ebookland Chapter 224: Nanqing deploys troops to capture the Regent
Chapter 224: Nanqing deploys troops to capture the Regent
The Minister of Rites of Dongchu was Cao Huaiyu. The Cao family and the Xie family were related by marriage, and he was also considered a descendant of Empress Dowager Xie.
Therefore, the news was immediately reported to the Cining Palace.
Empress Dowager Xie was waiting to see Zongkui's arrangements. After hearing the news, Empress Dowager Xie immediately understood what Zongkui meant. He was going to use state affairs to invite Zongkui back.
Empress Dowager Xie sent someone to pass the news to Emperor Ming.
When Emperor Ming received the news, he was unsure what Empress Dowager Xie meant. Eunuch Feng spoke cautiously, hesitantly, "The Empress Dowager probably wants you to meet the envoy from Nanqing."
Emperor Ming took a deep breath. Now that he had remembered to ask him to come forward, he knew that the envoys from Nanqing must be here for Zong Kui. Now they were certain that Zong Kui was in the capital, or perhaps these people had escaped from the cold palace.
At this moment, Prince Zhan and his men are in the cold palace, while the former court has to deal with Zongkui's people. If they are not careful, they may face the dissatisfaction of the entire court.
How would he deal with...
At this moment, Beisu and his party had been taken to the Ministry of Rites' post station. However, Beisu did not stay, but said to Minister Cao: "The whereabouts of our regent are unknown at the moment. I am extremely worried. Please take us to see His Majesty now!"
Bei Su knew that the situation on Zong Kui's side was urgent, so he didn't delay at all and wanted to go and meet the emperor directly.
Rather than wanting to see the emperor, what she actually wanted to see was the empress dowager.
The relationship between them and Empress Dowager Xie is not known to outsiders, but it is the best resource they can rely on now.
However, the situation in Dongchu is different, and they have to see the emperor first.
"Even if an envoy comes, he still has to go through the procedures. Lord Bei might as well rest in the inn first and wait for the emperor to summon him." Minister Cao had not received any reply at this moment, so he certainly did not dare to act rashly.
"Lord Cao, I'm sorry I forgot to mention something. Southern Qing has 100,000 troops on standby in the northern border," Bei Su said with a forced smile. "If anything happens to the Regent, I'm afraid the two countries will go to war again."
Bei Su's words surprised Minister Cao. He was already confused and didn't know whether Nan Qing was deliberately provoking a war or what.
Is this going to be a repeat of the Gu'an Battle?!
"Then please take a rest. I will go into the palace right away!" Minister Cao did not dare to delay any longer and said goodbye and left in panic.
problem occurs!
This is going to be a big deal!
Dong Chutian didn’t know whether Zong Kui was there or not, but Nan Qing’s threat couldn’t be empty talk.
Soon, Minister Cao entered the palace and reported directly to Emperor Ming.
Emperor Ming, who was already troubled by this matter, did not expect things to turn out like this, so the news also reached the Empress Dowager's palace.
After receiving the news, Empress Dowager Xie smiled slowly.
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses are approaching the northern border.
It seems that Zong Kui did not tell her the truth. The two of them had a deal on firearms, and with Ji Xue's heart, Zong Kui came in person this time, but he was not without precautions.
These 100,000 people are probably there just to prepare for any unexpected situations.
What a great leader.
He truly deserves to be the young master of that clan.
"In that case, let the emperor summon the envoy from Nanqing as soon as possible!" Empress Dowager Xie said nonchalantly. She no longer needed to follow up on the subsequent matters.
Zongkui’s arrangements are sufficient.
"Come here, tell them that my headache has relapsed and I need to rest first."
Empress Dowager Xie said to the palace servants calmly that she was the most deeply involved in this matter and could no longer participate. Empress Dowager Xie told Aunt Jin Ning not to see anyone from now on.
The Cining Palace is closed again.
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The eldest princess, who originally wanted to go to the palace to ask the empress dowager to let Su Jixue help treat Lu Jing, heard the news and could only ask Lu Jing to be patient. Now in this special period, he probably won't be able to see Su Jixue.
Jun Wuzui, no matter how powerful you are, I'm afraid you can't go against the will of a country.
The eldest princess was also aware of the affairs in the cold palace.
When the princess thought that the War King might eventually give up on killing Zong Kui and would most likely send Zong Kui away as a guest of honor, she felt like she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They, Dong Chu, can no longer withstand another battle of Gu'an.
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Soon, all civil and military officials were urgently summoned.
The news that the envoy from Nanqing and Zongkui might be in the capital has been notified to all officials in the capital.
The grand court meeting originally scheduled for tomorrow was forced to be moved forward.
Emperor Ming did not want to take the blame alone, especially since the matter was so serious.
Even the Left Prime Minister Zhuang Lao, who had been confined at home, was invited back. Because he was ill, he was carried directly into the palace in a sedan chair.
As soon as the news came out, the court suddenly became chaotic.
"What? Zong Kui is in the capital?"
"Nanqing is going too far, actually asking us for their regent!"
"And send troops to threaten!"
"They just want to start a war!"
……
Emperor Ming looked at the quarrel below and his brows were twisted into a shape of "川".
"Silence!" It was not until Eunuch Feng saw that the people in front of him were so unreasonable and shouted loudly that everyone quieted down.
"The envoy from Nanqing is about to arrive, but you are still quarreling. Who will come up with a set of rules?" Emperor Ming frowned and looked at the officials of Dongchu. They all said that Dongchu's weakness was due to internal friction.
It was quiet.
Emperor Ming ordered people to circulate Gu Yuanzhou's petition, the Gui family's trial, and some military reports sent by the King of War.
The faces of the ministers, who were in a mess, suddenly turned ugly.
Although the details of the Battle of Gu'an are still unknown to everyone, they are clearly stated in every word in the military newspaper.
The army of Dongchu was poisoned by its own people.
Although we won the battle of Gu'an, the 120,000 people who died could have returned safely.
And this is all Nanqing’s conspiracy.
"Now, King Zhan is in the palace, and he is leading people to surround and kill Zongkui." Emperor Ming looked at everyone who had already understood the seriousness of the matter. Since all the officials were here, they should not leave tonight.
Emperor Ming didn't know how many officials in the court, including Mr. Zhuang, had colluded with Nanqing.
But now the truth has been revealed. Once the envoy from Nanqing arrives, the outcome will be clear.
"War King?!" A general exclaimed, "War King just suffered an assassination attempt, can his body handle it?!"
Among military generals, the King of War is a god.
They don't care what the country's position is, but the War King must live well.
"Your Majesty, is Zongkui hiding in the palace?" At this moment, a civil official had already guessed the seriousness of the matter and asked with a pale face.
The regent of Nanqing was actually hiding in the palace of Dongchu.
"According to Miss Su, it happened in the cold palace. Nanny Jiang, who was beside the Empress Dowager, colluded with the enemy and was discovered by Miss Su. She risked her life to pass on the news." Emperor Ming considered it and decided to put all the blame on Nanny Jiang. This matter could not be covered up.
"Zong Kui is in the cold palace?!"
This news immediately spread among the officials of Dongchu.