Chen Ping suspected that Xie Zhiyuan was a fun person.
Doesn't he know how much pressure he is under? He still has to do things to strengthen himself. If he hadn't been able to beat Xie Zhiyuan, Chen Ping would have fought him no matter what.
Seeing Su Yiyi turning her head three times with expectation, Chen Ping could only smile and watch.
After Su Yiyi left, he leaned on his forehead and let out a long sigh. Look at the people around him. A fun-loving person is not too big a deal, and an honest person is stupid and stupid. They all rely on themselves to output.
"How about Chen Ping? Why don't you thank me, senior brother? Haha, I will arrange everything for you when you come back. I guarantee that the engagement will be a smooth one!"
Xie Zhiyuan looked proud, as if he had done something great.
Chen Ping was speechless and said angrily: "Didn't you say that if I go out, I will die?"
"Tch, you kid is so easy to die? I don't know why you left Beijing, but you must be fully prepared."
Xie Zhiyuan's nose almost turned up to the sky, with an expression that I had known for a long time.
Chen Ping smiled and said nothing. Well, feelings go from one extreme to another, so it's okay. Just think whatever you want.
Tired, destroy it, hurry up!
"Don't worry, Chen Ping. It's just an engagement, not a marriage. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"That's right, I helped you, but you still haven't thanked me. It's true that for every person who kills dogs out of righteousness, most of them are scholars who are disloyal!"
Chen Ping waved his hand, he had already promised Su Yiyi, so naturally he would not break his promise.
However, will this trip to the south be as sure as Emperor Tianqi said?
......
The day before departure, Chen Ping learned the news that Cheng Yuanjian died in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. This situation occurred before the trial of the three divisions was completed. Logically speaking, it should be enough to shock the court.
However, the royalists and Chu supporters in the court seemed to have no reaction to this.
Chen Ping could understand that the Chu Party, that is, these officials at the prefecture level were indifferent. After all, to them, the Cheng family was nothing more than ants working underneath.
The King of Chu's failure to fight back meant abandoning the Cheng family and even some prefecture-level officials. Cheng Yuanjian's death had little to do with the King of Chu, and was probably the work of prefecture-level officials.
But why didn't Su Chengli, Ming Chengdao and Qi Hongming take any action? Could it be that Emperor Tianqi had already staked his fortune on him?
What Chen Ping, who was preparing to work before leaving Beijing, didn't know was that at this moment in the palace, the prince was standing there with a look of fear on his face, unable to believe his ears.
"Straighten your back for me!"
A sharp shout made the prince tense up. He tremblingly raised his head and chest, and looked at the man opposite. That was his father, the tenth emperor of the Dayu Dynasty!
"Shi Benduo, please remember that you are the crown prince of Dayu, and you should inherit the great tradition and inherit the country!"
"My death will be in these two months. Before I die, I will arrange for you to be supported by loyal ministers as much as possible. After my death, the only one you can rely on is yourself. Do you understand me?!"
Prince Shi Benduo nodded with a difficult expression. He knew that the situation in the court was unstable and that his father was in poor health, but he never thought that we had reached such a critical moment.
Now that he is preparing to take over the throne, where is the preparation?
"Father, Uncle King Chu..."
"Don't mention that bastard Shi Yuanqi to me!"
The anger that Emperor Tianqi had suppressed for eighteen years completely exploded at this moment. He stared at his copper bell-sized eyes and said fiercely: "I have set up this situation for you. If you can train yourself under his hands, I will rest in peace." "If not, after all, this great reputation is still the power of my Shi family. I will go to see the late emperor with no regrets!"
Shi Benduo trembled, unable to imagine that his father, who had been kind to the people all his life, actually laid such a vicious plan before his death.
"In short, either you die or he lives!"
Emperor Tianqi gritted his teeth and said, his heavy breathing echoing in the hall.
He certainly saw the fear on the prince's face, but now this was the most perfect solution he could think of. Although the probability of success was low, the result of failure was not unacceptable to him.
As for the prince...
The great reputation has been passed down for ten generations, but how can these royal children still have any trace of Taizu Shi Shouxin's ruthless determination in founding the country?
On the other hand, my younger brother has a good grasp of people's hearts, and he can advance and retreat with ease. If the prince can't defeat him, he will be invincible. As long as Yuan Qi can lead Dayu to prosperity after seizing power, that's not a bad idea.
If Yuan Qi becomes emperor, his temperament will change drastically and he will indulge in extravagance and enjoy life, and he will still have a backup plan.
Thinking of this, Emperor Tianqi breathed a sigh of relief, but all this must be based on Yuan Qi's willingness to come to the capital.
"Chen Ping...this person won't let me down, right?"
Beijing, Xihua Gate.
Different from the previous two departures from Beijing, Chen Ping did not want to and could not travel lightly this time, for his own safety, for Dayu's safety, and for the promise he made to Su Yiyi.
On the surface, Chen Ping was accompanied by 200 elites from the Palace Division, and secretly, he was escorted by 300 experts from the Imperial City Division. In addition, he also notified the branch of Jiulong Hall along the way and asked them to do it for him in advance.
Qingqian Road.
After such a group of people leave the city, don't be too conspicuous. People who don't know better may think they are the team escorting Hua Shigang.
"Brother Luo, there is actually no need for you to follow us. We will be safe once we reach the border of Jingzhou. I went to negotiate, not to fight."
"Just in case." Luo Li said coldly, still holding the sword.
Chen Ping didn't say much after hearing this. He originally wanted to announce the purpose of his trip when he wanted to go to Beijing, but Emperor Tianqi asked him to go to Jingzhou to express his purpose.
Although he didn't know what kind of medicine Tianqi Emperor was selling in his gourd, he could only follow the instructions.
This means that Chen Ping needs to be extra careful during the journey from the capital to Jingzhou, otherwise he will die before he even reaches Jingzhou.
After being dealt with like this, not only did he need to be careful on the road, but the doubts in Chen Ping's heart also deepened. He was now very sure that this old boy, Emperor Tianqi, was definitely holding something bad in his heart!
Moreover, it was still aimed at him, Chen Ping.
However, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and the pain in their hearts should be their own, so they still have to go to Jingzhou.
When leaving the capital, he specifically asked Xie Zhiyuan, Su Yiyi and the others not to come to see him off, lest he would be spotted. Now that he was a few miles away from the capital, Chen Ping felt uneasy.
It's not that I'm worried about myself, but the situation is really tense right now. It will take me more than half a month or even a month to go back and forth to Jingzhou.
From the look of Emperor Tianqi, it was clear that he had taken some kind of tiger-wolf medicine to hang on to his life. He might have run out of oil this month. By then, he would not be in the capital, and even if he wanted to do something, he would be unable to do anything.
"Special envoy of the imperial court, get out of the way!"
Just when Chen Ping was distracted, a voice from the leader of the team, Dianqiansi Primary School, pulled him back.
In front of the official road, I saw a figure holding a horse standing in the middle, blocking the front of the team.
As the principal warned that the other party was not moving, the two hundred elites in front of the palace suddenly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and they drew their swords, drew their bows and set arrows.
Damn it, you can’t be so unlucky, right? How far out of the capital are you in danger?
Chen Ping thought subconsciously, but soon he discovered that this figure looked familiar.