After settling these things, Li Hao felt a lot more at ease. After all, even at the last step, he still had a trump card.
Of course, in Li Hao's heart, he still hoped that it would not really come to this point.
However, there was not much that Li Hao could do. There was no summons from Zhao Zhen in the palace, and it was difficult for him to enter the palace to ask for an audience.
As for Empress Cao, Li Hao still has a normal understanding of himself and will not ask for trouble.
Of the remaining brothers, Zhao Zongquan and Zhao Zonghan, Zhao Zonghan was unable to make the decision.
But Zhao Zongquan could send a message to let him know Zhao Zhen's plan.
This will also prevent him from really being impatient and doing something that no one wants to see, which would be troublesome.
However, Li Hao's identity is now more sensitive. It is not only a matter of taking sides, but more importantly, he has shouldered the mission given by Zhao Zhen.
This prevents Li Hao from revealing his position in advance and must adhere to neutrality.
Just when Li Hao was thinking about who should deliver the news so that Zhao Zongquan and the others could believe it without exposing himself.
Suddenly the concierge reported that it was the young prince of the Duke of Qi who came to visit.
Although Li Hao was a little surprised, he didn't understand why Qi Heng was looking for him at this time. Could it be that Queen Cao wanted to force him to express his position again.
But he still asked his servants to guide Qi Heng to the main hall, and then he changed his clothes and went there.
After entering the main hall, Li Hao said: "My young master rarely comes to visit. What do you have to do this time?"
Qi Heng replied directly: "I am here to ask questions for the Queen. She asked me to ask you to see if you have thought about it!"
After hearing this, Li Hao immediately felt that something might have gone wrong in the palace, otherwise Queen Cao shouldn't be so anxious.
Li Hao did not give a direct answer to this, and asked instead: "You have done so much for the Queen, I think coming to the Duke of Qi's mansion is now bound to Zhao Zonghan.
Princess Ning's temperament can be calmed down. To be able to place such a heavy bet, there must be some definite news.
Why don't you tell me, maybe after listening to it, I will be willing to stand with you. "
Qi Heng replied: "I don't know exactly what my mother thinks.
But I know you are not easily involved, right? "
Li Hao laughed when he heard this and said, "Since you have this point, why do you need to make this trip today?"
Qi Heng said: "The Queen's order, even though I know it can't be done, I have to do it."
Seeing that Qi Heng's attitude was very candid, Li Hao simply asked tentatively: "Except for the two ministers, you should be the only minister who can frequently enter and leave the palace now.
So I want to ask you, what is the situation in the palace now, and can you tell me the truth. "
Qi Heng did not answer this question, but directly refused: "How can we ministers comment on matters in the palace?
But I believe that as long as we continue to fulfill our duties, there will be no problems with the court. "
Hearing this official answer, Li Hao was really too lazy to deal with it.
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This answer was not what Li Hao wanted at all, so Li Hao tried a few more times.
But no matter what Li Hao said, Qi Heng just didn't answer the question, which made Li Hao feel confused. It didn't take long for him to feel that Qi Heng's IQ had increased.
Seeing that he couldn't be deceived, Li Hao felt that Qi Heng had made some mistakes here, so he served tea to see off the guests.
It has to be said that Qi Heng still maintained a good manner in terms of politeness and demeanor. Seeing that Li Hao was interested in seeing off the guests, he didn't hesitate and stood up to leave directly.
But just as Qi Heng left, just as Li Hao was regaining his train of thought, Yang Wenyuan ran over again.
After rejecting everyone, he anxiously
He said to Li Hao: "There is something wrong with the palace clerk. Someone from the palace just came and took away the badge for entering and exiting the palace from my hand."
When he heard this, Li Hao was a little upset. The layout of the palace was originally extremely important, but now none of his own people could enter the palace normally.
So once there is an emergency, how can we limit the situation inside the palace gate?
Moreover, Li Hao didn't understand how Zhao Zhen would adjust his people since he had been entrusted with being the final guarantee. Therefore, Li Hao had never thought that this would happen.
So he quickly asked: "What is going on? Is there an official edict asking you to take over? Who will take over?"
Yang Wenyuan replied: "Today, an edict was sent from the palace, with the official's seal on it.
In the edict, it was mentioned that prayers and gifts would be made for the officials, including the plan to restart this year's league. It was said that the officials originally attached great importance to this and could not afford to delay it because of the disease.
