The first thing Zhu Sheng did after he ascended the throne half a year ago was to hand over the Feiyu Guards responsible for guarding the palace to the command of Fan Liren, which shows how much trust he has in him.
It was also because of this that Fan Liren's betrayal seemed so unreal and illusory, as if it was a joke.
But how could Fan Liren make such a joke at this time?
Zhu Sheng woke up quickly. He had no time to think about why Fan Liren betrayed him, nor did he have time to taste the bitterness in his heart. The only thing he wanted to do at the moment was how to keep the throne.
Got it!
At the critical moment, Zhu Sheng quickly came up with a good idea. As long as the fake jade seal was destroyed, no one could prove that it was fake. It might be possible to delay it for some time until the old chief assistant Liu Chuanfang arrived.
At this time, there was no extra time for Zhu Sheng to think about whether this idea was stupid or clever, so he rushed towards the brocade box containing the jade seal like crazy.
"Stop him!"
As worthy of being a blood brother, Zhu Cheng guessed Zhu Sheng's plan at a glance and shouted at Fan Liren who was closest to the Tiantian sacrifice platform.
As soon as Zhu Cheng shouted the first word, Fan Liren jumped up to the rooftop and reached out to grab Zhu Sheng's neck.
But when Fan Liren's hand was only an inch away from the back of Zhu Sheng's neck, he could no longer reach forward even half an inch.
The invisible and majestic force tightly wrapped his whole body, not to mention his hands, even his eyelids could not move.
I…celebrate…it!
Didn't he just leave?
When did you come back?
Fan Liren roared out the name word by word in his heart, and at the same time countless questions popped up.
Zhu Sheng rushed to the brocade box and opened the lid, took out the jade seal inside and broke it on the spot.
If I die without any evidence, what can you do to me?
However, a fair and slender hand was covering the brocade box, and no matter how hard Zhu Sheng tried, he could not open it.
Zhu Sheng looked up in shock and saw Yu Qingzhi's smiling face.
"Your Majesty, since they want to see it, let them see it. In front of everyone, you can't tell the truth as a lie."
"you…"
Zhu Sheng was shocked and angry. He pointed at Yu Qingzhi but was speechless.
"Oh, I am confused. How can I trouble Your Majesty with such a thing?"
As he spoke, Yu Qingzhi picked up the brocade box, walked down the sacrificial platform, and came to Zhu Cheng, Gao Taiji and others.
"It is inevitable to verify the authenticity of the jade seal, but to be on the safe side, let's call a few more people together. Mr. Shan, Mr. Qin, and Mr. Cai, how about we trouble you to check it together."
Yu Qingzhi waved to Shan Zhongji, Qin Feng and Cai Jian.
Gao Taiji, Dai Yuanzhi and other leaders of the Yong Party were a little confused, so they looked towards Zhu Cheng.
Zhu Cheng stared at Yu Qingzhi. From the first day he met this guy, he had an unchanging smile on his face. He didn't know what he was smiling about. It was really hard to see through.
There was no clue from Yu Qingzhi's expression, so Zhu Cheng could only nodded.
The brocade box was opened, revealing the jade seal inside.
Gao Taiji carefully held the jade seal in his hand, fearing that his hand would accidentally slip and drop it to the ground. If so, the Conglong plan launched by the Yongdang today would become a complete farce.
And the initiators of the farce will also suffer cruel backlash.
Dai Yuanzhi, Shan Zhongji, Qin Feng, and Cai Jian quickly narrowed their eyes and came to the jade seal to observe carefully.
A small stone was held in the palm of the hand by five old men who were over fifty years old, turning it over and rubbing it.
In the periphery, whether it was the Yong Party, the royalist lineage, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or the neutralists who had never stood in line to express their attitude, they all held their breath involuntarily, waiting for the moment when the answer would be revealed.
The five people examined it for a quarter of an hour, and Shan Zhongji finally put the jade seal back into the box, because Gao Taiji and Dai Yuanzhi were shaking like chaff and could not even stand still.
Why is this happening?
Why is this happening?
Didn't Zhu Cheng keep saying that the jade seal had been lost and that the jade seal on the prayer to heaven was a fake one?
Why...why...the jade seal in the brocade box is real.
"Old minister... his crime deserves death!"
Gao Taiji fell to his knees with a thud, wailing in tears.
Dai Yuanzhi collapsed directly to the ground, his eyes dull and he murmured.
"It's over, it's all over!"
Rumble…
There was another series of thunder in the sky, and big raindrops fell on Zhu Cheng's face, and the ice and coldness penetrated his heart.
The heavy rain that had been holding for several days finally fell.
The bustling people on the long street were scattered by the sudden heavy rain, but a group of uniformly armored and murderous soldiers rode their horses through the rain curtain and headed straight for the rooftop sacrifice platform.
Zuo Kui, the commander of the Dongya Imperial Army who was running at the front of the team, raised his hand to wipe the rain off his face. He took the opportunity to glance at the two women running alongside him and muttered to himself.
King Yong dared to rebel? Is it true or false?
One is His Majesty’s biological sister, the Sixth Princess Zhu Leyao.
One is the eldest daughter of the chief minister, Liu Yingrong, the first of the four famous young masters in Kyoto City, known as the Young Master Huajian.
In addition, there is a gold medal for arresting Yu Qingzhi, the chief of the Ji Xian Division.
Even though Zuo Kui had doubts in his heart, he had to believe it whether he believed it or not.
And if it is true as the two women said, although the crime of deploying troops privately cannot be escaped, it is insignificant compared with the easy rescue.
"drive!"
