Chapter 15: Catching a Turtle in an Urn (I)
It's one thing to accept the kindness of others, and quite another to act according to the kindness of others.
Zengshou is such an assertive person.
The next day, she stood at the door with a smile, dressed in military uniform, and when she saw Luo Fan coming out, she pointed ahead and said, "Do you want to run faster than anyone's horse?" “
Luo Fan sighed in his heart: Sure enough, he is a persistent and serious person, yes, if not, he would not be Xiaoliu. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile: "Okay, then let's have a game, nothing else is as good as you, this sword and horse kung fu must be my strength." “
The two got on the horse, behind them were the fully clothed Shenji Battalion friends, and in front of them was the rising sun,
The golden sunlight poured down, and it was a beautiful and energetic day.
Zeng Shou looked at the figure in front of him, and smiled secretly in his heart: Silly sunspot, it's really serious, can't you let me win a game? You are from a family of military generals, skilled in swords and horses, you have to really compete with me, such a person is afraid of a lifetime...... Can't marry ...... No, you can't get married.
Hurry all the way to the capital.
King Rong was locked in the car and sent directly to the Zongren Mansion.
The gate of Zongren's Mansion had not yet opened, and the soldiers guarding the gate saw a group of people coming, and hurriedly stepped forward with knives to ask who it was.
"Please let me know, just say that Princess Fushou is back." Zengshou rode majestically on a horse.
Princess Fukushou? Is there such a princess? The gatekeeper you look at me, I look at you, hesitate and don't know what to do.
"I'm the princess of Fushou who is personally sealed by Long live, and I will report it quickly." Longevity accentuated the tone.
The soldiers looked at the people on the horse and their spirits were extraordinary, and the soldiers behind them were all wearing the uniforms of the Shenji Battalion, and the generals of the Shenji Battalion were either rich or noble, so they immediately understood and hurriedly opened the door and ran into the courtyard.
Zongzheng, who was on duty in the Zongren Mansion today, was a cousin of the first emperor, and when he heard that it was Princess Fushou who came, he opened his mouth wide in surprise: "No, Princess Fushou, didn't she die in Tianjing?" ”
The old man walked out tremblingly, and when he pretended to be the little eunuch Qian Si before increasing his life, he saw the old prince, flew off the horse and said, "Old prince, hello." ”
The old prince squinted his eyes, this appearance and bearing are indeed somewhat similar to the first emperor and the current little emperor, and then looked at the soldiers behind him, he was startled, and his voice began to tremble: "You...... You're bringing so many people here to ...... What are you doing? ”
Zengshou hugged his fists and said: "I scared the old man early in the morning, it's really Zengshou's fault." ”
The old man twisted his white beard and nodded: "Yes, you are called Zengshou, I remember, Tianzeng is rich and noble, it seems that this name is really effective, it is said that you died in Tianjing City, why did this come out coldly?" Was it a fraud before? Oops, this is a scam...... Hi hi hi ......"
The old man began to cough after a few words, and when he coughed, he was like pulling out the bellows, and snoring endlessly.
Zengshou didn't want to stand at the door and grind with him, so he grabbed his arm and took two steps up the steps, and the old prince was frightened: "Oh, what are you doing, my old arms and legs, don't fall on me, oops." “
Entering the courtyard and standing still, Zengshou took out the emperor's edict from his sleeve: "Old uncle, please see." ”
The old prince took it, lowered his head, put his nose on the oracle, looked at it for a while, looked up and asked, "Then you came today to ask me to do what the Lord of Long Live instructed?" ”
"Yes, King Rong has been captured, now the young princes are separated from morality, after all, they are a family, long live the Lord doesn't want to do anything to murder his relatives, he just wants to imitate Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin to have a glass of wine to release the military power, and the old uncle has to cooperate."
Although this old prince pretended to be confused, he actually understood it in his heart.
Saying this, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion had already pushed the man covered with a black cloth in, and the man was brought to the old prince, uncovering the cloth on his head, showing King Rong's swollen face, and a rag in his mouth, and seeing the old prince whining with his nose.
The old prince sighed: "You monkey cub, you have to come over when I am on duty, this is all inquired before, right?" Isn't that roasting me on the fire? ”
Zeng Shou said with a smile: "Your old man is now the oldest in the clan, of course, you have to choose the oldest and most prestigious to set on the fire." For another person, it's roasted and roasted. “
The old prince knows that all this has been planned for a long time, he is so old, and he has never colluded with those young princes, since it is the meaning of the little emperor, then follow what people say, at his age, no ambition is gone, and there is no son, so keep the evening and be a loyal minister. So at the request of longevity, the old prince wrote a letter to all the princes, which roughly meant that according to the will of the queen mother, everyone came to the Zongren Mansion to discuss matters.
These words made people who didn't understand confused when they saw it, how could it be the order of the Queen Mother? The Empress Dowager of the West Palace is dead, and the East Palace is under house arrest, what else can she do, only the one with a ghost will contact the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to enter the city, suspecting that King Rong intends to use the Shenji Battalion to do things, everyone is a clan, and no one is afraid that they will not be able to share a piece of the benefit, so they will definitely rush to negotiate.
After finishing writing, the old prince sent the soldiers of the Zongren Mansion to deliver the posts one by one, and finally looked at Zengshou with a wry smile: "Everything was done according to Banzai's instructions, my old bones can go home and rest, you don't need me today." “
"No, you still need the old prince to sit here, or someone can't see you when they come, what if you run away?"
The rest of the matter is that Jiang Taigong has taken the bait.
Soon, all the princes received the old prince's post.
These princes are all ready to move during this time, and the queen mother of the two palaces after the little emperor is in power quickly loses power, and even Prince Cheng has an accident. Some people plan to be pure ministers, and some people say that the little emperor is young, so he is so foolish, a prince who cares about his life is detained, and someone has to fill the vacancy, and he is the leader of the prince of the clan, and the benefits are limitless, because the ministers have not done much, and the clan has their own small abacus first.
Soon, the clans came in one after another, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw the old prince sitting in the hall and bowing his head and drinking tea.
"Uncle Zu has something to discuss, ask someone to send a post early in the morning."
The old prince pointed out: "Don't be busy, sit down and drink tea first, and wait for everyone to come." The princes sat down one by one, holding tea bowls, and someone asked: "Why don't you see King Rong, didn't he follow the Shenji Camp into the city this morning?" “
"Poor King Chen thought that he could temporarily replace for a few days, but he came back in less than two days, so he asked King Chen if he was angry, right?"
"Thunder, rain and dew are all heavenly graces, how can you be angry?"
"Phew, don't pretend to be serious, what the hell is everyone's idea, when I don't know?"
The old prince listened to the quarrels of the princes, raised his head and looked at the door, and said in his heart that this person is almost here, when will he close the door and beat the dog.
At this moment, the gate suddenly creaked down, and before the princes came back to their senses, someone rushed in and pointed at the prince's attendants and shouted: "Everything has nothing to do with you, stand far away for me, and the province will splash your blood when you fight." “
"How do you say that? Who are you, what are you doing behind closed doors? “
A prince took the case.
"Don't you close the door and show the flat-headed people outside how the princes are crying wolves?" I saw that the person who came in was like paint, and his delicate face hid a fierce air that he couldn't speak.
"I heard that you say that the family is not important, the court is not important, only your own interests are the most important, is that true?"
Zengshou looked around at everyone with sharp eyes.