The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

Chapter 146 It will be even harder for Jing Muyang to return to Lingyin Country

Jing Muyang pondered.

The Fourth Prince was under house arrest. That means the news he sent back in the past few days should have been received by the Crown Prince. No wonder their route and time were so accurate.

"Your Majesty, we should not stay here for long."

Everyone who was listening in the tent suddenly felt danger. The scouts they sent out had not yet reported back. If what Gao Le said was true, then they were completely exposed.

And according to what Gao Le said, Linxi probably also knows the route, otherwise they would not have deployed it so accurately.

As for why they knew this and formed a connection with the troops in Xucheng, this is very intriguing.

"Prepare to break camp and take a detour to Linxi."

Jing Muyang gave the order. He had thought about this situation, but he didn't expect it to come so soon, in just a few months.

Jing Muyang was very lonely. This year was really hard for him. He had never thought of fighting for the imperial power, especially after the accident. Although he looked extremely strong on the surface, he actually felt empty inside.

He wanted to eliminate those hidden dangers as soon as possible, then put down the heavy burden on the prince and go find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers.

It could be the river bend upstream of Yangshu Village where I spent the night, or it could be the small valley in Nan'an. Many years later, perhaps I can meet a woman who understands my soul, and live out my life happily with her just as I hoped when we first met.

But at the moment, things did not develop as Jing Muyang had expected. The prince was still too afraid of him and had always wanted to get rid of him. Now with Toya wanting to recruit him as a consort, it was impossible for him to get rid of him so quickly.

The Northern Border troops left in Linxi City were all sick and disabled with weak combat effectiveness, and the people of Linxi City still admired Jing Muyang very much. After all, the locust plague had only been over for a short time.

Especially after Princess Toya announced that he was her husband's daughter-in-law, she was even more inclined to Jing Muyang, so when she saw Jing Muyang coming with his army, she spontaneously opened the door.

After entering the city, Qingshan immediately made arrangements. Jing Muyang's cold had not healed. The court doctor said that the cold air had entered his lungs. His coughing day and night, coupled with his previous injuries, was getting worse and worse. It was extremely torturous. He needed to rest well in the short term. Although he was very close to Xucheng, he had to stop.

There was still more than a month before the New Year. After Jing Muyang came to the city, he had a high fever that fluctuated for several days. The court doctor slept in his room, and Qingshan and others took turns to watch over him.

Given this situation and this injury, it seems I won’t be able to go back to Beijing for the New Year.

It was not until the tenth day that Jing Muyang finally slowed down and lost two sizes of weight.

That day, Aoki came back from investigating the situation.

"Your Highness, a large army has arrived from the north and is fighting the troops sent by the Crown Prince. They are very powerful and have defeated them repeatedly. They are heading towards us."

"From the north?" It was a big group from the north. Who else could gather such a big group in the north at this time? Jing Muyang held his forehead and said, "Let's go and take a look."

Qingshan put a cloak on him and wrapped him tightly.

When I climbed up to the west city wall, I saw from afar a small group of people galloping towards this side from the east, led by Princess Toya.

"Your Highness Prince Zhan, I have driven away your prince's men! I have also dealt with Buhe!" Toya shouted excitedly under the city wall.

Jing Muyang...it will be even more difficult for him to return to Lingyin Country now.

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Jing Muyang ignored her, walked down the city wall with a gloomy face, and went straight back to his residence. The Linxi government provided him with a mansion. If this place was not part of the Northern Frontier territory, he really didn't want to let Toya enter the city.

"Qingshan, hasn't there been any letter from the capital yet?"

When Lianshan heard Gao Le's intelligence, Jing Muyang sent a Feishu letter directly to the capital. It has been more than ten days, and it is time for a letter to come.

"not yet."

Not yet, Jing Muyang closed his eyes. If he could explain it clearly before, but if this situation were to be reported back now, would the emperor still believe him?

But what should he do if the emperor doesn't believe him?

He couldn't really stay in Beisai and be king. He also wanted to return to the capital, where his palace was located and where there were many things he missed and beautiful memories.

What does the emperor of the capital think of Jing Muyang’s series of actions?

In fact, the emperor was also very troubled by Jing Muyang.

I clearly gave him a lot of instructions alone before leaving Beijing, asking him to cooperate well with the prince. However, he ended up being one step ahead of the prince in every aspect and acting on his own without consulting anyone else.

At first, the crown prince endured and listened to his orders, and the reports he sent back were relatively tactful. However, the fifth prince sent back letters every two or three days, and he did not complain, but recounted everything Jing Muyang had done in detail. Everything he said was the same as the news reported by the military supervisor.

The emperor suppressed Jing Muyang step by step. Even when Jing Muyang sent troops privately, the emperor did not say that he would punish him. Even after Jing Muyang lost contact, the emperor thought about him day and night and dispatched troops from all over the place.

I didn't expect the prince to be so useless that he couldn't even handle the rescue. His control over the battlefield was not as good as Jing Muhao's.

The military supervisor also sent back a message, explaining the situation in great detail. This was like a stab in the emperor's heart.

What to do? The prince has no military talent and can only rely on Jing Muyang. Jing Muyang can only rely on the prince to deal with political imbalances. If the two of them are a perfect match, they will definitely be a strong alliance, which will be of great benefit to Lingyin Kingdom.

But the two of them just can't get along, especially the prince. At least all of Jing Muyang's actions are out in the open, but the prince does a lot of small things in private.

The emperor's decree was to let Jing Muyang return to Beijing as soon as possible, not to arrest him and bring him back to Beijing.

However, the road is long and the sky is high, and it is difficult for the emperor to control how the prince will understand and execute the order.

Especially after hearing the news that Princess Beisai wanted to recruit Jing Muyang as her husband, the emperor was almost anxious to death. He would not let such an outstanding son of his be married to someone else!

Even becoming a king is not possible!

It would be better to catch it back quickly!

It was only after the emperor received Jing Muyang's letter that he realized that the prince's arrest was not a capture, but a killing.

The Crown Prince had previously reported that Jing Muyang had led 100,000 cavalrymen to threaten the border, but the Emperor did not believe it. However, the military supervisor also reported the same thing, so they would not dare to lie about such important military information.

But what should Jing Muyang do in this case?

The court was in chaos. The group of people who had been reorganized by Jing Muyang a few months ago took the opportunity to fight back and impeached the King of War in various ways, saying that he was too cruel, too impulsive, too sentimental, and some even said that he was narrow-minded.

Some people even brought up the incident of last year's epidemic, saying that Jing Muyang had the intention of rebellion at that time. The news that the Sixth Prince had said before that the Seventh Prince suspected Chu Jian was a spy from another country also spread somehow. For a while, more conspiracy theories were fabricated by those ignorant mouths, and the whole capital seemed to realize belatedly that Prince Zhan and his wife were extremely terrifying.

The emperor could only suppress his anger while listening to all this in the front court. The Crown Prince was not in the court, Prince Zhan was not in the court, and the Queen's party was having a great time, as if they were going to cut off one of his arms.

In the eyes of the emperor, Jing Muzhe is actually a very good child. He is gentle and respectful, works diligently, and is a potential king. However, his biggest problem is that he listens to his mother in everything. If the throne falls into his hands, it will not take a few years for foreign relatives to interfere in politics, and the country will be in chaos!

The emperor knew very well what Jing Muyang was like in their words and what Jing Muyang was like in his heart!

It can be said that since the incident at the first meeting, the emperor looked at Jing Muyang from a different perspective. His son has endured a lot for the sake of his family, his country and others. He is definitely not and will never become the traitor they call him!

Absolutely not! Absolutely not!

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