AWB Chapter 406 The new emperor ascends the throne, and the two elders ask for advice!
Chapter 406 The new emperor ascends the throne, and the two elders ask for advice!
If Gu Jingzhi's previous guess was confirmed, then even if these three thousand people were killed, Gu Jingzhi would only bring them glory.
However, things did not go as planned.
The unrest that is about to happen is just a conspiracy, and Gu Jingzhi certainly doesn't want them to fall into such a conspiracy.
……
The fact was just as Gu Jingzhi expected. A few days after he came back, everything in the capital was back to normal.
However, there was a constant flow of news inside and outside the capital, with carrier pigeons flying into the sky every day. Gu Jingzhi pretended not to see it, but even so, the atmosphere in the capital these days seemed extremely solemn.
On the surface, the capital city is as prosperous as ever, but secretly, there are undercurrents everywhere.
A great battle had just broken out in the Lushan Plain, a hundred miles away from the capital. The ground was littered with corpses, including those of the Imperial Guards and the Yongcheng Army. The rest were private soldiers from various prefectures and the Eastern Palace Guards.
The prince was fine, but his expression became increasingly sour.
After sniffing the bloody air, he felt worse and worse. His earlier satisfaction and the secret joy of ascending to the supreme throne were completely thrown away.
When Duke Yingguo Li Ye came over wearing heavy armor, the prince's expression immediately changed.
"I feel really bad for bothering you, old Duke, to make this trip."
The prince tried his best to appear relaxed.
However, Li Ye did not feel that relaxed.
He sighed, "Your Highness is too kind. Protecting Your Highness is our duty as officers and soldiers."
Li Ye didn't say much.
After all, in his opinion, this scene could have been completely avoided.
He brought people out originally just for the purpose of deterrence. Although this could not catch the person behind the scenes, it could avoid a bloody battle.
No one expected that the Yongcheng army would appear here.
The key point is that the Yongcheng Army was under the control of the Yin family, which directly implicated the second son and the queen.
With his vision, how could he not see that this matter had nothing to do with the second brother and the others.
But the Yin family is the queen's family after all. If the mastermind behind this cannot be found, how can the guilt be determined?
They were the late emperor's empress and prince, the crown prince's stepmother and brother.
He killed the previous emperor's empress and his own brothers before he ascended the throne?
Li Ye shook his head.
"Your Highness, the most urgent task right now is to resolve the rebellion, otherwise..."
Li Ye hesitated to speak.
The prince opened his mouth and finally sighed, "Please, British Catholics!"
He is now fully awake. This matter will be extremely difficult for anyone to handle. He does not want to be charged with killing his brother and mother, but if he does not deal with it, his dignity as the new king will be lost.
However, Li Ye obviously didn't want to get involved in this mess. He had fought all his life and by now was already successful and famous. This royal family's mess...
Dogs don't get involved.
However, it would not be the minister's way to say nothing. He said, "Your Highness, I am a military commander and not good at speaking! Fighting is easy, but this matter... I am really not good at it. Why not ask the cabinet?"
"..."
What the hell.
Why do these words sound so familiar?
But he did not make things difficult for Li Ye. Even he found this matter difficult, let alone Li Ye?
He waved his hand: "In that case, I'll trouble you to clean up first!"
Li Ye retreated, shaking his head as he walked. If the prince had a bit more of the late emperor's generosity, things wouldn't have come to this.
He didn't object to the prince wanting to give Gu Jingzhi a warning, but... you don't even consider the right time when giving someone a warning?
You haven't even ascended the throne yet, but you've already shown your intention to criticize the ministers who assisted you wholeheartedly in the past. Couldn't you be more subtle?
You deserve it for trying to humiliate someone in front of so many people, right?
If it weren't for the couple's careful planning, it would be a different story whether you would be alive now.
He is an old man in his sixties, but he still has to bring soldiers to rescue the emperor, and the key is that he can only bring his private soldiers.
……
Not long after Li Ye left, three ministers from the cabinet came to the prince.
Without waiting for the three to greet each other, the Crown Prince spoke directly, "Just now, the Duke of Ying asked me about the rebellion. Do you three elders have any suggestions?"
"This……"
The three of them looked at each other, but remained silent.
They had no suitable solution for the time being. It would have been easy under normal circumstances, but it just happened that the prince had not yet ascended the throne.
If the second brother really was plotting a rebellion, even if he and Queen Yin were beheaded on the spot... it wouldn't be that troublesome.
The prince felt a little disappointed when he saw the expressions of the three people.
Is there no other way?
Wei Xuan looked at his disappointed expression and said, "Your Highness, why don't you return to the capital first? The late emperor has been gone for nearly two months, and the throne cannot remain vacant for long. Your Highness should ascend the throne first. Then, when the time comes, we will naturally have a solution."
"..."
The prince's mouth twitched, and he waved his hands irritably, saying, "Let's leave it that way for now."
At this moment, he suddenly missed Gu Jingzhi a little. At least whenever he had a problem, Gu Jingzhi could at least give him an answer.
If only you weren't so bad-tempered.
In fact, not only him, but even Wei Xuan could think of Gu Jingzhi.
……
The group hurried back to the capital. Gu Jingzhi stood on the top of the city wall and looked at the group of people who looked a little embarrassed. Gu Jingzhi curled the corners of his mouth, then patted Lin Chong on the shoulder and turned away.
Three days after returning to the capital, the grand coronation ceremony heralded the beginning of a new era for Daxia.
The first thing a new emperor did upon ascending the throne was naturally to show favor to the world. Even the court officials received due rewards, especially the crown prince... No, now it should be said that it was the ministers who had made contributions when Emperor Wen returned to Beijing.
Gu Jingzhi also had one, but it was less than what Li Ye and other dukes and marquises had, not to mention the cabinet ministers.
Gu Jingzhi didn't care about this.
After the first court meeting after the new emperor ascended the throne, Gu Jingzhi was arrested again by Wei Xuan, and Li Ye was also with him.
These two, one was the chief minister of the cabinet and the other was the minister of military affairs, both of them pulled Gu Jingzhi, especially Li Ye, who almost ignored his status and hooked his arm around Gu Jingzhi's shoulders.
Gu Jingzhi smiled bitterly and said, "Teachers, if you have anything to say, please speak directly. Also, Duke Yingguo, everyone is watching!"
"hey-hey!"
"Gu family boy, everyone knows that you are smart, how about you give me some advice?"
"..."
I knew it……
Gu Jingzhi smiled bitterly and said, "I have no other choice but to say that. Can you two elders be trusted?"
"Forget it!"
Li Ye laughed and scolded, "Do you think I'm confused or something?"
"have to!"
Gu Jingzhi stopped pretending, but he said seriously: "You two, I will speak frankly, this is the last time!"
"..."
The two frowned.
Gu Jingzhi said calmly, "The king cannot be wrong, but we are just ordinary people after all. What should we do if troubles like this that shouldn't have happened keep popping up?"
"If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight! Don't you two elders understand?"
Gu Jingzhi looked at the two of them indifferently.