The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 624: event has been decided
Chapter 624 The Big Event Has Been Decided
Zhong Shaozhong’s voice came from inside the Dali Temple wall, making Bi Heng’s eyes outside turn red and the imperial guards tense up.
“Imperial Guards!” Bi Heng drew his sword and roared, “The Crown Prince plotted treason and murdered Your Majesty, causing Your Majesty to fall from his horse! As Imperial Guards, we swear to protect Your Majesty and the Queen to the death! Anyone who dares to follow me into the palace to protect the Emperor… will immediately go to the Imperial City to rescue Him! Anyone who has made meritorious contributions in protecting the Emperor will be rewarded with gold and titles!”
After Bi Heng shouted loudly, he jumped onto the horse and rushed out first with the horse’s belly kicked.
The imperial guards, holding up waving torches, were all excited and shouted as they followed Bi Heng, who was riding a fast horse, and galloped all the way.
“Bi Heng! Stop right there!” The commander of the imperial guards pushed aside the imperial guards who were surrounding the gate of the Dali Temple and shouted at Bi Heng. However, he saw that almost all the imperial guards around him followed Bi Heng. The commander of the imperial guards was furious. “Go! Stop them! Anyone who dares to enter the imperial city will be charged with treason and killed without mercy!”
In the Dali Temple, Zhong Shaozhong, who was escorted back to the Mingtang, raised the corners of his lips and looked at Lu Jin with a smile, the matter was settled.
He had already made all the arrangements for the Zhong family. Three days ago… he began to have his loyal servants take the Zhong family members out of the secret passage in the house and out of the capital city.
If he succeeds this time, he will be able to bring back the entire Zhong family, and they will enjoy endless wealth and glory. If he fails this time, only his life will be saved.
The glory of the Manchu clan and the wealth of his descendants are naturally much more important than his own life.
Who is Zhong Shaozhong? How could he not know that the prince has sent someone to keep an eye on him?
He had already arranged for the imperial guards to guard the imperial city. When the prince heard that Bi Heng was leading the imperial guards to the imperial city to “rescue the emperor”, and then heard about the commotion Bi Heng had caused in the Dali Temple, how could he not guess… Was Bi Heng openly trying to rescue the emperor, but secretly forcing him to abdicate?
When the prince heard that the imperial guards guarding the imperial city were confronting the imperial guards led by Bi Heng, wouldn’t he rush into the palace first?
As long as the prince entered the palace gate, no matter which gate other than Wude Gate, Prince Xin who had quietly entered the palace would get the news immediately, and lead the imperial guards in the imperial city to shoot the prince, saying that the prince had brought troops into the palace for treason.
By then, Prince Xin announced to the outside world that… the Crown Prince had resorted to rebellion in order to ascend the throne, and had killed Your Majesty and the Grand Princess in the palace. Bi Heng and Prince Xin led troops to protect the emperor, but it was too late.
The emperor and the crown prince passed away, Prince Liang was too weak to be of any importance, and the other princes were too young, so they supported Prince Xin to ascend the throne.
Even if it is not possible to support Prince Xin to ascend the throne at the moment, the younger son can be promoted to the throne, and the mother can be removed and the son can be kept, and the Queen can rule the country from behind the curtain. In this way, the political affairs are still in the hands of the Queen, and Prince Xin can be re-crowned king based on his great merit in protecting the emperor!
At worst, we can wait for a year or two, and then tell the public that the little emperor was born young and unlucky, and it was not the destiny that decided his death… then it would be natural for Prince Xin to ascend the throne.
Everything was planned by Zhong Shaozhong.
Lu Jin’s subordinates escorted Zhong Shaozhong into the hall and clasped their fists to Lu Jin: “Sir…”
The flickering candlelight in the hall illuminated Lu Jin’s calm and composed facial features, and his eyes were so deep that one could not see through them.
“No need to interrogate him. Take him to jail!” Lu Jin’s eyes reflected the bright yellow lights in the hall, but his voice was extremely cold. “Hurry and report to the Crown Prince and Imperial Tutor Tan.”
