It has to be said that Liu Jie was indeed a leader at that time, with excellent intelligence and scheming, but he still guessed wrong about something.
He thought that the "third party force" he guessed was seeing the recent worrying situation in Prince Xiang's Mansion, so he sent the secret letter that could be understood as evidence of King Yong's crime to Prince Xiang's Mansion, but in fact, the so-called third party
While delivering a secret letter to Prince Xiang's residence, they also sent another identical secret letter to the residence of the eldest prince, Zhao Hongli.
Therefore, while King Xiang Zhao Hongjing and his staff Liu Jie were discussing the secret letter, the eldest prince Zhao Hongli and his staff Luo Yao were also discussing the secret letter.
Even Zhao Hongli sent Zongwei to Prince Huan's Mansion and invited Prince Huan Zhao Hongxuan to come to the mansion to discuss countermeasures.
But unfortunately, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan was summoned today by his brother Zhao Hongrun, King Su, and left the city to pay homage to King Yi Zhao Yuanli on the mountain in the eastern suburbs.
It was not until after dusk that King Huan Zhao Hongxuan returned to the palace and learned that the eldest brother Zhao Hongli's Zongwei had visited, so he brought Zhou Min to Zhao Hongli's house again.
"Brother Changhuang, I heard that you sent someone to look for me?"
When Zhao Hongli and his family were having dinner, Zhao Hongxuan barged in at an inappropriate time because the latter heard that Zhao Hongli was in a hurry to find him, so he came to visit without even bothering to eat.
Since he was already familiar with Zhao Hongli's wife, concubines and children, Zhao Hongli simply invited Zhao Hongxuan to have dinner with him.
Zhou Min, on the other hand, went to look for Luo Yao to have wine and dinner.
After dinner, Zhao Hongli, Zhao Hongxuan, Luo Yao, and Zhou Min gathered in the study. At this time, Zhao Hongli took out the secret letter he got today and gave it to Zhao Hongxuan and Zhou Min to read.
Zhao Hongxuan and Zhou Min were shocked when they saw that this secret letter contained detailed records of the exact date and general content of the conversation between King Yong's people and Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang.
Among them, Zhao Hongxuan looked even more incredulous: "Brother Changhuang, where did you get this... this secret letter?"
No wonder he was so shocked. You must know that even Qingya, who is under the command of his brother Zhao Hongrun, has not found any definite information about Quliang Hou Sima Song and King Yong so far.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongli, the elder brother, found out the information in advance. Could it be that there are some secret spies under the elder brother in front of him?
Maybe he saw something from the incredible expression on Zhao Hongxuan's face. The eldest prince Zhao Hongli shook his head and said: "Hongxuan, stop thinking nonsense. How can there be any spies around Brother Yu who are good at finding out information? This secret letter is
Someone delivered it to my house before dusk today."
"Who?" Zhao Hongxuan asked in surprise.
Zhao Hongli shook his head and said: "I have asked the concierge, and the concierge said that the identity of the person who delivered this secret letter was not revealed. He left the letter and left. I don't know who it is."
Having said this, he asked Zhao Hongxuan: "How is the investigation of your brother's Qingya?"
While reading the secret letter in his hand, Zhao Hongxuan frowned and said: "According to Gao Kuo, Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, did not know whether he knew that the Qingya people were following him. He has been living in seclusion these days and rarely goes out. Due to "
After the "Qu Liang Hou" branch is our hero in the Wei Dynasty, the Blue Crows are not easy to disturb rashly... However, the Blue Crows still found some. For example, the Qu Liang Hou branch is not as poor as outsiders guessed.
, there are several large-scale caravans under his command that travel to Sanchuan, Shangshui, Daliang, Dingtao and other places all year round. In addition, Quliang Hou Sima Song has troops in Daliang, Fengqiu, Suanzao, Chenliu and other counties.
Some shops, in addition to selling rice grains, also sell some private salt..."
Zhao Hongli nodded, not surprised at all that Quliang Marquis Sima Song had a private salt business.
Although the imperial court explicitly prohibited the sale of illicit salt, it was not uncommon for many nobles in the country to secretly sell illicit salt.
Not to mention illegal activities, some nobles would even dare to participate in the sale of weapons as long as they have the opportunity. If this kind of thing is strictly investigated, a lot of them will definitely be caught.
However, the family fortune of Quliang Hou Sima Song seems a bit huge, right?
As far as Zhao Hongli knew, Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, had kept a very low profile for the past ten years. Before he defected to King Qing Hongxin, he had little contact with other princes. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a wealthy monarch with millions of dollars.
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"Is Sima Song, Marquis of Quliang, very good at doing business?" Luo Yao asked in confusion.
You must know that the Sima family of the Marquis of Quliang only has Sima Song and his two sons left. Even with such a small population, they can develop the family business to such a huge scale, but it is Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang.
In the past, more than ten years ago, I rarely appeared in public, so this feels a bit strange no matter how you think about it.
"It's not clear." Zhao Hongxuan shook his head and said: "However, according to the Qingya people's inquiries, Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, had a good relationship with General Wei Mu. After the soldiers of the Nanyan Army retired, many people called him
The guards of the Qulianghou Mansion, and some of them serve as the guards of the Qulianghou Mansion’s caravan...well, it is said that there are about a thousand people."
"General Wei Mu..."
Luo Yao nodded and said nothing more.
