Chapter 453 Dao Ye takes the blame
Rui Jingxian was running wildly in the palace.
Recently, the Jinyiwei found out some important information, which made the Dongchang pale in comparison. When Rui Jingxian was anxious, the spy sent to Yunnan this time delivered the latest news in time.
Jiang Qingzhi is not dead!
Rui Jingxian didn't care whether Jiang Qingzhi was dead or alive, but what he cared about was that the person from the Jinyiwei who delivered the message lagged behind the people from the Dongchang by half a day.
God!
We finally turned things around.
Rui Jingxian suddenly had an idea. He sent someone to inform the two princes and went to the palace to report in person.
——When the news of Jiang Qing's poisoning death came, the two princes were said to be quite out of control. King Jing kicked the palace maid who had deceived him out of the palace and smashed the porcelain on the floor.
Prince Yu sat in the hall in a daze. It was said that he had not eaten for the whole day, and no one could persuade him to do so.
When the message arrived, the two princes would naturally develop a liking for Rui Jingxian.
It was heard that Huang Jin, who was always trusted, was scolded by the Taoist yesterday, which shows that the Taoist was in a very bad mood.
This is timely rain!
Therefore, in terms of reading people's words and expressions, Rui Jingxian was not inferior to Lu Bing, and even better than him. However, he was not as lucky as Lu Bing, as he did not have a mother who nursed Emperor Jiajing.
Rui Jingxian ran all the way to Yongshou Palace, but was intercepted by a eunuch.
"Go away!"
For the first time, Rui Jingxian violently yelled at Huang Jin's men. He kicked away the eunuch who was blocking his way and knocked on the door of his bedroom.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
The Taoist priest took a rest, and Huang Jin also went to sleep.
The eunuchs and palace servants present did not dare to stop him. They sneered when they saw him knocking on the door, thinking that His Majesty has been so angry these past two days that even Concubine Lu Jingfei didn't dare to show up. You, Rui Jingxian, are courting death!
"Who?"
The Taoist's angry voice was heard from the bedroom.
"Your Majesty, your servant Rui Jingxian..."
"Take him away and punish him severely!" Emperor Jiajing roared.
Several eunuchs rushed over with sinister smiles.
Rui Jingxian and Huang Jin are competitors, and they have been fighting secretly for many years. The people around Huang Jin have been looking for his weaknesses. Today, the Taoist priest has ordered a heavy punishment, and they vowed to beat this guy into a paraplegic.
"Your Majesty." But Rui Jingxian knocked on the door of the palace, "Chang Wei Bo is still alive, he is still alive..."
Bah!
There was the sound of broken porcelain in the bedroom, followed by all kinds of chaotic noises and messy footsteps...
The bedroom door was suddenly opened, and the Taoist priest, who was wearing only his underwear and half his thin legs were exposed and barefoot, shouted, "Is he still alive?"
“Alive!” Rui Jingxian saw the surprise in Daoye’s eyes and knew that his bet was right. “The spies from the East Factory saw with their own eyes that Chang Wei Bo entered the Duke’s Mansion. Later, he came out with the Governor Zhang Shou, the eunuch Hu Xiong and others. Everyone in the Duke’s Mansion was stunned... Your Majesty, Chang Wei Bo is still alive!”
Emperor Jiajing was stunned. He moved his lips and looked around.
"That little bastard! That little bastard..."
……
"To be honest, Jiang Qingzhi's death will do us a lot of good, but he died at the wrong time." Yan Shifan said with a sigh in the duty room.
"The biggest advantage of his death is that His Majesty can only rely on us." Yan Song sat opposite, looking disappointed, "But now His Majesty and his ministers are almost at odds with each other, and we father and son are standing in front... It's difficult!"
Yan Shifan said: "The more difficult it is, the more your majesty will have to rely on us."
The father and son smiled at each other. At this time, the door was pushed open. Yan Song looked up unhappily, only to see Cui Yuan with a strange look on his face. "My husband, what are you doing..."
