Chapter 32 Deliver to the Door
After some thought and consideration, Huang Yue finally made a decision and told the emperor everything he had guessed and worried about. Even if this makes the emperor feel worse and affects his physical condition, he will not hesitate to do so. After all, once things are really as he thought, the consequences will be too serious.
After making up his mind, Huang Yue waved his cronies to retreat, and then he gently returned to his bedroom. At this time, in addition to the emperor, there were still several chamberlains in the bedroom who were ready to serve at any time. Huang Yue gave them a look and sent these people out. Then he gently called in the emperor's ear, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Hmm...?" Naturally, the emperor who had just fallen asleep was disturbed. Naturally, he was very unhappy, but when he saw Huang Yue's solemn appearance, he quickly woke up: "What happened? Is it that those people are in chaos again? With that, he tried his best to get up from **.
Seeing this, Huang Yue quickly stepped forward, allowing the emperor to lean against the head of the bed and put a pillow on his back. It was not until he finished this that he whispered in a worried voice, "It's not that there is any trouble in Beijing, but that the old slave knew a big thing and must let your majesty know as soon as possible."
"You said." The emperor also looked solemnly at the person he trusted the most.
"The old slave received the order." Huang Yue said that he wasware of Xu Jinghong and the secret investigation of Guoansi one by one, and finally added his own judgment: "This time, the shadow killing hall was ordered by me to find out whether there was any unfaithful intention on the side of Guoansi, but who would have expected that now they have gone to the hospital empty. As far as the old slave wants to come, I'm afraid that this matter should have something to do with the National Security Department. If they dare to do such a thing, it shows one thing - their uncomplained heart has been clearly revealed!"
The emperor's face also became ugly in an instant, and he still doubted Huang Yue's statements. After all, Xu Jinghong is the minister he focuses on, and he can't believe that this person will betray him. However, the piles that happened before and after the contact still made him suspicious, and he was a suspicious person. Over the years, he could not have too much trust in foreign ministers, so after thinking about it, he has made the most favorable decision.
"This matter is related to my country, and there must be no mistakes. Since Xu Jinghong may not be a minister, he can't let him continue to be in charge of the stability of the capital. Speaking of this, the emperor has already shook his hand: "Huang Yue, you immediately take my jade pendant to the National Security Division and take down Xu Jinghong! And strictly order his subordinates not to allow him to take a step out of the government!" After saying that, the emperor has taken a dragon jade pendant from the head of the bed.
Huang Yue knew that this was the emperor who took this portable jade as a token when he was weak and unable to write his will, which also showed his trust in himself, which moved him greatly. He immediately took the jade with both hands, and then answered, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the old slave will be able to complete this matter. But..." With that, he showed another dilemma: "It's just that it's late at night, and the palace door has already been locked. I'm afraid that the old slave can't get out now."
Only then did the emperor find that this fashion was in the middle of the night, and he was stunned. When the Song Dynasty opened the country, it set a rule that the palace door must be closed after sunset, and at night, it could not be opened no matter what happened. At the beginning, this rule was used to prevent someone from harming the emperor or doing illegal things under the emperor's will in the middle of the night, but he didn't expect that it had become a difficult problem in front of Zhao Zhe now.
Even if he is the emperor, it is difficult to leave the palace openly, not to mention Huang Yue, the servant. Although Huang Yue has the ability to go high, it is not difficult to go out, but now he is responsible for the imperial order. He can't go alone. He must bring all his hands. In this way, he could not leave the palace alone and had to go out through the main entrance of the palace.
After thinking for a while, there was no solution. The emperor had to sigh, "Then wait a little longer. When tomorrow dawn and the palace door is opened, you can go to Guoansi to get people."
"The old slave received the order." Huang Yue also answered helplessly. He really did not think of this key factor. Now it seems that he is still too anxious to come to the emperor to explain the matter at this time.
After the emperor made the arrangements, he felt a burst of heart palpitations. Just now, he suddenly heard the amazing news, which broke his mind again, so he was a little worse than the situation just now. After closing his eyes for half a day, he recovered a little, and his physical fatigue made him sleep slowly again.
Huang Yue can obviously feel the changes in the emperor's body, which makes him full of worries. He doesn't know how long Zhao Zhe's body can last. Six months ago, when he launched the final counterattack against the family, his body had begun to decline, and it was because he found that he could not live long that he was so desperate. Now, although he has regained the authority of the emperor who has lost decades, his body has collapsed.
After the great turmoil in the capital again, the emperor's body and psychology naturally suffered another shock, which made him on the verge of falling. Huang Yue beside him could clearly feel all this, but he didn't say it. Because he knew that for the emperor, the stability of the Song Dynasty and the consolidation of imperial power were the first, and he would not hesitate to lose his life as a result. Therefore, now he can only do his best to help the emperor achieve this last wish.
