Chapter 394: Mr. Jiang is back
After returning, Mo Junxing didn't even bother to settle accounts with Empress Dowager Xiao. He immediately selected his troops and personally led them to confront Dacheng's 100,000 troops at the border.
This news soon caused a sensation in the court.
They had no idea about it.
Moreover, Shen Hechuan is still sick, so how can he gather 100,000 troops at the border?
Moreover, this news caused turmoil on the border, made countless people panic, and of course, made these ministers uneasy.
Only then, after learning the news, they hurried into the palace and submitted memorials to the Empress Dowager, asking her why she had concealed the truth from everyone and caused turmoil on the border.
What is the purpose of all this?
This also made the ministers feel that the Queen Mother really wanted to take advantage of Chen Hechuan's illness to completely control the government.
For this reason, all the ministers knelt outside the Wanhe Hall and wrote a joint letter, asking to meet with Shen Hechuan.
In response, the Queen Mother sighed and looked at Gu Jinxi.
"Xi'er, what do you think I should do now?"
Gu Jinxi thought about it before speaking tentatively.
“Now all the ministers are suspicious, and Xier thinks that we can appease them by letting them see the emperor.
At this point, if we continue to forcefully deal with them, it will probably backfire."
The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.
"Yes, you are quite right. Now is indeed the time to let them take a look at 'Your Majesty'."
Afterwards, the Queen Mother ordered all the ministers to come in and open the curtain of "Chen Hechuan".
Only then did everyone see "Chen Hechuan" lying on the bed.
Among them, some ministers had doubts.
A royal physician was also invited to diagnose Chen Hechuan's pulse.
Lin Ping, who was dressed as Chen Hechuan, would naturally use martial arts to control his pulse.
So, after the imperial physician made the diagnosis, he immediately knelt down on the ground tremblingly.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty's pulse is disordered and your body is weak, which is why you are in a coma. I'm afraid you will need some time to recuperate and take good care of yourself before you can recover."
After saying this, the ministers looked at each other and had to believe that Shen Hechuan was really sick.
But despite this, the ministers did not completely give up their suspicion of the Queen Mother. After all, a hundred thousand troops on the border was really unusual.
The ministers talked about this and almost got into a quarrel in the Wanhe Hall.
At this time, Little Shadow came hurriedly to report.
"Empress Dowager, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Mr. Jiang requests an audience."
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows upon hearing this.
"It turns out that it's Mr. Jiang who's back. Why don't you invite him in?"
Mr. Jiang.
Jiang Chongfan.
They are the maternal clan of the former queen Jiang Xianhao, and also the largest family in Tiandu, which is the entire Dacheng.
He is also a veteran figure who has served through three dynasties.
He has countless disciples in the court, and even though he has not been in Tiandu for many years, the status of his Jiang family has not diminished in the slightest.
On the contrary, Jiang Chongfan has become much more mature because he has been away from the court for many years.
I heard that the Jiang family now has more than double the number of people than before, and there are many talented people among them.
This time, when Shen Hechuan ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to let the Jiang family return to Tiandu.
Because the Jiang family had so many people, it took them a month just to pack their bags. They also had to carry the elderly with them, traveling through mountains and rivers, so they arrived late.
All the ministers in the court, even the old Grand Tutor Wang, were respectful to him, which shows how far-reaching his deterrent power was.
As the Queen Mother finished speaking, an old man with white hair slowly walked in.
Living away from Tiandu for many years has made Mr. Jiang's hair turn white, his face look haggard, and his body become more hunched.
Because of this, he looked much shorter, just like an ordinary old man, and he no longer had the fighting spirit he had when he left Tian.
He walked to the center of the hall and first bowed to the Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince. After the two asked him to stand up, he looked at Gu Jinxi beside the Empress Dowager.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise and intelligent, and he has the demeanor of our Majesty back then."
The Queen Mother sighed upon hearing this.
"Unfortunately, His Majesty is seriously ill now, so he cannot summon Elder Jiang directly."
Jiang Chongfan immediately bowed and said, "I was delayed on the way and was unable to personally witness Your Majesty's enthronement. This is my fault."
"As for your majesty's illness, I have long heard of it and feel deeply guilty. I have specially sent you a thousand-year-old ginseng, hoping it will be of some help to your majesty."
The Queen Mother nodded and agreed. The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before Old Jiang left.
However, before he left, he looked at Gu Jinxi a few more times.
After Mr. Jiang left, the other ministers left as well, seeing that they could not reach a conclusion and the Queen Mother was unwilling to explain the matter of the 100,000 troops.
The Queen Mother finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately passed on the message, asking Shen Hechuan to come back as soon as possible.
Gu Jinxi, however, was confused.
The Queen Mother hastened to explain to him.
After explaining Elder Jiang's family and power clearly, he added, "After all, you should also call him great-grandfather."
Gu Jinxi nodded.
"But since he has such a great power, why didn't he stay in Tiandu?"
"If he had stayed in Tiandu, Daddy's situation would have definitely been better, and he wouldn't have suffered so much injustice over the years."
The Queen Mother also sighed when she heard this.
"yes!"
“Back then, the former queen, your grandmother, wanted to dispel your majesty’s suspicions, so she forced her mother’s family to leave Tiandu.
Despite this, your grandfather did not diminish the power of your grandmother's family."
These words made Gu Jinxi frown even deeper.
"Xi'er doesn't quite understand."
"If my grandmother didn't have my grandfather's trust, shouldn't she have allowed her mother's family to stay in Tiandu to support her?"
"Otherwise, there are only Grandmother and Father left in this entire imperial city, and no one is there to help us. What if we encounter any danger?"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she suddenly stopped.
Gu Jinxi's words woke her up.
yes!
At the beginning, the Jiang family's departure was really strange.
Even if it was Jiang Xianhao's request, it was to gain the trust of His Majesty.
But they left too decisively.
It doesn't seem like it's for Jiang Xianhao's good, but to sever ties with Jiang Xianhao.
Presumably, Jiang Chongfan did not believe his daughter at the time, and was also afraid that Shen Hechuan was not Shen Wanshan's biological son.
I was afraid that Jiang Xianhao would implicate me and drag down the entire family.
So, he cruelly abandoned Jiang Xianhao.
In recent years, the Jiang family has been living in seclusion in Jiangnan, hiding from the world.
This is also why the Jiang family did not send anyone to Jiang Xianhao’s funeral.
Of course, the reason given by the Jiang family was that there was an accident on the way, which caused the delay.
However, after Shen Hechuan ascended the throne, the Jiang family quickly packed up their bags and returned to Tiandu with the entire family's strength.
The twists and turns here are really suspicious!!!
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