What is the best way to treat both the symptoms and the root causes?

Gao Zhen opened his mouth and answered: "It's good to cut off the way for King Jinyang to seize the throne." As long as he doesn't make trouble, whoever becomes the commander of the Jingxi camp is the same, and it doesn't make a difference whose daughter he marries as a concubine. ”

Zhao Xiu was speechless for a while. Who doesn't know this method? The question is, can King Jinyang be so honest? He was originally the identity of the prince, although the emperor treated him very well, but he did not suspect it, his life was nourishing, but as soon as he saw that the emperor was injured, he jumped out to brush his sense of existence. Obviously, the emperor has set up the eldest son of the emperor as the prince, but he still doesn't give up, and he has to fight for the chair. Would such a person be willing to give up his ambitions? Zhao Xiu was a little skeptical, what kind of gene was the first emperor, and almost all the sons born were obsessed with the dragon chair? People like King Guangping, who can decisively give up their power, are outliers among their brothers.

Maybe it's because of this that Emperor Taizu took a fancy to him and chose him as the crown prince of his grandson's generation, right? It's a pity that by mistake, things fell through, which led to this embarrassing situation.

Zhao Xiu sighed and said to Gao Zhen: "Will the King of Jinyang give up the fight for the throne?" Do you have a way to convince him? ”

Gao Zhen shook his head: "I don't know Uncle Jinyang very well, he is much younger than my father and the emperor, and he is several years older than me. When his biological mother died, my father had already left the palace to build a mansion, and when he was old enough to go out of the palace to build a mansion, my father entered the East Palace again, so their brothers did not have much contact, that is, they said a few words when they met in the palace during the New Year's holidays. My father is still kind to his brother, but Uncle Jinyang has a strange temper. My father just indulges it, and when he encounters something he is not used to, he will say a few words, and other times. Generally, he doesn't ask Uncle Wang about his private affairs. ”

Zhao Xiu can also understand that before the death of the first emperor, the king of Jinyang was still in the hands of his father, and the king of Guangping was not the eldest brother, but also the mother of the king of Jinyang, and he had always had a weak relationship, so what did he do if he had nothing to do? King Quang Binh also had to participate in political affairs. To be filial to his biological mother, to take care of his wife and children and younger brother, he is busy.

But since Gao Zhen is not familiar with the King of Jinyang. Is that not sure to convince him? Zhao Xiu was a little confused, how could he make King Jinyang give up the fight for the throne?

Gao Zhen's answer is very simple: "Just remind the emperor in front of him, and just let the emperor know that our father and son are still very caring." Let him keep an eye on the people to watch out for. Don't treat us like thieves. ”

Zhao Xiu hesitated: "If you tell the emperor about this matter directly, will it ...... Causing trouble for the Hu family? She didn't care if General Hu would be unlucky, but Miss Hu specially asked Miss Zheng to ask her for help, just to believe her meaning. If it affects Miss Hu, even if the other party has long been mentally prepared, she is still a little unhappy.

Gao Zhen smiled and said to her: "It's okay, we just need to talk to General Hu first, and his family will not be rejected by the emperor." On the contrary, there is a chance to reuse it. ”

Zhao Xiu raised his eyebrows and couldn't help laughing: "I see." What you want to convince is actually General Hu. "Anyway, the King of Jinyang has already set up a relationship with General Hu, so let General Hu do Infernal Affairs? General Hu's matter was originally unknown to outsiders, but now the prince of Guangping, who was on the emperor's side, came to the door and bluntly said that his agreement with the king of Jinyang was that as long as General Hu was not stupid, he should know what was the right choice.

Zhao Xiu thought for a while and said: "Strictly speaking, he is also my grandfather's old department, if I ask my brother to meet him in his own name, he should be able to prevaricate outsiders, so as not to let the king of Jinyang know that he has exposed his stuffing and startle the snake." She also quickly got into the situation.

Gao Zhen agreed, he went to contact the military generals who held military power for no reason, which was also a suspicious thing, so that the emperor knew, and I don't know if he would think about it. If Zhao Wei succeeds in making an appointment with General Hu, he can accompany him.

