much, he looked towards Emperor Taiqi. Pounced.

There was a popping sound, and when Emperor Taiqi looked intently, arrow feathers were dangling on his back.

On the mountain in the eastern suburbs, Xian Ning was wrapped in a black cloak and looked uneasily towards the north where the imperial city was located. Her face was covered with tears and she was holding the horse's rein tightly. No matter how hard she urged, she just refused to get on the horse. .

Houda waited helplessly, looking at the sky. If he didn't leave, it would be too late.

Taoist Dongshan came out of the mountain gate, glanced at Xian Ning with pity, followed Xian Ning's gaze, and advised softly, "Back then, the most painful thing about the incident at Tiewang Mountain was not the Supreme Emperor, nor the current Emperor, but My father, watching your brothers die one by one at the hands of their own brothers, your father's life would be worse than death.

This time, he knew that if he entered the palace, he might not be able to get out, but he still went in, even though he had no intention of coming out. You go, your father handed you over to me, and I don’t know if I can keep you, but you still Leave Beijing quickly! "

Xian Ning bit her lip tightly, took one last look in the direction of the imperial city reluctantly, jumped on the horse, said "drive" and ran towards the north, followed closely by Hou Da.

King Zhongshun handed Xianning to Dongshan Taoist, originally saying that he would live in Dongshan Garden for peace of mind, but Dongshan Taoist did not intend to leave Xianning in Dongshan Garden, but wanted to send him to Liaodong. Now, there It's the safest place.

Unexpectedly, before they could go down the mountain, the guards at the foot of the mountain rushed up and stopped Xian Ning and Hou Da. "Princess, Mr. Hou, Dongshan Garden has been surrounded!"

"Where is my father?" Xian Ning asked in horror. "The capital is under lockdown. I heard that the capital camp has breached the imperial city. No news has come out from inside, and my subordinates don't know anything about it."

After the panic reached its extreme, Xian Ning calmed down. She wiped away her tears and turned her horse's head towards the way she came. She believed that sooner or later, the changes in Beijing would reach Jia Cong's ears. What will be the situation in the future?

If the father is safe, the world will still belong to the Mu family. If the father is uneasy, what will happen to the world in the future, and what does it have to do with her?
Early the next morning, Baochai, who had been waiting for Jia Yucun at home all night but did not receive any good news, received the news that Jia Yucun had been sentenced to death by the Supreme Emperor. She became a widow within a few months of their marriage.

And this Supreme Emperor was not the other Supreme Emperor. Emperor Wan Qing had just passed away, and Emperor Tai Qi was promoted to Supreme Emperor. When the imperial edict to abdicate was issued, Emperor Tai Qi fell into a coma again. His lips pursed, and Wu Ji came closer. Listen, I heard him shouting the word "Emperor's brother".

King Zhongshun was shot in the back by that arrow, and the treatment failed, so he died.

In the blood-battered imperial city, a new sun has risen, shining on the red walls and glazed tiles. The new emperor is sitting on a high dragon chair, watching with satisfaction as the civil and military officials perform three kowtows and nine bows.

"My dear friends!" Mu Yongzhen's eyes fell on Lin Ruhai and paused briefly.

If King Zhongshun had not died, everything would have been easier. Mu Yongzhen felt regretful in his heart. He did not want to follow the old path of his father. After being the emperor for these few years, he was like a puppet. Now that he has reached this point, he must To be a true emperor, he must keep his word and follow the law, and there must be no obstruction in government orders.

"Qing Lin, I want to send you to Liaodong to announce the decree. Firstly, Jin Jia Cong will be crowned Ningping County Prince, and secondly, Ning'an County Prince will be ordered to return to Beijing and return to the court. Uncle Wang has been looking forward to a good home for the imperial sister, and I don't want to let this happen. Uncle Wang will wait for another three years and plans to hold a wedding ceremony for Prince Ningping and his sister while he is still in the mood. If a child is born in the future, I will confer the title of Prince Rongping."

These words were spoken not only to the courtiers, but also to Xian Ning.

After retiring from the court, Prince Nan'an and Shuirong stayed to see the emperor. The new emperor met them in the side hall and was discussing with Gu Mingchen, the chief minister of the cabinet, to draft a new name.

Geng Xi ignored the presence of Gu Mingchen and others and said to the new emperor, "I think it is inappropriate to send Lin Hai to Liaodong!"

"What's wrong?" Mu Yongzhen asked.

"I am worried that Jia Cong has evil intentions!"

