107 It turned out to be all cannon fodder

Lu Ying has been staying in Beiguancheng all these years and has never returned to the capital, but he has his own news channels, and from his observations over the years, he has come to the conclusion that although the emperor seems to be addicted to alcohol, his physical condition is still far from the day of his death, and it is speculated from all indications that he did not set up a prince, not because he was uneven with the two factions in the court, on the contrary, he seems to have been intentionally or unintentionally provoking these two forces to pinch each other all the year round, so that the forces of the court have always maintained a state of balance.

To put it bluntly, if he does not make a decision on the issue of establishing a reserve, the forces on both sides will obey his command every day, so that he will not fall to the other side. At the same time, because the two forces pinched each other and each suffered losses from time to time, to this day, the two sides are not as strong as when the emperor ascended the throne, but the neutral forces in the DPRK and China are gradually rising.

The neutral forces are headed by Bai Changshan, the second assistant of the cabinet, and his qualifications are profound, although he was born as a champion, he is a cabinet scholar, and he is a full civilian official, but he has led soldiers to fight, and his achievements are brilliant. The only two sons also served in the army, but unfortunately a few years ago because of the traitor collaborating with the enemy and fell into the enemy ambush for the country, both died when they were less than thirty, although later the traitor ambushed, it was a great revenge, but Bai Changshan this branch was also extinct.

Bai Changshan has a very high reputation in the circle of Wenchen and military generals, from the first emperor to the current emperor, he is also very trusted and relied on. However, after experiencing the pain of losing his son, he began to cultivate his glory, eliminated the sharpness of the year, rarely took the initiative to meddle in the major affairs of the DPRK and China, stood by and watched, neither accepting the solicitation of the Mao family nor ignoring the Xia family's good sales.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have the strong family background of the Mao family and the Xia family, today's power would probably still be above these two families. It is precisely because he is already cumin, except for Gao Tang, his wife and children have passed away one after another, and the rest of his relatives are just relatives, and the forces on both sides can't find a place to start if they want to win him over.

Slowly a large number of neutrals gathered around him, most of these people were officials who were not sure of the emperor's intentions and did not dare to rashly participate in the struggle between the two factions.

The force represented by Bai Changshan seems to be only loyal to the emperor on the surface, and the emperor said that whichever prince he wants to be the crown prince, they will be loyal to which prince. Therefore, at present, the Mao family and the Xia family do not dare to offend Bai Changshan, and they only wait for the prince they support to ascend the throne in the future to receive his power.

Lu Ying once thought that the emperor and Bai Changshan joined forces to suppress the Xia family or the Mao family, but the point is that after attacking one of them, their own family will inevitably be greatly damaged, and the other family will benefit at that time.

And in the same way, if the Xia family and the Mao family fight to the death, and when one of them falls, the emperor instructs Bai Changshan to clean up the other, then he can completely sweep away the power of the Mao family and the Xia family, and regain the imperial power, and the court will no longer be controlled by these two families.

At that time, the emperor relied on the Mao family and the Xia family to join forces, defeated several other princes and then pushed onto the dragon chair, these two took the opportunity to seize power, and gradually put the emperor in the air, if it were not for the battle for the queen's throne and the later extension of the prince's dispute, I am afraid that the imperial court would have become the world of these two families.

From this point of view, it is very likely that the eldest prince and the second prince are just pawns in the hands of the emperor, and the position of the crown prince is the bait hanging in front of the two factions.

If the emperor had never intended one of these two sons to succeed to the throne, who would he have been?

Lu Ying recalled the previous conversation with the emperor, he mentioned Yang Heng several times, could it really be him? Bai Poria also once told him that Bai Pingzi said that Yang Heng was the face of the king, and when the two were combined, he was almost certain that Yang Heng was the candidate for the crown prince in the emperor's mind.

I have to say that the emperor is really well disguised, Yang Heng, like the rest of the princes, has always been just a shadow-like existence, and when the Qi Kingdom mentions the position of the crown prince, all they think of is the eldest prince and the second prince, the sixth prince...... The nineteen who often talk about him are all famous nobles in Beijing, and famous prostitutes.

I'm afraid that the eldest prince and the second prince will not understand until they die, it turns out that from the beginning, they have no hope at all, just because their mother clan is too powerful, and the emperor is never willing to sit back and watch the Yang family's country become surnamed Mao or Xia.

The more Lu Ying thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was very likely. When he returned to Beijing at this time, he was bumping into the hands of the emperor, and the emperor had successively transferred his subordinates to serve in the Imperial Forest Army through various channels over the years, and I am afraid that he had been preparing for this day for a long time, and he didn't know where the emperor's confidence came from, and he was sure that he would not fall to the two princes.

However, since the emperor has ordered him to take over the Imperial Forest Army in the western camp, that is to say, it will not be too far from the time for the emperor to launch......

Thinking that Bai Poria and her stepfather and stepmother were both in Beijing at this time, Lu Ying suddenly felt a headache, hoping that the emperor would have the time to launch after they left Beijing.

But just now the emperor finally mentioned the white poria, was it a temptation or a warning? Lu Ying felt that it was necessary for him to meet with the three members of the Bai family beforehand, but it seemed that he would have to wait until the emperor announced the news of his entry into Beijing at the earliest.