Zhu Leyao was worried about the situation on the rooftop of the festival. She knew that riding a horse in the rain was extremely dangerous, but she still felt that the horse's speed was not enough, so she slapped the horse's buttocks hard while shouting coquettishly.
Alas, it's already like this. Whether you want to get promoted and make a fortune or lose your life, let's just give it a try.
Zuo Kui completely threw away the last hesitation in his heart, turned his head and shouted loudly towards his subordinates.
"My sons, no matter how hard you use it, speed up the entire army!"
When Zuo Kui led the Dongya forbidden army into the Tiantai Square, he saw a strange scene.
Under the sacrificial platform, King Yong, who was usually aloof and arrogant, fell down in the mud in despair. Gao Cifu, Dai Shangshu and other high-ranking officials fought for the ground with their heads and cried bitterly.
On the platform for worshiping the sky, Emperor Yan Zhu Sheng burned prayers for worshiping the sky. There seemed to be an invisible barrier within more than ten feet around him to isolate all the rainwater.
Next to Emperor Yan stood a man wearing a white shirt.
Due to the rule that women were not allowed to enter, Zhu Leyao and Liu Yingrong could only stay outside the sacrifice platform. Seeing the scene inside, they knew that everything had settled and that the imperial brother was safe. Zhu Leyao finally couldn't hold on anymore and her delicate body shook.
He fainted several times and fell into Liu Yingrong's arms.
Although something unexpected happened, the heaven-sacrifice ceremony was held as usual. After completing all the procedures, Zhu Sheng led a group of important officials who escorted him back to the palace.
The rain has settled and the clouds have cleared, and the entire Kyoto is bathed in the golden light.
…
In the Nuanfeng Pavilion of Jingyang Palace, Xiao Shunzi had woken up. His face was pale and bloodless. He was wrapped in a quilt and holding a bowl of ginger soup with brown sugar and jujubes, curled up in a chair and shivering.
Next to Xiao Shunzi sat the imperial physician who was fiddling with the medicine box.
I heard that Concubine Xian was vomiting blood, so she rushed over anxiously with her medicine box. When she entered the room, she saw Concubine Xian chatting with the Queen and an unknown junior, and she did not look weak at all from vomiting blood.
The imperial doctor immediately realized that he was going to be unlucky.
Sure enough, the queen ordered him to stay in the house and not leave.
This imperial doctor was also well-behaved. He didn't ask what happened or when he could leave, and went to take care of Xiao Shunzi, who was the most patient-like person in the house.
While hiding in the mud at the bottom of the Golden Scale Pond, Rong Fei was also bitten on the thigh by two leeches. Fortunately, he was discovered in time, so he did not lose too much blood like Xiao Shunzi. At this time, he had almost recovered, and he was with
Concubine Xian and Queen Tang Youer were sitting around the table, chatting like family members.
"When I saw you for the first time, even though your face was covered with mud, you felt kind for no reason. It reminded me of my long-lost nephew."
After all, there were mostly female relatives in Jingyang Palace, and it was not convenient for Rong Fei to bathe and change clothes, so he only used hot towels to clean his face, neck, arms and other parts, but his body was still covered with dried mud and exuded a fishy odor.
But Concubine Xian didn't care, looking at Rong Fei kindly and said.
Rong Fei didn't have the hobby of chasing relatives. He just smiled awkwardly when he heard this, and then asked about the situation of Wei Lin and Ma Hong, the two chief chamberlains.
There was another noise outside, and the three of them stopped talking and nervously raised their ears to listen.
Not long after, Hou San ran in with a happy face to report.
"Your Majesty has returned to the palace. All the Feiyu Guards guarding outside have been captured by the Forbidden Army. I heard that Cining Palace has also been surrounded by the Forbidden Army."
"Bless the Emperor of Heaven! Bless all the late emperors! Mother, your Majesty is fine, woo woo woo."
Tang Youer, who had always been on tenterhooks, finally could no longer suppress her emotions after hearing this. She grabbed Concubine Xian's hand and spoke with tears in her eyes.
"Xiao Liu is blessed with the world's good fortune and has deep blessings. He can turn bad luck into good luck. You'er, don't cry. Xiao Liu will be worried if your eyes are swollen from crying. I don't know what happened to Xiao Ba and Yuner. Go and take a look.
Okay. Don’t be frightened by two such young children."
Tang You'er nodded and was about to leave when there were hurried footsteps outside the house again.
"Eunuch Shunliu, is Xiaorong here?"
A waiter shouted loudly outside.
"Yes, yes, but something happened?"
Hou San, the chief steward of Nuanfeng Pavilion, replied.
"Your Majesty announces that Eunuch Shunyou and Xiaorong will go to the Imperial Study Room immediately for questioning."
At this time, there were only two people in the Imperial Study Room, Zhu Sheng and Yu Qingzhi.
Taking advantage of the absence of Rong Fei and Xiao Shunzi, Zhu Sheng asked Yu Qingzhi in detail how to find the real jade seal and how to exchange the fake one.
Yu Qingzhi didn't know much. When he heard the gunshots, he found Zhu Yueyao and Liu Yingrong, returned to the Tiantian Sacrifice Platform and told them about the transfer of the jade seal, but he didn't know anything else.
Zhu Yueyao hasn't woken up yet, and Liu Yingrong stays with her to take care of her. Therefore, if you want to know everything about the matter, you can only wait for Rong Fei and Xiao Shunzi to arrive.
When the young chamberlain led Rong Fei and Xiao Shunzi to the imperial study room, Zhu Sheng waved the chamberlain to leave, closed the door, and walked out of the imperial chamber. He patted their shoulders regardless of the filth and stench on their bodies.
smiled.
"You two are the biggest contributors today, I will reward you heavily, hahahaha."