Less than four months after the new emperor ascended the throne, the Northwestern Army suddenly raised its flag of rebellion and 200,000 troops rebelled, shocking both the government and the public.
All due to the mutiny of the Northwest Army——
The only bloodline of Emperor Xianwen, King Mourning, who should have 'died' in the capital six years ago, reappeared in the world in the name of King Yan.
At the same time, he issued a proclamation, accusing the people of the world of the late emperor's regicide and his brother's usurpation of the throne, persecuting the descendants of Emperor Wen, colluding with Northern Mongolia, and the murder of Zhongliang by the later Jin Dynasty.
He also pointed out that the new emperor Shangguan Hongye who ascended the throne at the beginning of the year was a false emperor!
The whole world is in an uproar!
The palace fell into panic.
Being called a false emperor is tantamount to shaking the foundation of the new emperor as the orthodoxy of the world.
The new emperor was furious. On the night when the news came, he hurriedly summoned many close advisers into the palace.
"Damn it, what the hell is that Flame King and where did it come from!"
Shangguan Hongye was so angry that he almost smashed the table in front of him.
Hong Hai, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It is obvious that the other party has been planning this matter for many years."
He has always been Shangguan Hongye's most valued adviser. After Shangguan Hongye ascended the throne, he also successfully grew into a second-rank official.
"Yes, Your Majesty, if you get angry and panic, you will fall into the other party's trap." Academician Li Jing also stepped forward to persuade him.
Three or four other close officials who had followed all the way from Prince Qin's Mansion all comforted and advised him.
Shangguan Hongye took a deep breath and managed to calm down: "Mr. Hong, tell me, my father had someone poison King Mourning's medicine for more than ten years. How could he still be alive?"
King Mourning was still a child when he was caught by his father. He injured his head and became a fool.
The father needed to prove that he was not "usurping the throne" but that the late emperor's family had died "accidentally".
The only remaining son, King Mourning, was a fool, so he had to inherit the throne.
Therefore, the child was imprisoned in Prince Mourning's Palace and assigned many servants who were called servants but actually monitored.
My father even had a so-called "nanny" in a decent manner, just to make the world think that he was a "benevolent king".
But the nanny was actually responsible for putting debilitating drugs in the child's food, so that the fool would die of natural causes more than ten years later.
The battle for imperial power always ends with the winner surviving and the loser dead.
He didn't think it was wrong for his father to exterminate the heirs of Emperor Wen.
After all, the Mourning King who died today suddenly became the Flame King and instigated the rebellion of the Northwest Army.
It has been proved that the father's miscalculation for a moment has brought bad consequences!
"Perhaps this is all the conspiracy of General Tu Hongsheng, the commander-in-chief of the northwest army. He wanted to usurp the throne and rebel, so he used the banner of mourning the king!"
Shangguan Hongye said coldly.
He suspected that the Flame King was of fake Emperor Wen bloodline!
But Hong Shangshu touched his beard and shook his head: "Your Majesty, I have immediately investigated the old events many years ago."
He paused: "The 'evil title' that the late emperor gave to the son of the late emperor was not the official title given to the son of the late emperor and Concubine Mei."
After all, the word "mourning" is an extremely unlucky word.
This title was given to him because the late emperor despised and hated the son of his brother Emperor Wen, and deliberately humiliated the child.
"And the name of the late emperor's son..."
He paused and looked at the new emperor: "I wonder if your majesty knows the name of Prince Mourning?"
This troubled Shangguan Hongye.
He was stunned for a moment: "This..."
Who would pay attention to an inconspicuous fool who is bound to die? What is his name?
Even when Emperor Wen was in power, Concubine Mei and her son lived in a villa in the mountains for a long time.
Concubine Mei still visited the palace occasionally, but her son never entered the palace at all.
It is said that when the child was ten years old, the Queen Mother couldn't stand it any longer, so she let him go to the royal jade plate.
Therefore, since no one in the palace has seen the child, no one cares about the child's name.
