As soon as Empress Dowager Sun said these words, Zhu Qizhen's expression softened a bit, and he lowered his head and said.
"The mother is generous, but the son is too irritable."
Seeing this situation, Queen Mother Sun waved her hand to signal Wang Qin, who was kneeling on the ground, to get up, and then continued to Zhu Qizhen.
"Now it seems that Jingyang Palace will issue such a decree, which means that the emperor just wants the Ai family and you to stop reaching out to the harem. As for Nangong, you made the right bet this time..."
"Well, yes, it seems that the material discussions between the government and the public are still useful, and..."
Zhu Qizhen nodded cautiously, with a trace of inexplicable complex emotions flashing in his eyes, and said.
"In the final analysis, the initiative in this matter is not in our hands. Since the other side has already taken action, then naturally we need to be more prepared in the future. However, this is not without its benefits."
Hearing this, Queen Mother Sun frowned and was a little confused for a moment.
She was also present at the Nangong poisoning case. It is no exaggeration to say that she was really shocked and broke into a cold sweat at that time.
Nowadays, many people in the court are talking about it, thinking that this is a move made by the Supreme Emperor, whose purpose is to regain control of Nangong. Otherwise, it would not happen to happen at the special moment of the New Year's Eve, when the emperor banquets the ministers.
But in fact, as one of the parties involved, the Empress Dowager Sun knew very well that her son had not planned such a thing, so if nothing unexpected happened, the emperor was behind this poisoning.
As for the subsequent invasion of the palace, one reason was that Zhu Qizhen was frightened, and the other reason was that he followed the trend and took advantage of the situation to pull out some of the nails planted by the emperor in the Nangong Palace.
But in any case, since the emperor did this, it means that he has a murderous intention. From then on, even the superficial tenderness before will inevitably be gone forever. It is no exaggeration to say that the future of their mother and son
, it will be thrilling every step of the way.
How can this situation be said to be beneficial?
So, Zhu Qizhen was silent for a moment, and then glanced at Wang Qin next to him. The latter immediately understood and took out the few personal palace attendants in Nuan Pavilion, while he guarded the door.
outside.
Seeing that Zhu Qizhen was so cautious, Queen Mother Sun cheered up and waited for the latter's next words. Then, Zhu Qizhen slowly opened his mouth and told Queen Mother Sun what he had discovered before.
"What?"
After hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, Queen Mother Sun suddenly stood up, barely holding the beads in her hand, and said with a mixture of shock and anger.
"Xu Youzhen is actually someone placed by the emperor in the East Palace?"
You know, although the Queen Mother Sun doesn't know much about the affairs of the outer dynasty, she naturally has to pay more attention to matters related to the prince.
Xu Youzhen was quite capable in handling affairs in the East Palace, and he had been very close to Zhu Jian before. Therefore, Queen Mother Sun always thought that he was at least a minister who was loyal to the East Palace, but she did not expect that he would actually
He is the emperor's man.
A cold light flashed in Zhu Qizhen's eyes and he said.
"Yes, that's exactly what happened. Moreover, judging from the previous events, the emperor already knew that Xu Youzhen's identity was exposed, but he still kept Xu Youzhen. His purpose was very simple, he just wanted to make Nangong rebel!"
"Etiquette, law and ethics come first. As a mother, queen and son, if he dies inexplicably, it will definitely affect the emperor's reputation. Therefore, he chose to force his son to rebel. In this way, he can take advantage of the chaos.
Kill your son without having to bear the infamy."
To be precise, this is the first time Zhu Qizhen has said this word so clearly and unabashedly to someone other than himself.
As a result, Queen Mother Sun's eyes were slightly absent-minded. She held on to the armrests of her seat, sat down slowly, and said.
"But you are brothers after all... The emperor is also your father's son after all..."
Although Empress Dowager Sun has been in the palace for many years, things like rebellion are still a bit frightening to people who have lived in the palace for a long time.
For her, she may be vaguely aware that there will be such a day in the future, but at least before Zhu Qizhen really said what he just said, everything she did was actually more inclined to be able to keep it.
Nangong's status is just to maintain the status quo.
