I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 882 The situation is out of control.

Imperial palace, main hall.

Hundreds of civil and military officials were arranged on the left and right.

Zou Pu, dressed in a black robe with cloud patterns, walked quickly into the hall, bowed and said,

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has returned to the capital and is now twenty miles outside the city."

Right Prime Minister Sima Ping pretended to be surprised and asked, "May I ask, Lord Zou, how is the army led by the Crown Prince doing now?"

"Prime Minister Sima." Zou Pu bowed and said,

"The 200,000 troops led by the Crown Prince have set up camp on the spot."

"Do you have any siege equipment?" Sima Ping asked again.

"The Dark Ice Guards have already found out that the 200,000-man army does not carry any siege equipment."

Hearing this, all the court officials looked at each other and nodded silently.

In this way, the rumors that the prince was plotting a rebellion were self-defeating.

Half a month ago, the low-level report that Donglai Pass had been captured reached the capital.

Also arriving was a secret letter and a secret decree left by Emperor Hongwen.

It is stated in the letter.

Nearly a hundred defenders of Donglai Pass, together with their subordinates totaling more than 10,000 people, colluded with Ran Nu to smuggle the country's precious weapon, meteorite ore, and a large number of deliberately scrapped armor.

Emperor Hongwen left a secret order to Crown Prince Zhao Chuxi, who led an army of 200,000 outside the Great Wall to capture this group of parasites in one fell swoop.

Once verified, they will be executed directly without any interrogation.

At the same time, there are new clues about the "Prince's Rebellion".

The Dark Ice Guard learned from the assassin who attempted assassination at the Hundred Family Summit that the mastermind was not Crown Prince Zhao Chuxi, but Princess Zhao Chuyi of Yunhe.

At first, the court officials did not believe this statement.

But at this time, another "big news" broke out, that the princess's confidants could be found in every department of the court, from the three dukes to the nine ministers.

In order to "protect" her daughter, the queen wanted to get rid of these people quietly.

However, he was stopped by Lu Chongyun, and he, Mu Zhen and Sima Ping saw with their own eyes that Zhao Chuyi was giving orders to these people, which was irrefutable evidence.

All the court officials were smart people. After considering the events of the Hundred Families Summit and secretly supporting their confidants, the purpose of a princess who was about to get married to achieve this was self-evident.

Compared to the prince's rebellion, it is obviously more plausible that this "scheming" princess wanted to replace him.

Under pressure, the Queen could only use her status as the Queen Mother to guarantee that Zhao Chuyi was only placed under house arrest instead of being thrown into prison.

"Empress, the Crown Prince has been wronged and endured humiliation. Now he has made great contributions. I, an old minister, dare to advise you and invite all officials to leave the city to welcome our Crown Prince of Daxing back to the court."

Sima Ping's saliva was flying everywhere.

Most of the court officials looked at him with disdain.

With an army of 200,000, catching some parasites who were smuggling arms is a great achievement.

What was surprising was that they occupied Donglai Pass by force.

If that was not the fiefdom of Prince Yan, someone would have impeached him for making a fuss and disturbing the people.

From this, it seems that Prince Yan’s popularity in the capital is really not that good.

The queen frowned and hesitated, looking at Lu Chongyun helplessly.

Lu Chongyun thought for a moment, then bowed to the queen and said,

"Master Sima is right."

"After all, the 200,000 troops that His Majesty left for the Crown Prince were originally from the previous dynasty."

"Now there are rumors among the people that the former crown prince is plotting a rebellion, and our Daxing Dynasty wants to surrender."

"This is just the right time to clarify the matter and dispel people's doubts."

The queen nodded heavily and looked at Lu Chongyun with satisfaction.

"Just as Prime Minister Lu said, at noon today, all officials will leave the city to welcome the Crown Prince back to the court!"

……

Exquisite waterside pavilion and back house.

Yin Huanping kicked open Zhang Hanrui's door and stormed into her bedroom angrily.

Zhang Hanrui didn't sleep well. She frowned slightly and muttered softly,

"Xiao Shisan, I was wrong. Can you please forgive me? Um... you, please be gentle."

"Zhang Erya!"

Hearing the noise, Zhang Hanrui woke up suddenly, the blush on her face had not yet faded. When she saw that the person coming was Yin Huanping, she slowly dissipated the true energy condensed in her fingertips.

Yin Huanping swallowed her saliva and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhang Hanrui withdrew her hand.

Just a moment ago, she felt that she was really going to die.

I thought that the gap between me and Zhang Hanrui was not that big, and even if I couldn't defeat her, I would not be completely powerless to fight back.

But she never expected that with her full alert, she wouldn't even have the slightest chance to resist.