"News from the East Factory: Jiang Qingzhi is not dead."
The smiles of the father and son froze in an instant.
……
In the palace, the Taoist priest was suddenly overjoyed and ordered a reward of fifty coins to each person in the palace.
Ever since he won a huge sum of money last time, the Taoist gave him a generous reward once, and there has been no further action since then.
Many people are guessing what good news it is.
"Miss."
Chen Yan, who was ordered to get information, came in and said, "Chang Wei Bo is not dead."
Concubine Lu Jing, who had been lamenting the death of a young man before her in the past two days, was startled and subconsciously asked, "Did your brother send anyone to comfort Princess Huating?"
Chen Yan shook her head, and Concubine Lu scolded, "That idiot! What are you waiting for? Go now! Stop." She covered her forehead, "I was also anxious. It would be too deliberate to go now. Well, send someone to Xin'an Lane and tell them that I am very happy after hearing the news, and invite Princess Huating to come to the palace to chat when she is free."
"Yes."
"Wait a minute," Concubine Lu called Chen Yan again, "Go in person!"
"Yes."
After Chen Yan left, Concubine Lu suddenly sneered, "How many people in the capital have been rejoicing these days, celebrating and drinking to celebrate this matter. If the news gets out, I want to see what those people will look like."
Jiang Qingzhi is not dead!
No one knew who spread the news first, but it instantly ignited public opinion in the capital.
In the restaurant, those Confucian disciples who were drinking and celebrating smashed their wine glasses, broke their dishes, and eventually lost money and were kicked out of the restaurant by the owner, cursing.
The shopkeeper watched the scholar go away in the lobby and cursed, "A bunch of parasites. Captain Wilbur at least served his country, and even his death is admirable. These people are of no benefit to their country, but they dare to gloat over the misfortune. Bah!" The waiter said, "Shopkeeper, we have offended them today, so we must be careful of the scholar's broken boot formation."
The shopkeeper sneered, "Chang Wei Bo is not dead, and the Confucianist's archenemy is still there. How can they think of dealing with me? At this moment, they must be gritting their teeth, thinking about how to deal with it."
"The shopkeeper is wise." The clerk flattered him, "The shopkeeper's explanation makes me suddenly realize that if the shopkeeper were to lead the army, he would definitely be able to achieve something."
The shopkeeper suddenly sighed and said, "My ancestor also served in the army and fought with Emperor Taizu Gao, but unfortunately he died in battle before the founding of the Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for the difficult life of military households later, I might have joined the army when I was young. What a pity."
"What's a pity?"
"It's a pity that I can't follow Long Wilbur to fight."
……
"The thief Jiang is not dead!" Yang Qing sighed, "He is indeed a scourge that has lasted for thousands of years."
Han Yu's face turned pale. "This thief must be putting on a show. Why?"
Yang Qing suddenly raised his eyebrows, "If he is acting like this, then there must be something hidden about the poisonous mushrooms. It might be Mu Chaobi's doing."
"What kind of personality does Jiang Qingzhi have?" Han Yu sneered, "He is vindictive. If he suffers a loss in the morning, he will take revenge in the afternoon. Mu Chaobi attacked him twice. If I were Mu Chaobi, I would have raised an army at this moment regardless of the consequences."
"Mu Chaobi is not a fool if he can suppress Yunnan. He must be working on it. Jiang Qingzhi only has 1,000 cavalrymen. The Mu family in Yunnan is deeply rooted. I'm afraid the number of their private soldiers is more than that. Jiang Qingzhi is trying to hit a rock with an egg... If he is smart, he should return to Beijing quickly, or at least evacuate Yunnan first." Yang Qing stroked his beard, "It's time to prepare for impeachment."
