Chapter 90: Undercurrents are surging
Hua Lanting left the palace and found an inn to live in.
Since coming to this world, except for those days when he was free to walk alone, he has not been idle, either fighting wits with people or fighting with people, today it seems that a problem has been solved, and his heart is a little relaxed, a sense of fatigue hits, he washed and fell asleep and fell asleep, and it was rare to have a sweet and stable night.
In this world, the Dragon Sleeping Pill Gong can still operate on its own in his sleep as before, although the aura of heaven and earth is insufficient, it has also made his skill slowly improving.
This night, Hua Lanting slept well, but the difference in the mainland is that many people have sleepless nights, each with their own thoughts, either thinking alone or in secret discussions.
Needless to say, after Hua Lanting left, the excited Hongshi was screened, and urgently summoned his trusted henchmen into the mansion to discuss the strategy and specific details of the plan to seize the prince overnight, in order to carry out the action as soon as possible.
In the western suburbs of Zhongping Ancient City, the capital of the distant Dust Dynasty, there is a quiet mansion in the middle of a mountain, which is the summer cool place when Emperor Qingyun is young and the dragon dives today, the area is not large, and it is better to be secluded.
After Emperor Qingyun ascended the throne, this place was naturally preserved as before. Emperor Qingyun is nostalgic, although he doesn't come often, but he will also come over from time to time to relax, and no one feels abnormal when he drives the courtyard here tonight.
The defense inside the mansion is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. After Emperor Qingyun arrived, he immediately changed into light clothes, and then entered a secret passage under the protection of an old eunuch and several personal guards.
After passing through the winding secret passage, when several people reappeared, they had already come to the other side of the mountain. It is a very secluded place, with only an elaborate courtyard built next to a cliff.
There were a table and two chairs in the courtyard, and under the flickering lights of a few dead wind lamps, an old man in a green robe was standing with his hands in his hands, as if looking up at the starry night sky.
Hearing the voice, the old man turned his head to greet him and was about to salute, Emperor Qingyun waved his hand and said, "Aiqing doesn't need to be polite, sit down and talk with me." ”
The old eunuch and the guards were scattered around, facing outwards to guard. After the old man sat down, he said: "The Holy Lord actually doesn't need to rush over, everything is in the hands of the old minister, and it is not yet time for a showdown." ”
Emperor Qingyun picked up a hot towel on the table and applied it to his face, rubbed his temples, and rubbed his eyebrows, then he breathed a sigh of relief and laughed softly: "I am a little impatient, and if I care, I am chaotic, and I can't compare to the calmness of Yue Qing's family." ”
The old man surnamed Yue also smiled and said with relief: "After this incident, my lord will cleanse the world, and from then on, he will be determined by his momentum, and his momentum and mentality will definitely go to a higher level." The process will be a little tormenting, and the subordinates will often not sleep well. ”
Hearing the eight words of cleansing the world and bowing to the saint, Emperor Qingyun's eyes became eager, and he asked, "Yue Ye, when do you say we will close the net?"
The person in front of Emperor Qingyun was the general of Pingnan and the Marquis of Qingyuan, who should have been imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department!
Yue Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, shrank and released, and replied, "It won't be too long to return to the Holy Lord." During the period when the minister was imprisoned, the court and the central government went through several turmoil, and the clowns from all walks of life couldn't hold back and slowly surfaced, and most of the people who were in the party showed their true colors. ”
Emperor Qingyun nodded slowly: "I didn't want to be so decisive, after all, I will be able to inherit the unification, although it is the result of compromises by all parties, but the queen's family has always contributed a lot, but these people have always been in power." ”
"That's fine, it's not that I can't bear it, but they exclude dissidents, form parties for personal gain, are keen on internal strife, and ignore the threats of the four dynasties around them, which has led to the appearance of difficulties in the government. ”
"Since I am ordered by heaven, I should think of the society of the country, and I can't sit idly by. ”
After a pause, Emperor Qingyun clenched his fists and slammed the table: "Some time ago, the jade seal of the country was lost! The ambition of the wolf son is clearly revealed, so how can I not be in a hurry? How not to be angry!"
