Zhang Mao didn't expect that the emperor didn't even know this, so he could only bite the bullet and continue to explain, "Your Majesty, it was Lord Xiao Wang who saved Rong Feiyan, and that's how the two of them came into contact."
The emperor nodded and asked solemnly, "I wonder if you have heard what he said to Wang Shijiang?"
When Zhang Mao heard that the emperor did not even address Wang Yueyan when he returned, he knew that this matter could not be resolved and Wang Yue might have lost the emperor's favor.
He had a very good impression of Wang Yue, so he patiently explained, "Your Majesty, I heard something. It seems that Wang Hanlin advised General Rong not to get involved in the affairs of the royal family. It would be best to tell Your Majesty or the prime ministers about this matter."
The emperor felt relieved when he heard what Zhang Mao said. It seemed that Wang Yue did not take the opportunity to make friends with Rongchang.
He smiled and asked, "Then why did the imperial concubine suddenly tell me yesterday? Why didn't Rongchang come himself?"
Zhang Mao wanted to ask how he knew that. The secret agents he sent out could not possibly investigate in such detail. He could only bite the bullet and guess, "Perhaps General Rong and the Imperial Concubine split up their forces into two groups?"
The emperor thought about it for a while and felt that this was very likely, so he nodded and said, "In that case, you can go down first."
Eunuch Zhang didn't say anything more and went down quickly. He had done the most kind thing and was worthy of the money Wang Yue had given him over the years.
After Zhang Mao left, the emperor thought about his layout and thought the palace should be foolproof, so he prepared to rest.
……
Winter had just passed and it was still very cold at midnight. A riot broke out in Tokyo and was put out as soon as it started.
Ordinary people in Tokyo didn’t know what was going on, but they all felt that the dignitaries in the city seemed to be keeping a low profile in recent days.
But Wang Yue knew what happened.
It turned out that King Yan not only contacted Rongchang, but also bribed a deputy general under Rongchang, and this lieutenant contacted some other lieutenants, so even if Rongchang disagreed, it would not prevent them from mobilizing troops.
Chapter 217: Great start but poor finish!
Originally, this deputy general was going to lead the patrol battalion and Prince Yan's men under the banner of Rongchang, cooperate with the spies in the palace to seize the palace in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, Rongchang listened to Wang Yue's words, deliberately fell off his horse these days, and handed over the military power to his two deputies. He really was not prepared to get involved in this muddy water, but instead gave them convenience.
Therefore, Rongchang was not in the camp, and the patrol camp was quickly controlled by Prince Yan's men. But before they had time to leave the camp, they found that the patrol camp had been surrounded by people from the Palace Front Department.
However, Prince Yan's attempt to force the emperor to abdicate ended in such a whim that the people of Tokyo City were unaware of it.
When Prince Yong heard that Prince Yan was planning to take action, he secretly sent people to assassinate the biological fathers of several other princes.
He originally wanted to fish in troubled waters and muddy the matter up, and then no matter whether Prince Yan succeeded or not, he would have a legitimate reason to set things right.
Although he was suppressed by the emperor once, there were still several generals who defected to him. As long as he had a reasonable reason, he still had a chance.
However, Prince Yong's idea was doomed to fail, because Prince Yan's rebellion ended before it even began.
While Wang Yue was teaching several princes, several major events occurred in the court. The once powerful Prince Yan was demoted to a commoner, and even the emperor's grandson whom he sent to the palace was reprimanded.
Prince Yong was also driven back to his fiefdom because he failed to educate his daughter properly and sent people to assassinate officials' families. Prince Yong's fiefdom, Yongzhou, was adjacent to Jiaozhi State, which was tantamount to being exiled to Lingnan in disguise.
There were also several other princes who, although they did not participate, were also punished to varying degrees and were expelled from the capital.
You have to know that the last time the prince's title was just demoted, but this time the punishment may be to make several princes bear the serious crime completely, and this is still recorded in the Zongzheng Temple.
Even if their children become emperors in the future, there is no way to eliminate and completely cut off their dreams of becoming the emperor emeritus.
This time the emperor and his ministers worked together to do a flawless job. Even Zhao Zongshi, the leader of the Yuzhou team, was reprimanded by the emperor, and his reasons were irrefutable.
