"Lord Rong, this... is it true? Your eldest son is really..." the courtiers around Marquis Annan whispered, "This kind of thing... will result in the extermination of all nine generations of the clan!"
"What nonsense!" Annan Hou angrily waved his sleeves, "Impossible, how could it be possible! My son has served his country and his people, and is loyal to His Majesty. How could he possibly rebel?"
Big beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the hands hidden under the sleeves of Annan Hou were trembling slightly.
Lead the troops to attack the city!!
Rong Baichuan handed over the tiger talisman when he returned triumphantly at the beginning of last year. He was a general without military power. Where could he mobilize troops?
Judging from the emperor's angry expression, he really has no idea.
Rong Baichuan is raising troops in secret?
Marquis Annan lowered his head, his eyes rolling wildly, and he vaguely remembered something.
That is——
Before they moved out of the Annan Marquis's Mansion, Qin was already buying and stockpiling food, which seemed to have been delivered to a village on the outskirts of the city.
And they would go there secretly once a month, bringing cloth, clothes, etc.
Marquis Annan suddenly looked up, his eyes full of fear: Rong Baichuan is really raising troops!
At this time, Rong Baichuan was brought to the hall wearing blood-stained armor.
Looking at his heavy expression as if he was ready to die.
Marquis Annan's body swayed and he almost fell to the ground. The court officials next to him kindly helped him up and he was able to stand firmly.
Looking at this, Rong Baichuan really did something wrong to His Majesty!
It’s over, Annan Marquis Mansion, the Rong family is finished!
Rong Baichuan walked to the front with a heavy face and an unyielding look. No one could see his expression except the emperor and the eunuchs above him.
So the man grinned at the emperor, raised his eyebrows, and there was an indescribable pride in his eyes.
As if he had done something extremely good.
No! What is he proud of?!
The emperor was already angry because he had acted on his own again, and seeing his nonchalant look, he became even more furious.
"Rong Baichuan! Kneel down!" the emperor roared angrily.
The court officials were so shocked that they knelt on the ground one after another, but the one who was asked to kneel stood there calmly, looked around, and then knelt down slowly.
Although Rong Baichuan always looked like a dead man, he was always the last one to kneel when the emperor was angry.
But now, it was he himself who angered the emperor, and he actually dared to do this!
Does he really want to rebel?!
"You escaped from prison and now lead troops to attack the city. What do you want to do? Rebellion?" the emperor asked in a deep voice, looking extremely angry.
When he saw Rong Baichuan's two completely different faces when facing the court officials and himself, he understood.
Rong Baichuan wanted the hat of "rebellion", and since he could take it off easily, he just went along with him.
"Your Majesty, my youngest daughter was kidnapped. I only went to rescue her and have no intention of treason. I hope Your Majesty will investigate this matter."
Rong Baichuan knelt straight, with his neck stiff and refusing to surrender.
He was not wrong, he was just trying to save the child.
There are extenuating reasons, but someone won't let him let it go so easily.
Seeing that the emperor's expression had eased, the censor Yang Cunshi knelt down in time to interrupt the emperor's imminent words of "not guilty".
"Your Majesty, Imperial Tutor Qin sent people to rescue them yesterday. Why would the General need to personally go to these small bandits? Besides, he brought five thousand elite soldiers with him. There are only a few hundred bandits. Is that all that much needed?"
"Are you trying to save someone? You're plotting rebellion, and only changed your words and said you were rescuing your daughter when you were counterattacked."
Yang Cun looked indignant, as if he was the one being plotted against.
"Rong Baichuan has committed a crime by murdering the Princess of Beiyi. Now he is plotting rebellion. I hope Your Majesty will punish him severely."
"Rong Baichuan has no respect for his superiors and inferiors and has repeatedly disrespected Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will punish him severely..."
"I hope Your Majesty will punish me severely..."
Several court officials who had a conflict with Rong Baichuan took the opportunity to take revenge.
"General Rong lost his composure because he loved his daughter so much. If your precious daughter was kidnapped by vicious bandits, would you not be anxious?"
"What's the point of being respectful? General Rong is not particular about small matters..."
Of course, there were also people who spoke up for Rong Baichuan.
Looking at the court officials who were gradually arguing, the emperor looked at Rong Baichuan and asked with his eyes.
[What exactly are you trying to do? Do you really want me to punish you? Even in your current situation, I don't think you should be executed along with your entire clan, right?]
Rong Baichuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
"How could that be? The Northern Yi Crown Prince didn't ask you to spank me or anything like that. He wants to kill me, but that's not the point. He's not a fool. Just wait, there's more to come."
The two of them finished winking at each other, and then a report came from outside.
The visitor presented evidence that Rong Baichuan intended to rebel.
"Recently, while investigating the death of the Beiyi Princess at the General's Mansion, I stumbled upon correspondence between Rong Baichuan and the Second Prince of Beiyi. It appears Rong Baichuan was attempting to ally with Beiyi to usurp the throne."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell into silence.
Some court officials who had a conflict with Rong Baichuan opened their mouths in shock.
No! They just wanted to make Rong Baichuan unhappy.
He actually wanted to rebel!!!
The emperor took the scroll handed to him by Fuling tremblingly, opened it and looked at it. His eyebrows raised slightly, and his face showed no emotion.
Snap——
The emperor threw the scroll in his hand suddenly, hitting Rong Baichuan hard on the forehead. A red mark appeared instantly. You can imagine how strong the force was!
Is this what you call foolproof and an easy way to get away with it?!
When the emperor was really angry, there was no expression on his face.
Fuling knew this very well and quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Boom boom boom…
All the guards and maids in the palace knelt down.
No one could believe that General Rong had actually thought of rebellion.
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