"Immediately ask someone to deal with Wanwan without leaving any traces."
She looked at the fourth prince's order, and she was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Yes."
"And I can't leave any more clues to let Hua Rong know that I've been here. Otherwise, they will easily suspect you."
She hesitated: "Wouldn't it be easy to kill Hua Rong?"
He said sternly: "It's easier said than done? How many times have you killed, which one was successful? Since you can't succeed, don't bother!"
Wang Junhua no longer dared to say more: "I will listen to the master's arrangements and never dare to act alone again."
He softened his tone slightly: "This time, I have arranged an excellent opportunity for you. You need to do it without being noticed, and you are not allowed to show your face again, and stay at home. The big plan lies in the long term, not Just for a moment, if this time is successful, you and your wife are guaranteed to be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of their lives, and Qin Hui will also be a highly respected minister... "
Wang Junhua was very confused. He originally thought that the young master wanted to use this position to ascend to the grand ceremony. However, why was this plan completely different from what he imagined
Although she was confused, she never dared to disobey the young master's far-sightedness, and when she heard that her husband and wife could become rich and powerful, she asked happily: "Is it really possible?"
He nodded: "As long as you act in full compliance with my orders, I will ensure your wealth."
Ma Su took advantage of the night and, led by his old acquaintance Ma Rouji, came to Miao Fu's mansion.
Miao and Liu were all dejected when they returned home because they could not get the instructions from the mysterious master this time. The two of them had no outstanding talents. The success of the mutiny was also because of the planning of the person behind it. Now, can they get it? When given instructions, it is impossible to act independently.
The two of them were sitting across from each other drinking wine, and they were worried. Miao Fu said: "The Lord has been canonized as the son-emperor. My family wanted to imitate him, but they couldn't..."
"My lord has the support of the Kingdom of Jin, especially the support of the eldest prince Zong Han. In addition, we occupied a favorable terrain and were protected by a hundred thousand troops. We suffer from insufficient troops and insufficient backers. Besides, I know that Yue Pengju is the most powerful Dare to fight. Now that the four generals are raising troops together, what should we do? "
"The Lord will not send troops to support..."
"There is no news from the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin..."
The two of them were looking sad and frightened when they heard about Ma Su's visit.
Ma Su sang a promise to the two of them: "Greetings to the two Taiwei."
Miao and Liu were very surprised to see Ma Su. Miao Fu asked: "Who sent you here?"
"Prime Minister Lu added the title of Chengzhilang to his subordinates."
Miao Fu said: "He has been dismissed, how can he be given another mission?"
Ma Su said: "Prime Minister Lu has already ordered that all mailboxes from Lin'an be thrown into the water, so the outside world is cut off from the imperial court." This move was originally done by Yue Pengju, but Ma Su considered that his son Lu Wenlong was in the palace. As hostages, Lu Yihao’s family members were all outside the capital, so the responsibility was shifted to Lu Yihao.
Fu Miao was furious. It turned out that many of the orders issued by him and others were blocked by Lu Yihao. He pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword: "Since Lu Yihao doesn't obey orders, what are you going to do?"
Ma Su had noticed his action of drawing the sword, but seeing that he did not pull it out, he felt confident and said calmly: "Lu Shu knows that the two princes are loyal, so he sent me to discuss, work together with one heart and one mind, and help with national affairs." .”
Miao and Liu planned to be tough, but when necessary, they also needed steps and a way out, so they asked, "I wonder what Prime Minister Lu has in mind?"
When Ma Su heard their questions, he felt more confident, so he said: "The country is in a difficult situation now. When Yuan Sheng (Qinzong of the Song Dynasty who was abandoned and imprisoned by the Jin people) is the ruler of the world, the queen mother is in charge of the affairs. Although the young master is the blood of the emperor, , but after all, he is young, so it is better to call him the emperor's nephew, and the emperor to be the emperor's brother, grand marshal, and listen to the government together with the queen mother."
