It was said that the emperor was hunting east, and the ministers returned to the capital from the imperial mausoleum, and they were in a hurry. The next day, more than a dozen important ministers gathered together to discuss for a long time, and wanted to ask the wise king Situ Pan to temporarily act in the government. Situ Pan simply closed the door.
Out. Someone else suggested: "The saint has long wanted to make the second prince the crown prince, so why not ask the second prince to be the temporary regent." Lin Hai, the minister of household affairs, strongly opposed it.
It turned out that yesterday he hurried to Prince Xian's Mansion to visit Situ Pan, told Liu Aiyun what he had said, and asked him what he had been doing in the imperial mausoleum and on the road these days.
Situ Pan was shocked and said: "It turns out he was acting! I thought something was wrong when I looked at it, but I didn't expect it to come up. But it was my mistake."
Lin Haidao: "The prince is not an opera singer. He specializes in art, so it is normal not to see it. What's more, at that time, the prince was worried about the saint, which also disturbed his mind."
Situ Pan sighed: "Gan Lei is useful. I hope to rescue the third brother soon." He added, "I have received news that Li Guopei's troops have occupied all the city gates."
Lin Hai was shocked: "The thief really has evil intentions."
Situ Pan said: "Fortunately, he doesn't have many people. There are two generals waiting outside the city. They must not dare to act rashly. The father-in-law who was at the palace gate yesterday was with Concubine Hui."
Lin Hai thought for a moment and said: "If this is the case, the second prince is the most suspicious. And the saint has hinted several times that he will be crown prince, so it makes sense that Li Guobei would seek refuge with him." Then he stumbled and said, "Why be impatient."
Situ Pan sighed: "He is anxious. When the third brother comes back, the prince's position will fly away." He shook his head again, "I only hope that the prince of the third brother will be safe and sound, not like the previous prince.
It caused injustice everywhere."
Lin Hai also sighed and remained speechless.
Therefore, Lin Hai tried his best to prevent the second prince from taking over the regency, and this day the court meeting could not be resolved.
The second prince had many discussions with his staff. He was probably secretly unhappy because Lin Hai's daughter had left the capital because of her marriage proposal last year. He immediately decided to remarry Lin as his concubine. Later that night, he went to the Shangshu Mansion in person to seek advice, but Lin Hai fled.
He didn't see it, but only sent out a sign with eight straight official characters: "Prince Yi Zhong, a lesson learned from the past." The second prince stared at it for a long time, dripping with cold sweat, bowed to the sky, hid the sign and left.
On that day, he flatly refused to take over as regent. The ministers were in charge of the affairs of the court for the time being. Any undecided matters were suppressed for the time being. If they were really important, they were thrown directly to Prince Xian's Mansion and thrown at Situ Pan.
A few days later, news came from Gan Lei's place that Cao Datong had withdrawn his troops from Tianjin without making any demands or letting the saint return to the court. The two armies were at a standstill. Situ Pan and Liu Dengxi discussed sending experts to rescue him.
A few capable people were sneaked into Tianjin, and they searched Cao Datong's military headquarters, military camps and other places but could not find out where the saint was being imprisoned.
On the other side, Gong Kun and others were traveling by water. Halfway through, they heard that the old sage was returning to the west on a crane. They were shocked and ordered his followers and bodyguards to escort Yuan Chun with their luggage. He wanted to rush to Taiwan to discuss matters.
Yuanchun refused and insisted on going with him.
Gong Kun said: "This trip to eat and sleep in the open is extremely hard."
Yuan Chun said: "It's not like I haven't endured hardship."
Gong Kun said: "The pain in the palace and the royal palace is nothing compared to such a bumpy and tiring journey."
Yuan Chun said: "From what Mr. Lin said on the way, Sister Lin's escape from the capital was so bumpy and tiring."
Gong Kun said: "I was running for my life and had no choice. Now I'm just rushing to discuss matters. It won't be a problem if the girl arrives later."
Yuan Chun raised his eyebrows: "Are you afraid that Sister Lin, three sisters, and four sisters will also discuss matters together?"
Gong Kun said: "They discussed matters with Third Master Cong and Third Master Huan when they were in Beijing. Miss Lin has also been out of the house. I won't hide it from the elder girl. In such a situation today, Miss Lin is
It's a good start." Then he told Lin Daiyu's plan of "six kings unite".
Yuanchun was a little surprised, then sighed: "No wonder she doesn't even want to be a princess. If she can bring chaos to the world with one plan, why bother being trapped in a narrow and square harem." Nai said seriously, "I can't keep up with what I used to do, so I just want to
Don’t miss the future.”
