Chapter 129 I am Prince Rong
Chapter 129 I am Prince Rong
"I am incompetent and was thrown away by the cunning Gu Ruochen." Ming Xiao said with his head down.
"It's nothing. He is suspicious by nature, and his whereabouts are always strange. We couldn't follow him in Dadu before, let alone Yuan Country which you are not yet fully familiar with! Tell Qingxin Mingchen that there is no need to follow him anymore." Chen Shaoyi waved his hand to signal Ming Xiao to leave.
"What are you going to do?" Yuan Niao Niao raised her head and looked at Chen Shaoyi. "He is a man who values righteousness. He will even collect the bodies of some of his men!"
"Give him a chance. If he leaves, I won't stop him. If he still refuses to change his ways, it's not our fault." Chen Shaoyi closed the memorial he had just reviewed and collapsed on the back of his chair. "Being an emperor is really too tiring!"
"Hahaha. I know you're tired." Yuan Niao Niao smiled and stepped forward to massage Chen Shaoyi's shoulders. Suddenly she lowered her head and said, "How about?"
"You tried to trick father here, didn't you?" Chen Shaoyi immediately understood what Yuan Niaoniao meant, and immediately regained his spirits.
"It's true that they are in perfect harmony with each other!" Yuan Niao Niao laughed, and then the two of them immediately went to Chen Yuheng's palace, and coaxed and tricked Chen Yuheng into the imperial study!
"You two guys!" Chen Yuheng shook his head helplessly. Who asked them to threaten him by not giving him grandchildren?
Therefore, the memorial was handed over to Chen Yuheng for revision, and the two of them finally felt relieved.
"Then what should we do now?" Yuan Niaoniao took Chen Shaoyi's hand and walked in the imperial garden.
"How about going to Dadu?" Chen Shaoyi suggested.
"But here? After all, your identity is different now, you can't leave at will." Yuan Niaoniao understood that Chen Shaoyi was worried about Prince Rong.
"This is just a small problem." Chen Shaoyi smiled proudly, then called Mingchen and whispered a few words in his ear. Mingchen nodded with a bitter face and left.
Chen Shaoyi smiled at Yuan Niao Niao and said, "Now you can!"
"What about me?" Dongxue finally interrupted and asked.
"You, of course, stay in the palace!" Yuan Niaoniao reached out and touched Dongxue's head, "Go find your little sister, Lingling, and play."
"Empress!" Dongxue looked at the two with a bitter face. She knew them too well and could only nod helplessly, although she wanted to go out and play with them. She couldn't help but say, "Empress, you are biased. You always take Sister Qingxin with you and never take others with you!"
"Okay, Dongxue, Qingxin knows how to use martial arts to protect himself, but you don't. If something happens and you are hurt, won't I, your queen, be heartbroken?" Yuan Niaoniao had to use all her persuasion to coax Dongxue.
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They left as soon as they said they would, and rode away without looking back. This kind of life was still suitable for him. If he had to stick to the rules and stay in the palace all the time, reviewing memorials and attending boring morning court sessions, he would have been suffocated to death.
"It's so comfortable!" After riding for a while, Chen Shaoyi shouted from the bottom of his heart, and silently vowed to give up his position to Chen Yuheng. After all, he was free anyway, and he had more experience in political affairs than himself!
"Let's take a break here." Yuan Niaoniao also felt a lot more relaxed. She was tired of always having to act like a queen! At this moment, she could run freely in the wilderness and breathe the free air. At this moment, she felt happy and joyful from the bottom of her heart.
He traveled at a leisurely pace, sightseeing along the way, and managed to turn a ten-day journey into twenty days.
Gu Ruochen didn't know that the two had already left Yuan Country, and he was still foolishly formulating a new strategy, waiting until the middle of next month to get them. Mingchen and Ming Xiao followed him every day with a smile, but when it got dark they would lose Gu Ruochen in the mountains and forests. Anyway, he couldn't do anything, so Mingchen and Ming Xiao didn't care.
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In front of them was the national gate of Dadu. Looking at the familiar plaque of Dadu, they had an indescribable feeling. The two men changed their clothes, took out the prepared badges and entered the city smoothly.
Soon, an official of the current dynasty came to pick them up. The Minister of Rites had long been Chen Shaoyi's man, so this time he was the one to pick them up and arranged for them to stay in his house. He also claimed that they were relatives from his hometown who came to stay with him temporarily to cover up his tracks.
"Master, this is the current situation." The Minister of Rites reported to Chen Shaoyi all the important matters since Han Junyi took office.
