Chapter 160 A knife between heaven and earth(1/2)
Just after noon, Zhao Hao was dressed neatly and left the Yan Prince's Mansion and prepared to enter the palace.
The chief minister followed him and whispered: "Master, the news has spread."
Zhao Hao looked towards the palace and sighed: "This is stupid, when will I pretend to be?"
The chief of staff also showed a worried and anxious look on his face.
Zhao Hao didn't say much, and soon came to the front of Chuigong Hall. Huangmen on duty said: "Your Highness, the official family is not here, you can come back another day."
Zhao Hao looked reserved and uneasy, looked at the yellow gate for a moment, and said, "Is the official family not in the Chuigong Hall, or in the palace?"
Huangmen bowed and said, "The villain doesn't know."
Zhao Hao looked at him, hesitant and struggled. He raised his hand and turned around and walked towards Cining Palace.
He passed by the green tiled house, glanced at the eye and left quickly.
The green tiled house was quiet, and I didn't seem to know that he had been there.
When Zhao Hao arrived at Cining Hall, he saw that no one was blocking him, his expression slightly sank, and then he was nervous and ran in quickly.
"My mother, help me!"
As soon as Zhao Hao entered the Chuigong Hall, he looked at Empress Dowager Gao in front of him, took a few steps, knelt on the ground with a thud, and shouted in tears.
Zhou He stood beside Empress Dowager Gao, looked at Zhao Hao, and turned to Empress Dowager Gao with some anxiety.
Empress Gao said lightly: "If you don't stay in the palace, why are you here to do here?"
Zhao Hao knelt on the ground and crawled a few more steps, and cried louder, saying, "Mother, the official family, the official family wants his son's life. I will force his son to death, the queen..."
Empress Dowager Gao's expression remained motionless, and her eyes gradually became cold.
She knew very well what kind of virtue her son was. Not to mention the previous incident of Zhao Xu ascended the throne, what role Zhao Hao was in it, Empress Dowager Gao was also very clear about!
But this is her son, the only son after all.
Zhao Xu arranged Zhao Hao as the Minister of the Dali Temple. When Empress Dowager Gao thought that Zhao Xu wanted to kill someone with a knife, and took advantage of the opposition of the court officials to publicly execute Zhao Hao, avoiding the bad reputation of "killing uncle with nephew".
Dissatisfied with this son, Empress Dowager Gao could not watch Zhao Xu kill him.
Empress Dowager Gao seemed to be able to see that scene, and her heart was filled with anger, staring at Zhao Hao, and said coldly: "It's not the good thing you did! If you hadn't conspired with that bitch and killed Gao Gongji, how could the official family hold a grudge against you? You are taking it upon yourself!"
Zhao Hao knelt on the ground, his whole body trembled, and said anxiously: "My mother, my son doesn't want it, my son has a handle in her hands. Besides, my son didn't want to force the palace that day, but he was worried about the safety of my mother, and the government might..."
"Shut up!"
Empress Dowager Gao's face turned pale and said, "No matter how good the official family is, I am his grandmother. Can he still kill me?"
Zhao Hao knocked on the ground, his face full of fear, but his eyes were very calm. After waiting for a while, he said in a trembling voice: "Mother, the official family, the official family may not dare to do anything to you, but he will kill me, son, please save me..."
Empress Dowager Gao became more and more angry and said coldly: "Put your thoughts away, be careful that your intelligence will be misled by intelligence!"
Zhao Hao's eyes flashed, and then he said anxiously: "Mother, my son only wants to survive and be a rich and leisurely prince. I can leave the capital immediately and never come back..."
Empress Dowager Gao stared at Zhao Hao. Although she was angry, it was her son. She took a deep breath, suppressed her anger and said, "What do you want me to do?"
She is now under house arrest by Zhao Xu in the Cining Hall and has no power. The court officials she relied on in the past, Lu Dafang, Fan Chunren and others, were all cleansed by Zhao Xu, and Fan Bailu is right in front of her. The only remaining Su Song has been "rebelled", and she has no ability to stop Zhao Xu.
Zhao Hao said with surprise in his tone, "My mother, you are the grandmother of the official family. Although you were a bit harsh in the past, you were the grandmother after all. If you speak, the official family will always give you face..."
Zhou He listened aside and glanced at Zhao Hao quietly showing his eyes alertness.
Zhao Hao's words gave him a feeling of "inciting".
Empress Dowager Gao's eyes were cold and she felt more anger in her heart. She stared at Zhao Hao for a while and said in a cold voice: "You really want to leave Beijing and never come back?"
Zhao Hao calmed down and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes, my son is willing."
Empress Dowager Gao stared at him for a while and said, "Go, I will not leave the mansion in the future. Also, please contact less people!"
Zhao Hao kowtowed quickly and said, "Yes, my son stays in his door and waits for news from his mother."
Empress Dowager Gao looked cold and looked at Zhao Hao running out tremblingly.
Zhou He watched Zhao Hao leave, his expression remained motionless, and he quietly looked at Empress Dowager Gao.
