Chapter 199: The Crown Prince Is Decided?
Zhao Zhen said, "This is an edict I gave you, and there is also a talisman for mobilizing the camp in the western suburbs."
Seeing that this thing was indeed the same as he thought, Li Hao hurriedly wanted to push this thing out, although the talisman was indeed a good thing, and it might be able to play a decisive role at a critical moment.
But he is already very eye-catching now, and if he is letting people know that he still has this thing on his mobile phone, he is afraid that he will really become a loser.
At that time, even if the British Duke comes back, plus Ouyang Xiu may not be able to save himself.
And that's not the most important thing, the most important thing is what the new king will think about it.
If Zhao Zonghan succeeds to the throne, maybe Li Hao's situation will indeed be much better, and he only needs to be entangled with Empress Cao.
But if Zhao Zongquan succeeds to the throne, what will he think of himself, the person who has been in charge of the military talisman twice.
As for the edict that Zhao Zhen said, Li Hao didn't hear anything, let alone wanted to know the content of it.
So Li Hao hurriedly refused: "The minister really didn't dare to take on this important task, and asked the official family to atone for his sins."
Regarding Li Hao's answer, Zhao Zhen also expected it, and naturally thought that Li Hao would refuse it.
And speaking of which, it is precisely because of this that Zhao Zhen is relieved to hand over this important task to Li Hao.
If he was a person who was really greedy for power and dared to take risks, Zhao Zhen would not dare to give him the talisman.
After Li Hao refused, Zhao Zhen said, "When you first returned to Beijing, I knew everything you said to Empress Cao.
I can also understand her, people will naturally have feelings after getting along for a long time, the little prince has always been happy under her knees, and it is human nature that she wants to help him plan.
But the country relies on Changjun, I ascended the throne at the age of eight, it is still difficult, if it is not supported by Queen Zhang Xian, then where the Great Song Dynasty will go, no one can say.
The little prince is still younger than I was back then, but Empress Cao is far inferior to Empress Zhang Xian, and if he is allowed to ascend the throne, it may not be beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty.
It's still my fault, and if it weren't for my impromptu initiative, it wouldn't have caused the situation we are in today."
Hearing Zhao Zhen's opinion on Empress Cao, Li Hao also agreed, if she really had Liu E's ability, then many things would be much easier.
But since the words came to this, Li Hao simply asked the doubts in his heart.
"Since the official family has already made a decision in their hearts, why don't they announce it in the court and settle this matter as soon as possible."
Regarding Li Hao's doubts, Zhao Zhen was also frank: "The reason why I didn't announce it in public is that I don't want to hurt Empress Cao's heart and want to find a suitable opportunity to talk about it.
On the other hand, because of Prime Minister Han, I originally planned to discuss this matter after Prime Minister Han returned to Beijing.
At that time, there will be a rich minister suppressing it, and I believe that I can balance the situation between the DPRK and China, but I didn't expect that God just didn't want to give me time.
Therefore, I can only change my plan and entrust this matter to you and Ouyang Daxiang.
Of course, Ouyang Xiu will only explain some political affairs, and will not mention this edict and military talisman, so don't worry, this matter will not be known to anyone else." ….
Li Hao really didn't believe this, after all, the palace has always been leaky and sieve-like, and he doesn't know where Zhao Zhen's confidence comes from.
Just like the last time she talked to Queen Cao, she also retreated and spoke alone, but in the end, the news still reached Zhao Zhen's ears.
Not to mention that this time, there are two eunuchs guarding next to him, maybe Li Hao just picked up something on the front foot, and Queen Cao and Zhao Zongquan knew about it on the back foot.
Just as Li Hao was thinking about it, he unconsciously glanced at the two old eunuchs next to him, and Zhao Zhen was also very keen to discover this.
Then he said, "These two chamberlains are people who have been with me for more than 30 years, and they will not listen to anyone except my orders, so you can rest assured.
And the talisman has always been kept by them, and no one will know that the talisman is in your hand.
Wait until the dust settles on this matter, if there is nothing in between
No matter what twists and turns, as long as you return the talisman in time, you can have the right to act as if nothing happened.
On the contrary, if you really have a chance to make a move, it will be a matter of putting things right, and then the matter of the military talisman will naturally not matter."
There is some truth to this, but many of these risks are uncontrollable.
If it was before the child was born, Li Hao would definitely agree to give this opportunity a chance.
But now Li Hao's mentality has changed, and more often he is already seeking stability.
It's just that before the words of refusal were spoken, Zhao Zhen had already seen what Li Hao meant, so he simply kidnapped him morally.
"Do you remember that the setting sun said in the vertical arch hall that you must establish your heart for heaven and earth, for the people, for the sake of the saints, and for the eternal peace.
It's only been a year, and you've forgotten all of this!
And even if you have forgotten your ideals now, then you don't care about the relationship between me and your monarch and ministers all these years.
If that's the case, then you can leave now, and I'll think I've been looking at the wrong person."
Having said that, Li Hao has no choice, if Zhao Zhen is really a tough arrangement, Li Hao will only resist at most, which is not uncommon in the Great Song Dynasty.
On the contrary, it was such an emotional card, Li Hao really couldn't bear it, so he had to take over the edict and the talisman again, and put it in his arms to put it away.
Seeing that the matter was done, it happened that Zhao Zhen was tired after tossing for a long time, so he asked the old eunuch to send Li Hao out of the Funing Palace.
Outside the hall, facing Ouyang Xiu and Han Qi, Li Hao suddenly remembered a question, he and Zhao Zhen didn't seem to have the right lines at all.
In case he was asked later, if he and Zhao Zhen said differently, wouldn't it be even more suspicious!
So he took the initiative to say to Han Qi: "Great Minister, after hearing the feelings of Shudi, the official family is very dissatisfied, and wants you to arrange a thorough investigation as soon as possible."
After finishing speaking, he didn't forget to let others echo him: "Neijian Xu, is this what the official family just now?"
This person is old and sophisticated, even if Xu Neijian understood the meaning of Li Hao's words, he answered the phone very directly, and helped to name Han Qi to the loss.
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Then Xu Neijian returned to the hall and told Zhao Zhen what had just happened, so that he could be prepared.
And Li Hao, who was outside, had already bid farewell to Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu at this time, and left the palace alone.
Originally, Li Hao should have gone to the Salt and Iron Division at this time, but when he thought of the things in his arms, Li Hao was really relieved.
In case he accidentally loses something, Li Hao can't afford this responsibility.
So Li Hao went back to the house first, and after avoiding everyone, he returned to his study.
Here, Li Hao arranged a camera obscura, originally to hide some valuable things, and this time it just came in handy.
But before that, Li Hao opened the edict first to see how it was written.
As a result, the content of the edict was indeed the same as what Zhao Zhen said, establishing Zhao Zongquan's status as the crown prince.
Of course, in addition, Li Hao was mentioned in it, giving Li Hao the legitimacy to make a move at a critical moment and set things right.
After confirming the content, Li Hao first hid these two things deeply, and at this time, Li Hao only hoped that he would never use these things.
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