"May I ask, Your Highness, who is responsible for our situation taking such a turn for the worse?" Meng Yang asked in a deep voice, "Is it Zhao Zongji?"
"Why does he want to fight me?" Zhao Zongshi snorted disdainfully, and then said sadly: "It's the emperor who regards me as an enemy!" After saying that, he couldn't help but shudder, "What do you mean?"
"That's right. Killing Zhao Zongji is useless. The emperor can still appoint someone else!" Meng Yang nodded and said quietly: "Unless Qingfu dies, Lu's troubles will not end! So we must kill Qingfu!"
"Kill Father Qing..." Zhao Zongshi broke out in a cold sweat and said in a trembling voice: "Is it really necessary to... do this? Haven't you always said that the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world?"
"The situation has changed." Meng Yang sighed secretly in his heart, how could I have imagined that you, an incompetent person, would mess up every job you have to do! On the other hand, Zhao Zongji's job is more difficult than yours, but he does everything decently and well.
This is in place! If one thing goes down, the other goes up, those neutral ministers will no longer be on your side.
Coupled with the matter of the transfer book, the officials who used to be attached to us by the party are also busy drawing clear lines! Do you still think it’s time for us to unify the court? Wake up!
Of course, you can't say that. Meng Yang thought about it and said calmly: "Who knows, people's hearts are like running water. Now that people see the future with Zhao Zongji, and they are no longer bound by the transfer book, they naturally flock to him."
"Zhao Zongji! Zhao Shu!" Zhao Zongshi said with hatred to his bones: "Don't fall into my hands!"
"To be honest, everything is very unfavorable to the prince now, and as time goes by, it will become more and more unfavorable." Meng Yang sighed: "At least this year has a 'year of great evil' gimmick, the emperor will not do it again
What to do. But in the new year, it’s time to establish a crown prince! Once Zhao Zongji takes over the East Palace, there will really be no hope at all."
"Has it really come to this?" Zhao Zongshi tried hard to shake his Adam's apple, but there was no drool at all.
"Didn't the prince say that without the Xuanwu Sect's changes, how could the Zhenguan rule have come about?" Meng Yang said quietly.
"That's different." Zhao Zongshi shook his head numbly.
"What's the difference? Since you dare to do the first grade, why don't you dare to do the fifteenth grade!" Meng Yang said decisively: "If the prince dare not do this, then I am willing to work as a lobbyist, bear the burden of the thorn, and kowtow step by step to Prince Qi's mansion.
Please forgive me, and perhaps you can seek peace for the rest of your life for the prince!"
"Peace for the rest of my life..." Zhao Zongshi shook his head bitterly and said: "I have witnessed my father's pain with my own eyes. For decades, he has been bitten by that kind of resentment all the time. That kind of feeling is worse than death. I would rather die like a lamp.
Don't make the same mistakes again!"
"In that case, why does the prince have any hesitation?" Meng Yang asked in a deep voice.
"Although I'm not afraid of death, I don't want to make unnecessary sacrifices." Zhao Zongshi said bitterly: "Don't look at those generals and nobles who have made a blood alliance with me and talk about living and dying together. Believe it or not, as long as I dare to reveal a trace of my thoughts,
They will kidnap me and go to see the emperor!" After a pause, he said: "Even if they are willing to do it with me, the reputation of being a regicide and ascending to the throne is too much to bear. Who in the world is willing to obey me?"
"Reputation? King Zhou of Shang succeeded to the throne in an upright and upright manner. What good reputation does he have now? Emperor Taizu Chen Qiao rebelled and usurped the throne. Who dares to say anything bad about him now? Since ancient times, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. You conquer the world, historians
I will cover up your crimes and praise you. This is how Li Shimin's good reputation is blown out!" Meng Yang changed the subject and said: "Besides, we didn't do it openly, let alone use knives and guns. We started secretly from the palace.
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"Since the palace rebellion that year, Zhao Zhen has replaced all the palace officials around him. The Imperial City Department and the Guards and Military Department have also been handed over to Di Qing and his son. The palace is run like an iron barrel," Zhao Zongshi said with a bitter smile.
: "Nonsense, people like Li Xian are not on the same side as us, how can we do this?"
"It's true that water can't get into the emperor's side." Meng Yang said in a low voice: "But the same cannot be said for the queen's side!"
"You mean..." Zhao Zongshi understood somewhat.
"Yes, I heard that the maids serving the Queen were all trained by the Princess for her?" Meng Yang asked softly.
"That's what happened." Zhao Zongshi nodded and said, "My wife grew up with the queen, and she has the same affection as mother and daughter. Even now, she is still taking care of some of the queen's trivial matters."
"When the emperor arrives at Kunning Hall, someone around the queen should be waiting on him, right?" Meng Yang asked.
"It should be." Zhao Zongshi smiled bitterly and said, "But the emperor lives alone now and has not been to Kunning Hall for a long time."
"There will always be a way, so be prepared first!" Meng Yang said: "What's more, the matter is serious and must be dealt with with caution. Three conditions must be met before you dare to take action!"
"What three conditions?"
"First, we must obtain the support of the queen. Once the emperor dies, the queen becomes the master of the inner palace. Only with her approval can the prince take over the palace as soon as possible!" Meng Yang said in a deep voice: "Second,
We need to transfer Zhao Zongji out of the capital. If he is in the capital, it will be difficult for us to succeed. Third, we must ensure that we are still in the capital when we launch!"
