The Red Mansions

Chapter 1581 Chen Yuan: From now on, the nine states are in turmoil, and they work together to punis

Chapter 1581 Chen Yuan: From now on, the nine provinces are in turmoil, and we will punish the thief Jia together!

Palace Garden, Wenhua Hall

Gao Zhongping and Li Zan were now sitting on a lacquered and carved rosewood chair, and on the table beside them, a blue and white porcelain teacup was emitting steam, with a delicate fragrance wafting up and floating around.

Gao Zhongping's face was calm, like a mysterious river, and he asked, "The King of Wei intends to send troops to Bashu. With the troops in the Beijing camp, are they sufficient?"

Jia Heng sat down on a lacquered wooden chair in the hall. A servant was seen serving him a cup of steaming tea while he was talking.

Jia Heng looked solemn, staring at Gao Zhongping not far away, and said in a deep voice: "The rebels in Khoshut and Dzungar have about 100,000 soldiers. This time, we will not only use the troops of the Beijing Camp, such as the Xining Guanning Iron Cavalry, but also the Mongolian King of Yushu in Tibet, who will lead tens of thousands of iron cavalry, which is enough to deal with all kinds of complex situations."

Gao Zhongping listened expressionlessly and asked, "What does the King of Wei plan to do?"

Jia Heng's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "In recent days, the capital has begun to collect food and fodder, and is ready to go to war at any time."

Just as the two were talking, a small official from the cabinet came into the hall quickly and said with a bow, "Sir, the Queen Mother is here."

When Li Zan, Gao Zhongping and Qi Kun saw this, their expressions changed slightly.

Jia Heng's eyes flickered, and a strange feeling surged in his heart.

Zhen Qing must have smelled something unusual.

After a short while, Zhen Qing appeared in a plain white dress with wide sleeves. She had a voluptuous figure and a beautiful face. Her face was as white and tender as jade, just like lotus petals, but her face was covered with a thin layer of frost.

Zhen Qing narrowed her clear eyes slightly, sizing up Jia Heng, and asked, "What is Prince Wei doing in the palace at this time?"

Jia Heng's face was solemn, and he said, "Your Majesty, Chen Yuan fled to Shuzhong and instigated the White Lotus Rebellion to start a rebellion. He captured Shunde Prefecture the day before yesterday and raised a rebellion flag in Shunde Prefecture."

Zhen Qing: "..."

Such a big thing actually happened?

As expected, Chen Yuan caused such a big mess, but it was still under his control?

Upon hearing this, Zhen Qing's expression suddenly changed, and she asked in a loud voice, "What exactly is going on? Why did Chen Yuan flee to Sichuan? Did the imperial army send troops to wipe him out?"

Jia Heng's face became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "I came to the palace to discuss the dispatch of troops with Lord Li and Lord Gao."

Zhen Qing's face was still gloomy. She stared at the young man in the python robe and asked in a bad tone, "How does the King of Wei plan to use his troops?"

Jia Heng said, "Your Highness, the Beijing camp will transfer troops in the next two days. As for the Khoshut and Dzungar, the troops from the northwest and Tibet are well-trained and well-armored and are enough to resist. Your Highness does not need to worry."

Zhen Qing's eyebrows were raised, her eyes flickered, and she turned to look at Jia Heng, scolding him, "How can I not be worried? When local wars break out, there will be countless chaos in the Nine Provinces, and the people will suffer from wars and lives. Prince Wei, you hold the power of the military and politics, and when the war breaks out in Sichuan, you can't escape the blame!"

Jia Heng looked at her fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely select the brave and elite troops from the Beijing camp to quell the rebellion as soon as possible."

Zhen Qing nodded her beautiful head. Her sparkling eyes showed anger under her emerald eyebrows. She said, "Sichuan is very close to Guanzhong. The rebels are coming every day. How can I be at ease?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Heng was silent for a moment.

Zhen Qing has read a lot of memorials from important politicians such as daily records during this period, and now she speaks with a bit of the demeanor of an "Empress Dowager", but her knowledge of geography is really poor.

From morning till evening...

Zhen Qing's pretty face was filled with fear. She then cast her narrow, clear eyes towards Gao Zhongping standing beside her and asked in surprise, "Lord Gao, you were the governor of Sichuan before. What do you think of the rebellion in Shunqing Prefecture now?"

Gao Zhongping always felt that Zhen Qing's question was somewhat familiar. He suppressed some doubts in his heart, paused for a moment, and asked, "Your Majesty, I have just finished discussing with the King of Wei, and we have decided to send troops from the Beijing camp and set a date to march."

