The trip back to Beijing was quick, and when the officials questioned Zhu Shangshu for the third time whether he could act on behalf of the prime minister, the army was launched.
Traveling in a simple carriage, except for necessary items, such as the imperial court's documents and seals, nothing else is carried.
The full warehouses in Songzhou are still full.
"What about food and clothing along the way?"
The officials questioned and asked if they were leaving in batches.
There is so much chaos now, and even His Majesty has been assassinated. How can we ensure safety by moving troops in batches?
"We won't divide them into groups, everyone will go together." Li Minglou told them, "Everything used along the way will be requisitioned along the way."
It was going to be very lively along the way, and the officials were a little uneasy. Is this okay? No matter when I left the capital or returned to the capital from Linzhou, I always concealed my whereabouts for fear of being discovered.
However, things are different now. Ankang Mountain is dead, and Mrs. Chu brings more soldiers and horses, rumbling like thunder along the way. The officials and people of the state government bow down, and the grand momentum returns to the capital, exalting the power of the emperor.
This is what the emperor has been looking forward to, and now it can finally come true, but the emperor can't see it.
All the officials were so sad that they had no choice but to go to the palace to cry.
The queen heard that she asked eunuch Ayu to remind them of the relevant title.
"Madam is already the First Marquis, don't call her Madam of Chu anymore."
"The fifth prince has ascended the throne. If you want to make the people familiar with him when he returns to Beijing, you must get familiar with him first!"
The queen cried to them again.
"The orphans and widows of the Ai family just want to fulfill the late emperor's entrustment and return to the capital safely. Sir, please put the overall situation first. If there are any disputes, please return to the capital and discuss them later."
What else can anyone say? The empress is right and they understand. Emperor Cui Zheng's three adult princes are all dead. There are two rebels outside who have proclaimed themselves emperors. There are defenders inside who have their own troops and horses. This child emperor's reign is in jeopardy.
...Without the Chu State...the first female marquis to protect him, the capital might not be able to return!
If the emperor cannot go back, their future will also be irreversible. Even though there are many angry and doubtful people, they still suppress it first and listen to Prime Minister Zhu and work together to return to Beijing.
Li Minglou ignored these disputes in the court. When Yuanji told her, she just nodded.
"The queen will take care of everything," she said, "She doesn't know how, and I will teach her in the future."
After saying this, she smiled.
"The queen is also a smart person."
In other words, she was a ruthless person. Yuan Ji thought of the scene at the night banquet when she drew a knife and stabbed the emperor severely.
Although she said that she hated the emperor for killing the third prince, and she hated the emperor and wanted to poison her, but if she hated the emperor, didn't she hate the lady of Chu who killed the emperor?
She knelt down on the spot and asked Li Minglou to protect the country, support the young emperor, and grant him a title of marquis. She obeyed his advice and had no more eunuchs to take with her. She would let whoever Li Minglou said become the prime minister...
"Miss." Yuanji asked, "Can the Queen be trusted?"
After what happened that night, they never talked about it again. There were too many things to do, and their bodies and minds were tense and they didn't dare to relax at all. It's only now that they finally came back to their senses and thought about what happened...
The lady killed the emperor.
When this thought came to him, Yuan Ji felt his heart beating like a drum, his temples bulging, and it was difficult to breathe. He had already done many bold things with the lady! But, kill the emperor! Kill the emperor! Regicide...
Li Minglou thought about this for the first time after the incident. She stretched and pressed her heart. Her heartbeat was not fast and her breathing was not chaotic. She felt nothing. Probably because she had no feelings for the emperor in her heart.
In his last life, he destroyed their family. Although it was Xiang Yun's intention, it was obviously the emperor's permission.
When she learned that the emperor was going to poison her this time, she felt nothing.
It's just like Tiandao wants to kill her.
They all want her dead.
What can she do?
She doesn't want to die, she will kill anyone who wants to kill her!
But what to do after killing her, she really didn't think about it at the time...
She should probably kill whoever wants to kill her.
For example, if the queen yells for assassins and escorts to kill her, the regicide, she can only continue to kill, continue to kill, continue to kill...
Fortunately, the queen stopped.
"Uncle Yuanji, we don't need to think about whether the queen is trustworthy or not." Li Minglou said, "We just need to see how she behaves and what she does."
If the queen could do this for the rest of her life, she wouldn't mind if she was cut into pieces and cursed day and night.
"It would be good if I could not die, if I could live, and if fewer people would die."
Li Minglou looked outside. People in this house were also preparing to leave, and people were busy coming and going.
After the night banquet, she did not live in the palace and stare at the queen and ministers, nor did she live in the military camp and stare at the generals. She still lived in this house. Of course, she was not selfless and magnanimous in her heart as everyone had guessed...
"Miss." Jiang An came in and said, "Young master said that the vanguard army has already set off, and we can set off at any time."
Jiang Liang came in a hurry from outside: "Madam, Prime Minister Chen said that the imperial court documents have been loaded into the car and are ready to go at any time."
Zhong Qi ran in: "Madam, Eunuch Yu said that Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are also ready."
Li Minglou stood up and said, "Let's go then."
Everyone in the room responded in unison, held umbrellas, and walked out surrounded by Li Minglou. The car was replaced with a new one, and the guard flags beside the car were also replaced with new princely flags.
