Chapter 395 Chaos in Chang'an
Author: Gongsun Wujiu
Princess Yi felt something was wrong when she heard this. She frowned and said, "Is it inappropriate to ask King Yan to submit a letter?"
Shangguan Jie said with a smile, "Zhu Gai is your Majesty's sister, and King Yan is your Majesty's brother. They are all your Majesty's closest people... What's wrong with King Yan's letter?"
The eldest princess of Eyi thought about it and felt that what Shangguan Jie said did make some sense.
However, the eldest princess of E had forgotten what happened in the first year of Shiyuan.
Although the emperor was young at the time, he had no grudge against King Yan in his heart.
Under Shangguan Jie's persuasion, the princess of Eyi finally agreed to Shangguan Jie's request.
Then the eldest princess of Eyi wrote a letter to King Yan according to Shangguan Jie's instructions.
The eldest princess of Eyi listed a series of Huo Guang's mistakes in the letter since the first year of the First Yuan Dynasty in accordance with Shangguan Jie's instructions.
In particular, he highlighted Huo Guang's recent review of the Third Assistant and the Northern Army in Shanglinyuan.
He also asserted in the letter that Huo Guang's move was clearly an act of transgression.
At the end of the letter, the eldest princess of Eyi asked King Yan to write to the emperor to punish Huo Guang.
After the letter was written, the eldest princess of Eyi immediately asked someone to secretly hand over the letter to the person stationed in Chang'an by King Yan.
After receiving the letter, the people of the King of Yan did not dare to neglect and immediately sent a messenger to send the letter back to the State of Yan.
King Liu Dan of Yan was overjoyed after receiving the letter from the eldest princess of Eyi.
Although he didn't believe what the letter said, he thought it was an excellent opportunity to bring down Huo Guang.
"Do you think this is feasible?"
King Yan asked his close associates.
Shou Xichang stood up and said, "Your Highness, this matter may not be appropriate... Your Highness is the master of the building, and Shangguan Jie is waiting to take chestnuts from the fire. What benefits can Your Highness get?"
Liu Dan said, "Master Gai had something to say with General Zuo. That man was not the son of the previous emperor, but he was promoted to the throne by Huo Guang and others because the previous emperor was deceived..."
"If we can overthrow Huo Guang... he will definitely be unstable... General Zuo and Master Gai promised that I will be the emperor!"
Sun Zongzhi heard this and said worriedly, "Now that the emperor has taken control of the military power in Chang'an, even if Huo Guang is overthrown, it may be difficult to shake the emperor's position!"
Wang Ru was not satisfied when he heard this, "Sun Jun is unaware of something, and all the clan members in Chang'an are suspicious of that person's birth...The military power in Chang'an belongs to the emperor in name, but in fact the emperor has no real control over the captains of the Northern Army..."
King Yan nodded and said, "What Wang Ru said is true. All the generals and commanders of the Northern Army have doubts about that boy..."
Shou Xichang thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, we should give it a try. Even if we fail to defeat Huo Guang, Your Highness will not suffer any loss..."
Wang Ru also agreed at this time and said, "Your Highness can do this!"
Chengzhen also said at this time, "It would be great if we could bring down Huo Guang. Even if we can't bring down Huo Guang, it would intensify the internal fighting among the officials of Chang'an..."
Sun Zongzhi wanted to speak out against it, but when he saw that both Shou Xichang and Wang Ru agreed, it was obvious that King Yan had made a decision, so he sighed and said nothing.
After discussing with a group of cronies, King Yan quickly wrote a memorial to the emperor in accordance with the matters listed in the letter from the eldest princess of Eyi.
According to the original history, after this memorial was sent to Chang'an, it was Shangguan Jie who presented it to the emperor.
But this time, because of Zhang Yue's intervention, the eldest princess of Eyi hated Huo Guang even more than in the original history.
After receiving the memorial sent to Chang'an from King Yan, the eldest princess of Eyi submitted it directly to the emperor without consulting Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang.
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"Sister, is what King Yan said the truth?"
After the emperor read the memorial, his face showed anger.
