When Zhao Ceying returned to the throne, she asked her servants where Zhao Zongquan was.
Then I heard that Han Qi was coming today, so I didn't waste any time and rushed over as soon as possible.
Zhao Zongquan and Han Qi were also very concerned about Li Hao's attitude. Seeing Zhao Ceying come back, they quickly asked: "How is it? What did Li Hao say?"
Zhao Ceying replied: "Today I asked Li Hao what the Queen said when she invited him into the palace the day before yesterday.
Li Hao told me directly that the Empress wanted him to remain neutral that day and restrain the western suburbs camp, instead of asking him to support Zhao Zonghan.
He also clearly agreed to this request, so he would not say which side he would support. "
After hearing this, Zhao Zongquan was quite surprised and asked, "Is this really what Li Hao told you? Did he say it on his own initiative?"
Zhao Ceying replied: "I thought it was strange too, but I did only ask, and then he took the initiative to tell me, without any intention of hiding anything."
After this confirmation, Zhao Zongquan and Han Qi fell into deep thought at the same time.
Originally, when Bi Zhongyou sent back the news, the two of them thought it was not very credible, but now that Li Hao has come to prove it, the credibility has been greatly increased.
Of course, this matter cannot be so certain. After all, it is possible that Li Hao and Empress Cao colluded to convey wrong news to outsiders.
So Han Qi said: "Actually, according to Li Hao's statement, this matter can be explained.
After all, in Empress Cao's eyes, the palace was already under her control. As long as the western suburbs camp stayed still, the palace would be safe, and she would not be able to get any edicts she wanted.
And with her status as a queen, who can say that the edict she produced is fake. "
Han Qi's explanation is indeed correct. The reason why Empress Cao is doing this now is based on this point.
Zhao Zongquan and his son also felt that this was reasonable, and they immediately began to discuss what impact Li Hao's decision would have.
First of all, because of this matter, Li Hao will definitely put some of his energy into the western suburbs camp. In addition, Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan, who originally focused on the outside, will also start to come to the western suburbs camp.
In this way, the generals who were originally recruited by Zhao Zongquan while no one was paying attention may have a greater chance of being discovered.
And even if they are not discovered, it will not be easy to deploy troops quietly if there are these people.
But to change the way of thinking, if the troops of the western suburbs camp cannot move on both sides, then the key to victory or defeat lies in the palace.
Now there are two generals in charge of troops in the palace, one on his side and one on Queen Cao's side, and this matter is still hidden from Queen Cao.
In this case, Zhao Zongquan has more room for maneuver and naturally has a greater chance of winning.
The overall result is still very favorable to Zhao Zongquan.
Of course, all this is based on Li Hao telling the truth.
So after an analysis, Zhao Zongquan said to his son: "In the next time, you should maintain a certain degree of contact with Li Hao and try to find out whether what he said is the truth."
Then he said to Han Qi: "In addition, on the Yanties side, can you find something for Li Hao to occupy his energy?"
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Both of them readily agreed to Zhao Zongquan's request. After all, it was in their own interests.
So in the next period of time, Li Hao was very busy while being provoked by Chen Shengzhi in the Salt and Iron Division.
On the other hand, Zhao Ceying often came to show his goodwill, and would always drag Li Hao and Tan Tian to talk about things. Outsiders looked like he was in trouble.
This contradictory scene not only made Li Hao feel confused, but also made Empress Cao and the others look strange, wondering what Zhao Zongquan was thinking.
But compared to Empress Cao and others, Li Hao can still ask directly.
So one day, when Zhao Ceying came over, Li Hao asked directly: "What on earth are you planning to do?
I want you to show your good will. What kind of charter is this? "
Hearing this, Zhao Ceying did not shy away, and it couldn't be a secret that Han Qi was on his father's side. Many well-informed people knew it.
He replied directly: "Although the Grand Prime Minister Han supports my father, he is the Grand Prime Minister after all, and it is impossible for my father to really control everything.
I really don’t know why he did this this time, and I can’t say for sure that Master Chen was just regulating the Third Division normally. "
Li Hao snorted coldly, looked at Zhao Ceying like a fool, and said, "Do you think I'm stupid?
I can still distinguish between what is deliberately targeted and what is normal business.
If you don't want to say it, forget it, why bother saying such nonsense that no one believes. "
Then Zhao Ceying wanted to defend himself, but Li Hao stopped him with words.
