After becoming lame, Prince Gong basically stopped taking part in government affairs, so he was quite surprised when the palace suddenly became bustling with people.
Before he could find out the inside story, he was taken into the palace by Yin Li. It wasn't until he settled in the palace that he learned that the prince was going to rebel.
Prince Gong rolled his eyes at first, "Where did this rumor come from? My father was not good enough to him? Why did he want to rebel?"
When he learned that Chao Zhong was really suspicious, he rolled his eyes and became a little happy, "Isn't it the end of the prince?"
After saying that, he frowned again, "If he is finished, who will take the throne in the future?"
He looked down at his legs, a little unwillingly, "You can't give it to those bastards, right? Then you might as well give it to him."
Although he disliked this eldest brother very much, if he couldn't become the eldest brother, naturally the prince would be better, not because they were of the same mother, but because he looked down on the bastard son.
Therefore, it was rare for Prince Gong to say a word for the prince in front of the emperor, "Father, I am not sure who is slandering you. My father is so kind, so why does the prince want to rebel?"
The emperor felt better, nodded and said: "We will know when the prince arrives in the capital."
The emperor also did not believe that the prince would rebel. Although no news came back from the soldiers sent out, this also showed that someone did not want him to contact the prince.
Humph, do you think they can stop all of his people?
Since he wanted him to be blind, he would let them know what he wanted them to know.
The emperor and Prince Gong said: "There has been a lot of chaos outside recently. The prince and Mingda are not in the capital. Your mother is not in good health. So you can stay in the palace to accompany your mother and comfort her."
Prince Gong responded obediently, "Yes."
In the afternoon, he took his son to see the Queen. The Crown Princess was also there with her child. She looked sad. When she saw Prince Gong, she got up and stepped aside.
The queen smiled and waved to Xiang'er, and Xiang'er shook off his father's hand and ran to his grandmother.
The queen touched his hair and asked, "Why is he so sweaty?"
Xiang'er shrank his belly hard and said, "I'm not fat."
The queen laughed, "Yes, yes, Xiang'er has indeed lost some weight this year, and seems to have grown taller..."
Prince Gong immediately said: "I have grown taller, and now I am on my shoulders."
The queen was very satisfied. Seeing that Prince Gong's face was rosy and he had lost some weight. Most importantly, he was in much better spirits. She said, "It seems that Zhou Man is right. A more balanced body is best."
The queen did not mention the dispute in the court. In front of the children, she just pretended not to know about it.
The ministers in the court now also have doubts about the prince's coming to Beijing to force the palace.
Some people think that there is no need for a prince, but there are also many people who think that there is no father and son in the Tian family. Isn't this kind of thing rare in the past?
So it's not impossible.
There is no final conclusion now, most people can afford to wait, but some people want to decide the tone in advance.
As soon as night fell, Tang He wore the prince's clothes and continued to sit firmly in the middle tent. The prince sat aside with two censors, frowning and asked, "Is there still no news from the capital?"
Tang He: "No."
Although the prince decided to choose the first method, he did not intend to taint himself, so after arriving in Yanzhou, he met with General Wen in the witness of Tang He and two censors, and then took out a military talisman.
Not to mention Tang He, but also the emperor's confidants - the two censors were shocked.
They didn't know that the prince had military talismans, and their hesitant hearts instantly became firm.
When General Wen saw the military symbols, he immediately selected two thousand soldiers and horses from the army to escort the prince. In addition, they also sent troops back to Beijing first.
The first is to ask for help; the second is to make it clear that he only mobilized troops for safety, which is legal and reasonable.
They rushed to deliver the letter. It was supposed that there should be news back by now, but if it hadn't yet, it meant that what they imagined had happened.
Sure enough, some people criticized him for rebelling.
The prince snorted coldly, "Just in time, I lured them all out this time, and I took them all in one pot."
This is impossible, and the officials and aristocratic families in Jiangnan are not stupid.
Although the capital is far away from Jiangnan, making it difficult for them to control the situation there, since the arrangements have been made, whether it will succeed or not depends on God's will.
Success or failure depends on God's will, but they can prepare for failure first.
There is an undercurrent surging in Yangzhou.
Yang Heshu was among them, so he naturally noticed it. He didn't say anything, and still handled official duties in the mansion every day. He seemed to know nothing. He just stopped going out to patrol Yangzhou City, and sometimes he even didn't even leave his official residence.
Yang Balang, who lives here, couldn't help but said: "Why are you more bored than before? My nephew and wife are not here either. Isn't it boring to stay in the house every day?"
Yang Heshu flipped through the official documents in his hand and said nonchalantly: "If Uncle Eight gets bored, you can go out for a walk."
"What's the point of me going out alone?" Yang Balang invited him: "You go with me, otherwise I will ask someone to go to Fengchun Tower to call some people, and invite some family friends, and we will drink and write poems at night?"
Seeing that Yang Heshu didn't respond, he said seriously: "Chang Bo, you have been in Yangzhou for more than two months, but have you only met a few family friends? Last time they invited you to climb, you didn't go. After all, it's family friends, and it's not always good.
Refuting their face."
Only then did Yang Heshu look up from the official document and sighed: "Eighth Uncle, I am the inspector. The last sentence I reminded you was already too much. If the court knows that I am neglecting the public, my career will be ruined."
It’s over.”
"It's the end of the world. Don't we, the Yang family, still want to eat with him, the Li family?" Yang Balang sneered and said: "When we conquered the world, we said that there were many good things to do. We persuaded the wealthy families in Jiangnan to submit to him. He
Let's be generous, but this is only a short period of time. He will attack us in less than forty years."
"If he can attack Jiangnan now, he will attack the Central Plains family and the Guanlong nobles in the future. Who can escape?"
Yang Heshu lowered his eyes, and even though he had refutations in his heart, he did not say them out. Instead, he said with a cold face: "I don't ask about past relationships, I only know what is best for the Yang family. Eighth uncle, I am the eldest son of the Yang family.
If I am rejected by the Duke and Your Majesty, it will be difficult for the Yang family to get ahead in the future."
"As long as we keep in touch and are related, are we still afraid of him?"
Yang Heshu understood what he meant. Even if the royal family did not use people from the Yang family, there would definitely be people related to the Yang family among the talents they used.
Aristocratic families, with countless marriage relationships, it is impossible for the royal family to completely abandon a family, unless it is exterminated.
but……
"But Uncle Eighth, there is a difference between closeness and distance. Just like my father's connections favor me, then other talented uncles and brothers, then the in-laws, and even the disciples in the clan will be ranked before the in-laws,"
Yang Heshu said: "Relying on contact with relatives to ensure the glory of the family, is it like the Cui family does now?"
Yang Balang was speechless.
"The Cui family may not be aware of their own problems now. I heard that in the past two years, Cui family's disciples have loved studying abroad, and all the disciples in the family who are fourteen years old have started to travel far away. This shows that they have no idea about becoming an official.