boyutpedia Chapter 203 It Could Be a Bait
Chapter 203 It Could Be a Bait
Speaking of her son, Empress Dowager Lan was of course full of grievances!
It’s obvious that Prince Yong is also the legitimate son!
But in the end, he could only stay far away in his fiefdom, suffering the pain of separation from mother and son, and the hardship of guarding the border. Even at this age, he didn't even have a proper princess!
"I have not erased his merits! But it is also true that he has his own army and does not respect me as the ruler of a country! In order to raise his own soldiers, he caused massacres everywhere in the martial arts world to make money. He also colluded with court officials and bandits to embezzle food and wages for disaster relief... Every one of his deeds is too numerous to list! Do you want me to list them one by one for my mother? I have tolerated him for a long time! My mother said that I erased his merits with just a few words. Could it be that he wants me to hand over the country to you!"
Empress Dowager Lan staggered a few steps due to the questioning and fell back into her chair.
"That's not the case. That's not the case..."
She knew everything the emperor said, and even controlled many things behind the scenes.
But she could not admit it, otherwise it would be tantamount to admitting that Prince Yong wanted to rebel.
"Do you want to settle accounts with me today? What will you do after that? Do you want to kill him?"
Emperor Jianning did not answer but asked, "What does your mother want me to do?"
Now that it's come to this, Emperor Jianning has given her the opportunity to choose. But if she doesn't cherish it, she can't blame him for not talking about blood ties!
Besides, he and the mother and son did not have any affection! He remembered clearly how his mother died! He also remembered clearly how Prince Ling was poisoned and how the Queen Mother did everything she could to discredit his reputation!
She also wanted to use the late emperor's decree to restrain him so that her son could achieve success in one day!
If the emperor knew that his will had been protecting such a mother and son, he would definitely regret it!
It’s a pity that he will never see it again!
Never mind brothers. If it endangers the country, what can he do if he becomes an emperor who disregards brotherhood?
But it was obvious that Queen Mother Lan did not want this opportunity. "Don't use these to pressure a woman in the palace like me! Whether Prince Yong rebelled or not, everyone in the world can see it! If you kill him without reason, can you stop the world from talking? Besides, your father left a will, not allowing you brothers to quarrel! Are you going to disobey the order?"
"There is no reason in this world that I cannot teach him a lesson if he makes a mistake! I am not only the ruler of a country, but also his elder brother! If you, Queen Mother, cannot figure this out, you should move to Yunqing Temple to practice in the future!"
Queen Mother Lan looked up in disbelief, "You want to imprison me!"
"If you want to think so, mother, that's fine! If you don't want to go to Yunqing Temple, you can stay in Shouxiang Palace. But, if you don't have anything else to do, don't leave the palace, and don't think about passing on information to the outside world..."
Queen Mother Lan stood up in a rage and said "good" three times, "You have grown strong now, you don't have to take me seriously anymore!"
After saying that, he walked away.
After the Queen Mother left, Wang Quan walked in.
Emperor Jianning raised his eyelids and asked, "Have you arranged everything in Shouxiang Palace?"
Wang Quan bowed and replied, "Everything has been arranged, Your Majesty, don't worry..."
"Be quick and don't let anyone notice it."
"Yes, I know the importance of this..."
Emperor Jianning guessed that the empress dowager would not be willing to be imprisoned in the relocated palace. She was used to luxury, so how could she be willing to live in poverty and cold?
After the incident at Chiling Pass, Prince Ling had been secretly intercepting the correspondence between the Queen Mother and Prince Yong.
In fact, Prince Yong was a very cautious person. He did many things secretly by himself, and the Queen Mother was completely unaware of it.
But the Queen Mother would mention the arrangements and situation in Kyoto in her letters.
But this time, Prince Ling's men did not intercept the letter sent by the Queen Mother. Instead, they sent it to Prince Yong in Youzhou as quickly as possible.
When Prince Yong learned that Prince Chong was under house arrest in the court, and that the Queen Mother went to argue with Emperor Jianning and was directly imprisoned after a big quarrel and fell into a coma, he could no longer hold back.
Although Emperor Jianning had been trying to get him to return to Beijing for various reasons over the years, those reasons were not what he wanted.
What he needs is a reason to start an army!
Now, the reason finally exists!
God knows how excited he was. He wanted to gather his troops immediately and march north!
But this impulse was stopped by Mu Ruge, who had already arrived in Youzhou.
"Your Highness, don't be impulsive! Prince Chong and the Queen Mother got into trouble together. This is definitely not a coincidence! It could also be a bait!"
If Prince Yong can't even consider this, then there's no point for him to survive.
However, he was more willing to believe that this was his mother's plan! It was to give him a reason to lead his troops back to Beijing!
After all, they had been waiting for so many years! The ore dug out from the Yingzhou iron mine had been refined and cast into a large number of weapons and sent to Youzhou. Now that he had sufficient soldiers and food, he could have given it a try!
Gu Jiajun suffered heavy losses in the battle of Chiling Pass. How could it be so easy to rebuild an elite army? Gu Yunhe is old! Although his three sons are also outstanding figures, what is the use of their outstanding figures? They can't resist thousands of troops.
Right now, in the capital, there are only the 100,000 men who followed Prince Ling to the battlefield. Together with the patrol battalion and the Yulin Guard, there are only 150,000 men at most.
He had 150,000 soldiers and horses from the imperial court alone.
Not to mention the number of private soldiers and assassins.
Moreover, each prefecture has some internal supporters, and there are also the King Chong, the Queen Mother, and the Grand Princess in the capital! These are all his helpers. If he marches north at this time, he will only succeed!
"I know it's a pity to let you come to Youzhou! But at that time, the situation in the capital was not favorable to you. If I didn't bring you here, I'm afraid you would die. When I return to the capital, you two brothers and sisters will stay in Youzhou temporarily to help me defend this base camp. When the situation in the capital stabilizes, you can naturally return to the capital in glory! You are the candidate for the queen that the queen mother has been training for the king since you were a child, and you are also the daughter-in-law that the king is most optimistic about. When the king succeeds, he will not forget your contribution!"
Mu Ruge lowered her head and thanked him.
But the cold light that flashed in his eyes was extremely strange.
However, King Yong was so excited that he did not notice it.
She has had enough of this damn place, Youzhou!
It was freezing cold, and the water turned to ice. The food and drinks were not as delicate and exquisite as in Kyoto. After coming here, even my skin became much rougher than before!
This is something she absolutely cannot tolerate!
She was born noble!
It is the destiny of a superior person!
If the situation hadn't forced her, she would never have put herself in such an embarrassing situation!
She has not forgotten who caused her to be where she is today! The person who caused her to be in this situation will never get his wish in this life, marrying Prince Ling and becoming her honorable Princess Ling!
Fortunately, they haven't held their wedding yet! It's also good for her that Prince Yong returns to Beijing at this moment.
Mu Qingyan can never get the person she can't get! Never in this life!
When King Chong ascends the throne, she will do everything she can to make King Ling hers! Even if he is a shady person, she doesn't care...