Chapter 1332: Conspiracy
The so-called comeback is actually to return to the focus of the Liang government and the opposition again.
This matter, as early as a few days ago, Zhao Hongli discussed it with his staff member Luo Ying, and both of them felt that this matter was a bit too hasty.
In fact, according to their original plan, they still planned to endure for a few more years, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and watch the battle between Yongwang Hongyu and Qingwang Hongxin.
After all, after suffering a serious setback last time, the original Donggong Party has just gained a foothold in Shangdang County, although it has recovered some vitality and has also made some gains by cultivating grain and brewing wine, it is still incomparable with the Donggong Party in its heyday.
But I didn't expect that Qingwang Hongxin was pinched by Yongwang Hongyu this time, and he was kicked out of the game at once, which was also an unexpected thing for Zhao Hongli and the original Donggong Party.
After beckoning Zhao Hongxuan and Zhou Yu to sit down, Zhao Hongli frowned and said: "This matter, Luo Ying discussed it with me a few days ago, and at present, our forces may not be able to compete with King Yong......"
After he finished speaking, Luo Ying told Zhao Hongxuan about the banquet held by King Yong Hongyu in his mansion a few days ago, emphasizing the fact that "the gentry of the clan in the city are all vying to cling to King Yong", and it can be seen that Luo Ying is also under great pressure on this.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan frowned and said: "Although this matter is full of dangers, there is still a chance to fight...... At present, although King Yong is the general trend, many people are still waiting, if these people are sure that no one can resist King Yong, they all defect to King Yong's door, then it will be too late. ”
These words made Zhao Hongli and Luo Ying ponder and were silent.
In fact, to be honest, Zhao Hongli still has the capital to compete for the throne with Yongwang Hongyu, after all, he has some advantages that Yongwang Hongyu does not have, but the problem is that Zhao Hongli and Luo Ying are not the kind of people with great courage, and their personalities are relatively 'soft'.
This can be seen from Luo Ying's strategy for Zhao Hongli, almost every time he is a late striker, seeing a move, and almost never seeing him take the initiative to design other princes.
This may be related to Luo Ying's character, because he learned Wang Daoyangmou, and his habits of doing things are above board, and it may be that in his cognition, he is more inclined to make himself do better than calculating others.
On the other hand, Zhou Yu and Zhang Qigong are all staff members with an extremely strong "desire to attack", and they pay attention to preemptive strikes.
And this may be the reason why Zhao Hongli and Luo Ying have suffered frequent dark losses over the years: their personalities are too soft.
Just like this time, in fact, Luo Ying also knows, as Zhao Hongxuan said, if the eldest prince Zhao Hongli does not announce his comeback at this time, when the matter of "Qingwang Hongxin was forced to leave Daliang and go to Song County" gradually fades, everything will settle, and even if Zhao Hongli raises the banner of seizing the throne again, he will not be able to shake the momentum of Yongwang Hongyujie.
But he and Zhao Hongli just couldn't make this decision.
To put it bluntly, they are afraid of losing and losing.
This is a common problem of the staff who are accustomed to the royal policy, who have not fought and lost first, and have lost their confidence when they calculate.
But it's no wonder, after all, after losing once, the original Donggong Party was shattered, and only a small number of people were still struggling in Shangdang County, and if they lost again, there would be no chance of victory.
Seeing Zhao Hongli and Luo Ying's solemn faces, Zhao Hongxuan and Zhou Yu couldn't help but be a little speechless.
It is undeniable that Luo Ying is indeed Wang Zuozhicai, and he does discipline Zhao Hongli, the eldest prince who used to be a master with low eyes, very well, but the embarrassing thing is that I don't know if it is contaminated with Luo Ying's character, and the two ministers have become more and more conservative now.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongxuan said with a straight face: "The battle for the throne is originally a matter of advancing and retreating, like this, what is there to fight for?" It's better to return to King Shunyong as soon as possible, and you can still get rich. ”
These words made Zhao Hongli and Luo Ying red-faced, so they were not embarrassed.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongxuan took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "Brother Eldest Emperor, the younger brother only asks you one word, do you still want to fight for that one?" If you say you don't want to fight, the younger brother will go back to Anyi immediately and don't ask about it again. ”
Under Zhao Hongxuan's almost coercive questioning, Zhao Hongli's face was cloudy, as if he was struggling violently.
After a long moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Foolish brother...... I won't say those nonsense words, I ...... I want to fight with King Yong again! ”
Hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan had a smile on his face, and Luo Ying also let out a long breath, faintly feeling relieved.
It is no wonder that although he is good at giving advice, his weak personality dooms him from being a decision-maker.
Now that Zhao Hongli has finally made a decision, this is like pointing out the direction for Luo Ying.
At this time, Zhao Hongxuan's staff member Zhou Yu said in a low voice: "Since this is the case, it is necessary to think about it in the long run...... I have two ideas, Brother Luo might as well try one or two. ”
"Brother Zhou, please speak." Luo Ying said solemnly.
He knew that Zhou Yu's talent would never be inferior to his staff, and more importantly, Zhou Yu's temperament was much tougher than him.
Under the gaze of Zhao Hongli, Zhao Hongxuan, and Luo Ying, Zhou Yu said: "First of all, we must admit that even if His Royal Highness my family is righteous to help the prince, the momentum of the eldest prince's side is still not enough to resist King Yong...... In this case, we have to look for external forces. ”
"You don't mean my brother, do you?" Zhao Hongxuan interrupted with a strange expression: "My brother is very optimistic about King Yong, he won't help us." ”
Hearing this, Zhou Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not His Royal Highness King Su, but His Royal Highness the eldest prince's mother, Queen Wang." ”
Hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan was stunned.