However, if you want Zhao Wei to make an appointment with General Hu, you have to wait for him to get out of Gentle Township first. Thinking of Zhao Wei, who had not yet gotten up to come over to greet him, Gao Zhen and Zhao Xiu glanced at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Gao Zhen had already said goodbye to the Zhang family first, and he had no choice but to leave until Zhao Wei and his wife came over. Zhao Xiu agreed with him on the time and address, and after Zhao Wei was moved, he asked the latter to meet him at the appointed time, and the two met together and went to Hu's house. If something happens, Zhao Xiu will ask Bihan or Dongsheng to send a letter to Bishan.

Not long after Gao Zhen left, Zhao Wei finally got up, took his embarrassed newlywed wife Mi Yingzhi to visit his grandmother Zhang, and asked his wife and sister Zhao Xiu to greet each other and call each other. Seeing the ruddy faces of the couple and their affectionate glances from time to time, Zhao Xiu knew that they must have had a harmonious time last night, secretly snickering, and happy for his brother in his heart.

Zhang drank the tea from his granddaughter-in-law, gave a red envelope, and asked Zhao Wei to take his new daughter-in-law to kowtow to the family. Zhao Xiu was a little absent-minded, seeing that Mi Yingzhi had seen the housekeeper and the deacon's daughters-in-law, and was about to go back to the new house to rest, so she grabbed Zhao Wei and only said that she had something to discuss with him, so she pulled her brother to her own yard.

Zhao Xiu told Zhao Wei about the Hu family and Gao Zhen's coping method, and asked him, "What do you think?" If you agree with Shizi's approach, go with him to persuade General Hu. ”

Zhao Wei sighed: "How could I object? General Hu said that he was also the old part of his grandfather, and although he was not very close to our room, he still had incense. After my grandfather left, many of the old departments that worked in other places were cut off from our family. Once upon a time, we were in our hometown, and the road was far away. Now that I have returned to Beijing to attack the lord, and I have entered the court as an official, I still bother to make new friends on weekdays, if I give up my old friendship, wouldn't it be a pity? I can't bear to watch General Hu make a mistake. Even if we can't convince him to cooperate with us, it is a good thing to calculate the King of Jinyang once, and only deter him a few words and make him give up colluding with the King of Jinyang. King Ying had more than 50,000 troops that day? How many civil and military officials colluded with him? It can't be done yet. The king of Jinyang has neither prestige, nor real power, nor qualifications, nor even a capable in-law, but because he is the emperor's brother, he dares to think about the throne, how can it be successful? How is marrying such a person different from seeking skin with a tiger? ”

Zhao Wei made up his mind. and took action. Today, he is still on the second day of his wedding, and he should have to accompany his wife more, but General Hu's matter is very important. If it drags on, it will not be good if General Hu and the King of Jinyang have already reached an agreement. So Zhao Wei immediately used the congratulatory gift sent by the Hu family as an excuse, and sent someone to send a letter of thanks to the Hu family, with a return gift, and asked to meet in the letter.

This is a formal request for a meeting, if General Hu is still cold. Even a courtesy visit had to be refused, so Zhao Wei had to find another way to meet him.

Fortunately, General Hu did not "be alone" to this point. Although he showed the attitude of being a lonely minister. But the purpose is still for the sake of power and sainthood. Zhao Wei married a wife, not only the emperor gave him, but even the emperor's eldest son and a group of clan children came to congratulate him, which shows that he is very mixed in the circle of royal relatives and magnates. General Hu has not yet promised the King of Jinyang for the time being. Even if you say yes. It is impossible to make this merit, and I will not deal with people in the future, so I politely accepted the letter and the return gift, and made an appointment with the person who sent the letter, just after the hour agreed between Gao Zhen and Zhao Xiu.

General Hu actually has an excuse to probe Zhao Wei's tone. Everyone in the capital knew that Zhao Wei's family was close to the imperial family, and they might be able to find out from him the exact severity of the emperor's injuries and the true relationship between the emperor and the emperor's eldest son.

