one step closer to the end

The old eunuch said helplessly: "Many of the Dragon Guards have lived and died with King Zhao. It is easy for King Zhao to buy them off, but last night the palace gate was opened by the Imperial Army, and two important generals were assassinated. Now the Imperial Army has also turned to Zhao. King, even our courtiers have been reorganized!"

"what?"

The third prince was shocked and said angrily: "Zhao Yunxuan even organized eunuchs, he is too blatant, this is trying to completely empty us out!"

"Sigh~ I have expected this to happen a long time ago, and we all let him deceive us..."

The prince was frustrated and said: "We thought he was a bandit in the mountains. Who would have thought that he would have sneaked back to the capital long ago and secretly linked up with the imperial guards and the imperial army, but judging from the fact that he didn't notify the Yuan family, he deliberately let our two families fight each other. Take the opportunity to usurp the throne!"

"Prince! Zhao Wang said that he noticed something wrong with the emperor, and he didn't dare to speak nonsense because he had no evidence. Yuan Shichu and his son were killed and he couldn't be blamed on him. The Yuan family was grateful to him for coming to rescue..."

The old eunuch said: "At the end of the day, we don't care about it, but he didn't do anything wrong, half of the Akabane army is still in your hands, and he didn't want the military power of the three-way army. He just emptied you in the palace. The old slave is standing aside now!"

"Having military power but not being able to leave the palace, what is the difference between this and house arrest..."

The fourth prince said angrily: "As long as he finds three copies of the poisonous fans, our whole family will be killed, and the Yuan family will only have the useless third child and the second child who can only play tricks. No one is his opponent. In the future, this country will not all belong to him!"

"Be safe and don't be impatient! Keep the green hills here, and don't worry about running out of firewood..."

The crown prince waved his hand and said: "Judging from my father's scheming, he would never have found all three corpse poisons. The older members of the Yuan family are not vegetarians, so they will definitely notice his evil intentions. We just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, anyway. It was like this in the past, let’s draw it slowly!”

"Father! My son thinks that thanks to King Zhao, he is the savior of our family..."

The grandson of the emperor said: "The former emperor was bewitched by the onmyoji long ago, and the ghost king tomb said in front of the child that they would become emperors within two generations, not to mention the crisis last night, King Zhao never left the child. He was forced into this position by our family, otherwise why bother to rebel?"

The prince waved his hand and said, "What do you know, kid, he is setting a big banner!"

"Prince Prince!"

A dragon guard suddenly came to the door, cupped his hands and said: "Yuan's family has sent people here, representatives from the three generations of the old, the middle and the young, and a few female relatives. Go to the hall!"

"Guan'er! Go and call your concubine mother and the others, and then call the two imperial concubines..."

The crown prince waved his hand blankly, and all got up and changed their filial piety clothes. The three brothers discussed in secret for a while, and the two princesses and concubines arrived at the same time, as well as the two noble concubines of the dead emperor. Go to the hall.

"Come on!"

Zhao Guanren was sitting on the side of the main hall drinking tea, and the Yuan family sent more than 20 people here, all dressed in linen and filial piety, but an old man said angrily: "Huh~ You still have the face, the ancestor's country was almost ruined in your hands up!"

"It's not what we did..."

The second prince said with a sullen face: "If you want to blame this matter, we are to blame for our neglect of precautions. Both the emperor and the empress were killed by Thai thieves, and Chang Diji was also killed on the spot. Our family is also a victim, okay? Why abandon the war and negotiate?"

"Okay! Stop arguing..."

Zhao Guanren put down the tea bowl and stood up, helped an elder of the Yuan family up, then took the prince's hand, and actually led the two of them to the high platform, and suddenly pushed the elder of Yuan's family on the dragon chair, The prince's expression changed immediately.

"Old Yuan! Tell the truth, is this dragon chair comfortable to sit on..."

Zhao Guanren patted Old Yuan on the shoulder, and the old man swallowed nervously, looking at the eager children and grandchildren under the stage, he said bravely: "The dragon chair is naturally uncomfortable, but the country that the ancestors beat down, even if it burns the ass We have to sit still!"

"You are wrong! Jiangshan does not belong to anyone, only the dragon chair belongs to your family..."

Zhao Guanren pointed to the outside of the hall and said: "But you can't see the world when you sit on the dragon chair. If you look out, it's just a palace wall. The dragon chair is nothing more than that. It won't make people immortal, let alone keep wealth forever. Why bother?" A broken chair, fight to the death?"

