The king behind the empress

Chapter 8 Returning to Beijing
Mo Zizai's crown prince status was abolished, but he was named a Zizai king. In terms of status, he was still at the first level of a prince, so if he went out in a serious manner, the guard of honor was still very prestigious.

It's just that Mo Zizai is now in the imperial mausoleum, and the conditions are not enough, so he can only be relatively simple.

A pair of flags, two big umbrellas, a very gorgeous elephant (lu), and thirty accompanying guards.

The so-called Xiangren refers to a covered carriage, which is similar in shape to a pavilion. From a distance, it looks like a round pavilion pulled by a carriage.

In the Xiangren, there are footbaths, towels, incense burners, water pots, spittoons and other daily necessities, and once the light gauze curtains around it are lowered, it is simply a house that can be walked.

"It's really corrupt."

Mo Zizai, who was dressed in red, was lying on the soft couch without any image. While lamenting the corruption, he felt a little regretful, "It's a pity, there is still a handsome and pretty maid, otherwise I can try to sleep on the pillow." What does it feel like to sleep on your lap?"

Mo Zizai was driven by Zhou Qi, which was the closest to Mo Zizai and the most convenient place to protect him.

Although with Zhou Qi's status, driving Mo Zizai was a bit humiliating to Zhou Qi's status, but Zhou Qi never cared about it.

There is an official road from the imperial mausoleum to the capital, and the elephant rides extremely smoothly, and Mo Zizai sits on it without feeling the slightest jolt.

Looking at the original ecological scenery outside, Mo Zizai felt a little emotional, "I haven't gone out for three years, it feels like a lifetime."

Hearing Mo Zizai's slightly resentful words, Zhou Qi hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, actually it was the late emperor's will to let you guard the mausoleum for three years."

"The late emperor said that you are safest only if you stay away from the court."

"Oh, that's true."

After Mo Zizai thought about it for a while, he nodded deeply. Even if he was not used as a weapon to deal with the empress with his previous brain and personality, he would still be lured by others to make a big mess, and at the last time he would have to It is a big basket for the rebellion to start.

Zhou Qi looked sideways slightly, looked at Mo Zizai from the corner of his eye, and found that his face was very calm, obviously not talking ironically, and was slightly surprised in his heart.

I didn't expect His Highness to be able to figure out these things. You know, it's not like I didn't say something similar to persuasion back then, but every time I was scolded bloody, and because of this, I even alienated my relationship with His Highness.

So from then on, Zhou Qi didn't mention these words again. I didn't expect that His Highness would accept it calmly after just talking a little bit today, which made Zhou Qi unable to bear to say more.

"Also, Your Highness."

"During the three years you were imprisoned, the reason why His Majesty didn't come to see you was not only because you resented her, but also because she didn't want to bring you any danger."

"Besides, she doesn't want you to think she's using you."

"Danger? Use?"

The Majesty Zhou Qi mentioned naturally refers to the current empress, but this danger and use made Mo Zizai slightly puzzled. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you referring to the new party and the old party?"

The so-called new party and old party refer to the two parties in the court that supported the empress and those who supported the late emperor.

Among them, those who took refuge in the Empress were called the New Party, and those who missed the late Emperor or did not completely take refuge in the Empress were called the Old Party.

Of course, these two parties are just general terms. People in the new party may not all support the empress, and people in the old party may not really miss the late emperor.

In short, the bowl of water in the court is very deep.

"That's right, the new party and the old party."

Zhou Qi nodded, and said: "Some people in the old party made the slogan that they agreed to your majesty's ascension to the throne because of the late emperor's will, but they actually did not approve of letting a woman with a foreign surname be the emperor."

"It was only because they were loyal to the late emperor that they did not oppose His Majesty's ascension to the throne."

"The people in the new party are more complicated..."

Zhou Qi thought for a while and said, "But the relationship between the old and new parties is generally relatively poor."

"Oh, I got it."

Although Mo Zizai had no political sense, he had watched a lot of historical dramas. When Zhou Qi said this, he immediately understood where his danger lay.

People from the old party used their cheap father as a cover, and were unwilling to be loyal to the Empress, while people from the new party were incompatible with those from the old party.

If this is the case, I am afraid that both the old and the new parties want to kill themselves.

From the perspective of the new party, if they die, the delicate relationship between the empress and the old party will be destroyed immediately. When the empress fights with the old party, they will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to grow stronger.

From the perspective of the old party, it is a good thing for him to die, because if he dies, people in the old party will have an excuse to attack the empress, and even initiate civil strife, and it is not impossible to drive the empress down from the throne.

"The abacus is very accurate."

Mo Zizai held his chin and thought for a long time. Both the old and the new parties wanted to kill him. Now that the news that the Empress is going to marry him, no wonder someone would come to assassinate him.

From the perspective of the old party, if he marries the empress, he is equivalent to being half an emperor. Then some people in the old party cannot justify not being loyal to the empress under the guise of their own fathers. Would love to see this happen.

From the perspective of the members of the new party, if they are married to the empress, how are they different from the original old party?
Of course, the most important thing is that if he is married to the empress, then a large part of the old party, either actively or passively, will have to rely on the empress.

In this way, their original status may be threatened, which is unacceptable to them.

"Damn, politics is complicated."

Mo Zizai thought about it for a while, and felt that his head was going to grow bigger, so he stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, both the new party and the old party are likely to assassinate him. This matter cannot be guessed by guessing, so we should investigate it slowly in the future. In any case, Mo Zizai will never expose the matter of assassinating himself lightly.

Mo Zizai, who left behind a bunch of messy things in his mind, raised his eyes and looked out of the car. At this time, the frame had already arrived near the capital, and Mo Zizai, who was sitting in the car, could vaguely see the sky. Outline of the city walls of the capital.

As the elephant continued to move forward, the city walls of Tianjing City gradually revealed their true colors.

The 20-meter-high masonry city wall, like a giant, lay in front of Mo Zizai. When he walked under the city wall, Mo Zizai looked up, and an indescribable sense of heaviness came over his face, making Mo Zizai feel I couldn't help but pause for breathing.

"20 meters, six or seven floors are so high, and there is no foothold on the city wall, I am afraid that Zhou Qi, a master of the shadow environment, will have a hard time jumping directly."

Looking at such a high city wall, Mo Zizai was slightly shocked.

Although some people have said that the best capital city does not need city walls, because the enemy can attack your capital city, even if you have city walls, it is useless.

But Mo Zizai always felt that these words were just farting. If you have the guts, go to Daming and tell Yu Qian what he said, and see if Yu Shaobao will slap you to death.

In Mo Zizai's view, in the era of cold weapons, only this kind of thick city wall can give the people the greatest sense of security.

　I went out today and didn’t come back until after eight o’clock, so I can only write two chapters of 2000 today, and there is still one chapter being written, and it is estimated that I can write it around twelve o’clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)