Although Tang Guifei was not a female Zhuge, she had placed too much trust in the Empress Dowager Zhang before. After hearing Zhang Xiaowu's explanation, she immediately realized that there was something fishy. Her IQ and EQ were not low, but she had never thought about politics and the court situation before.
The situation forced her to think deeply. Empress Dowager Zhang wanted to harm her son. How could she leave Chenghua to bear it alone? How could a seven-year-old child withstand the storm and the conspiracies in the palace?
She had also heard a lot about Empress Dowager Zhang's methods. After Empress Dowager Zhang gave birth to Prince Jin, no prince in the palace could live longer than two years old. Thinking that she might use these tricks against her own children, Concubine Tang suddenly became confused.
She shivered. Thinking of this, she cheered up again and looked at
The light finally showed determination. She wanted to live, she wanted to protect Chenghua and become an emperor. Of course, she also doubted Zhang Xiaowu's strength. After all, Zhang Xiaowu was just a guard with a sword in front of the emperor, the prince's Shaobao, and the commander of the silver-clad guards.
, how can he defeat those old foxes and careerists?
Zhang Xiaowu felt that she might have changed her mind, so he said: "My dear concubine, now that the coup has just subsided, there will definitely be an unusual storm that will wash over the government and the public. I will pick up the butcher's knife and kill all those who have harmed Your Majesty. And
I need your help too."
Concubine Tang said: "I am a virtuous woman, so how can I help Mr. Shaobao? But if I can help Zhang Shaobao and support my son in the government, I won't mind even if I throw my life away."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "My dear concubine, this trip is more dangerous than throwing your head. The winner will take it all, and the loser will be killed by the nine tribes. No one can be neutral, and no one can be spared. We can either succeed or the whole family will be destroyed. It is about the emperor."
The struggle is only life and death, and there is no way to live in this world."
Concubine Tang nodded firmly and said, "Master Shaobao, there is no harm in talking."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Although this coup was foiled by us for a while, we only know that Li Canglan participated, Marquis Liyang participated, Qinglong Army participated, and Zilong Army participated, but it is not yet known who is behind the scenes. In other words, the real
The enemy has not surfaced yet. But I believe he will jump out soon. Your Majesty’s life or death is uncertain, but the country cannot survive for a day.
Your Majesty, someone will definitely ask to preside over the affairs of the country, and even ask for the appointment of a crown prince to act as the emperor. Of course, the mastermind behind the scenes may not come forward directly. He may send his confidants or dead men to come forward. Once this person appears, I will raid his home.
To exterminate a clan, no matter what their status is, no matter how important they are to the empire, I would like to ask the noble concubine to give her full support."
Concubine Tang didn't know much about government affairs, nor did she understand what Zhang Xiaowu wanted to do. She only cared about: "Can the real murderer be caught?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Yes, but I need the support of the royal family, especially your support. In addition, if we find out the whereabouts of the Queen Mother, she must die."
Concubine Tang was silent for a while, obviously unwilling to let Empress Dowager Zhang die. After all, Empress Dowager Zhang was the biological mother of Emperor Dade. If she killed the emperor's biological mother, she was afraid that the emperor would be angry in the future. However, the life or death of the emperor is uncertain now, and Empress Dowager Zhang is very likely to
Being used to frame her son, Concubine Tang nodded in pain.
Zhang Xiaowu smiled knowingly and said: "It would be best if your majesty can wake up. But if your majesty cannot wake up, he can only oversee the country with King Zhao. Since King Zhao is young, the empress will definitely help to manage the affairs. As the saying goes, the young country is in chaos and the time is intervening.
It will inevitably lead to court strife. The only thing I need to remember is that you and I must stand together. You are King Zhao’s mother, and I am his sub-father. You help him grow in the harem, and I help him seize power in the court."
Tang Guifei was surprised and said: "A father?"
Zhang Xiaowu told her the entrustment of Emperor Dade before he fell into coma, and finally said: "I promised your majesty that I will protect his country. Please rest assured, noble concubine, and please trust me."
Tang Guifei didn't know whether Zhang Xiaowu's words were true or false, but now she and King Zhao were almost equal to an orphan and a widowed mother, and could only rely on Zhang Xiaowu. Even if this matter was false, Tang Guifei could only think that he was true, so she said politely:
"In this way, we have placed our trust in the general. The lives of my mother and son need to be protected by the general."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Your Majesty has entrusted you, and I dare not disobey you. I will definitely find out the mastermind behind this."
Tang Guifei said: "I want to see the murderer annihilate the nine tribes, and I want them to pay the price."
Zhang Xiaowu seemed to see a strong woman rising up, and a woman full of hatred in her heart. She was even stronger than a man. He finally didn't have to worry about Concubine Tang committing suicide, so he led Concubine Tang to the Imperial Hospital. Due to Concubine Tang's death
All the attendants were executed, and Zhang Xiaowu temporarily found some palace maids and eunuchs for her. These people never thought that one day they would serve the imperial concubine. They were so excited that they cheered and hugged each other more seriously than the previous attendants.
After arriving at the Taiyuan Hospital and meeting Emperor Dade, Concubine Tang finally let out her tears. She sat down next to Emperor Dade and couldn't help crying. She fainted while crying. The maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they couldn't stop crying.
I thought that Tang Guifei was also dying. Fortunately, there were many imperial doctors in the imperial hospital. Everyone looked at it and said, "Concubine Tang."
The empress had been frightened all night, and now she was tired and hungry. She fainted from sadness. It didn't matter, she just needed to rest for a while. There were many places for cultivation in the imperial hospital, so the doctors arranged her next to the great virtue emperor.
There are palace maids waiting in the room and several female medical officers looking after him, so it should be fine.
Zhang Xiaowu arranged for people to protect the three floors inside and outside the Taiyuan Hospital to prevent rebels from sneaking in and assassinating the emperor and the concubine. He also arranged for Jin Sheng to be responsible for the safety of the emperor and the concubine. Then, he called Dong Zhen, the chief minister of the Taiyuan Hospital.
, asked: "Dong
Sir, tell me the truth, how sure are you that the Great Virtue Emperor will wake up? Don't hide it from me. Maybe your concealment will cause the blood of Longdu to flow like a river. The current situation in the government is dangerous. No one except me will do it.
Do not allow others to know His Majesty’s true situation.”
The marks on Dong Zhen's face revealed anxiety and helplessness, and he whispered: "It was still 30% before, but now it's only 10%. The arrow hasn't been taken out yet. If it is taken out, the blood will flow back into the lungs, and I'm afraid your Majesty won't survive."
moment."
"Ah?" Zhang Xiaowu said anxiously: "You mean that the Great Virtue Emperor might just--"
Dong Zhen sighed and shed tears. The most painful thing for a doctor is to see the patient dying but not being able to save him. Emperor Dade was not sick, but injured, and the one he received was the most serious arrow wound. If he was sick,
Now, they can prescribe medicine to treat it. It doesn’t say that the medicine will cure the disease, but it will at least allow Emperor De De to live for three more years.
, but faced with such a serious arrow wound, they could only think of ways to let Emperor De De live for a few more days. He said helplessly: "Master Shaobao, how can I dare to hide it? Your Majesty is indeed more dangerous than others. The palace has already used it."
The best medicine, but please make more preparations, Mr. Shaobao, I’m afraid that within ten days, Your Majesty will - alas -"