After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 301 Defect to Jinzhou Mansion

Now, she is sitting here, perfectly invisible in it, constantly convincing herself: from now on, she is not the concubine of the Zhou Dynasty, but the brothers and sisters of these people, and she is a ray of light heading towards Jinzhou Mansion. ghost!
Eunuch Luo then carefully took out a roll of something from his arms, "This is the newest thing in Jinzhou Prefecture, called a newspaper. It is a new thing created by His Highness and the Propaganda Department. The superiors asked us to learn from the things in the newspaper. In Jingfu, I currently only have one copy, and the other one is in our hands."

When he said this, Eunuch Yang looked proud.

Because this means that he is the only one who can connect with Shangfeng.

Only he dared to say "what the higher-ups meant".

Everyone immediately looked respectful, looking at the thin layer of paper as if they were worshiping a Buddha statue.

Someone immediately said: "It is indeed something from Jinzhou Prefecture. Look at this paper, it is hard and white. The Zhou Dynasty could not make such a thing."

These words couldn't help but make Jingbin take a second look.

As expected, the paper used in the newspaper was not only white, but also much harder than ordinary rice paper. The fonts on it were printed very small, and the handwriting was as neat as if it had been copied by one person. It even had an unusual tone to it. The fragrance of ink.

I have long heard that the craftsmen in Jinzhou Prefecture are good at strange and obscene skills. Now, from this point of view, strange and obscene skills are not enough to describe, I am afraid that only ingenuity can be described.

It was snowing outside, and there was the sound of wind blowing. Occasionally, patrolling Imperial Guards would pass by, but they would lower their breathing and wait quietly for them to go away.

The yellow candlelight danced, and everyone gathered together for the common ideal to keep warm. The room seemed to be filled with an indescribable warmth.

After the imperial guards walked away, Eunuch Luo lowered his voice and began to read the contents of the newspaper. He was a bit old and could not see clearly. Someone next to him handed him a candle.

Someone asked anxiously: "Friend Luo, what is this newspaper? Is it a book?"

Eunuch Luo squinted his eyes and shook the newspaper, "Don't worry, I'll take a look first."

Then he said with a smile: "Yeah, there is really everything here. There are people who promote the delicious food in their restaurants, hire chefs from somewhere, and let everyone taste it; there is also a bumper cotton harvest in Jiangling Prefecture this year. , the price of cotton-padded clothes will be greatly reduced this year, so that people who were reluctant to buy cotton-padded clothes last year should prepare their money, and there are many styles to choose from; ah, there are also people who appreciate it, saying that it was the subordinates of the King of Zhoushan who caused trouble in Gongzhou and destroyed a lot It is the land of the common people. The natives who moved westward resisted bravely, protected their homes, and even saved many local Han people. Now the native Hans are one family, and they say that the natives are also our brothers! "

Others did not understand its meaning and only praised the native people for their righteousness.

But the respectable concubine knew that the native people were unruly and untamable, and the Zhou Dynasty had never truly subdued them in its history. They surrendered for a while, then rebelled again, and so on for hundreds of years.

When we ran out of food, we went down the mountain to grab it. If the beating is severe, they will hide in Qianshan Mountain, and no one can do anything to them.

But His Highness Prince Zhao was able to squeeze these natives to death. He not only persuaded them to leave the Qianshan Mountains, their natural hiding place, but was even willing to move his family westward. Now he is also willing to fight for her and her Han people. Work hard.

This is simply more effective than drinking ecstasy soup.

If possible, Concubine Jing would really like to meet the legendary southwestern overlord.

More importantly, this southwestern overlord is a girl!

The legendary girl who is not yet eighteen years old!

I really don’t know how heroic she is in person.

Eunuch Naluo's voice became a little deeper. He frowned and cursed as he watched: "You still say that you are the late emperor's orthodoxy! You actually did something worse than a beast!"