And this was also Zhu Qizhen's purpose of coming today. He stood up, took two steps forward, came to the side of Queen Mother Sun, half-knelt in front of her knees, and said.
"Mother, it's not that the son has to be aggressive now, it's that the emperor didn't leave a way for his son to survive. Can't you see clearly about this poisoning incident?"
"From the beginning to the end, the initiative was not in our hands. The emperor chose to force his son to rebel because this was the path with the least loss for him, but it was not the only way."
"If his son cannot do what he expected, then he will never hesitate to poison or assassinate him!"
"But after all, this time..."
Even so, Queen Mother Sun still looked a little hesitant.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen squeezed her hand tightly and spoke first.
"It didn't succeed this time because the emperor didn't want to succeed at all. This was just a warning to his son to move forward according to the trajectory he had set. But this does not mean that the emperor will not change his mind in the future."
"To take a step back, even if the mother can recruit someone trustworthy enough, the son is willing to live in such a state of fear every day, but will the emperor really give up?"
Before Queen Mother Sun could answer, Zhu Qizhen shook his head firmly and said.
"no, I can not!"
"Once poisoned, assassination will be useless. Then, he will completely break up with Nangong. You saw the scene when his son entered the palace on the first day of the year. The emperor is always ready to mobilize the imperial army to stand guard near Nangong.
The royal guards are not just showing off."
"Now it's because the emperor thinks there is a better way. If one day, he loses his patience and feels that all other methods are useless, he orders Dongchang or Jinyiwei to break into Nangong and Cining Palace. At that time, he will face three feet
With Bai Ling and a glass of poisonous wine, my mother thinks, can we still survive?"
There was a long silence in the Nuan Pavilion. Empress Dowager Sun's expression was complicated, and the joints in her hands turned white. She squeezed the Buddhist beads in her hands tightly, as if she wanted to crush them, which showed how uneasy her mood was.
When she opened her mouth, she seemed to have thousands of words to say, but in the end, they all turned into a heavy sigh.
After a moment, Queen Mother Sun breathed out softly and her face became calm. After all, after so many years in this palace, she was not an ignorant woman like the common people. However, she had never been willing to face it before.
This is just a possible situation.
Now, Zhu Qizhen had torn everything apart and spread it out in front of her. Even if Queen Mother Sun didn't want to accept it anymore, she had to accept it. After all, the person in front of her was her biological son...
Putting down the beads in her hand, Empress Dowager Sun helped Zhu Qizhen up and asked him to face her. She pondered for a moment before she spoke.
"Even if what you say is true, since the emperor has chosen this path, it means that he is sure to win. Even if you follow his wishes and rebel in the end, it will only achieve his success.
It’s just a good reputation.”
Seeing that Queen Mother Sun had finally made up her mind, Zhu Qizhen also breathed a sigh of relief and said.
"Don't worry, mother, my son understands this. The mother also said just now that the emperor chose this path just because doing so can help him gain a good reputation, but it is also an opportunity for the son."
"How to say?"
Queen Mother Sun frowned, leaned forward, and asked.
So, Zhu Qizhen continued.
"If the emperor really breaks his skin, then his son will naturally be doomed. However, since he cares about his face and wants to force his son to rebel and achieve his reputation, then he will give his son some opportunities to develop his power."
"The British Duke's Palace, Chengguo Palace, Ningyang Houfu, as well as Zhu Jian and others, the emperor kept them because he wanted them to work for his son outside, so that he could catch them all after his son rebelled.
.”
When he said these words, Zhu Qizhen's face was cold and there was no emotion in his eyes.
However, this made Queen Mother Sun look more and more worried and said.
"Since you know this, then you still..."
"Mother, don't be anxious, listen to me."
Zhu Qizhen breathed out, his expression became more serious, and he continued.
"Up to now, every move of the son has been within the control of the emperor. Before, the son tried to bypass the emperor and intervene in sea trade, but was blocked by the emperor. This shows that although he chose
I have taken this path, but I am also clearly aware that I cannot give my son the possibility of counterattack."
"However, risks are risks. My son has long been aware of the emperor's plan. However, in the past few years, he has been lying dormant and waiting without any substantive action. He is waiting for this poisoning."
