Chapter 204: Rebellion and arrest of Lu Lingxuan
Jizhou, governor's office.
"Your Majesty wants to kill me?" Gao Guiyan looked at the urgent letter sent by the messenger with a gloomy look of disbelief.
"Yes, I heard this with my own ears, the secret conversation between His Majesty and Minister Xie!"
"But I heard that Mr. Xie went to Luoyang, and His Majesty also went there recently. Could it be that Mr. He and Mr. Xie are also in Luoyang at this moment? Since it was a secret conversation, how could Mr. He and Mr. Xie hear it?"
The envoy broke into a cold sweat under Gao Guiyan's intense gaze, and managed to squeeze out a smile and said:
"No, no, He Shizhong is still in Yecheng. It was mentioned by Xie Shilang in a discussion with His Majesty before he went to Luoyang. He Shizhong happened to be nearby and said that Taifu, you have too much prestige. Before... ... He also killed King Gao Yin of Jinan. He has too many cronies and he is self-reliant on his achievements. He ignores His Majesty, so he must be suspected of rebellion! "
"So His Majesty feels that you are a hidden danger and must be eliminated..."
"Crack!"
Before the messenger finished speaking, the head had already fallen to the ground. Gao Guiyan put away his sword and let out a sigh.
"You still want to instigate me to rebel, but..." His eyes flickered, he pondered for a moment, and then said, "I heard that Xie Zhen made great contributions to the victory at Mangshan!"
"It was Xie Zhen who made great achievements. He also played a song on Jinyong City. It was said that it could destroy the morale of the enemy army, but those people were just bragging about it. How could it be so magical? The ones who really made meritorious deeds were King Lanling and Duan Dadu and General Hulu. This time, General Hulu was almost captured by Wang Xiong, the Zhuguo general of the Zhou Kingdom. Fortunately, Wang Xiong underestimated the enemy, so he was deflected by General Hulu's arrow and died!
In short, after the great victory in this battle, Your Majesty is very happy. He has appointed Duan Dudu as Dazai, General Hulu as Taiwei, and King Lanling as Shangshuling. These three are now gaining momentum, I am afraid..."
Gao Guiyan's face darkened again, and he sighed secretly: "I have led a million troops, and I was supposed to be the hero of the crown prince Gao Yin. However, he was squeezed out by Yang Dadu and others, and then he supported the current majesty as the emperor. I should have deserved it." Conglong Zhigong was once again slandered and slandered by villains such as Gao Yuanhai and He Shikai, and he ended up being driven out of Yecheng by His Majesty. He Shikai has not yet been eliminated, and now there is another close minister of the emperor. Xie Zhen..."
At this point, he sighed again.
"Your Majesty is in Luoyang now..."
His eyes narrowed slightly, and the staff around him understood his thoughts and suggested:
"Provincial Governor, otherwise..."
"Lead the troops back to Yecheng, except for villains like He Shikai and Lu Lingxuan!"
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After not staying in Luoyang for long, a group of generals returned to Jinyang. After all, Jinyang is half of the sky of Daqi, the place where the Gao family thrives, and its lifeblood. If Jinyang is lost, half of Daqi will be lost.
The Emperor Gao Zhan also came to Jinyang for a visit and met with the ministers in front of the Taiji Hall. However, this time, Gao Zhan had a beautiful woman in his arms.
Gao Zhan held this beauty in his arms and met with the ministers to discuss the rewards for the remaining soldiers!
"This is a great victory in this battle, and I am very grateful to the commanders. Except for Duan Taizai, Taiwei Hu Luguang, and Lanling King Gao Changgong, the rewards for other meritorious officers and soldiers will be increased by 10% compared to previous years. Those who were killed or injured in battle will be given fertile land and fifty temples. Twenty pieces of silk, tax-free for two years!”
These words made the soldiers happy and excited, but the next words shocked everyone.
