0p0 Chapter 137 The Cen Family Rebellion 2
Chapter 137 The Cen Family Rebellion 2
The eunuch Jin Zhong, who was in charge of the Wei Lin Division, and the eunuch Wu Mi, who was in charge of the Xingyu Division, hurried to Lingxue Pavilion.
The emperor had already secretly instructed that although Shufei and Ning Wanyin shared the power of the empress, if anything happened in the palace, Ning Wanyin's orders would be obeyed.
Don't pay any attention to Concubine Shu.
"Something happened in the Imperial City. I believe the two eunuchs have received the news. Please lead people to patrol the harem from now on." Ning Wanyin looked at the two of them and made arrangements one by one:
"Eunuch Jin, please send more people to Jingxi Palace, Linlang Palace, Changchun Palace, and Ranfeng Pavilion to prevent any villains from trying to take the royal heir as a hostage."
"Eunuch Wu, someone will cause trouble today. If anyone behaves suspiciously, no matter why, they will be taken to the Criminal Justice Department."
Both of them were very shocked.
Ning Zhaoyi remained calm and composed in the face of danger. She arranged everything in an orderly and fair manner, and did not put the crown prince in danger because of personal grudges.
No wonder His Majesty asked them to obey Ning Wanyin's orders.
This woman truly possesses the means and bearing of a mother of a country.
"Yes!" The two men accepted the order without hesitation and quickly arranged personnel.
In the Imperial Household Department, there were only these two inspectors, one in charge of criminal law and the other in charge of garrison, and they were the emperor's confidants.
As for other people, I don’t know if I can trust them.
Ning Wanyin also disappeared.
Finally, he looked at Xiao Xiazi and said:
"Inform the six palaces that all concubines return to their palaces immediately and stay indoors. The palace servants should stay in their positions and not move around at will. Anyone who violates this order will be arrested and sent to the prison department."
"Yes!" Xiao Xiazi accepted the order.
……
Cining Palace.
"Empress Dowager, the Cen family has gone crazy!" Liu Zhen hurried in to report, "The Cen family has actually rebelled..."
Queen Mother Xue was extremely shocked and felt incredible:
"Why would the Cen family rebel?"
The death of Cen Ruoyu would not cause a rebellion. Just send another daughter to the palace.
Unless it is a major issue concerning the survival of the family, they will not take risks!
The foundation of the Xue and Cen families is military power.
So……
"Something must have happened in the southwest." Empress Dowager Xue looked solemn.
Liu Zhen asked hurriedly, "Empress Dowager, what should we do now? Hurry up and inform the Duke..."
"Brother must have received the news. There is no need to act rashly." Queen Mother Xue said calmly.
At this moment, someone came with a chess piece to deliver a message.
Liu Zhen was very angry.
How dare Ning Wanyin speak to the Empress Dowager like that?
But Queen Mother Xue was not angry at all. She looked at the chess player calmly and said:
"I will not cause trouble to the emperor at such a critical moment. You can rest assured that Ning Wanyin will be fine."
"Yes." Holding the chess piece, he stepped back.
……
Jingxi Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Cen family has gone crazy! They are actually plotting a rebellion!" Cai Quan crawled in to report.
Concubine Shu was very shocked. "Did they get in?"
"They haven't broken in yet. The Imperial Guards are fighting with them, it's scary..." Cai Quan stuttered.
Cold sweat broke out on Concubine Shu's forehead.
Once the Cen family breaks in, they will definitely kill me.
For a moment, Concubine Shu was filled with extreme panic and was at a loss.
At this moment...
Outside the palace gate came the sound of patrolling eunuchs from the Wei Lin Si beating gongs.
"Bang! Concubine Ning has ordered that all concubines return to the palace immediately and stay indoors. Anyone who moves around will be punished."
"Dong! Concubine Ning has issued an order that all palace servants should perform their duties and return to their positions. Anyone who behaves in a sneaky manner will be punished."
Shufei was not a stupid person, she reacted when she heard these voices.
This is Ning Wanyin stabilizing the situation in the harem.
Obviously, she was the one in charge of the harem, and Ning Wanyin was just assisting in the six palaces...
