In Hengwang Mansion, Zhao Zheng vented his anger before gradually calming down.
He had to stay calm, right now was the critical moment, not when he was impulsive, he had already lost too much to Zhao Yi, once he left the capital, Zhao Yi would be in charge, and he would have nothing to do with him in the court.
In a short period of time, they poached Hubu Shangshu and others from him, which is equivalent to breaking his limbs and controlling most of the court. Now they want to come up with this method to keep him away from the capital. How could he be fooled, how dare he be fooled by such insidiousness
I am afraid that if he steps out of this place, there is no way to come back.
Zhao Zheng lifted a chair, sat on it, and said in a deep voice, "This king can't leave."
Fang Yu stood in the hall, looked at Zhao Zheng, pondered for a moment, and said, "King Heng is right, you can't leave the capital."
Zhao Zheng said slowly: "But I have to explain to my father and the courtiers."
"Leave this matter to us." Fang Yu pondered for a moment, a trace of determination appeared on his face.
…
It didn't take long for the holy religion to calm down.
The prince was still preparing for the trip in the capital, but first issued an order to order the Huizhou garrison to wipe out the Holy Cult bandits first. Unexpectedly, the Holy Cult was much easier to deal with than they imagined.
The Huizhou defenders did not expend much effort to destroy the branch of the holy religion in Huizhou, arrested more than a hundred holy church bandits, and escorted them all the way to Beijing.
The good news came in less than two days, and the chaos in Huizhou was resolved without the need for the prince to go in person.
This is the biggest victory that the court has achieved in the contest between the court and the holy religion.
His majesty was very happy, and praised the prince greatly, and delegated more authority to him. For a while, a delicate balance was reached between the prince and the third prince in the court.
Feng Wangfu.
Zhao Xiuwen sighed, and said: "I never thought that the Holy Cult would be so decisive. They would sacrifice a branch of the Holy Cult to help the prince stabilize the situation. All our previous efforts were in vain."
A voice said: "It's not in vain. At least, the strength of the holy religion itself has been weakened. I don't believe that he can destroy their own foundation for the sake of the prince?"
"Yes, I'd like to see if they can break their own arms. Apart from Huizhou, there are more than a dozen prefectures in Gyeonggi. They like to kill each other. Let them take their time one by one!"
Qian Caishen's eyes showed contemplation, and he did not speak from the beginning to the end. After half an hour, he bid farewell and left Feng Wang's mansion.
In the Qian Mansion, Qian Duoduo was sitting in the room, counting the bank notes boredly, when the God of Wealth pushed the door open, Qian Duoduo looked up and put the bank notes away.
The God of Wealth walked to his side and asked, "What else did he tell you?"
Qian Duoduo was stunned, and asked, "Who?"
"The man you met in Liuzhou."
"who?"
The God of Wealth looked at him and said, "A few days ago, Dad met several eminent monks, and I heard that the Dharma is profound..."
"Be careful, Daoist!"
Qian Caishen looked at him and asked, "What Taoist nun?"
"The Empress of the Holy Cult, don't underestimate the Holy Cult. They have big plans. They don't really support the crown prince. The crown prince is at best a puppet. Don't push them to the extreme, or something terrible will happen."
God of Wealth thought for a while and said, "Pack up your things now and go back to Fengzhou with your mother."
"ah?"
Qian Caishen kicked his ass, "Ah what, hurry up!"
…
Zhao Zheng was very happy. In the contest with Zhao Yi, he gained the upper hand on rare occasions.
The "Holy Cult" kept making troubles, he kept sending people to put down the rebellion, and won three battles and three victories. His father was very satisfied with his actions these days, and the court praised him more than before.
He looked at Fang Yu on the opposite side, and said with a smile: "Messenger Fang, why don't you sacrifice a few more state capitals? This king promises that as long as this king can take the position, I will be able to compensate for what you have lost now." you."
Fang Yu smiled and said, "For His Highness's great cause, why not sacrifice a few more states?"
Zhao Zheng was overjoyed: "Then it's settled, this time, the king will go there in person!"
Fang Yu agreed with a smile all over his face, and his face was completely gloomy until he walked out of Prince Heng's Mansion.
He crossed several streets and came to a yard.
After knocking on the door and walking in, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, these days, the strength of the Holy Cult in Gyeonggi has been greatly weakened, and Zhao Zheng's request is a little too much."
A voice came from the darkness: "Emperor Qi, it's not time to die yet."
Fang Yu thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "But ma'am, the officials we infiltrated with great difficulty, after being framed and provoked by the third prince, Zhao Zheng no longer believes so much. If the power of the Holy Cult continues to weaken like this, even Zhao Zheng Becoming the emperor is harmful to us and not beneficial... "
Fang Yu's face was gloomy, and he said, "We want him to know that without the Holy Cult, he is nothing!"
The opposite side of him was silent for a long time before the voice came again.
"Then let's take advantage of the third prince first."
Fang Yu looked up: "What does your lady mean?"
"That person deserves to die too..."
…
The state of Qi is different from other countries, the crown prince does not mean that he will really take that position, everything depends on the emperor's last imperial edict.
His Majesty's attitude towards the prince is very vague, and his attitude towards the third prince is equally vague, which makes the court clearly divided into three factions.
Prince Pie, Three Prince Pie, Soy Sauce Pie.
During this period of time, the prince, who had been in the dark for a long time, began to shine brightly. He performed well in the matter of suppressing the rebellious party of the holy religion, and even seemed to return to the eyes of the courtiers.
This time, in order to boost morale and defeat the arrogance of the Holy Cult, His Royal Highness personally went to a certain place in Gyeonggi to wipe out the Holy Cult rebels.
When he comes back, his prestige in the capital will definitely go up to a higher level.
Of course, the premise is that some emergencies do not happen.
For example, the prince unfortunately died in the process of suppressing bandits.
Another example is that after the crown prince left the capital, His Majesty suddenly died suddenly, and the third prince successfully took over the imperial guards in Beijing and entered the imperial palace.
Or the third prince directly rebelled and forced the palace to pass on the throne...
Of course, there are many defenses around the prince, and His Majesty's body has not yet reached the point of exhaustion, and it is even more impossible for the third prince to take the opportunity to rebel. These are small-probability events and are unlikely to happen.
Shengzhou.
Several carriages drove slowly into the city gate.
Lin Yong lifted the curtain of the car, and said to Lin Wanru: "Miss, it is said that there is a serious disturbance in the holy religion here, why don't we go back to the capital first?"
Lin Wanru thought for a while and said, "Let's take a look first, it's the last state anyway..."
"Okay!" Lin Yong responded, and said, "Then I'll find a place to rest first..."
Liuzhou.
Ruoqing gave birth to a child two days ago, and the mother and child are safe.
In addition to his younger sister, Li Duan has another younger brother.
Li Yi also received a letter from Mr. Xu a few days ago. He and Mr. Tian are already on the way and will arrive in a few days.
At this time, it was the twenty-eighth year of Zhengyuan in Qi State, May.
The eldest prince's prestige has been increasing day by day in the Gyeonggi area for suppressing the rebel bandits of the holy religion. The third prince is temporarily in power and has established his prestige in the court.
In the deep palace, the emperor of Qi had just taken medicine and slept in the palace.
Half an hour later, suddenly a bell rang in the middle of the night.
In the twenty-eighth year of the Zhengyuan period of the Qi State, on the night of May 13, the emperor died in the Wanhua Palace.
Overnight, the entire capital was shaken!