Chapter 134 Chapter 134 "This? Your Majesty is not sick?" ...
"This? Your Majesty is not ill?"
"What on earth is going on?"
"Isn't your majesty too ill to get up?"
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The soldiers behind the eldest prince were talking among themselves and were obviously a little panicked.
"You actually pretended to be sick to deceive me?" When the eldest prince saw that Emperor Wu of Jin was in high spirits, his heart trembled and his face turned pale. What else didn't he understand?
His own father, the Emperor, must have been dissatisfied with him for a long time, which is why he teamed up with his second brother to stage such a big drama!
"Report to Your Highness! General Ye has led the army waiting outside the palace, and they will come in to capture the rebels as soon as Your Majesty gives the order! The rebels' families have also been captured by our people in advance!" A royal guard in a yellow vest rode in from outside the palace and reported loudly.
"Your Majesty is here, who dares to act rashly? Why don't you drop your weapons and surrender?" The second prince raised the tiger talisman and said loudly, "I forgive you for being deceived by the traitors. Your Majesty will grant amnesty to the whole world and forgive the past. If you continue to resist, it will be a violation of the law, which is a serious crime of treason! Your entire family will be implicated!"
The eldest prince led his troops to attack the imperial city under the pretext of eliminating rebels and rescuing the seriously ill Emperor Wu of Jin.
After all, it was rumored that Emperor Wu of Jin was critically ill and could not even speak, but he also summoned court officials into the palace, obviously preparing to issue a will!
However, now that Emperor Wu of Jin was standing in the hall, his lies were obviously exposed.
Except for the eldest prince's trusted subordinates, the rest of the soldiers and generals were kept in the dark. When they knew they were involved in the rebellion and their family members were captured, they were all trembling with fear and immediately knelt down to surrender.
The situation was hopeless, and the eldest prince knew that there was no chance of him achieving anything. Then he looked at his father who was over fifty years old in the hall and sneered, "I have considered countless possibilities, but I never thought that you would even plot against your own son! It's ridiculous!"
Emperor Wu of Jin said nothing, but just looked at him solemnly.
The eldest prince drew the sword from his waist and grinned. The next second, the saber cut his neck, blood spurted out, and he slowly fell to the ground and died.
Witnessing his eldest son committing suicide in front of him, Emperor Wu of Jin's brows twitched a few times, but his expression did not change, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The second prince stood behind him, glanced at his father's expression, closed his eyes and thought deeply for a while. At this time, he took the initiative to step forward and said carefully: "Father, now that the leader of the rebels is dead, I don't need to get involved in this matter anymore. This military token is useless to me, so I'll just return it to you, Father!"
As he spoke, he respectfully returned the tiger talisman in his hand to Emperor Wu of Jin, then took a step back and no longer participated in the remaining related matters.
Emperor Wu of Jin looked at him, took back the tiger talisman, and then sighed and said, "Find a few palace servants to take the corpse of the prince downstairs and place it there!"
The first day of the Lunar New Year should be a good day for the family to reunite and celebrate the New Year. However, due to the military riot yesterday, the entire capital was in chaos. Soldiers were coming and going on the streets, trying to capture the rebels' accomplices everywhere.
Xue Fenglin was also retained by Emperor Wu of Jin, who appointed him to handle matters related to the rebels' families.
He was too busy to leave, so he had to let Wu Xin Wu Wang go to the outskirts of Beijing to say hello to Shen Xuan first to comfort him.
"The prince said that the capital is in chaos right now. There's also a fire in the marquis's mansion, and it's even more chaotic. Tell the prince and his wife not to go back for the time being. If you must go back to the capital, you can live in the Shen residence first." Wuxin said to Shen Xuan.
"Then let's go back to the Shen residence first. It's inconvenient to stay here." After hearing this, Shen Xuan felt relieved to know that Xue Fenglin was fine. He then ordered to set off after lunch and return to Shen's house to stay for a few days.
In the afternoon, Shen Xuan set off by car and soon entered the city gate.
Along the way he saw many soldiers escorting men and women in official uniforms, who were obviously the families of the rebels.
The young lady and the young man from the aristocratic family have now become prisoners. At least they have saved their lives. But if they were demoted to a lowly status, who knows what their fate would be in the future...
"Isn't that Miss Qian Ruofang from the Qian family? I didn't expect that she would end up like this?" Jinzhi suddenly pointed at a disheveled woman in the official slave team and said.
