Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 495 6.66 There is another biggest hidden danger in ascending the throne.
Volume VI

There is another biggest hidden danger in ascending the throne in 6.66
"This news. We shouldn't be the only ones who know about it, right?" Watching the Supreme Emperor leave the courtyard, he was silent for a while, until the atmosphere in the living room was a bit depressed, Zhou Yang finally said after thinking about it, "I don't believe that Niu Jizong and Wen Funeng are so honest. , if nothing unexpected happens, there will be undercurrents in the capital soon."

"What do you mean?" The Queen Mother was no longer just "bitter in expression". She lost her husband and only son in less than half a year. It is a huge misfortune for any woman. "Well, if something happens to you and Rong, Let’s discuss it, I’m tired, just let someone tell me after you decide.”

"Hong Hong!" At this time, Zhou Yang could no longer care about his reputation. He took a few steps forward and hugged Li Hong, who was about to get up and leave. He hugged her and sat down directly on the couch in the center. Princess Yongchang, whom she had known for a long time, Fortunately, even if Princess Yongjing and Xue Baoqin had already guessed, they were so shocked that they could not speak at this time, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about Wei'er!"

"Brother Zhou, you-" Princess Yongjing asked stupidly.

"This matter is too complicated. Let's discuss it after we go back." Zhou Yang concealed something in front of him and quickly changed the topic, "Since we are sure that the capital will not be peaceful if it takes over, we must find a way to stabilize it. I think Should we let the Shenji Battalion take over the city defense and then withdraw the main force from the White Mountains and Black Waters?"

"That's right." Princess Yongchang took Princess Yongjing with her and sat down on her couch and said, "But didn't you say that the soldiers and horses in the Shenji Camp are not strong enough now? If they are allowed to take over the city defense, will they be able to stabilize the city defense? What's the living situation? Dongfang has found out the news that the place where my good nephew is confined was very lively last night."

"Don't worry, when I talk about insufficient combat power, I am comparing it with the main fusiliers who were transferred to the White Mountains and Black Waters. If compared with the scraps from other ministries, they are all the elites in the world." Zhou Yang smiled coldly. He still had this bit of confidence. "What's more, the latest batch of [-] flintlock muskets and [-] infantry cannons shipped from Miyako Island two days ago have been distributed.

Relying on forty hundred households of new cavalry, all equipped with flintlocks and sabers, nearly three thousand households of fusilier infantry, plus at least six thousand ordinary firearms infantry equipped with matchlocks and blunderbuss, and more than 25 Hundreds of infantry and artillery, such a huge force is enough to ensure the stability of the capital, whoever dares to move will die! "

"That's good!" Princess Yongchang finally breathed a sigh of relief, "You can send an order now to let the elite soldiers of the Shenji Battalion enter the capital overnight to take over all defenses from city defense to palace confinement. I am responsible for the news in the entire Gyeonggi area - Qin girl, right? , if my guess is correct, those firearms so-called 'purchased from the red-haired people' should be produced on Prince Jinghai Island, right?"

"Hee hee!" Xue Baoqin did not answer, but pursed his lips and looked at Zhou Yang with a smile.

"Since you have guessed it, I won't hide it." When it comes to this, "working together" has become the basic requirement. "Uncle Xue has a large firearms arsenal on Miyako Island, as well as the most advanced refined iron smelting plant. All of my The firearms are all obtained from there and the prices are much lower than I said in the past.”

"Brother Zhou is being humble. If it hadn't been for his reminder and guidance, these things would never have been in the hands of the father." Xue Baoqin added with a smile, "Since the princess sister has guessed about the firearm, another thing You should have guessed what happened?"

"It's no wonder the prince has so much salt in his hands. I'm selling the salt business north of the Yellow River, and I've never encountered a problem of short supply." Princess Yongchang gave someone a hard look, "That's great, rich! With the sword, and the constant supply of grain and grass from Jiangnan and Huguang by sea, it turns out that General Zhou was not honest before."

"Ahem, actually I really didn't think about what I wanted to do. I just wanted to have a 'break up with the country'." Zhou Yang quickly explained. After all, you have to coax your wife when she needs to be coaxed. As for the two princesses plus one He just smiled and said, "Girl Qin, you go home and let Qiying and Xiuyan go to the camp to make arrangements. Remember to send one hundred households home to give it to Yan Ling." "

Xue Baoqin smiled sweetly, bowed and left with a pretentious blessing without saying anything more.

