Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 345 Jia Jing: Invite the two saints to recuperate in the harem
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The Hall of Mental Cultivation of Daming Palace.

"How's it going outside?"

Emperor Anping seemed calm, but his slightly trembling hands betrayed him.

Xia Shouzhong, who was standing guard nearby, said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, things don't seem good outside. There's a traitor among the Dragon Guards, and they've been killed by the combined efforts of the insiders and the outsiders. The Jinyi Guards and the traitors are about to collapse at the first blow..."

"What a bunch of rabble!" Emperor Anping slammed the table in anger and gritted his teeth, "It's a waste of my effort to train them!"

"emperor!"

Jia Yucun suddenly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Although the Jinyiwei are no longer useful, don't you still have the Dongchang? As long as you put all of them on the line, you will definitely be able to hold out until Prime Minister Ye comes to rescue you."

Xia Shouzhong's face changed immediately and he cursed Jia Yucun inwardly for being a good-for-nothing.

Emperor Anping ignored all this and looked at Xia Shouzhong and said, "Take the people from the East Factory with you. You must stop those traitors for me!"

Xia Shouzhong: “…”

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"Wow, Your Majesty, Eunuch Xia died in battle, the East Factory is gone, and the thieves are about to attack us..."

A little eunuch ran in crying.

"What? So fast?"

Emperor Anping could hardly believe his ears. The East Depot had a thousand experts. Even if they sent a thousand dogs, they wouldn't be defeated so quickly, right?
"Trash, they are all trash!"

"Yucun, follow me to the back to see the emperor!"

He believed that his father must have a backup plan.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Jia Yucun hurriedly caught up with Emperor Anping.

……

The flames and shouts of killing continued.

There was some silence in the main hall of Dengxian Pavilion for a while.

For the first time, the emperor felt like he was losing control.

"Holy Emperor, the rebels are now powerful, why don't we... hide outside the palace first?" Zhao Quan suddenly rolled his eyes and suggested.

"I won't hide!"

"I want to see what those traitors dare to do to me!"

As they were talking, Emperor Anping arrived.

"Father!"

Emperor Anping saluted respectfully.

"Well, you're here!"

The Emperor nodded and said calmly: "Don't worry, these rebels are nothing, they will all die once the Beijing army arrives!"

Emperor Anping immediately gained confidence!
His father is indeed a powerful person. He might be doing this to lure out the snakes and catch those people with ulterior motives in one fell swoop, right?

It’s true... old ginger is still spicy!
"Father, when will the Beijing troops arrive?"

Seeing the shouting and screaming getting closer, Emperor Anping had to ask carefully.

"almost."

The retired emperor had a confident expression on his face, and even Zhao Quan was infected by it and felt much more at ease.

Time passed little by little, and everyone was anxiously waiting...

A young eunuch came out and panted, "Reinforcements have arrived! Your Majesty, our reinforcements have arrived, and the rebels have been defeated!"

"Hahaha……"

The emperor laughed.

"Prime Minister Ye is indeed my right-hand man. I will reward him well!"

Everyone immediately complimented him, "The Holy Emperor is very clever and has played the rebels with ease."

The Emperor smiled and said, "Where is Prime Minister Ye? Ask him to come see me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Xiang arrived.

There was another person beside him, and that was Jia Jing.

The Emperor, the Emperor couldn't understand for a moment, could it be that Prime Minister Ye has already captured Jia Jing?
"Your Highness, I, Ye Gao, pay my respects to the Holy Emperor."

"Your servant Jia respectfully pays homage to the Holy Emperor, Your Majesty."

The emperor did not ask the two to stand up but looked at them with doubt and frowned, "What's going on? Jia Jing, do you admit your guilt?"

Jia Jing stood up, smiled and said, "I was late in coming to your rescue, causing the Emperor to be frightened by the rebels and fall ill from then on. I know my crime."

Prime Minister Ye also stood up and said with a smile: "I beg the Emperor to go to the palace to recuperate. The affairs of the previous dynasty will be temporarily managed by His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince. This Prime Minister and Elder Jia will assist. The two saints do not need to worry."

The Supreme Emperor, Emperor Anping, was stunned for a long while.

"Ye Gao!"

"Are you planning a rebellion?"

The emperor was shocked and angry.

He didn't expect that Ye Xiang was actually an ungrateful person. Have you read all these sage books in all these years, but what have you learned?
At this point, Ye Xiang had no way back and didn't want to say anything more. He waved his hand and said, "Come here, send the two saints to the harem to rest."

After saying that, he looked at Jia Jing.

Jia waved his hand calmly: "Don't leave any one behind... Jia Yucun will stay to serve the two saints."

"Yes!"

A team of personal soldiers stepped forward and screams were heard.

The emperor watched all this and laughed out loud in anger.

"well!"

"You two have followed me for half of my life. I never thought that you would unite and rebel!" "You two are so nice!"

Jia Jing shook his head: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Ye and I have not rebelled. We are still good subjects of Daxia."

"Yes." Ye Xiang smiled and said, "We are all for the country of Daxia. You should just focus on cultivating the Tao and ignore us in the mundane world."

Emperor Anping was furious and said, "Jia Jing, Ye Gao, do you still have any shame?"

