Prince Jing was plotting a rebellion, and the whole city was in shock. There was chaos in the court, and the emperor held on to his body to meet with several important ministers.
In the bedroom, the emperor leaned on the dragon bed, listening to several important officials discussing the matter. Lord He, the Minister of Rites, was Concubine He's brother. He knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Jing has always been docile and filial to Your Majesty. This time he must have been deceived by others, and he rushed into the palace for a reason. Prince Jing is not young anymore, and he has no children. This time it's the Crown Prince, so he was angry and did such an outrageous thing."
"The so-called treason is nothing more than him being angry about the murder of the concubine's baby. He went to the emperor to investigate the matter. I hope the emperor will make a fair judgment."
"If this is also called just for the sake of trial, then what is called treason?" The Minister of Justice sneered and pointed outside. "The officials in the whole city were almost killed. Fortunately, there were people sent by His Royal Highness the King of England. Otherwise, we would not have many people standing here now."
The Minister of Justice drew a line and included several ministers and two prime ministers present.
The situation was critical and several people thought they were doomed. Suddenly, guards from the British palace descended from the sky and saved them.
Now when they talk about the King of England, they are all deeply grateful. If it weren't for the King of England, they might have lost their lives long ago, or even if they escaped, they would have been missing limbs.
"If Minister He thinks that this is not treason, why would he do this now?" Prime Minister Chen also sneered.
He also suffered a sudden disaster. Although he was fine, one of his grandson was stabbed and his life or death is still unknown. The assassin was from Northern Xinjiang and he was actually from Northern Xinjiang. The assassin from Northern Xinjiang worked in cooperation with King Jing. Everyone present understood the meaning of this.
"Your Majesty" Mr. He is in a hurry.
"Someone, take him away." The emperor said with his eyes closed. He did not look well, his face was pale with a hint of blue. After such an incident, his health was not good to begin with, and he could not get out of bed, and he would be even weaker now.
A guard came over and pulled Lord He downstairs.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Lord He struggled desperately, but no one paid attention to him and he was finally dragged away. Several important ministers present were almost all in danger, and some even had deaths in their families. They were extremely angry.
"Your Majesty, you need to take care of your health. It would be better to let His Royal Highness the King of England handle this matter." Prime Minister Xu comforted the emperor. It seemed that the emperor could not hold on any longer.
If something happens to the emperor again at this time, it would be a real big deal.
"I'm fine. I order that Prince Jing be locked up in the clan house, his title be abolished, and his palace be sealed off before he is confined." The emperor said with difficulty with his eyes closed, and then he started coughing violently.
This must be his son after all.
The palace was in chaos, the prince was plotting a rebellion, he was colluding with the second prince of the northern frontier, and he was killing the officials of the Great Zhou. Adding all these measures together, not to mention imprisonment, even the life of King Jing would be taken.
The emperor was kind and spared his life out of consideration for the relationship between father and son.
"Your Majesty, we have searched Prince Jing's mansion, but Princess Jing has long disappeared. Only the maid at the back door said that Princess Jing ordered her maid to leave. She must have left at that time disguised as a maid." The Minister of Justice reported.
This matter was also very important, as it concerned the General Assisting the State. The ministers present had never thought that the General Assisting the State had actually arranged a lot of manpower in the capital.
This time when King Jing was plotting a rebellion, if it were not for the General Auxiliary to the State, he would not have dared to rush into the palace because he did not have so many men. Even though some of them were King Jing's own men, some of them were from the General Auxiliary to the State.
No one expected that the general who had always been regarded as loyal to the country and guarded the border for so many years was not a good one and had already colluded with the Northern Frontier.
As a result, almost all the important officials present were in danger.
"Keep investigating." The emperor said coldly.
"Will there be any changes in the Emperor's auxiliary general's office?" The Ministry of Justice frowned. His daughter and son-in-law were arrested for treason, and he himself was involved. Liu Xiangshan might very likely rebel.
If they collude with the people in the Northern Frontier at that time, the Great Zhou will be in danger.
"It's okay. Duke Yu has already gone to deal with the matter." The emperor said lightly, turned his head and coughed a few times, appearing increasingly weak.
Several court officials frowned. The emperor's health was too important at the moment. At this critical moment, if the emperor's health had any problems, this matter would be very serious.
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
"I'm fine." The emperor finally calmed down and shook his hand weakly. The situation didn't look good, but this was a matter of national concern, so the ministers had no choice but to continue discussing it.
Therefore, we know that before King Jing rebelled, King Ying had already discovered the collusion between Liu Xiangshan and Northern Frontier. The reason why King Qin's son fled to Northern Frontier was because he met Liu Xiangshan. In that battle, Liu Xiangshan "fought to his death" to stop him, and in the end only his two guards were left in his team.
He himself was seriously injured and almost died there.
Because of that battle, the emperor began to respect him, thinking he was loyal, brave and capable, and slowly cultivated him all the way to where he is today. However, he never expected that all of this was a show.
In the beginning, he just wanted to gain the emperor's attention, killed so many soldiers for military merit, and maintained a good relationship with the Qin King's lineage.
The two sides took advantage of each other and won merits on the battlefield.
