But if he returns to Beijing privately, Li Hao is worried that he will fall into the trap of others, and he will be even more passive.
While Li Hao was anxious here, Zhao Wei came over and wanted to discuss with Li Hao how the matter should end.
Of course, before coming here, Zhao Pian had already made plans in his mind. He wanted to control this matter in Sichuan and not involve Bianjing.
Because Zhao Pian knew very well that today's Bianjing City has become a powder keg. As long as there is a spark, it will explode, and this incident is a very useful spark.
But Zhao Pian was a little worried, fearing that Li Hao was a fool and had to get to the bottom of it and lift this fig leaf.
So Zhao Ai probed in a tactful tone: "Master Li, now that you and I have completed our errands, how do you think we should write this report to the officials?"
But it turns out that Zhao Pian thought too much. Li Hao has never been a single-minded person. Li Hao has always taken the gains and losses very seriously.
Li Hao could also see the current situation clearly, and naturally knew that this was not the time to pursue the case.
Then he said: "I will write this matter truthfully. All criminals with solid evidence must be severely punished.
But we can’t catch people in the wind, and we can’t take people’s casual remarks and take them seriously.
Otherwise, if innocent people are implicated, it will be our fault. "
After listening to Li Hao's words, Zhao Peng breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this matter was easy to handle.
After confirming Li Hao's caliber, Zhao Peng planned to leave and draft the memorial as soon as possible.
But at this time, Li Hao thought of an idea, so that Zhao Bian could support him in rushing back to Bianjing. This was more or less a reason.
Of course, in this case, Li Hao definitely couldn't bring the soldiers and horses back. At most, he could only bring a few personal guards with him.
But this is enough, otherwise Li Hao would really not be able to rest assured here.
After making up his mind, Li Hao said: "But other than that, I think we still have to make two preparations. After all, people are harmless to tigers, but no one can guarantee that tigers will not hurt others.
Once we are caught off guard, people will probably blame us. "
After Zhao Pian thought for a while, he felt that this situation was indeed possible, so he asked: "Then what do you mean by being prepared!"
Li Hao did not answer directly, but talked about several situations that are most likely to occur in Bianjing today.
"The first one is that if the official family is still there and can still control the court, then there will be no chaos in the court.
Even if someone really wants to frame us, someone will speak for us, and the situation will not be too bad.
Even if you can plan ahead, you might be able to take this opportunity to cause the other party to suffer a big loss, or at least make him not dare to act rashly again.
In the second case, the official family has died, and the dust has settled in Bianjing City.
In this case, I'm afraid everyone's attention will be on the new king's succession, and I'm afraid they won't be able to think of us for a while.
At this time, we also have enough time to arrange and eliminate the impact of this incident.
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The worst thing is the third situation. The official family is already on his deathbed, but the position of the crown prince is still in dispute.
In this case, even if we don't say anything, that person can really rest assured that we have something to do with him!
I'm afraid that no matter whether we want it or not, we will be involved in this storm, and because we are far away in Shu, we may not even have the power to fight back, so we can only resign ourselves to fate. "
The implication behind these words is that someone must be in charge of it in Bianjing, and who is the most suitable person for this?
Among Li Hao and Zhao Bian, Li Hao is naturally more suitable. After all, he is the son-in-law of a British father-in-law, and he already surpasses Zhao Bian in terms of hard conditions.
What's more, there is Ouyang Xiu standing behind Li Hao, so this weight is even heavier.
Zhao Bian was naturally aware of this truth, but for a moment, Zhao Bian was unable to react and asked: "But if you want to bring troops back to Beijing, you must get an order from the Privy Council, and you also have to go through the officials. Agreed, it may not be too late in terms of time.”
After hearing what Zhao Pian said, Li Hao immediately said: "It is definitely impossible to lead the troops back. We must travel lightly and secretly to the vicinity of Bianjing.
Contact people first to learn about the news in Bianjing City, and then see what methods can be chosen based on the specific situation. "
Seeing that Li Hao had already thought about the rhythm, Zhao Pian thought for a moment, after all, this matter was not in line with the rules.
But in the end, I still thought that I couldn't trust my own safety to others.
Thinking that he and Li Hao are now a grasshopper on the same rope, coupled with Li Hao's background strength, it is indeed more reassuring for Li Hao to return to Beijing to plan.
