With his father at his side, Tang Yulan lost all the scruples he had just in Zhaochun Palace and said: "The grass bandits are powerful and they bullied the weak King Pingning, so they dared to occupy Changning County. My brother was ordered to do something in danger. How could he go out?"
If anything goes wrong, it will all be blamed on my brother?"
"Shut up."
Tang Yao glared at his daughter angrily.
It was already very inappropriate for King Qinghe to rashly bring her into the Chengqian Palace. Now he dared to excuse her unsatisfactory brother. It was simply not a big deal.
"You have no place to talk here, why don't you get out quickly."
Tang Yao snorted coldly, and quickly apologized to the Empress Dowager: "Today, my little girl went to the palace with King Qinghe. She also learned that Quanzi was in trouble in Pingning Prefecture, so she followed her to the Chengqian Palace in desperation, and asked her to
Our ancestors forgive him for his reckless sin."
"It doesn't matter."
Yin Enci picked up her clothes with both hands, continued to pull Chu Nanzhi into the main hall, and then slowly sat down.
This scene made everyone look stunned.
Princess Lian Shu and Princess Yan Jun were both standing under the main hall, but the ancestor brought Princess Pingning, who had just entered the capital, to the top of the main hall. This honor made many people find it extremely puzzling.
While everyone was speculating on the intention, Yin Enci looked at Lin Jinke solemnly and said loudly:
"King Qinghe has worked very hard, guarding the dragon veins for the empire and resisting the entry of the Northern Kingdom. Not to mention bringing the princess into the Chengqian Palace. Today, even if he led the entire palace to surround the Aijia and His Majesty, he could only rely on them. How could he dare to blame him?
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"Ancestor, calm down."
Lin Jinke heard that she was mocking him for leading troops to the capital, and quickly explained: "My grandson was also worried that the chaos in Pingning Prefecture would endanger the capital, so he led his troops eastward to prevent any unexpected events."
"Really? Then the Ai family really needs to thank you for your kindness."
Yin Enci didn't dare to do anything to him, she just wanted to scare him.
Today's Chao Gang has long been corrupted by these Qinghe dignitaries. Ever since the Queen Mother Tian Yuchan took the role of a concubine to set things right, the world's moral code has been in chaos.
All she can do now is try her best to stabilize the situation and hope that the new king who succeeds can turn the tide.
Tang Yao held the world's army in his hands. At this moment, he no longer obeyed. He directly ignored the topic of Yin Enci pursuing Lin Jinke for leading troops to Beijing, and said sternly:
"Old Ancestor, the current situation is turbulent, all because the crown prince has not yet been established, and King Pingning cannot dominate the overall situation in Jiangnan, which has led to the instability of people's hearts. Quanzi deserves to be punished for causing trouble this time. I sincerely ask my ancestors to recall King Pingning
With Quanzi, severely punish Quanzi, and also allow King Pingning to come to Beijing and reunite with his family."
"No, changing the commander before the battle will definitely disturb the morale of the army, not to mention that King Pingning is the leader of the Luyangang clan. Only with him sitting in Pingning Prefecture can we inspire people."
Lin Tingyan secretly glanced at Chu Nanzhi next to him, who had an indifferent expression. Seeing that she had not said a word, he took a long breath in confusion and had no choice but to step forward first and tried his best to protect him: "Although King Pingning has an old illness,
Although he is here, a series of measures since he took office have won the hearts of the people. If the governor of Tang Dynasty and Princess Qian had not interfered and protected corrupt officials, how could they have caused the chaos in Changning County."
"you do not say."
Only then did Chu Nanzhi speak slowly: "General and King Qinghe, don't think that I am deliberately trying to taint someone's innocence. Although I am a noble prince, I still give way to the Governor and Princess Qian in every way. Even
The congratulatory gifts offered by officials of various counties and counties must also be modestly tolerated.
Let’s talk about this disaster relief issue. I have already asked Xu Jinzhou to go to various counties to appease her, but this Princess Qian is willing to die to express her will. Even though I have great abilities, I can’t use my hands and feet.”
