After redemption, he took away the luck of the future queen

The civil uprising in the southwest was huge.

The cause of the incident was that the people of a small county under the jurisdiction of Yundian paid taxes for autumn grain.

When local officials collected grain, they compacted and flattened the grain in the bucket. Then they carefully piled the top of the bucket into a hill-like shape. The official then kicked the grain in the bucket down with great force. The grain spilled in the fighting was not counted as taxes paid by the people, and was not allowed to be taken back by the people. Instead, it was gathered up by the officials and divided equally, and was misappropriated by the officials.

This was how grain was harvested in previous years. Seeing that some grain was being lost in vain, the people swallowed their anger and dared not speak out.

But this year, the officials went too far. The amount of grain that was knocked down by the kicking bucket was more than double that of previous years.

How can the people endure it?

There was a drought this year, and the grain harvest in the fields was already poor. No one had enough to eat, and the government had to take away so much extra grain, which was why the civil uprising was triggered.

The common people burst out their grievances accumulated over the years. They picked up poles and hoes and started quarreling with the government. They wanted to get back the grain that had been spilled by the bucket, but the government was not willing to spit out the oil and water in their mouths.

As soon as they disagreed, the two sides started fighting.

The government did not know how to appease the people and suppressed them blindly.

The more the government suppresses, the more the people resist.

The situation spread quickly and with great momentum. It has spread from the small county to the entire state capital, reaching the point where it is out of control.

The Yi people from the northwest went south to invade and harass. At this critical juncture, a civil uprising occurred in the southwest, shaking the government and the public.

The emperor's dark eyes were bottomless and his expression was solemn.

In this sudden popular uprising, the momentum was extremely rapid. If no one was provoking and adding fuel to the flames, he would not believe it.

Yun Dian?

The emperor's mind began to spin rapidly, and after thinking for a moment, he really thought of the key to this.

The aunt of General Gu Jianyun is the wife of Governor Yundian. How could he forget this?

"Your Majesty, I would like to lead troops to suppress the civil uprising." The Minister of War came out and brought the emperor back from his distant thoughts.

The emperor's face was calm, his eyes were deep, and he did not reply immediately.

Marquis Jingchuan came out of the queue, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to persuade the people to surrender."

Persuade?

What is the use of persuading people to surrender when there are unruly people in the poor mountains and rivers?

The Minister of War snorted cold air from his nostrils and looked down upon Marquis Jingchuan.

The emperor looked at Marquis Jingchuan. Marquis Jingchuan was confused in family matters, but he did an excellent job in protecting the capital. The capital had always been peaceful, and the Shen family was indispensable.

"I have five thousand troops here, who wants to go?" The emperor asked a difficult question.

I want to give the two of them a test. The war in the northwest is intense, and all parties are on standby, just to prevent foreign enemies from taking advantage of the situation. No amount of troops can be used, and the tight supply of food and grass is also one of the reasons.

The Minister of War frowned. Five thousand men and horses are not enough. There are one hundred thousand border guards in the southwest. Why doesn't the emperor dispatch this part of the army? He doesn't need one hundred thousand. Give him thirty thousand and he will go.

When the Minister of War hesitated, Marquis Jingchuan stepped forward and said, "I am willing to accept my order."

"Okay." The emperor made the final decision, and he was very happy that Marquis Jingchuan could take over the job.

The Minister of War was stunned. He was secretly annoyed that Marquis Jingchuan was going against him.

I heard Marquis Jingchuan say again: "Your Majesty, I have a small request."

"What's the request?" the emperor said calmly, "Shen Aiqing, just tell me."

No matter how many troops there are, there is no amount of food and grass.

Marquis Jingchuan glanced at Prince Rong, coughed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to borrow a battalion of troops from the Shenji Battalion to go with us."

"Okay." The emperor didn't hesitate at all. Marquis Jingchuan's proposal fell into his favour, and he made his own arrangements, "Shen Aiqing, now that you are gone, the defense of the capital will be relaxed. Why don't you let the prince take your place for a while?" good?"

