There are as many courtiers in the capital as dogs, and aristocratic families are everywhere.
Throughout all dynasties and generations, there has never been an emperor who has made all his courtiers and aristocratic families loyal to him. There has never been one before, and there will never be another one in the future.
Every time an emperor ascends the throne, there will always be some people who are dissatisfied with him.
Those who disobey the emperor will inevitably think of ways to kill the emperor.
Thinking of this, it was inevitable to think about how to assassinate the emperor.
You must know that Lao Ba originally relied on his eldest brother to rebel and ascend to the throne. Most of the imperial guards in the palace were close confidants, and the security was extremely tight. It would be difficult to enter the palace to assassinate the emperor, but it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
This group of people couldn't help but wonder who could possibly succeed in assassinating the emperor in this situation.
The answer is only one person, Han You, the commander-in-chief of the emperor's personal army.
Why is it said that Han You can successfully assassinate the emperor? The reason is very simple. This guy can enter the palace at any time, whether it is day or night. In addition, this guy will not be searched when entering the palace. What is even more exaggerated is that he can bring When people enter the palace, there is no need to search the person they bring in.
Just like now, after the carriage arrived outside the palace, Han You stepped down, and the guard at the door didn't even bother to ask what he was doing. He opened the door directly, with a smile on his face, and allowed Han You to lead the three princes into the palace.
The imperial guards knew Zhou Yan and Zhou Tong, but they did not know Zhou Xiao.
But they don't care. Anyway, it's the people brought by Han You who can assassinate the emperor if they love so and so.
In the past, when Han You entered the palace, he relied on his internal servants and supervisors.
Later, Han You entered the palace and relied on his waist cards.
Now Han You enters the palace by brushing his face.
The three brothers followed Han You, that is, the three princes followed the emperor's army. The passing eunuchs, maids, and guards saluted one by one, first to Han You, and then to the second prince and the ninth prince.
Many times, the servants and guards in the palace know Han You's status in the emperor's heart better than the foreign ministers. Furthermore, Han You himself is the teacher of the palace and the second prince who is still serving in the Yi Dao camp. Shangguan, there is nothing wrong with saluting Han You first.
All the way to the Jingzhi Palace, Han You was about to go up the steps when a guard hurried down.
"I have seen the commander-in-chief in my humble position."
The guard knelt on one knee, stood up after saluting, and said with a strange expression: "Your Majesty is not in Jingzhi Hall."
"Not in Jingzhi Hall?"
Han You raised his head and glanced: "Isn't His Majesty usually in the palace at this time approving memorials?"
"Yes, it's just the past few days...but I'm not here today."
"Then where is your Majesty?"
"In the bedroom."
"Bedroom?" Han You was even more confused: "What time will you go to bed?"
"Ningqing Palace."
Han You was confused and looked at each other with Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan had entered the palace before, so he knew that his wife, the old Zhou Zhou Ben, who was Concubine Chen, had been exchanged, and the Ningqing Palace was effectively freed up.
There are no concubines in the Ningqing Palace, so why is Lao Ba going there? Besides, it's not time to go to sleep.
Han You knew that after Lao Ba ascended the throne, he didn't dare to say that he forgot to eat and sleep. At least he was busy around midnight and slept for more than three hours a day. He had never heard of someone going back to sleep before nightfall. Condition.
"Students know where Ningqing Palace is."
Even Zhou Yan realized something was wrong, turned around and pointed at the palace in the distance.
After Han You glanced at it, he turned back to look at the imperial guard, frowning and said: "Is your Majesty always like this these days?"
"A humble position... A humble position doesn't know what the commander-in-chief means."
"You know what I mean."
"Humble job...I don't know."
Zhou Tong squeezed his fist bones and said with a ferocious smile: "You damn need a spanking, don't you?"
After threatening the guards, Zhou Tong looked at Han You again, his eyes full of clear stupidity: "Shao Yin, I don't know if he really doesn't know what you mean."
