It had only been two days since Yao Xishui returned to Jinling, and she was still depressed about Li Zhigao's ruthlessness. However, she did not expect to hear the news that Han Daoming had turned against the Queen Mother's regency in the political hall so soon. She almost suspected that she had heard the wrong words.
"Thirteenth Niang sent back news that when Han Daoming first arrived in Tangyi, he seemed to hear Han Qian arguing with them. Do what Han Daoming said only represent his lineage?" A man wearing a goose-yellow palace dress said
A beautiful middle-aged woman was holding a pair of scissors to pick up the wick and cut off some of it to make the flame burn brighter. She was shocked when she heard the news and asked hesitantly. She would rather believe Han Daoming and Han Qian.
They had a complete falling out, everyone chose their sides, and they didn't believe that Han Qian would break up with them and turn around to support His Majesty.
"Don't say that there is still an old immortal in the Han family. Han Daoming has been around for many years and is extremely cunning. How can he not be able to endure a moment of anger? Xi Shui is still too impatient..." Lu Qingxia frowned slightly,
She held her forehead lightly with her hand, and her neat temple hair was mixed with a few silver threads, which inevitably showed the traces carved by the years on her body. She had no unrealistic illusions about the current situation. Wrong was wrong, and it was impossible not to admit it.
Change something.
Although Lu Qingxia's tone was gentle and did not mean too much blame, Yao Xishui still felt extremely uncomfortable after hearing such words, as if a knife was being twisted.
She just thought that when she left Shuzhou, her eldest brother had already expected Han Qian and even the Han family to defect, and she couldn't help but think to herself in despair, could it be that she was too impatient and gave Han Qian the opportunity and excuse to defect?
Yes, in the eyes of outsiders, Li Chong's suicide in fear of guilt was just that they had to give an explanation under the coercion of Han Qian. This would actually help eliminate the doubts in the hearts of Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang and others.
Otherwise, the situation is so urgent that Tangyi cannot stop relying on the external input of money, grain and materials. In the difficult situation where neither end is likely to be well off and neither can gain relative trust, there is no way Han Qian and the Han family would choose to work together.
At this time, he rashly cut ties with them.
Or was it Wen Ruilin's successful escape and Li Chong's spreading of rumors that finally prompted Han Qian to cut ties with them?
No matter which situation happened, it showed that she had planted all the consequences. Yao Xishui's mind was in chaos at this moment.
She had always been extremely wary of Han Qian, and thought that Han Qian was likely to be their biggest obstacle in the future. Whenever she had the chance, she would try to attack the other party, but she never thought that some things would be exploited by Han Qian.
Just two days ago, when her eldest brother predicted that such a situation might happen, she was somewhat disdainful, but she didn't want the development of the situation to be completely out of their control in just two days.
"I..." Thinking of this, Yao Xishui's mood became even more depressed. He felt ashamed of his wife, his eyes were red, and he opened his mouth for a long time before he found that he could not find any words to defend himself.
"Should we send someone to see Zhigao? Han Qian only has 20,000 weak troops in his hands. Without the cooperation of the Huaixi Forbidden Army, even if he really has a conspiracy, is it possible that he can really stop the Shouzhou Army's move south by himself?
?" At this time, the beautiful middle-aged woman no longer doubted that Han Qian and the Han family had reversed their stance, but in any case, the troops and horses on the north bank of the Yangtze River were mainly under their control, and they still had the ability to force Han Qian and the DPRK.
The ministers in the court were dissatisfied and agreed that the Queen Mother should return to the court as regent.
"Zhigao is right. We should not act rashly anymore. Just assist the government. We must wait for the situation to stabilize before we can consider other things. Don't embarrass Zhigao anymore." Lu Qingxia said with some haggardness.
"Yes!" The beautiful middle-aged woman nodded in response.
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"Can Han Daoming accurately represent Han Qian's attitude? Is there any misunderstanding?"
