Chapter 136(1/2)
Mrs. Gong grabbed Prime Minister Gong's arm: "Is the prime minister really going to enter the palace? You may fall into a trap when you go there."
She was worried that Prime Minister Gong would never return.
"Now there is no other way, and it is a death sentence for not obeying the order." Prime Minister Gong was as clear as a mirror and said confidently: "Don't worry, the emperor will not touch me for a while. Yunlan and other small surrounding countries are already conspiring to attack the southern end. It is the time to use people, so the emperor can only endure it."
Prime Minister Gong was only upset that he did not prepare in advance and was trapped in the capital, otherwise he would never submit easily.
If you want to blame all this, you can only blame Chu Yunning for being too treacherous and plotting himself quietly.
This kind of revenge is not a gentleman, but at the moment, I can only endure this debt for the time being.
"You pack up your things as soon as possible, bring some lightweight ones, and take a few children out of the capital whenever you have the chance. Without you as a hindrance, you are not afraid of anything!"
Prime Minister Gong said very unwillingly that sooner or later, he would let Chu Yunning taste the feeling of being worried!
In desperation, Mrs. Gong had no choice but to nod: "Don't worry, Master,"
After saying that, Prime Minister Gong walked alone on the street and slowly walked towards the direction of the palace. On the way, he happened to meet the general of the archery flag. The two stopped for a while and looked at each other: "Is the Duke of the State going to enter the palace?"
The prime minister was promoted to Duke and inherited title for generations, which was a great honor.
Prime Minister Gong glanced at General Paiqi: "I haven't congratulated General Protecting the Country yet, this is a real general."
Both of them saw mockery from each other's eyes, and went to the palace side by side to thank the emperor. The General of the Banner Banner said: "The prime minister had not done anything that had promised before. The emperor was suspicious of the Banner Banner House. The imperial guards we harmed were a lot of losses. The emperor not only did not blame him, but promoted you and me. What is this?"
"Why should the general pretend to be confused when he understands it? He has come to thank him."
No one believes that Prime Minister of the Palace now. How could he be sure that General Paiqi is an enemy or a friend? Maybe it was sent by the emperor to confuse him.
"Prince, you and I are always people on the same boat. Even if the emperor doesn't move you and me now, what will happen to you and me when the situation is stable?"
General Paiqi was very upset. He was also fascinated by the Prime Minister of the Palace, which caused this situation today.
Prime Minister Gong closed his lips and said nothing, and refused to respond to any words. His pace gradually accelerated. General Gongqi didn't know what happened, so he hurriedly chased forward and said to Prime Minister Gong: "Prime Minister, for the sake of the current plan, we are the only two of us who are in a group, and maybe the emperor will be afraid."
Suddenly, Prime Minister Gong stopped and stared at General Dart Banner with a serious expression. His eyes seemed to see through this person. The other party was a little panicked and allowed him to look at it.
"Since ancient times, the king was suspicious. I originally held a 30,000 army, but now I only have an inflated title of a general who protects the country, and there is nothing. The guards around me were all removed from their knives. Can't the prime minister understand this situation?"
Perhaps he was moved by General Paoqi's words, Prime Minister Gong looked around and confirmed that there were no suspicious people around him, so he lowered his voice and said, "It is not the emperor who plotted against you and me. What kind of personality does the emperor have? If he had this ability, he would not endure humiliation until today."
This sentence directly mentioned the general of the Biaoqi: "Are you talking about Chu Shanggong?"
For more than half a year, Emperor Mingwen only had one Chu Shang Palace around him. He first took charge of the harem, and then went in and out of the Political Affairs Hall from time to time. He also saw the changes in Emperor Mingwen little by little.
"The general has contacted Chu Shanggong?" Prime Minister Gong was very surprised. The other party was the first to suspect Chu Yunning.
General Biaoqi nodded: "When Yihonglou Jingniang was the one who privately asked my wife and joined forces with Jingzhaoyin, she set a trap for Jingniang, forcing Jingniang to hide in the palace, and finally died in the palace."
He never underestimated this woman, but she was only limited to the calculations between the harem and the woman. However, she did not expect that she was so capable in fighting between men, which was really impressive.
Prime Minister Gong touched his jaw and fell into deep thought.
"Zhao Ye, will we be detained when we enter the palace?" General Biaoqi asked worriedly.
