The Wife is First

Chapter 120
Jing Chen's eyes widened, and he said sadly, "Father!"

Emperor Hongzheng waved his hand to stop him from speaking. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials put away the first decree and took out another one: "Cheng Wang Jingshao is very brave. Give Shang Fang a sword, and all princes and grandchildren can be beheaded! On the day of the new emperor's enthronement, he will be named the hereditary prince of Zhenguo

Jing Shao was stunned for a while, unable to speak.The two imperial edicts are diametrically opposed. His father was telling him that loyalty leads to eternal glory, and greed leads to eternal doom.

"Your mother named you Shao, because she hoped that you would be like Xiaoshao and Jiuzhang, bringing blessings and well-being to Dachen." Emperor Hongzheng sighed, "I watched you grow from a little boy to an invincible prince." How can you be unhappy as a father? It's just that I am the emperor of Dachen, so I have to think about the country and the country. Although I am the emperor, I can't do everything according to my heart. I hope that you brothers can protect each other, and don't let you down The queen mother is painstaking."

"Father..." Jing Shao raised his head, his eyes were a little red, he had never heard his father praise him like this, and it was the first time he heard these words after two lifetimes.

"Insufficient hearts, in the final analysis, nothing more than a greedy word. These days I have been groggy, as if I heard the Taizu's call. I woke up last night and reread the Taizu's handwriting. I know that I have violated the Taizu's intention." Hongzheng Emperor sighed , took out a yellowed booklet from under the pillow, and handed it to Jing Chen. His voice was a little lower than before, and he even breathed a little, "The affairs of Huainan should be according to Taizu's last wish, and cannot be forced."

Jingchen took the pamphlet and remained silent. The Taizu's handwriting was kept by the successive emperors of the Chen Dynasty. The meaning of this being given to him by the emperor father is self-evident.

Emperor Hongzheng waved his hand, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials opened the third edict, but this time it was not as smooth as before, and he paused every word with great caution: "Prince Rui Jingchen, duanhuirende, obedient to the destiny, In harmony with the hearts of the people, you should inherit the great rule and follow me to ascend the throne as the emperor."

Jing Chen took the imperial edict in silence, and respectfully kowtowed three times to Emperor Hongzheng.

"I entrust the country and society to you. Take the precepts of Taizu as a precept, be diligent in government and love the people, and always reflect on yourself." Emperor Hongzheng's voice became weaker and weaker, and he held Jingchen's hand in his palm, "Jingshao is yours." Brother, if you make a big mistake in the future, you should remember the brotherhood he kept you behind today."

"My son obeys the order." Rao Jingchen couldn't help but have red eyes.

"Father!" Jing Shao couldn't bear it any longer, and walked over to kneel down on the side of the bed. There is no father in the world who doesn't love his child, but the father's heart for him is only now clear.All kinds of things in the previous life, why didn't the father tolerate him again and again, and gave him a way to survive...

"Take good care of your ancestors' inheritance. As a father and your mother, the empress will... watch over you..." Emperor Hongzheng's voice gradually became indifferent, as if thinking of the gentle and dignified Empress Yuan, the corners of his lips were exposed. A smile.

In the 16th year of Dachen Hongzheng, Emperor Hongzheng died of illness in the palace at the age of 48.

"Royal Father!" Jing Shao tugged at the quilt and couldn't stop crying, the mountain collapsed, and the father passed away. Even if he tried his best, he couldn't fight for his life with the sky.

Jing Chen pursed his lips tightly, and the tears in his red eyes could not stop, and they fell silently.

"Your Majesty, don't cry and break your body." An Xian and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials rushed to help Jing Chen, and they had already changed their name to the Emperor.

Xiao Yuan helped Jing Shao up, and handed him a brocade handkerchief: "My lord is sad, there are still many things waiting for my lord to do."

Jing Shao wiped his face with a handkerchief, and ordered his servants to tidy up the skirts of the two of them, and took the Shangfang sword that was brought up: "Who injected the poison?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said: "The first emperor was seriously ill, and we will have time to find out in the future."

Jing Shao glanced at him, and was about to say something, but was stopped by Jing Chen: "An Xian, go and call all the princes over."

"Yes." An Xian bowed in response, and turned around to arrange affairs.

"Jing Shao, hurry up and dispatch the Imperial Forest Army. Father suddenly passed away. I'm afraid there will be trouble." Jing Chen clearly arranged everyone's responsibilities.

"Yes." Jing Shao responded, clenched the sword in his hand, and just as he walked to the door, An Xian stumbled back.

"My lord, it's not good. The imperial army suddenly surrounded the main hall." An Xian was very flustered. Originally, the imperial army was transferred into the palace by the late emperor to prevent any prince from forcing the palace, but if the imperial army forced the palace, they would be unable to escape. .

