Chapter 444: The Crown Prince Prisons the Kingdom
After the recruitment was very fast, everyone was caught off guard, and in only half a day's work, a holy decree came out:
He ordered the thirteenth prince Chu Yuan to inherit the crown prince and supervise the country.
This is tantamount to a thunderstorm exploding in everyone's hearts, Chu Ze originally had a bright future, as long as he won the military power of the forbidden army in the palace, he could be safe, but with this holy decree, Chu Yuan became the crown prince, so Chu Ze would be suspected of plotting to usurp the throne no matter what he did, even if the emperor died in the future, it would be the prince's justifiable accession to the throne.
Qi Ziyu didn't have half a rest from his husband, so he was hurriedly recalled by Chu Ze again, this time, I'm afraid he won't be in a hurry or not, Chu Yuan doesn't have to wait for Su Guogong to lead the troops back from the northwest, he has already taken the advantage.
And the concubine Niangniang and her relatives didn't understand the reason for the emperor's sudden decree, but no matter what the reason, the situation was very unfavorable to them.
"Your Highness, the noble concubine in the palace has arranged a lot of manpower, where did this holy decree come from? Why did it suddenly be issued to the elders and ministers? Qi Ziyu worked hard for two days and one night, although he was still in good spirits, the tiredness in his eyes was still obvious, but at this time, no one cared about this, and when he saw Chu Ze, he couldn't help but ask first.
Chu Ze was also puzzled, his fingers pressed on the corners of his forehead and kept kneading, his arrangement with Prime Minister Song was close to success, the leader of the forbidden army in the palace suddenly contracted a vicious disease and died, and the candidate to replace him was their person, as long as the concubine Niangniang asked for the holy decree from the emperor, everything would be a foregone conclusion, but it was the best moment, and there was such a fork.
"Concubine Ling's side has been controlled by the mother concubine layer by layer, so there will be no mistakes. But the holy decree was written by his father himself, and the king had already read it, so there would be no falsehood. So how did this decree come about? Could it be that the father had already set it, and he was just waiting for an opportunity to take it out? ”
"No, if the saint had an idea, he would have announced it when he was still able to go to court early, and he would not wait until now, and there was no news for a long time, but Concubine Ling Niangniang came out not long after entering the palace. If it weren't for Concubine Ling, no one else would be able to approach the Holy Lord and take the Holy Decree out of the palace! ”
Qi Ziyu hid the words behind and didn't say anything, the emperor is really alone now. Even the personal eunuchs who have been serving by their side are all the people who have been replaced by the concubines, and such strict precautions have not prevented the flow of the holy decree, which is still extremely unfavorable to the will of their side, which can only show that they think they are among their own people. mixed into Chu Yuan's eyeliner. At a critical time, he helped Concubine Ling send out the holy decree.
"It seems that it is still a hundred secrets," Chu Ze gritted his teeth with regret, but it was a foregone conclusion, and he couldn't turn around, if he could turn back time, even if he let the concubine Niangniang keep the emperor still, he would have to stop these from happening, but now, Qi Ziyu's hint he naturally understood, but now where is the responsibility. Find out the time of the spies! After settling down, he continued.
"The most important thing at the moment is to get the power of the forbidden army as soon as possible, with this. can finally have a few points of capital to fight against the old thirteen, if there is no military power, it is useless to say anything. ”
Qi Ziyu's eyebrows did not move, although he was a little anxious, he was generally calm, and after hearing this, he only paused and asked, "Your Highness means that you want to seize power?" ”
In contrast, Chu Ze was already anxious, seeing that the throne in his hand was taken away by Chu Yuan, how could he endure it, "When it comes to the last resort, extraordinary means must also be used, this king said before that he can wait for those good names, but now, he can't wait." ”
"But only the soldiers of the forbidden army are still too few, and His Royal Highness also has to contact the garrisons in some other places, to rush to the fastest place in the capital, if there is any case, we always have a backhand."
Qi Ziyu suggested, it's just that there are so many people in the forbidden army, Chu Yuan's side is that Su Yi has 100,000 northwest troops, even if Chu Ze wins the throne this time, it is not impossible for Chu Yuan to be defeated by Su Yi in the northwest, and he was a legitimate crusade against the rebel thieves at that time, and this identity was immediately different.
"The patrol battalion, the Yancheng garrison, and the southeast battalion, these are the things that His Highness needs to contact the most, especially Wu Meng, the leader of the Southeast Battalion, as his name suggests, if he can be used by His Highness, he will be an excellent helper."
"Okay, this king will send someone immediately," Chu Ze nodded in response, he had considered these people, but he hadn't had time to implement them yet, he thought it was just a time-consuming thing, but he was about to consume himself.
"The most important thing is that Your Highness must be stable now, and we can't be anxious, the more we seem to be at a disadvantage at this time, the more we can't mess with ourselves," Qi Ziyu was very obedient to his words, and continued to persuade.
"Especially the new crown prince, there will be an early dynasty tomorrow, the thirteenth prince is the crown prince at the beginning, and he will definitely deal with a few of His Royal Highness's people to demonstrate, at this time, His Royal Highness must not openly resist each other, even if he is wronged for a while, he can't oppose it when he is in the limelight, His Royal Highness must show sincerity and fear, and it is okay to show loyalty and repentance if necessary."
Chu Ze understands these truths, but it is one thing to understand, it is really an act to damage his face and dignity to bow his head to his enemies, or even people who have been looking down on him, but he still has his senses, and he paused and said with difficulty, "This king...... If you endure this, there will always be a day when he will regret it! ”
"What His Highness said is that since the Thirteen Princes have become the crown prince, they will pay more attention to their reputation, so he will not easily move His Highness, at least we still have a period of time to plan, and it is not yet known who will die in the end." Qi Ziyu also said in a cold voice, "I only ask Your Highness to recognize the momentary anger in exchange for a thousand years of great cause." ”
Chu Ze calmed down this time, and repeated word by word in his heart, Fang returned to his previous self-confidence, and ordered Qi Ziyu to go back and act according to his ideas first, and on the other side, Prime Minister Song Cheng was also actively contacting the ministers in the court, but at this time, most people would only go to the high and low, although the final result was uncertain, but the risk of standing on Chu Yuan's side was much smaller.
But the noble concubine Niangniang and her mother's power have taken root in the court for many years, and they should not be underestimated, especially this force is impossible to cut off, Chu Ze thought of this, and felt that the confidence in his heart was a little full, in the end, he was not dead, everything was still variable.
Qi Ziyu didn't dare to delay, and invited a few capable people in the Dragon Guard to intercept Su Yi's triumphant army, no matter whether he could kill him or not, at least he could delay for a while, although he comforted Chu Ze with words, but he knew in his heart that Chu Yuan couldn't wait even if he was afraid, and he had many dreams at night! Once Su Yi returned to Beijing with his troops, the situation would be even more irreversible. (To be continued.) )