Li Jinzhong intended to take advantage of the opportunity of being assassinated again outside the gate of the Nannei Palace, and took the power of law and order in the capital in his own hands, not wanting Liu Yi to use Jing Xuan as an excuse in front of the ministers to stir up the yellow again, and he was unwilling to be the boss in his heart. When the emperor and Jing Xuan and his entourage left the Xingqing Palace, he paced to the original Chinese book order responsible for preparing for the 100-day sacrifice ceremony of the first emperor, and now the former emperor's mountain mausoleum envoy Pei Baiyao said in a hidden voice: "Lord Pei, I really envy you." After today's mission, you can leisurely stay in the mausoleum of the former emperor all day long to study, which is like me, always guard against others to take your life, and you will not be able to live in peace all day long. ”

Pei Baiyao subconsciously glanced at Liu Yi, smacked his lips, and arched his hand at Li Jinzhong: "Zhongshu Ling is the safety of the world, how can he be compared to an old man and a corrupt Confucian?" The adults made fun of it. ”

Li Jinzhong sighed heavily and sighed: "Master Pei is too humble. I think that when the first emperor was ordered to be in danger and Lingwu ascended the throne, didn't you and I have the same help? Seriously speaking, this Yuan is a meritorious hero, and you Master Pei can be regarded as the first one. ”

Pei Baiyao was so panicked that he waved his hand again and again: "There are Zhongshu Ling and Lord Liu in ......"

"Hey," Li Jinzhong interrupted him in time and continued, "I'm only halfway through what I've said, why should Master Pei be like this?" You Master Pei have been living in the middle of the book for a long time, working day and night, how can you be compared to others? It's just that I'm not as lucky as you, an adult, to be able to accompany the emperor for a long time, so as to enjoy the destiny of heaven. At this age, he still has to take care of a big mess of things inside and outside the palace for the emperor, and he has worked hard and painstakingly, and he can't help but attract jealousy. Why don't you take advantage of the fact that you are here today, and I will play the emperor for a while, and still hand over the post of Chinese calligraphy to you, and let me be idle for a few days, just be a rich man who talks about poetry and Taoism, how about it? ”

Pei Baiyao knew that he was lying and coquettish, and secretly ridiculed Liu Yi for not coming back in hiding, so he only laughed dryly and couldn't answer.

A few days ago, when he was in Yanying Palace, Li Jinzhong had suggested to the emperor that he wanted to kill Zeng Qingze, and Liu Yi knew his true intentions. Seeing him bring up the old matter again today, Zeng Qing was so excited that he wanted to commit suicide on the spot, in order to make his mind clear, and at this time, he heard Li Jinzhong scolding Huaidi to drive him away, and he couldn't bear this evil breath in his chest, so he walked closer and took the initiative to talk to Li Jinzhong: "When Xia and the two adults were ministers in the same hall in the past, they were still clothed. Now that the Holy Lord ascended the throne, he issued three wills in three days, and invited him to assist in the next court, and it was difficult to resign from the king's order in the next time, so he returned to the court twice. However, after cultivating in the mountains and forests for a long time, he was no longer accustomed to being a dramatist, so he had a three-year appointment with the saint, and agreed to return to Linquan after three years. ”

Speaking of this, he basked slightly, deliberately stopped, and stared at Li Jinzhong with burning eyes.

Li Jinzhong was a little uncomfortable stared at by him, avoiding his gaze, and on the other hand, he deliberately guessed and said: "How did Brother Liu talk about this for no reason, is it ......?"

Liu Yi smiled slightly, moved his gaze from Li Jinzhong to Jing Yuncong, and asked him: "Back then, I was a staff member in the lower body, and I didn't have the opportunity to get acquainted with the deputy marshal, and I felt very sorry in my heart. Don't be presumptuous today, may I ask the deputy marshal one thing, and I hope the deputy marshal can tell him rightly? ”

Jing Yuncong now has the title of deputy marshal, and he actually has no position, seeing Liu Yi suddenly ask him a question, he couldn't help but be surprised, hugged his fists and saluted back, and said: "But everything that Jing knows will answer truthfully, sir, please speak." ”

"Two years ago, King Gangneung led his army to recover Tokyo, and then he was in charge of the world's soldiers and horses for several years.

Jing Yuncong has also vaguely heard the message that the king of Jiangling has defected to the rebels in Puzhou in recent days, and now he heard Liu Yi ask about the talent of the king of Jiangling, and he didn't know what his true intentions were for a while, so he had to answer truthfully: "Although this king of Jiangling is young, he has a special talent, and he took charge of the army for the first time two years ago, and he recovered Tokyo in one fell swoop. ”

"Qing Ze, are you willing to go to Puzhou with your teacher to fight with the king of Jiangling?" Liu Yi turned around abruptly and asked Zeng Qingze, who was still on his knees and refused to get up.

"It depends on whether Master Li lets me go." Zeng Qing replied with a stiff neck.

"Oh, Brother Liu, it turns out that you want to come to the battle in person, quell the rebellion, and solve problems for Your Majesty." Li Jinzhong suddenly understood that Liu Yi was forced to leave Beijing to avoid disaster by him several times by repeatedly suggesting that the emperor wanted to kill Zeng Qingze, and a burst of surprise suddenly flashed in his heart.

"What do you think?" Liu Yi stared at Li Jinzhong with a smile.

"This, naturally, is good, this is naturally good." Although Li Jinzhong is already a noble father, in front of Liu Yi, he can't hold a little posture, and still behaves like a little official who has not been released for a long time, with Buddhist beads between his fingers, and replied complimentally, "Brother Liu is willing to lead the army in person, why should the Puzhou rebels not be destroyed?" ”

"Then please ask Zhongshu Ling to recommend Zeng Qingze to the emperor to serve as the assassin of Yuzhou, and he will personally lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to leave Beijing and go to Yuzhou immediately to help him quell the rebellion."

Since the Jinggong operation under his auspices with the goal of eliminating the remnants of the Zhang clan lurking in the Daming Palace was a great success, Li Jinzhong shifted the next goal of fighting for power in the court and the palace to Wu Bi and Zeng Qingze.

Wu Bi held 20,000 soldiers and horses of Yulinwei and was responsible for guarding the guard, so he naturally bore the brunt of the number one tiger who stood in the way of Li Jinzhong's struggle for power. Especially recently, Li Jinzhong heard that the emperor secretly instructed Wu Bi to fight the death in the scope of Guannei Dao to fill the internal guard of the Daming Palace, in this regard, he was even more restless, and suspicious and afraid, regarded Wu Bi as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and he would want to pull it out quickly. But Wu Bi is the emperor's uncle, as soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he couldn't wait to transfer him to Beijing to take charge of the forbidden palace guards, which made it clear that he could not rest assured of himself, and it also fully reflected what important position Wu Bi occupied in the emperor's mind. If you want to wrest power from him, I am afraid it is not something that can be done overnight.

The other target, Zeng Qingze, is much easier to deal with than Wu Bi. Although Zeng Qing was transferred from the right concubine of the East Palace to Jing Zhaoyin, it was not the current emperor standing behind him, but Liu Yi. According to the unforgettable night of Shangyuan two years ago, Liu Yi himself said that he sent Zeng Qingze to the side of the prince of the East Palace at the behest of the first emperor, half out of secret protection of the prince, and half out of the need for checks and balances of power. If this is the case, the emperor will definitely not regard Zeng Qingze as his confidant, and entrusting him with the important task of Gyeonggi is just a transitional arrangement at the beginning of Dingding.

With such a discovery, Li Jinzhong dared to choose the target of the first attack on Zeng Qingze. (To be continued.) )