Luoyang Huisi Restaurant is a well-known restaurant located in the north of Luoshui. It covers an area of about five acres and consists of a three-story building and several small courtyards.
Huisi Tower was originally an asset of the Hou Mochen family. After Zhu Si occupied Luoyang, his men divided up the property of the Chang'an nobles in Luoyang, and the Huisi Tower was given to Qiu Jingzhong.
At noon, a carriage slowly stopped at the backyard gate of Huisi Building. Qiu Jingzhong's eldest son Qiu Yuan, who was waiting here, quickly came up to him and whispered: "Father is already waiting for His Highness!"
Prince Zhu Sui had already changed into regular clothes. He nodded and followed Qiu Yuan into the back door under the protection of two personal guards.
Zhu Sui entered the Lotus Appreciation Courtyard next to the back door. There were several guards in black standing in the courtyard. Qiu Jingzhong, with a beard on his face, was already waiting in the courtyard with a smile on his face.
Qiu Jingzhong is about fifty years old. He was originally Zhu Tao's subordinate. After Zhu Tao captured Youzhou, he defected to Zhu Si. He has been following Zhu Si for more than twenty years. Now he is the only veteran left by Zhu Si.
As a general, he was granted the title of Peng Guogong, a hussar general, and commanded 80,000 flying bear guards.
Qiu Jingzhong was six feet seven, or nearly two meters tall, and weighed two hundred kilograms. He looked like a black bear standing there, which put a lot of pressure on the thin Zhu Sui.
"The general has been kept waiting for a long time!"
"Where! Where!"
Qiu Jingzhong waved his hand, "Your Highness, please!"
The two walked into the inner hall. Qiu Jingzhong had already prepared a banquet. The two sat down and two maids poured wine for them. Zhu Sui said a little anxiously: "I can't leave the palace for too long."
Qiu Jingzhong chuckled, "What are you worried about, Your Highness? Does the Emperor still pay attention to you now?"
Zhu Sui hesitated and said: "Maybe I didn't pay attention before, but now I do!"
"It makes sense!"
Qiu Jingzhong picked up the wine cup, drank it all in one gulp, and said with a smile: "Let's just drink this one!"
The other party had already done it first as a sign of respect, so Zhu Sui had no choice but to pick up the wine cup and drink it all in one gulp.
Qiu Jingzhong watched him finish his drink with a smile, and then waved his hand to ask the wine concubines and guards to leave. Only his eldest son Qiu Yuan was left in the room.
Qiu Jingzhong has three sons. The eldest son Qiu Yuan Congwen is with him. The second son Qiu Wen and the third son Qiu Pai are all generals and are currently temporarily commanding the army in Xin'an County.
Qiu Jingzhong asked in a low voice: "Has the emperor decided to establish a new crown prince?"
Zhu Sui sighed, "The queen has been established. The next step is to depose the prince, and the next step is to appoint a new prince."
"Why did the emperor make Liu Feng the county king that day?" Qiu Jingzhong asked.
"I guess I want to stabilize Liu Feng and prevent him from taking desperate risks for me. In fact, it is also to divide Liu Feng's support for me."
"That makes sense. Do you think Liu Feng is still useful?"
Zhu Sui nodded, "The conflict between him and Xiao Wanding is irreconcilable. His staff Yang Mi told me that Liu Feng is very clear-headed on this issue. He and I have a close relationship. Once Xiao becomes powerful, he will be Liu Feng."
When the family falls."
Qiu Jingzhong chuckled, "It's not that serious. Zhu Si is quite generous to his subordinates, but it is still beneficial to us if he can think this way."
After a pause, Qiu Jingzhong said again: "I have read your highness's last letter. It is not impossible to bring the army to Xuzhou, but do you think Xuzhou can support an army of 80,000 people?"
"Not only Xuzhou, but also Songzhou and Bozhou. These three states combined can supply 80,000 troops!"
Qiu Jingzhong's eyes narrowed to a slit and flashed. Zhu Sui's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly realized that this seemingly rough-looking man with a beard was not as rough as he thought. But at this moment, Zhu Sui was like a drowning man who had caught a piece of wood.
, Qiu Jingzhong is his only hope.
Qiu Jingzhong thought for a long time and said to Zhu Sui: "In this way, you can apply to the emperor to go to Xuzhou for inspection. After you leave the capital, I will lead the army and come over."
"I'm afraid my father won't let me leave. If I want to leave, I can only leave secretly."
"In that case, Your Highness, please leave now!"
"Now?"
Zhu Sui was startled and said anxiously: "My wife and children are still in the East Palace. What will they do if I leave?"
"Your Majesty, you can't accomplish great things if you have such a loving relationship with your children!"
Zhu Sui sighed, "I can throw away my wife and take my two sons away. Is this okay?"
"How do you leave, Your Highness?"
"I have discussed with Liu Feng's staff Yang Mi before. Liu Feng's brother-in-law Xiang Fei is the admiral of the Nine Gates. If I leave the city at night, he can let me out."
