The Princess Royal 度华年 Episode 39

The sky was getting brighter, making the hall feel empty and cold. Vermillion bird-shaped bronze vertical palace lanterns were erected on both sides. Li Rong could see the golden throne at the end without Fu Lai's guidance. Fulai respectfully presented an imperial edict, starting with the words "Prince Princess of the Prison", which suddenly made Li Rong feel a little dazed. Fulai said that the emperor was always thinking about the princess, and even though it was not obvious, he still had intentions in his heart. Until this time, Li Rong finally realized that the emperor felt so cold when he was in a high place.

Soon, a group of people hurriedly entered the palace, headed by Su Rongqing, followed by Xiao Ming, Concubine Rou and his daughter, Wang, Gu and other family heads, who wanted to eliminate the prince Li Chuan on the grounds that the emperor was a Qing Dynasty. Li Rong ordered someone to read out the imperial edict, and said that the prince had not entered the palace last night and that the emperor was now safe. It was a crime of treason for them to attack the city by force.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed drastically. If Li Rong acted as the supervisor of the country and had more power than the emperor, he would not dare to offend him rashly. Once Li Chuan is not in the palace and the emperor is still alive, today's siege will be a little more revealing. Ridiculous. The crime of murdering the emperor will be questioned by some people when the power is overwhelming. If one day the power is not enough, it will be the bane of confiscating the family and annihilating the clan.

Seeing everyone's hesitation, Su Rongqing proposed to negotiate with Li Rong in person and turned away the rest. Pei Lixian was worried that there would be changes. Even Princess Huale was not sure whether her father was still alive. Concubine Rou arranged for her younger brother Xiao Qian to guard the city gate to prevent Pei Wenxuan and the others from entering the city for rescue. If the emperor was really still alive, she would try her best. Kill the other party and then blame the prince Li Chuan.

Pei Wenxuan ordered people to control the Su family and the Gu family. She heard that Li Rong had returned all the troops to the inner palace. This meant that the emperor was not dead. She wanted to preserve the remaining troops and delay the attack, waiting for Li Chuan to find an opportunity to counterattack and attack the city. Soon, Xun Chuan led his army back to Beijing for support. Pei Wenxuan ordered Yuan Feiyu to immediately lead a thousand troops to the city tower, and cooperated with Xun Chuan to open the city gate. He also informed Pei Xiao to bring the Wang family members into the princess palace and guard the princess palace for orders. Li Chuan saw the Kongming Lantern signal sent by Pei Wenxuan and returned to the palace with Xun Chuan.

At the same time, Li Rong and Su Rongqing were sitting on the floor, boiling water and making tea, as if they were old friends having a conversation, but with a different attitude. Su Rongqing said that he did not come for revenge. Li Chuan should have been alive. He was sentenced to death for treason during this palace incident, and then changed his identity to remain anonymous.

However, due to Li Rong's actions today, Li Chuan no longer had any chance of survival. Su Rongqing was sad that the two finally came to opposite sides. Similarly, Li Rong misses Su Rongqing, who used to be free from power, and cherishes the lofty ambition of the Su family to live for the people and die for the country. However, now that the family has done hundreds of harm to the people and the country, Su Rongqing wants to protect the family.

In Li Rong's view, the Northern Expedition was indeed a bit anxious, but if it were not for the layers of exploitation and corruption of the aristocratic families, the military salaries could fully support the Northern Expedition. Even if the floods in the south caused the national treasury to be depleted due to the Northern Expedition, but for the prosperity of the aristocratic families and no need to pay taxes, Other local people relied on the aristocratic family to evade taxes, and the national treasury would not be so empty.

Previously, Su Rongqing believed that Li Chuan, as an emperor, should not favor only one woman. If Su Rongqing really loved someone, how could he endure sleeping with other people. So Li Rong told Su Rongqing that he blamed everything on Li Chuan, but it was not anyone's fault that caused today's situation. Su Rongqing retorted after hearing this, even though there are corrupt families, the Han clan also has them. Even those who fight for the party can still be found in the aristocratic family. They are originally driven by human nature, so what does it have to do with the aristocratic family.

Everyone felt that the family was at fault. For so many years, during times of famine, the Su family had provided relief; during times of war, the Su family's children went to the battlefield together. However, the Su family cared about the people, and in the end they were framed and destroyed. On the other hand, if Li Chuan was not wrong, Shangguan What's wrong with Ya and Su Ronghua? They can do whatever they want just because of their status as emperors. The royal family's crimes are equally heinous. In the end, Li Rong and Su Rongqing had different opinions and could not become fellow travelers and could not go back to the past.

At this moment, Pei Wenxuan led a large number of troops to attack the city. Lord Wang wanted to kidnap Li Rong, but was finally stopped by Su Rongqing. Li Rong knew that there was a disparity in strength and decided to leave with them. Under the high platform, Pei Wenxuan was approaching step by step. Even if he was pointed by a bow and arrow, he was still not afraid. On the other side, the army came to the city. When Li Chuan gave the order, artillery fire continued and the emperor laughed sadly in the palace.

Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Rong and said that when he came this time, he would either accompany her to death or take her home. Then Pei Wenxuan took out the family ornaments of the ministers and persuaded them that there was still a chance of survival if they surrendered. He also bluntly said that Su Rongqing could not represent the Su family. Su Minzhi had already been controlled by him. The real eldest son of the Su family, Su Ronghua, had surrendered to the prince. If they wanted The only way to save one's life is to support the crown prince, admire the imperial examination system, and at the same time completely abolish the election system.

However, Su Rongqing and others refuted Pei Wenxuan, promising to give everyone a satisfactory explanation and ordering people to take him down. Upon seeing this, Pei Wenxuan directly pushed Li Rong into the hall. Before Li Rong could react, the door slammed shut. Outside the door, Pei Wenxuan led a small number of soldiers and horses to fight with others. Li Rong begged Su Rongqing to make a mistake in time, but Su Rongqing ignored her and left directly, making her cry in fear and praying that Pei Wenxuan could survive.