Because the bandits who assassinated Rong Feiyan first appeared in Yuzhou, but Zhao Zhongshi was unable to completely wipe them out, and they were allowed to spread to Kyoto.
In fact, this was a bit unfair to Zhao Zongshi. Those bandits also went to assassinate him, and he also wanted to get rid of them completely, but he just didn't have the chance.
It’s a great pity that the emperor didn’t care about these things at all and the ministers didn’t object, so this decree was issued.
But Zhao Zongshi was a very timid person. He had been assassinated by people sent by Prince Yong before and was seriously injured. He was extremely panicked.
After the emperor's decree was issued, he was so frightened that the wounds on his body burst open. The doctors in the palace tried their best to save him, but failed.
……
Imperial Palace, Jasandang Corridor
The news of what happened in Yuzhou soon spread to the palace. Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that Zhao Zongshi had died.
After Zhao Xu heard the news from Yuzhou, he looked very lonely. He used to go to Zishan Hall early, but today he was unexpectedly late.
The emperor had been very optimistic about this child. After hearing the news, he hurried to Zishan Hall, but happened to meet Zhao Xu who was alone.
When Zhao Xu saw the emperor, he bowed and said, "Grandpa Emperor, I am very happy!"
The emperor looked at Zhao Xu carefully, and then asked solemnly, "I am also very sad about your father's affairs. When he was young, he lived in the palace for several years, but I didn't expect that he would be ahead of me."
Zhao Xu quickly knelt on the ground and tactfully corrected him, saying, "Your Majesty, he is my biological father, and Your Majesty is now my royal grandfather.
I shouldn't be sad for him, but the kindness of my father is indelible. I hope that you can let me keep vigil for my father and repay his kindness."
The emperor nodded and said, "I hope you don't misunderstand Grandpa. I just wanted to put an end to Rong Feiyan's matter, but I didn't expect Zong Quan to misunderstand me.
It would be a good idea for you to go there, just to comfort your brothers and sisters!"
Zhao Xu kowtowed to the emperor immediately, and then said solemnly, "Thank you, Grandpa Emperor! My grandson has passed the list of royal family members, and I am just their cousin. I will come back immediately after I have seen my cousins!"
The emperor was very satisfied with Zhao Xu's answer, but he decided to give him a favor, so he smiled and said, "It's rare that you are so filial. I will confer the title of King of Ying on your biological father, and you can go to pay homage on behalf of the emperor."
After hearing this, Zhao Xu immediately knelt down and kowtowed again, saying with great joy, "Thank you, Grandfather Emperor, for the reward!"
The emperor hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "When you go, take Wang Shijiang with you. I will have him take my order with him. I am not in good health to travel long distances, so I cannot go with you."
Zhao Xu looked at the amiable emperor and said with great emotion, "Grandpa Emperor, you are so kind to your grandson!"
The emperor was very happy to see that Zhao Xu's feelings were very sincere. He felt that this boy was a sincere person.
……
Yuzhou, British Palace
After Wang Yue finished reading the imperial edict, he saw that Princess Ying seemed to want to say something, so he hurriedly said solemnly, "His Majesty the Emperor has been so kind that he specially asked his grandson Zhao Xu to come on behalf of His Majesty to express his condolences."
Princess Ying originally wanted to go up and talk to her son whom she hadn't seen for a long time, but after hearing what Wang Yue said, she could only say with an embarrassed look, "Thank you very much, nephew."
Zhao Xu's mood froze when he saw his mother's excitement. He looked at Wang Yue with some displeasure, and then said seriously, "Aunt, you don't have to be so polite. I'm here on orders as well."
The British princess was now awake, and she said seriously, "Come in with me!"
Zhao Xu followed Princess Ying into the mourning hall with a heavy heart. He could no longer control the sadness in his eyes and couldn't help but shed tears.
He didn't expect that after entering the palace, he would never have the chance to see his father again. He walked up with a sad expression, lit a stick of incense excitedly, and then knelt at the front of the mourning hall with his brothers and sisters.
Wang Yue pretended not to see it. He walked forward, lit a stick of incense, and then retreated outside.
