"So, my sister, the eldest princess who has been incorrigible despite repeated admonitions, has really rebelled?"
"Your Majesty, before I went to Beijing from Xiangyang Prefecture, I heard that the Fourth Corps had attacked the chieftain of the She family, occupied Chongqing, and recruited troops. This unreasonable transfer of troops is not a rebellion. The reason why Qin Jianxun dared to do this was because he was instigated by Liu Yufei. , the eldest princess also went to Chongqing."
Fengtian Hall in the Forbidden City, Nanjing.
Zhang Ling, the censor of Huguang, who was in a hurry, brought news from Xiangyang that shocked the government and the public. The Fourth Corps was stationed without any reason. Not only that, Qin Jianxun also ordered the blockade of the post roads in Xiangyang and Jingzhou, and the court allocated grain and grass from neighboring counties. All supplies were intercepted by the Fourth Corps. It is said that the rebels also stirred up chaos in Junzhou, Yicheng, Baokang and other places, took hundreds of thousands of strong men hostage, and have already occupied Yunyang, Junzhou, and Chongqing...
When Guangde Emperor Liu Kan heard the news, not only did he not panic, but he looked particularly excited.
In the main hall, Emperor Guangde rubbed his little hands while repeatedly confirming with Yushi Zhang whether the news was reliable. After receiving a positive reply from Yushi, Liu Kan was overjoyed, turned around and bowed again and again to the tomb of his father, Emperor Liu Zhaosun. He said incoherently:
"My father has a spirit in heaven, and I will bless my son and minister to succeed immediately, get rid of the Fourth Corps, get rid of the rebellion, and avoid future troubles!"
Kang Guangxu, Li Juying and several close ministers can naturally understand why Emperor Guangde is so happy. His Majesty has been forbearing for a long time and tolerated the eldest princess's gang. I am afraid that when Uncle Zheng comes back, he will not be as ambitious and scheming as the current emperor.
Kang Guangxu echoed from the side: "Your Majesty treats the eldest princess with the utmost benevolence and justice. Now Liu Yufei has taken advantage of her and acted arbitrarily. The Holy Emperor spared her life and exiled her to Junzhou. She didn't know how to repent. Within ten days, her true colors were revealed. I I heard from Mr. Ke (Ke Zhen evil disciple)’s divination that the eldest princess was born rebellious, and looking at it today, this statement is true!”
Li Gonggong said: "The fourth army's rebellion at this time is no different than throwing an egg against a stone and destroying itself. Your Majesty can just send a partial army to attack in a big way. Why do you need to go to war in person and distract yourself with hard work?"
Liu Kan listened to his two confidants and looked up at the ministers in the palace.
"What do you think, dear ladies?"
The imperial conquest was something that had already been decided, and the court meeting was just a formality. Almost all the officials in Nanjing were Liu Yufei's mortal enemies, and they wanted to tear him into pieces at this time.
The ministers were filled with indignation and rushed to accuse the eldest princess of her crimes. Finally, they unanimously asked the emperor not to forgive Liu Yufei this time.
Several civil servants even put on a show of remonstrance, saying that if Liu Yufei was not killed, they would crash to death in the Fengtian Palace, with blood splattering every step of the way.
After everyone finished their performance, Emperor Guangde finally made up his mind, clenched his fist and hit the royal eucalyptus hard.
"Half a month later, the eighth day of September will be an auspicious day, Lord Chief!"
Hearing the emperor's shouting, Deng Changxiong, the abbot of Da Qi who had been standing at the back, reluctantly squeezed out of the crowd.
"I'm here."
"Qin Jianxun, the commander of the Fourth Corps, is an old friend of yours. You should be familiar with him. You should know how he likes to use troops. I will ask you to lead the main force of the three major corps, combine the navy and air force, march into Huguang, and put an end to the rebellion! ”….
Deng Changxiong agreed expressionlessly like a puppet. Just when the ministers thought that the emperor had given up on his personal expedition, they heard Liu Kan continue:
"On the eighth day of September, I will go to Yunyang with you, and maybe I can see my sister one last time."
Obviously, Emperor Guangde was quite confident in his own military power.
"This counterinsurgency is of great importance and must not be slacked off. On the day when the king's division arrived, he would kill all those who resisted. Jingxiang had been involved in frequent uprisings since the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. He just took advantage of Liu Yufei's rebellion to put an end to the rebellion once and for all. Solve these chronic diseases!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
All the ministers knelt down one after another and shouted long live the mountain.
Emperor Guangde was a little tired and winked at Eunuch Li, indicating that he would be here today.
Li Juying was about to announce her resignation when she heard someone in the palace shout:
"Your Majesty, you must not conquer it yourself!"
When the civil and military ministers, who were like puppets on strings, heard this shouting, they all turned their heads towards the place.
People look at it and wonder if this person is suffering from mental illness, that is, there is water in their brains.
"Zhang Aiqing, what did you say?"
Emperor Guangde shut his mouth and looked impatiently at the Huguang censor who delivered the letter.
"Your Majesty's warning!" Zhang Ling knelt down with a thud, "Before and after Liu Yufei's rebellion, many miracles occurred in Junzhou."
"Go on." Liu Kan yawned, braced himself, and continued to listen to the censor.
"I saw with my own eyes that half a month ago, the Zhenwu God on the Prince Slope of Wudang Mountain ascended, and then a giant blue python appeared in the mountain, and another..."
Liu Kan originally thought that this seemingly smart censor would provide him with some valuable information, but he didn't expect that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would hear these ridiculous things.
"Zhang Yushi, have you ever worked under my father before?"
"Back, back to your Majesty, no, no, I only took up the post of censor of Huguang in the third year of Guangde. Before that, I had been in Liaodong."
Zhang Ling stumbled, obviously he didn't expect why Emperor Guangde would ask him this question.
"What a pity." Liu Kan had a look of regret on his face.
"It's a pity that you were born at the wrong time," Emperor Guangde looked at Zhang Ling coldly. At this moment, Zhang Yushi's whole body was shaking like chaff.
"If you work under my father, he should think highly of you."
Although Zhang Yushi didn't know what Liu Kan was talking about, he could clearly feel a chill.
"I hate people who pretend to be gods and ghosts the most in my life! Back then, the Supreme Emperor believed in Taoism, and I don't know how much money and manpower wasted! I didn't expect that my ministers also had people like this!"
"His Majesty,"
Zhang Ling realized that his life was in danger and argued loudly: "What I just said was for the sake of Daqi State. I was not lying. I really saw it at that time. Not only me, but tens of thousands of people in Junzhou City saw it. A huge blue python, its body is thicker than the pillars in this hall..."
There were whispers in the hall.
Liu Kan leaned over and looked at the secret agent he sent to Huguang, and said calmly:
"A giant python? Can breathe fire? And a turtle as big as Mufu Mountain?
Zhang Yushi said emotionally: "That's right, Your Majesty."
"enough!"
Emperor Guangde stood up with a flick of his sleeves, and Eunuch Li winked at Zhang Yushi, signaling him to stop talking.
"My father died during the Eastern Conquest of the Japanese Kingdom. At this time, everyone in the world knew that the ascension was completely deceptive and tantamount to rebellion! Come on!"
Emperor Guangde was furious and had Zhang Ling executed for the crime of deceiving the public with his evil words. .
Dream of Wuyue
