blueteamnovel Chapter 527 - 387 The Prince’s Rebellion
Chapter 527 - 387 The Prince’s Rebellion
Chapter 527: Chapter 387 The Prince’s Rebellion
Power is a fist, and a fist too is power!
Zhou Yi had always relied on his godfather’s influence, but today, he finally earned his status and position with his own two hands.
So what if Little Gui Zi has a background and status? One slap could kill him!
“Eunuch Gui’s changes over these past two years are not small, eh?”
“Eunuch Yi jokes.”
Little Gui Zi sighed, “When I first arrived, I didn’t understand the rules. I owe thanks to Eunuch Yi for his forgiveness in the past. If I were placed elsewhere, I might have fallen down a well not recognizing a single character!”
“Hehehe, our family isn’t a good person, but we don’t do evil!”
In his heart, Zhou Yi silently added a sentence, you should thank Little Xi Zi and Little Zheng Zi. If you had encountered a villain when you first entered the palace, they might have poisoned you to death.
Little Gui Zi said, “Not doing evil is already quite rare.”
The dinner was very enjoyable, with Zhou Yi and Little Gui Zi flattering each other.
Both with the intention to resolve past issues, they became good friends in the same residence.@@@@
The two originally had no deep-seated hatred or grievance; their occasional displeasures were not worth risking life and death over!
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In the thirty-seventh year of Yuanwu.
March.
After forty-five years, the great Daqing military campaigned north against the foreign tribes.
The Marshal of the Northern Defense military, Zhang Polu, swept through their homes and surrounded the Heavenly Wolf King’s Golden Tent. The foreign tribes sent envoys seeking peace.
The victorious report spread to the capital, stirring up excitement throughout the nation.
...
Yangxin Hall.
The lights were bright.
Emperor Hongwu lay on a soft couch covered with a fox fur quilt, his eyes slightly closed, ordering Xiao Yuan Zi to repeatedly recite the victorious report.
Eunuch Yuan’s voice rose and fell dramatically, filling the entire palace.
All the eunuchs and palace maids pricked up their ears to listen, their faces wearing smiles, spreading an atmosphere of joy everywhere.
“...Three thousand light cavalry bypassed An Sui Mountain, attacked Nan Dan City by night, and burned the granaries... A hundred thousand troops fought a decisive battle at Wu Lian Tuo, a great victory... Captured the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Wolf and dozens of his descendants, soon to be escorted to the capital...”
When Eunuch Yuan came to the part about the Crown Prince, his voice increased by threefold and was subtly filled with hatred and satisfaction.
Only after the ninth recitation did Emperor Hongwu slightly wave his hand, and Xiao Yuan Zi finally stopped reciting.
“Sweeping over the foreign tribes, capturing the Heavenly Wolf Crown Prince, hahaha!”
Emperor Hongwu couldn’t help but laugh out loud, which triggered violent coughing from the movement in his chest and lungs.
Truly, if General Zhang was bestowed as King of the Northern Defense, who then could compete with Prince Wei for the throne?
That night.
The news that Emperor Hongwu had spent the night in Yaohua Palace and personally helped Noble Consort Hua to her feet spread throughout the palace and beyond.
Many lay awake, plotting ways to frustrate Noble Consort Hua and the Zhang family, spinning stories of hubris threatening the sovereign, unbridled arrogance, or soldiers looting—regardless of prior arrangements.
There were also officials who were overjoyed, eagerly writing memorials overnight, praising Emperor Hongwu as a sage ruler comparable to the Great Ancestor.
Ascending the throne as a child, he saved the National Dynasty from peril, for sixty-two years foregoing meals and sleep, sweeping the Northern Border to wipe away the nation’s dishonor!
Such memorials, once presented, would surely delight the Emperor, and then he would shower more affection on Noble Consort Hua and Prince Wei.
The next day.
The Imperial Garden.
Zhou Yi was constantly using the Breath Listening Technique and had just learned of the grand victory at the Northern Border, pondering quietly to himself.
“The King of the Northern Defense, the first king of another surname since the founding of the country—sounds imposing, but it’s like being roasted on a fire... Yes, it’s crushing adulation!”
“Moreover, with the Zhang family being ennobled, breaking the dynastic precedent, they have already been over-rewarded for their services. If the fifth prince ascends the throne next, will Daqing still bear the Zhao surname, or will it change to Zhang?”
Upon this thought, Zhou Yi was suddenly at ease.
It was very likely that the fifth prince would be granted a fief, and certainly, it would be in the rich lands of Jiangnan—a reward for Noble Consort Hua and the Zhang family, and such lands were difficult to raise an army in.
“After the second prince’s tenure overseeing the Ministry of War and then the Ministry of Personnel, just a few more years after the Emperor passes, his ascension to the throne will be a matter of course!”
“I, too, will have served the dragon and could rise by association, possibly securing a management position at the Bureau of Eunuchs...”
Zhou Yi was lost in delightful thoughts, feeling his future was bright. In time, worked to the bone, Manager Xu might pass away, and seizing the legacy of power left by his godfather, he could even take charge of a whole bureau.
Yet, fate is not always in accordance with one’s wishes!
Things in this world do not revolve around any one person, and nobody can predict the changes of the next moment.
Half a month later.
General of the Northern Defense broke through the Golden Tent of the Heavenly Wolf King and captured him alive was sent to the palace. Before the Emperor had a chance to rejoice, the second prince led a rebellion!
The rebellion was unexpected and irrational.
Over the past two years, Emperor Hongwu had shown him extra care, and most officials had already acknowledged the second prince as the new sovereign.
The rebellion was quickly extinguished, lasting less than two hours.
The investigation by the Bureau of Eunuchs revealed that the second prince had been misled by a charlatan fortune-teller, who claimed that the fifth prince’s True Qi would soon culminate, and it must be disrupted beforehand!
So, with his temper flaring, the second prince led his troops into the imperial palace.
On the night of the rebellion.
Zhou Yi was jolted awake from his sleep, barely informing himself of the treason when the second prince was already being escorted to Yangxin Hall.
“Idiot, a complete idiot!”
After cursing angrily several times, Zhou Yi took out all his silver notes, ignoring the pain of loss, and rushed to Manager Zhu’s residence overnight.