Zhao Shu has taken Cao Ti and escaped from Qingzhou secretly.
However, Chongde knew that they would definitely die if they left.
For no other reason than the two of them walked away for less than a cup of tea, the Fuhu Army sealed and surrounded the house and did not allow anyone to enter or exit.
Hua Rong, the prefect of Qingzhou, also came personally.
what does that mean?
This shows that Zhao Shu thought he was doing things in secret and escaped from Qingzhou, but he was actually under Wang Lin's surveillance. In other words, Wang Lin deliberately let him go.
With all these things going on, Wang Lin had no defense at all, no way to deal with it, and even Chongde, who was simple-minded, didn't believe it.
Guo sighed faintly: "Sister, we women and other Taoists are really powerless. Since the Fifth Highness insists on doing whatever he wants, we can only let him go."
"However, I'm afraid we may never see each other again." Guo covered her face and cried.
"Fifth brother is really too arrogant... He is self-righteous and willful. He thinks he can escape Qingzhou, but he doesn't know that everything is under Wang Lin's control. If he goes to Tokyo, it will be very bad!"
Guo: "Sister, you don't know that what the Fifth Highness is planning is not to join the Bohai County Prince, but... Prince Yun is plotting a rebellion, and there are still some hidden manpower there. He is not willing to accept it, and wants to succeed Prince Yun.
When it comes to the important matter of seizing the direct descendant, I have been repeatedly persuaded and refused, so I can only let it go."
"We can tell the result from the past. The last time King Yun rebelled, our father and the court spared us. Although we were demoted and exiled, our lives were saved after all. But if he causes trouble again, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape death either.
Even the slave’s natal family cannot escape the disaster of being exterminated!”
Mrs. Guo burst into tears as she spoke.
Chongde's face turned pale: "Sister-in-law, what should we do?"
Guo choked up and remained silent.
Chongde thought for a long time and suddenly said: "Sister-in-law, now I can only write a letter to ask the fifth sister Maode. She and Wang Lin are in love, and Wang Lin will listen to her words."
Guo shook her head secretly.
She didn't think Zhao Fujin could influence Wang Lin's decision.
Who is Wang Lin? How can he be influenced by women in his actions?
The scheming, fortification, strategy, and methods are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Otherwise, how could he, a member of a poor family, rise to the top of the Song Dynasty and be crowned king with a different surname?
Chongde thought for a long time and went back to his room to decisively write a letter of reconciliation with Cao Ti. He also drafted a memorial and ordered it to be sent to Hua Rong's house.
Hua Rong looked at it briefly, smiled softly, and thought to himself: This young Emperor Chongde is quite decisive, and knows how to cut off Cao Tina at the right time to avoid being implicated in the future.
Hua Rong thought for a while and ordered someone to rush He Lishu and Chongde's memorial to the capital for 800 miles.
…
Qingzhou, Bohai County Prince's Mansion.
Zhao Gou looked panicked: "Concubine, the fifth brother has left, but I estimate that Wang Lin let him go on purpose. Poor Zhao Shu thought he had a trick, but in fact he fell into Wang Lin's plan. He returned to the capital like this
, isn’t it like throwing yourself into a trap?”
Wei Ying sneered: "My son, he is seeking death, what does it have to do with you? Mother, look at this Zhao Shu, his ambition is no less than that of Zhao Kai, but the means, the city government and Zhao Kai are far different, and King Yun still has no burial.
Even if he wants to covet that position, he is greedy and will die!"
"Mother and concubine, I am worried that if he returns to the capital and makes a knife for someone, he won't be able to hurt Wang Lin at all, but he will be able to harm Chi Yu."
"How do you say this?"
"Fifth brother thought that he had taken advantage of Wang Lin. It was nothing more than Zhu Lian's matter and..." Zhao Gou's eyes flickered and he hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and said: "There is also the matter of mother and Wang Lin..."
Wei Ying's expression suddenly changed: "Nonsense, what's going on between me and the King of Bohai County?"