Someone immediately came up to him, and then his face changed slightly. Seeing everyone looking over nervously, the man said: "This newspaper said that when Jinzhou Prefecture attacked Xiangzhou, they used a most powerful weapon. The weapon was said to be able to penetrate the impregnable city wall, but King Ming's men could not defeat it, so they tied up the people in the city and forced them to rush to the front at the cost of their relatives' lives. General Jiang was very angry and was extremely ashamed of King Ming. He had no choice but to stop using firearms, so the war situation became stalemate. However, the magistrate of Xiangzhou couldn't bear it and simply ordered the people to open the city gate, and then General Jiang occupied Xiangzhou. "

Everyone was frightened when they heard this.

Some people care about firearms, some care about the people of Xiangzhou, and some care about the casualties in Jinzhou Prefecture.

"A firearm that can penetrate city walls? Are there really such powerful weapons in this world?"

"This King Ming is too sinister in his actions, and he won't even let the common people off."

"In the past, when King Ming was still in the palace, he was always polite and courteous to his servants. How come he's like this now?"

"Then it was all just an act before."

"Let the unarmed people rush to the front. How is King Ming's behavior different from the Tatars in the north? He is so cruel to his own people, and I don't know what happened to the people over there."

Concubine Jing was also frightened.

Only at this time did she know the situation outside through Datong Society.

Before, she only knew that His Majesty was worried about government affairs and often had disputes with the Supreme Emperor. Especially the year before last, General Zhao Yi accepted 5,000 pieces of cotton-padded clothes donated by Jinzhou Prefecture and was almost accused of being a treason and collaborator. His Majesty was worried day and night. As a harem woman, , she knew nothing about other situations in the Zhou Dynasty.

Fortunately, the Datong News Agency was very informative, and the newspaper often delivered news, so that she would not be blinded.

Concubine Jing took the newspaper and read it carefully. Eunuch Yang who was waiting for her came over and said, "What do you think, Mr. Wang?"

Jing Bin frowned slightly, "I see it says monthly newspaper, which means one issue per month?"

Eunuch Yang didn't know, and neither did Eunuch Luo, who was in charge of liaising with the boss.

She asked again: "How much does this newspaper cost in Jinzhou Prefecture?"

A group of people still looked at her blankly.

Although Eunuch Naluo kept saying that all of them were equal, when he faced the concubine, he still unconsciously showed some respect, "Wang Sheyou, what do you think is wrong?"

Jing Bin shook her head, "I was just thinking that if the price of this newspaper is low enough and the number of prints is large enough, it will definitely set off a reform trend."

"What do you mean by this?"

Jing Bin, however, calmed her expression. She was a newcomer and didn't want to say much, so she smiled and said, "It's nothing, just random thoughts."

If there were enough copies, and even one copy per person, wouldn't King Ming's reputation be completely wiped out?

The Zhou Dynasty lagged behind in the transmission of news. There was an epidemic in the west the year before last, and Bianjing didn't even know about it until three or four months later, let alone the people. If the family members lived in the north and the south, they might not be able to communicate with each other a few times in their lives.

I don’t know what the real intention of His Royal Highness Prince Zhao is in making a newspaper?
Is it just to ruin Prince Ming’s reputation?

At this moment, Jingbi certainly didn’t know that there was something called a war of public opinion in this world.

But the keenness of his heart is also evident.

Eunuch Yang asked, "Young Master Luo, have you been given any tasks by your superiors this time?"

"No. The superiors just asked us to protect ourselves. If there is any major incident, report it to her. Just be careful to hide your identity."

Eunuch Yang hesitated to speak, and then said: "It has been more than a year since we joined the Datong Society, but we have only heard his voice but not seen his face... We don't know who he is. He has the same relationship with Jinzhou Prefecture. What does it have to do with it?”

Eunuch Luo glanced at him sideways, unable to tell whether it was a warning or warning, "We are all in single-line contact, which is the safest for both the superiors and us. But I can also tell you the truth, we are doing it here The guy from Jinzhou Mansion knows everything."

He lowered his voice again, rather mysteriously: "Don't worry, everyone, the day when the southwest man breaks through Bianjing City, it will be the day when we make great achievements."

Concubine Jing's heart was filled with excitement after hearing this.

Make great contributions...

Can she do it too?

