After Lin Jinke retreated to Wei'an County, he quickly received 50,000 advance reinforcements from Tang Yao from Qinghe Land, and his morale immediately increased.
At the suggestion of military advisor Jia Qian, he first sent people to Binzhou in the northwest to seek help.
This Binzhou governor was originally a confidant promoted by Tang Yao, but he was worried about the imperial edict to go south to the south and refused to send troops to help.
In a rage, Lin Jinke went straight into the Binzhou capital and massacred more than 300 Binzhou governors. For a time, people in the northern states were panicked, and all the counties in Binzhou surrendered.
Just when Lin Jinke was proud of the spring breeze and was preparing to organize his army to attack Jingling City again eastward, the news that Langzhou and Yizhou fell one after another without any blood quickly spread throughout the west and several states in the north, including Hanzhou, Qizhou, and Yanzhou, which were previously frightened.
The governor quickly gathered 150,000 cavalry and marched towards Binzhou, preparing to respond to Lin Jinxiao's message to suppress thieves.
Several counties in Binzhou also rebelled one after another. Lin Jinke was defeated again and retreated towards Jeju in the southwest.
In early June, military news from various places spread to the capital, and the palace immediately exploded.
Emperor Lin Jinsheng was so angry that King Qinghe slaughtered all the Binzhou governors that he vomited blood and fainted for several days. When he was dying, he learned that Lin Jinxiao had won a great victory. Ji Huaishu, Ji Rongheng, his uncle and nephew, led 30,000 Langzhou cavalry to the capital.
I managed to recover, and under the careful care of the imperial doctor, I was able to eat half a bowl of white porridge a day when I was in better condition.
At this time, in Yong'an Palace, Queen Mother Tian Yuchan had just received a letter from her daughter.
Since her son went to war, she has obviously aged a lot in the past few months. She has been unable to sleep all night long. The dark circles around her eyes are densely covered, and the wrinkles on her forehead have become layer after layer.
The old eunuch Han Guang beside him saw that she was very haggard and couldn't help but said with concern: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. I heard that the general has settled the affairs of the three states of Qinghe and is coming east with 300,000 cavalry.
, he will definitely help His Highness get out of trouble when he returns to the capital."
Tian Yuchan quietly examined her daughter's letter, and there were accusations in every word, blaming herself for failing to stop Jin Ke and causing Yuan Xi's tragic death.
She sighed weakly: "Jin Ke is confused. Now Yu Lan and her daughter are imprisoned, and Jin Qian is unwilling to return to the capital. How can the Ai family not worry? The only one she loves in this huge palace is Yuan Xi."
That child was killed by the consort, and even the Ai family was too embarrassed to face Yumo again."
After a long silence, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Han Guang: "How is Tang Yi doing now?"
"It is said that they were besieged in Zihui County."
Han Guang replied: "Although the governor of the Tang Dynasty suffered a great defeat, he still had 50,000 elite men who could hold off King Pingning."
"It's just a trapped animal struggling."
Tian Yuchan let out a long breath: "King Pingning's power is overwhelming, and the generals are out in force again. If the Rongdi people take the opportunity to go south and lose their ancestors' inheritance, how can the Aijia have the face to meet the master again after a hundred years?"
The corner of his eye was still staring at the letter: "What a mistake that will lead to eternal hatred. If the general hadn't been careless at that time and let the general go to the land of Qinghe, how could the woman in Zhaochun Palace have succeeded in her treacherous plan? If Jin Ke hadn't let him go in confusion.
Without the Chu family women, how could we be in such a difficult situation today?"
Thinking of this, she suddenly thought of someone and asked sternly: "Where is Feng Yue? Can Feng Yue be escorted back to Beijing?"
Han Guang nodded suspiciously: "It seems that he was taken into the Tingwei Mansion Prison together with the consort and Captain Sili."
"This eunuch, it was he and the Beibin King who framed my son."
Tian Yuchan clenched her fists and stood up angrily: "Let's go with the Ai family to Zhaochun Palace. The Ai family wants the master and servant to confront each other in court to clear my son's innocence."
