For Prince Qidong, the rebellion was more of a psychological comfort than a personal ambition.
The human tragedy nineteen years ago was deeply engraved in his mind, and would be brought up from time to time, causing him to have trouble sleeping.
The rebellion ten years ago and the death of his cousin Prince Liuyang aroused the fear in his heart.
In battles for the throne, the winner has always killed the loser.
The uncle who is sitting on the throne now seems to be kind, but didn't he find an opportunity to kill the descendants of King Jin?
Prince Sihuai died, and he was the only surviving descendant of the prince who was involved in the struggle for the throne.
He still remembered that when the Liuyang County Prince’s rebellion happened, he couldn’t sleep well for several months.
Until one day, he met someone.
That person everyone thought had died in Beihu.
He said, Your Majesty, it is your fault to live. Even if you do nothing, sooner or later, you will end up with the same fate as Prince Liuyang.
He also said, since it is a mistake whether you do it or not, why don't you do it, my lord? If you fail, there will be no worse outcome, but if you succeed, you can reach the sky in one step.
He also said, Your Majesty, you still have a lot of time. You just killed Liuyang County Prince and his family. For the sake of his own reputation, he will not touch you in the short term.
He finally said, you don't have to worry, your minister will arrange all the things for you. The one who stole Liuyang County Prince's Mansion, but the most useful things are in my hands. You can easily get Liuyang County
The strength that Wang has accumulated over the years.
Prince Qidong was tempted.
He is different from his cousin Prince Liuyang.
That cousin has always been capable, so he is not willing to live his whole life as a county king waiting to die, and intends to rebel.
When he was young, he didn't like to study, and later he didn't dare to make progress, and he didn't understand practical matters at all.
Even if he were allowed to rebel, he wouldn't know where to start.
But two people solved his problem.
One is Ming San who told him the above words.
The other one is Mr. Wu who voted for him early on.
Ming San held in his hands the capital that Prince Liuyang had accumulated over the years.
In order to make a living, Mr. Wu worked as a master and knew the details.
So rebellion became feasible.
Ming San helped him plan big things, and Mr. Wu managed the details and won over officials for him.
With the charter in hand, he finally had a good sleep.
In the past ten years, every time he thought about that incident, he comforted himself. Wasn't he prepared? If that person really attacked him, he would raise a flag to rebel!
That person didn't take action against him yet.
Of course he didn't raise a flag to rebel.
Rebellion is too troublesome. He feels that his power is still very weak. Since the family is not in danger of being exterminated, why should he rush to rebel?
Now that Ming San has been betrayed by him, Mr. Wu has made another confession, directly removing the backbone of Prince Qidong.
The rebellion is impossible. The capital is in Ming San's hands, the grain storage is arranged by Mr. Wu, and the troops are provided by Magistrate Wu...
Prince Qidong thought about it, what else could he do?
There seems to be no other way to go except to plead guilty...
Like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, he told everything he knew, and of course all the blame was placed on others.
It was Ming San who bewitched him and made him have this idea.
Mr. Wu has been in charge of this matter, and he has never had a hand in it.
After everything was said, Prince Qidong looked at Jiang Wenfeng with a pleading look on his face: "Master Jiang, Xiao Wang is guilty and is willing to confess. I just ask you to say a few kind words to the emperor and spare the lives of my family!"
As he spoke, he bowed and saluted repeatedly.
Jiang Wenfeng looked calm on the face, but couldn't laugh or cry on the inside.
This is the first time he has dealt with a rebellion case, and the inside story is really...
Prince Qidong is an Adou who cannot be helped, and he has known this for a long time. It is precisely because of this that the Holy Emperor has always been very at ease with him in these years.
Who would have thought that he actually had thoughts of rebellion, and the reason behind it was this...
Simply ridiculous.
"Is the prince willing to sign a pledge?" Jiang Wenfeng asked calmly.
"Yes, yes!" King Qidong said repeatedly, "The little king is really instigated by the villain. Mr. Jiang must plead with the emperor's uncle on behalf of the little king!"
As early as when Prince Qidong confessed, Jiang Wenfeng called for the scribe. At this time, he took the confession written by the scribe and handed it to him: "Your Majesty, see if it is truthful. If there is no problem, just sign it."
Seeing Prince Qidong looking at him longingly, he sighed secretly and said: "I will report the truth truthfully. How to deal with it will be decided by the Holy Emperor."
Prince Qidong was relieved: "Master Jiang is impartial and selfless, and Xiao Wang believes it."
I don't know what he was thinking about, but he looked through the confession in a very relaxed and happy manner, and simply made a mark.
Jiang Wenfeng got the confession, sealed it carefully, and said, "Your Majesty, will you stay in the Houya tonight?"
Prince Qidong said hurriedly: "Then my son..."
Jiang Wenfeng smiled: "I will send someone to take the crown prince to Houya and hand him over to the care of the princess."
Prince Qidong breathed a sigh of relief and saluted again: "I'd like to help Mr. Jiang make arrangements."
When the two of them said this, they heard a noise outside, and the sound of soldiers and horses stepping on their feet, accompanied by shouts, vaguely reached here.
"Sir!" Lei Hong came in a hurry, "Something is going wrong! Then Wu Kuan mobilized the local garrison to surround the Yamen!"
Jiang Wenfeng frowned.
The confession made by Prince Qidong just now made it clear that Magistrate Wu was in charge of the military affairs.
They had previously received news that the Dongning garrison was unreliable, so they went to Lichuan to mobilize troops. They waited for this matter to be resolved before going to clean up the rebellion in the army.
Unexpectedly, Magistrate Wu saw the opportunity very quickly, realized something was wrong, and immediately contacted the Dongning garrison.
"Where is Wu Kuan?" Jiang Wenfeng frowned.
Lei Hong showed a look of shame: "It's my subordinate's fault. I didn't find out there was a secret passage in the Yamen, so I told him to run away."
Jiang Wenfeng sighed: "Then what is the situation now? Where is Lichuan guard Jiao Zhi?"
Lei Hong said: "Jiao Zhi is confronting them. It's just that they have come from afar and their numbers are not superior. The other side keeps saying that we are villains pretending to be imperial envoys and they want to capture us for questioning."
Pretending to be an imperial envoy is just an excuse.
For this reason, we must use force to eliminate their bodies first.
Whether it will be a sophistry or a rebellion later is another matter.
Anyway, when things get to this point, if you don't resist, you will be taken back to the capital for questioning. The major crime of treason will require the execution of the entire family, and there will be no worse consequences.
"The dog jumped over the wall!" Jiang Wenfeng said coldly, "Lei Hong, tell the young master about this quickly. I will go and see for myself, who dares to open his eyes and tell lies!"
"Sir!" Lei Hong said hurriedly, "They are determined to eradicate us, so you'd better not go out and take risks."
Jiang Wenfeng sighed: "This is the inner city! When the two armies are fighting, innocent people will inevitably be injured. There are so many people, so it can be delayed for a moment!"
Lei Hong had nothing to say, so he had to call his subordinates and order him to summon him, while he personally escorted Jiang Wenfeng to the door.