Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 287 Abdication

Li Qiang received the imperial edict. He couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the content of the edict.

"Send the order and leave for Yangzhou Mansion tomorrow!" He issued the order.

What he could take away were three thousand escort troops and five hundred artillery troops.

Of course, he also took away 100,000 war horses. This time he defeated the Tatar army, but gained more than 70,000 war horses, plus Ningxia Town made up for nearly 30,000 war horses.

The most important reason why so many horses were left behind in this battle was that 40,000 Tatar cavalry took the initiative to dismount and attack the city, which caused almost no losses to the 40,000 horses.

The remaining war horses were captured by subsequent troops during the pursuit.

One hundred thousand war horses were actually put into the inventory by Li Qiang after leaving Ningxia Town, and they were combined into three divine war horses, two of which were divine charles.

He kept one of the divine war horses for himself and gave Jia Jingang and Jia Wei a divine char horse each.

In the past, there were not enough war horses. After these years of training, Ningxia Town has a stable output of war horses. This time, with the great gift from the Tatar tribe, Li Qiang and the summons were all replaced with divine war horses. .

"Hey!" He relaxed and let out a long sigh.

The reason why he allowed Taoist Kong Kong to enter the capital was because he was afraid of the capital and Li Qiang in the capital.

What he practiced was the method of ruthlessness, and his emotions were too excited, causing him to be backlashed by the method.

Even if there was evidence that Li Qiang was not in Beijing, he would not dare to take the risk.

His figure swayed and quickly disappeared from the place. He reappeared several miles away. Then he kept flashing and he was gone.

Of course, the divine war horse's speed increase for Li Qiang is far inferior to that of Jia Gong and Jia Jian, but the increase in speed can also make him safer.

In a temple three hundred miles away from the capital, a mangy monk was counting with his fingers.

This is the itinerary that Li Qiang made when she was still in Ningxia Town. From here on the waterway, she no longer has to encounter the welcome of officials.

Although Taoist Kongkong was transformed by Taoist Lame, he stayed with him for a long time.

"Now it depends on whether the fairy's move can be successful. Once successful, he will avenge his fellow Taoist and solve this big trouble!" The mangy-headed monk stood up and said.

Especially Jia Jingang and Jia Wei, the increase in speed makes them much more efficient in chasing down enemies.

"Li Qiang, you actually set up a trap and used Jia Baoyu as bait to lure me over!" The mangy-headed monk finally understood and said bitterly.

If there is really any danger, its own speed of 288 meters per second is definitely not slow.

Daqian's army is not his. If he really wants to put a large number of war horses into the army, if the officials in the court find out, no one will praise him. Instead, they will suspect that he is using this to win people's hearts.

The Western-style gunboats and the three battleships are the best ships in Daqian. Together with the supplies prepared on the ships, there is no need to go ashore for this trip.

Some military attachés like to buy their own food to reward sergeants during training, but this can only be done on a small scale. At a military level like Li Qiang, the consequences of doing so will be impeachment.

But the other protagonist Jia Baoyu in this incident is also still in the mortal world, which shows that this time Taoist Kongkong's transformation failed. Not only was it a failure, Taoist Kongkong himself was involved.

The mangy monk still remembers that day when he sensed the death of Master Miaomiao. Although he had murderous intentions and wanted to avenge Master Miaomiao, he was more afraid of Li Qiang in his heart.

But as a result, his traveling speed was much slower, and officials would hold banquets to welcome him wherever he went.

The agreed time between him and Taoist Kongkong has passed, but he did not wait for Taoist Kongkong.

However, this situation did not last long. He followed the land route and met the Western-style gunboats waiting there. There were also three battleships there, all of which he had transferred from the canal.

The direction he left was in the opposite direction of the capital, towards Jiangnan.

His heart towards the Tao is extremely strong, how could he abandon the Tao and return to the world?
The skinny-headed monk's innate divine calculation was not able to predict what happened to Taoist Kong Kong.

Li Qiang herself is not a weakling. Based on the mangy monk's understanding of Li Qiang, Li Qiang's combat effectiveness is constantly improving, as if there is no limit.

In addition, Li Qiang integrated the horse cards at this time because there were too many war horses, and he did not want to invest all of so many war horses into the army.

Although he knew that this was Li Qiangbu's plan, the scarred monk was helpless.

Since he has accepted other people's food and grass, he can't deny even this bit of face.

He has the Holy Spirit, and food and fodder for his 3,500 soldiers and horses can be obtained from the towns along the way.