"Since the relationship has been torn apart, Mu Chaobi will not sit idly by and watch him evacuate Yunnan. He should go all out and kill him, and then take Yunnan's military and civilians and establish his own regime." Han Yu smiled and said, "If his advisers are competent at this moment, they should advise Mu Chaobi to complain..."
"Jiang Qingzhi pushed too far, and the Mu family and the Yunnan army and civilians could no longer tolerate it. They had no way to retreat, so they were forced to protect themselves."
The two smiled at each other.
"Whether Jiang Qingzhi can leave Yunnan alive or not, he is the criminal who forced Mu Chaobi to rebel and should be executed!"
……
After the huge surprise, the emperor and his ministers in the court obviously thought of this as well.
The small court meeting started as scheduled.
I don’t know when it started, but the frequency of small court meetings has gradually increased.
Some people said that this was a signal that Emperor Jiajing was gradually coming out of his seclusion in the Western Garden and remotely controlling the world through his prime minister.
"Your Majesty, Chang Wei Bo is an angel. His every word and action represents Your Majesty. He and Mu Chaobi are at odds with each other, which means Your Majesty is dissatisfied with the Mu family and Yunnan. Mu Chaobi will definitely not dare to sit and wait for death. I think Chang Wei Bo is being reckless."
One of the courtiers said righteously, "Once Mu Chaobi starts a rebellion, the southwest will be in chaos in an instant. The situation in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan is complicated, and there are many natives, so it is difficult to appease them. Once this person takes advantage of the situation, the southwest will no longer belong to our Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid the world will be shaken."
"Your Majesty, recall Long Wilbur!"
"I second the proposal!"
"You can send another envoy to appease the Mu family!"
"I second the proposal!"
The ministers stood up one by one.
Emperor Jiajing said slowly: "Yunnan is thousands of miles away from here. The overall situation has already been decided. Why are you talking about this? Can we still turn back the tide?"
Even though it was an urgent report sent by express horse, judging from the speed and situation, the overall situation in Yunnan had already been settled by now.
Jiang Qingzhi is finished.
Or did Mu Chaobi stop?
With this question in mind, the ministers dispersed.
Inside the Wuyi Hall, Emperor Jiajing sat alone on the throne. For the first time, he was not in a hurry to go back to practice Taoism.
Huang Jin knew that he was worried about Jiang Qingzhi, so he advised: "Your Majesty, Lord Changwei is a great general, and a famous general is best at taking advantage of the situation. Lord Changwei knows that the Mu family is powerful, so how could he fight against the stone with an egg?"
He felt that Jiang Qingzhi would not do anything stupid.
"If he does something stupid, all the generals in the world are stupid!"
Daoye still has some confidence in his cousin, but!
"But this idiot!" Emperor Jiajing stroked the jade cone, "He used to keep muttering about the whole world, the land belongs to the king. I know he is hinting that Yunnan should be taken back, but the time is not right! So I ignored him.
But this idiot... He volunteered this time. I thought that he could only protect himself with a thousand cavalrymen and Du He's five hundred infantrymen. He is not stupid, so he will not take risks. But..."
Emperor Jiajing smiled bitterly, "I forgot that when the officers and soldiers of the nine borders were in fear in the face of Altan's cavalry, he dared to lead the Tiger Guards to attack... This little beast, once he decides to do something, he will definitely be unyielding and will not give up until he achieves his goal."
"But he's not strong enough. Long Wilbur..."
"He knew that he would have few opportunities to go to Yunnan again. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he would never have another chance."
Taoist said in a gloomy voice: "Even if Mu Chaobi doesn't take action, Qingzhi will definitely find a way to force him to take action."
"all of these!"
Emperor Jiajing stood up and said, "All this is because of that sentence..."
Huang Jin looked at the spring scenery outside and said softly:
“There is no place in the world other than the royal land!”
The Taoist priest walked out of Wuyi Hall, looked outside with his hands behind his back, and said, "Tell Yan Song that Qingzhi is here with my secret order. I want to... take back Yunnan!"
(End of this chapter)
