Dafeng Night Watchman-Chapter 744: Aftermath

She wants to be emperor... The fourth prince's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, staring blankly at his sister in front of him, and suddenly felt that she was so strange.

Huaiqing's words, like thunder, echoed in the ears of Li Wang and other royal relatives, and the degree of shock was even greater than that of her and Xu Qian'an forcing Yongxing to abdicate.

Is she crazy? !

This thought came to everyone's mind at the same time.

Li Wang calmed down, stared at Huaiqing with slightly turbid eyes, and said:

"What did you... say?"

Huaiqing's tone remained unchanged:

"I want to ascend the throne and become emperor."

"Pah!"

Li Wang slapped the table, stood up with a cane, pointed at Huaiqing with trembling fingers, and was furious:

"Ridiculous!

"You evil creature, do you know what you are talking about? A mere woman, who wants to ascend the throne and become emperor, who will obey you! I think you are obsessed with power and your reason is blinded.

"If you ascend the throne, how can you convince the people? Someone will surely take the opportunity to rebel, and Dafeng will perish even faster."

Unacceptable!

Emperor Yongxing abdicated, and King Li could tolerate it. The turbulent times are always accompanied by power changes. Emperor Yongxing could not keep the throne because he was incapable.

As long as the successor is a legitimate royal prince, there will be no problem. .

Huaiqing is a legitimate royal, but she is a princess, a woman, how can she be emperor!

The princes and dukes discussed it, some sighed, some slapped their legs and cursed at the madman, and they were very emotional.

Prince Yan saw that his uncles and brothers were in high spirits, so he seized the opportunity, raised his hand and suppressed them, and said:

"Uncles, please be patient."

At this time, the identity of Huaiqing's brother was highlighted, and the princes and dukes really calmed down.

When a woman is in power in a family, the glory is all on the man. Huaiqing is the sister of Prince Yan. When she is in power, everyone assumes that Prince Yan has the right to speak.

Prince Yan advised earnestly:

"Huaiqing, Fourth Brother knows that you have always been ambitious. Women are not inferior to men. Fourth Brother promised that he would give you an opportunity and space to realize your ambitions.

"As for ascending the throne and becoming an emperor, don't mention it again. Even if we agree, you gentlemen don't agree, and the people of the world don't agree."

It's almost said that you, a woman, want to be an emperor. Isn't this a joke?

Huaiqing looked at Prince Yan, then swept across the princes and dukes, and said calmly:

"Who said that women can't be emperors? It has been the case since ancient times. The Dayang female emperor has set a precedent for all ages. "

"Yang" is the dynasty before the Great Zhou Dynasty, with a history of nearly two thousand years. In the middle of Dayang, various princes rebelled, captured the capital of Dayang, slaughtered members of the royal family, and killed all the males.

At that time, a princess of Dayang was extremely talented. She did not learn piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but loved to practice martial arts (no other meaning). In the rebellion where her father, brother, and the males of the clan were almost slaughtered, she resolutely stood up.

She gathered the army and suppressed the rebellion everywhere. It took six years to finally quell the rebellion of the princes.

Then she ascended the throne and became the first female emperor in the history of the Central Plains.

King Li sneered:

"If you are a second-grade warrior, this king kneels down and begs you to ascend the throne."

Dayang Empress, second-grade realm.

Huaiqing was calm and composed, his expression did not change, and said lightly:

"My cultivation is shallow, only the fourth-grade realm, but Xu Qian'an has been promoted to the second grade. "

In the side hall, everyone was stunned.

Prince Li's eyes widened, and his hand on the cane trembled slightly:

"Xu Qian'an...he was promoted to the second rank? !"

Seeing Huaiqing silent, he paused his cane anxiously and said angrily:

"Answer me."

Huaiqing smiled:

"Otherwise, how could he have the confidence to fight the Yunzhou rebels to the death."

Prince Yu was slightly moved:

"You mean, he supports you to ascend the throne and become emperor......"

