Prince Ying and Gu Tingye hurried back to Prince Ying's Mansion.
Just now, Gu Tingye led his army into Bianjing City and quickly extinguished the Queen Mother's rebels. By the way, he also visited his home and forced his stepmother, Xiao Qin, to burn down the ancestral hall and self-immolate.
When the rebels appeared, King Ying rushed to the palace as soon as possible to protect his father.
The emperor's family gathered together and huddled in the palace, exactly like the situation when they were forced into the palace by King Yong.
The only difference is that Song Renzong was forced to hide in the palace, but Emperor Zhao Shu did it on purpose.
Everyone underestimated Zhao Shu. This inconspicuous emperor was actually the initiator of the Queen Mother's rebellion.
The Queen Mother had long since fallen into Zhao Shu's trap step by step and embarked on the road of rebellion.
Zhao Shu first deliberately proposed to the court officials that his biological father should be crowned emperor, in order to anger the Queen Mother and make her feel a sense of crisis.
Later, Zhao Shu asked Gu Tingye to deliberately make some small mistakes to give the Queen Mother a handle so that she could leave the capital and secretly hide a Qi army.
In the end, Zhao Shu created the illusion that there was no one around him and no army to protect him, so as to induce the Queen Mother to rebel and establish a new king.
All of this is Zhao Shu's plan to take power.
He was fed up with having a queen mother who was behind the curtain to listen to politics, so he wanted to get rid of this old woman.
The reason why he spent so much effort and put himself in danger was because the Queen Mother was nominally his mother.
After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the world was governed by benevolence and filial piety. Zhao Shu did not want to be accused of being unkind and unfilial, so he could only tempt the Queen Mother to make mistakes.
What mistake can be greater than rebellion?
The plan originally went smoothly, but Zhao Shu still overlooked one thing.
That is when there is a rebellion, the war is fierce and dangerous, and no plan can keep up with the changes.
Zhao Shu underestimated the strength of the rebels and overestimated the strength of the palace guards, so that the Queen Mother's rebels almost hit her.
Fortunately, Gu Tingye came to the rescue in time and led the army to arrive at the last moment, killing the rebel leader with one arrow and ending the game.
After the rebellion in the palace was suppressed, Zhao Shu proudly appeared in front of Empress Dowager Cao like a victor and declared his victory.
"I am indeed inferior to you in terms of power and tactics. I am convinced that I lost. I can rest assured that the Song Dynasty is in your hands." Empress Dowager Cao tidied up her appearance, retaining the last bit of dignity, and said:
"Kill if you want!"
Zhao Shu smiled and said: "The queen is joking, how dare I kill the queen, but from now on the queen should live in a separate courtyard outside the palace!"
Queen Mother Cao had a slightly surprised expression on her face, but she quickly returned to normal.
"Yes! How could you be accused of killing your adoptive mother? Your city is indeed superior to the late emperor's, and my defeat is not unjust." Empress Dowager Cao was convinced.
"It's a pity that after all your calculations, you still missed something." Empress Dowager Cao suddenly laughed and said:
"I have sent people to Prince Ying's Mansion a long time ago."
King Ying was shocked when he heard this, and immediately thought of Minglan and the child in her belly.
Zhao Shu was also anxious. Minglan had his grandson in his belly, and even the heir to the throne.
Prince Ying rushed back to the palace with his people without hesitation, praying in his heart that nothing would happen to his child.
But when Prince Ying returned to his mansion, he was surprised to find that the corpses all over the mansion were not his own.
Those who fell to the ground were all rebel soldiers.
The closer we get to Minglan's residence, the more bodies there are on the ground.
Then he saw Wang Gang, who was like an iron tower, holding a spear, standing outside Minglan's room, blocking all those who wanted to approach.
"Chang Feng." Gu Tingye was overjoyed when he saw his friend and ordered his men to clean up the rebels.
Wang Gang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, the baby's cry came from the room.
When King Ying heard the child's cry, he understood everything instantly.
"Minglan is born!"
Wang Gang was more concerned about his sister's safety.
The doctor's words soon spread to everyone's ears.
"Sir, the pregnant woman is dying."
Wang Gang didn't care much, just opened the door and ran in, followed by Wang Ying.
After entering the room, Wang Ying immediately saw the baby in the midwife's arms, but Wang Gang was attracted to Ming Lan, who was as angry as a silk thread on the bed.
"What's wrong with my sister?" Wang Gang grabbed the doctor and asked.
At this time, Wang Gang's whole body was covered in blood, and his face looked evil, like an evil ghost crawling out of hell.
The doctor had never seen such a battle before, and he was immediately frightened to death.
"Sir, I'm sorry, the mother had severe bleeding during childbirth, and I'm not sure I can save her."
Wang Gang looked at Minglan and couldn't help but think of her biological mother Wei Xiaoniang. When Wei Xiaoniang gave birth to Sheng Changdong, she also suffered from heavy bleeding and did not survive.
