Chapter 413: House Arrest
The court officials were in a panic and began to screen everyone in their own houses, fearing that there were spies planted around them without their knowledge.
This incident also changed the attitude of court officials towards the Yunnan Southern Prefecture. Those court officials who had originally stood on the side of the Yunnan Southern Prefecture and believed that the Yunnan Southern Prefecture had no intention of rebellion also switched sides one after another.
If he had no intention of rebellion, why would he place spies in the homes of court officials?
The poisonous insect pests that appeared during the previous epidemic in Xiping were probably also the work of the Southern Yunnan Prefecture.
Emperor Defeng was furious and sent Zhou Weihai, the general of the Beijing camp, as commander-in-chief and 20,000 elite troops to southern Yunnan to quell the rebellion.
The words "quelling the rebellion" are very particular.
The rebel army could be either the South Vietnamese army or the Southern Yunnan army.
Emperor Defeng privately gave Zhou Weihai a secret order, allowing him to act at his discretion.
At the same time, Concubine Rou was also confined to Xiyan Palace and was not allowed to leave without his permission.
Lu Zhiran was also confined to Prince Jin's mansion.
The situation changed overnight, and the candidate for the crown prince, who everyone thought was a foregone conclusion, changed again.
The atmosphere in the court was tense and everyone felt insecure.
When Lu Zhiran learned what happened outside, before she could react, Emperor Defeng issued a house arrest order.
Her heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
Behind this, there is an invisible big hand planning, and the other party's planning started as early as ten years ago, or even longer ago.
Who is it?
She thought of the tampered tablet in Empress Sun’s palace.
The tablet made Empress Sun's body increasingly weak, and also became a sharp weapon to get rid of Concubine Li, and dealt a heavy blow to Xiao Yanqing.
Originally, Lu Zhiran suspected that the tablet was not tampered with by Concubine Li. Because Empress Sun had no children, getting rid of her would not help Concubine Li in any way, but would only increase the risk for herself.
Now, she is even more certain of this. The person who did that thing is probably the same person who was behind this incident.
That incident could get rid of Xiao Yanqing, but this incident would deal a fatal blow to the King of Southern Yunnan, and in turn, put Xiao Yanci in a passive position.
The other party has planned so carefully and deliberately, and only played this card today. This kind of planning and patience is truly extraordinary.
Their enemy this time is more difficult to deal with than Xiao Yanqing.
Now, they didn't even know who the other party was.
Lu Zhiran deduced from the results that whoever benefited the most from this matter was most likely the mastermind.
But the matter has been fermenting for too short a time, and the real beneficiary has not yet surfaced.
Lu Zhiran was a little anxious. She paced back and forth in the room again and again, but she had no idea what to do. Instead, her temples were throbbing.
Her thoughts were clogged.
Cui Fu and Dan Yan were also very anxious when they saw her like this.
But they couldn't help her at all, and could only advise her, "Princess, you need to calm down first. You must not lose your composure. If you lose your composure first, how can you help the prince turn things around?"
"Yes, now the prince is far away in southern Yunnan, and can only let others make plans for him. Only you can find a way to help him."
The maid's words finally calmed her down a bit.
Yes, she can't mess around.
Chaos makes it easier for things to go wrong and for you to fall into the other party's trap.
She had to calm down.
The only people who would make such a deliberate plan are the princes. What they are fighting for is just that position.
Lu Zhiran's minds flashed with their faces one by one.
Finally, I simply picked up a pen and listed all their information.
Only in this way can we more intuitively judge who is the biggest suspect.
At the same time, Concubine Rou was also suffering from unspeakable anxiety and torment.
She didn't expect the situation to take a sudden turn for the worse and develop to this point.
What made her shudder even more was the decade-long plot by the person behind the scenes.
It turned out that when they were unaware, someone had already stretched out his evil hands to them.
It takes ten years to sharpen a sword. The other party has been waiting for so long, probably just for this day.
Concubine Rou also made the same move as Lu Zhiran.
Pick up the pen, list, and then filter.
No matter what kind of monster it is, as long as it has done anything, it will always be exposed.
At the same time, Xiao Yanlin was in southern Fujian, where he was still working diligently to provide disaster relief.
The memorial submitted by Bian Zhiming was not false; he did all those things.
If he wants to gain merit and win the hearts of the people, he must take concrete actions.
He could deceive Emperor Defeng who was far away, but he could not deceive the victims who were right in front of him.
So Xiao Yanlin works very hard and does everything himself.
Everyone else thought he was an insignificant and unpopular prince.
But no one knew that over the years, his maternal grandparents had already made a lot of money in southern Fujian by relying on sea transportation.
The Zhao family has deep roots and extensive connections here. They have no shortage of silver, food, or medicinal materials, and all these resources can be used by him.
So, he requested to go to southern Fujian to provide disaster relief.
Because he knew that as long as he came, he would be able to get things done and earn the credit.
Things are going well.
He brought relief food from the court, but it was far from enough and the people would soon starve again.
Xiao Yanlin personally went to the homes of various gentry, took the initiative to bow his head and borrow grain from them.
Finally, thanks to his efforts, he was able to borrow enough food for the people to fill their stomachs.
His move won the hearts of the people.
The problem of food and clothing was solved, but the problem of epidemics followed.
The prescription written by the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital was ineffective, so Xiao Yanlin tried every means to find a female doctor who could prescribe the same medicine - in fact, it was Zhao Shuning.
Zhao Shuning prescribed a good prescription and quickly cured the people's malaria.
Xiao Yanlin once again won the hearts of the people.
He was largely successful in this disaster relief effort.
After that, there are the aftermath of the disaster. He doesn't need to show up anymore, as his subordinates can take care of it.
He is in southern Fujian, but he is well-informed.
All the news about the court's movements was reported to him, and a smile slowly appeared on Xiao Yanlin's face.
"It seems that my Seventh Brother will suffer this time."
Those secret agents who put the poison in were sent in by the Zhao family many years ago, and they always thought that their master was the King of Southern Yunnan.
This perception is deeply ingrained in people's minds, so they will confess the "truth" when they are tortured.
When the news of the King of Southern Yunnan's rebellion reached the capital, Emperor Defeng was extremely suspicious of the Southern Yunnan Prefecture. The secret agents they had planted many years ago finally came in handy.
He played his cards one by one, and fortunately, the effect was very good, and Xiao Yanlin was very satisfied with it.
Zhao Shuning on the side didn't say anything, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Lu Zhiran, you would never have thought that one day you would end up like this.
Don't worry, this is just the beginning.
In the near future, I will appear in front of you openly.
At that time, you will have no choice but to kneel before me and beg for mercy.
Xiao Yanlin then ordered, "Make arrangements and speed up the process. Let's finish the matter here. It's almost time for me to return to the capital."
The situation in the capital is very good now, and it is time for him to go back and pick peaches.
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