When the eldest princess of Eyi saw this, she was naturally very happy.
She must have said, "Your Majesty, Huo Guang's crimes are worse..."
In the eyes of the eldest princess of Hubei, Huo Guang is simply a sinner with no mercy.
"Huo Guang appears to be loyal, but in reality he is cunning and cunning..."
"Recently, Huo Guang has even mobilized his troops without authorization... His intention may be to commit rebellion...".
The emperor had calmed down at this time, and he couldn't help but think of Du Ling's words some time ago.
Then he thought about what he knew from Xu Li's mouth.
After some thinking, the emperor already had doubts about the eldest princess of Eyi and what was said in the memorial.
However, the emperor did not show any expression on his face.
Seeing that the emperor was silent, the eldest princess of Eyi continued to persuade:
"Your Majesty, King Yan is your brother and mine. Your Majesty can order King Yan to serve as a guard in the court to prevent treacherous ministers from causing trouble..."
After the eldest princess of Eyi finished speaking, the royal family stated that this matter should be discussed in the long run.
The eldest princess of Eyi went on to talk about Huo Guang's faults, and by the way, she also mentioned the Marquis of Yunyang Zhang Yue.
It was not until the emperor's feast was about to begin that he left the Xuanshi Hall.
After the eldest princess of Eyi left, the emperor picked up the memorial from King Yan again.
Because his mentality was different, when he looked back at the memorial, he found that there were many loopholes in it.
The King of Yan was far away in Yan, how could he know such detailed information about Chang'an City.
Especially when Huo Guang reviewed the Northern Army in Shanglinyuan, how could Liu Dan, who was far away in Yandi, know so well.
At this time, the emperor mentioned the incident in the first year of the First Yuan Dynasty again, which made people even more suspicious.
Thinking of this, the emperor ordered to the left and right: "The envoys of Xiuyi are here to see you!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Menling hesitated and said: "Your Majesty's sutra feast is about to begin..."
The emperor frowned and said, "No problem, postpone the banquet for a quarter of an hour!"
"promise!"
Huang Menling agreed and immediately sent someone to summon the embroidered clothes envoy.
In just two quarters of an hour, the messenger in fine clothes had already arrived in the palace.
"What activities has the eldest princess of Eyi done recently?"
The Xiuyi messenger was shocked when he heard this and said, "Master Gai has conspired with General Zuo and the imperial censor many times..."
The emperor continued to ask: "What about King Yan?"
The messenger Xiu Yi said, "The Lord Gai once sent his rice field envoy Yancang to send a secret letter to King Yan... King Yan expanded his troops by two troops..."
The emperor nodded and said: "Let me check carefully what General Zuo and my sister want to do!"
"Promise, I will obey the imperial edict!"
"Get down!"
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In the Yunyang Hou Mansion, the Qianniu Guards also sent the latest information.
After Zhang Kun read it, he immediately sent someone to notify Liu Yi and Zhang Huan.
An hour later, Liu Yi and Zhang Huan, who received the notice, returned to the Yunyang Marquis Mansion from Shanglin Garden.
"What's important, Mr. Zhang!" Zhang Huan asked as soon as he saw Zhang Kun.
Zhang Kun did not answer immediately, but first invited the two of them into the secret room in the backyard.
"Has this been verified?"
After reading the information, Liu Yi confirmed it with Zhang Kun.
Zhang Kun said with a serious face, "It has been confirmed repeatedly that it is correct... In addition, Du Gong also sent news that the emperor seems to be dissatisfied with the emperor!"
Liu Yi heard this and said, "Yesterday, the captain of Fengche also told someone that your majesty summoned the envoy of Xiuyi!"
"Messenger of beautiful clothes!" Zhang Kun frowned upon hearing this.
Although the strength of Xiuyi Messenger has declined after the death of the previous emperor, he can still not be underestimated.
Zhang Huan looked at Zhang Kun and said, "Don't worry, sir. The target of the Xiuyi Messenger is not my Yunyang Marquis Mansion..."
Zhang Kun nodded and quickly turned his thoughts back.
"Liu Hou, Chang'an may be uneasy!"
Chapter completed!