On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the news of Tang Ru's defeat in Pingning Prefecture came back to Jinling City. Lin Jinke was furious and rushed to the Beibin Palace. When he saw Lin Tingyan, he hurriedly asked: "Uncle Sixth Emperor, Kang Xiu was killed. I
That brother-in-law was also captured alive by King Pingning, what should we do now?"
"What are you panicking about?"
Seeing his worried frown, Lin Tingyan was secretly happy in his heart, but said calmly: "Now that the matter is over, Jin Ke should hurry into the palace to discuss with the Queen Mother, and first detain Princess Pingning, mother and son, and the others.
Prince Xie of Baiyu State plunged Pingning Prefecture into chaos."
"I am now worried that your majesty will accuse the Tang family. Once the general is implicated, it will definitely affect the morale of our Qinghe army."
Lin Jinke said with worry.
"You don't have to worry about that."
Lin Tingyan showed a sinister smile: "I have asked Feng Yue to report to the palace, saying that King Pingning was jealous of talents and deliberately killed Kang Xiu, the official of the imperial court, and detained Tang Ru and Jin Qian as hostages. Now he is worried about Ping Ning.
For the safety of Princess Ning, mother and child, we will not send people to escort the consort and the princess back to the capital. We all hold our own opinions and muddy the water first. Even if your Majesty does not believe Feng Yue's words, you must personally send someone to Pingning Prefecture to find out.
fact."
Before he finished speaking, something strange appeared on Lin Jinke's face: "Feng Yue is actually the emperor's uncle?"
Over the years, my mother has seemed to regard this man as her confidant.
Now that the matter has come to this, Lin Tingyan doesn't want to hide it anymore. After all, he has been pulled onto the pirate ship by himself, and he said bluntly: "Yes, he is an old man next to my mother and concubine. He has been loyal to me since my mother and concubine passed away."
After saying that, the conversation quickly changed: "Now is not the time for you, Jin Ke, to be suspicious of these things. You have to take advantage of His Majesty's sending people to Pingning Prefecture to investigate the cause of Kang Xiu's death and secretly mobilize the Tang family's troops stationed in various places.
Come to Jinling City, if my guess is correct, just near Jinling City, the General's Mansion has no less than 30,000 troops distributed throughout the suburbs of Beijing, guarding the fields of the Tang family manor."
Lin Jinke didn't expect that he knew the details of the Tang family so thoroughly. It was only at this moment that he realized that he had underestimated him before. He nodded thoughtfully and said: "That's true. In addition, there were about 50,000 people mobilized to Beijing at the end of last year."
"With the thirty thousand cavalry led by Jin Ke, are you confident in taking over Jinling City?"
Lin Tingyan asked with a dark smile.
"Could it be that the emperor's uncle wants me to imitate the three emperor's uncles and force the emperor's brother into the palace?"
Lin Jinke's eyes widened and he asked in surprise.
"Now that things have happened, is Jin Ke still counting on His Majesty and the ancestors to pass the throne to you?"
Lin Tingyan snorted disdainfully: "If you still have the benevolence of a woman at this time and don't strike first until Jin Xiao returns to Beijing, I'm afraid your family will not be protected by our ancestors."
"Uncle Huang filtered it."
Lin Jinke retorted disapprovingly: "I and Your Majesty are blood relatives after all. The three emperors and uncles forced the palace, and the ancestors just demoted him from top to bottom in the whole house to the north to criticize Yin County. Now I have three hundred thousand cavalry, and she has
How dare you treat me poorly? Besides, Ji Rongheng is stationed in Langzhou, and King Pingning will not be able to enter the capital for a while. It is better to Chen Bing in the suburbs of Beijing to scare the emperor's brother. As long as he does not appoint King Pingning as the crown prince, I, the king
I am still willing to continue to surrender to him."
"You're so confused."
Lin Tingyan scolded angrily: "From the moment you led the troops to the capital, you should have understood your brotherhood. The friendship between monarch and minister has long been in name only. What's more, you and the emperor still have a grudge for killing your mother. You want to threaten the emperor."
