At this moment, Jia Mu, who was dressed in silk and satin with a crane pattern of "Shou" and a head full of silver hair, was sitting on a soft couch covered with a mattress. At this moment, she also heard the sound of weapons coming from outside. Cuili was shaving her eyebrows.
Underneath, the old eyes were full of worry.
Sitting next to them were Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, their fair and old faces both full of worry.
Mrs. Xing said: "Such a big thing happened outside. Brother Heng hasn't come back yet?"
Jia Mu raised her eyes to look at Yuanyang not far away and asked, "Yuanyang, how is the situation outside?"
Yuanyang said: "Old lady, Princess Le'an said that the war outside will not affect the house at all."
Jia Mu said with emotion: "In the past two years, major events in Shenjing City have really come one after another."
At this moment, a nun entered the Rongqing Hall and said softly to Jia Mu: "Old lady, Princess Nan'an is here."
When Jia Mu heard this, she was a little surprised. She whispered to Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, "What are you doing here from the Nan'an family?"
While they were talking, they saw Princess Nan'an striding into the Rongqing Hall, accompanied by several maids, surrounded by female officials and maids.
Speaking of which, Princess Nan'an has not been to Rongqing Hall for several years.
Since Prince Yan Ye of Nan'an County lost power, the Jia family's family status has become increasingly high, and Princess Nan'an has stopped visiting her.
Concubine Nan'an came closer, with a smile on her face, and whispered: "Old sister, long time no see."
Mother Jia forced a smile on her kind face and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Concubine Nan'an sat on an embroidered pier and said, "I'm not just here to see you. Sister, you don't know yet. My family, Ye'er and Mr. Li Ge, went to the palace to serve as King Qin. The eighth prince, Chen, has already been appointed in the palace."
Ze is the new emperor."
When Jia Mu heard this, she was surprised and asked: "Changing the eighth prince to be the emperor? How could such a big thing happen in the palace?"
The dethroning of the emperor was undoubtedly a major event in the eyes of people like Jia Mu who had experienced many vicissitudes of life.
Princess Nan'an picked up a blue and white porcelain tea cup, took a sip, and said: "Old sister, now the cabinet has told my husband to restore the title of county king."
When Jia Mu heard this, she was startled. She pretended to be surprised and said, "That is a great joy."
Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang on the side listened to Princess Nan'an living in vain, and couldn't help but see a bit of gloom in their eyes.
Princess Nan'an's emerald eyebrows were slender, her eyes were as warm as the warm sun, and she said: "Elder Li Ge said that after the new emperor is changed this time, Brother Heng's title will also have to be adjusted."
Jia Mu: "???"
Mrs. Xing said: "Brother Heng is already a prince."
Concubine Nan'an smiled and said: "Since the founding of this dynasty, how can there be any princes with different surnames? Heng Geer, the prince's title, was originally awarded against the rules. It was awarded by the deposed emperor because of his support. Now the new emperor
When one succeeds to the throne, one must rectify the source and bring order to chaos."
When Jia Mu and Mrs. Xing heard this, they looked at each other.
Mrs. Wang held a string of sandalwood beads in her hand and fiddled with them gently, feeling an uncontrollable joy undoubtedly welling up in her heart.
She said, Brother Heng's title is too high, how can he be a prince in his twenties? This is too inappropriate.
But at this moment, I saw Grandma's voice coming from outside, saying softly: "Old lady, Second Grandma Lian is here."
While talking, I saw Sister Feng, surrounded by Ping'er, walking in from the outside. There was an inexplicable expression between her narrow and clear eyebrows.
There was a hint of inexplicable teasing in Sister Feng's voice as she said: "Old lady, just now Princess Le'an said that the people in the mansion should not worry. Prince Nan'an went to make trouble in front of Ningguo Mansion and has been persuaded to go back."
Princess Nan'an: "..."
What exactly is this fuss about?
Ye'er has been persuaded to go back?
Sister Feng smiled, looked at the old pious woman with a narrow and clear gaze, and said, "Nan'an Princess, what are you doing here? I heard that the newly appointed emperor this time is the younger brother of Princess Xianning.
, he is considered Uncle Heng’s brother-in-law."
Sister Feng was in the back house, so she couldn't notice the difference after the emperor changed.
Princess Nan'an's expression changed slightly, and her mood was somewhat ups and downs.
Jia Mu smiled and asked, "Girl Feng, why haven't you seen Xianning?"
