In the side hall of Chong'en Palace, dozens of candlelights illuminated the place like daylight.
There happened to be two people sitting in the shadowed corner next to the beam. One of them had a beautiful face, as gorgeous as a flower. She was the empress of Emperor Zhezong, Empress Chongen Liu.
The other one is her confidant, Jia Shanggong.
"Did they really say that?" Mrs. Liu's peach blossom eyes flashed with surprise.
"Yes, Madam, that's what they said. As long as Madam issues the edict as the late Emperor Zhezong and Queen, the new official family is willing to entrust the Sixth Palace... Madam, from now on, you will be the real Lord of the Sixth Palace, and you will not have to be punished.
The one in Yang Palace is angry."
Jia Shanggong nodded excitedly.
Her small eyes seemed to see a bright future. When Liu became the Lord of the Sixth Palace, she became the most powerful Shang Gong in the Song Dynasty Palace.
Mrs. Liu was not completely dazzled by the surprise. She looked at Jia Shanggong and her face slowly turned cold.
"Can they really succeed this time? Don't let it happen like last time, where I was almost implicated."
"Madam!" Jia Shanggong said eagerly: "This time is very different from last time. This time, the official's family is far away in Weizhou, beyond his reach. Most of his cronies and minions who followed him on the expedition are not in Kaifeng City.
Zhang Dun, an old man, can hardly sing alone!"
"And..." Jia Shanggong came forward and whispered mysteriously: "This time, they borrowed troops from Beiliao."
"Borrowing troops from Bei Liao?" Mrs. Liu covered her mouth, fearing that the words would be heard by a third person.
"They are so brave that they actually borrowed troops from the Khitans?" she said with some panic.
"My wife, you have to fight hard to achieve great wealth. If you win, you will be a great minister and a descendant. How can you mind this little detail?"
Jia Shanggong said nonchalantly.
"How sure are you of borrowing troops from the Northern Liao Dynasty?" Liu hesitated for a while and then asked.
"Absolutely sure, my wife! Beiliao promised to lend 200,000 cavalry, all the way south to Hedong, cutting off the connection between Qinchuan and Kaifeng, leaving the official in Weizhou alone. The other way
Go straight down to Hebei. If the officials and gentry in Hebei County raise their flags to respond, they will definitely be able to... that... power... be overwhelming!"
Jia Shanggong repeated what others had said to her and repeated it to Mrs. Liu.
"The Khitan cavalry are invincible in the world, as well as the Khitan's most elite Pishi army. How can they stop those thieves and assassins in Hedong and Hebei? The officials...the new army trained by the officials is so brave.
, but even the little Xixia has been fighting for several months without any progress, which shows that it is in vain!"
Jia Shanggong has a good memory and can remember most of the words others told her.
"There is strong support from outside and righteousness from within. Madam, I heard that more than a hundred aristocratic families have been contacted over there, all over the states and counties in Hebei, Hedong, Henan and Shandong. Thousands of civil servants and generals signed the oath of alliance.
. Even the Prince Wenxuan’s Mansion in Xianyuan (Kong Mansion in Qufu) signed and stamped the oath of alliance.”
After listening to Jia Shanggong's introduction, Ms. Liu felt confident and her waist straightened a lot. Her charming face looked even more delicate.
"So, the chance of winning there is very high. What do you need me to do? Do you need to sign the oath of alliance? No, my identity is here, there is no need to lower my status, just like those people!"
Jia Shanggong quickly replied: "My wife is the queen of the late Emperor Zhemiao, how can she be like those people? They said that they need the lady to write an edict, saying that the late emperor's last edict was originally intended for the one who succeeded him, and they didn't want the King of Qin to get involved.
Internally and externally, she was trying to usurp the throne through false edicts, so as the late emperor and empress, I passed the imperial edicts to the world, punished the treacherous ministers, and rectified the foundation."
"Edict?" Mrs. Liu read in her mouth, and she suddenly realized that the most valuable thing she had was her status as the late emperor and empress of Zhezong. If they wanted to be famous in the coup, they had to have a legitimate Mingfa edict.
