Chapter 137: The Handle

Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu were relieved to see Minglan and Changbai return safely. Tears welled up in their eyes, full of relief and fear. After a careful check to confirm that Minglan was fine, everyone let her go back to Chengxin Garden to wash up and rest.

In Chengxin Garden, Minglan soaked in a warm bathtub and told Mingxi, Molan and Rulan, who were waiting outside, about her thrilling experience through the screen.

In the front hall, Qi Heng and Changbai were reporting yesterday's events in detail to Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu.

Upon learning of Minglan's dangerous encounter, Sheng Hong was furious. "Prince Yong has gone too far! He is so careless about human life, and he is so partial to his own selfish desires that he disregards the safety of the people and even dares to murder ministers. If this man becomes emperor, the country will no longer be a country!"

Changbai glanced at the furious Sheng Hong. "Father, you should be prepared. Yesterday, Prince Yong and the Lord of Jiacheng County attacked my sixth sister. I wonder if the news of their failure has been reported back to Prince Yong's Mansion. Will Prince Yong be angry? Targeting his father in the court. Yuan Ruo said that His Majesty was seriously ill and was unable to handle state affairs. Prince Yong's party was powerful, as could be seen from the scale of yesterday's birthday banquet. Our family and the Qi family are now on the opposite side of Prince Yong, so we have to be on guard against some things. "

How could Sheng Hong not know that Changbai's words made sense, but he was a fifth-rank official, just a small official in Tokyo City. Facing Prince Yong, it would be like an ant trying to shake a tree!

Qi Heng saw what Sheng Hong was thinking. He thought about what the queen said in the palace. The queen obviously did not want Prince Yong to take the throne. Now that His Majesty was seriously ill and had little time to wake up, all affairs in the court would be decided by the queen.

"Uncle Sheng, we are not the only ones who don't want Prince Yong to ascend the throne. Yesterday, the Empress summoned my family into the palace. She was very unhappy with Prince Yong's behavior. If we could find evidence of Prince Yong's rebellion this time and present it to the Empress, she would definitely not let him continue to do evil."

But they don't have any evidence of Prince Yong's rebellion now!

When things were at a stalemate and the atmosphere was heavy, the doorman announced that Lin Yunting had arrived. Upon hearing this, Sheng Hong's eyes flashed with hope, and he quickly ordered, "Please come in quickly!"

Lin Yunting walked into the hall. Not only did he come alone, he also brought someone with him, and that person was none other than Brother Xu.

Brother Xu, whose real name is Xu Desheng, joined the army of King Yong five years ago. It was only in the past year that he was favored by the right-hand man of King Yong, the mighty general Chen Yi. This year

, he has been the right-hand man of King Yong. Although he is only an eighth-rank lieutenant, he is a man of deep wisdom and cautious behavior. He has been under the command of King Yong for many years. Although he has never been King Yong's confidant, he really knows some of King Yong's secrets. More importantly, he knows the secrets of King Yong's private storage of troops and weapons. Such intelligence is enough to shake the court and the public.

Xu Desheng is a smart man. He attached himself to King Yong because he saw that King Yong had the best chance to ascend the throne. However, he failed in his mission and offended both King Yong and the Lord of Jiacheng County. He knew that the father and daughter would never give up, and if he fell into their hands, he would have no chance of survival. Therefore, this time he was captured, the chips in his hand became the key to his turnaround, and he could take this opportunity to change his allegiance.

He thought to himself that King Yong had a violent temper and was definitely not a wise choice for a monarch. If he defected to another place, he might be able to save his life and property.

The appearance of Xu Desheng undoubtedly opened a crack in this deadlock. As long as he could meet the emperor safely, King Yong's plot would be shattered. However, how to ensure Xu Desheng's safe arrival at the palace has become a difficult problem that everyone needs to solve. After all, once King Yong learns of his existence, he will kill him at all costs.

At this time, Qi Heng proposed a plan, "Maybe we can let Xu Desheng pretend to be me and accompany my father to the palace to meet him. In this way, no one should be suspicious." As soon as this was said, everyone thought this plan was very good, which could not only deceive people but also ensure that it would be foolproof. After

several people discussed it, Qi Heng rode directly back to the Duke's Mansion.

On the way back home, Qi Heng passed by the street that was looted by the gang of bandits yesterday. The once prosperous street has now become a devastated place. The air was filled with a heavy smell of blood and scorched earth. There were dried bloodstains on the ground left by yesterday's atrocities. The shops on both sides of the street that were once bustling were now in a mess. Some shop doors were violently smashed open, the door frames were crooked, and the door panels were scattered all over the ground, leaving only half of the body swaying helplessly in the wind; what's worse, the raging fire turned some shops into ashes, leaving only charred broken walls and ruins. Outside the shops, the painful and numb shopkeepers looked at the charred black, with no desire to live.

Cries and whispers came from afar, those were people who had lost their loved ones or homes, releasing their inner pain and sorrow. There were few pedestrians on the road, and occasionally one or two pedestrians passed by in a hurry.

Qi Heng looked at all this and could not help but feel a chill in his heart. He looked up and saw that the sun was still in the sky as usual, but it seemed difficult to dispel the haze that shrouded everyone's heart. Qi Heng

did not hesitate any more and rode back to the Duke's Mansion quickly. The most urgent task was to bring the criminals to justice so that the people could be given an explanation.

After finding Duke Qi, Qi Heng explained the situation to him. When Duke Qi heard about this, he agreed with them immediately. Their family had completely stood on the opposite side of the Yongwang lineage. He was very happy with Qi Heng's proposal.

The father and son first prepared a generous gift and pretended to go to Sheng Mansion to express their gratitude. After arriving at Sheng Mansion, Duke Qi exchanged greetings with Sheng Hong, and then asked Xu Desheng to change into Qi Heng's clothes and dressed him up so that he would not be exposed from a distance. After

the "father and son" came out of Sheng Mansion, they went straight to the palace.

At this moment, there was a lot of joy in Prince Yong's Mansion, and Prince Yong was already preparing a celebration banquet.

"You did a great job on this matter, and you are worthy of being my capable general! I must reward you well!" Prince Yong picked up the wine glass and drank a glass.

Chen Yi also raised his glass to salute King Yong, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything has been handled properly. Those who oppose Your Majesty will not have the chance to see the sun today. However, because the imperial guards have been chasing us closely, our troops have been surrounded and intercepted, and there are many casualties."

"Oh, it doesn't matter! When I ascend the throne, I will definitely reward these hard-working warriors." Upon hearing this, King Yong did not care too much about these insignificant casualties. In his heart, there was only joy and satisfaction in achieving his goal. In his view, as long as the grand plan succeeds, the rest are all details and not worth mentioning.

Seeing that King Yong did not blame him for the excessive casualties, Chen Yi felt relieved and drank wine with King Yong.

When the Lord of Jiacheng County came, the party had already been over for three rounds.