“I thought Lord Lu would ask me about the incident of arresting someone in the brothel last night.” Zhong Shaozhong said with a smile.
Things have come to this point, but Lu Jin is not so anxious. He slowly sat down in the main hall: “It seems that the fish that escaped the arrest in the brothel last night… is the leader of the trouble, Lord Bi. Lord Zhong will obediently come to the Dali Temple with Lord Fan Yuhuai, waiting for this moment, so that the imperial guards will believe that the prince wants to murder the emperor to ascend the throne.”
Zhong Shaozhong stood in the center of the main hall, looking calm and composed. “Why, Lord Lu doesn’t believe that the crown prince harmed His Majesty…in an attempt to ascend the throne early? After all…if His Majesty dies, the crown prince will benefit the most.”
“But the prince is not the kind of person who would commit treason and kill his king and father.” After Lu Jin finished speaking, he waved his hand to signal others to leave.
Seeing that Lu Jin had sent everyone else out, Zhong Shaozhong understood that Lu Jin had something to ask him.
“Was it your intention that the brothel owner was captured yesterday?” Lu Jin asked.
Zhong Shaozhong knew that Lu Jin had always been calm and capable, and he kept his talents to himself and would not easily show them off.
“I was captured by mistake! Who would have thought that I would be arrested in the Dali Temple just because I was drinking and having sex? But now the Imperial Guards are bound to attack the Imperial City. The people in the Imperial City have not reacted yet, but… the Imperial Guards are already prepared!”
Zhong Shaozhong was determined not to tell the truth to others until the last moment. He raised the corner of his lips and said, “Lord Lu, if you can turn from evil to good and let us go to rescue the emperor, when His Majesty wakes up… I will definitely ask His Majesty for credit for you!”
Zhong Shaozhong looked around the main hall of the Dali Temple and said with a smile: “Lord Lu has been the Dali Temple Chief Justice for many years. This time he will be able to take another step forward with his meritorious service!”
Lu Jin’s eyes were as calm as water, and he was not moved by Zhong Shaozhong’s words at all. He just said, “Lord Zhong has always been a cautious person who likes to keep a back-up plan. He can talk to me so much here, so I think… In addition to planning to let the imperial army attack the city, he also has a back-up plan.”
“Lord Lu, you think too highly of me.” Zhong Shaozhong said with a smile, “I am already trapped here today, what can I do? Lord Lu, the prince has designed a plan to make your majesty fall off the horse. When your majesty wakes up… the prince will definitely die. Lord Lu, why did you follow the prince and ruin your own future and the entire Lu family!”
“Mr. Zhong, your words are too serious. I am just doing my duty. Before His Majesty fell into a coma, he entrusted the government to Old Imperial Tutor Tan. I should… obey Old Imperial Tutor Tan’s orders!” Lu Jin said to Zhong Shaozhong calmly, “But Mr. Zhong, have you ever thought that if you let the imperial guards attack the city under the pretext of saving His Majesty, and after you and the crown prince are both injured, someone might take advantage of you.”
Zhong Shaozhong tightened his hands behind his back, then slowly loosened them with a smile, saying, “Master Lu, are you talking about… the 20,000 soldiers in the Anping camp outside the city? Unfortunately… I have sent people to deliver the news that all the generals of the Anping camp have been imprisoned in the Dali Temple to those 20,000 soldiers! And now my people have been replaced on the tower of the capital city. The generals of the Anping camp can’t get out. Master Lu, tell me… who can lead the troops? Send the Princess Zhenguo?”
“What a pity…” Zhong Shaozhong laughed. “The soldiers of Anping Camp all know that it was the Princess Zhenguo who brought Fu Ruoxi back to Dadu. Last night, the Dali Temple was on fire. Now Fu Ruoxi’s life or death is unknown. The generals of Anping Camp have been captured. Who do you think the soldiers of Anping Camp will be most surprised about? Will they still obey the orders of the Princess Zhenguo?”
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