"Okay, I understand." Chen Shaoyi nodded, and then the Minister of Rites tactfully withdrew.
"It seems that Han Junyi is very busy. As soon as he took office, he changed the government and his connections." Yuan Niao Niao said sarcastically.
"Let him enjoy this supreme game of power for a few more days." Chen Shaoyi said with a hint of sarcasm.
A few days after Chen Shaoyi and Yuan Niaoniao came to Dadu, Prince Rong was finally ready to take action.
On this day, Prince Rong was drinking tea in a teahouse when a passerby accidentally spilled some wine on him. The subordinate beside him quickly stood up and wiped the wine off for Prince Rong while angrily yelling, "Are you blind? Do you know who you spilled it on?"
"Then what else do you want from me? I'll spill it on you, no matter who you are?" The man responded arrogantly to Prince Rong's subordinates.
"Open your eyes and look! This is Prince Rong!" the subordinate shouted angrily.
Prince Rong raised his hand to stop his subordinates and said slowly, "It's just a piece of clothing. Don't scare others."
When the man heard the word "Prince Rong", he was still arrogant, "What Prince Rong? Most of us have all kinds of kings, but not Prince Rong!"
Prince Rong's mouth curled up slightly, thinking: He's taken the bait.
He pretended to be kind and said, "Ignorance is not a crime. You can go now."
"Don't act like a prince!" The man kept chattering, and seeing that Prince Rong was so easy to talk to, he became even more brazen in his provocation. The people around gathered around and watched the scene curiously. Prince Rong's men tried to stop the man, but Prince Rong waved them away.
At this time, another man came forward and looked at Prince Rong in confusion. Suddenly, his face became serious: "Are you really Prince Rong?"
When everyone saw this, there was an uproar.
"Isn't that the old county magistrate?" Someone recognized the old man who was speaking as the previous county magistrate. "The old county magistrate said he was Prince Rong?"
"But didn't Prince Rong die in battle when the late emperor was still alive?" someone discussed in the crowd.
"I recognize him too. I have seen Prince Rong before! He is Prince Rong!" An old man in the crowd also came out and said!
"Prince Rong is not dead! Oh my God!"
Prince Rong smiled and nodded, then looked at the man who had provoked him before, "Now, do you know who I am?" The man suddenly turned pale and apologized repeatedly.
Prince Rong stood up, looked around, and said loudly, "I, Han Rongzhen, am here today to let everyone know that I, Prince Rong, have returned to Dadu. I, Prince Rong, did not die in the battle! I was just persecuted by the traitors and forced to live in disgrace!" After that, he left with his men, leaving everyone there talking about the matter.
When Han Junyi heard about this little farce in the teahouse, he shook his head and said with a smile that the world is so big that there are all kinds of things. Uncle Rong has been dead for so many years, and someone still dares to impersonate him. It's funny. But no matter how funny it is, he still needs to arrest this person and hold him accountable. After all, he is impersonating a member of the royal family.
So Feng sent a few guards out to search the city for the man who claimed to be "Prince Rong".
"Master Duanmu, the people in the palace have started to send people to look for your whereabouts." Gu Yunmu stepped forward to report. Ever since he knew that Duanmu Rongzhen was the former Prince Rong Han Rongzhen, he was even more certain that he had made the right choice. As long as Duanmu Rongzhen took back the throne, he would be a first-class meritorious official, and he would definitely be promoted to a higher position in the future. At least his elder brother would no longer look down on him! !
"Okay, I understand." Han Rongzhen nodded, and then thought about the next arrangement: "I am going to be 'caught'. Then you and Hong Li can come to rescue me in the name of saving Prince Rong. By the way, you still need to find someone! Go to the charity cemetery and find Wu Quan. He can prove my identity."
"Yes, Lord Duanmu." Gu Yunmu nodded, and then rushed towards the charity cemetery with Hong Li.
Han Rongzhen put down the teacup and swaggered out onto the street.
Soon, an officer came over with a portrait and compared it with Han Rongzhen. The more he looked at it, the more it resembled Han Rongzhen, so he asked, "Who are you?"
"Han Rongzhen!" Han Rongzhen answered seriously.
"Catch him!" the soldier shouted angrily, "Who the hell are you? How dare you pretend to be a royal relative! You'll end up in jail, you ignorant bastard!"
"I am Han Rongzhen!" Han Rongzhen suddenly shouted loudly: "I am Prince Rong!"
At once, it attracted a lot of onlookers, who looked at Han Rongzhen and talked about it.
"He said he was Prince Rong. Didn't Prince Rong die ten years ago?"
"That's right, is he crazy?" someone sneered.
