It was late at night, some people were asleep, and some were not.

After Zhou Shu left, Su Yuan did not rest, but immediately wrote a new letter.

The content of the letter was part of his previous conversation with Zhou Shu.

Even though he didn't say much, some of them were definitely deadly. For example, Concubine Yu and Fu Chengyang colluded, and the chief eunuch was suspected of intervening in the fight for the heir... These things were undoubtedly the most taboo for the emperor.

If Emperor Qingxiang sees this, he will definitely kill Fu Chengyang as long as he is not angry to death.

Although Su Yuan wanted to kill this guy himself, he could accept it if Mr. Qingxiang killed the person for him. In any case, if Fu Chengyang, a master, did not die, it would still cause some trouble for him.

After writing the letter, he sent someone to travel overnight to Xuzhou to deliver it to the Prefectural Mufu.

Afterwards, he felt a little relieved, and the fatigue that surged in his heart could no longer be suppressed, so he just found a place to lie down and sleep.

At this moment, many people in the capital cannot sleep.

Among them was a large family, the Zhao family.

The Zhao family has a large house in the south of the city. Those who can buy a house here are all powerful people.

For example, the Zhao family's neighbor is the House of the Minister of Revenue, and half a street across the street is the Prime Minister's residence.

At this moment, in the Zhao family hall, several candles were burning, illuminating the room extremely brightly.

All the important people of the Zhao family are here. There are about ten people in total. They are all related by blood. They are blood relatives who can trust each other.

Zhao Zhiguang, the old man of the Zhao family, with messy white hair and a lion's head, leaned on a cane and hit the ground hard, making a dull winter sound.

"How dare Emperor Qingxiang do this to my Zhao family!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone else straightened their faces and took him seriously.

"Cheng'er is talented in both civil and military affairs and has outstanding talent and appearance. How can he be worse than Zhou Chong? Emperor Qingxiang actually wanted to make Zhou Chong the crown prince instead of making Cheng'er the crown prince!"

"What father said is true!" said the middle-aged man Zhao Zhiguang came down from the table, "and if nothing else, our Cheng'er is still the eldest son. It is not in line with the ancestral etiquette to abolish the eldest son and establish the younger one!"

"And our Zhao family has protected the emperor's safety for generations and has made great achievements several times. How can we be treated like this?"

"Hmph...is it any use to make noises?" Zhao Zhiguang shouted, waving his cane hard and hitting the table.

boom!

There was a loud noise that scared everyone else.

"Zhaomei has come to me crying! That little bastard Zhou Chong is going to become the prince. How can she be a queen?"

"My aunt is right. If Zhou Chong becomes the crown prince, then his mother-in-law, Imperial Concubine Jade, will take precedence over my aunt just because her mother is more valuable than her son." One of Zhao Zhiguang's grandsons said angrily.

The Zhao family was originally one of the most powerful families in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they were waiting for this generation to achieve greater glory. As long as Zhou Cheng can inherit the throne, the Zhao family will almost be able to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.

As a result, Emperor Qingxiang, an old man who was about to die of illness, suddenly acted like this, showing his intention to abolish the elder and establish the younger.

This is absolutely unacceptable to the Zhao family.

Zhao Zhiguang said: "Now Emperor Qingxiang has asked Zhou Chong and Li Gui to defend the city together. The intention is very obvious, that is, he wants to take credit for his precious little son!"

Not just him, everyone in the civil and military dynasties knew this.

Who doesn't know that Li Gui is in charge of fighting? As for Zhou Chong's assistance, what can he help? Just shouting "charge, kill," is not bad.

This arrangement has only one meaning, and that is that Emperor Qingxiang has confidence in Li Gui to win this battle. In the future, when Su Yuan retreats or is wiped out, when rewards are given based on merit, Li Gui wisely said, "It all depends on His Highness to plan the strategy."

, the great success will definitely fall on Zhou Chong.

At that time, Emperor Qingxiang announced that he would be crowned prince. It was a matter of course. Even if others objected, it would be difficult for him to do so. Who can say that he has "great achievements" in his body.

The Zhao family cannot accept this blatant way of paving the way.

Even if Emperor Qingxiang was so biased, it still made sense to let Zhou Chong and Zhou Cheng assist Li Gui at the same time.

Now that they are so partial, the Zhao family dare not object with their mouths, but in their hearts they must not agree.

"But what should we do now?" Someone said helplessly, "Emperor Qingxiang is determined to support Zhou Chong, but there seems to be nothing we can do."

"You bastard! Who said you can't do anything!"

Zhao Zhiguang scolded angrily, and then slowly said something under the gaze of everyone.

"Then wasn't Fu Chengyang taken out of the palace by Emperor Qingxiang? Why do you think that was?"

"I heard that I said the wrong thing."

"It's one thing to say the wrong thing. I think Emperor Qingxiang has long been dissatisfied with this dead eunuch."

