diskusbooks Chapter 484 Relapse of old illness
Chapter 484 Relapse of old illness
Su Jixiang looked at Wei Ling for a while, then nodded.
"We must always be on guard against His Majesty using this as an excuse to keep you in the capital," Su Jixiang reminded.
"Don't worry. I have a plan in mind." Wei Ling nodded.
Since he wanted to use this as an excuse, he would consider all the consequences carefully.
The group set off again for Beijing in the afternoon and arrived at the marquis' mansion in the capital at noon the next day.
As soon as he returned to the Marquis' Mansion, Su Jixiang invited the imperial physician with great fanfare.
Wei Ling took the medicine given by Zhou Ziqi, and the imperial physician took his pulse and said that Wei Ling had a relapse of internal injuries.
His Majesty soon learned that Wei Ling had returned to the capital due to a relapse of his old injury.
He also specially summoned the imperial physician who treated Wei Ling.
After all, Wei Ling is the Marquis of Zhenbei, and he has such a large piece of land in the north to defend. If his old injury really relapses severely, he can use this as an excuse to keep Wei Ling in the capital to recuperate!
Wei Ling knew that His Majesty would have this idea and had been prepared for it.
After all, the incident in the Princess's Mansion was still hidden from the Queen Mother, so Wei Ling asked his spies in the palace to report the matter directly to the Queen Mother.
When the empress dowager received the news, she immediately summoned Emperor Longchang.
The Empress Dowager has always loved her daughters. If she knew that the eldest princess was now in trouble because of the Nanping Marquis's report, she would definitely not sit idly by.
Wei Ling also spread the news that Your Majesty had intercepted and killed Prince Chenliu along the way.
Prince Chenliu's troops were divided into two groups. One group took the water route by boat. Although the person on the boat was Prince Chenliu's stand-in, it was true that he was assassinated and attacked. Even though Prince Chenliu has arrived safely in the capital, as long as Your Majesty sends someone to assassinate Prince Chenliu, it would be a breach of trust by Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, who was then the King of Huainan, made an alliance with the King of Chenliu.
Whoever enters the capital first will be honored as the emperor.
The Prince of Chenliu kept his promise, honored the current emperor as the emperor, and saved the people of the capital and other places from suffering from war.
This move has been praised by people all over the world.
The Prince of Chenliu gained a good reputation for being loyal, righteous, and faithful to his alliance.
If Your Majesty summons Prince Chenliu to the capital under the pretext of celebrating the Queen Mother's birthday, but then kills him on the way, Your Majesty's reputation will be ruined!
This is one of the reasons why His Majesty values Chen Xinghe. After all, the spies in Chen Xinghe's hands will be of great use!
Your Majesty has been on the throne for almost five years, and disasters have occurred almost every year. Rumors have spread among the people that the current Majesty is unworthy of the position, which is why the wind has not been blowing and the rain has not been falling since he ascended the throne.
Therefore, Emperor Longchang was even more careful about his reputation. When the drum for reporting was struck, His Majesty invited the wife of the Earl of Nanping into the hall without saying a word, also for fear of being gossiped by the scholars in the capital.
So as soon as the news spread, His Majesty immediately gave up the idea of keeping Wei Ling.
After all, his current biggest enemy is not Wei Ling, but King Chenliu.
If Wei Ling was forced to stay, the many Black Tiger soldiers in the north would definitely not accept it.
He hasn't figured out the situation in the south yet. If there is chaos in the north again, he won't be able to sit on the throne in peace!
What he had to do now was to appease the Prince of Chenliu first.
As soon as the news of the assassination of Prince Chenliu spread, Emperor Longchang immediately summoned Prince Chenliu and held a banquet to entertain him in front of many civil and military ministers. He also gave various golds and palace maids and eunuchs to serve Prince Chenliu at the banquet.
It would be more accurate to say that he was going to monitor the Prince of Chenliu rather than to serve him.
He wanted to both protect the Prince of Chenliu and gain a good reputation.
Prince Chenliu only accepted a portion of them, saying that the Jiangnan Guild Hall where he lived was too small to accommodate so many people.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Longchang wanted to grant Prince Chenliu another house in the capital, but Prince Chenliu declined again.
Prince Chenliu spoke very bluntly. He stood up and asked His Majesty whether he wanted to build a house to trap him in the capital.
Faced with so many ministers, Emperor Longchang naturally shook his head and denied it for the sake of face.
The Prince of Chenliu took the opportunity to say that since His Majesty did not think so, then there was no need for him to keep a house in the capital, as his fiefdom was in Jiangnan after all. If he did not know how to govern Jiangnan, Jiangnan would probably be in chaos.
Prince Chenliu's tone was already very clear.
If Emperor Longchang still doesn't understand, he will no longer be able to sit on the throne.
In short, although there was no tense situation at the banquet, there were tit-for-tat situations and undercurrents.
Wei Ling was "recuperating" at home and naturally could not attend the banquet in person, but Xie Yingfeng had an official position, so he went to the banquet. After returning, he could not wait to describe everything that happened at the banquet to Wei Ling and Su Jixiang.
After Xie Yingfeng finished speaking with a beaming expression, Su Jixiang smiled and poured him a cup of tea to moisten his throat.
Zhou Ziqi also came today.
Anyway, Wei Ling's old injury relapsed, so it was normal for Zhou Ziqi, the leader of Miaoshou Pavilion, to come and see him for treatment.
"What about Chen Xinghe's concubine and son?" After listening to Xie Yingfeng's talk about the things in the palace, Wei Ling looked at Zhou Ziqi.
"His son has recovered well. After only three days, he's able to run and play. But he's a little depressed because he's missing an eye." Zhou Ziqi said with a smile, "The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery brought the child to her residence today to take care of him. I'll go to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's residence every two days to change the child's medicine."
"The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is quite a smart person." Su Jixiang said with a smile.
She had come into contact with the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery in Miaoshou Pavilion. Although she was also panicked at that time, she was able to make a quick decision and choose to stand on Chen Xinghe's side. This was something Su Jixiang had never expected.
"The eldest princess has been confined to the Princess's residence by His Majesty. It seems His Majesty is going to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter of the Marquis of Nanping this time." Wei Ling said with a smile, "The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery truly has some luck and wisdom."
"I chose the right side when faced with major issues." Xie Yingfeng said with a smile, "Oh, I'm telling you guys, why didn't you call me when such an interesting thing happened a few days ago!" Such big things happened in the Princess's Mansion and Miaoshou Pavilion, but he was kept in the dark. He wants to stamp his feet when he thinks about it now!
"Wan Ning is pregnant now. Why are you running around everywhere instead of accompanying her?" Su Jixiang glanced at him and looked at Qu Wan Ning who was sitting aside and listening to their conversation with a smile on his face.
Qu Wanning blushed slightly, "I'm still young this month, it's okay."
"Look, my wife said I don't need to accompany her anymore!" Xie Yingfeng said with a smile, "Next time there's something exciting like this, remember to call me! I always feel like I've become more distant since I came to the capital!"
"It's better for you to take good care of Wanning than anything else." Su Jixiang said.
"Yes. Just take good care of your wife." Wei Ling leaned back on the couch and said with a smile, "We may have to flee north at any time. You must not let anything happen to your wife. Now we all have families to support. It's not like when we were alone."
Xie Yingfeng's expression hardened. "That's right." He put away his playful smile. "Don't worry, if one day we want to escape from the capital, we will definitely not hold you back."