Yuhuatian returned to the Dongchang headquarters, gathered hundreds of subordinates, all disguised as bandits, and rushed to a small town a hundred miles away from the capital to set up camp. ...
This is the only way for the Wala wedding delegation to enter Beijing.
At this time, the Wala mission did not know the circumstances of the murder of the messenger Hesar.
Although I felt a little strange, I still headed towards the capital as planned.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the mission passed through this small town and was besieged by hundreds of "bandits".
These "bandits" neither robbed wealth nor killed people, but guarded the traffic fortress and refused to allow passage.
The mission has no choice but to waste it.
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As for investigating who the emperor had contact with, Yuhuatian didn't have to bother.
There were secret sentinels of him among the Dongchang and Ouchi guards. Soon the emperor activated Shen Lian, and the news of his closeness to the old eunuch Wang Chengen was reported to him.
Yuhuatian ordered his men to stay in the small town, and he rushed to the capital overnight to report to the Queen Mother.
"Ha ha……"
"The Ai family thought that some general would support him, but it turned out to be an old eunuch and a Dongchang fan. The Ai family overestimated him. What kind of trouble can these two make?"
After receiving Yuhuatian's report, Ye Yi burst into laughter.
"Your Majesty, I have met this Shen Lian several times. He has some extraordinary abilities, which should not be underestimated!"
"So what, as long as the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites are under the control of the Ai family, the emperor will not dare not listen to the Ai family."
"Tomorrow, the Ai family will discuss politics in the court hall, and let all civil and military officials report to order the emperor to marry the princess to Wala!"
"The Ai family also wants to take this opportunity to let everyone know who is in charge in this world!"
Indeed, most of the heads of the Xia Dynasty's imperial court, the six ministries and the three courtyards were from the Queen Mother.
It's really hard for the emperor to make a difference.
Yuhuatian also felt that he was worrying too much.
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Zhao Hao was not idle at all.
He estimated that Wala's wedding delegation would arrive in the capital tomorrow at the latest.
At that time, the Queen Mother would definitely put pressure on herself and agree to let Princess Chun'an marry to Wala.
Most of the civil and military officials in the court belonged to the Queen Mother. In the court, all civil and military officials would definitely stand by the Queen Mother and speak for her.
what to do?
Zhao Hao thought for a while and decided that there was only one way, and that was to "vaccine" the leaders in the court in advance.
But these people are the Queen Mother's confidants, how to make them listen to her?
Finally, his eyes fell on the three puppet charms.
"Big companion, please do your best and personally summon these three people for me to come to the Imperial Study Room to meet the Holy Spirit!"
Wang Chengen's heart trembled, and he shed tears of gratitude.
"Your Majesty, you are welcome. It is my blessing to serve your Majesty."
"Go!"
Zhao Hao handed Wang Chengen a piece of paper with the names of three people on it.
Wang Chengen looked at it, remembered it silently, and then ate the note.
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Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital.
A man in his late teens, with a long beard and an upright look on his face was getting ready to go to bed.
The servant hurried over to report: "Master, there is a prince outside the door who wants to see you."
"Eunuch Wang?"
This man's name is Li Song, and he is the prime minister of the dynasty.
Hearing what the servant said, he suddenly felt curious.
He knew that this prince was someone close to the emperor. He must have been entrusted by the emperor to come to him so late.
In his impression, the emperor had almost no interaction with him.
I really don’t understand why the emperor is looking for me so late at night.
After wondering for a moment, Li Song asked his servants to invite Wang Chengen in.
"The prince came to visit late at night. I don't know why?"
"Our family has been entrusted by the emperor to ask the prime minister to go to the imperial study room to meet the emperor!"
It turns out that the emperor is looking for him!
Li Song began to feel a little uneasy.
"May I ask my father-in-law, why did the emperor report to me?"
Li Song has been the prime minister for more than ten years, so he naturally has some sense.
He asked this because he wanted to change his passiveness into activeness, get information in advance and prepare.
"Our family doesn't know this, but the prime minister will know it when he sees the emperor!"
Li Song was a little disappointed when he didn't find any information. When the emperor summoned him, he didn't dare to disobey, so he had to go to the palace with Wang Cheng'en.
In the imperial study room, Li Song saluted Zhao Hao and stood at the door with some anxiety.
"Li Aiqing, come in and sit down!"
Zhao Hao didn't put on any airs of the emperor and seemed very cordial.
Li Song was a little embarrassed to refuse, so he walked into the imperial study and sat on a chair.
"Your Majesty, why are you calling me?"
"Li Aiqing, you have managed state affairs for me and the late emperor for many years, and you can be said to be a loyal minister of Daxia. Now I have encountered a difficult matter, so I immediately thought of discussing it with you."
Zhao Hao's compliments made Li Song relax some of his guard.
At this time, Wang Chengen came quietly behind him, holding a puppet charm in his hand.
"It is my duty to share the emperor's worries. I dare not take credit! Please tell me clearly if anything happens to the emperor!"
Zhao Hao deliberately cast an approving look at him, and then sighed.
"Why!"
"The Queen Mother betrothed my imperial sister, Princess Chun'an, to the third prince of Wala. This is not what I wanted. Wala is a bitter and cold place, and the journey is far away. If the royal sister marries, she will definitely suffer!"
As the prime minister, Li Song had already known about this matter.
He soon understood why the emperor told him this.
He just wanted to speak for the emperor at the court meeting and prevent Princess Chun'an from marrying Wala.
Li Song was a member of the Queen Mother, so of course he would not listen to the emperor's words, and the expression on his face did not change at all.
Zhao Hao pretended to be innocent and continued: "I came to you because I want Li Aiqing to say a few words to me in the morning meeting tomorrow."
Li Song sneered in his heart, but put on a serious expression on his face.
"Your Majesty, with all due respect, Princess Chun'an married Prince Wala. After she leaves, she will become a princess, and she may even become a queen in the future. Why should she suffer?"...
"Furthermore, this matter can also lead to the formation of an alliance between Xia Kingdom and Wala, which has advantages and no disadvantages."
Hearing such words, Zhao Hao was completely disappointed with this guy.
Li Song has been put on the elimination list in his heart.
After winking at Wang Chengen, Zhao Hao's expression suddenly changed: "Li Song, do you listen to me or to the Queen Mother?"
Just when Li Song was surprised, Wang Chengen quietly put the puppet charm on the back of his clothes.
Li Song suddenly became excited and his eyes became dull.
Looking at Zhao Hao, he said mechanically: "I listen to the emperor!"
Damn it, it really worked!
Zhao Hao was overjoyed and quickly entered instructions to him.
"I want you to go to court tomorrow morning. If I say anything, you will strongly support it. If the Queen Mother and other ministers say anything, you will strongly oppose it!"
"As you command!"
Li Song replied expressionlessly, like a robot.
In order to verify whether he was really under control, Zhao Hao issued another order.
"I want you to drink the glass of water in front of you now!"
This glass of "water" is actually urine, which was prepared long ago to test the efficacy of the puppet charm.
"good!"
Li Song responded, picked up the cup, gulped, gulped, and drank it all in one gulp.
Ha ha……
Zhao Hao almost burst out laughing.
