Chapter Ninety-Six: The Court Game (3)
As soon as Yuan Bo's voice fell, Zhong Yang's originally unhappy eyes were instantly so cold that they seemed to be able to freeze people to death. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Yuan Bo couldn't help but shudder, his eyes drifted in the direction of the regent with a slight fear, only to see the man looking at him with encouraging eyes, which made him suddenly feel confident.
"A lot of words, the old ministers don't want to break the royal family's face, and I hope the emperor won't force the old ministers!" Yuan Bo is full of words, and he just wants the emperor to wake up as soon as possible.
Who knew that Zhong Yang's eyes were terrifying, but he didn't have the intention of panicking: "You have always been forcing me, I am forcing you?" Oh, that's funny. How dare I force the dignified and upright old man of the two dynasties! Zhong Yang's tone was both a mockery, a rebuttal, and a declaration of war.
"Your Majesty!" Yuan Bo saw that Zhong Yang still looked indifferent, his brows were furrowed, did he really want him to make his words clear, and the emperor was willing to take a step back?
"If the former prime minister has anything to say, he doesn't have to fight with me here, others can't understand, and I don't want to guess." Zhong Yang sneered, that means, you can use all the big moves, I'm not afraid.
Xuanyuan Rin Che on the side frowned at this scene, what was wrong? It's impossible, what Yuan Bo is going to say next is their biggest trump card in today's game, but Zhong Yang still looks unfazed and fearless, it is impossible for him not to know that Princess Yuxiang is no longer complete! Did he miss something? Or is Zhong Yang pretending to be so calm?
Xuanyuan Rinche's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about whether to interrupt the plan, after all, if Zhong Yang had known about it and arranged the corresponding strategy, their trump card would be invalid, and if they didn't do it, they would be bitten back. Should it be interrupted or not? Do you want it or not?
It's just that what Xuanyuan Rin Che didn't expect was that Zhong Yang was really just pretending to be calm. He didn't expect that the matter they kept so well would be discovered by the Queen Mother's party, if today's matter was not handled well, the court and even the few courtiers who had been on his side would force him to issue an order to execute Yu Xiang, even if he resisted the pressure and did not give an order, the Queen Mother would also issue an edict to execute her. The most important thing is that he doesn't have any chips to trade with them now, and their purpose has always been to force Yu Xiang to death and cut off the arm he is most likely to grow.
Zhong Yang would not be naïve enough to think that they would let Yu Xiang go if he handed over his military power, and if he didn't even have military power, Empress Dowager Rong would definitely force him to abdicate and push someone more controllable to sit in this position. At that time, not to mention Baofeng Shu'an, all those who support him will be buried together. Zhong Yang had no choice, he could only suppress the uneasiness in his heart and gamble.
He was betting on Xuanyuan Rin's meticulous mind, if he thought he had already arranged a coping strategy, maybe he would put the matter aside for the time being, make a new plan and use it to attack him. As long as he can delay for a day, he can arrange the corresponding strategy. This was a gamble that had to be chosen, no one knew that Zhong Yang's back had already oozed a cold sweat due to nervousness.
Xuanyuan Rinche's right hand was slightly raised, and his fingers moved slightly, about to make a gesture to hint at Yuan Bo, Zhong Yang pretended to look at Yuan Bo calmly, but the afterglow locked on Xuanyuan Rinche's fingers, and his heart rose to his throat. Time passed minute by minute, Zhong Yang seemed to be able to hear the sound of his heart beating, only to see that finger gesture of the word "one", Zhong Yang closed his eyes in despair, lost, he lost the bet. In the past, he was four wins and three losses in the battle with Xuanyuan Rinche, but now it has become four wins and four losses, a draw.
"Since the emperor has said so, let him blame the ministers for ignoring the royal family's face. Sister Yuan's Ruoqi, when she met Princess Yuxiang that day, she noticed that the princess always seemed to unintentionally put her hand on her lower abdomen, and her posture was not like the appearance of being placed at random on weekdays, but a bit like she was deliberately protecting something. Two days ago, when the rumors were raging, the minister's sister sent someone to inform the minister, and the minister secretly investigated for the sake of the royal family's reputation, and found that Princess Yuxiang was already pregnant! Emperor! You treat Empress Yuwen like this, are you worthy of the ancestors of the Yuwen royal family? Has the emperor forgotten the poisonous oath he made in front of the tomb of Emperor Yuwen at the beginning of his accession to the throne?! As soon as Yuan Bo's words came out, the ministers were in an uproar, no one could have imagined that the rumors were true, not chasing after the wind, and they couldn't imagine that the emperor and Princess Yuxiang even had children!
Zhong Yang listened, his heart suddenly cooled half, Feng Shu'an was pregnant, it was a fact, he originally thought that as soon as this matter passed, he would give her and Yuan Nuojing a marriage as soon as possible, but he didn't want to be exposed on the spot in the court now. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and tried to calm his panicked mind, his mind racing for a response.
"Your Majesty! Is this serious? Some ministers who have always supported Zhong Yang also stood up in disbelief and asked about the authenticity of Yuan Bo's words.
Zhong Yang pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly, then opened his eyes, and said sharply: "What nonsense!" Princess Yuxiang is a person with a pure character, why do you want to target her again and again?! ”
"Whether the minister is talking nonsense or not, the emperor only needs to invite Princess Yuxiang to the palace, and the imperial doctor will know the truth after checking!" Yuan Bo won the ticket and fearlessly pushed Zhong Yang into a dilemma.
"Yes, Your Majesty, please also invite Princess Yuxiang to come to the palace and let the imperial doctor take the pulse, so as to restore Princess Yuxiang's innocence!" Qian Xuezhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, befriended Zhong Yang when he was still a general, and Zhong Yang has been supporting him since he ascended the throne, but at this time he was still shocked by Yuan Bo's words, although he didn't believe that Zhong Yang was that kind of person, but Yuan Bo said it was well-founded, as if there was really such a thing, and Zhong Yang's gloomy face made him have to doubt. That's why he was desperate for the truth, ignoring that this move would push Zhong Yang into a difficult situation.
Zhong Yang couldn't believe that his best friend Qian Xuezhi would also force him with the people of the Prime Minister's faction, just that, from the time he sat on this throne, it was doomed that everything would not go back to the past. And the sadness on this throne, only he himself understands: "Good! You're all threatening me, aren't you? I will follow your wishes, come to someone, and pass on Princess Yuxiang and Imperial Doctor Tian to the palace! ”
"Your Majesty."
"What about the Regent?" Zhong Yang looked at this regent with more power than himself.
"The minister thinks that for such a major event, it is more real to let all the imperial doctors on duty now come together to check the pulse, lest someone with a heart buy the imperial doctor and ruin the princess's innocence." Xuanyuan Rinche's words would ruin Zhong Yang's last hope, Zhong Yang did not hide his hatred in his eyes, Xuanyuan Rinche didn't care, just smiled and looked at him gently.
The armrests of the imperial chair were grabbed by Zhong Yang, and the gold paint on it was scraped off a lot by Zhong Yang's nails. In this game, the regent won again, and Zhong Yang lost four wins and five losses. Before he could say yes, a familiar female voice came out of the hall.
"Who is so bold as to want to ruin the innocence of Princess Ben!" (To be continued.) )