Chapter 187: Surfacing
Chapter 186 surfaced
Seeing off the big county lord who was full of worries, Zheng Qingluan brought Guo Feiyan over, learned about it in detail, and then got up and went home. It was close to afternoon and it was getting dark. Especially in the mountains, the towering trees block the light and make it even darker. The wind, with its rustling sound, walked through the forest unscrupulously. It gives people goosebumps for no reason. Zheng Qingluan didn't have the heart to be afraid, she knew that there were many guards hidden in this forest.
Descending the mountain, the light was noticeably brighter. The afterglow of the setting sun casts a golden layer on the mountain. It was already lunch time for the Zheng family. Seeing Zheng Qingluan returning home, Zheng Laosan put his heart back in his stomach. Qian didn't know about the mess outside. Seeing that the little girl went out for a day and came back, she inevitably complained, "It's really getting more and more wild and no one cares about it, just like a wild horse foal without a halter." ”
Zheng Qingluan mixed up with a hippie smile, and the family had dinner. Zheng Qingluan excused himself to go back to his yard under the pretext that he was tired. Outside things, Zheng Qingluan doesn't take the initiative to say, Zheng Laosan and San Lang Goro never take the initiative to ask reads; Back to the road. After all, there are a lot of secrets of the Xiao family involved. These things that they shouldn't know, and knowing them is a disaster.
After freshening up, Zheng Qingluan leaned on the low couch and closed his eyes to recuperate. I'm really tired today. It's not just that I'm tired after a day of shopping, but I'm afraid that my heart is even more tired. She didn't mention the patrol battalion for no reason. After all, everyone knows how the Song family got the country today. And what role the 20,000 patrol battalions played in it is also a tacit matter, how can such a team that has made great contributions to the royal family say that it will disappear if it is not seen As a superior, is it really ruthless to disband them, whether others believe it or not, anyway, Zheng Qingluan does not believe such rumors anyway. Then there is only one possibility, this team is the royal team's backhand left in the shadows. It may be hidden, or it may be mixed in with other forces. Including Xiao Jiajun, Zheng Qingluan is not sure that there will never be such an anomaly. The first scenario is not terrible, the most terrible is the second scenario.
If anyone really underestimates this emperor, it will really be death. It is not luck that this person can move left and right in such a complex environment and still sit on the throne. has no real skills, even if you put on a wolf's skin, it is also the fate of being eaten. In the art of war, it is said, "Those who make good use of soldiers will think about defeat before they say victory." "How could the emperor not understand this truth. So, how could he not leave a way to retreat, not to mention that the current royal family, which was also a prominent family that had been operating for several generations in the previous dynasty, the Xiao family could secretly accumulate the current power, and it made no sense that all the previous networks of the Song family had disappeared or simply been abandoned.
In this way, Zheng Qingluan can only guess that the emperor's seemingly crumbling throne is actually far more stable than imagined. Is it possible that the emperor is indeed showing weakness and using it to paralyze everyone If this is the case, no matter how many shortcomings the emperor has, at least this patience and resilience are commendable. A person who shows weakness for a year or two may not be able to deceive people, if it is shown weakness for ten years, eight years, or even more than ten years, if the emperor relies on this weakness and secretly lays out for more than ten years, then things will not be too simple. What kind of layout can put the emperor on the verge of danger several times, and it will not leak out.
After returning from the border city, Zheng Qingluan has been struggling with this problem. The more time passes, the more I feel that Emperor Tai'an is disobedient. There is no doubt that the emperor was a suspicious man. But would such a suspicious person easily entrust his life-threatening affairs to someone he doesn't trust, and the answer must be no. So since he didn't trust it, why did he make a gesture of asking for help and let the Xiao family get involved in the conflict between the Praetorian Guards and the Guards Zheng Qingluan used troops and would not easily hand over his back to others. If you really want to fight shirtless with these two parties, it is inevitable that you will be injured by mistake at that time. So who is the profiteer, the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit, so is the fisherman really safe, will he be attacked from behind when he bends down to pick up his loot At this time, she suddenly realized that the emperor who seemed to be in the whirlpool was actually the most stable.
Thinking about this, it seems that a lot of things can be explained. If it is said that the Praetorian Guard has just changed its position because of the change of commander. Then the guards have besieged the capital for more than ten years. For such a long time, why don't they dare to make the slightest move, in addition to the factors that restrict each other, I am afraid that more of them are also uncertain. I'm afraid that the emperor has arranged people behind them. Otherwise, on the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore and sleep, and the emperor does not have such a mind.
