A Cai's work: The Emperor's Phoenix: The Godly Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine ... Volume 1 1866 Battle, Enemy at the Gate
"Dang..." Without any warning, the needle on the compass suddenly stopped and pointed in the direction of the city gate.
The results are out.
The Imperial Master staggered a step and slowly raised his head...
The imperial teacher's face was pale, and he looked like he was seriously injured, but he had a holy and confident smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I am fortunate to have fulfilled your mission. This old minister..."
"Report..."
The sound of footsteps "dong dong dong" completely destroyed the solemn and holy atmosphere in the ancestral temple. The loud voices of the guards also suppressed the voice of the old national teacher.
"Report...urgent military situation." The guards ran all the way and rushed straight into the hall.
Since the matter concerned the country and the people, and Xiling Tianyu had given instructions in advance, the guarding imperial guards did not stop him, allowing the man to rush into the palace unimpeded.
"Report... The eldest princess is plotting a rebellion, and an army of one hundred thousand is at the gates of the city. Please give your instructions, Your Majesty." The man did not give the emperor a chance to interrupt. He finished speaking in one breath, then kowtowed heavily, waiting for the emperor's orders.
What?
The whole audience was shocked!
"Pah..." Something fell down, and the emperor stood up in a flash: "What did you say?"
"In reply to the emperor, the eldest princess has raised an army to rebel. The rebels are at the gates of the city. There are no soldiers outside the city except for the soldiers guarding the city. I would like to ask the emperor to issue an order to mobilize the imperial guards to defend. Once the eldest princess breaks through, the imperial city will be in danger." The young general finished speaking in one breath, and then looked at the emperor expectantly, his eyes full of fighting spirit. Seeing that the emperor did not say anything, he eagerly stated his position: "This general swears to protect the emperor until his death. Please issue an order."
"There are no soldiers in the city?" The emperor's eyes suddenly widened, the blood drained from his face in an instant, and he staggered back.
"Your Majesty, be careful." The queen hurried forward and supported the emperor, her face also full of panic.
If the princess takes over the city, they will all die.
"Puff..." The emperor felt his blood boiling and he spit out blood. His eyes rolled back and he fainted.
"Someone come, come quickly, the emperor has fainted..." Xiling Tianyu hurried forward, hugged the emperor, and shouted loudly for the imperial physician to come.
But at this time, everyone in the hall was shocked by the fact that the eldest princess led troops to attack the imperial city. Xiling Tianyu shouted for a long time before everyone reacted and hurried to summon the imperial physician.
The Imperial Master held the compass and stood there blankly. He didn't react for a long time. He stood there blankly, watching everyone rushing out in a panic. When the Crown Prince, the Emperor, and the Empress led their people away, the Imperial Master finally relaxed. Looking at the empty hall, the compass in his hand slipped and broke into several pieces...
how so?
The Imperial Master stumbled out, and the frightened Taoist boy beside him hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "Master, be careful."
After hearing this shout, the Imperial Master realized that there were still people in the hall. He pushed the little Taoist boy away and said, "I can walk by myself." After taking two steps, he saw the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen who had not left yet.
The Imperial Master paused, turned around and stared at Feng Qingchen. After looking at her for a while, he looked away and looked at the Ninth Prince. His peaceful and wise eyes flashed with a sharp light: "It's her. Everything is because of her, right?"
The Imperial Master pointed at Feng Qingchen and questioned the Ninth Prince: "Because of her, everyone's fate has changed. All my previous efforts have been in vain. My deduction has become a joke. And... today's events were all planned by you, right? You deliberately chose today to let me deduce the whereabouts of the eldest princess, right?"
Although it was a rhetorical question, the Imperial Master was very sure.
There aren't so many coincidences in this world, and he had already fallen into the scheme of the Ninth Prince.
Ignoring the excitement and indignation of the Imperial Master, Feng Qingchen said calmly: "The Imperial Master is an expert in deducing destiny. Didn't he foresee that he would end up like this?"
Feng Qingchen paused for a moment, then said pointedly: "Master Imperial Master should have figured it out, otherwise...the eldest disciple beside you wouldn't have suddenly disappeared."
"You, what did you do?" The national teacher only felt a sweet and fishy smell rushing into his throat. He quickly took a breath to suppress it and asked nervously.
"Master, if you do nothing, we naturally won't do anything either." Feng Qingchen left after saying this and turned away with the Ninth Prince.
Outside the ancestral temple, there were many ignorant people gathered, pointing and talking at the temple, obviously not understanding why the emperor was in such a hurry to return to the palace.
In the elegant room, someone who was well-informed immediately turned around and left. Seeing how anxious they were, it must be that the situation was serious...
"Where should we go next?" Feng Qingchen stood on the steps and turned to ask the Ninth Uncle beside him.
"Meet up with the Eighteen Riders." The Ninth Prince took the lead and Feng Qingchen had no choice but to follow: "And then?"
"Go back to Dongling." Everything that needed to be done in Xiling had been done, so what were they staying here for?
"You don't care about the rebellion in Xiling?" It's really not like the Ninth Prince to not get a share of such a good opportunity.
"..." The Ninth Uncle did not answer Feng Qingchen's words.
It's not that he doesn't want to have a piece of the pie, but reality doesn't allow it. Yuwen Yuanhua had just transferred to a civil servant position, and he hadn't learned the jargon of civil servants yet. When negotiating with Beiling, he was cheated by the Beiling people. Yuwen Yuanhua was so angry that he killed the official who cheated him, and then...
Beiling was fed up and took the opportunity to ask Dongling to make more concessions. Dongling naturally would not agree, so the two sides became more and more angry as they talked, and they started fighting directly.
Beiling has launched several small-scale attacks on the border, with half wins and half losses. Both sides are furious and a full-scale war is imminent.
Prince Zhou was in Chu City and learned that Beiling had taken action. He also announced an uprising in Chu City. In the name of maintaining orthodoxy, he proclaimed himself emperor in Chu City, read out the ten crimes of the Ninth Uncle, and vowed to kill the Ninth Uncle, break into the imperial city, and rescue the retired emperor.
There were quite a few people who responded. Prince Yong, who was far away in his fiefdom, was the first to lead his troops to respond. It was rare for two brothers to be so united.
While there was civil unrest in Xiling, there was not much peace in Dongling either.
In other words, the Ninth Prince's own backyard was on fire, so he had no time to stay in Xiling and share the benefits of Xiling.
Xiling has already been in chaos anyway. With the resilience of the princess and the secret instigation of the Ninth Prince, it will be difficult to quell the civil strife in Xiling in one or two years. One or two years is enough for the Ninth Prince to deal with Beiling and Chucheng, and even take the opportunity to destroy Nanling. By then...
When the civil unrest in Xiling is quelled and the situation is settled, he will have time to deal with other people and take care of Xiling.
Although the war broke out suddenly, everything was within the expectations of the Ninth Prince. He was not panicked. Taking advantage of the civil strife in Xiling, he took Feng Qingchen away and left envoys in Xiling to deal with the situation.
Anyway, no matter whose troops they were, they would not dare to kill the Dongling envoy. If this led to Dongling intervening in the civil strife in Xiling, both the Princess and the Emperor would regret it.
After the Ninth Prince caused a bloody storm in Xiling, he left with Feng Qingchen without even saying goodbye. When the Emperor of Xiling heard the news later, he was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted.
"Dongling Jiu is going too far." The Emperor of Xiling gnashed his teeth. If it weren't for the civil strife in Xiling, he would never have swallowed this anger and would have sent troops to attack Dongling...
A word to the readers: I sincerely feel that I am going to let the Ninth Prince unify the Nine Provinces.