In Prince Heng's Mansion, Zhao Zheng vented his anger for a while and then gradually calmed down.
He had to be calm. This was the critical moment, not the time to be impulsive. He had already lost too much to Zhao Yi. Once he left Kyoto and Zhao Yi was in charge, the court would have nothing to do without him.
In a short period of time, they poached the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and others from him, which was equivalent to cutting off his hands and feet and controlling most of the court. Now they have to come up with this method to keep him away from the capital.
How could he be fooled by someone so insidious and vicious? How could he dare to be fooled?
I'm afraid that if he steps out of this place, he won't be able to come back.
Zhao Zheng lifted up a chair, sat on it, and said in a deep voice: "I can't leave."
Fang Yu stood in the palace, looked at Zhao Zheng, pondered for a moment, and said: "King Heng is right, you cannot leave the capital."
Zhao Zheng said slowly: "But I have to give an explanation to my father and the courtiers."
"Leave this matter to us." Fang Yu pondered for a moment, with a trace of determination on his face.
…
The chaos caused by the Holy Religion was calmed down not long after.
The prince was still preparing for his trip to the capital, but he just issued an order to order the Huizhou garrison to clear out the Holy Religion bandits first. What they didn't expect was that the Holy Religion was much easier to deal with than they imagined.
The Huizhou garrison destroyed the branch of the Holy Church in Huizhou without spending much effort, captured more than a hundred Holy Church bandits, and escorted them all the way to Beijing.
The good news came in less than two days. There was no need for the prince to go there in person, and the chaos in Huizhou had been resolved.
This was the greatest victory the court had ever achieved in the battle with the Holy Religion.
His Majesty Long Yan was delighted, and he greatly praised the prince and delegated more power to him. For a time, a delicate balance was reached between the prince and the third prince in the court.
Prince Feng's Mansion.
Zhao Xiuwen let out a long sigh and said, "I didn't expect that the Holy Sect would be so decisive, even at the expense of a branch of the Holy Sect, to help the prince stabilize the situation. All our previous efforts were in vain."
A voice said: "It's not in vain. At the very least, the strength of the holy religion has been weakened. I don't believe that he can destroy their own foundation for the sake of the prince?"
"Yes, I want to see how many arms they can cut off. In addition to Huizhou, there are more than a dozen prefectures in Gyeonggi. They like to kill each other, so let them take their time one by one!"
The God of Money showed a pensive look in his eyes and did not speak from the beginning to the end. After half an hour, he said goodbye and left Prince Feng's Mansion.
In the Qian Mansion, Qian Duoduo was sitting in his room, counting the banknotes boredly. The God of Money pushed the door in. Qian Duoduo looked up and put away the banknotes.
The God of Money walked up to him and asked, "What else did he say to you?"
Qian Duoduo was stunned and asked: "Who?"
"The man you met in Liuzhou."
"who?"
The God of Money looked at him and said, "Dad met some eminent monks a few days ago. I heard that Buddhism is profound..."
"Be careful Taoist nun!"
Qian Caishen looked at him and asked: "What kind of Taoist nun?"
"Empress of the Holy Cult, don't underestimate the Holy Cult. Their intentions are not small. They are not sincerely supporting the prince. The prince is just a puppet at best. Don't push them to the extreme, otherwise terrible things will happen."
The God of Money thought for a while and said, "Pack your things now and go back to Fengzhou with your mother."
"ah?"
The God of Money kicked him on the butt, "Ah what, hurry up!"
…
Zhao Zheng was very happy. In the contest with Zhao Yi, he rarely had the upper hand several times.
The "Holy Cult" continued to cause rebellion, and he continued to send people to quell the rebellion, winning three battles and three victories. His father was very satisfied with his actions these days, and the court praised him more than before.
He looked at Fang Yu opposite and said with a smile: "Messenger Fang, why don't you sacrifice a few more state capitals? I promise that as long as I can come to power, I can compensate you for what you have lost now."
you."
Fang Yu showed a smile on his face and said: "For the sake of His Highness's great cause, what's the point of sacrificing a few more states?"
Zhao Zheng was overjoyed: "Then it's settled, this time, I will go in person!"
Fang Yu agreed with a smile on his face, but it wasn't until he walked out of Prince Heng's Mansion that his face turned completely gloomy.
He walked through several streets and came to a courtyard.
After knocking on the door and walking in, he bowed and said, "Madam, the strength of the Holy Sect in Gyeonggi Province has been greatly damaged these days. Zhao Zheng's request is a bit excessive."
A voice came from the darkness: "Emperor Qi, it's not time to die yet."
Fang Yu thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "But Madam, after the officials we finally infiltrated were framed and provoked by the third prince, Zhao Zheng no longer believes so much. If the strength of the Holy Religion continues to weaken like this, even Zhao Zheng
Becoming an emperor would be harmful to us but not beneficial..."
Fang Yu looked gloomy and said, "We want him to know that without the Holy Religion, he is nothing!"
There was silence across from him for a long time before the sound came again.
"Then let's take advantage of the third prince first."
Fang Yu looked up and asked, "What do you mean, your Majesty?"
"That person deserves to die too..."
…
Qi is different from other countries. The prince does not mean that he will actually sit in that position. Everything depends on the emperor's final edict to pass the throne.
His Majesty's attitude towards the prince is very vague, and his attitude towards the third prince is equally vague, which makes the court clearly divided into three factions.
Prince's faction, Third Prince's faction, Soy Sauce faction.
During this period, the prince, who had been gloomy for a long time, began to shine brightly. He performed admirably in suppressing the Holy Rebellion and even seemed to be returning to the attention of the courtiers.
This time, in order to boost morale and frustrate the arrogance of the Holy Religion, His Royal Highness personally went to a certain place in Gyeonggi to exterminate the Holy Religion bandits.
When he comes back, his reputation in the capital will surely reach a higher level.
Of course, the premise is that some emergencies do not occur.
For example, the prince died unfortunately during the suppression of bandits.
Another example is that after the prince left the capital, his majesty died suddenly, and the third prince successfully took over the imperial army in the capital and entered the palace.
Or maybe the third prince directly rebelled and forced the palace to pass the throne...
Of course, there are many guards around the prince, and His Majesty's body has not yet run out of gas, so it is even less likely that the third prince will take the opportunity to rebel. These are small-probability events and are unlikely to happen.
Shengzhou.
Several carriages slowly drove into the city gate.
Lin Yong opened the curtain and said to Lin Wanru: "Miss, it is said that the holy religion here is causing serious chaos. How about we return to the capital first?"
Lin Wanru thought for a moment and said, "Let's take a look first. It's the last state anyway..."
"Okay!" Lin Yong responded and said, "Then I'll find a place to rest first..."
Liuzhou.
Ruoqing gave birth to a child two days ago. Mother and child are safe.
In addition to his sister, Li Duan also has a younger brother.
Li Yi also received a letter from Mr. Xu a few days ago. He and Mr. Tian are already on the way and will arrive in a few days.
At this time, it was May, the twenty-eighth year of the first year of the Qi Kingdom.
The eldest prince suppressed the Holy Rebellion bandits in the Gyeonggi area, and his reputation increased day by day. The third prince temporarily took charge and established prestige in the court.
Deep in the palace, the Emperor of Qi had just taken medicine and slept peacefully in his palace.
Half an hour later, a bell suddenly rang in the middle of the night.
In the twenty-eighth year of the first year of the Qi Kingdom, on the night of May 13th, the emperor died in the Wanhua Palace.