"Whether it was negotiating with Zhou He or going to Luoyang to deliver grain and grass this time, Xie Qing has contributed a lot. I want to make Xie Zhen the right prime minister. I will also discuss the affairs of Jinyang with Xie Qing in the future. What do you think? ?”
As soon as Gao Zhan finished speaking, several distinguished ministers were extremely dissatisfied. The land of Jinyang was the territory of the Six Towns of Xianbei, and they were led by Duan Shao. When would it be the turn of a Han kid to get involved?
"Your Majesty, Xie Zhen is just a scholar from the Southern Dynasties. He is still young, how can he hold the position of right prime minister?"
"You have ambitions but you are young! Xie Qing is extremely talented and strategic, and he is quite knowledgeable in the way of governing the world. Although he is young, many of you may not be able to compare with him!"
The gentleman who spoke was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, and wanted to refute again, but Duan Shao continued: "In that case, we will only obey your Majesty's decree!"
If Xungui wanted to say anything more, Gao Zhan had already cut off what he wanted to say:
"Okay, then...retreat from the court and go about your business!"
After saying that, he put his hand into the skirt of the beauty in his arms, causing the woman to moan uncontrollably.
All the ministers of His Highness were blushing, angry, and ashamed, but they did not dare to come forward to remonstrate with this absurd emperor.
However, when Xiao Jinyu and Gao Changgong saw this woman's appearance, they both looked surprised.
And when their eyes met, the face of the beauty Feng Lingyi also showed a hint of an unknown smile.
After the ministers dispersed, Gao Zhan carried Feng Lingyi into the palace and couldn't wait to get entangled with him.
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"This is the woman who asked you to learn the formation song that day. I didn't expect that she learned this song to attract His Majesty's attention!"
Gao Changgong glanced in the direction of Gao Zhan's palace, where he could hear the sound of music, singing, and pipa, as well as the woman's delicate smile, and he suddenly felt deeply worried.
If the king of Qi is like this, will Da Qi see a renaissance in the future?
In particular, when he asked Ayu to be the right minister, he clearly wanted to use "Xie Zhen" as a sharp edge to resist the Six Xianbei Towns in Jinyang. This was not a good thing for Ayu. While resisting, he also had to endure these things. The nobles' counterattack has created too many enemies and is very dangerous!
Seeing that Gao Changgong was worried, Xiao Jinyu seemed to have guessed something and held his hand tightly. The two returned to Prince Lanling's residence in Jinyang.
When they saw Xiao Jinyu and Gao Changgong walking into the mansion side by side, Princess Liyang and Madam Wei, who had been waiting in the mansion for a long time, couldn't help but be overjoyed. They hurriedly ran forward, shook Xiao Jinyu's hand, and looked at it carefully.
"The little lady is not hurt, is she? She seems to be in good spirits, so she shouldn't be. That's great. You left us in such a hurry that day. I thought..."
After Mrs. Wei finished speaking, she cried, and Princess Liyang also had tears in her eyes, and then she looked at the two of them and smiled.
"And the prince, the news that you brought only 500 cavalry to defeat thousands of enemy troops has also reached Jinyang. The princess is worried to death. She has just met each other, and she is afraid that you will go..."
"But fortunately, you are all fine, and you have both gained a good reputation. Now the whole of Jinyang has spread about the two of you!"
Axiu also ran out of the kitchen and saw Xiao Jinyu bursting into tears for a while, then burst into laughter.
"I'm already hungry, why are we just standing here reminiscing and not eating?" Xie Yuxuan interrupted inappropriately.
Axiu then said hurriedly: "The meal is ready. Prince, princess, madam and girls, you all go and eat!"
Everyone was eating when they heard a servant coming to report that His Majesty had something urgent to report again!
Xiao Jinyu and Gao Changgong hurriedly came to the main hall again, but they saw that Gao Zhan had not even put on his clothes, only a robe hanging loosely on his body. The scene inside could be seen at a glance, and there were even some traces of joy left.
Gao Changgong immediately raised his sleeves and blocked Xiao Jinyu's eyes, while also looking away.
