This is a mountain forest, and there is silence in the west. From time to time, a cold wind blows over the tombs, accompanied by the strange chirping of insects, which is cold, strange, and very scary.
Cao Qian got out of the car, carefully looked around the Western Zhou Dynasty, and then asked: "Are everything ready?"
"It's settled." The confidant replied.
"Move quickly." Cao Qian raised his feet and walked to the cemetery without fear.
The cronies lifted the stiff Master Cao from the car, entered the cemetery, and placed him in the coffin that had been prepared.
Several people waiting here immediately closed the coffin lid and carried the coffin for burial.
Master Cao has been ill for many years, and his tomb has been repaired long ago.
This is the ancestral tomb of the Cao family. Cao Qian stood in front of the tomb and watched Grand Master Cao being buried.
"Sir." The confidant brought a basket of incense candles and paper money.
Cao Qian took it, knelt down and lit it.
After burning the paper money and putting incense candles, Cao Qian kowtowed several times with a look of shame on his face.
Grand Master Cao of the Rongguang I Dynasty died, but he was buried decently without relatives and friends to express condolences. Instead, he was buried in such an inhumane way.
"Sir, it's getting late." The confidant reminded him in a low voice.
Cao Qian stood up and said sternly: "Watch day and night, and don't let anyone get close."
"Yes." The confidant responded cautiously.
After taking one last look, Cao Qian got into the carriage wearing a black robe and left quickly.
In more than an hour, it would be daybreak, and he would have to rush back to Cao Mansion, change into court clothes, and go to court.
At Mao hour, when the sky was dim and unclear, Yu Zheng got up as usual, changed into court clothes, washed up and went to court.
"Master, there is something going on in the Cao family." Zhufeng reported in a low voice.
After Yu Zheng heard this, he quickly went to the study.
The secret guard waiting in the house saw Yu Zheng and immediately saluted.
"Say." Yu Zheng looked solemn.
The secret guard reported what he saw at night truthfully.
Yu Zheng was shocked when he heard this, and frowned: "Master Cao is dead?"
The secret guard said: "My subordinates were far away and could not see the person clearly, but Mr. Cao knelt down and burned the paper money and kowtowed."
In this case, the person buried must be Grand Master Cao.
But when Master Cao died, the Cao family did not hold a funeral and buried him quietly behind his back. What was their intention?
"Master." Zhuiyun called.
Yu Zheng knew it was time to go to court.
Before leaving, he ordered: "Keep staring at Cao Qian."
"Yes." The secret guard took the order.
On the carriage going to court, Yu Zheng thought about it and probably guessed Cao Qian's intention.
Cao Qian deliberately held a big birthday party to make Grand Master Cao appear, and then concealed the news of his death and buried him quietly. Cao Qian wanted the world to think that Grand Master Cao was still alive, so as to maintain the stability of the Cao family.
Cao Qian's move was quite sinister.
When he arrived at the court, Yu Zheng observed Cao Qian calmly and saw that his expression was heavy and his eyes were tinged with black and blue, obviously he had not slept all night.
So filial.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Cao Qian did not leave the palace immediately, but went to the Queen's Yongning Palace.
The queen, dressed in plain clothes, had been waiting for a long time. When she saw him coming, she hurriedly got up and ordered the palace door to be closed.
"Father, he..." When the queen spoke, her voice was choked with sobs, and tears burst into her eyes uncontrollably.
Cao Qian nodded at her: "I have buried my father, and things went smoothly."
The queen wiped her tears and choked: "Thank you for your hard work."
From the time she returned to the palace on the night of the birthday banquet, the queen quietly observed her mourning in Yongning Palace.
But all she could do was to kneel in the direction of the Cao Mansion until midnight every night, not even daring to burn a piece of paper or a stick of incense for fear of arousing suspicion.
Such filial piety is really shameful.
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and Cao Qian said solemnly: "Opportunities are hard to come by, we must seize them."