"Hmph!" Princess Yongchang rolled her eyes at him, patted her dumbfounded sister and followed her out the door. She wanted to arrange the city gate matters when the army entered the city - at this time, everyone became complete grasshoppers, naturally they couldn't He would fall out again just to hide something, and he would appear selfless when speaking out.

"Brother Zhou!" There were only three people left in the living room, and Princess Yongjing stared at someone aggrievedly.

"Okay, Xuan'er, be good." Zhou Yang simply took Li Hong over and hugged the two girls, one on the left and the other on the right. "We are all a family, why bother saying those unflattering things? Anyway, we are just together for a lifetime, and we will be together in the future. You are my empress, our child will inherit the throne, and he also has half of the Guo family's blood!"

Princess Yongjing didn't say a word, just stared at Li Hong's obviously bulging belly.

"Silly girl, Wei'er will only be regarded as the late emperor's posthumous son, how will it affect you?" Li Hong rolled her eyes at someone, stood up and sat next to Princess Yongjing and hugged her, "Besides, my identity is known to the whole world, even if If it is spread out, it will only be regarded as his love affair, so is it possible that he still has the guts to give me a title?"

"What's so scary about this?" Zhou Yang really didn't take it seriously.

"Humph, you dare to give it, but I don't dare to ask for it. Otherwise, how will the history books be arranged, and there will be another Sui Dynasty Empress Xiao?" Li Hong punched someone in annoyance - Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang The royal wife and queen of the Xiao family, after the Jiangdu Revolution, unofficial histories record that she successively followed Yu Wenhuaji, Dou Jiande, Chuluo Khan, Jieli Khan, and Li Shimin, and was jokingly called the "Queen of the Yuan Dynasty in the Six Dynasties".

"Okay, don't talk nonsense." Zhou Yang was a little embarrassed. Although Empress Xiao's so-called "followed six emperors" is basically a joke in the wild history, the problem is that this kind of reputation is more likely to be passed on, which is too harmful to a woman. He said, "Tonight I will arrange for troops to take over the defense of the capital. Let's go and make arrangements."

"It's almost noon, why don't you go with some rest?" Li Hong quickly grabbed him and said, "Anyway, Rong Shu'er will keep the news in the city. Didn't you ask Miss Qin to arrange for your two concubines to go to the army?" Are you ready? They must be busy in the afternoon. You just need to go over and take them to Beijing tonight. What's the rush?" "It's not military affairs." Zhou Yang sighed, "There is another biggest hidden danger in ascending the throne. I must solve it completely. Only then can you rest assured."

At noon, Yizhong County Prince’s Mansion.

A table of simple food and wine, a jar of fine Huiquan wine, and three familiar strangers gathered in the main hall of the palace. Unfortunately, even though the room was filled with the aroma of wine and meat, it still couldn't hide the depressing atmosphere.

"Since last night, more than [-] companies in the interior of the capital have successively sent representatives to the king, either to express their support or to swear allegiance. Most of them are civil servants. Wu Xun's side is much slower. And the ones who came were all things that didn't show up on the table, and none of the families with soldiers and horses in their hands have come so far." Yizhong County Wang Youyou said.

"No way, they know what they have done, and they know your temper even more. Even if they are a little shaken, they still want to wait and see before talking." Princess Yongchang stood up and filled three cups before returning to her seat and sitting down. "On the contrary, That group of poor people will neither threaten you nor have they ever had any conflicts with you in the past, and their reactions and actions are very fast."

"Auntie, don't you ask who it is?" King Yizhong picked up the wine glass and drank it in one sip. He picked up a piece of sturgeon fillet and nodded with satisfaction after tasting it for a while. "I remember that there are several chefs in my aunt's Wanfu Building. Are they all from the palace? It’s hard for my aunt to forget my taste. It’s a pity that it’s so delicious, I can probably eat this meal.