"puff!"

As the first prince of Daqian, he has a lot of Daqian luck gathered in him, and the mangy monk will be affected if he gets too close, let alone fighting.

There are only a few people in the world who can't be calculated by a leprous monk using innate divine calculations, and the only one in Beijing is Li Qiang.

The Western-style gunboat hung the flag of Prince Yi Zhong, entered the Yangtze River from the Han River, and then sailed from the Yangtze River to Yangzhou. This was the furthest ship Li Qiang had ever taken.

Li Qiang used this method once before, and that time he lured the lame Taoist over, and then the lame Taoist died.

After not seeing each other for so long, the mangy monk no longer knew how strong Li Qiang was.

He was not in a hurry and enjoyed this rare experience.

It was precisely because the innate divine calculation failed to calculate the cause of this matter that made the leprous monk even more worried.

"Taoist Kongkong's fate has changed, and he has returned to the world. What happened?" After a long time, the scabby monk said to himself with a look of disbelief in his eyes.

Due to the great impact on his soul, the mangy-headed monk suffered a backlash and spit out a mouthful of blood.

He practiced daily on the boat and studied Buddhism in his spare time.

Maybe he had some possibility to deal with Li Qiang before, but since Li Qiang was named Prince Yizhong, this status made him dare not get too close to Li Qiang.

Li Qiang marched southward with three thousand escort troops and five hundred artillery troops.

He didn't want to get close to the capital, it was too dangerous there.

The days passed quickly, and the tenth day of March arrived.

What is rare today is that there are officials standing inside and outside the Jinluan Hall, as complete as a large court meeting.

All officials were wearing ceremonial robes and looked solemn. They understood that today was a moment to witness history.

Throughout the dynasties, there are not many emperors who have abdicated, let alone those who were forced to abdicate.

The abdication of Emperor Jingwen of Daqian Emperor today will be recorded in the annals of history and will be known to the world even after tens of millions of years.

"The Supreme Emperor has arrived!" Following the eunuch's announcement, the Supreme Emperor sat on the dragon chair.

The Emperor's face was rosy and he looked very healthy.

This is not true. In order to participate in this great court meeting, the Supreme Emperor put makeup on his face to achieve such an effect.

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!" All the officials inside and outside the Jinluan Palace knelt down and shouted.

"Everyone is safe!" The Supreme Emperor said calmly. All the officials stood up and all the officials in the palace looked at the Supreme Emperor. No matter what their power was, they all looked up to him with admiration.

If the Supreme Emperor hadn't been unwell, why would Da Gan have been in so much trouble.

Some veterans couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw the Supreme Emperor sitting on the dragon throne, as if they vaguely saw the past.

"Emperor Jingwen is not feeling well, so he has asked to abdicate!" The Supreme Emperor said in a deep voice, not wanting to say anything more.

Dai Quan stepped forward, took out an imperial edict, and read it loudly.

This is an 'abdication edict', written in the tone of Emperor Jingwen, but it is unknown whether it was written by Emperor Jingwen himself.

Anyway, Emperor Jingwen was still confined in the East Palace, and none of the officials present cared about this.

After the "Abdication Edict" was announced, the Ministry of Rites began to worship Heaven and Earth and informed Heaven and Earth that Emperor Daqian would abdicate.

The whole process lasted for an hour, which was the result of the Supreme Emperor's deliberate simplification. If he followed the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites, it would probably take a day to finish.

The Supreme Emperor's body could not endure the fatigue for such a long time, so it ended hastily within an hour.

In this abdication ceremony, the Supreme Emperor gave Emperor Jingwen face.

At least let Emperor Jingwen "take the initiative" to abdicate. If he was forced to abdicate by the Supreme Emperor and other courtiers, Emperor Jingwen would really become a shame to Daqian.

Of course, even so, Emperor Jingwen's abdication will not be recorded in the history books as a voluntary abdication. The reasons for this will be recorded.

Emperor Jingwen, who was in the East Palace, stared blankly in the direction of the Golden Palace.

His body swayed a bit, and finally he collapsed to the ground involuntarily, and his eyes were completely dark.

"Master, what's wrong with you!" Xia Shouzhong exclaimed and quickly stepped forward to check.

Since the East Palace is under confinement and has not been released, not even the imperial doctor can come in, and no one can go out to inform.

Fortunately, Emperor Jingwen just fainted from anger and slowly regained consciousness after Xia Shouzhong pinched Ren Zhong.

