Chapter 7 Does She Want to Rebel?
After arguing outside the Princess's Mansion for half an hour, Lu Guozhong and Shen Mo started fighting after verbal threats and deterrence failed.
However, after only fifty moves, Lu Guozhong was seriously injured and was defeated by Shen Mo.
Lu Guozhong was an eighth-grade master, and he was definitely ranked in the top ten in the imperial capital, but Shen Mo from the Princess's Mansion was a genuine ninth-grade master, and Lu Guozhong was no match for him.
Lu Guozhong was knocked out with a palm and fell heavily to the ground, and his internal organs seemed to have shifted.
Other Jinyiwei came forward one after another, and Shen Mo raised his hand and waved: "Qilin Guards!"
The black-clothed guards with swords rushed out neatly, with a fierce momentum, more intimidating than the imperial guards in the palace.
The Jinyiwei looked at him and couldn't help but show hesitation on his face.
The emperor said that the situation could be solved by force, but the Qilin Guards under the Princess's Mansion were all brave and skilled fighters. If one of them failed to meet the standards in riding, archery and swordsmanship, they would be eliminated.
If they were determined to compete with the emperor, the Jinyi Guards would not be their opponents.
"The Princess... The Princess openly disobeyed the order, which is a great rebellion!" Lu Guozhong was helped up from the ground, and tremblingly pointed at Shen Mo and the Qilin Guards, "I will definitely tell the emperor and let him punish you for treason!"
After saying this, Lu Guozhong left in embarrassment with Jinyi.
If the emperor would still suspect that Wen Jin was deliberately letting him go after being rejected, then when he saw Lu Guozhong coming back injured, Emperor Zhaoming's face instantly darkened.
"I couldn't see Yan Qing?"
"I'm incompetent!" Lu Guozhong knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging with all his might, "I have failed the emperor's trust. Shen Mo from the Princess's Mansion is too presumptuous. I can't see the Princess at all. The Kirin Guards are disrespectful to the emperor and are rebellious. They are going to rebel!"
Emperor Zhaoming almost crushed the imperial pen in his hand.
Yan Qing!
Xiao Chongshan's face was even uglier. What did the Princess want to do? She even dared to beat the Jinyiwei chief who went there in accordance with the emperor's order. Did she really want to rebel?
The atmosphere in the imperial study dropped to freezing point, and a low pressure enveloped it.
Emperor Zhaoming was silent for a long time.
"Your Majesty." The personal eunuch Wei Changhai spoke carefully, "How about letting the regent come forward?"
When Emperor Zhaoming heard this, his expression became more gloomy: "You mean, my weight is not enough to intimidate the princess?"
"I deserve to die!" The eunuch knelt down with a plop, "That's not what I meant, Your Majesty, spare my life!"
"General Xiao." Emperor Zhaoming suppressed the murderous aura in his heart and kept his voice calm, "What do you think we should do?"
Xiao Chongshan was slightly shocked and bowed his head and said: "Jing Han was wrong first. I think the princess may be furious at the moment, so she made irrational actions, not really intending to offend the emperor."
The emperor had just ascended the throne. Although most of the civil and military officials in the court supported the new emperor, the regent had greater power, and Princess Yan Qing had accumulated a reputation of "the star of fate" for many years, which made many people stay away from her.
The number of Qilin Guards under her control was not large. Compared with the regular army, it can even be said to be very small, only 8,000 people.
But no one dared to question the fighting power of the Qilin Guard, and it was no problem to fight ten with one.
Moreover, the Qilin Guard also had privileges.
At this time, if the emperor confronted Yan Qing head-on, it would not benefit anyone, so he needed a step.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaoming's face really looked much better, "Xiao Aiqing is right, Yan Qing must be in a rage, so he did something irrational."
Xiao Chongshan said: "Your Majesty is wise."
"Let's do this." Yan Chen quickly made a decision, "Let Yan Qing calm down first, tomorrow morning you go to the Princess's Mansion in person, try to apologize to her, and then take Xiao Jinghan home to discipline him, and then let Xiao Jinghan apologize to Yan Qing and promise not to go to the brothel again, so that Yan Qing will naturally calm down."
"Yes."
Xiao Chongshan accepted the order and thanked him, and left with a gloomy mood.
Yan Chen sat behind the imperial desk, staring at his tall back as he walked away, picked up the teacup at hand and smashed it out-
Crack!
The teacup broke into pieces on the black brick floor.
The eunuchs and palace servants knelt on the ground with bangs, and they all prostrated themselves, "Your Majesty, calm down!"
Calm down?
Yan Chen's expression was gloomy. Not only could he not calm down, he even wanted to tear Yan Qing into pieces immediately!
However, thinking of his father's words before his death, he had to suppress his anger and force himself to calm down.
His father said that the territory of the Celestial Empire is now facing a dangerous situation of disintegration. He has just ascended the throne and his prestige is not enough to deter the four kings. Only Yan Cang can deter them and curb their ambitions.
However, Yan Cang holds military power, makes plans, and has an arrogant personality. He does not take the emperor seriously at all. Appointing him as regent is a last resort. Over time, it is feared that it will threaten the imperial power, so another person is needed to restrain him.
This person is the ninth princess Yan Qing who was exiled to Suzaku City since childhood.
The Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated that Yan Qing could only live to the age of 25, so even if she was allowed to take charge of the Qilin Guard, she would not pose a threat to the throne. Instead, she could be used to counter the Regent, giving him more time to win over the ministers in the court, consolidate the throne, win over the people, and eliminate the Regent.
Therefore, he should not have turned against Yan Qing for Xiao Jinghan. A princess who would die sooner or later would not affect the overall situation.
The person he really wanted to guard against was the Regent Yan Cang.