Su Guangfu observed carefully, and all these things had successfully whetted Gu Zhengnuo's appetite. He closed his mouth in time, handed the herbs together with the brocade box to Gu Zhengnuo, and asked him to think about it himself.

Gu Zhengnuo's heart had already loosened, but because of the cunning of the three holes, he didn't dare to admit it. He thought about entering the palace in the near future, and begged Emperor Kangnan to allow him to meet Empress Nalan in person, and the mother and son quietly discussed whether this plan was feasible.

Su Guangfu jumped up and down, thinking that he was hiding foolproof, but Gu Chenxiao's dark night had already been keeping an eye on his whereabouts, following him all the way from Jian'an to Kangnan, and seeing his private transactions with Gu Zhengnuo clearly, he reported them to Gu Chenxiao and Emperor Kangnan respectively.

Hearing that the rebel son had the intention of killing the monarch and wanted to conspire with the Millennial Sect to seize the great country, Emperor Kangnan was furious.

On the one hand, he ordered people to keep a close eye on Gu Zhengnuo and pay attention to his every move, and on the other hand, he stepped up the operation, instructed the officials to make a series of excerpts, and asked him to sympathize with the suffering of several old ministers who participated in the court and discussed politics every day.

Emperor Kangnan deliberately asked for three resignations, allowed the two old ministers who stood out for the Nalan family that day, and also granted the title of first-class duke, so that the two of them returned to their hometowns in good style.

The ministers saw it clearly, this was clearly another action against the Nalan family. I wanted to come to the Nalan family to control the government for many years, but now I have finally come to the end of the road.

The two sides of the court are becoming more and more distinct, and most of the loyal to the Nalan family are the remnants of the previous dynasty, and they still refuse to give up the old master, and openly confront Emperor Kangnan, and ask for the restoration of Gu Zhengnuo as the crown prince with several letters in a row.

Most of the people who tend to appoint Gu Chenxiao as the prince are young talents, and among them, the eclectic officials such as Yan Ning, the prime minister, and Wei Zhengang, the secretary of the military department, are the leaders of the old ministers, and they have launched a-for-tat confrontation with the old ministers. They resolutely defended the interests of Emperor Kangnan, accusing this group of old ministers of eating the king's fortune, but refusing to share the king's worries.

Gu Zhengnuo heard the disputes between the two at the court meeting, and saw that the forces supporting Gu Chenxiao were getting bigger and bigger, and those old ministers gradually couldn't stand on their feet, and they were a little helpless.

The phoenix that landed on the ground was not as good as a chicken, Gu Zhengnuo felt that he was a goshawk with its wings tied, and he felt that he was a tiger with its sharp teeth and sharp claws removed, and he couldn't hurt people at all.

Seeing that the future was not good, he thought again and again of the poisonous weeds hidden in the brocade box, and secretly made up his mind in the wavering to let it go.

Taking advantage of Emperor Kangnan's retreat from the early dynasty and just sitting on the bright yellow imperial chariot, Gu Zhengnuo walked a few steps, knelt beside the imperial road, kowtowed upwards and said: "Father, please stay, my son has a request, and I ask my father for permission." ”

"What's the matter?" Emperor Kang Nan sat on the imperial chariot condescendingly, looked at him expressionlessly, and only asked lightly.

Gu Zhengnuo didn't know who he was with, he was short and thin, and he knelt on the ground at this time, and was set off by the gorgeous court clothes on his body, and the whole person was extremely obscene. Emperor Kang Nan was disgusted in his heart, but he had no expression on his face.

Gu Zhengnuo leaned to the ground, the five strings of pearls hanging from the crown covered the cruelty in his eyes, only pretending to be a filial son's heart, and said with a trace of sadness: "Father and Emperor, in a few days it will be the birthday of the queen mother." The queen mother lived alone in the cold spring palace, and the sons did not dare to congratulate her old man on her birthday, so she only prepared some things that the queen mother loved to eat, and wanted to ask for the permission of the emperor and allow the sons to see the queen mother. ”

Sure enough, it is urgent to pass on the news to Queen Nalan and plot against Kangnan's great country.

