Chapter 536: Bowl Plot
Yelu Zongzhen was furious, but when he heard Yelu Xisun mention his big time, the whole quickly calmed down, he was still young when he first ascended the throne, so the power fell into the hands of his mother Xiao Yunjin, but in recent years, Xiao Yunjin has been doing mischief in the country, and has caused anger and resentment, and many noble officials in the country are already extremely dissatisfied with her.
Of course, the above is not the most critical, the most critical thing is that after Xiao Yunjin seized power, he was also extra vigilant against Yelu Zongzhen, the son of the emperor, and even placed a lot of people around him to monitor, so that Yelu Zongzhen did not have any freedom, for example, this time a musician could be reprimanded, and killing an inner servant almost made the mother and son turn their faces.
It was Xiao Yunjin's surveillance of Yelu Zong that made him more and more dissatisfied with his mother, and the already cold mother-son relationship between the two of them completely dissipated, so Yelu Zong really had the intention of seizing power, because he was worried that if it continued like this, sooner or later Xiao Yunjin would kill himself and then establish himself as the empress, just like the Empress Wu Zhou of the former Tang Dynasty.
"Xisun, do you have a chance recently?" I saw Yelu Zongzhen ponder for a moment, and finally asked in a solemn whisper, Regarding the seizure of power, only a few henchmen such as him and Yelu Xisun know about it, and these people are all old people when he was still the crown prince, so they are definitely trustworthy.
"The Queen Mother has always been very concerned about her safety, and the bowl is full of her henchmen, Your Majesty has almost no chance of winning if she wants to make a move in the bowl, unless she can let the Queen Mother leave the bowl, but this opportunity is not easy to find!" Yelu Xisun also replied with a solemn face at the moment.
"Even if she leaves the bowl, she must have a lot of guards with her, are you sure you can take her out of the bowl?" Yelu Zongzhen asked again with some unconfidence at this time, although he has been planning to seize power recently, but because there are too few people available, he is not sure now.
"Your Majesty rest assured, Zhirang has secretly recruited five hundred henchmen, and they are stationed near Zhongjing, and there are also some available people in the hands of his subordinates, as long as the Queen Mother leaves the bowl, as long as His Majesty gives an order, the ministers will be able to control the Queen Mother immediately!" Yelu Xisun patted his chest and reassured.
Yelu Zhirang is Yan Niang's younger brother, and he is also the guy who sent Li Zhang out of Liao, he is also one of Yelu Zongzhen's henchmen, and he also participated in this seizure of power, and he is now in the army to help Yelu Zongzhen encircle some available henchmen.
"Zhirang did a good job, but it is not enough to control the Queen Mother, Xiao Xiao is the most important henchman around her first, and has always held the power of the North and South Courts, if he refuses to surrender at that time, maybe he will send troops to rescue the Queen Mother, and it will be terrible then." Yelu Zongzhen first praised Yelu Zhirang, and then asked a question.
The reason why Xiao Yunjin was able to seize power, in addition to the fact that she was Yelu Zongzhen's biological mother, also had a lot to do with Xiao Xiaoxian's help, and Xiao Yunjin also trusted Xiao Xiaoxian very much, and some people even said that the two of them wanted to learn from the Empress Dowager Xiao and Han Derang to become husband and wife and jointly hold power, which was also one of the reasons why Yelu Zongzhen was annoyed.
"It's still thoughtful Your Majesty, Xiao Xiaoxian doesn't get rid of this person, it's really not appropriate to do it to the Queen Mother, but it's not difficult to deal with him, as long as the Queen Mother leaves the bowl, His Majesty will find an excuse to call him out, and then act on the Queen Mother after the suppression, as long as he and the Queen Mother are controlled, Your Majesty will officially summon all the ministers, and the situation will definitely be stabilized!" Yelu Xisun immediately suggested again.
Hearing Yelu Xisun's words, Yelu Zongzhen also showed a satisfied smile, and then pondered for a moment again and said: "This year is about to come to winter, I'm afraid the Queen Mother will not leave the bowl easily, but every summer, she and I will go to the palace together to escape the summer, and then it is a good time to do it!" ”
"The palace is a good place to do it, so let's prepare!" Yelu Xisun immediately agreed with a happy face, in fact, he had already encouraged Yelu Zongzhen to do it earlier, but Yelu Zongzhen still had some concerns, although he asked them to prepare, but he did not decide the time and place to do it, and this time he finally made up his mind.
At the same time that Yelu Zongzhen and Yelu Xisun were discussing the seizure of power, in the big tent in another place, Xiao Yunjin was also sitting there angrily at this time, Yelu Zongzhen killed the inner servant he arranged, which also angered her, after all, since she took power, no one has ever dared to disobey her, even Yelu Zongzhen.
"Niangniang is angry, Your Majesty may have just been confused for a while, or he listened to the slander of some people around him, so he did such a thing!" At this time, I saw a white-faced chamberlain come over and persuade him, this person is Zhao Anren, who is good friends with Li Zhang, he is Xiao Yunjin's confidant, and after Xiao Yunjin took power, he was even more red and purple, becoming the first person in the chamberlain.
"How can I not be angry, he is getting older now, his wings are getting stiffer, he dares to kill my people at any time, it's just bold!" Xiao Yunjin slapped the table angrily at this time.