Zhang Hanrui rubbed her brows and rolled her charming eyes at Yin Huanping. She hooked her toes on the silk shirt hanging beside the bed and put it on while saying unhappily,

"What are you doing so early in the morning? That bastard is not in my room."

"You, you and Qing Yi, what's going on?"

Yin Huanping took two steps back with lingering fear, and most of her anger disappeared.

Zhang Hanrui put on a silk shirt, exposing her long legs to the air.

She walked barefoot to the tea couch and sat down, sighed slightly, gritted her teeth and said,

"How would I know? This brat is determined not to see me. He's really grown up."

In the past few days, she has visited Li Mu quite often.

But when Li Mu found out it was her, he refused to see her.

Zhang Hanrui even tried to force her way in, but the invisible thread guarded the house tightly and she was completely helpless.

Yin Huanping frowned. She also went to look for Li Mu, but she didn't force her way in.

But he just said a few words to Li Mu through the door and left.

She could tell that something was wrong with Li Mu, but she didn't know the whole story. She only knew that it must be related to Zhang Hanrui.

She took a deep breath, walked over to sit next to Zhang Hanrui, and asked seriously,

"Can you please tell me what you are doing?"

Zhang Hanrui blinked, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Yin Huanping, then asked tentatively,

"Will you help me?"

Yin Huanping looked down at the teacup, but did not refuse. She picked it up and took a sip, then said indifferently,

"Tell me what happened first."

Seeing this, Zhang Hanrui pursed her lips and smiled, crossed her legs, leaned towards Yin Huanping, and whispered,

"rebel."

"Rebellion!" Yin Huanping stood up with an expression that said, "As expected," and glared at Zhang Hanrui.

"Are you crazy? Do you know that you will make Qing Yi the target of public criticism?"

Zhang Hanrui shrugged. Of course she knew that.

She did these things in the name of Li Mu.

If it was Li Mu who came back, the Nine Provinces would be her, Zhang Hanrui's dowry, and she would wear the yellow robe for him.

If the person who came back was not Li Mu, he would be the enemy of the whole world, and there would be no place for him in the Nine Provinces.

This matter was originally easy to explain.

She also left enough room for maneuver. As long as Li Mu didn't want to, she could resolve the situation perfectly.

However, Li Mu's attitude after returning made her very puzzled.

At first, she just thought that Wenren Yiqing had betrayed her.

After all, after she gave her body to Li Mu, she still investigated him for a long time.

He even deliberately led him to become an enemy of Shan Yuan.

However, just yesterday, her people sent back news that another force had emerged in various state capitals and was involved in this matter.

The situation got out of control in an instant.

The most important thing is that for some reason, Su Yuwei was involved in the matter.

She had already used Su Yuwei to scheme against Li Mu once. If it happened again, she would never be able to clear herself even if she jumped into the Silent Sea.

At the moment, the situation was out of her control and Li Mu was unwilling to listen to her explanation.

Apart from hiding in her room and having erotic dreams, she didn't know what else to do.

Yin Huanping roughly understood the whole story, but still looked at her in confusion and asked,

"Let's not talk about other things for now. I just want to ask you, why do you want to help those guys? Do you know what kind of people they are?"

Although Yin Huanping is a princess of the previous dynasty, she does not have the slightest favorable impression towards the previous dynasty.

Zhang Hanrui spread his hands and said confidently,

"Now the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. Rebellion? The imperial court doesn't even need to send troops. The people of the capital alone can surround this exquisite waterside pavilion."

"There are more than tens of millions of people in Kyushu. You should know the consequences of not having the support of the people."

Yin Huanping was not stupid and immediately understood Zhang Hanrui's intention.

The people of Kyushu are not powerless fools. There are many hidden strong men who can defeat thousands of troops alone.

"So, if the world were to return to the hatred of the royal family, rebellion would be as easy as it was more than 20 years ago?"

"Sister Ping is really smart and understands things immediately."

Zhang Hanrui flattered him at the right time.

Yin Huanping snorted. This woman is older than me, and she dares to call me sister?

Forget it, she deserves to be called sister.

Yin Huanping sighed softly, patted the back of Zhang Hanrui's hand, and said earnestly,

"Let's just leave it at that. With your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to settle this matter."

Zhang Hanrui was a little embarrassed. Of course she wanted to calm down, but she couldn't do it!

She shook her head, held Yin Huanping's hand tightly, and said coquettishly,

"Good sister, you have to help me. I promise, this time I really did it all for that brat, and I have absolutely no intention of plotting against him."

Yin Huanping was quick to sense something was wrong and pulled her hand back without making a sound.

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Hanrui smiled awkwardly and stammered, "Yes, there was a little accident."

"Sister Ping, do you think Xiao Shisan would be willing to be the emperor?"