Now that the public opinion that needs to be created has already been established with the pretty girl in Luyan Port, she doesn't need to say anything at this time. She can secure her chance of winning with just a few words of catering.
If someone is as reckless as Lin Jinqian, even the most sincere excuses will be counterproductive.
She looked at each other in disbelief at Lin Tingyan, uncle of the Sixth Emperor, and continued to remain silent.
Tang Yulan listened to the woman's grievances and depressed complaints, looking like green tea, and was so angry that she interrupted again:
"Princess Pingning, please don't make false claims. I heard that it was you and Prince Pingning who clearly rejected the congratulatory gifts sent to the palace by the county officials. Princess Qian was also worried about being separated, so she had no choice but to accept the congratulatory gifts for you two and prepare to enter the palace.
Dedicated to the imperial court."
"To say that these subordinate officials are indeed attentive, but I and my humble husband cannot enjoy it."
Chu Nanzhi smiled faintly.
Tang Yao felt like an ant on a hot pot at this moment. He glared at Tang Yulan who was about to speak. His angry eyes almost said: Even the rightful owner dare not accept this gift. Where did these two bitches get the courage?
Dare to accept it for the imperial court?
He really didn't know what evil he had done to raise such trash.
The noble daughter Tang Yuanxi begged for nothing to be a concubine, and Princess Qinghe could only charm and please her husband. The only son had some skills, but he had a brainless daughter-in-law like Princess Qian by his side.
As he expected, Tang Yulan's words directly aroused everyone's dissatisfaction. Even Mr. Situ Yang Runchen, who had just advocated the dismissal of Lin Jinxiao, also came out to refute:
"I'm afraid Princess Qinghe has been in the land of Qinghe for a long time and doesn't know much about things in the south of the Yangtze River. This year, the places in the south of the Yangtze River have suffered from drought, and people are dying of hunger everywhere. King Pingning and the court have worked hard to raise money for disaster relief. Pingning
Prince Ning and his wife were concerned about the suffering of the people and did not dare to accept this generous gift, but Princess Qian is really courageous."
As he said that, he handed the memorial in his hand to Yin Enci and said with a cold smile:
"Here are the charges that Changning County officials impeached the county governor Han Zhen and his party members. Everyone said that Jiangnan officials were disorganized and corrupt, but they never thought that it was so bad. They plundered the people's wealth to the point of being crazy and outrageous. These evil gentry and corrupt officials first
Forcibly occupying the poor people's land, then forcing the poor people to work as prostitutes, and making the poor people rent the land occupied by the circle at high prices. How is this method any different from forcing people to rebel?"
Looking at His Highness's righteous and awe-inspiring figure, Chu Nanzhi's heart was filled with contempt.
He is nothing more than a sanctimonious hypocrite.
The Qi family, supported by his son-in-law Wu Enrong, has been exploiting and oppressing the people in Luyan Port in recent years. Xing Huan, the prefect of Funing County, was protected by him and was able to escape justice for a long time.
It's just that it's not the time to confront Yang Runchen yet. She doesn't know why this person suddenly changed his focus, but it's not a bad thing to be able to temporarily unite the front.
But Tang Yao had already been mentally prepared, knowing that he could no longer retain Tang Ru's position as the governor of Pingning Province, so he had no choice but to kill his relatives out of justice, and sincerely requested: "Since you all feel that King Pingning cannot leave his post, I sincerely ask our ancestors to hurry up."
Send people to escort Tang Ru back to the capital, and King Qinghe will personally lead the army to conquer Pingning Prefecture to help King Pingning quell the chaos."
"Yeah, that's fine."
Chu Nanzhi smiled.
The father-in-law and his son-in-law were determined to conquer Pingning Prefecture in person, but they just wanted to take advantage of the situation to annex Lin Jinxiao, who was not yet established, and then use the Jiangnan and Qinghe lands as the foundation to overwhelm the court.
Just when King Qinghe and Tang Ru were about to feel complacent, Chu Nanzhi suddenly changed the subject: "It is good to have King Qinghe lead the troops south, but in this case, the northern border will become a coveted piece of meat."