956 Guilt, drive the Ninth Prince out of the Imperial City
Feng Qingchen didn't care what kind of storm the chess game would cause, and how angry the Su family would be, and he would not add fuel to the fire at this time. |
Ever since his appearance at the Imperial College that day, Feng Qingchen had stayed indoors. Although chess masters came to see him every day, Feng Qingchen did not respond and refused to see anyone, citing poor health as an excuse.
Feng Qingchen's act of avoiding the limelight seemed cowardly to outsiders, but smart people knew that Feng Qingchen was just sitting on the sidelines watching the show, coldly watching those righteous people forcing the Nanling Su family to remove the plaque and get rid of the name of the Nanling Su family.
Although Feng Qingchen's remarks in the Imperial College did not have much destructive power, they left the Nanling Su family with no way out. Many great scholars were present at the time, and even if the Su family wanted to deny it, they could not. In the future, if anyone calls themselves from the Nanling Su family, they will only be despised.
The Su family was in an awkward position and was hated by literati and celebrities. They wanted to follow the path of the Emperor of Dongling and serve as the emperor's lackeys, but they did not expect that a big event happened in Dongling. The emperor had no intention of caring about the Su family at all, and even had no time to visit the charming Empress Su.
"The emperor's mausoleum was destroyed, tens of thousands of soldiers died in the battle, but no one knows who did it. Tell me, did I see it wrong?" The emperor threw the memorial in his hand directly on the head of the guardian: "The mausoleum and coffin of the late emperor were smashed, but you can't do anything except apologize. What's the point of me keeping you bunch of useless people?"
Bang...Poor Taibao, who was already old, was hit so hard that he bled and fainted on the spot. He thought he could escape and go to the Imperial Hospital to rest, but he didn't expect that the Emperor acted as if he didn't see him and let him lie on the cold floor.
The emperor asked the other adults angrily, but they would not say anything except kneeling down and asking for forgiveness. The emperor was so angry that he ordered the guards to drag all the adults out and beat them with sticks, even the unconscious Taibao.
No one dared to disturb the emperor in his rage, but there was one person who was not afraid of death and chose to enter the palace at this time. |
"Your Majesty, Lord Fu requests to see you." The young eunuch's legs were shaking with fear, but he still said it with a stiff upper lip. He thought he would be scolded by the emperor, but he didn't expect the emperor to suppress his anger and ask someone to call Fu Lin in.
After a set of empty formalities, Fu Lin, who looked extremely good, got straight to the point and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the imperial mausoleum was bombed. I wonder what the specific situation is?"
"Read the memorial yourself." The emperor looked at Fu Lin with satisfaction. At this time, there was finally a responsible minister.
Fu Lin was not hypocritical. After apologizing, he picked up the blood-stained memorial and began to read it. The leader of the garrison knew the seriousness of the situation and did not dare to conceal the truth. He wrote down everything he had seen at the scene.
"Your Majesty, this matter is man-made. Someone is deliberately targeting Dong Ling." Fu Lin quickly found a reason for the other party to take action.
After the emperor lost his temper, he calmed down and looked at the minister he admired most. His tone softened a little: "Fu Lin, do you have anyone you suspect?"
"Your Majesty, the enemy was able to destroy tens of thousands of our Dongling troops in just one hour as if there was no one in the area. This is enough to show that the enemy is not weak. Looking at the vicious means of the enemy, but they did not touch the burial objects of the imperial mausoleum, it can be seen that the enemy is not after money, but only to humiliate our Dongling. If I am not mistaken, the people who did it are either the rebels of the previous dynasty or the other three countries."
The emperor nodded, indicating that he agreed with Fu Lin's words. Although there was no evidence, the people who had the ability to do such a thing in the Kyushu Continent could only be these few people. Although the emperor had once suspected the Ninth Uncle, when he thought that the Ninth Uncle's parents were also buried in the imperial mausoleum, the emperor withdrew his doubts.