When Li Minglou got on the car, the whole Songzhou City started to move.
"It should be peaceful along the way." Yuan Ji whispered beside the car, "There will be no problem with Jiang Ming and the others in the capital."
Li Minglou looked ahead through the bead curtain: "There will be no problems with the road and the capital, and there will be no impact on the people."
King Lu ascended the throne in Linzhou, and the people of the world were unfamiliar with him. It did not make much difference to the people whether the emperor who came to Beijing now was him or his son.
However, this matter is not a trivial matter for the local defenders who hold the power of troops and horses.
The bead curtain swayed, and Li Minglou's sight also swayed.
"But the world is in shock."
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The emperor died, Cui Zheng, the third prince died, the fifth prince ascended the throne, the wife of Chu State was granted the title of marquis, and other news, etc., will be announced to the world after returning to Beijing.
But there is no airtight wall in the world. There are countless spies watching the emperor's place. After leaving Songzhou and the time along the way, the news was quickly sent to various places by people from all sides...
Xiang Nan received the news in western Zhejiang. He stood on the hillside outside the camp and did not move for a long time.
"Is it another letter from home this time?" Chen Er came to find it and asked, "Is your father still from Miss Qi?"
Only when Xiang Nan receives a letter from home will he stop talking.
If she were that Chu lady, Xiang Nan would not be like this.
Thinking of this, Chen Er felt a little gloating about his misfortune.
"Mrs. Chu Guo hasn't written to you for a long time! I really want you to get lost!"
"I told you to reply to Miss Qi's letter. We need Miss Qi's father's help now!"
Chen Er's nagging seemed to interrupt Xiang Nan's trance. He turned around and asked, "Who is Mrs. Chu?"
Chen Er laughed loudly, and repeatedly tutted pitifully: "Is this the anger after being abandoned?"
Xiang Nan said: "There are no ladies of Chu in the world anymore."
Chen Eryao was sneering, Xiang Nan looked at him and said word by word: "Mrs. Chu has been granted the title of Marquis."
Marquis?! Chen Er was stunned, this is impossible!
"Even if she had the great ability to kill Ankang Mountain, she wouldn't be granted the title of Marquis! If she were to be granted the title, she would be granted the title of Wu Ya'er. She is a woman!"
Xiang Nan glanced at him: "So this is the first time in history that he has been granted the title of First Marquis."
Even if Chen Er knew that the information Xiang Nan received was reliable, he couldn't help but want to continue saying that he couldn't have heard it wrong, etc...
After waiting for a moment and seeing that Xiang Nan's face was not smiling or serious at all, Chen Er accepted this fact.
"What's wrong with this woman?" He didn't know how to comment. This woman's life was too good?
This woman not only had a good life, but she also held it in her hands. Xiang Nan did not tell the even more shocking news.
Chen Er muttered for a while, regained his energy, and looked at the solemn Xiang Nan. Since it was about that woman, why didn't he just smile and talk non-stop?
He shouted: "Now that you have become a prince, why don't you hurry up and write to me? You won't be able to let go if you hold on!"
Xiang Nan did not laugh and said, "Don't be ridiculous, we have important things to do now."
Looking at his appearance, Chen Er couldn't help but ask seriously what was going on.
"Go and arrest everyone in Qishan." Xiang Nan said, "Drive their soldiers and horses away. If anyone dares to resist, kill them!"
Chen Er's eyes widened again, what? Aren't they cooperating with Qishan's troops? Xiang Nan and Qishan are so close that they just have to call their father-in-law son-in-law!
How do you say you fall out when you fall out?!
It’s still a matter of killing people!
This, this...
"You, even if you want to seduce the First Marquis and kill your wife to prove the Dao, you should kill the one from Jiannan Road..."
Chen Er stammered.
"We haven't crossed the clear road yet on this side of Qishan."
Xiang Nan did not laugh because of his words, and said solemnly: "Don't be ridiculous. Believe it or not, our people over at Qishan have been arrested by him."
Ah? Really? How can you just fall out with someone so easily? Chen Er was a little confused. People say that a child’s face can change at any time. In fact, that’s what adults’ faces look like!
"The world is in chaos." Xiang Nan patted him on the shoulder, "The sky has changed, but it doesn't matter if it changes its attitude! Go grab the territory, whoever grabs it will belong to him!"
He crossed Chen Er and walked away.
Chen Er stood there in shock.
The world is in chaos? Hasn’t the world been in chaos a long time ago?!
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Those who were close to Songzhou got the news, and Wu Ya'er who was far away in Yunzhou also received the news. Li Minglou sent someone to send news to Wu Ya'er on the night of the incident.
Of course, she did not say that she killed the emperor. What happened at the banquet that night is only known to the few who survived that night.
The cronies gathered in Wu Ya'er's camp, listening to the shocking news one by one.
Are there rebel assassins infiltrating Songzhou?
The emperor was assassinated and died?
Cui Zheng is dead?
The third prince is dead?
The fifth prince ascends the throne?
The wife of Chu State was granted the title of Marquis?
News came one after another like hailstones, making everyone's ears buzz and their eyes dizzy...
"Let's not talk about anything else. The wife of the State of Chu will be granted the title of Marquis." Wang Li held down his head and raised it to look at Wu Ya'er, "Crow, will you become the husband of the marquis in the future?"