In the past, in order to save the lives of the princess, Niangniang, mother and son, he had to agree to the conditions of the Nalan family and set Gu Zhengnuo as the prince. Now that he and the son of Concubine Jun have grown up, how can others sleep soundly on the side of the couch?

Thinking about the Nalan family's past shouting at themselves without any respect, and Nalan Qing's several attempted murders against him, and now the eldest son with half of the Nalan family's blood is going to follow in his footsteps, Emperor Kang Nan laughed, feeling that the time had finally come to settle the blood feud between him and the Nalan family.

Seeing that Gu Zhengnuo was still leaning over the ground and kowtowing, Emperor Kang Nan waved the sleeves of his robe and said lightly: "It's hard for you to be filial, then go ahead, but don't stay too long." ”

"Erchen obeys orders", Gu Zhengnuo was relieved, watching Emperor Kangnan's imperial chariot gradually disappear, the gloom in his eyes finally couldn't be hidden, and inadvertently leaked a trace of murderous intent.

Ordering his subordinates to hold the clothes and cakes that had been prepared a long time ago, Gu Zhengnuo hurriedly went in the direction of Cold Spring Palace.

Turning a water pavilion, Emperor Kangnan ordered the imperial chariot to be stopped, and gestured to his subordinates. The chief eunuch beside him understood, stepped forward and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, rest assured, everything is arranged properly, and you can't miss a word." ”

Emperor Kangnan nodded, and the imperial chariot walked back in the direction of Qinse Palace.

The cold spring palace was bleak and lonely, and Queen Nalan was dressed in plain clothes, kneeling motionless in front of the Buddha, her lips moving silently. It looks like chanting and praying for blessings, but in fact it is a deep curse.

Queen Nalan gritted her teeth and swore a heavy oath in front of the Buddha that if Emperor Kangnan died of illness early, she assisted her son to ascend the throne and regained the power of Kangnan back into the hands of the Nalan family, she would not hesitate to live for ten or twenty years.

Seeing Gu Zhengnuo suddenly appear in front of her, Queen Nalan was surprised, delighted, and a little scared, and looked behind him again and again, for fear of being followed.

Looking at the appearance of the queen mother, Gu Zhengnuo felt a heartache. He pulled Queen Nalan to sit down and said soothingly: "Don't be afraid, the queen mother, my son has already obtained the permission of the old thing, don't worry." ”

Knowing that time was running out, Gu Zhengnuo made a long story short, and told him about his deal with Su Guangfu and asked Queen Nalan to decide. A trace of timidity flashed in Queen Nalan's eyes at the beginning, thinking about the tragic situation of Nalan Qing in Jingyang Palace that day, she immediately made a decision.

She gritted her teeth and said: "The blood of the Nalan family can't be shed in vain, your uncle can't die a tragic death, we will become benevolent if we don't succeed, and we will have to give it a go after all." ”

The mother and son are of the same mind, relying on the fact that there is no one else in the palace, and they are seriously plotting here. Empress Nalan agreed with Gu Zhengnuo's move, and also whispered the names of several minions in the palace in his ear, asking him to find these minions to cooperate with his actions and put poisonous weeds in Emperor Kangnan's diet.

I thought that people didn't know the ghosts, how could I have imagined that the sleeping hall of the Empress Dowager Nalan in the Cold Spring Palace was originally a sandwich wall, and the chief eunuch followed the secret path and arranged manpower here.

Separated by a wall, several hidden people had already heard the conversation between the mother and son clearly.

Thinking that the seamless plan was exposed early, Emperor Kang Nan responded to all changes with no change, and only quietly cleared out a few people that Queen Nalan said, and allowed Gu Zhengnuo and Su Guangfu to contact in private.

Su Guangfu saw that it was done, and knew that Gu Zhengnuo was not sure of victory, so he didn't dare to stay in Beijing to watch him do something. only said that he would go back to mobilize people and horses, and quietly said goodbye to travel.