Steel Dynasty - Chapter 499

[Chapter 499 Secret Business]

Outside the Gate of Prince Qi’s Mansion.

Wang Xuan instinctively looked around cautiously before turning around in a hurry.

In the main hall, Xiao Ming was standing with his hands behind his back, waiting for him.

“Your Highness.”

Standing still in the main hall, Wang Xuan glanced at Xiao Ming and suddenly felt that Xiao Ming today was a little different from the past.

Hearing Wang Xuan’s voice, Xiao Ming turned around. Yesterday, he was busy promoting the bank. It was only today that he had time to summon Wang Xuan. Xiao Wenxuan was seriously ill, which was definitely not good news for him.

Because once Xiao Wenxuan falls, it means that the current balance of the country of Chongqing is completely disrupted. The most serious situation may be that the country of Chongqing completely falls into civil strife.

Although he did not admit that Xiao Wenxuan was a wise emperor, Xiao Wenxuan became the emperor through military merit after all, and the prince, a idiot, could not suppress the chaos in the country after he succeeded to the throne.

In troubled times, a wise king is still in a difficult situation, let alone a monarch like the prince.

Faced with a potentially chaotic situation in the future, he pretended to be indifferent on the surface, but secretly he must start preparations now so that he can respond to the unfavorable situation in the country in a timely manner.

Therefore, he must continue to strengthen the control of the Chang’an intelligence network and infiltrate Chang’an officials.

“Do you know about the emperor’s fainting?” Xiao Ming looked at Wang Xuan.

After being startled for a moment, Wang Xuan said: “Your Majesty, the subordinates don’t know about this. They just learned that the Emperor is slightly ill and has not been able to attend court normally for some days.”

“Well, so to speak, the palace is indeed hiding something .

This matter.” Xiao Ming frowned, such a major event was strictly blocked, and currently only Queen Zhao could handle it.

Wang Xuan asked in confusion: “How did His Highness know that the Emperor fainted?”

“Fei Zhongshu mentioned it in his letter to the Princess.” Xiao Ming said, and he then asked; “Besides, There have been no other abnormal changes in Chang’an.”

“Yes, I was originally going to report this matter to His Highness. After the emperor did not go to court, the leader of Lijingmen, Yang Zhen, had been in and out of the East Palace,” Wang Xuan said with a solemn expression. .

“Yang Zhen comes in and out of the East Palace?” Xiao Ming was surprised.

In every dynasty, Lijingmen only obeyed the orders of the current emperor. Now, before Xiao Wenxuan died, Yang Zhen came in and out of the East Palace. This was a clear sign of wagging his tail in front of the new master in advance.

And from this point, we can also see the seriousness of Xiao Wenxuan’s condition. Perhaps it is like what Fiji said, even with careful treatment, it can only take a few years.

If Queen Zhao and the Crown Prince secretly delay treatment, Xiao Wenxuan will lose his life. After all, the struggle for imperial power has always been cruel, and any method is not surprising.

Wang Xuan noticed Xiao Ming’s expression and said: “Your Highness, Yang Zhen is extremely greedy for power. He has clearly decided to find a new owner. The official is worried that the queen and the prince will control the government. It is said that many decrees have been It was reported by Wang Xi, the eunuch next to the empress, that there was a lot of discussion in the court now. Many ministers asked to see the emperor, but they were all turned away on the grounds that the emperor needed to recuperate. “

Xiao Ming’s frown deepened, Fiji. There are only a few words in the letter, which makes Xiao Ming unable to fully judge the current situation in Chang’an.

But now the news brought by Wang Xuan completely made him vigilant. He had read enough history books, and the current situation was like the initial stage of a foreign relative intervening in politics and eunuchs disrupting power.

After pondering for a while, he said: “From now on, we will expand the number of secret guards in Chang’an. I, the king, must get news from Chang’an at any time. In addition, you must design a plan to transfer important people from Chang’an. Once there are changes in Chang’an, you must be able to guarantee Bring back my concubine, Fei Zhongshu and others.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Wang Xuan said in a deep voice. The first step is very simple, but the second step is very difficult.

“In that case, go ahead and make preparations now.” Xiao Ming said.

After bowing, Wang Xuan turned and left.

After Wang Xuan left, Xiao Ming sent people to call Pang Yukun and Niu Ben to the palace. One of these two people was in charge of government affairs and the other was in charge of the army. Now that there was a change in Chang’an, he had to tell them the news and discuss the next step. How to deal with it.

“If it is true as His Highness said, from now on we should strengthen the training and equipment of the armies in each state to prepare for unexpected events. The certificate of submission is just a contract. There is no guarantee that the Crown Prince will not be disadvantageous to His Highness.” Niu Ben said loudly.

“Your Highness, what the Governor said is right. The death of Prince Ning is still before our eyes. Your Highness must not be careless. If you ask who the princes are most afraid of now, it is none other than Your Highness. If the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he will also regard His Highness as Due to a serious concern, Xianguan believes that not only must the army be strengthened, but the Government Affairs School of Bowen College must also expand its recruitment of students to cope with future changes.”

After a pause, Pang Yukun reminded again: “Your Highness, if the Crown Prince takes back His Highness after he ascends the throne. Mingjue and Fengguo, the lower officials do not want to see the people of Fengguo go back to the past.

“The general also does not want to see his soldiers bleeding in vain for the past two years.” Niu Ben’s eyes widened, Xiao said. Ming rarely saw such an impulsive side of Niu Ben.

“I understand what you mean. If everything goes well, but if you go too far, I will not follow in the footsteps of Prince Ning.” Xiao Ming said slowly.

Pang Yukun nodded, and then said: “Your Highness, this is only a matter of the future. Now, Queen Zhao and the Crown Prince must not dare to harm the Emperor. The lower official thinks that now we should let Lei Ming send cavalry to kill the barbarian scouts outside Shanhaiguan, and then He wrote to the court that the barbarians were causing trouble outside Shanhaiguan, and then asked whether the emperor was safe and sound, and then politely asked the prince and Queen Zhao to take good care of the emperor. In this way, the two of them must be afraid and dare not mess around. “

“Yes, this is a good time. What a wonderful idea.” Xiao Ming laughed, he was still very old.

Niu Ben laughed heartily, “The Youzhou Army has been training for so many days. It’s time to go out and exercise. When I return, I will let Lei Ming kill the barbarian scouts outside Shanhaiguan.”

Pang Yukun glanced at Niu Ben, and then he said cautiously: “Your Highness, the current situation in the country of Chongqing is so corrupt that a great chaos should be restored. Moreover, looking around today, only those who can turn the tide can save the country of Chongqing from danger. I think the prince is not The one who can turn the tide.”

Niu Ben suddenly looked up at Pang Yukun. He rolled his eyes and suddenly had a hint of realization. He said, “Your Highness, I will only listen to your Highness.”

Xiao Ming gradually stopped smiling when they heard this. It was already clear enough that they wanted him to be the emperor. They might not have dared to have this idea before, but since the Qingzhou Army took Shanhaiguan, the officials of the feudal country probably have some Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts, and now that Xiao Wenxuan is seriously ill, they are getting more and more worried Heartbeat.

As for him, it’s not that he doesn’t want to be the emperor, he just doesn’t want to stand out and be the target of public criticism. After all, no one likes him as an alternative in Dayu Kingdom, and he doesn’t want to be beaten by a group.

(End of chapter)