Emperor Jiazheng, who was joking with his concubine in the palace, never expected a sudden thunderbolt of news. He, who has always been fond of Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu, scolded the two of them in disgust. The two were scolded by the emperor for the first time, and they did not dare to let out the air.
Although they do everything in their power and bad things on weekdays, it is because the emperor does not ask about political affairs. Even if someone impeaches them, the memorial will not be sent to the emperor. But if the emperor really annoyed them and held a grudge against them, it would be very bad for them.
Under one person, over ten thousand people, there is still another under the top. If this matter is not handled well, the emperor will no longer trust them, and their prosperity and wealth will be in danger.
"You tell me every day that the King of Yue is going to plot against the rebels. It's all a matter of chasing the wind! Now not only have we not produced evidence, but we have also made such a big mistake! Seven hundred thousand! The King of Yue has an army of 700,000! You said What to do! Tell me what to do!"
Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu were silent, they had never seen the emperor so angry before.
Emperor Jiazheng panicked.
Originally, he didn't want to move his younger brother too much. After all, he was the brother of a fellow mother, not to mention that the other party also had a heavy army in his hands. However, Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu said that the King of Yue had a conspiracy intention, and several of the generals under the King of Yue expressed their dissatisfaction with him more than once, so he ordered the King of Yue to be arrested, and therefore asked Zhang Zhong to obtain the iron evidence of the King of Yue's rebellion to block the public.
It's good now, not only did people run away, but they rebelled! The King of Yue has the strongest troops in the Southern Chu Kingdom. If he can't get this one right, he won't even think about doing it as an emperor!
The Emperor Jiazheng, whose fingers were trembling with anger, pointed at Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu and cursed, "I don't care what method you use, to appease the King of Yue! Immediately appease the King of Yue! Bury the two concubines of the King of Yue, and immediately send someone to look for the prince of the King of Yue. Where is the King of Yue's child? ?"
Zhang Zhong was in a cold sweat and hesitantly said, "I'm at Yi Zhongren's place. I don't know where he sent him."
"Immediately order Yi Zhongren to send the child to the palace!"
"The people of Yi Zhong are chasing the King of Yue and haven't returned to Beijing yet..."
"Let him go back to Beijing immediately!"
"Yes."
Although Emperor Jiazheng was a faint-hearted monarch, he was still an emperor after all, and he still had a bit of a brain. He ordered Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu to appease the King of Yue, and immediately summoned generals to enter the palace to prepare for deployment.
Emperor Jiazheng didn't leave Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu to discuss matters this time, and drove them out, obviously very angry. The two returned to Fuzhong in despair and summoned their subordinates to discuss countermeasures. If this matter was not handled well, they would definitely capsize in the gutter.
Emperor Jiazheng was really pissed off. Not only did he scold Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu badly, he also went to Concubine Ru Gui's bedroom to reprimand Concubine Ru Gui, and even reprimanded the Crown Prince.
After the reprimand, Emperor Jiazheng flicked his dragon sleeves and left with full of anger. Concubine Ru Gui, who was scolded and cried, smashed the palace into a pulp. This was really a disaster.
Concubine Ru Gui, who was angered, immediately ordered someone to deliver a letter to Yi Zhongren, asking him to return to Beijing quickly. At this time, Concubine Ru Gui's first thought was not her own father.
The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became tense, not only the palace, but the entire South Chu Kingdom was tense.
The King of Yue left 50,000 troops and horses to guard Yidong to prevent the border from falling. He took 650,000 troops and divided them into five routes. Beijing.
But for half a month, the army encountered almost no resistance. The Emperor Jiazheng and the evil parties, who had long lost the people's hearts and minds, have come to suffer the consequences, but for their own dragon throne and glory and wealth, they will naturally not be captured.
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Looking at the urgent letter from the capital in his hand, Yi Zhongren calmly handed it over to the mute, and the mute took it to the table and lit it directly at the oil lamp.
Yi Zhongren was leaning on the head of the bed, half lying on the bed, his face still wearing makeup, but because he was injured, he was even more pale. After exiting Yucheng Pass, Yi Zhongren entered the city directly, making no secret of his tracks, so people from Hu Anwei and Concubine Ru Gui could easily find him.