As Zhao Guanren spoke, he helped him up, pulled the crown prince to sit on the dragon chair, and said: "The emperor is just the biggest official. Any emperor or dragon son is just a gimmick. To make the country auspicious and benefit the people, let your Zhao family It is true for generations to come!"

"..."

Everyone looked at him with different expressions, and the prince couldn't understand, but Zhao Guanren dragged the two of them down the high platform again, and came to the middle of the two families.

"I discussed it with Hongluan, and after the crown prince ascends the throne, I will announce it to the world..."

Zhao Guanren said with a smile: "All of your two families recognize your ancestors and return to your clan, and your surname is Hui Zhao. From now on, the second house will be a prince or emperor, and you will give me the title of General Protecting the Country. I will marry a child in each of the two houses as a common wife." , from now on, I will supervise the two of you, so that you will not fight!"

"Very good! My virtuous grandson, don't worry..."

Mr. Yuan immediately cupped his hands and laughed, the prince and others had nothing to say, in fact, this matter had been brought up a long time ago, and it was just a formality to say it in public, and the two families will discuss the details slowly.

"That's right! Do you need to be buried for the emperor..."

Zhao Guanren looked at the two imperial concubines, their expressions changed at the same time, and they hurriedly waved their hands and said, "Our dynasty has long since abandoned the vulgar custom of burial. Concubines with children only need to observe the festival, and those without children need to guard the mausoleum or become a monk. Stay in the palace to serve the new emperor!"

"Okay! You two have a chat slowly, and if you need anything, just come to me..."

Zhao Guanren strode out with his hands behind his back, and brought Qiu Ning to a side hall. When he entered the room, he saw Yong Ning flying towards him, wrapping himself around him like a koala, and said with a smile, "You are so awesome!" , the rebellion was only one step away from success!"

"How can it be so easy to succeed, the millions of people's army is just a display..."

Zhao Guanren carried her into the bedroom, Qiuning and Luo Tan all followed in and closed the door, Zhao Guanren touched Yongning's flat belly, and said, "Yongning! Since the grandson of the emperor thinks the child belongs to him, I want you to keep it." Give birth to the child in the palace!"

"why?"

Yongning wondered: "Do you want our son to be the emperor?"

"Of course! But you are a harem fighting bitch, I need you to cooperate and supervise the princess, and together control the palace..."

Zhao Guanren said frankly: "The crown prince has been emptied by me, and Luo Tan and Datou will also stay in charge of the dragon guards and the imperial army. From now on, you will have the final say in the palace, and Qiu Ning will be in charge of the outside of the palace. The Yuan family, I will arrange another group of people for her!"

Yongning sat in his arms and said in surprise: "What about you, do you want to go back to Shun Kingdom?"

"I have to find three corpse poison powder..."

Zhao Guanren frowned and said: "Based on what I know about Emperor Jiwu, there must be a poisonous fan in Shunguo, besides, the Yuan family's power is too large. After the wedding, I have to hunt for poison while weakening the Yuan family's power, and deal with it." The bastards of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have a lot of things to do!"

"Brother! You are going to completely rebel..."

Yong Ning stuck out his tongue out of fear, Luo Tan and Qiu Ning also covered their mouths in surprise, but Zhao Guanren said with a smile: "I'm not interested in the throne, but besides killing poison, I also have a task to subvert the throne." Ji Guo, so are you willing to help me?"

"You can help me, I can even make our son the emperor, but I have two conditions..."

Yong Ning said seriously: "You have to marry me first, a few witnesses are enough, and I promise not to let the emperor's grandson touch me, and you have to swear that if the rebellion succeeds, you must marry me again." Go back, don't let me go!"

"I don't want myself, and I won't want you..."

Zhao Guanren kissed her with a smile, and Yongning smiled again: "I never thought that I, the princess of Shunguo, would one day become the princess of Jiguo, and when I think of treason, I get so excited, but you have to be honest when you go back." Tell my father, let Yongwei stay with me!"

"Okay! Everything is up to you, I will stay in the palace with you tonight..."

Zhao Guanren scratched her little nose, and after explaining a few things, he walked out. Not long after, he came to a small independent courtyard. Unexpectedly, Lu Datou ran out thieves and pulled him into the house. In an alley not far away.

"You don't need to go, I've settled Mrs. Yuan..."

Lu Datou said in a low voice: "The military power of the Yuan family is also divided into three parts. The chief house, the second house and the third house all have military power, but Yuan Shichu's head house accounts for more than half. Now that he is dead, his two sons are young, and the other two houses have military power. It's time to fight for power, Madam Yuan is impatient!"