"Well..." Zhao Zongshi pondered: "As for the first point, the princess and I will go to the queen's place more often."
"Yes." Meng Yang nodded and said: "You all grew up under the Queen's watch. The Queen's feelings for the prince and princess far exceed those for Zhao Zongji. This is our biggest advantage, so we must play this emotional card well.
You want to make the queen completely favor you. The key is to move people with affection and make the queen hate Zhao Zongji. This requires you and the palace people around the queen to work together."
"I understand this." Zhao Zongshi nodded.
"The second item is up to Xianggong Han." Meng Yang said: "Before taking action, let Xianggong Han transfer Zhao Zongji out of the capital."
"Well, I'll let someone talk to him." Zhao Zongshi nodded again.
"As for the last one, it's actually about protecting myself. If I were the emperor, in order to train a team for Zhao Zongji, I would definitely want to find an opportunity to transfer you out of the capital," Meng Yang said in a deep voice, "So you must not be found out again!"
"Yes." Zhao Zongshi nodded gloomily: "Then I'll just complain about my illness at home. I'm not worried about anything else. Only the case of Erguhe has been pending for a long time, which makes people very anxious."
"This is the insidiousness of the emperor." Meng Yang said coldly: "If the prince voluntarily withdraws, he can be punished lightly. If the prince is not wise, he will take this opportunity to transfer you out of the capital!"
"Sure enough!" Zhao Zongshi said with a serious look on his face: "A few days ago, Jingdong Road transfer envoy Chen Shidao wrote a letter saying that after Chen Xiliang arrived in Qizhou, he interrogated the prisoners again, and then went to various counties incognito to inquire about the Ergu River from house to house.
Details of...
The reason why the Ergu River case was such a big deal was not only because the emperor was holding on to it, but also because the embankment burst during the autumn floods last year, exposing numerous bones buried in the embankment... A rough estimate is that there were as many as 2,000 bones.
Shocked! Therefore, the Erguhe case must be investigated clearly.
"Then Chen Xiliang is a disaster, we can't keep him!" Meng Yang gritted his teeth and said: "Let Chen Shidao try to kill him, and let Chen San taste the pain of losing his father!"
"Speaking of Chen Ke..." Zhao Zongshi remembered something and said: "Xiangong Han has found out that the reason why so many people came to support Zhao Zongji is because of Lao Shizi's "Cuju Newspaper"!"
"Cuju newspaper?" Although Meng Yang doesn't like watching football, he also knows about this thing.
"Chen Zhongfang used Cuju Newspaper as a mouthpiece to build momentum for Zhao Zongji." Zhao Zongshi said: "Whenever Zhao Zongji achieved something in the south, he would praise it in the newspaper and turn His Highness the King of Qi into the patron saint of the Song Dynasty.
Dinghaizhen. The people are ignorant and will naturally believe what they hear! Then he mentioned the incident of the suburban welcome in the newspaper and called on the citizens to go to welcome it. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people were incited!"
"Uh..." Meng Yang said with some shock: "Chen San is really good at thinking of such a way to build momentum for Zhao Zongji. It's a pity that such a person can't be used by me!"
"If you can't use it for me, no one can use it!" Seeing that Meng Yang still didn't understand what he meant, Zhao Zongshi said coldly: "Chen San was too clever this time when he wanted to use the agency, and it cost Qing Qing his life!"
"How?" Meng Yang asked in surprise.
"People's turmoil is like smoke. Since ancient times, the most taboo thing for kings is people who can easily incite the people." Zhao Zongshi sneered: "Now Chen Zhongfang can mobilize hundreds of thousands of people with a small newspaper. If he incites these people
What to do if you cause trouble!"
"Indeed..." Meng Yang nodded and said, "If you use it well, you can use this newspaper to show off Chen San."
"Xiang Han said that now that Chen Ke is in great power and is Zhao Zongji's confidant, we may not be able to touch him with just a newspaper and a few warning words." Zhao Zongshi said softly: "He asked us to try to do something..."
"Your Majesty, you mean the Cuju League?" Meng Yang asked in a low voice.
"Yes." Zhao Zongshi nodded and said softly: "There is still one month left, and the spring league is about to start again. What do you think, we give them a big gift?"
"That will definitely be exciting!" Meng Yang twisted his beard and said with a dark smile: "When the time comes, we will talk about the Cuju newspaper, and I will make sure that Chen San can't eat it and walk around!" Mr. Meng's psychology is very strange. He can't say he hates Zhao Zongji.
He just regards him as a great enemy, and all his resentment is focused on Chen Ke. Perhaps it is because he feels that Chen Ke has a similar identity to himself, but is far better than him?
In the next few days, the two of them gradually finalized the details of the operation, and then made intense preparations while waiting for the opportunity.
No one is willing to sit back and wait for death, even if his reputation is ruined, he must fight to the death. Dark clouds gradually envelope Bianjing City, and violent storms are inevitable...
The Song Dynasty in the seventh year of Jiayou's reign was destined not to be peaceful.
I'm really sorry. I was so tired last night that I fell asleep without realizing it. This chapter is from yesterday, and I will write another chapter for today! (To be continued.