Gao Zhan stood up lazily. There was a trembling sergeant under his steps, and behind him was the woman Feng Lingyi who was ravaged by him like a piece of mud.
"Chang Gong, what are you doing? They are all men, why are you blocking him?"
"Your Majesty, please get dressed, this is against the rules!"
Gao Zhan then hastily tied his belt: "Okay, there are so many broken rules, just turn around!" "Your Majesty came to see us, what's the matter?"
Xiao Jinyu no longer dared to step forward to take a look, she just lowered her head and asked quickly.
Gao Zhan then angrily replied: "The doctor ordered Lu Sili to report that Gao Guiyan, the governor of Jizhou, has rebelled and is leading troops to attack Yecheng. I want to send you to bring justice!"
Xiao Jinyu and Gao Changgong's expressions changed in shock.
Gao Zhan looked at Xiao Jinyu again and said: "I gave you an imperial edict before, saying that you can mobilize the troops and horses of Jinyang, but I am afraid that those nobles will not be able to convince Xie Qing, so let King Lanling come to assist you. You two Let’s fight the rebellion together!”
"yes!"
After Xiao Jinyu and Gao Changgong accepted the order, they exited the hall together.
Gao Zhan was a little strange. He hugged the woman who was still lying on the couch and asked with a smile: "Why don't you think Xie Qing dares to look at my body?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know! Maybe it's because Your Majesty has the body of a dragon, and Minister Xie doesn't dare to offend Tianyan, right?"
"What about you, do you dare to look?"
"The beauty's warm and fragrant nephrite... is really ecstasy!"
Gao Zhan teased, raised Feng Lingyi's chin, and bit it down suddenly, causing another burst of screams to be heard in the hall.
Several palace ladies quietly left with blushing faces.
After walking out of the hall, Gao Changgong's face was very ugly and he was in a very uncomfortable mood. Xiao Jinyu knew what he was struggling with in his heart and hurriedly comforted him: "Chang Gong, it's okay, don't worry too much!"
"Your Majesty is acting more and more absurdly. I'm really afraid of you..."
"Ayu, retreat!"
His eyes were even filled with pleading.
Xiao Jinyu hugged him tightly and whispered in his ear: "Okay, once the rebellion is over, I return to Yecheng, and Lu Lingxuan is brought to justice, I will resign to Your Majesty!"
Only then did Gao Changgong show his face slightly and feel relieved.
The two immediately went to Duan Shao to discuss countering the rebellion. Duan Shao strongly supported the matter and immediately mobilized five thousand soldiers and horses to Gao Changgong to let them go to counter the rebellion!
Before Gao Guiyan's rebels set out from Jizhou, they encountered the Jinyang Suwei army sent by the imperial court to conquer. The two armies fought a big battle. In the end, the city of Jizhou was destroyed and Gao Guiyan absconded.
Gao Changgong and Xiao Jinyu chased him to Jiaojin, captured him, and escorted him to Jinyang Prison.
Gao Zhan asked Gao Guiyan: "Why do you want to rebel?"
Gao Guiyan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, when Emperor Xiaozhao passed away, all the six armies of millions were under my command, but I went to Yecheng to support Your Majesty. I didn't rebel at that time, could I have second thoughts now?
It is only because His Majesty favored such treacherous villains as Gao Yuanhai, He Shikai, Bi Yiyun, Lu Lingxuan and Xie Zhen that the country was destroyed. I could not bear the destruction of our Qi Dynasty in the hands of these villains, so I raised my flag to clear the throne! "
"Why did Xie Zhen offend you?" Gao Changgong couldn't help but ask.
Gao Guiyan then laughed and said, "Didn't he advise your majesty that my achievements are so great that he wants your majesty to release me to Jizhou?"
Xiao Jinyu said nothing.
