Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 178

Chapter 178 Mu Feng Rebellion
Hence, Mu Lin could only sigh and say, “Ah … Big brother also knows your difficulties, I know what I’m asking, It’s really a bit hard. Big brother, I really don’t have a choice. Big brother really can’t bear to watch as the well-behaved Mu Army is destroyed by my father and me. Without Mu Army, the Great General’s Mansion will be dead in name. There will be no eggs under the nest. At that time, my father and I will be implicated.

“Forget it. Big brother is taking the liberty of today. Big brother won’t disturb you anymore. I’d better go back to the army and see if I can think of another way.”

As he spoke, he stood up and opened the door. Prepare to leave, Seeing that he was leaving, Mu Hai said, He hurriedly stood up and stopped him, saying, “Big brother, Little brother still has something to say, The younger brother also wanted to persuade the older brother, As far as the current situation was concerned, Big Brother would rather go back to the General’s Mansion to persuade his father not to go against His Highness the Crown Prince. After all, since ancient times, there were differences between monarchs and ministers. Everyone had better settle down and do their duty properly. At the very least, that way, the General’s Mansion would be able to maintain its good start and end.

As for the Mu Clan Army, I might as well tell Big Brother directly. According to His Highness the Crown Prince, disbanding the Mu Clan Army is only a matter of time, because no emperor can tolerate the existence of such an uncontrolled force. How can he allow others to snore beside the bed?

Therefore, Big Brother should go back and persuade Father! If he could give up the ruling power of Mu Army and hand over the military power to His Highness the Crown Prince in exchange for the peace of the entire Great General’s Mansion, then why not do it? Since ancient times, how many of the officials who had made great contributions to Lord Gao Zhen had a good ending? Even a princess as powerful as the Crown Princess or Prince Bingjian would be plotted by the officials and had no choice but to leave, let alone a little Mu Army? “Big brother, it’s best to persuade father to stop as soon as possible. Perhaps there will be a good ending. Otherwise, if His Highness the Crown Prince gets angry, I’m afraid that it will implicate the entire manor. I don’t think big brother wants to see such an ending, right?”

After hearing Mu Hai’s words, Mu Lin let out a long sigh. How could he not know about these things? However, his father was still stubborn, so he had no choice but to turn his back to Mu Hai and say, “Alright, Big Brother knows. I’ll go back and persuade my father to be careful. After all, your surname is Mu, and I’m afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince will vent his anger on you at that time.” With that, he left Mu Hai’s mansion without turning back.

Looking at his sadly departing elder brother, Mu Hai felt really uncomfortable. It wasn’t that he was cold and heartless and didn’t save his life, but that he really couldn’t interfere in this matter. If he interfered in this matter, not only would he not be able to protect Mu Army, he might even speed up the destruction of Mu Army. After all, the consequences of the Emperor’s anger were unimaginable.

After Mu Lin left, Mu Hai returned to the backyard to report to his mother and inform her of Mu Lin’s intentions. After the mother and son discussed the matter, they decided that they should inform His Highness the Crown Prince in advance so that they could take precautions as soon as possible. They must not let their father cause any more trouble, otherwise the entire Mu Clan would probably be annihilated.

Therefore, Mu Hai bid farewell to his mother and headed to the Prince’s Mansion beside him. This was also a habit that they had cultivated for many years. They had to inform Nalan Jinhong of anything in advance, and then he would decide whether to report it to Huyan Mingshuo or not.

However, when Mu Hai arrived at the side-by-side palace, the servants in the palace told him that Wang Yi had left early in the morning and was not in the palace. If anything happened to him, he would come back later. However, Mu Hai was anxious at this moment and was unwilling to leave. He immediately said, “No problem, I’ll just wait in the palace. I’ll waste time going back and forth.”