Immediately, he suddenly remembered that when he was hunting in Zhongyang, Zhao Yuanyan, the uncle of the six princes, had mentioned Queen Wang when telling the secret of the "Xiao Family" back then, although it was only a few sentences, but it could not be denied that Queen Wang had contributed a lot of advice and advice during the period when their father was competing for the throne.
Indeed, when Zhao Yuanxi, the son of Wei Tianzi, seized the throne, the two people who relied on him the most, one was Zhao Yuantong, the king of Yu, and the other was Queen Wang.
"That's right!"
Zhao Hongxuan suddenly came to his senses and said to Zhao Hongli in surprise: "Brother Eldest Emperor, why don't you ask the queen for help?" ”
"This ......"
Zhao Hongli's face showed a little embarrassment when he heard this, and Zhao Hongxuan, Luo Ying, and Zhou Yu all felt a little strange.
After being silent for a moment, Zhao Hongli sighed slightly and said in a low voice: "I won't hide it from you, since I was a child, my mother has been treating me ...... Well, I'm not very close, maybe I think I'm too stupid...... Moreover, my mother has never liked to fight for power. ”
“……”
Zhao Hongxuan, Zhou Yu, and Luo Ying looked at each other, they had never heard of such a thing.
The women in the palace have always been worried about "mothers are more precious than children", and they dream of making their sons the kings of Wei, but this queen doesn't seem to be interested in this at all.
"Won't it?"
Zhao Hongxuan was incomprehensible.
You must know that although Concubine Shen Shufei has been extremely strict with Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan since she was a child, the brothers can still feel their mother's love for them, so even if the brothers are now grown up and have a lot of power, in front of their mother, they are still respectful and respectful, and they dare not be disobedient.
Therefore, Zhao Hongxuan really couldn't understand the queen Wang who was "not very close to her son" in Zhao Hongli's mouth.
“…… I can't say this either. ”
Zhao Hongli frowned and said, "Anyway, since I was a child, no matter what I wanted, my mother would try to satisfy it, but I always felt that my mother was ...... to me I can't say what it feels like, anyway...... Hey, it's hard to say. ”
He did find it strange.
If Zhao Hongli has a headache and brain fever, it is also caring, and during his Zhao Hongli's struggle for the throne, his uncle Zhengcheng Wang was also doing his best; But if he wants to say that he is right, he always feels that there is something between him and his mother.
"Maybe I was too stupid and disappointed my mother." Zhao Hongli can only explain it this way.
"......" Zhao Hongxuan, Zhou Yu, and Luo Ying looked at each other.
Especially Zhao Hongxuan, he thought that this was a good way, but he didn't expect that there was such a reason for this.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongxuan said: "If that's the case...... The eldest brother is responsible for persuading the queen, if we can persuade the queen to help us, our chances of victory will be much greater......"
Zhao Hongli was a little apprehensive when he heard this, because since he was a child, he has always been quite afraid of that mother, especially when he grows up, he is more and more afraid to show his heart in front of his mother.
But now, there's no other way.
"Hmm!" He nodded and said, "I'll find a way to persuade my mother." …… What about the second thing, Mr. Zhou? ”
"The second thing is to check the details of Quliang Marquis Sima Song." Zhou Yu glanced at Luo Ying, lowered his voice and said, "I suspect that Sima Song, Marquis of Quliang, is a secret chess piece planted by King Yongyu within the Qingwang Party. …… If we can find out that it was King Yong Hongyu who secretly instructed Quliang Marquis Sima Song to ask the latter to find fault with the Qingwang Party to cause the "Jinxiang Massacre", then King Yongwang Hongyu will be doomed......"
Luo Ying nodded when she heard this, and then said bitterly: "In fact, Luo has thought about this matter, but it is just ...... I don't have any evidence. ”
That's right, it wasn't enough for them to come to the door to question Quliang Hou Sima Song, and the latter obediently revealed the secret 1510 to them, right?
Hearing this, Zhao Hongxuan touched his chin and said, "I have an idea for this matter...... Under my brother's hands, there are three hidden forces: "Black Crow", "Green Crow", and "Nightingale", "Nightingale" is now in charge of my sister-in-law Zhao Ying, and I can't contact her, but I can contact the Green Crow and the Black Crow, I can contact them through Gao Kuo......"
"Lord Gao Kuo, that's His Royal Highness King Su's Zongwei, right?" Luo Ying reminded His Royal Highness King Huan in front of him with a strange expression.
Think about it, if Zhao Hongxuan asked Gao Kuo to contact the green crows or black crows to investigate this matter thoroughly, would Gao Kuo hide it on his behalf? It must be that Zhao Hongxuan on the front foot has just finished pleading, and Gao Kuo on the back foot told His Royal Highness the King of Su about it.
However, regarding this point, Zhao Hongxuan was not worried, and said with a chuckle: "Even if my brother learns about it, it is not a big deal, if it is finally verified, if it is really King Yong Hongyu secretly instructed Quliang Marquis Sima Song, I believe that my brother will also change his attitude towards King Yong...... He doesn't like senseless slaughter the most, not to mention that the Song people of Jinxiang who suffered this disaster are almost equivalent to the national ...... of my Great Wei Therefore, even if Gao Kuo sued my brother, my brother would acquiesce in pursuing the matter. ”
Hearing this, Luo Ying's eyes lit up.
If Zhao Run, the king of Su who is now optimistic about the reputation of King Yong, has a different view on the former because of this matter, then their chances of winning will be even greater.
"Then ...... Please, His Royal Highness King Huan. ”
"Well, it's up to me."