However, Zhao Pian perfected the plan and asked Li Hao to pretend to be ill, leave the military camp and live in the city, and select trustworthy people as bodyguards.
Then they set off quietly, and Zhao Peng was also helping Li Hao hide in Chengdu Mansion, creating a time lag.
After all, no one can say for sure whether the nails the other party buried in Sichuan have really been cleared away.
Just in case, let Li Hao go first. As long as Li Hao can go to Beijing first to find out the situation, many things will be solved easily.
After careful confirmation, the two finally made a plan.
Then Zhao Bian went to write Shang Shu's memorial, while Li Hao found Zhang Bangyan and explained the matter of guarding the camp.
Zhang Bangyan was quite surprised by this at first, but Li Hao used the excuse that he had finished his errands and would leave Chengdu soon.
So I thought of visiting Chengdu again during this period.
Since it turns out that Li Hao is a gardener, no one doubts it.
So after Zhao Pian's memorial was delivered to Bianjing, Li Hao used the cold as an excuse to thank guests behind closed doors.
Li Hao met Zhang Bangyan and several others on the bed, and told them to guard the camp with peace of mind.
After they left, Li Hao immediately stood up, greeted the people he wanted to take away, went directly to the backyard to pick up the horses, and then embarked on the road back to Beijing.
Of course, Li Hao did not forget to send someone to the northwest to inform the British government of the situation on his side.
Because at this time, Li Hao had to suspect that maybe the situation in the northwest was also a chess game carefully planned by others, so he reminded the British public to be careful.
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After he finished worrying about other people's affairs, Li Hao continued on his way with all his strength. At this time, Li Hao still didn't know what a complicated situation he would face when he actually arrived in the capital.
As for the capital, since the Duke of Qi found Zhao Zonghan by default, Zhao Zonghan finally had a backbone outside the palace.
Suddenly, quite a few people came closer, offering help in times of need, which put some pressure on Zhao Zongquan.
So winning over Zeng Chaosheng and Yang Wenyuan has become what Zhao Zongquan wants to do most now.
However, Yang Wenyuan's attitude towards this was very distant, and he kept a certain distance from both parties.
On the contrary, Zeng Chaosheng, under the instruction of Queen Cao, secretly began to associate with Zhao Zongquan.
And after getting Zhao Zongquan's wish to become an official, the relationship became even closer. Zeng Chaosheng only had to pass on the information about the cats and dogs in the palace.
In addition to the cliques here, under the guidance of Han Qi, a storm gradually started in the court to persuade the prince to be appointed.
In addition to the officials who leaned towards Zhao Zongquan, there were also many ministers who had always remained neutral, so they had a strong voice in the court.
On the other side, those ministers who were leaning towards Zhao Zonghan were also firmly opposed to establishing the crown prince now.
Because they know that if the crown prince is officially established now, there is a high probability that Zhao Zhen will establish Zhao Zongquan, and then they will not get any benefits.
Therefore, no matter whether the two parties meet in the official office or in private, they will inevitably have a big quarrel.
Of course, there are few people on Zhao Zonghan’s side
A lot. In addition, although Han Qi did not express his position in public, he kept trying to sidestep the situation, so he was at a disadvantage most of the time.
But it doesn't matter, after all, they also have a secret weapon, and that is Queen Cao.
Because this matter can only be decided by Zhao Zhen in the end, but now the officials cannot see Zhao Zhen.
Due to serious illness, Zhao Zhen now lives in Funing Palace, and everything in the palace is arranged by Empress Cao.
At this time, Empress Cao ordered people to strengthen the palace ban, so that only Ouyang Xiu and Han Qi could see Zhao Zhen in the outer court.
And when Han Qi meets Zhao Zhen, Queen Cao will definitely be there. If she notices something is wrong with Han Qi, she will directly interrupt.
Coupled with the past events, it was difficult for Han Qi to speak out directly, for fear that Zhao Zhen would have any further associations and it would be self-defeating.
Therefore, for a time, the matter of establishing the crown prince was discussed in full swing in the outer court, but Zhao Zhen, as the party involved, was kept in the dark.
Under this situation, Han Qi took Ouyang Xiu's idea and wanted him to come to his side.
So one day after leaving the palace, Han Qi suddenly blocked Ouyang Xiu at Xuande Gate.
However, in view of the original failure to win over, Han Qi played the emotional card this time and said: "Uncle Yong, we haven't had a drink together since Grand Prime Minister Fu Bi left Bianjing.