Zhen Qing's cold and beautiful face was like a thin layer of frost, and her charming eyes were filled with a bit of fierceness. She shouted, "Does Sichuan have troops to wipe out the White Lotus rebels first?"

Gao Zhongping was silent for a moment, then he clasped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager. The Cabinet and the Grand Council have already sent a letter to Sichuan to dispatch troops to fight against the White Lotus monster. They will not allow the civil unrest to spread."

Zhen Qing's expression was cold, and beneath her two emerald eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were piercing. She said in a cold voice, "We must not allow Sichuan to fall into chaos. I will entrust the military affairs to your cabinet and the King of Wei. You must support the Han Dynasty."

Gao Zhongping's eyes flashed fiercely, and he cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Madam."

There was a chill on Zhen Qing's fair face. She turned around, glanced at Jia Heng, and said, "Prince Wei, I have something to ask you."

When Jia Heng heard this, his resolute face suddenly changed, and without saying anything else, he said, "I obey your order."

Then, Jia Heng left the hall and stepped over the threshold.

Li Zan watched Jia Heng leave with a calm expression and a sigh in his heart.

Immediately, he turned his surprised gaze to Gao Zhongping standing beside him, a trace of suspicion flashing in his old and wise eyes, and asked: "Lord Gao, what is going on in Sichuan?"

With the shrewdness of the cabinet's chief minister, he naturally sensed some unusual aura.

Gao Zhongping's eyes were dark under his thick eyebrows, and he said, "Prime Minister, I just received the military report on this matter."

Li Zan's eyes were filled with suspicion, and he said, "Emperor Guangzong was appointed by Emperor Shizong Xian, but he died young, leaving behind orphans and widows. You and I were entrusted by Emperor Shizong Xian to support the country and help the country. We should not be confused and engage in a quarrel out of personal feelings."

Gao Zhongping sighed secretly in his heart and said, "How could I not know?"

It is true that Emperor Guangzong entrusted the child, but if the child was not of Emperor Guangzong's bloodline, how could he sit idly by and watch someone of an outsider usurp the Chen Han artifact?

Jia Ziyu disrupted the government and defiled the palace. As an old minister of Emperor Shizong Xian's palace, he could not allow them to do such evil.

Gao Zhongping said: "Your Excellency is worrying too much. I am also very surprised by the turmoil in Sichuan. I have asked the cabinet to send an urgent letter to Chengdu Prefecture in the past few days, asking the Sichuan government troops to send troops to suppress and put down the rebellion."

At this point, Gao Zhongping looked at Li Zan with a gloomy look and said, "This time, Prince Wei did not intend to take advantage of the transfer of troops from the Beijing camp to gradually control the power of the court."

Li Zan's frown did not completely relax, and he said: "Don't worry about it. Sichuan should put down the chaos as soon as possible. If Prince Wei really leads the troops, then the control over the court will be more in-depth. If Sichuan puts down the chaos first, the troops in the Beijing camp will not be able to be deployed."

Gao Zhongping said: "What the Yuanfu said is absolutely right. If necessary, I will go to Sichuan in person to urge the government troops to suppress the rebellion."

He needs to go to Sichuan in the next two days, and Jia Ziyu has already decided to kill him today.

Li Zan stared at Gao Zhongping and said in a deep voice, "Lord Gao, no matter what, the situation in the court should be kept stable and no more trouble should be caused."

Gao Zhongping said: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, it won't come to this."

After this battle, he would carry out the will of Emperor Sejong Heon and bring the traitors to justice before the law of the country, so as to live up to the kindness of Emperor Sejong Heon who had served him since he was a humble man.

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Palace Garden, Kunning Palace——

Jia Heng followed Zhen Qing into the hall one after the other. Zhen Qing sat down on a soft couch covered with a mattress not far away. Her cold and elegant face was covered with a layer of frost.

"What's going on?" The beautiful woman's face was as cold as frost, her pink lips slightly opened, and there was a hint of clarity in her phoenix eyes.

What did this bastard say to her in the first place? Now such a thing has happened in Sichuan.

Once Chen Ran and Chen Wei get into trouble and the world becomes chaotic, will it affect Jie'er's throne?

Jia Heng said: "Chen Yuan rescued the King of Wei and the King of Liang, and used the White Lotus Sect's troops to contact the internal supporters in Shunqing Prefecture and captured the prefecture."

