All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 158: Hunting at Tiewang Mountain (Part )

"I am also in a dilemma about this matter."

Chen Ran, who was surrounded by righteousness, said solemnly, "This matter has nothing to do with me. I just asked Mr. Zheng to help. I never thought that Wei Ruolan would make such a request. I think it's better to let it go."

Jia Zheng, who was deliberately mentioned, heard the complaint in the words and quickly said to comfort him, "This matter has nothing to do with Zihou. We are just grateful in our hearts."

"You are too polite, Mr. Zheng."

Chen Ran simply stood up and said, "This is the case now. Wei Ruolan is determined not to change her attitude. Please make your own decision. Goodbye~"

After saying that, Chen Ran bowed and left.

You can't appear too eager. You have to give people the feeling that I don't want to get involved in this matter and I'm just trying to help.

Although the situation was set up by myself, my character must be established firmly.

After Chen Ran left, everyone in the room began to discuss how to deal with the situation.

Some people think that this makes sense and that going to Chen Ran is better than dying.

There are also those who feel that it doesn't matter and just turn a blind eye to it.

I also feel like something is wrong, but I can't tell what it is.

Finally, the troubled Jia Mu simply said, "Let's ask the historian for his opinion."

After all, Shi Xiangyun is the eldest daughter of the Shi family. Even if her parents are gone, her uncles are still alive, and her fate will ultimately be decided by the Shi family.

As Chen Ran expected, after the Shi brothers learned about this, they agreed without hesitation.

The reason is simple. Compared with Wei Ruolan, whose future is ruined, it is more than she could wish for to have a relationship with Chen Ran, who is thriving and even rumored to be very likely to succeed Wang Ziteng as the governor of the Beijing Camp.

As for the fact that Shi Xiangyun married Wei Ruolan as the main wife, but after the divorce she was married to Chen Ran as a concubine.

Not to mention that she was just a niece, even if she was their biological daughter, the Shi brothers would agree without hesitation.

Compared with the future of her family, a woman's fate means nothing.

The three parties quickly reached an agreement on the matter.

Wei Ruolan chose to divorce Shi Xiangyun instead of divorcing her on the seven grounds for divorce and forcing the woman to die.

Then Shi Xiangyun didn't even have the chance to return to the Shi family, and was carried directly into Chen Ran's mansion in a sedan chair.

As for Wei Ruolan herself, she finally received the imperial edict from Emperor Kaifu. Not only did she resume her official career, but she also got the opportunity to garrison in Tiewang Mountain.

This matter can be considered to have been resolved satisfactorily, and all parties are satisfied.

Shi Xiangyun was also satisfied. At least she had left the terrible Wei family where everyone gave her a cold shoulder.

Moreover, Chen Ran's place is next door to the Jia family, so she can play with her sisters all day long.

She didn't play with Jia Baoyu. On the one hand, Jia Baoyu was severely punished for his outspokenness and would probably be unable to get out of bed for two or three months.

On the other hand, her identity is different now.

As Chen Ran's concubine, she went to play with Jia Baoyu? Even if she was heartless, the people around her would not allow such a thing to happen.

"General."

Liu Xianglian, who came to the mansion for a meal, started talking after a few drinks. "I heard that the emperor intends to let the general serve as the governor of the Beijing camp?"

"That's not what the Emperor meant."

Chen Ran simply responded, "It was the emperor's intention."

Liu Xianglian was puzzled. “Is there a difference?”

"With your wisdom, it is better not to pry into these royal secrets."

Chen Ran smiled and joked, "You just need to know that the emperor proposed this matter, on the one hand to reward merit, and on the other hand to show support for the emperor."

Liu Xianglian just doesn't have experience in this area, he's not stupid.

After drinking a glass of wine, he thought for a moment, "I understand rewarding merits. All races come to pay tribute and call each other Heavenly Khan. For such merits, the emperor must express his gratitude."

"But if I promote you as the governor of the Beijing camp, how can that be considered support for the emperor?"

"Everyone agrees that I am the emperor's confidant. My position as the governor of the Beijing camp is equivalent to handing over the most important military power of the Beijing camp to the emperor. If this is not support, what else can it be?"

"General." Liu Xianglian said with a smile, "From now on, you will be called Jiedushi."

"I didn't agree."

Liu Xianglian'(⊙﹏⊙)'

Is there anyone who doesn't want to be promoted?
"You should know about the fight for the throne among the princes back then." Chen Ran explained briefly, "Although the current emperor won, most of the princes who fought for the throne back then, especially the old loyal prince's men, are still here."

"They know very well that as long as the current emperor secures his throne, he will deal with them sooner or later. Confiscating their property and stripping them of their titles will be the least of their worries."

"What would you do if it were you?"

Liu Xianglian was suddenly frightened.

Because the answer that just popped into his mind was "fight to the death!"

"Wang Ziteng also saw this, so he was eager to get rid of the hot potato of the governor of the Beijing camp and run off to be the inspector of the nine frontiers."

Chen Ran smiled and poured wine for him. "If I take over now, I will be helping Wang Ziteng take the blame. I will only take over after the matter is settled and he has taken the blame."

Liu Xianglian was obviously a little excited, but also a little nervous. "When?"

"It will be there soon." Chen Ran smiled again, "If nothing goes wrong, it will be at Tiewang Mountain!"

On March 28th, the emperor went out of the city to hunt in Tiewang Mountain.

Undercurrents are surging inside and outside the capital.

Chen Ran hadn’t made it clear to Liu Xianglian before that it wasn’t just the remnants of the old Prince Yi Zhong who were causing trouble, the Emperor’s sons were also going to cause trouble!

