The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 571 The Tenth Brother is Really Disobedient

Zhao Yao decided to return to the capital, and it was impossible for him to leave without any preparation. After meeting the person sent by the King of Chu, he began to prepare everything for his return to the capital.

Before returning to the capital, Zhao Yao had to arrange all the affairs of the Swamp House. The cabinet still took charge of all matters of the Lingnan court. This time, Zhao Yao did not give the decision-making power of major matters to He Lianfang. If the foreign countries were dishonest and harassed Lingnan, it would be up to Chu Ying and others to decide.

Zhao Yao's preparations to return to Beijing were quite significant, and it was impossible for He Lianfang, who lived next door, not to notice.

He Lianfang already knew that the King of Chu had sent someone to ask for help. He originally thought that Zhao Yao would come to tell him about this, but he had not seen Zhao Yao for the past few days.

At this time, He Lianfang was playing chess with him in the study.

The person hiding in the shadows said, "The King of Han is going back to the capital but he didn't tell you. Why don't you react at all?"

He Lianfang ignored the person in the shadow.

"Before, the King of Han would leave important matters to you before he left, but this time, no matter how big or small the matter is, it is decided by the cabinet, and the military affairs are all handed over to Chu Ying and others. This completely leaves you out." The person in the shadows was anxious for He Lianfang, "The King of Han obviously doesn't trust you, how can you still sit still?"

He Lianfang still ignored the person in the shadow and continued to play chess leisurely.

Seeing that He Lianfang had been ignoring him, the man in the shadows became so angry that he disappeared from the darkness.

In the study of the Prince of Han's mansion, Zhao Yao was talking to the two brothers Zheng Cheng.

"Will you all go with me to the capital to rescue your brother, or will one of you go with me?"

Zheng Cheng and Zheng Qian looked at each other and said in unison: "We are not going."

This answer surprised Zhao Yao very much. "None of you are going? What if you don't save your brother?"

Zheng Cheng and the others said in unison: "No."

Zhao Yao was confused and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Why didn't you save him?"

Zheng Cheng said: "Brother doesn't need us to save him."

Zheng Qian said: "Zheng Rang doesn't want us to save him either."

Zhao Yao was still puzzled: "Why is this?"

"Your Highness, when the three of us brothers came to the capital to seek our own future, we agreed that none of us would help or save anyone else, and we would not interfere with each other. In the end, whether we live or die is our own business, and we don't need anyone else to rescue us." Zheng Cheng added, "Besides, with your brother's ability, he doesn't need us to rescue him."

Zhao Yao understood and nodded, saying, "In that case, you can stay. When I get to the capital, I will help you look after Zheng Rang."

Zheng Qian said: "Your Highness, you don't need to go see him."

"Your eldest brother is my fourth brother's confidant. I will bring the fourth brother back to the Swamp House when the time comes. I will also bring your eldest brother with me so that you brothers can be reunited."

"Your Highness is going to bring my elder brother to the Swamp Palace?" Zheng Cheng was pleasantly surprised. "If my elder brother can come to the Swamp Palace, that would be the best."

"Your eldest brother is talented. It would be a pity if he were to return to his hometown to live in seclusion with General Zheng." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "He is loyal to the fourth brother. If the fourth brother comes to my place, he will definitely come too."

Zheng Qian said expressionlessly: "It doesn't matter whether he comes or not."

Zhao Yao gave Zheng Cheng and his brother some instructions before letting them leave.

At this time, Tongxi came in with tea.

Zhao Yao picked up the teacup, but instead of drinking it, he asked, "Is there any news from Uncle Er?"

Tongxi shook his head and said, "No."

After hearing this, Zhao Yao smiled with an ambiguous tone: "Second Uncle is really patient."

"Your Highness, what are you fighting with the Second Master about?" Tongxi looked confused. "You haven't been to the Second Master's place for quite some time. Did you have a quarrel with the Second Master?"

"We didn't quarrel." Zhao Yao finished his tea, put down the teacup in his hand, and said indifferently, "Since Second Uncle is so patient, let him continue to be patient."

Tongxi didn't understand what Zhao Yao meant. "Your Highness, did you really not quarrel with the Second Master?"

"No, let him be." Zhao Yao instructed, "We will leave for the capital in the evening. Go check carefully to see if there is anything missing."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After Tongxi left, Zhao Yao walked to the bookshelf and took out an inconspicuous brocade box from the drawer of the bookshelf. He opened the brocade box and found something that everyone in the world wanted.

A few days ago, Zhao Yao went to Beishan Mountain and dug out the treasure buried underground. When he first picked it up, he thought it was a hot potato, so he buried it. He thought it would be buried underground forever, but he didn't expect that one day he would dig it out with his own hands.

Zhao Yao planned to give this treasure to King Wei and save the entire Li family.

"I hope that my brother will release my fourth brother and the entire Li family for the sake of this great treasure." If my brother is still unwilling to release my fourth brother and the entire Li family, then he can only take action to snatch them away.

At night, Zhao Yao took his men and headed for the capital by boat.

In He Lianfang's study, he was still reading calmly, not caring at all about Zhao Yao's departure.

The man hiding in the shadows became anxious again: "It's over, the King of Han really doesn't trust you anymore."

He Lianfang glanced at the person in the shadows, chuckled and said, "This is a good thing."

The person in the shadows was puzzled: "How can this be considered a good thing?"

He Lianfang ignored the person in the shadow and continued reading his book.

A few days after Zhao Yao left the Swamp House, the King of Wei received his letter. He wrote directly in the letter that his father had suffered a stroke and was seriously ill. As a son, he should return to the capital to visit him, and the King of Wei had no reason to stop him from visiting the emperor. At the end of the letter, he also wrote that he had important matters to discuss with the King of Wei.