Huaiqing was in a trance for a moment, because he remembered the scene of the two people exchanging letters that day-

[Three: Your Highness, the last question......]

[One: Please speak.]

[Three: Do you really want to establish the fourth prince?]

[One: Why do you ask this.]

[Three: Because I think you want to be the emperor.]

Silence for a long, long time... [One: If this palace wants to ascend the throne, what will you do.]

[Three: Yes ! ]

Until now, recalling that exchange, Huaiqing can still feel the surging heart lake at that time.

At that moment, she came to the window, opened the window, and let the sunlight and cold current pour in together.

She faced the sunlight, raised her face, closed her eyes, and sighed three words.

"Xu Ningyan..."

Huaiqing did not answer Prince Yu's question because there was no need.

She continued:

"Wei Party and Wang Party are all my people. Most of the twelve guards in the capital have surrendered to me. The five battalions of the imperial army only recognize tiger talismans, not people. And the tiger talisman is now in my pocket.

"With the support of Xu Ningyan, a second-rank warrior, uncle, uncles, is there anyone in the royal family who is more suitable to be emperor than me?

"Jiang Luzhong and Zhang Kaitai, who command tens of thousands of defenders at Yuyang Pass, are my people. The general of Chuzhou is my man.

"Uncle, do you think it's enough?"

There was a complete silence. After a moment of silence, King Li said in a deep voice:

"A woman claiming to be an emperor will destroy ethics and disrupt the government. Don't forget that there is a Yunlu Academy outside the capital."

"What a coincidence, I was just about to talk about this." Huaiqing said lightly:

"I have promised to let Yunlu Academy return to the court and let Zhao Shou enter the cabinet."

"..." King Li closed his eyes.

Huaiqing took the opportunity to ask again:

"In terms of planning, talent and courage, is there anyone in the royal family who can beat me?"

Prince Yan opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.

Huaiqing stood up, swept his eyes over the princes and dukes, and said:

"Except for my people, who else in the royal family can save the precarious Dafeng and save you who are on the verge of death.

"Rely on a weak and incompetent Yongxing? "

This was the first time she showed her edge and her disdain.

The royal family members realized that they had underestimated the princess in the past, thinking that she was just a good reader and had a good reputation.

From Yuan Jing to Yong Xing, she has always been low-key, not showing off, and not caring about government affairs.

Until this time, she showed her true colors. When they came to their senses, their lives were already in the hands of others.

Seeing that no one disobeyed, Huaiqing restrained his edge and said:

"I summoned you here today because I don't want the royal family to bleed. If you support me, you can enjoy wealth and glory. If you have any other intentions, I will kill you without mercy.

"Uncle, you are the elder, please say something."

King Li couldn't help but look at Huai Qing, and was surprised to find that her eyes were dark and calm, but they contained murderous intent. His heart suddenly trembled, and he said in a deep voice:

"Now that things have come to this, what else can I say."

Huai Qing then looked at his distraught brother, gently straightened his clothes, smoothed the wrinkles on his chest, and said softly:

"From now on, I will let my fourth brother, Yongxing, and other brothers live in the underground of the Star Observation Tower temporarily.

"I will take good care of the children of my fourth brother and other brothers.

"If the uncles are interested in staying in the Star Observation Tower, I welcome you."

The faces of the royal family members present changed slightly.

"Pah!"

Huaiqing clapped his hands, called the soldiers outside the side hall, and ordered:

"Take them back to the Golden Palace, and bring the members of the Wang Party to me."

The Wang Party did not know that she wanted to ascend the throne, and Xu Qi'an persuaded Wang Zhenwen by establishing Prince Yan.

However, now that they have boarded the pirate ship, it is difficult to think about it, so next, Huaiqing wants to have a heart-to-heart talk with the backbones of the Wang Party.

........

