The Red Mansions

Chapter 1583 Gao Zhongping: Your Majesty, suppress the rebellion!

Chapter 1583 Gao Zhongping: Your Majesty, suppress the rebellion!

Palace Garden, Kunning Palace

Zhen Qing was wearing a plain dress with wide sleeves and her bun was elegant and beautiful, but her graceful and beautiful face seemed to be covered with frost, which made her look cold and oppressive.

Such a bastard thing actually happened. How could that bastard who is in charge of the Jinyi Mansion tolerate such a thing?

At this moment, a tall and slender female official walked in quickly and said, "Madam, the King of Wei is here."

While he was speaking, the young man in the python robe came quickly, his face as calm as the mysterious water, and he said softly: "Your humble servant greets the queen, may the queen live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

Zhen Qing's jade-like face thawed a little. She looked up at the young man in the python robe for a moment and said, "Prince Wei, please stand up."

Then, the beauty said in a voice as cold as frost, with a hint of rebuke, "Prince Wei, what is going on in Sichuan and other places? What are those rumors about?"

Jia Heng said, "My Lady, the rumors that Chen Yuan spread in Bashu are just nonsense. No one in the world will believe them. Please don't take them to heart."

Zhen Qing's beautiful and gentle face seemed to be covered with frost. She said in a cold voice, "The evil people fabricated rumors to tarnish my reputation and slandered Jie'er. Even if the world doesn't believe it, they don't know how to frame you and me."

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, your majesty. The imperial guards of the Jinyifu will investigate the situation in the prefectures and counties. If anyone spreads such rumors, they will be arrested without hesitation and will never bring shame to the royal family."

Well, actually it’s already a shame.

Zhen Qing's narrow, clear phoenix eyes were filled with worry, and she said with a piercing gaze, "Don't mess around, or people will say that I am guilty of a crime."

The beauty said, "When will the rebellion in Sichuan and other places be completely quelled? I don't want to hear any more rebellions from the prefectures and counties across the country. You must quell them within a month."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager. The troops of the Beijing camp are being raised and deployed in the near future. It won't be long before they reach Shuzhong and put down the civil unrest. However, we should not act too hastily when deploying troops."

When the beauty heard this, her eyes sparkled and her heart was slightly moved. She dismissed the female officials and nanny who were serving her.

Immediately, he looked at the young man in the python costume with a pair of clear, narrow and long phoenix eyes, and said, "I wonder what the hidden story is behind this rebellion?"

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "The Gao family is behind this rebellion in Sichuan. After the White Lotus Rebellion, the Sichuan government troops will certainly raise the banner of suppressing the rebellion in the name of suppressing the rebellion."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Qing raised her emerald eyebrows, her sparkling eyes were as clear as water, and she asked in a gentle voice, "When are you going to send out the troops?"

Jia Heng thought for a moment and said, "In these few days."

Zhen Qing's beautiful eyes twinkled under her emerald eyebrows and she asked, "Are you leading the troops in person this time?"

Jia Heng said: "This time, other officers will lead the troops into Bashu, and I will stay in the capital to take charge of the overall situation. In the northwest and Tibet, the Xining guards and the Khoshut troops in Tibet are enough to deal with all kinds of complex situations."

At this moment, Zhen Qing said, "You are sure of this time, right? Don't let the whole world rebel and smoke of war spread everywhere."

As the saying goes, worry leads to confusion. What the beauty is worried about is her child's throne and her own position as empress dowager. At this moment, she can't help but worry about gains and losses.

Everything was fine, how could it end up like this?

Jia Heng's eyes sparkled as he consoled him, "Don't worry. Although the rebellion in Bashu was supported by Tibet and Junggar, the two places are thousands of miles apart and the mountains and rivers are difficult to cross. It is impossible for them to sweep across the country. Besides, the imperial court has well-trained soldiers and is not afraid of the troops from the two places."