The woman changed into a servant's cloth dress and had no hairpins or jewelry on her head. It was obvious that she wanted to escape. But he must have failed and was caught again. Now he was standing among the crowd with a gloomy face.
Qian Ruofang married the eldest prince as his second wife, and the Qian family was naturally tied to the same boat with the eldest prince.
However, the eldest prince's rebellion failed this time, and the Qian family also suffered. As the prince's consort, Qian Ruofang had no chance of escaping. She was not beheaded, but was merely made a government slave after being pardoned by Emperor Wu of Jin!
Shen Xuan recalled Qian Ruofang's arrogant look when he went in and out of the capital, and he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
The world changes and identities are reversed in a matter of a moment. I wonder if Qian Ruofang has ever thought that there would be such a day for her?
The carriage moved forward for a while, and when it was almost at the gate of Shen's house, Shen Xuan looked at a few familiar people again.
Pei Xia was wearing armor and walking on the road with a girl and a child. Looking closely, weren't the girl and the child exactly Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang?
Shen Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't know how Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang got to him, so he quickly stopped the carriage and asked Jin Gui to stop Pei Xia to ask.
"It's Brother Chen? What a coincidence. The last time we met was several years ago. Now when we meet again, you haven't changed at all." When Pei Xia saw that it was Chen Xuan sitting in the carriage, he took the initiative to walk over and said to him.
"Sister-in-law! Jin Gui!" Tian Jie'er was excited when she saw Shen Xuan, and she quickly ran towards them holding Xue Fengtang's hand.
"Master Pei, why are you running around the streets with our Xue family's children instead of going to General Ye's camp to help?" Shen Xuan asked Pei Xia after he took Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang to the carriage.
"No matter how I ask them, they refuse to tell me their identities." Pei Xia smiled and said, "I was just about to take them to check their household registration. If I knew they were members of the Xue family, I wouldn't have bothered to do that. I would have sent them back long ago."
After saying this, he told the truth about how he met Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang last night and how he had taken them in for the night.
"I see. That's all thanks to Lord Pei!" After learning the whole story, Shen Xuan thanked Pei Xia.
This was quite a coincidence. If it weren't for Pei Xia's help, I don't know where Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang would be now!
Shen Xuan thanked Pei Xia before sending him away. After Pei Xia walked away, Tian Jie'er lifted the curtain of the car and looked at his back from a distance for a long time.
After bringing Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang back to the Shen residence, Shen Xuan first ordered the servants in the mansion to prepare a good meal for them.
Afterwards, a room was arranged for the two of them to sleep in, and they were finally settled down.
Shen Xuan was so worried that he didn't sleep last night. He was very tired at this time. Just as he was about to go to bed to rest, he saw Tian Jie'er running out. She came to Shen Xuan in a robe and said, "Sister-in-law, when we left, my mother was still in the mansion. I don't know what happened to her now. I'm scared."
Shen Xuan knew that she was worried about the safety of Madam Wen, so he comforted her, "The rebellion in the Marquis' Mansion has been quelled, and your brother has already sent people to deal with it. Madam Wen is a smart person, and she will be blessed by heaven, so don't worry."
After sending Tian Jie'er back, Chen Xuan called Wu Wang again and asked him to go back and find out how the Marquis' Mansion was doing and what happened to Madam Wen and Jin Zhi Jingui's family members.
The fire in the Xue Mansion has been put out, but Madam Wen's yard has long since turned into ashes. Xue Fenglin had already sent people to the Marquis' Mansion to arrest people. Bai and Xue Fengli were caught while they were escaping. Their guards and the soldiers sent by Bai Yan were also captured.
Bai hated the concubines in the mansion to the core, and took advantage of the war to kill none of them.
Aunt Qin, Aunt Kong and others were forced to drink poisoned wine by her and died. However, Madam Wen disappeared along with her personal maid Yin Shuang after the fire. They have not been found yet and no one knows whether they are dead or alive.
Except for Yinshuang, the families of Jinzhi, Jingui, Wuxin and Wuwang were all safe. They were just a little frightened. Now that the situation in the mansion has been calmed down, everyone is busy taking over their work.
Bai Yan followed the eldest prince in treason, so the Bai family could not escape the fate of being executed.