Near noon, the riots from the palace to the imperial city were completely quelled, and all the masters in the imperial army were suppressed by Xu Qi'an. The soldiers loyal to Emperor Yongxing in the twelve guards were persuaded to surrender, and those who were loyal to the emperor were all beheaded.

With Xu Qi'an in control, no guest officials in the imperial city dared to show up.

In the Golden Palace, all the officials, nobles, and royal family members gathered again. Huaiqing entered the Golden Palace under the protection of two rows of armored soldiers, wearing a white dress with the hem dragging on the ground.

She walked to the throne gracefully, overlooking the officials in the palace, and her voice was cold:

"Since the beginning of winter, cold disasters have raged and the people are living in misery. Yongxing's governance of the country is not good, so the people are resentful and rebels are everywhere. He knows that his virtue is not worthy of the position, and he wants to abdicate and entrust the country to me.

"Do you have any objections?"

Except for the Yunzhou envoys, all the officials, nobles, and royal family members in the palace bowed their heads and shouted:

"Your Highness is virtuous and can take on this important task. "

Because he has not ascended the throne, he cannot be called Your Majesty yet.

The Yunzhou envoys stood alone, frightened and a little embarrassed.

...

On the top of the Golden Palace, Xu Qian'an stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the entire palace city.

The cold wind lifted the corners of his clothes and blew his hair. The voices of the officials in the palace echoed in his ears. Xu Qian'an remembered for no reason that two years ago, he was still an insignificant little person.

Yuan Jing, Wei Yuan, Jianzheng, Wang Zhenwen, and the ministers in the palace, all of them were in high positions and were figures that he could not reach.

Two years later, these people died or fell ill, and the officials in the temple, and even the entire capital, were under his feet.

"The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away all heroes. Right and wrong, success and failure are all in vain. The green mountains are still there, and the sunsets are red again....

"If this poem is thrown out, it will cause an uproar, and my second uncle will be scolded again."

After reciting it in a low voice, he smiled with a complicated expression:

"But I no longer have the mood to become famous for poetry."

.......

In the imperial study, there were only Huaiqing and Xu Qiyan.

"I still have some face. The twelve guards and the imperial guards of the capital have been suppressed. Everyone also gives me face and stays quiet for the time being."

Xu Qiyan stood in the hall, looking at the cold beauty after the big case, and said:

"Next, how to stabilize the army's morale, replace the confidants, and stabilize the people's hearts is your business."

He has an attitude of not caring about it.

Next, the capital will enter a short period of chaos, and the major forces need to reshuffle.

Want to win over those who can be won over, and eliminate those who cannot be won over. Of course, compromise where necessary and make certain concessions.

He didn't need to worry about these things, Xu Qian'an believed that the princess would handle it herself.

Huaiqing stroked the brushes on the pen holder with his fingers, selected an ivory pen, and said lightly:

"How to face Lin'an next is also your business.

"The little maid of Jingxiu Palace just risked her life to come and tell you that Concubine Chen wants to see you, and Lin'an is also here."

After the four gates of the palace were under control, Huaiqing lifted the restrictions and no longer prohibited the princes, princesses, and concubines of each palace from entering and leaving their residences.

Xu Qiyan thought for a moment and said:

"I have an idea to stabilize the people's hearts. We can parade the Yunzhou envoys through the streets and post notices saying that I was the one who initiated this campaign to purge the emperor. You are a princess, and your ascension to the throne is not legitimate. Before you make achievements, the people of the world will not recognize you.

"But you can borrow my reputation."

"That's what I want." Huaiqing picked up a pen and dipped it in ink, and casually wrote some of his poems on the paper, saying:

"Don't bother with Concubine Chen. If you find it annoying, I will deal with her for you. As for Lin'an..."

The eldest princess raised a sarcastic arc at the corner of her mouth:

"Xu Yinluo is best at sweet talk, just show your best skills."

Don't be so sarcastic when you speak... Xu Qiyan said unhappily:

"Yongxing is her brother after all. "

Huaiqing nodded:

"Therefore, sparing his life is the best explanation to Lin'an. After crying for a few days, she will figure it out."