Gong Kun was not surprised when he heard this, he put his hands on his hands and smiled: "She is indeed a girl from the Jia family."
The two of them left a group of followers and galloped away with their horses.
After walking for half a day and riding on the roadside, Gong Kun Fang Dekong said in surprise: "Young girl is very good at riding! I thought you didn't know how to ride a horse. How can a woman like you have such ability?"
Yuanchun laughed: "I was able to ride a horse when I was five years old. My grandfather took me to the military camp." Then he said sadly, "As soon as the old man left, I never touched the saddle bridge again. It has been many years since I
I didn’t expect that I could still remember it.”
Gong Kun said: "Girl, I'm afraid I won't be able to ride horses much in the future. I'll need to pick a good horse when I get to Taiwan."
Yuanchun Canran: "I am the eldest sister, who dares not to let me pick first?"
The two laughed heartily. Fortunately, there was no one in the wild and they only scared three or five birds.
Because Yuanchun's riding skills were still a little weak, the two of them walked slowly in the first few days, but later they ran faster and faster. On this day, they entered Guangzhou City and went straight to the Governor's Palace of Guangdong and Guangxi.
When the disciples heard that it was Mr. Jia Lian's family members who were coming from the capital, they hurried in to report the news. Not long after, Prince Tengqin came out to greet him. He and Gong Kun knew each other. When they met, they clasped their fists and said, "Mr. Gong is here so fast..." His eyes swept over
Yuanchun was startled.
Yuanchun had not seen Wang Ziteng since he entered the palace, so he smiled like a man and clasped his fists: "Uncle Wang, do you still recognize your niece?"
Wang Ziteng was overjoyed: "Isn't she Yuan Yatou?"
Yuan Chun smiled and saluted. Wang Ziteng shouted: "What a coincidence! What a coincidence! Get inside quickly!" He pulled the two of them in.
The two of them had not washed their faces and changed their clothes, and followed the prince for half a day with their heads covered with dust. They walked around the garden and walked across the Jiuqu Bridge. There were people guarding the bridge, and arrived at a waterside pavilion with windows on all sides. There were several square tables in the waterside pavilion arranged into a large one.
The long table was filled with people.
When the two of them came in, they heard someone ask abruptly: "Uncle, who is this?" Yuan Chun looked up and saw that the person speaking was her cousin Jia Xichun, sitting pretending to be a boy, holding her hand in her hand.
He was also holding a pen.
There were many people who knew Gong Kun, and several people immediately stood up and called "Mr. Gong," and Gong Kun smiled and said, "What a coincidence, are you discussing something?"
Jia Cong said: "That's right, I got the 800-mile express report from Beijing." Nai looked at Yuanchun carefully for a few times and hesitated, "This person next to me...could it be the eldest sister? I can't believe she looks like this.
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Before he finished speaking, Tanchun also stood up: "It's eldest sister!"
Gong Kun said: "Because we heard about the death of the Supreme Emperor on the way, the two of us rushed over in a hurry, and everyone following us walked slowly behind."
Everyone hurriedly came over to meet each other, and those they didn't know were introduced one by one. Jia Cong's important people in Taiwan all came over.
Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Eldest sister and Mr. Gong should go wash up first."
Wang Ziteng said: "Yes, I was in a hurry to bring them here and forgot about this." The busy man led the two of them to the guest room to freshen up and change into clean clothes.
They both walked away, but Xichun still looked at her back and said, "How come my eldest sister is completely different from what she was at home? I don't dare to recognize her anymore."
Jia Cong casually said: "The horse ran all the way and got a lot of tan."
Xichun and Tanchun said in unison: "No."
Tanchun said: "My energy and spirit have changed."
Jia Cong hummed: "This is the real Jia Yuanchun. The one who played the piano and wrote poems all day long and didn't care about worldly affairs was just pretending."
Tanchun glanced at him: "I'm not pretending. Times have changed, and people have changed accordingly."
Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "It's not going to change. She had to pretend to be in the nunnery of the palace because of dark clouds all day long. Otherwise, she could have followed the maids and attendants behind her in the carriage and took her time.
What's the hurry? How can a woman who is willing to go through the sun and rain in order to discuss important matters with her brothers not have ambitions in her heart? I told you before that the women in our Jia family are all promising." Tanxi Er said.
The person pursed his lips and smiled.
