Chapter 1717: Resurrection From the Dead, the Return of the King
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On the first day of the first lunar month, Rong Leng was too busy with military affairs to return home. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, 10,000 light cavalry led by the new chief of the Tingna tribe, Keya, found the figure of 60,000 full-scale troops led by Huerto Ren passing through the Qingzhou Alley on the west of the two rivers.
Keya made a prompt decision and wanted to attack Huerto Ren at night, but before leaving, she was stopped by the accompanying prosecutor Li Jun.
Li Jun rushed to Qingzhou three days before the New Year. Qin Hai was ambushed and seriously injured. Rong Su heard the news in Kyoto and specially sent Li Jun to help him.
After Li Jun arrived, he found that Qin Hai was not in Qingzhou. He was ordered by Rong Leng to take the troops transported by Rong Su from Kyoto to guard the main road of Jingqing.
After Li Jun understood their plan to turn the tables, he wanted to go over to help Qin Hai, but Rong Leng arranged other tasks for him.
Rong Leng arranged Li Jun into the army of the Tingna tribe, in name only as an auxiliary but in reality as a surveillance. The Tingna tribe had 80,000 soldiers and horses going to the Central Plains, 70,000 of which were left in Songzhou and Fengzhou, and only 10,000 were allowed to be taken to the inland. However, Rong Leng did not fully trust even these 10,000 soldiers. He asked Li Jun to follow them throughout the whole process, in order to ensure that the Tingna tribe would not suddenly change their minds.
Ke Ya wanted to fight with Huerto Ren in a place where there were still residential areas near Qingzhou. Li Jun immediately stopped her and resolutely did not allow her to implicate the people of Qingyun. Although Ke Ya was very angry, she had to give up after living under someone else's roof. She continued to track Huerto Ren and planned to take action in a more suitable area.
When Li Jun followed the Tingna tribe to track Huerto Ren, Qin Hai intercepted the 40,000 reinforcements sent by the Queen to Qingzhou on the Jingqing official road on the second day of the first lunar month.
Everything seemed to be moving in the direction that everyone had expected at the beginning.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Rong Ling in Qingzhou ordered the garrisons in Nanzhou, Fengzhou, and Songzhou to be sent back to their original places.
At the same time, a large number of soldiers moved to Liangjiang, which once again aroused discussion among the people around. Other prefectures related to Liangjiang finally confirmed with 100% certainty that the four prefectures had indeed been ambushed a few days ago, and the mastermind behind the scenes was not someone else, but the current queen.
The queen's conspiracy was exposed, but because the troubled four prefectures had returned to the right path, it did not cause unrest among the people. However, despite this, rumors were still flying around Liangjiang.
Near the West Sea, the prefect of Anzhou finally got the exact documents from the Qingzhou government.
The documents were sent uniformly from Qingzhou to Anzhou, Lingzhou, Qingzhou, Tongzhou, and Zhaozhou. Almost all prefectures in Liangjiang received similar documents.
The letter recorded everything that had happened in Songzhou, Fengzhou, Nanzhou, and Qingzhou in the past few months, and asserted that if the rebels had not stopped in Qingzhou, then their next journey would be Qingzhou, Tongzhou, and even Anzhou, Lingzhou, and finally all the prefectures in Liangjiang would become their possessions one after another, and Jiangnan would become the biggest bargaining chip for the queen to fight for power in the court.
When the rebellion was surging, the news that the third prince Rong Leng had resurrected and returned as a king also spread to all parts of Qingyun Kingdom.
Not only in the south, but also in Kyoto and the north, they had heard about it, but because no one had actually seen Rong Leng himself, the more remote places were more inclined to think that this was just a gimmick. How could a dead person come back to life? In the final analysis, the Jiangnan Rebellion was nothing more than a political struggle between the Seventh Prince Rong Su and the Queen. The final result was, of course, that the Seventh Prince won. But why did they involve the long-dead Third Prince? Perhaps it was because the Third Prince had a greater reputation than the Seventh Prince in military affairs?
The news of Rong Leng's return was dispensable to some people, but it was particularly fatal to others.