In addition, Zheng Qingluan also has reservations about the current position of the Praetorian Guard. With such a team to protect the royal security, it was obviously unreasonable for the emperor to believe in Yan Huaien so much at that time and entrust power to him alone. She is also a person who has dealt with affairs, in the border city, in order to guard against Li Zhiqian, she is not the same, and promoted Guo Yang and the two deputy generals. People's hearts are fickle, she has left one hand, is the emperor really not prepared, but if there are still hidden chess pieces buried by the emperor in the Praetorian Guard, pretending to confuse people, it is really hard to say who is unlucky. Once the Praetorian Guard, who stood on the opposite side of the emperor in the eyes of everyone, suddenly defected, it was not a joke. The forces around the capital, including the Xiao family, are all likely to be cut off.
I cheat who is not a fuel-efficient lamp
Zheng Qingluan frowned, she was more and more sure at the moment, and she almost fell into the pit dug by the emperor. Now that I think about it, I am a little afraid that for more than ten years, this emperor has successfully shaped this image, and it may really be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The Praetorian Guards and the Guards couldn't wait to jump out. If you weren't cautious, I'm afraid you would have to involve the Xiao family.
However, this emperor is only afraid that he can't stand it now.
Emperor Tai'an is really sad. In the imperial study, the emperor's face looked more and more ugly under the light of the candles that were clearly extinguished. He really planned to stew the three parties in one spoonful, but he didn't expect Zheng Qingluan to make such a clean move, without leaving him time to react. It's good now, but he was shocked by Xiao Jiajun.
He had a bitter smile on his face; Love turned out to be very simple. The hole cards in his hand, he intends to pull out. Shocking the three parties, it was their first show, and in order to achieve the effect, he also planned for a long time, and now it is all in vain. Although you still have to lift the hole card, but this hole card is revealed, which is somewhat forced to protect itself. Such a result is something he is unwilling to accept no matter what. originally thought that Zheng Qingluan would put down the rebellion with great fanfare, spread out the actions of the Praetorian Guards and the Guards, and pierce this layer of window paper, but she didn't expect that she would directly convict the two parties of disrupting the market and gathering people to make trouble. This trick seems to be to stabilize people's hearts and consider him. But in fact, it blocked his mouth, and it was impossible to turn around and turn over this matter on the bright side. Then if his manpower is directly attacked, it will be a bit unjustifiable and disregard the overall situation.
Hehe, he's now at the point where he can't show his hole cards
Thinking about Song Yufu's reply, his heart became anxious. At this time, Zheng Qingluan mentioned the patrol battalion, was it unintentional or had already noticed something, if the Xiao family really noticed something, then Zheng Qingluan's actions today can be done, the same as the purpose of his previous plan, deterrence
He closed his eyes fiercely, and the Xiao family really can't be offended now, too much, before they can't guarantee that they will be eaten in one bite, the Xiao family still has to respect the others, don't blame him for being ruthless, the tiger who is napping, that is also a tiger, not to mention the tiger that recuperates and recuperates, and now that it should be jumping out, it's time to clean up.
In an instant, he opened his eyes, and they were shining.
The next day, a piece of news made the court explode.
There were 20,000 officers and soldiers stationed in the capital, and it is said that it was a patrol battalion
The various fortresses of Zhili, overnight, suddenly appeared in the Gyeonggi camp, the number of whom is unknown
In the main hall, there was silence for a while
The emperor made a move
For a while, everyone inevitably muttered in their hearts, "A tiger is a tiger, and it is different from a sick cat." ”
So many people, who knows where to ask for an explanation
Everyone inevitably peeked at the emperor's face carefully, the person was still the same person, and the expression was still the same common look. But everyone knows in their hearts that it is different.
Next, I'm afraid there will be another bloody storm. Who is left alone?
"Who can be alone" Zheng Qingluan smiled at Baiyi, "We are the ones who were lucky enough to escape a catastrophe and can sit on the throne, let's put aside the character first, only this ability and ability, whoever underestimates him, who is looking for death, the fangs are exposed."
"Who would have thought" Baiyi frowned, "There must be a lot of people who fell into the pit"
"Who is this patrol battalion in now?" asked Zheng Qingluan with a smile.
"Oh, it's a big accident, and you wouldn't have thought of it. Baiyi sighed, "It's the eldest prince"
"Who" Zheng Qingluan thought he had heard a mistake.
"The Great Prince" Baiyi affirmed, "Now the Great Prince is in charge of the patrol camp. You say it's also strange, why did this big prince suddenly come out?"
"It's not out of nowhere," Zheng Qingluan smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that this patrol battalion has always been under the control of the Great Prince." ”
This eldest prince is in the royal family, but I am afraid that the role of Wubo in the Xiao family is the same.
"The Great Prince" Zheng Qingluan couldn't help but think of the Qingpeng carriage that always appeared behind him.
Is this person a friend or foe, why is his attitude towards Xiao Yunfeng so weird, what is the feeling of disobedience on his body
Zheng Qingluan was a little confused for a while