Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 316 Arrangement in the back hand, just in case
Xia Kingdom Jinling City, in the imperial palace.

The earth dragon was burning very vigorously, which made the hall extremely warm, making the people in it feel sleepy and tired.

The old Emperor Xia yawned, put down the memorial he was holding, and leaned on the dragon chair a little tiredly, closing his eyes for a while to rest his mind.

It was the first day of the new year, and all the officials had worked hard for a whole year, so it was reasonable to say that they had to take a bath and have a holiday.

It's just that the situation in the southwest of Xia Kingdom is not good now, and there is a sign of turmoil, so naturally there is no room for relaxation.The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the old Emperor Xia, only rested for half a day on New Year's Eve, and then continued to preside over the government affairs.

Seeing this, Si Xi, the old eunuch who was waiting on the side, quickly signaled the palace people to leave quietly.

The palace servants retreated, leaving Sixi leading a few confidant eunuchs in the whole hall to wait on them.

And at this moment, the old Emperor Xia, who had closed his eyes to rest, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Sixi who was waiting on the side, and said in a deep and authentic tone:
"This year, the palace is quite deserted..."

Hearing this, the old eunuch Sixi felt strange.

On the first day of the new year, the prince's family members and hundreds of officials and dignitaries all have to enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings, and this year is no exception.A group of clan courtiers had just left not long ago.

If there is any difference, it means that at this time in previous years, those princes who wanted to be crown princes were still staying in the palace, vying to present the rare treasures that they had painstakingly collected to the old emperor Xia, just to win his favor. joy.

The old eunuch Sixi heard the words, and took a sneak look at the old Emperor Xia. Seeing that his face was dark and calm, he was even more certain in his heart that the old man was unhappy because of this matter.

Thinking of this, Sixi immediately said:

"The situation in the southwest is critical. Your Majesty didn't even take a rest on the first day of the year. The princes and princes naturally didn't dare to disturb you. After presenting carefully collected gifts, they left on their own!"

Hearing the words, the old Emperor Xia let out a hehe laugh, and said noncommittally:
"Hehe, is that right, when have these sons of mine been so considerate?"

Princes, are you afraid of coming here at this time and disturbing Emperor Xia's handling of government affairs?Or do you know that the reserve position has been decided, and you feel hopeless, so you don't even bother to do the superficial work of loyalty and filial piety?
I am afraid that only they themselves know this matter.

Sixi quickly shut her mouth, not daring to say anything more.

The old Emperor Xia seemed to want to say something, but just as he opened his mouth, he felt uncomfortable in his chest. He immediately covered his mouth and coughed violently.The coughing sound was so intense that it seemed as if the lungs were about to be coughed out.

Sixi was used to it here, and hurriedly called all the palace servants to open the windows for ventilation, those who took medicine to take medicine, and those who handed water.

The old Emperor Xia took the pills carefully prepared by the imperial doctors, and after a long time, he felt a little better and finally stopped coughing.

Emperor Xia, who had calmed down slightly, sat up straight.

Looking at Sipa, who was coughing up blood in his hand, he frowned first, and then showed a look of despair.

Seeing this, the old eunuch Sixi panicked, stepped forward quickly, took the silk handkerchief from Emperor Xia, grabbed it in his palm and squeezed it slightly.

When he opened his palm again, the delicate silk handkerchief in his hand, which was stained with the emperor's blood, turned into flying ash and fell in the hall without any breath.

This femininity and innocence, but majesty and incomparable strength, obviously cannot be used by ordinary people.

This old eunuch who had never shown his true colors and was always by Emperor Xia's side turned out to be such a formidable master!
Emperor Xia waited until his breathing completely calmed down, glanced at the old eunuch, and then said:

"Late last night, there was a brilliant light blooming in the palace. Is this the vision of your breakthrough?"

Hearing the words, old eunuch Sixi quickly bowed his head, and said sincerely and fearfully:

"Yes, my servant saw the streamer of light passing in the starry sky last night, and my heart was touched, so I broke through naturally. Before I have time to report to Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Emperor Xia looked at the old eunuch and asked:
"The patriarch of the Yin-Yang family, Xu Su, broke through to the realm of the land gods, and within a few breaths, he returned to his adult appearance. You are also in the realm of land gods now, why are you still so old and unusable?"

When Old Eunuch Sixi heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he became uneasy.

"Or, maybe it has something to do with the incomplete body of the slave..." Si Xiqiang defended himself.

Emperor Xia was silent for a long time, but nodded slightly, and said:
"That's good! I heard that there are two land gods, Xu Su, the patriarch of the Yin-Yang family, and Huiqi, the great master of Buddhism, in Yunguo. With you here, I won't be worried that Yunguo will send people to assassinate..."

