Chapter Eighty-Three: Deliberations of the Ganquan Palace
The second day was the Great Dynasty Meeting, and after the dispersal of the Dynasty, Sima Wang, the King of Hejian, did not return to the house as before, but took advantage of the fact that everyone was unprepared and walked into the Ganquan Palace. There was no one in the Ganquan Palace, so Sima walked around and put a pillar of incense on the statue of the god enshrined in the temple.
"Does the prince also believe in this god and Buddha?" The voice of Yang Xianrong came from behind her, and she stood behind Sima with her hands folded, silently closing her eyes at the Buddha statue.
Sima finished the incense, and took out a note from his sleeve, which was the lantern riddle handed to him by Yang Xianrong at the Shangyuan Festival family banquet yesterday, but the paper overlapped two layers, on the surface it was a lantern riddle, and there was a line of small words on the lower layer: Tomorrow, after the dynasty, the Buddha in the Ganquan Temple.
"I'm afraid it's not as simple as asking me to come to worship the Buddha, right?" Sima Dao: "Since I came as agreed, please tell me directly, what do you need me to serve?" ”
"I'm afraid it's not the prince who serves me, but I'm willing to take the lead for the prince." Yang Xianrong smiled and said to Sima: "The prince wants to replace the king of Qi, but he is timid and does not dare to make any moves. Now, you and King Qi are not in harmony, with the friendship between the two of you, how long do you think he can endure you? ”
Sima was silent, when the King of Qi raised troops, he supported Sima Lun, and even beheaded the ministers who supported the King of Qi, and handed over the envoy sent by Sima to Sima Lun. He has a general named Zhang Fang, brave and good at fighting, he sent Zhang Fang to lead the elite soldiers in the pass to support Sima Lun in Luoyang, but later heard that Sima was strong, he immediately saw the wind and made the rudder, and ordered Zhang Fang to advance in the name of the "righteous army", and when he arrived at Tongguan, Sima Lun was already dead.
Sima has never looked down on Sima, but he is afraid of his Guanzhong troops, so he reuses him in the court, and now he is clearly dissatisfied with himself, but both sides have concerns, if the situation continues to develop like this, there will be death on both sides, it depends on who makes the first move.
"The prince wants to win over the king of Chengdu, but he is not allowed to take benefits, why should he help you?" Yang Xianrong continued: "And you and King Qi are evenly matched, how can you guarantee that you will be able to win him?" Besides, although the King of Qi is unpopular, he is a legitimate auxiliary prince, I wonder what excuse you have to attack him? ”
Sima looked at the sheep and offered his face, her confident appearance made him secretly surprised, although he didn't believe that she was a weak woman who had a way to deal with the king of Qi, but he was willing to stop and listen to her talk about her method.
"The prince forgot the king of Changsha, Sima?" Yang Xianrong asked.
Sima frowned, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd. Sima Wei, the king of Changsha, and the late Sima Wei, the king of Chu, were half-brothers, and after Sima Wei's death, he was implicated and demoted to the king of Changshan, and went to the feudal state. Sima is cheerful and decisive, talented and extraordinary, and humble and humble to the Magi, and has a great reputation. After Sima Lun usurped the throne, Sima was very dissatisfied as the son of Emperor Wu, so when the three kings crusaded against Sima Lun, he actively sent troops to respond and became the backup of Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu.
Sima's dictatorship caused Sima to also have some complaints about him, but Sima's power was too small, there were not many soldiers and horses, Sima had never taken a fancy to him, and he didn't understand why Yang Xianrong mentioned Sima today.
"Although Sima is weak, he has won the hearts of the people, and if the prince can persuade him to raise troops together, he will have an advantage in the hearts of the people." Yang Xianrong said: "Is the prince still afraid that no one will defect to you?" Besides, the king of Chengdu is the king of Chengdu, the king of Chengdu and the king of Changsha are brothers, the relationship between the two has always been very good, I heard that the two worshiped the first emperor before, and the king of Changsha said to the king of Chengdu that this world is the foundation created by the first emperor
, let him keep this inheritance well. Once the king of Changsha is willing to raise troops with the prince, are you still afraid that the king of Chengdu will not follow? ”
"This ......" Sima seemed to understand the meaning of Yang Xianrong, so he said: "The benefit you let me promise to the king of Chengdu is the position of the East Palace?" ”
"Your Majesty's only remaining grandson is running out of time now, and the child that Sima fancies is just so that he can continue to be in power." Yang Xianrong smiled slightly: "The prince can only assist the government, not usurp the throne, and is there a more suitable candidate for the East Palace than the king of Chengdu?" ”
There is indeed no more suitable candidate for the East Palace than the king of Chengdu, he is the blood of the first emperor, he has prestige and ability in the court, plus he and Sima are raising troops together, if he is made the emperor's younger brother, he can not only serve the public, but also the threat to Sima is not too great.
Sima has finally figured out the problem that he has not figured out for several days, so that the people he should be able to win over can be co-opted, and there will be no fewer soldiers to be sent, and even in the future, there will be no enemies in the DPRK and China.
"Queen Mother, with all due respect, I'm afraid all this is not something that a young lady like you can arrange." Sima forced to look at Yang Xianrong: "I don't know who the master behind Niangniang is?" ”
Yang Xianrong smiled, clapped his hands in the inner room of the Ganquan Palace, and a man wearing a wide-sleeved robe appeared in front of Sima, who gave Sima a slight salute and looked at him with a smile.
