Chapter 733 Saving the Supreme Emperor from Danger
In the palace, Emperor Ningkang's mood finally improved a lot.
After repelling the Emperor's forces and restoring communications, everything was under his control again.
Emperor Ningkang was like this, and the close friends around him were naturally even more happy.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Marquis Zhenyuan is asking for an audience."
Emperor Ningkang, who was listening to the reports from all parties, heard this, his expression became more relaxed, and he said: "Let him come in."
The attentive officials caught the change in Emperor Ningkang's expression, and knew in their hearts that the young Marquis was becoming more and more favored by the Emperor, so they all laughed and said: "The Marquis of Zhenyuan is really indispensable for being able to turn the crisis around and come to the rescue in time.
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"Yes, Your Majesty has a keen eye for recognizing talents and allows the Marquis of Zhenyuan to take charge of the firearms camp, so that we, the Wei Dynasty, can have such a magic weapon.
This is your Majesty’s blessing and the great Wei’s blessing.”
When Emperor Ningkang heard this, he pretended to be displeased: "He is still young, but he is slightly stronger than the others who have not achieved anything. He does not deserve such praise from you."
The ministers smiled knowingly.
Taking advantage of Jia Lian's entrance, the ministers who wanted to liven up the atmosphere couldn't help laughing and said to each other: "Compared to the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Xie Jing's elm head is too useless.
He arrived with the Marquis of Zhenyuan and divided his troops into two groups. His force was several times that of the Marquis of Zhenyuan. As a result, he has not been able to go up the mountain until now.
Compared with Zhenyuan Hou, he is simply a rotten tree that cannot be carved."
"Hahaha……"
With the overall situation decided, the officials on Emperor Ningkang's side were in a good mood.
"I can't say that. I heard that Lao Xie was quite aggressive when he first attacked the mountain, but later the prince went to recruit him personally. This fool set the prince on fire with just a few words, and made him mobilize desperately.
The troops surrounded and suppressed him, and then he was trapped at the foot of the mountain.
But things are getting better now. With the support from the Si Ma Camp and others, I believe it won’t be long before he can capture the prince before His Majesty to apologize.”
"Haha, so it seems that Marquis Zhenyuan was able to quickly climb the mountain and achieve the first success, thanks to Lao Xie who angered the prince?"
"Indeed."
"The Marquis of Zhenyuan is a blessed general."
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Suddenly Jia Lian entered the palace. After seeing him, Emperor Ningkang asked what was going on.
Jia Lian said: "Return to your Majesty, I have something important to report!"
"explain."
Jia Lian paused, took out the bright yellow silk that Shi Ding had brought from his arms, and handed it to Emperor Ning Kang from Dai Quan.
At this scene, not to mention Emperor Ning Kang's eyelids twitching, even other ministers became attentive.
This color of silk is not simple. Could it be...
Jia Lian waited for Emperor Ningkang to watch the contents of the silk and fell silent. Fang knelt down on one knee and said, "I received the summons from the Supreme Emperor. I knew that the matter was of great importance and I did not dare to neglect it. I came to see His Majesty immediately."
Emperor Ning Kang's brows were completely condensed at this time.
The Emperor secretly summoned Jia Lian, which was not too unexpected.
His father, it seems, is not willing to admit defeat at all, and even resorts to such unsavory methods again and again.
But does he really think that he is an incompetent person and that everyone around him will be easily instigated by him?
With this thought in mind, he looked at Jia Lian, who was kneeling in front of him in armor with a solemn look on his face. He nodded gently and said, "Get up."
Immediately, his mind returned to the content of the silk fabric.
He also knew that the relationship between the Supreme Emperor and Jia Daishan was quite good, and he could understand it even more that the Supreme Emperor used Jia Daishan to talk about things to draw closer to Jia Lian.
But what he didn't understand was the secret between him and Jia Daishan, and also the secret about Jia Lian...
As both emperors, Emperor Ningkang knew that even if the Supreme Emperor was at the end of his rope, he would not make false claims.
"Do you know what is said in the silk and what do you think?"