The two heard that they were not asking Zhao Deji to be restored, but that they respected the imprisoned Song Qinzong as the lord of the world. They breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I will report it to the Empress Dowager tomorrow. It's just that I want to prevent the restoration of the Supreme Emperor and hold us accountable."
Ma Su immediately took out something: "You two lieutenants are very loyal, and the Queen Mother has already prepared an iron coupon elixir book for you." The iron coupon system in the Song Dynasty has a long history. The iron coupon is shaped like half a small steamer with four characters on it. A small hole is pierced through the silk ribbon, and the inscription on it is in gold letters. The Queen Mother and Zhao Deji wrote the inscription in their own handwriting. The contents are as follows:
I have issued a great letter, and I am an honorable minister of the country. I will be a strong force in the country and will remain unchanged forever.
The king and his ministers are as before, the mountains and the rivers are cultivated, and the will of heaven and man is as strong as gold.
Miao and Liu each had one piece of these two iron coupons. The Iron Coupon Alchemy Book of the Song Dynasty began with Song Taizu. After Song Taizu ascended the throne, he made three secret agreements: First, not to kill the descendants of the Chai family and preserve wealth (because Song Taizu was from In the later Zhou Dynasty, the orphans and widows of the Chai family won the kingdom and were given yellow robes); the second was not to kill ministers and those who wrote letters of advice and opinions; the third was not to increase taxes. These secret agreements could only be seen after the emperor ascended the throne and visited the ancestral temple. After the Jingkang disaster, the city of Kaifeng was destroyed and the ancestral temple was opened. Talents all over the world were able to know these three secret covenants. In the Song Dynasty, there was almost no precedent of killing ministers, and at most they were exiled. Therefore, the iron certificate that Ma Su presented, It undoubtedly gave the two of them a reassurance.
Ma Su retired after his victory, and walked away gracefully. After walking a long way, he broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that what he said today, if he was not careful, would result in blood splattering in five steps.
As soon as Ma Su left, Miao and Liu thought more and more that something was wrong. When they were hesitating, they saw an envoy approaching and whispered: "Hurry up and lead your army into the city to replace the emperor's guards."
The two received the order, hesitated for a moment, and the envoy immediately said: "If there is a slight mistake, I'm afraid Zhao Deji will be restored, and you two will die without a burial place..."
Miao Fu said: "The two of us have iron coupons and elixir books..."
"Zhao Deji is a man of no faith and righteousness, and cannot be trusted."
As if a bucket of cold water had been poured on them, the two men immediately led their troops and rushed to the city gate.
In the past few days, the Queen Mother, Tianwei, and the little emperor were all sleeping in plain clothes. Even the little emperor was wearing thin steel armor, making it difficult for the child to walk.
As soon as it was reported that Miao Liu and his army had arrived at the city gate, everyone was panicked.
Tianwei rushed out and saw Concubine Pan Xian hurriedly out with the little emperor. Behind her, the trusted little eunuch hugged Lu Wenlong. The children didn't know the danger, but seeing the adults so pretentious, they didn't dare to speak. Lu Wenlong just kept asking: "I Where’s my mother? Why hasn’t she come back?”
Tianwei was also very scared, but she patted the child's face and said, "I will see my mother soon."
Everyone took the child out. Tianwei went to see the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother refused to run away. She only looked at the three-foot white silk ribbon that had been tied in front of her and said sadly: "When the thief comes, I have no choice but to show my integrity and see you under Jiuquan." My ancestors and clans will not be beaten by Taizu’s official family.”
Tianwei shed tears: "If Auntie doesn't leave, I won't leave either."
The two were saying goodbye sadly when they saw a young eunuch leading a "little eunuch" hurriedly over.
Tianwei felt strange when she saw that the eunuch looked so familiar. When she was about to speak, she heard a soft voice: "Princess..."
Tianwei was overjoyed to find that the visitor was Hua Rong.
At this time, Lu Wenlong had just been carried to the door by a eunuch, and he was still mumbling and asking: "Where is my mother, why doesn't she come..."