Although Bai married into the Marquis's mansion, she was deeply involved in this matter and could not escape.
Not only that, this matter also led to the dismissal of Marquis Xue. It was because of Xue Fenglin that he was not investigated further by Emperor Wu of Jin and was able to retain the title of Marquis, which was considered to be a slight saving of face.
But Xue Fengli is also involved in this matter. Even if he doesn't die, it will be difficult for him to have a good ending!
When Lord Xue heard this in the Ye family military camp, his hair turned white instantly and he looked more than ten years older.
He went through two dynasties, and the courtiers around him were replaced or demoted, and he witnessed many changes of power. However, when it really came to me, I still couldn't accept it!
Especially since Xue Fengli was his beloved son, whom he had spoiled since childhood. Although he had alienated himself from him now, they had a deep love for each other as fathers, and he could not bear to watch his beloved son die.
"I want to see Lord Ye! I want to see Lord Ye!" Lord Xue shouted.
After Ye's death, he had a falling out with the Ye family and the two never spoke to each other again. On weekdays, only the family members came to visit him.
At this moment, he wanted to ask someone to save Xue Fengli, but he could only ask Lord Ye for help. After all, he was the closest to the Second Prince's lineage, and he had made great contributions in protecting the emperor this time, so he could be considered to have a say in front of the emperor.
"Lord Ye is currently suppressing the rebellion in the capital, so how can he have time to see you?" The soldier guarding Marquis Xue said to him, "Lord Xue, the Xue family was able to keep the title of Marquis because of the prince's face. Did you know that the entire family of the Minister of Revenue, Lord Qian, was made into official slaves? You'd better just stay here and wait!"
Upon hearing this, Lord Xue suddenly fell to the ground in dejection, foaming at the mouth and trembling, with a large area of his pants wet.
When the officer saw this, he immediately sent for a military doctor to check. They found out that Lord Xue had caught a stroke due to anger. They quickly put him on the bed and pierced his fingertip with a needle to let the blood out.
Half an hour later, Lord Xue was finally rescued, but he looked depressed and confused, and his speech was unclear. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to recover in the future...
Lord Xue had caught a stroke in the Ye family’s military camp, so the Ye family couldn’t keep him any longer and immediately ordered someone to send him back to the Xue Mansion in a carriage.
Xue Fenglin was busy outside. After learning about this, he was silent for a while. After a long while, he said, "Go and ask a doctor to treat him properly, and the servants at home should try their best to serve him attentively."
He had always felt that he hated Lord Xue in his heart, but now that he knew that Lord Xue had suffered a stroke, he was not happy. It was just that Lord Xue was not that sad that day when his life or death was unknown. But today when he heard that Xue Fengli was not well, he reacted like this!
It can be seen that if people’s hearts are biased, they can never be changed. This outcome is what he deserves!
Three days later, news came from the palace that the rebellion in the capital had been suppressed. The entire family of the eldest prince and his close associates, including the Bai and Luo families, were executed. The Qian, Fang, and Lin families, who had close ties with him and could not clear their suspicion, were removed from their official positions, their property was confiscated, and they were made official slaves.
There were also many minor officials who had not participated in the rebellion but belonged to the eldest prince's faction and were promoted by him and were demoted.
For example, the Shen family was demoted from the capital to the countryside, and the new place of residence was much colder and harsher than the previous one. There was a fear that they would never be able to turn things around in the future!
Bai was certainly guilty of the death penalty. Moreover, she took advantage of the war to kill several concubines in her family. Even if she was not prosecuted for treason, she would still have to pay with her life according to the laws of the Jin Dynasty.
Bai knew that she could not protect herself, but she still insisted on catching Xue Fengli, and insisted that Xue Fengli had no knowledge of the rebellion.
The officer in charge of the interrogation asked Xue Fenglin how to deal with the matter, but Xue Fenglin said, "This matter can be handled according to the law."
The official saw that Xue Fenglin looked flawless and didn't know what Xue Fenglin thought of his brother. After much deliberation, they finally decided to give him a lenient punishment according to the law. Although Xue Fengli was spared the death penalty, he could not escape the sentence of life imprisonment.
Not only was he beaten with a stick, but because of Bai, he was also forbidden from taking the imperial examinations, doing business, or inheriting the family property. He was ordered to be sent back to the Xue family and imprisoned, and was not allowed to leave the house for the rest of his life.
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