1574 Map, Dongling is about to change
What happened in Dongling was far beyond the Ninth Prince's expectations. He had never thought that in just three months, Dongling would become so chaotic.
Driving the adult prince out of the city, executing the former crown prince, and supporting the young prince to succeed to the throne, does Dongling want to destroy the country?
The emperor must be very stupid to make such a decision.
Most importantly, where did these people put him?
As the ninth uncle of Dongling, everyone in Dongling knew how high his status was. They actually made such an important decision when he was away. Those people really didn't take him seriously.
Do you really think that he has lost control over Dong Ling just because he has been away for half a year and has not responded in the past three months?
Humph... The Ninth Prince sneered, with murderous intent in his eyes.
Originally, the Ninth Prince had planned to take Feng Qingchen to travel around the mountains and rivers of Dongling, but now he had to change his plans.
In order to get back to Dongling as quickly as possible, everyone abandoned their cars and rode on horses, rushing day and night to Dongling Imperial City. But even so, it still took them half a month to get to Dongling Imperial City.
Half a month was enough time for many things to happen, such as Prince Qing and the former Crown Prince disobeying the Emperor's order. The Emperor was furious and ordered General Xie to lead the troops to forcibly kill the former Crown Prince, the current Prince of Jiangnan.
Fortunately, the troops in Jiangnan were in the hands of Prince Qing, who was loyal enough to the crown prince. He led his troops to fight against them. General Xie, due to Prince Qing's reputation, did not dare to send troops for the time being. He only shouted and cursed outside the city gate, asking the former crown prince to commit suicide according to the emperor's order.
Jiangnan was in a state of panic, and everyone was in danger. No one was allowed to leave Jiangnan, but no one was allowed to enter. Officials and wealthy merchants in Jiangnan were terrified, fearing that they would be implicated by the King of Jiangnan and the King of Qing, and be regarded as accomplices by the emperor.
Jiangnan is in turmoil and is extremely unstable internally. The King of Jiangnan has spent a lot of effort to temporarily suppress these people, but if the stalemate with the court continues, Jiangnan will definitely collapse from within first.
Before the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen entered the city, they received a letter from the King of Jiangnan and the King of Qing asking for help, asking the Ninth Prince to try to get the Emperor to withdraw the imperial edict.
If the emperor insists on not retracting the imperial edict, then the King of Jiangnan and the King of Qing will support the Ninth Prince to take the throne, and in the name of clearing the court of evildoers, they will lead their troops to kill everyone in the imperial city...
"What do you think?" The Ninth Prince put the information on the table and looked up at Feng Qingchen.
Feng Qingchen smiled bitterly: "What else can I see? Either the emperor has lost his mind, or the Xie family controls the harem and government. The Xie family's ambitions are really big, and they are not afraid of choking themselves to death."
Feng Qingchen thought of the letters between the Xie family and Princess Xiling, and knew that Xiling must be behind this matter.
The Princess of Xiling is really a character. When she couldn't get any benefits in Xiling, she reached out to Dongling, not afraid of getting her hands chopped off if she stretched them too far.
"It should be the latter. No matter how foolish the emperor is, he would not make such a decision. The emperor has so many adult sons, and he doesn't care about any of their lives. He only wants the life of the former crown prince. It's nothing more than that he was the rightful heir, and the Prince of Qing has troops. If the former crown prince doesn't die, the eighth prince will not be able to sit firmly on that position." The Xie family was unable to bribe all the officials in Dongling. Those old ministers, ministers, loyal officials, and even aristocratic families like Wang and Wen would never allow a kid like the eighth prince to take the throne.
With the eighth prince ascending the throne and no adult princes in the capital, the imperial power will most likely fall into the hands of the Xie family.
As for what you said about the Ninth Uncle?
The Xie family doesn't dare to touch the Ninth Prince now, and is also testing him. The Xie family is not just targeting Dongling. If the Ninth Prince makes trouble, it may be more powerful to the Xie family.