"I will rush to the capital tomorrow morning. I don't want to meet King Yue's troops before I return to Beijing."
Dumb raised his eyebrows, Yi Zhongren said slightly weakly: "The King of Yue raises troops, let's go back to Beijing to help him do one more thing. If he still can't win the world, then he is really a coward and idiot."
The mute walked to the bed and whispered in Yi Zhongren's ear, "Your shoulder injury is very serious, so you shouldn't be on your way."
Yi Zhongren took a heavy breath and replied in a low voice, "I'm afraid that if I go back late, the child will die."
Dumb pursed his lips and said nothing.
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Early the next morning, Yi Zhong and Du Ba rushed back to the capital with the three hundred Hu Anwei soldiers who had come to meet him.
Yi Zhongren was injured, and there would be some delays on the road. Twenty days later, Yi Zhongren finally returned to the capital. At this time, King Yue's troops were in a rut, and several town fortresses at the border surrendered to King Yue without any resistance.
This time, Emperor Jiazheng drew up the imperial decree in person. First, he expressed his brotherhood, and then he said that he had wronged the emperor by listening to the villain's slander.
He will bury the two princesses thickly, and the prince has also been found, and he will be sent to the palace with the youngest son. He will ensure the safety of the two children, and he will also punish those treacherous officials who slander the emperor's younger brother.
As soon as Emperor Jiazheng's decree came out, even insensitive people could smell something unusual.
A villain... a traitor... Anyone with a discerning eye knows who will wrong King Yue in front of the emperor. The emperor wanted to punish the treacherous ministers who slandered the King of Yue, wouldn't that mean Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu
The court officials who hated the two men immediately joined forces to write to the emperor, listing the various evil deeds of Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu, and imploring the emperor to severely punish the two and their henchmen.
Yi Zhongren is the third person to be impeached by officials after Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu. Finally got an opportunity, and the ministers in the DPRK who have been looking for an opportunity to bring down the evil party will naturally not let it go.
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Zhang Zhong's mansion is shrouded in a thick and dull atmosphere, and those who do things like a blessing on weekdays do not dare to show the atmosphere at this time, and now is their moment of life and death.
Yi Zhongren, who had rushed back from Yucheng Pass, sat on Zhang Zhong's lower head, with a white cloth hanging from his right arm. The powder on his face could not hide his injury and weakness, but his eyes were still filled with a chilling cold light.
Sitting here are Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu's most trusted subordinates. The King of Yue raised an army, the emperor was furious, and the courtiers impeached. If it wasn't for Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu's more than ten years of management, they would have been thrown into prison by now, but if this matter was not handled well, their situation would be very dangerous.
Yi Zhongren secretly returned to Beijing last night. After the emperor ordered him to return to Beijing, he immediately brought the second son of King Yue into the palace.
Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu suppressed the news of Yi Zhongren's return. Zhang Zhong's side absolutely cannot hand over the child, while Sun Jiyu's side thinks that the child is dead, so this is also a big trouble right now.
Sun Jiyu was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Zhong. It was Hu Anwei who was guarding the residence of the Prince of Yue, but he could let the Prince of Yue escape from under his nose. If it wasn't for Liu Yu, things would not have gotten out of hand like this.
And Zhang Zhong was also dissatisfied with Sun Jiyu. It was Sun Jiyu's idea to move the King of Yue. The King of Yue had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands. With the King of Yue, there would be potential danger for the prince to ascend the throne in the future. Killing the King of Yue would benefit Sun Jiyu the most.
But the two of them are now grasshoppers on a rope, and no matter how dissatisfied they are, they have to shut down this one first.
Zhang Zhong said with a gloomy face: "Chongren, do you have any countermeasures? Liu Yu, the bastard, refused to say who was answering him. I really didn't expect that this scumbag would dare to plot against me behind his back. It's cheap to cut him!"
Yi Zhongren lowered his eyes and said in a neither high nor low voice: "The most urgent task now is to regain the trust of the emperor. With the emperor here, those ministers can't make any trouble. This matter still requires the envoy to come forward."
