Chapter 182 The rain is coming
In the Pei Prince's Mansion, all the members of Zhao Xiang gathered here. The atmosphere in the entire hall was very solemn and no one spoke, especially Zhao Xiang, who was sitting in the head, had a very gloomy face.
Everyone knew what he was thinking. At this time, many people recalled what Zhao Gen said in the Jinhua Palace. It was like a sharp thorn piercing hard in his heart.
[Brother, do you think I can take the position of prince if I die? It seems that you still don’t understand anything now. You really follow that bitch, and you are useless except for some superficial conspiracies.]
Although most people smiled at that time and thought it was just a loud statement before Zhao Gen's death, there were still a few people who were secretly trying their best to understand the meaning behind this sentence, including Pan Ning, the Minister of Revenue.
Since confiscating the Zheng Wang Mansion, Pan Ning has used all the powers in his hands to understand Zhao Xiang's mother, Concubine Lin. However, she died of illness ten years ago, so it is extremely difficult to understand what she has. However, Pan Ning has no other power, but it is a lot of money, which has given him a very credible rumor.
Although Concubine Lin was born with a rare beauty, she was extremely bad, because she was the only daughter of her ex-master, and even when she entered the palace, she was as arrogant as she was always willful.
Zhao Gen's mother died of dysfunction as the queen of Emperor Ling. Therefore, after Concubine Lin gave birth to Zhao Xiang, she became even more arrogant and domineering and regarded herself as the lord of the harem. But even so, her voice was still the highest, and no one in the harem beauties were involved.
The turning point of all things lies in a noble person. Although the titles are all covered with the word "Nui", the noble person and the noble concubine are simply apart. One day, Emperor Ling met this noble person in the imperial garden and fell in love with him at first sight. From then on, Emperor Ling never came to visit any of the women in the harem again.
Rumor has it that in addition to being not inferior to Concubine Lin, this nobleman is even more gentle in character and never makes a fortune. He gave birth to Zhao Jing not long after. But the good times did not last long. Before Zhao Jing was a full moon, his biological mother suddenly died without knowing the cause of death.
The above is the information Pan Ning obtained. Although he didn't know whether it was true or false, he thought of Concubine Lin's sudden death not long after, and the execution of the whole family of his family, the truth behind it also surfaced. In addition to what Zhao Gen said, Pan Ning believed that in addition to Zhao Jing's biological mother's death and Concubine Lin's death, the queen's death is also likely to be related to her.
"Everyone, what do you think is written in the will of the father?" Zhao Xiang also remembered his brother's original words at this time, and felt a little cold on his back.
Everyone looked at me, and I saw that you didn't speak, which made Zhao Xiang even more uneasy. "It seems that you are almost the same as what I think. If the father had the will to appoint the crown prince, it would not have been delayed for so many years. Now the will will eventually make anyone laugh. I think at most I can only share the same relationship with Zhao Jing."
"Prince, the officials believe that no matter what is written in the will, we must make plans early." Lu Bohao said: "Even if the prince becomes the new king, he has to be careful of the King of Wu. If they are anxious, there will be more than 10,000 tiger guards in Sanqiao Lake."
"Mr. Lu said very much. Even if the king's life and death are uncertain now, Nan Zhao all know that he is the backbone of the Wu King Party. If the Huainan Legion is not in line, we have to guard against it."
Then everyone expressed their intention to take precautions early and not to overturn the ship in the gutter.
"Although I understand what you said, Li Jian will definitely open the Taichu Palace within two days. We don't have much time, so the same is true for Zhao Jing." Zhao Xiang said in a deep voice: "Even if the Huainan Legion falls to the other side, the Huainan Legion will not be able to cross the Yangtze River in just two days. Therefore, Zhao Jing's trump card in his hand is nothing but ten thousand tiger guards, and we hold the full Longxiang camp in our hands. I don't know how to take the lead."
"Prince, have you forgotten the Xuanwu Camp in the hands of the General Secretary of the Five Characters of the General Huang Quan? This person is an old member of Huainan. If he has any other intentions, he will let the tiger guards stop Long Xiong, and the situation will be over." As soon as Lu Bohao said this, not only Zhao Xiang, but the others took a breath.
If Lu Bohao's guess eventually becomes reality, then Huangquan is the winner of the Nine Dragon Chair. As long as he stops Longxiang and lets the Tiger Guard enter the city, Zhao Xiang will not only not be able to sit on the Nine Dragon Chair, but even the Prince of Taiping will not be able to be the one who is Taiping. Moreover, once the emperor and the ministers, everyone here will be crazily cleansed.
"Prince, the minister believes that no matter what is written in the will, we must not sit here and watch the changes. Only by taking the initiative can we fight out the sky and fulfill the ambition in the prince's heart!" Lu Bohao certainly knew that if Zhao Xiang could not become the new king of Nan Zhao, then there was only a dead end to him.
"You have any plans, but it's okay."
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Just as Zhao Xiang was working hard to formulate countermeasures, the Wu Palace was also discussing in full swing.
Since he stepped onto the front, Zhao Jing showed his talents and skills to the fullest. With the help of Qingyan and the old subordinates of the Zheng Wang Party, he overwhelmed the momentum of the Pei Wang Party in one fell swoop. If Emperor Ling had not died suddenly, I believe that it would not take long before Zhao Jing would cut off his brother's followers clean.
