HCB Chapter 201 My Gu Family is About to Revolt
Chapter 201 My Gu Family is About to Revolt
Yu had no choice but to tell the emperor that he had summoned the two generals into the palace in the middle of the night yesterday, and then they did not even return home, but led the troops directly to Yingzhou.
Nanny Wen frowned when she heard this.
The old lady's face didn't look very good either.
Speed is of the essence in war. If it wasn't extremely urgent, there would be no way they wouldn't even be given time to talk to their family. It's only natural that Yu and Rong were feeling uneasy.
After all, once you go to the battlefield, your head is on your belt and you have no control over your life or death.
"The Gu family is a military family. They eat the emperor's salary and share the emperor's worries. Going to the battlefield is inevitable. Let's see if the old general can bring back other news when he goes to court today. I hope it's not as bad as we imagined..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the maid came to report that his cousin had arrived.
"please come in……"
Mu Qingyan's arrival was like a reassurance to their hearts which had been anxious all night.
"This matter concerns the secrets of the imperial court, so I am not in a position to reveal too much. However, don't worry, for my two uncles, this little turmoil in Yingzhou is just a minor event and will not cause any trouble. However, I am afraid that they will have to work harder and will not be able to come back to celebrate the New Year with us..."
Rong patted his chest and said, "As long as everyone is safe, everything else is trivial! It's all trivial..."
Yu nodded, "Yes, safety is the greatest blessing!"
She suddenly remembered and continued, "After your two uncles left last night, it was Prince Ling who came to the Gu Mansion late at night to report the news. He also said that there was a patient in the palace who needed your care."
Mu Qingyan nodded, "I see. I was going to go there today. By the way, please take care of my aunt. Sister Ying is going to go out with me today."
"She's my own sister, why bother with that? Just let Ying'er go out without worries. It's rare for that girl to be willing to go out! She usually doesn't want to leave her mother for a moment." Rong said.
Above the court
Huang Yushi, who impeached the Gu family last time, jumped out again and deliberately made trouble, "I wonder where General Zhongwu and General Yangwei went today? They didn't even attend the court. Do you think that because your family has worked hard and made great contributions, you can disrespect His Majesty?"
Gu Qingsu didn't even bother to reply to him, and just gave him a look that asked him if he was stupid.
It’s a pity that he might have gotten up too early and forgot to bring his brain when he went out, so he didn’t understand the contempt in his eyes.
"Why is General Xuanwei glaring at me? Two generals were absent from court innocently, so are we not allowed to ask about it?"
Gu Qingsu snorted coldly, "Of course you can ask, Lord Censor. After all, if you ask, my Gu family will be charged with rebellion."
"you--"
"uh-huh--"
Emperor Jianning snorted, and Censor Huang did not dare to find fault anymore. However, he still wanted to give Emperor Jianning a slap in the face. "Your Majesty, why are the two generals of the Gu family absent from court? Are you not allowed to ask about this?"
Emperor Jianning had the same idea as Gu Qingsu. They both thought that Gu Qingsu had forgotten to bring his brain when he went out.
"I sent them out to do the work. Do I have to report to Mr. Huang Aiqing for any decision I make?"
These words were too harsh. He bowed and shouted, "I am terrified. I dare not..."
"If you don't dare, then don't think about provoking trouble. As an imperial censor, you should monitor the words and deeds of all officials. However, you can't make random guesses based on your personal preferences and say some unfounded words to sow discord between the emperor and his ministers, making people think that your motives are not pure..."
How could Censor Huang dare to admit that he really had impure motives? He could only keep apologizing and not dare to say anything else.
Seeing that Emperor Jianning had been suppressing Censor Huang today, Prince Chong knew that he was making indirect accusations. However, Censor Huang was his man after all. If he didn't speak up for him, it would be difficult to get him to work for him again in the future.
So he said, "Father, what happened on the border? Why do you need two generals from the Gu family to go to the frontier?"
Expedition?
These two words cannot be said casually.
The two generals of the Gu family were still in court yesterday. If something happened at the border, why didn’t they receive any news?
Moreover, if we want to go on an expedition, we must ask the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue to prepare weapons and food.
Everyone had the same idea and looked at the two ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.
But these two don't seem to know the inside story.
Emperor Jianning was looking down from a high position, and he captured every subtle expression of his ministers.
There was some displeasure in his voice. "I only said that I sent them out to do the work, but I didn't say that I sent them out to fight. How did King Chong know that there was trouble on the border and that we needed to send troops out to fight?"
Prince Chong secretly thought that this was not good, he shouldn't have taken the lead!
But it seems too late to regret now.
He was thinking about how to make up for what he said, but Emperor Jianning did not give him the chance and directly used the topic to expand his thinking. "Could it be that you have also planted spies around me? Are my every move under your nose?"
Prince Chong was terrified, and hurriedly lifted his robe and knelt down, "Father, please calm down. I dare not try to understand your intentions. I just felt strange and worried about changes in the border, so I blurted out this. I have no other intentions..."
Emperor Jianning raised his voice directly, "What a sudden statement, no other intention! Don't think that I don't know anything about what you did! I am old, but I am not dead yet! Are you so anxious to replace me?"
If this was really his son, he would only feel sad, but since this was not his biological son, he was left with nothing but anger! Especially when he learned that Concubine Xian's child might still be alive, he became more determined!
This person's temperament is actually exactly the same as King Yong's when he was young!
At the beginning, he pretended to be harmless and indifferent to the world, but in fact, he was dark and calculating inside! He was unwilling to be inferior to others!
"Father, please understand! I would never dare to do that! I would never dare to do that!"
"I dare not - then tell me, where did the assassins on the Qingming Festival come from!"
Prince Chong was stunned, but soon he reacted and denied it, "I left my uncle because I was afraid. It was my fault. But the assassin really had nothing to do with me!"
He lowered his head and crawled on the ground. Suddenly, something fell in front of him. He looked very familiar with it, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.
"You really are a forgetful person. Have you forgotten who this jade token belongs to?"
Prince Chong then remembered that this was a gift that Prince Yong had specially sent from Youzhou to him on his tenth birthday... It was tied by the Queen Mother herself...
At that time, he didn't know the truth.
However, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that Prince Yong and his father were at odds. If he carried the treasure Prince Yong gave him with him all day, his father would be unhappy... If someone with ulterior motives continued to stir up trouble, his role as a prince would probably be over...