"Me?" Sun Jiyu frowned, "What else can I do? The emperor doesn't see me at all."
Yi Zhongren said lightly: "The emperor is just angry. Don't forget who the emperor loves most now."
Sun Jiyu and Zhang Zhong's eyes lit up instantly.
Zhang Zhong said, "Concubine Qin?"
Yi Zhongren nodded and said, "Concubine Qin is being favored, she will come forward to appease the emperor and see the envoy."
"Although the emperor is angry with the prince, but the emperor only has one son, the prince will only belong to the prince in the future. The king of Yue has a lot of troops in his hands, and even if he does not oppose him now, he will oppose him in the future when he ascends to the throne. His Excellency the Minister has to let the emperor understand, No matter how much you kiss the younger brother, it is not as good as the prince, the king of Yue has already torn his face, even if he is willing to change his mind, the knot in his heart cannot be eliminated."
"One more thing, the Prince of Yue is really not our hands, and it is impossible to guarantee that it was not done by some enemy of the Prince of Yue. The two princesses committed suicide, and our people died before they reached them, so we can't blame us. We captured King Yue, and we didn't punish him, it would be too far-fetched to say that we forced King Yue to rebel."
After Yi Zhongren finished speaking, a look of joy appeared on the faces of Sun Jiyu and Zhang Zhong.
yes! The disappearance of the Prince of Yue and the suicide of the princess have nothing to do with them! Who knows who the prince was taken away, maybe this is the plot of the King of Yue.
Then, Yi Zhongren continued: "As for that child, just carry one into the palace. I think the King of Yue doesn't even know what his son looks like."
"That's right!" Zhang Zhong slapped his thigh, "Newly-born children look the same every day. Let's say they are the sons of the King of Yue, but who can say no? I'll send someone to find a suitable child right away."
Yi Zhongren said: "This is not in a hurry, the first is to ask the envoy to enter the palace to appease the emperor, and it is best to be with the concubine. The emperor should understand that."
"Of course, the King of Yue still needs to be appeased. If we can draw those forces who have defected to the King of Yue over, and then chase the King of Yue in the name of the emperor for being unfaithful, treason and treason is not something that everyone dares to bear, then we will also Not without a chance."
"Okay, okay, worthy of being an important person!" Zhang Zhong's face swept away the gloomy look just now, and it meant sharpening his knives.
Sun Jiyu thought for a while, and said, "It's true that it is true. It's not too late, I'll enter the palace now."
Zhang Zhong stood up immediately: "Then there will be Lord Lao Si. Hu Anwei will start the operation on the family members of those rioters. I don't believe that they can care about the lives of their families. Lord Si Shi directly finds Concubine Qin, and she will find a way to appease her. The emperor's."
"That's great, I'll enter the palace immediately."
Not much to stay, Sun Jiyu left with his confidant. As soon as he left, Zhang Zhong asked his confidants to leave, leaving only Yi Zhongren.
There was no one else around, Zhang Zhong's face was a bit unpredictable, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Heavy people, there are no outsiders now, do you have other concerns about this matter?"
Zhang Zhong knew the Iraqi people. Although Yi Zhongren is close to Concubine Ru, he always maintains a certain distance from Sun Jiyu. Zhang Zhong believes that Yi Zhongren has absolutely different hearts towards himself and Sun Jiyu. The current situation is very unfavorable for him, and Yi Zhongren will always think more about him.
Yi Zhongren got up and walked to the couch, where Sun Jiyu was sitting just now. He and Zhang Zhong were separated by a small square table and approached. When Zhang Zhong saw this, he immediately listened, and he knew that Yi Zhongren had other thoughts.
"If we lose this time, we all have to die; if we don't lose, I'm afraid there will be a grudge against Lord Governor."
Zhang Zhong narrowed his eyes.
Yi Zhongren hooked the corners of his mouth and said sarcastically, "The main reason for Lord Dugong to move King Yue is because Lord Si Shi, and now the situation has become like this, Lord Du Gong will not fail to see that Lord Si Shi is somewhat dissatisfied, right? ?"
Zhang Zhong's eyes sank a little.
