The return of the son-in-law

After Li Shaojun ascended the throne, the capital did not immediately calm down.

Although Li Chonghao woke up, the left side of his body was no longer listening to commands, and sometimes he couldn't speak clearly.He is the one who cares about face the most, how can he let the veterans see him like this?

And although he can't move much on the left side of his body, his mind is still clear, knowing that he is still powerful now, even if he becomes the Supreme Emperor, he still has the final say in the court.If the veterans knew what he was like now, wouldn't it be easy for Li Shaojun to seize power?

Just because he refused to show up for a long time, just an imperial decree was not enough to convince those old officials. Many ministers in the court who originally supported Li Shaojin began to question Li Shaojun's orthodoxy.

The Forbidden Army outside the palace also took the opportunity to play the title of "Qing Emperor's Side". Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain of the capital, they broke up into pieces, fought guerrilla warfare with the supporting [-] troops in the capital, and regrouped after nightfall, trying to Break into the palace and "rescue" the Supreme Emperor Li Chonghao.

As for the group of forbidden soldiers who did not support Li Shaojin originally, many soldiers began to waver because of Li Chonghao's delay in showing up.Old General Shao left early and returned late every day, and even had time to return to the Marquis's Mansion for several days, in order to stabilize the morale of the army.

Guo Zhan'an and Huo Yu lived in the Marquis's mansion, but no one dared to come and shout for beating and killing.It's just that no matter day or night, as long as you get closer to the wall, you can always hear the sound of fighting and wailing from outside, which is enough to imagine what the scene is like outside.

Listening to the people from the Marquis Mansion asking about the news, Guo Zhanan was fine, but Huo Yu was worried, and would ask the people from the Marquis Mansion to inquire about the news from time to time.

When Guo Zhanan saw it, he naturally had to take care of it. He asked Fuquan and others who were serving in the study to go down, and then said: "Why do you ask these things? I will protect you when the sky falls, and let you come to live in the Marquis's mansion. I just want you to study with peace of mind."

Only then did Huo Yu recall what Guo Zhan'an said before he came to the Marquis's Mansion, he was puzzled, and asked, "Brother just said that he came to visit Old General Shao, but now you are so calm, did you expect that?"

Guo Zhanan didn't want Huo Yu to be involved in these conspiracies, so he followed his train of thought and said, "Your brother, I predict things like a god, so naturally I have already predicted it. The fourth prince is getting higher and higher every day, and Concubine Liu has been demoted Chang Zai, as the saying goes, a son is more valuable than a mother, now that he has no biological mother who is a concubine, he really has no chance if he doesn't work hard."

Huo Yuxin thought it was true: "As expected of my brother, but now that the crown prince is the emperor, is my brother going to help him?"

Guo Zhanan shook his head and said, "Don't worry, now is not the time to use me. It's so chaotic outside, don't say that my martial arts skills are mediocre, even if I have strong martial arts skills, I can't stand up to the thousands of troops."

Huo Yu nodded and said: "My brother is right. As the saying goes, there are specialists in art, and my brother is a talent for governing the country and the world. These things should be left to Old General Shao and the others. If my brother goes, it may only add to the chaos."

Guo Zhanan didn't want Huo Yu to continue thinking about the commotion outside, so he nodded his forehead with a smile, and said with feigned anger: "After all, I have grown up and dare to despise me."

Huo Yu really followed Guo Zhanan's thoughts, begging for mercy with a smile: "Brother, don't misunderstand me, how dare I despise my brother?"

Guo Zhan'an then said: "Then let me forgive you. I will check your homework tonight. If you fail, we will settle the old and new scores together."

Huo Yu knew that Guo Zhan'an always kept his promise, especially when it came to discipline him, so he didn't dare to distract his mind and focused on his homework.

In order not to disturb Huo Yu's study, Guo Zhan'an looked at it for a while, and asked Fuquan to come over to serve him, while he went out and called Jia Huan, who was beside him, and told him, "When it's peaceful outside, send someone to inquire about it and see if there is any." The restaurant intends to find a seller."

