At this time, Zhang Yongde suddenly turned his head and looked out the window. Although he couldn't actually see anything, his eyes were obviously a little more worried. This kind of secret room is quite secretive. For a person of Zhang Yongde's status, preparing this kind of secret room at home is also one of the necessary preparations in this era.
Whether it's wealth or just in case, big families will have such preparations at times like this. As a person who has fought for the throne, and as an emperor who is always vigilant, if you are not prepared, others will think you are. Zhang Yongde is definitely not a person who cannot adapt, so he might as well build it openly.
As for hiding things from others, this is nothing more than an open secret. For those who have some strength in this era, those private soldiers and generals are like truly secret weapons of wealth. No matter where you hide your private parts, only the owner knows.
A small secret room sometimes has a huge effect. What Zhang Yongde was worried about at this time was naturally not his own life, but the lives of the Guo and Zhang clans. If Guo Rong wants to take his own life, he should not hesitate to attack him at the end of his life.
And even when news came out in the palace that Guo Rong had died and summoned Princess Shou'an to the palace, no one attacked him. Zhang Yongde knew that his guess was correct!
Faced with such a situation, Zhang Yongde did not panic. After all, he took the initiative to eliminate his thoughts after seeing Guo Rong's actions after he ascended the throne.
Regardless of whether others believe it or not, he has no intention of hiding anything from the princess who is the closest to him. Because as a general in charge of the army and even the highest commander of the Forbidden Army, Zhang Yongde naturally had his own tooth soldiers. However, no matter whether it was Zhang Zhen, the tooth soldier general, or the tooth soldiers who were dedicated to their duties, Zhang Yongde did not want to get close to them.
This proactive expression of innocence, and even the low profile after returning to Beijing, were obviously approved by Guo Rong. Chen Shouyuan, Mr. Dongzhen back then, was the closest person to Guo Rong. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he still comes to me to talk about this. It is obvious that he has discovered something!
Zhang Yongde completely abandoned Guo Rong's idea of doubting himself, but believed that at this critical moment, Guo Rong discovered the real crisis!
Although the Central Plains today is not able to truly command the entire territory, judging from the current development momentum, it is only a matter of time to unify the Central Plains. However, because of Guo Rong's death, I am afraid that although the little emperor is temporarily peaceful, it will be difficult for him to truly sit on the throne!
Could someone have jeopardized the position of the new emperor?
This is Zhang Yongde's most intuitive idea, and Zhang Yongde is also the person with the most say. Because in the eyes of outsiders, he is obviously the most important person who threatens the throne.
But Zhang Yongde knew that he couldn't do it, because not only did he not have the slightest military power now, but he had some Jiedu vassal towns to support him. The Forbidden Army in Tokyo City alone was enough to destroy the Zhang family several times. Not to mention that there are now ministers who take care of life, and they make decisions on all matters big and small!
The little emperor himself naturally had no thoughts. The still young queen was promoted to the empress dowager, but her identity was extremely sensitive because she was the daughter of Wei Wang Fu Yanqing. If the daughter of a prince from a foreign vassal gets involved in political affairs. Not to mention the trump cards of those ministers who care about life, I am afraid that other civil and military officials will not easily follow the crowd.
From Zhang Yongde's own inspection to his empty title, Zhang Yongde knew that Emperor Guo Rong was not a simple man. From the initial defense of himself to the use of the command of the Forbidden Army to distract himself, none of his moves were simple.
Although there have been rumors in the public that he would be the emperor, Zhang Yongde understood that Guo Rong didn't care, that is, he didn't believe it at all. How could the Forbidden Army who was loyal to him listen to others? With this self-confidence and confidence, Zhang Yongde knew that he could not compare with Guo Rong.
Just like now is the time to regain the world, Emperor Guo Rong did not appoint privy councilors to govern, but let powerless scholars decide and manage today's world affairs. Zhang Yongde knew that Guo Rong had enough confidence.
The general trend of the world has basically been determined. The Shu Kingdom is far away from Shu and it is difficult to advance. The Tang Kingdom has surrendered vassal status and returned to the country. Wu and Yue occupy a land along the river and the sea. As for the south of Lingnan, it is separated by five ridges. When he thought of this, Guo Rong had nothing to worry about. But when he thought of this, Zhang Yongde's heart moved slightly.
Because the Liu Jiahan Kingdom far away in Lingnan and the current pseudo-Northern Han Dynasty in the Central Plains are completely different concepts. However, I heard that all the Jiedu feudal lords there were literati. Now, decades have passed, but they are still living peacefully in the southern barbarians. There is indeed an inevitable reason for this.
No wonder Guo Rong wanted to arrange for civil servants to assist the country. He obviously was not worried about civil servants disrupting the country. As for the Jiedu of these vassal towns, it can be regarded as a good move when they are restrained from each other. When he thought of this, Zhang Yongde said leisurely: "Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he is the true blood of the Guo family. Doesn't the Taoist priest's coming here have failed the late emperor's last wish?"
Since Guo Rong has paid the price for this world and even made plans for nearly ten years, Zhang Yongde understands that this matter will not be so simple. Whether it was when Guo Rong was alive or now that Guo Rong has passed away. As Zhang Yongde, who has witnessed the rise of Guo Rong with his own eyes, he naturally has more understanding than others.
When he was inspected during his tenure, he made some compensation for him and did not dare to win over his generals! Obviously this was Guo Rong's original attempt to get away with it. These generals obeyed Guo Rong's words, and Zhang Yongde knew that this was Guo Rong's method.
But it seems to have changed today, because Guo Rong passed away! Although the foundation of today's capital inspection is not stable, this era is turbulent, and anyone can change things, let alone those with military power!
Although he didn't know what Guo Rong was thinking, he couldn't believe that he would die so easily, or that he would die suddenly!
But when a person dies, he dies. No matter how many ambitions and ideas he has before and after him, they will all turn into smoke at this moment!
"This is not to live up to the emperor's last wish, but to see the current situation, the old Taoist feels a great crisis. This crisis has been around for a long time, even when His Majesty was alive, he had already seen it!" Chen Shouyuan did not hide anything. , looked at Zhang Yongde with a hint of deep meaning.
"If there is a prince-in-law who comes out to take charge of the overall situation, the world will not be scattered or chaotic!" Seeing Zhang Yongde's silence, Chen Shouyuan finally sighed slightly: "Otherwise, within a year, the Central Plains will definitely change its owner. !”