The princes will not even think about whether our ancestors and Princess Shu will agree or not. Now the defense of the capital is in the hands of Jin Shu alone."
Lin Jinke was stunned again: "Where did your uncle hear that my brother and I have a grudge against my mother?"
"This matter will be clear once Jin Ke comes to the palace and asks the Queen Mother."
Lin Tingyan would not tell everyone about the old Weilan Palace people all over the palace, but only gave a tactful reminder.
Lin Jinke suddenly thought of Lin Jinsheng, Lin Jinshu's brother and sister's hatred for him since childhood, and when he thought about the expressions on his face that he hesitated to speak whenever he mentioned the deceased old Qinghe Princess Ji Fanyu and his mother, he seemed to understand something.
It seems that most of the rumors circulating in Qinghe Palace are true.
No wonder the ancestors never wanted to see me, and no wonder the queen mother decided to lead troops to Beijing this time. It seemed that she had already planned it.
Seeing that he was hesitant, Lin Tingyan persuaded him earnestly:
"The opportunity must never come again. It's time to make a decision. After all, Ji Rongheng is a member of the Ji clan. He is loyal to the late emperor and respects the late prince. If he learns that Jin Xiao is the posthumous son of Prince Ting'an, he will join him sooner or later.
, the ancestor is such a cunning person. At this juncture, she dared to accept the proposal of the general and Yang Situ to let him out of the capital. I am afraid she has expected this. Hasn't Jin Ke discovered that this person is Nan Zhi?
Did that girl make a move on purpose?"
"how do I say this?"
Lin Jinke was confused when he heard this.
"If Ji Rongheng is not allowed to take over as the Governor of Langzhou, then Langzhou's one hundred thousand cavalry will fall into the hands of the general or Yang Situ's henchmen. Rather than having an old enemy next to him, it is better to keep this humble person at bay.
His elm head led the army."
After saying this, Lin Tingyan shook his head helplessly.
If he hadn't been worried that this important position would fall into the hands of a member of the Tang family and Yang Situ was at odds with him, how could Ji Rongheng be allowed to take over Langzhou?
After hearing this, Lin Jinke also noticed something fishy about this matter, and finally nodded in agreement: "Then listen to the emperor's uncle, I will immediately order all the Tang family members to gather in Beijing to be on guard after the Yuanxiao Dynasty resumes.
King Pingning rebelled and forced his way into Jinling City to escort him, and anyone who dared to stop him would be killed."
After a pause, he said with some worry: "It's just that right now, Princess Pingning and her son must be guarded more closely, and she must not be allowed to escape from the capital."
"This matter is not difficult to handle. Even if our ancestors wanted to transfer her out of the capital, with Feng Yue's report, my niece-in-law cannot leave Jingling City justifiably until the truth is found out.
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Lin Tingyan held her slender chin and smiled slowly, her eyes filled with cunning looks.
"Uncle Huang is still smart."
Lin Jinke said with a proud smile: "Even if she can get out of Jingling City, all the prefectures and counties she passes along the way are stationed by my Qinghe dignitaries, and I don't think she will be able to return to Luyan Port."
Afterwards, he left the Beibin Palace with great satisfaction and began to plan for the control of Jinling City after the New Year.
Prince Pingning's Mansion in Beijing
Today, Princess Shu and Prince Consort Ji came to the house to wish Mr. Chang, Mr. Nie and Chu Nanzhi's family a new year.
After dinner, the whole family sat around the stove and talked. Then they received the news from Pingning Prefecture from the hidden post. They learned that Tang Ru and Kang Xiu were defeated, and Chu Nanzhi asked Liu Yun to lead the little treasures.
They went back to the backyard to rest first. They looked at each other in disbelief. Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but smile knowingly: "It seems that King Qinghe can't hold it anymore after all."
Lin Jinshu's face could not be happy at all: "I'm afraid he will make some moves in the near future."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Chuan hurriedly led Hai Lian Ying in.