vstars Chapter 454 Rebellion
Chapter 454 Rebellion
royal palace.
Just as Eunuch Wei was about to retire to serve the emperor, an urgent report suddenly came from outside.
Emperor Cheng of Ming frowned.
"What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, Lady Bai, the wife of Lord Gao, refused to accompany him to Chulong Prefecture. Just now, she committed suicide by running into a pillar at home!"
Upon hearing the news, Emperor Mingcheng was taken aback.
Even so, it did not dispel his thoughts.
"Eunuch Wei, convey my decree: considering Lady Bai's death, I will grant him a two-day delay in his departure!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The next day.
Gao Yansong, who was keeping vigil for his wife, received a mysterious letter.
Seeing his father's serious face, which was filled with grief and a hint of struggle, Gao Xin asked cautiously, "Father, did this letter contain something that is troubling you?"
Upon hearing his son's question, Gao Yansong carefully put the letter away.
He looked at his eldest son, who was nearly fourteen years old, and asked seriously, "Xin'er, what do you think of the emperor of Great Wei?"
Upon hearing his father's question, Gao Xin spat.
"It's nothing. You only made a small mistake, but he still managed to send our Gao family to Chulong Prefecture."
Moreover, he drove his mother to her death. With such a foolish and incompetent ruler, the Great Wei dynasty is doomed sooner or later!
"Xin'er, you..."
Upon hearing this, Gao Yansong glanced around and breathed a sigh of relief only after confirming that no one had heard them.
"Believe me, walls have ears."
We are still on his territory, so you must remember not to say anything like that again, otherwise our entire Gao family may not be able to leave the capital..."
"I understand, Father! But I really can't hold my anger in..."
If it weren't for the emperor, how could my mother have died?
Even so, the emperor only ordered them to finish their mother's funeral and then set off for Chulong Prefecture.
Since he's going to die sooner or later anyway, what's wrong with him grumbling a bit?
Seeing his son's frustration, Gao Yansong looked at the letter in his hand again, and at that moment he had made his decision.
The sky over Beijing has been dark and gloomy for the past few days, as if something is about to fall from the clouds at any moment.
The border of Nanzhao.
"Liu Yun, has there been any reply from over there?"
"Your Highness, Gao Yansong has agreed to persuade Yang Chong to open the city gates for us, but he has made one request..."
"Say!"
Upon learning that the emperor had punished a large number of officials who had plotted against Prince Min, Lu Hanting knew that the time had come.
He secretly had some officials in the capital turn against him, in order to coordinate with his subsequent attack on the city.
However, Yang Chong, who was defending the city, was a stubborn and blindly loyal figure, and Lu Hanting was unsure whether he would submit to him.
That's when he thought of Gao Yansong.
According to what he knew, Gao Yansong had once saved the lives of Yang Chong's family.
Gao Yansong has now been forced to commit suicide by the emperor, and his entire family will soon be exiled to Chulongzhou.
Everyone knows that Chuzhou has been a place for exiling criminals since ancient times, not to mention that Gao Yansong has many enemies there.
This is enough to show that the emperor did not want Gao Yansong to live.
If they could persuade Gao Yansong to submit to them, and then have him persuade Yang Chong, the siege would be largely accomplished.
And so, Lu Hanting had Liu Yun deliver a letter to Gao Yansong.
As he had expected, Gao Yansong had no choice at all.
"Your Highness, Lord Gao said that regardless of whether this matter succeeds or fails, he hopes you can promise to properly settle his family..."
Upon hearing Gao Yansong's request, Lu Hanting's eyes narrowed slightly.
After a while.
"Okay, tell him I agree!"
Lin Fan had witnessed everything that had happened in the capital during this period.
Of course, he was mostly happy.
After all, the whole thing started with a small spark he ignited.
Qin Baihe was buried alive by the emperor, Gao Yansong and his family from the Dali Temple were exiled, and then Minister Li was implicated and almost lost his official position.
Everything was under my control.
But the one thing he didn't expect was that Lu Hanting would take advantage of the current chaos to have the idea of rebellion.
He looked at his subordinates.
"Gentlemen, the situation in the capital is currently unstable. If you are worried about your own safety and that of your families, I can arrange a ship for you to seek refuge in Qingwu Kingdom..."
However, he believed that Lu Hanting would not harm them.
After all, they were the owner's people, and Lu Hanting was so infatuated with his master.
However, just to be on the safe side, Lin Fan decided to let them choose for themselves.
"Manager Lin, are you saying we can take our families to Qingwu Kingdom?"
Manager Xu looked surprised.
Given the current tense situation in the capital, Manager Cheng, being someone who knows the inside story, naturally understands the risks of staying in the capital.
They thought they would continue fighting here until their employer returned.
But it seems they might not need to stay in the capital.
"Master, I'm not going, I want to stay here!"
Jade Deer was founded by the Dong family and is their stronghold in the Great Wei.
Although the emperor and Liu Shuning are currently too busy to deal with this, if they were to leave, the land might be seized by others.
After Qingzhu was poisoned, those people took advantage of the fact that the owner was a woman to rebel.
The current situation of the master in Qingwu Kingdom is no easier than in Dawei, so he wants to leave Wu Weiwei a way out.
"I'm not going either, I'll stay in the capital!"
After Pang Tuo, Steward Cheng raised his hand.
"I won't go either!"
Bai Mudan expressed her opinion.
"Add me one!"
Lu Xiaoqian followed up.
Seeing that most people were unwilling to leave the Great Wei to seek refuge in the Qingwu Kingdom, Lin Fan felt gratified for Wu Weiwei.
"How about this!"
Those who wish to go, I will have someone take you to the ferry tomorrow. As for those who stay, don't worry, I will arrange for people to protect you..."
He sent a letter to Wu Weiwei yesterday.
In the letter, he reported everything that had happened in the capital recently and told her to stay in Qingwu Kingdom without worry.
As for Jade Deer Garden, Lin Fan looked at Pang Tuo and the others.
He believed that no one could take it from them!
……
Liu Mansion.
Liu Shuning watched as Madam Lu carefully fed Liu Taifu porridge, spoonful after spoonful, and she smiled contemptuously.
"Mother, no matter how carefully you take care of him, Father's illness can never be cured..."
Hearing Liu Shuning's words, Madam Lu handed the bowl to the nanny beside her.
“Ning’er, if you are filial, you should listen to your father and marry Luo Bin as soon as possible.”
Instead of coldly watching your father's embarrassing situation!
Despite her many grievances against her daughter, she still hoped that she would listen to her and marry Luo Bin to live a good life.
Last night, Lu Hanting led his troops to attack the city. If it weren't for the desperate defense by Yang Chong and others, the palace would probably have been captured by him.
"Mother, even at this point, can't you see reality clearly?"
Lu Hanting has rebelled.
If he succeeds, he will be the ruler of the world. Don't you want the best for your daughter?
Although he reported Lu Hanting to the emperor, he didn't suffer any loss.
Not only did they suffer no losses, but it also strengthened his resolve to rebel. Liu Shuning believed that Lu Hanting would surely understand her good intentions!