Chapter 348 Invite the King of Chu to Beijing to assist the government
"It's Nangong."
Luo Li's voice rang in his ears. Chen Ping suddenly thought of Nangong Ming, who had disappeared halfway to Lingzhou, and then raised his hand to stop the Siguan army in front of the palace who was waiting in full formation.
"Xiao Xiaoxiao, this person is my friend, there is no need to worry."
As the figure slowly walked towards him, Chen Ping also saw Nangong Ming's face, and gave an instruction to the principal in charge of the team.
"Brother Nangong, what are you..."
"I'll go with you."
Chen Ping was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "Do you know where I am going?"
Nangong Ming did not answer him. After leading the horse to the team, he turned over and said nothing.
Seeing his preoccupied look, Chen Ping was very confused, but he didn't think much and let the team set off again.
Passing through Qingzhou and Zhongzhou along the way, everything was calm and there were no accidents. The stone hanging in Chen Ping's heart finally fell.
Seeing that he was about to arrive in Jingzhou, Chen Ping approached Nangong Ming, preparing for a showdown with him and asking him thoroughly about Nangong Ming's situation.
"Brother Nangong, the reason I left Beijing to go south this time is to go to King Chu's Mansion in Jingzhou. The matter involves state secrets. You joined me halfway and refused to say anything. I really can't let go."
Under the rain curtain, Chen Ping said sincerely. Nangong Ming glanced at him with a complicated look on his face, and he spoke after a long while.
"I know what you are going to do. Let me tell you, the King of Chu cannot be trusted. He will never follow you back to the capital."
Nangong Ming's words made Chen Ping stunned for a moment. Isn't this the secret that Emperor Tianqi told him? How come Nangong Ming also knows it.
Besides, how can he be sure that King Chu will not go back with him?
This is indeed a conspiracy, but it is the position of the auxiliary king, and when Emperor Tianqi dies, it will not be an easy task for the King of Chu whether to serve as the auxiliary king for the prince or to seize power and establish himself?
How many people in the world can refuse such a conspiracy?
"I won't ask where Brother Nangong learned about this, but you swore that the King of Chu would not follow me to the capital. Where did you get this certainty?"
Chen Ping simply didn't ask Nangong Ming how he knew it, and directly asked him how he dared to be so sure that the King of Chu would not obey.
Unexpectedly, Nangong Ming sneered twice and replied: "Just because my father was killed by him, and the North Xinjiang defense line that the Nangong family had worked hard for decades to build with hundreds of dead children was torn apart by him, is it enough?"
"For decades, the Hulu have never gone south once. They were all blocked by our northern Xinjiang soldiers at the border. But now? The border defense line is full of loopholes. The Hulu can gallop south at any time, but the court has to pay a hundred times a thousand times for it.
Use your strength to block it."
"The war spread to Mizhou, Qingzhou and even Zhongzhou, and even the people were devastated and displaced, all because of this dog-like King of Chu!"
Just listening to every word, you can feel the unforgettable hatred. Chen Ping's eyebrows furrowed into a "Sichuan" character, and his heart was extremely heavy.
I have been studying for the imperial examination for these years, and I live in Qianzhou, the hinterland. I never thought that the situation on the border was so bad. Looking back now, it seems that there was no such thing as barbarians harassing the border in the first few years of the Tianqi Dynasty. , and what about the past few years?
The northern barbarians seemed to have suddenly changed their temper, attacking the border repeatedly, and even started a war with the intention of destroying Dayu!
"What happened in the past has passed. Now I am going to Jingzhou on His Majesty's order just to stop these conflicts and disputes from continuing. As long as I can succeed, I don't care who sits on the throne."
"If you don't do this, more people will be killed!"
Chen Ping also saw that Nangong Ming was not alone. Behind him were a group of officials in the court who did not want the King of Chu to enter the capital.
Chen Ping didn't want King Chu to come to Beijing, but he was a rational person and knew that Emperor Tianqi's conspiracy was the best solution they could achieve at present.
Any other method, no matter which one, will cause internal strife in Daiyu, or even a civil war!
This is something that the current Dayu Dynasty cannot bear.
Nangong Ming's eyes were blood red as he stared at Chen Ping, but Chen Ping was not afraid at all and responded with clear eyes.
He believed that his choice was correct. It was said that a woman's benevolence could not gain a foothold in the court, but he could not ignore the life and death of the people. How could he, who was born in a peasant family, forget his elders in the countryside?
"If Brother Nangong is persuading me to turn back, then there is no need."
Chen Ping said these last words, then turned around and left.
Nangong Ming watched Chen Ping leave and clenched his fists tightly, when Luo Li's voice appeared beside him.
"Nangong, when will the injustice be repaid? Chen Ping, he..."
"How can you say this? Have you forgotten our comrades?!"
Luo Li fell silent. After a long time, he slowly raised his head. Despite the light rain, his eyes were unwavering.
"I have not forgotten that it is precisely in order to prevent the death of more comrades and to save more people that I temporarily put aside my hatred."
"You're not here to persuade Chen Ping, are you?"
Luo Li stared closely at Nangong Ming's avoidant eyes and asked, "Are you here to kill King Chu!"
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Jingzhou is sunny and sunny.
The days after the summer harvest are really happy days for the people. Although they have to pay taxes to the government, the weather this year has been smooth, with no floods or droughts, and the crops have been harvested well. If there is another good harvest in autumn, then they will be able to live comfortably this winter. It’s a new year.
On the official road, the team that had traveled more than a thousand miles from the capital finally set foot on the boundary of Jiangling Prefecture, the seat of Jingzhou.
When he entered Jingzhou, Chen Ping openly and openly presented himself as a special envoy of the imperial court. Now when he arrived at Jiangling Mansion, the prefect of Jingzhou, the prefect and other officials were already waiting by the official road to welcome him.
"Don't lower your official position to the magistrate of Jingzhou..."
When the team of Chen Ping and his entourage appeared in sight, the prefect of Jingzhou immediately greeted them, raised their hands and was about to speak.
However, Chen Ping interrupted him mid-sentence.
"Lord Mo, the emperor has issued an edict!"
Although the conversation with Nangong Ming did not make Chen Ping give up the idea of moving on, it also made his sense of King Chu decline again.
Therefore, the attitude at this moment can never be called kind, and the emperor's edict made the officials present instantly stunned.
"When you see the emperor's edict, why don't you kneel down?!"
Chen Ping shouted again, and these Jingzhou officials reacted. They all knelt down to receive the order with strange expressions.
"The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven, and the edict says: The King of Chu is my younger brother. He has been very popular among the people since he became a vassal. He is praised by everyone in Jingzhou. I have been on the throne for eighteen years. I am seriously ill and it is difficult to recover. The prince is too young to serve as the emperor. I have thought about it for a long time.
, it is decided that the King of Chu should be appointed as the regent and go to the capital to supervise the country and assist in government affairs. In this way, the country and the people will be safe and sound, and the country of our ancestors will be able to continue."
"I admire this!"
Chen Ping put away the imperial edict, handed it back to the accompanying eunuch, and looked toward Jiangling City in the distance with blazing eyes.
"Lord Mo, please lead the way for this envoy. This matter is serious and I want to meet His Royal Highness the King of Chu immediately!"
In front of Jiangling City, which was built in Yunmeng's hometown, Chen Ping said calmly after reading out the imperial edict that could influence the people of the world.
All Jingzhou officials present were petrified. They did not expect such news to come.
The emperor wants the King of Chu to come to Beijing to assist the government?!!