strictlysupreme Chapter 776 Are you Chu Ning’s man?
Chapter 776 Are you Chu Ning’s man?
After dealing with the men in black, Liu Yunqing rode back to the city.
But the pair of eyes staring at him in the distance also disappeared at this moment.
An hour later, outside Kyoto, in the mountain temple.
It was Chu Ning who was soundly asleep when he heard the shouting.
"Your Highness? Your Highness?"
Chu Ning woke up and saw Jia Yu and Ran Ming in front of him. He couldn't help but yawn and asked, "What's the matter?"
Jia Yu smiled and said, "Everything is in your plan. The prince really sent people to stop them, but the fourth prince was well prepared for this. Now the prince's people have been captured, and the messenger has also rushed to the imperial mausoleum with the memorial and confession."
"That's it?"
Chu Ning rolled his eyes: "It's just a small matter, and you actually woke me up. This was expected a long time ago. What's there to say?"
Although he blamed the two for waking him up, Chu Ning still turned over and sat up.
Ran Ming chuckled: "Your Highness, if we continue like this, will we be able to return to the city soon?"
"Don't worry."
Chu Ning glared at him unhappily and said, "That's just the beginning. When the two of them start fighting and someone is needed in Kyoto, it won't be too late for me to show up again.
Now, the two sides are just at the beginning, and there is no time to shed blood. Once blood is shed, there will be no room for recovery between the two.
What we have to do now is to be patient and give the people in Kyoto the illusion that I am already on my way to Zhao State."
After a pause, he turned to look at Jia Yu and asked, "How did Mr. Jia handle this matter?"
Jia Yu nodded and smiled, "Your Highness, please rest assured that our transport team has been heading to Zhao State in accordance with the prince's specifications.
Although you haven't shown up on the road, I'm sure the spies from other forces along the way didn't dare to check.
When we reach Youzhou in two days, the spies will naturally disperse, and then, Your Highness, you won’t have to worry about your whereabouts being exposed.”
Chu Ning couldn't help but nod his head after hearing this: "Mr. Jia has made careful arrangements indeed. Next we just need to wait for news from our father.
I don’t know how the emperor will react when he finds out that the crown prince has brought troops into the palace. Given his temper, he will most likely not let the crown prince off easily.”
After hearing this, Ran Ming looked discouraged.
"In that case, we have to stay in this dilapidated temple for a while."
Jia Yu smiled slightly and advised: "General Ran Ming, why worry? Here, His Royal Highness the King of Chu personally makes barbecue every day. This is much better than fighting and killing in Kyoto City."
Ran Ming rolled his eyes: "I just like fighting and killing."
Jia Yu, who has always been wise, was left speechless by these words.
Seeing this, Chu Ning couldn't help but laugh: "Mr. Jia, you don't know Ran Ming. This guy just thinks about fighting and killing all day long, and how to blow other people's heads off."
Jia Yu smiled bitterly. It was the first time he met such a person.
Fortunately, Chu Ning did not let him continue to be embarrassed. He straightened his face and suddenly said, "According to the distance, the messenger can deliver the impeachment memorial to the emperor in about two days.
Deng Hongwen happens to be in the imperial mausoleum right now, so I'm sure my father will ask him what he thinks. With Lord Deng's intelligence, he should know how to handle this matter!"
Jia Yu, who was always cautious, couldn't help but admire at this moment: "Lord Deng made a brilliant move. The King of Chu really did something unexpected and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise!
Now that His Majesty has no other ministers around him, and no one to discuss matters with, he can only consult with Lord Deng."
Chu Ning laughed: "Next, it's up to Master Deng!"
He has done what he should do, and the rest depends on Deng Hongwen.
He believed that if Deng Hongwen learned about this, he would persuade the emperor to severely punish the prince!
As long as the emperor orders severe punishment for the crown prince, the fourth prince will surely seize the opportunity and pursue him relentlessly.
This time, the fight between the two tigers was a complete success!
And things turned out just as Chu Ning had expected. Two days later, the messenger arrived at the imperial mausoleum with a memorial impeaching the prince and the confession of the man in black.
The towering mountains, surrounded by jagged peaks, are shrouded in smoke all year round.
On this day, an uninvited guest disturbed the tranquility of this place.
After the notification, the messenger went up the mountain to meet the emperor.
"See Your Majesty!"
"What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, I have been ordered to deliver the memorial submitted by the Fourth Prince and other ministers impeaching the Crown Prince, as well as the evidence that the Crown Prince ordered others to kill me on the way."
The messenger held the object above his head.
The emperor, who originally had his hands behind his back and looked leisurely, now had an extremely gloomy expression.
He snorted coldly, reached out to take the memorial and took a look at it.
Originally he thought it was just a factional struggle between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, but after seeing the Crown Prince lead his troops into the palace and forcibly take away the position of Chief Censor, his face turned completely cold.
"Rebel!"
The emperor cursed angrily, then picked up the confession and looked through it.
Almost all the confessions were similar, and all the killers pointed to the prince alone!
"Bastard thing!"
The emperor was so angry that he threw the confession in his hand to the ground and roared, "This chaotic thing is unworthy of being the crown prince!"
"He dared to lead his troops into the palace while I was away from Kyoto, and even killed the messenger on the way. He wants to cover up everything!"
The furious emperor paced back and forth, a fierce look on his face: "Bringing 30,000 Sizhou troops to Kyoto, is he planning a rebellion?"
The emperor became more and more angry and shouted to Zhao Ming: "Go and call Deng Hongwen to me!"
"Yes!" Zhao Ming responded and immediately went down to pass on the order.
Soon, Deng Hongwen, who received the news, came before the emperor.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
"You know everything. Tell me what you think."
The emperor was furious and asked angrily, "What on earth do you want to do by doing this, Prince?"
Deng Hongwen's face changed slightly, he lowered his head and said nothing.
The emperor was very upset by her appearance, and frowned, saying, "If you have something to say, just say it directly. Why bother pretending to be so hypocritical?"
Deng Hongwen lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, now that you are not in Kyoto City, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is stationed with 30,000 troops, and naturally he is unwilling to hand over state affairs to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led his troops into the palace only for the position of Chief Censor and had no intention of rebellion.
As for intercepting and killing the messenger, I think they didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so as to avoid your ears."
After these words were spoken, the emperor turned around and looked at Deng Hongwen in surprise.
As Chu Ning's man, he is now making excuses for the prince?
This doesn't make sense!
"Does Lord Deng really think so?" The emperor narrowed his eyes and stared at Deng Hongwen.
Deng Hongwen nodded and said seriously, "Yes, I do think that the Crown Prince has no intention of treason. I hope Your Majesty will be lenient with him."
After hearing this, the emperor was a little confused.
Logically speaking, as Chu Ning's man, shouldn't Deng Hongwen be taking advantage of the situation? Why is he pleading for the prince?
Is there some other conspiracy here?
Or was Deng Hongwen bribed by the prince?
For a moment, the emperor actually began to doubt who the master behind Deng Hongwen was!