Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 447 6.18 Who else is qualified to inherit the throne?

Volume VI

6.18 Who else is qualified to inherit the throne?

After all, they were too far apart and didn't know enough. By the time Zhou Yang held the boneless female Master, bypassing all patrols and guards, and rushed to the Wenhua Hall, the fireworks that had been rising had slowly stopped. Next, there is about an hour left, which is the time for various theatrical troupes to perform in front of Chengtian Gate. Usually, the commotion will not disperse until it is almost midnight.

"General Zhou is in great spirits." As a result, the two of them had just entered a room that had been tidied up in the back hall. The empress, who was obviously waiting in a hurry, had a dark expression. She was so frightened that Yuanchun turned pale and struggled to get out of someone's arms. She slid down and knelt on the ground, "Although I promised to let her out, now she is still burdened with errands!"

"Didn't I come?" Zhou Yang didn't take it seriously. He hugged Yuan Chun with one hand and the queen with the other. The three of them sat on the couch together. His relationship with this woman now was far more than just a man and a woman. To say that the queen would fall out with him because of jealousy is simply overthinking, "But I don't know why she summoned me here like this?"

"Do you still know that I am in a hurry?" The queen sighed helplessly, knowing that her purpose of showing off her face was useless. Then she pointed to the food box on the small table not far away and motioned Yuan Chun to go and clean it up, "I originally had it today. Kai'er should stabilize your momentum, but I don't want this palace to get the news, and that old man Yu Chong is working together."

"Connecting in series?" Zhou Yang picked up the wine glass and said with some confusion, "Logically speaking, this person shouldn't be stupid, right? Liu Lun's family is not far away, is it possible that there are some people who are not discerning? Besides, he just wants to connect in series, so always There should be a support target, right? Apart from His Highness, who else in the royal family is qualified to inherit the throne?"

"I don't know." The queen shook her head, "I only know that if he wants to cause some trouble, the most suitable time is before Kai'er ascends the throne. If he misses it, there will be no chance again; I have even thought about going to the Supreme Emperor. , but now with the protection of the Royal Forest Army, I really can’t think of anything that could go wrong.”

"Huh?" Zhou Yang put down his wine glass. It's not just the Queen and Guo Kai who should worry about this. Once someone else comes to power in the future, unless he rebels immediately, he will be unable to escape sooner or later. "The vast white land is so clean." Do you doubt the target? If not, what do you want me to do?"

"Nowadays, the only one who poses a slight threat is Prince Zhongshun. Others such as Prince Zhongqin, Prince Zhongyong, etc., let alone compared with Kai'er, even when His Majesty first ascended the throne, they never took a fancy to him." The Queen said. He said in confusion, "But even Prince Zhongshun and the Supreme Emperor have given up. I can't think of any chance for him."

"What about the other families? How did they perform?" Zhou Yang didn't pay much attention. How could they rebel without military power?
"Empress, General Zhou -" the two of them were talking, Yuanchun had already laid out the food and wine, which was really nothing. There was a one-pound wine jar, and the four side dishes were fried peanuts, cooked mutton, roast chicken and fried fish, because It is impossible for the queen to have wine and food prepared outside at night, that would be too eye-catching, "The wine and food are ready."

"Yuan Chun, you heard what the Queen said just now. We haven't figured out what went wrong." Zhou Yang picked up the poured wine glass and took a sip, then picked up a piece of mutton and put it in his mouth. He turned to Yuan Chun and asked indifferently, " You usually don’t care about these things, but now it’s time to change your mind. I mean, if you think about it, what’s the problem?”

"Your Majesty, General Zhou, I think this slave should find a wise and powerful candidate?" Yuan Chun thought for a while, and then his words made the other two people's expressions change slightly, "If you let this slave do it, why not find someone casually?" Which one, then let him live in the palace, whether it is three thousand beauties, as long as he is..."

"If you don't affect the rights of some people, let others go to hell." Zhou Yang slowly put down his wine glass and looked at the Queen, realizing that he was thinking too much, "Wouldn't it be better and more convenient to find a wine bag and rice bag? Convenient? Yu Chong has been in the imperial court for many years, and has served as the Minister of Civil Affairs for more than five years. He has already cultivated a group of party members. As long as a clay-embedded wood sculpture is placed on the dragon throne, the power of the imperial court will naturally be in his hands."

"Not bad!" The queen's face had become very serious.

"It's still wrong." Zhou Yang pointed to the wine glass and motioned for Yuan Chun to pour it, "Such a big thing cannot be accomplished with words. Without enough swords and guns, is it possible that His Highness will give it up himself? But Yu Chong No matter how many members he has, he has never dealt with the military commander. Is it possible that he is planning to bring a group of scholars to the court with swords?"

"Yuan Chun, do you have any ideas?" The queen looked at her female officer and asked in a gentle tone.