A fragmented Dongling is more in the interests of some people.
The Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen exchanged some information again. After learning more about the Xie family from each other, they became more certain that the Xie family had joined forces with Princess Xiling a long time ago.
The two looked at each other with bitter smiles, unable to fall asleep for a while. Feng Qingchen took out the piece of agarwood left by her mother, and then used a knife to slowly cut along the crack on the top...
This is indeed a wooden box. The reason why there is no gap is because the Xie family used a special technique to cover the outside with a layer of wood-like material.
When Feng Qingchen picked it up from the water, he found that there was a crack inside the wooden box. But the wood was very hard and he couldn't open it for a while.
These days, Feng Qingchen would cut it with a knife whenever he had time, hoping that it would open soon.
The Ninth Prince wanted to help, but his physique was fine if he didn't get close to agarwood. He would get allergic to it if he got close to it. As for letting others do it, Feng Qingchen was not happy about it.
After all, this was something her mother left behind, and she felt that it would be more sincere if she did it herself.
The Ninth Prince couldn't persuade Feng Qingchen, so he had to follow her.
Feng Qingchen was busy with handicrafts, and the Ninth Prince didn't want to disturb her, so he took a book and sat at the head of the bed to read.
The room was completely silent, save for the occasional spark from the candle and the sound of the knife hitting wood.
The two were not far apart and could see each other as soon as they looked up. Sometimes, they would look up at the same time with telepathic communication, their eyes would meet, they would smile at each other, and then continue to lower their heads to do their own things.
No words, but a warm room...
I don’t know how long it took, but I heard a "click" sound, and Feng Qingchen actually opened the wooden box.
"I opened it." Feng Qingchen was pleasantly surprised. He quickly put the knife on the table and eagerly went to take something out of the wooden box. However, he lost interest after seeing the box: "What is this?"
"What is it?" The Ninth Prince put down his hand and walked over slowly. When he saw what was in Feng Qingchen's hand, a light flashed in his eyes.
Feng Qingchen caught it in time and asked, "Do you know what this is?"
The Ninth Prince nodded: "The map of Kyushu."
Unexpectedly, the Lu family actually has a map of Kyushu in their hands. The Lu family is truly extraordinary.
Without waiting for Feng Qingchen to ask more questions, the Ninth Prince told Feng Qingchen about the Jiuzhou map in detail. He also told Feng Qingchen how many Jiuzhou maps he had in his hands, but the Ninth Prince did not say how he got them.
The origins of some maps cannot be revealed, such as the one of Xuanxiao Palace.
"So, the Killer Alliance still has one piece?" Feng Qingchen knew what the Ninth Prince meant. He just wanted her to take the Killer Alliance's piece.
No problem, but: "Whoever sees it gets a share. I want 30%. " She won't do anything that has no benefit.
The Kyushu map is only valid when all nine pieces are collected. The two pieces she and the Killer Alliance have are very important.
"Okay." The Ninth Prince was also straightforward and responded straightforwardly.
He took up the lion's share of the Lu family's wealth. If he could find the wealth of the Lan family from the previous dynasty, it wouldn't be a big deal if the Fengli clan took up one-third of it.
"It's settled. You keep this one too. I'll get you the one from the Killer Alliance later." Feng Qingchen believed that the Ninth Prince would not go back on his word on such a matter, so he gave him the treasure map generously.
The Ninth Prince had to be on guard against her, as he had plenty of ways to steal the map from her. After all, she didn't know the value of the map.
The Ninth Prince didn't say much. He put the map away, with the corners of his lips slightly raised, showing his good mood at the moment.
He has collected seven maps of Jiuzhou, including the one from Xiling Tianlei, the one from Xuanxiao Palace, the one from Xuanqing Pavilion, the one from the Demon Cult, the one from the Third Prince, and the ones from Feng Qingchen and the Killer Alliance.
Now there are only two pieces left, and he believes that the last two pieces of the map will also fall into his hands...