The Queen was ambitious and had long wanted to have her own army and change the dynasty, but why did she endure and lie dormant for so many years? It was nothing more than fear of the imperial power and the military power.
It was not easy to wait until the Emperor became seriously ill and became a living dead, and the Third Prince Rong Leng, who had great talent for governing the world, was buried in the sea, with no remains left. She thought she could finally show her skills and succeed immediately, but she didn't expect such a change at the last minute.
If the Queen had been more reluctant to win over Rong Leng before, now, she has completely regarded him as a thorn in her eyes and a thorn in her flesh.
In the battle of Qingzhou, Huertoin lost everything, which once again reminded the queen how talented the emperor's third son was in military affairs.
Rong Leng lost his mother when he was young, and lived a life of being looked down upon and having to look at other people's faces in the palace. His success was inseparable from the support of Concubine Min, who had long passed away, but all Concubine Min could fight for him was just an opportunity, an opportunity equal to that of other princes.
At first, Rong Leng wanted to be a soldier, but Kyoto could not accommodate him. At the age of fifteen, he asked to be a small sergeant and asked to go to the border to guard.
After three years at the border, he became famous. When he was nineteen years old, the old general was injured and disabled. He was ordered to take charge of the situation, and defeated the powerful enemy army and revived Qingyun's reputation.
Rong Leng's military courage and ability were too outstanding, which was not a good thing. He was guilty of possessing a treasure. At the age of twenty-one, his excellence was feared by his father.
The queen thought of what Emperor Qianling said to her at that time.
"That child is too wild. If he is not restrained, something bad will happen."
The emperor was in his prime at that time, and he was very good at playing the game of emperor. Not only did he avoid his brothers, the kings, but he was also worried that his own sons would overtake him.
Therefore, in the end, the emperor recalled his third son who had made military achievements to Kyoto in the name of receiving a title, and gave him a royal title and a palace. At the same time, he handed over the Zhengemen to him, and at the same time blocked any future he had in the military.
At that time, the Zhengemen was the private class of Emperor Qianling. Everyone was loyal to the emperor. Rong Leng was in it, and was called a captain, but he was actually excluded. But, since when did everything start to be out of control under their noses?
The queen couldn't remember the specific time, but she could see the consequences. Three years ago, Rong Leng disappeared and the emperor was seriously ill. The fat piece of meat of Zhengemen was closely watched by her and Rong Su.
But in the end, they all failed.
No one could rebuke the people of Zhengemen. The people of Zhengemen, in the name of loyalty to the emperor, rejected all forces that extended olive branches to them.
Everyone knows that they are loyal to the Third Prince Rong Leng, but when Zhengemen was first established, it was indeed the private property of Emperor Qianling. Now that Zhengemen is under the banner, external forces cannot penetrate it at all.
The queen didn't know what the people of Zhengemen were insisting on at that time, but now she knows that the people of Zhengemen actually believe that Rong Leng is not dead...
Good, very good.
But this is just the beginning.
The battle of Qingzhou is not the end, Kyoto is her home court.
Rong Su still has to be submissive in front of her. Sixty percent of the civil and military officials in the court follow her lead. Rong Leng can fight, but can he seize power? In Kyoto, what else does he have besides Zhengemen?
After Emperor Qianling's death, the throne will eventually be inherited by the prince. Even though he is her own son, the queen has to say that the prince has been abolished, but as long as he is not dead, the throne is still his. Who is behind the curtain and who controls the court?
In the end, the one who sits on the throne of the world is still her!
So now, before Rong Leng returns to Beijing, there is something that must be done!
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Rong Leng had a rare leisure time today, so he stayed in the courtyard and accompanied Liu Wei to make medicine for a day.
Since the first day of the first lunar month, Lei Erlang had to take a detour when passing by the gate of the courtyard for half a month. Today, at dusk, he came again.
He brought an urgent report about Kyoto.
Rong Leng opened the envelope and saw the short eight words on the letter paper. He was silent for a moment and put the letter paper aside expressionlessly.
Liu Wei was cutting medicinal materials, and the letter paper was facing her. She took a look at it, and she was stunned.
The letter said in black and white...
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor passed away.
Just two days ago, Emperor Qianling, who had been lingering for more than three years, finally died.