As he spoke, Jia Heng sat closer, gently pulled the beautiful lady's slender hand, and said in a gentle voice: "Bashu was originally the territory of the Gao family, and this move was also to seize power."

Zhen Qing said coldly, "Don't try to fool me! I don't care what you are up to, but you must not let Sichuan cause chaos in the world."

This bastard, is he trying to take advantage of the situation and usurp the throne of his own son?

Jia Heng looked gentle and comforted him, "Don't worry, the imperial court has enough troops to suppress the rebellion."

The murderous aura on Zhen Qing's jade-like face surged back and forth without decreasing in the slightest. A cold light flashed in her sparkling eyes. She asked, "You mentioned the Gao family just now? Could it be that the Gao family was behind this?"

Jia Heng said: "The second and third sons of the Gao family have already returned to Bashu."

Zhen Qing raised her eyebrows, feeling shocked and angry, and asked, "Could it be that the Gao family is behind all this?"

Jia Heng showed some unnatural expression on his face, and said, "I'm afraid Gao Zhongping has already suspected the relationship between you and me, and found out that Jie'er is my son."

Otherwise, with Gao Zhongping's upright character, he would not have taken the action of raising an army to suppress the rebellion.

Zhen Qing's eyes flashed coldly under her beautiful eyebrows. She said angrily, "Why don't you arrest him? I will issue an order to remove him from his position as the second assistant of the cabinet."

Jia Heng said quickly: "Don't worry, I have the key evidence, enough to silence the world's gossip."

In fact, it’s almost time to close the net. We can catch Gao Zhongping in a few days.

Zhen Qing thought for a moment and reminded him, "Don't be careless. You must not let Gao Zhongping return to Sichuan. Otherwise, if you let him do what he wants, it will be like letting a tiger return to the mountain."

Jia Heng said, "Don't worry, Madam."

Zhen Qing finished her business and raised her delicate head. Under her fine eyebrows, her beautiful eyes, full of charm, looked at the young man in the python robe infatuatedly and said, "I am now on the same boat with you. We will prosper together and suffer together."

Jia Heng gently stretched out his hand to hold Zhen Qing's slender shoulders, moved close to those slightly moist lips, lowered his head, and held those two moist lips, capturing the sweet and rich fragrance.

After a while, Zhen Qing looked at the young man in the python robe with affectionate eyes under her emerald eyebrows that were as green as distant mountains, and asked, "When will the troops be dispatched?"

Jia Heng said, "After leaving the palace, we will dispatch troops."

A hint of coldness appeared on Zhen Qing's delicate face. She uttered a soft "hmm", and a faint blush appeared on both sides of her plump, bright face.

Jia Heng and Zhen Qing stayed together for a while, but did not linger in Kunning Palace for long. They stood up, left the palace, and returned to Ningguo Mansion.

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Bashu, Shunqing Prefecture

Above a majestic and tall city wall, one can see flags painted with white lotuses erected on the top of the city wall, swaying in the cool summer breeze and turning a frosty white in the sunlight.

A large number of White Lotus sect members have occupied the entire city. Smoke can be seen filling the houses in the city, but the shouts of killing have disappeared.

In the back house of the government office, Chen Yuan and Ruan Yongde, master and servant, were sitting behind a lacquered wooden table.

Chen Yuan put down the blue and white porcelain teacup in his hand, a hint of surprise appeared between his sinister brows, and asked: "What is the situation in Baoning Prefecture? Can we raise an army?"

Ruan Yongde said loudly: "What the eldest son of the Gao family means is that Baoning Prefecture is a strategic location in Guanzhong. If it is conquered by the White Lotus Sect, Guanzhong will surely be shaken, and the court will most likely mobilize the troops of the Beijing Camp. At that time, the Governor's Office will not be able to lead the suppression of the bandits."

"It's just an excuse." Chen Yuan snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "It's nothing more than worrying that we will surround Chengdu Prefecture and seize the strategic location, and the Sichuan government troops will have difficulty in taking the initiative in the future."

We are already on guard against him before anything happens. What will happen in the future?

Ruan Yongde said in a deep voice: "Sir, with the troops in Guanzhong and the strategic passes in Bashu, we can stop the enemy. Please rest assured."

Chen Yuan frowned, his eyes were deep, and he said, "I'm not too worried about this. Junggar should have sent troops, right?"

Ruan Yongde said in a clear voice: "Sir, the two places are a long way away, thousands of miles apart, and there is no news yet."