Looking at the emperor falling asleep because of physical and mental fatigue, Huang Yue secretly swore in his heart that he would not let the attempt of a traitor like Xu Jinghong succeed. After all, he is just a minister. As long as he has not shown his intention to rebel, he still has no power to fight back when he sees himself representing the emperor. Now, just wait for dawn!
In this real conversation with Ye Mingyang, Xu Jinghong finally found his current embarrassing situation. After making the decision to join hands with these downtrodden families, Xu Jinghong released Ye Mingyang and others from the dungeon, arranged a better environment for them, and then invited Ye Mingyang to his study for in-depth discussion.
"Ye Situ thought that I had a good chance of winning this time?" Xu Jinghong didn't have too much ingenuity and asked this shocking question directly.
"If you only use the power Xu Dusi has now, you can't succeed at all, and you don't even have a chance of winning." Ye Mingyang's answer was also very straightforward: "After all, this is the capital of the Song Dynasty, where the emperor's prestige is the greatest, and your foundation is not deep enough. So if you want to make a difference, the first is to gain more power, and the second is to make the chaos more chaotic.
"Oh? But now I have reached the point where I can't ascend. How can I gain power? Does your words mean that I can rely on your strength? Xu Jinghong said with a sastic smile on his lips.
"Of course, we are unreliable. The power of our families in the capital has long been eradicated by the emperor and you, otherwise how could we fall to this point? Ye Mingyang was very clear about his mind and immediately gave his attitude: "so you still want to gain more power in a short time."
"Myself? How can I gain more power? Xu Jinghong couldn't help but be a little confused.
"I heard that the relationship between Xu Dusi and King Jing has always been good. I don't know if the rumors are true?" Ye Mingyang did not answer immediately, but threw another seemingly unimparable question.
"It's okay." Xu Jinghong seemed to think of something, and a trace of light flashed in his eyes.
"If your majesty dies today, do you have a way to help King Jing up?" Ye Mingyang continued to ask.
After pondering for a while, Xu Jinghong suddenly smiled: "It seems that your family still has killers in Beijing that others don't know. But what I can't figure out is why you didn't use it when such a big thing happened last time?
"Because of the existence of a person." Ye Mingyang smiled bitterly: "The old eunuch named Huang Yue is not only good at martial arts, which is not something that ordinary people can resist, but also loyal to the emperor and shrewd, so we can't do it at all."
Xu Jinghong nodded and admitted that he was also deeply afraid of this old eunuch named Huang Yue. This person could have brought people into his residence unconsciously and almost took his own life. This alone made people feel chilling. And if he is dedicated to protecting the emperor, it is really difficult for people to have a chance to do it.
"Because of his existence, we have been unable to attack the emperor for decades. But I didn't expect it to end up today. If we had known about this change, we should have forcibly sent someone to solve him and the emperor together. Speaking of this, Ye Mingyang was obviously quite resentful.
Xu Jinghong just smiled and did not comment much. In fact, he knew that these families still had their own considerations if they didn't do it, because the seven families were so constrained that no one dared to bear the notoriety of king-s, which allowed the emperor to survive until now. This is like the Zhou royal family in the Warring States, even if any of the seven heroes can easily destroy it, but under the eyes of other countries, no one dares to do such a big thing.
But the current situation is different. Ye Mingyang and the emperor have become an endless situation, so as long as they are given a chance this time, they will put Zhao Zhe to death without any hesitation.
Thinking of this, Xu Jinghong nodded: "Although this Huang Yue is powerful, as long as we have a calculation, he is not impossible to kill. Then it's settled. I'll deal with Huang Yue, and you'll deal with Zhao Zhe!" At this moment, the emperor has become an ordinary person in his heart, so he has also become his name.
"Yes!" Ye Mingyang nodded without hesitation: "In fact, killing him has another benefit for you, which will make the situation in the capital more chaotic. At that time, your plan to fish in troubled waters will be easier to implement. However, after you really make some success, don't forget us who have given you a lot of help.
"Of course." Xu Jinghong laughed and said, "You and I just cooperate with each other and take what we need. After it is done, you families can still serve as officials in the court, and I need to decide according to the situation. If one day I can really get to that position, I still need your help.
"Of course, this is also for our own development. Haha..." Ye Mingyang also laughed loudly. The two laughed at each other, as if everything was under control, and they had become one.
After sending Ye Mingyang away, the smile on Xu Jinghong's face dissipated and then asked, "What does Mr. Sun think of this?"
Sun Zaiyuan came out of a dark room. He hid in it and could listen to the dialogue here. After Xu Jinghong asked, he shook his head and said, "Of course, this person's guarantee cannot be trusted. If the lord really wants to use their power to seize his power, he will seek skin with the tiger.
