Judging from Liang Yuyao's reaction, the puppet was successful.
But the current situation is not good. Liang Yuyao was frightened by Hong Juncheng's puppet and seemed to want to call someone.
Xu Zhiqiong jumped behind him and covered Liang Yuyao's mouth.
Liang Yuyao suddenly released a domineering aura.
She was going to fight tooth and nail.
Xu Zhiqiong was shocked and touched the peach with one hand.
Liang Yuyao was startled and turned to look at Xu Zhiqiong.
She almost screamed out again, but Xu Zhiqiong quickly covered her mouth again.
Liang Yuyao looked at Xu Zhiqiong, her eyes turned red, and then tears filled her eyes.
She touched Xu Zhiqiong's cheek.
Warm.
She nodded towards Xu Zhiqiong.
Still alive?
Xu Zhiqiong also nodded.
I'm alive.
No words were spoken, but they both understood.
Liang Yuyao covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying.
Xu Zhiqiong reached out his hand and wiped her tears.
There were footsteps outside the door, and someone was approaching.
Xu Zhiqiong took away the puppet and left quickly.
Second Sister Lin walked in: "Princess, I just heard something moving."
Liang Yuyao smiled and said: "It's nothing. I had a nightmare. When I woke up, I cursed a few words."
Lin Qianniang looked at Liang Yuyao and said, "Princess, you are crying."
Liang Yuyao wiped her tears and said, "Isn't this... a dream about that thief Pi?"
Lin Qianniang looked sad and turned to leave. Suddenly she heard Liang Yuyao saying from behind: "Sister, I still have some wine here, let's have a drink!"
Lin Qianniang shook her head: "I can't eat it."
Back in the mourning hall, Lin Qianniang continued to sit silently in front of the coffin.
After sitting for a moment, she suddenly noticed the tributes on the table.
Two pieces of osmanthus cake are missing.
Who ate this?
Lin Qianniang is a smart person, and suddenly she remembered Liang Yuyao's abnormal appearance.
She returned to Liang Yuyao's room, knocked on the door and said, "Sister, let's have a drink."
…
Before leaving Yuyao Palace, Xu Zhiqiong found Liang Zhenjie who was wandering in the courtyard.
Liang Zhenjie laughed and said, "It's not easy to be your woman. Look how frightened they are."
"His Royal Highness King Qi, I have something to ask for your help. In two days, an old friend will come to Yuyao Palace. You must be careful."
"Old friends?" Liang Zhenjie shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid Liang has no old friends in this world."
"Yes!" Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile, "Not only an old friend, but also a close relative. Remember, as long as Qin Yan comes to invite you, let the princess go to the palace. The palace is safer than Yuyao Palace."
…
Two days later, at dusk, Liu Yupeng came to the bedroom of the Second Saint Son Hong Huayun and helped Hong Huayun change his clothes.
After the other chamberlains had gone away, Liu Yupeng lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, everything is ready. Let's leave tonight."
Hong Huayun nodded and said: "We will leave Shenlin City tonight. Then we will go all the way east. As long as we go out to the sea, we will have nothing to fear."
Liu Yupeng nodded and said: "Don't worry, your highness, the carriages, horses and boats are all ready. I will arrange a table of wine and food in a while, and your highness will pretend to have a few more drinks and go to sleep."
Not long after, the food and wine were ready. Hong Huayun pretended to be greedy and ate and drank for half an hour, then lay down on the couch with his clothes on.
After sleeping for more than an hour, a chamberlain came to wake Hong Huayun up, took him through a secret passage, left Chunxian Palace, arrived at Shenning Pavilion, and got on an eight-person chariot of Hong Juncheng's.
Under the escort, he left the palace.
With this chariot, the night guard on the street did not dare to stop it. The chariot sped along and left Shenlin City. Liu Yupeng quickly reported the news to Chang Decai.
After receiving the news, Xu Zhiqiong knew that the time to take action had come.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the "Hong Juncheng" version of the puppet. He was most worried about this puppet. This thing could only talk a few words upside down, which was really embarrassing for the task.
