Rebirth Strategy: Please let me go

There was silence in the hall.

The ministers' faces were as pale as pig's liver. They never expected that the dignified prince would actually ask them for money or food. This was simply unheard of and unseen.

But in the past, the imperial court issued a decree asking the aristocratic family to contribute money and efforts, and later, black-armored guards kidnapped people and imprisoned them.

None of these are unbelievable, so I was not too surprised when I heard this today.

One of the ministers pretended to be embarrassed, saying that he was really helpless, but Emperor Yuan'an coughed just when the minister was about to cry for poverty.

The minister almost bit his tongue and held back the words that came to his mouth.

Qu'an, Minister of the Ministry of War, went out from behind. He stood his ground just as he had discussed the northern visit the day before: "As a minister, it is your duty to be loyal to the emperor and love the people. Now that the plague is raging, it is hard to live without a name. Without a king, there will be no life." My Lord, I support you because you support me, and I am willing to give you 200,000 taels of silver and 500 Dan of grain to help our Yuan Kingdom tide over this difficult time."

There were two hundred thousand taels of silver and five hundred loads of grain in his mouth. The other ministers looked at him as if they were crazy.

Who doesn't know that the Ministry of War has been unable to make ends meet due to war in recent years, and the annual expenditures from the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot cover the expenses of the Ministry of War. It can be said to be the poorest among the six ministries.

Nowadays, the poorest ones have already spent all their money. If others have less than this, how can they still get it?

Moreover, in the past, Emperor Yuan'an brought out Zhu Qinhou, a traitor to the previous dynasty, and later in the war, Qu'an, the Ministry of War, brought out such high-level titles as "helping our Yuan Kingdom overcome this difficulty" with great righteousness.

It's not impossible if you have to bite the bullet and find happiness, but there really aren't many people out there who are so stubborn.

Now there are rumors that the former prince wants to seize the position of power. Whoever rises to the wave when the storm is coming is equivalent to telling Emperor Yuan'an that I have joined the army of the former prince. Come and kill me quickly.

The emperor has no reason to keep you.

Therefore, they have decided to pay for the money and food today, and it cannot be less than what the Ministry of War pays.

It was only at this moment that these ministers understood. They thought they were coming to attack today, but they didn't know that the father and son had already made plans as soon as they sang together. This was basically a Hongmen Banquet.

In the end, the ministers who came in an angry manner had a bitter look on their face when they left. Even the prime minister's expression was not good at all.

As the prime minister, he naturally wanted to overpower the ministers, and he forced himself to take out 500,000 taels of silver and 900 dans of grain to make Emperor Yuan'an look better.

After everyone dispersed, Gu Qingchen smiled. Emperor Yuan'an stood up, coughed a few times, and patted his shoulder happily.

"Chen'er, you have an idea. Usually I want to ask these ministers to pay some money and kill them, but this time I made them bleed profusely."

"It's just a delaying tactic, but it's enough." Gu Qingchen sneered.

Emperor Yuan'an looked at him, his pale face unable to hide the joy on his face, and he looked at Gu Qingchen with loving eyes: "Have you thought about it? When will we set off?"

"We will leave the day after tomorrow." Gu Qingchen looked at him, her smile subdued: "How is your health?"

Emperor Yuan'an patted his shoulder with his withered hands, and his slightly curved spine straightened up at this moment, like a king guiding the country, and more like a father shielding him from the wind and rain: "Don't worry, my father is waiting for you. Return."

The thirty-first year of the Yuan Dynasty was destined to be a difficult year for peace.

There was a plague at the beginning of the year, and then there were natural disasters. Riots continued everywhere, and people in the dark were ready to take action.

In Chaosi Palace, Gu Yao was playing chess with An Jinshu. Gu Yao was playing seriously and cautiously. On the other hand, An Jinshu made two or three wrong moves without noticing.

Gu Yao looked at the unrelated Heizi and finally couldn't help but said: "Yanyan, you should lose if you play like this."

An Jinshu lowered her head and saw that she had placed the chess piece that should have been forward at the end, and the chess piece that should have been left at the right side. The winner was already determined on the chessboard, so she put down the chess pieces and admitted defeat: "I lose." Come again."

Gu Yao didn't want to play this endless chess game with her anymore. She held her hand to collect the pieces and said worriedly: "Yanyan, what's wrong with you? You've been like this for several days, but what's on your mind?" ?”

"Yutang, I'm worried about my family. Do you really know where my An family has gone?"

Gu Qingchen left the palace suddenly half a month ago, leaving nothing behind except a sachet with a red plum and her small words embroidered on it.

After he left, Gu Yao entered the palace, and An Jinshu couldn't wait to ask her about the An family.

Gu Yao said that after returning to Beijing, she went to the An family, but dozens of people in the An family disappeared without a trace overnight. Except for the furniture and other large objects that were not taken away, there was no one left.

This news undoubtedly came as a shock to An Jinshu, who thought he was daydreaming about such ridiculous things, so he quickly pinched his thigh, and when he felt the pain, he realized that it was really not a dream.

An's family was empty overnight. If her father and brother would abandon her, there was no way her grandmother and mother would leave her.

An Jinshu once thought that Gu Qingchen had arrested someone without her knowledge.

So she went on a hunger strike for five days in the palace, and then Qingge showed up.

It was also from Qing Ge that everything was fine with the An family. Now they had just moved to another place, and they would come back when the time was right.

Qingge also advised her not to abuse her body, saying that Gu Qingchen had made an explanation when she left. If she lived a good life, the An family would also live a good life. If she died, the An family would also be buried with her.

After her assurance, An Jinshu started eating again, but she couldn't feel at ease without seeing her family members for a day.

Seeing that half a month had passed, she was unaware of the outside world in the palace every day. The news she learned every day was brought into the palace by Gu Yao. The rest of the time, she was like a usurped pet, locked in this cage. In, can't go anywhere.

Normal people would go crazy even if they didn't die, but she endured the worry and indignation and gritted her teeth and persisted.

"Yutang, I want to go out to the palace, can you help me?"

Gu Yao's face froze, and she was very embarrassed: "Yanyan, it's not that I won't help you, but the third and third floors of your palace are all secret guards. Don't say you are going out, for fear that you will just step out of the palace door. My back feet have to be tied back, how can I help?"

"Besides, there may not be safety in the palace outside." Gu Yao looked a little scared: "My father said that the current situation is turbulent and told me to stop running around."

Gu Yao looked around and then whispered in An Jinshu's ear: "I heard that someone is planning to rebel, and a palace coup is imminent. Yanyan, do you understand how powerful this is."

rebellion?

An Jinshu's eyes widened. The third prince was dead and the remaining princes were either disabled or powerless. How could they rebel?

Unless it's the first prince, but didn't he personally give up the throne?

Since he wanted to rebel in the first place, why did he have to give up the throne? Now, taking it back like this will be criticized by everyone in the world.

An Jinshu keenly sensed something unusual in this.

First, Gu Qingchen was seriously injured and returned to the palace. Then the prince broke up with the An family. The An family was punished and took back military power. The barbarians sent letters threatening her, so Gu Qingchen had no choice but to send troops to negotiate. It is said that in the eyes of outsiders, Gu Qingchen looked pale until the day he left the capital. After struggling to hold on, the An family disappeared inexplicably, and Gu Qingchen left Beijing for a visit to the north...

An Jinshu couldn't help but feel frightened. Could it be that the seemingly illogical things were all Gu Qingchen's deception to deceive others?

But what about her?

Why did he imprison himself here? What part of his plan are you?