Jia Huan was stunned for a while, then remembered a quarrel between Guo Zhanan and Huo Yu more than a year ago, and asked, "What do you want, young master?"

Guo Zhanan thought for a while, and said: "Go and ask, you don't have to stick to anything, anyone who wants to sell is fine. After this chaos in the capital, there must be many restaurants eager to sell. You send someone to list the names of these restaurants and After collecting the data, hand it over to me.”

Jia Huan replied: "Young Master, don't worry, I've made a note. Once the commotion outside stops, I'll send someone to inquire."

Guo Zhan'an nodded and let Jia Huan continue to work, while he took Shumo and Xieyi to the front to find the butler of the Marquis's Mansion.

Li Shaojun who received the letter from Guo Zhan'an frowned, and called to Prime Minister Yue An: "President Yue, Guo Qing gave us a good idea."

Yue An was very busy these days, so he endured the pain and asked now, "Your Majesty, please clarify."

Li Shaojin handed the letter to Yue An, and said: "Guo Qing really has vicious eyes, and he can see the crux of the matter at a glance. The Supreme Emperor wants face, so let's use face to suppress him!"

After reading the letter, Yue An said: "Guo Zhan'an's idea is certainly feasible, but His Majesty has to think carefully about his words. Most people in the court still listen to what the Supreme Emperor wants. Your Majesty must not let the Supreme Emperor Suspicious."

Li Shaojin nodded solemnly and said: "Master Yue is right. You can read the excerpts here first, and I will go to the Supreme Emperor now."

Yue An stood up and said: "Respectfully send off Your Majesty."

Li Chonghao, who was recuperating in the harem, heard that Li Shaojun asked to see him, and sneered, "Xuan."

Li Shaojun, who had been waiting outside the gate of the palace, waited until the eunuch came out to pass the message, lowered his head, concealed the hatred and resentment that was almost overflowing in his heart, put on a filial face, and entered the palace to meet the Supreme Emperor Li Chonghao.

Seeing Li Shaojun coming in, many maids and eunuchs serving Li Chonghao in the hall saluted together.

Before Li Shaojun could speak, Li Chonghao had already said, "Get up."

No matter how big a coward Li Shaojun was, how could he take such a small action to heart? He still had a filial face and asked with concern: "Father, how is your health?"

Li Chonghao roared angrily: "How is it? Don't worry, you won't die!"

Li Shaojun bent over and said with a smile: "Father is so hearty, I feel relieved as a son."

"Okay, stop being hypocritical, tell me, what are you looking for me this time?"

Li Shaojun bent even lower, and said cautiously: "I made my father laugh. In fact, my son has just become emperor. He is like a toddler who doesn't understand anything. Now the situation is really out of control for my son. I also want to ask my father to come forward."

Li Chonghao narrowed his eyes, looked at Li Shaojun, and asked in a cold voice: "Oh? Let them see me half-dead?"

Li Shaojun hurriedly said: "Where is the father talking? The father is now in high spirits, how come he is half dead? The ministers don't listen to me, and the army doesn't listen to me. Everyone outside is shouting 'capture the prince,' The emperor of the Qing Dynasty said that the origin of my throne is unknown, and he wanted to enter the palace and kill me! My son begged the emperor to come forward and return his innocence."

After hearing this, Li Chonghao's mind inevitably became active—if he came forward now and said that the origin of Li Shaojun's throne was indeed unknown, would he be able to be the emperor again?

It's just that not long after this idea appeared, it was defeated by reality - the imperial edict to seal the jade seal has been issued, and the Prime Minister Yue An, the two ministers of the Ministry of Rites, and the eunuchs who accompanied him saw him stamping the imperial edict with their own eyes. As for Yuxi, there are so many witnesses, no matter how crazy Li Chonghao is, he has to think carefully.

And now, although his body is slowly recuperating, his foundation has been ruined. To continue to be emperor is to hasten his death!

