On August 26, the Crown Prince of Jin issued an edict to inform his subjects that the King of Jin had been killed. His Royal Highness Situ Wei colluded with Mrs. Jiang, a female thief from the green forest, to kill his father and steal the throne, and issued a nationwide arrest warrant. Since the King of Jin had no body left, the Jin Kingdom A tomb will be built for him and the whole country will mourn. Three days later, the crown prince will ascend the throne and become the new king. The title of Queen Mother of Concubine Yin will be abolished on that day. After seventy-seven years of the Jin Dynasty, the tomb will be sacrificed to the royal tomb when the emperor is buried, and he will be buried with him as a slave.
On the night of the first day of September, Lin Dongyang and his wife received letters from their children on the road. They were discussing matters under the lamp, hoping to ask Lin Boru to come back later. Suddenly, a disciple came to report: "Master Han Qi asked to see you, saying that he had something important to tell you. General and Madam." The two of them were wondering, what is Mr. Han doing here at this hour? They ordered him to come in.
Han Qi looked sad and angry, bowed to Lin Dongyang and said, "General Lin, I'm here to say goodbye."
Lin Dongyang was shocked: "Where are you going, sir?"
Han Qi gritted his teeth and said: "The prince just sent a eunuch to our house and ordered my daughter to immediately stop her studies in Taiwan and come back to be his concubine."
Lin Dongyang was shocked and turned to look at his wife. Xin Zhen exclaimed: "He didn't have any plans for our child! My son is only fifteen years old!"
Han Qi said in a deep voice: "Are you fifteen years old? I came here to remind Mr. Lin that if someone tries to persuade you to call your daughter back, just pretend to be crazy. My family has decided to leave Jin State, go to Yan State, or go to Taiwan, even if I'm going to Japan and North America. I, Han, am not incompetent, and I can usually afford a good meal in other countries."
Xin Zhen said: "It's just that Mrs. Han is so old..."
Han Qi sighed: "Our family is running away, so we have to try to send her away first. If I had known that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, I never thought that one day it would finally be my turn." He said with tears, " We are all just lambs to be slaughtered." He shook his head, waved his hands, and left with a sigh.
The Lin family looked at each other and said nothing for a long time. Suddenly, Xinzhen took Lin Dongyang's hand and said, "We scholars like this girl, do you know?"
Lin Dongyang was stunned: "Who? The fourth girl of the Han family?"
"Yes." Xinzhen nodded and said, "A while ago, I heard him saying that Xiaoluya is good every day, so I joked twice, but unexpectedly he recognized it immediately. I... I thought Xiaoluya could be our daughter-in-law. Yes! I even gave her tea leaves specially. This time Ruer said he would send the girl to Dajiala, but actually he also wanted to send Xiaolu Ya as a gift."
Lin Dongyang thought of that girl Han Lu. She was indeed top-notch in terms of appearance, conduct, bearing, and knowledge. It would be best if she could be her own daughter-in-law. But...the two looked at each other for a long time, speechless. For a long time, they believed it. Gritting his teeth, he said: "Why do good girls have to be sent to their home!" Lin Dongyang was silent.
The next day, what was supposed to come came. The Queen Mother sent a nun to deliver a decree to Xinzhen, ordering her to become a monk and pray for the missing Jin Dynasty king. Xinzhen and Lin Dongyang both knelt on the ground. Lin Dongyang raised his head and stared at the nanny without blinking as he watched the brocade silk handed to him remain motionless.
Mammy said calmly: "General Lin, don't worry, the Queen Mother has already chosen a good marriage for the general, and she is the Queen Mother's niece."
Xinzhen got up from the ground first, looked at his grandma and smiled, pointed at the door and whispered: "Get out."
Mammy said proudly: "This old slave is under the orders of the Queen Mother." Then she handed over the decree.
Xinzhen accepted the decree, walked to the case, picked up a match, struck it, and put the brocade silk on the match. Grandma shouted: "How presumptuous! Do you want to rebel?"
Xin Zhen recited "Immeasurable Heavenly Lord." He turned around with the burning brocade silk and said, "Is it possible for people outside my country to rebel against me?" The flames instantly engulfed the brocade silk.
Mammy said angrily: "General Lin, look at your good wife!"
Lin Dongyang also slowly stood up and said: "Since I know she is a good wife for the general, I won't worry about you anymore. If you don't get out, I'm afraid you won't be able to get away again."
Grandma was shocked to realize that the room had been filled with murderous intent for some time. She shivered with fright and said with a smile: "Old slave is just a messenger...Old slave takes leave..." and ran away.
Xin Zhen took a deep breath, straightened his back, and his words were filled with tears. "Dongyang, I have three strategies, the upper, middle and lower. Let me tell you."
Lin Dongyang said in a deep voice: "You say."
"As a last resort, I will become a monk in accordance with the order, wait for an opportunity to escape, and go to Dajiala to meet the children. You...discuss with your friends and subordinates to see if you can find a way."
