HCB Chapter 147 Sadness
Chapter 147 Sadness
How arrogant! In front of everyone, he tried to strangle the emperor to death. I guess only Feng Jiuqing in the whole of Da Yue dared to do this.
Several princes quietly reduced their presence. The emperor dared to kill him in person, so how could they, as small princes, dare to offend the grand tutor?
Although the number of soldiers brought back by Mo Ling and Duke Shen was no less than that of the Youyun Army, the Youyun Army was the strongest force in Great Yue, especially since the Grand Master was still here. With the Grand Master, the Youyun Army was at least one level stronger, and he had no chance of winning at all.
Therefore, even if the Grand Tutor killed him here, there would be no consequences. The worst that could happen was that he would support another emperor just like he supported him back then.
Besides, it was his fault in the first place, and he deserved it.
A circle of horrifying pinch marks appeared on Mo Ling's neck. He lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes and said respectfully to Feng Jiuqing: "What the Imperial Master said, Mo Ling will remember in his heart."
"Four years ago, I have already shown you how to stabilize the court and how to appease the people. If you cannot hold the throne this time, I will not help you. Daiyue needs a capable emperor, not a giant baby who cannot be weaned. You should also prove to the world whether you can shoulder this responsibility independently."
"I will not let the Grand Master down!" Mo Ling's eyes were gloomy, but there was no big fluctuation in his expression.
Feng Jiuqing looked at the mountains in the distance outside the capital: "It doesn't matter whether I am disappointed or not. What matters is whether the people of the world will be disappointed in their emperor. You just need to remember that you are carrying the entire Daiyue on your shoulders. You must be worthy of the people of the world. This is what you should do as an emperor."
There seemed to be something more in Mo Ling's eyes, and he said solemnly: "I have learned your lesson."
Feng Jiuqing pointed at King Han and said, "They are also in your hands. You can kill them or chop them up as you like, as long as you can handle the aftermath."
Imperial prison, big jail.
Princess Lanshu rushed in and hugged Prime Minister Lu the moment the prison door opened: "Prime Minister, you have suffered! Fortunately, His Majesty has returned. He issued an order early in the morning to reinstate Prime Minister and several others, and the capital is now stable."
Lan Shu's two sons followed him in and bowed to Prime Minister Lu, saying, "Dad."
Prime Minister Lu hugged Lan Shu back and said firmly, "I will not admit that Mo Cang is the emperor, Lan Shu. Even if he pardons me, I will not admit it!"
Lan Shu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's not Mo Cang, it's A Ling who is back. Prime Minister, this place is filthy, let's go back early."
"Your Majesty?" Prime Minister Lu was a little incredulous: "He's still alive?"
Lan Shu slapped Prime Minister Lu on the mouth: "Pah, pah, pah! Nonsense! Of course His Majesty is alive and well!"
Lu Yu also said: "Yes, His Majesty rode into the capital on horseback, and the whole city saw it. Dad, His Majesty is really fine, don't worry!"
"Really?"
"Yes."
Lu Jue nodded: "Dad, the Grand Master brought the Youyun Army back to quell the rebellion of the vassal kings, and His Majesty also cleared the Grand Master's name. All the previous slanders against the Grand Master were done by Prince Rui and the Queen Mother. The Grand Master is innocent."
Even though Prime Minister Lu was not used to the Grand Tutor's style, he had to admit that the Grand Tutor was indeed powerful.
Even though he was in the imperial prison, he heard that the five princes had led their men to surround the capital, and there were hundreds of thousands of troops outside the capital. The Grand Tutor had once again quelled the civil strife in Dai Viet. For a while, Prime Minister Lu had complicated feelings towards the Grand Tutor.
Every time when Dai Viet was in danger, the Grand Master would always take action to suppress it, using the fastest method to quell the civil strife and deter foreign tribes. But the Grand Master acted too arrogantly, disrespecting the emperor and not observing etiquette. In the eyes of Prime Minister Lu, who had been under the rule of the emperor since childhood, that was treason!
When Prime Minister Lu and his entourage were sitting in a carriage preparing to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion, they passed by Duke Shen's Mansion, and Lan Shu asked people to stop the carriage.
When the King of Han rebelled before, their Prime Minister's Mansion was surrounded by people and they couldn't get out at all, so she couldn't contact Old Lady Shen. But now everything is fine, and she can go see her mother.
However, as soon as she got off the carriage, she was stunned.
The people in Duke Shen's mansion were busy hanging white flowers on the plaque. Suddenly, a thunderclap exploded in Lan Shu's ears. She shouted angrily, "What are you doing? What happened to Mother?"
Before she could finish her words, she ran towards the Duke's Mansion like a madman.
The Duke's Mansion is hanging mourning banners. Could it be that something happened to his mother?
How can it be?
My mother has always been in good health, how could something like this happen to her!
This must be fake!
"Mother!"
Lan Shu rushed into Old Madam Shen's yard crying, only to see Old Madam Shen sitting there with red eyes, and beside her were her sister-in-law and nephews and nieces. Everyone of them was safe and sound, without a single injury.
Lan Shu threw herself into Old Lady Shen's arms and cried, "I'm so scared! Mother! Why are you guys hanging up mourning banners? I was almost scared to death the moment I saw the white mourning banners! Wuuuuu!"
A tear fell from the corner of Old Lady Shen's eye. She touched Lan Shu's head and said, "Lan Shu, you are here. Yes, you should come. When Qing Qing was alive, she didn't let me tell you, but now Qing, Qing Qing has--"
Old Lady Shen was choking up and couldn't speak. Lan Shu was confused and couldn't help asking, "Mother, what do you want to say?"
The two brothers of the Lu family appeared in front of Old Lady Shen along with Prime Minister Lu. Prime Minister Lu bowed and said, "Mother, second sister-in-law."
The two brothers of the Lu family also bowed and said, "Grandmother, aunt."
But at this moment, neither Old Lady Shen, the Duchess' wife, nor a few younger generations paid any attention to them.
Everyone in the Lu family was confused, not knowing what had happened. Not only was Duke Shen fine, he was also rewarded for saving the emperor. Everyone in the Shen family was also here, so why did everyone have red eyes and tears?
Why are there mourning banners hanging outside the door?
Old Lady Shen choked up several times, but still said: "Now I no longer need to abide by the agreement with Qingqing, I'm sure Qingqing won't blame me for saying this."
Old Lady Shen held Lan Shu's face in her hands and said word by word, "Lan Shu, do you know that Ming Qing is your biological son who was exchanged for a maid twenty years ago!"
Boom!
A loud thunderclap struck the heads of all the members of the Lu family, making them dizzy.
Mingqing is Lanshu's biological son, how is that possible! Lanshu's biological son is Lu Yu!
Lu Yu blinked his eyes, looked at Old Lady Shen and said, "Grandma! I am my mother's son! Are you confused?"
Old Lady Shen ignored Lu Yu and held Lan Shu's face and continued, "Don't you realize that Mingqing looks a lot like your elder brother who died a long time ago? Don't you realize that Qingqing's eyebrows and eyes are 70% similar to yours? Qingqing is your daughter and a descendant of our Shen family, so she looks so much like you! My silly girl!"
"impossible!"
Prime Minister Lu had never been afraid when King Han threatened him, but now he was afraid. He didn't even dare to think about what kind of heart-wrenching sorrow it would be if Lu Qi was Lan Shu's biological son!