"The King of Yue will naturally have some prejudices against the Dugong, but it is not enough to tear his face. If it is not for the Lord Si Shi to continue to persuade the Lord, why should the Lord do this thankless thing? As long as the Lord does not move to the King, the King of Yue will I won't get along with the adults, after so many years, if the King of Yue wanted to target the adults, he would have already done it, right?"
Zhang Zhong clenched his fist.
"My lord, I didn't approve of taking action against the King of Yue at first, but Liu Yu and the others followed the envoy to persuade you, so it's hard for the subordinates to talk about it."
"My lord, think about it, even if the matter is done, how much benefit will the lord get? The lord will be the uncle of the country. In the future, when the prince ascends the throne, the lord will be truly one person under ten thousand people. At that time, your lord, you What is it? With the support of the emperor and the royal guards, can the lord of the envoy still be able to accommodate the lord?"
"As long as you get rid of the lord and replace him with his own people, the embassy holds the imperial guards and Hu'an guards in his hands, I am afraid that even the emperor will have to listen to him, and there is no threat from the king of Yue, the embassy really wants to The wind is like the wind and the rain is like the rain. My lord, don’t you understand?”
Zhang Zhong gritted his teeth and his eyes were red: "No wonder Liu Yu was always talking in my ear how dangerous the King of Yue was to me at that time. It turns out that this fellow Liu Yu has been colluding with others behind my back!"
Yi Zhongren said coldly: "The escape of King Yue may have something to do with Lord Si Shi. Lord, don't forget, Ruan Xingtian and the others are wearing the uniforms of the Imperial Guard."
"Sun Jiyu!" Zhang Zhong slammed the table, "How dare he play tricks on my head! I won't spare him!"
Yi Zhongren continued to analyze: "King Yue didn't want to kill me, he wanted to capture me alive, but someone shot me with a cold arrow with King Yue on his back. When I was injured, the surprise on King Yue's face was not fake, obviously he didn't arrange for someone to assassinate me in advance. I."
"King Yue asked me where the child was, but he didn't ask where the eldest son was. King Yue probably knew the whereabouts of the eldest son. King Yue thought that the child was in my hands, so he asked this question, and he didn't want to kill me. Sir, you said, who wants to Kill me? Who is best for me if I die?"
Zhang Zhong was furious. He was betrayed by his confidant, and now even Sun Jiyu dares to stab him in the back, does he really think that Zhang Zhong is a vegetarian!
He immediately asked, "Do you have a good idea? I will never spare Sun Jiyu lightly!"
The red line at the end of Yi Zhongren's eyes is like a blazing flame.
"kill!"
Zhang Zhong sneered: "You're right. Sun Jiyu is the country's uncle. If he doesn't kill me now, he will kill me in the future. We must start first."
Yi Zhongren approached again and said almost into Zhang Zhong's ear, "It's not just Sun Jiyu."
Zhang Zhong waited for the other party to explain.
Yi Zhongren reminded in a low voice: "The emperor is already dissatisfied with the adults. Sun Jiyu has a prince, how about you?"
Zhang Zhong gasped, but immediately, he said fiercely, "What should I do!"
Don't do it again and again!
Yi Zhongren lowered his voice to the lowest level, and after talking like this for a long time, Zhang Zhong couldn't help but nod his head.
When Yi Zhongren backed away, Zhang Zhong asked, "Do you want that child..." and made a killing gesture.
"Leave it to your subordinates. As for those family members of the chaotic party, spare their lives for the time being, and use their lives to contain the chaotic party. It is better for us if they live."
"Okay, I'll listen to you!"
Zhang Zhong now has absolute trust in the people of Yizhong. With the people of Yizhong, Zhang Zhong is even more cruel. In the current situation, either he died or someone else died. Of course, Zhang Zhong knew how miserable it would be if he was pulled off his horse, and he had to take the initiative.
After discussing with Zhang Zhong, Yi Zhongren left Zhang's house, and as soon as he went out, he saw the sedan chair in the palace parked at the door. Yi Zhongren got into the sedan chair without a word, and Dumb didn't come out with him.
Sitting in the sedan chair, Yi Zhongren raised a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.