However, when something unexpected happened in the harem, Ning Wanyin stepped in to stabilize the situation and she was sidelined.
Extremely hateful.
……
Someone planned to set fire in the harem today.
It's still chilly in spring, and the charcoal braziers in the palaces are still there. A little movement could start a big fire...
But these people didn't expect that they would be caught as soon as they approached the charcoal brazier.
Several palace servants who were wandering outside Linlang Palace were caught.
Not to mention Lingxue Pavilion, any stranger who appears nearby will be captured immediately.
For a time, the Criminal Justice Department was overcrowded.
Under Ning Wanyin's arrangement and with the quiet cooperation of Empress Dowager Xue, the situation in the harem quickly stabilized.
Wei Yingya usually cursed the emperor in her heart, but now she was also worried:
"What's going on in the front court? Can the emperor win? He must win!"
After Ning Wanyin arranged everything.
Sitting quietly in front of the window, waiting for news from the front court:
"It should work."
The most important thing in a palace coup is to win quickly and decisively. If it is delayed until the troops stationed near the capital arrive, it will be impossible to win.
The Cen family should have quietly prepared several times more manpower to crush them.
But after fighting for so long...
The battle situation was still tense, which showed that the emperor was indeed prepared.
He might have expected the Cen family to rebel.
But he didn't reveal a thing to anyone.
"I feel relieved when you say that..." Wei Yingya felt relieved when she heard Ning Wanyin say these three words, but then she was deeply puzzled:
"Why would the Cen family want to rebel? Even if Cen Ruoyu died, wouldn't it be the same if they sent another daughter in after a while? Why are you so excited?"
Ning Wanyin groaned, "Something must have happened in the southwest..."
It is impossible for the Cen family to rebel over the death of a daughter.
It could only be that something happened in the southwest where they were stationed...
……
At sunset.
The emperor put down the rebellion of Prince Fu.
Ever since Han Xun sent a letter to Daliang to look for evidence of the Cen family's collusion with the enemy, Helian Qi had already made preparations for the Cen family's rebellion and regicide.
Before Marquis Changping left Beijing.
He secretly ordered the Marquis of Changping to return to the northwest as soon as possible, reorganize the army, and be on standby at all times.
The secret order asked Xiao Yunjing to keep an eye on the Cen family army and be ready to take action at any time.
Needless to say, the capital city secretly mobilized its troops, ready to suppress the Cen family and Prince Fu at any time.
At the same time, he sent people to secretly watch the Cen family to prevent them from quietly moving out of the city.
After Helian Qi put down the palace coup, he immediately issued an edict: "The Cen family colluded with the enemy and rebelled. The southwest war will be led by Xiao Yunjing. All the southwest armies obey my orders! Dispatch the commander of the northwest army, Marquis Changping, to rush to the southwest! Let's kill the Cen family together."
Han Xun's reply had not yet been sent back to the capital.
But since the Cen family rebelled, Helian Qi knew that Han Xun had captured evidence of their collusion with the enemy in Daliang.
The second decree was issued:
"All local government offices will intercept the Cen family's escaped criminals. If anyone harbors them, they will be punished with the same crime."
Duke Xin took his family and fled from the capital during the chaos.
The Cen family's plan for this palace coup was to take advantage of the opportunity to leave the capital.
Since the emperor sent Han Xun to Daliang to investigate, he must have been well prepared. They did not expect the coup to succeed this time.
Prince Fu was just a discarded pawn who was tricked by them into thinking he could ascend to the throne.
Only when the capital city is in chaos can they take the opportunity to escape.
It happened on the same day as Prince Fu’s rebellion in the capital.
The Daliang cavalry invaded the southwest.
Cen Huan opened the city gates and led the Cen army to surrender.
He certainly would not consider himself a traitor, so he made up a name for himself: Helian Qi murdered the former emperor, the former crown prince and the King of Ying, and killed his father and brother to ascend to the throne, so he was not worthy of being the emperor.
Xiao Yunjing led his troops to meet the enemy as soon as possible.
Many people didn't react.
The southwest has been plunged into war.