flstandardbreds Chapter 199 Overnight Summoning
Chapter 199 Overnight Summoning
Mu Qingyan had just returned to the Gu family and was walking towards the backyard. Before she entered the gate, she was stopped by someone, which gave her a sudden fright.
"Ying'er, why are you still not resting so late? What do you want to see me for?"
Yuan Ying looked around, dragged her into the yard, and went straight into the house. She forced her to sit down, and then sat down opposite her, looking like she wanted to get to the bottom of the matter.
"Sister, why did you bring him to Prince Ling's Mansion? Are the people who are hunting him related to the court?"
Mu Qingyan stretched out her index finger and tapped her nose. "Why are you so concerned about his affairs? He and you are just casual acquaintances, and you probably won't have any intersection in the future. You care about him so much, will he appreciate your kindness?"
Yuanying blinked, as if she was indeed a little too concerned.
Apart from her mother, father and brother, she didn't seem to have ever worried about anyone... Why?
"I can't tell you anything else, but if you want to see him, you can go to the palace to see him. He just asked for your name, but I say, you should tell him yourself."
Yuan Ying blushed, "Who said I wanted to see him? I just... just asked... After all, I found him first, and he was injured so badly..."
"Yes, yes, I just asked, nothing much... Do you want to sleep with me tonight? Otherwise, how can I explain why you ran away secretly?"
Yuan Ying pursed her lips and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
In the imperial study, Emperor Jianning had already seen the memorial from the prefect of Yingzhou and the map of the Yingzhou mineral veins. He was so angry that he slammed the imperial desk, "This is simply outrageous! Does he really think that he can cover the sky with just the few soldiers he has?"
"Brother Emperor, I will have to trouble you to cooperate with me in acting out a scene..."
Emperor Jianning quickly calmed down and asked him with a serious expression, "Have you really decided to do this at this time? The New Year is almost here..."
Prince Ling's eyes were firm. "Brother, we can wait, but can the people of Yingzhou wait? If we can't seize the opportunity this time, we will be caught off guard if we really fall out in the future. Right now, we have the upper hand and can strike first. As soon as he leaves Yongzhou, we will destroy his base camp and leave him no way out."
Emperor Jianning seemed to have made up his mind and said solemnly, "Okay..."
"Wang Quan..."
Emperor Jianning called out, and a man bowed and walked in from outside, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"
"General Xuan Zhongwu and General Yang Wei come to the palace to see the emperor!"
"Yes……"
Prince Ling entered the palace overnight, and now he summoned two generals from the Gu family overnight. Something big must have happened. Is there going to be chaos in the capital?
After Wang Quan left, Prince Ling mentioned the person who delivered the letter was Yun Hua.
"What did you say?" Emperor Jianning was very excited.
"It was a coincidence. This morning, Yan'er and Governor Yuan's daughter went out of the city to burn incense. They happened to meet him who was seriously injured. They knew that he was being hunted and had nowhere to hide. Yan'er also found that he looked very similar to Concubine Xian, so she brought him back to my brother's mansion. I didn't expect that he had come to the capital with so much difficulty just to see me. It was a blessing in disguise."
Emperor Jianning stood up excitedly, then sat down slowly, tears welling up in his eyes, "God has eyes... I thought he was already dead..."
There should be no two people who look so similar for no reason. This child must be the child that was swapped with Concubine Xian. But how did he end up in Yingzhou? And how did he become the adopted son of an old yamen runner in the Yingzhou prefectural government?
"This is a time of trouble. Let him recuperate in your house for a while. I'm sorry to trouble you. I'll give her more dowry when I get back!"
Prince Ling laughed.
Gu family.
Gu Qingrong had just fallen asleep when a servant came hurriedly to tell him that His Majesty had summoned him, and the person who came to summon him was Wang, the chief steward beside His Majesty.
As His Majesty's confidant, Wang Quan would not easily leave the palace unless it was something extremely important.
This sudden summons in the middle of the night, could it be that there is another war on the border?
Yu rubbed her eyes and stood up to prepare official uniform for him.
He hurriedly changed his clothes and walked to the front yard, only to find that not only he was summoned, but his second brother was also summoned.
Both brothers looked unhappy.
Generally speaking, summoning a military general late at night was either because someone was forcing the emperor to rebel, or because there was an urgent need to guard the border 800 miles away. Either way, it was not a good thing.
They didn't have time to think much, and followed the imperial guards into the palace. In order to save time, they rode their horses directly into the palace, and only got off the horses when they saw the steps of Chongwen Hall, and hurried up with their clothes in hand.
"Your humble servant Gu Qingrong..."
"Your humble servant Gu Qingmao..."
"Kowtow to Your Majesty..."
Emperor Jianning motioned for them to stand up. After they stood up, they found that Prince Ling was also there, and they became even more nervous.
If no one forces the emperor to rebel, then there will be changes on the border!
It’s hard to say which of these two things is worse, but both are heartbreaking.
Upon hearing that King Yong had sent people to control Yingzhou City and secretly mined iron ore and forged weapons, the two brothers felt as if a thunderclap had exploded above their heads and they almost collapsed.
But he was a man who had experienced many battles, and he quickly calmed down.
"You two brothers are both capable and experienced generals. I can only feel at ease if I hand this matter over to you two. Tonight, you will leave the city overnight and go to the camp to gather 50,000 soldiers and horses. When you arrive in Yingzhou, all the garrison commanders who are in cahoots with King Yong will be charged with treason and executed on the spot! However, for the safety of the people in Yingzhou, you must act low-key and don't let them take the people out on a rage. After controlling Yingzhou, wait where you are. When the news from Kyoto is passed on, you can proceed with the next plan! You must stabilize the situation in Yingzhou!"
The two brothers nodded their heads in agreement.
"Time waits for no one. Take my handwritten letter and the map of the mine and set off now. As for the Gu family, just ask Prince Ling to deliver a message!"
The two of them were thinking about the same question. Fortunately, the lady was careful and put the armor and weapons for the battle on the horse. Now they could save a lot of time by heading straight to the camp outside the city. They could set off before dawn without attracting attention.
Prince Ling left the palace with them and said, "The people of Yingzhou are now entrusted to the two generals... I wish you both the best!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Goodbye!"
After clasping their fists to each other, the Gu brothers turned their horses around and galloped towards the outside of the city.
Only when the sound of horse hooves faded away and the people disappeared into the night did Prince Ling mount his horse.
He did not return to the palace, but went directly to the Gu family.
Yu and Rong did not alarm other people in the mansion, but they were too worried to sleep because their husbands were summoned late at night, so the two sisters-in-law waited in the flower hall.