Chapter 300 You come and I go
Madam Wang was so frightened that she dared not hide anything and told the whole story of her visit to the East Palace yesterday.
Including the fact that she asked Rulan to be on guard against Minglan, and that Princess Kang was beaten.
When Sheng Hong heard this, he finally understood the problem.
After a long time, Zhao Xing asked him to investigate the Kang family because he was targeting Wang Kang, not because of him.
After figuring this out, Sheng Hong felt angry and relieved at the same time.
"How many times have I told you? Mother doesn't like my eldest aunt and told you not to associate with her, but you just wouldn't listen!" Sheng Hong scolded.
In fact, Sheng Hong also hated the Kang Wang family, but he got to where he is today thanks to the great help given by the Wang family.
Whether he meant it sincerely or not, he had to remember the Wang family's kindness.
Naturally, I couldn't tell Madam Wang not to have any contact with Lady Kang.
Normally, she would use Old Madam Sheng's words to scold Madam Wang.
In this way, even if outsiders know about it, they cannot say that he is ungrateful, they can only say that he is filial.
In the original drama, Gu Tingye's evaluation of Sheng Hong was very pertinent. Sheng Hong was a person who valued his reputation more than anything else.
"After all, she is my sister from my mother's side. My family from my mother's side lives far away and I haven't seen her for many years. Only my sister lives close to me, but she won't let me go around. How can this be possible?" Madam Wang said aggrievedly.
"You usually don't listen to your mother, so it's fine if you just hang out with her, but why did you bring her to the Eastern Palace?" Sheng Hong said with a grim expression.
"Didn't my sister say she missed Rulan, so I asked her to go with me."
"you…"
Sheng Hong was furious when he saw that Madam Wang was still quibbling.
But he also knew that he couldn't explain it to Madam Wang, so he sneered and said, "Now it's good. She slandered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the East Palace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was furious and asked me to investigate the previous deaths of the Kang family. This time, she will be divorced even if she doesn't die, so she can go back to serve my mother-in-law."
"Sir." Madam Wang said anxiously, "Why would His Royal Highness be angry over such a small matter? Are you lying to me?"
"I lied to you?" Sheng Hong snorted coldly, "Not long ago, the words that Sanshui eunuch beside His Highness came to tell me could be false!"
"It must have been Minglan who did it!" Madam Wang gritted her teeth and said, "If it weren't for her, how could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have gone to such great lengths over such a small matter?"
"Enough!" Sheng Hong shouted, "What does this have to do with Minglan? If you hadn't taken her with you, she wouldn't have been talking nonsense in the East Palace. How could this have happened?"
Not to mention that this matter has nothing to do with Minglan. Even if it really is related to Minglan, Sheng Hong would be too happy to be around.
Zhao Xing was willing to go to great lengths to vent his anger for Minglan just because of such a small matter, which shows that Zhao Xing cares about Minglan very much.
Madam Wang is afraid that Minglan will steal the prince's favor for Ruolan, but Sheng Hong is not worried.
To Sheng Hong, both of them are his daughters, even including Shulan. Whoever is favored will benefit him and the Sheng family.
"Sir, you have to save my sister." Madam Wang said anxiously, pulling Sheng Hong's arm.
"Save her?" Sheng Hong sneered, "How? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might know everything, how dare I hide it? I have helped her clean up the mess over the years, all for the sake of the Wang family. I can't sacrifice the entire Sheng family just to help her!"
"But she is my sister after all." Madam Wang said anxiously.
"I can't do anything about it. You should inform your mother-in-law immediately. Your father-in-law deserves to be worshipped in the imperial temple. If your mother-in-law goes to the palace to plead for mercy, maybe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will give her some face."
After Sheng Hong finished speaking, he turned away.
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Zhao Xing handed over the affairs of Prince Kang to Sheng Hong and did not pay much attention to them.
For him, dealing with King Kang was not too easy.
This matter is also a test for Sheng Hong. If Sheng Hong can handle things well, Zhao Xing will let him take over as the prefect of Kaifeng.
The position of Kaifeng prefect was very important and must be held by someone he trusted.