"How did you talk? Is it reliable..."

Zhao Guanren took out his cigarettes and lit each of them, and Lu Datou smiled triumphantly: "How can I be unreliable when I go out, she wants to keep General Hu Lie the most now, and after I promised to help her keep him, the little girl will put on a show, half push and half go." Let me go!"

"Cough cough cough..."

Zhao Guanren threw down the cigarette and coughed violently, and asked in disbelief: "Are you talking about Yuan Shichu's wife? She is 50 years old. If you make her belly bigger, won't she be afraid that his son will fight you hard?"

"Not that old! Only 45 years old..."

Lu Datou blew the smoke and said with a smile: "Don't think that you are the only one who can make appointments for business, and that I can also sacrifice my appearance for my career, and Mrs. Yuan, who has been in drought for a long time, has taken the initiative to say that she will be a posthumous child when she is pregnant. Her eldest daughter-in-law is also taken!"

"Damn it! Just walk around among the widows, you can eat old food..."

Zhao Guanren said angrily: "Since you are sure, I won't waste my time talking. I also have to talk to the widows in the harem. This time, I not only need to discuss business with them, but also find clues from them. Let's see Do they know where the poison powder is?"

Chapter 0592

evening!

In the small study room of the emperor's harem, Zhao Guanren and Ye Jier sat facing each other, a small table of sumptuous food and wine was placed in front of them, and Ouyang Jin sat alone on the side pouring wine for the two of them, but Ye Jier asked in disbelief : "You...why do you still dare to trust me?"

"Everyone has two faces. If someone looks the same, it only means that you don't understand him..."

Zhao Guanren picked up his wine glass and took a sip, and said: "I have never distrusted you, you are telling lies that are hard to tell, but your heart doesn't want to lie to me, so I don't need to listen to what you say, you Your eyes will tell me everything!"

"Thank you!"

Ye Ji'er cried with tears streaming down her face: "I am really happy that someone in this world can understand me so well, but I have killed so many innocent people, and my crime is unforgivable. It is my only wish!"

"Being a nun can't redeem your sins, and you can't save others..."

Zhao Guanren put down his wine glass and said: "Both of you have been to the underworld. You can't eliminate the evil spirits in the underworld, but you can eliminate the evil people in the underworld. If you really want to wash away your sins, then you should do more good deeds in the world instead of hiding Deceive yourself!"

"Sister! I think so too..."

Ouyang Jin said with a complicated face: "Let's not talk about the King of Mie Ling, just the evil spirits under him are terrifying enough. Eating fast and chanting scriptures can't destroy them at all, let alone save countless wronged souls. If you really want to atone for your sins, do more good deeds. With some wicked people, there will be fewer evil spirits in the underworld!"

"That……"

Ye Jier hesitated: "What do you want me to do, I really don't know the whereabouts of the corpse poison powder, otherwise I would have told you!"

"I want you to continue to be the Chang Emperor Ji, and continue to control Jin Yiwei..."

Zhao Guanren took out two waist cards and put them on the table, and said: "There is also a hidden guard in Jin Yiwei. They are all dead soldiers of the emperor. The prince also accidentally learned that he thinks that the dark guard must have a copy of corpse poison. After he ascends the throne, the Jinyi Dark Guard should take the initiative to contact him!"

"There is actually a hidden guard, the emperor's scheming is really deep..."

Ye Jier frowned and took the two waist cards, and said: "If you let me go out of the palace and cut my hair to become a nun, the crown prince will definitely try her best to keep me and let me secretly control the Jinyiwei outside the palace, and the dark guards must get a chance to meet the new emperor." By me, do you mean that?"

"That's right! The entire imperial palace is under my control, and now I'm holding the emperor to make the princes..."

Zhao Guanren said calmly: "The dark guards don't necessarily have to face the saint, maybe there are other ways to contact you, so you have to win the trust of the prince, I will dismiss all your family members, and select a few to be executed in public, as long as you replace them with death row prisoners." Can!"

"No need! You have to kill a few, my uncle really deserves to die..."

Ye Jier said solemnly: "You gave me a chance to redeem my sins. I have to do good for my brothers and parents and prevent them from falling into the horrible underworld. Are you really not going to be emperor?"

"Zhao Ziqiang's descendants are like a virus, and the appearance of the corpse poison is to fight the virus with the poison..."

Zhao Guanren said: "As long as the Zhao family continues to be the emperor, things like corpse poison will continue to appear until they are completely wiped out. But the law of heaven is ruthless, and other creatures will be implicated, so I have to kill them first!"

