Chapter 2358 Gui Zi Juan: A glimmer of hope, repaying it with one’s own body

 “Can’t be reached?!” The beauty was furious. Her towering bun was randomly **** with a pretty red hair tie, and then inserted with a flower mother-of-pearl, which gave her a bit of softness.

　　It’s just that under this emotional excitement, the bun of her hair is swaying, the beads on her temples are trembling, and coupled with the slightly whitened and beautiful red lips, the woman’s face rarely shows a bit of weakness.

"Empress, as far as I know, Concubine Xiande also stayed at Chongxuan Temple for one night and came back the next day. She should also have gone to see Mr. Feng. I don't know if she saw her, but Concubine Xiande was always there in the past. We have to stay in Chongxuan Temple for several days. Judging from the situation, we probably won't be able to see it." Zhou Peisheng still had the unhurried attitude, "Now the personnel of the Shangsanqin Army and the Beijing camp are still being adjusted, Master Feng will He is the operator, and he definitely doesn’t have much energy to consider other things at this time.”

"Hmph, he made a good plan and replaced all the imperial guards with his confidants. What is his intention?" The beauty gritted her teeth, "Are you planning to wag your allegiance to Zhang Yi?"

Zhou Peisheng laughed dumbly and shook his head repeatedly: "The empress is joking, how is that possible? Firstly, this is a decision of the cabinet, not Mr. Feng's own intention. Secondly, this is probably because the imperial court wants to strengthen the palace's defense to prevent leaks of secrets, and Prince Yi Zhong has succeeded him. Perhaps the unification is not what the imperial court wants, and maybe it is just a temporary transition."

"Ah?!" The beauty was overjoyed and quickly grabbed Zhou Peisheng desperately, "Peisheng, what is the basis for your judgment? Are you saying there is something unexpected going on?"

"Uh, empress,..." Zhou Peisheng was a little embarrassed by Empress Tsuen's pull, and coughed dryly. Besides, he was a chamberlain, but he couldn't bear the dignity of Empress Tsuen. Concubine Tsuen also realized this, He let go of his hand, but smiled sweetly, and Bai Mei suddenly said, "You eunuch, what are you so embarrassed about? Are you afraid that I will be deprived of you?"

Zhou Peisheng really accepted this person, and he was already tied to the other person and had no chance to turn around, so he tolerated it.

Once Prince Yoshitaka enters the palace, everyone in the palace will be kicked out.

It is said that the Renshou Palace, Jiefeng Palace, Erluan Palace, Ciqing Palace, and Yuanhui Palace in the east, and the Yinghua Palace, Xian'an Palace, Cining Palace, and Xianruo Palace in the west are all being cleaned and tidied up in preparation for Yi Zhong. After the prince entered the palace, he made preparations. Everyone, including himself, had to be driven to the cold palaces on the east and west sides to accompany the concubines to their old age and death.

Not just this one, people like Xu Junru, Su Lingyao, Mei Yuexi are also the same. Now they are all like headless flies, wandering around the palace all day long, but what can be done?

This is simply not a matter that can be resolved in the palace. It is all decided by the imperial cabinet.

“Mother, if you are so spirited, you might as well serve Mr. Feng well in bed and see if you can get some news out of him.”

Having already known everything about his master, Zhou Peisheng did not have so many taboos. He dusted his arms and said helplessly: "This is what the old slave found out from outside, saying that the imperial court actually does not like Prince Yi Zhong, and..."

“And what?” Guo Qinyun’s eyes were clear and she was obviously extremely concerned.

“And I heard that the imperial court is still arguing about who will succeed Prince Yi Zhong,...” Zhou Peisheng said in a dark voice.

"Ah? What does this mean?" Guo Qinyun was confused, "If Zhang Yi succeeds, and he dies in the future, his son will naturally succeed him. Doesn't he have four sons? Who else can succeed him? Bit,..., could you say...?"

 At the end of the sentence, Guo Qinjun’s voice was trembling, his face was flushed, and his eyes were shining brightly.

"Well, this is what the old slave heard. I don't know whether this is true or not, or whether it is accurate. The imperial court intends to include the emperor's sons as successor candidates. What the old slave understands is that the imperial court is loyal to Yi Zhong. If the princes and princes are dissatisfied, either the court and Prince Yohitada are trying to make ends meet, and in the future..."

Before Zhou Peisheng could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the excited Guo Qinjun: "In the future, we will still need the emperor's lineage to inherit the throne?! But why does the court want Zhang Yi to succeed the throne now?"

"Empress, the imperial court is currently fighting several battles at the same time. Yang Yinglong's rebellion in Southwest Bozhou has not yet been settled. It is said that the An family and the She family in Guizhou are in trouble. They have to continue fighting. But I heard that the imperial court has basically won the battle. Come on soon. It's over. Aren't the Jurchens and Chahar people in the north still struggling to control the border? The civil uprising and rebellion caused by the severe drought in Shanxi and Shaanxi. Fortunately, Mr. Feng pacified Shaanxi and won a great victory in Liaodong, and the situation turned around. But After all this trouble, the imperial household treasury was already empty, and it was all financed by borrowing money from Haitong Bank. Jiangnan taxes were never paid, water transportation was cut off, and the imperial court was under great pressure, so it had no choice but to compromise with Nanjing and let Yi Prince Zhong ascends the throne,..."