Princess Ying didn't expect that Zhao Xu would kneel inside and refuse to come out. She was very touched that her son had not forgotten them, but she was worried about the future of her eldest son.
So, she quickly said to Wang Yue, "Xu'er was just anxious at the moment, he..."
Wang Yue waved his hand to stop the Princess from continuing, and then said seriously, "Your Majesty, Kuanhou will not care about these. Before the King of England is buried, there is no grandson Zhao Xu here, only the King of England's eldest son Zhongzhen."
Seeing Wang Yue being so reasonable, Princess Ying was very moved and bowed to him, then said with gratitude, "Thank you, Lord Wang!"
Wang Yue didn't dare to accept this gift, he quickly made way, and then said comfortingly, "In fact, your majesty's reprimand at that time was also to protect King Ying. After all, the biological fathers of other Huangsuns were demoted. If only King Ying was not demoted, I'm afraid King Ying would be in danger.
You may not know that several princes in the imperial city are very crazy. If they knew that the King of England was not reprimanded, do you think they would attack the King of England directly?"
The Princess of England turned pale when she heard this. She had actually advised the King of England at that time, but the King of England just didn't dare to believe it and was scared to death because of it.
She immediately said, "Sir Wang, we don't blame others for what happened to the prince. We thank your majesty for his kindness!"
Wang Yue was silent for a while, then said, "Princess Ying, the situation is not necessarily so optimistic. I came to Yuzhou this time because of your majesty's preference for Emperor Xu's grandson.
It may still bring trouble to the British palace, and the princess should be prepared. "
After hearing what Wang Yueye said, Princess Ying was shocked and said, "What? Haven't they been demoted? Why would they still fight?"
Wang Yue didn't expect that Princess Ying didn't understand anything, so he said helplessly, "Princess, this is not a joke. I don't want to be buried here with you."
Seeing that Wang Yue didn't look like he was joking, Princess Ying said with some fear, "Sir Wang, after the prince passed away, although His Majesty let Haoer inherit the position of Yuzhou Tuanlianshi, Haoer is only seventeen years old. Although the officers under his command are obedient on the surface, I am really worried that they are secretly disobeying their orders."
Wang Yue saw that Princess Ying didn't seem to be joking, so he said helplessly, "People in the army are judged by their strength. My Wang family has two guards who have been practicing martial arts with me since they were young. If Princess Ying doesn't mind, let them train with the young King Ying?"
After hearing this, Princess Ying asked uncertainly, "My Lord, although I don't know how to practice martial arts, the prince does know some martial arts, and his guards are also good at martial arts, but they are still no match for those generals.
A few days ago, due to some issues, Haoer took a few guards to the military camp, and those guards were beaten up by the deputy commander of the camp."
When Wang Yue heard this, he had a bad feeling in his heart, and he quickly said, "Princess, even if the King of England is dead, his former generals should not be like this, it seems that they have surrendered to the new master.
If the young prince wants to subdue him, he needs to do it as soon as possible. If the princess does not believe in the strength of my guards, she can let the guards in the palace give it a try."
Seeing that Wang Yue sounded a little anxious, the princess called Zhao Zhonghao and went to the martial arts arena together.
Qingfeng has been sent out by Wang Yue to do something. Now the guards around Wang Yue are Wang Qian and Wang Kun. The two of them competed with the guards in the mansion and easily defeated them.
Zhao Zhonghao also loved martial arts since he was a child. Seeing that Wang Qian and Wang Kun were so skilled in martial arts, he was very excited and asked, "Sir Wang, your two guards are so skilled in martial arts. It's a pity that they don't serve in the army."
Chapter 218: Yuzhou Storm!
The princess now understood that Wang Yue was not joking, and since her son liked her so much, she said gratefully, "Lord Wang was going to send these two guards to help you, but I thought he was joking, so I decided to have a competition. Why don't you thank Lord Wang quickly?"
After Zhao Zhonghao heard what Princess Ying said, his eyes lit up. He asked expectantly, "Really? Lord Wang, are you really willing to let these two people follow me?"
Wang Yue saw that Zhao Zhonghao liked them very much, so he smiled and said, "They both want to join the army too, if you don't mind, just take them with you."
