Chapter 535 Unexpected
As soon as she left the prison, Xie Yaoguang stood at the door for a long time before returning to Xie's house, and before leaving, she looked back at the gate of the prison and asked Pei Yuan to take good care of Xu Tianyue for her.
As Pei Huai's brother, Pei Yuan also knows very well that their Pei family's status today depends on Xie Yaoguang's allocation and promotion of Pei Huai. In addition, he already admired a literati strategist like Xie Yaoguang very much, and Xie Yaoguang's request was originally a gesture for him, and there was no reason not to agree.
After getting Pei Yuan's promise, Xie Yaoguang left before leaving.
After returning to Xie's house, he heard that Gu Qingzhi hadn't left yet, so Xie Yaoguang immediately ordered Qingluan to invite someone to her room to talk.
"You're back? Did Mrs. Xu tell you what King Shou wanted to do? Gu Qingzhi asked out loud as soon as she entered the door.
Hearing this, Xie Yaoguang shook his head and sighed, "Naturally, no." But I didn't expect Mrs. Xu to tell me these things. I want to make my own game to lure King Shou to take the bait and then force Emperor Li to do something to him to relieve my worries. ”
"Your idea is very good, but are you sure that Shouwang will be in this position?" Gu Qingzhi held Xie Yaoguang's hand and said in a low tone, "Is there any other way?"
"Nope. King Shou does not oppose other people's dissenting intentions, and he will not get rid of them for a day. I will write a letter to King Shou to make him mistakenly think that His Majesty is going to kill him, and force him to rebel to protect himself. Once he rebelled, no matter what the reason, he could not escape death. At this point, Xie Yaoguang raised his head and looked at Gu Qingzhi and said in a deep voice: "If King Shou rebels, the situation in the court and China may change, if necessary, Qingzhi, I need you, Yun Fan, and Aunt Hui to work together to restrain Your Majesty for me." ”
"Good. Now that the king of Jin is no longer in the capital, you should be careful...... I'll watch over him for you, Your Majesty. Gu Qingzhi also looked at Xie Yaoguang with a straight face.
At this point, the two looked at each other and smiled. This move is dangerous and unknown, forcing King Shou to rebel is tantamount to luring the wolf into the house, although the Gyeonggi defense has more than enough troops, but if it faces King Shou, it may not have a chance of winning. Therefore, once King Shou rebels, the situation in the court will inevitably change, and only by restraining Emperor Li can they stabilize the entire court situation.
After sending Gu Qingzhi away, Xie Yaoguang did not delay, and immediately forged Empress Xu's handwriting and wrote a letter to King Shou informing him that His Majesty was going to kill him to vent his anger, and asked him to flee quickly to avoid dying in a foreign land.
Wait for the letter to be sent out and rest for the night. At dawn the next day, Xie Yaoguang arranged for someone to go to the North Tower Temple and handed over to the Lu family, and after handing over Princess Shou to the Xie Mansion, he sent someone to take care of it. He went to the Jin Palace, invited Xia Fu, and they discussed how to deal with King Shou's affairs together.
After a period of discussion, most people agreed with Xie Yaoguang's decision, and only a small number of people were suspicious of Xie Yaoguang's plan. After arranging things properly, I just waited for some reactions from King Shou's side. However, before she could receive the news that King Shou had received a forged letter, she learned that King Shou had disappeared in the mountains at noon today.
The officials in charge of the escort searched for Shouwang many times but did not find him, and it was not until the evening that he found the jade pendant and shoes and socks left by Shouwang on the edge of the cliff. On the edge of the cliff there was also a letter from Empress Xu and King Shou's own confession.
Empress Xu's letter said that he wanted King Shou to flee quickly, and Emperor Li wanted to kill him, and King Shou's confession wrote that the sons and daughters were guilty of self-government, and it was difficult for the king to forgive them. It's just that the kindness of nurturing in this life can only be repaid in the next life.
After hearing these news, Xie Yaoguang couldn't help frowning, she never thought that King Shou would actually come up with such attention. Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that King Shou intends to use the method of death escape to achieve his goal.
Thinking of this, Xie Yaoguang narrowed his eyes and laughed, "Zhuo Jing, there are two things to be handed over to you." Messenger told them to go down to the bottom of the cliff to see if there was any other way out. Besides, you can ask the stinger to lead a team to intercept the messenger without killing them, and take the letter away. ”
"Whoa."
As soon as Zhuo Jing left, Xie Yaoguang leaned back on the soft couch with a tired face, picked up the bracket on the side, and looked at it. Flipping her gaze, she fell on a red place, looked at it carefully, and suddenly frowned, this is actually the place where King Shou is exiled. There is a sentence written on it, there is a riverbed at the bottom of the cliff, and at high tide water gushes out of the hole for a viable boat.
After frowning and thinking for a while, Xie Yaoguang closed the book, stood up suddenly, and reprimanded: "Qingluan, you go and check that there are still those people under King Shou who have military power, and whether there are garrisons on his way to exile." ”
"Whoa."
"Bai Lu, you go and check how the defense is everywhere in the capital."
"Whoa."
After ordering a few people, Xie Yaoguang took a deep breath, and a fierce color flashed in his eyes. If she didn't think wrong, she was afraid that at this time, King Shou had already contacted him, and he was waiting to wield the capital and usurp power.
"Suzaku, prepare the carriage, I'm going to see Marquis Li and Master Lu."
Hearing this, Suzaku looked at Xie Yaoguang worriedly, "But isn't it a little late now?" Why don't you go tomorrow morning?"
"No, I can't. I'm afraid it's too late to go tomorrow morning. I need to confirm something. After speaking, Xie Yao flicked his sleeves and walked into the house, took a cloak and tied it and walked straight out.
Seeing this, Suzaku shook his head, trotted all the way to prepare the carriage, and after about half an hour, Suzaku came to the front hall to return to Xie Yaoguang, saying that the carriage was ready, and only then did a few people set off to find Li Qi in the Hou Mansion.
The atmosphere on the carriage was particularly quiet, and Xie Yaoguang kept holding the book in her hand, rubbing her fingers against the red spot she had just seen. She should have thought of Shouwang so easily compromised and stayed away from leaving, because he had already arranged everything, and only by leaving Jingtian could he have a chance to bring the situation back.
Thinking of this, Xie Yaoguang narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then tightened the bracket in his hand. Hopefully, it's still too late, and as long as things don't get out of her control, she'll be confident that King Shou will be defeated and her goal will be achieved.
"Miss, do you want us to inform His Royal Highness King Jin?" Suzaku on the side asked.
Hearing this, Xie Yaoguang shook his head and said gently, "I don't have to do it for the time being." He is anxious, if he knows King Shou's thoughts, he is afraid that he will fall into the trap desperately, and before the situation is clear, let him continue to inspect all parties. ”
Hearing these words, Suzaku knew that he was not good at saying anything. can only accompany Xie Yaoguang on the side. The carriage was moving slowly, but Xie Yaoguang didn't stop for a moment, took a pen and paper, and began to draw a map of the entire Jingshi.
When she was young, because of Ye Linchen, she was fortunate to see the layout of the entire Jingshi and the secret passage mechanisms throughout the palace. As I grew older, I only remembered some of them, and the rest could only be drawn with vague impressions. In order to prevent King Shou from entering the capital from these places through means, she needs someone to seal all the secret passages and break King Shou's thoughts.