amaotonovel Chapter 159 The Old Chu Family Has a Tradition
Chapter 159 The Old Chu Family Has a Tradition
In the bedroom of Emperor Jichang.
The ground was a mess.
Everything that could be smashed was smashed by Emperor Jichang.
What a shame, what a shame!
His favorite woman actually cheated on him in front of all the civil and military officials! How humiliating!
"Go! Bring the adulterous couple here! I want to interrogate them personally!"
Emperor Jichang roared.
The Royal Guards immediately went to take people away.
Concubine Shi and Wang Qing were dragged over, all wet.
The two were so horny that they only sobered up after being splashed with several basins of cold water.
Concubine Shi's face was still abnormally flushed. When she saw Emperor Jichang, she immediately rushed over, hugged his legs, and cried:
"Your Majesty, please spare my life! I am innocent! I was framed!"
Emperor Jichang angrily kicked Concubine Shi aside and sneered:
"Framed? If I'm not mistaken, this beast is a eunuch in your palace, right? Do you think I'm blind?"
Wang Qing was trembling all over, kneeling on the ground, not daring to look up.
Concubine Shi had no way to defend herself. Everyone saw in public that Wang Qing was not a real eunuch.
Emperor Jichang pointed at Concubine Shi and said with great sorrow:
"You bitch! Haven't I treated you well enough? You actually did such a shameless thing behind my back. I only have one question for you now: is Lao Jiu my child?"
Wang Qing shuddered with fear.
Concubine Shi cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince is your child! You can check. When Wang Qing entered the palace, the Ninth Prince was already born."
Emperor Jichang said to Eunuch Lin beside him: "Go check!"
Eunuch Lin quickly retreated.
Emperor Jichang's blood was boiling and he felt very dizzy. He took out the medicine that Gu Xi had given him from the secret compartment under the dragon table, took a few pills and ate them, then closed his eyes to rest.
Concubine Shi, who was kneeling below, was crying. If she was like this at other times, Emperor Jichang would have felt sorry for her like a precious darling. But now, he felt sick even to the point of looking at her.
At the same time, Shi Huairen had returned to the mansion. He had to take action before Emperor Jichang cleaned up the Shi mansion, otherwise he would never have another chance.
Over the years, he has been cultivating his own party in order to wait for the Ninth Prince to grow up. It would be best if he could be made the Crown Prince. Otherwise, he would start a rebellion when the Crown Prince comes of age.
But the situation is pressing now and we can’t wait any longer.
Arriving in the study, he quickly wrote two letters, handed them to his confidants, and instructed:
"Shi Er, you must quickly deliver this letter to Zhu Zhou, the commander of the Yulin Army. Remember, you must hand it to him personally."
"Shi San, quickly deliver this letter to the Dali Temple Minister Bi Pengwei, and have him take all the yamen runners and my troops to surround the mansions of the ministers whose names are listed in the letter."
"Shi Liu, you must lead the secret guards quickly. Remember, you must bring the Ninth Prince out at all costs."
Chu Zhaodao, who was monitoring the situation, said:
"Shi Huairen is planning a rebellion. I didn't expect Zhu Zhou to look loyal to the emperor, but he is actually Shi Huairen's man."
Gu Xi said: "That's good. If he doesn't rebel, we can't catch him all at once. Oh, that's not right. As a general of An Ning State and a minister of Emperor Ji Chang, when you heard that someone was going to rebel, shouldn't you be filled with righteous indignation and immediately draw your sword to help the king?"
Chu Zhao was extremely calm:
"I am also a person who has been influenced by modern culture. I love my country, but I will not be blindly loyal to the king. The most important thing is that my Chu family has a tradition."
"What tradition?" Gu Xi was curious.
Chu Zhao looked at Gu Xi with a solemn expression: "Listen to Madam's advice and keep our home safe."
"Puchi!" Gu Xi laughed out loud.
"Don't laugh, it's true. My grandfather and my father can sit firmly in their high positions and have a peaceful family because they listen to my wife." Chu Zhao said very seriously.
Who could have thought that in such a distinguished family of military generals, from the oldest to the youngest, they are all henpecked!
