sbdcsierra Chapter 350 The originally quiet capital city is now boiling
Chapter 350 The originally quiet capital city is now boiling
The next day, Shang Buqun entered the palace. Judging from the emperor's tone, he did have a lot of complaints about him: "You went to Miaojiang and couldn't even find out the origins of the Gu people. What did you do there for so long?"
Shang Buqun thought to himself: He is busy "serving" the Eighth Princess!
However, he did not dare to say this to the emperor. If the emperor knew that he had seduced the eighth princess, wouldn't he be so angry that he would kill him on the spot?
"Your Majesty, in Miaojiang, the Fifth Prince and the First Prince secretly communicated with the Miaojiang King and used a Gu to assassinate the King of Jing. Please investigate!"
As soon as Shang Buqun finished speaking, the emperor threw an inkstone at his feet and said, "Shang Buqun, are you really in cahoots with Prince Jing?"
"Why did the emperor say this?"
"As soon as Prince Jing came back, he blamed all the crimes on the eldest and the fifth brother. Even without any solid evidence, he wanted to catch them both in one fell swoop. Do you want to piss me off to death?" The emperor was so angry that his face turned red.
Shang Buqun hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we have been attacked several times in Miaojiang. It was indeed the work of the First Prince and the Fifth Prince. The King of Miaojiang teamed up with them to get rid of Prince Jing and also wanted to seize the Eighth Princess to humiliate the Great Dong Dynasty and take revenge on us!"
"What nonsense! You said that the King of Miaojiang wanted to assassinate Prince Jing, I believe it, but you said that the fifth brother was also involved, do you have any evidence?" The emperor slapped the table, obviously not believing him.
Shang Buqun shook his head and said, "There is no definite evidence, it's just speculation. The Fifth Prince is very careful in his actions, so it's hard to find any evidence against him! I just want to remind the Emperor to be careful!"
The emperor tapped the table and said angrily, "The Miaojiang King has written to explain everything. The Sixth Prince is seeking the throne in Miaojiang, and you want to lend him a hand. I have no objection, but you can't just accuse the Fifth Prince!
After you left the capital, the fifth brother has been staying by my side to show his filial piety. It was the eldest brother who was behind all this.
You, the Prime Minister and the Prince of Jing, are so blind? Or do you want to catch them all in one fell swoop?"
The emperor's questioning words made Shang Buqun feel chilled.
"I dare not!" Shang Buqun was so sad that he was too lazy to even explain himself. It was a waste that he had been devoted to the emperor for so many years, but he was not as good as the fifth brother who was in his arms and fawned on him.
The emperor continued to speak to Shang Buqun with a clear conscience: "People who keep company with vermilion will become red, and people who keep company with ink will become black. You followed Prince Jing after all! Do you think I'm easy to fool?"
Shang Buqun swallowed his words of rebuttal. It seemed that the Fifth Prince had won the Emperor's trust by taking every step carefully. He then put all the blame on the First Prince. No wonder the First Prince had to escape halfway!
Perhaps the eldest prince had the courage to escape with the help of the fifth prince.
Finally, Shang Buqun could only give advice: "Your Majesty, please consider my loyalty and listen to my advice. No matter what happens, do not give the tiger talisman to anyone!"
The tiger talisman can control all the military forces in the capital as well as the 100,000 troops outside the city. As long as the emperor holds the tiger talisman tightly, even if the eldest prince rebels, it will not cause any big waves!
"I naturally know this, do I need you to tell me?"
After coming out of the palace, Shang Buqun ordered the guards: "Give Prince Jing a note and ask him to meet you at the grove west of the city tonight!"
The guard hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, you just returned to the capital, and the emperor's secret guards are keeping an eye on you! Wouldn't this action make the emperor misunderstand that there is something fishy going on between you and Prince Jing?"
"I can't care about so much. The world might be changing. The emperor no longer trusts me. Am I still afraid that he will be suspicious?" Shang Buqun waved his hand and asked the guards to do their job.
That night, Prince Jing arrived as promised.
Shang Buqun asked directly: "Does the eldest prince have the ability to rebel?"
