The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 130 Seven Returning to Beijing Road ([-])

"Brothers fight against the wall, never die, don't give up for the sake of the throne and family affection." After hearing He Qufei's narration, Zhao Tuo said with a wry smile.

"My lord, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to stay out of the matter when you return to Beijing this time, so you have to make plans early," He Qufei persuaded again.

"Ah, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. I have repeatedly avoided them, regardless of brotherhood, and still want to know me to death. Do I have to draw my sword to kill people?" Zhao Tang looked at the barren tomb and sighed.

"My lord, don't take this step until the moment of life and death. Thinking about how wise and powerful Tang Taizong was, he couldn't escape the crime of killing brothers and brothers in the history books, which will be criticized by future generations." He Qufei hurriedly persuaded them. The set of leaving a name in history.

"He Yishan, people are harmless and tigers are harmful. Do you know the 'sound of candle shadow and axe' in the three major suspicious cases of this court?" Huang Jingchen waved his hand and asked the guards to retreat twenty steps away.

"Is it the matter of Taizong replacing Taizu? Didn't Taizu leave the Golden Chamber "Oath Book" back then, and it was to be passed on to Taizong, so it is not credible to catch wind and shadows." He Qufei waved his hands.

"Do you know the details of King Cai's death a few years ago?" Huang Jingchen said in a low voice.

"It is rumored that King Cai died of insanity. Could it be that there is an inside story about this?" He Qufei was only a foreign official of the eighth rank at that time, and he only heard about the secrets in the palace.

"This matter has to start from the time when Emperor Zhezong was buried..." Now Zhao Tuo knew that the two senior counselors were at odds, and it was Huang Jingchen's turn to tell him stories.

King Cai is Zhezong's half-brother Jian Wangsi. After Zhezong ascended to heaven, the prime minister Zhang Dun tried his best to make him king. Jian Wang was 17 years old at the time. He was handsome and intelligent. Corporal Qian is a suitable candidate for the son of heaven. King Jian also has a unique good condition - he and the emperor are brothers from the same mother, and brothers will inherit from each other. Taizu and Taizong are examples.But the queen mother looked down on him, so she wanted to establish Duan Wang Zhao Ji on the grounds that the order of seniority was orderly. Among the princes of Shenzong, Shen Wang Bi was the oldest, but he had eye disease and could not do things, followed by Duan Wang Ji.Finally, with the help of Zeng Bu and other ruling ministers, Zhao Ji ascended to the throne.

Although King Jian was later promoted to Situ and Taibao by Zhao Ji, the throne was only one step away from him, and he was inevitably depressed. He complained in private that the throne was originally his, and that he favored Duan Wang to the Queen Mother, which violated Duan Wang. The posthumous edict of the queen mother passed on the throne to Zhao Ji.After a long time, he got into a dead end, felt more and more wronged, became paranoid, and became mentally ill.His crazy words were detected by the Imperial City Secretary and reported to the emperor, saying that the prince's condition is getting worse, and there are more crazy remarks: insulting the emperor for usurping the throne, appointing treacherous officials, and having an affair with the Empress Dowager Chong'en, etc.

"The emperor was furious when he received the report. At this time, Taibai star appeared in the sky at daytime. He said to Yang Jian: "The star change warns that Taibai competes with the sun. King Cai has always wanted to stand on his own as king, and his heart of treason is clearly revealed." In the middle of the night that day, King Cai died of illness," Huang Jingchen said with a sneer.

"Could it be that the emperor changed the title of King Cai to be the King of Chu, and bestowed gifts on the Taishi, Shangshuling and Zhongshuling, all of which are done to deceive people?" He Qufei said in amazement after hearing this, he knew that Huang Jingchen would not use these things to coax him here and now , Huang Jingchen just nodded slightly, without saying a word.

"Each of you has an opinion, so what should I do? Should I become the prince and kill all the brothers who compete with me, or should I not be the prince and let them kill me?" Zhao Tong looked at He Qufei again. Look at Huang Jingchen and asked with a wry smile.

"Hehe, the prince has to take this idea by himself, so it's inconvenient for us to say more," He Qufei said with a smile.

"Father is in his prime. This crown prince is in name only. I don't know how long he will have to wait until he is in charge. Instead, he has to be careful in everything and set an example, and he has to be pushed around everywhere. Instead, he can do things freely now. Once the time is right, that position I don't know whose it belongs to." Zhao Tong blinked his eyes playfully and said.

"Oh, so the lord has no intention of being the crown prince now." He Qufei said, "That's fine, we'll just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

"No, if I withdraw, there will only be King Ding and King Jia left. Whoever becomes the crown prince is in our best interest, we will support him." Zhao Tong said, he didn't want to be a fencer, because it would be unfavorable to both sides.

"Well, it makes sense. Although the Holy Majesty has a lot of heirs, only King Ding, King Jia and Wang Ye are the ones who can take over the East Palace. Among these three factions, we are the weakest in the court, followed by King Ding, King Jia The king is the most powerful, but his lack of status is his biggest weakness." Huang Jingchen analyzed the current situation and said, "Determining the king as the eldest son, assuming the position of prince is justified, and he is loyal, so he is a good partner for cooperation."