Yue Ye lowered his eyebrows, and said: "The saint is merciful, carries the blessings of the heavens, and puts the common people in the world first, which is really a blessing for my dynasty." ”
"It is true that the party has merits, but it is too much to be pampered and arrogant, and to be proud of its merits. The saints have long since reached adulthood, but they still hold on to the power of the court for their own glory, which is a deception of the king. In the long run, the country will not be a country, and it will not be tolerated. ”
Emperor Qingyun was only less than thirty years old, his face was very handsome, but because of his long-term depression, his eyebrows were often locked and there were shallow hanging needle lines, and then he asked: "Aiqing's stand-in won't show his feet in the prison, right?"
Yue Ye replied: "Don't worry, although the Criminal Department is controlled by the Hou Party, but there is a strict decree of the Holy One, and they will not do anything on the surface. The minister has been preparing for many years, and it is not the first time that the stand-in has been used, so it is foolproof. ”
Then he said: "Since the minister and the saint decided on this bitter plan, the saint first sent the minister to prison, and then led to it, and then began to lock up the main cronies, and recently released the news that the trial was about to be held. During this period, our people launched several vigorous actions to protect the ministers, and after several debates and several hot and cold scenes, the party hidden in the central and local authorities, as well as many officials who usually appeared as neutral or riding on the wall, lifted the veil and began to stand in line. ”
Emperor Qingyun Yin Yin said: "Very good, there is a mistake in killing, no mistake." ”
"I have already read the list of substitute officials drawn up by Aiqing, including the children of the clan, as well as many middle-level officials and scholars from poor families who were unwilling under the pressure of the Hou Party before, and I have approved it. They should be able to fill the vacancies after the Great Purge and make a quick transition to avoid turmoil in the court. ”
After finishing speaking, Emperor Qingyun asked with concern, "Is there no problem with people's hands, is there anything else that I need to do?"
The Marquis of Qingyuan replied solemnly: "Holy and relaxed, the main energy of the old minister these days is focused on this. ”
"In the power of the guards inside the city and the outer Gongwei Jing Division, in addition to the Shenfeng Battalion of the Houdang lineage, it is difficult to interfere, in recent years, the main functions and lower-level officers of the Shenji Battalion and the Shence Battalion have been gradually replaced by ministers, and the Admiral of Jiumen has also taken refuge in the ministers. ”
"The rest of Tianqingwei, Tianyunwei and the forbidden army are all serving the saint, and I have secretly ordered a group of elite divisions of the Pingnan battalion to sneak into the suburbs in batches to disperse and stand by in the near future, so our grasp of the Jingshi is very solid. ”
"What is the trend of the surrounding countries?" asked Emperor Qingyun again.
Yue Yun continued: "Of course, they are not honest, they are eyeing each other, especially Zhao Shiheng is jumping up and down, very restless. ”
"However, according to the previous plan, the Pingnan camp has the dog Yuejia to cooperate with the Prince of Beiyan, and the south is solid. ”
"In addition, a total of two new conscripts have been deployed in the north to strengthen the defense of the Heng Dynasty, and with Tong Laoguo Gong in charge, there is no need to worry about the north. ”
"The king of Huinan County in the east has always been calm and neutral, and I heard that Wen Hui is rampant along the coast, as long as Wen Wei is too busy to take care of himself, and the king of Huinan County guards the border area and does not move, it will not affect the general trend. ”
"The Houdang and the King of Xitai have been operating in the west for a long time, and we didn't want to solve it in one step. Fortunately, the prince of Xitai took the initiative to ask to return to Beijing to report on his work this time, and he was really relieved of the situation in the imperial capital, so it was okay, once we took action against the forces of the Houdang, he would not act rashly, otherwise he would never be able to return to his lair. ”
"In addition, the minister also arranged a group of people in the Western Regions, and he was also secretly contacting activities, and he could contain and respond if necessary. ”
Emperor Qingyun nodded slightly: "Aiqing does things, I have always been at ease." In addition, there is a report that a small group of Japanese people disguised as civilians have infiltrated our country to cause chaos, with the intention of provoking discord between the two countries. ”
The Marquis of Qingyuan said: "The minister has also heard that this is a trivial matter, which does not affect the overall situation, and let the local government handle it." ”
Emperor Qingyun said again: "I heard that the whereabouts of Aiqing's second son are unknown now, is there any news now?"