The Empress Dowager Zhu, as the biological mother of the official family, would never be able to issue this edict. The only person left who is qualified to issue the edict is herself.
Mr. Liu was determined to wait for the price and sell.
"Don't worry about the edict. Isn't there an ancestor in Shengci Palace? Behind Shengci Palace, there is Longyou Palace, and there is a person with the same status as me..."
"Madam, the Meng family of Longyou Palace, she is the deposed empress, and she was deposed by imperial edict when the late emperor was still alive. How can she compare with you!" Jia Shanggong said eagerly.
Mrs. Liu sneered, "If these two are gone, my edict will really be effective."
Jia Shanggong was stunned for a moment and asked hesitantly: "Madam, what do you mean..."
"Get rid of those two people in Shengci Palace and Longyou Palace. Even the Khitan soldiers dare to borrow them, but you don't dare to get rid of one or two people in the harem?" Liu said in a pitiful tone.
Her pretty face looked a little ferocious in the flickering candlelight.
In Kunning Hall, Queen Zeng was discussing matters with Zeng Baohua and Li Fang.
Li Fang collected the interview slips from the School Inspection Office, read them to Zeng Shuhua and Zeng Baohua, and then sat aside, her head slightly lowered, and she stopped talking.
"These bastards! How dare you act so boldly while the officials are away!" Zeng Baohua said angrily, holding a handkerchief and wiping sweat on his round, red face.
"If you follow my advice, call Pan Qilang immediately, order the soldiers and horses of the guards and imperial guards, and kill all these traitors and rebels."
Zeng Shuhua ignored him and turned to ask Li Fang: "Daban, what did Zhang Xiang say?"
"Replying to my wife, Zhang Xiang said that everything is under control. Those clowns are just trying to shake the tree with their hands. Now that the war in the northwest has entered the most critical stage, stability is the most important thing."
After listening to Li Fang's words, Zeng Baohua said rudely: "These bastards saw the opportunity and bet that we had no time to be distracted, so they dared to be so rampant."
Zeng Shuhua remained silent for a while and then asked: "Pan Qilang, Mr. Lin (Lin Xi) and Mr. Zhang (Uncle Zhang Ye), are there any abnormalities?"
"Nothing unusual." Li Fangyan replied concisely and concisely.
"Then they really can't cause chaos." Zeng Shuhua said decisively, "But we can't defend passively. We must take the initiative to make a move to make them passive. Big companion, have you checked it out at Chong'en Palace?"
"It's clear." Li Fang took out an interview form from her arms and gave it to Zeng Shuhua with both hands.
After reading it, Zeng Shuhua's face remained as usual, but her eyes were a little sharper, "Big companion, tonight you look for Li Xiangyao and send the man from Chong'en Palace on his way."
"Yes." Li Fang responded, "The little one will go right away."
"Thank you for your hard work." Zeng Shuhua said politely.
Only brother and sister Zeng Shuhua and Zeng Baohua were left in the palace.
"Sister, what's wrong with the one in Chong'en Palace?" Zeng Baohua asked curiously.
"They found her over there and wanted to use her name to issue an imperial edict. She wanted a higher price and encouraged them to get rid of the Queen Mother and Queen Meng of Longyou Palace."
Zeng Baohua stopped wiping his sweaty hands, his face gloomy, "I really can't keep this woman!"
He suddenly raised his head and asked with some confusion: "Sister, those rebellious officials and traitors are all under control, why can't you use thunderous means to take them down in one fell swoop?"
Zeng Shuhua looked at her brother and said indifferently: "The Yin and Yang of the universe, one strong and one soft, one moving and one still, are two ways. If I also use thunderbolt methods, how will the government and the public see me? How will Shengci Palace see me?
Palace? How do the officials view this palace? There is only one sun in the sky, and there is only one Supreme Being in the Song Dynasty."
"Above Heaven"
Zeng Baohua began to wipe the sweat from his face again, shook his head and said: "No wonder my eldest father and my father said that you are smarter than me."
After saying that, he turned to look at the dark night outside the palace, and said leisurely: "I don't know where the soldiers led by the officials were." This chapter has been completed!
