Chapter 71: The Queen's Birthday 3
Inside the Shu Palace. King Shu sat in the living room, Luo Ling sat on the left side, and housekeeper Zhou Wenbin sat on the right side.
King Shu tasted tea while admiring the white jade tea ware.
Luo Ling looked angry, "King Shu, you should also take care of it, you can't ignore it." The crown prince Li Qi took the tribute, and none of the ministers dared to oppose the queen's words. At present, this Queen Guo is about to cover the sky with one hand, and even the emperor is resigned to her, and now Guo Wan of the Shengping Princess's Mansion has been promised to the prince again, which means that the Guo family and the queen have joined forces. ”
King Shu played with the white jade tea vessel, squinted slightly, and gently put the tea vessel on the table, "This move was already expected, Guo Nuan and Empress Guo are compatriots of the same mother after all, even if they don't marry, the Guo family's scales will not be tilted to our side, but at this time, the two sides are equal, now it's up to us to see who uses it properly!" ”
Zhou Wenbin thought cautiously and was humble, "At present, about one-third of the court forces are inclined to King Shu, one-third are inclined to Empress Guo and the crown prince, and the remaining one-third is a wavering and wait-and-see attitude." Whoever can win the support of this wavering minister between King Shu and Queen Guo depends on who is better! ”
Luo Lingze's eyes were full of irritability, "I think there is no need to fight for that third, whoever doesn't obey, let's fight, I don't believe that there are really hard bones." ”
King Shu quietly sipped his tea and replaced his answer with silence.
Zhou Wenbin looked at the reckless Luo Lingze in front of him, and said unhurriedly, "General Luo is the general of the Zuotun Guard who has the trust of the emperor and holds the imperial court, but how does General Luo's Zuotun Guard army compare to the Liaodong army led by the Guo family?" What if it is the Liaodong Army, plus the Youtun Guard, plus the Imperial City Forbidden Army? ”
Luo Lingze's arrogant aura eased down, his voice was slightly lowered, and he said unconvinced, "Of course it can't be compared!" ”
Zhou Wenbin said: "If General Luo's move stirs up resentment among the ministers, and the ministers accuse you in the name of the Qing monarch, what should you do?" When that time comes, where should you put King Shu? If your actions really make Empress Guo tell the truth, grasp the handle, and then bribe the leader of the right tun guard army who is now wavering, and then the generals of the world and the ministers will respond, I am afraid that we will have no place to turn over. ”
King Shu's slightly squinted eyes, benevolent appearance, "Ling Ze, last time you gave this king this set of white jade tea utensils is really good, moist and white, look at it to quench your thirst, this king likes it very much!" What Zhou Gong said just now has some truth. ”
Luo Ling said: "King Shu likes it!" If you like it! However, this fight can't be fought, what do you think should be done now? We can't just wait, let Queen Guo's power grow bigger and bigger, and she can't cover the sky with one hand. ”
King Shu smiled slightly, "Right now, it's just to wait, not to wait, it's to wait for the opportunity!" ”
Zhou Wenbin nodded slightly, "King Shu is right, just wait!" ”
King Shu glanced at Luo Lingze, "Lingze, I heard that someone secretly sent an arrow to assassinate Li Chun, the king of Guangling, last time, did you do it?" ”
Luo Ling thought slightly, and looked at King Shu timidly, "Yes!" It's the so-called minister! Chen Zhen regretted that the assassin sent was useless, and actually let that Li Chun survive; He's really fatal, he's really the only one who can't die after being poisoned by poisoned arrows! It's just that the minister hasn't seen the arrow until now, probably because he is afraid of death and doesn't dare to come back! ”
King Shu smiled slightly, "You! Order, isn't it too careless to do things! Actually, you dare to leave evidence, you are not afraid of being caught and assassinating the prince, but you are afraid that your general's head will not be guaranteed! ”
Luo Ling said: "What King Shu said is that the minister is not thoughtful, and the minister will immediately arrange manpower to find out the arrowman!" ”
King Shu said lightly, "No need anymore!" This king has already solved it for you! It's just that don't assassinate Li Chun, the king of Guangling, in the future, you know? ”
Luo Ling was puzzled and asked in shock, "King Shu, why?" He has an unrivalled hatred for me, and if he gains power, he will inevitably divide me into five pieces! King Shu, you also know that I took the soldiers back then...... Chop the grass to the roots! Otherwise, there will be trouble! ”
King Shu thoughtfully, "I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of." ”
Zhou Wenbin said: "At present, it is the prince who can really compete with us for the world, in fact, that is, Queen Guo and the Guo family." We really have to guard against it, it is Queen Guo and the Guo family who have to deal with it, they are our henchmen! Li Qi became the crown prince, then Li Chun was nothing, and it was impossible for him to help the Guo family. If we push him into a hurry, it is really possible for him to unite with the Guo family to fight back, which may not be a good thing for us! What we have to do now is to stabilize him first and not let him get close to the Guo family, which is a good strategy. ”
King Shu smiled, "Makes sense!" ”