In fact, there are still rumors in the world that Xiao Cheng, the young emperor of Yun Kingdom, is also a master in the realm of land gods.

But Emperor Xia didn't quite believe it.He was more inclined to say that the young emperor of Yunguo knew martial arts, but he definitely didn't have such advanced cultivation.These remarks were either based on false rumors, or were spread by Yun Kingdom to promote the king's prestige.

You must know that Emperor Xia back then also had a high level of martial arts cultivation.

But since he ascended the throne, dealing with the government affairs of a country has been tiring enough, and he has no time and energy to focus on martial arts, and his martial arts in his youth have gradually been wasted.

The young emperor of Yunguo is also a heroic lord who personally manages the government every day, and he is not very old, even if he practiced from the womb, it is impossible for him to have such amazing martial arts.

"You old bone, you have to do more for Daxia!" Emperor Xia looked at Sixi and said solemnly.

Hearing this, Sixi felt relieved immediately, and said:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will not hesitate to smash my slaves to pieces!"

And at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the hall.

"Qizou Your Majesty, King Qi sent someone back to the capital, requesting to meet His Majesty!"

Seeing this, the old eunuch Sixi immediately brightened his eyes and said:
"Your Majesty, it should be that King Qi missed His Majesty and sent someone back to congratulate him!"

Xia Huang didn't know what he was thinking of at this time, not only did he not show a happy look on his face, but he looked even more unhappy, and coldly snorted:
"Hmph, he hasn't been very close to me since he became an adult, and he has never been so considerate when he was a leader in the past."

"Your Majesty, why do you say that? His Royal Highness Qi Wang has a heart, and you should be happy."

"Is he thinking about Zhen? Or is he thinking about something else, that's hard to say... In short, they are all a bunch of bastards!" Emperor Xia said irritably.

Because of the desolation in the palace this year, Emperor Xia was in a trance, and saw the figure of an old man who was dying, living alone in the deep palace, and about to lose his supreme rights.

"Your Majesty..." Sixi couldn't help persuading.

Emperor Xia paused for a moment before waving and saying:
"Let him in!"

"Yes!" Sixi breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly agreed.

After a while, the temple door opened.

A gust of cold wind poured into the hall, making some looks a little tired. Emperor Xia slightly lifted his spirits.

Then I saw King Qi's loyal confidant, his personal soldiers commanding Zhou Quan, leading a dozen military masters in armor, dusty and exhausted, escorting a brocade box, walking quickly into the hall, "咵" They knelt down on the ground in unison, and said loudly:
"Prince Qi's mansion is in command of troops and commander Zhou Quan, greeting Your Majesty!"

"Meet Your Majesty!"

Without waiting for Emperor Xia to speak, Zhou Quan held the brocade box in his arms with both hands, raised it high, and said:
"Under the order of His Highness, escort the secret method back to Beijing, and present it in front of His Majesty in person!"

Emperor Xia frowned when he heard this, and said unhappily:
"Secret methods? What kind of mysterious methods are there in the rivers and lakes, asking the gods to ask the gods? When did King Qi believe in these things!"

"There is a letter written by His Highness in the box, describing the details." Zhou Quan hurriedly replied.

So solemn, it must be a big event, even without Emperor Xia asking, the old eunuch Sixi immediately ordered the palace staff to take the brocade box.

After opening it calmly and inspecting it, he just put the brocade box in front of Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia opened the letter, glanced at it, took a deep breath suddenly, his eyes widened, and asked helplessly:
"really?"

Zhou Quan's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice:

"In order to prevent accidents, the minister hastened all the way, so the footsteps are a little faster. The embroidered clothes envoy, the southwestern recruiting office, and the officials of Jiangzhou City will also be delivered in a few days."

Emperor Xia even began to tremble all over. He couldn't wait to take out the secret method recorded in the box and read it twice, his heart throbbed suddenly.

Only in the dark, it seems that something is telling Emperor Xia that the things recorded in this thin book in front of him are absolutely true!

Emperor Xia suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said repeatedly:
"Okay, okay, my good son!"

At this time, Emperor Xia had obviously forgotten what he just said...
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At this time, it was in a courtyard in Jinling City.

Yu Yingyao frowned as she looked at the secret report sent by her subordinates.

At this time, the secret report in her hand was sent by the embroiderer, about the method of regulating luck.

"When will the secret report be delivered?" Yu Yingyao said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, his subordinates hurriedly reported:

"The secret report that was just delivered to the capital, my subordinate hastily copied a copy and sent it. After all, His Majesty may not have received it yet!"

Yu Yingyao's expression was not very good when she saw the secret method mentioned in the secret report that can prolong life with the luck of the country.

"Feng Chu, didn't you have anything to say?" Yu Yingyao said in a cold voice.