When Jing Shao heard the words, he didn't ask any more questions, and just rushed out.

Below the jade steps, the Imperial Forest Army marched in unison and was approaching the main hall quickly. Mo Yun's eighteen riders retreated to the jade steps. The commander of the Imperial Forest Army was not there, and Lin Gang was replaced by the deputy commander.

"Father has ordered that the guards in the palace and the Imperial Forest Army be temporarily under the jurisdiction of the king." Jing Shao looked at the unmoved Imperial Forest Army coldly, and took out the Imperial Forest Army's command arrow, "You wait and guard the palace gate quickly, and the idlers and others are all Not allowed."

"Don't listen to his nonsense." A person drove a horse and slowly came out from the crowd. It was the Fourth Prince Jing Yu, "Prince Rui and King Cheng are plotting to usurp the throne, and there will be great rewards for killing King Cheng and King Rui!"

But Mu Hanzhang led the left and right guards all the way to the deserted forest in the eastern suburbs, Ren Feng was directing the training of soldiers, and when he saw him, he immediately stepped forward to salute.Ren Feng originally recruited martial arts practitioners in other courtyards, but after the recruitment was almost done, Jing Shao asked him to recruit the private army, and now he is the leader of this team.

"The lord's soldier talisman is here, the soldiers are ready to go at any time!" Mu Hanzhang showed the soldier talisman Jing Shao gave.

"Subordinates take orders!" Ren Feng naturally recognized the princess, and without hesitation began to organize the army. The horses were pulled out from the depths of the dense forest, the cavalry led the horses, and the infantry were dressed in formal attire.

"These wild soldiers have trained to such a level, the prince really has the ability." You Hujun repeatedly praised.

Ren Feng assembled the team and came forward to report: "Report to Lord Hou, the three thousand and seventy-two people who cultivated wasteland have all been rectified."

"How many cavalry are there?" Mu Hanzhang asked people to stand on the watchtower and keep an eye on the direction of the capital, and he did not dismount, ready to fight at any time.

"One thousand cavalry, five hundred archers, and the rest are infantry." Ren Feng replied.

Mu Hanzhang nodded, took a sip from the water bag handed over by the right guard, and waited quietly for news from Jing Shao.

The sky gradually darkened, and when the sun was setting, the soldiers on the watchtower suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, there is a red firework rising into the sky in the imperial city."

"Let's go!" Mu Hanzhang tightened his grip on the reins, and ordered loudly, "The cavalry first!" It was just a preparation, thinking that even if Emperor Hongzheng died, there would be arrangements, and there was little chance of using private troops. Once this kind of thing is exposed to people, it cannot be used again, and if it is not used well, it will cause big trouble.But now it seems that there must have been a change in the palace that Jing Shao could not cope with.

Mu Hanzhang was very anxious, he hoped that he could catch up, and he also hoped that Jing Shao could hold on.

Jing Shao protected his elder brother behind him, Mo Yun's eighteen riders formed a circle to protect the two of them, and the guards in the palace were fighting with the Imperial Forest Army.The fourth prince kept his secrets, and he didn't know when nearly [-]% of the Imperial Forest Army would be his own. The situation in front of him was very critical, and Jing Shao had no choice but to light the fireworks in his hand.

There are many guards in the palace, but they can't resist the Imperial Forest Army. Seeing that the number of guards is constantly shrinking, Mo Yun's Eighteen Cavalry has already killed them softly.

"Kill——" Suddenly, a dozen imperial guards with iron shields charged directly in the direction of the eighteen cavalry, and knocked away the person in the front. Immediately, a spear came out of the gap, and stabbed at the two brothers. Come.

Jing Shao cut off the tip of the spear with a sword, turned around and kicked on the shield, knocking down the person holding the shield, and the eighteen knights immediately made up for it with a knife.

"Close the battle circle and protect the emperor!" Jing Shao uttered with internal force, and the surrounding guards immediately moved closer.Now the enemy is strong and we are weak, no matter how high the Eighteen Cavalry's martial arts are, they will not be able to hold back thousands of horses and horses, the only way for now is to minimize casualties, protect my brother, and drag the private army to come to help.

Seeing that the soldiers with shields were easy to approach, the fourth prince ordered the shield bearers to come forward and squeezed Jing Shao and the others into a dead corner.

The two brothers stood back to back, each holding a long sword, watching the circle of guards shrinking, and the plain clothes Jing Shao had just changed were already stained with blood.

"Take a break." Jing Chen patted his younger brother on the shoulder, and now gathered all the guards together, and they got a moment of respite.

Jing Shao wiped his face and said, "I'm fine." Forming a circle with the guards is also a formation, which can confront the enemy from all directions, and it fits perfectly, so that no water can splash in. Rush up layer by layer, instead of killing a guard three or five times. Even so, the number of guards is still decreasing.

(End of this chapter)