Of course Guo Qinyun is generally aware of these situations.

To put it bluntly, the imperial court was out of money. Taxes in the south of the Yangtze River were blocked and the grain supply was cut off. Prices were soaring. The imperial court couldn't bear it anymore, so it compromised and agreed with Prince Yi Zhong to succeed him. They were all members of the Zhang family anyway. It didn't have much impact on the princes of the court. Who made the emperor delirious?

“Pei Sheng, where did you get this news? Is it accurate?” Guo Qinyun tried to calm down.

She was already in despair, because the news she received from all sources was that Prince Yohitada's accession to the Grand Unification was a foregone conclusion, and there would be no change. Now, all the people in the palace could only go to the side palace in despair. Guo Qinyun is most worried about whether his son will be poisoned by Prince Yi Zhong and others with a glass of poisonous wine, or die unexpectedly.

"Old slave got the news from the Ministry of Rites." Zhou Peisheng did not specify the source of the channel. "It should be more reliable, and the latter is more likely. The imperial court has temporarily compromised with Prince Yi Zhong. Once the southwest and Shanxi issues are resolved, It has been resolved. Now the situation in Liaodong has been stabilized. The Chahar people cannot afford to cause too much trouble. Maybe the court will no longer be so indifferent to Prince Yi Zhong and Jiangnan. Even if Prince Yi Zhong is temporarily immobilized, How many years older than the Emperor is Prince Yi Zhong, and how many years can he live? As long as the throne is transferred to the Emperor's lineage again, Prince Gong will be an adult by then, and the chances will be even greater."

Guo Qinjun's face was uncertain, and she said after a long time: "I must understand this news. If it is really what you said, Peisheng, then there is still something big that can be done. I must see Feng Keng. Everyone said Husband and wife have been grateful for a hundred days, so why would he refuse to acknowledge it when he lifts his pants?"

Zhou Peisheng felt a little strange when he heard such rude and powerful words coming from the mouth of this beautiful and lovely woman.

 But when I thought about it, it seemed that all this was nothing to the fight for the throne.

As long as Prince Gong can ascend the throne and she can take the position of the Empress Dowager herself, this one, no, it should be these few in the palace. I am afraid that all of them will behave in the same way, otherwise they may all face the possibility of being imprisoned for life. result.

In this case, why should we care about these "minutiae"? Don’t you even take it for granted?

"My Lady, you are not too impatient about this matter. I will find an opportunity to contact Mr. Feng, but he must be the busiest now. After the Emperor is buried in the past two days, he will probably be a little more leisurely. At that time It will be much easier to handle." Zhou Peisheng paused and said, "I have asked Dehai to go out. Let's see if we can find a chance to contact Mr. Feng first and make an appointment."

"Pei Sheng, please take the trouble. You also understand that this matter affects the fate of all of us. If Prince Gong can have a future, he will definitely not treat you uncle and nephew badly, and I will do the same." Guo Qinyun breathed out, "There is only one way to do this in Huashan. There is no room for turning back. I believe that Xu Junru, Su Lingyao and Mei Yuexi are as I think now. They will definitely not sit back and watch Zhang Yi succeed to the throne. If they succeed, Knowing this news, we will still try our best to urge the imperial court to expel Zhang Yi as soon as possible, and at the worst, we will not allow Zhang Yi's lineage to inherit the throne."

In fact, Guo Qinjun's guess was correct. When news of the negotiations between the imperial court and Nanjing gradually spread, the entire palace was shocked.

No one expected such a result. The emperor had not yet died, but why was it Prince Yohitada who succeeded him? The imperial court actually openly negotiated with Nanjing?

 What’s wrong with this world?

 Are you still talking about the ethics of heaven?

Don’t these scholars respect human ethics and justice the most? Where is the loyalty to the emperor?

However, no matter how loud and noisy it is, it will not help. The turmoil in the palace is just a gust of wind to the court. Public opinion is in the hands of the court. Even newspapers such as "Today's News" also cooperated with each other and started to build momentum. This point in the palace What impact can the child turmoil have?

With the adjustment of the palace ban, even the freedom of several princes has been restricted, and they can no longer enter and leave the palace at will. Prince Lu and Prince Gong are doing well in Qingtan Academy, while Prince Shou, Prince Fu, and Prince Li are even banned by the dragon. The lieutenant is restrained in the palace. If he wants to come in or out, he must report for approval.

Even King Zhongshun came to Feng Ziying and complained that several princes had complained to the clan's mansion, saying that Long Jinwei treated them like prisoners and was unbearable.

"It's unbearable but you have to endure it. Do they want to be assassinated when they go out? Lieutenant Long is doing this for their own good." Feng Ziying said cheerfully: "Has the burial ceremony of the Supreme Emperor ended?"

A complicated look appeared on King Zhongshun's face. "That's it. Next is the filial piety period. I'm here to say goodbye to you. I'm going to stay in the mausoleum for a month. The negotiation with the boss should have a result, right?"

"The prince asked me. I don't know. The court didn't let me get involved in this matter. Maybe it was because it was afraid that I would cause trouble." Feng Ziying smiled softly: "In fact, how can I be such a person who doesn't care about the overall situation? Zhu My husband is too prejudiced against me."

 (End of this chapter)