Yang Yuanpu, who was hiding in Chongwen Palace these days and didn't even bother to meet Shen Yang or Yang Zhitang, knew about the news of Han Daoming's rebellion earlier than the Changchun Palace, but he couldn't believe that all this was true, or that it was hard to say I believe this is Han Qian's attitude.
It was not until late at night that he summoned Anji Xiang, Chen Ruyi, Jiang Huo, Yuan Guowei, and Zhang Ping to ask for details.
Since Han Qian and Li Zhigao acted on the orders of the Queen Mother, he has spent most of his time hiding in Chongwen Palace, fearing that one day he would be imprisoned in the palace. Except for Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang and a few others, he has not seen anyone. He didn't even have the intention to care about everything in Jinyun Division. Only then did he realize that there were many details that he needed to sort out again.
Anji Xiang and Chen Ruyi have not been summoned these days, but they are still diligently collecting information, hoping to make up for their previous mistakes. At this time, they knelt in front of the court and said cautiously:
"Wen Ruilin did stay in Shouzhou as the middle envoy. Before Gaolong was defeated and killed, he had attempted to assassinate Chen Mingsheng, and Miao Yong led his troops in Wuzhisiling to defect to Yongzhou... Gao Chengyuan was seriously injured when he broke out of the enemy's siege. Han Qian wanted to invite him to Tangyi for treatment, but Gao Chengyuan passed by Tangyi and refused to enter. He insisted on having his troops escort him across the river. Unfortunately, he died of serious injuries while crossing the river. However, Li Chong surrendered to the enemy and deceived the public with his evil words. , Liyang Hou’s memorial also made it clear, and it should be true. However, before Xinjin Hou investigated the matter strictly, Lin Zongjing, a subordinate of Qianyang Hou, was humiliated by Xinjin Hou’s subordinates at the Bijiashan Camp because of this incident and left in anger. The next day, the Marquis of Qianyang detained the remnants of the Youshenwu Army who were stranded in Dasi Mountain in the name of checking out the enemies. Zhou Pang and Chen Jingzhou also returned to Jiangzhou and Guangde Mansion on the same day, especially Zhou Pang. Escorted by six warships from Xuzhou, they also stopped in front of the Bijiashan camp on the way. I don’t know what Zhou Fang said to Liyang Hou and Xinjin Hou, but after that, Xinjin Hou made up his mind to investigate the affairs between the enemies. In addition to In addition to Li Chong committing suicide because of the crime, the Privy Council and the Ministry of Punishment also sent people to Shuzhou to escort other soldiers back to Beijing for trial..."
"What do you think of these things?" Yang Yuanpu glanced at Zhang Ping, Jiang Huo, and Yuan Guowei and asked with a confused look on his face.
Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei looked at each other. They could not intervene in the affairs of Jinyun Division. Although they were the deputy supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the news was not available. This was also directly related to their deliberate alienation from the courtiers in the past two years. Many things This was the first time they heard about it. They didn't expect that Han Qian was ordered by the Queen Mother to cooperate with Li Zhigao, but they were also at odds with each other. For a while, they really didn't know where to start.
"The humble minister Zhang Ping has something to say." Zhang Ping walked to the imperial cabinet, knelt down and said loudly.
"Sit down and say it. I am not a subjugated tyrant who can't tell the difference between good and bad words. If you have any words in your heart, please tell the truth. Even if you don't like it, I won't take my anger out on you - I won't let my good advice go unheard. I don’t even understand.” Yang Yuanpu gestured to Zhang Ping to sit down and talk, trying his best to show a dignified appearance and said.
Zhang Ping sighed slightly in his heart, secretly thinking that if this was really the case, why would we be in today's situation? However, he still did not want to disobey Yang Yuanpu's will, so he stood up obediently and said:
"The words spread by Li Chong may not all be false, but they must have ulterior motives. Gao Chengyuan passed through Tangyi without entering, and would rather die on the river. Perhaps he thought that the Marquis of Qianyang had already known Wen Ruilin's identity but did not reveal it.