Han You ignored him and stared at the imperial guards: "Because of the incident at Honglu Temple today, His Majesty Long Yan was furious and immediately announced that he would disperse the court. This is the first time since he ascended the throne. It is the first time that the court has dispersed before noon."
"yes."
"So, how many times has it been that your Majesty returned to the palace instead of approving the memorial in Jingzhi Hall after leaving the court?"
The imperial guard counted on his fingers: "Well... I forgot about it too. I only remember that after the two concubines Xi and Fu entered the palace, His Majesty returned to Ningqing Palace after the court."
Or maybe they were working as guards, and they clearly remembered how many days they were there, but they just said they couldn't remember, and they "unintentionally" mentioned two people, Concubine Xi and Concubine Fu.
"H-blessing?"
Han You was confused and looked at Zhou Yan: "Are these two ladies in the palace?"
"Never heard of it."
After Zhou Yan finished speaking, he kicked the imperial guard on the calf: "What are the origins of these two empresses? Why has this king never heard of them?"
"Not the empress, but... the concubine."
Han You and the others were even more confused. Since they are concubines, they should be called empresses. They are concubines, but not empresses. What does this mean?
The imperial guard gritted his teeth. Anyway, he had already said everything that should be said and should not be said, so he might as well say it all.
"The two concubines, Xi and Concubine, were registered by His Majesty a few days ago... They were not canonized, they were just given a golden seal, and they were not informed to the Ministry of Rites. Empress De Fei and Eunuch Wen also confessed that these two concubines were just whims of His Majesty. No. He will be canonized and the matter will not be spread outside the palace."
Han You's pupils shrank suddenly and he understood: "Which minister presented these two people to the palace."
"Mao Xiangzhi, the supervisor of Honglu Temple."
"Honglu Temple?" Han You's expression changed drastically: "Don't tell me that these are two girls of a different race?"
"Mao Xiangzhi told Lord Mao that the envoy from Ying presented it to His Majesty."
"I'm sorry."
Han You cursed, turned around angrily, and walked away in the direction of Qingning Palace.
Han You's face was full of anger, Zhou Tong's face was full of embarrassment, Zhou Yan's face was full of worry, but Zhou Xiao was the only one who was cheerful.
"Father is quite carefree." Zhou Xiao said with a heartless smile: "No wonder I haven't chosen a show girl. I can't even play with the girls sent by foreign ministers, haha."
The second child glared at Zhou Xiao fiercely: "Don't talk nonsense."
Zhou Xiao laughed: "Isn't that true?"
The youngest, Jiu Zhou Yan, yelled: "Shut up!"
Zhou Xiao shrank his neck and became silent.
As we were approaching Ningqing Palace, we saw a guy wearing eunuch clothes squatting under the steps biting a pen, with a lot of memorials next to him.
Wen Wu, who was busy imitating Lao Ba's handwriting to approve the memorial, heard the footsteps. He looked up and saw Han You, with a look of surprise on his face.
"The commander-in-chief is here, he is here..."
Halfway through, Wen Wu was stunned and opened his mouth: "Major General?!"
"General Wen."
Zhou Xiao looked moved and walked over, taking three steps at a time.
It was obvious that the two still knew each other, and both were quite moved.
Wenwu looked Zhou Xiao up and down, and his face was full of joy; "Okay, okay, the young general's style is still the same."
"General Wen..." Zhou Xiao was also quite excited after meeting an old acquaintance for many years: "We haven't seen each other for many years, why did you change your career to become a eunuch instead of abandoning the army and becoming a eunuch?"
Wenwu: "..."
Zhou Xiao: "Is it true?"
"No." Wen Wu smiled slightly: "It was just an arrow in the crotch. It was... I can't remember the specific date. It was the time when the young general betrayed His Majesty and helped His Majesty train troops."
Zhou Xiao: “…”
Wenwu smiled and said: "I heard that the Major General rebelled again. Did he also train troops this time?"
