diymy Chapter 66: The Emperor and His Ministers' Audience
Chapter 66: The Emperor and His Ministers' Audience
Xia Chengzong shouted, "Stop! Prince Yizhong has been captured by me. Why don't you drop your weapons and surrender immediately?"
Thanks to continuous physical modifications, he is now not only handsome but also has a very loud voice.
Therefore, his voice drowned out the sounds of fighting, making it audible to many people around him.
They turned around and saw that Prince Yizhong had been captured, and the rebel army's momentum immediately stalled.
As Xia Chengzong continued to shout, more and more soldiers in the battle discovered this scene.
"Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately, and we might show you mercy! If you resist any further, your entire family will be executed, and your entire clan will be wiped out!"
The originally fierce fighting began to slow down as Prince Yizhong was captured and Xia Chengzong shouted orders.
The rebels gradually ceased resistance, and some even dropped their weapons.
The guards rushed forward and took control of the rebels.
Subsequently, more and more rebels dropped their weapons, and within fifteen minutes, all the rebels on the scene surrendered.
Prince Yizhong sighed and suddenly thrust his head into the blade.
Fortunately, Xia Chengzong was alert and withdrew his long sword in time; otherwise, Prince Yizhong might have died under his sword.
Prince Yizhong's negative emotions +10 +10 +10
Xia Chengzong snorted coldly, feeling extremely annoyed.
That old Deng is truly insidious and vicious; he even wants to die by his own hand and make him bear the blame for murdering the Prince!
You survived, yet you still have the nerve to have negative feelings towards me?
You deserve to be useless, you old man!
Xia Chengzong spurred his horse straight to the imperial palace.
Meanwhile, Emperor Yonglong also received the report and came out to greet them.
Xia Chengzong jumped off his horse first, and then pulled Prince Yizhong off his horse.
He shouted, "Grandpa Emperor, I have captured the rebel leader and quelled the rebellion. Please give your orders!"
Emperor Yonglong laughed loudly, "Excellent! Excellent! Truly worthy of being my good grandson!"
"Sixteenth Prince, do you think you're worthy to rebel against me? My grandson captured you in one fell swoop. What else do you have to say?"
At this moment, Prince Yizhong, instead of caring about life and death, spat and said:
"You old codger, didn't you get your throne through despicable and shameless means? Why can't I rebel?"
"It's all just a matter of the victor taking all now, so what right do you have to humiliate me?"
"I'm only annoyed that you, old man, have such a good grandson!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yonglong couldn't help but burst into laughter.
However, Prince Yizhong then said:
"You old codger, don't be so smug. Do you want to know where these two cannons came from and how they were transported here?"
"Haha, you old man, you may have a good grandson, but you didn't have a good son!"
"Your son, didn't he want to kill you, you old geezer?"
"Fathers plot against sons, sons plot against fathers, brothers harm brothers, and brothers kill brothers! This is the fate of us royal children! Hahaha, hahahahaha!"
Emperor Yonglong said with a grim face, "Guards, take him away!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
At this moment, the sounds of fighting in the distance ceased, and the sound of a large army rushing towards them could be heard from outside.
Unsure whether the victors were the rebels or allies, the group could only remain on high alert.
After a while, a young eunuch came in and whispered a few words in Dai Quan's ear.
Dai Quan hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, Duke Ningguo, Jia Daihua, has suppressed a rebellion and is leading troops to protect you. He requests an audience with Your Majesty."
Emperor Yonglong scoffed, "My military governor of the capital garrison is truly capable!"
"He knew nothing of the two battalions' mutiny! My beloved sixteenth brother was just captured, and here he is with his troops! Summon him in!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Before long, Jia Daihua came up alone, covered in blood.
He knelt on one knee, filled with shame, and said, "This old minister has arrived late to save Your Majesty; please forgive me!"
Emperor Yonglong sneered, "If it weren't for my good grandson capturing the bandit leader, you'd probably be kneeling down to congratulate the new emperor on his ascension to the throne by now, wouldn't you?"
With a face full of injustice, Jia Daihua said, "This old minister and the Jia family are His Majesty's people in life and in death! We will follow His Majesty to the death! We will never be traitors!"
Xia Chengzong, who was standing behind Emperor Yonglong, almost burst out laughing when he heard these words.
It is said that the Duke of Ningguo had a fiery temper and would scold his son like he was interrogating a thief.
But this old man is truly shameless. He spouts nonsense like "I am His Majesty's man in life and His Majesty's ghost in death."
Emperor Yonglong looked at Jia Daihua and sneered, "What kind of job do you have as the military governor of the capital?"
"You were completely unaware of the two rebellions beforehand, and you didn't even know the thieves had secretly transported the cannons in!"
"What role did your Jia family play in this rebellion of the sixteenth prince? How can I trust you?"
Upon hearing Emperor Yonglong's words, Xia Chengzong's face showed a thoughtful expression.
The fact that the Emperor could ask this question in front of Jia Daihua shows that the relationship between the Emperor and the Duke of Ningguo was extraordinary.
Of course, this must also be related to the fact that the Duke of Ningguo walked in covered in blood.
Upon hearing this question, the Duke of Ningguo burst into tears:
"Your Majesty's question leaves this old minister with no place to stand! My loyalty to Your Majesty is as clear as day and as evident as the sun and moon!"
"As for the rebellion in the two camps and the transport of cannons, there must be a traitor within the organization, and this traitor is likely the wicked offspring of my Jia family!"
"Your Majesty, please allow this old minister to speak frankly. My family's wicked son was originally an official under the Crown Prince."
"They each served their own masters; it cannot be said that they did anything wrong before they rebelled!"
"As for this rebellion by Prince Yizhong, this old minister dares to swear by our ancestors that I had absolutely no prior knowledge of it. If there is even the slightest lie in this, may I be struck by lightning!"
"This old minister can also guarantee that my two unfilial children from the Jia family were not involved, because recently, the Crown Prince has become suspicious of them and has begun to distance himself from them."
"It's absolutely impossible for them to know about such a major rebellion, let alone be involved!"
"But the personnel at various passes were indeed recruited and placed there by them, a point that this old minister cannot refute."
"This old minister has neglected his duties, failed in his duties of discipline, and is utterly incompetent and foolish; he deserves to die a thousand deaths! But his loyalty to Your Majesty has never wavered, and I humbly beseech Your Majesty to see the truth!"
After saying this, Duke Ningguo, Jia Daihua, lay on the ground and wept bitterly, his blood dripping onto the ground.
Emperor Yonglong sighed and said, "Get up first, let the imperial physician apply medicine to him."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Emperor Yonglong said, "I believe you that your Jia family wasn't involved."
"If your Jia family had truly been involved, there wouldn't have been so little commotion. Perhaps, as the sixteenth son said, you could have even rebuilt the world."
These words startled the Duke of Ningguo, who immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is the Jade Emperor and the Buddha."
"This old minister is like Sun Wukong; no matter how much this old minister jumps around, how can he possibly escape the Emperor's grasp?"
"Besides, this old minister is utterly loyal to Your Majesty. How could I possibly commit such a heinous, disloyal, and unforgivable act?"