After that, he led Han Guang directly to Zhaochun Palace.
But as soon as they arrived at Yin Enci's palace, they heard Yin Sinian making a report and learned that Feng Yue had committed suicide in prison.
Tian Yuchan was so angry that she almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, and cursed: "Those people in Tingwei Mansion are all trash, and they can't even watch a single person commit a crime."
"Although Feng Yue is dead, the Tang family's consort, Na Kangxiu, and a group of criminals who assassinated King Pingning have all been escorted to the capital. Is the Queen Mother still worried that they will not be able to identify Feng Yuepan's false accusation against King Pingning?"
Yin Enci looked at each other angrily, frightening Tian Yuchan to the point where she immediately lost her confidence.
"It's King Beibin who is causing trouble. Please ask our ancestors to take this person into custody immediately. My wife will definitely persuade Jin Ke to rein in the situation."
Tian Yuchan persuaded her earnestly.
From his daughter's letter, he has fully learned what Feng Yue has been doing for King Beibin in recent years.
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Yin Sinian rolled his hands into his sleeves, walked towards the Queen Mother, and snorted disdainfully: "The King of Beibin has already fled the capital, and I'm afraid he is now on his way to the three states of Qinghe."
"What does he want to do?"
Tian Yuchan suddenly panicked.
"What's so hard to guess?"
Yin Sinian said angrily: "He naturally wants to seize Qinghe's 300,000 cavalry while the two kings are fighting."
Hearing this, Tian Yuchan was so frightened that she became paralyzed and fell to the ground.
After pondering for a long time, she raised her head tremblingly and glared at Yin Enci and Yin Sinian full of resentment: "It's you. It's you who plotted against my son and forced him to rebel."
"Forcing him? If he sticks to his duties, why would he be like this?"
Yin Enci sneered and shook his head: "Mr. Tian, even if the Ai family forces him, he will still have to go to the dead end by himself if he has these legs and feet."
The corners of his wrinkled eyes were deeply sunken, and the resentment Yin Enci had accumulated for many years finally burst out at this moment:
"You disregarded the etiquette and law, set a precedent for concubines to be rehabilitated, and persecuted the emperor and his biological mother. However, the Ai family was assassinated just after King Xianqin came to the capital for his meritorious service. You still treated your mother and son leniently, but you did not know how to repent. You have wielded power in these years.
Government, relying on the power of the Tang family to kill loyal people and eliminate dissidents, the innocent lives that have died tragically at the hands of your mother and son are too numerous to mention.
Your son is so cruel and unkind, even if there is no trace of Jin Xiao, how can the emperor dare to hand over to him the inheritance that our ancestors have worked so hard to build?"
Facing Yin Enci's aggressive questioning and recalling the past events of the past few years, Tian Yuchan was already unable to argue, so she could only lower her posture and plead:
"My wife is guilty, but Jin Ke is also my husband's son and your Majesty's brother. Please ask our ancestors to give him a way out and let him return to the land of Qinghe. My wife will definitely persuade him to change his mind and be diligent in political affairs.
Guard the northwest for Your Majesty and safeguard the inheritance of our ancestors."
Listening to these sincere words, Yin Enci only felt funny.
Not to mention that she could no longer dominate the land of Qinghe, even if she could, she would not dare to let the bastard go back.
"Bring Tian back to Yong'an Palace, and take the family members of the General's Mansion into Yong'an Palace for joint custody. No one is allowed to approach Yong'an Palace without the permission of the Ai family."
After saying this, Yin Enci walked slowly towards the inner hall with a cane.
The heavy footsteps were like a death knell, completely breaking Tian Yuchan's hesitant heart.
She was brought back to Yong'an Palace by the palace people who were full of vigilance.
In the inner palace, a woman wearing a gray robe was already waiting here.
Looking at the woman's calm demeanor and the several dishes and drinks placed on the table, Tian Yuchan sat down with a lonely look on her face.
The woman in Taoist robes poured a glass of wine slowly and handed it to her. She smiled slowly and said, "Elder sister has been proud of herself for decades, but I'm afraid she never thought that this day would happen, right?"