"Even if you don't want to say it, I won't force you. At worst, I will investigate this matter myself. But if I really find out something then, just don't blame me."
Zhao Ceying could also imagine Li Hao's reaction, but there was no need to stop it.
After all, even if he gives the answer, who can guarantee that Li Hao will not investigate in private.
Since the result might not change, there was no need to waste any time, and Zhao Ceying didn't think Li Hao could find anything.
Skipping this topic, Zhao Ceying chatted with Li Hao again before leaving.
After Zhao Ceying left, Li Hao began to think deeply and recalled all the things that happened after he returned to Beijing.
What Li Hao and Zhao Ceying said just now was not a joke. Li Hao really planned to check it out.
Anyway, Li Hao felt that Han Qi would not target him for no reason, especially since Li Hao had already made his attitude clear.
Even if it’s just to show off, you should still stop for a few days.
Moreover, Li Hao and Han Qi don't have much interaction now. The root cause of this targeting is still in Zhao Zongshen.
Furthermore, Li Hao knew in his heart that it would be an exaggeration to say that Chen Shengzhi could defeat him based on the things he did.
These things are more disgusting and a serious waste of one's time.
From this point of view, Li Hao felt that Zhao Zongquan and the others must be doing something secretly, and he was afraid that he would find out, so he did these things to hold him back.
With this premise in mind, Li Hao was thinking about what aspects Zhao Zongquan might use.
First of all, in terms of government affairs, although Zhao Zongquan has Han Qi to support him, he also has Ouyang Xiu. If there are any problems in government affairs, he will definitely not be able to hide it from himself.
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Other than that, it's all about military power.
The two most important people in Bianjing City are the garrison of the imperial palace and the soldiers and horses of the western suburbs camp. Both of these are possible.
After all, Zhao Zongquan and the others did not know that Bi Zhongyou had exposed his identity here, so they were too busy to worry about the palace, thereby improving Bi Zhongyou's safety.
The same goes for the western suburbs camp. There are more people here and the composition of the personnel is more complicated. Some of these people must have taken refuge in Zhao Zongquan. It is also possible to protect these people.
After some thought, Li Hao turned his attention to the western suburbs camp.
After all, the situation inside the palace can be roughly guessed, but the situation in the western suburbs camp is really unclear.
Although Li Hao may not necessarily do anything after finding out, there is nothing wrong with finding out first.
Moreover, Gu Tingye has been idle for a long time since Empress Cao talked to Li Hao, just to find something for him to do.
However, this time Li Hao did not intend to make the matter public. Instead, he wanted to pass the thing to Gu Tingye secretly to avoid any mistakes.
So the tunnels Li Hao dug during the Yanwang Rebellion came in handy again.
Now the house at the other end of the tunnel has also been bought by Li Hao. Of course, he came forward to let others go to avoid being discovered by interested parties.
With this secret passage, we need to send a message privately or something,
It's much easier.
In this way, a notification letter from Li Hao quietly arrived in Gu Tingye's hands.
Gu Tingye didn't say anything about Li Hao's request. Anyway, he had to go to the western suburbs camp frequently, so he might as well check on this matter.
Just when everyone had their own thoughts, good news came from the palace. It turned out that Zhao Zhen had been recuperating for so many days.
His health has finally improved and he can already get up and walk around the yard. In a few days, he will be able to attend court as a director normally.
Li Hao was naturally very happy when he heard the news, although overall, Zhao Zhen definitely couldn't delay it for too long.
But depending on the situation, this critical illness seems to have been over. Looking at the current situation, I might be able to survive this year.
Now Fu Bi's period of filial piety is less than three months away. As long as he can survive until then, I believe Zhao Zhen will definitely let Fu Bi return to the court.
At that time, Fu Bi can be used to check and balance Han Qi, which is much more useful than Ouyang Xiu.
It is even possible to go one step further and directly return Fu Bi to the position of prime minister, and team up with Ouyang Xiu to kick Han Qi out.
After all, it can be seen from the previous events that Zhao Zhen no longer has a good impression of Han Qi, otherwise he would not have sent letters to recall Fu Bi before.
But after all, this time is not something Li Hao can control. It only depends on God's will. Now Li Hao can only do the things in front of him.