"I see! No wonder you are usurping the throne, but you have no signs of becoming emperor..."

The two girls suddenly realized, but Zhao Guanren picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "I don't care who is in the country, as long as it is not from the Zhao family's blood. You two will have a few more drinks with me, yes! Shen Qingwen, you should only be 28 years old. Why..."

"Shut up! You can say that I can do anything, but if you dare to say that I am old, I will fight with you..."

Ye Ji'er glared at him angrily, but she covered her mouth and gave a coquettish giggle, picked up the wine glass and toasted him with Ouyang Jin, and Zhao Guanren stood up when she was full.

"Shen Qingwen! You can contact Luo Tan about matters in the palace, she will take over the Dragon Guard..."

Zhao Guanren wiped his mouth and said: "Tomorrow you will go to the East Palace to bid farewell to the crown prince. Ouyang Jin will help you change your appearance. You should know how to do it. Anyway, you can't force the corpse poison. It's not good if you are forced to jump over the wall. I'll go to the harem to touch it." Find out the details of the concubines!"

"You should call me Ye Jier, I like to hear you call me that..."

Ye Jier stepped forward and hugged him vigorously. She closed her eyes and hugged him for half a minute before letting go. Zhao Guanren stroked her long hair before opening the door and going out. After leaving the study compound, there was the harem, but front, back, left, and right It's all forbidden by the emperor, and you can't even approach it without order.

"My lord! The servant is coming back..."

The chief eunuch suddenly walked out of the alley. It was the old eunuch who had reported to the prince before, followed by four female guard commanders. The old eunuch nodded and bowed and said a few things, and the female guards turned their backs to them consciously.

"Good job! But I still have to wrong you for a while, work hard..."

Zhao Guanren patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and the old eunuch ran away with a smile on his waist. Zhao Guanren walked up to the four female guards, took out a large stack of silver tickets and said with a smile, "Thank you! The money is divided among the girls." , don't let the little boy fool you!"

"Hee hee~ Thank you, my lord, for your kindness. We are all yours, and we deserve our hard work..."

The four female commanders bowed their knees in gratitude, and Zhao Guanren held hands, patted the waist, and some seemingly inadvertent ambiguous little moves, which flattered the four female guards, and they talked a lot of secrets before leaving.

"Woman! There is no real friendship..."

Zhao Guanren continued walking with his hands behind his back. The last time he visited the harem at night, he was still in Shun Kingdom. Although the styles of the imperial palaces of the two countries are different, the rules and regulations are similar. .

"Your Highness!"

A group of maids gave way to the front and knelt down, and the two eunuchs kowtowed quickly. Zhao Guanren almost changed the managers and killed a group of domineering guys. Anyone who saw him was terrified. .

"Call Your Majesty!"

Zhao Guanren yelled unscrupulously, and the lights in the palaces on both sides went out immediately, and the maids trembled in shock. Only two eunuchs hurried forward and shouted flatteringly: "Your Majesty, my servant, Long live His Majesty!"

"Very good! You two go to Director An and be a supervisor..."

Zhao Guanren took out a few golden beans and threw them on the ground. Seeing this, a court lady quickly crawled over, knocked her head three times and shouted "Long Live Your Majesty".

"Squeak~"

A courtyard door was suddenly opened, and a lady in a blue dress came out, knelt down at the door with a nervous face, pouted her buttocks and tapped her forehead, and shouted tremblingly: "Concubine, Concubine Jingde is here ...Kowtow to Your Majesty, Your Majesty bows to Jinan!"

"My dear concubine, please get up! Why do you want to make such a great gift, do you want to serve me in bed..."

Zhao Guanren walked over with a smirk, and Concubine Jingde got up with a blushing face, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty! The Crown Princess has come to take charge of the affairs of the harem, but she said that I have no heirs, and she wants to make my concubine become a nun. But this concubine wants to serve His Majesty, and doesn't want to leave the palace!"

"She's a fart, she really thinks of herself as a queen, I'll take you to find her..."

Zhao Guanren stepped forward and put his arms around her waist, and walked forward swaggeringly, but Concubine Jingde obviously had more than a little trouble to become a monk.

The two of them arrived outside the empress' bedroom. The splendid palace was already brightly lit. Hundreds of court ladies stood on both sides of the courtyard. Seeing Concubine Jingde walking in with Zhao Guanren in her arms, they almost popped their eyes out. , but no one dared to say anything.

"King Zhao is here!"