Gu Xi laughed so hard that he fell backwards and laughed for a long time before he stopped.
Chu Zhao asked:
"What should we do next? Sit back and watch the fight, or take action?"
After a moment of silence, Gu Xi asked:
"Which one is stronger, the Yulin Army or the Imperial Guards?"
Chu Zhao said: "One of them is to defend the capital, and the other is to defend the imperial palace. The Yulin Army has the advantage in numbers, but the Imperial Guards are carefully selected and have always been controlled by the emperor. If they are commanded properly, they may win. But I think that since Shi Huairen had planned it in advance, I am afraid that the Imperial Guards are no match for him."
Gu Xi said: "Then let our cavalry battalion make another contribution."
Chu Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you planning to save the emperor?"
Gu Xi said: "Yes, he can't die now. First, I have a mission that has not been completed. I need him to personally issue an order to redress the Gu family. Second, if Shi Huairen wins, it will be a catastrophe for the entire court. He will not let go of anyone who is not on his side.
However, we don't have to rush. We should wait until Shi Huairen attacks the palace before we take action. Otherwise, given the character of the dog emperor, he will suspect that we are also going to rebel."
Chu Zhao stared at Gu Xi, "All is up to Madam!"
Gu Xi: “…”
Chu Zhao has evolved. He started to be obedient before his wife even entered the house.
Gu Xi asked Chu Zhao to rush to the gate of the palace and keep an eye on it, collect the recordings on Shi Huairen at any time, and communicate with Gu Xi on the progress through the intercom.
Gu Xi took advantage of the night and rushed straight out of the city to the base of her 800-horse cavalry battalion.
When the soldiers saw Gu Xi coming, they were all very excited. Gu Xi had delivered supplies to them once, but because he was too busy recently, he had not come for several days.
"My lord, is there anything urgent?" Yu Xiangdong asked.
At this time, the Marquis came in disguise, which meant something big must have happened, and several captains came over.
Some time ago, when Emperor Jichang was rewarding people for their contributions in destroying the Turks, he promoted all of these 800 people by one level.
Although Yu Xiangdong was still in charge of a hundred people, his official rank was a fifth-rank captain.
As for the rest, even the lowest-ranking soldiers were given the title of sergeant and were paid according to their rank.
Gu Xi glanced at everyone and asked:
"You haven't neglected your exercise, have you?"
Yu Xiangdong said:
"Don't worry, Lord Hou. We have been training according to the special forces method. We conducted an exercise with the Yulin Army the day before yesterday. Our people are more than enough to fight ten people at once!"
After hearing what Yu Xiangdong said, everyone burst into laughter.
It was ridiculous that the Yulin Army came to them on their own initiative to conduct an exercise, just to be bullied, and they lost their prize of one thousand taels of silver in vain.
Gu Xi nodded:
"That's right! There is a mission for you to carry out soon. If you complete it, it will be considered as saving the emperor, and at least you can all level up."
"Save the emperor? Is someone rebelling?" Everyone looked serious.
"That's right. I received a tip-off that the Minister of Personnel Shi Huairen and the Yulin Army are planning a rebellion. You should line up quickly and I will give you weapons."
When everyone heard that they were going to fight the Yulin Army, they became even more excited. Beating those rookies shouldn't be a piece of cake, right?
Gu Xi understood everyone's expressions and said loudly:
"The Yulin Army has more than 20,000 soldiers, and we only have 800. You are not allowed to underestimate the enemy, understand? What I ask of you is not to win, because we will definitely win. I ask that you all survive, not one less!"
The soldiers were moved and shouted in unison: "Not one will be left behind!"
Gu Xi nodded with satisfaction.
She spent all her reputation points that she had accumulated recently and bought 800 bulletproof vests from the weapons store, letting everyone wear them under their clothes. She then distributed guns and ammunition to everyone.
98K, Gatling, grenades, everything you need.
Eight hundred fully armed men marched towards the capital.
The Yulin Army had already invaded the capital city, and the gates of the capital were wide open. They rushed to the gate of the palace without any effort.