September 1st, autumn of the 36th year of Emperor Xizong’s reign!
The emperor had been missing for more than half a month. As the saying goes, a country cannot have one ruler for a day. With the support of Empress Yuan, Crown Prince Li Yin ascended the throne and continued to use the reign title of Xizong that year!
On the second day of September, Emperor Yinzong issued an edict, accusing Prince Qi of plotting evil and disrupting the government. He sealed Prince Qi's mansion, arrested Prince Qi's family, and imprisoned them in the prison for punishment. Prince Qi's mansion was empty, and Prince Qi and his family suddenly disappeared, leaving only some palace maids and eunuchs. Emperor Yinzong was so angry that he executed them all!
On September 15th, Emperor Yinzong married Lin Wan'er, the daughter of General Zuo Wuwei, as his concubine, and promoted Lin Yong to the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, in charge of the imperial guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
September 14th, late!
No. 168, Changming Street, Xicheng District!
"Why are you here?"
Chen Changsheng was quite surprised to see the person coming.
Because, he hadn't seen this woman for nearly a month, and she seemed to be thinner than a month ago...
"Can't I come?" Lin Wan'er's voice was still clear.
"Of course. In fact, even if you don't come tonight, I will still come to find you!" Chen Changsheng said.
Well, he planned to give the other party a chance to choose...
After all, this is his savior!
"I came here today to tell you that I will enter the palace tomorrow. I'm afraid we may never meet again in this life..." Lin Wan'er said lightly.
"Are you willing to enter the palace?" Chen Changsheng asked.
"What's the difference? No one can disobey the new emperor's decree!"
"Before... you had a chance... At that time, he was still the crown prince, and he needed your help. If you had asked... he would have agreed!"
"It's a pity... you hesitated between me and Princess Mingluo, and still missed the best opportunity..."
"Now, he's the new emperor. Feng Xinzi, the general, Xue Yiren, Eunuch Pei, Zhang Zhenbei, and so on are all innate masters... You're no longer that important..." Lin Wan'er's tone was complex, with regret, relief, and even a hint of relief...
"So, what do you mean?" Chen Changsheng frowned.
That’s right, Hyacinthus, General Ye Wuji, Xue Yiren from the Six Gates, Eunuch Pei from the Imperial Palace, and Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guards Zhang Zhenbei are all innate masters!
But does this mean that they can be the same as me?
"From now on, we will never see each other again. Be well!"
"Whether you want to be a jailer or a knight in the future, it has nothing to do with me. I, Lin Wan'er, will become Consort Wan, and even live in Kunning Palace, ruling the country!" Lin Wan'er's voice was still clear...
"You didn't say that before..." Chen Changsheng frowned.
"The past... the past is the past, and the present is the present... Besides, when can I, Lin Wan'er, ever change things according to my own will?" Lin Wan'er sneered.
"That is to say... it was all arranged by the crown prince... no, the new emperor... Haha, Chen Changsheng understands. Miss Taohong from the Frost Pavilion is still waiting for me, so I won't keep Wan'er... no, Miss Lin!" Chen Changsheng said with a faint smile.
He has his own path, and Lin Wan'er is destined to be just a passer-by in his life. Besides, she doesn't like herself that much. She still loves herself, so there is no need to feel sorry!
Early October!
Just over a month after the new emperor ascended the throne, the Princes of Huai, Dai, Shu, Wu, and Qi jointly issued a manifesto denying the legitimacy of the new emperor, Li Yin, accusing him of imprisoning his father and having an affair with his mother. Under the guise of being the various vassal princes and claiming to be the army to save the emperor, they launched uprisings in various places. For a time, the entire Great Zhou Dynasty was in turmoil...
In the court, Emperor Yinzong's face was gloomy...
"The Prince of Huai, the Prince of Dai, the Prince of Shu, and the Prince of Wu have all stayed in their respective fiefdoms. Why did the Prince of Qi flee to Jinzhou? He's the Prince of Qi, and the late Emperor didn't give him any fiefdom. So why is he able to command so many people in Jinzhou?"
"Among the ministers, who can tell me what this is all about?"
"Your Majesty, Jinzhou was originally part of the Jin Kingdom. Back then, the late emperor attacked the Jin Kingdom and forced the surrender of General Gu Hongyu. Later, in order to appease the surrendered generals and stabilize the Jin region, he appointed Gu Hongyu as the governor of Jinzhou!"
"Prince Qi's Highness... The Prince of Qi's mother is a princess of the ancient Jin State. She is also Gu Hongyu's niece. So, between the Prince of Qi and Gu Hongyu..."
At that moment, an old official in his octogenarian years bowed and said.
"No wonder... no wonder he ran to Jinzhou... Humph, now that the five kings are rebelling, what do you all think we should do?" Li Yin said coldly.
"Your Majesty, the rebellion of the Five Kings should not be underestimated. I suggest starting with the easy ones and then moving on to the difficult ones. Among the Five Kings, King Wu is the weakest and is also the closest to the capital..."
“…”
Tianlao, a prison in the shape of the Chinese character "天" (sky)!
Although there are a few new people in the Tianzi-shaped cells, Chen Changsheng still likes to stay here because no one disturbs him while practicing!
After more than a month of practice, Chen Changsheng had refined the super-grade blood essence pill and true qi pill. Perhaps because of the limited number of super-grade blood essence pills, it became increasingly difficult to practice after his external skills were promoted to the innate level.
The innate true qi, after being blessed by the true qi pill, became even stronger, and even made Chen Changsheng feel the bottleneck in the later stage!
It can be said that he is now only one step away from the late stage of the innate realm!
You know, it has only been seven months since he was promoted to the innate level!
If this cultivation speed were to be told to others, I wonder how many people would be frightened to death...
"It's a pity that there are too few pigs. Can't Li Yin send a few more pigs in..."
"Chen Changsheng accepts the order!"
Suddenly, outside the Tianzi-shaped prison, a eunuch's voice was heard...
"Receive the order?"
"What is this kid Li Yan doing?"
"Did he arrange some work for himself?"
"I'm raising pigs here and I'm doing well, but I don't want to go anywhere..."
Muttering to himself, Chen Changsheng finally walked out of the Tianzi-shaped prison...
"Chen Changsheng, accept my order and kneel down!"
Before the leading eunuch could speak, a young eunuch behind him pinched his throat and spoke directly!
“Bang!”
"Get out of here, you're in the way. You don't have the right to speak here."
The senior eunuch slapped the younger eunuch in the face, then said with a forced smile, "Mr. Chen, His Majesty has given instructions. You can just take a look at this imperial edict yourself!"
Are you kidding? I, the innate master, will not kneel when I see you!
This is a privilege!
“Give it to me!”
Chen Changsheng made a move with his hand, and the imperial edict seemed to have eyes and flew into Chen Changsheng's hands...
After casually opening the imperial edict and taking a few glances, Chen Changsheng was stunned...
The Five Kings Rebellion?
Little Li Yin, you want to go to the battle with the army by yourself, and even want to have the opportunity to take off the rebel king's head by yourself?
Damn it, I haven’t even bothered you yet, and you still dare to order me around?
Give you face?