Chapter 303 The Last Wish of the Unlucky Father and Daughter in Ancient China 3
The emperor lay on the ground, struggling and squirming desperately, trying to express something desperately.
He wanted to tell Gu Laoliu, "I will give you whatever you want and let you be the king side by side with me. As long as you let me go and don't rebel, I can give you anything."
Fortunately, he couldn't make any sound, otherwise Chang'an would definitely spit at him. Even a fool wouldn't believe this.
The news in the palace soon spread outside the palace, and the emperor's in-laws, Prime Minister Zhang, hurried to the general's residence to ask General Chen to come to the palace to rescue the emperor.
When the Queen Mother heard that there was a rebellion in the previous dynasty, she was so shocked that she broke the teacup in her hand and said, "Lingyu, come with me to take a look."
"Empress Dowager, the front court is dangerous. It's safer for you to stay in the palace, and His Majesty can focus more on dealing with the rebels," Ling Yu knelt on the ground to stop the empress dowager from going to the front court. She was right. The emperor valued filial piety and was extremely good to his biological mother.
If the Queen Mother went to the former court and encountered any danger, the Emperor would definitely be distracted.
Of course, this would only happen in a normal rebellion scene. In this scene, the emperor couldn't move at all, his men were also dealt with by Dayi, and the empress dowager came here just to deliver food.
The emperor was dragged out of the imperial study like a stray dog. The ministers rushed to the palace in a hurry and took a closer look. Wow, the rebel looked quite familiar.
Marquis Wuxin, oh no, Earl Wuxin is courageous.
Hey, that's not right.
"You bold villain, release His Majesty immediately and leave your body intact."
The most anxious minister among all the ministers was Prime Minister Zhang. As long as the emperor did not change, the Prime Minister's Mansion would be safe.
To be honest, as for the other ministers, except the royalists, they didn't care. This emperor was really stupid. He even reviewed their memorials randomly. It was quite tiring to follow him. It would be better to change the emperor.
Wu Xinbo is really good. If he were the emperor, at least the court officials would be able to relax a little.
Chang'an didn't know what they were thinking, otherwise he would have told them, "No, he can treat you like donkeys in the production team."
When the emperor saw Prime Minister Zhang and General Chen, his lifeless little eyes sparkled with light. He waved his hands and shouted, "Prime Minister, General, please save me quickly and capture the thieves. I will make you princes and give you three thousand retainers."
Finally, he was able to speak out. There will always be brave men when there is a big reward, and the bravest ones are the Prime Minister and General Chen.
Gao Yi and Yi Jiao were a little old man, and they had no chance to get close to the emperor. Chang'an's eyes were on the young man at the back of the crowd who had nothing to do with it and wanted to finish work quickly and go home to eat.
"Ah! Mo Chen, who won the first place in the imperial examination at the age of 16 and became the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple at the age of 18, is a very powerful young man, a genius, and a good-looking ruthless man.
But they are still a little far away from my freshman and senior one. They can only be regarded as talents in this world. My freshman and senior one are the unrivaled geniuses in the universe."
Mo Chen, who was inexplicably called out, looked around, only to see a group of people rushing forward without any plan, kicking each other around like they were playing a football.
So who was the one who called his name? Come out and let's talk. He refused to accept it. He was the most talented man in the world. Who could be the top scholar at the age of 16? Who?
Chang'an took out half a watermelon and asked her sixth father to hold it for her. She ate it with a spoon, muttering in her heart, "What a pity that she is too lovesick. It is an eternal law that heroes cannot resist beautiful women."
"It's nothing more than a beautiful woman in distress, and a hero descends from the sky to save her from the fire and water. The hero takes a closer look and is like, oh my god, this girl is so pretty, it would be nice to marry her."
"Little did he know that he had fallen into the trap of a beautiful woman. Her target was him, but women in ancient times were more reserved, so he didn't know how to pursue her. Then he thought of a dirty trick.
She was on the road her lover had to pass by, so she had her servant pretend to be a gangster and act out a scene of a good girl being bullied. Then a hero passed by and saved her. The girl wanted to repay him with her own body. Perfect!"
What a coincidence! He just rescued a woman yesterday, the most beautiful woman in the capital, Miss Yi Tao, the eldest daughter of the Duke’s Mansion. What’s even more coincidental is that he fell in love with her. Now he tells him that this was a trap set up for him?
Mo Chen wiped his face and thought, it's not impossible. It's understandable that the girl would use some tricks for him.
However, before his pink bubbles popped up, he heard Chang'an gloatingly say: "Haha, the retribution for being love-brained is that he was tricked by the Duke's Mansion into exile to a bitter and cold place, and his beloved wife left him, and they will never see each other again in this life or the next."
"Oh my, the Duke's Mansion is corrupt and needs a scapegoat. It just so happens that the young Dali Temple Minister has no background, little experience, and weak foundation. He is a good candidate to take the blame. We can use a beauty trap to get him."
The more Mo Chen listened, the uglier his expression became. He could accept that the woman used small tricks just because she liked him, but he would never allow her to have other purposes in mind.
No one noticed the change in his facial expression, and they even ignored him. Everyone's attention was on the emperor.
Chang'an might have been too absorbed in her thoughts and didn't notice that out of the ten spoonfuls of watermelon she scooped, nine were eaten by her sixth father and she only got one spoonful.
The ministers with more flexible brains realized that Gu Laoliu was just teasing them. Look how leisurely he is, and how he even has time to play with the children.
All the smart people withdrew from this one-sided battlefield. Didn't they see that two people were able to defeat all the officials and imperial guards?
How can this be saved? Be patient. Anyway, whoever becomes the emperor will not affect their official positions. As long as they are sensible, servile, or loyal, they can keep their positions.
The palace coup ended like a child's play. In the chaos, the emperor had one hand and one leg stepped on by someone and broken. Gu Laoliu imprisoned him, Prime Minister Zhang, and General Chen in the Sky Prison.
Prime Minister Zhang and General Chen were unkind officials who allowed their family members and relatives to bully the people in the neighborhood. They should have been punished long ago, but they were indulged again and again because of the emperor's selfishness.
Gu Laoliu took this opportunity to clear out these evils at one time and promote good officials who truly serve the country and the people.
"The Minister of the Chancellery will be promoted two ranks to the position of the first-rank Prime Minister, the Minister of the Central Secretariat will be promoted to the position of the second-rank Minister of the Chancellery, and the General of the Auxiliary State will be promoted one rank to the position of the General of the Cavalry, taking over the military power from Chen Wangzu."
"The imperial examination will be held in advance. There is no need for provincial examinations. All people can come to Beijing to participate in the metropolitan examinations." Some people tampered with the provincial examinations, so he told them not to participate. Let's see who dares to cause trouble under his nose?
After talking about state affairs, he sent people to drive the empress dowager and all the emperor's wives out of the palace.
They were not allowed to take anything from the palace with them, and they were not allowed to wear any valuable clothes. They were forced to change into old clothes worn by palace maids before leaving the palace.
Gu Laoliu said, "The palace is his now, and all the property in the palace naturally belongs to him as well. You cannot take even a leaf away, otherwise you will be charged for theft."
Others rebel with thousands of troops, but they only need two people to accomplish their rebellion.