Chapter 1,072 Three-way rebellion against the king
In the south of the Yangtze River, people are now panicking. King Wu's rise of troops has shocked the world. In addition, King Run and King Qu responded simultaneously, which immediately added another fire to the already chaotic situation.
However, although the three-pronged rebellion was fierce, the three of them actually had different ideas about the rebellion.
Among the three kings, King Wu is the center, and the ultimate goal is to elect King Wu to the throne, and then everyone will divide the world equally. The ideal is beautiful, but unfortunately it is a bit far from reality.
First of all, King Wu was the first rebel king to raise an army, and he was also the most well-prepared. Half of the strength of the rebel army came from the wealth he had accumulated over the years.
At the same time, King Wu was also the most rebellious, because in the original plan, the three kings had no intention of competing for the throne. After all, it was very difficult to ascend to the throne as a vassal king outside Beijing.
So their initial plan was to unite with the old prince's forces in the North. After that, the four of them would divide the world equally. However, after they raised their troops according to the plan, they found that there seemed to be very little response from the North.
Among the three kings, the most ambitious was King Wu, but he was also the least courageous. So as soon as he found that there was no movement in the north, he immediately guessed that the prince was borrowing a knife to kill someone, and subconsciously wanted to write a memorial to apologize, but he was
The other two kings persuaded him to stop.
Then, the King of Wu, who was secretly annoyed at being plotted, was also thinking about his future plans. Now that they had raised an army, there was no turning back. The prince planned to reap the benefits, but he definitely couldn't count on it.
Therefore, King Wu planned not to rush to the capital, but to conquer the south of the Yangtze River first, and then fight a protracted war with the imperial court. According to his assumption, once his flag was raised, there would definitely be people who could not sit still.
The reason why he was able to confront the imperial court so confidently was that the prince's letter mentioned the chaos in Beijing. By then, the imperial court would be unstable and the power would be unprecedented. They would not have the energy to deal with the rebellion in Jiangnan. As long as they stabilized the situation at the beginning
, the next thing will be easier to handle.
King Wu believed what the prince said about the chaos in the capital, because it was not only the basic condition for him to raise troops, but also the necessary condition for the prince to seize the throne. He could not possibly lie to others and even himself.
Therefore, King Wu, who still had hope in his heart, immediately followed his original plan and started to attack the land in Jiangnan. However, what he did not expect was that his actions in Jiangnan would be so difficult.
In King Wu's original vision, the toughest people in the land south of the Yangtze River should be the officials appointed by the imperial court, but who would have known that the first troublemaker to come to him would actually be a family that he expected to be easily won over.
The many aristocratic families in the Jiangnan area were like hidden reefs in the sea. They came to him suddenly and unexpectedly, and King Wu was so angry that he cursed loudly.
He originally thought that he could easily recover these weeds by raising his arms, but who would have thought that before he even extended the olive branch, the other party demolished the bridge with his backhand.
The King of Wu was so angry that the aristocratic families turned his army against them, so he started to attack these aristocratic families. After a lot of troubles, except for the city where his base camp was captured at the beginning, his plan to occupy Jiangnan was almost useless.
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Similar to the King of Wu is the Prince of the North. God knows what kind of astonished expression he had when the war broke out against the king on the three routes south of the Yangtze River.
He never thought that these three people would have such ambitions, and he had no plans for the unexpected situation in Jiangnan.
The reason for all this was due to errors in information transmission between the North and the capital. To be precise, it was the Crown Princess who led the rebellion from the beginning.
The prince didn't know about this from beginning to end. He was just used as a bargaining chip by the princess, so when the three kings started to rebel, they took it for granted that the prince would just sit back and watch the fight.
But these things have already happened, and there is no need to worry anymore. What the prince least expected was that at such a critical time when the emperor was finished, all the spies he had set up in the capital seemed to be removed overnight.
This can be regarded as a joint action between the Crown Princess and Meng Yuan. The Crown Princess used the excuse of sending a message to expose all the spies set up by the Crown Prince. Then Meng Yuan caught them all at the right time and let the Jin Yiwei take care of them all.
So it wasn't until three or five days without any news that the prince realized that something had happened in the capital.
Then news that caught him off guard came one after another. First, he suddenly heard that His Majesty had been assassinated, and then he was shocked to hear that the news that he was still alive was exposed. Finally, he heard that His Highness Taisun was surrounded by ministers and was about to board the
throne.
The prince was really angry this time. This damn woman had been planning that inexplicable assassination twenty years ago, which completely cost him the chance to live in the sun.
For twenty years, he had been accumulating power day after day in the bitter cold land of the north, just to one day be able to return to the capital and take back everything that belonged to him. But when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came, he missed it by coincidence.
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After everything settled, he realized that that woman's child had sat on the throne that belonged to him. How could he not be angry?
"She has always been taking advantage of me! It was like this back then, and it is still like this today!"
The furious prince got very angry in front of a group of worried subordinates. Then he remembered that this time, His Highness the Grand Sun actually wanted to personally lead an army to conquer him. He sneered and said: "This yellow-mouthed kid was killed by Meng Yuan."
That guy sold it and didn’t even know it!”
"Your Highness, how should we deal with..." a protector asked hesitantly.
"Hmph, now that the matter has come to this, do I still want to be killed?" The prince said coldly: "Gather the people together and let them know who is the orthodox member of the royal family!"
The most angry thing about the prince was that after Shangguan Shaoqin sounded the drum of injustice and shocked the world, the entire court knew that he was still alive, but in the end, no one was willing to welcome him back.
The prince's anger was quickly vented on Liaoyang City, the important northern town closest to Xuantian Sect's territory, and then he was attacked head-on by Heliance.
The hurriedly assembled Xuantian Sect army collapsed when they attacked Liaoyang City, the first line of defense in the North. The White Armor Army under Heliance taught them that the imperial army was better at such things as fighting.
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"Hmph, this is the first time that I have encountered such an arrogant idiot in all these years that I have been traveling across the North. Times have really changed. All cats and dogs dare to invade our borders."
Heliance looked at the Xuantian followers who had fled outside the city and couldn't help but sneer at them. If the imperial court hadn't ordered him to hold on, he would have led his troops to kill them in person at this moment to open their eyes.
After repelling the Xuantian Sect, one of his subordinates came to him and said worriedly: "General, the news from the capital is that His Royal Highness is not dead. He is in the Xuantian Sect. If he shows up, we will
What to do..."
The general's worry is that the prince has royal blood, is the biological father of His Highness the Grand Sun, and is the theoretical heir to the throne. If they accidentally kill the other party, they will have a lot of fun.
However, Heliance didn't care at all. He said: "You remember, there has never been a Crown Prince, and the arrogant Xuantian Sect has no qualifications to show off in front of the court."
The general was stunned for a moment, and then quickly responded: "General, what you mean is that the court has determined that His Highness the Crown Prince is dead?"
"Of course," Heliance said calmly: "His Majesty's death has caused the royal family to lose all face. Now there is another prince who lives in the world and seeks hegemony. Do you think the court can accept it? Hehe, I'm afraid Wei Ming doesn't want to
Done."
The general was thoughtful, and Heliance continued: "Furthermore, His Highness the Grand Sun personally led the army this time. If the other party is really the prince, and the son does not say anything about his father's fault, how can he do it with peace of mind? So even if
Everyone knows that the prince is still alive, but the prince in front of us must be fake."
The general nodded sternly: "In this case, those of us who are ministers should share His Highness's worries. This kind of thing cannot dirty His Highness's hands. It is up to us to do it for you."