In Kunning Palace, Crown Prince Zheng Zheng sat under Queen Xue, frowning slightly and said, "Queen Mother, is this too risky?"
In his opinion, there is no need to do anything extra, Chang Ding is just a princess.
Furthermore, their father is already tired of Jiang, so they just need to wait for his achievements.
But the queen mother didn't think so.
The queen mother always felt that Chang Ding was a serious problem, and she wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Chang Ding so that the Jiang family would no longer have anything to rely on. Why bother?
He thought for a while and reminded him again: "Mother, my father uses Chang Ding as a whetstone. If this whetstone is gone, if my father blunts Gu's knife..."
He stopped at that point, knowing that his mother would understand.
Queen Xue shook her head and said: "It's just a whetstone. Without this one, there can be another one. This is not a big problem. The key is that the position of the Jiang family in the eyes of the emperor is becoming more and more important."
Although she fell into Jiang Zhao's trap regarding the Cining Palace matter, she did not gain anything.
Before the change, Jiang Zhao was involved with Cining Palace and would definitely be sent to Yeting by the emperor. It would definitely not be the result of a frivolous punishment like being demoted and grounded.
What does being demoted and banned mean?
Even Chang Ding’s tiger talisman was not taken back!
This gave Queen Xue an indescribable sense of crisis.
And after learning that the emperor promised that Chang Ding would be banned from Jiang Zhao if he got a good ranking, she made up her mind to take this opportunity to get rid of Chang Ding.
Otherwise, if Chang Ding really gets a good ranking, and Jiang Zhao is back in favor, he will be even more uncontrollable in the future.
"Mother, Mr. Huang said that Gu Yijing should not move. The several times Chang Ding gained power were all because Gu couldn't hold it back any longer." Zheng Zheng said.
After losing ground several times, he has been reflecting on: Why is this so?
His position as prince is very stable, he has a good reputation in the court, and his father trusts him highly. It can be said that he can successfully ascend the throne if he waits like this.
But now, he has lost many people one after another, and even capable generals like Yu Youtang are gone.
What is the reason?
He thought it was because he was too impatient and couldn't help but move.
If he makes a move, something will go wrong, so Chang Ding seizes the opportunity to counterattack.
Fortunately, Chang Ding is just a princess. If Chang Ding were a prince, then he would be really restless.
Now that his mother was planning to use the martial arts pavilion to fight, he always felt that it was too risky.
Queen Xue glanced at Zheng Zheng, her face slightly unhappy, but she still said patiently: "Prince, Huang Pushan is right, but it depends on the actual situation. Now, the Jiang family has been moved. If we If you don’t move, you will really be suppressed by them.”
In this position, the prince would be under attack, so how could he maintain peace?
It's just that the previous movements were concealed in the dark, but now they are forced to be exposed in the open.
"Mother, Gu doesn't understand. Even if she is suppressed by Chang Ding, what can she do if she is a princess? Will my father dislike Gu Bucheng because of Chang Ding?" Zheng Zheng said.
Perhaps because of the loss of Yu Youtang in Wuge, Zheng Zheng subconsciously wanted to stay away from Wuge.
According to his wishes, he really didn't want to spend too much time on the martial arts competition.
What's more, this is in the military!
Because he wanted to avoid his father's suspicion of him in the past, he had almost no involvement in the army, which resulted in the current weakness of few people in the army.
If you use your own weakness to set up a trap, will you really get what you want?
Empress Xue saw his hesitation, suppressed the displeasure on her face for the time being, and just asked lightly: "Prince, are you really willing to use Lu Guang? Can you really use Lu Guang?"
Hearing this, Zheng Zheng couldn't help but look sad.
He couldn't help but think of Lu Guang, the leader of Donggongzuo.
Lu Guang has been working in the East Palace for some time. During this period, he tried his best to
I wanted to gain Lu Guang's favor and win over Lu Guang, but... it was completely useless.
Lu Guang seemed to have a lot of respect for him as the prince, and he would obey all orders given, but...
Zheng Zheng knew very well that this was not the case.
In fact, Lu Guang was not convinced by him, but was very dissatisfied with him, just like... Tai Fu Du Tong.
Although Du Tong and Lu Guang had no contact, Zheng Zheng was convinced that Lu Guang and Du Tong were the same.
They didn't know why, but they were not satisfied with him as the prince.
Obviously, he had never done anything to them, and he even did not hesitate to put down his posture and try to please them.
Why aren't they satisfied with him yet? Still unwilling to help him?
As the prince, Zheng Zheng certainly has his own pride in his heart, but they are just two ministers. When he ascends the throne, he will definitely...
He calmed down and said: "Queen mother, of course Gu can't use Lu Guang. But Lu Guang is too influential in the army, Gu is worried..."
If the mother's plan could be successful, not only could the Jiang family's money be recovered, but Lu Guang could also be removed, he would certainly be happy to see it succeed.
But taking risks in the military did make him waver.
The previous mutiny in Shuzhou still left him with lingering fears.
Everything was going well, but the Tao family of Northern Xinjiang was about to be involved. In the end, things still got out of control, and the Jiang family actually became the leader of the Jiang family, and Chang Ding took the fruit.
Otherwise, Chang Ding would not have entered the Wuge, and the matter of Yu Youtang would not have happened.
A single move can affect the whole body. What will happen if he is still in the army this time?
"Don't worry. This time, it's your father's wish. For us, we just follow the emperor's wishes without taking any risks." Queen Xue said with a smile in her eyes.
At this time, Zheng Zheng really didn't understand: "Mother, is this what the father means?"
However, didn't the Queen Mother say that the position of the Jiang family in the father's heart was becoming more and more important? Why is my father still like this?
"You also know that the emperor ordered Zhao Shuao to do this in this actual combat at the martial arts pavilion, right? I estimate that the emperor wanted to use this actual combat to uncover the rebels hiding in the martial arts pavilion." Queen Xue replied. road.
Trouble has happened one after another in Wuge. If no one is deliberately causing trouble behind the scenes, no one will believe it.
It just so happened that the martial arts competition was coming to an end. It was not difficult to understand that the emperor wanted to use this last competition to make things clear.
"But, just for a few rebels, wouldn't it be too much trouble for my father to do this?"
This is actual combat, it involves actual combat in the military, and it is no small matter to use so many materials and manpower!
Empress Xue lowered her eyes, and a smile appeared on her dignified face: "Yes, I also feel that it is too much work. But the emperor has made a decree, so just follow the writer."
She couldn't tell her son that besides the obvious reason why the emperor did this and uncovered a few rebels, in fact... it was for the sake of Cining Palace.