Zhen Qing raised her eyebrows, nodded and said, "I am worried that these traitors will frame you and me, and then people in the world will say that we are an adulterous couple."

By then, her reputation will be completely ruined. She still wants to be a virtuous queen.

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, it won't happen. Besides, if people in the world really want to slander, they don't need a reason at all."

Zhen Qing's eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, and her beautiful eyes were full of seriousness. She said, "In short, we must put down the rebellion in Sichuan as soon as possible, and prevent it from spreading to the whole world."

Jia Heng hugged the beauty's slender shoulders, looked at her graceful and beautiful face, moved closer, and suddenly kissed her slightly moist lips, capturing her sweet breath.

Zhen Qing uttered a "hmm" sound, and her fair and tender face turned red with shame. There was a hint of surprise in her eyes beneath her slender eyebrows.

Afterwards, she saw that the young man in the python robe had already reached into her clothes. Immediately, she felt waves of rich and soft fluid flowing out between her palms and fingers, which made Zhen Qing's heart move.

"Stop it, there's something going on outside." Zhen Qing's face was filled with shame and annoyance. Her bright eyes flickered beneath her brows, and she reached out her hand to gently push Jia Heng away.

A strange feeling surged in Jia Heng's heart.

Mopan behaved differently than usual. It seemed that what happened outside scared Zhen.

Jia Heng came closer and lingered on Zhen Qing's slender, white arm for a while, without saying anything else, he quickly left Kunning Palace.

Godly City, Ningguo Mansion

Jia Heng looked solemn, and walked a few quick steps back to the mansion. As soon as he reached the hall, he ran into Chen Xiao. Looking at her bright and beautiful face, he said in a gentle voice, "Xiaoxiao."

Chen Xiaocuili's eyebrows were curved, her eyes were as bright as rainbows, and she asked, "When do you plan to send troops?"

Jia Heng looked deep in his eyes and said in a gentle voice, "Probably this month."

Chen Xiao thought about it and advised: "Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and we can't delay too much."

Jia Heng hummed softly, his brows were firmly furrowed, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his resolute and calm face. He said, "Not only is speed of attack important, but we must also quell the chaos in Sichuan with lightning speed and greatly deter the villains."

Chen Xiao nodded and whispered, "Gao Zhongping can be arrested now, or put under custody first."

Jia Heng said: "I didn't see him today."

Chen Xiao frowned, his eyes sparkling, and said, "At this time, I haven't seen him?"

Jia Heng's heart trembled at this moment, and he had a bad premonition. He whispered, "Maybe he has escaped from the capital."

Today, no, or rather, I haven’t seen Gao Zhongping in the cabinet in the past two days.

When Chen Xiao heard this, her beautiful face suddenly changed and she said, "It's possible."

Jia Heng's expression paused for a moment, and he looked at Chen Xiao intently, and whispered, "You stay in the mansion, I will go to Jinyi Mansion to follow up on this matter immediately."

With Gao Zhongping's intelligence and strategy, he might have really escaped.

Chen Xiao stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

While the couple was talking, they left the room and walked quickly outside.

Jinyifu Office

In the hall, Qu Lang sat behind a lacquered wooden table, summoning a group of thousand households and assigning them tasks. Clear voices could be heard from the hall.

"There's a rebellion in Sichuan. The Jinyifu will have to step up the dispatch of scouts to investigate the enemy situation in both places," said Qu Lang.

Liu Jixian bowed in response.

Just as Qu Lang was talking, a lieutenant in brocade uniforms quickly entered the yamen and reported, "Commander Qu, the prince is here."

Upon hearing this, Qu Lang quickly stood up and said, "Let's go and welcome him together."

As they were talking, a group of Jinyifu guards came out of the hall and came under the eaves. When they looked up, they saw the young man in the python robe walking quickly towards him. They bowed and said, "Greetings, Governor."

