On the seventh day of February, the continuous rain for several days finally ended. Bianjing, which had been shrouded in dark clouds for five days, welcomed the first ray of warm sunshine, shining on the streets that were mixed with rain and blood.
After the water stains dried up in many places, dark red marks were left behind, silently telling something.
Until now, many people still don't know what happened in Kyoto.
You can hear the noisy shouts of killing and smell the pungent smell of blood flowing in the air in Bianjing, but everyone has their doors tightly closed and they don't dare to go out on the streets.
It is hard to imagine that the unprecedentedly lively Lantern Festival was held in Bianjing half a month ago.
Colors are everywhere, and every piece is shining.
In just the blink of an eye, the capital city seemed to have fallen from the clouds into the mortal world in an instant. In people's minds, Bian Jing City had not experienced such a situation for a long time.
Ordinary people didn't know the whole story, but the princes and nobles' families were well-informed, and they gradually heard some rumors.
"King Yong is plotting rebellion?"
"King Yong is the heir apparent that the government wants to establish. Why did he rebel?"
The old lady at home listened to the news reported by the eldest lady and shook her head: "I'm afraid it's King Yan..."
The eldest lady took a sip of tea and hurriedly continued to talk about the news she had just received: "It is rumored that King Yong has been sentenced to death. King Yan is now ordered to search for a conspirator. Many families close to Prince Yong's palace have been affected. Implicated, after being arrested and thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice..."
Although the long-lost sunshine has ushered in, the city of Bianjing has become even more turbulent.
And listening to what the eldest lady said, everyone in Shou'an Hall became even more anxious and panicked.
The sound of crying gradually began to spread in the Shou'an Hall. Minglan comforted the cute little Rulan beside her who was crying with her lips curled up. However, her own eyes were also very red and swollen at the moment. She had not slept well for several days in a row, day and night. At night, I prayed for my father and brother who were away from home.
"Why are you crying?"
"Isn't my family in a good place now?"
"Life and death, destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven. My Sheng family has ancestors to bless and protect us."
"In those families of military generals, where the father and brother are on the war, is it possible that the girls are crying like you all day long?"
"I believe that both the master and Changbai can come back safely."
The presence of the backbone old lady finally made everyone no longer so panicked.
But the worry in my heart has not diminished at all.
That night, the sounds of fighting were heard again.
I don't know which army actually opened the closed gate of Bianjing City, entered the capital at night, and had a fierce street battle with the defenders in the city.
Fortunately, the fighting place was in the central area where the palace and palaces were located. The Sheng family only heard the faint sound of horns and the sounds of fighting, and they had no sleep all night.
Lasting all night, the smell of blood swept through the entire Bianjing city with the breeze, looking down from the sky like a red mist of blood moving.
At noon on the second day, the Sheng family, who had been in panic all day, finally received good news.
Changbai is back!
Changbai's eye sockets were deeply sunken, his face was extremely pale, and the light of the past could not be seen in his eyes, like an old man with a withered pickaxe. After staying at home for a long time, Changbai took a deep breath and regained the slightest warmth.
The old lady stopped the group of women in front of her who were eager to ask questions and asked Chang Bai to wash up briefly.
….
It was only seven days, and it felt like a lifetime ago.
After Changbai washed up, he first comforted his mother and Haishi who were still crying beside him, then saluted the old lady and began to tell the whole story of the Bianjing Rebellion in a hoarse voice.
"Seven days ago, the official said he was ill and did not go to court early."
"Unexpectedly, the imperial army mutinied. The commander of the imperial army, Lord Zhu Xianzhu, was ambushed and killed. The deputy commander, Rong Cheng, took over the palace defense. The palace declared martial law, and then King Yan entered the palace to protect him."
Changbai's voice was filled with sarcasm.
Everyone knew that this was a mutiny planned by King Yan.
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The deputy commander of the army, Rong Cheng, was the brother of Concubine Rong and Rong Feiyan. He was always highly regarded by the officials. Unexpectedly, this time the Rong family simply stood on King Yan's ship. Minglan thought about this and Rong Feiyan was kidnapped. The matter may have something to do with it.
"King Yan sent troops to surround the palace and Prince Yong's palace."
"This engagement banquet in Prince Yong's Mansion directly gave King Yan a great opportunity. Almost everyone who was close to King Yong attended this banquet. It is said that Prince Yong's Mansion, which was already full of red, became a river of blood. King Yong was given poisoned wine and died on the spot."
"Princess Yong and Princess Jiacheng couldn't bear the humiliation, so they hit the wall and died."
"Rong Cheng didn't feel relieved at all. He...he directly hung the princess and the county lord on the stone lions at the entrance of Prince Yong's Mansion, without even an inch of their hair."
Hear this.
The eldest lady couldn't help but swallowed.
She almost went to attend the engagement banquet that day.
Almost all the girls in Shou'an Hall had extremely ugly expressions. Rong Cheng was undoubtedly seeking revenge for his dead sister Rong Feiyan. Mo Lan and Ru Lan started to retching after hearing Chang Bai's description. It was hard to imagine that. kind of picture.
"Fortunately, my father reminded me before he left that day that we had a darkroom in the Hanlin Academy, and there was some water in the room, so I and a few adults and colleagues managed to survive these days in it."
Changbai looked pale and took out an object from his arms. He smiled bitterly at the old lady and said, "My grandson has already written his suicide note. I thought it would be better to rush out and fight the rebels and die with a smile than to starve to death." In that dark dark room."
The eldest lady finally couldn't help crying.
If there were any shortcomings in his son, she, the mother, would not be able to survive.
Everyone fell silent.
Only Minglan suddenly asked in a low voice: "Second brother, where is daddy?"
Hearing this, Chang Bai's expression turned strange.
"I have never heard the news about my father. I have only vaguely heard people talk about it. This time, the three major battalions from the outskirts of Beijing returned to the capital at night to escort them. It was a senior man from the capital who came to the outskirts of the capital with official military talismans to deliver the news. "
"It was also this gentleman who arranged the city gates and palace gates in advance, so the three major battalions were able to march straight in and quell the rebellion overnight."
"This sir... seems to be named Sheng?"
The room suddenly became extremely quiet.
Everyone felt that it was not their master who could do such a big thing.
Ru Lan raised her head and looked at everyone.
She said cautiously: "It's probably not daddy. Daddy usually rides a carriage smoothly, so how can he ride a horse?"
The eldest lady's eyes shone at this time and she glared at Ru Lan: "What do you know about this little girl? Your father was a top-notch horseman when he was young. Your grandmother grew up in the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion. She went to When my family hired him, he was very good at riding horses."
The conversation between the eldest lady and Ru Lan made the atmosphere in Shou'an Hall suddenly lively.
At least there is no longer the same depression as before.
The old lady was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief at this time.
"My Sheng family."
"No way...are you really going to jump over the dragon gate?"
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