921, the emperor's shocking decision
The next day, early in the morning.
Before Gu Qianxue was awake, Yulian and Yucui ran in hastily.
Qianxue rubbed the center of her brows, only to feel a splitting headache, because she rolled over and turned on her side the night before, she didn't know when she fell asleep.
"What happened, you are in such a hurry?"
The smile on Yulian's face was already blooming, and the joy was unbearable, "Back to the princess, big news, when the city gate opened early in the morning, Marshal Zhao from Zhenyuan... no, it was Lord Zhao's convoy that entered Beijing."
Gu Qianxue couldn't believe her ears, "Who are you talking about?"
"Master Zhao! It's the princess' grandfather, my wife's father, the master's Taishan, and the old lady's in-laws." Yulian revealed many identities of Lord Zhao in one breath.
Gu Qianxue almost jumped up from the bed, "Impossible, I said Yulian, today is not April 1st, if you lie to me, I will not let you go. Grandpa did say that he will return to Beijing soon, but if he returns soon Will tell me that a surprise attack is impossible."
In fact, Master Zhao Hou really launched a surprise attack.
royal palace.
Because of the return of Marquis Zhao, the emperor Longyan was very happy.
In front of the officials including Lord Qiu, the emperor greatly praised Marshal Zhao's contribution, and his face was absolutely beaming with joy. Whether it was his actions or words, he revealed his closeness to Marshal Zhao.
All the courtiers know that God, I'm afraid it will change again.
The most angry one was Lord Qiu.
In this dynasty, there were few kings with different surnames, and there were also few titles. Most of the other titles belonged to civil servants, and he was the only one who held the title of military commander.
However, now there is another Marshal Zhao, what does this mean? Chamber fight
Lord Qiu's disciples guessed that these were the emperor's balancing act, after all Lord Qiu was already the prince's man.
What happened in Guandong City, Lord Qiu naturally knew to some extent. Xue Xufeng cut off the spies of Guandong City and Prime Minister Pei, but he didn't cut off Lord Qiu. What's more, Lord Qiu, as a general and marshal, understands the truth of it best. , he rarely used the legend of flying pigeons, and directly let the spies report back and forth in person.
But Lord Qiu Hou is not afraid, the emperor will abdicate after all, even if the emperor is in good health, how can he survive the crown prince
Moreover, Lord Qiu always had a hunch that the prince is not a kind person, and now the prince can bear it, but when the moment comes when the prince cannot bear it, it is uncertain how the day will change.
Everything on the scene was over, the emperor retreated everyone, leaving Marshal Zhao alone, and Eunuch Kang was there to serve him.
The door of the imperial study room was closed tightly, and Eunuch Kang stood guard at the door like a door god.
The emperor got up from behind the case in the imperial study room and walked over, "How is Zhao Aiqing? Since I returned to the capital, you and Guandong City are the ones I worry about the most." The words were sincere.
Marshal Zhao nodded heavily, "I'm terrified, and the Emperor is worried. Everything is fine in Guandong City."
The emperor thought of the chaos in the Guandong City, and then thought of the prince's collusion with Chu Yanguo, and his loyal officials were poisoned, and the corners of his eyes were red. He patted Marshal Zhao's generous shoulder, "Okay, okay, with you here, I feel at ease."
There are many reasons why the corners of the eyes are red, not only because of pain, guilt, but also resentment.
"Zhao Aiqing doesn't know something. Apart from Guandong City, the rest of the country is not peaceful." The emperor sighed.
Marshal Zhao was taken aback, "What? Did Chu Yanguo infiltrate into our Nanyue territory?"
"It's not Chu Yanguo, but the prince's faction..." Afterwards, the emperor directly showed Marshal Zhao the secret letter reported by the spies. It can be said that Marshal Zhao has been treated as his real one.
Marshal Zhao was terrified and refused in every possible way, and finally received the secret letter tremblingly, and read it.
There is a big difference between ancient times and modern times. Relatively speaking, there is less egoism, and people's ideals and feelings are more pure.
In modern times, if the immediate superiors let someone die, someone is unwilling to die, after all, life is precious.
But in ancient times, the saying "a scholar dies for his confidant" was not casually said. If the grace of Bole, the grace of reinvention, and the grace of support, if it really comes to the time of sacrificing one's life for righteousness, those who resolutely go to death are definitely not in the minority .
Marshal Zhao is one of them.
At this moment, Marshal Zhao is willing to die for the emperor immediately.
After reading the contents of the secret letter, Marshal Zhao felt resentful when he thought that the crown prince and the Chu Yan people poisoned him, "What is the emperor's plan?" But the crown prince is the emperor's son after all, and it is difficult to interfere with his family affairs.
The emperor sighed heavily, "It's all my fault. I doubted the prince and trusted the prince by mistake. Now it's too late to abolish the prince. With the power of the prince, he really drove him into rebellion. Nanyue will be in chaos! If Nanyue's chaos is overwhelmed by Chu If Yan Kingdom, Yingsha Kingdom or Bakui Kingdom take the opportunity to enter, Nanyue may not be safe."
As a military commander, Marshal Zhao naturally knew the consequences.
"Zhao Aiqing, I have an idea." The emperor suddenly clapped his hand on Marshal Zhao's shoulder again and grabbed it tightly.
Marshal Zhao was startled, and fell to his knees with a thud, "Long live my emperor, no matter what the emperor decides, as long as the emperor gives an order, I will not hesitate to go through fire and water!"
The emperor nodded in relief, "Aiqing is flat." As he spoke, he helped Marshal Zhao up himself.
It is also an order to flatten the body, there is a big difference between support and non-payment, real support and virtual support.
Now the emperor's support of Marshal Zhao is real support, and he used all his strength to help Marshal Zhao up. This move moved Marshal Zhao again.
"I want to officially support King Li, and even more want to pass on the throne to King Li!"
Marshal Zhao was stunned when he heard the emperor's words!
Succession to the throne is no small matter! And the fact that the emperor informed Marshal Zhao of such important matters was enough to show that he put aside his barriers and truly regarded Marshal Zhao as one of his own.
Marshal Zhao suddenly felt an invisible pressure on his shoulders, and he knelt down again, "Don't worry, your majesty, I will go all out to support and assist His Highness Li Wang!"
Marshal Zhao agreed with the emperor's decision very much. Because of the Guandong City incident, Marshal Zhao really got in touch with the crown prince and King Li.
The prince seems to love the people like a son, but he is actually treacherous and cunning; while the king Li seems cruel and cruel, but he is actually upright.
If he was allowed to choose, he hoped that the crown prince would be His Royal Highness King Li!
The emperor helped Marshal Zhao up again, "I have one more thing to do."
"The emperor is directly in charge of orders!" Marshal Zhao said.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "Zhen Qianxue can be called Princess Li, that is, the future queen."
Marshal Zhao was dumbfounded. If she remembered correctly, the emperor had married Taifu Ying's granddaughter to King Li, so what about his own granddaughter? "this… "
"Zhao Aiqing, to tell you the truth, I am only temporarily using the power of the Ying family to counter the crown prince, and the Ying family will be eliminated sooner or later." The emperor's voice was cold and murderous.
Although Marshal Zhao was puzzled, he didn't ask.
And why the emperor wanted to get rid of Ying's family was naturally because of what Concubine Ying did. He had already heard from Gu Qianxue, and even sent someone to investigate after returning to Beijing. Everything was true!
922, make a pair