After listening to Li Guanqi's words, He Ziming pondered for a moment and said carefully: "Your Majesty, according to the minister's superficial knowledge, although the ancestral minister is in power to the government and the opposition, there is no sign or evidence of rebellion. The minister dared to say, is the emperor a little too worried? ”

Li Guanqi shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm overly worried, but I'm thinking deeply!" It is true that Zu Donglai has no signs and evidence of rebellion, in fact, I also think that Zu Donglai may not rebel, but these do not mean that he has no dissent. ”

He Ziming asked suspiciously: "Since the emperor also thinks that he will not rebel, why is he still so worried?" ”

Li Guanqi glanced at He Ziming and said, "You are a straight-hearted person, and you can't think of all kinds of darkness in the political struggle. The reason why I said that Zu Donglai may not rebel is because I know that Zu Donglai is a smart person. He was able to get to where he is today, not by luck, but by really brains. ”

He Ziming smiled innocently and said: "The minister is stupid, and the more the emperor says that the minister is more confused." ”

Li Guanqi also smiled lightly and said: "Zu Donglai is a smart man, he knows very well that the Great Qian Dynasty has been founded for nearly a hundred years, and the previous emperors did not have a tyrannical lord, and the people of the world and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are still relatively loyal to our Li family. ”

Seeing that the puzzled expression on He Ziming's face deepened again, Li Guanqi continued: "But power is a terrible thing, and it is also very addictive. During the Mu Dynasty, due to the fatigue of the first emperor, all the affairs of the three provinces and six ministries had to be notified to Zu Donglai in advance and obtained his consent before they could be carried out, so it can be said that the entire country was handed over to Zu Dong to take care of. There are some things that you can't say as courtiers, but I know very well that in the past 20 years, Zu Donglai has been the actual emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty. ”

He Ziming thought about it, and the actual situation of the Great Qianchao was indeed the same as what Li Guanqi said, and he couldn't help sighing, not knowing what to think.

Li Guanqi bit his lip, and then said: "Now that the first emperor has passed away, I have sat on this dragon chair, and Zu Donglai has tasted the taste of power, and he does not want to return to me, and I do not want to be a puppet emperor. Therefore, although Zu Donglai may not dare to rebel, he wants to get rid of me, but he should have had it from the night I ascended the throne. I have no shortage of brothers, and among the kings, Zu Donglai is not worried about finding a puppet who is willing to be at his mercy. ”

"How can the emperor deal with the current situation?" He Ziming asked silently.

Li Guanqi sighed and said, "If I don't fight with his ancestors, I can be safe." ”

"However, with respect and order, how can a courtier be above the emperor?" He Ziming said anxiously.

Li Guanqi smiled bitterly and said, "So, I have to live such a difficult life. For my safety depends on the size of my power. First of all, I want to get the support of the Li clan. There's really nothing to worry about at that. The first prince has died, I am the eldest son, and my mother is also a noble concubine, and they can't say anything about the inheritance. At the beginning of my accession to the throne, I had already rewarded the kings with their salaries, and several old princes led by King Rui were also loyal to me. ”

After a slight pause, the corners of Li Guanqi's mouth showed a sneer, and said: "It's that Li Linti, the king of Qi, and Zu Donglai seem to be a little eyebrow-raising, unclear, I don't know if I look at it!" ”

When He Ziming heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, Li Guanqi stayed at home every day, and he was able to know the dynamics of Qi Wang Li Linti well, where did he get the information? From this point of view, this master's scheming is by no means something that he can figure out, and his methods are not something that ordinary people can understand. At the moment, there is an added caution in my heart.

Li Guanqi didn't care that He Ziming had so many thoughts in his heart for a moment, but continued: "Secondly, and very important, in order to fight against Zu Donglai, Shu must obtain the allegiance of the Minister of Chinese Martial Arts of the DPRK. Therefore, although I am reluctant, I can only choose to marry He Zhuguo, so that the main military forces in the Beijing division will be on my side, and Zu Donglai will have to re-weigh my catties and taels in his mind, which may be able to make him restrain a little. ”

"If Zu Donglai doesn't have different intentions, will the emperor let him go?" He Ziming hesitated for a long time, but still asked a sentence that should not be asked.

Li Guanqi stared at He Ziming's face and looked at it carefully, until He Ziming stared at him, and then suddenly smiled and said, "Do I seem to be the kind of person who can't tolerate people?" I have said before that as long as you are sincerely loyal to me and assist me, I will never hesitate to give me a reward; But if I had other intentions, I was not a good person, and in order to protect myself, I had to deal with it by extraordinary means. ”

He Ziming hurriedly bowed down and said, "I still hope that the emperor will be clear, and the minister will never slander the emperor." ”

Li Guanqi smiled and said, "I didn't say anything about you!" Get up. ”

While speaking, the two of them had already walked to the door of the main hall, Li Guanqi looked at the layers of palace walls and overlapping palaces, and then looked at the Purple Mountain in the distance, and said with a long sigh of relief: "Staying in this circle every day, I am about to treat people to mold. While they are not here today, let's go out for a run and go for a ride. ”

Although He Ziming didn't know what it meant to go for a ride, he also understood what Li Guanqi wanted to do, so he hurried down to prepare the horses.

At this time, in the Taiwei Mansion, He Zhuguo faced the hundred officials who came to accept the lottery, but he could only force a smile and reluctantly entertain. Because, the future queen - He Bijun - is missing!

Out of the city gate, in the direction of the Purple Mountain, Li Guanqi just galloped on his horse, he really wanted to escape from the capital and go into the mountains to be a recluse, which was better than the current days of intrigue. Because his horse is good, and he gallops all the way at the expense of horsepower, Rao is He Ziming's riding skills are better than him, but he is still left behind for a long time, but fortunately, he has not lost it.

After galloping for twenty or thirty miles in a row, Li Guanqi slowed down the reins that had been tightened and slowed down the horse's pace. At this gallop just now, he had almost vented the grief and anger in his heart, although he was not very reluctant, he still had to choose to go back and continue to be his emperor.

But when Li Guanqi wanted to go back, he found that he was lost, just now he was only thinking about galloping on his horse, and he didn't pay attention to the path at all, and now he doesn't know where he is.