Ye Xiang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is all for your own good. You often vomit blood and faint. This is something that all the civil and military officials in the court know. I just want you to rest more in the harem."

Jia Jing smiled and said, "Yes, we are all doing this for the emperor's health and for the emperor to achieve immortality as soon as possible."

Jia Jing: "This is a filial act!"

Ye Xiang: "Yes, Daxiao!"

Jia Jing: "Okay, Yucun, take the two saints down to rest quickly! Remember to be filial to the two saints."

"Ah, yes..." Jia Yucun quickly agreed, "Holy Emperor, Your Majesty, let's go and rest."

Although the two saints were unwilling, they had no choice but to obey as they were at the mercy of others.

Where there is life, there is hope.

As long as you are not dead, there is hope.

We'll figure it out later.

In the early hours of the morning, the entire palace finally quieted down.

A heavy snow fell, quickly covering everything, and the whole world became white.

This day is the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

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On a small road outside Kyoto, a group of defeated soldiers fled in panic.

"How hateful! It was so nearly successful! But Jia Jing and Ye Xiang took advantage of us!" Prince Beijing said in great depression while riding on his horse.

Prince Nan'an sneered, "I didn't expect the two old foxes to cooperate, but I don't believe they will continue to cooperate. Sooner or later, they will fight to the death. And don't forget that the Tartars are just around the corner. It's unclear whether they can defend Kyoto. They might end up like us."

"What Uncle Shi meant is..."

"We don't have to go too far from Beijing. We can just find a place nearby to hide, accumulate strength, and then wait for an opportunity to act..."

"Uncle, you are wise!"

"Hahaha……"

There was a hint of helplessness in the laughter.

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However, in the northwest, since Xi'an was captured and the Tartars marched straight in, there was no need to defend Pingyang any longer.

At this moment, the eldest prince was trembling all over and his face was ashen. He had already anticipated the consequences of returning to the capital...

"Your Highness!"

One of the prince's advisers quietly approached the prince and said cautiously, "The morale of the Tartars is high, and Kyoto may not be able to hold on..."

The eldest prince's face darkened: "What does Mr. Li mean?"

Mr. Li whispered, "Your Highness, if we return in disgrace like this, I'm afraid we will never get the crown prince's position again, and we old men will probably end up in jail."

"If the Tartars capture Kyoto, Your Highness still has 100,000 troops at his disposal..." Mr. Li said as he quietly observed the eldest prince's expression. Seeing that the eldest prince did not show any anger or dissatisfaction, he took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire and said, "You can follow the example of the Southern Song Dynasty and go directly to Jiangnan to proclaim yourself emperor!"

The eldest prince's eyes lit up.

Yup!

There's absolutely no need for me to worry here. Wouldn't it be better to just become emperor?
As for losing the north...so be it. We can get it back later when we have a chance. It's better than losing our own life.

"Yes, what you said makes some sense... But seeing that Kyoto is under siege, but I am keeping my troops inactive, will my reputation be damaged?" The eldest prince said with a little concern.

Mr. Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. It's not that we won't go to support you. It's just that it's freezing cold, and the heavy snow has blocked the road, hindering the march. We're late..."

"good……"

The eldest prince nodded and laughed.

"That's it, give the order to slow down the march... By the way, what about Wang Ziteng?"

Mr. Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will go and test Lord Wang's attitude. If he follows Your Highness, that's fine. If he doesn't know what's good for him, then I'll have to..."

Mr. Li made a gesture of wiping his neck.

The eldest prince nodded and said, "Go ahead and do it. Try to convince Lord Wang... No, I'll go with you!"

He really wanted to have such a capable and brave general following him, so that his chances of success would be much greater!
Half a day later, light snow began to fall from the sky again.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince showed sympathy to the soldiers and ordered them to rest on the spot and cook.

Wang Ziteng saw this scene from afar in the big tent and sighed.

At this point, he had no choice but to follow the eldest prince.

Of course, the most important thing is that the eldest prince promised that he would be the King of Pingxi in the future!
A prince from another family!
Of course it’s worth a try!
"Wenfang, do you think... Kyoto can defend against the Tartar attack?" Wang Ziteng suddenly asked.

Wenfang thought for a moment and said, "Absolutely under normal circumstances."

Wang Ziteng: "Oh, you mean..."

Wenfang said, "The capital is not stable either. The eldest prince's adviser just revealed a lot. Apart from other things, it is hard to say what will happen to the Jia Mansion at this time. What's more, there are Prince Beijing, Prince Yizhong, and Prince Nan'an. Which one of them is easy to deal with? Even what Prime Minister Ye thinks is hard to say."

"The Emperor has devoted himself to practicing Taoism in recent years. Emperor Anping is in power. On the surface, it seems that there is no problem, but in fact, the royal family has gradually lost control of the court."

Wang Ziteng nodded: "According to you, it is difficult to defend Kyoto?"

Wenfang: "Don't you also hope so, sir?"

"Of course I don't want to!"

He has family in Kyoto, so how could he hope that Kyoto would be destroyed?

But in front of the prince, all others can give way to him. He becomes a distinguished prince of a different family name. He can have any wives and have as many sons as he wants!

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(End of this chapter)