Jinghong Tower

The emperor and his entourage arrived at Jinling two months ago. The hardships along the way were something that the pampered emperor had never thought of before.

He fell ill on the road, and his fever persisted. He only stayed for seven days before continuing on his way.

Next, the Empress Dowager also fell ill. She was old and could not compare with young people, so her illness became serious.

But King Qi showed no mercy at all and did not stop, allowing the Empress Dowager to continue on her way even though she was sick.

The Empress Dowager was very angry. Although the whole hospital followed her, her illness was not cured but became more serious.

After finally arriving at Jinling, the Emperor fell ill again before the Empress Dowager recovered. Not only did she have a high fever, but she also developed scabies on her body. After diagnosis, the imperial doctor said it was caused by a lack of acclimatization.

Although King Qi sent people to Jinling early in the morning to make arrangements, he could not build a palace out of thin air.

Fortunately, there is still a well-preserved old palace of the former dynasty, which was temporarily used as a palace.

This old palace occupies a large area, with small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions. After renovation, the original old building took on a new look, and exotic flowers and plants were transplanted. The King of Qi was very satisfied and arranged for the emperor and the Empress Dowager to live there. Got in.

But the palace is a palace, no matter how well it is built, it is still a palace, and it cannot be compared with the palace.

Therefore, after the emperor and the empress dowager moved in, they felt that everything was cramped, shabby, and not good everywhere.

It was rare for the grandfather and grandson to have the same idea. They all believed that King Qi was abusing them and humiliating them.

But so what?
Apart from the harem, they had no place to give orders.

The grandfather and grandson were angry and annoyed, and their condition worsened again.

The emperor's life was not good, and the officials, aristocratic families, merchants and common people who came to Jinling with them were even worse off.

Those who originally had houses or relatives in Jinling were relatively better off. They quickly settled down and began visiting relatives and friends to keep in touch.

But most people have a dark look in their eyes.

At that time, they just knew that following the emperor was the safest, but when they arrived in Jinling, they realized that it was indeed safe here, but their rhythm of life was also messed up.

If you don’t have a place to live, you can only rent or buy a house.

Jinling was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and a truly big city, but it could not satisfy the needs of so many people at once.

Moreover, almost overnight, every inch of land in Jinling became expensive, and housing prices soared.

Besides, Jinling is a prosperous and beautiful place, and the housing prices here are not cheap.

The small courtyard that you could buy for five hundred taels in the past has now increased to one thousand taels. And when you really want to buy a house with one thousand taels, you find that you can't buy it at all. The house you asked about the price yesterday was sold to someone else on the same day. Bought.

A house with two entrances and three entrances is more expensive. If it also has a small garden, a small pavilion, and a rockery, well, it will cost at least tens of thousands of taels.

Ordinary people had no place to live and had to figure out their own solutions, but the emperor's relatives and nobles did not. They handed over signs and said they were here to visit the sick, but in fact they came to see the emperor and the empress dowager to ask for an explanation.

We came with you, and you must be responsible for us.

Cries and noises came from the palace from time to time.

After King Qi heard about it, he just smiled slightly and didn't care. Anyway, those people didn't dare to come and make trouble with him.

King Qi made it clear that he didn't care, and those people became bolder.

At this time, people from the Min family rushed to the front.

Others didn't dare to make too much trouble, but the Min family was different. They were the natal family of the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was lying on the hospital bed, and the cries of her two sisters-in-law could be heard in her ears. At that moment, the Empress Dowager thought she was about to die.

She had no choice but to pay out of her own pocket before sending her two sisters-in-law away. As soon as they left, the news that King Zhao had entered Jinyang reached her ears.

"Who are you talking about? He Ran? What's her last name?"

Before that, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's attention were all on King Jin. They knew that Wu Dongming had rebelled, and they also knew that the people had created a King Xiao Zhao, but no matter how much news there was, they would not know.

And King Qi would not talk to them about this.

Now, in the eyes of King Qi, they, the grandfather and grandson, were just eating and waiting to die.

Therefore, it was not until this time that the Empress Dowager knew that a woman named He had slipped into the world's rebels.

The last name that the Empress Dowager wanted to hear the most in her life was the word "He".

"He Ran? Why does this name sound familiar?" After all, she is getting older and has been ill for many days, and the memory of the Empress Dowager is not as good as before.
"This He Ran is said to be the descendant of Princess Zhenguo. She used to be the head of the Jinghong Tower. You once announced her entry into the palace, but then you had something to do and you didn't see her." The eunuch said.

The Empress Dowager sat upright suddenly. Is that He Ran? She actually rebelled?
"Jinghong Tower? Is there a Jinghong Tower in Jinling? Go, go quickly, burn down the Jinghong Tower, burn that bitch to death!"

The Empress Dowager slapped the bed hard, heartbroken.

He Ran rebelled. He Ran was just a little girl. What did she know?
It was He Jinghong, He Jinghong was not dead, she was hiding behind and directing all this.

In less than half an hour, the news that the Empress Dowager ordered the Jinghong Tower to be burned down reached the ears of King Qi.

Nowadays, whether they are the Empress Dowager or the young emperor, they are surrounded by people from King Qi.

And, this is public.

King Qi arranged for the people to come here openly and honestly, but the most noble grandson and grandson in the world could only have their teeth knocked out and blood swallowed, and they did not even dare to say a word.

King Qi snorted coldly: "She wants to burn Jinghong Tower, okay, then let's burn it."

The eunuch who delivered the order came to Jinghong Tower with Yi's decree. This was the order of the Empress Dowager. Jinghong Tower must be burned today.

The people watching were talking a lot. Who didn't know that there was a plaque given by Taizu in Jinghong Tower. When it was first hung up, even the parents and officials of Jinling had to kneel three times and kowtow to the ground to salute.

Now that the emperor is here, Jinghong Tower will be burned down in just a few days.

The chief shopkeeper of Jinghong Tower did not accept the order, but waved his hand, and several strong young men carried out a golden plaque from inside.

Someone exclaimed: "This is the golden plaque given by Taizu. Are we going to burn it too?"

Suddenly, an old man rushed out from the crowd, knelt in front of the golden plaque, beat his chest and stamped his feet, howled loudly, and said a lot.

The eunuch who delivered the order was sweating like rain. He recognized this person. He was none other than Mr. Gao, who used to be the Minister of Rites. He was from Jinling and had returned to his hometown to beg for his bones ten years ago.

Master Gao took the lead in crying, and suddenly there were cries all around. Many scholars in straight jackets knelt down and cried with Master Gao.

Why are you crying?

Weeping that Taizu died too early and did not take the Empress Dowager with him. The Empress Dowager had been imprisoned for so many years. Just after she was freed, she had to burn the imperial plaque given by Taizu. This made me a descendant of Taizu. How do the emperor and the king of Qi deal with this, and how do the people of Li deal with it?

What's this? This is disloyalty, unfaithfulness, and unkindness.

The Yulin soldiers who came with the eunuch who had delivered the order were already as big as a fight, but they still had the courage to disperse the people. Master Gao and the scholars were also dispersed and went to one side to cry.

The chief shopkeeper of Jinghong Tower didn't say anything else, and all the waiters in the building retreated, leaving only the Taizu Golden Plaque still there.

Oil was poured around Jinghong Tower, a few torches were thrown over, and in the blink of an eye, a raging fire broke out.

Amid the deafening cries, the Jinghong Tower, which had stood in Jinling for decades, was reduced to ashes.