Chapter Fifty-Eight: A Stormy Night
"Zhou Gong, tomorrow is the best time, why is it inappropriate?"
Zhou Dewei glanced at the group of people and felt quite funny: "You are too tender, whose world is it in the capital?" That's the world of Qinchuan, and Liu Fang, the commander of the Nine Gates, belongs to him, what can we do as a group of people who have no power to restrain chickens? The vassal king is not allowed to bring troops into the palace, what else can we do? β
In a word, the key points are pointed out, without military power, everything is false.
Someone asked, "Then, when is the most appropriate day to make trouble?" β
As for the date, of course, it was decided on a temporary basis, and the date was set in advance, so it was difficult to guarantee that it would not be known by Qin Chuan.
Everyone was very puzzled, since they didn't make trouble, Zhou Dewei called them all over, what was it for.
Zhou Dewei: "You all listen, tomorrow is just a plea, accusing Qin Chuan of his unkindness, telling all his bad deeds, and letting the vassal kings collectively oppose him, as long as he does not use troops, he has to defend himself, this is the first step to attack him, first to disrupt his square inch, understand?" β
"Duke Zhou, will the people of the clan come out to obstruct it?"
"The queen was killed, even if the people of the clan were present, they didn't know about the matter, how could they protect Qin Chuan? Just listen to me. When the time comes, you only need to fan the flames and make the vassal king completely lose confidence in Qin Chuan, and that's it. β
"I'll wait, only the Zhou Horse will be the first."
Zhou Dewei smiled and waved his hand: "It's not to feed the old man, but the second prince Qin Yue, we have to be famous." β
At this moment, a person said: "Duke Zhou, Qin Chuan has no virtue, then Qin Yue is also a soft bone, now that the queen is dead, Daxia is in chaos, why doesn't Duke Zhou respond to the sky...... What about taking the Qin clan instead? β
Persuade?!
Zhou Dewei looked coldly: "Lord Fang, don't talk nonsense." β
The person who spoke was a squire in the ministry, and he was also a die-hard supporter of Zhou Dewei and a protΓ©gΓ© of Zhou Dewei.
He stood up and faced everyone: "My lords, Fang's words are not nonsense, among the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, who else can have a better insight into the court situation than Duke Zhou, and who is more willing to benefit the common people in the world than Duke Zhou?" In the past ten years, if there was no Duke of Zhou, I am afraid that the Great Xia Dynasty would have been finished long ago. β
The rest do not speak, do not admit it, and do not deny it.
Among them, many of them still supported the Qin clan, and they never thought of supporting Zhou Dewei at all.
Moreover, Zhou Dewei is a prime minister and an emperor? It's child's play.
Not to mention that there are so many clansmen in the capital, there are many vassal kings of the Qin clan in various parts of Great Xia, no matter which different surname wants to seize the country, those people of the Qin clan will not agree.
Zhou Dewei: "Okay, don't talk about the old man, the old man has a heart, but the sun and the moon!" β
Speaking of this, he changed his words: "Zongren Mansion...... Are there any of our people? β
Another person said: "Yes, Duke Zhou wants to rescue the second prince?" β
"Well, but you can't rush it for a while, the first war will be decided, keep people, and listen to it at any time. Later, the old man is going to go to the Zongren Mansion. β
Zhou Dewei disguised himself and entered the Zongren Mansion through the back door.
When he came to see Qin Yue, he told Qin Yue that the queen was dead, and she was poisoned by Qin Chuan.
The purpose is to let Qin Yue write a blood book accusing Qin Chuan of his crimes, and this blood book is to be left for those vassal kings to read.
"Lord Zhou...... Lord Zhou! Hurry up and get me out, I don't want to stay in the Zongren Mansion, this place, the night is eerie, it's too scary! I'm really scared! β
Zhou Dewei helped him up: "Your Highness, you have to be strong, you can't be so weak, you are the son of the first emperor, not a coward!" The ministers will give you their full support, and it won't be long before you can go out. The queen was poisoned by Qin Chuan, and the vassal kings have also entered Beijing, you have to show them something. β
As he spoke, he took out the Jinpa that he had prepared in advance.
"Queen Mother, she- she's dead?! Really?! β
"The minister, the queen, and Your Royal Highness, will always be of the same mind, if Qin Chuan successfully ascends the throne, we will all be ruined and dead, how can the minister lie to you? Now, you must write a bloody letter accusing Qin Chuan of his crimes! β
The confrontation with Qin Chuan several times has already made Qin Yue scared to the core.
As soon as he thought of Qin Chuan's eyes and the way he killed Liu Changqing, Qin Yue was stunned: "Lord Zhou, I'm afraid, he has the Sword of the Son of Heaven, he ...... He is no longer the Qin Chuan of the past, he kills people now without blinking, I ......"
"Your Highness! At this time, you must not be afraid! This is exactly what Qin Chuan is looking forward to, do you want to stay in the Zongren Mansion for the rest of your life? The minister can tell you clearly - Qin Chuan will not keep you locked up all the time, once he ascends the throne as emperor, he will kill you! The minister will die, and he will not allow a single person who threatens his throne to live. β
"But...... But ......"
"Your Highness, the battle for imperial power is a battle of life and death, and you won! You are the lord of the world, and if you are defeated, you will be stinking for 10,000 years! β
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This night, the wind and rain.
In the sky above the capital, thunder was loud, and no one could sleep peacefully.
Qin Chuan put on a cloak and stood outside the main hall, looking at the lightning in the sky, listening to the thunder, and feeling the impact of the heavy rain.
Tomorrow morning, what will the palace look like?
The vassal king entered the palace and pressed him into questioning, and he had already asked the people of the clan to stop meddling.
Tomorrow, the only person who can help him is Liu Zhongping, but Liu Zhongping, a person with a foreign surname, how can he withstand a few vassal kings.
Xiao Jin approached quietly: "Your Highness, it's windy outside, you better go in and rest, it's about to dawn, you can't be without energy to deal with those people." β
"The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, Lone wants to rest, but those people are not willing to let Lone rest. Even if he really becomes an emperor, he will not be able to sleep soundly. Vassal ...... They are indeed a great threat to the army. β
Xiao Jin said: "Your Highness, everything should be viewed from two aspects, if the vassal kings did not have military power, then Zhou Dewei would have usurped the throne in a certain dynasty a long time ago, and what he was afraid of was the military power in the hands of the vassal kings." β
It makes sense, Eunuch Xiao has a flexible brain and thinks things very thoroughly.
Qin Chuan asked with interest, "Then what do you think will happen to Lone Tomorrow?" β
"Your Highness, everything will be safe tomorrow, you have the sword of the Son of Heaven, and the support of the 'queen', the vassal king can't do anything to you, tomorrow...... It's just Zhou Dewei's false shot, and there can only be two opportunities for him to really do it, one is to enter the imperial mausoleum first, and the other is to go to Xishan to worship the sky on the day Your Highness ascends the throne. In these two days, the capital is empty, and you have lost the barrier. β
"Heh, Xiao Companion, Lone only found out that you have Wang Zuozhi's talent."
The eunuch was embarrassed and knelt down: "The slave is too talkative, and the slave shouldn't talk nonsense." β