"Of course I know this." Xu Jinghong also laughed: "Their goal is also to gain greater power. Once that time comes, they will naturally be my enemies. How can I not be on guard?"
"I'm relieved that the lord can think so. In fact, at least at this stage, there is still the possibility of cooperation between us and them. After all, their power in the capital is not comparable to us, but once the emperor really dies and the new emperor is the king of Jing that the lord wants to see, we must first attack.
"What you said suits me very well, so let's cooperate with them this time." Xu Jinghong picked up the tea bowl at hand and drank a full bowl of cold tea, and then said, "Let's create a new era for this Central Plains!"
Early the next morning, Xu Jinghong was dispatching people to throw another fire in the capital, which is already full of unstable factors. At this time, a soldier suddenly came to report: "Dushi, outside, Eunuch Huang in the palace suddenly brought the forbidden army, saying that he had the intention to announce it!"
"Hmm?" Xu Jinghong was stunned at first, and then a cold light flashed out in his eyes: "It really takes no effort. I'm still thinking about how to lead him out of the palace and get rid of him? But he didn't expect that he would come to the door by himself. Old Bear..." He said, turning his eyes to Xiong Geng, who had turned his eyes to one side.
"The team is ordering." Xiong Geng said with his fists.
"Go to the back and order 200 elites and prepare more crossbows. Look at my eyes later." Xu Jinghong left this sentence and stepped out. He didn't want Huang Yue to wait outside for too long, which made him suspicious.
Huang Yue only brought 50 forbidden troops this time. In his mind, as long as he read the will, Xu Jinghong, as a minister, will only be bound. Even if this person is really bold enough to fight against the imperial edict, with his own ability, coupled with the 50 forbidden armies behind, it is easy to take him, so there is no trace of worry.
Seeing Xu Jinghong coming out accompanied by several personal soldiers, Huang Yue put up his shelf and shouted, "Sinner Xu Jinghong's interface."
As soon as he saw Huang Yue's appearance, Xu Jinghong saw that he was not good. Now when he heard his statement, he was more convinced. Unexpectedly, he hadn't really done it. The emperor over there was about to deal with himself, which made Xu Jinghong also admire the other party's actions. But this does not mean that he will be willing to be bound, and even has no etiquette. He just went straight to Huang Yue, stood there, and looked at him rudely.
"Xu Jinghong, haven't you heard what we said? With the imperial edict, why don't you kneel down to receive the imperial edict? Huang Yue was stunned when he saw this, but he still asked in very official words.
Xu Jinghong laughed: "The imperial edict? Grandpa Huang, you don't hold anything in your hand. Just a few words are the imperial edict? Is it too much to make me a criminal?
"You..." Huang Yue was angry with his words, but he still resisted: "This is an oracle. It is what your majesty asked us to dictate. Of course, there is no real imperial edict."
"Since there is no true edict, why should I believe your words?" Xu Jinghong still looks disbelieving.
This also surprised those forbidden soldiers. Does this person really not understand or not? May I ask which person in the world dares to fake the imperial edict? I'm afraid no one dares to fake it, right? But they didn't know the real purpose of Xu Jinghong's doing so. They just delayed the time and prepared to attack the people below.
Huang Yue was even more annoyed. After humming, he took out a dragon jade pendant from his sleeve: "This is your majesty's personal thing. Can you believe it now?"
Xu Jinghong looked at the jade for a long time, and finally smiled: "You casually took out a piece of jade and said that your words were the imperial edict? This is really ridiculous. Not to mention whether the jade in your hand is true as you said or not, even if it is true as you said, it is nothing.
"Who doesn't know that your father-in-law Huang is a close person around your majesty? All his living and diet are taken care of by you. It's too simple for you to steal a piece of jade from him to fake your will."
"You... you are messing around, yes..." Huang Yue suddenly became angry and shouted and scolded.
But before he said anything, Xu Jinghong has said again: "As far as I know, there have been eunuchs like you in China since ancient times to frame Zhongliang with false will. Then the ten permanent attendants of the Eastern Han Dynasty are your ancestors, right? Unfortunately, Xu Jinghong, I am not those stupid officials, and I will never be poisoned by you. Do you want to take advantage of the opportunity that your majesty is sick and unable to handle political affairs to seize power in chaos so that he can control the court? I think you'd better save that heart!"
"Take down this rebellious guy!" At this time, Huang Yue finally couldn't help it. He had always been loyal to the emperor, but Xu Jinghong actually said that he had ulterior motives, which undoubtedly touched his bottom line.
After being stunned, the forbidden army immediately rushed up and wanted to take Xu Jinghong down. But how could Xu Jinghong be approached by them? When they rushed forward, he had retreated quickly and gave way to one side, and then he gave an order to attack Xiong Geng, who had just arrived!