His face was ashen, and his life originally wanted to be passed down through the ages, for the sake of one emperor throughout the ages.

In the end, he really did it and it was passed down through the ages, but his reputation was passed down through the ages.

He could almost imagine that he would become a negative example for all emperors in the future, and would also be labeled as cruel and unkind.

"Master, you still have His Highness the Prince!" How could Xia Shouzhong not know what Emperor Jingwen was thinking, he reminded loudly.

"Yes, I still have Ke'er!" Emperor Jingwen said with renewed energy.

As long as the Seventh Prince ascends the throne and becomes the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor dies, the father of the Seventh Prince will no longer be bound by this restriction and can even become the Supreme Emperor.

When we have the power in our hands, we can completely try to revise the history books.

Thinking of this, Emperor Jingwen cheered up and stood up again.

"What will your father do to me?" Emperor Jingwen thought of another important thing. At this moment, his heart was in chaos and he had little ability to think, so he could only ask Xia Shouzhong.

Now that he has abdicated, it is impossible for him to live in the East Palace.

The East Palace is the residence of the prince. Since the Supreme Emperor refused to give up the Daming Palace, Emperor Daqian lived in the East Palace.

"I don't think the Supreme Emperor will embarrass the master!" Xia Shouzhong consoled him.

In fact, he didn't even have the confidence in his own mind. Being forced to abdicate happened too rarely. After this happened in the past, the emperor who abdicated would not end well.

While they were talking, a voice came from the door of the East Palace.

Emperor Jingwen looked at the door. Someone came to the East Palace at this time. This must be the Supreme Emperor's action, otherwise no one would come to the East Palace in confinement.

Just as he was thinking about it, the door to the East Palace was pushed open forcefully, and a group of sergeants walked in.

"According to the instructions of the Supreme Emperor, Li Jingwen has taken a eunuch with him and has another place to live!" the leading military attaché said in a deep voice.

The military attache's gaze made Emperor Jingwen very uncomfortable, because there was no respect in his gaze, just like looking at a prisoner.

Emperor Jingwen wanted to be angry, but thinking about his current status, he could only suppress this thought.

He looked around the palace and saw that the only eunuch he could take with him was Xia Shouzhong. The other eunuchs had just been replaced and were not very loyal to him.

"Please!" the military attache said to Emperor Jingwen.

"How are my concubines arranged?" Emperor Jingwen took two steps, stopped, and asked the military attache.

"Except Concubine Wu who moved to Cining Palace and lived with the Queen Mother, the other concubines were deprived of their status as concubines and are neighbors with you!" the military attache said calmly.

Concubine Wu is the biological mother of the seventh prince. I think it is because of the seventh prince that Concubine Wu is treated like this.

Emperor Jingwen sighed and followed the military attaché out of the gate of the East Palace.

Not long after walking, there were screams from behind, which were death screams.

He felt cold in his heart. He had killed many eunuchs before, but this time the eunuchs were killed, which meant that there would be a purge in the palace.

Except for Xia Shouzhong who followed Emperor Jingwen, all the eunuchs in the East Palace were killed.

The palace maids are better. Even if these palace maids have status, they don't have much power in the palace. Therefore, the palace maids in the East Palace will only be sent to work in more difficult places, but they can survive.

Emperor Jingwen, supported by Xia Shouzhong, became more and more frightened as he walked.

He knew where he was going to live, which was the direction to Leng Palace.

The Cold Palace is a place where women who commit crimes are imprisoned, but he, a dignified emperor, ended up like this.

But when things came to this, it was still up to him to choose.

Emperor Jingwen and Xia Shouzhong were imprisoned in a small dilapidated courtyard. No one would come here except for food every day.

The era belonging to Emperor Jingwen officially ended today, and the vacated East Palace attracted a lot of attention.

Although I don’t know how many people died there, the East Palace is still desirable.

When the seventh prince heard that Emperor Jingwen was sent to the cold palace, he showed sadness in front of others, but when he returned to the room and was alone, he laughed loudly.

Seeing his plan being implemented day by day, everything was going according to his vision.

"Third brother, fifth brother, you will all kneel at my feet, no, kneel at my feet!" He thought of the third and fifth princes, and said with a look of pride in his eyes.

After a long time, when he left the room, he put on a sad look again, and ordered someone to find a way to send good food to Leng Palace. He looked filial. He knew very well that his words and deeds would be reported to the Supreme Emperor. in the ears.

(End of this chapter)