diskusbooks Chapter 645: Those who surrender and kill the rebels will be rewarded handsomely!
Chapter 645: Those who surrender and kill the rebels will be rewarded handsomely!
"How do you know it's 'early action'?"
Emperor Qiwen released the hand that was pinching Concubine De, and fixed his sharp and scrutinizing eyes on Shu He.
If it were someone else, facing such a look from the emperor, they would have been scared to death.
But Shu He didn't. She looked directly into the emperor's eyes and explained calmly, "Because Prince Li has already grasped the Fourth Prince's actions and has made arrangements long ago, just waiting for this day."
Emperor Qiwen's expression changed slightly. His face was deep and calm on the surface, but in reality, it was like a river with undercurrents surging. "Are you saying that the Seventh Prince already knew that the Fourth Prince would rebel?"
Shu He nodded, neither humble nor arrogant, neither afraid nor timid.
"Since you already knew this, why didn't you report it to me?"
Shu He raised his eyes, looked at him, and asked, "If Prince Li says so, will the emperor believe it?"
In the Tongle Hall, wasn’t the evidence Baili Moqing produced enough?
Aren’t so many lives enough to convict a prince?
But did he believe it?
Has it been dealt with?
Since he is unwilling to face reality, why should Baili Moqing bother to talk to him and only make him unhappy and suspicious?
Emperor Qiwen was speechless and could not answer this question.
"Your Majesty, there are some things you won't believe unless they happen before your eyes. Therefore, Baili Moqing can only resort to this worst possible strategy."
Shu He continued, "Originally, the news we received was that the Fourth Prince would act around the hour of Yin, but now it's only the hour of Hai, and he's already acted. This means he knew about Concubine De's capture. He's worried about Concubine De's safety and wants to save his mother, so he decided to act early."
The hall was completely silent. Only the emperor's heavy majesty oppressed the small space, making the people in the tent feel short of breath.
"Father, Sister Ah He is right. How could the Fourth Brother easily leave evidence after committing such a treasonous act? There is nothing we can do about the Seventh Brother."
"Your focus now should be on how to get out of your current predicament, rather than dwelling on what has already happened."
Baili Ruyun is the oldest among all the princes and princesses, and is also the one Emperor Qiwen has always loved, so her words still carry some weight in Emperor Qiwen's heart.
Seeing that Emperor Qiwen's expression had relaxed, Baili Ruyun knew that he had come down the stairs.
She looked at Shu He again and asked, "Sister Ah He, you said that Old Seven has made all the arrangements. Does that mean he will bring people to rescue the king?"
"Where are the soldiers coming from? When will they arrive?"
These are all key information. I believe that not only Baili Ruyun wants to know, but the emperor also wants to know.
It was just right that Shu He also had to give the emperor a heads-up, lest Baili Moqing save him later and end up in trouble.
"Your Majesty, Prince Li has no military power, and the troops in the capital are all your imperial guards, so he has no right to mobilize them. Therefore, for your safety, he wrote a letter to General Zhenli in the northwest."
Zhen Li? Did he go to mobilize the Chengfeng Army?
Emperor Qiwen felt complicated and for a moment he couldn't figure out his true thoughts.
He hoped that the Seventh Brother could mobilize the army, so that the Fourth Brother's rebellion could be easily resolved;
But he didn't want the Seventh Brother to mobilize the army, because that meant that the Seventh Brother's prestige in the Chengfeng Army was still higher than his as the emperor!
It was like this five years ago and it is still like this now.
If that’s the case, then what purpose did that incident have other than causing him to lose a son?
Baili Ruyun was a shrewd man who saw through the emperor's thoughts at a glance. He immediately said, "Father, this time, the Seventh Brother borrowed troops entirely for the stability of Tianqi and your life. If this matter can be resolved peacefully, please don't blame him!"
After hearing this, Emperor Qiwen glanced at the third princess with a slightly displeased look.
So, among all his brothers and sisters, is he, their father, such an unreasonable person who cannot distinguish right from wrong?
Baili Ruyun lowered her eyes slightly, pretending not to understand the questioning in his eyes.
Shu He's bright eyes flashed, "Your Majesty, Prince Li said that mobilizing troops without permission is a serious crime. After the Fourth Prince's rebellion is resolved, he will apologize to you in the court."
The concerted efforts of Baili Ruyun and Shu He made Emperor Qiwen feel as powerless as if he had punched cotton.
Apologize? It was all for the stability of Tianqi and his life safety. How could he still rebuke and convict him?
"Hahaha!!"
Suddenly, Defei's laughter was heard in the big tent, with obvious irony.
It was as if he was mocking the hypocritical and silent confrontation between the people in the big tent.
Emperor Qiwen's face was filled with anger and he shouted, "Arrest Concubine De. I want to go meet the Fourth Prince!"
"I want to see if he is really as filial as Princess Li said!"
If he was truly filial, would he do such a thing as patricide and treason?
Despite the dissuasion of the princesses and concubines, Emperor Qiwen simply refused to listen. He was burning with anger inside, feeling extremely aggrieved and sad.
He needed to find an outlet.
Outside the tent, the sounds of fighting and killing were deafening, and all the civil officials and their wives retreated to the vicinity of the emperor's tent.
Because only here is the protection center of the strongest power.
They don't want to die either.
"emperor!"
"emperor!"
When they saw Emperor Qiwen come out, all the civil officials came over with expressions of fear on their faces.
Emperor Qiwen ignored those people and, under the protection of Nanqi and Meng Fang, took Concubine De to the place where the rebels and the imperial guards were fighting.
On the battlefield, swords clashed, fighting shook the sky, long swords cut through flesh and blood, making a sound that made people's scalps numb, and blood sprayed out along the tip of the sword, forming a blood mist in the air.
One body after another fell, and pairs of eyes, unable to close, stared at the dark sky, as if accusing the injustice of fate and the helplessness of the grassroots soldiers...
Baili Moyin sat on a chariot, his eyes fixed on the rear of the battlefield.
A group of people came out from there, led by the emperor, his father, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.
"The Emperor is here!"
Someone in the imperial guards saw the emperor and his entourage and immediately shouted excitedly.
The emperor personally supervises the battlefield, which must be exciting and morale-boosting news for the Imperial Guards.
Sure enough, after hearing this, all the guards shouted louder, their emotions became more excited, and the swords in their hands seemed to become sharper.
Seeing this, Su Che shouted, "The Emperor has arrived! Surrender and kill the rebels, and there will be a huge reward!!"