Emperor Ning Kang looked at Jia Lian with no emotion at all.
But Jia Lian knew that Emperor Ningkang was testing him.
To be honest, he had thought about hiding the silk thread, because the silk thread was deliberately said in a vague way. If it fell into the hands of Emperor Ning Kang, he would inevitably have doubts.
Jia Lian even suspected that this was what the Supreme Emperor wanted to achieve? Then the Supreme Emperor was too stingy. Just because he had ruined his affairs, he used such a despicable trick to harm him?
After much thought, he decided to be honest with Emperor Ningkang.
First of all, he didn't know whether Shi Ding had read the contents of the silk fabric. If he had read it but hid it, wouldn't it have given Shi Ding an excuse?
In addition, he was also worried that the Supreme Emperor would use this to blackmail him in the future.
In this case, it is better to be more honest, maybe it will make Emperor Ning Kang see his loyalty even more.
"Wei Chen doesn't know what Juanbo is talking about, and he's not even sure whether it really came from the hand of the Supreme Emperor...
I estimate that someone with ulterior motives may have deliberately forged the Emperor's oral instructions in order to confuse the public and harm me."
Jia Lian and Ning Kangdi's questions and answers made everyone around them confused and curious about what was written on the silk.
However, everyone who served Emperor Ningkang knew that Emperor Ningkang had very strict rules when it came to discussing business, and no one dared to make any mistakes.
When Emperor Ning Kang heard Jia Lian's explanation, he nodded and did not doubt anything.
Although he could confirm that the oral instruction was indeed from the Supreme Emperor, firstly, the writing on the silk was very cryptic, and secondly, since Jia Lian dared to take the initiative to hand over the silk to him, it showed that he did not have the same intentions.
So he put the silk into the drawer of the royal desk without intending to show it to the ministers.
This time, Jia Lian had made another meritorious service. He was very pleased and liked it very much. If the contents of the silk silk were spread, it would be detrimental to Jia Lian's public opinion, so it was not too late to wait until it was clarified later.
He raised his head and saw that Jia Lian was not retreating. He frowned slightly and said, "Is there anything else?"
Jia Lian bent down and said, "Report to Your Majesty. The person who delivered the silk to me was Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing.
He originally wanted to persuade the minister to meet with the Supreme Emperor, but he was persuaded by the minister's humble words and great righteousness.
He has deeply realized that what he did before was really treasonous, and he has always wanted to apologize to His Majesty in person, but he couldn't find the opportunity.
Now, with the persuasion of Wei Chen, he has decided to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side like General Pei.
At this time, he is kneeling outside the palace waiting for His Majesty's summons."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As soon as Jia Lian said this, all the officials were shocked, especially the generals who led the troops.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it! Shi Ding just saw that the overall situation was decided and was afraid of death, so he decided to surrender. He is completely different from Pei Fengnian.
Although General Pei made a mistake, he was only coerced by the prince and did not cause much harm.
But Shi Ding was different. He led the infantry battalion of guards and took the initiative to charge towards His Majesty's palace.
Last night, I don’t know how many good men who supported the military camp and protected the military camp died innocently and tragically in the hands of this guy!
Your Majesty, this person must not be spared lightly."
"Yes, Shi Ding and Pei Fengnian are different. Immortality is not enough to comfort the souls of thousands of loyal soldiers in heaven..."
The generals came out one after another to prevent Emperor Ningkang from sparing Shi Ding.
Emperor Ning Kang also looked gloomy.
The "Marquises" in the Xiaoqi Camp are all die-hard loyal ministers of the Supreme Emperor. It is precisely because of their existence that he has not interfered at all in the Xiaoqi Camp for so many years...
What's more, Shi Ding's previous attack on the palace with his troops really angered him.
Therefore, even if it would be beneficial for him to surrender now, he did not want to accept it because he did not want to forgive the other person's sins.
Just as he was about to scold Jia Lian for expressing his intention, the close ministers around him boldly came to his side and whispered: "Your Majesty is worried that he has no reason to take action over there. Now is a good time."