Lin Dongyang sneered and said: "Han Qi is ready to flee. What else can I do?"
"Zhong Ce, just like Han Qi, escaped with his whole family."
Lin Dongyang thought for a moment. "What's the best strategy?"
Xinzhen raised his head and said loudly: "No." Lin Dongyang was startled. Tears like falling rain rolled down in Xinzhen's eyes, and his voice trembled slightly. "Why should our life and death, honor and disgrace, be held in the hands of others? Why?
We can't even protect ourselves and our children? How could he use us like livestock and then slaughter us? Let the world comment on this! We are not like Liu Dong. We rebelled and were really forced to desperation."
Lin Dongyang looked greatly moved. There was a small coffee table beside him. After a long while, he raised his palm and slapped it hard, smashing the surface of the coffee table into pieces. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! It's the other way around!"
A year ago, Jia Xu rushed to the capital to meet with Feng Ziying and others. His first words were: In the Jin Kingdom, it was easy for Lin Dongyang to rebel; the difficult thing was how to make him rebel. What Jia Xu said was half right. Lin Dongyang
He didn't even make up an excuse, but the soldiers under him all just listened to him and rebelled. In less than two hours, the Jin Palace was in his hands. When he broke into the outer study, Lin Dongyang
Suddenly he saw a piece of brocade silk lying on the desk, canonizing the Zeng family of Luzhou Jiayuan as Concubine Hui, with the golden seal of the King of Jin shining brightly on it. Lin Dongyang sneered, pulled out his sword and split the brocade silk into two pieces.
On the other side, Han Qi was talking to someone in the study. The doorman came in and said that a soldier came outside and asked to see him. Han Qi chuckled and said to the person sitting opposite him: "That's so fast."
The man said: "The people in the library were all taken away by the leader. Now this one has no soldiers or guards, so it's just for nothing." Then he ordered the soldier to come in.
The soldier said loudly: "The soldier was sent by General Lin Dongyang to invite Mr. Han to go to the palace to discuss matters, and to tell Mr. Han something."
Han Qi asked: "What are you talking about?"
The soldier said: "Our general said that Mr. Han does not need to move."
Han Qi was stunned, stroking his beard and thinking for a moment, then said: "I will come back when I change my clothes." The soldier saluted and left. Han Qi then said to the man in the room, "Are you going?"
"Of course not." That person was Feng Ziying. "Why do I, a Yan official, get involved in Jin's domestic affairs?" Han Qi nodded at him twice and went to change clothes.
When they arrived at Prince Jin's Mansion, Lin Dongyang was already sitting in the main hall, but he was not sitting on the throne of Prince Jin. Han Qi strode up to him and bowed to the ground: "Thank you, General."
Lin Dongyang calmly stood up and returned the courtesy, and both of them sat down on their thrones. Lin Dongyang then asked, "Master Han, I have rebelled."
Han Qidao: "That's good."
Lin Dongyang smiled and said: "What should I do next? I have no idea who to appoint as the king of Jin, so I invited Mr. Han to come and discuss it."
Han Qi thought for a while and smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I have no idea. My family has been packing luggage day and night for the past two days, and my brother-in-law and Quanzi have been thinking day and night how to run away without being discovered. Brother, you are too clever.
It happened all of a sudden, brother, I was unprepared." Nai gave a thumbs up, "Well done! You are a true hero."
Lin Dongyang climbed up the pole and said, "Brother, please stop complimenting me. You just tell me what should be done?"
Han Qi thought for a while, then winked and said, "I don't have any urgent talent. Not only do I not, but everyone in our court is not an urgent talent." He pointed to the south, "That Nezha is the most urgent talent in the world.
.Pingyao to Taiyuan, an ordinary fast horse can go back and forth in less than two hours."
Lin Dongyang thought: "Will he give us advice?"
Han Qi said softly: "He is the most experienced. According to me, Jin should simply join the federation. There are many ministers to us."
Lin Dongyang twirled his beard and nodded: "Zhuo Jing also often mentioned that all the countries in the Federation restrict the king's privileges, and there is no such thing as accompanying a king like a tiger. Ever since I met your daughter, my son has been talking about the Federation every day.
I wish I could go straight to the Federation." Lin Dongyang smiled unconsciously and glanced at Han Qi.
Han Qidao: "There is no doubt that the federation is better than the non-federal. Just look at my little daughter. Since she studied in Dajiala, her knowledge and knowledge are much better than her brother. Not only my daughter, but all those who studied in the federation
, no matter whether they go to Dajiala, the capital or Guangdong and Guangxi, including His Royal Highnesses, everyone is stronger than before. And..." He thought for a while, "Joining the Federation is the general trend. According to what the Chang'an Weekly said
, Qin State is about to join the Federation. Their Prime Minister Zhu Tong has directly copied the Federation's national policies, and the King of Qin still pretends to be ill, which is obviously his acquiescence. Look at their tax system..." Han Qi Bi gestured and started talking. Lin Dongyang Ben
He is a military general, and these people who talk about taxation or not do not quite understand. Han Qi talked for a long time and said with a smile, "All you need to know is that after joining the Federation, you will have a lot of money to buy the best firearms."