Zhao Zonghao was very excited when he heard this. He bowed to Wang Yue and said with a smile, "Thank you, Lord Wang!"
Wang Yue stepped aside. Seeing that Zhao Zonghao only thought about the two men's strong martial arts, but not about the military affairs, he quickly reminded them, "You should go to the army to sort out the military affairs. If any general is disobedient, just let Wang Qian and Wang Kun help you. You can quickly capture the two deputy generals. Once you capture them, I think no one in the army will dare to disobey.
After you deal with the Xiang army, you have to dispatch people to clean up Yuzhou. I am worried that there are assassins hiding in Yuzhou."
Zhao Zhonghao finally woke up from his dream and said quickly, "Thank you, Aunt Wang, for reminding me. I'll go right away."
Yuzhou, military camp
After Zhao Zhonghao brought Hui and Wang Qian and Wang Kun to the army, relying on the sudden burst of fighting power of Wang Qian and Wang Kun, they directly arrested the two generals on the charge of disobeying the military order.
After dealing with the two men, Zhao Zhonghao saw that some of the captains were dissatisfied, so he shouted, "These two people disobeyed military orders and have been arrested. Are you planning a rebellion?"
The remaining captains were willing to follow the two generals after they heard them say that they would take responsibility for everything, thinking that one day in the future they might be able to serve the emperor.
But they didn't expect the two to die so soon, so they hurriedly said, "Young Prince, we were just deceived, please understand!"
When Zhao Zhonghao heard this, he said seriously, "In that case, organize the troops for me. There have been many more bandits in Yuzhou in the past few days, and many have even entered the city. We must conduct a thorough investigation starting today."
Seeing that Zhao Zhonghao had no intention of settling the score, the captains hurriedly said, "We will listen to your orders, sir!"
After gathering the troops, Zhao Zhonghao immediately ordered them to strengthen checks at the city gates, and even added some personnel to other checkpoints.
This sudden investigation actually allowed them to capture many bandits and robbers, and even some people with problematic passes, and found a large number of people with suspicious behavior.
Through interrogating these people, Zhao Zhonghao actually found out a few assassins who were planning to assassinate them. He also interrogated several groups of assassins who were planning to attack their palace.
Only now did he understand what Wang Yue said, and he was shocked. He didn't expect that someone would actually attack them.
After Princess Ying found out, she was extremely grateful to Wang Yue. She was a little moved and said, "Sir Wang, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, our entire palace would have been ruined."
She was now covered in cold sweats. The assassins captured this time were divided into six groups, each with eight people, and they were all very strong.
In order to capture these people, more than a hundred soldiers died, and many were seriously injured.
This was an ambush that had been prepared in advance. If the assassin had been killed by these assassins, the entire palace might have been razed to the ground by them.
Zhao Xu was even more grateful to Wang Yue. He originally felt that Wang Yue had prevented him from recognizing his mother, which made him very angry.
But he discovered that Wang Yue had saved the entire palace by relying on his intuition. When he saw Wang Yue again, it was like seeing an elder.
Wang Yue also breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that when he came to Yuzhou, all the royal family members here would be killed. Then he would have to wait to be exiled to Lingnan when he returned.
He smiled and consoled her, "Princess, you don't have to be so polite. I am also a guest in the palace. If those assassins want to kill me, they will not let me go."
The princess shook her head and said excitedly, "If it weren't for you, our entire palace would be finished. Zhong Hao, remember in the future, we owe Lord Wang a favor."
Zhao Xu also looked at Wang Yue with a fiery gaze. Although he did not say anything, he kept the princess' words in his heart and he would repay her in the future.
……
A month and a half later, Zhao Xu stayed in front of the coffin for 49 days before preparing to return to Tokyo with Wang Yue.
Zhao Xu and Wang Yue went north with some guards, planning to go through Dengfeng and then to Tokyo. However, they were stopped halfway just 20 miles out of Yuzhou.
Zhao Xu looked at the person blocking his way and asked in shock, "Lord Wang, how come there are assassins? I'm afraid we don't have enough manpower."
Wang Yue was very calm. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. Since I knew there was an assassin, how could I not be prepared? Although I can't mobilize the officers and soldiers, I can still mobilize the guards of our Wang family's caravan."
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