The two knew they had something important to do today, so they didn't dare to delay. They just cleaned up for a while and hurried back. Seeing that the sisters were all wearing men's clothes, Yuan Chun also changed into men's clothes. Someone had already moved two chairs for them.
sit down.
Jia Cong first handed over Jia Huan's letter: "Look at this." After Gong Kun and Jia Yuanchun had circulated it, he said, "Just now we all had a small discussion in private. You two have read it, and we can officially start."
Then he gestured to Lin Daiyu.
Only then did Yuanchun realize that Lin Daiyu was sitting at the front seat wearing a green shirt, and looking at her coldly, she looked a bit like the Lin Ruhai she had seen when she was a child.
Daiyu coughed, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said: "Everyone here is wise, and you have also read the letter from Beijing. The first thing we have to figure out today is what happened in Beijing.
Who made it, what is the purpose, and what will happen next? How should we deal with it next? To save trouble, how about Liu Feng tell me first?"
Liu Feng said slowly: "I have already guessed eight or nine. I said first that others must be boring, so you guys go first."
Wu You and Jia Xichun both gave him a big look. Wang Ziteng smiled and said: "I know that I am old and not as smart as you young people. You tell me, I will listen."
Xichun first said: "The matter of Cao Datong discussed in Huan'er's letter is probably correct. But Li Guopei is obviously not the eldest prince's man, otherwise how could he not support him? It's beyond that point.
There is no room for the eldest prince. The second prince has been favored by the emperor, and most of the officials will support him; if a powerful official comes out, he will definitely support the young emperor."
Tanchun said: "It's more than ten days' journey back to the capital from the imperial mausoleum. Maybe someone reminded him or the eldest prince that it is difficult to achieve great things with just a few men and horses. The saint just fell into the hands of thieves and did not die, so they calmed down a little.
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Jia Cong said: "It's not the point. If he has the courage, he will support him first. Since the saint falls alone into the hands of the rebels, it is not difficult to kill people with a borrowed knife or even burn them together. The most important thing about this matter is that, whether it is true or false,
Li Guopei had always expressed his intention to support the imperial movement, but after arriving in the capital, he reined in his horse. If he had not reined in his horse, he would have been shot to death by random arrows from the imperial guards who stayed in the palace."
Gong Kun said with a smile: "That's right. If he wanted to support Li Li, he would have to catch the Imperial Guards left behind in the capital by surprise. However, the Imperial Guards had already received the message from Master Lin and were on the defensive. His plan failed. How could he know that the Imperial Guards were on guard?
of?"
Tanchun said: "Could it be that he found out that Uncle Lin was missing and suspected that they should go back and report the news immediately?"
Jarvis said: "With so many civil and military officials, it would be difficult to notice if a few are missing. Moreover, the three adults, Lin Hai, Su Zheng, and Jia Zheng, are not considered to be acquaintances of Li Guopei. Naturally, he cannot notice that someone he does not know is missing."
Jia Cong clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Then the question is, who would notice that Lin Hai, Su Zheng and Jia Zheng are missing?"
Wu Xiaoxi said: "Situ Pan must have noticed Lin Shangshu's disappearance first, but he didn't know whether he fell on the road and stayed in the imperial mausoleum or managed to escape. He stopped by to look for Lin Hai's friend Master Su, but he also disappeared.
Cheng Cheng can be suspicious of Jia Huan, and he knows that these two are his husbands. After checking again, Master Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion is also missing. Who else could be rescued if not Third Master Huan?"
Liu Feng nodded and said: "Behind Li Guopei is the wise king Situ Pan, and there is no one else."
Yuan Chun was shocked and quietly asked Gong Kun beside him: "Does the wise king also have any objections?"
Gong Kun whispered: "He has been rebelling for a long time. Even if we don't intervene, we will still be rebelling. He is waiting for the death of the old saint."
Yuanchun sighed softly.
Gong Kun added: "As for the father-in-law who suddenly appeared at the entrance of the palace, you have to see who is the master behind him. If it is the queen, she must be excusing the eldest prince; if it is Concubine Hui, she is probably coaxed by Situ Pan.
I heard that this girl is quite good. In the early years, she helped the saint seize the throne with the wise king. Now among the women in the harem, she is the only one that Situ Pan likes. Since Situ Pan noticed Lin Hai's escape, he supported her
It's hard to do, and I can't bear to leave a general like Li Guopei, so it would be the cheapest to find an acquaintance to smooth things over for him. Among the acquaintances, only Concubine Hui, the mother of the second prince, is the most useful."