Since I received the news last night, I have thought about it repeatedly. Now that the emperor's grandfather is still here, and all the royal branches in Beijing are included, only the loyal and obedient uncle Wang has some meaning. The others are just wine bags and rice bags and are not worth mentioning. At that time, I I also thought that it was really a stroke of fate that that position would come back to me in this way. "

"It's not necessary - the first thing my father thought of was you, but my wife and I disagree." Princess Yongchang stood up again to greet Yizhong County Prince, "As I said just now, your temper is simply incompatible with The elder brother is carved out of the same mold. If you sit in that position, it won't take long for me to go see the elder brother, even the father, the emperor's sister-in-law, and the girl Yongjing."

"Yes, it's also my fault that I was too sharp in the past. If I learn from my fourth uncle and restrain myself, I might be able to have the last laugh." Prince Yizhong smiled bitterly and drank it all in one gulp again. Before Princess Yongchang could get up, he was full. "I considered all possibilities, but I never thought it would be General Zhou. That's right. Our Guo family has this precedent, and with Aunt Yongjing here, the future succession to the throne will still be half of our family's blood."

"Today is my third meeting with the prince, but I didn't expect that it would be under such circumstances." Zhou Yang picked up the wine glass and drank with Prince Yizhong, "Originally, for the sake of Ke Qing's affection, I actually I didn’t plan to be an enemy of the prince, but it’s just like today, I’m afraid there will only be one left between you and me.”

"That's right!" Prince Yizhong sighed softly, with a look of helplessness on his face, "If I had known you were so capable, why would I have wronged Ke'er to marry into Ningguo Mansion, not only ruining the relationship between brother and sister, but also losing After seeing talents like you, looking at Jia Zhen and Jia Rong and his sons now, the so-called 'White Lotus Sect' assassination must have been done by you too?"

"I can't let Jia Zhen wander around without knowing her life or death. After all, Rongguo Mansion has been kind to me. If the Jia family continues to follow you, they will only die without a burial place." Zhou Yang sighed softly. He really didn't want to touch this man at the beginning. Two, because Jia Zhen and Jia Lian did give him a lot of help when he first came to this world, "not to mention, they have a good relationship with each other."

"The most difficult thing in the world is the word 'regret'." King Yizhong smiled bitterly and looked at the door. The Li brothers were carrying two small flags and loaded flintlock soldiers, "It's just that you The troops here in the capital are strong, but have you thought about the [-] troops that have left the capital? If someone can bribe them, you will probably have a hard time ending it, right?"

"Actually, there is nothing to arrange." Zhou Ang smiled and didn't take it seriously, "Not to mention that the generals leading the troops are all their families in Beijing. When His Majesty led people to sweep the White Mountains and Black Waters, in order to take care of other soldiers According to the credit of the horse, only the heavy artillery of the Shenji Battalion was brought to Shengjing City, while the main force of [-] infantry remained at Shanhaiguan.

I have rushed over eight hundred miles to send orders, leaving only one guard, that is, more than [-] fusiliers stationed at Shanhaiguan. The rest of the troops have withdrawn. In addition, Brother Qiu Liangqiu, the main force of the cavalry, will soon withdraw. The soldiers and horses stayed in the white mountains and black waters to continue chasing the remaining enemies. They could not cause any trouble. No matter how much they did, it was just the next decree, a promise not to pursue the assassination of His Majesty. "

"Yes, this kid Qiu Liang has always followed my aunt, and now he is not stupid enough to meddle in her own business. As long as he continues to support him, will he get less benefits in the future?" Prince Yizhong's expression became more and more bitter, "The best soldiers in the world except Beijing Camp, one of the four major frontier armies has been lost. Wang Shuirong of Beijing is in the capital, and the other two are far away and harmless. The garrisons in various places have long been dilapidated, and the civil servants cannot succeed. Commander Zhou is indeed very capable!"

"The prince's guess is good!" Zhou Yang smiled and drank another drink with him, placing a small white porcelain gourd on the table. "I know that the prince is a decent person, so I will naturally take care of the prince's dignity. I don't think there is any need for anything else." Say more.”

"That's right, this king can be regarded as a man of heaven, and he has his own way of death." Yizhong County King slowly picked up the porcelain gourd, and finally glanced at the impatient Princess Yongchang, "I won't give it away!"

Zhou Yang gently hugged Her Highness the Princess, shook his head at her seriously, and pulled her out of the room half forcefully.

"Master——" Li Xiong strode up to report.

"Look, if he is decent, let him be decent; if he is not decent, help him to be decent!"

"The servant understands!"

(End of this chapter)