Yang Wu shook his head and said: "It's too late to think about this now. I have taught Li Quangen all the techniques. This man knows some techniques. Let's see how he controls it."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Chang Decai and said, "Is the chamberlain ready?"
Chang Decai nodded repeatedly and said: "That's it."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Yang Wu again: "Are everything ready?"
Yang Wu nodded and said: "That's it!"
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Hong Huaxiao and said, "Your side is also well prepared."
Hong Huaxiao nodded.
Xu Zhiqiong checked the equipment on his body, took a deep breath and said: "To start the war, go to the cave first!"
…
Hong Juncheng sat in the Shensi Pavilion and gradually cleared his thoughts.
The reform of the people was caused by the resistance to the land tax. However, the strategy of reforming the people was still based on the land tax.
First, use a large army to coerce and frustrate the arrogance of the people.
The news was then released that anyone who did not associate with the rebels and returned home on his own would still be a Qiancheng citizen, and would not be held responsible for past sins, and would be exempted from one year's land tax.
As long as their land tax is not collected, these fighting people will naturally be unwilling to risk their lives to fight, and the rabble will surely fall apart.
If this group of people were exempted from land tax, would other states and counties follow suit?
There is no need to worry about this matter. Releasing the news and truly exempting the land tax are two different things.
Not only could the land tax of the converted people not be exempted, but the crime of rebellion could not be forgiven.
When the rebellious people disperse, first kill the judge, and then kill the rebel leader.
When the remaining converts returned to their hometowns and were no longer able to survive, orders were given to all prefectures and counties to kill them one by one.
Peace and tranquility are hard to come by, even if Jizhou is bloodbathed, we will not hesitate!
Before reincarnation, there was no room for any mistakes.
Hong Juncheng called Qin Yan and ordered him to prepare an imperial edict.
Qin Yan prepared pen and paper and was about to write the edict when Hong Juncheng remembered something else.
Who should be put in charge to suppress the rebellion?
The first battle against the converts must be won, otherwise there will be no discussion of the rest.
Ask the Minister of War to take command?
This guy doesn't know how to fight at all.
The northern general Cui Luoxian was good at fighting, so he was asked to serve as a general.
The defense of the northern border can be temporarily put down. Even if Tunu takes the opportunity to send troops, he will lose some land at most. The top priority is to pacify these rioters first.
After making a plan, and just when Qin Yan was about to start writing, Hong Juncheng felt something was wrong.
Matters of food, grass and ordnance must be carefully considered...
…
Liu Yupeng took Hong Huayun out of Shenlin City, replaced the chariot and carriage, and rushed all the way to Yangye Mountain, eighty miles outside the city.
Yangye Mountain is a barren mountain, shaped like a poplar leaf. Because the mountain is steep and there are many wolves, jackals and ferocious beasts in the mountain, few people have ever visited it.
Liu Yupeng took Hong Huayun halfway up the mountain and rested in a cave.
Hong Huayun frowned and said, "Yupeng, why don't you hurry up and hurry up? What are you doing in this barren mountain?"
Liu Yupeng gasped and said: "Your Highness, please rest for a while and follow the old slave to rest for a while, waiting for His Highness's family members to come and meet here."
Hong Huayun said anxiously: "What are you waiting for them to do? My father will come after me from time to time!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, the whole family will be here shortly!"
Hong Huayun was so anxious that he paced back and forth in the cave.
Liu Yupeng quietly tapped the painting in his sleeve. He was sending a message to Li Quangen, and Hong Huayun was already in place.
…
Hong Juncheng thought over and over again and asked Qin Yan to draft the edict several times, only to tear it up and rewrite it.
When he was about to be ugly, he finally made up his mind. Hong Juncheng asked Qin Yan to start writing again, and this time he wrote more smoothly.
Seeing that the edict was about to be written, Li Quangen, the chief seal of Zhidian Supervisor, came to report: "Sir, something bad has happened!"
Hong Juncheng's thoughts were interrupted and he immediately became angry: "Why are you so panicked?"