After the words fell, Queen Mother Sun frowned, but her expression moved slightly, as if she had realized something.
"You mean..."
"Yes, the emperor has always been very thoughtful, and it is not easy to find flaws in his plans. In other words, there were no flaws in his plan before."
A trace of ridicule flashed in Zhu Qizhen's eyes and he said.
"However, a wise man will inevitably make mistakes. When everything goes according to plan, the emperor will naturally not reveal any flaws. However, once he feels that the plan is out of his control, he will inevitably feel anxious in his heart, and this kind of emotion,
It will give him a loophole."
"It can be seen from this poisoning that the emperor no longer wants to wait any longer. Although I still don't know the reason, there is no doubt that he used poisoning to warn me, which shows that he is already anxious.
"
"And as long as he is anxious, he will get into trouble and flaws will naturally appear. Doesn't the queen feel that it has become a common thing for her son to go in and out of Nangong and come to Cining Palace these days?"
Queen Mother Sun thought carefully, then nodded gently and said.
"Yes, you are right. Before you returned to Beijing, the emperor once wanted to hold Nangong's servants in his hands. Although he failed in the end, he later took advantage of the spring hunting to seize Nangong.
Most of the men were replaced by his men."
"But this time, you asked the Ai family to arrange Nangong's staff, and he didn't stop him. If your guess is correct, it is indeed possible that he is helping Nangong expand his power, but..."
At this point, Queen Mother Sun shook her head and said.
"Even if the emperor is impatient, he is not confused after all. When you come these days, you are followed by the imperial army. Moreover, Wu's behavior now shows that the emperor is still very vigilant."
"Although you used this poisoning as a pretext to replace all the people in Nangong, you cannot replace all the people in Nangong. Otherwise, the cronies around you will also be removed. Therefore, you can only take advantage of this opportunity to make more arrangements.
Our people go in, and at this rate, the most you can do is to be in Nangong later. There are more people available, and there is no way to take out all the emperor's men."
"In this way, no matter you are in Nangong or leave Nangong, your every move is still under the surveillance of the emperor. Even if you can move more freely, what's the use?"
Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen also frowned, but soon his brows relaxed, he also leaned forward and spoke.
"So, my son needs his mother to help me!"
Seeing this, Queen Mother Sun sighed softly and asked.
"What are you going to do?"
Zhu Qi calmed down and spoke slowly, saying.
"My mother clearly knows that since the emperor wants to force his son to rebel, then no matter how he encourages his son to expand his power, he can't get around one thing, and that is the forbidden army!"
Hearing this, Queen Mother Sun also nodded and said.
"Yes, the imperial army only obeys the emperor's orders. There are more than a hundred people. If you don't see the horse talisman, you can't tamper with it. Even the will of the Ai family and you will have no effect on them. Even if you can find a way to control the Yulin guards of Nangong, as long as With the emperor's decree, the Imperial Guards in the imperial city are dispatched, and any incident will be immediately controlled."
"So, if you want me to take action, you must make it impossible for the Imperial Army to move!"
Zhu Qizhen took the words, with a trace of ridicule in his eyes. His eyes seemed to fly across the space and landed in the direction of Qianqing Palace.
"The Forbidden Army is different from other officers and soldiers. At any time, as long as there is a decree from the emperor, the corresponding talisman can be taken out and mobilized. Moreover, after receiving the order, the eunuch holding the talisman must face the holy face in person before he will The talisman is handed over, so there is absolutely no possibility of manipulation."
"Then, the only way to restrain the imperial army is that the emperor cannot issue an edict, or in other words, the edict cannot reach the eunuch in charge of the talisman..."
"The emperor will not fail to think of this, so I conclude that in order to encourage me to rebel, the emperor will definitely become seriously ill and comatose when the time comes."
"Malingering?"
Empress Dowager Sun also understood the connection, so she asked a question. After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen nodded and said.
"Yes, pretending to be sick, the emperor can't really let things get out of his control, so it must be pretending to be sick, but this pretending to be sick will be extremely real, both in the palace and outside the court. And this is an opportunity, and it is also what the son wants his mother to help with this time..."
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