"And, I haven't received any news from His Highness..." Seeing Yu Yingyao's appearance, the subordinate suddenly felt a little fearful in his heart.

When Yu Yingyao heard this, she sat down on her seat with a livid face.

The person dressed as a maid standing on the side quickly motioned for the person to step back, and then said in a low voice:
"Girl, what's the matter with you?"

Yu Yingyao gritted her teeth and said:
"Li Xing, the patriarch of the Li Dynasty, used the law of national destiny to seize the luck of a country and all people, and lived for 600 years!"

The maid was a little dazed and said in disbelief:
"600 years..."

The lifespan of an ordinary person is no more than a hundred, and a top warrior who is known as the realm of immortals and gods can only live a few decades longer on this basis. 600 years, for people, can already be called immortality!

"The old man has a deep mind and superb methods. He uses the various sons to fight for the heir to each other, firmly holds the position of power, and guarantees that no one can threaten his existence. If it weren't for his body being unable to hold on, he would never be like this I strongly support the emperor's brother to become the crown prince. Now that I have obtained the secret method of the Li Dynasty, I am afraid that the old man will no longer be willing to hand over the power in his hands!"

Speaking of this, Yu Yingyao's face became even more ugly, and she said in a low voice:

"And the most important thing is that I still haven't figured out why the old man prefers the emperor..."

Not to mention that King Qi couldn't figure it out clearly, Yu Yingyao also didn't quite understand.

Although she has made many guesses, such as the old Emperor Xia's emphasis on King Qi's decisiveness and responsibility, or the importance of the connections behind King Qi's army... and so on, but when she thinks about it carefully, she also feels that there are some loopholes.

After all, for the king of a country, decisive responsibility is not the most important thing.As for the connections and influence in the army, it is even more irrelevant under the situation that Xia Guochaotang firmly controls the distribution of food, grass and materials in the army, and his authority is not compromised!
Even though Yu Yingyao had some doubts in her heart before, she didn't think too much about it when she thought that Emperor Xia's twilight years were numbered.

But now, Emperor Xia obtained the method of prolonging the life of the Li Dynasty, not to mention living for [-] years like Li Xing, but anyway, there is no need to worry about the issue of longevity.

In this way, why Emperor Xia chose King Qi before became the most critical question!

Will Emperor Xia change his mind in the future?Even if they don't change their minds, how should the two get along in the future?

Some dark thoughts spread in Yu Yingyao's heart even if she hadn't spoken them out.

Why did Brother Huang hand over this secret technique?
This lifespan is a preordained thing...

Seeing Yu Yingyao's constantly changing eyes, the maid beside her was inexplicably nervous, and couldn't help saying:
"What do you mean, girl?"

Yu Yingyao came back to her senses, she made up her mind to pay attention, her eyes narrowed, and she said in a deep voice:
"Always save some means, just in case!"

In case something unbearable happened in a day, with his current status as the emperor's brother, there was no way he could retreat.Brother Huang's temperament will not let him think about these things.Therefore, I need to always pay attention to him!
The maid beside her is the loyal Yu Yingyao gathered by her side when she was in the palace.At this time, she heard her hidden rebellious words, and said without hesitation:
"Please tell me, girl!"

After hearing the words, Yu Yingyao pondered for a long time, then said in a deep voice:

"Jiang Meng, the servant of Two Thousand Stones Cao, previously secretly intended to take refuge in the emperor's brother. He has the right to transfer officials, so he should be reused. Ningsu General Gu Wei and Du Liao General Zhuo Jing, although these two have little contact with the emperor's brother , but the emperor's brother had favored them back then, so we can work it out and transfer them to Beijing to take charge of the army! Zhonglang Guansu Hongxin accompanied his father and emperor, and he also received the favor of my mother's family back then, so he should be a good student to contact ..."

Yu Yingyao has already thought of how to calmly deploy people to the important positions in the court and the soldiers and horses in the capital in just a short time.

Naturally, it is not that simple to mobilize important official positions in various parts of the court.But at this time, King Qi is only one name away from the position of the crown prince, and his prestige is at its peak, and some people want to take refuge in him.

As long as it is handled secretly, these arrangements are not whimsical!

Halfway through Yu Yingyao's speech, she paused again, and then continued:
"There is also the Embroidery Envoy. Since the old man dared to let my people infiltrate the Embroidery Envoy, he must have left behind and had to guard against it!"

After thinking for a long time in her mind, she said in a deep voice:

"I remember that Zhong Zizhuo, deputy envoy of the Southwest Transit Department, is also a member of the emperor's brother. Before the epidemic in the Southwest, he made great achievements, and he happened to be transferred to the embroidered clothes envoy!"

　Let’s start with these today, take a rest tomorrow, and continue to add more...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)