Gao Zhan said: "This matter has nothing to do with Xie Qing. It is Gao Yuanhai, Bi Yiyun, Gao Ganhe, He Shikai and others who exposed what you did. You recruited troops and formed cliques privately. Do you really have no intention of rebellion?" "?"
"Haha... It was Lu Lingxuan who forced me to do so. Lu Lingxuan sent an envoy here, saying that Your Majesty wanted to kill me, so I just wanted to protect myself..."
"Is it Lu Lingxuan again?"
"How can a woman be so capable? Can she encourage you, the governor of a state, to rebel?"
Gao Zhan suddenly became furious. He heard the word "Lu Lingxuan" too many times in the past few days, and every time he heard it, nothing good would happen!
Without saying much to Gao Guiyan, Gao Zhan left the prison and ordered Gao Guiyan to be taken back to Yecheng and executed.
When the news reached Lu Mansion in Yecheng, Mutipo was so frightened that she almost lost control. She kept begging Lu Lingxuan to escape before His Majesty returned to Yecheng.
But Lu Lingxuan became very calm instead and sneered: "Escape? I will not escape. I have paid so much to get to this point. If I can't be famous for a long time, I will be infamous for thousands of years, which is also great!"
"If you want to leave, just leave! I didn't teach you anything when it comes to mother and son, but I will save your life in the end!"
After Lu Lingxuan finished speaking, he ordered Han Changluan and Mutipo to escape quickly, and he stayed in the mansion, waiting for Gao Zhan's imperial edict to arrive.
Sure enough, within seven days, she received an imperial edict, but the person delivering the edict turned out to be Li Mi.
In addition to Li Mi, Cui Heng and Zhao Jun Wang Gao Rui all brought soldiers and surrounded the Lu Mansion.
"The Boling Cui family, the Zhaojun Li family, and the Bohai Gao family sent out three aristocratic families at the same time to arrest me. Your Majesty is really giving me face!"
Seeing that Lu Lingxuan was not afraid to laugh back, Li Mi replied: "Lu Lingxuan, you have done so many things to frame Zhongliang with the hands of the false emperor over the years, and now it is time for you to repay!"
"Oh, I framed Zhongliang. When Emperor Wenxuan was alive, he killed countless ministers around him. Gao Zhan acted ridiculously and was willing to trust us. If he didn't want to kill him himself, how could he be influenced by our words alone? What does the emperor of a country want?"
"Even among you, who dares to say that there is no blood on your hands? Don't talk about how noble you are, and don't attribute all your mistakes to the so-called 'villains'. They are just kings and losers. The dead cannot speak. It all depends on the mouth of the living person.”
Li Mi sneered: "You are really eloquent! It's a pity that nothing you say today is of any use. His Majesty no longer wants to see you again. Duan Siwen has confessed everything about your collusion with foreign enemies and the attempt to kill loyal ministers. , you never have the chance to bewitch the Emperor, and you want His Majesty to forgive your sins with just a few words!"
"In addition, there are two witnesses including your letter of liaison with foreign enemies. We have brought them to Dali Temple and will take you to confront them immediately!"
Lu Lingxuan's expression changed and she hurriedly asked: "Has Your Majesty not returned to Yecheng yet? Your Majesty has not returned, so are you pretending to pass on the imperial edict?"
Li Mi then took out the imperial decree in his hand and showed it to Lu Lingxuan.
This is indeed an imperial edict with a seal and written by Gao Zhan himself. There are not many words in it. It is to arrest Lu Lingxuan and put her in jail. She will be sent to Dali Temple to be tried and punished according to the crime!
"We can't do this false imperial edict. Without the courage of you, a commoner in China, this is an imperial edict sent from Jinyang by His Majesty. He ordered us to arrest you and put you in jail quickly to prevent you from escaping!"
"So, where is Xie Zhen? Or where is Xiao Jinyu and Prince Lanling? Let them come to see me, let them come to see me!"
"Go and tell Princess Lanling Xiao Jinyu that as long as she comes to see me, I will tell her the cause of her mother's death!"
(End of chapter)