As he spoke, he sat down in the living room next to the palace. He waited quietly for Nalan Jinhong to return. Unexpectedly, he had waited for three whole days, Seeing that the day of the ascension ceremony was getting closer and closer, Mu Hai’s heart became even more anxious. So, on the morning of the fourth day, he could no longer sit still. He was just about to go out to the Crown Prince’s Mansion to talk to His Highness when the servants in the mansion hurriedly ran over and reported, “Reporting to Young General, Prince Bingjian has returned to the mansion. He is currently in the study. Please go and talk to him immediately.”

Hearing this, Mu Hai said, He didn’t have to be rude anymore, He pushed the servant away, He hurriedly went to the study, At the door of the study, Without waiting for the servants to inform him, He pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing that Nalan Jinhong was still leisurely sitting there drinking tea, Mu Hai immediately jumped up and pulled him out. As he pulled, he said, “Aiyo, my side-by-side prince, you’re back. I’ve been so anxious these past few days. Forget it, I won’t tell you anymore. Let’s hurry up and go to the Crown Prince’s Mansion. I’m afraid it’ll be too late if we don’t go.”

However, Nalan Jinhong sat there. He said motionlessly, “What you want to say, If it was your father, I can tell you directly that it’s already too late. Just last night, your father instigated Mu Army to secretly steal the treasury silver in an attempt to prevent the ascension ceremony from proceeding smoothly. However, the revelation was already reported to His Highness the Crown Prince in advance. That’s why your father was captured on the spot by His Highness the Crown Prince and sent to prison last night.

Fortunately, your eldest brother led the people of Mu Army to return all the stolen goods and promised to disband Mu Army in three days. His Highness the Crown Prince did not attack the entire Great General’s Mansion. Otherwise, the entire Mu Clan would probably be on their way to exile by now. ”

Hearing Nalan Jinhong’s words, Mu Hai was immediately dumbfounded. Wasn’t father’s speed too fast? In just a few days, he had actually caused such a thing?

Facing such a result, Mu Hai found it hard to accept, so he let go of Nalan Jinhong’s hand and sat down on a chair beside him.

He sighed heavily and said, “Ah … Isn’t his speed too fast?” As soon as my big brother left my mansion that day, I rushed to your mansion right away, I was gonna talk to you, ‘”Let’s see if we can try to stop him from causing a big disaster, and you’re no longer in your mansion. I have to wait for three days in your mansion. But I didn’t expect that such a result would come. Prince Bingjian might as well tell me directly what His Highness the Crown Prince plans to do to my father. At least let’s have a fight between father and son and see what else I can do for him.”

Seeing him ask, Nalan Jinhong said without hiding anything, “You can rest assured that His Highness the Crown Prince is not a heartless person. With Mu Army’s contribution over the years, he will not take Mu Feng’s life. However, I’m afraid that the position of Great General will have to be changed.” After he finished speaking, he gave Mu Hai a meaningful look.

Mu Hai wasn’t an idiot either. Of course, he understood what Nalan Jinhong meant by this glance. It seemed like it had really been Mu Lin’s wish. He was afraid that this young general would soon become a great general.

At this moment, Mu Hai’s heart was in chaos. He didn’t know what to do next. He could only helplessly lean back in his chair and said, “Your Highness the Crown Prince is so scheming. This way, not only will the Mu Clan Army’s retreat be cut off, but it will also cut off my Mu Hai’s retreat.”

Seeing him completely accept his fate, Nalan Jinhong felt incomparably sympathetic towards him. Wasn’t it just a good plan? Huyan Mingshuo had taken everything into account, Originally, the day Mu Hai stepped into the side-by-side palace, Nalan Jinhong had received the news and was about to rush back to see him. However, Huyan Mingshuo had pulled him to stay in the Crown Prince’s Mansion for a few days. Until yesterday, Mu Army had betrayed him with the intention to steal the treasury silver taels. His deeds had been exposed, and Mu Feng had also been caught by Huyan Mingshuo’s men.