Under Sister Feng's raised eyebrows, Danfeng's eyes were filled with a charming smile, and she said: "It's not like I went to the palace. I think there are a lot of things to do."
Jia Mu smiled and whispered: "That's true."
Concubine Nan'an sat aside, listening to Jia Mu and Sister Feng singing together, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart.
After sitting for a while, he stood up and left without saying anything else.
After Concubine Nan'an left, Mrs.
Sister Feng said: "Old lady, the Nan'an family's title of county prince has long been gone. I'm afraid the title of concubine is gone now."
Mrs.
Sister Feng said: "It's hard to say."
Mother Jia stared at Sister Feng aside and asked, "Girl Feng, what did Princess Le'an say in front of you?"
Sister Feng chuckled lightly and said: "My ancestors, Princess Le'an said that there is nothing going on outside. We will wait for the prince to come back and think of other ways."
Hearing this, Jia Mu nodded and said, "It would be great if Brother Heng comes back."
In this situation, unless Jia Heng comes back, ordinary people will not be able to cope with such a situation.
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Jinyang Princess Mansion, in the hall——
The eldest princess of Jinyang, Chen Li, was dressed in a scarlet dress and was sitting on a fragrant concubine's couch. An inexplicable color appeared on her face as white as jade. She stared at Lianxue beside her and said: "
Lingxue, what's going on with the noise outside."
Lianxue said: "Your Royal Highness, it was the Beijing camp outside that besieged the palace city."
Hearing this, the eldest princess of Jinyang frowned with her beautiful eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were filled with surprise, and she said, "Who is in charge of the capital camp now?"
Lianxue said: "Previously, the cabinet appointed the Marquis of Shanhai to be in charge of the military affairs. Now Cao Bianjiao, the Marquis of Shanhai, is leading the troops to inquire about matters. I think he has mobilized the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp."
Princess Jinyang's jade face as white as snow couldn't help but show a look of contemplation, and said: "Li Zan previously recommended Cao Bianjiao to take control of the capital camp, just for this reason."
Lianxue said: "What His Highness said is true. If there had not been an earthquake before, the prince would not have left the capital. This earthquake gave Cao Bianjiao and others an opportunity."
Princess Jinyang said: "Let someone go and see what happened over there."
Lianxue responded and was about to turn around and leave.
But at this moment, a female official ran into the hall with small steps and reported to the eldest princess of Jinyang: "Your Highness, it is said that the young emperor was deposed in the palace and the eighth prince was appointed as the emperor."
The eldest princess of Jinyang was shocked and asked: "Did Ze'er be appointed as the emperor in the palace?"
The grandma nodded.
The eldest princess of Jinyang had a complicated mood. She stared at Lianxue aside and said, "We have finally reached this point."
She thought it was a bit unreliable for Zhen's son to be the emperor and find such strange things to live in.
As long as the bloodline of the young emperor is in doubt, the opposition of the civil servants around the world will continue.
Now that Xianning's younger brother is in that position, the opposition from civil servants will be much smaller.
Hearing this, the eldest princess of Jinyang was inexplicably shocked and asked, "What on earth is going on?"
Because when Jia Heng was formulating his strategy, he only discussed it with Chen Xiao and did not communicate with the eldest princess of Jinyang.
Lianxue said: "Previously, because of the bloodline issue of the young emperor, all the junior ministers in the cabinet went to Sichuan to rebel. This time the dethronement is probably also because of the bloodline issue."
After hearing this, the eldest princess of Jinyang couldn't help but have an inexplicable gloomy look on her face.
A nun quickly entered the hall and said: "Your Highness, His Highness Xianning is back."
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "Xianning is back. Let her come in quickly and I will ask her about her situation."
The grandma responded and then left the hall.
Not long after, Princess Xianning was seen coming from outside. There was a look of tiredness on the beauty's face as clear as snow, and her beautiful eyes sparkled.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at it intently, her red lips slightly parted, and asked: "Xianning, what is the situation in the palace now?"
Princess Xianning said: "Now Empress Dowager Zeng and the cabinet have jointly appointed Adi as the new king, and the imperial edict has been issued and spread to the outside world."
The eldest princess of Jinyang was surprised and asked: "But is it the imperial decree that the queen mother made?"
Then I thought about it, it could only be the decree drawn up by the empress, otherwise, the prestige of the cabinet alone would not be enough to dethrone the young emperor.
Princess Xianning nodded and said: "The Empress Dowager Zeng is very satisfied with my brother and says he is benevolent and filial."