"Okay, after the lord returns to Beijing, he voluntarily withdraws from the battle for the heir apparent, and he will definitely be supported by the scholars, and those righteous people who have not lost their conscience will definitely vote under the lord's command." He Qufei clapped his hands and applauded.

"****, the two of you are peeing in the same pot now. What is King Ding's loyalty? Loyalty is sometimes synonymous with cowardice, but it sounds nice. They mean that King Ding will be easy to control in the future, and in a deeper sense, it is time to replace it." It will be easier, and I can gain both fame and fortune." Zhao Tong sneered, but their ideas also coincided with his own goals, and he nodded in agreement.

Two old foxes and one cunning set a new five-year plan in front of Cao Zhi's tomb. If Cao Zijian heard it, he would definitely jump out of anger. That's how he was calculated by his elder brother back then.Seeing the sunset, the three talents returned home happily, and rode their horses straight to the post house.

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The post station originally had two functions: official travel (official hotels) and "postal transmission" (delivery of official and private documents). Since the Five Dynasties, "postal transmission" was delivered by "deliverers" full-time, and later a "delivery shop" was set up. To undertake the "postal transmission".Post stations are usually set up every [-] miles or so, and there are also [-], [-], or even [-] miles. The distance between two post stations is called a post, a post or a journey.Post stations have buildings, and all prefectures, states, and counties have post stations. Rural post stations are usually located in towns and cities, and post houses in prefectures, states, and counties are usually called post houses.All officials and soldiers who are going to or leaving office, officials and soldiers on business trips, as well as officials and soldiers who are in charge of the "Guangyun" on land, can stay with "post coupons".

Yongqiu is a county, and the posthouse is set up on the northeast corner of the county seat. A large courtyard is surrounded by high walls. From the outside, it looks like a large family's house. Zhao Tong and his party have many people and occupy the courtyard. The largest courtyard in the.When they came back, Jianxi had already taken care of everything, first arranged for the prince to take a bath, and then prepared to have dinner.

The posthouse also provides meals, but they don’t provide horse feed, and people enjoy different treatment according to their grades. For the sake of safety, Zhao Tun and the others prepare their own food, which is cooked by their own cooks, which is much better than the rough meals provided by the posthouse. Of course, the post house will not interfere, and the money saved will only make them cheaper.

"My lord, can you change places?" Just as he picked up the bowl, Yi Cheng ran in and said.

"Why?" Zhao Zhong stopped him and asked.

"My lord, the officers and soldiers of the Yingfeng Bureau of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces have come to stay here. There are many of them, and they want to occupy this yard." A military envoy from the ninth rank is also worthy of being called an adult.

"They have a lot of people, and we have a lot of people. They are all officials from the Song Dynasty. Can we live where they live?" Zhao Zhong snorted coldly.

"My lord, the escort officer is Zhu Ruzhou, the nephew of the envoy Zhu, who is escorting the tribute to Beijing. Please forgive me," Yi Cheng said.

"Tell him, we won't let it go, it's okay to let him stay away from here." Yicheng also had good intentions, wanting Zhao Zhong to know how powerful the visitor was and retreated despite difficulties, but Zhao Zhong didn't know what this Zhu observer was at all. thing.

"You... well, you have caused trouble." Yicheng rolled his eyes when Zhao Zhong choked, and he kindly persuaded him, but he didn't expect such a result. No one in Zhu's observation team knew that this little officer didn't let him go. Looking at it, isn't that courting death?

"Who speaks so loudly and dares not to pay attention to Envoy Zhu. Observer Zhu is the most trusted minister of the Holy Majesty. Disrespect to him is disrespect to the Holy Majesty." At this moment, a handsome, short stature The boy came in, followed by a group of soldiers, he slapped Yicheng somersault and said.

"Excuse me, who is your lord? What is your business?" Seeing the conflict here, Jianxi hurried over and asked.

"Our lord is the nephew of Zhu Yu, the observation envoy who knows Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the martial arts doctor Zhu Ruzhou, the commander of the Suzhou Army, Mr. Zhu, who escorted the tribute to Beijing. If you are sensible, give up the place quickly, or you will not be able to eat. "A small school stood up and said arrogantly.

"Since you are also an official, don't you know the rules of the post house?" Jianxi poked a prince behind him, and this prince was almost slaughtered by Cai You, and he might have been a dog of Cai Jing's family. Pointing at that martial arts doctor, he shouted.

According to the management regulations of post houses, those who arrive first usually move in, and low-ranking officials give way to high-ranking officials who arrive later, especially high-ranking officials with affiliation relationships;The Song Dynasty also stipulated that "the family of a high-ranking official and those who have not entered the official ranks, such as school lieutenants, will listen to live in although they do not ask for coupons."The conditions for staying in post houses have been relaxed, but if officials move in, they will be relocated.

"What nonsense rules, our Zhu family's rules are the king's law" Zhu Ruzhou was furious, and shouted on his feet. That Zhu Xi won the emperor's favor with flowers and stones. The villain is successful and extremely rampant. He commands the officials of the state and county like a slave. The governors and governors in the southeast often come out of their homes. It can be said that one person has become a chicken dog and ascended to heaven. His family has also become arrogant and arrogant. .

"Say what you just said again." At this time, a young man came over with a rice bowl, pointed Zhu Ruzhou's nose with chopsticks and said with a smile.