Chapter 1598 The Tiger Girl 82
Seeing General Zhao gaping at her, he probably thought she was crazy.
Xining said slowly: "Dad must figure this out. There is no one else here, so I will make it clear."
"The third prince colluded with Duke Rong and tried to usurp the throne at the right time."
General Zhao was surprised: "Where did you know that?"
Xining did not answer directly, but asked: "Does dad know?"
"I didn't know they were planning to usurp the throne." There were only two of him and his daughter in the room. All the maids and secret guards were sent outside. During this period, the younger daughter handled the problems very well. Zhao The general said confidently and boldly: "But Rong Guogong secretly raised private soldiers, which is known to the officials. The officials have questioned him, and Rong Guogong said that he was raising private soldiers for the officials, but in fact the officials knew that he was raising them for the third prince." At present, they only have three hundred private soldiers, and there are 2,000 forbidden troops in the palace, and 10,000 troops in the northern defense camp. Even if his private soldiers can enter the first gate of the palace wall, they will never be able to enter the second. How did you know about them? To make such a big move?”
It’s three hundred now, what about five years from now?
At that time, the third prince and Zhao Chengzong occupied the palace and the throne with lightning speed. General Zhao and Cui Younian's military power was all taken away, and the two powerful nobles were wiped out. It's just that the time was slightly different, but the result was the same.
Now it seems that General Zhao is not just a big boss guarding the border. At that time, maybe in order to make the body owner's life easier, he tolerated the Duke of Rongguo. He thought that as long as nothing big happened, he wanted to raise some private soldiers to strengthen his own power, then he would do it.
But I didn't expect that the Rongguo Duke's Mansion would be so ruthless. They came with a sharp knife to cut through the mess, directly annihilating the whole family of Zhenguo General's Mansion and seizing the military power.
The official family is not a fool, at least not now. Everything that needs to be investigated has been found, and everything that needs to be known is known. But what about five years from now?
Long-term use of red pills may lead to physical weakness, bad temper, and irritability. In this case, as long as the official is ready to express anger and punish the third prince for something, the third prince will feel that he may not be able to be the emperor in his life, so he will take risks.
Xining said what he had thought about first: "Ever since Zhao Chengzong tried to kill his daughter several times, my daughter has been paying more attention and wanted to know what Zhao Chengzong wanted to do and why he insisted on marrying me. Now I know that he made an agreement with the third prince, If he marries me, the third prince will take his second sister as his concubine, so that he can contain the military power in his father’s hands.”
"Humph, dreaming!" General Zhao sneered coldly, but if he thought about it, if he really used his precious daughter as a condition, he might really be restrained.
Xi Ning sighed slightly: "Three thousand Yue Jia can devour Wu. No matter how small the number of people is, we cannot take it lightly. There are two hundred people on the surface, and they are also seen. How many of those who are not seen are there? More Besides, if they say this is for the official family, then the number will definitely increase in the future.”
General Zhao understood immediately: "You mean, with this disease in the official family, the third prince may take off his mask and reveal his face?"
As expected, he is a general who can command 50,000 soldiers and horses. He can draw inferences from one instance and make everything clear.
Seeing his daughter smiling meaningfully, General Zhao immediately shook his head: "No, how can you let the officials poison themselves? In fact, you can just pretend to be sick."
Xining looked at him: "What if the imperial doctor was bribed? Who would put themselves in trouble if someone knew he was faking his illness?"
General Zhao sat there, his eyes dim and unclear. After a long time, he slowly said: "This matter is indeed a serious matter and needs to be discussed in detail."
The official family is critically ill, and the princes are naturally ready to take action. While the officials are still alive, take a good look at who is causing the most trouble.
But we really need to think of a good way, otherwise why would we take poison when we are acting well as an emperor?
General Zhao changed the subject again: "You mean to release Li Rong?"
"Of course, we can't keep it locked up all the time. If people find out that my mother harshly criticized the concubine, she will inevitably be impeached by the officials." Xining lowered his voice: "While Aunt Xu can still see it, let her get it." Get what you want.”
Aunt Xu only has a few days left to live. As soon as Zhao Yingxue gets married, it will be time for her to leave. Otherwise, Zhao Yingxue would be unable to get married after observing filial piety for three years. General Zhao's mood now is completely different from what it was during the New Year. Zhao Yingxue's troubles chilled General Zhao's heart.
Looking at what Zhao Yingxue did, it was exactly the same as Aunt Xu. At that time, General Zhao had not encountered anything like this, and when he saw Aunt Xu looking pitiful and extremely strong, he had no choice but to give in. She was ready to die if she was not accepted. But she was gentle and virtuous in her daily life, and worked hard to seize any opportunity, so she had two concubines.
Looking at it now, it is actually all a means.
Since they chose the path they took, it would be difficult to undo it, so it would be better to let Zhao Yingxue become the third prince's concubine. As long as his precious little daughter will not be affected, that rebellious and concubine daughter who has a heart as high as the sky can do whatever she wants with her love. She wouldn't appreciate it anyway, but she felt it was blocking her way to becoming a princess.
General Zhao looked gloomy, left the words "I know" and left.
The speed was so fast that Xining didn't even have time to get out of bed and salute, and then disappeared without a trace.
After General Zhao left, Xining called Qiuye: "Go to Aunt Xu first and tell her that the second lady will be released soon. Leave the house again, give five taels of silver to Matchmaker Feng, and tell her this..."
General Zhao returned to Dingbeiyuan. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Zhou Zeming practicing his sword, and the prince sat on the stone table next to him and watched.
Seeing General Zhao enter the courtyard, the prince stood up: "Dad, are you back?"
Zhou Zeming immediately stopped, cupped his fists and saluted: "General."
General Zhao felt a little depressed, so when he saw that it was the second son of the Zhou family, he casually asked: "Is your brother healed now?"
Zhou Zeming responded immediately: "Everything is basically fine, thanks to the ointments that the general and his wife sent that are only available in the palace. I got up yesterday and went to the study to read for a long time."
Hearing that his future son-in-law was so motivated, General Zhao was in a much better mood: "If the injury is not healed yet, don't hold on, just take a test. It won't last more than three to five days. After training, you can eat here and leave. ”
"No need." Zhou Zeming was straight-faced: "My brother is alone at home, and I don't worry."
The prince smiled: "Your brother is a big living man, are you still afraid that he will be hungry?"
Zhou Zeming held his head high: "Your Majesty, my brother is still injured and can't cook. I want to go back and cook for him!"
Although they are a small family, the two sons are not spoiled and can cook for themselves.
General Zhao nodded: "Then let the cook prepare it and bring it back to nephew Zhou." After saying that, he entered the inner courtyard and went to Mrs. Zhao's room.
Aunt Xu and Zhao Yingxue were soon lifted from confinement, and Zhao Yingxue moved back to Jingxi Courtyard from the ancestral hall yard.
At the same time, rumors spread outside that the third prince's main concubine and side concubine had been chosen and they were waiting for the royal palace to issue a decree to marry her.
Hearing this rumor, Zhao Yingxue's heart skipped a beat. There was a lot of discussion outside about the candidate, but among the names of the concubines that everyone was talking about, hers was not among them.
(End of chapter)