Xu Qiyan felt that he had lost out and said dissatisfiedly:

"Is this your attitude of helping me?"

Huaiqing put down his pen and looked at him expressionlessly:

"Yongxing has abdicated, and the marriage he granted is invalid. After I ascend the throne, I will help Xu Yinluo cancel the engagement.

"You don't have to worry about pacifying Lin'an."

"My second uncle has already agreed, how can I cancel it." Xu Qiyan shook his head repeatedly.

"Whatever I say is fine." Huaiqing was unexpectedly overbearing, as if he had to cancel the engagement.

"Your Highness should still worry about the things in front of you!"

Xu Qiyan bowed his hands and left the imperial study. Instead of going to the harem, he turned out of the palace and went to the night watchman's office.

In the imperial study, Huaiqing bit his lip and snorted coldly.

...

Riding on the mare, he returned to the night watchman's office with a "clattering" sound, and under the leadership of Song Tingfeng, he went to the dungeon.

The jailer opened the iron gate leading to the underground, and Song Tingfeng walked in front. When he passed the interrogation room, he wondered:

"Ning Yan, every time I see these strange torture instruments, I feel like I have forgotten something."

Xu Qian'an was not familiar with the night watchman's dungeon, and even less familiar with the torture instruments, so he didn't pay attention to Song Tingfeng's words.

"Go to the brothel later, but you have to change your appearance first."

"Let's talk about it when we have time. There is no time to go to the brothel now."

The two of them talked one by one, and soon came to the door of the cell where the Yunzhou delegation was imprisoned.

The guards accompanying the Yunzhou delegation had been ordered to be killed by Huaiqing, leaving behind the officials of the negotiation group and Ji Yuan, Xu Yuanshuang, and Xu Yuanhuai.

The three were imprisoned together, stripped of their bright and beautiful outer clothes, and put on prison clothes.

Xu Yuanhuai's tendons were cut again. He was handcuffed and shackled, leaning against the wall weakly.

Seeing Xu Qian'an open the prison door and come in, the three people reacted differently.

Ji Yuan frowned slightly and took a step back.

Xu Yuanhuai looked up at him, then turned his head away with a cold face.

"You, what are you doing here..."

Xu Yuanshuang's feelings towards this elder brother were much more complicated. She had the hostility instilled in her since childhood, the pity formed by her mother's influence, the respect of a younger sister for her brother, and the helplessness of each taking the lead.

So much so that she herself couldn't tell what kind of feelings she had for her elder brother.

"What did Xu Pingfeng ask you two to come to Beijing for? To disgust me on purpose, or to increase Ji Yuan's tolerance rate?"

Xu Qian'an looked at them coldly.

Xu Yuanshuang lowered his head and whispered:

"I think it's both."

Xu Qiyan looked at the two people and sneered:

"It seems that they are regarded as ants that can be discarded at will. They are really useless and have no use value."

Xu Yuanhuai clenched his fists fiercely, but his tendons were broken and he couldn't even clench his fists.

Xu Yuanshuang lowered his head with grievance and shame.

"Since you are in the capital, don't think about leaving. This place is not suitable for you." Xu Qiyan turned his head to look at Song Tingfeng:

"Move them to the underground of the Stargazing Tower."

Song Tingfeng nodded.

"Has the kid been tortured?" Xu Qiyan looked at Ji Yuan who was leaning against the wall.