After reading Zhao Yao's letter, the King of Wei smiled helplessly and dotingly, "Tenth brother is really disobedient."

"Your Highness, has His Royal Highness the King of Han returned to the capital?"

"On the way back to Beijing."

Yu Hai was surprised: "Didn't I ask Yu Jiang to tell His Royal Highness the Prince of Han not to return to the capital?"

King Wei glanced at Yu Hai and said, "Even if you go, you can't stop my tenth brother from returning to the capital."

"Then Your Highness, are you going to send someone to stop His Royal Highness the Prince of Han from entering the capital?" Yu Hai said, "If His Royal Highness the Prince of Han returns to the capital, he will definitely save the Prince of Chu and the Li family. We cannot let him enter the capital."

"I had expected that he would not obey and stay in the Swamp House obediently." King Wei said meaningfully, "He will not watch me wipe out the entire Li family."

"But, once His Royal Highness the King of Han returns to the capital, your plans will be ruined." Yu Hai was worried that Zhao Yao would become enemies with the King of Wei because of the incident with the King of Chu.

"Tenth brother won't ruin my plan, so let him go back to the capital." King Wei said with a smile, "If we don't let him go back to the capital, he might invade the capital."

"Your Highness, are you saying that His Highness the Prince of Han will lead his troops to attack the capital?" Yu Hai was surprised and sneered, "Where did His Highness the Prince of Han get his troops? Are those guards in the Prince of Han's mansion soldiers?"

King Wei said coldly: "Tenth brother has the tiger talisman that controls the Southern Camp."

"What?" Yu Hai's face changed drastically after hearing what King Wei said. He said in horror, "The tiger talisman of Zhennan Camp, how is that possible?"

"Before my tenth brother went to Lingnan, my father gave him the tiger talisman of Zhennan Camp." King Wei glanced at Yu Hai, "How many soldiers do you think he has?"

Yu Hai swallowed in fear and said, "Two hundred thousand..."

"The soldiers of Zhennan Camp have been guarding the southern border for many years. They are all strong and brave. Do you think that Tenth Brother can make it to the capital?"

"The Zhennan Camp can't defeat the Imperial Guards..."

King Wei looked at Yu Hai with amusement: "Are the imperial guards ours?"

Yu Hai was stunned, then shook his head and said, "No." After that, his face became more horrified, "Your Highness, the King of Han..."

"You should be thankful that your tenth brother always has me in his heart and will not lead troops to attack me." After the King of Wei finished speaking, he ignored Yu Hai and began to write a reply to Zhao Yao.

Sun Doudou, who was waiting on the side, saw that Yu Hai looked frightened and there was a look of mockery in his eyes.

A few days later, Zhao Yao received a reply from the King of Wei. In the letter, the King of Wei said that he would wait for him to return to the capital, but he did not say anything else.

Seeing that the King of Wei agreed to let him return to the capital, Zhao Yao was relieved. He was really afraid that Bage would never let him return to the capital, otherwise he would really take action.

Liangpin in the palace learned from the King of Wei that Zhao Yao was about to return to the capital, and she breathed a sigh of relief. In the current situation, she, a woman, could not help much, and only Yaoyao's return could help.

On that day, Concubine Liang sent Gui Xing to visit the King of Chu with food and nourishing medicine, and told him that Zhao Yao would be returning to the capital soon.

When the King of Chu learned that Zhao Yao was about to return to the capital, his eyes lit up. He knew that as long as Zhao Yao came back, the entire Li family would be saved.

A few days later, Zhao Yao arrived in the capital by boat. At this time, it was already late, and he did not return to the Han Palace, nor did he go to the Wei Palace, but went directly to the palace.

Although the palace had not been locked yet, it was already late and no one was allowed to enter the palace unless summoned by the emperor.

The emperor had suffered a stroke and could not speak, so it was impossible for him to issue an order to summon Zhao Yao. However, if Zhao Yao went to see the King of Wei and the King of Wei agreed to let him enter the palace, he could enter the palace. However, Zhao Yao did not need the King of Wei's consent, he had his own way to enter the palace.

Zhao Yao brought Tongxi to the palace gate and was stopped by the guards guarding the palace gate without any surprise. He took out a jade pendant from his arms, which was a birthday gift from the emperor. He didn't know what the jade pendant was used for at that time. Neither the emperor nor Liangpin told him, but a few years ago, he guessed the function of this jade pendant.

When the soldiers at the palace gate saw the jade pendant in Zhao Yao's hand, their faces changed drastically, and their expressions immediately became awed. He immediately let Zhao Yao into the palace.

Before Zhao Yao entered the palace, he warned his soldiers not to tell anyone about the jade pendant in his hand.

The soldier quickly said he knew nothing.

Zhao Yao then asked the soldiers where the emperor was now, was he still in the back hall of the Purple Palace?

The soldiers said that after the emperor became seriously ill, he lived in Kunde Hall and was taken care of personally by Concubine Liang.

After Zhao Yao learned about it, he hurried to Kunde Hall.

As soon as he entered the palace, King Wei learned about it.

"Your Highness, the soldiers guarding the palace gate actually took the initiative to let His Highness the King of Han enter the palace."

"Tenth brother has a token that allows him to enter and leave the palace freely. The soldiers at the palace gate cannot stop him, and the same goes for the imperial guards."

Yu Hai was shocked: "Your Highness, you don't even have it, so how can His Highness the King of Han have a token that allows him to enter and leave the palace freely?"

"Of course it was given by my father."

"How could the emperor give..." Before Yu Hai could finish his words, he was interrupted by the King of Wei, "Prepare some wine and food, and wait for the tenth brother to leave the palace."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Prepare the carriage."

"Your Highness, where are you going?"

"Go to the palace gate and wait for the tenth brother."