The emperor's words were tactful.

In view of the emperor's willingness to agree, Marquis Jingchuan also agreed very simply: "I will obey my orders."

There is nothing wrong with letting his son succeed him for a period of time. The emperor did not insert outsiders into the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. This arrangement could not be better.

In this way, Shen Dayu occupied Jingchuan Hou's military position in the five cities in advance.

The emperor breathed a heavy sigh of relief, glanced at the Minister of War, who looked unhappy, and felt very satisfied.

The Secretary of the Ministry of War belongs to the eldest princess Yulong, and the Marquis of Jingchuan seems to have been snatched away from the Queen Mother by the eldest princess Yulong. This matter seems to be purely an infighting between the queen's faction.

The emperor sent out the queen's people and placed his own people in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. The emperor had the mentality of watching a good show, but he was really helpless.

Whether he can fully control the Five Cities Military and Horse Division depends entirely on Shen Dayu and Shen Heshan.

It just so happened that Marquis Jingchuan didn't mention it. He planned to send the troops of the Shenji Battalion commanded by Qiu Beimin to the southwest to search for evidence of the governor of Yundian and secretly capture him and bring him back to Beijing.

The emperor clenched his fists under his sleeves. Gu Jianyun was his half-brother after all. He couldn't bear it. He had no intention of killing Gu Jianyun. He wanted to comfort himself and prove that he was a magnanimous and virtuous emperor. .

The things that Princess Rui did to him and Jian Xing in the past, he just pretended that they had nothing to do with Jian Yun, turned a blind eye and exposed them.

He wants to be a wise king, but what about Gu Jianyun?

But he wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble. What was the purpose behind this?

Not only that, he had a vague feeling that the person behind that mysterious force was probably his third brother Gu Jianyun.

This is his intuition.

This is something he can't bear either.

Ninghe Palace.

The queen was very excited when she heard that Marquis Jingchuan went to the southwest to rebel against the common people, and also asked the emperor for the strength of the first battalion of the Shenji Battalion, and her plump face became a little flushed.

She shook the fan in her hand, her eyes shining brightly.

The Shenji Battalion is the most well-equipped unit in the imperial court. It has good martial arts and can fight one against a hundred. Marquis Jingchuan will definitely make a contribution this time.

"Your Majesty, I also heard that Prince Jingchuan has taken over the position of Marquis Jingchuan." The maid paid attention to the queen's expression as she spoke.

The queen waved her favorite round fan indifferently, and was sure that Marquis Jingchuan would return with meritorious service, and the crown prince would definitely give up his position when the time came.

However, I heard that Prince Jingchuan was engaged to a girl from the Ge family.

The queen frowned slightly, wondering when the prince would get married?

It doesn't matter, the prince will always move back to Jingchuan Marquis when he gets married. By then, the prince will not have to live under Gu's hands, and it will not be easy to control the prince and the prince's concubine.

Your concubine's maternal family, the Le family, is not very powerful. Even if the Ge family is added to it, it cannot shake the status of Princess Yulong's palace in the court. The third prince has no chance at all.

Everything was going according to her expectations. What worries the queen most now is that the emperor will not agree to let her raise the eldest prince, and she is mentally and physically exhausted.

Seeing that the queen was in a good mood, the maid said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, after the emperor came to court, he went to Feng Guifei's palace."

"What?" The queen's face darkened, and her mouth suddenly felt dry. She glanced at the cold tea on the table, and was dissatisfied when she saw the dark color. With a wave of her hand, she pushed the tea with the teacup on it. on the table.

There was a clang, and tea spilled all over the table.

The palace maid hurriedly lowered her head and couldn't help but tremble.

"Feng Guifei?" The queen gritted her teeth, stopped shaking her fan, and said with sharp eyes: "Is she going to turn over? The Queen Mother is helping her, right? Does the Queen Mother want Feng Guifei to raise the eldest prince? Or does she want to? Will she give birth to a prince?"

"Don't even think about it!"