Qiu Jingzhong sneered disdainfully, "Do you think Xiang Fei is willing to take this risk for you?"
"The people in the palace only know that I left the palace, but that doesn't prove that I left the city. As long as Xiang Fei bites me to death and I haven't left the city, the emperor can't do anything to him."
Qiu Jingzhong laughed, "You think too naively about the emperor, and you think too naively about Liu Feng. I'm afraid Liu Feng will sell you out by then. You listen to me, leave now, and come with me."
If we go together, the emperor will harm your father's face and won't take it out on your son. Maybe your departure is what the emperor is looking forward to."
Zhu Sui was silent for a long time. Qiu Jingzhong saw that he was tempted and continued to encourage: "This is actually your only chance. It is very likely that the emperor will arrest you secretly in the evening and announce that you have unfortunately died of illness.
, his son can be canonized as the new crown prince naturally, and he does not need to bear moral responsibility."
Zhu Sui had a look of shock on his face, killed himself, and then announced that he had unfortunately died of illness. What would his father do?
His subconscious told him that his father would definitely do this!
Zhu Sui was finally convinced by his fear of death. He nodded, "Okay! I will follow the general's arrangements."
Qiu Jingzhong was overjoyed and quickly winked at his eldest son, who immediately went out to make arrangements.
In fact, Qiu Jingzhong had already made arrangements. He asked Zhu Sui to meet him at noon, just to take him away. Zhu Sui was not strong-willed enough and could not withstand Qiu Jingzhong's persuasion, so he finally compromised.
A quarter of an hour later, a large, well-covered carriage drove out of Luoyang City and drove quickly to the west.
This time, Liu Feng performed very well and was remarkable. He was very generous and took the initiative to lead hundreds of officials to request that Concubine Xiao Shu be canonized as queen. He also persuaded his younger sister, Concubine Liu, to surrender to Concubine Xiao and express her request for compromise.
The meaning of harmony.
These performances won Zhu Si's approval and he named Liu Feng the Prince of Liang County, which temporarily alleviated Liu Feng's crisis.
This was the strategy of his aide Yang Mi. Of course, it was Guo Song's intention behind it. Guo Song did not want Liu Feng to be demoted. Liu Feng played a great role in him. He could control the current situation in Luoyang through Liu Feng.
In the study, Liu Fengzheng and Yang Mi were discussing the next steps. Yang Mi said: "Prime Minister, Xiao Wanding and Liu Sigu are too powerful after forming an alliance. If we weaken their alliance, we must get rid of one of them. Of course, we cannot touch Xiao Wanding.
, humble position means eradicating Liu Sigu!"
Of course, getting rid of Liu Sigu was what Liu Feng wanted to do, but Liu Feng also knew that getting rid of Liu Sigu would bring the greatest suspicion to him. I was afraid that the emperor would be the first to doubt him, so Liu Feng was a little hesitant.
It was Guo Song's decision to get rid of Liu Sigu. Liu Sigu formed an alliance with Xiao Wanding, making Liu Feng the weaker party. In particular, Liu Sigu was awarded the title of Grand Bachelor of Longyuan Pavilion and became Zhu Si's staff. He suggested to Zhu Si that he should follow the example of Chang'an.
Implementing the strategy of winning over the gentry, extensively using the gentry's children as local officials, and tying the interests of the gentry and the court together, this was not in line with Guo Song's strategy of winning over the gentry.
Guo Song hoped that Zhu Si would completely destroy the Central Plains gentry and make the gentry boil with public dissatisfaction. This would be in his own interests. However, Liu Sigu's strategy made Guo Song suddenly realize that after Zhu Si stopped military expansion, Liu Sigu had already
The shift from military affairs to domestic affairs would weaken his control over the Zhusi Dynasty through Liu Feng, so Guo Song decided to eradicate Liu Sigu.
Yang Mi saw Liu Feng's hesitation and advised him: "The Emperor will not think that it was the Prime Minister who did it. If the Prime Minister wanted to kill Liu Sigu, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now? Du Lingqiu was assassinated. We can tell him
Emperor, this is reciprocal revenge taken by Guo Song."
Liu Feng's eyes lit up, this is doable!
Yang Mi smiled again and said: "When the Prime Minister finds a chance to go out, then we can take action."
At this moment, a guard from outside came to report, "To the Prime Minister, the confidant guards around His Highness the Crown Prince have something to ask for!"
Liu Feng didn't know what happened, so he quickly said: "Let him in!"
Not long after, a guard hurriedly walked down the hall, knelt down on one knee and said, "I am the personal guard of the prince. I have urgent matters to report to the prime minister."
"What's the big deal?"
The guard whispered: "At noon today, His Royal Highness the Prince has been kidnapped out of Luoyang City by Qiu Jingzhong and is missing!"
Liu Feng and Yang Mi looked at each other, the news came too suddenly.