Chapter 612 I Suddenly Can’t Get Close to His Majesty Anymore

Ning Chen stayed in the southern border for a month.

During this month, he has not been idle, and has been sending people to inquire about the movements in South Vietnam.

But after that meeting, the South Vietnamese army returned to South Vietnam and there was no movement.

But Ning Chen was already prepared.

Now that they are here, let's beat and beat South Vietnam again... This time, if we take action, we must beat South Vietnam thoroughly to make sure they don't dare to provoke again.

But before he could take any action, an imperial edict came from the capital, and His Majesty announced that he should return to the capital.

But there was a strange sentence in the imperial edict, which asked him to keep the Ning'an Army in the south. The reason was that he was worried that after he left, South Vietnam would come to attack again.

Ning Chen looked at the imperial edict and remained silent for a long time.

He took the imperial edict and walked out of the tent. He read it over and over several times, and confirmed with Tong Yuanzhou that it was His Majesty's handwriting and there was nothing wrong with the jade seal.

But Ning Chen always felt that something was wrong with this matter.

After careful consideration, Ning Chen decided to... resist the decree.

He wants to lead the Ning'an Army back to Beijing.

Although there is no problem with this imperial edict, he always feels that something is wrong in the capital!

Kang Luo said that the worst decision in his life was to leave the capital.

He would not say such words for no reason. If it was not to deceive himself into leaving the southern border, then something really happened in the capital.

Ning Chen wrote a letter and sent someone to send it to the east at full speed.

He was also worried that after he left, Kangluo would lead his army to attack again.

Therefore, he mobilized 20,000 troops from the east to support Tong Yuanzhou.

And he decided to take the Ning'an Army and rush back to the capital immediately.

After the arrangements were made, Ning Chen did not stay and left the next day!

He first led five hundred Ning'an troops and hurried back to the capital with light armor and fast horses.

The remaining Ning'an Army, led by Wu Tiezhu and Lei An, secretly returned to Beijing.

Because he was worried about Emperor Xuan.

After more than twenty days, Ning Chen rushed back to the capital.

The capital is still bustling and lively.

When Ning Chen entered the city, he asked the guards at the city gate and learned that nothing major had happened in the capital recently.

Despite this, Ning Chen was still worried.

He asked Yue Congyun to lead his army back to camp.

Pan Yucheng went to the Supervision Department to find Geng Jing to inquire about the situation.

Feng Qizheng went home immediately to see if everything was well at home.

Ning Chen himself rode into the palace.

He came to the gate of Yangxin Hall, where Nie Liang was on duty today.

"My lord, are you back?"

When Nie Liang saw Ning Chen, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Ning Chen smiled and said, "What's wrong, do you miss me?"

Nie Liang lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty was frightened a few days ago, and he has been in a bad mood recently... He has not been to court for several days."

Ning Chen was startled, "What's going on?"

Nie Liang whispered: "About twenty days ago, the Spring Festival ended... Your Majesty went to Zhuangyuan Tower, and was assassinated."

"Although the assassins were captured quickly, His Majesty was frightened and has been in poor condition since his return."

Ning Chen was confused, "How come there are assassins in Zhuangyuan Building?"

"It's those candidates pretending to be."

Ning Chen's eyes shrank, "I'm going to visit His Majesty first!"

After the announcement, Ning Chen walked into the Yangxin Hall.

Emperor Xuan was lying on the soft couch reading the memorial.

"My lord, see your majesty!"

Ning Chen saluted.

After saying that, Ning Chen immediately realized that his title was wrong and was about to change his words when he heard Emperor Xuan say: "No courtesy!"

Ning Chen was slightly startled. His Majesty wasn't angry because he didn't call him "Father"?

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Xuan looked at Ning Chen with a smile in his eyes.

"I already know the situation in the southern border. Since South Vietnam has withdrawn its troops, I don't need to pay attention to it for the time being!"

Ning Chen leaned over, "I heard that Your Majesty was assassinated?"

Emperor Xuan's eyes flashed slightly, and he immediately waved his hand, "It's just a few thieves, don't worry!"

Ning Chen looked at Emperor Xuan, always feeling that Emperor Xuan was strange, but he couldn't tell what was so strange about him?

"My father is fine, so I can rest assured!"

Emperor Xuan smiled and said: "Ning Chen, you have worked hard along the way, go back and rest!"

"My son, please retire!"

Ning Chen came out of Yangxin Hall, thoughtful.

Emperor Xuan seemed to be a lot more indifferent to him. Although it didn't change on the surface, he could still feel it.

In other words, he was suddenly no longer close to His Majesty.

"How is your Majesty? Your Majesty must be very happy to see the prince, right?"

Nie Liang's words woke Ning Chen up.

"Commander Nie, can you tell me about the assassination of His Majesty that day?"

Nie Liang nodded, thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty heard that a lot of good poems have appeared in the Zhuangyuan Building recently, so he took me and my father-in-law to the Zhuangyuan Building that day."

"At that time, someone shouted outside, saying that someone had written a poem that could rival yours... everyone rushed out to join in the fun."

"His Majesty was also very interested. There were a lot of people at the time and it was very chaotic. An assassin dressed as a student suddenly appeared, and the scene was even more chaotic... After Father Quan and I dealt with the assassins, we found Your Majesty."

"Fortunately, Your Majesty is fine, otherwise my father-in-law and I would never be able to atone for our sins."

Ning Chen frowned slightly. His Majesty often went to Zhuangyuan Tower in disguise. The first time he and His Majesty met was also in Zhuangyuan Tower.

It is impossible for those students to know His Majesty who lives in the palace.

"Who knew that His Majesty left the palace that day?"

Nie Liang thought for a while and said: "Every time His Majesty goes there, he only takes me and Eunuch Quan with him every time. So Eunuch Quan and I are the only ones who know."

"I've been there countless times before and nothing has ever happened... I didn't expect something would happen this time."

Ning Chen asked, "Have you interrogated those assassins? Who sent them?"

Nie Liang shook his head, "No, he didn't. His Majesty was furious at the time and called in the city defense army to kill all the students on the scene and seal off the Champion Building."

Ning Chen was shocked, "Were they all killed?"

Nie Liang nodded, "More than a hundred students, not one was spared... His Majesty is really angry this time!"

Ning Chen looked back at the Yangxin Palace, thinking.

This is not His Majesty's style. Although those assassins pretended to be students, His Majesty's character should not kill them all...After all, there are many pillars among those students, and His Majesty is a person who cherishes talents.

But it's hard to say, you still have a little temper...Assassinating the king is a serious crime that will kill all the nine clans.

But His Majesty didn't issue an order to find out the identities of those assassins, which is very strange!

Ning Chen chatted with Nie Liang for a while and then left the palace.

On the way home, Ning Chen suddenly saw an acquaintance on the street.

Cui Yukang, a centurion of the city defense army

This person is smart and capable. Ning Chen plans to promote him to a thousand households this time.

"Cui Yukang."

Cui Yukang, who was walking forward with his head down, heard someone calling him. He looked back and his face changed. He hurried forward to salute: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"No need to be polite! Why are you alone? Today is a day off?"

Cui Yukang smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty should have just returned from the border?"

Ning Chen nodded.

"Your Majesty, I was dismissed!"

Ning Chen was slightly startled, "Dismissed? What's going on?"

Cui Yukang said: "Your Majesty was assassinated some time ago. It happened that I led people to patrol near the Zhuangyuan Building that day. Because I failed to protect the emperor, I was dismissed by His Majesty!"