. Or maybe it is true that the Marquis of Qianyang has been in Jinling for a long time. Wei Chen has indeed heard someone say that when Xue Ruogu went to Lishui to take up a post, it was Han Laolinggong who took the middle position. Maybe the Marquis of Qianyang was in Jinling at that time.
In Jinling City - Marquis Qianyang may have seen through Liang Jun's plan at that time, but he did not clarify what his intentions were. The ministers did not dare to speculate, but dared to ask His Majesty. Marquis Qianyang stood up and exposed it at that time.
Can Liang Jun's plot prevent all of this from happening?"
Yang Yuanpu said that he knew that loyal words are harsh to the ears, but at this moment he couldn't help but his face twitched twice.
Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei also stared down at their toes. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ping revealed this relationship in a bloody manner, directly accusing the consequences of all this because His Majesty was jealous and anxious.
Chen Ruyi and Anji Xiang were even more frightened, fearing that His Majesty would suddenly turn against him and become murderous. In addition to Zhang Ping's death, they would also be implicated.
"..." After a long time, Yang Yuanpu slumped back on the dragon chair as if he had been slapped dozens of times, and said bitterly, "You are right, Master Shen. Yang En tried his best at that time.
Discourage me, I failed to listen at that time, so I fell into the enemy’s conspiracy..."
Unexpectedly, His Majesty could actually admit that the responsibility lies with him. Jiang Huo and Yuan Guowei were also shocked, thinking that maybe the suffering of these more than half a month has made His Majesty reflect?
"What is the intention of Marquis Qianyang? I don't dare to speculate, but I know one thing. Marquis Qianyang cannot collude with Liang Jun. Maybe knowing this is enough at this time. Since your majesty thinks that Weichen said
That’s right, Wei Chen dares to say something again. No matter what the intentions of Marquis Qianyang are, it is true that he needs His Majesty at this time, and it is true that Your Majesty also needs Marquis of Qianyang at this time," Zhang Ping said here,
He still knelt down respectfully, kowtowed his head, and said, "Of course, Your Majesty even needs the Marquis of Xinjin to defend Shuzhou on behalf of Chu at this time, so that the enemy army will not spread its claws and ravage the territory of Chu.
People..."
Yang Yuanpu's thin face alternated between gloomy and clear. Zhang Ping's words inadvertently warned him that in the current situation, he should focus on the overall situation and the country of Chu, and not rush to settle personal grievances.
After a long time, he took a long breath and continued to ask: "In your opinion, what should I do at this time to consider the overall situation?"
He didn't realize that his voice could not help but become deeper at this moment.
"According to what I have seen, Your Majesty will summon Prime Minister Shen, Envoy Zheng, Prince Yuzhang, Marquis of Liyang, Han Shangshu, Zhang Shangshu, Du Bingbu, and Zhou Shu to discuss the matter of welcoming the Queen Mother back to the palace to assist the government."
Zhang Ping didn't seem to hear the impatience in Yang Yuanpu's words, and he didn't seem to know what the consequences of his next words would be. However, someone had to stand up and point out some words, and said, "Just as your Majesty will not
I suddenly trust the Marquis of Qianyang. The Marquis of Qianyang may still have hesitation between His Majesty and the Queen Mother, so please don’t take it too seriously..."
"You want me to take care of it slowly and not to rush it?" Yang Yuanpu asked.
Of course, Zhang Ping was afraid that Yang Yuanpu would act too hastily and mess up the situation that had finally been eased. He nodded and admitted that he did have such worries.
Yang Yuanpu's eyelids twitched twice, and after a while he said: "Then it's up to you. I'll first summon Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, and Han Daoming to the palace to see you..."
Seeing that Yang Yuanpu insisted on summoning only Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, and Han Daoming in the first group, he knew that he was still harboring unrealistic fantasies. However, he did not think that people like Shen Yang and Yang Zhitang could not see the situation clearly. Zhang Ping felt that Sighing slightly, he said: "Wei Chen will send someone to inform Prime Minister Shen that Prince Yuzhang and Lord Han will enter the palace..."