Prime Minister Gong immediately stopped and walked back. Regardless of whether the guess was true or false, it was absolutely right to be cautious. One hour later, Prime Minister Gong changed his clothes, wore a plain clothes, tied a hemp rope around his waist, and carried dozens of slaves all the way, rushing into the palace with drums and drums. The slave in the leader also held a tablet in his arms, with the spiritual position of his beloved daughter Gong Shu'er written on it.
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"This old fox!" Chu Yunning hummed. Concubine Shu did not get any charges when she was dying, so it was not wrong to cry for Concubine Shu.
Originally, she planned to let the Prime Minister of the Palace enter the palace in the name of the death of Concubine Shu, and caught a turtle in a jar, but she did not expect that the old fox would delay entering the palace on the grounds of serious illness. After a while, it was delayed.
Now that King Huai has not captured it, Emperor Mingwen cannot easily act as the Prime Minister of the Palace and cannot even ask for punishment.
If Prime Minister Gong entered the palace so majestic, if he died in the palace without knowing it, Emperor Mingwen could not explain to the Prime Minister Gong's subordinates, it would also arouse King Huai's doubts whether it was a trap before.
Therefore, Prime Minister Gong cannot act rashly easily.
"This old fox!" Emperor Mingwen angrily put the teacup at his hand heavily on the table, and his heart was sore: "We have finally deployed all this, will we let him escape in vain?"
Chu Yunning frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the plan for this is to appease the Prime Minister so that he will not do anything extreme. Our troops are limited, so we should minimize losses, first solve external troubles, and then eliminate internal troubles when everything stabilizes."
Both cannot be resolved at the same time.
Emperor Mingwen had no choice but to issue an order to postpone Concubine Shu as the Empress and have a generous burial.
"I guess the Prime Minister of the Palace entered the palace this time not just because of thanking him. I am worried that he will cause something."
Emperor Mingwen raised his eyebrows.
"If the King of Huai heard any movement, he could fight back at any time. If that was really the case, it would be difficult. The capital city had less than 50,000 troops. If it was head-on, it would be too unprofitable to hurt the enemy by 1,000 and hurt by 800 of them."
So you have to think of a way to achieve both ways and be shameless when necessary.
"It can send out all kinds of signals, so that King Huai can't tell whether it is true or false, and dare not act rashly."
She had never studied the character of King Huai, so now she could only give it a try. As long as King Huai did not enter the capital and went further, she would not be afraid of the threat from Prime Minister Gong.
"Look for beggars in the capital and spread these news along the way, so that King Huai could not find the source."
Emperor Mingwen nodded: "Just follow your method."
As soon as he finished speaking, news came from outside that Prime Minister of the Palace and General of the Arrow Banner came to the palace to meet. Emperor Mingwen was feeling well and said in a deep voice: "Xuan!"
After a while, the two entered the Political Affairs Hall together. Prime Minister Gong turned red when he saw Emperor Mingwen, and his nose and tears complained about his grievances. "Your Majesty, the old minister is old and has not been in good health recently. At first glance, his daughter suddenly lost her daughter, and she couldn't accept the blow and was in a slump, so she was unable to thank the emperor for a long time and asked the emperor to punish the old minister heavily."
As soon as he finished speaking, General Paiqi knelt on the ground: "Emperor, General Mo is incompetent and was betrayed by his deputy generals. The General Mo almost lost his life. Thank you for your trust in the title of General Priest. I am really ashamed of being the title of General Protecting the Country. I also ask the Emperor to revoke it."
The two of them cried and said one by one. The more they felt wronged, the more grievance they felt. Those who didn't know thought they were really wronged.
Emperor Mingwen yawned, slowly stood up and helped the two stand up in person: "I believe in my two beloved ministers and will never listen to slander and wrongly accuse them."
He said to Prime Minister Gong: "The imperial concubine has been in the palace for many years. She has been considerate to me over the years and manages the harem for me. She suddenly died suddenly. I am also very heartbroken. The beloved Gong Gong is so sad that he can send a black hair person to mourn him."
As soon as he said this, Prime Minister Gong immediately burst into tears, his whole body was full and crystal clear, and even his eyes were red. Chu Yunning was shocked by this look. He was definitely at the level of a movie emperor.
"Emperor, the old minister has only two daughters..." Prime Minister Gong cried in a panic, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Emperor Mingwen: "They are not lucky and cannot always be with the emperor. The old minister does not blame the emperor. The entire southern end is the emperor. If the emperor wants his minister to die, he has to die."
This style of painting was a bit offended, and he said he would not blame him, but the implication was that Emperor Mingwen forced the Gong family to death.