In fact, Concubine Jing had thought about betraying the emperor for a long time.

She didn't have much affection for the emperor, but she didn't dislike him either.

Zhou Chong was not a good husband to her. He was a bastard in the family, and his mother was not a prominent person. In addition, he had a powerful aunt, so his life was not easy.

Sometimes she even looks down on him.

As a man, he is submissive and has no great merit. Apart from his noble status, good temper, and tolerance, he has no outstanding advantages.

Even though Zhou Zhong didn't like her and didn't value her, she had seen how Zhou Zhong got along with the queen, and she felt in her heart that such a man who loved his wife and children shouldn't be a bad person.

It was very painful for her to betray someone who was both her husband and her king.

But then I changed my mind and thought, the deep love between husband and wife belongs to the emperor and empress, so who does she count? What's more, everyone knows how Zhou Zhong was held hostage by the Supreme Emperor in the first place.

Just saying that the military power of the Forbidden Army is still in the hands of the Supreme Emperor is enough to show that Zhou Mian's desire to covet the throne has never died.

Either today or tomorrow, sooner or later the two father and son will fight for the throne to a bloody head.

Even life and death.

She and Zhou Zhong had no relationship before, so there was no need to follow him to death. Now that the dead end has appeared, she has to plan for herself.

After thinking about it, it seems that in the current situation of the three parties, only the one in Jinzhou Mansion has the greatest chance of winning, and is the most worthy of her gamble.

If there is a reason, there is only one.

That's the girl.

He could give a woman like her a place to stay and even allow her to go out to do things.

In this life, she never wants to be trapped in a small space.

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While they were gathering, Zhou Zhong returned to the queen's palace angrily.

The eunuch shouted at the top of his lungs: "Your Majesty has arrived——"

Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel upset. He pushed aside the bead curtain in front of his eyes, and then quickly walked to Queen Yuan Chun.

The queen raised her eyes and saw an angry look on his face. She waved all the eunuchs and maids in the room to leave. Then she saw the man grabbing the teacup on the table.

A female voice sounded faintly: "Your Majesty, that tea bowl is from the Yuxi official kiln, and costs ten taels of silver each."

Zhou Chong said angrily: "I am the emperor of a country, don't I even have ten taels of silver?"

The queen hid her face and smiled. Although she had given birth to two children and her figure had become plump, her face was even more radiant. "The children are still sleeping in the back."

Zhou Chong's chest rose and fell. When he mentioned the two children, the anger on his face faded slightly, but he still placed the tea bowl heavily on the table.

The queen then got off the heated kang, walked up to Zhou Zhong, and stretched out her hand to warm him, "Look, you walked all the way without an umbrella."

Zhou Zhong took out his hand angrily and sat down, as angry as a child.

When Yuan Chun saw this, he asked, "Did you quarrel with your father again?"

Facing his loved ones, Zhou Zhong could finally let go of his guard and said angrily: "My father is really brave. Today in the court, he said that the national treasury will be at the bottom this year and it will be difficult to pay the army, so he proposed that whether it is the harem The front office is still cutting back on expenses, but I just heard from Eunuch Luo that my father kept several concubines in the other courtyard, spending a lot of money every day, drinking wine and meat, and eating and drinking all with the military pay of my Zhou generals! Extravagance in the harem is so common, it’s simply ridiculous!”

Yuan Chun sighed.

Ever since Zhou Zhong became the emperor, he has been walking on thin ice, like a puppet who can only be controlled by his father.

But after sitting in that position for a long time, enjoying worship from all directions, and controlling the life and death of everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty, even though he was once as cowardly as Zhou Zhong, he has now developed a sense of magnanimity.

Therefore, the longer Zhou Zhong took the throne, the more profound the conflict between the two father and son became.

What's more, there is an excellent eldest brother watching eagerly next to him.

Yuan Chun naturally didn't dare to say these words. She could only listen in one ear and out the other when Zhou Zhong complained.

"That's unreasonable! I am the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty!" Zhou Zhong grabbed the teacup again, but this time he didn't intend to smash it to the ground. "Even though he is my father, since I have succeeded to the throne, he should no longer dictate political affairs. ! Now that I have reviewed the Zhongshu Province, I have to send it to his palace. Who is the emperor of Zhou, me or him?"