Will mother and daughter have the same fate?
"I don't care what method you use or what precious medicinal materials you use, you must save my sister."
King Ying, who originally only had eyes for the child, finally turned his attention to the child's mother after hearing Wang Gang's words.
"Notify the imperial hospital immediately and ask the imperial doctor to come over." Prince Ying said to Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingye understood the seriousness of the matter and immediately rode to the palace.
After Zhao Shu learned about Minglan's accident, he called all the imperial doctors to Prince Ying's Mansion.
Ming Lan, who originally had a weak breath, finally regained her breath after rounds of treatment by the imperial doctors.
"Third brother, where is my child?" Minglan asked about the child as soon as she woke up.
Wang Gang walked to the bed and said, "Don't worry, the child is fine and has been taken care of by grandma."
"Is the child a boy or a girl?" Minglan asked.
"It's a boy." Wang Gang said, "You gave birth to a little grandson."
Minglan finally felt relieved and said: "Third brother, if Minglan can't survive this time, I will trouble you to take care of my child."
Wang Gang said with a straight face: "What nonsense do you say, you will get better. The imperial doctor said that you were frightened during childbirth and your vitality was damaged, and you will recover soon."
Minglan didn't say anything after hearing this. She just looked around, as if she was looking for someone.
"Prince Ying is not here. He went into the palace to announce the good news to the officials and the queen." Wang Gang knew what Minglan was looking for.
Minglan was a little sad, but she soon felt relieved.
"Third brother, can you promise me one thing?" Minglan said: "Don't kill Princess Ying. She is actually a poor woman."
Wang Gang raised his eyebrows, but he didn't agree.
If he hadn't arrived in time this time, without a midwife or a doctor around Minglan, she would definitely have died.
As for Princess Ying, the initiator of everything, Wang Gang would certainly not let her go.
What if Princess Ying harms Minglan again?
Minglan seemed to have guessed Wang Gang's thoughts and said: "Princess Ying only harmed me because she fell in love with a man who was destined not to love her.
Besides, if Princess Ying really wanted to kill me, I would have died more than eight hundred times."
Wang Gang sighed and said: "Tiger is not harmful to people, but tigers are harmful to people's hearts. If you want to live peacefully in this palace and take good care of your children, you must learn to let go of your kindness."
Minglan said proudly: "I know Third Brother will protect me."
Wang Gang had no choice but to deal with Minglan and promised him that he would not kill Princess Ying, but she should receive no less punishment.
After Minglan fell asleep, Wang Gang found Prince Ying and told him what Princess Ying had done.
After hearing this, King Ying's face turned blue and white.
"Chang Feng, don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation." Prince Ying said with a stern face.
"Your Majesty, you are welcome. You don't have to explain it to me. After all, it is your own son that Princess Ying wants to harm."
King Ying's face turned darker and darker, and he finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
Wang just left the palace and returned home to confirm whether his relatives were safe.
Because Wang Gang had long expected the Queen Mother's rebellion, he gathered his family together in advance, hid them in the cellar, and arranged enough manpower to protect them. Therefore, no one in the Sheng family was injured or injured, and they survived the crisis safely.
In the next three days, Bianjing gradually calmed down, and Zhao Shu also held a court meeting. Wang Gang, as Qingyang Bo and Minister of War, also attended the court meeting.
Zhao Shu first told the court officials that all the rebels had been captured. As for the rebel leader, naturally it could not be the Queen Mother. One of the Queen Mother's generals took the blame.
At the court meeting, Zhao Shu announced that the Queen Mother was frightened and would move to a Taoist temple outside the city to live in her old age. The war between the Queen and the Queen that lasted for nearly two years was finally over.
The next step is to reward based on merit.
Because King Ying came to the palace in time to escort him, he was favored by everyone and was named the crown prince.
Gu Tingye made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion and was promoted to the commander of the Forbidden Army. He officially took over from his father and took charge of all military power near Bianjing.
Even Wang Gang was highly rewarded by Zhao Shu for his timely rescue of the emperor's eldest grandson. Not only was he given many valuable gifts, he also gave Hai Chaoyun an "edict".
Madam Gaoming was a title given to the mother or wife of a high-ranking official during the Song Dynasty.
Mrs. Gaoming is related to her husband's official position. She has a salary but no real power. It is a symbol of honor.
As for Minglan, who gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson, she was naturally rewarded and promoted from Prince Ying's side concubine to the crown prince's concubine.
The original Princess Ying was injured during the rebellion and eventually died.
Minglan's mother valued her son so much that she was promoted to the crown princess and the future queen.
Wang Gang promised Minglan not to kill Princess Ying, but he didn't say not to let others kill her.
Prince Ying, now the crown prince, is more ruthless than Wang Gang imagined.