Emperor Mingwen pretended not to hear it and said, "Before his death, Concubine Shu was still talking about the Prime Minister and his wife. I have invited monks from the National Temple overnight to save Concubine Shu. I plan to let the Prime Minister and his wife stay in Yikun Palace together until the end of the reliance."
Prime Minister Gong was shocked and hurriedly said, "Your Madam is in bad health. The old minister is only worried that the wife will miss others when she sees things. She really can't bear the blow, so she asks the emperor to show off her hands."
"My dear, do you not even want to meet the concubine for the last time? This is the concubine's last wish. I have already promised the concubine. How can I be the emperor without trust?"
Emperor Mingwen bent down and put his hands on Prime Minister Gong's shoulders, pulled the person up. Prime Minister Gong slowly stood up and looked at him with Emperor Mingwen. He was suddenly shocked by the dark eyes in his eyes.
"this……"
"Don't worry, I will enlighten the Lady of the Palace on a mourning day. Someone is here, take the Prime Minister to Yikun Palace. After a while, the lady comes, there is no need to come to the Political Consultative Palace. I will visit my Lady."
The meaning of this is to tell Prime Minister Gong that the person is already on the way and it is useless to refuse.
For some reason, Prime Minister Gong subconsciously looked at Chu Yunning. He always felt that the woman in front of him was like a monster with a big mouth open. No matter what decision you made, she would eat it in one bite without leaving any room for anything.
"Don't worry, if my wife has a headache or fever, I will definitely arrive as soon as possible, and will never delay my wife's body." Chu Yunning faced the scrutiny of Prime Minister Gong and smiled slightly at the other party.
Prime Minister Gong hummed: "This is not a problem for Chu Shanggong to bother."
After the words came, Prime Minister Gong left the Political Consultative Hall. As soon as the man left, the general of the flag flag panicked inexplicably and looked up at Emperor Mingwen with a calm attitude. "Emperor, the general of the General of the General of the General of the General of the General of the People of the People" said.
King Huai, who almost caused the King Huai to enter the city, fortunately General Chu was resourceful and discovered something was wrong in time to stop the loss in time. He asked the emperor to punish him."
"You are also unintentional. How could I blame you? The general's injuries are better?" Emperor Mingwen changed his seriousness just now, looked up and down at General Paoqi, and asked Eunuch Mo to go to the warehouse to get a lot of precious medicines for him to take back.
"Your Majesty, the last general..." General Biaoqi was stunned. The boxes of tonics were like heavy bombs holding them in his hand and would explode at any time.
"General, go back to the mansion and have a good rest. When you are healthy, I will still use the general."
Emperor Wen said.
The general of the Banner Banner's heart was up and down, and he immediately said to Emperor Mingwen: "Emperor, the wound on Mo Jiang's body has almost recovered. I beg the emperor to let Mo Jiang redeem his sins, otherwise Mo Jiang would feel guilty and uneasy."
After hearing what the General of the Biaoqi said, Emperor Mingwen hesitated for a moment before saying, "Since that's the case, I will send you to Lianshan. A few days ago, I sent someone to transport a batch of supplies and passed by Lianshan and was robbed by a group of bandits. You go and find these supplies."
"yes!"
"From now on, I will give you five thousand imperial guards and ask you to go to Lianshan to find supplies today."
Did the Imperial Guard give it to him?
The general of the Biaoqi was surprised and happy, and immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed to Emperor Mingwen: "The last general will definitely fulfill his mission."
"Then I'll have a hard time." Emperor Mingwen stood up with the dart flag general and watched him leave the Political Affairs Hall. As soon as the person left, Emperor Mingwen's face suddenly sank.
"Emperor, Mrs. Gong did not cooperate at first and was tied up to Yikun Palace. The people below reported that Mrs. Gong almost ran away with gold, silver and soft softness. However, the two young men of the Gong family did not find the figure. They searched the entire Gong family and found it." The guard reported.
Emperor Mingwen frowned: "Continue to find out what secret passages are there."
These two people are probably no longer in the capital. Most wealthy families have secret passages to the outside of the capital, which is very secretive.
Mrs. Gong was just one step late and was caught.
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Yikun Palace
Mrs. Gong was forced to kneel on the cushion, knelt down and kowtowed to Concubine Shu's coffin. Her wrists were tightly tied, and blood was already oozing. Mrs. Gong looked pale in pain, and she gritted her teeth and endured it.
"Prince, when will the emperor lock us up?" Mrs. Gong was upset. She almost entered the secret passage and was caught by the guards.
It's so annoying!
To be continued...