The next morning, the palace sent a commander of the Imperial Forest Army to take Lu Ying to the West Daying, this commander is called Pu Huang, and Lu Ying has known each other for many years, and the two are happy to meet. Lu Ying simply said that he had to report his peace to his father-in-law's family, so as not to worry about them, Pu Huang grinned and said: "The emperor said that Princess Antai and the Zhongguo Mansion are world friends, and he will personally bring the words for you." ”

The emperor even thought of this, and Lu Ying could only smile bitterly.

Pu Huang suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but pat Lu Ying on the shoulder and said, "Brother, your father-in-law's family is very familiar with the Zhongguo Mansion?" Have you ever seen that Miss Sun in the Guogong Mansion, tsk, I heard that she is as beautiful as a fairy, and there is no lady in the capital who can compare to her......"

Lu Ying knew that he was talking about Bai Poria and changed the topic and said, "I just arrived in the capital yesterday, I don't know what the situation is in Xidaying now?" ”

He said this intentionally to mislead Pu Huang, and sure enough, Pu Huang was disappointed, he only arrived yesterday, that is, he had not had the opportunity to go to the Guogong Mansion to meet the first beauty in the capital, but since Lu Ying asked about the matter, he did not dare to slack off, and explained the current situation of the Imperial Forest Army one by one.

Bai Poria got up early in the morning, and heard that there was no news of Lu Ying, and her heart was like fifteen buckets, and the Bai couple also felt very uneasy, and at this time, the porter spread the word that Princess Antai invited Bai Poria to the princess's mansion for a while.

When their family arrived in the capital, they originally wanted to let Bai Poria go to visit Princess Antai first, but they happened to catch up with her to leave Beijing, so they only left to say that they would invite them to come over after returning to Beijing.

Bai Poria said irritably: "I'm not in the mood to socialize, can I go another day?" ”

Mu Peilan's heart moved, and she persuaded: "Yunmei, maybe she has news of Lu Ying, even if she doesn't have it for a while, you can ask her to inquire on her behalf, she can enter and leave the palace freely, and she is the sister of the emperor's mother, if Lu Ying wants anything, she can also help." ”

Yun Mei is the name of Princess Antai, she and Mu Peilan are close friends in the boudoir, and the relationship is extraordinary, so they call each other their names regardless of their identities.

Bai Poria thought about it, so she asked her mother to accompany her, Mu Peilan was also very moved when she thought of the handkerchief that she hadn't seen for many years, and after she was disfigured that day, Princess Antai had already seen it, and there was nothing to taboo, and she was finally said to go out with her.

Princess Antai's Mansion is very close to the Imperial Palace, and it is a horse-drawn carriage ride from the Chungkook Mansion, and you can arrive at it with a meal. The princess's mansion originally had a lot of rules, but Princess Antai knew the situation of Mu Peilan, so she ordered the people below early in the morning, and the carriage of the Guogong Mansion went straight into the princess's mansion, and was received by a special person to meet in the backyard, and the idle people were sent back together.

The two mothers and daughters were taken to a flower hall, and after the maid sent refreshments, they all withdrew, and Princess Antai saw that everyone was clean, and turned out from behind the bead curtain, regardless of any heavenly etiquette, she rushed to Mu Peilan in a few steps and grabbed her with one hand and said, "Sister Peilan, let me see you!" I thought you wouldn't come back once you left......"

Bai Poria looked at her from the side, and felt that the princess in front of her was younger than she imagined, with a heroic spirit completely different from ordinary women between her eyebrows, and she was born with a handsome and lovely neutral face, and it seemed that she was only less than thirty years old. If you change into men's clothes, you look like a handsome young man.

Mu Peilan was also very excited to see her, the two women got together and told their old feelings for a while, Princess Antai reached out and pulled Bai Poria to her side to look at it carefully for a while, and said nostalgically: "This daughter was born at least ** similar to you back then, hey!" I used to say that I can't imagine what a woman more beautiful than you would look like, but I don't have to think about it today, I really let me see it. No wonder people outside say that Miss Sun of the Zhongguo Mansion is the first beauty in the capital. ”

Bai Poria habitually smiled back at her, not wanting Princess Antai to frown, turned her head to Mu Peilan and said unceremoniously: "How can you teach your daughter to pretend to be like those ladies in Beijing?" ”

Mu Peilan reached out and touched Bai Poria's long hair, and said with a smile: "It's my fault, good Ling'er, the princess is not an outsider, so you don't have to pretend in front of her...... Yunmei, don't let her be scared, this is my little overlord. ”

Bai Poria muttered, "Say it earlier." ”

"So what?" Princess Antai quipped with a smile.

Bai Poria raised her eyebrows and said, "Then the niece praises Auntie for her vision!" ”

Princess Antai couldn't help laughing, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Sure enough, it's my sister Peilan's good daughter." I'm tired of the pretentious virtues of those young ladies in Beijing. ”

Bai Poria sighed: "There are too many powerful people in the capital, how easy it is to do whatever you want!" This is her true words, if you want to play a personality and temper, it also depends on strength.