Lin Dongyang clapped his hands and said, "I understand now! I don't care where your money comes from."
Han Qidao: "It's very simple. The supplies for the royal family from the federal countries are very limited. For example, Yan and Zhao simply don't support the royal family. The household expenses of King Yan and King Zhao are their own property, and they all have to pay taxes. Expenditures from the national treasury
They are all for public use. The money allocated by our Jin State treasury to the Jin Palace and the princes' mansions every year already accounts for nearly half of the treasury. If we join the federation, the wives of your highnesses will have to be raised by themselves, and all the money from the treasury will be used to build roads.
Erect bridges and erect street lights.”
Lin Dongyang nodded slowly: "It is in the interests of the subjects. Why did King Zhao and King Qin agree?"
Han Qidao said: "Both King Zhao and King Qin have no brothers or backyards to support. King Zhao is a dandy, and King Qin is young. He has to manage the country with the money from the treasury. They feel tired."
"I see." Lin Dongyang thought for a moment and then said, "Just invite the third prince Nezha to come."
Then he sent people and horses to Pingyao. Han Qi posted a notice to calm the people, and sent people to appease the ministers. The civil servants of the Jin Dynasty had already formed a party with Han Qi, either explicitly or covertly. After listening to what Han Qi said, he also sent people to appease the ministers.
Seeing that it was getting late, and the situation in the court had changed twice in the past half month, they all followed his words and stayed at home to wait and see the changes. Han Qi and Lin Dongyang, one of them civil and one military, pacified Taiyuan.
city.
It was already past the second watch when Jia Cong arrived, and he walked into Prince Jin's Mansion in high spirits. Lin and Han had been waiting for a long time. When Han Qi saw him, he smiled, clapped his hands and said, "I told you, this guy will come quickly."
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Jia Cong smiled and bowed to the two of them: "I'm really overjoyed. I always thought General Lin was an old scalper who wouldn't make a sound even if he was slaughtered. I never thought you would be so rebellious."
Han Qi sighed: "General Lin was also forced into desperation."
Jia Cong said: "When most people are cornered by the Tian family, they will only think of death, and a few will think of running away. Those who dare to stand up and resist have been very few in thousands of years." He said with a smile, "But if you want to join,
The Chinese Federation?”
Han Qidao: "That's exactly what I mean. I just don't know which prince is best."
Jia Cong asked, "Do we have to have a Jin King?" Both Lin and Han were stunned. Jia Cong went on to say, "Since the entire royal family can't find a qualified leader, why do we have to reluctantly establish a Jin King?"
Where? You see how embarrassed King Lu is. He only started to live his own life last year. Our little saint in the capital has completely changed his name and opened a makeup shop. "
Han Qi hurriedly said: "My daughter saw him when she visited the Forbidden City."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "That's Xiao Gao. He was an opera singer in Jiaofangsi. He pretended to be a saint to coax tourists. Tourists naturally want to meet the emperor when they arrive in the Forbidden City. They don't know what the emperor looks like."
Han Qi was surprised: "It's a disguise?! When did you start pretending?"
"I started selling one-day tours to the Forbidden City." Jia Cong said, "After I conquered the capital, the little saint really left the palace. But he didn't really understand until he was kidnapped by the Empress Dowager's people that he had no ability.
The emperor might as well be an ordinary citizen who knows how to make rouge."
Han Qi and Dongyang looked at each other. Han Qi said: "The Kingdom of Jin can't survive without King Jin. It's outrageous."
Jia Cong shrugged: "Then let's make King Jin's youngest son who has just turned three months old."
Han Qi said: "Your Majesty's youngest son is five years old." Jia Cong looked at him and smiled without saying a word. Han Qi was startled, then burst into laughter.
Jia Cong said: "As far as I know, since the Mid-Autumn Festival incident, Yanjing Weekly, Chang'an Weekly, Ping'an Prefecture Commercial Daily, Handan News, and Lu Guo Pioneer News have all sent reporters to Taiyuan. General Lin, Ming Dynasty
Let's hold a press conference early in the morning." He smiled and said, "Also, I heard that the Crown Prince's cousin is studying journalism at YSU. I wonder if he has returned to school."
Han Qidao: "The children who are studying outside have already found excuses to run away."
"That's it." Jia Cong thought for a while, "Where is the Crown Princess? Well, she is the new Queen Jin who took office two days ago."
Lin Dongyang said: "The prince has been captured by my soldiers. The prince, concubine and other female family members are all in the backyard. I ordered you not to disturb him."
Jia Cong touched his chin: "After such a big incident, I think she won't go to bed early. Let's do it. Brother Han, send someone to see the princess in the back and tell Jia Cong to ask for a meeting. If she is willing to help, Lin
The general doesn't need to bear the name of rebellion, he can be as great and honorable as he is." He waved his arm, "I know you will still mind this."