As a result, the Prince of Qin got the favor of Princess Qingmou from Northern Frontier and eventually married her. Liu Xiangshan was promoted rapidly and now he is one of the two first-rank generals.
After Ling Anbo passed away, he became the only one.
These old stories were dug up bit by bit, and the emperor couldn't believe it at first. The person he thought was a loyal minister and a capable general turned out to be such a person.
Pei Yuanjun brought him testimonies concerning the border and Liu Xiangshan before he believed it.
Some of them were left behind by the "dead" assassins. Liu Lanxin thought that some of the assassins who were sent out to die were actually not dead. It was just a rumor secretly spread by Pei Yuanjun.
It is not easy to get information from these assassins. If you are not careful, these people will die.
This is only a part of it. There are also some evidences of collusion between Liu Xiangshan and the second prince of Northern Frontier. Each one is not obvious, but when put together, it is shocking. These were sent to Beijing by Duke Xing.
The others were provided by the King of Yan, who was also at the border.
The last one was all about Tong Yuzhen's past experiences, verified by the Western Prison. Although Tong Yuzhen was not asked directly, the maidservant around her had already told her everything.
When Tong Yuzhen first met the Second Prince of Northern Frontier, he was attracted by Miss Tong's beauty and took a fancy to her. He then used this "love" to contact Duke Jingguo. Then Duke Jingguo's Mansion notified him that after Tong Yuzhen escaped from the capital, the Second Prince's men escorted her to the General's Mansion on the border.
From then on, he lived in the General's Mansion.
The second prince of Northern Frontier would occasionally come over to meet her in private, and sometimes he would secretly take her to Northern Frontier. At the border, with the leaders of both sides ignoring each other, this kind of thing was very simple.
Tong Yuzhen also taught Liu Lanxin.
Tong Yuzhen's existence is the best evidence against Liu Xiangshan and the second prince. As for the second prince, he is also the descendant of the Prince of Qin, that is, the son of the Northern Frontier prince. He is now also among the heirs to the Northern Frontier throne.
It was already proven that Liu Xiangshan was collaborating with the enemy, so the emperor sent Duke Yu to the border to let him, Duke Xing, and Prince Yan capture this auxiliary general alive.
The evidence was placed on the desk in front of the emperor. Li Quan showed his testimony to several adults one by one. After reading it, everyone's faces were heavy, but a little more relaxed than before.
With Duke Yu around, plus the troops of Duke Xing and Prince Yan, Liu Xiangshan could no longer cause any huge waves. Even if some people fled to the border after Prince Jing was defeated, it would be too late for Liu Xiangshan.
It is a good thing that Princess Jing's escape does not pose a major threat to the future.
"Fortunately, the King of England has a keen eye and the Emperor is wise, otherwise something really bad would have happened." Prime Minister Chen sighed, passed the testimony in his hand back to Li Quan, and said respectfully.
Several important officials were terrified and nodded repeatedly, admiring Pei Yuanjun's strength.
This time, not to mention their own safety, the entire Great Zhou is in danger. There is a rebellion in the capital, King Jing is trying to seize power, most of the capable ministers of the Great Zhou are dead or injured, and there is also a Liu Xiangshan on the border. The outcome is self-evident.
"Your Majesty, would you like to let the Crown Prince handle this matter? Your health is not very good after all, so you should rest for a while." Everyone is very satisfied with the current result.
But seeing the emperor's appearance, he became worried again. The emperor's health was really poor. The matter of the fifth prince made the emperor so angry that he vomited blood. If something happened to the emperor at this time, he was afraid that the Great Zhou would be in trouble again.
The King of England is a very good person. He is not as domineering, arrogant and vicious as everyone imagined before. If you think about the ministers present now, almost all of them were saved by him, as well as many ministers outside.
But this also made several ministers present worried. After all, the King of England was not a legitimate royal family. Although he was of royal blood, he was not the emperor's son, so it was impossible for him to inherit the throne. However, he was very powerful now. If the emperor was gone, there would be no one to control him. The prince was too weak.
Even if we support him now, it will take a long time before we can use the King of England to fight against him. The Emperor is crucial at this time.
If something really happened to the Emperor, the King of England could not say for sure.
The important officials were all very worried. Although this was not said explicitly, the meaning was conveyed.
"Prince," the emperor repeated softly, slightly opening his eyes and looking at the minister who was speaking.
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong with the Crown Prince?" Prime Minister Chen asked in a trembling voice. He knew that the Emperor had originally intended to depose the Crown Prince.
The Minister of Justice knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, and we cannot cause chaos at this time."
Actually, there is no other way. The emperor only left four princes. Prince Jing is no longer useful, Prince Wei is definitely not in good health, Prince Yan is a little reckless, he can be a general but not an emperor. Only the crown prince, although he has no achievements and looks a little mediocre, and there is nothing special about his way of dealing with people, but at least he is the crown prince, at least he is in good health, and at least he has not done anything big to rebel.
Of course, does the prince need to rebel
Of course not. As the crown prince of a country, apart from some threatening words from King Jing, everything else was nothing. How could he think of rebellion
Unless he's crazy