After Mu Feng was thrown into the Heavenly Prison, Huyan Mingshuo allowed him to return to the side-by-side palace. He told him to tell Mu Hai all of this so that he could be prepared in his heart. What else could he say? Huyan Mingshuo only lacked a lone minister, and he, Mu Hai, was the most suitable one. Therefore, he forcefully cut off all escape routes for Mu Hai. It could be said that he had been schemed by Huyan Mingshuo from the moment he stepped into the side palace.

First, he was allowed to stay in Nalan Jinhong’s mansion for three days. Then the Mu Clan Army was caught stealing the treasury on the spot, In the end, he would let Mu Hai replace Mu Feng as the general of the Yelan Kingdom. As long as one had some brains, they would think that Mu Hai had betrayed the Mu Clan’s army to His Highness the Crown Prince. That was why His Highness the Crown Prince had let Mu Hai surpass Mu Lin and directly replace Mu Feng as the general of the Yelan Kingdom.

Mu Hai had always been excluded by Mu Army, Naturally, he would not listen to his orders, In this way, Without a commander in chief, Without a leader, they could only be disbanded, Even the people of the Great General’s Mansion would definitely harbor hatred towards him. They felt that Mu Hai had destroyed the entire Great General’s Mansion. Even the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would think that Mu Hai was a lowly person who betrayed his father and brother and would henceforth turn away from him. Hence, Mu Hai became a truly lonely official from now on.

At this moment, Nalan Jinhong sympathized with Mu Hai. It seemed that Huyan Mingshuo had learned treachery from Fu Yingran in the past few years. After the ceremony, he had better hurry up and leave with Jin’er. Huyan Mingshuo was too terrifying.

Thinking of the ascension ceremony, Nalan Jinhong walked to Mu Hai’s side and patted him on the shoulder. “Brother, His Highness the Crown Prince told me to tell you what else you need to deal with. You should take advantage of today to deal with it. The ascension ceremony has been advanced by His Highness the Crown Prince. The date will be set for tomorrow. After the ascension ceremony will be the Grand Ceremony, followed by the awarding of the officials.”

Therefore, after tomorrow, you will be the Great General of Ye Lan. From now on, you will no longer have any relatives or friends. You can only become a sharp sword in Huyan Mingshuo’s hand and help him cut through the thorns and thorns.

But since ancient times, there are gains and losses, This was not a bad thing, In this way, At least no one comes to bother you and your mother, After all, the wealth of the Mu Clan has come to an end. There will inevitably be one or two of them who are unwilling. I’m afraid that they will come to disturb you. This way, it will save you and your son a lot of trouble. This King’s resignation has already been handed over. As long as the ceremony for the ascension to the throne is over, this King will leave Ye Lan Imperial Capital. ”

As he spoke, he took out a token from his bosom and handed it to Mu Hai. He said earnestly, “This is the power that I have accumulated over the years. Originally, this was the path I left for myself. Now that I have already planned to leave, it is meaningless in my hands. Now this king will leave it to you. You can do it yourself.”

Mu Hai lowered his head and looked at the token in his hand. Mu Hai immediately recognized the hidden word “dragon flying phoenix dancing” on it. It was the token that could mobilize all the hidden guards. It had always been under the control of Nalan Jinhong. Even His Highness the Crown Prince did not know about it. However, now that Nalan Jinhong had personally handed it over to him, he felt a heavy responsibility in his heart.

So he reached out and pushed the token away, looking at Nalan Jinhong and asking, “What does Prince Bingjian mean?” If you leave, what should we subordinates do? “Among us, only one of our subordinates holds an important position. The rest can only hide in the shadows. If something happens in the future, how should we deal with it? After all, this companion is like a companion tiger. Just look at my current situation.”

Mu Hai was now afraid of being bitten by a snake for ten years. He was not an idiot. He also knew that the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, and the heavier the burden on his shoulders. Once he could no longer lift it, these rights would crush him. Therefore, he was truly afraid.