"If so." Yuanchun thought for a moment, and when he spoke, he was so frightened that he looked horrified, "If you don't want to become something big, just..."

"Make His Highness disappear!" This time, the faces of Zhou Yang and the Queen became extremely cold at the same time!

"Empress, General Zhou, if this happens, the best chance is" Yuanchun said stupidly. "Today!" Zhou Yang breathed a long sigh of relief, and looked at the food and wine on the table reluctantly. He was busy all day, and he really didn't eat well. At noon, it was a "procedural" luncheon hosted by the queen and the eldest prince. I didn't say anything useful, and I didn't have a chance to eat any food. I was with Guo Kai for dinner and couldn't eat anything. I was really hungry at this time, "Unfortunately, since we have figured it out now, there is nothing for them! "

"Zi Yang, after your troops withdrew from Chengtian Gate at noon, they did not withdraw from the capital, right?" The queen asked hurriedly, "At this time, I really don't know anyone who can be trusted. If we continue to You can’t believe it, I and Kai’er.”

"Don't worry, I have been deeply favored by Rong'er and His Highness from the time I took the military exam to becoming an official. I have already been marked by the royal family, or the late emperor, the empress and your highness. Today, except for His Highness who has ascended the throne, there will be no one else. Without anyone else, I have no room to live!" Zhou Yang was very sober in this regard.

"That's good - Yuanchun, go and find a pair of the Four Treasures of the Study. Wenhua Palace will not be short of such things." The Queen breathed a sigh of relief, "I don't carry the Phoenix Seal with me, but I always keep my private seal. Take it with you; you can take my Yi Zhi out of the palace later, and send troops and horses to Chengtian Gate to protect Kai'er as quickly as possible.

After you leave, I will take Yuanchun to Chengtianmen immediately and explain to him that the matter is urgent. If he asks about it at that time, you can just say yes. I am going to give Yuanchun to you and ask her to go find him tonight. You conveyed the order, but because you took too long, you were punished by me to kneel down afterwards, and then the matter was discussed. "

There is really no way to carry the phoenix seal with you, because seals with imperial authority, including jade seals, are generally not small in size, and the most common ones are various official seals. On the contrary, personal seals are different, and the size depends on personal preference and form. More diverse, such as the queen's private seal, is actually a one-inch square and three-inch long phoenix relief and Tianyu cuboid, engraved with the words "Fengzao Palace Seal".

"That's it." Zhou Yang nodded and looked at the sky through the window lattice, "It's such a pity that we can only live up to the moonlight."

"Zi Yang, it's hard for you!" The queen stood up gently and leaned into Zhou Yang's arms, "I hereby promise you that as long as we, mother and son, can still talk to each other in the future, I will ensure that your Zhou family's holy family will not decline and your good fortune will last forever!"

"Empress!" Yuanchun came to report just in time.

It seems that the Wenhua Palace is indeed not short of pens, inks, paper and inkstones. While the two were talking, Yuan Chun had already brought back a set, and the paper was specially used for memorials. The queen had no time to talk nonsense and immediately asked Zhou Yang to grind and pick up the pens. She wrote a decree to mobilize troops, stamped her private seal and asked him to set off immediately; after Zhou Yang left, she wrote another decree to "reward" and gave it to Yuan Chun.

"Thank you for your grace!" Yuan Chun knelt down with Yi Zhi in his arms and cried with joy on the spot.

"You heartless person, it's in vain that I wanted to keep you in the palace and be a sister for the rest of my life." The queen glared at her angrily, scaring Yuanchun at a loss. Regardless of my grace, I'm afraid you just had a taste of it with him, right? I really should drag you out and give you a spanking!"

"Your Majesty, General Zhou is actually very loyal, just a little bit." Yuan Chun saw that the Queen was not angry, so he whispered.

"There are some barriers regarding the word 'sexuality'." The queen shook her head indifferently, "That's all, from now on, his support is indispensable. I will tolerate some humiliating things. Don't be too proud of yourself. No surprise, I am afraid that one of the four girls from your Jia family is indispensable."

"Empress!" Yuan Chun's cheeks were red and he didn't dare to answer a word. He just held up the gift of reward with some worry and said, "According to the custom in the palace, the order to mobilize the troops just now should not be issued by the empress. Even under special circumstances, it can only be In this way, it should be the most formal, using a bright yellow silk scroll that is one size smaller than the imperial edict, and the seal must be the empress's phoenix seal. Otherwise, if His Highness really wants to check it, what I just mentioned may be..."

"It's hard for you Hooves to still remember." The Queen smiled lightly, "The silk scrolls required for the imperial edict are only stored in Fengzao Palace and not elsewhere, so I made a supplementary edict that you, Hoofs, are here with him. Kai'er won't go into details about a tryst, which is a common death penalty. Even if there are some hurdles afterwards, with my protection, is it possible that you still have nothing to worry about?"

"Yuan Chun doesn't dare!" Ms. Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)