Riding the Pheonix Chapter 116: Confession

For Prince Qidong, the matter of rebellion was more of a psychological comfort than a personal ambition.

The human tragedy nineteen years ago was deeply engraved in his mind, and it would come up from time to time, causing him to have trouble sleeping.

The rebellion ten years ago and the death of his cousin Prince Liuyang aroused the fear in his heart.

In the history of battles for the throne, the winner will kill the loser.

The uncle who is sitting on the throne now seems to be kind, but didn't he find an opportunity to kill the descendants of King Jin?

Prince Sihuai died, and he was the only surviving descendant of the prince who was involved in the struggle for the throne.

I still remember that when the Liuyang County Prince’s rebellion happened, he couldn’t sleep well for several months.

Until one day, he met a man.

The man who everyone thought had died in Beihu.

He said, Your Majesty, it is a mistake for you to live. Even if you do nothing, sooner or later, you will end up with the same fate as Prince Liuyang.

He then said, since it is wrong whether you do it or not, why don’t you do it, my lord? If you fail, there will be no worse outcome, but if you succeed, you can reach the sky in one step.

He also said, Your Majesty, you still have a lot of time. You just killed Liuyang County Prince and his family. For the sake of his own reputation, he will not touch you in the short term.

He finally said, you don't have to worry, my ministers will arrange everything for you. The one who robbed Liuyang County Prince's Mansion, but the most useful thing is in the hands of the minister. You can easily gain the strength that Prince Liuyang has accumulated over the years.

Prince Qidong is tempted.

He is different from his cousin Prince Liuyang.

That cousin has always been capable, so he is not willing to live his whole life as a county king waiting to die, and intends to rebel.

And when he was a boy, he didn't like to study, and later he didn't dare to make progress, and he didn't understand practical matters at all.

Even if he were allowed to rebel, he wouldn't know where to start.

But two people solved his problem.

One is Ming San who told him the above words.

The other is Mr. Wu who voted for him early on.

Ming San holds in his hands the capital that Prince Liuyang has accumulated over the years.

In order to make a living, Mr. Wu worked as a master and knew the details.

So rebellion became feasible.

Ming San helped him plan major events, while Mr. Wu managed the details and won over officials for him.

With the charter, he finally had a good sleep.

In the past ten years, every time he thought about that incident, he comforted himself. Isn't this ready? If that person really attacks him, he will raise a flag to rebel!

That person didn't take action against him for a long time.

Of course he didn't raise a flag to rebel.

Rebellion is too troublesome. He felt that his power was still very weak. Since the family was not in danger of being exterminated, why should he rush to rebel?

Now that Ming San was betrayed by him, Mr. Wu confessed again, directly removing the backbone of Prince Qidong.

Rebellion is impossible. The capital is in Ming San's hands, the grain storage is arranged by Mr. Wu, and the troops are provided by Magistrate Wu...

Prince Qidong thought about it, what else could he do?

Besides pleading guilty, there seems to be no other way to go...

He poured beans out of a bamboo tube and told everything he knew. Of course, all the blame was placed on others.

It was Ming San who bewitched him and made him have this idea.

Mr. Wu has been in charge of this matter, and he has never had a hand in it.

After everything was said, Prince Qidong looked at Jiang Wenfeng with a pleading look on his face: "Master Jiang, Xiao Wang is guilty and is willing to confess. I just ask you to say a few kind words to the emperor and spare the lives of my family!"

As he spoke, he bowed and saluted repeatedly.

Jiang Wenfeng was calm on the face, but couldn't laugh or cry on the inside.

This is the first time he has dealt with a rebellion case. The inside story is really...

Prince Qidong is a helpless man, and he has already realized this. It is precisely because of this that the Holy Father has been very reassured by him these years.

Who would have thought that he actually had thoughts of rebellion, and the reason behind it is this...

Absolutely ridiculous.

"Is the prince willing to sign a pledge?" Jiang Wenfeng asked calmly.

"Yes, yes!" King Qidong said repeatedly, "The little king is really provoked by the villain. Sir Jiang must plead with the emperor's uncle on behalf of the little king!"

As early as when Prince Qidong confessed, Jiang Wenfeng called the scribe. At this time, he took the confession written by the scribe and handed it to him: "Your Majesty, check to see if it is true. If there is no problem, just sign it."

Seeing Prince Qidong looking at him longingly, he sighed secretly and said, "I will report the truth truthfully. How to deal with it will be decided by the Holy Emperor."

Prince Qidong was relieved: "Master Jiang is impartial and selfless, and Xiao Wang believes him."

I don’t know what he was thinking about, but he looked through the confession in a very relaxed and happy manner, and marked it neatly.

Jiang Wenfeng received the confession, carefully sealed it, and said, "Your Majesty, will you stay in the Houya tonight?"

Prince Qidong said hurriedly: "Then my son..."

Jiang Wenfeng smiled: "I will send someone to take the prince to Houya and leave him under the care of the princess."

Prince Qidong breathed a sigh of relief and saluted again: "I'd like to help Mr. Jiang to arrange it."

While the two were talking here, they heard a noise outside, and the sound of soldiers and horses stepping on their feet, accompanied by shouts, vaguely reached here.

"Sir!" Lei Hong came in a hurry, "Something is wrong! Then Wu Kuan mobilized the local garrison to surround the Yamen!"

Jiang Wenfeng frowned. ~IndoMTL.com~ The confession made by Prince Qidong just now made it clear that Magistrate Wu was in charge of the military affairs.

They had previously received news that the Dongning garrison was unreliable, so they went to Lichuan to mobilize troops. Just wait for this matter to be dealt with before cleaning up the rebellion in the army.

Unexpectedly, Magistrate Wu saw the opportunity very quickly, realized something was wrong, and immediately contacted the Dongning garrison.

"Where is Wu Kuan?" Jiang Wenfeng frowned.

Lei Hong looked ashamed: "It was my subordinate's fault. I didn't find out there was a secret passage in the yamen, so I told him to run away."

Jiang Wenfeng sighed: "So what is the situation now? Where is Lichuan guard Jiao Zhi?"

Lei Hong said: "Jiao Zhi is confronting them. It's just that they have come from afar and their numbers are not superior. The other side keeps saying that we are villains pretending to be imperial envoys and they want to capture us for questioning."

Pretending to be an imperial envoy is just an excuse.

For this reason, we must use force to destroy their bodies first.

Whether it will be a quibble or a rebellion later is another matter.

Anyway, if things get to this point, if you don’t resist, you will be captured and taken back to Beijing for questioning. The serious crime of treason requires the entire family to be executed, and there will be no worse consequences.

"A dog jumps over the wall in a hurry!" Jiang Wenfeng said coldly, "Lei Hong, tell the young master about this quickly. I will go and see for myself, who dares to open his eyes and tell lies!"

"Sir!" Lei Hong said hurriedly, "They are determined to eradicate us, so you'd better not go out and take risks."

Jiang Wenfeng sighed: "This is the inner city! When the two armies are fighting, innocent people will inevitably be injured. There are so many people, so it can be delayed for a moment!"

Lei Hong had nothing to say, so he had to call his subordinates and order him to summon him, while he personally escorted Jiang Wenfeng to the door.