Jia Heng's face was extremely grim, and he whispered, "Everyone, get up, Commander Qu, the Jinyi scouts heading to Shinan Street can come to the morning report today."

When Qu Lang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty, there is a morning newspaper every day."

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Send someone to Gao's house to check if the person is still in the house now."

I'm afraid the person has already run away.

This Gao Zhongping is by no means an ordinary person.

If he has already run back to Shuzhong, it will indeed be more difficult.

When Qu Lang heard this, he was stunned at first, then he was shocked and said, "Liu Jixian, send someone to check Gao's house."

Liu Jixian also vaguely realized that something was wrong, so he responded and led the Jinyi Guards out of the Jinyi Mansion government office.

The high house, the hall of the mansion——

A large number of Jinyifu guards rushed towards the mansion quickly, and soon climbed up the stone steps on the eaves of the corridor.

A servant at the gate of Gao's house approached and angrily said, "What are you doing? This is the residence of Lord Gao. Where are you from?"

A lieutenant from the Jinyifu next to Liu Jixian said, "Don't you see that we are wearing Feiyu uniforms? No one from the Jinyifu recognizes us."

The servant heard this and said, "The Jinyi Mansion cannot just come into the mansion and arrest people."

Liu Jixian showed some impatience on his face and said, "There have been some bad guys sneaking into the mansion recently. We are going to search for them. Come on, go in!"

Following Liu Jixian's order, the Jinyifu guards behind him came quickly, looking ferocious and rushed into the mansion.

"Hey, hey, you are so brave..." The servant shouted a few words at the door, but he could only watch a large group of Jinyi Guards pour into the mansion, and then stride along both sides of the corridor towards the hall and the courtyard.

However, after a search, Gao's house was found to be empty!

"Pacifier, Lord Gao is not in the palace." At this moment, several officers in brocade uniforms wearing flying fish uniforms spoke to Liu Jixian.

At this moment, Liu Jixian's eyes were shining and cold sweat was oozing out of his back.

Ran?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, his bearded face felt ashamed and guilty, and his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Go find someone to ask." The officer beside Liu Jixian ordered in a deep voice.

After a while, a pale-faced servant was dragged over by several Jinyifu guards. He was trembling and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Where is your master?"

The servant said, "The master has reported illness."

"You took sick leave instead of staying at home. Where did you go?" Liu Jixian asked in a deep voice.

At this moment, another Jinyi centurion came in from the back hall in a panic and said, "Pacifier, we searched the mansion but couldn't find any trace of Gao Gelao. The servant who was guarding the horses in the stable said that Gao Gelao put on the clothes of a servant yesterday and left the Gao residence in a caravan of compradors."

"Did you say where you went?" The captain next to Liu Jixian pulled the boy's collar, staring at him and asked.

"I don't know either. The Lord would not tell us before he leaves." Fear showed on the servant's face.

When Liu Jixian heard this, his expression changed and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Let’s not talk about Liu Jixian for now, and let’s go back to one day ago.

Chang'an, Weinan, Pingling

As the sun sets, the setting sun is as red as blood, and the dark green mountains are as dark as ink, winding and undulating like a green dragon.

And on a gravel-paved official road, three riders were galloping with the wind, whipping their horses. Under the fiery sunset, the three shadows were quite long, and under the blue sky and white clouds, it was a bleak and sad scene.

"Shhh~~", as the horse gallops to the mausoleum, looking from afar, you can see the lush and dense green pines and cypresses, like a veil of green smoke.

"Dong Weng, if we sneak out like this in disguise and are seen by Jia Heng's minions, the consequences will be disastrous." Kuang Shouzheng said.

Wu Xiancheng understood something in his heart and asked, "Dong Weng, do you still want to go back?"

Gao Zhongping, however, cast his gaze towards the tomb in the distance and said, "Before leaving the capital, let's take another look at Emperor Shizong Xian."