Mu Yongzhen seemed to have heard a great joke, "Jia Cong has always been affectionate, and Xianning is in my hands. He will never dare to act rashly. This time, as long as he comes back, I plan to keep him in Beijing, with one hand in my hand." A general without soldiers is like a tiger with its claws pulled out, so what is there to fear!"

Hearing this, Geng Xi and others breathed a sigh of relief. In the hall, Zhang Qilin lowered his eyes to cover up the fleeting surprise in his eyes.

Xiong Bichen, who was thousands of miles away, heard about the drastic changes in the capital. He was lecturing and lost his mind for a moment. After finishing what he was talking about, he stood up and entered the inner room. He bowed three times towards the north and said to his followers. The grandson who was waiting at the side said, "Go back, it's time to go back. I don't know whose world this world will be in the future!"

He spent his whole life doing the work of teaching, but in fact, he was wrong a long time ago!

If the top is not right, then the bottom will follow!
Wang Jiayin and others never dreamed that the Beijing camp led by Wang Jiedushi would be so vulnerable and quickly defeated. Everyone fled their own way and ignored the general.

Prince Teng was imprisoned in the dungeon for three days and was dying of hunger.

The news of the coup in the capital made Wang Jiayin and others overjoyed. After recruiting the deserters from the Beijing camp, these people's strength further grew, and the rebel flag was like a forest. The court was unable to deal with them for a while. For several days, they could only I heard that there was a funeral in the capital and preparations for the succession ceremony, but there was no news of deploying troops to suppress it.

After hearing that someone from Sichuan led troops out of Sichuan and approached Shenjing, Wang Jiayin and others also took action. After dividing their troops, they advanced towards Shenjing. By coincidence, whoever attacked Shenjing first would be qualified to go first. The attitude of a king.

Wang Ziteng was forgotten in the dungeon.

Wang Kegui was very dissatisfied with Zhao Sheng and others who had attacked the imperial army with them before. In his opinion, his eldest brother led those mud-legged people to win a big battle. With his reputation, refugees came one after another, so they should I will serve my eldest brother as my master, so that we can seize this great river and mountain together.

Wang Jiayin shook his head at Wang Kegui's complaint and said, "The competition in the world is not a matter of one or two days. Who will win in the future depends not only on the right time, place and people, but also on luck! However, some things are not without clues. We will wait. The territory we are fighting for today, as long as that person comes out in the future, we will give it up!"

Wang Kegui asked, "Who?"

"Jia Cong, Prince of Ning'an County!"

"Why?" Wang Kegui asked confused.

"Right now, he is the only one who has the territory. As long as he raises his arms, he will be like a cloud of followers. We and other mud-legged people can't compare with him!"

When Lin Ruhai rushed all the way to Liaodong, Jia Cong had already received the news first and returned to Guangningwei from Fushun. This caught him off guard. He really didn't expect that the situation in the capital would deteriorate to this point so quickly.

When Lin Ruhai read out Mu Yongzhen's imperial edict, Jia Cong did not kneel down to receive it. He sat calmly and listened. After that, he sneered and said, "If I go back, I may become an eagle with its feathers broken and be plucked out." A tiger with claws and teeth, what does your father-in-law think of your son-in-law?"

Lin Ruhai was shocked, but also understood, and asked Jia Cong, "What should you do?"

Jia Cong said, "Wait!"

"Wait? Wait for what?"

"Wait for the emergency in Shenjing, wait for the new emperor to order the world to be diligent, and wait for the day when he can lead his troops into the pass!"

In the summer and July of the seventh year of Taiqi, thirteen rebels besieged Shenjing. The new emperor ordered all armies from all over the world to serve the king, but before reinforcements could arrive, Shenjing was captured.

On the day the city was destroyed, the new emperor committed suicide in front of Linjing Hall.
On that day, the rebel king Jiayin and others broke into the palace and were horrified to see that the bones of Emperor Taiqi had rotted in a side hall and were covered with maggots.

In the Daming Palace, two coffins were placed side by side, one for Emperor Wanqing and the other for King Zhongshun. The palace where the coffins were located was deserted, the candles were out, no one was keeping vigil, and the coffins were covered with dust.

Since then, the world has been in chaos!
On the [-]th day of the eighth lunar month in autumn, the king of Ning'an County raised troops in Liaodong, hoping to bring peace to the world and bring peace to the people. When he issued an order, he was followed by a cloud of followers.

After ten years, it conquered the whole world with an irresistible force, established its capital in Beijing, and changed the country's name to Ning.

(End of the book)

　I really don’t know how to write it. This book has some inherent shortcomings from the beginning.

　　I should have experience in the future. A new book is in preparation, and I plan to write about the Red Mansions Imperial Examination.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)