"But if Prince Rong hadn't died, he would be about the same age as this man!" said an older man.
"You know what, I think he really looks a bit like the former Prince Rong!" someone exclaimed.
"It looks like that to me too!" Someone else looked at Han Rongzhen's face seriously with confusion.
"What are you still standing there for? Take down this damn guy right away." The soldier shouted loudly. More and more people gathered around, creating a bad public opinion!
Han Rongzhen was taken to jail. When facing interrogation, he insisted that he was Han Rongzhen and demanded to see the emperor!
Gu Yunmu also brought Wu Quan to the imperial city and struck the drum to report the incident.
"Who is here to beat the drum to report the incident?" A group of soldiers surrounded Gu Yunmu and others!
"We want to seek justice!" Hong Li said loudly, "The current emperor can't even recognize his own uncle! He actually put his uncle, Prince Rong, who escaped death, in jail."
"Don't make false statements here. It's a capital crime to slander the emperor!" the soldier shouted.
As more and more people gathered around, the soldier had no choice but to say, "Come down and follow me to see the emperor!"
So Hong Li and Gu Yunmu took Wu Quan and followed the soldiers into the palace.
"Why are you beating the drum to report a rumor?" Han Junyi looked coldly at the people kneeling in the hall. How could a rumor reach his head? They are just a bunch of troublemakers who have nothing better to do.
"Reporting to the emperor! There is really no place to redress the injustice! The person imprisoned in the prison is Prince Han Rongzhen himself!" Gu Yunmu said with a sad face: "Prince Rong went through so much hardship to return to Dadu, but he was treated like this. It is really sad."
"Do you know that impersonating a member of the royal family is a capital crime?" Han Junyi said sternly!
"If the person imprisoned in the prison is not Prince Rong, I would just be playing around and would not dare to act rashly in front of Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please invite Prince Rong up. I will of course verify whether it is Prince Rong! If it is not Prince Rong, I will accept Your Majesty's punishment without complaint. I am willing to guarantee it with my life!" Gu Yunmu said with a firm face.
"Someone, bring the prisoner up!" Han Junyi thought that among the many old ministers here, there were also some who recognized Prince Rong. If he was an impostor, they would know the authenticity at a glance!
Soon, Han Rongzhen was brought up. He stood in the center of the hall with his head held high. The soldiers behind him shouted, "You daring and unruly commoner, why don't you kneel before the emperor?"
"I, Han Rongzhen, don't need to kneel down like my nephew. He may not be able to withstand my kneeling!" Han Rongzhen said disdainfully.
These arrogant words caused all the civil and military officials to stare at him, and the expressions of those old officials suddenly changed.
Jin Wenbo was the first to recognize Prince Rong: "You are really Prince Rong!"
"He is really Prince Rong!" The Minister of Rites also spoke up.
"He is Prince Rong!" Another old minister recognized Han Rongzhen.
A group of old officials knelt down one after another, "Prince Rong is still alive!!!"
Han Junyi looked solemn when he saw this. He couldn't really be Prince Rong! "What else can you prove yourself!"
"Your Majesty." Wu Quan stepped forward and knelt on the ground: "I am the former cook of Prince Rong, Wu Quan." After saying that, he looked up at Han Rongzhen and said in a trembling voice: "Prince, do you still remember Uncle Quan?"
"Uncle Quan..." Han Rongzhen looked at the familiar old face. In an instant, past memories flooded into his mind, and the past events were vivid in his mind.
"Your Highness," Wu Quan also burst into tears. It was great that Prince Rong was still alive.
Han Junyi's face instantly became extremely gloomy, he widened his eyes and stared at Prince Rong in disbelief. He never thought that this person who he thought was dead was actually still alive!
At this moment, Han Rongzhen stared at Han Junyi with an indifferent expression, his eyes flashing with a trace of anger that was difficult to conceal. He clenched his fists tightly, as if he might attack Han Junyi at any time.
Han Junyi shuddered when he felt Han Rongzhen's gaze. He swallowed nervously, then stammered to explain, "Uncle... I just learned that you are still alive... Everything before... was a misunderstanding..."
However, Han Rongzhen's expression did not soften because of Han Junyi's explanation. Instead, he sneered and said in a cold tone: "Misunderstanding? Humph, maybe it's just a misunderstanding..."
Han Junyi was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer. At this time, Jin Wenbo stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Rong's return is a great joy, and we should hold a banquet to celebrate."
Other ministers also agreed, so Han Junyi had no choice but to go with the flow and announce a banquet to welcome Prince Rong. However, at this banquet, what kind of drama will people with different thoughts perform?
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