"...In addition to General Wei Mu, Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, seems to be cooperating in business with a Song Dynasty man called "Mr. Gong". Mr. Gong is said to have a large salt field in Qi State. In addition, Sima Song is raising money recently.
A batch of money..." At this point, Zhao Hongxuan showed some regret on his face, shook his head and said: "This is the only information for the time being."
After hearing this, Zhao Hongli, Luo Yao and Zhou Min fell into deep thought.
In fact, from the information Zhao Hongxuan said, it is not difficult to infer that Quliang Marquis Sima Song has a lot of illegal business activities. But the problem is that they are not looking for evidence of Sima Song's crimes, but are looking for this person and Yong Yong.
Wang Hongyu’s relationship.
But unfortunately, the Blue Crows don’t have a clue about this yet.
After looking at each other, Zhao Hongli, Luo Yao, and Zhou Min all looked at the secret letter in Zhao Hongxuan's hand.
As Liu Jie, the aide of King Xiang Hongyu, said, now that King Yong Hongyu has become a trend, the eldest prince Zhao Hongli is actually very anxious. After all, the momentum of King Yong Hongyu is increasing day by day, and the bad news is that
However, Emperor Wei's health was getting worse and worse. If King Yong Hongyu secured his position as crown prince, even if Zhao Hongli had the help of Queen Wang, it would be difficult to shake King Yong's position.
To put it bluntly, if you want to make a comeback and deal with King Yong, you must do it as soon as possible!
But, how reliable is this secret letter? And what is the purpose of the person who sent this secret letter?
Just when Zhao Hongli, Luo Yao, and Zhou Min were thinking about this matter secretly, Zhao Hongxuan took a long breath and said: "No matter what the purpose of the person who sent this secret letter is, this secret letter is exactly what we want."
Needed."
The implication was that he wanted to say: No matter what he did, he should use this secret letter to defeat King Yong first!
After hearing this, Luo Yao and Zhou Min looked at each other and felt that Zhao Hongxuan's words did make some sense.
After all, this secret letter seems quite credible, and the possibility of defeating King Yong is very high. Although they are also worried that there is something wrong with the origin of this secret letter, in the final analysis, they are not willing to give up such a good opportunity.
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Thinking of this, Zhao Hongli nodded and said: "Okay! In that case, I will simply take this secret letter to see my mother again. Last time my mother thought that I could not defeat King Yong, but if I have this secret letter, I believe
The queen mother will definitely come forward to help..."
Hearing this, the three of them nodded.
The next day, Zhao Hongli took Feng Shu, the chief of the imperial guards, to Fengyi Hall in the palace again to ask for an audience with his mother, Queen Wang.
Just like last time, Empress Wang still ordered someone to invite Zhao Hongli to the Zen room.
But this time, before Zhao Hongli could speak, Queen Wang sighed quietly: "Hongli, have you never let go? My mother told you last time that King Yong has become the general trend, and it is not easy for you to replace him.
, even if I come forward to help...it is foolish to do something knowing that it cannot be done."
After hearing Queen Wang's persuasion, Zhao Hongli felt very uncomfortable.
Because they were born at the same time as Yongwang Hongyu, he and Yongwang Hongyu have always been secretly compared by people in the palace. However, it is a pity that as the prince of the East Palace, Zhao Hongli has mediocre talents. On the other hand, Yongwang Hongyu has outstanding talents.
Some people even joked that Zhao Hongli was able to become the crown prince because he took advantage of the "old and young order". If he was not the eldest son, how could he get the crown prince position?
Zhao Hongli had heard similar words so many times since he was a child, no more than his mother. The Queen in front of her didn't seem to think that he was more suitable to be the king of the Wei Dynasty than Yong Wang Hongyu.
"I don't think King Yong will always be the trend."
With a bit of resentment in a low voice, Zhao Hongli took out the secret letter from his arms and handed it to his mother respectfully: "Queen Mother, please read it."
Queen Wang glanced at Zhao Hongli in confusion, then took the secret letter and read it carefully. As she read it, her brows gradually knitted together.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongli said with slight joy: "Mother, as long as you show this to your father and the court, your child will not be able to defeat King Yong."
Glancing at the slightly proud Zhao Hongli, Queen Wang closed the secret letter and said calmly: "Yu'er, this letter is about someone trying to borrow a knife to kill someone...you don't know it yet?"
"So what?" Hearing this, Zhao Hongli used Zhao Hongxuan's rhetoric and said: "The obstacles in front of the children are nothing more than the second and the fifth. Now the fifth has been expelled to Song County by the second. As long as the old
If the two fall, the child can still enter the East Palace again." At this point, he calmed down and said seriously: "In the past, the child had a high self-esteem and was unable to accommodate others, but after the last setback, the child has changed drastically.
Fei...Mother, please help the child."
Queen Wang was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "You go back to your home first, and let me... think about it."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
Zhao Hongli was overjoyed when he heard this and left with great joy.
However, after Zhao Hongli left, Queen Wang couldn't help but sigh and murmured: "Fool, you can't even see that this is Xiao Ni's plan to kill two birds with one stone. How can I safely hand over your father's country to the country?"
In your hands?"
After calming down, Queen Wang called: "Feng Lu."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the great eunuch Feng Lu walking into the Zen room: "Your Majesty?"
"Send someone to kill the Marquis of Quliang and capture Sima Song. This person is probably a remnant of the Xiao family. I have something to ask him... Remember, do it in a secretive manner."
Feng Lu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Don't worry, Madam, I know Xiao Ni's usual methods."