So Li Hao made a special trip to the palace to see Zhao Zhen to pay his respects and to discuss the edict and military talismans.
It turned out that Zhao Zhen felt that his life was not long, so he gave himself these two things, hoping to use himself as the last guarantee.
But now Zhao Zhen has calmed down again. Who knows if Zhao Zhen will have other ideas at this time.
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However, this time when he entered the palace, although Li Hao did see Zhao Zhen, Empress Cao was always waiting beside her, so Li Hao never had a chance.
After all, Empress Cao cannot know about the relevant edicts and military talismans, because Zhao Zhen's purpose of doing this is to guard against Empress Cao.
She must know this, and don't make a big fuss. Don't let the emperor and empress fight and suffer disaster.
So in this case, Li Hao could only have a serious talk with Zhao Zhen'er before leaving the palace.
Except for Li Hao, Zhao Zongquan was really disappointed when he heard the news.
Because Zhao Zhen is normal, it means that Zhao Zongquan has to wait again if he wants to succeed. This kind of waiting is worrying.
In addition, it is Han Qi's matter. On this matter, Zhao Zongquan's attitude is completely opposite to Li Hao's.
Because Han Qi was one of the pillars of support for Zhao Zongquan, once Fu Bi returned to the court and replaced Han Qi, the loss would be too great for Zhao Zongquan.
Originally, Ouyang Xiu had a bad opinion of Zhao Zongquan, and Fu Bi's attitude was also unknown, just in case Fu Bi didn't like him either.
The unanimous opposition of the two great ministers may really affect Zhao Zhen's attitude.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zongquan didn't understand why a situation that was so good at first became so bad.
The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still, so Zhao Zongquan sent someone to invite Han Qi to discuss countermeasures.
After Han Qi arrived, Zhao Zongquan immediately asked: "Master, Fu Bi's Ding Youqi doesn't have long left. Will he be allowed to return to the court and take your place?"
Han Qi really didn't want to answer Zhao Zongquan's question, because he knew that if Zhao Zhen still had time, he would definitely replace him, even if Zhao Zhen chose to let Zhao Zongquan succeed him in the end.
Of course, Han Qi also believed that Zhao Zongquan would get him back after he succeeded to the throne. After all, he could better stabilize the government for him.
But in that case, the relationship between himself and Zhao Zongquan would really become a pure monarch-subject relationship.
Without the power of Conglong Dingli, how would he be different from other ministers? This was not in line with Han Qi's expectations for himself.
Not to mention, after he leaves Beijing, there is a possibility that Zhao Zongquan will not be able to ascend the throne.
The loss would be too great.
Han Qi sighed in his heart and said: "The official family had this idea when they asked to register the crown prince, but Fu Bi gave up because he didn't want to seize his love in advance.
If Guan Jia is really allowed to seize the opportunity now, I'm afraid he will do it again, of course, provided that he has enough time. "
These words made Zhao Zongquan's heart freeze. He wanted to do something at this time, but he seemed to be powerless.
But after reaching this point, Zhao Zongquan was unwilling to give up.
So they discussed it with Han Qi to see if there was any way to break the situation.
After a discussion, it was discovered that the crux of the matter was time. As long as Zhao Zhen could die before Fu Bi returned to the court, nothing would happen.
But at this time, there is really no way for the two of them to know.
Originally, Zhao Zongquan and the others could obtain some inside information from the imperial physician before.
But this time, for some unknown reason, the imperial physician who treated Zhao Zhen changed again, and Zhao Zongquan suddenly stopped hearing about it.
In addition, during this period of time, these imperial doctors all lived in the palace.
He stayed in Funing Hall on weekdays and was monitored by Empress Cao's confidants, so even Bi Zhongyou couldn't get in touch with him.
Under such circumstances, the source of news about Zhao Zhen's condition was suddenly cut off, which made Zhao Zongquan always feel a little unreliable.
But for the time being, there was no better way. I could only wait for the imperial doctors to leave the palace, and then find another way to inquire.
Compared to the concerns and speculations of outsiders, Queen Cao in the palace was also worried at this time.
Although Queen Cao pretended to be happy when she was next to Zhao Zhen, when she returned to her palace, her face couldn't help but darken.
Of course, Queen Cao did not let anyone else notice this scene, because all the eunuchs and maids in the palace had been kicked out.
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