Tie Long, the captain of the Dragon Ya Battalion under Ji Wang Tang Ao, appeared in front of Shen Yunyi and truthfully told the news he had learned from the palace.
As early as when Tang Ao left Daliang City, he had made some arrangements in the palace. It is said that money can make the world go round. For eunuchs who like both power and money, as long as they pay enough, they can buy It is very easy to pass some information through several people for your own use.
Don’t you see, many courtiers do the same thing, so there are very few so-called secrets in the palace?
Tang Qingshan did not hide anything when he led people into the palace. Naturally, many people knew the news. Soon after the news came out, Tie Long sent people to fly the situation through carrier pigeons while rushing towards the Zhongcheng Hou Mansion. .According to what Tang Ao told him at the beginning, if something big happens in Daliang City, everything must be obeyed by his uncle's opinion.
Emperor Qianwen died unexpectedly, and Tang Qinghe, the Zongzheng of the Tang clan, became the new emperor. He still held the edict of succession in his hand. He had already led people into the palace, and after talking with several important ministers, he began to communicate with those leaders in Daliang City. The generals of the army came into contact; the leader of the hundred officials, Zuo Pushe and Fan Shitong, was secretly colluding with some generals with military power in order to stir up trouble; the eldest princess went to Prince Shun's Mansion overnight and has not come out yet...
After each piece of news was told to Shen Yunyi through Tie Long's mouth, he had to pinch his waist severely. After the incomparable pain, he realized that everything that happened was real and was not happening in the past. In a dream.
"Master Marquis, please tell me what to do. The young master has given orders and I will obey you." Long Tie saw that Shen Yunyi still didn't speak after seeing it for a while, so he had to urge him again.
"Oh. How many people are here this time?" Shen Yunyi's thoughts turned around, and his expression became calm again. This is the demeanor of a general, who does not panic when encountering difficulties.
When others asked this question, Tie Long wouldn't even say anything. But when Marquis Zhongcheng asked, he answered all questions, "Master Marquis, we have 120 people here this time. Besides, there are 120 people in the city." There are still three hundred people available."
One hundred and twenty people were brought by Tie Long. In addition to some intelligence personnel belonging to Anxiang, among the three hundred people, there were also many warriors who had stayed in Daliang City before Tang Ao. They all mingled in the city as rangers. In the city, once the critical moment comes, he will be activated and become a soldier ready to fight at any time.
"Okay, I also have two hundred personal soldiers, so together we have six hundred people. Well, let's gather them all first, and then go to Yong Yonghou's mansion to see what they mean. "By the way, have you notified the palace?" Marquis Zhongcheng thought of a key issue, that is, Concubine Zhao didn't know if she had already known the news.
"When we return to the Marquis, our people at the imperial concubine's place have already informed the female officer Cai Yue. I believe she must have known about it. But I don't know what the imperial concubine wants to do." Tie Long said truthfully.
"Okay, that's it. Let's try to send someone to contact the imperial concubine to see what she means. If she is willing, she must leave with her." Zhongcheng Hou knew very well that under Tang Ao In his eyes, perhaps there are only two relatives in Daliang City, one is himself and the other is Concubine Zhao. If only he goes to Jicheng, I am afraid that Prince Ji will have some regrets.
"No." After receiving the order to assemble his subordinates, Tie Long immediately saluted a military salute that was somewhat unfamiliar to Marquis Zhongcheng, and then turned around and left quickly. Shen Yunyi also asked his confidants to prepare their horses to go to Yong Ying Marquis' Mansion. The people went to the palace to see if they could contact Concubine Zhao.
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The emperor secretly left the palace, then the emperor died, and then...no more...
Zong Zheng, the patriarch of the Tang clan, led people into the palace, and then took the late emperor's imperial edict and succeeded to the throne...
When the news came, the entire harem was in chaos.
Women in the palace are happy. They have clothes to stretch out their hands and food to open their mouths every day. They do not need to work, and can satisfy everything a person needs in life.
The women in the palace are sad. The important thing they do is to surround the emperor and please the emperor, so as to gain favor and strengthen their status, so that they can live a better life.
But now, the pillar representing the harem has collapsed. At this moment, all the ladies feel as if the sky has collapsed, and they cannot see a glimmer of light in the future.
Although Daqian is considered enlightened, at least there is no such thing as the concubine being buried after the death of the emperor. But now that the emperor is dead, who will cover them and protect them in the future? What will they do for a living in the future and where will they go?
The concubines who had no heirs panicked. They sadly discovered that after the emperor was gone, they didn’t even know what they should do in the future. Are they going to please the new emperor? Don’t be ridiculous, they are the concubines of the previous emperor. In this society where women value constancy, if they do this, they will be despised by everyone, but not every harem woman is a Wu Meiniang.