Looking back on how high-spirited we were back then, it feels a bit like a lifetime ago.
How about we go to Fanlou to have a drink together today and reminisce about the old days? "
Hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said: "It has been almost two years since the arrival of Ding You, Prime Minister of Fu Bi. It is indeed a long time.
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But now that there are not enough people to gather together, it is somewhat less interesting to eat. Otherwise, the three of us can go together until Grand Prime Minister Fu Bi returns to court. "
Ouyang Xiu's refusal was very obvious, and Han Qi would not fail to hear it.
But if he gave up like this, Han Qi would not achieve what he has achieved today, so he continued: "I know that you have always had a grudge against me for persuading Grand Prime Minister Ding You of Fu Bi.
He thought that I was greedy for the position of prime minister and wanted to take the opportunity to exclude him.
But why don't you think about it, if Grand Master Fu Bi didn't want to do this, who would have the ability to force him?
Otherwise, no matter how many orders the officials gave him to seize love, as long as he wanted to return to the court, he would have come back long ago. "
Hearing this, Ouyang Xiu chuckled lightly and said, "Grand Prime Minister Fu Bi is a kind and kind gentleman who always practices what he preaches. How could he do such a halfway thing?
If it were done by someone else, I'm afraid it might not be possible. "
Hearing Ouyang Xiu's insinuation, Han Qi was not angry and just said: "I didn't expect that in your eyes, I was such a person. It seems that you really misunderstood me deeply.
We have known each other for nearly twenty years now, during which time we have experienced the Qingli New Deal together, and then each of us was demoted.
Now to the current Jiayou New Deal, along the way, I have always thought that you should understand me. "
Ouyang Xiu said: "I thought so too at the beginning, but since I came back from Yuzhou, I have found that I don't seem to understand you well enough.
The subsequent investigation of the salt tax, Fu Bi Grand Prime Minister Ding You, and the recent trip south by Li Hao to suppress the rebellion, all these things have refreshed my understanding of you again and again.
Now, I really don't know what kind of person is standing in front of me.
But this matter is not important now. You are now the Prime Minister of the country. I only hope that you will not let down the favor of the official family. "
After saying that, Ouyang Xiu walked away, while Han Qi, who was standing still, fell into silence watching Ouyang Xiu's leaving figure.
Because Han Qi knew that after today, there would be an irreparable rift between him and Ouyang Xiu.
Looking back on the days when he, Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi and others worked together, Han Qi couldn't help but feel a little sad.
But this emotion only came for a while and was driven away by Han Qi. Then Han Qi
Qi told herself that since things had come to this point, there was no way out, so she needed to be more careful.
Thinking back to what Ouyang Xiu said just now, since Ouyang Xiu already knew that he was the one behind it, he asked Li Hao to leave Bianjing.
Does Li Hao know it himself? If he knows, what will he do?
But the most worrying thing is not Li Hao. After all, Shu is remote. Judging from the last letter from Shu, Li Hao should not know about it yet.
By the time he learned the news and rushed back with his people, I was afraid that the dust had already settled in Bianjing.
Now Han Qi is most worried about the British Duke. You must know that returning to Beijing from the northwest is much closer than Shu, and the influence of the British Duke is not comparable to that of Li Hao.
Although Ouyang Xiu did not mention the British public in his words just now, Han Qi had to make advance plans.
So after leaving the palace, Han Qi immediately returned to his hometown and sent two teams to Shu and the northwest respectively to inquire about Li Hao and the British Duke.
In addition, since ministers from other dynasties could not enter the palace, but those who were originally serving as servants in the palace, Queen Cao was not so wary of them.
So the task of negotiating with Zhao Zhen about establishing a heir was forced to fall on Zeng Chaosheng.
When he heard this, Zeng Chaosheng was startled and said: "In the palace, the Queen has given repeated orders not to allow anyone to bring up this topic. Violators will be severely punished.
Moreover, the people employed in Funing Hall are all the Queen’s confidants, so I have no way of getting involved. "
After hearing this, Zhao Ceying said: "Tiger also takes a nap, but I don't believe that Funing Palace is really so tight that water cannot get in.
And you don’t have to say it in person, just let the officials know that this is the case. "
But Zhao Ceying said it lightly, but Zeng Chaosheng frowned when he heard it.
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