On the appointed day, Zhao Wei wore inconspicuous civilian clothes and went to the place agreed with Gao Zhen. I saw that he was already wearing a simple and simple green cloth robe waiting there. At a glance, this dress is a bit similar to Chen Dongsheng behind Zhao Wei. It's just that Chen Dongsheng is wearing the blue cloth uniform of the Houfu manservant, and the straight shirt worn by Gao Zhen is made of high-grade Songjiang muslin, as if the rain has passed the azure-like color, which makes him extremely elegant and handsome.

Zhao Wei took Gao Zhen and Dongsheng like this, and went to the Hu family with a light car. At the beginning, General Hu only regarded Gao Zhen as a person like Chen Dongsheng, but when Zhao Wei asked him to retreat, Gao Zhen took the initiative to stand up and reveal his identity, his face changed.

The Manchu dynasty knew that the father and son of King Guangping were the ones who stood on the emperor's side. The agreement between General Hu and the King of Jinyang has not yet been decided, but the emperor's people have already found General Hu's door, how could he not understand what is going on? His expression suddenly became shocked and at a loss. However, General Hu deserved to be a fierce general who had been in battle for a long time, he was only at a loss for a moment, and quickly calmed down again, as if he had not intentionally said: "How could the prince of Guangping come to the cold house?" Hiding your head and showing your face like this, I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? The last general presided over the camp in the western part of the city, and he should not have anything to do with the clan. I also asked the little marquis to leave with the prince quickly, the cold house was narrow, and I really didn't dare to entertain the nobles. ”

Gao Zhen only smiled slightly: "What is General Hu pretending to be stupid?" I already know everything, otherwise what would I do when I came to the door? You don't have to think of me as a person with great ambitions like the King of Jinyang, I'm just a mere idle cloud and wild crane, if I wasn't provoked, I didn't plan to care about the idle affairs of others. I came to the door today, but I came as a lobbyist. ”

General Hu suddenly showed a vigilant expression.

Gao Zhen sang with a white face, and Zhao Wei sang with a red face on the side: "Uncle Hu Shi, the prince has always been close to my family, and you are my grandfather's old department, will I still harm you?" We all know that King Jinyang is looking for you, but he didn't sue you, just to pull you along. Uncle Hu Shi, don't be stupid! What can King Jinyang do? The emperor has established a prince, even if there is a case, the successor will not be the king of Jinyang. No matter what he promises you, it won't work. I'm afraid that if you agree to him, he will hold your handle in his hand, and he will threaten you to help him take the throne! You have been in charge of the camp for less than a year, and all the soldiers in the camp have already believed in you? Will they really obey your every command? I'm afraid that the emperor will issue a holy decree and take away your military power, and you will immediately become a loner, what will you do when the time comes? ”

"What to do? Naturally, it was a raid on the family and extermination. Gao Zhen picked up the conversation neatly, "I have always sought wealth and danger." If the general wants to go further, it is inevitable to take some risks. It's just that there is an easier way to go, so why take the risk? ”

General Hu smiled coldly: "An easier way to go? If I don't find a backer, I'm afraid that sooner or later I will be squeezed out of my current position, let alone any wealth and glory, and go further. You brothers in fine clothes and food, how do you know my suffering?! ”

Zhao Wei hurriedly asked: "What is the difficulty?" Uncle Hu Shi, just say, as long as I can help, I will definitely help you! ”

General Hu only asked him, "Why did you help me?" I didn't help you when your grandparents were in trouble that day. With Wang Dongsheng's friendship with the government, the government can still be cold to his family. How can Hu someone get the help of the little marquis? ”

"You are different from the Wang family, after they returned to Beijing, they knew that Zhao Jue was rebellious, and they still had to speak for them, accusing our ancestors and grandchildren of being ruthless, but you didn't help each other, and both sides were cold, didn't you?" Zhao Wei smiled bitterly, "A bowl of water is even, it's better than favoring one side." You're my grandfather's old ministry after all, can I still watch you bury yourself? Uncle Hu Shi, think about it again, don't go the wrong way. The king of Jinyang has the authority to control you, so what can you do to control him? Colluding with him, even if it can really be done in the end, he may turn around and kick you away, or even use you as a scapegoat and kill Liwei. You'll end up with a bamboo basket and an empty ending! ”

General Hu hesitated, this time he really began to doubt his decision. After thinking about it, he only asked one question: "What is the emperor's injury?" (To be continued......)

PS: It's home......