In fact, from the perspective of Princess Xianning, she didn't know that Jia Heng had a desire to succeed Han Dynasty. Although she was surprised that Chen Jie, the son of the Zhen family, was deposed, she didn't turn her elbows outward.
After all, Chen Ze is his brother, and this is a family.
What does Zhen Qing and Zhen Qing's son have to do with him?
Therefore, there was no panic before.
Under the emerald eyebrows of the eldest princess of Jinyang, a look of thought appeared in her clear and shining eyes, and she whispered in a low voice: "I need to tell your husband about this matter."
Princess Xianning said: "Sister Xiaoxiao should have sent someone to inform sir."
The Duke of Jinyang said in a low voice: "You should go to the palace more often these days to see what your mother, concubine, and brother are thinking."
She always felt that Ziyu would not let the throne fall into the hands of others like this, and she was afraid that there would be some internal strife.
These are all members of the family, and Xianning just gave birth to a child for Ziyu, so the couple turned against each other...
Princess Xianning said softly: "Auntie, I will help you keep an eye on it."
The eldest princess of Jinyang sighed with emotion and said: "The city of Shenjing has been troubled since then."
Since Li Zan and others supported Chen Ze to ascend the throne, the next step is to restrict Zi Yu's power. With Zi Yu's temperament, there will probably be a lot of fighting after that.
Song Yan and Li Chanyue looked at each other and saw some worry on each other's faces.
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Shanxi, Taiyuan City——
Jia Heng was currently wearing a black and red satin python suit with golden silk threads. His figure was like a orchid orchid tree, and he was sitting on a pear wood chair in the hall.
At this moment, Shanxi Governor Gu Binghe and Taiyuan Magistrate Jiang Yan were accompanying the Prime Minister, and their faces were full of tiredness.
Because during this period, things were going on in Taiyuan City, and Shanxi officials were organizing soldiers in the city to rescue people trapped in the epicenter.
"Lord Gu, were the grains and fodder originally in the vassal's treasury well preserved after the earthquake?" Jia Heng asked.
At this time, Gu Binghe, the governor of Shanxi, looked solemn and said: "King Wei, there were millions of grains and grains in Shanxi's treasury. Now they have been moved out and are ready to be distributed to the people in the city."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at Jiang Yan, the prefect of Taiyuan, and ordered: "Immediately send someone to count the collapsed houses in the city, and ask the Ministry of Households to count the grain and fodder for reconstruction."
Jiang Yan hesitated for a moment and said: "King Wei, this is not a small number. Nowadays, the number of people affected by the disaster in the counties and counties around Taiyuan, Shanxi reaches hundreds of thousands, and the number of collapsed houses is really countless."
Jia Heng said: "Let people check it first and summarize it to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The court will look at the situation and show mercy to those who should be sympathized with."
Jiang Yanyi cupped his hands and said, "I obey your orders."
At this moment, a general dressed as a member of the Qianhu family from the Jinyi Mansion came quickly to the hall and said loudly: "King Wei, the flying pigeon in the divine capital city has sent a letter, and I would like to ask King Wei to check it."
After hearing this, Jia Heng stood up, glanced at all the civil servants from Shanxi, and said, "Everyone, I'm sorry."
It seems that Li Zan, Xu Lu and others in Shenjing City have already launched a coup.
Gu Binghe and several people present responded one after another, and then watched Jia Heng leave immediately.
Jia Heng, who was on his side, suddenly walked out of the main hall of the Yamen Hall with a confident expression, walked quickly to the back hall, took the paper from the hands of a Jinyifu guard, lowered his eyes to examine it, and said, "Sure enough, it is so."
According to the paper, Li Zan, Xu Lu and others had "successfully" forced the young emperor to abdicate, and the eighth prince Chen Ze ascended the throne instead.
As Jia Heng spoke, he turned to look at Liu Jixian who was standing aside, and said decisively: "Get ready to ride fast and follow me to Shenjing overnight."
"Yes." Liu Jixian responded with his hands raised and didn't say much else.
Jia Heng calmed down and took a deep breath. If Chen Ze ascended the throne, it would be really difficult for him to deal with it.
Because, one side is the mother-in-law, and the other side is Xianning.
Of course, it sounds much better than him directly seizing the throne from his own son.
Jia Heng put the paper Fei Ge passed the letter into his arm, and then sent someone to talk to Gu Binghe and others.
