Chapter 144: Wang Chen leaves the house, Aoki comes to the door
Chapter 144: Wang Chen leaves the house, and an unexpected guest comes to visit
The prince decided that Wang Qi was the one to go to the capital to inquire about the news, but when Wang Qi actually stood in front of him, he hesitated.
If the capital becomes a place of war, will Wang Qi, who went to the capital to inquire about the news, be in danger? Although the Wang family and the palace have not formally signed a marriage contract, Wang Qi has performed the son-in-law ceremony in front of the prince. From top to bottom of the palace, as well as the local civil and military officials in Anlu,
Everyone knows that Wang Qi is the royal family's appointed son-in-law.
If Wang Qi really has an emergency, what will his sister do?
My sister and Wang Qi are childhood sweethearts and are secretly happy about this marriage.
His hesitation made the atmosphere in the room a little heavy.
Wang Qi saw him frowning and said, "What's the trouble, Your Highness?"
The prince did not answer immediately, but looked at Chen Chizhong, thinking about the possibility of Chen Chizhong replacing Wang Qi. Chen Chizhong was good at skills and could endure hardships. If he really wanted to go to the capital to find out the news, he would be faster than Wang Qi. But for one reason,
It's not as good as Wang Qi, that is, the prince doesn't trust him.
Even though he knew that Chen Chizhong was tied to the palace because of those five hundred hectares of land, facing such an ambitious guy, the prince still could not completely trust him.
The prince sighed in his heart, looked back, looked at Wang Qi and Chen Chizhong and said: "Yesterday's decree was inexplicable, and I was really uneasy. The solar eclipse on the first day of the lunar month is a serious disaster. Although there was news coming from the capital, some of it was incomplete.
.Qilang Ke and Chi Zhong are willing to go to the capital for me?"
Wang Qi said happily: "But with His Highness's command, His Highness just gives orders, why is it so difficult?"
Chen Chizhong said: "I am willing to share your worries for Your Highness."
The prince nodded and said: "It's just that it's not appropriate to do this in the name of the palace. Uncle Qi Lang is in Beijing, so just do it in the name of visiting relatives."
Wang Qi heard this and felt that it should be so. After all, he was not an official of the palace, nor was he a guest of honor. He would be like a clown if he really came to Beijing under the banner of the palace.
The prince said again: "Aunt Gufan's family is in Daxing. After you arrive in the capital, check out the news first. If there is anything unusual in the capital, there is no need to go to the city. If something delays your return, you can go to Daxing to find Aunt Gufan."
The "Aunt Fan" he refers to is Fan's sister. She came to Anlu in her early years and continued to correspond with Fan and Lu Song after returning to Beijing.
Wang Qi and Chen Chizhong agreed, and the prince said: "You have been in the Yiwei Department for two years, and you have a familiar captain. It doesn't matter which one is under the name of a hundred households. As long as the other party is willing, you can choose... After all, it is a good idea to go to the capital.
In a private name, it is not advisable to have too many people, so each of you can pick ten people. Once you have chosen, report to Mr. Lu, then pick up the horses and other things, and set off tomorrow morning."
Wang Qi and Chen Chizhong hurriedly bowed in response. The prince waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. Erlang will stay and read with me."
Wang Qi and Chen Chizhong responded, and the calmness on the prince's face faded, revealing a bit of exhaustion.
"Reading a book" is a guise, telling the Taoist idiot about the situation in the capital, and asking him to relay it privately to Wang Qi is true. No matter what the situation in the capital is, as long as Wang Qi pays more attention, he will be safer.
Although there is Dao Chi in the list of people whom the Crown Prince trusts, this kind of trust is different from the trust in Wang Qi. Dao Chi is already fourteen years old, and his face has lost its roundness, revealing a bit of youthful handsomeness. The Crown Prince trusts him
, just like Lu Bing, I feel that they are the two "little guys" that I have watched grow up.
The prince is only fifteen years old, but he never treats himself as a child; Dao Chi is fourteen, but the prince feels that he is still a child. Even if he occasionally learns a few adult words, sometimes he is too immature.
Such an impression made it difficult for him to hand over the important task of going to Beijing to find out the news to a Taoist idiot.
"The situation in the capital is unclear, and Jiang Bin has a large number of troops." The prince relayed Lu Song's words.
Dao Chi was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. After all, he was not an expert on the history of the Ming Dynasty. What he remembered about the last years of Zhengde was only "Ning Wang's rebellion" and "Jiajing's accession to the throne".
He had also heard about Jiang Bin's name in the past two years, and knew that he was one of the "adopted sons" of today. He was originally a border general, but he was able to encourage the emperor's general to mobilize the border troops to Beijing, and he was still stationed there permanently. For this reason, Jiang Bin had already
He was regarded as a traitor by Qingliu.
"Write down these words and tell Qilang privately so that he can do things easily when he arrives in the capital. We need to find out the news and we also need to be safe." The prince said worriedly.
Dao Chi woke up and shook his head.
Seeing him like this, the prince asked puzzledly: "Why is Erlang shaking his head?"
The Taoist idiot said: "I just feel that Jiang Bin is overestimating his own capabilities. Even if Jiang Bin intends to rebel, he only has four towns, three guards, and one regiment of troops. But there are twenty-six of the emperor's personal guards in the capital and thirty-three of the capital guards."
, a total of fifty-nine, three guards have followed Ni, and fifty-six guards are still there."
After hearing what he said, the prince also felt that Jiang Bin was a little bit irritated, and his original anxiety was gone.
He patted his forehead and said: "If you care alone, you will be in chaos. It is not as clear as Erlang."
In fact, both of them knew that if Jiang Bin really raised the flag of rebellion, the other guards might not respond and follow the rebellion, but the number would definitely be small.
