Analysis by the Yuan and Qing Dynasties revealed that there are currently four forces that may win the throne: the prince, King Qi supported by the Chen family, King Qin supported by the Xiao family, and King Cheng with a military background. The so-called great rebellion can only come from one of the four forces.
King Cheng is the least likely, because he is old and has no children; the prince seems unlikely, as he will succeed to the throne soon, so why risk the world's disapproval; and the Xiao family does not have a deep foundation in the court.
Without the help of the Zhang family or the Chen family, even if the emperor could be forced to change the crown prince, it would be unlikely that he would be able to secure the throne in the end; and the Chen family would not dare to act without the support of the military, so the greatest possibility
Or two or three families should join forces to force the emperor to make a statement!
He Qizhou felt that other than directly approaching the emperor, no one else was worthy of trust. Yuanbao Yuanqing also believed that no matter what, he should inform the emperor first and let him make preparations in advance. The tragedy of the country and dynasty being destroyed due to the turmoil in the royal family was such a tragedy during the Liang Dynasty.
There are too many to mention. The top priority is for the emperor to capture Shi Lan first and then find out the mastermind behind it!
The huge Jiuzhou Lake is almost entirely covered with water, and the palace buildings are built on several small islands in the lake. Under the leadership of the eunuch surnamed Tang, the three of them entered the garden smoothly and were then taken to the largest island in the lake——
Da Yingzhou is waiting for communication.
The emperor's residence is in Xiaoyingzhou, and there is a gorgeous seventeen-hole bridge connected with Dayingzhou. Both ends of the bridge are filled with fully armed Ouchi guards. Along the way, the three of them met many people wearing
The Jin Yiwei in Feiyu uniforms all looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Eunuch Tang did not board Xiaoyingzhou. He just walked to the other end of the bridge and told the purpose of his visit. Then a eunuch went in to deliver the message. It took him half a day to wait for a reply. After returning to Dayingzhou, Eunuch Tang followed the same message: "Your Majesty orally,
Imperial Master, thank you for your hard work, I am a little tired today, please Imperial Master and Master Lu, please come back."
"Have you told His Majesty that we have something extremely urgent to report?" He Qizhou asked anxiously.
"I told you, congratulations on being the champion." Eunuch Tang said with a wry smile.
"No, we must find a way to get to the island." He Qizhou whispered to himself.
"Then let's go in and take a look!" Lu Baogen was about to walk to the bridge.
The eunuch of the Tang Dynasty was horrified and said: "Master Lu Xian stopped. Now there are Commander Zou and Eunuch Xu personally on the island. In addition to His Majesty's bodyguards, there is also a whole battalion of Jin Yi guards. You must not be rash!"
"Brother, let's make another plan." Yuan Qing hurriedly grabbed Yuan Bao. If the emperor was unconscious and barged in like this, Xu Xuan might be able to seize the opportunity and kill him.
"Yes, it's getting late now. Let's make some plans tomorrow morning." Eunuch Tang urged. If there was a fight and the emperor was alarmed, he, the leader, would definitely be in trouble.
It was evening, the sky was gloomy, the autumn wind was bleak on Jiuzhou Pond, fallen leaves were floating everywhere on the water, the plum groves on the hills in the distance were all withered and yellow, and the water bank was full of broken lotus leaves, which gave people a feeling of being shaken by the wind and rain.
"Let's go." Lu Baogen glanced into the distance and sighed.
"Okay." He Qizhou decided to come back after nightfall, but he always felt a little strange like this.
The three of them turned around and left, but before they left Da Yingzhou, the two people walking towards him made He Qizhou excited! It was the little princess! And the palace maid carrying the food box next to her had been disguised, but He Qizhou only had to
He recognized it at a glance: Xu Muxue!
"Let go! I am the palace maid!" Xu Muxue said emotionally after slapping away He Qizhou's paw that wanted to hug her: "Did He Qingshan really rescue you? I thought I would never see you again!"
"Hmm. Did you get the message?" He Qizhou asked anxiously.
"Not yet. Can't you get in? Wait for us for a while. The little princess and I will go in first and then persuade the emperor to summon you." Although Xu Muxue had a thousand words to say, she just wanted to see the emperor as soon as possible.
"Okay, hurry up then." He Qizhou said.
The little princess was already about the same height as Xu Muxue. When she saw He Qizhou, she changed her stern look. Her face turned slightly red and she lowered her head and said, "I come to see my father every day. He is very weak now. If there is really a thief,
If you cause trouble, I will definitely advise him to summon you."
He Qizhou felt a little relieved and followed the little princess back to the bridge with Yuan Qing Yuanbao. However, the guards at the bridge did not immediately let the little princess go.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
"Blinding your dog eyes, my father asked me to come see him every day. Why don't you agree today? Do you dare to disobey the imperial edict?" Jiang Xing didn't expect to be stopped by someone, and she couldn't help but yelled angrily.
"I, we are just following Manager Xu's orders..."
"Mr. Xu is greater than the emperor? If you dare to stop me again, I will complain to the emperor and chop your heads off!" Jiang Xing couldn't help but rush through with Xu Muxue. The guards did not dare to stop them, but sent people to run quickly to Chang'an.
At the other end of the bridge, there was another obstruction. He Qizhou saw Xu Xuan also appearing in front of the princess. After a dispute, the two sides finally let the two women, "one master and one servant" go to the island.