"My dear Fu, I'll leave this matter to you."
"I obey your order."
The bombing of the imperial mausoleum had a far-reaching impact. The Ninth Prince even told the emperor in person that he should give an explanation to the Dongling royal family and the people of the world. Shouldn't the emperor feel ashamed that he couldn't even protect the mausoleum of his ancestors?
The emperor did feel ashamed, but it was not because he failed to preserve the remains of the late emperor. Instead, he was angered by the righteous words of his ninth uncle. When he thought of the bombing of his own tomb before, the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
The ministers did not say a single practical word except kneeling down and begging the emperor to take care of his health. The emperor was so angry that he fell seriously ill. After he recovered, the emperor did not delay any longer. Taking the evidence "found" by Fu Lin, the emperor pushed the blame onto the rebels of the previous dynasty and issued an edict of self-criticism, saying that he was wrong for failing to protect the imperial tomb of his ancestors.
The murderer who destroyed the imperial mausoleum was found and executed by slow slicing. In addition, the emperor also admitted his mistake, so the matter was over. Although the Ninth Prince was still dissatisfied, he did not say much. He only asked the emperor for permission, and he would be personally responsible for the excavation and reconstruction of the imperial mausoleum ruins.
The emperor was reluctant at first, but the Ninth Prince made it clear that he did not believe that the emperor could protect the imperial mausoleum. The emperor was so angry that his old illness almost relapsed. Fu Lin went to the palace overnight and said something to the emperor. The emperor appeared refreshed the next day and ordered the Ninth Prince to choose a day to go to the imperial mausoleum to supervise the reconstruction of the imperial mausoleum.
The person in charge of reconstruction does not need to go to the imperial mausoleum in person, but the emperor has ordered the Ninth Prince to stay at the imperial mausoleum until it is completed.
The Ninth Prince Uncle received the order and looked at the Emperor meaningfully without raising any objections. The court officials did not dare to speak, but the look in the Ninth Prince Uncle's eyes showed more sympathy and worry.
"Are you planning to stay in the imperial mausoleum for ten or eight years?" Wang Jinling and the Ninth Prince made an appointment in an ordinary teahouse. Wang Jinling poured himself a cup of tea and ignored the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince was not angry either. He poured himself a cup of hot tea but held it in his hand without drinking it. "Let's go on a chosen day. I can go whenever I want."
Wang Jinling smiled and nodded: "I said, it won't be so easy for the emperor to drive you out of the imperial city."
If the emperor really had the ability to drive the Ninth Uncle out of the imperial city, he would have done it long ago.
"Let him be happy for two days."
Wang Jinling smiled unkindly: "You are the only one in the world who dares to say this, but this is a good reason. When the matter of the imperial city is over, you should leave the capital. You have the reason to build the imperial mausoleum. You can leave the capital freely without anyone to restrict you."
Once outside the capital, the emperor will be powerless even if he wants to. It will be much more convenient for the Ninth Prince to do anything outside at that time.
"We need to consider this matter over a long period of time. There is no rush. Have you checked the list I gave you?" The list that the Ninth Prince Uncle gave to Wang Jinling was the list of concubines and ministers involved in the fire in the zoo that the man in gray had revealed.
The man in gray didn't know much. No matter how they forced him to confess, he only confessed about the zoo. He didn't know anything else, no matter how they asked.
In the incident of the fire in the Beast Garden, in addition to Concubine Chun, there were several other concubines of similar rank to Concubine Chun, a total of six people, and eight ministers. These people had no direct hatred towards Feng Qingchen, it was just that Feng Qingchen blocked their way.
When it came to business, the smile on Wang Jinling's face faded, and he nodded seriously: "Now that we have found out, we can start now."
"Yes." The Ninth Prince responded, indicating that he understood.
Last night, the last group of Black Knights had infiltrated the Imperial City. As long as he gave the order, the Black Knights would carry out their second mission and clean up all those who were involved in the fire in the Beast Garden...