"Don't talk about it, just say that the king wants to give the Holy Mother the title of Queen Mother of the East. He actually said that the East is the most respected and the West is the second. How can there be no distinction between honor and inferiority when the legitimate mother is above. What's even more annoying is that the ministers in the court actually said Half of them agree with him! I think the distinction between superiority and inferiority is false, but it is true that he wants to be the emperor!"

Queen Yuan Chun was startled, her face turned pale, and she immediately covered his mouth, "Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"

She looked around again and said, "My concubine, this palace may not look like an iron barrel."

Zhou Zhong grabbed her hand so excitedly that it almost hurt her, "Chun'er, if my head is missing one day, it must be my father who did it! If there was no owner in the court, the old ministers below would be on guard. He won't choose me to be the emperor! Now that he holds the power of the imperial army and 50,000 cavalry, he still refuses to let go, which already shows his arrogant ambition!"

Queen Yuan Chun was horrified, her eyes filled with tears of fear, "Your Majesty, how could you say such a thing?! If you have something wrong with you, what will I and the two children do? Is this really a situation like this?"

"Yes." Zhou Zhong seemed to have sobered up a little. "If I die, he will definitely not let our Qian'er go. He is still so young - no, no, my father will not let me live. , I knew from the moment I ascended the throne that I cannot sit on this throne for long... Since I didn't want to sit in this position at the beginning, he insisted on letting me sit, and now that he doesn't want me to sit, I have to sit firmly. ——”

Listening to Zhou Zhong's intermittent babble-like words, Queen Yuan Chun was frightened. She was just a woman from a deep palace, and her family background was not prominent. Even if she knew that their family had been pushed into a pit of fire, she had no idea. Method.

She knew that Zhou Zhong had never been happy one day since he succeeded to the throne.

He was worried every day, and even turned around and couldn't sleep at night.

"Chun'er, remember...if something happens to me, you go find Zhao Yi in the north!"

Queen Yuan Chun's eyes were full of tears, "Your Majesty, has it really come to this? As for the ministers in the court, is there no one who dares to speak out and remonstrate?"

Zhou Zhong said indifferently: "Year before last year, Zhao Yi collected five thousand cotton-padded clothes from Jinzhou Prefecture, and was accused of being a collaborator and traitor by his father and his party. I dealt with it, and even did not hesitate to break up with him. , I barely saved the lives of Zhao Yi and his family. I was kind to him. He once sent me a secret message, saying that he was loyal to me. If anything happens to me, you should go find him!"

"Oh, Zhao Yi is also stupid. He has been a ruthless soldier all his life, but he has no problem with the open and secret attacks in the court. He doesn't know whether he accepts the supplies from Jinzhou Mansion is not important. What is important is that his father wants to take back the military power in the north. , inserting his own hands. Zhao Yi doesn’t even know that I protect him just because I don’t want my father to be powerful, but he still keeps calling me the Holy King, don’t you think it’s ridiculous?”

"Your Majesty, wherever you are, I am there! I have been married to you since I was sixteen, and it has been twelve years now! You and I are one husband and wife. If something happens to you, I will never live alone!"

"Zhao Yi still has an army of 200,000 people. If he is also dissatisfied...just take the children..." Zhou Zhong thought about it, and finally smiled bitterly, "You go to Jinzhou Mansion!"

Yuan Chun trembled and looked at him in disbelief.

"Chun'er, I'm not crazy, I'm very sober. I know he can't wait any longer..." Zhou Zhong had a desperate and calm smile on his face, "Most of the Zhou family are heartless and unworthy of trust. Only Jinzhou The man in the government behaves like a gentleman. If you are forced to a desperate situation and surrender to the Jinzhou government with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, he must not be able to do anything like killing a donkey. And I have already sent someone to inquire about it. Bit... she really keeps her word... She is always more trustworthy than the Zhou family. "

Queen Yuan Chun's tears streamed down her cheeks, and she felt heartbroken when she heard Zhou Zhongru's words as if he were explaining his funeral affairs.

