In fact, Zhao Zongquan's actions did hide the fact from many people, including Li Hao. After all, Li Hao's focus was indeed not on these small officials, and as an important help in suppressing the rebellion last time, Li Hao considered the western suburbs camp as his base.
Especially now that Li Hao has the support of the British public, and Gu Tingye has accepted the connections of his father Gu Yankai, Li Hao subconsciously does not think that there will be any problems here.
It is precisely because of this that it is difficult for Li Hao to realize his mistake before things come to an end.
Similarly, Queen Cao also had this fixed impression, but she believed in the courtiers too much.
He believed that as long as he could control the situation in the palace and give Zhao Zonghan a legitimate succession edict, the courtiers outside would bow their heads and obey orders.
Therefore, Zhao Zongquan's plan was implemented smoothly without any interference. And it was this success that greatly increased Zhao Zongquan's confidence. After all, on paper, almost one-third of the troops in the western suburbs camp were under Zhao Zongquan's name.
So Zhao Zongquan had further thoughts. If Zhao Zhen had no intention of letting him succeed, then he would not have been unable to do what King Yan had done.
And compared to King Yan's situation back then, the situation he faced now was much better. You must know that Zhao Zhen's body was not completely broken at the beginning, and none of the civil and military officials in the court expressed their stance, so King Yan could win over very few people, especially those in the military.
In addition, the British Duke and the former Marquis Ningyuan were both in Bianjing at that time, and Li Hao's imperial army was present in the palace.
Once something goes wrong in the palace, the western suburbs camp will easily be controlled by the British Duke and Ningyuan Marquis, and then King Yan will have no choice but to be defeated.
Unlike now, the British Duke has left Bianjing. Although Li Hao, the son-in-law, has some abilities, he cannot completely take over the influence of the British Duke.
In addition, the former Ningyuan Marquis Gu Yankai has died, and although the current Ningyuan Marquis Gu Tingye has inherited connections, he has no actual prestige.
These two people can take advantage of the situation to win over a large number of people when the trend is favorable, but when the trend goes against them, there are not many people who can listen.
In comparison, he had many more manpower at his disposal in the palace and the western suburbs camp. With such an advantage, Zhao Zongquan's ambition inevitably increased. He wanted to ensure that he would become the emperor.
In this process, Zhao Zongquan will inevitably need to make some deviant actions. At the same time, Zhao Zongquan also understands that Han Qi will not support him in this regard.
But it doesn't matter. Zhao Ceying has always been in contact with the generals anyway, and Han Qi rarely interacts with them.
So Zhao Zongquan called his son over and asked: "How is the situation in the palace now? Has Bi Zhongyou made any progress in the palace?" After hearing this, Zhao Ceying replied: "Bi Zhongyou is doing well in the palace. Cao Cao Both the Queen and Zeng Chaosheng regard him as one of their own and have been helping him stabilize the situation. However, most of the guards in the palace now are Li Hao's old troops, and they have been in the hands of Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan for a long time. So even Zeng Chaosheng himself It's hard to say how many of these people can be truly believed. Bi Zhongyou has just entered the palace and there are not many people who can be used." Regarding this situation, Zhao Zongquan still had expectations and had no intention of embarrassing Bi Zhongyou.
But the next plan needs to use people from the palace, so I want to know more about it in detail. Then Zhao Zongquan said: "Ask Bi Zhongyou to find a way to find out about the current situation of the official family. Then try to find a way to win over a few palace maids in Funing Hall, the kind that must be efficient to death. In the process, If there is anything we need to cooperate with, let him speak up." Hearing these words, Zhao Ceying was stunned for a while before reacting.
At this time, it seems that the two people's personalities have reversed. Zhao Zongquan, who is usually cautious and timid, suddenly becomes radical.
On the contrary, Zhao Ceying, who has always been very courageous and extremely capable, did appear to be very cautious at this time.
Zhao Ceying always felt that doing so was too risky, so it was better to wait. Anyway, the news in the palace is constantly being circulated by Bi Zhongyou, so it won't be too late to take action until things really settle down.
But Zhao Zongquan could no longer listen to this opinion, and practical factors did not support it.
Then he said directly: "This is in Bianjing City. There are too many unexpected factors that can affect this matter here. And judging from the current attitude of the official family, I am afraid that they also want Zhao Zonghan to inherit the throne. I really wait for this decree. Come down. How many of those who have taken refuge in us are trustworthy? In addition, there are neutral factions like Xiang Li Hao. After receiving the order, a large part of them will probably side with Zhao Zonghan. When they get there At this time, even if we want to give it a try again, we are afraid that the probability of success will not be too high. In this case, why don't we prepare in advance to ensure that everything is foolproof." In the end, these words are still about Zhao Ceying In her heart, perhaps Zhao Ceying loved adventure in her heart, so she finally agreed to Zhao Zongquan's decision.
However, he did not dare to lobby Bizhong directly, lest he would be frightened, and he was also worried that he would not be able to bear the pressure and not sell himself out and go to Zhao Zhen to claim his father-in-law.
With this mentality, Zhao Ceying hurriedly made an appointment with Bi Zhongyou secretly. Because the matter was in a hurry, Bi Zhongyou complained when he arrived: "What happened? Why did you come to me in such a hurry? The situation in the palace is very complicated now. Empress Cao and Zeng Chaosheng came to me for discussion again. Don't leave casually." After hearing this answer, Zhao Ceying was obviously dissatisfied and felt that Bi Zhongyou was a little too arrogant.
He didn't bother to explain the purpose of his visit, but immediately said: "Yes, there are many things in the palace, and it is indeed not as leisurely as the front office, especially Commander Bi who used to spend time in the front office. It is particularly comfortable. Speaking of which It's also our father and son's fault. We wanted to help Mr. Bi, but we didn't expect that it would make you so tired. In this case, maybe we, father and son, are thinking of a way to transfer you back. Anyway, we can let you If you go in, there will naturally be a way for you to go back. It's just a little troublesome, and we don't care." After hearing Zhao Ceying's threat, Bi Zhongyou finally got a little scared. After positioning himself, he quickly said: "Serving the prince is a humble minister. It's such an honor to talk about tiredness." After explaining, Bi Zhongyou took the initiative to change the topic and said, "You asked me to come here this time. Do you have any instructions from the prince?" Seeing that Bi Zhongyou was familiar with the situation, Zhao Ceying just said Nothing more was said.
But I still made up my mind in my heart that I would give him a lot of beatings in the future, lest Bi Zhongyou would lose his mind one day.