"I have asked the sorcerer of the Imperial Observatory for questioning. The content is confidential. I haven't read it." Song Tingfeng said, looking at Xu Yuanshuang, and said: "Such a cute little beauty, don't send her to the Imperial Observatory, Ning Yan, take her home as a concubine." He didn't know Xu Qiyan's life experience, and the grievances and entanglements with the Yunzhou lineage. In the future, if there is a chance, he can bring her home to let his second uncle meet them, and by the way, see who is more powerful between the sister and the cousin.......Xu Qiyan walked in front of Ji Yuan and looked down from a high position: "You are ranked ninth among those useless brothers?" Ji Yuan was not angry at all, and smiled: "Ji Yuan meets my cousin." After being imprisoned in the night watchman's dungeon, Ji Yuan quickly calmed down. After a simple analysis, he thought Xu Qiyan still had some brains. Although he took the opportunity to launch a coup and put a woman in power, Xu Qiyan did not kill him, which shows that he still has value. Maybe he wants to use him to negotiate with Yunzhou.

"Pah!"

Xu Qiyan slapped him in the face with his backhand.

Ji Yuan was a weak scholar, how could he withstand it? He fell out like a broken sandbag, and his ears were ringing. He didn't get up for a long time.

"Don't try to be relatives. Who is your cousin?" Xu Qiyan's expression was calm, as if he had just slapped a fly away.

"Legitimate son or illegitimate son?" he asked again.

Ji Yuan had tinnitus and was deaf, and couldn't hear clearly. Seeing Xu Qiyan raised his hand again, his face changed wildly. It was Xu Yuanshuang who answered for him because they were cousins:

"Illegitimate son..."

Xu Qiyan said "Oh" and sneered:

"You are born to a lowly concubine, and you are another worthless chess piece. How much do you think the person in Qianlong City is willing to pay to redeem you?

"Think about it first, it depends on whether you can return to Yunzhou alive. "

Rough, crude warrior... Ji Yuan supported himself against the wall and stood up with difficulty. His cheeks were swollen. He suddenly lowered his head and spat out a bloody tooth.

Xu Yuanshuang whispered:

"He is Ji Xuan's biological brother."

Xu Qian'an's eyes lit up and he laughed:

"Interesting!"

He walked slowly towards Ji Yuan, who was panicking and sticking to the wall. The slap just now had wiped out all his confidence and confidence.

"As expected of a brother, you and Ji Xuan both lack self-knowledge."

He patted Ji Yuan's face and walked out of the cell with Song Tingfeng and a pair of younger brothers and sisters.

Ji Yuan leaned against the wall with his back, clenched his fists, and his face was full of resentment and humiliation.

In the corridor, Xu Qian'an didn't walk a few steps before he heard a woman's crisp voice coming from a cell on the left:

"Hey, is that Xu Yinluo? "

Turning his head, he saw a woman with disheveled hair and dirty prison uniform, with extremely bright features.

Xu Qiyan was stunned for a moment:

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"Who are you?"

"I am Ah Zhu from the Daomen, no, the Divine Thief Sect. You arrested me during the battle between heaven and man."

The woman seemed to have been hit hard, grabbing the fence with excitement.

"Oh, it's you. What's the matter?" Xu Qiyan asked in confusion.

"When will you let me out? I've been locked up for nine months." Ah Zhu said excitedly.

Xu Qiyan looked at Song Tingfeng:

"How to deal with this woman?"

Song Tingfeng curled his lips:

"For a habitual criminal like her who is well-known in the underworld, either exile, beheading, or locked up until death. Before you sent her in, didn't you tell her to take good care of her, so that she would be useful in the future? "

Xu Qian'an thought to himself, I forgot everything.

Now is the time to hire someone, I will arrange a position for her later......Xu Qian'an had just walked out of the dungeon gate when Xu Yuanshuang whispered:

"Ji Yuan has been in secret contact with Concubine Chen these days."

Concubine Chen...Xu Qian'an nodded and turned to Song Tingfeng and said:

"Take the Yunzhou envoys out for a stroll tomorrow and give the people of the capital a surprise."

Leaving the night watchman's office, he parted ways with Song Tingfeng, who was escorting Xu Yuanshuang and Xu Yuanhuai to the Imperial Observatory.

He rode his horse all the way to the palace.

It just so happened that there was an unsolved mystery in the Concubine Fu case, and he wanted to ask Concubine Chen in person.