Chapter 496: Star-studded, intrusion from all directions
Qiao Wanyan seemed surprised. From the last time he obeyed the emperor's order to stop her and bring her back to the palace, it seemed that he was not a person who shared the same beliefs as the Qiao family.
But now, what is going on?
Qiao Jibai threw the long sword in his hand, which was still dripping with blood, onto Zhang San's body, and then he looked at Qiao Wanyan slowly.
"My sister is a woman, so I should have avoided her when she killed someone. But I thought that my uncle was courageous and resolute, and my daughter must have seen the world. There is no need to avoid such scenes. My sister won't mind, right?"
Qiao Wanyan did not follow his words and answered, "You should have come from the capital. Why are you here when the capital is in turmoil?"
Qiao Jibai said in a calm tone: "Sister, you are well-informed. The remnants of the previous dynasty have started a rebellion in the capital. The palace has been surrounded by rebels and there are swords everywhere. I left the palace in a hurry with only a few people. Naturally, I have to take the military token given by the emperor to mobilize troops to protect the emperor."
The military camp outside the capital had been stopped in advance, and there was no one around to use. When the emperor handed the military token to him, it was the first time he saw the emperor's expression change a little bit...
panic.
Qiao Wanyan paused and asked, "Mobilize troops to protect the emperor?"
The closest to here is the Xiaoqi Battalion, but the Xiaoqi Battalion has already followed the prince to the capital. Qiao Jibai came from the capital, so it is impossible that he did not run into him along the way.
If they had met, why did he appear here? Instead of returning to the capital with the prince?
Someone from the Imperial Envoys Department kindly reminded him, "Master Xiao Qiao, the Crown Prince has led a 100,000-man cavalry battalion back to the capital to rescue the emperor. Didn't you meet them on your way out of the capital?"
Qiao Jibai raised his eyebrows slightly, "Really? I took the small road all the way here, just to reduce unnecessary time wasted, but I didn't expect to miss it."
Qiao Wanyan looked at him, with an idea in her mind becoming very certain.
He is lying and he is wasting time on purpose.
"There is unrest in the capital, but Qiwu City is safe for now. Everyone in the Imperial Envoy Department should take a break. You will follow me back to the capital to protect the emperor!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, with high morale.
Qiao Jibai added: "Since my sister still has Zi Yuan and Lu Jinye by her side, is it okay for me to send someone to escort you to Qiwu City?"
"Of course." Qiao Wanyan wished it could be so. The people in the Imperial Emissary Office were all the emperor's lackeys. There was a chance that another Zhang San would come out to threaten her life.
It’s not far from Qiwu City anyway. As long as they don’t encounter large-scale enemies, Lu Jinye and Zi Yuan will be able to arrive safely.
After all, with the Jin family's presence in Qiwu City, he was not isolated and helpless.
Qiao Jibai arranged for everyone to go to a distant place to rest. When Qiao Wanyan got on the carriage, he followed her.
"Go down."
Qiao Jibai didn't listen to her. "Go to the silver shop on Yunan Street after entering Qiwu City. Someone there will make arrangements for you."
Qiao Wanyan knew about that silver shop, which was one of her grandfather's shops in Qiwu City. It was said that the silver shop controlled all the business of the Jin family in Qiwu City, and was also a base for transmitting news to Yongzhou.
"The prince has arranged people in Qiwu City. When you enter the city, there will definitely be people watching you in secret. You will definitely be unhappy if someone is sent to protect you openly, thinking that they are monitoring you. But the prince has always been a cautious person. He will not do nothing and let you stay in Qiwu City when he is so busy."
Qiao Wanyan asked: "How do I know if what you said is true? You have no credibility with me."
Qiao Jibai chuckled.
"why are you laughing?"
"I laughed at your high level of vigilance, which reassured your family. That's right. Men are not good people, so it's not wrong to be vigilant."
Qiao Wanyan frowned slightly. Is Qiao Jibai really normal? He even scolds himself?
"All men are bad, except my father and my grandfather."
Qiao Jibai raised the corner of his mouth, "Uncle knows you after all."
After saying this, he threw the jade pendant in his sleeve over.
Qiao Wanyan looked at it carefully. This was the jade pendant that her father had worn for many years. It was the first gift her mother gave him.
"How dare you steal my father's jade pendant!"
Qiao Jibai was obviously stunned for a moment.
Really alert.
My uncle understood her, but it seemed that he didn't understand her very well.
"This was given to me by my great uncle. He knew you wouldn't believe me easily, so he used it to prove that I had no intention of lying to you or harming you."
Qiao Wanyan still didn't believe him, and had no reason to believe him.
To be honest, she was not familiar with Qiao Jibai, and she had been captured by Qiao Jibai and taken back to the capital. If she believed it so easily, she felt that she would be deceived for the second time.
"You swear an oath."
Qiao Jibai said without hesitation, "If I lie to you, let me die a violent death and never be able to return to my family for the rest of my life."
"You don't have to think that I'm a bad person. The emperor asked me to be his eyes and ears in the Qiao family, but I am a member of the Qiao family after all. If the Qiao family falls, my position will not be stable. No one will reuse a person who even betrayed the family."
If the Qiao family falls, the next one to die will be me.
"My uncle asked me to take advantage of the situation. I have done many things that hurt the Qiao family but were not fatal to them. But I only want to tell you that I will not betray the Qiao family, nor will I really hurt you."
"The capital city is surrounded by rebels, but the rebels will not kill the emperor immediately. They need to hold the emperor hostage to suppress the prince and make the emperor write a letter of apology so that he can legitimately ascend the throne as the prince of the previous dynasty."
"You should have noticed that the Crown Prince has long known about the disturbance in the capital, so he has dispatched the Cavalry Battalion in advance. This conspiracy will last for a while, and the Crown Prince hopes that the Emperor will die at the hands of the traitor. It is very likely that the Crown Prince will be the winner."
Qiao Wanyan had many questions. Who was the crown prince of the previous dynasty, and why was he able to secretly deploy troops in the capital and successfully surround the palace?
Why did the prince know about it in advance and dispatch troops to the capital so early?
"I don't have much time to talk to you in detail right now. I have to take the Imperial Envoy back to the capital. You need to leave for Qiwu City immediately."
Qiao Ji paused for a moment, "Prince Jing is heading towards the capital, but he is traveling light and doesn't look like he is coming back to the capital to rescue the emperor. I guess he is coming for you."
The matter of Zhenyang Pass was almost over, and it would be too late to bring a large army to Beijing. Only by riding fast and bringing elite guards could we arrive faster.
Qiao Wanyan frowned, "Running for me? He wants to take me away from Qiwu City?"
Qiao Jibai: "No matter which side of the capital is the winner, there is always the fisherman, King Jing. He has 300,000 Beiming troops in his hands, and the emperor has never taken back the military order. He will be the biggest threat to the 'rebels'."
If the prince of the previous dynasty won, he could lead his troops to wipe out the remnants of the previous dynasty by claiming that they forced the emperor to rebel.
If He Zhiyu won, he could also return to the capital with the name of Jun Si Youyi.
History books are written by the winners. Who will care about those details a hundred years later?
The old emperor gave King Jing 300,000 troops to suppress the movement in the capital. Now that the chapter has begun, there is no turning back for everyone, so naturally they must move forward at all costs.
Qiao Jibai: "You will definitely be the next queen of Dayu, but the final winner is not yet determined, so you can't choose anyone. Your father means that you will be forced to be taken away by King Jing."
The country and beautiful women are the goals of these people.
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