"No matter what the emperor's will is written in his will, what we need to do now is to beware that Zhao Xiang will take the lead in attacking. If he leads his army to Jinling City, even if the words written in the will are not him, it will become him."
"Report to the prince, the subordinates are 90% sure that you are written in the will." Chai Shirong smiled and said, "Please forgive me. Before Zhao Gen was beheaded, the subordinates actually accompanied the prince to meet Zhao Gen and looked at what he said at that time. In fact, Your Majesty attaches great importance to you, Prince."
Although Zhao Jing knew that Qingyan interrogated Zhao Gen at the beginning, he did not ask in detail what he said. At this time, he was shocked when he heard Chai Shirong's words, "I wonder what did Qingyan say to Zhao Gen?"
Then Chai Shirong said everything that happened that day, "I hope you don't blame me, the prince, this is the prince who is shoulder to shoulder, is heartbroken to get this news, so the strict orders cannot easily inform the officials."
When I heard the explanation, I thought about the Jinwu Guard sent by my father because of his assassination, and my eyes turned red. "I didn't expect so many things to happen in this. It seems that my father has been missing this mother for years. Alas..."
"Although Xia Guan is too talkative, although the life and death of the king are uncertain, the friendship between him and you, the prince, really makes Xia Guan envious. If Xia Guan can have such good friends and brothers, the first half of his life will definitely not be so boring."
"Mr. Chai's words should be told to Qingyan in person. It is not very useful to flatter me now." Zhao Jing's joke made the atmosphere relax. Many of the people here were previously affiliated with the Zheng Wang Party. Thinking back at that time, how could it be as comfortable as it is now.
"Let's get back to the point. If Zhao Xiang rebelled so hard that Longxiang Camp entered the city, with his 30,000 troops, Jinling would probably not be able to defend it. I wonder what good ideas do you have?"
Bao Wenlong said, "Although the previous siege of Jinling was broken by the prince side by side, it was also under the premise that the enemy was just a mob. Except for more than 10,000 Yulin Army, it posed no threat to the prince. However, the 30,000 Longxiang Camp at the foot of Tanshan Mountain should not be taken lightly. If it is really hard, the lower officials probably wouldn't be able to withstand it."
"Mr. Bao said very much. The subordinates believed that within two days, Commander Li would open the Tongji Sect. It was only before Zhao Xiang wanted to take action. So as long as Huangquan can guarantee the safety of Jinling for three days, I believe everything will be settled."
"But what if Zhao Xiang really breaks the city in the past few days? Can we only pray here that Huangquan can defend Jinling? This is equivalent to handing over his life to his hands."
"Yes, the most important thing is that we don't know when Zhao Xiang will take action. Lu Bohao and Pan Ning are not good birds. These two bastards are full of bad water, so they will definitely encourage Zhao Xiang to take action as soon as possible."
You said nothing, as if you had given up the fact that Zhao Xiang would attack the city.
"Now we only have ten thousand soldiers of the Tiger Guard Camp at best. Alas... If the prince is here side by side, why should we be so hurtful? As long as he stands on the wall of Jinling, Longxiang Camp will never dare to step into Jinling."
"That's true. Now I don't know where the prince is standing side by side. If he has guarded him beside the prince, everything will be solved."
Zhao Jing listened quietly to everyone's discussion, and the same thoughts appeared in his heart. If Qingyan was by his side, everything would probably be very relaxed.
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Side by side with the royal palace, a team of cavalry stopped in front of the Yimen Gate.
Those who are servants in the palace have absolutely higher knowledge and eyesight than those in some local gentry. Even those who guard the gate know how much impact the death of Emperor Ling will have. A team of cavalry suddenly came during a sensitive period, which put everyone on guard.
As a rising star promoted by Qingyan, Awei's status in the royal palace is increasing, and he is not arrogant and domineering, just like now, when he gets the news of Emperor Ling's death, he personally guards the gate of the royal palace.
When he first saw this team of cavalry, Awei had already asked the guards to prepare, but after looking at the leader carefully, he was overjoyed: "Your Highness, the princess! You guys put away your sword."
When he opened the ritual gate himself, Awei said in surprise: "I don't know that the prince's grandfather is here, and I hope to forgive him if he is a minor mistake."
Dong Qi had some impression of Awei, and after dismounting, he bowed his hand to the other party, "I wonder if the princess's mansion is good in the near future? How can the princess be good in the near future?"
"Report to Your Highness, everything is fine in the mansion and the princess, but the princess has been a little haggard in recent days, but I believe that after seeing Your Highness, the princess will feel better."
"Since that's the case, I'll go in directly. Oh, by the way, these people are my guards. I'll be able to help the royal palace add some people these days. Just hand them over to Uncle Bai. I believe he will properly place them."
In the main hall, Dong Zhao was waiting for news here. After seeing his brother, he couldn't help but feel warm, "How is your father in good health recently?"
"Good sister, you don't know how energetic your father is. If I hadn't tried my best to persuade him, he would have been skinned and cramped by Lou Jin."
"This is as expected. What I am curious about is the way you persuade the father."
Dong Xian didn't go around the corner and said everything that happened that night in detail. After hearing this, Dong Zhao looked at his brother in shock, "Is this all deduced?"
"Of course it's me, brother, otherwise who else can there be?"
Chapter completed!