Everyone was calculating against and taking advantage of each other, and all kinds of conspiracies and tricks were emerging one after another.

Even the emperor's initiative to leave the city and go to Tiewang Mountain was essentially giving the ambitious people an opportunity to take action.

As for the final result, it all depends on their respective methods. "In the original novel, the emperor successfully resolved the crisis." Chen Ran, who had just returned from patrolling the camp in armor, sat down and began to review the situation again, checking for omissions and filling in the gaps. "But it was also very dangerous, because Feng Ziying said, 'This time, great misfortune is also great fortune', and he was even injured for this."

"It's not right to add Prince Zhongshun and the Second Prince into the mix this time. The First and Third Princes are not easy to deal with either. There's no reason for them not to get involved."

“It’s really complicated.”

Chen Ran called his family to fetch a sheep and roast it. "Don't take the initiative to participate. Just stay the same in the face of change and stick to the basics."

As for what the basic foundation is, it is naturally to protect the emperor.

All the plans and arrangements he set up revolved around the emperor.

The so-called hunting is actually hunting in a circle.

The process of a group of people working together to surround and drive away prey.

This is a characteristic of fishing and hunting tribes, and it clearly has the color of the Qing Dynasty.

It can be considered a kind of military training, as organization, coordination, archery and riding skills are all developed in this way.

Those who actively participate in hunting and show their skills in catching prey are basically young people.

People like Feng Ziying would chase prey with loud shouting, and when they caught large prey, they would show off.

It looks very lively and eye-catching.

In fact, the real big guys all had serious expressions, and their minds were not on hunting at all.

"General." Liu Xianglian rode to Chen Ran's side and reported the latest news, "News from the capital, the people from the Five Cities Military Department have left the city."

"How many?"

"Thousands."

"Are several thousand two or three thousand or eight or nine thousand? Let's find out!"

"Leader!"

"It's finally begun." Chen Ran's eyes swept across the royal relatives and nobles.

Compared with the Beijing Camp, the Five Cities Army had long been infiltrated like a sieve, with various forces intervening.

Although their fighting capacity is not that great, at least they have a lot of people.

Of course, nothing big can be accomplished by relying on a few thousand people. The people from the Five Cities Army are here to disrupt the situation, or to muddy the waters.

It is a miracle in itself that an army of several thousand people was able to successfully leave the city and reach Tiewang Mountain.

You have to know that in the agricultural era, the mobilization of troops with more than ten people required the use of a tiger-tally imperial edict.

It is obvious that all parties acquiesced in this matter, and even the emperor actively condoned it.

It’s because the emperor also wanted to take advantage of the situation.

"Everyone wants to fish in troubled waters." Chen Ran chuckled, "Aren't you afraid that you will become the fish that is taken away?"

His worries soon came true.

A few days later, at dusk, people from the Wucheng Bingmasi arrived at the east side of Tiewang Mountain, launched a rebellion and attacked the camp.

The night wind howled and the flags fluttered.

Chen Ran, neatly dressed, sat on a stool and looked up at the sky.

"On a dark and windy night, it's the time for murder and arson. Why do people always like to do things at night? Wouldn't it be nice to do it in broad daylight?"

His camp was stationed at the foot of Tiewang Mountain, and behind him halfway up the mountain was the emperor's camp.

The various Beijing troops that followed were scattered around Tiewang Mountain with it as their center.

"If it were me, what would I do at this time?"

The Wucheng Bingmasi attacked the outer camp on the east side, which was at least ten or twenty miles away from him. There were a large number of camps in between, so there was no need to worry about a fight.

With nothing to do, Chen Ran simply stood in the rebel's shoes and began to consider subsequent actions.

"The Five Cities Army is cannon fodder to attract attention. Once it is revealed, it will cause chaos, and its purpose will be exhausted."

"The real key lies in the emperor. As long as we can kill the emperor, the mission will be accomplished. But the emperor is heavily guarded, so it is not that easy to succeed."

"There are so many emperors in history who could have died in one way or another. But except for Qin Shi Huang, who was almost killed, no one was actually killed by an assassin."

"The assassination is definitely going to happen. Whether it succeeds or not is not important. What's important is to spread the news. After all, it's dark out here and there's no cell phone signal. As long as the news spreads that the emperor was assassinated, it will definitely cause unrest."

"General!!!"

His thoughts were interrupted, and when he looked up, he saw Liu Xianglian rushing towards him in panic, shouting, "Oh no, your majesty has been assassinated!!"

"Ah."

Chen Ran, with an expressionless face, sat on the mat motionless.

Liu Xianglian, who looked flustered, gradually calmed down.

"Who did it? Is he dead?"

Chen Ran spoke calmly, without any trace of anxiety.

"I heard it was a Dragon Guard, saying that His Majesty was injured."

Long Jinwei is the Imperial Guard, and the prerequisite for becoming one is to pass the political review.

Either they are royal relatives or the children of nobles.

After doing something like assassinating the emperor, the nine clans of this Dragon Guard could sing so many games of Candy Crush that they could fill two acres of land.

Another fast horse entered the camp, and a eunuch came to Chen Ran and shouted in a sharp voice, "Your Majesty has ordered that Duke Xuanning come to see you at once!"

Chen Ran was still sitting on the stool, staring at the eunuch with eyes as sharp as knives.

"If I were to lead the rebellion, regardless of whether the assassination attempt was successful, the first thing I would do would be to eliminate the general who holds the military power!"

(End of this chapter)