Zhao Gou sighed: "My mother, look at how you look now. When you see Wang Lin, you become like Sister Maode... Not to mention the ministers, who in the county and prince's palace can't see it?"
Wei Ying was stunned and fell silent.
She was truly in love and no longer wanted or was too lazy to hide it.
"Mom, please tell your son, are you and my master really... having an affair?"
Wei Ying remained silent.
Just firmly refuse to admit it.
Zhao Gou's expression changed, and he said with a helpless smile: "If the fifth brother is allowed to bring this matter to the court, the reputation of mother and Wang Lin... and the reputation of my father, how can he let mother and Wang Lin go?"
Wei Ying was silent for a while, then raised her head and said, "Mother is not afraid. In fact, in this life, the only thing that mother really cares about is him, besides my son. Mother believes that he will protect mother, and he will also protect you."
"As for reputation..." Wei Ying curled her lips and smiled: "Mom has figured it out a long time ago. If I were to live alone with my chastity and reputation for the rest of my life, it would be worse than death. It would be better to live happily for a few days and then die.
It’s worth it!”
Zhao Gou put his hand on his forehead: "Mom, you have been poisoned. Not only you, but also my sister-in-law, you are all poisoned. You were poisoned by my master!"
"Maybe. Gou'er, remember, everything my mother did in the beginning was for you, but from now on, of course she will live for you, but more importantly, she also wants to live for herself!"
"You don't want to imitate Zhao Shu. Wang Lin relies on his own troops and is too strong to lose. Many people know this. Although your father is fatuous, he may not be unable to understand this, so he has no choice but to believe in it.
Wang Lin, use Wang Lin to check and balance the prince."
"If you anger Wang Lin, you can only force Wang Lin to rebel. But looking at the current situation of the Fuhu Army, who can be defeated by the Song Dynasty at the moment?"
"So, even if Zhao Shu uncovers Zhu Lian's affairs or mother's affairs, even if he pokes a hole in the Song Dynasty, your father will definitely not touch Wang Lin easily."
Zhao Gou was shocked: "How is this possible? Mother, you must have lost your mind. How can my father tolerate an affair between the imperial concubine and his ministers?"
Wei Ying suddenly laughed sarcastically: "Your father is not a fool. If he really cared about this, would he still let my mother come to Qingzhou? Whether it's virtue or mother... it's probably your father's reward for Wang Lin, and his plan
What matters is the stability of his own throne."
"Don't think that if you are placed in Qingzhou, the officials will help you find the throne... Gou'er, you are just a chess piece, your father's chess piece to check and balance the prince!"
"Therefore, I advise you to wait and see what happens, and don't do anything stupid. I can see clearly that Wang Lin is a rare and extraordinary man today, and others may not be able to see the throne of the Song Dynasty... In the future, my son, you
There is still a chance.”
"As for Zhu Lian...hehe, since Zhao Huan expelled her from the palace, will he still care if she remarries someone else?"
Zhao Gou looked dull as he listened.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that he was really just a child.
Even his own mother couldn't hide this scheming thing from him, let alone Wang Lin.
Thinking of this, Zhao Gou broke out in cold sweat.
…
Tokyo.
Qingyun Pavilion.
Zhao Huan left the palace incognito, taking only two guards with him. He walked around Tokyo twice before quietly entering the second floor of this bookstore.
This is a secret contact point for his forces outside the palace.
While Zhao Huan was waiting for half a cup of tea, a thin old man in his sixties in a green shirt walked slowly in, and then went straight to the second floor.
Zhao Huan stood up with a smile and raised his hands to greet him: "Mr. Xiao Zhong!"
The old man bowed prostrate and said: "I, among the ministers, would like to pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
This person was a member of the imperial army who was the Taiwei of the dynasty and was in charge of the Privy Council. He was replaced by Zhang Shuye and took control of the imperial army in the capital.