Fortunately, the ministers still listen to him now, and it is not bad for him to be the Supreme Emperor.First, there is no need to go to the court every day, and there is no need to review memorials every day; second, now that Li Shaojun is the emperor, if he messes up things, he will be pushed to Li Shaojun on the grounds that "the new emperor is young and incompetent", and his political achievements will be attributed to him, the "godson who has the ability to do things". "Fang" on the body of the Supreme Emperor.

Thinking about it this way, Li Chonghao's repulsive heart inevitably began to waver.

Li Shaojun looked at his words from the sidelines and saw that Li Chonghao seemed to be loose, so he continued his efforts: "Now the rebellious imperial army outside the palace is fighting with the [-] troops who came to rescue. It is the people in the capital who are suffering. I sent someone to make a rough estimate. At least three or four hundred houses were destroyed by the army, and dozens of families were robbed of their money by army ruffians and gangsters who took advantage of the fire, and some girls and children were taken away by thieves. Father, There are many complaints outside, and I ask Father, for the sake of the capital's trust, to come forward!"

These words just hit Li Chonghao's weakness in wanting fame, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "You are right, the people outside are in dire straits, and if I don't come forward, who can come forward to calm all this?" Jun’er, I know that you became the emperor too suddenly, and there are many things you don’t understand. Isn’t there me? After all, it's your father, you can't just watch my son become a fool, can you?"

After recuperating for the past few days, Li Chonghao is still a little uncomfortable on the left side, but his speech is no longer a problem.

He raised his hand, and the maid at the side understood, and hurried forward to help Li Chonghao up.

Li Chonghao looked at Li Shaojun, who had always been downcast and pleasing to the eye, with satisfaction, and said, "Okay, let's go together after I change into a dragon robe."

Not to mention how the ministers felt when they saw the two people wearing dragon robes, but with Li Chonghao's appearance, those vacillating imperial troops made a decision to firmly support Li Shaojun; Losing the justifiable excuse, under the double attack of the imperial army and the Beijing suburban army, they fought and retreated, and were arrested one after another.

As for the Liu Mansion, Liu Yuanheng was so anxious during the turmoil that he couldn't get his last breath out, and he was suffocated by a mouthful of phlegm; while Liu Wenhua was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he took Wan Guan's wealth early and left his wife and children to flee for his life, but he didn't have time to leave In the capital city, he was discovered by the patrolling guards, and they captured him and his belongings. They only sent someone to inform the Liu Mansion, and locked him up.

One of the two heads of the Liu family's main family died, and the other was no different from death. Seeing this, the rest of the Liu family simply ignored the turmoil outside and gathered in Liu's mansion to divide up the remaining family wealth.

As for Liu Wenhua's wife and children, without Liu Wenhua, they have lost the right to speak in the crowd, let alone a share of the pie, they are almost in debt!

Because Liu Wenhua took away a lot of gold and silver, other members of the Liu family felt that Liu Wenhua had stolen their common property, and forced Liu Wenhua's wife to write an IOU, under the guise of repaying the money for her husband.If it wasn't for Liu Wenhua's wife who wanted to take her son to hang herself in a fit of rage, the others were afraid that the news would have a bad influence—after all, they were all used to living a comfortable life. Continue to live - just reluctantly give up.

Li Shaojin, who was imprisoned in an abandoned palace, did not know that his last hope had been shattered, and was still struggling in the cold palace.

It will be almost a month before the capital finally returns to calm.

Although people can sleep peacefully now, they have lost too much in the turmoil—those who only lost money are considered lucky. Some people are homeless, and many children in their families are also lost. Too much time has passed, and I can't find it even if I want to find it.

Therefore, for the people in the capital, the impact of this turmoil has not yet ended.

Just when everything was waiting to be done, Guo Zhan'an, who had returned to Guo's mansion, received an imperial decree, ordering him to be Jing Zhaoyin, and he will take up his post in a few days.