Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 841 Three Heads 4
I hope the queen’s belly will be strong enough to give birth to a boy!
Wang Wenzuo secretly prayed that the safety of the entire empire was tied to the belly of a woman. How absurd does this sound? But the fact is this, "Now a rabbit is running away, and a hundred people are chasing it. It is not determined that one rabbit's feet are divided by a hundred people. The reason is not determined. The reason is not determined. Yao can only bend his strength, but what about the crowd! There are many rabbits in the market, and the travelers ignore it. It is not because of unwillingness. Rabbit, the division has been decided. No matter how despicable the people are, it may sound ridiculous to pass on the country as the private property of one family, but it is better than having the war of the Eight Kings turn into nothing. But the problem is that no one can control whether the queen can give birth to a son. A wise man must be prepared for the eventuality.

Although the issue of succession to the throne is a headache, it has to be considered. If the queen does not give birth to a son, then the most powerful successors are his three younger brothers: King Li Xian of Pei, King Li Xian of England, and King Li Dan of Prime Minister. If a younger brother succeeds his elder brother, at least it is legitimate to serve as the supervisor of the country, and from the supervisor to the big position. It's just one step away. But the queen would definitely object. The succession of any one of these three people would mean that she would be squeezed out of the center of power. Is there any other option? By the way, the emperor seems to have a son, yes, that maidservant. In theory, the eldest son of the concubine is the first heir. If the emperor abdicates and becomes the Supreme Emperor and gives way to him, then everything will be fine!
Wang Wenzuo felt refreshed when he thought of this. He pulled the string by the window, and there was a sound of bells coming from outside.

"What are your orders, Your Majesty?" Wang Pu appeared at the carriage window.

"Immediately send someone to tell Murong Mu and ask him to find out where the late emperor's eldest son is now? What's the situation? If there is any news, report it to me immediately!"

"As ordered!"

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"What? Xu Cairen died, was he killed by the Queen? Was it late at night on the day of Hu Liang's wedding? King Poyang was also taken away by the Queen and was kept in the Queen's palace?"

In the evening of that day, Murong Miao hurriedly came to Wang Wenzuo's residence and reported to him in person. Wang Wenzuo couldn't help but was speechless. Although he could understand the Queen's motive for doing this, and even admired her decisiveness, "killing the mother and imprisoning the son" was a bit too anthropomorphic, right?

"General!" Murong Miao presented an embroidered sachet with both hands: "Look -"

"What is this?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"When Pei Judao and King Pei wanted to do evil, Xu Cai and the Poyang King were also imprisoned. When the ministers came to the palace to see him, this embroidered sachet was given to the general by Xu Cai. It must be an important thing to him, most likely from Poyang. The king also recognizes it!" Murong Miao said.

"Oh!" Wang Wenzuo glanced at Murong Miao meaningfully: "If you have any plans, just tell me!"

"The general thought that the queen did this just for backup. If she gave birth to a boy, then King Poyang would naturally be of no use; but if she gave birth to a daughter, then King Poyang would be the only son left by the emperor. , she ascended the throne with the dignity of a queen, which is justifiable. "

"Then why did she kill Xu Cairen?" Wang Wenzuo asked: "According to the etiquette and law, although Xu Cairen is the biological mother of King Poyang, the queen is the mother according to etiquette and law. As long as the emperor does not depose the queen, then the king of Poyang and the queen It is the relationship between mother and son. After King Poyang ascends the throne, it is the empress dowager who belongs to him, not Xu Cairen! "

"This -" Murong Miao couldn't help but was speechless. He thought for a moment and then replied: "I don't know why the queen did this. But when I met Xu Cairen, even though she was living in a shabby room, her demeanor was very... , Awesome, not like a talented person. Maybe it was because of this that the queen killed her? "

Wang Wenzuo listened and was silent for a long time: "Okay, maybe it's the reason you mentioned, but it's still not the reason for the queen to kill people. After all, King Poyang should be four or five years old now, right? At this age, he can definitely remember his mother. If he really ascends the throne and becomes emperor, won’t he avenge his biological mother when he grows up?”

"That's what the Lord said!" Murong Miao said: "My subordinates also think so, but after all, we are not in the palace, so we don't know the details, and even if King Poyang ascends the throne, it will be more than ten years before he can rule personally. Maybe The queen didn’t think that far ahead!”

"That makes sense!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "You did a good job in this matter. You bribed one or two people around the queen, preferably those who have access to King Poyang, just in case of emergencies!"