Hua Rong felt sour and wanted to run over and hug her son immediately. Fortunately, she saw that he was safe and sound, and she was somewhat comforted. She immediately said, "Quickly call Feng Daguan. I will go to the city gate with him. Be careful that Wu Zhan opens the door and liaises with the murderer."
Feng Yi ran over in a panic, and the Queen Mother nodded. The two of them, regardless of the palace restrictions, rode horses in the palace, passed through the "double gates" that were usually only used by the emperor when leaving the city, and took a shortcut to the city gate.
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At this time, Zhao Deji and a group of palace maids were also in military uniform. The restoration was imminent, Zhang Yingying and Wu Jinnu put him in a light yellow gauze robe lined with thin steel armor, with swords hanging on his waist, and the guards prepared horses and firearms , ready to escape at any time.
Every half of the incense burning time, the young eunuch will come in and report to see if everything is safe inside and outside.
Zhao Deji held the hilt of the sword in his hand and kept walking back and forth. Finally he came to the gate and looked at the road leading to the palace. Beyond this point, he would make a comeback. If he couldn't jump over it, the Zhao family would be destroyed. He said The blood bubbles on his body were obviously getting bigger and bigger, and the few strands of prematurely gray hair seemed to be rapidly expanding one by one.
All the palace maids were also frightened. Even they had sword sheaths on their waists and changed into military uniforms.
Zhao Deji was panicking when he saw Eunuch Kang coming in with a young eunuch.
He was surprised when he saw the young eunuch saluting and even kowtowing: "Officials, come into the palace quickly. One of Miao Fu's troops is about to kidnap Xianzhong Temple..."
The word "official" really made Zhao Deji have mixed feelings. He immediately helped Hua Rong up with his own hands, his voice choked with sobs: "Rong'er, thank you for your hard work."
"Guardians, hurry back to the palace. Mr. Lu personally supervises the army. All the generals have raised troops to serve the king."
Zhao Deji had no time to say anything more, and a group of guards immediately escorted everyone to the palace.
Hua Rong led a group of guards who temporarily blocked the rear, and Zhao Deji and others had just entered the imperial city. At the side entrance, dozens of cavalry rushed over like a whirlwind.
He shouted: "Rong'er..."
When the guards guarding the city saw the emperor entering the city, they no longer cared about others and immediately closed the imperial city. Hua Rong and others were blocked from outside.
"Rong'er, open the door quickly and let Rong'er in..."
"The officials don't need to worry about me, but please take a look at my child..."
Wu Jinnu and Zhang Yingying hurriedly supported him: "The officials are rebellious and are chasing us. Once the city gate is opened, the consequences will be disastrous."
Zhao Deji had no choice but to rush back to the palace.
When everyone saw the emperor, they immediately greeted him, but Zhao Deji rushed over, knelt in front of the Queen Mother, and burst into tears: "I am ashamed to treat the Queen Mother..."
The Queen Mother also felt a little pity for this haggard nephew and helped him up: "Ninth brother needs to be prepared. Yue Xuanfu and others have rushed back. I hope my ancestors will protect me and avoid this disaster..."
The little emperor also stepped forward and knelt down: "I bow to my father."
Zhao Deji hugged him and burst into tears. Tianwei returned without seeing Hua Rong and asked urgently: "Where is Mrs. Yue?"
"The queen of Rong'er Palace is blocked outside the city gate."
Tianwei was so anxious that Zhao Deji immediately asked: "Where is little Lu Wenlong?"
"In the harem, she is guarded by others."
"Bring it out immediately."
Tianwei replied, a palace maid was about to go out, but she saw a palace maid stumbled in and knelt down: "The two father-in-laws who were looking after the young master are missing..."
The two of them were like a bolt from the blue, especially Tianwei, who personally told her to leave Lu Wenlong under the care of two trusted eunuchs, together with a group of palace ladies. Now that the palace ladies are all here, why is the child not there
Zhao Deji and the Queen Mother both became anxious, knowing that there must be a traitor. However, since the child was missing, there was really nothing they could do. They didn't know what kind of traitor was lurking around them at this time.