There are four people in the palace: Princess Taiping's mother and son, and two prime ministers. Except for Xue Chongxun, the other three were obviously in a good mood, Princess Taiping was majestic and calm, Dou Huaizhen behaved chicly, and Xiao Zhizhong was calm and calm.

Some time ago, Princess Taiping was sent to Puzhou, and she was very aggrieved, but after she came back, now the shape has been reversed. The situation is very favorable to the princess's side, some of the four prime ministers who supported the prince were assigned to the place, and some were promoted and demoted secretly, Princess Taiping already had five prime ministers in her hands, and she controlled most of the power of the imperial court, and her power was extremely great. Although the crown prince is still nominally in charge of the country, no one can move him.

"How's the Prince's movement? Haha, it's funny, early this morning, there was a Jiupin petty official named Wang Ju, who ran to the Lin De Hall and said that he wanted to thank him, thank the prince for fishing him up from the rivers and lakes and making him an official ......" Dou Huaizhen said this, and he laughed first, "As a result, the princess guessed what happened to him?" ”

Dou Huaizhen immediately performed in the hall, looking like the Wang Ju he said, raised his head and waist, and threw his arms very exaggeratedly, just like the emperor had arrived, he walked back and forth on the floor a few steps so funny.

Seeing Dou Huaizhen's gag, the princess also had a smile on her face. Dou Huaizhen saw that the princess was happy, and she was in a better mood, and she performed harder, even grasping the tone. At this time, he suddenly arched his body, made a grovel appearance, and said in a sharp voice: "What are you doing, Your Highness is still behind, do you know etiquette?" ”

Everyone knows that the person Dou Huaizhen imitated at this time was a eunuch. Then Dou Huaizhen coughed, walked to the other side, immediately raised his head and glanced down condescendingly, and said in a tone of voice: "Your Highness? Who is Your Highness, do you mean Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping of Zhenguo? Today, only Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping has ears. ”

After the performance, the princess and Xiao Zhizhong both laughed, and Xue Chongxun also showed a little smile, but his smile was very ugly, and he was smiling on his face, but he still looked worried in his eyes.

The princess said with a smile: "This Wang Ju is just a small official, and he wants to provoke the prince in order to be attached, this kind of villain who sows discord is not a good thing." ”

Dou Huaizhen said: "That's the case, but I don't think Wang Ju is lying, who cares about the prince in today's court?" ”

At this moment, Xiao Zhizhong twisted his chin and said, "There is a storm hidden under the sun. The crown prince is now at a disadvantage, but we can't take it lightly, the minister visited the princess today, and he came for this matter......" He said and glanced at Xue Chongxun, who didn't talk much.

Seeing this, the princess said, "If you have anything to say, Chongxun is my son, and there is nothing to scruple about." ”

After hearing this, Xiao Zhizhong said in a deep voice: "The prince still has a very dangerous force, the forbidden army!" ”

The princess raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, obviously a little moved, she had carried out several coups d'état, and she was familiar with those routines, and of course she understood the importance of the forbidden army in extreme situations.

Xiao Zhizhong continued: "Zhang Wei, the general of the Forbidden Army's 'Ten Thousand Cavalry', turned out to be a local hero, and he was completely pulled up by the prince. There is no doubt that Zhang Wei is the prince's person, and it is extremely inappropriate to let this person stay in the forbidden army; There are also several middle- and lower-level generals who followed the prince during the Tanglong event (the coup d'état that overthrew Empress Wei) are still in Wancai, and when the time comes, they will sing and harmonize, won't Wanqi have to listen to the prince? ”

Princess Taiping listened and said: "You are right, but we can't be too aggressive now, and we should be steady rather than rushed." Not long ago, the prince took the initiative to ask me to return to Beijing from Puzhou, because he wanted to take the initiative to ease the shape; When I returned, I never mentioned anything about the abolition of the elder and the young. That's why we have today's great situation. Do you know why? ”

At this time, Dou Huaizhen was very anxious, so he immediately took over the conversation and said: "As the minister can see, I am afraid that the prince feels that the prince's merits are too high, his strength is too strong, and the throne is not very solid, so he wants to use Her Royal Highness the princess to balance the prince...... When the crown prince was ordained last year, Imami nominated the king of Yeongpyeong (the eldest son, Li Chengji) and asked the ministers to discuss, which shows that today's situation was expected as early as when Imami first ascended the throne. Since this is such a thought, then balance is what he wants to see, if the situation is too tense, it will be unfavorable to Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

Xiao Zhizhong also agreed, and he nodded: "The minister and Dou Ge Lao have the same opinion, and they are wary of the prince today; On the other hand, he had to try to protect the crown prince, because he didn't want to see the country turmoil again, and he didn't want the incident of the Great Sage Emperor to happen again. If we are too sharp, to the point where we can completely control the crown prince, beware of putting the overall situation first, in order to maintain the stability of the imperial court, give up our own power, and directly put the crown prince on the throne, then it will be very unfavorable to us. ”

Xiao Zhizhong said again: "Even so, the forbidden army must not be put in the hands of the prince, that would be too dangerous for us." The minister's construction is to seek victory in stability and try to get rid of Zhang Wei and others in the name of justice. ”

