Of course, the emperor will not allow other forces to participate in the battle for the right to inherit the throne. In his mind, the so-called battle for the right to inherit the rightful son is just a means to divert conflicts and delay time. As long as Sun Laodao's elixir is perfected,
Or maybe he gave birth to his son, and he would not let go of any of the heirs who are now bouncing around.
All this needs to be under his control, but if other countries are involved, it will be difficult to say, so as long as he knows that Xixia and other countries are involved, he will definitely take action.
However, there is also a problem. Once the emperor takes action, not only is it likely to break the balance of the struggle for the right to inherit the throne, but even if the envoys of Xixia and other countries have an accident because of this matter, the relationship between the Central Plains and Xixia and other countries will become even worse, and Xixia and other countries will
Domestic hardliners are also very likely to force Xixia and other countries to send troops. If the two sides now meet each other, all actions of the court will definitely give priority to war, which will cause great trouble for Zeng Yi and his plan.
Zeng Yi and the four discussed this matter and felt that the solution lies with the imperial court. The four countries may send troops. But if trouble occurs within the four countries, will the four countries still have the ability to send troops? As long as the imperial court takes the first step before the emperor takes action.
If the four countries cause some trouble within the country, this problem will be perfectly solved.
When he went online the next day, Zeng Yi secretly contacted Wan Huojing. Wan Huojing didn't know what Zeng Yi had investigated last night. When he saw Zeng Yi, he asked if he had any clues. Zeng Yi immediately said: "Don't mention goodbye yet."
Yes, something more important has been discovered. Xixia and other countries have also participated in the battle for the right to inherit. The Minister of Rites, Wai Lang, who was investigated last night, is the liaison between the prince and the envoys from Xixia and other countries!"
"What!" Wan Huojing was shocked when he heard the news, "How dare they? This is traitorous!"
"Haha, the temptation of the throne is too great. As long as you can ascend the throne, let alone betray the country, you will be the son of others!" In reality, there are many such examples in history. In order to become the emperor, you will do anything.
He could do it. During the Five Dynasties, Shi Jingtang established the Later Jin Dynasty with the help of Khitan Taizong Yelv Deguang to compete with other regimes. Although he was the emperor, he still professed vassalage to the Khitan. Although Shi Jingtang was ten years older than Yelv Deguang, he called Yelv Deguang his father and called himself
The son emperor. From then on, when the Northern Han Dynasty attached itself to the Liao Dynasty, he was called the nephew emperor.
"Then, what should we do?" Wan Huojing was confused for a moment and looked at Zeng Yi and asked.
Zeng Yi smiled: "Haha, we don't need to take action. If the emperor knows that Xixia is involved, he will definitely take action. But before that, there is a problem that needs to be solved..."
It was a great achievement to tell the emperor about the cooperation between Xixia and other countries. This matter was naturally handed over to Wan Huojing. After hearing Zeng Yi's plan, Wan Huojing secretly entered the palace that night.
In fact, Wan Huojing has always been regarded as the emperor's confidant, because he was nominally assisting a prince, which was already a bit criticized in the emperor's heart. Seeing him coming to the palace secretly in the middle of the night, he asked with some confusion: "Ai Qing, it's so late.
What do you want to do when you come to the palace?"
"Your Majesty, I have discovered something terrible. I have no choice but to disturb you. Please forgive me!"
"Ouch? Why are you so anxious? Can't you tell me tomorrow morning?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not let others know about this matter!"
Upon hearing this, the emperor became serious and looked at the old eunuch. The old eunuch immediately waved his hand to let the maids and eunuchs leave. Then the emperor looked at Wan Huojing seriously and said, "Say it!"
"Your Majesty, I have discovered that someone has colluded with Xixia and other countries! They have participated in the fight for the right to inherit the throne!"
"What!" When the emperor heard this, he sat up from the throne and asked, "Are you sure?"
"A member of the Ministry of Rites secretly contacted the Xixia envoy. Weichen has no evidence, but the matter is so important that Weichen does not dare to delay it."
Hearing that Wan Huojing had no evidence, the second emperor frowned. After a while, he looked at Wan Huojing and said, "If I remember correctly, you also took refuge as the crown prince, right?"
As soon as he heard this, Wan Huojing understood that the emperor was suspicious of him. In order to undermine the power of other princes, he deliberately came here to falsely accuse Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Rites. Wan Huojing quickly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, now the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty
, who has no supporter, Wei Chen is just forced to do this, but Wei Chen knows that he is able to get to where he is today, all because of His Majesty’s trust, how could Wei Chen fail His Majesty, if Your Majesty does not believe, you can send someone to investigate
, If the humble minister tells even half a lie, I am willing to be killed in front of His Majesty!" Wan Huo Jing's words were righteous, and it seemed that the emperor did not believe him, so he would die knowing it.
Seeing Wan Huojing like this, the emperor was stunned for a moment, and the old eunuch on the side said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, if Master Wan wants to harm Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, there is no need to come by yourself. Master Wan said so
It’s very possible that it’s true, why don’t I send someone to investigate!”
Upon hearing what the old eunuch said, the emperor reacted and smiled slightly: "Ai Qing, please heal yourself soon. I naturally believe in Ai Qing. So in Ai Qing's opinion, how should I handle this matter?"
There are many people who support the prince. If he has really surrendered to the enemy and betrayed the country, the emperor will not know how to deal with it. If all the ministers are arrested, the court will also fall into chaos.
Wan Huojing understood this truth and did not beat him to death with a stick. Instead, he said: "My lords, although I have different political views with Wei Chen, I will never do anything traitorous. Wei Chen guessed that it is very possible that he cooperates with Xixia, just
The crown prince and a few people acted without authorization. Nowadays, chaos in the court is not easy, so I think it is better to handle this matter secretly!"
"Your Majesty, Master Wan is right. This matter is very involved, and I think it would be best to handle it secretly!"
The old emperor nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you. We will investigate as soon as possible to find out who is betraying the country!"
Of course, Wan Huojing did not forget that this matter was likely to cause a war, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, now the four countries are sending troops to the border. We are also worried that the four countries will take the opportunity to send troops. Before dealing with this matter, we still need to consider this issue! With Wei,
In my opinion, it is better to create chaos in the four countries. As long as your majesty handles it quickly and resolves the matter before the four countries can react, war can be avoided."
"Hmph, let them come. We have hundreds of thousands of troops on our border. I'm afraid they won't succeed!"
"Our army is so powerful that we are not afraid of them. However, the current situation in the court makes it difficult to use force. I hope your majesty will think twice!"
Of course the emperor also knew that the current state of the court made it difficult to use force. He said this just to show that he was not afraid of war.