Xichun nodded repeatedly: "Once Li Guopei's disobedience is noticed by others, some people will be suspicious of the second prince."
Yuanchun didn't know many things and was a little confused, so he asked: "Which prince does the wise king want to support?"
Jia Cong said: "Since he is determined to replace the current superior, he must not be able to support the elders. I think the youngest seventh prince is the most likely. First, the young master is easy to control; second..."
Lin Daiyu lightly knocked on the desk: "Let's not talk about it for now." Jia Cong made a face, and Yuan Chun raised his head and glanced at her. Daiyu just looked away and said, "I will straighten it out. Situ Pan designed to persuade Cao Datong
He rebelled and failed to protect the emperor because he sent people to lure and help him. He trapped his troops in the imperial mausoleum, captured the emperor, and will not return him to the capital for the time being."
Xichun couldn't help but laugh and said: "How much the saint relied on the wise king in the early years, now he can let the wise king calculate how much he will return."
Daiyu continued: "It was Situ Pan who bribed Li Guopei..."
Before he finished speaking, Jia Cong raised his hand and said: "Correction, I think he conquered Li Guopei. Situ Pan's ability to conquer a general is not a problem. We must respect our opponents."
Daiyu glared at him: "Don't interrupt! Situ Pan subdued Li Guopei and ordered him to pretend to support the eldest prince as regent. It is clear that he is interested in the second prince. This move will inevitably cause the second prince and the ministers to disobey. Someone loyal and good will try to come up with it.
To attract troops from the capital, Li Guopei did not have many soldiers and horses, and a general who was willing to follow the dragon's merits did not need to risk defeat. In this case, there would be chaos in the capital. Li Guopei fled with the eldest prince in his arms. Situ Panruo took the opportunity to provoke him again
The third prince and the fourth prince were even more chaotic. After the chaos became a mess, he would step forward to bring order to the chaos and support the youngest prince as regent. At that time, we will see the general trend of the world. The older princes were incompetent, so they directly killed Jin Shang, and he supported him.
Young Emperor: If the princes are a little bit dissatisfied, they will let the saint return to the capital and kill the princes with the majesty of a king and father. Because the saint has been in his hands for a long time, his body probably has only a few years left. Once the saint dies, Situ Pan will surely become the emperor.
The prince regent supports the young emperor." After saying this, he drank another cup of tea.
Jia Cong clapped his hands and said: "Sister missed the last step. When the young emperor was half-grown, he gave in again and again."
Daiyu smiled sweetly: "No need. The young emperor is bound to die young when he is not even half-grown. Even if he abdicates repeatedly, he must be the little prince who is lucky enough to be alive. After his brother is almost dead, he refuses to succeed. Huan'er and
Although my father messed up his first move, it didn't harm him in general. He just delayed it a little. The saint must have been delayed in returning, and all the soldiers and horses were supporting him. The biggest variable at the moment is
The other six princes."
Gong Kun said: "Those six people are afraid that Situ Pan will not pay attention to them. All he wants is a person with a legitimate name."
Xichun smiled and said: "Isn't it us who are the biggest variable?"
Everyone looked at each other and smiled.
Yuanchun suddenly stood up: "Cong'er! Are you going to send a message to the capital later?"
Jia Cong said: "Of course I want it. I'll write it after the meeting. Is there anything wrong, sister?"
"Is it a fast horse?"
"Um."
Yuanchun said sternly: "No matter what Minghuan'er does, even if he breaks my legs with his own hands, it will be enough! Try to make our master resign immediately and never stay in the court again."
Jia Cong was shocked for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine."
"Moreover." She looked at Jia Cong and said, "Since my uncle is supervising the army in the south, he must not miss the military report to show that he doesn't care about anything in the south."
Jia Cong said "Oh!" and turned to look at Yao'er: "Brother Yao'er, we two secret envoys didn't write any secrets."
Yuanchun asked hurriedly: "What's the secret?"
Jia Cong made a face: "The saint gave me and Brother Yao'er a secret order, ordering us to secretly investigate whether Prince Nan'an had lied about the military situation. We both forgot about it."
Jarvis said: "I haven't forgotten. I have compiled one. I just don't know if it's appropriate. I'm going to ask Mr. Wang to take a look at it after the meeting."
Everyone laughed again.
Jia Cong stretched himself: "I can't remember such trivial things."
Yuan Chun sighed softly and thought to himself, what Mr. Gong said is true, how could he not contradict it in this way?