Zhao Anren also laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, Xiao Yunjin really looked down on Yeluzong more and more during this time, and often picked bones in eggs, I am afraid that I would not be able to stand it if I was Yeluzong, but Xiao Yunjin was used to being domineering, so in her opinion, there was nothing wrong with her behavior, Yeluzong was really her son, so naturally everything had to be arranged by her.
Of course, if you think so, Zhao Anren will definitely not say this, so I saw him take a cup of tea and send it to Xiao Yunjin at this time and said: "The Queen Mother dissipates her anger, Your Majesty is not doing it right, and your body will not be good if you are angry, this is the tea just sent by the Great Song Dynasty, it is said that the taste is excellent, and drinking it often has the effect of nourishing the skin, you might as well try it!" ”
Don't look at Xiao Yunjin's bad temper, but he has a hobby, that is, drinking tea, Zhao Anren naturally knows Xiao Yunjin best, so he asked someone to bring a lot of good tea from the Great Song Dynasty before, after all, there is no tea-producing land in Liao, and the tea he drinks is bought from the Song Kingdom, which also makes tea extremely expensive, and generally only nobles can enjoy it.
Xiao Yunjin scolded Yeluzong for a while just now, and he also felt a little thirsty at this time, so he took the teacup and drank a few sips, feeling that this tea was really good, and the anger in his heart dissipated a lot at this time, so he also praised Zhao Anren a few words.
But at this moment, someone suddenly came to report that Xiao Xiao, the king of Chu, had come to ask for a meeting, and now Xiao Xiaoxian was the privy envoy of the Northern Yuan, and at the same time served as a political order, plus Situ, almost all the power in the court fell into his hands, and the reason why Xiao Yunjin trusted him so much was actually because Xiao Xiaoxian was of the same clan, and the two had a personal relationship, which also made Xiao Yunjin almost unreservedly trust Xiao Xiaoxian.
Hearing Xiao Xiaoxian's request to see, Xiao Yunjin immediately asked people to invite him in, and after a while, he saw a tall middle-aged man walk in, only to see this person with a long face and tiger eyes and a mighty appearance, it is Xiao Xiaoxian who has the sole power, it is worth mentioning that Xiao Xiaoxian's wife is Princess Nanyang, that is, Yelu Zongzhen's half-sister, but before in the Da Yanlin Rebellion, Xiao Xiaoxian and his wife fell into the hands of Da Yanlin, and Princess Nanyang died tragically, but Xiao Xiaoxian escaped with his life.
"Why are you here?" Xiao Yunjin also showed a rare smile when he saw Xiao Xiaoxian and asked, Xiao Xiaoxian's small characters in the sea are usually only used by very close people.
"Empress Dowager Qiqi, after the minister went back just now, he thought about it left and right, and always felt that the queen mother's reprimand to His Majesty just now was too strict, I am afraid that His Majesty has a grudge against the queen mother, which makes the minister feel very uneasy, so he came to the palace to see the queen mother!" I saw Xiao Xiaoxian saluting Xiao Yunjin with a solemn face at this time.
The reason why Xiao Xiaoxian was able to hold power was not only because of Xiao Yunjin's trust, in fact, Xiao Yunjin had many brothers, and she was also entrusted with important tasks, but none of them could compare with Xiao Xiaoxian in terms of talent. When Xiao Yunjin reprimanded Yelu Zongzhen just now, Xiao Xiaoxian was also present, and he also found that Yelu Zongzhen was extremely full of Xiao Yunjin, so he specially entered the palace to remind him.
"Hmph, he doesn't resent me for a day or two, when he killed Xiao Guanyin's old thing, he obstructed it in every way, and this time he dared to kill my person without authorization, it was so bold, I don't think it will be long before he dares to openly contradict me!" Hearing Xiao Xiaoxian mention Yelu Zongzhen, Xiao Yunjin's anger that had just been extinguished also burned again.
Looking at the angry Xiao Yunjin, Xiao Xiaoxian also shook his head secretly in disappointment, because the other party didn't understand what he meant at all, so he could only patiently say again at this time: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty is not young now, I heard that some people already want to let Your Majesty be in power, if I think Your Majesty also has this meaning, if Your Majesty really asks the Queen Mother to return power, what should you do if Your Majesty really asks the Queen Mother to return power?" ”
Xiao Yunjin is not completely brainless, at this time, she was also stunned when she heard Xiao Xiaoxian's words, and then showed a contemplative expression, in fact, the reason why she has been looking at Yelu Zong really unpleasantly recently, is also worried that Yelu Zong will really regain the imperial power, and after tasting the delicious taste of power, it is impossible for her to take the initiative to return it.
"What do you think you should do in the sea?" Xiao Yunjin pondered for a long time and finally looked up and asked Xiao Xiaoxian's opinion, in addition to the two of them in the entire big tent, only Zhao Anren was waiting on the side, and after Xiao Xiaojin came first, Zhao Anren had already driven out the other people in the big tent very knowingly, and now there were only three of them in the big tent, so they were not afraid of the content of the conversation leaking out.
I saw Xiao Xiaoxian smile calmly at this time, and then said: "Don't forget, Niangniang, you are not only your majesty's son!" ”