He also knew that I had experience in this area, so he directly asked me to take charge of this matter.
As for the position being reserved for me, it is just that Bi Zhongyou will temporarily act as my agent during this period. He is my superior officer, so this move is reasonable and reasonable. "
After hearing this reason, Li Hao really felt that it was too ridiculous and could not be believed at all.
The only thing that can be confirmed from this is that Bi Zhongyou seems to have chosen the master of the Ming Dynasty, and there is a high probability that he has defected to Zhao Zonghan.
Although I don’t know how Empress Cao accomplished this, she was the only one who could accomplish this.
However, on this point, Li Hao was really wrong. In fact, it was the joint decision of Empress Cao and Zhao Zongquan to expel Yang Wenyuan from the palace.
Neither side wanted Li Hao to be such an unstable factor and still maintain a certain amount of power in the palace.
After all, the lessons learned from the past are still there. It was the imperial army that held off the rebels inside the palace, giving Li Hao time to organize a counterattack outside.
Although neither side is planning to use such extreme measures yet, the matter does not need to be done, but the specific preparations must be complete.
So Zhao Ceying first made an appointment with Zeng Chaosheng, expressed his intention, and asked him to find a way to temporarily drive Yang Wenyuan out of the palace and hand over his rights to others.
Regarding this point, Zeng Chaosheng said directly: "This adjustment of candidates must be approved by the officials.
Moreover, Yang Wenyuan is from the front office of the palace, so how can I speak. "
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After hearing this, Zhao Ceying said: "Of course I understand what you said, and I will not deliberately embarrass you.
If you want to change the position of Yuhou, the governor in front of the palace, you will naturally need the approval of the officials, but what if you want to find an excuse to arrange something for Yang Wenyuan.
Then you can let Song Chaozhong, in the name of the commander of the front department, directly take care of the official affairs of his subordinates during this period. In this way, things will go smoothly, and it will not be too difficult for the officials.
And I think the Queen may also have some objections to Li Hao. If you can encourage him there, it will be done even if you don't want to do it yourself. "
Hearing this, Zeng Chaosheng's eyes lit up. To be honest, he was also upset with Yang Wenyuan during this period.
Although Yang Wenyuan has kept a low profile in the palace now, Zeng Chaosheng felt very uncomfortable whenever he thought about how familiar Yang Wenyuan was with most of the guards in the palace.
And the most important thing is that if there is an unexpected situation, Zeng Chaosheng will have to worry about being stabbed in the back by Yang Wenyuan.
If Yang Wenyuan can be driven out of the palace, it will be much easier for him to do things in the future.
As for Empress Cao's attitude, Zeng Chaosheng was also very clear about it, so he was not worried about her objection.
However, in front of Zhao Ceying, Zeng Chaosheng still had to pretend to be very embarrassed. In addition, Zeng Chaosheng wanted to test it out to see what was going on in the Song Dynasty.
So he said: "I can say something about the Queen, but her attitude is really hard to say.
Although there is some gap between them now, after all, Li Hao and Yang Wenyuan were the ones who came to the palace to rescue him, so the Queen
No one can guarantee what the empress is thinking.
The other thing is that the Song Dynasty you mentioned was in trouble. He and Li Hao had always vented their anger out of the same nostril. In the end, they finally drove Yang Wenyuan away, but Li Hao was still able to control the situation in the palace. "
Zhao Ceying replied: "You don't have to worry about the Song Dynasty. Since I mentioned him to you, I am absolutely sure.
As for Queen Cao, you try your best first. If it succeeds, everyone will be happy. If it doesn't succeed, then we will think of other ways. "
After Zeng Chaosheng and Zhao Ceying confirmed the incident, they hurriedly separated to avoid being discovered.
After returning to the palace, Zeng Chaosheng pretended to be in the palace, walked around a few times, then went to Ciyuan Hall, where he found Empress Cao and talked about what had just happened.
Empress Cao also felt very good about Zhao Ceying's idea.
After the conversation with Li Hao, Empress Cao actually had the idea of organizing the defense of the palace, so as to cut off all Li Hao's efforts into the palace.
The only thing that concerned Queen Cao was that Zhao Ceying said that the Song Dynasty had already sided with them.