Li Quangen knelt down and said: "The Second Saint Son has disappeared!"
Hong Juncheng was stunned for a long time, then walked closer and asked: "Who do you think is missing?"
"The Second Saint Son!"
"Tell him his name!" Hong Juncheng suspected that he heard wrongly.
Li Quangen repeated: "The Second Holy Son Hong Huayun!"
Hong Juncheng trembled and almost fell down!
How could this happen?
He planned carefully and planned step by step just to be able to complete his reincarnation with peace of mind.
Now that things have come to an end, why have such changes occurred?
He carefully hid Hong Huayun deep in the palace, avoiding everyone's sight.
Why did this incident happen to Hong Huayun?
Hong Juncheng was in a trance, and his soul rippled outward along the gap in his soul.
Qin Yan helped Hong Juncheng sit back in his seat. Hong Juncheng calmed down for a moment, then suddenly pushed Qin Yan away, pointed at Li Quangen and shouted: "Where is Liu Yupeng, the master of the prison? Let him come to see me!"
Li Quangen said: "Liu Yupeng is missing."
"Who else is in Chunxian Palace? Regardless of their position, please send them all to see me!"
Li Quangen explained: "Shenjun, the servant of Lao Nu, went to the outside of Chunxian Palace to clean up. There was no one outside the door, so he realized that something was wrong, but he did not dare to go in to investigate.
Late at night, all the palaces were cleaned. When the servant saw that Chunxian Palace was still unattended, he informed the old slave of the matter.
The old slave went to investigate, but saw that there was no one in Chunxian Palace!"
"Bastard!" Hong Juncheng stepped forward and kicked Li Quangen over. "Your subordinates don't know their priorities? Why didn't you go check it earlier? Why didn't you report it earlier?"
Li Quangen cried: "When I received the news, I immediately went to check it out. I deserved to die because my discipline was incompetent."
Hong Juncheng was anxious and angry, but he did not bother to deal with Li Quangen, and asked Qin Yan to go to the black camp to bring Fu Ji to Shenyu Garden.
Fu Ji entered the Shenyu Garden, and Qin Yan knocked on the painting in her arms a few times.
This is a message to Xu Zhiqiong, the Lord God is about to activate his divine eye.
Xu Zhiqiong was ready in the cave. According to his speculation, the black-clothed guards were coming!
When the black-clothed guards arrived, they were told to leave without any return. We would see if Hong Juncheng would be forced out by then!
Fu Ji lit up his divine machine eyes and quickly tracked down Hong Huayun's whereabouts.
He is in Yangye Mountain.
Liu Yupeng was also there, as was a group of servants from the prison.
Fu Ji was dumbfounded. He didn't know when Hong Huayun ran out of the palace?
Hong Juncheng was furious!
What do these eunuchs want to do when they take Hong Huayun away?
I should have killed them long ago!
"Ask Yao Jingtai to come see me!" Hong Juncheng really wanted to send the black-clad guards.
Fu Ji was about to go find Yao Jingtai, but before he could reach the stairs, Hong Juncheng grabbed his hair and pulled him back.
Hong Juncheng stared at Shenji for a while, then suddenly murmured: "We can't let Yao Jingtai go."
What are the consequences of letting Yao Jingtai go?
Capture Hong Huayun back.
Hong Huayun was originally a criminal and was imprisoned in Chunxian Palace.
Now he ran away overnight, adding more crimes to his crimes.
Now he is captured again by Yao Jingtai.
So what became of him?
What is the difference between him and a real prisoner?
Under such circumstances, can Hong Huayun still be a divine king?
After reincarnation, Hong Huayun will be me!
Hong Huayun must not become a prisoner who allows others to bully and humiliate him, otherwise I will not be able to secure my position as the God King.
The scandal of Hong Huayun's escape must not be known to others.
The black-clothed guards are my sharp weapons, and I cannot kill all the black-clothed guards just to silence them.
What else can be done now?
His thoughts gradually became clearer, and Hong Juncheng knew what he should do next.