Zhao Zheng had guessed Yu Zhong's old thief's plot from the very beginning. He said that the emperor's personal expedition was just a conspiracy by Yu Zhong to take the opportunity to eradicate him.
When the time comes to go to Yanmen Pass, the troops outside the pass are in chaos. If the old thief Yu Zhong gets angry and sends a private army to assassinate him, then he will be in trouble with the sky and the earth.
But it's different with Yu Caiwei. Zhao Zheng has a hostage in his hands. If Yu Zhong dares to act recklessly, he will drag Yu Caiwei to support him, and they will both die together.
I understand that an old thief like Yu Zhong doesn't have the courage.
But Yu Caiwei was dumbfounded when she heard the news. She never expected that she would be taken to the battlefield by Zhao Zheng just a few days after marrying into the palace.
But Zhao Zhengdu said this, so she naturally did not dare to refuse. She could only pretend to be obedient and snuggle into her husband's arms, whispering:
"My concubines are all at your Majesty's discretion."
Zhao Zheng smiled with satisfaction, put his arms around Concubine Yu's round and white shoulders, and said:
"Now my beloved concubine can sleep with me every night, hahaha..."
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The next day, it was cloudless and the sun was shining brightly.
Just after Chen time in the morning, Zhao Zheng gathered his troops and horses at the camp in the north of the city to prepare the army to march north to Yanmen Pass.
The dignified Emperor Daqian went on a personal expedition, which was a major event that shocked the whole country. In addition to the soldiers who accompanied Zhao Zheng on the expedition, all the civil and military personnel of the court also came to see him off.
Even the Queen Mother Yu, who listened behind the curtain, took her own phoenix chariot to the outside of the camp in the north of the city today.
Today, Zhao Zheng is not wearing the emperor's dragon robe embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, but a suit of armor with cold light!
He is a strong and handsome young man. Although he usually wears a dragon robe and looks majestic, he is less murderous after all.
Today, he put on a military uniform, with a long sword on his waist, and his whole body was instantly filled with a murderous aura!
Even the ministers seeing Zhao Zheng off couldn't help but whisper to each other when they saw Zhao Zheng's appearance:
"I didn't expect His Majesty to look so heroic in his military uniform!"
"Yes, it's like a different person!"
"This is the manliness I should have as a great emperor!"
"This is what I'm doing!"
"..."
At this moment, a first-grade official wearing a purple robe with a crane pattern embroidered on his chest suddenly walked out of the crowd.
Seeing this person appear, all the ministers took a step back and respectfully made way for him.
This first-rank official is none other than the prime minister of the current dynasty—Yu Zhong!
He is also the person with the greatest power in the Daqian court.
Behind him, there was a beautiful woman wearing a phoenix robe. This woman was the Queen Mother Yu.
Yu Zhong and the Empress Dowager Yu and his daughter walked proudly through the civil and military affairs of the court and came directly to Zhao Zheng.
When Zhao Zheng saw it, he laughed and said:
"It turns out to be the Queen Mother and Prime Minister Yu. I didn't expect you to come too?"
Queen Mother Yu smiled faintly and said in a cold tone:
"Your Majesty is leading the expedition in person. It is a major national event. How can I not come?"
Yu Zhong also said:
"I have come here specifically to do this for Your Majesty, and I wish Your Majesty a great victory!"
Zhao Zheng nodded slightly and responded calmly:
"Then I would like to thank you for your kindness."
But he knew that the father and daughter must have bad intentions secretly, and they probably wanted him to die outside Yanmen Pass.
As expected, at this moment I heard Yu Zhong say angrily:
"Your Majesty, I heard that this Beimang soldier is unparalleled in cavalry and shooting, and his fighting style is very fierce. If Your Majesty sees it on the battlefield, it is best to stay away, but be sure not to be caught by the Beimang cavalry..."
"In addition, there is chaos outside Yanmen Pass. It is said that there are many horse bandits, bandits, and refugees in the area. Your Majesty, please be careful on the road. If you are plotted and ambushed by these thieves, you may end up capsizing in the ditch."
When you say this, where are you advising Zhao Zheng? He was clearly cursing him to death!
At this point, the old thief Yu Zhong didn't even bother to act, and he was about to break up with Zhao Zheng on the spot.
But at this moment, a sweet cry suddenly came from the sedan chair behind Zhao Zheng:
"Dad, is that you?"
"The Queen Mother is here too?"
As this tender cry fell, the curtain of the sedan chair was opened, and a graceful and beautiful woman with a radiant look walked out from inside.
This beautiful woman is none other than Yu Zhong's second daughter, Queen Mother Yu's sister, and the concubine Zhao Zheng took a few days ago - Yu Caiwei.
When they saw Yu Caiwei suddenly appearing in the camp in the north of the city, Yu Zhong and Queen Mother Yu panicked!
The two asked in unison:
"Caiwei, why are you here?"
Yu Caiwei was also helpless and said with a low eyebrow:
"Your Majesty... His Majesty is setting off on an expedition. I don't know how long this journey will take. He said he couldn't bear to leave me, so he asked me to follow him all the way and sleep with him every night."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of Yu Zhong and Queen Mother Yu and his daughter collapsed on the spot!
Originally, according to their plan, Zhao Zheng would not only die in the hands of Beimang, but also in the hands of horse bandits and mountain bandits. In other words, this puppet emperor would definitely die on this trip!
But now that Yu Caiwei is around, if Zhao Zheng dies, won't Yu Caiwei have to be buried with him?
Seeing the changes in the expressions of Yu Zhong and Queen Mother Yu, Zhao Zheng knew that he had guessed correctly. The vicious father and daughter really planned to attack him during the expedition.
He deliberately stepped forward, hugged Yu Caiwei's slender waist, squeezed the waist with his strong hands, and then said to Yu Zhong:
"Xiang Yu, your daughter is so charming. I just got married to her. Every day I make firewood and mix honey with oil. I feel so uncomfortable when I can't see her for a day!"
"I don't know how long this expedition will last. I am full of energy and have strong needs. After much thought, I decided to take her with me on the expedition."
The corner of Yu Zhong's mouth twitched, his old face turned red, and veins popped out on his forehead, he gritted his teeth and said:
"But the expedition to Beimang is extremely dangerous, and there are horse bandits and mountain bandits making trouble outside the pass. Concubine Yu is a weak woman, isn't your Majesty afraid that she will be in danger?"
Zhao Zheng laughed and said:
"What are you afraid of? I will protect her when the time comes. Don't worry, Mr. Yu. As long as I am safe, your daughter will be safe. Do you understand?"
As soon as these words came out, Yu Zhong's heart skipped a beat!
Zhao Zheng's intention was clearly to take Yu Caiwei as a hostage!
If Zhao Zheng is safe, then Yu Caiwei is safe!
If Zhao Zheng is in danger, your daughter will never survive!
In this way, the conspiracy that Yu Zhong had worked so hard to set up was once again easily resolved by Zhao Zheng!
In anger, the old prime minister turned around and shouted behind him:
"Where's Yu Fan? Come here to me!"
Hearing his father's call, General Yu Fan, a lieutenant general in the army camp in the north of the city, trotted over quickly.