You must know that the front division of the palace is very important. The front division of the middle palace of the upper four armies accounts for two of the Peng Japanese Army and the Tianwu Army, plus the other commanders of the squads, infantry, and cavalry in front of the palace.
Its overall military strength is even greater than that of the Guards' Horse Division and the Guards' Infantry Division.
At the beginning, King Yan only attracted a few military commanders and already made such a big noise. If the Song Dynasty really got started, the situation would probably be uncontrollable.
Zeng Chaosheng also understood Empress Cao's concerns, and he was thinking about this issue on the way back.
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So he said: "In fact, the queen does not need to worry, although there is no way to transfer the people in the Song Dynasty.
But in the Song Dynasty, even if he was the commander of the Palace Front Division, he could not mobilize the many people under the Palace Division's command if he wanted to.
You must know that most of Li Hao's old ministries served in the Palace Front Division, and the relationship between the British Duke and Ningyuan Marquis was still there.
If the two of them spoke with the same voice, it might be easier to mobilize people, but if Li Hao knew that he had taken refuge with Zhao Zongquan, he would definitely draw a clear line with him.
He may even be wary of him. In this case, there are not many people he can really call. "
After hearing these words, Empress Cao nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. It seems that Li Hao needs to be reassured. He must remain neutral so that he can be used as a weight to balance the situation.
I will arrange for someone to handle this matter later, but the top priority now is how to deal with the palace guards.
If compared to Zhao Zongquan, I would still prefer Li Hao to be in charge of the imperial palace. "
Seeing that Empress Cao had the idea of retreating, Zeng Chaosheng became a little anxious. He really didn't want to be suppressed anymore, so he immediately said: "Actually, we don't need them two. We also have one candidate available, and that is the one in front of the palace. The deputy commander made Bi Zhongyou.
In the Dianqian Division, this person was initially caught between Song Chaozhong and Li Hao. As a result, both of them were relatively strong, so his reputation was not prominent.
Later, after Li Hao left, Yang Wenyuan took over the position of Yuhou, the former governor of the palace. Although the situation improved, in fact he still did not hold any real power.
So I believe that as long as there is a suitable opportunity, he will definitely seize it to get rid of the current situation. "
Empress Cao really had no impression of this person in her mind, so she said, "Then go and check this person, especially if there is any connection between him and Zhao Zongquan.
If not, then we can try to win them over and use them for our use. "
Zeng Chaosheng agreed naturally and then started investigating.
After such an investigation, the final result showed that Bi Zhongyou and Zhao Zongquan really had nothing to do with each other.
So next Zeng Chaosheng arranged another private meeting between Bi Zhongyou and Queen Cao. After Queen Cao personally confirmed Bi Zhongyou's loyalty, she began to arrange for him to take over Yang Wenyuan.
So there is
In the previous scene where Qi Heng and Yang Wenyuan came to find Li Hao, of course there may be some problems with Qi Heng's expression, turning a good win over into a threat.
As for how to deal with it, Li Hao didn't have any good solutions for the time being, so he could only do what they said first.
However, this incident also helped Li Hao solve a doubt, that is, the purpose of Qi Heng's trip. At least there should be no problems on Zhao Zhen's side.
After Yang Wenyuan left, Li Hao then found Gu Tingye and asked him to find a way to verify Bi Zhongyou's identity.
This matter was not over yet. As a result, there was another problem with the Third Division, and Chen Shengzhi launched another thorough investigation.
Naturally, Yantiesi couldn't escape, so Li Hao could only devote a large part of his time to this.
To be honest, Li Hao could also guess that Chen Shengzhi did this deliberately, just to drag him here.
It's just that this was a conspiracy, and what they asked for was reasonable. Even though Li Hao knew that their intentions were impure, there was nothing he could do about it.
Naturally, Yantiesi couldn't escape, so Li Hao was distracted a lot by this matter.
It was not until half a month of busy work that Gu Tingye visited Li Hao's door again and told Li Hao the results of the investigation.
To be honest, this result was completely beyond Li Hao's expectation.
I originally thought it was a fight between snipe and clam, with the fisherman benefiting, but now I see that some people are like the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind.
I didn’t know what Empress Cao was doing. She thought she was doing it secretly, but in the end no one hid it.
If Li Hao hadn't had a whim this time and asked Gu Tingye to take the time to check, he might have been in trouble.
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