Unknowingly, He Qizhou and the others waited for another stick of incense in the cold wind. Finally, a eunuch came over to send a message and said: "Your Majesty has an edict. He just wants to see He Qizhou. Please invite the two imperial masters back."
"Master, Imperial Master, please go back first." He Qizhou hurriedly followed the eunuch onto the bridge.
"I'll be staying in Tianduguan tonight. If you need anything, come to me first!" Lu Baogen asked, and reluctantly left with Yuan Qing first.
He Qizhou followed the eunuch all the way to the other end of the Seventeen-hole Bridge. The team of Ouchi guards did not stop him, and even Xu Xuan did not make things difficult. He just looked at him with a strange look, except for the chilling and sinister look.
, even seemed to be a little proud!
On the dragon bed in the dormitory, Jiang Cong's cheeks were sunken and he was leaning on the bedside. Seeing He Qizhou enter the room, he motioned for him to sit down. Beside the bed, the little princess couldn't help but cry secretly. The ginseng soup brought in the food box remained intact. Tang Taicheng
Then stand aside.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!" He Qizhou kowtowed in a hurry. Without waiting for the emperor to call him, he approached the bed and said, "Your Majesty, someone wants to usurp the throne!"
"Alas, you shouldn't have come." The emperor sighed and said hoarsely: "He has succeeded. I have not cured Da Qi. I hope he can do something."
"Father, what are you talking about?" Jiang Xing asked anxiously.
"Who is it? That man colluded with the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Have you issued an edict? It's not too late!" He Qizhou said.
"Boy, do you think I am still the same Jiang Cong who does whatever he wants? He hasn't done anything yet because there is still a big mountain that needs to be moved, and he is using me to fish!" Jiang Cong said with a bitter smile.
"Father, what is going on? Why didn't you tell me a few days ago?" Jiang Xing began to cry.
"So it seems that the Jinyiwei and Wu Chasi are also taking orders from each other. Is it the Chen family? Why don't you let my master and the others come in?" He Qizhou suddenly remembered the look in Xu Xuan's eyes.
Jiang Cong shook his head and said: "They can't come in, and if they come in, it will do bad things. I don't want Daqi to collapse all of a sudden. Alas, you don't want the chance to live that I just gave you. If you insist on dying, then that's fine.
Do something for me and I will show you a way out, Taicheng——"
Tang Taicheng immediately stepped forward, took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to He Qizhou, whispering in his ear: "This is a secret edict, written to the King of Jin. If Prince Jiang Shan is unkind and loses his power and humiliates the country, the King of Jin will
You can make yourself emperor and fight for it throughout the country! Behind the screen is a row of bookshelves. Remove the second shelf and you will find a secret passage inside to leave the island. You can go out from there later."
Jiang Cong looked at the dumbfounded He Qizhou, summoned He Qizhou to his side, and said weakly: "The King of Jin has an old relationship with your adoptive father, so you can go to him from now on. Hum, the traitor you are talking about is Prince Jiang Shan!
"
"Ah?! Is that the 'general' who founded the 'Yueyin' organization?" He Qizhou said in shock.
"I have never found out about this matter. He must be the only one with this ability! After the defeat of the Northern Expedition, I am neither willing nor able to change the reserve. The future of Daqi still depends on their father and son! You should leave quickly.
, thousands of mistakes are all Lian's fault, don't think about revenge, I will bear all the cause and effect." Jiang Cong sighed.
"Your Majesty, King Cheng wants to see you!" A message from Xu Xuan suddenly came from outside the house.
"Oh - I still couldn't help but fall for the bait. Just say I'm missing!" Jiang Cong sighed again.
"Your Majesty is tired. Please come back another day, King Cheng." Tang Taicheng said loudly outside the room.
"Brother Imperial! Why don't you want to see my brother when you see He Qizhou?" Jiang Gui was already standing outside the door. I don't know if Xu Xuan couldn't stop him or if he let him go on purpose.
"Forget it, Taicheng, let him in." Jiang Cong shook his head helplessly.
"King Xuancheng——" Manager Tang could only shout.
"Greetings to the Emperor." King Cheng entered the palace, followed by the chief steward Xu Xuan.
"No courtesy, please take a seat." Jiang Cong waved and offered a seat before the other party could kneel down.
"Brother Imperial, my brother has heard what He Qizhou said in the Military Preparatory Hall and came here to protect him!" Jiang Gui said.
"I only have these few days, why are you here?" Jiang Cong shook his head again.
"Brother, you will definitely get better... My younger brother has been fighting with you all his life. All he wants is to expand the country and stabilize the people and unify the Central Plains. But the prince colludes with foreign enemies and disobeys the emperor. We must not let him inherit the great treasure!" Jiang Gui cried.
"How did you learn that the prince colluded with foreign enemies?" Jiang Cong asked.
"I already know that Zou Jinlin and Shi Lan have turned to the crown prince. From the news that He Qizhou got from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was Shi Lan who sent a message to Helian Qingfeng to send troops to stab your sick body again.
, Shi Lan also sold the spies in Qingcheng. I think that in order to ascend the throne as soon as possible, the prince wants to accept the land and seek peace! "
Jiang Cong was not surprised by this and said: "Second brother, so the eldest brother would rather trust you these years than hand over the military power to that traitor. But now who can control the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and who can compete with him?"
What about Helian Qingfeng Zhouxuan? I think back then, in terms of character, I was not as good as you and my third brother, and my father’s favorite was not me, but he still allowed me to ascend the throne, wasn’t it just because I could control the government and the opposition and protect me?