King Chen also murmured, "Impossible, this is impossible, shouldn't you be in the iron mine in Yongchengguan now?"
He has always been cautious in doing things, and because the matter of driving Jiang Weizhen away went too smoothly, he was afraid that there was a trap.
He sent people to keep an eye on Jiang Weizhen until they reached Yongcheng Pass, and then he felt relieved and took action.
Less than ten days had passed since he received the letter, and even if Jiang Weizhen rode his horse at full speed, he would not be able to get back.
It was obviously something that could not happen, but Jiang Weizhen was standing in front of him alive, with his troops and horses, surrounding him.
He couldn't figure out what was going on.
Jiang Weizhen touched his nose feeling somewhat guilty. He was indeed still in Yongcheng Pass ten days ago. The reason he was able to come back so quickly was because of Jiang Qingwan. She used magic to send them back.
It didn't take ten days at all, only a quarter of an hour to get back to the capital from Yongcheng Pass.
In fact, he had returned a long time ago. While King Chen was making his arrangements, he was also making his arrangements, intending to take advantage of the situation and catch King Chen and his gang in one fell swoop.
But he naturally couldn't let Prince Chen know the truth, so he only said, "It wasn't me who went to Yongcheng Pass. The Crown Prince found a similar person to replace me. I have been hiding outside the capital."
At this point, he knelt down before the emperor and said, "I have deceived the emperor and did not go to the border. I hope the emperor will forgive me."
The emperor had just nearly experienced life and death, and now Jiang Weizhen was his lifeline, so how could he punish him?
"Lord Jiang, you have been loyal to your country. I have wronged you. I will now pardon your crime, restore your official position, and help me capture the traitor Prince Chen."
"I obey the decree."
Seeing them singing the same tune, Prince Chen's eyes were bloodshot with rage. "This is all a scam set by you. You used the muskets first to make me afraid, causing me to act prematurely. Then you followed my plan and left the capital, just to capture me."
"You guys are really calculating."
If he had not lost his composure because of the muskets, but had followed the original plan, proceeded step by step, and waited for the opportunity, perhaps he would not have suffered a disastrous defeat.
"Prince Chen, you have deceived the emperor and are so ambitious that you have committed such a heinous act. Why don't you surrender?"
Jiang Weizhen pointed his spear at Prince Chen. Thinking that in another life, his entire family was framed and killed by Prince Chen's Mansion, he became extremely angry.
In order to satisfy his own ambition, King Chen framed loyal people and killed many innocent people. He was extremely cruel.
Even if the emperor is wrong to be suspicious, a traitor like Prince Chen is not worthy of being king.
"Surrender?" King Chen laughed heartily. "Having come this far, I will never compromise."
"Prince Chen, you are doomed to fail, why are you doing this?" The emperor looked at the somewhat crazy Prince Chen and was very puzzled. Why did his brother, whom he loved since childhood, become like this?
He thought that even if everyone in the world was coveting the throne, Prince Chen would not. From childhood to adulthood, he just wanted to live an ordinary life.
He never imagined that the person he had always trusted so much had been planning to take his throne more than ten years ago.
"You will never understand my pain."
Prince Chen's eyes turned to the woman who was leaning against the emperor, the woman he had been thinking about and loving all his life.
He thought he was about to possess her, but in the end it was all a dream.
He laughed loudly towards the sky, then cut his own neck with a sharp sword.
"No, Father."
When Song Yu arrived, he saw his father committing suicide in front of him.
He hurried forward, hugged his father, looked at the blood gushing from his neck, and panickedly covered it with his hands.
"Quick, call the imperial physician, the imperial physician."
"Yu'er." Prince Chen looked at him with a guilty look, "Father is sorry for you."
"No, father, hold on. The prince has promised me that as long as we don't rebel again, he will let us live and live a peaceful life."
Song Yu said in a trembling voice that he had come here to persuade his father to surrender. They left the capital together, but he didn't expect that he was still a step too late.
Hearing that the prince was willing to give them a chance to live, Prince Chen smiled and said, "Father is relieved that you can survive. Father's obsession is too deep, and only death can bring relief."
He simply couldn't let go of everything and live an ordinary life.
Tonight there are only two choices: success and death, there is no third way.
He knew that Song Yu had always wanted to live an ordinary life, and it was his own coercion that made him embark on this path.
Now, hearing that he could survive, he felt relieved.
Finally, he looked at the queen deeply again, whispered something, and then closed his eyes forever.
"Father."
Song Yu hugged him and burst into tears.
The emperor also closed his eyes in sorrow. He regretted that his younger brother committed suicide, but at the same time he felt that he deserved it.
I trusted him so much, but he betrayed me and even wanted to kill the king just now.
Even if he didn't commit suicide, I would not forgive him.
After a night of massacre, the palace was cleared by sunrise the next day.
Those who resisted were beheaded, those who surrendered were imprisoned, and the property of all ministers who participated in Prince Chen's rebellion was confiscated.
This naturally includes Jiang Weiyan. The third son of the Jiang family rebelled and slandered loyal and good people, which should have been a crime punishable by the extermination of his entire clan.
But Jiang Weizhen, the second son of the Jiang family, had made great contributions. Although he had separated from his family and severed his kinship, Jiang Weizhen pleaded for the Jiang family with his military merits, hoping that the emperor would not implicate innocent people.
The emperor only sentenced the second branch of the Jiang family in consideration of his contribution in saving the emperor.
But Jiang Qianxue was really innocent. She had no idea what her parents had done. In addition, she was a kind and simple child. Jiang Weizhen and Yu Shulan could not bear to see her implicated in this incident.
In desperation, they went to the prince for help again. After all, they had already pleaded for mercy for the other members of the Jiang family based on their military merits, so there was no reason to ask again.
In addition, Jiang Weiyan and Su Wu both worked for King Chen, and it was reasonable that they committed a serious mistake and implicated their children.
If they make another request, it would be like forcing the emperor, which would be counterproductive.
After much deliberation, they could only find the prince, hoping that he could find a way to save Jiang Qianxue.
Under normal circumstances, the prince would naturally agree. If he wanted to protect someone, the emperor would not go against him.
But right now, he had a quarrel with the emperor because of Song Yu's matter. If he went there now, the emperor might not agree.
Finally, the prince thought of a solution. The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. Jiang Weiyan and his wife had killed his child, so naturally they had to rescue him.
Right now, the emperor is sorting out the followers of Prince Chen in the court. Although he has arrested many of them, he is afraid that there are still some who have been missed and left behind as trouble.
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