"My subordinate understands!"

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"Someone reported that the Prince of Pei was plotting something bad again?" Wang Wenzuo pressed his temple. "Counting the day before yesterday, this is the fifth time this month, right?"

"Yes!" Lu Zhaolin said with a bitter smile: "But there is nothing we can do about it. Who told King Pei to be in a place of suspicion at this time?"

"Then you can't just talk nonsense without evidence?" Wang Wenzuo said angrily: "Why are you secretly gathering guests and hoarding weapons, thinking that something bad will happen? If you don't deal with it, I'm afraid there will be something unbearable to say - please King Pei really wanted to rebel, not because he made friends with the guests and accumulated soldiers, but because he wanted to hook up with the imperial army of Nanbei Yamen, or to escape from Chang'an to support the temporarily recruited guests in front of my elite soldiers. Li Xian followed him. I’ve been to Hebei and I’ve never eaten pork or seen pigs running away?”

"Yes, yes!" Lu Zhaolin said hurriedly: "Then my subordinates will immediately deal with the person who made the false accusation?"

"Just give him a few whips and drive him out!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand.

"Yes Yes!"

Wang Wenzuo pressed his forehead in annoyance. He now understood why ancient history books were so disdainful about encouraging reports. This thing was too easy to use, but also too troublesome. Just a few days after these three leaders came to power, the General Affairs Office was almost overwhelmed by reports from all directions, most of which were related to coups and conspiracies. The people who were reported were all those who had offended him, Zhang Wenguan, and Li Yuanjia, and who might be a political threat to the three of them and the Queen. Obviously, most of the people who reported them wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to gain wealth.

To put it simply, if Wang Wenzuo wanted to take the opportunity to avenge himself and eliminate his political opponents, he would do it by falling asleep on a hot pillow, and he would not even have to think of a reason. But the problem is that this kind of thing can't be started. Once it starts, it will be difficult to contain it. If you arrest someone, you will interrogate them, and those cruel officials will use all possible means to torture them. What can you ask for under three trees? The tortured person will no longer want to escape the guilt, but will want to die as soon as possible to get rid of the pain. They will find ways to tell the things that the cruel officials want them to tell, and the result will inevitably be implication and expansion. It will definitely be beyond the control of the person who started it, and it will end up all over the place. After all, even Wu Zetian didn't want to leave his own son half dead in the first place, right?
But Wang Wenzuo did not dare to completely ignore these informants. After all, there may not be a coup conspiracy, but there was definitely dissatisfaction with himself, King Han, and Zhang Wenguan. If you completely ignore the whistleblower and gain a good reputation, it will be equivalent to blocking your eyes and ears. What will happen to Er Zhurong? In terms of martial arts, I'm afraid I can't compare to General Tianzhu!
So Wang Wenzuo could only ask Lu Zhaolin to do a rough screening first, and eliminate those that were too outrageous and the identities of the people being reported were ordinary, and only handed over to him those reporting letters that sounded more real and the identities of the people being reported were more important. But even so, the number left Wang Wenzuo stunned. If half of these reports were true, there would be very few officials left alive.

"I must do something!" Wang Wenzuo said: "Change this situation!"

"What do you mean?" Lu Zhaolin asked: "You mean to King Pei and the others——"

"No, no!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "Blood will only bring more blood. This thing cannot be started, absolutely not!" Wang Wenzuo said firmly. He thought for a moment and asked: "Queen, how is the queen?"

"Queen?" Lu Zhaolin asked in confusion.

"I'm asking about the queen's reputation among the people!" Wang Wenzuo asked, "Compared to a few of us!"

"This -" Lu Zhaolin showed a wry smile: "The Queen's reputation is not bad. Many people said that she was deceived by you. Some people even said that the Queen was under house arrest in the palace and could no longer communicate with the outside world. Some people even called for her rescue. The queen is here—" Seeing Wang Wenzuo's face, Lu Zhaoling quickly stopped and said: "My lord, this is just a one-sided statement by my subordinate, you don't need to take it too seriously!"

"No, Shengzhi, I'm just worried!" Wang Wenzuo said coldly. "What are you worried about? Isn't the Queen on the same side as the Lord?" Lu Zhaoling asked in confusion.

"The Queen is indeed on our side now, but that's only now!" Wang Wenzuo said coldly: "Now she needs me to stabilize her position, but after she gives birth to a boy and her position is stabilized, and my reputation is so bad, Will she kill me and win over the people? "

"Ah!" Lu Zhaoling's expression changed drastically: "Then what should we do, Lord? Strike first to gain the upper hand?"

