Chapter 455 Thoughts

"Hahaha..."

In Yanxi Palace, Zhao Gang came here accompanied by his eunuchs after the court session.

The sad look on his face disappeared instantly, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Mother, this time my son's throne is safe." Zhao Gang said to Queen Xie proudly.

Sitting in the main seat, Queen Xie frowned and scolded: "After all, he is your father. Now he is in trouble. How can you be so happy? If it gets out and Dou Wei, the old dog, knows about it, he will gossip in the court again."

Then she stood up and came to Zhao Gang, straightened his clothes, "You have to sit firmly on the throne before you can have nothing to worry about. Before you ascend the throne, you still have to be careful."

"Yes, mother." Zhao Gang nodded, but he still couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

The third prince is now a useless person, and the second prince and his father are trapped in Xiancheng together.

Among the princes at present, no one can compete with him.

If the throne is not his, then whose will it be?

After the New Year, he will be thirty-five years old.

After waiting for so long, it is time for him to take the throne.

Otherwise, how long will he have to wait?

Empress Xie saw Zhao Heng's expression, and she said: "You are hypocritical. Although the third and second princes cannot compete with you at the moment, don't forget that the fifth prince Zhao She has not been honest during this period. Liang Kai has spent a lot of money in the capital to win over officials for him, which means that he is competing for the throne."

After a pause, she continued: "Among the eight powerful families, the Ma family is now greatly weakened and is not to be feared. The Fan family is far away in the southwest and has little influence in the court. The Dou family and the Xiao family have joined forces, and the Han family and the Wang family have joined forces. Of course, both cannot be underestimated, but the Liang family has been cultivating in the south for many years, and recently they took out the art of casting cannons. I am afraid that it is hidden very deeply, so we should be careful to deal with it."

Zhao Gang didn't care after hearing this, "Mother is confused, Not to mention that the food of the world comes from the Xie family, the current King of Yan is also one of ours, why should we be afraid of them. "

Empress Xie shook her head, "How can distant water quench near thirst? If the capital is in chaos, the troops of the King of Yan cannot fly over. If they want to pass through the territory of the Han and Wang families, they must agree, right?"

Nodding Zhao Gang's head, she said, "Besides, after you ascend the throne, the King of Yan will be a big trouble after all, and the King of Yan may not really help you. At present, the Xie family and the King of Yan are just borrowing strength from each other. You are not confused."

Zhao Gang laughed, "Mother, you underestimate the child too much. The mother's family of the King of Yan is just a commoner after all. When I ascend the throne, how can I let him sit firmly in Yanzhou?"

Empress Xie nodded gently.

After sitting for a while and talking about some gossip, Zhao Gang got up and left.

When she saw Zhao Heng, Empress Xie's eyes flashed with a fierceness, "Your Majesty, you have been greedy for love and sex for these years. It's ok to take concubines every year, but now you favor a lowly prostitute and bring her with you on this northern expedition. You deserve it."

Decades have passed, and she and Zhao Heng no longer have the feelings they had in the past. Instead, they have accumulated a lot of resentment over the issue of the crown prince.

For her, the most important thing is that her eldest son can ascend the throne as emperor.

This is not only for Zhao Gang, but also for herself.

There are fights among the princes, and there are also fights in the harem.

How many of Concubine Dou and Concubine Han are easy to get along with.

If their sons ascend the throne, they will become empress dowagers.

How can she have a good life in the future?

Thinking of this, her eyes became more determined, and she would find her brother in a while.

If Zhao Heng really can't come back, the matter of establishing a new monarch will be within this month.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor."

Here, Zhao Gang left Yanxi Palace, and Gao Wei, the eunuch who accompanied him, bowed to him fiercely, his face full of flattery.

Since ancient times, when one person succeeds, his family and friends will rise to heaven.

This is the truth that every eunuch who serves behind the prince understands.

Now Gao Wei seems to see a great future in front of him.

Wasn't Liang Cheng, the chief eunuch, just the eunuch who served the emperor before?

But at present, there are other eunuchs besides him in the Prince's Mansion.

In order to stand out in the future, he must please Zhao Gang.

"Hahaha, you are sensible." Zhao Gang was as happy as drinking honey when Gao Wei called him the emperor.

Gao Wei saw Zhao Gang's expression and became more and more proud.

An idea came to his mind, this method will definitely make Zhao Gang happier.

……

Dewang Mansion.

This is the residence of the third prince.

Dou Wei came here in a hurry after the court.

The news that Zhao Heng was trapped in Xiancheng is probably known to all the nobles in the capital.

The third prince couldn't have not known.

So, he needed to comfort him as soon as possible.

After all, most officials at the moment assumed that the eldest prince would succeed to the throne.

When Dou Wei entered the door, he saw the third prince who had been waiting in the front yard.

He hurried forward and said, "Uncle, what is going on in the court now? What do you plan to do?"

Dou Wei then told the third prince his thoughts.

"After the court, I discussed with Xiao Cheng. If the emperor is really captured by the northern barbarians and goes north, we will join forces with his Xiao family to send you to the throne." Dou Wei said.

Xiao Cheng is now the general of Dasong.

This title is not just because he is a powerful family.

But in the past, Xiao Cheng led the imperial army and the Xiao family's troops to repeatedly repel the invading Tubo.

Later, he also pacified the southern barbarians who were in rebellion in the south of Yizhou.

In order to commend his achievements, Zhao Heng gave him the official title of general of the country.

After arriving in the capital, Xiao Cheng and Yang Feng jointly took charge of the imperial army.

Yang Feng commanded the Left Guard of the Palace Front Division, and Xiao Cheng commanded the Right Guard of the Palace Front Division.

He could mobilize at least half of the 100,000 imperial guards in the capital.

With such help, it would not be so easy for Zhao Gang to ascend the throne.

"If General Xiao was there, this matter would be half done." The third prince was relieved when he heard this.

Although he is now a cripple.

But he got married in his early years and had a son.

Now, he has no fun in the rest of his life, and the only thing he cares about is the throne.

Even if he can ascend the throne for one day, he can pass the throne to his son.

"Uncle, if the big thing can be accomplished, I will agree to any conditions of uncle." Zhao Mu held Dou Wei's hand tightly.

Patting Zhao Mu's hand, Dou Wei said softly: "I am your uncle. If I don't help you, who can I help."

As if thinking of something, he frowned again, "But in addition to the Xie family, I am afraid there is another trouble."

"Are you talking about the Liang family?" Zhao Mu asked.

During this period, the Liang family was very active, changing their previous attitude of not participating in the battle for the crown prince.

Dou Wei nodded, "You don't need to worry about this matter. At present, our Dou family and Xiao family are still the most powerful in the capital. His Liang family can't make a big wave."

The two talked about some things, and Dou Wei returned to the mansion.

Then, he sent people to Wuguan to keep a close eye on the movements of Xiancheng and look for opportunities to secretly contact Beidi.