"Yes! He has been planning for many years and has many soldiers. I have found out that there are more than 40,000 of them. I am afraid there are many of his men in the guards and patrol camps in the capital. He also has a lot of weapons and equipment. I have destroyed two weapons manufacturing sites, but I still can't find any fatal evidence against him!"
Shang Buqun said with a headache: "It seems that the Fifth Prince really intends to induce him to rebel!"
"That's right! The Fifth Prince's biological mother, Concubine Chen, has done a good job of whispering in the emperor's ear. He and his mother have completely captured the emperor's heart. His father has already issued a warrant to arrest the eldest prince, which is equivalent to officially declaring to the people of the Great Dong Dynasty that the eldest prince has colluded with the enemy and committed treason, and his crime is unforgivable!" Jun Mo said with an inaudible sigh.
"If the first prince is forced into such a situation, it would be strange if he doesn't rebel! The fifth prince must have been waiting for him to feed him. The first prince is so stupid!" Shang Buqun sighed heavily, "This time, we are really going to have a tough battle!"
Jun Mo snorted coldly, "You are overestimating yourself. As long as Father holds the tiger talisman tightly, he is not afraid of their troubles! Since my Yulin Army was weakened by Father, it is no longer able to fight them head-on. We can only rely on wits! I have done everything I can do. The rest depends on Father's own judgment. I hope he will not be fooled by Old Five!"
"What's hateful is that the emperor now thinks that you and I are in cahoots. He has been skeptical of what I say, making it difficult for me to take a step forward!" Shang Buqun put his hands on his waist and kicked the small tree next to him hard to vent the anger in his heart.
"I have already won over many ministers in the court to advise my father. You have good relationships with people in the court, so you can start from this aspect!"
Shang Buqun nodded: "This is the only way for now! By the way, have you found out anything about the Miaojiang Gu people?"
Jun Mo said in a cold voice: "All the Miaojiang Gu people come from an escort agency called 'Chuanxiao'. The escort agency uses a large sum of money as bait to trick people with martial arts skills into escorting in Miaojiang. After arriving in Miaojiang, the escorts disappeared one after another and eventually became Gu people.
This escort agency has existed for more than a year and has created countless Gu people, most of whom are from the Dadong Dynasty!
This prince has already detained all the people in Chuanxiao Escort Agency and escorted them back to the capital, but unfortunately they all insisted that the Miaojiang King was not involved!"
"And the emperor actually believed it?" Shang Buqun couldn't help but want to curse.
"Even if your father suspects, there is no solid evidence to incriminate the Miaojiang King." Jun Mo said calmly, "I have almost found the Miaojiang Gu people and controlled them. With the help of the Sixth Prince, there is nothing to fear!"
"Yes, now you should be careful about your eldest brother rebelling, your fifth brother holding the emperor hostage to control the princes, or simply killing the emperor and reaping the benefits!"
Jun Mo snorted coldly: "How dare you say that!"
Shang Buqun scratched his hair irritably: "I have been forced to be tied to you, what should I be afraid of in front of you? You two are used to taking advantage of others. When this matter is settled, both of you stay away from me!"
In the early morning of the next day, the crescent moon rose, and the originally quiet capital city became boiling.
There were rumbling explosions at several gates of the imperial palace.
The entire streets of the capital were filled with noisy shouting and fighting.
The people closed their doors and hid in their beds, not daring to breathe loudly.
Under Jun Mo's arrangement and escort, Shang Buqun finally arrived beside the emperor to protect him.
"Your Majesty, you just need to protect the tiger talisman! Leave the rest to me!" Shang Buqun panted heavily, protecting his master wholeheartedly.
The emperor set up the chessboard and said to Shang Buqun calmly, "Don't be nervous, come and play a game of chess with me! After this game, the result should be known outside!"
At the same time, Yu Jiuer, who was sleeping in the Witch Village, suddenly felt a palpitation and screamed in fright.
She dreamed that Jun Mo was covered in blood!
The emperor pointed at Jun Mo with a ferocious look on his face and shouted, "Kill this beast!"