"Your Majesty!" Yi Pei also took the risk and was a dramatist. He took a few steps and knelt in front of Zai Chun, his face full of sorrow and his eyes full of tears.
"Your Majesty, no! The matter happened in a hurry, and the court has no evidence to prove that Prince Gong and others did it! Lao Liu Lao Qi and the others are not fools, and there is no way they would do such a fatal thing!"
At the critical moment, Yi Pei had to act the whole way. He had to continue to play the role of brotherly love well, and he must not expose himself as the suspected mastermind behind the scenes!
"Uh-huh... Your Majesty, there is indeed something wrong with your sixth uncle. He is arrogant and arrogant, and he disagrees with His Majesty's political views! But does this not prove that he is going to rebel?"
"And even if he rebels, he will not choose today? All the soldiers and civilians in the world are watching. The Xishan Camp is no longer in his hands, and the Yulin New Army and Guaizima have also settled in the capital..."
"There are even foreign soldiers in Dongjiao Minxiang, and Xiao Letian's imperial guards are also in the capital... Is he going crazy? Does he have to rebel today? A rebellion that is bound to fail?"
"Long live! Lao Liu is not a fool... Besides, Prince Chun Lao Qi, he is an honest guy. He works hard from the beginning to the end. He has never complained about the hard work of being an admiral of the Nine Sects!"
"No matter where His Majesty asked him to beat him, he never made any excuse... Even when he tortured the factory slaves in Qinghe, Lao Qi did everything without saying anything! I can't describe the scolding he received from the bannermen..."
"Lao Qi is such an honest, kind and obedient prince. Do you think he is rebelling? I will protect him with my head!"
"As for Yi Kuang? Long live him, he is just a greedy and lustful mangy dog. I know he smokes too much and complains, but rebelling? He doesn't have the courage or ability!"
"At best, Yikuang is just a mangy dog hiding in the corner and taking advantage of it!"
"Please, your majesty, for the sake of the late emperor and the love of your grandfather Xuanzong... please stop taking action and take care of the family ties of the Tian family!"
Yikuang tried hard to persuade Zaichun to take back his life with tears and runny noses. The ministers around him were all very cautious for fear of getting involved. The struggle for power between the royal family was more cruel than that between courtiers!
In the two hundred years since the founding of the country, many people in the royal family have died!
Although Pu Xi was also a member of the royal family, he was a junior and timid. People around him winked at him several times and asked him to say a few words to persuade the emperor. However, when Pu Xi dared to speak, he would kneel down and kowtow to Emperor Tongzhi.
Zai Chun took a few deep breaths, looked at the still red sky in the northwest and said coldly, "Fifth Uncle! Your advice is worth it, after all, they are brothers..."
"But I have my own difficulties! How can you say that there is no mastermind for such a big thing? Haha, I am not a fool, so you can't hide it from me..."
"I didn't order them to be killed on the spot, but instead arrested them and interrogated them later. This is already a huge kindness! If my fifth uncle still wants to stop them, it will make it difficult for my nephew!"
"What are you doing standing still...didn't you hear my will? Why don't you take action immediately! If you don't want to do it, you can get out now!"
The little emperor was furious, and everyone present did not dare to disobey in the slightest. Peng Yulin, Fu Qing, Ma Ming and others kowtowed and got up and went down the mountain!
Yi Pei raised his head and happened to see the figure of Empress Dowager Ci'an on the north side of Wanchun Pavilion. It turned out that the Empress Dowager was really worried about the little emperor on the top of the mountain and hurriedly climbed up from Qiwang Tower.
Yi Pei hurried over and kowtowed to his sister-in-law, "The Queen Mother... Please advise the Queen Mother! Now there is no real evidence, so we can't act hastily!"
Ci'an shook his head, "The Ai family has heard what you just said. Lao Wu, you don't ask for mercy anymore. Your Majesty didn't say anything about it. Control the person first and then interrogate him later!"
"If there are no problems, Your Majesty will still let him go! It's just a matter of confiscation and control, and the sky has not fallen... spread the Ai family's decree and tell them not to hurt anyone, especially to be kind to women and children!"
"Lao Wu! Stand up...go do your errands right away. Is now the time to waste time?"
Ci'an had already spoken, and Yi Pei couldn't perform the play. He kowtowed heavily to the emperor and the queen mother, went down the mountain and ordered his troops to go straight to Fuchengmen!
At this moment, there are no generals on Jingshan Mountain, and only some civil servants from various ministries are left. Zai Chun has arranged all the tasks, and his whole body is as soft as if his bones have been removed!
He helped the Queen Mother walk into Wanchun Pavilion and sit down. Ci'an whispered to him, "You are already in charge. The Ai family does not care about these things. You can do whatever you want!"
"But the Aijia feels that Lao Wu is right. No matter how stupid Prince Gong is, he would not take action now? Isn't this stupid? But such a big turmoil cannot arise out of thin air..."
"Think about it...could it be Xiao Letian?"
Zai Chun shook his head desperately, "Impossible! Impossible! I know the master very well. He is a businessman at heart. Everything depends on effort and report!"
"I just approved his concession plan, but he hasn't even completed the delivery or measured the land. He hasn't eaten the fat in his mouth and digested it. He won't take risks!"
"That's strange! Who is it? Will take action at this time..."
"Could it be..." Ci'an's eyes revealed a hint of fear, "Could it be that the commander-in-chief has recently lost his life... Our court failed to follow the rules of etiquette... Did those Han people cause trouble and spread evil?"
Ci'an and Zai Chun couldn't help but shudder, and the word 'Han warlord' suddenly appeared in their minds!
This is not just one or two people, this is a huge group that wants money, money, and guns, and many of them have hot tempers and are typical military reckless characters!
How evil was the horse stabbing case back then? He assassinated a court official in the street, and he didn't even go out and tell his name to take the blame!
It was such a horse stabbing case that made the imperial court stop trying to get involved in the military power in Jiangnan. Today, the military power in the Jiangnan area nominally belongs to the imperial court, but in fact the place has been emptied by Han warlords!
This time when the commander-in-chief passed away, the court was indeed rude, but wasn't this revenge too vicious?
Zai Chun shook his head, "There is no evidence! We can't confirm anything now! But it is still necessary to take this opportunity to unify the strength of our Eight Banners!"
"Looking at this riot from another angle, it may not be a bad thing!"
Ci'an nodded, "That's all, I hope the Ai family is overly concerned... You must remember to protect the Chinese embassy in Dongjiaomin Lane and Dongdan Archway!"
"Don't get hurt over there!"
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I have sent troops to protect you. There is no problem with safety! Besides, there are foreign devils and Chinese people. It's not easy to conquer with well-trained soldiers and food!"
"I just hope...this matter will never be done by Master..."
It was impossible to hide the chaos in the capital from the Chinese embassy and the foreign envoys in Dongjiaominxiang. From the moment the fire broke out, the ministers and military attaches from various countries urgently mobilized the guards and began to block the streets and gates!
Zaichun sent soldiers to help guard the intersection, and also asked people to send news. Of course, he did not dare to say explicitly that there was a rebellion. He only said that there was a serious fire outside Desheng Gate. He hoped that envoys from all countries would not go out and wait quietly for dawn the next day. .
He says so, but who would believe it? Each country has its own sources of information, and they immediately knew that 40,000 factory slaves had rebelled!
Xiao Letian held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. Smoke billowed in the meeting room, and the cigarette butts smoked by the old smokers present were as big as a mountain.
"If you ask me, this thing was done by Guiziliu! There's no way he wouldn't take revenge when he was humiliated in the Forbidden City!"
