Chapter 1,654
A seasoned general said bluntly to Princess Shao's envoy.
"If it is confirmed that the empress is dead now, let's help King Kang get his name right!"
"Before that, please forgive me for being helpless!"
What these generals said was true. No matter who killed Ling Yu, they would still recommend King Kang to take charge of state affairs because the country was in ruins and there would be no king!
In this way, even if Xiao Lintian comes back, they will do it for Xi Qin's good.
But if Ling Yu is not around and helps Concubine Shao to seize the palace, she will be charged with conspiracy to usurp the throne!
I don’t know whether King Kang has the ability to compete with Xiao Lintian. Why should they tie their lives to his ship?
This is the price of a large family's blood, and a few generals can't afford it!
Seeing that the generals could not be persuaded, Princess Shao had no choice but to take her nephew Yan Feng and break into the palace in person.
She thought that she would seize the palace first, and when the news of Ling Yu's death came, she could immediately elect King Kang to manage state affairs in the name of a country that cannot live without a king for a day.
By winning the minister's heart step by step in this way, Xiao Lintian was left alone.
Who would have thought that Ling Yu's people were all gone, but he would make such a move!
Concubine Shao was angry for a while and then calmed down.
Anyway, news of Ling Yu's death will come soon. When Li Zhen doesn't open the palace gate, she can mobilize other generals to besiege Li Zhen.
Concubine Shao ordered people to stand ready at the entrance of the palace.
Here, Prince Cheng has received the news from Yu Hao. He was shocked and angry, and was extremely disappointed with Princess Shao and Prince Kang.
Western Qin is now facing provocations from Northern Wei and Eastern Qi, and the country is in catastrophe.
As a member of the royal family, King Kang did not think about how to help relieve the crisis, but also took advantage of people's crisis to start civil strife. Is this what humans do?
Prince Cheng decisively sent people to defend the clan mansion. If Zhao Ruirui and Princess Shao dared to come to rescue King Kang, they would be killed without mercy.
Prince Cheng was also worried that Concubine Shao would send people to intercept and kill Ling Yu, so he personally led the team to welcome him out.
With the close cooperation of everyone, Ling Yu was safely sent to the imperial capital.
Prince Cheng escorted Ling Yu into the palace, and met Concubine Shao blocking the entrance to the palace.
Concubine Shao didn't know whether Ling Yu was dead or not.
Zhao Ruirui sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that even if Ling Yu could survive for a while and a half, she would not live for long, and asked Concubine Shao to follow her into the palace to witness Ling Yu's death so that they could respond in time.
"Send my wife in first!"
Prince Cheng stopped Concubine Shao from following, and he shouted seriously: "Concubine Shao, you are also an old man in the palace, and you once took charge of the harem!"
"Don't you know that it is a serious crime to come back privately without obeying the imperial edict?"
Concubine Shao had already thought of a countermeasure and knelt down with a thud, bursting into tears.
"Prince Cheng, I don't know that it is a serious crime to return to the capital without obeying the imperial edict! But when I heard that the emperor is personally conducting the expedition, how can I rest assured!"
"I thought that I could recite sutras and pray for the Empress Dowager anywhere, but when I return to the palace, if the queen needs my help, I can do my best to help in time!"
"Prince Cheng, the Emperor and the Immortal have gone, and the Empress Dowager is also driving to the west. I regard the empress and the emperor as my own children. When they are in trouble, I cannot stand by and watch!"
"I also asked Prince Cheng to allow my concubine to stay and take care of my empress and serve me in the Western Qin Dynasty. When the emperor comes back, even if I am punished for coming back privately without obeying the imperial edict, I will never complain!"
