Wei Ruo poked his head out of the carriage and said, "Go back to the capital."
"Ruoruo, didn't I tell you not to go to the capital? It's very dangerous in the capital now, how can you still..."
“Yingying, I have something I must do, even if it’s dangerous, I have to go.”
“But, you will die...”
"Yingying, there are some things we can't escape from. Facing them head-on is a better way to solve problems than avoiding them." Wei Ruo's eyes were firm.
Xie Ying frowned and stared at Wei Ruo.
Looking at Wei Ruo's firm eyes, after pondering for a while, Xie Ying finally chose to believe Wei Ruo.
"You have an idea a long time ago. Since you said so, I won't ask any more questions. I just remember to be careful in everything." Xie Ying said.
Wei Ruo smiled and replied: "Well, don't worry, I will be careful."
Fan Chengxu, who was on the side, looked at Wei Ruo and his entourage, his eyebrows were deep, and he asked, "Are these the only people the prince and princess will take with them on this trip?"
“We are returning to Beijing for a funeral, how many troops do we need?” Wei Ruo asked.
Fan Chengxu said in a deep voice: "With all due respect, if you go to the capital like this, I'm afraid this trip will never come back."
“Why did Boss Fan say this?” Wei Ruo asked.
Fan Chengxu said: "I know that Princess Rui's father, Master Wei, and her sworn brother, Master Xu, have heavy troops, but don't forget that one of them is far away in the southeast and the other is far in the northeast. The troops under their command are not allowed to leave their posts without the emperor's order." , and even if they dare to lead their troops back to Beijing, they will not be able to save the fire from far away, and they will not be able to protect you two."
"You are right, they cannot leave Beijing at will." Wei Ruo agreed, and then asked, "Why does Boss Fan think we need military protection when we return to Beijing?"
Fan Chengxu said in a deep voice: "Why do you, Princess Rui, pretend to be stupid with me? Since you are going back to Beijing, you must be going back for that person. It has been seven days since the death of Emperor Daxing. When we arrived at Jiliao , King Jing has completed his spiritual succession and is temporarily in charge of the court. He only needs to wait for the Qintian supervisor to select an auspicious day. After the 27-day filial piety period, he can officially become the emperor by holding the enthronement ceremony. Now you If the two of them still want to pull him down from that position, they must use force."
Fan Chengxu then introduced to Wei Ruo: "The capital is now under Chu Lan's control. The Five Cities Military and Horse Division and the Imperial City Forbidden Army are currently under Chu Lan's command."
“The commander of the East City Army and Horse Department and the commander of the Zhongcheng Army and Horse Department are Chu Lan.”
"The commander of the Nancheng Army and Horse Department is Tan Rufeng, a member of the Tan family, a powerful family in the northwest. Three years ago, the emperor borrowed food from the Tan family. As a favor, he gave official positions to several children of the Tan family. Tan Rufeng is one of them. Last year, he Became the commander of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division."
"The commander of the Xicheng Army and Horses Division, Yu Dongshan, came from a rough background. In his early years, he served under the command of Old General Lu and was promoted by him. He has been commanding the Xicheng Army and Horses Division for ten years. He is the oldest among several commanders. "
"Fan Xiunai, the commander of the North City Army and Horse Department, is from my Fan clan, and is my cousin in terms of seniority. My Fan family has always advanced and retreated together, and followed my uncle's lead. The person my uncle originally supported was King Yu. After the Qi family fell, My uncle started to wait and see, and finally favored King Jing among the three kings: King Jing, King Yu and King Qin."
“The commander of the Forbidden Army, Han Jin, was originally the commander of the Shenshu Camp. He was transferred by Emperor Daxing three years ago. This person acts in a low-key manner and has never been involved in the struggle for imperial power before.”
"The above-mentioned five-city military divisions and forbidden troops are the six most important military divisions in the imperial city today, and now they have all surrendered to King Jing and are subject to King Jing's transfer. Do King Rui and Wang have any countermeasures for this? "
After Fan Chengxu’s explanation, Wei Ruo looked calm and asked: “Is there any posthumous edict before he succeeds to the throne?”
“Emperor Daxing died suddenly, and his edict has not yet been found.”
“Can important ministers in the court obey him?” Wei Ruo asked again.
Fan Chengxu was silent for a long time and gave a vague answer: "He has lost his popularity in the past few years." Wei Ruodao said: "Then go and pay filial piety to your father."
Fan Chengxu said something, but Wei Ruo seemed not to have listened to anything.
Fan Chengxu frowned and said after a long time: "In that case, it's up to you."
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The journey back to the capital from Jiliao was supposed to take half a month if there were carriages, luggage and a large army. This time we rushed on the road and it was faster than usual.
But after all, it was not as fast as the speed of eight hundred miles, nor as fast as Fan Xie and his two men came on horseback. It took Wei Ruo and his party eight days to reach the capital.
After the emperor's death, the people who came to Jiliao to deliver the message rushed for 800 miles. They arrived at Jiliao on the third day and were left alone for two days. Wei Ruo and his party set off on the fourth day and traveled for eight days. Today is The sixteenth day after the emperor's death.
The journey was relatively safe and we did not encounter any thieves or bandits.
As soon as he entered the capital from the east city gate, he was blocked by a group of officers and soldiers.
Prince Rui and his wife were going back to the capital, so the capital naturally got the news early.
Before they set off, they also asked the **** who had previously gone to Jiliao to deliver the order to come back and report.
Wei Ruo was lying in the carriage, holding Brother Yan who was sleeping soundly in his arms, listening to what was going on outside, with a calm expression on his face.
She believed in her second brother. Since he decided to come back, he would not be unprepared.
All she has to do is cooperate with her second brother to complete the things that her identity needs to do, and she does not need to worry about the rest.
After a while, the carriage started moving again, but it did not stop when it arrived at the gate of Prince Rui's Mansion in the capital. Instead, it continued forward, heading towards the palace.
Wei Ruo guessed that the people who stopped them just now should be people sent by Chu Lan, and planned to bring the couple directly into the palace.
It seems that they have no time to rest, and the fight is about to begin.
After entering the palace, the carriage stopped, and Wei Ruo and Wei Jin also got out of the carriage.
The two of them had changed into mourning clothes early and were all dressed in plain clothes, even Brother Yan, who was holding Wei Ruo in his arms, was no exception.
As soon as they stood still, they saw Nanny Qin waiting for Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo and Nanny Qin are also old acquaintances. When they were in Taizhou Prefecture, Chu Lan sent Nanny Qin to contact Wei Ruo on matters related to land reclamation.
Seeing Wei Ruo, a strange look flashed across Nanny Qin's face, but she soon returned to normal and said to Wei Ruo expressionlessly: "Princess, the female family members are all at Concubine Hui's place now. Please also ask the princess to come with your servants."
Concubine Hui, when Emperor Daxing was around, Concubine Hui had been in the cold palace. Now that Emperor Daxing has passed away within a few days, she is the one who holds the power of the harem.
“Okay, please ask grandma to lead the way.”
Wei Ruo happily agreed, handed Brother Yan in his arms to Wei Jinyi, and then followed in the footsteps of Grandma Qin to the harem. (End of chapter)