"Grandpa, why is this? Hasn't Emperor Qingxiang always relied on Fu Chengyang to do things for him?" Sun Tzu asked confused.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhao Zhiguang's mouth: "Humph... Emperor Qingxiang did rely on him when he was young. But now, he is old and ill. Look at Fu Chengyang, who is about the same age, and how good his health is.

It’s windy when you walk!”

"..."

No one expected this angle at all, but when they recalled it carefully, it seemed that it was true!

Emperor Qingxiang is now bedridden and sometimes needs help. On the other hand, Fu Chengyang is about the same age as Qingxiang, but his body is as strong as an ox!

This is naturally related to Fu Chengyang's martial arts practice, and all officials are aware of this. But only a few people know that Fu Chengyang's martial arts has almost reached the stage of transformation, so much so that he has to deliberately put on makeup to look older.

If he didn't wear any makeup, Fu Chengyang would still look like a man in his early forties, in his prime.

It is obvious what Emperor Qingxiang thought.

Zhao Zhiguang's grandson suddenly realized: "Grandpa, are you saying that the emperor is jealous that Fu Chengyang is about the same age as him but is in very good health?"

Zhao Zhiguang nodded slightly: "Jealousy is one, but it is not the most important. The most important is the second."

"Second? What is the second?"

"Hong En, tell me!" Zhao Zhiguang said to the man sitting on his right. The latter is his eldest son Zhao Hong'en, who will also be the new head of the Zhao family a hundred years from now.

Zhao Hongen didn't like to talk, but he answered very accurately at this moment: "The second is that Emperor Qingxiang will be worried that Zhou Chong is still young and lacks experience after succeeding to the throne. He may become Fu Chengyang's puppet, leading to the situation of eunuchs supervising the country.

Appear."

Zhao Zhiguang patted the table with great satisfaction: "Hong En said it very well!"

The other Zhao family members also understood that from this point of view, Fu Chengyang had really become a worry for Emperor Qingxiang.

No wonder Fu Chengyang just made a slight mistake this time and was stripped of his status as general manager and sent to defend the city's front lines.

It seems that Emperor Qingxiang is determined to get rid of him...

"But father." Zhao Zhiguang's other son still couldn't figure it out, "What does this have to do with Cheng'er's matter? If Fu Chengyang falls, Cheng'er still can't be the prince, right?"

"Useless thing!" Zhao Zhiguang scolded him after hearing this, "Learn from your big brother! Use your brain, let me ask you, what did Fu Chengyang say when he said something wrong?"

"Well, it seems to be about Zhou Chong..."

"What does it look like? That's it! He showed his concern for Zhou Chong, which made Emperor Qingxiang determined to get rid of him! You still don't understand? As long as Emperor Qingxiang realizes that Fu Chengyang and Zhou Chong are originally on the same team

, then tell me, will he still make Zhou Chong the crown prince?"

"That's it! I understand, father!"

"...What our Zhao family has to do now is to connect Fu Chengyang and Zhou Chong. You go and think of a way. I will also ask someone to tell Zhaomei and ask her to collect some information in the palace."

After saying this, Zhao Zhiguang stood up, his hair messy and full of momentum.

"Emperors take turns, and now it's my Zhao family's child's turn!"

"Ahem, grandpa, my cousin's name is Zhou Cheng, not Zhao Cheng..." The grandson couldn't help but complain.

"You little bastard!" Zhao Zhiguang was furious, "Zhou Cheng is your aunt's biological son, why is he not from the Zhao family! If I hear you talking nonsense again, I will break your legs!"

"Yes, yes...Grandpa, I was wrong, I won't dare to do it next time..."

The next day.

As soon as it got light, Su Yuan first organized the soldiers to eat, and then continued to yell and curse.

Yesterday, I scolded my ancestors and ancestors, but today I changed it to "I'm your whole family", which is more targeted, personal and full of attack power.

The soldiers scolded them vigorously, but Zhou Shu listened and frowned slightly even though he knew it was a ploy to provoke the general.

She grew up in the palace and had never heard of such dirty words. Su Yuan didn't care. He was a modern time traveler. He had never seen any dirty words on the Internet. In comparison, the things he asked the soldiers to curse now were really ordinary.

.

If he really wants to use dirty words, he can use some extremely disgusting curse words in modern times and let the soldiers shout them. But for now, there is no need.

Swearing also requires a gradual process.

On the city wall of the capital, Li Gui also has a black line.

He originally thought that Su Yuan had been struggling all day yesterday and would stop today. Unexpectedly, he started again, and even changed the curse words to target the emperor himself.

This gave Li Gui an ominous premonition that Emperor Qingxiang might be angry and force him to send troops.

And this is definitely not a good idea. Because after yesterday's test, he has concluded that Su Yuan's cavalry is well-trained and very fierce, so it is best not to fight them head-on.

Li Gui's worries became reality in less than half an hour.

The little eunuch came from the palace and took the emperor's handwriting, which asked Li Gui to send troops and teach Su Yuan a lesson!
To be continued...