In the Xie Mansion in Dongsi Hutong, the eldest lady was lamenting to Su Xingze.
"Here in Beijing, things change as God says. Today, during the day, some people were trying to stop me from getting married, and at night, the whole family was sent to prison."
Since the second prince was sent to the prison, everyone in the second prince's group saw that something was not going well, so they all frantically looked for a way out. Many people focused their attention on Su Xingze, but who could have imagined that the palace would be able to cut through the chaos quickly.
Not even a night passed, His Majesty ordered the death of the second prince, and all the people of the second prince's faction had their homes confiscated.
Su Xingze also didn't expect that in the palace examination, he won the first prize and the third grade. After the Qionglin Banquet, he was about to leave for Northern Hebei, but His Highness the Crown Prince asked him to wait before leaving. It was only a few days ago,
Then we received the news that Zhang Ping had rebelled.
Zhang Ping has rebelled, so he will no longer go to northern Hebei to exploit the soft policy. This is really unexpected.
He glanced at the sky and said, "Mother, please rest first while I go to the East Palace."
"It's already so late, shouldn't it be time for Your Highness to take a rest?" The eldest lady was not at ease, it was already so late at night.
Su Xingze shook his head, "Your Highness the Crown Prince may not be able to rest tonight."
"Then bring more guards. I don't know what kind of chaos it will be outside." The eldest lady ordered.
Su Xingze nodded.
In the East Palace, Yan Hui's voice did not stop. The study was brightly lit and many people came in and out.
Su Xingze arrived after the second watch and met Xie Lin at the door walking out. Xie Lin saw him and immediately said hello, "Brother Xingze."
Su Xingze nodded, "What are you doing?"
Xie Lin hugged a stack of files and sighed, "I understand that the Ministry of Punishment is not a place for people. I have been so busy since I took office that I haven't had a good night's sleep in more than ten days."
He said and yawned, "No, His Highness the Fourth has arrested people, and the prison cells are overcrowded. It is said that they will not be able to arrest them all tonight, and they will have to deal with a wave of arrests tomorrow. While the cells are being vacated, more people will be crammed in."
Su Xingze nodded understandingly, "Then go get busy!"
Xie Lin was really busy, but he still had time for a few words. He approached Su Xingze and lowered his voice and said, "Brother Xingze, have you received the letter from Miss Seven? What's the situation in Nanping now?"
Su Xingze shook his head, "Seventh sister didn't write a letter home, so I don't know as much as His Highness the Crown Prince."
When Xie Lin heard this, he thought that this was something Su Rong could do. It was said that she didn't like to write letters at all. He glanced around and saw no one, and whispered: "I got a piece of news, I don't know if it's accurate or not."
Yes, I heard that the King of Southern Chu is ill."
"Where did you hear the news?" Su Xingze asked.
Xie Lin didn't say anything, "Hey, don't worry about where I heard the news. In short, I heard that there was such a thing. I just thought, I have to tell you. It's groundless. If the King of Southern Chu is really sick
Now, Miss Seven must go to Nanchu as soon as possible."
Su Xingze pursed his lips, knowing that for Prince Ruian's Palace to play an important role in the court, there must be certain channels for information. As Xie Lin was the young prince, it was not convenient to tell him. After all, it was the foundation of Prince Ruian's residence. He nodded, "Thank you,
I will find a way to tell Qimei the news."
That's what Xie Lin meant. He withdrew his body and waved his hand, "Brother Xingze, I'm leaving." After saying that, he got into the carriage.
Su Xing watched him leave and entered the East Palace.
When he arrived, there was no one in the prince's study. In front of Yan Huisheng's desk, there was a thick stack of foldable papers. His Majesty was seriously ill, so all the folded papers were sent to the East Palace. The prince had many things to do, and the pressure was almost overwhelming.
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Seeing Su Xingze coming, Yan Hui laughed, "I know you can't sit still."
Su Xingze sighed, "Your Highness, I have also taken the imperial examination and entered the world. Others have been too busy to touch the ground, so I am too free. Therefore, I came to ask for the order and found something to do for myself."
"You want to lead troops?" Yan Hui asked.
Su Xingze nodded and shook his head, "Although I have read some military books, I have no experience in leading troops to fight, and I have no intention of abandoning my writing and joining the army. I just thought that if Your Highness decides to stop Zhang Ping's generals from going to war, please
I want to be a supervisor."
Yan Hui laughed and said, "You don't need to come to ask for the order. Gu also means the same thing. I originally planned to send you as the supervisor of the army. It is most suitable."
Su Xingze breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that my trip was in vain."
"It's not in vain." Yan Huihui pointed to a bunch of things, "Since you're here, it's a good time to help me share some of the burden. I plan to appoint the old Duke as the chief general, the prince Zhou Wei as the deputy general, and you as the supervisor of the army.
Early that morning, we led 180,000 troops to Longxi County."
Su Xingze was surprised, "One hundred and eighty thousand troops?"
"Yes, originally I planned to lead 150,000 troops, but think about it, there is still a big gap between 150,000 troops and Zhang Ping's 200,000 troops. Especially the troops in Beijing, who lack experience in fighting the enemy, I'm afraid
Compared with the elite soldiers and generals specially trained by Zhang Mao, it is difficult to face the enemy. If the difference in the number of soldiers and horses is too big, even the old Lord Protector will be at a disadvantage. Therefore, the Duke Protector's Mansion has 100,000 soldiers and horses.
, plus the 80,000 troops and horses transferred from the foot of the capital, and the 20,000 troops and horses left in the middle of the capital, it is enough."
Su Xingze nodded, "Your Highness has thought very carefully."
Early on the next morning, the emperor failed to make an early court appearance, so he issued another imperial edict, asking the prince to supervise the country and make an early court appearance on his behalf.
In the court, there were originally hundreds of civil and military officials, but now, because the eldest prince and the second prince were dismissed one after another, almost half of the courtiers were also dismissed. After the eldest prince was dismissed, several people were replaced, but not many days later, the second prince was also finished.
The incident involving the second prince happened quickly, and it was only the second day, so in the morning, there were only a few courtiers standing there, making it look irregular and very empty.
The first thing Yan Huisheng did when he came to court in the morning was to re-appoint substitute officials. Suddenly, dozens of people were promoted. Before the courtiers could react, he knew the emperor's imperial decree to send troops together and ordered the old Duke to be Ping.
The rebel leader, the prince Zhou Wei, is the deputy general, and Su Xing is the supervisor. Early tomorrow morning, he will lead 180,000 troops and send troops to Longxi to put down the rebellion and deal with Zhang Ping.
There was no objection from the courtiers. After the morning court, the prince went to the meeting hall. An old minister from the neutral faction went to the Yangxin Hall to ask for an audience with His Majesty.
Although the emperor was worried, after listening to the words of the imperial doctor and Yan Huisheng, he did not dare to care about his own life. There was nothing wrong with the emperor cherishing his life, so he lay on the bed to recuperate. Although he was worried about everything in his heart, he also forced himself
Take good care of yourself.
When he heard that the old minister asked for an audience, he finished drinking the decoction and waved his hand to invite people in.
After the old minister entered the Yangxin Hall, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the emperor's appearance. Fortunately, his majesty could see him, and it didn't seem like he was being imprisoned by his highness. This made him feel relieved. He handed over his hand to the emperor as a gift, and then
He tactfully said that the prince had directly appointed dozens of officials in the early dynasty. This was the first time that these people were directly appointed to official positions by the prince without going through the three provinces and six ministries. Such a generous move was really shocking.