The journey ahead is long and arduous, with an uncertain future. All he can do is to support Yulong and risk his own life to repay Emperor Shizong Xian's kindness!

As Gao Zhongping spoke, he dismounted from a red-maned horse and walked along the rugged mountain path to the white stone tablet.

At this time, a young eunuch guarding the mausoleum, accompanied by a dozen guards, quickly approached and shouted, "Who is it?"

Gao Zhongping said, "I am Gao Zhongping, the Deputy Minister of the Cabinet, and I have come to see Emperor Shizong Xian."

As he spoke, he handed over a token.

The young eunuch took the token and examined it for a moment. He was shocked and said quickly, "Master Gao, please come in."

On the other hand, the young eunuch entered the inner room and reported to Dai Quan who was guarding the mausoleum there.

At this moment, Dai Quan was squatting in a thatched hut. This once popular prime minister of the Daming Palace now had gray hair and deep wrinkles on his face. He was holding a black porcelain wine cup in his hand and drinking by himself with his head down.

Those old eyes, in a trance, seemed to be recalling the past glory and Emperor Chongping.

At this moment, a young eunuch entered the hall and whispered a few words.

Dai Quan heard from the young eunuch that Gao Zhongping had already arrived at the imperial mausoleum. He was surprised and asked, "Is Lord Gao here?"

While Dai Quan was speaking, he put down the wine jug in his hand, quickly stood up and went out.

Gao Zhongping was seen kneeling in front of the stone tablet of the imperial mausoleum, his eyes red, and at this moment he was overwhelmed with emotions and burst into tears.

The two aides behind him were kneeling behind Gao Zhongping, with similar expressions of sorrow and sadness on their faces.

When Dai Quan saw this, his old and hunched body looked as if struck by lightning, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

He thought to himself, is Lord Gao... crying for Emperor Sejong Xian?

At this moment, Gao Zhongping narrowed his eyes slightly, tears welling up in his eyes, and looked at the inscription on the sacred road in front of him, muttering: "Your Majesty, there are wolves in power in the court, who have corrupted the palace and stolen the sacred artifacts. This beast is ungrateful and ambitious. As your Majesty's trusted minister, I will not let your Majesty down and punish the villain for your majesty!"

Prince Wei, this is the Han Dynasty's empire. Every inch of this land was built with your Majesty's painstaking efforts. How can we allow traitors to get our hands on it?

Your Majesty never valued you in the past, but you actually did such a beastly thing that deceives the emperor and disregards human ethics?

He Gao Zhongping didn't agree!

A strong indignation surged in Gao Zhongping's heart. The late emperor had been so kind to him, yet Jia Ziyu actually did such an ungrateful thing.

At this moment, Gao Zhongping looked deeply. After he sorted out his complicated emotions, he turned around and met Dai Quan's old gaze. His expression was a little dazed for a moment. At this moment, there seemed to be the figure of Emperor Chongping behind Dai Quan.

Gao Zhongping calmed down and called out, "Eunuch Dai."

Dai Quan was extremely surprised and asked, "Lord Gao, this is..."

Gao Zhongping had a resolute expression and a gaze as sharp as a sword. He said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, punish the rebels!"

When Dai Quan heard this, he felt a little confused.

Fight against rebellion? Where is the rebellion?

Gao Zhongping's eyes were piercing, and he said in a gentle voice: "Eunuch Dai, please protect your majesty. I will definitely bring the head of the treacherous minister to offer sacrifice to your majesty's spirit in heaven someday!"

Dai Quan: “…”

Where are the flatterers? What does this mean?

For a moment, a light suddenly flashed in my heart.

Gao Zhongping had a calm expression and said nothing. He turned around and left the mausoleum, called two people, and went down the mountain.

At this moment, Dai Quan looked at the tall and burly figure gradually disappearing in the setting sun, and an indescribable feeling suddenly surged in his heart.

Lord Gao is going to seek justice for the late emperor!

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