After all, although Emperor Wen loved Concubine Mei very much, he didn't seem to pay much attention to the child.
However, Hong Shangshu sighed: "The name of the son of the late Emperor and Concubine Mei has the character 'Yan' in it. I checked the jade plate in Zongzheng Temple and found that his full name is Shangguan Yanqiao."
He paused: "My predecessor, Lao Zongzheng, said that Concubine Mei had asked Emperor Wen to grant her son the title of 'Yan', which would make him the King of Flames."
Emperor Wen once agreed.
But in the end, some of the courtiers did not like that Concubine Mei, a foreigner, could charm the king, and opposed the prince being crowned king so early.
The matter was finally dropped.
"These secrets in the palace have been submerged in the dust for decades. Tu Hong changed defenses in the northwest and northern Xinjiang during his growth period. It is probably not easy to know this kind of news."
Li Jing, a bachelor, also looked serious and authentic.
"In other words, there is a high possibility that this Shangguan Yanqiao is really the son of the original Emperor Wen!"
Hong Shang wrote: "I am afraid that the foolish Prince Mou in Prince Mou's palace was a fake."
"Shangguan... Yan Qiao..." The young emperor muttered this name in his mouth, and for some reason a cloud suddenly filled his heart.
Joe…
That dead or dead Shura demon who is nine thousand years old also has the word "Qiao" in his name!
Did they have any previous relationship?
No, it's impossible.
Shangguan Hongye consciously denied it again. One was an eunuch and the other was the son of the late emperor. How could there be any connection?
If he were the son of the late emperor, he would rather die than endure the humiliation of castration!
But……
The person who has always been stuck in his throat, the shadow that makes him sleep and eat uneasily, why even the names are similar!
"Damn it!"
Shangguan Hongye finally couldn't help it and smashed the cup on the table in a rage!
"Crack!" There was a sound, and the cup smashed to pieces on the ground.
"Your Majesty, calm down!" All the ministers bowed and saluted.
Shangguan Hongye took a deep breath: "Immediately send people to investigate the situation in the northwest and prepare for war. Immediately announce the new Marquis of Zhou Mansion, Zhou Tongchen and others, to the palace!"
It was his uncle Zhou Chen who was responsible for capturing Concubine Mei and the late emperor's son.
If you want to find out the truth about Shangguan Yanqiao, you still have to start from the Zhou Mansion.
"Yes!" All the ministers clasped their fists together.
It was only at the third watch of the discussion that it became quiet in the study room, and the ministers were able to drag their tired bodies away.
Shangguan Hongye also rubbed his temples and took the tea from the palace attendant next to him.
He calmly told Ling Bo who came in: "Ling Bo, take people to investigate the events and people who were there when Ming Lanruo was imprisoned in the Prince's Mansion!"
At first, Prince Mou's Mansion imprisoned the fake Prince Mou, and later also imprisoned Ming Lanruo.
He didn't know why, but he instinctively felt that Ming Lanruo might... know something!
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Miao territory
"Ahem..." Minglan choked on a mouthful of tea.
Cang Qiao, no, Shangguan Yanqiao actually directly instigated the rebellion of the entire Northwest Army, a total of 200,000 people!
No, maybe, the entire Northwest Army was his from the beginning!
That guy Yinhu often escorts goods to the northwest, and from there he goes to the Western Regions for business.
Now that I think about it, maybe he was transporting various weapons and delivering messages there.
"Miss, there is no need to worry. I am already in the Northwest Army, so I am naturally safe."
Xiao Qizi placed a plate of washed sweet apricots on the table.
"Well, it's been more than a month. It's almost June. Is there any other news from Xinying?" Ming Lanruo couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Qizi smiled dryly: "No."
Ming Lanruo gritted his teeth and punched the table: "Oh, now that I have become the Flame King, I have started to stage the show!"
I didn't even send her more than one letter.
Xiao Qizi shrank his head and smiled bitterly to himself.
In fact, it’s not that I have no news, it’s just that I am still so narrow-minded.