Yue Ye got up when he heard this: "Xie Shengshang was worried, he originally wanted to do enough of the scene, but he didn't think that there was a spy in the minister's Dark Moon Guard, and there was a mistake, but Yue Jing's child has been out of danger, and the minister has already sent someone to look for it, so it should be fine." ”
Emperor Qingyun said: "That's good, Aiqing has worked hard for the country, and the two sons will be the pillars of the country in the future, and nothing will happen." ”
After a monarch and a minister discussed some more issues, Emperor Qingyun set off and returned.
After Emperor Qingyun left, Qingyuan Hou Yueye sat alone in the courtyard, he was over half a hundred years old and not old, but his sideburns had seen a slight frost. Yue Ye looked at the north from afar, his face was ancient and there were no waves, and after thinking for a long time, he took a pen and paper and wrote a few short messages in a code book, and called his relatives to send them with carrier pigeons, and then went back to the house to sleep.
Emperor Qingyun did not rest after returning to his residence, but called the old eunuch who was the inner servant, the old eunuch's real name was Ma Youfang, and he had been accompanied by Emperor Qingyun since he was a child, and he was the absolute confidant of Emperor Qingyun.
Emperor Qingyun said: "Old Ma, it seems that everything is going smoothly, but I don't know why, I have a faint feeling of unease?"
Ma Youfang replied: "The emperor has endured for many years, and now success or failure is in this move, it is inevitable to suffer from gains and losses, and it is normal for people to suffer." ”
After a pause, he said: "If the emperor can't rest assured, according to the old slave's opinion, it is better to send out the ...... of heaven."
Before he finished speaking, Emperor Qingyun said: "I also have this intention, raise soldiers for a thousand days, use soldiers for a while, the matter is big, not at this time, let alone when, so I will be down-to-earth." Qingyuan Hou did things properly, but he was afraid that he would be negligent. You go and let me know, no, you should go and go yourself. ”
Ma Youfang bowed down and agreed, but exited the door.
The night is deep, in Zhongping City, in the study of the Dongqing Palace, a person sits behind the bookcase, his body is as majestic as a mountain, looking at the side, the side face is somewhat similar to Yue Jing, it is the emperor's uncle Dongqing King who is famous for his martial arts and usually travels outside the dragon and does not see the end.
The fingers of the king of Dongqing gently stroked the desktop that had not been in for many days and had been slightly dusty, his eyes flashed, and he said to himself: "Is it finally going to be used? ”
"Come on, issue a heavenly policy order, and let all the heavenly policy guards enter Beijing within seven days. ”
At the same time, not far away, a side hall of the Xitai Wangfu was brightly lit, and the backbone of the Hou Party headed by the Xitai King was also secretly discussing the court situation overnight.
After the meeting, several secret orders were sent to different places.
In the distance, in the camp of Pingnan in the southern Xinjiang of the Dust Dynasty, Yue Jia, the little marquis who should have been detained, did not sleep at the moment, but was discussing the military situation with the prince of Beiyan.
Yue Jing's appearance is very similar to that of the Marquis of Qingyuan when he was young, and he is quite heroic and extraordinary. King Beiyan is in his forties, his skin is loose, he is old, and he looks like a pampered rich man.
The two seemed to have some disputes over something, and they didn't give in to each other, and finally Yue Jia said:
"The prince doesn't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind, since ancient times, the general will not grant the order of the foreign monarch, such an extraordinary time, relying on the intelligence system of the prince's merchants all over the mainland, I have eight points of certainty that the war will be successful. Southern Xinjiang must be, and I have a skill. ”
King Beiyan sighed helplessly, but still compromised, and said: "Since you insist like this, I will not hinder your filial piety, but the premise is that the battle is successful, otherwise I alone will not be able to shake the Hou Yue and your gang of Qiu Bajun, you must stay behind." Yue Jia nodded in agreement.
Emperor Zhao Deyin, crown prince Zhao Hanfei and a group of ministers were all analyzing intelligence, planning subordinates, purging the army, deploying grain and grass, and preparing for the southern expedition, just waiting for the evolution of the situation in the Chen Dynasty and the results of negotiations with the other three dynasties.
Hua Lanting didn't know about these situations, and after he woke up in the morning, he was thinking about how to destroy the alliance between the Heng Dynasty and Wen Bin.
He knew from the fifth prince that the envoy of the Heng Dynasty had arrived in Wenhui, and the eighth prince Hongtu was in charge of the matter, and the envoy had been arranged to a royal palace in Zizhong Mountain.
I can't say, I still have to explore at night to see what is going on, and then act with the camera.