Gu Binghe said quickly: "Since there is something going on in Shenjing, King Wei will go to Shenjing City first, and leave all disaster relief matters in Taiyuan to us."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Master Gu, in the past two days, Mr. Lin Ge will raise a batch of grain and fodder and send it to Taiyuan."
Not much else to say, we left the temporary Taiyuan government office.
The bright moon is in the sky, the autumn wind is bleak, and the cold wind blows constantly in the land of Sanjin in November.
Jia Heng, accompanied by the retinue of the Jinyi Mansion's Tiqi cavalry, hurried toward the Shenjing City along the official road with dry and yellow grass on both sides.
As time passes, it will be two days later.
At dawn, in the vast sky in the east, the rosy glow is shining on the towering city wall, and a black and red brocade flag with the word "Han" in it can be seen fluttering in the wind.
The generals in the Beijing camp looked alert, observing the movements outside.
The entire Shenjing City is still shrouded in a chilling atmosphere of martial law.
Horse hoofs clattered, and Jia Heng, surrounded by Jinyifu Tiqi, rode a maroon fast horse to the foot of the majestic Shenjing City.
Above the city, a large number of soldiers from the Beijing camp could be seen holding a wild goose feather sword.
Seeing Ti from Jinyi Mansion coming on a fast horse, he immediately saw someone coming down from the city gate tower. It was the general from the Beijing camp who was guarding the city. He gave a deep shout and said, "Whoever is coming, stop!"
"How presumptuous, you don't know the King of Wei?" Liu Jixian shouted at the Beijing camp general who was blocking the way.
When the general from the Beijing camp heard this, he was startled. He looked at Jia Heng who was sitting in the saddle, quickly raised his hands and saluted, and said, "I have seen King Wei."
Jia Heng nodded and, surrounded by Jinyi palace guards, entered the city of Shenjing.
Compared to before Jia Heng left, Shenjing City has not changed much, except that the streets have become much deserted.
Shenjing City, Ningguo Mansion
In the hall, Chen Xiao was talking to Qu Lang.
Qu Lang said: "Princess, the cabinet has sent two doctors from the Ministry of War to sit in the Jinyi Mansion to take charge of matters."
Chen Xiao said softly: "Jinyi Mansion doesn't need to pay attention to them."
As the imperial edict issued by the cabinet to support the eighth prince Chen Ze was spread to the outside world, Li Zan became more and more determined. Because his status had been determined, even if Jia Heng came back, he could only accept the fait accompli.
Chen Xiao asked: "What are Li Zan and Xu Lu doing these two days?"
Qu Lang said: "Princess Princess, both of them are taking care of the enthronement ceremony."
Chen Xiao said coldly: "They think they are sure to win."
In fact, at this moment, Li Zan and Xu Lu still pinned their hopes on peacefully resolving the new emperor's unification issue.
As for the identity of the eighth prince, Chen Ze, he is exactly the one who can compromise with Jia Heng.
"Where is Cao Bianjiao?" Chen Xiao asked again.
Although on the surface, the Beijing camp is temporarily under the command of Cao Bianjiao, all the generals and commanders in the Beijing camp, from the regiment commander, Tongzhi, Qianshi, to the participating generals and guerrillas, are all former disciples of Jia Heng.
But this time Cao Bianjiao was able to successfully mobilize soldiers to besiege the palace gate, which was essentially because Cai Quan and others were willing to cooperate.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about betrayal from the Beijing side.
Not to mention, there are tens of thousands of Xie Zaiyi's elite soldiers in Bashu and hundreds of thousands of border troops, all of whom obey Jia Heng's orders.
While the two were talking, a maid quickly walked into the hall and said: "Princess, the prince is back."
When Chen Xiao heard this, his eyes flickered and he said, "Come with me to welcome you."
With that said, he got up from his seat and walked outside with Qu Lang.
At this moment, Jia Heng, surrounded by Jinyi palace guards, came to the hall, looked into Chen Xiao's eyes, and whispered: "Xiaoxiao, how is the situation in Beijing?"
Chen Xiao said: "Li Zan has obtained the imperial edict from Changle Palace and has made Chen Ze the emperor. The edict has been announced to China and foreign countries in the past two days."
Jia Heng frowned and said in a deep voice: "Li Zan and others claim to be loyal and upright ministers, but they abolish and abolish the establishment without any reason. Is this an act that is unpopular?"
If Chen Ze ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, it means that Chen Han's replacement of the throne in recent years has been quite turbulent, which also undermined the authority of the central government.