There is no other reason, just because Jiang Bin is not a descendant of Taizu. Even if he makes a scene in the capital and grabs the throne, he will not be able to sit firmly. Dozens of princes from all over the country raised their arms and went north to "King Qin", and they immediately became scum.
No one in the capital is a fool. He knew it was not good, but he still rushed in. There were many people around Jiang Bin who responded.
Although the prince is no longer anxious, he is still a little worried.
Even if he is not afraid of the traitors, there are still those clansmen who are eyeing the throne. He does not want the palace to be used or become the "chicken" in "killing chickens to scare monkeys"...
When Dao Chi returned to Lequn Courtyard, Wang Qi and Chen Chizhong had not returned yet.
Dao Chi calculated the time in his mind and ordered the crown prince to "preemptively attack as king" on the ninth day of March. On the eighteenth day of March, Xingrensi's messengers will arrive in Anlu. If Zhengde can't survive it, it won't be delayed for a long time.
. Otherwise, the pedestrians from the Pedestrian Division would not have arrived in Anlu so quickly.
It took more than 2,000 li from the capital to reach Anlu, but it took ten days for the messenger to arrive. It was really an "urgent mission". Will the team that brought the imperial decree to welcome the successor emperor also arrive in Anlu?
Now that the emperor has died without an heir, he welcomes the foreign vassal king to come to the capital to inherit his heir. For the sake of stability, even if the emperor has died and the new emperor has not arrived in the capital, the funeral will be kept secret for the time being.
The person who delivers the message is "Chiyi", and the imperial envoys who come to greet the new emperor will not be slow either.
After all, the throne is vacant and the situation is critical. If the local vassal king makes a move, who knows what the trouble will be.
In this way, the speed of the imperial envoys will not be much slower than that of the messengers. It is estimated that it will take about ten days. In that case, they will reach Anlu.
Thinking of becoming a witness to history, Dao Chi was somewhat excited.
It was getting dark outside. Dao Chi stood up and held the lamp, and heard the sound of footsteps outside.
Wang Qi opened the door and came in, saying: "Erlang, we have decided to leave at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. If you don't get home in time to tell your grandparents, please take the time to go over and tell your grandfather and grandmother."
Dao Chi's house was next to Chen Chizhong's house, which was not the place to talk, so Dao Chi took Wang Qi to Wang Qi's house and whispered what the prince said.
Wang Qi smacked his tongue as he listened and said: "Hey, dear, there is going to be a lot of excitement in the capital..."
There was no fear on his face, but a bit of excitement.
This time when he went to the capital, he and Chen Chizhong would stay in the capital temporarily until the situation in the capital was clear before returning to Anlu. In addition to the ten ceremonial guards each selected by him and Chen Chizhong, they were accompanied by ten people arranged by Lu Song. The first twenty
The first ten people are responsible for following the orders of Wang Qi and Chen Chizhong and protecting their safety; the last ten people are responsible for delivering news to and from the capital and Anlu.
Even though he knew that there was no danger in the capital, seeing Wang Qi's contemptuous look, Dao Chi couldn't help but said: "Seventh brother needs to be careful. Not to mention my great-uncle, my great-aunt is worried that there is a third princess in the palace who will worry about seventh brother.
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Wang Qi glanced at him with a groan, as if he was a daoist, with a more serious expression on his face, and said: "I know that I will go there with all my heart, and I will come back with all my tail. This is the first thing His Highness has given me.
It's an errand. If I don't do it well, I won't be able to see anyone..."
The Taoist Chi said: "Uncles, uncle, uncle, please let me tell you. The third princess, do you want to leave any message for the fourth princess to help pass it on?"
The third princess was taught by the princess, and she was a good girl who was extremely polite. Even though she and Wang Qi, childhood sweethearts, had settled on a name, she didn't do anything like pass a note or purse.
Even if he was concerned about Wang Qi, he asked the young Fourth Princess to speak on his behalf.
When Wang Qi heard this, she said "hehe" several times and said: "If the fourth princess doesn't ask, then it's fine. If the fourth princess takes the initiative to ask about her brother, Erlang will tell you a little bit, and the provincial princess will be worried..."
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Although he hadn't written to Shun Niang and Sanlang for a while, the Taoist idiot now knew that it was not the time to borrow money, otherwise he would be "ignorant" in the eyes of the prince.
The two brothers chatted for a while, and then Dao Chi went back to his room...
The next day, when Dao Chi got up, Wang Qi and Chen Chizhong had already left the palace and led people towards the capital.
There were only two Dao Chi and Liu Congyun left in the school. Both of them were quiet, and Lequn Courtyard became quite deserted for a while.
The morning classes at the government school are still there, and there are only four students and study companions left, and no one is in the mood to attend class.
After staying up all morning, His Highness finally announced that classes would be suspended and would be restarted after a while.
Lu Song now had many things to worry about, and Tao Chi and Lu Bing's afternoon martial arts classes were also suspended.
Dao Chi was thinking about the provincial examination next year and did not dare to slack off at all. Since classes were suspended in the morning and afternoon, he stayed at home reading and writing essays.
Only Lu Bing, who couldn't go to class, couldn't stand it any longer, so he came over every day to hang out with Taoist idiots.
Although he prefers martial arts, he is not a reckless person. Even if he doesn't like reading, he can't help but read a few times because he can't let go of the book. When he sees how many articles he writes every day, his palms also itch.
After coming here for a while, Lu Bing not only hung out, but also read a few books and occasionally wrote an essay, which was decent.
The palace seemed to be calm again.
Then on this day, the prince received a hot invitation.
The eunuch Gu Dayong arrived in Anlu, checked into the inn, and sent someone to the palace to send a greeting note, which said that he wanted to enter the palace to meet the crown prince...