The situation of the concubines who have children is not much better. If the successor emperor is the son of the former emperor, it will be better. At least they are still elders. Even if it is for the sake of good reputation, the former emperor will not treat them. No matter what, the worst thing is that I will live a lonely life without divine grace, but food, drink, clothing and housing are still guaranteed.
But this time the person who succeeded him was the elder brother of the late emperor, so the situation was completely different.
With Tang Qinghe taking the throne, will he give the former emperor's sons a chance to stand up? I'm afraid that even if they don't kill because of their opinions, they will eventually find opportunities to eliminate them slowly in the future. In this way, for these former emperor's princes, it is already It is not a question of how to live in the future, but a question of whether life can be protected.
When they thought of this, the wise concubines had an idea, which was also the smartest thing to do - leave the palace.
It would be wise to leave the palace and stay away from Tang Qinghe. It is best to go to a place where he cannot find or control. The presence of the vassal king in Daqian gave the princes a space to survive.
But not every prince can leave the palace, or has somewhere to go. Those who have a choice have already begun to make preparations to leave the palace at this time. Those who have no choice can only resign themselves to fate.
Concubine Zhao also soon received the news that the late emperor had passed away and that Tang Qinghe had ascended to the throne. This was no less than a bolt from the blue for her, and Concubine Zhao immediately fainted. It was not until an hour later that she slowly woke up, and then the female officer Caiyue's anxious look appeared in her sight.
"My dear, you finally woke up, it's great."
Looking at Caiyue's cheering look, Concubine Zhao couldn't laugh at all. A palace maid is a palace maid after all, even a female official with a higher status. To them, it's the same no matter who becomes the emperor. They are still maids anyway, so they cannot become masters.
But as Zhao Guifei, she gave a woman's best years and the best of everything to Emperor Qianwen. Now that the man she could rely on died like this, how could she not be sad and still laugh.
Although her heart was very sad, Concubine Zhao still did not forget the tense situation in front of her and asked: "Caiyue, how long have I been sleeping for?"
"It will take an hour to reply to the master." Caiyue answered honestly.
"It's been an hour? How's the situation outside?" After hearing that such a long time had passed, Concubine Zhao asked anxiously. This was not normal. Normally, she would be fine even if she slept all day, but now, it was said that it was okay. It’s no exaggeration to say that every second counts.
"Returning to the master, King Shun and Marquis Zhongcheng sent people just now."
"What did they say?" Concubine Zhao asked anxiously. Maybe she also knew that at this time, if she came to see her, she must discuss something extremely important. If she was delayed because of her sleepiness, she would be guilty. Already.
Fortunately, Concubine Zhao was worried for nothing. Both Prince Shun and Marquis Zhongcheng only came to inform Concubine Zhao that she was ready to leave, and no one wanted to discuss it.
"Go back to the master, King Shun has sent someone to say that he will wait for you outside the East City Gate at first light; Marquis Zhongcheng has sent someone to say that he will wait for you in front of the North City Gate after daybreak." Caiyue quickly said. Two important pieces of news were told, and then she looked at Concubine Zhao expectantly. At this moment, she also knew how important the concubine's next choice was.
"East gate? North gate?" Concubine Zhao fell into deep thought.
Concubine Zhao was a smart woman. Otherwise, she would not have lived such a comfortable life in the harem, and could even be promoted to the position of concubine. Because of this, she quickly saw the difference between Prince Shun and Marquis Zhongcheng. Intend.
King Shun, who chose to take the east gate, naturally aimed to rush to Lu Di. If she remembered correctly, the army led by Jin Jiawei deputy general Mo Chengyu and Protector Lu Zhi was in Lu Di, and her son was going to join them.
Marquis Zhongcheng, who chose to take the north gate, undoubtedly made the decision to go to Jizhou at this time to join King Ji.
Which one is her biological son, and the other is Prince Ji who has been raised by her since she was a child and treated as her biological son. What choice does Concubine Zhao have to make?
Although she was really entangled in her heart for a while, Concubine Zhao finally made the decision to leave with her son, Prince Shun. In doing so, she had no choice but to go with Prince Shun. Just imagine, even her own mother did not follow Prince Shun. If so, how will others view King Shun? Once a person is accused of being unfilial, how can he do great things?
With a decision in mind, Concubine Zhao decided to write a letter and send it to Marquis Zhongcheng, who would later pass it on to Prince Ji. Concubine Zhao had a feeling that compared to her own son Prince Shun, Prince Ji who she raised was the real one. It is not good for her to upset the heart of someone who does great things. More importantly, having a good relationship with King Ji will also be extremely beneficial to the development of King Shun in the future. If everyone becomes a vassal king in the future, Duoduo It is undoubtedly a very important thing to keep in touch and even get together when necessary.