Chapter 534 Rebellion
The morning light is dim.
The entire imperial city was shrouded in a hazy sky. The scenery in the distance was not very real and could only be automatically filled in by the impressions accumulated by the people over the years.
When everyone turned around, they could only see a tall, blurry figure standing outside the boundary between light and dark cast by the bright candlelight in the hall, slowly walking towards Chongyun Hall.
After entering the Chongyun Palace which was as bright as day, Jiang Silin's angular face finally came into everyone's sight.
"Good news has already been received from the border, saying that they have successfully captured the capital of Beiming," Jiang Silin said in a slow and steady voice as he walked towards Jiang Tinghuai, "If your majesty is really fine, it should not be difficult for him to return to the court during this period of time."
"The people are in a state of panic right now. Your Majesty, as the ruler of a great country, should come forward at this time to calm the people."
He slowly stood at the front of the ministers, his eyes looking straight at Jiang Tinghuai on the golden platform. Endless madness seemed to be rolling in his calm eyes.
Jiang Tinghuai was silent for a moment, then called out softly, "Uncle Wang."
He did not answer the other party first, but asked: "Why did you suddenly return to Beijing?!"
Jiang Silin was stunned for a moment, the cold eyes trembled for a moment, and finally fixed on an expression that was difficult to describe.
Jiang Tinghuai looked him in the eye without bias, trying hard to suppress the expectation in his eyes.
Unlike other princes and princesses in the palace, he was a little older and had spent some time with Prince Xin before he went to his own fiefdom.
At that time, Prince Xin was far from having the gloomy temperament he has now, and the emperor had not yet shown too much concern for their children because of the appearance of the young man.
During his most ignorant years, Uncle Wang was often by his side.
She would take him to the roof to admire the moon and stars, or accompany him to climb a big tree to dig out bird nests and steal eggs. Occasionally, if they were discovered by the queen mother, she would punish both of them.
This uncle does not have the sharp aura of King Jing, and he also likes to stick to him.
It was not until the other party was sent to his fiefdom that the affection between them gradually faded. Later on, they would only greet each other in a polite and distant manner during occasions like the New Year's Day banquet, which was considered a greeting.
He knew that the news spoken in the boy's heart was not false, but he still didn't want to believe that Uncle Wang, who had given him a warm time in his childhood memory, would do such a vicious thing that disregarded the lives of Da Rui's soldiers.
The emotion in Jiang Silin's eyes only lasted for a moment, and he soon returned to his previous calmness wrapped in madness: "No one can reassure the people of Da Rui, so I came."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire court was immediately plunged into a new round of noise!
"Your Majesty, you are being too arrogant!"
"What can make the people of Da Rui feel at ease is your Majesty's invincible military achievements. What does this have to do with you, the prince?!"
"That's right! Your Majesty led the soldiers of Da Rui to charge into the battlefield with his flesh and blood. If an emperor who works for the country and the people cannot reassure the people, can the prince do the same?!"
The ministers turned around with angry eyes, and used their words as charging projectiles, shooting in a series in the direction of Prince Xin. Jiang Silin, who was the center of everyone's hateful gazes, did not take the verbal attacks of this group of people seriously at all, and did not even glance at the person behind him.
He made full preparations before coming here.
The men stationed in Beiming brought back news from the camp for several days in a row, all of which were very certain. Jiang Yanchuan had disappeared since that battle and had never appeared in the camp again. Even in the subsequent battle for the capital of Beiming, he was not seen.
His men subsequently deployed many people to travel between Beiming Capital and the camp, and all they saw was Kan Ruifeng busy running the show...
Jiang Yanchuan's disappearance was almost confirmed news.
Soon, an official arranged by Prince Xin stepped out from the team and shouted, "This is wrong!"
"Now the rumors are rampant in the city, and the people are all panicked and uneasy. Under such circumstances, our court really needs a backbone!"
"Now that our Da Rui has just finished fighting with Bei Ming, the army is exhausted. Now the surrounding countries are lurking around, waiting to seize the opportunity of our Da Rui's weakness to attack. If Your Majesty is really in crisis, our dynasty will certainly need the prince to step forward at this time!!"
Although they didn't quite understand why the original King Jing became King Xin, the two princes were already on the same boat, so they just had to go with the flow!
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is still sitting on the dragon throne. Your Highness was appointed by His Majesty to take charge of state affairs before His Majesty passed away—"
"Your Highness is still young. How can you lead our Great Rui through this crisis when so many other countries are watching us covetously?!"
The two camps stood directly on opposite sides and started arguing with each other in the court.
After Fu Jiu shouted "Be quiet" three times, one minister still couldn't stop talking and blurted out "Are you going to rebel?!"
In the sudden silence around them, these words were like a thunderclap, hitting everyone's ears.
This time, the entire Chongyun Palace fell completely silent.
In the dead silence, Jiang Silin, who was standing leisurely at the front of the ministers, finally turned around.
He looked at the minister on the other side who was blushing with anger with a smile on his face, and said in a soft voice: "Hmm..."
"The rebellion." he said.
There was a hint of smile in his voice.
The ministers: “…”
The minister who had raised the question earlier could not hear the young man's voice, and had always been excluded from the mysterious group that had known the truth for a long time. Now, seeing that a mere word from his brain had elicited a response from the main target, he took several steps back guiltily, thought about it, and still felt that it was not safe enough, so he simply hid behind a tall colleague and lowered his head slightly.
God knows, he doesn't want to bear such a crime with his weak body!
However, no one was in the mood to pay attention to his actions at this time.
Everyone in Chongyun Palace focused their attention on Jiang Silin until a loud voice came from the golden platform -
“Bang!!”
Jiang Tinghuai slammed the armrest of the dragon chair and stood up angrily: "Uncle Wang, this kind of thing is no joke!"
"How come?"
Jiang Silin turned around, with just the right amount of surprise on his face: "Uncle Wang certainly wouldn't joke about this."
Jiang Tinghuai said "OK" three times in a row, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Someone, come here! Catch this traitor for me!!"
Jiang Yanchuan clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand and moved forward with the surrounding imperial guards. Before he took a few steps, he heard footsteps outside the hall.
Neat and unified, sound like a loud bell!