At this time, he was very popular and showed signs of gradually replacing his brother Zhong Shidao as the backbone of the Zhong family army.
"My lord, please get up. Please sit down and watch the tea!"
"Mr. Xiao Zhong, what do you think of Wang Lin?" Zhao Huan said.
Zhong Shizhong looked deeply at Zhao Huan and muttered: "I know that Your Highness is not on good terms with Wang Lin, but I still have some objections to persuade him."
"Mr. Xiaozhong, please speak."
"Wang Lin is a man of invincible bravery and strategizing. He should be a rare talent encountered in the Song Dynasty in a hundred years. On that day in Hebei, he was able to lead 3,000 iron cavalry to resist the Khitan's 30,000 wolf cavalry, and returned home without any injuries.
He also kidnapped the wife and daughter of Yelu Dashi, the leader of the Northern Liao Dynasty, back to Qingzhou as hostages. Such brave generals should not be enemies, but only friends."
"Moreover, he has an army of 100,000 and 10,000 cavalry. He is also in charge of the Nanjing New Army. Therefore, as far as the officials are concerned, His Highness will not dare to act rashly when Wang Lin is around."
Zhao Huan fell silent.
"My father placed his ninth brother Zhao Gou in Qingzhou under the protection of Wang Lin. Mr. Xiao Zhong thinks that my father has the intention to change the throne?"
The cultivator smiled slightly: "Yes, but not necessarily."
"I think the official's temperament has changed greatly in the past two years. He was suspicious of His Highness, so he sent the emperor's ninth son to Qingzhou and left the other two princes out. The purpose was nothing more than to check and balance His Highness. But since the official and His Highness still have
With suspicion, how can we not prevent other princes from becoming powerful out of thin air?"
"Please ask Mr. Xiaozhong to teach me, what should I do now?"
"Just wait and see what happens, and see if Wang Lin can really be a lonely minister all his life, and always get along with the officials and his ministers. From a minister's perspective, there is no sign of the officials touching Wang Lin at the moment, but as long as the officials' favor for Wang Lin wanes,
, there will come a time when Wang Lin’s military power will be seized or even eliminated soon. At that time, Wang Lin will rebel, and this is your highness’s opportunity.”
Zhao Huan's expression changed slightly: "Wang Lin has many troops at his disposal. If he rebels, our Song Dynasty will be in danger."
"We, the Great Song Dynasty, rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats, but Wang Lin is regarded as a national traitor in the hearts of the world's elite nobles. Even if he rebels, he will not be able to win the world, and he will inevitably be defeated."
The seed master bowed his hands and said, "Your Highness, Corporal Li Xian, has a very high reputation among the scholars. If you raise your arms and shout loudly, you will attract countless Qinwang. However, our Song Dynasty is currently weak. If civil strife breaks out again, the Jin people will definitely take advantage of the situation and rise up.
This really makes the relatives angry and the enemies happy!!"
The cultivator sighed.
"Not to mention the Khitan, even if the Jin destroyed the Liao, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Zhong Family Army and the Western Army stationed in Hedong and Hebei. How can the Jin easily invade our Central Plains?"
Zhao Huan chuckled and said: "What Xianggong Xiaozhong said actually agrees with Wang Lin a lot, and they all talk about the change of gold. Since he left, he has been constantly telling his father to strengthen war preparations and guard against Jin people, who are above the court.
It’s all a joke.”
"Now that we, the Song Dynasty, are about to sign an alliance with the Jin people, I feel that if the Song Dynasty and Jin jointly attack the Liao Dynasty, the Liao Dynasty will be destroyed, so that we, the Song Dynasty, can also take back the land of Yanyun!"
"Your Highness, the ambition of the Jin people cannot be trusted! At present, the Jin people are known as the heroes with millions of soldiers. If the Liao Dynasty is destroyed, the Jin people will invade in a large scale. Your Highness must not underestimate the national affairs because of political disputes!"
Although Zhao Huan was silent, he didn't think so in his heart.