Princess Taiping said: "Xiao Xianggong has a clever plan?" ”

"This ......," Xiao Zhizhong said with some embarrassment, "the minister didn't think of a foolproof plan for a while. ”

Princess Taiping looked at Dou Huaizhen, and Dou Huaizhen also said: "Today, the minister visits Her Royal Highness the princess, as usual, after the next duty, he will come and go along the way, not like Xiao Ge Lao, who has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace." ”

"It's okay, this matter should have been considered in the long run, and we should think of a way to talk about it first." Princess Taiping said lightly. At this time, she found that Xue Chongxun seemed to have something to say, so she paused, waiting to hear what he had to say, but Xue Chongxun didn't interject in the end. Princess Taiping stood up: "That's all for today, you go home first." ”

So Xiao Zhizhong and Dou Huaizhen saluted together: "The ministers are leaving." ”

When Xue Chongxun followed his mother out of the front hall and walked to the corridor in the courtyard, Princess Taiping suddenly stopped, looked at the sky and said, "It hasn't rained for a long time, and I haven't paid attention to it today." She waved her hand lightly without looking back, and the eunuchs and servants who followed her withdrew, very interestedly, and stood far away.

"When you were in the main hall just now, it seemed that you had something to say, could they not be able to speak in their presence?" Princess Taiping was still looking at the rain curtain.

Xue Chongxun said: "The two prime ministers and their mothers advanced and retreated together, there was nothing to hide from them, I did have something to say, and I hesitated for a moment and didn't say it because I was reluctant to have dinner with my mother tonight...... Mother, I don't remember the last time I had dinner with you......" Speaking of this, Xue Chongxun's voice turned out to be a little strange.

Princess Taiping felt his affection, and she was also a little moved, she asked, "Do you want to say something that makes me unhappy?" ”

"I'm afraid so." Xue Chongxun remembered the last time he came to see his mother with his second brother, and he was supposed to have dinner with his mother that time. This...... But the difference is that this time he should not attract suspicion and scolding when he admonishes his mother.

Princess Taiping was silent for a moment and said, "You say, are you persuading me not to deal with the prince?" "If Xue Chongxun was built in the same way as Xue Erlang, Princess Taiping would also think that their starting points were different.

Unexpectedly, Xue Chongxun said: "No. My building is the opposite...... Kill the Prince! ”

"Ka!" Suddenly, there was a flash of light in the sky, and then a thunderclap sounded, without warning, Princess Taiping was coldly frightened by the torture, her shoulders were also shaking, and her face changed a little. However, Xue Chongxun's face still did not change, and he was unmoved, he said in a deep voice: "Try every way to kill the prince, other things are useless, only killing him is useful." ”

Originally, Xue Chongxun wanted to use the word unscrupulous, but in the end, he took it and changed his words.

Princess Taiping turned her head to look at his face, obviously a little surprised and puzzled, because it was not easy to kill the prince, the prince was protected by the six personal guards of the East Palace, and the only way to put him to death was to launch a palace coup.

Xue Chongxun said: "The two prime ministers said that they would deal with Zhang Wei, even if Zhang Wei was removed? On the surface, the temple and the army are in the hands of the mother, so can you sit back and relax? At the beginning, Empress Wei controlled the entire imperial court, and the generals of the forbidden army were all her cronies, and even mobilized 60,000 soldiers to enter Beijing to defend the palace, but as a result, the dream only lasted for more than ten days. ”

It's not that Xue Chongxun's political vision is much stronger than Princess Taiping, Princess Taiping has been doing politics all her life, and she has rich experience and means in place, Xue Chongxun may not be as good as her mother, but Xue Chongxun came to such a conclusion because he predicted Li Longji's power, which can be described as going against the sky.

Tang Xuanzong, who is famous in history, was quite a rebellious figure in the early stage, his strongest is courage and mind, and then the tragedy ended only because of the old people, and they have enjoyed so many years of peace, and their fighting spirit and courage have been almost exhausted.

Princess Taiping didn't lash out, nor did she immediately scoff, she lowered her head and pondered. Xue Chongxun's advice played a certain role, if it weren't for the bad things he had done before, I'm afraid Princess Taiping wouldn't have paid attention to it, and might even be suspicious.

"You mean that if you are in a hurry, the prince will use extraordinary means?" Princess Taiping said after pondering for a long time.

Xue Chongxun nodded and said: "Mother understands the prince's personality, there is this possibility, this is not the most dangerous, because he is still on the throne today, out of the consideration of family affection and his own power, he will help his mother at a critical juncture, and the chances of the prince dog jumping over the wall in a hurry are not great." The most dangerous thing is that once the crown prince ascends the throne, we will really be powerless at that time, and we may die at any time without a place to bury...... I am not the prime minister, so I can't participate in the court proceedings, but I heard the news that the abdication was mentioned today, and my mother and the ministers were too opposed, so I gave up. Therefore, the prince will soon be able to ascend the throne, it is possible, it is completely up to one person to have the final say, and what is even worse is that Jinshang is often indecisive in doing things, and we can't pin our fate on him. ”