Not long after Old Thirteen left, Eighty-Nine came unexpectedly.
"Brother, Amma asked me to ask you, which prince do you plan to support as the new king?" Eighty-nine is the biological brother of Yuzhu's mother. Longkoduo sent him to deliver the message, and he indeed chose the right person.
Objectively speaking, before Kang Mazi died, Longkodo still had quite a few tricks up his sleeve.
But, later on, due to the deliberate indulgence of the fourth child, Longkodo lost himself.
Yuzhu did not answer Eighty-Nine's question directly, but asked him: "Let you choose, who will you choose to be the emperor?"
Without even thinking about it, Bajiu said directly: "That must be Master Shiba. After all, he is my brother-in-law, and his sons are all my nephews."
Yuzhu couldn't help but smile slightly, and asked Bajiu again: "Aren't you afraid that Lao Shiba will secure the throne and chop off Ama's, mine and your heads? By the way, there's also Xiao Xuanyu's head."
"He dares!" Eighty-nine became anxious, glared with anger, and shouted loudly.
"You have secured the throne, why don't you dare?" Yuzhu picked up the tea cup and deliberately teased Bajiu.
Eighty-nine clenched his little fists, his face turned red, and he suddenly said dejectedly: "Brother, I'm really useless, not as smart as my nephew."
Yuzhu just drank tea and ignored the shocked Bajiu.
In terms of seniority, Eighty-nine is Xiaoxuanyu’s biological uncle.
Please note that uncle in this era refers to the husband's younger brother.
Uncle refers to father's younger brother.
In terms of age, eighty-nine is still a few months younger than Xiao Xuanyu.
As Yuzhu's half-brother, Bajiu was completely forgotten by the old emperor.
Xiao Xuanyu was different. He was the eldest son of Yuzhu and received great attention from the old emperor.
From the time he was given a name, to being read in the palace, and then to the marriage, the old emperor almost took care of all the major events in Xiao Xuanyu's life.
It's quite interesting to say that according to the clear rules in the palace, the old emperor gave Xuan Yu a name of ten thousand taels of silver per word, which had to be handed over to the palace every year.
"Amma said, which prince does he want to support?" Yuzhu asked Bajiu with a smile.
Eighty-nine couldn't help but perked up, walked up to Yuzhu, and whispered: "Amma asked me to tell you that he plans to support Hongxi."
"Hongxi" Yuzhu almost burst out laughing, "Longlaosan, Longlaosan, it's at this critical moment, do you even want to lie to your own son?"
"Well, it's such a big deal, and Ama didn't give you a letter or anything." Yuzhu crossed his legs and squinted at Eighty-Nine.
Eighty-nine quickly shook his head and said: "Amma said, this is such a big deal, how dare I stop eating, but Amma gave me a jade pendant and ordered me to hand it over to you."
Yuzhu took the jade pendant from Eighty-Nine, observed and rubbed it carefully.
Yes, this square jade pendant is indeed the one that Longkodo wears around his waist every day.
Father and son have made an agreement that seeing the jade pendant is like seeing the person themselves.
More importantly, as long as the person who comes to Yuzhu to convey a message still says that he supports Hong Xi, it means that Long Keduo has made up his mind and plans to support Laosi!
At that time, when father and son made the agreement, Bajiu was still under ten years old, so Yuzhu naturally did not expect that Long Laosan would send Bajiu to Dagukou to inform him.
No matter how tense the situation in the capital is, entering and leaving the nine gates of the inner city in Eighty-Nine is just like entering and exiting your own home at will, with the same words: freedom to come and go as if walking on flat ground.
Yuzhu ordered Niu Tai to play with Bajiu, and he went to the back tent by himself.
In the back tent, Zhou Quan wrote a secret letter with his left hand according to Yu Zhu's instructions.
At first glance, this secret letter is just an ordinary greeting letter.
In fact, it was only when Longkodo took out the special jade tablet with many holes drilled in it that he could see clearly what the jade pillar said.
Hehe, there is no way, why did Yuzhu watch too many old movies when he was young?
In the old movie "Curtain Behind the Curtain", the private communication between the Queen Mother of the West and Prince Gong relied on this kind of copy-reading of genuine secret letters.
As a result, Sushun, who had been kept in the dark, was surrounded by troops led by Guangxu's own father, and he actually dared to speak nonsense: I haven't even returned to Beijing yet, where did I get any orders from?
The six lakes in Su Lao have been painted to this point, and you deserve to lose your head!
Yuzhu didn't add any superfluous code letters. How could Long Laosan have the patience to read the code book word for word?
To be honest, in this age when science is not very advanced, a secret letter with punched holes is enough to convey a clear message.
In front of Eighty-nine, Yuzhu stuffed the letter into the envelope, deliberately not sealing it with fire paint.
The family letter is carried by my younger brother. Is it necessary to seal it?
When doing big things, you must carefully consider all the details. Adding superfluous information will only arouse suspicion.
Yuzhu had lunch with Bajiu and forced him to take a nap for an hour before sending someone to take him back to the capital in a carriage.
What's the rush?
The old emperor is really dead. Even if the fourth child wants to block the news, Longko is worried about the father and son killing each other, so he will definitely send someone to inform Yuzhu immediately.
Yuzhu has been preparing carefully for more than ten years, and he also holds the super important positions of the head minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the head minister of the imperial court.
It is no exaggeration to say that Yuzhu's arrangement of agents and manpower in the palace and Changchun Garden was ten times more convenient than that of any prince.
The Dagukou military camp where Yuzhu was stationed was immersed in a peaceful and stable atmosphere.
At this time, the Qingxi Bookstore was in a state of chaos.
The leaderless situation leads to a variety of situations that are simply unsightly.
As long as it is Song Zhu's proposal, Lao Shi will definitely oppose it face to face.
The imperial minister, the minister of bodyguards and the first-class bodyguards have long since disappeared without a trace.
These guys have been in the palace for a long time, so they are well-informed and know the power of it. If they don't hesitate, if they get a small spark, they will be in catastrophe.
Although Lao Shi is reckless, he is not stupid either.
Last time, Lao Shi deliberately framed Yu Zhu for beating the prince but failed, and instead was imprisoned in the prince's palace by the old emperor.
Lao Shi finally understood that the old emperor was partial to Yuzhu and did not regard him as his own son at all.
Damn, there's no point in turning your elbows outwards
The old emperor did not protect his own son, but favored outsiders, which really broke Lao Shi's heart.
For Lao Shi, no matter how bad the situation is, how bad can it get?
The old emperor wouldn't want to kill his son, right?
Once the fourteenth son ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, the tenth son can easily kill Yuzhu even if he does not have real power.
Xiao Yongzao was a member of the Ba Ye Party who was lurking in the dark. When he saw Song Zhu trying to come out again and again, he said lukewarmly: "Song Zhongtang, it's been so long and Long live the Lord has not woken up yet. These dog doctors are all nothing but wine and rice bags."
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The scheming cabinet academics are completely different from the reckless men like Lao Shi.
Xiao Yongzao's meaning, at first glance, was that he was blaming the imperial doctors.
In fact, Song Zhu always encouraged the imperial doctors to provide rescue, which was tantamount to blaming Song Zhu in disguise.