"Mr. Feng?" As soon as Sima said it, he immediately changed his words again: "Oh, no, Feng Guoshi." He looked at Feng Hang, looked at the sheep Xianrong, smiled "haha", and said: "Feng Guoshi is famous in Luoyang, and he has always refused to be used by anyone, it turns out that it is for the queen's mother." King Qi always thought that the queen mother was just a powerless woman, but now it seems that he was very wrong. ”
"Otherwise, where does the prince think I have the confidence to dare to meet you?" Yang Xianrong pointed at Feng Hang: "Mr. Feng is my enlightenment teacher, if the prince is willing, Mr. can be used by the prince." ”
A hint of ecstasy flashed in Sima's eyes, and he immediately took two steps in front of Yang Xianrong, and asked with some eagerness, "What are Niangniang's conditions?" ”
"I don't care to compete with you for the power of the foreign court, all I do is protect myself and protect the little princess." Yang Xianrong looked at Feng Hang and sighed: "I want to help the prince just to gamble, the king of Qi has already looked at me unpleasantly, and I have to find a backer again." ”
"Me?" Sima Le, gave Yang Xianrong a salute: "Don't dare to be, we just take what we need, I dare to guarantee that as long as I become an auxiliary minister, everything in the Yang family is my share, not to mention the honor of the mother of a country, as well as the life of the little princess." ”
"I have one more request." Yang Xianrong continued: "Liu Yao, the youngest son of the Marquis of Hanguang, and I have known each other since childhood, and now that he is on the run from the murder case, I know that the imperial court has not given up on arresting him, but wants to use him to blackmail General Liu, and my request is to forgive him for all his sins and return his freedom. ”
"Niangniang is really not a layman." Sima nodded: "Even stubborn people like the Hanguang Township Marquis have a friendship with you. He took a breath and said, "It's a trivial matter, not enough to worry about." ”
Yang Xianrong didn't have anything to say, she looked at Feng Hang, and didn't know what else the master had to explain. That Feng Hang touched his beard and said: "People stand by letters, I am willing to serve the prince, and I also hope that the prince will not be blindfolded by the fly-headed Xiaoli in front of him.
What has been said must be done. ”
Seeing that Feng Hang didn't trust him very much, Sima smiled and said, "What's the matter?" National Teacher? Do you need me to write a note to the queen and make a guarantee? ”
"Not really." Yang Xianrong said: "If you really want to do that treacherous thing, what can you stop with a note?" ”
As a result of the conversation between the three of them, Sima was satisfied, but Yang Xianrong was not very peaceful, this Sima's reputation in the court was not much better than that of King Qi, he could turn his back on Sima Lun, and one day he would definitely turn his back on himself, but wouldn't he have shot himself in the foot?
"You can rest assured." Feng Hang said: "Sima villain's heart, how can it really be relied on?" Among the three kings, the king of Chengdu is the most loyal, but as long as his eyes are staring at the dragon chair, there is no reliable person. Rong'er, there are some things, I can't tell you everything, you are too kind, too soft-hearted, this is a taboo in the struggle between the court and the court, you can only be invincible if you are ruthless, only by betraying your conscience. Feng Hang patted Yang Xianrong's thin shoulder, and said: "Sima will set off a bloody storm, here, you may be able to see the nature of people, I don't want you to stay in this dirty place, if you figure it out, I will definitely find a way to send you out, take Nian'er, and fly away." ”
Yang Xianrong didn't know what the master was hiding from her, but she didn't want to know now, it really didn't matter to her now that she couldn't get out of the palace, she just wanted to live her life in peace, take her eldest daughter, and marry her beautifully and peacefully, she would be complete.
Back to the Xianyang Palace, Yang Xianrong was a little tired, she leaned on the couch, squinted her eyes, and after a while, she saw the West Market that she often went to when she was a child, where it was still the same as it was, noisy voices, surprising tricks, dazzling small objects, and carefree them, followed by the picture of Sima being pierced through the heart by a sword, the West Market was gone, she stood in the Xianyang Palace, looking at Sima with blood, looking at the front in pain and fear.
Yang Xianrong was awakened, she got up and saw that only Su Chen was nesting at her feet, and she was also asleep at this time. She looked around, this was the same place where Sima had been killed in her dream, and she gasped heavily. There was a baby's crying outside, which woke up Su Chen, and she looked out with a sleepy face.
"Go and let the nurse bring the little princess to me." Yang Xianrong really wanted to see her daughter, she was a noble princess, but she was afraid that one day, this little person would also become a victim of the palace struggle.
The nurse soon filled the little princess, and Yang Xianrong took over her daughter, she seemed to have just woken up, and she was full of food for a while, and she was looking at Yang Xianrong with big round eyes, and suddenly she grinned, and then called excitedly.
"Such a young person, I know that I am happy." Su Chen looked at Nian'er and said with a smile: "It's not in vain that Niangniang has done everything for her." ”
Yang Xianrong looked at Su Chen with a smile and said, "When everything is too peaceful, I will let you out of the palace and find a good family for you, and you will also give birth to a few children, and you will understand my feelings as a mother." ”
"No, you don't." Su Chen teased Xiao Nian'er and said, "Nian'er also grew up with me, and I don't care less about her than Niangniang." Su Chen smiled and said: "I'm not in a hurry to get married, I still want to watch Xiao Nian'er grow up, wherever Nian'er goes in the future, I will follow you, you will dislike me, Nian'er will not be." ”
Yang Xianrong was happy, pinched Su Chen's face, and said, "I gave birth to a daughter for you." ”