Zhao Xing didn't really trust Sheng Hong, but Sheng Hong had one advantage: he could see the situation clearly.
That's enough.
A few days later, officials in the court asked Zhao Xing to ascend the throne again, but Zhao Xing refused again.
In fact, all the rules and ceremonies for the enthronement are being prepared in full swing.
Even some reign titles to be used after he ascended the throne were drafted and asked Zhao Xing to review them.
However, the change of era name is a matter of the year. Normally, when a new emperor ascends the throne, he will continue to use the original era name and will not change the era name until the next year. This is done to show filial piety, and you can't be impatient.
While Zhao Xing was acting with the officials, Li Ge also returned to the Liao Kingdom.
Yelu Chongyuan was very angry when he learned that Li Ge failed to persuade the Song Dynasty to withdraw its troops.
However, when Li Ge revealed the inside story of why the Song Dynasty increased its troops, Yelu Chongyuan asked about it in detail and then felt relieved.
He was confident that he could destroy Yelu Yixin, but Yelu Yixin was also very powerful and it would be impossible to pacify him quickly.
What Yelu Chongyuan was most worried about was that the Song Dynasty and Western Xia would intervene.
Once these two countries helped Yelu Yixin, Yelu Yixin would have the capital to compete with him.
Therefore, when he heard that the Song Dynasty actually wanted to build the Great Wall in the north, he was not worried but extremely happy.
The construction of the Great Wall by the Song Dynasty required a huge amount of manpower and material resources, which were not enough to support the Song Dynasty's military deployment under such circumstances.
As for whether the construction of the Great Wall by the Song Dynasty would hinder his future march southward, he was not worried at all.
The prerequisite for going south is that he can become the emperor of Liao.
The border between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty is a plain.
He had seen the Great Wall of the Han people. It was built along the mountains and could form an effective defense against nomadic tribes.
Even so, there have been many cases of people crossing the Great Wall to enter the pass in history.
Nowadays, large tracts of land in the north are still occupied by the Liao Kingdom.
What would happen even if the Song Dynasty built the Great Wall?
The city wall stretches for hundreds of miles and is located on a plain. How could it be impossible to defend against a surprise attack?
Yelu Chongyuan immediately decided to launch a surprise attack on the capital city that night.
Before that, he sent someone to tell Yelu Yixin to give him a few days to consider and surrender.
Now that a lot of time has passed, Yelu Yixin has no intention of surrendering, and Yelu Chongyuan has not sent anyone to inquire.
The two sides were in a stalemate.
Yelu Chongyuan did this in order to make Yelu Yixin relax his vigilance.
Regardless of whether the Song Dynasty would withdraw its troops, he was ready to launch a sneak attack.
As long as he could capture Shangjing City, even if Yelu Yixin escaped, he would have won a great victory and would be able to win over those nobles who were still waiting and watching.
That night, the moon was dim and the stars were sparse. Late at night, Yelu Chongyuan launched a sneak attack.
With the help of internal forces, they almost broke through the city of Shangjing.
Unfortunately, Yelu Yixin reacted quickly and was prepared, so he failed in the end.
At dawn, Yelu Chongyuan had no choice but to call back his troops.
After returning to the camp, Yelu Chongyuan had a furious rant before going to bed.
I was woken up when I was sleeping soundly.
Just as Yelu Chongyuan was about to get angry, he saw his son Yelu Nerugu, who looked embarrassed.
Seeing his son's embarrassed look, Yelu Chongyuan asked anxiously, "Nerugu, why are you back?"
"Father, I was ambushed last night and barely managed to escape." Yelu Nerugu said with a sad face.
When Yelu Chongyuan saw his son, he had a bad feeling in his heart. Hearing his son say that he was attacked, he still found it hard to believe. He grabbed his arm tightly and asked, "How many soldiers were lost?"
"There are less than two thousand soldiers left!" Yelu Nerugu said with his head down.
"what!"
When Yelu Chongyuan heard this, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
"Snapped!"
Yelu Chongyuan angrily slapped his son and said, "Out of 50,000 elite soldiers, there are only less than 2,000 left. What are you doing back now?"
(End of this chapter)