"Um?"
Emperor Ning Kang's expression changed and he looked at the other party.
The old civil servant became more and more attentive and didn't know what he said to Emperor Ning Kang. Emperor Ning Kang's expression gradually softened and he said, "Let him come in."
Seeing this, Jia Lian, who was originally planning to explain the pros and cons to Emperor Ning Kang, forcefully swallowed the words as they reached his lips.
It seems that he is not the only smart person. I don’t know what reason the old man used to persuade Emperor Ning Kang so easily.
"The guilty minister Shi Ding, please bow down to your Majesty. Long live my emperor. Long live the emperor."
Shi Ding entered the hall and bowed his head, but he didn't hear "Pingshen" for a long time. He didn't dare to raise his head, and just made a posture of lying on the ground.
"Shi Hou?"
"I dare not..."
Emperor Ning Kang's sudden honorific made Shi Ding, whose nose and forehead were pressed against the floor, tremble, and his body became more submissive.
"You don't dare? What else do you, Mr. Shi, dare not do? When you led troops to attack my palace and slaughtered the soldiers around me, you were very brave."
"I'm guilty of death, I'm... guilty of death!"
Shi Ding almost couldn't help but want to defend himself. Fortunately, he remembered Jia Lian's words, which said that in front of Emperor Ning Kang, you only need to confess your guilt and don't say much else.
If you want to intercede, he will do it for you.
Sure enough, Jia Lian said at the right time: "Your Majesty, although Shi Ding is guilty, he was only acting according to orders. Your Majesty is also employing people at this time, so you might as well spare his life temporarily and allow him to serve his crime.
Your Majesty, the prince's rebellion and the killings between the imperial guards and the imperial camp have caused the Wei Dynasty to lose a large number of elite soldiers.
Although the overall situation is initially decided, there are still many remnant soldiers in the palace over there.
Especially the more than a thousand soldiers of the Xiaoqi Camp who did not participate in the battle from beginning to end. His Majesty must also understand the power of the Xiaoqi Camp after last night's battle.
In order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible and save the lives of our officers and soldiers in the Wei Dynasty, I ask Your Majesty to be merciful and allow Shi Ding to perform meritorious deeds."
Although Emperor Ning Kang knew what he was doing, he still couldn't help but glance at Jia Lian and said, "Why didn't I know that he, a defeated general, had such a great effect?"
Shi Ding seized the opportunity and said: "I know that I have committed a serious crime. If Your Majesty is kind enough to give me a chance to redeem myself for my crime, I am willing to go back there and serve as an internal agent for Your Majesty."
Your Majesty, the more than 3,000 warriors of the cavalry battalion who are escorting the Supreme Emperor to Tiewang Mountain this time are led by the minister and Zhongyong Hou Sun Jia, so they are basically our two confidants.
I am confident that I will let them lay down their weapons and surrender at the critical moment."
When Emperor Ningkang heard this, his face showed some emotion.
But then he still said: "No need. I don't need you to be an internal response. I only need you to do one thing."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Emperor Ning Kang slowly glanced at all the confidants in the palace.
Although Shi Ding's proposal made him a little excited, because once successful, he would be able to do his best to reduce the casualties during his general attack.
However, regardless of whether Shi Ding is exaggerating or not, let's just say that now, he needs Shi Ding to do another thing even more.
This time there were many twists and turns, but fortunately the final result was good.
He is already thinking about the aftermath.
It is conceivable that his use of force against the Supreme Emperor will bring him great criticism.
The reason why no one has come to trouble him yet is because he gave an order from the beginning not to let idle people bother him. In this way, there were some unscrupulous people who came to his palace when the mountain was peaceful.
"Trouble" in front of the door.
This is true now, let alone in the future.
Therefore, he needs some good names, some names that even everyone present knows to be false, but can be used to stop everyone in the world from talking about it.
"I heard that the prince's rebels broke into the palace of the Supreme Emperor and kidnapped the Supreme Emperor. I wonder if Shi Aiqing is willing to accompany me to rescue the Supreme Emperor from danger."