"No!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand: "She is still pregnant with His Majesty's flesh and blood, let's wait until the child is born!"

"Yes, yes!" Lu Zhaoling nodded repeatedly: "I understand."

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Chengdu, the headquarters of the military envoy.

The horse's hooves fell and gravel flew everywhere. Li Jingye jumped off the horse panting. His whole body was filled with the smell of tanned leather and blood. He shouted loudly in a rough voice: "Be careful and pack away the prey in the carriage behind. Don't put it away." The leather is damaged!"

"Mr. Lang! An urgent message has arrived from Chang'an!" King Luo Bin responded, with a solemn look on his face.

"Chang'an?" Li Jingye smelled an ominous aura from his friend. He threw the reins and riding whip to his entourage: "Let's go to the study to talk!"

study.

"Your Majesty suffered a sudden illness at the wedding banquet. The Queen is pregnant. The political commissars of the court are Wang Wenzuo, Zhang Wenguan and Li Yuanjia!"

A maid carefully took care of Li Jingye's beard with an ivory comb, and then applied ointment evenly to make it shiny and fragrant. Xu Jingye threw the letter aside: "Brother Luo, what do you think?"

"This shouldn't be poisoning by Wang Wenzuo and others!" King Luo Bin replied.

"Oh? Why?" Li Jingye asked while enjoying the maid's service.

"According to the letter, the emperor's sudden attack of wind disease happened at the wedding banquet of Prince Hu Liang and the eldest princess. This happened in full view of everyone. There was no way to control the next situation and isolate China and the outside world. To put it bluntly, it was poisoned. The purpose of this person is to make a profit after the emperor falls. This is completely meaningless!"

"Well, that's what I think too." Li Jingye sighed: "Also, the late emperor originally had wind disease. Now, when he was the prince, his health was not very good. I can only say that Wang Wenzuo's luck was really good. The emperor's illness didn't occur early or late, but it happened at his son's wedding banquet. "

"I think this may not be a good thing for Wang Wenzuo!" King Luo Bin said with a smile.

"Oh? The emperor cannot govern. The queen is now pregnant. Zhang Wenguan and Li Yuanjia are both old enough to have their necks buried in the earth. Isn't it a good thing that the central authority jumps into his arms?"

"Since ancient times, taking over the world has been either difficult and easy, easy and difficult, always easy or always difficult, but there is no such thing. It is easy for Wang Wenzuo to take power this time, but it is difficult to keep it. The emperor is currently in trouble, and the queen will have a child in the future. It’s not certain whether it’s a boy or a girl. How can King Pei and the others just sit there and wait for death? From my perspective, the city of Chang’an is in a state of turmoil right now!”

"Well, even if it's as Brother Luo said, what does it have to do with us who are far away in Shu?" Li Jingye said with a wry smile.

"Lang Jun, Shen Sheng dies inside, and Chong Er lives outside. Do you understand this truth? If you were in Chang'an now, with the reputation of your father and ancestors, you would definitely be involved in it, and it would be difficult to protect yourself. It's better to be here now A perfect place, with heavy troops in hand, waiting for the right time.”

"What you said makes sense!" Li Jingye nodded: "But Wang Wenzuo also has quite a branch in Shu, and Hu Liang almost took away my great merit because of this. What do you think Brother Luo should do now?"

"The gentleman in Shu can steal it, do good deeds, make friends with heroes, and wait for the opportunity. As for Chang'an, there will definitely be a lot of letters exchanged in the future to win over the gentleman. The gentleman must be careful and not give any advice. People use handles to get involved.”

"I understand this." Li Jingye sighed: "Looking back now, things are really unpredictable. I don't know whether the emperor's illness is better or not."

"Even if the emperor's illness can be cured, the world waiting for him will definitely not be the same as before!" King Luo Bin said.

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Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace, Queen's bedroom.

"Your Majesty the Queen, you should pay attention to rest and don't work too hard, otherwise it will be bad for the fetus in your belly!" the imperial doctor advised after diagnosing the Queen's pulse.

"Yes, I understand!" The queen nodded and signaled the imperial doctor to step back. She waved to Wang Shaojian beside her: "How is King Poyang?"

"I just ate and have already fallen asleep!" Wang Shaojian whispered.

"Are you still crying for your mother?" the queen asked.