Chapter 1086 As if with divine help
After leaving the port, several large ships returned to Changqing City in just one or two hours.
As soon as the ship docked, a group of people hurriedly left the port and went straight into the city gate. They galloped along the almost deserted streets and soon arrived at Prince Ning's Mansion.
At this moment, Zhu Xuan was standing in the center of the lobby.
Someone outside came to report: "Your Highness, Zhai Haiping has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xuan immediately turned around, and Zhai Yun, who was following him, also opened his eyes wide and looked outside. He saw a tall, middle-aged man walking in. His face was dark and his skin was rough, obviously the result of years of fighting against wind, frost, rain and snow, leaving him with a sense of vicissitudes.
As soon as he walked in, he immediately bowed to Zhu Xuan and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Ning."
"Boss Zhai, there's no need to be so polite."
Zhai Yun also bowed to him and said, "Father."
Zhai Haiping simply waved at him. There was really no time for formalities at this moment. Zhu Xuan couldn't wait to ask, "What's the situation?"
Zhai Haiping said, "Your Majesty, please punish me."
“……!”
Zhu Xuan's face suddenly darkened.
“Failed…?”
"Yes."
"How come?"
"According to the prince's instructions, I sent several large ships to track the ship. However, just ahead, at the intersection of the river and the canal, we encountered the imperial carriage blocking the way."
"Your Majesty?"
"good."
Zhu Xuan took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and uttered three words:
"Xu Miaoyin!"
He should have thought that the only people who appeared in Changqing City this time were the emperor and his entourage. The queen, who was the master of the harem, was originally traveling with him, but she never showed up.
I should have been on guard earlier. It turned out that the reason why the royal carriage stayed outside was not because he was afraid of entering Changqing City, but because he was conserving his strength and waiting for this day to come!
Xu Miaoyin is worthy of being the daughter of Right Pillar State Xu Yuan.
Although she is a woman, she possesses wisdom and composure that are no less than that of a man. This time, I underestimated this usually silent sister-in-law of the emperor.
At this time, Shi Yiru, who had been sitting aside silently with a heavy face, suddenly said: "Your Highness, we can no longer stay in Changqing City."
Zhu Xuan turned and looked at him.
Shi Yiru stood up and said, "Now, the emperor and his troops have left the city. They will definitely return to Peking soon and mobilize the court's troops to attack us under the emperor's order. You know, although we have a large number of troops, we are still no match for the court's million-strong army!"
“…”
"No matter how easy it is to defend Changqing City, it will be taken sooner or later."
“…”
"By that time, we will really have nowhere else to go."
“…”
"If we had sent troops according to the original plan, we would have taken Beiping City by now, and the dynasty would have changed. Even if—even if we couldn't take it, at least the emperor wouldn't be able to return to the palace to issue an edict. But now—"
Hearing him say this, Zhu Xuan's eyes flashed and he suddenly understood.
"I see."
He gritted his teeth and said, "He deliberately spread those rumors to let me know, making me think that holding on to the city would be beneficial to me. That way, I wouldn't send troops to Beiping!"
“…”
"My king, I have fallen into his trap!"
When the people around heard this, their hearts sank.
Looking back at their previous actions now, they had indeed deviated from the track they had originally set. Just because Zhu Feng appeared in Changqing City, he actually affected the actions and judgments of the entire Ning Wang Mansion with his own strength.
It seems that even with his amnesia, he has not lost his wisdom and strength.
Now, it is they who are in trouble.
Zhai Yun asked hurriedly, "Then, Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
Zhu Xuan immediately said, "We absolutely cannot remain in Changqing City any longer. Otherwise, as the Confucian scholar said, when the imperial army arrives, we will be left to passively take the beating. We must take the initiative now!"
"Take the initiative? Then, where should we attack?"
Having said this, everyone looked at each other.
Shi Yiru thought for a moment and said, "I have two plans."
Zhu Xuan said, "You say."
"Since we're leaving Changqing City, our only options are north and south. The best strategy is to march south and capture Jinling, making that place our capital, establishing ourselves as king, and ruling from Zhu Feng across the river."
"Jinling?"
Zhu Xuan frowned.
Although this is a good strategy, Jinling has already been abandoned by Zhu Feng as the capital, and it doesn't feel right for him to take it back.
After all, what he wanted to do was to replace Zhu Feng.
So he asked, "Then, what's the other strategy?"
Shi Yiru glanced at him and said, "Another strategy is to follow the original plan and march north, aiming for Peking. However, due to the appearance of the Holy Emperor, we may not be able to attack Peking directly. We must capture a city along the way as a defense."
Zhu Xuan's eyes flashed: "You are talking about——"
"Crane City!"
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After listening to Ye Zheng's story about what happened a few days ago, Nan Yan was silent for a long time.
Ran Xiaoyu listened from the side, still frowning.
She thought for a moment and said, "Even if that's the case, why is it that he can recognize everyone and accept everyone, but he just can't remember the Imperial Concubine?"
Ye Zheng looked up at her and said, "This is indeed a strange thing."
“…”
"Your Majesty, after the Emperor woke up, he gradually accepted all of us, from the Empress, to the concubines in the harem, to me, to that old Taoist priest with a big nose, and even to Madam Qin. He was able to accept us and gradually regained his former feelings."
“…”
"But no one can mention the word 'imperial concubine' in front of him."
“…”
"When he mentions it, he gets a splitting headache."
“…”
"The old Taoist priest said that the medicine might still be taking effect, but this is the first time this has happened. He was afraid that the stimulation would be too great and cause him to experience another Supreme Oblivion. So gradually, no one dared to mention you anymore."
“…”
Nan Yan listened and said nothing.
In fact, she had discovered this problem a long time ago. When they were in the fishing village, when the people sent by Prince Ning's Mansion mentioned the "Imperial Concubine" in front of Zhu Feng, he had a splitting headache and almost died.
so--
Tai Shang, forget about love?
Is this the reason?
She said lightly: "I, understand."
Hearing her hoarse voice, Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly brought the cup of water to her again.
Ye Zheng on the side smiled and said, "But no matter what, we finally escaped danger this time. The wind just stopped at the perfect moment. It was like divine help!"
“……!”
Nan Yan was drinking water when her heart sank.
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