Chen Yuan nodded and said, "Let someone keep an eye on them. It would be best if there were three armies that could coordinate with each other and start a war together at any time."

Ruan Yongde's expression paused slightly and he responded.

Chen Yuan's eyes were a little dazed at the moment, and scenes surged through his mind.

Since Sichuan raised the banner of rebellion, the whole country has been in turmoil, and everyone is working together to punish the traitor Jia!

Just when Chen Yuan was in his "dream moment", a guard with a resolute face entered the hall and reported to Chen Yuan: "Sir, His Royal Highness the King of Wei and His Royal Highness the King of Liang are here."

Chen Yuan was surprised when he heard this and asked, "You came so quickly?"

Then, without saying anything more, he told someone to come in.

As they were talking, Wei Wang Chen Ran and Liang Wang Chen Wei quickly entered the hall, met Chen Yuan's curious gaze, and asked, "Brother, what's the situation in the city?"

Chen Yuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, cousin. The soldiers have already captured the city, and the people in the city are not surprised by this."

As Chen Yuan spoke, he stared at Wei Wang Chen Ran and asked, "Has the Governor's Office sent a messenger to deliver military reports to Shenjing City?"

Chen Ran nodded and said, "The military report has been delivered, but I'm afraid the secret agents of the imperial court's Jinyifu will deliver the information to Shenjing first."

King Chen Ran of Wei also went to Liaodong with Jia Heng. He knew that Jia Heng often delivered messages by carrier pigeons from the Jinyi Palace.

Chen Yuan frowned, a thoughtful look on his face, and said, "What the King of Wei meant is that Jia Heng has already known that you and I are both in Bashu."

"Jia Ziyu is so smart that he is almost a demon. Since he knows that the White Lotus Sect has rebelled, he must know that we have arrived in Sichuan." Wei Wang Chen Ran said worriedly, "I am afraid that the situation of you and I going to the Sichuan Governor's Mansion has also been reported to Jia Ziyu by the scouts of the Jinyi Mansion."

"It couldn't be kept secret for long, and it couldn't be concealed anyway." Chen Yuan said indifferently.

As long as he raised an army in Sichuan, with Jia Heng's intelligence, he would definitely be able to figure out that he and King Chen of Wei and King Chen Wei of Liang were in Sichuan.

King Wei Chen Ran's expression paused, his eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice: "At that time, Uncle Gao would be in danger in the capital."

Chen Yuan said loudly: "It is time to evacuate the capital. Jia Heng is a scheming kid and might harm uncle."

King Wei Chen Ran said: "That's what I mean. We should evacuate as soon as possible. Uncle is a great general. We can't handle this complicated situation without him."

Chen Yuan nodded, his eyes flickered, and he said in a gentle voice: "Yes, Jia Ziyu's ability in commanding troops is unpredictable, and he can be said to be the best in the world."

No matter how much one despises Jia Heng's character and hates what he does, his talents are impeccable.

Liang Wang Chen Wei's eyes were full of disdain, and he snorted coldly: "There are no heroes in this era, so it's useless for a young man to become famous!"

King Wei Chen Ran frowned and glanced at Chen Wei.

Chen Yuan raised his eyes to look at the dark sky outside, his eyes were fierce, and he said in a deep voice: "Now that Shunqing Prefecture has started an uprising, it is time to raise the banner of rebellion. I have ordered someone to write a letter of appeal to fight against the enemy, and I would like to ask my two cousins ​​to take a look at it."

As he spoke, he instructed the clerk serving beside him to pass over a written briefing.

King Wei Chen Ran took the paper of the manifesto, lowered his eyes and read it. After catching sight of the words "The King Wei is romantic and corrupts the palace", his expression changed slightly.

At the beginning, Jia Heng's evil deeds of defiling the palace were pointed out, but only Zhen was mentioned, and Queen Song was not mentioned.

That’s not bad…

The King of Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Wang Chen Ran thought for a moment and said, "The young emperor is actually the son of Wei Wang. This alone is enough to cause an uproar in the world."

Chen Yuan looked deeply and said in a deep voice: "This is the slogan for our uprising. The young emperor is the prince of Wei. We will rectify the situation, put order out of chaos, and punish the traitor Jia!"

King Chen Ran of Wei said: "When the time comes, scholars all over the world will be filled with righteous indignation, and there will be heroes and patriots who will take advantage of the situation and rise up."

King Wei Chen Ran nodded, stood up together with King Liang Chen Wei, and then walked quickly towards the side hall.