Although some things had been expected, she never expected that this day would come so quickly.

She was always lucky in her heart. Maybe after Zhou Zhong came to power, he would be able to fight with his father with the help of his old ministers.

It’s just that she doesn’t have a capable mother clan——

If her mother's family were more powerful, they wouldn't be so passive.

Queen Yuan Chun held her husband's hand and was already crying, but Zhou Zhong gently wiped her tears for her, "Why are you crying? It's not certain yet."

"Your Majesty, since my father wants to be emperor...can't we just give it to him?"

Zhou Zhong shook his head, "Chun'er, you don't know what kind of person my father is. People in the Zhou family have always been ruthless. At first, he hid the crime of adultery from the Empress Dowager, but when we came to Beijing, he killed Zhu. He resigned and burned the little emperor to death. His methods were so cruel and his character was so tenacious. How could you and I be his opponents? Not to mention that the military power of Bianjing City was still firmly in his hands. An emperor without an army could count. What kind of emperor? He's just a puppet. In fact, we are at the end of our rope. It depends on whether God is willing to be on my side——"

Zhou Zhong grabbed Queen Yuan Chun's hand again: "Chun'er, promise me that even if something happens to me, you will take care of the two children to live well. They are still so young and cannot live without their mother."

Queen Yuan Chun said with a trembling voice: "What if... what if... the father refuses to let go of the children?"

"I expect that if he gets rid of me, either my eldest brother, who has a lofty ambition, will take over, or he will kidnap us Qian'er to be the regent and change someone obedient to continue to be his puppet."

When Zhou Zhong said this, he lowered his voice and said with a fierce look in his eyes, "The clay figurine still has three points of energy, let alone a living person like me! I will never let Qian'er end up like me! If my eldest brother succeeds to the throne, , you only have one road over to Jinzhou Prefecture.”

Queen Yuan Chun was puzzled, "Why? Didn't Your Majesty ask us to go north to find General Zhao Yi?"

"Zhao Yi is a foolish and loyal person. He does not recognize me, but the orthodox emperor of the Zhou Dynasty. As long as his father does not seize the throne, even if he is the eldest brother, he will still regard him as the orthodox emperor. Therefore, if the eldest brother seizes the throne, You can only go to Jinzhou Mansion to seek asylum.”

Yuan Chun's voice was choked with sobs, "Is that queen willing to take over our hot potato?"

"Why don't you want to? After all, Qian'er is the crown prince of the Zhou Dynasty. This status has some uses. Isn't it said that the female queen is so talented? She naturally knows how to use Qian'er."

Queen Yuan Chun couldn't help but cry loudly. Even if she defected to the enemy, she would still be exploited.

"Don't cry. It's better to fall into her hands than into the hands of the Zhou family. People who have no use value have no value in living."

Empress Yuan Chun sobbed and nodded, then asked with tears in her eyes: "What if the father wants to hold Qian'er hostage and continue to be a puppet emperor?"

"That's easy." A weird smile appeared on Zhou Zhong's face, "As long as Qian'er becomes the emperor, you will be the queen mother in power. You take Qian'er and the officials of the Zhou Dynasty and surrender directly to Jinzhou Mansion!"

Queen Yuan Chun's face turned pale, "Your Majesty...this is the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty for more than three hundred years!"

"So what about the foundation of more than three hundred years?" Zhou Zhong kept sneering on his face, "We people are fighting over each other, but in the end we are afraid that what we are fighting for is just the title of the king of the country's subjugation."

Queen Yuan Chun's heart beat rapidly when she heard this.

Women in the harem were not allowed to interfere in politics, so she did not know what was happening in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The only thing she knew was that the Great Zhou Dynasty was fighting everywhere. It was true that there were internal and external troubles, but the word "subjugation" still shocked her for a while. Speechless.

Since ancient times, few kings of subjugated countries have had a good end. However, she does not have a powerful mother clan, but she has a young son.

Yes, if something unexpected happened to Zhou Zhong, how could their orphans and widowers live a good life?