Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1330: The Thief
Just when Grand Tutor Yao and others were working day and night to handle state affairs, we suddenly heard that the late emperor's cold had turned into an emergency, with a high fever and inability to eat.

Grand Tutor Yao and others rushed to visit the late emperor, and after calling for a long time the late emperor finally opened his eyes weakly. Grand Tutor Yao could not believe that the late emperor could become so ill in just two days.

Upon hearing the news, the royal family, concubines, and ministers all rushed to the bedroom to attend to the patient.

Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly critical, Grand Tutor Yao hurriedly sent a message to Prince Ling, who was far away in Zhangzhou, urging him to return to Beijing.

When Prince Ling received the letter, he rushed back day and night. When he arrived in Jizhou, the previous emperor had already passed away. When Prince Ling returned to the capital, the situation had already been decided. To regain the throne, he had to resort to war.

"After the late emperor passed away, Consort De, now the empress dowager, took Elder Zhao to read out the late emperor's order. She also used the excuse of being sick from grief to keep all the officials and their families, including Wan Ning, in Changshou Palace to take care of him."

Lin Yanqing remembered this incident very clearly, because his first wife, along with the wives of the Grand Tutor and other officials, were also kept in the palace.

“When Prince Ling rushed back, the late emperor was just being buried in the imperial mausoleum. In order not to disturb the late emperor’s peace, I waited until the late emperor was buried before I told Prince Ling about the imperial decree.

At that time, the man was already discussing the name of the country. Prince Ling did not want to kill his master's wife, did not want his brothers to kill each other, and did not want to cause civil strife during the confrontation with Mobei, causing the people to suffer, so he just said it was God's will.

He also said that the man had always been by the side of the late emperor, that he was more stable and more capable of governing the country than he was...For the sake of the people of the world, Prince Ling asked me to keep the secret. If the man harms the people after taking the throne, or neglects government affairs and endangers Tianchu, we will discuss it separately..."

After listening to what Grand Tutor Yao said, Gu Hongzhang and Lin Yanqing were both shocked by the inside story and even more shocked by Prince Ling's character.

Lin Yanqing: "For the sake of the people, he gave up the throne that was within his grasp. He is worthy of being the most favored heir of the late emperor and has won the late emperor's kindness!"

Gu Hongzhang: "Back then, due to the death of the previous emperor, the soldiers were in great grief, and their morale was greatly affected. The battle against Mobei was particularly difficult, and it can be said that it was a narrow victory. Today, I know that it is fortunate that King Ling is merciful. If there was civil unrest in Tianchu, not only would the casualties of the soldiers be much greater, but they might even have suffered a defeat.

"Prince Ling's actions back then can be said to have saved the entire Tianchu. Such a hero deserves the title of God of War! But...how could such a hero betray his country?"

Even though he trusted Lin Yanqing and Gu Hongzhang, for An Zhixian's safety, Master Yao still carefully kept An Zhixian and Princess Ling hidden. He angrily told the truth of that year, and the more he spoke, the more murderous aura he had:

"Even though Prince Ling was kind, that person still couldn't let him go. He colluded with the enemy and killed Prince Ling, and even accused him of treason! As a result, Prince Ling was wrongly killed!

No one is even allowed to mention it, so that a kind-hearted gentleman like Prince Ling will be humiliated and forgotten by the world! I wish I could send the real traitor to see the late emperor with my own hands! "

Gu Hongzhang and Lin Yanqing were shocked beyond words when they heard this.

This matter was of great importance. Although they knew that Master Yao had previously valued Prince Ling the most, they were afraid that he would make a wrong judgment due to old feelings. But thinking of the emperor's actions, they could not help but believe it a little.

I also remembered that Han Yaohui was promoted to the commander of the Zhenxi Army after Prince Ling's death because of his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion. It was also at that time that Imperial Concubine Xian was promoted from an ordinary concubine to an Imperial Concubine...

If what Master Yao said was true, then all of this seemed to make sense...

After sorting out their thoughts, the two of them could not calm down for a long time, their hearts were like surging waves:
The king they were loyal to was actually a thief who stole the country...

There was complete silence for a long time. Lin Yanqing looked at Master Yao:
Asking Zheng Cheng a question, I guess he must have already thought about how to do it...