Empress Dowager Gao vomited gently and became depressed. Her face gradually became indifferent. She silent for a while and said, "Go, call Concubine Zhu and invite me."
Zhou He raised his hand with a motionless expression and said, "Yes."
...
Zhao Hao left Cining Palace and walked on the way out of the palace, his expression shrank and his heart was still thinking freely.
When he walked to the Chuigong Hall, he suddenly stopped and his eyes were cold. After a moment, he took out a pill from his arms and stuffed it into his mouth.
He took a deep breath, and anger flashed across his face, as if he had just been walking on the road with a cringe, when he met the yellow gate on the road, the palace maids all greeted him with a smile.
Just as he was about to pass through the Chugong Hall, he suddenly turned pale, his eyes wide open, his mouth foamed, and he fell down straight.
"Yan King Yan..."
The palace maids were shocked when they saw the yellow gates around them and ran over.
Zhao Hao fell to the ground, twitching violently, spitting white foam all over his mouth, his face twisted, but his eyes were very calm.
The closest Qingwa House knew the fastest, and a civil servant said anxiously: "Grandpa Zhang, King Yan suddenly fell ill on the road, foaming at his mouth and twitching all over. The yellow gate has been placed nearby and I have gone to find the imperial physician."
Cai Bian listened, put down the pen in his hand, and thought on his face.
This is really the time and the place.
Zhang Dun looked indifferent and said, "Let the imperial physician take a good look, and then leave the palace after he has finished."
The front line is that before it was clear, I was locked in the palace.
The civil servant heard it, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Yes."
Seeing the civil servant leaving, Cai Bian said: "He went to Cining Hall before, would the Empress Dowager..."
Cai Bian's words have not been completed, but his intentions are clear.
Could it be that Empress Dowager Gao intervened and gave a trick?
Zhang Dun's sword eyebrows were slightly raised, his eyes were fierce, and he said, "The Empress Dowager is already in her old age. How could Zhao Hao be related to her? Don't think too much about it. The time is almost over, please ask those court officials to enter the palace."
Cai Bian looked at Zhang Dun's side face and obviously saw a sharp look. He was secretly shocked. Zhang Dun would not attack Empress Dowager Gao, right?
Cai Bian quickly held back his panic, got rid of this idea, thought for a while, and said, "Are you going to the Political Affairs Hall or the Chuigong Hall?"
Zhang Dun's face was like a knife and cut an axe and chisel, and he said lightly: "Zichen Palace."
Zichen Palace is the place where courts are discussed, the most solemn. Reading the edict there will be the most formal and solemn!
Cai Bian thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll let someone inform you. By the way, the censorship is making a little bit fierce. Do you want to push it?"
Zhang Dun had a plan in his mind and said directly: "Let them jump around first. We have a lot to do this year, lay a solid foundation, and prepare for next year's reform and reform. Let's go to Zichen Palace first."
There is a consensus in the court now that the "Xining Law" will not be launched again this year.
Cai Bian nodded and said, "I'll go and invite Mr. Su."
Zhang Dun picked up Zhao Xu's three edicts, looked calm as usual, and walked out.
In the Cining Hall, when Empress Dowager Gao heard that Zhao Hao suddenly fell ill, she threw the teacup on the table out in anger, and smashed it to pieces on the ground.
"Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!" Empress Dowager Gao cursed angrily, her face full of grayness.
Zhou Heli stood aside and shook his head secretly. In order to avoid the Dali Temple Minister, the King of Yan was really cruel. However, doing so would make the officials even more alert. They could hide for a while, but not for a lifetime.
Empress Dowager Gao vented for a while, thinking about it all the time, she couldn't let Zhao Hao go like this, and said, "Go and take the person to the Cining Palace. Concubine Zhu...I'll go there in person!"
Zhou He was startled and said, "Empress, are you here in person?"
When did Empress Dowager Gao be so humble?
Empress Dowager Gao's face turned pale and she was also angry. What could she do if she had such an arrogant son? Will she watch him die?
Inside the Zichen Hall.
At this time, there were more than 40 people. Because of Zhao Xu's restructuring, a large number of officials were out of qualification. For example, senior officials from the former Three Provinces and Three Departments, and the "Three Departments" were suppressed by Zhao Xu, they were unable to attend court.
Therefore, the people standing in Zichen Hall are basically officials from the Six Ministry and Seven Temples and the Censorate, most of whom are the "New Party" recommended by Zhang Dun, Cai Bian, etc., and some are named by Zhao Xu himself.
Some of them are not here, such as Yang Wei, Xu Jiang, Li Qingchen and others.
The crowd stood up, almost all of them knew the purpose of coming here, with a relatively relaxed expression, and they chatted with each other. They did not mention anything about what was happening in front of them, and they were all in government affairs.
Not long after, Su Song, Zhang Dun and Cai Bian came in from outside.
"Su Xianggong."
"Zhang Xianggong."
"Zhang Xianggong."
"Zhang Xianggong."
"King Xianggong Cai."
Everyone in the palace greeted him.
The three of them walked to the front without expression, and stood in front with their hands in their arms.
To be continued...