The queen nodded with red eyes: "Go ahead and do it."
"The prince's side..." Cao Qian hesitated slightly.
"You can't tell him." The queen was very firm.
She knew her son's temperament very well.
"After it's done, it doesn't matter what he does. But before it's done, we must not let him know half of it, otherwise my father's hard work will be in vain."
Cao Qian knew how important this matter was and did not dare to take any risks.
The morning sun rises, and the long-lost sunshine shines on the earth.
Shangjing is still lively and prosperous, and it will not change because of anyone or anything.
Yu Zheng returned home and had breakfast with Jiang Shu, then took a carriage to Zhou Mansion.
After hearing what Yu Zheng said, Master Zhou sighed and said, "Master Cao is really cruel to me."
"I have been planning my whole life with all my heart, and I will not stop even after I die."
"It seems that Cao Qian is going to make a big move." Zhou Boxu looked solemn.
Yu Zheng nodded: "We have to hurry up and let Xie Qi'an explore the situation in Cao's house."
The order of Zhou Bo should be down.
Grand Master Cao died, but no information was revealed. Cao Qian must have had backup plans.
Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger.
After Yu Zheng left, Zhou Boxu sent someone to send a letter to Xie Qi'an, asking him to meet at the wine shop they had chosen.
This wine shop is Xie Qi'an's property, and it is very safe for the two of them to meet here.
Xie Qian was shocked to learn that Master Cao was dead and buried.
"Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters, and they are worthy of being Grand Master Cao." Even his own death can be plotted against him, so cruel and vicious. Although I don't agree with it, I have some admiration for it.
Zhou Boxu didn't come here to listen to his praise. He frowned and said, "The prince asked you to find out the situation in Cao Mansion."
Xie Qian nodded, and the two exchanged information.
On the first day of March, a major event occurred in the DPRK.
An earthquake occurred in Yuezhou, causing heavy casualties.
With such a major natural disaster, the court cannot just sit back and ignore it.
This matter was of great concern to the people. A group of courtiers argued for a long time. Cao Qian's party fought hard and finally won the right to provide disaster relief.
If he wants Yu Cheng to ascend the throne in a short period of time, he must create a lot of momentum to win the hearts and minds of the people.
Yuezhou earthquake, God is really helping us.
Cao Qian was in a good mood and asked Yu Cheng to go to Cao Mansion to discuss disaster relief matters with them.
Yu Cheng didn't know Cao Qian's plan. He was really just trying his best to discuss it for the sake of the people in the disaster area.
After discussing the business, Yu Cheng asked Cao Qian: "How is my grandfather doing lately?"
Hearing this, Cao Qian shrank his eyes and sighed: "It's still the same, good and bad."
Yu Cheng stood up: "I'm going to see his old man."
Cao Qian couldn't find any reason to stop him, so he had to follow him.
Master Cao's courtyard was still strictly guarded. When Yu Cheng stepped into the courtyard, his servants saluted respectfully.
The people in the house heard the noise and hurriedly lay down and acted sick.
"Grandpa." Yu Cheng entered the room and walked to the bed.
The old man on the bed struggled to open his eyes, and his cloudy eyes lit up when he saw Yu Cheng.
Yu Cheng sat down by the bed and asked about the current situation.
But he said a few words in succession, but the old man on the bed just looked at him and said nothing.
Yu Cheng couldn't help but wonder.
Cao Qian spoke up in time: "Father has been infected with cold in recent days, and his voice is so hoarse that he can't speak."
As if to confirm his words, the old man on the bed opened his mouth and said something.
The voice was hoarse and unclear, and Yu Cheng couldn't hear it clearly, but this dispelled his doubts.
After sitting for a while and saying a few words to Cao Qian, Yu Cheng got up and left.
As soon as he left, Cao Qian and the old man on the bed breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the old man Cao Qian found looked similar to Master Cao and could be fooled, his voice was completely different and he would definitely reveal his lies when he spoke.
