Zhang Xiaowu involuntarily took two steps back and staggered. He held on to the chair to barely support his body, but felt a lack of energy all over his body, so he sat down on the chair. He took a few heavy breaths, and suddenly felt a lump in his throat.
, spitting out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, Dong Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to help, Zhang Xiaowu waved his hands, his eyes were red and almost bleeding, gritted his teeth and asked: "Ten days, your Majesty only has ten days to live?"
Dong Zhen said helplessly: "I'm afraid it won't be ten days yet."
Zhang Xiaowu gritted his teeth and could not speak. There was only one word echoing in his mind: "Ten days."
What is the concept of ten days? Ten days is one ten-day period. The ten days are not yet the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. The ten days are almost a snap of the fingers. The Great Virtue Emperor who always trusted and supported himself has lost his life.
His ears suddenly rang and made a squeaking sound, as if an unpleasant flute had been playing a tune. He quickly covered his ears, but could not stop the unpleasant sound. He patted his ears,
He patted himself again, forcing himself to wake up and stop focusing on the annoying noise.
Dong Zhen's voice seemed to be getting louder and clearer. Zhang Xiaowu regained consciousness and nodded. Dong Zhen looked at Zhang Xiaowu's face carefully and said seriously: "Master Shaobao, you should cultivate yourself for three years and use three
Years to recover, otherwise——"
"How else?"
"Otherwise you will not survive until thirty-five."
Zhang Xiaowu laughed loudly and said: "I am twenty-two years old this year, and there are still thirteen years before I turn thirty-five. I don't know what will happen in these thirteen years. Maybe I will be killed by the rebels tomorrow. So I can't
Don’t stop even when you’re resting.”
"Alas -" Dong Zhen sighed, "Your life is yours, it's up to you to decide. You are a hero of the Holy Han Dynasty. I just don't want you to die young at a young age."
Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile: "I am not a hero, you deserve the reward." He regained his composure, and his ears seemed to have stopped ringing, and he said: "People from the hospital stay here, don't go home, and don't tell anyone about your majesty.
's condition."
"We will cooperate." Dong Zhen said, and then he bowed to the ground and begged: "Master Shaobao, I just hope that if you take action in the future, Yuchi will not be affected. No one in our hospital will participate in the coup."
Zhang Xiaowu asked: "Do you know what I want to do?"
Dong Zhen smiled bitterly: "I have experienced Emperor Dao, Emperor Taiqian and now Emperor Dade. Whenever there is such a palace change, it must be accompanied by bloodshed."
"It's good that you know." Zhang Xiaowu said.
Dong Zhen asked again: "Are you a powerful minister or a treacherous minister?"
Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile: "His Majesty asked me this question, and I still answered it at that time. I will do whatever Your Majesty needs me to do."
Dong Zhen bowed her head, turned and left.
Zhang Xiaowu re-examined the current political situation. If His Majesty dies, who will benefit most? It must be the King of Jin or even the King of Chu. They are the sons of the late emperor, and they are adults or close to adults. No matter who the Senate decides to make as emperor, they will all
It is more suitable to establish the seven-year-old King Zhao. Moreover, Emperor Dade has not yet appointed King Zhao as the crown prince, so in terms of inheritance rights, both the King of Jin and the King of Chu have the opportunity to inherit the throne.
Thinking of appointing King Zhao as the crown prince in February, Zhang Xiaowu suddenly realized. He figured out why the King of Jin launched a rebellion, because once King Zhao's fat Xuanyuan Chenghua was appointed as the crown prince, he would have no chance to inherit the throne.
.The King of Jin absolutely did not have the ability or courage to plan this rebellion. The only person in the court who could do so was the left prime minister Zhang Kuan.
Zhang Kuan is the leader of the noble clan and the head of hundreds of officials. Apart from having no military power, it can be said that he has monopolized the power. And for such an old man in his seventies, is it necessary to eradicate the great virtue emperor and establish his younger grandson as the king of Jin?
Emperor, does he still have the intention to take over more power? Judging from the fact that Zhang Kuan gradually made concessions to Emperor Dade, and Emperor Dade gradually came to power, it seems that Zhang Kuan has begun to cultivate the imperial spirit of Emperor Dade. It is not like
Deliberate conspiracy.
Therefore, there should be someone else behind the scenes, not Zhang Kuan. But after he put down the rebellion, Zhang Kuan would definitely jump out on his own and take charge of the court in place of the emperor.
He calculated every step in his mind, made a plan temporarily, and called Wu Song, Ruan Qingwen, Wen Ruyu, Guan Xiang, Cao Li, Li Chuncheng, Jin Sheng, Hu Sanwan and other key members of the silver-clad guards to take the lead.
Said: "It is a matter of secrets, and it is related to our life and death. If this coup fails, the emperor's time is limited. We need to make plans early. I decided to support the seven-year-old King Zhao."
Proclaim the emperor, eradicate all opposition forces, and then I will go on a killing spree in Longdu. If we succeed, we will take over the power, but there are also dangers everywhere, including King Qin's army. If we fail, we will be infamy for thousands of years and our whole family will be slaughtered.
If anyone wants to quit now, please feel free to do so. I won’t force you. We want to dance on the edge of the knife. If we win, we will get everything. If we lose, we will die.”
Everyone looked at each other, nodded involuntarily, and said in unison: "I will follow the general through fire and water without hesitation."
Zhang Xiaowu nodded and said: "Okay, in that case, I will tell you my plan. First kill the King of Jin and the King of Chu. Although I will send the Qinglong Army to attack the Zilong Army, if the Qinglong Army just sits on the sidelines, I will have no choice but to do it myself.
Li Chuncheng immediately led Ni Erchun and 500 soldiers to the prince's mansion and killed the King of Chu and his children and concubines. If the family members of the King of Jin were also present, they would be killed as well."
"Here."
"Hu Sanwan, immediately go to Longdu Prefecture Yin Liangnan and ask all the government officials to announce that Longdu will be under martial law for fifteen days, and no one is allowed to go out within fifteen days."
"Here."
"Guan Xiang, I want to destroy the Liyanghou clan and all the tenants who participated in this palace invasion, including their families. No chickens or dogs will be left behind. Jia Siye, you help him."
"Here."
"Wen Ruyu, you are responsible for managing the imperial army in the palace and secretly checking whether there are any gaps among them. If Li Canglan's rebels were able to penetrate so deep into the palace, there must be more than one person inside. They blocked our silver guards for three hours. They must be causing trouble.
I want you to find the villain among them and hang him outside the imperial city wall."
"Here."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Ruan Qingwen, you are temporarily responsible for coordinating everything in the palace. You can allocate people at will, organize everyone to restore the order of the palace, gather the corpses and sort out the ruins, and prepare for the reconstruction of the harem in the future - you are now the general manager.
."
Everyone laughed and congratulated one after another. Ruan Qingwen couldn't laugh or cry: "We are happy together."
"Okay, let's go to work." Zhang Xiaowu raised his hands and shouted: "Holy man!"