Marshal, your vest is off

Chapter 229 The late emperor’s motives

The emperor died, and the new emperor ascended the throne in grief.

Everyone wears mourning, the palace is austere, and the people in the capital outside the palace are not allowed to see meat dishes on the table for a hundred days.

After the late emperor's death, the Zi Palace was located in the Muchen Palace, where several banquets were held, food and sacrifices were served three times in the morning, noon and evening, and the emperor personally performed the ceremony.

Crying comes day and night, inside and outside the palace in the evening, the ministers of civil and military affairs, clan members and the royal family kneel, waiting in line to cry.

In the royal palace, in the secret room.

From yesterday to today, Zhao Wuyuan, who had not slept a wink since the late Emperor Da Lian accompanied him from beginning to end, had bloodshot eyes and looked very haggard.

He sat on the chair, and Cheng Qing stood in front of him. Looking at his embarrassed look, he couldn't help but sigh and asked, "Why did you find me here?"

Zhao Wuyuan's eyes moved slightly, then he regained consciousness and said, "Aren't you curious about what my father said before he died?"

"What did he say?" Cheng Qing asked. She was really curious, why did the emperor clearly say that he would make Zhao Wuyuan the new emperor, but then turned around and made Zhao Wuye?

Either the emperor lied to her, or he had other plans.

But looking at Zhao Wuyuan's behavior, it should be the latter.

"Father said that he wants me to be ready to enter the palace." Zhao Wuyuan said.

"Forcing me to have a baby?" A trace of surprise flashed in Cheng Qing's eyes. This thing was no joke. "Did he say anything else?"

Zhao Wuyuan looked at her, and was about to say, "Father and Emperor asked me to let you go free," but when it came to his mouth, he suddenly said, "No more."

"No more?!" Cheng Qing looked at him in disbelief and said: "He just said this for such an important thing and then it was gone? What about the time? There should be an exact time for you to enter the palace. Let’s use it as a reference!”

"No." Zhao Wuyuan said.

"..." Cheng Qingqing was convinced. He just said it without giving up, without giving a specific time or telling how to do it.

"I came to you just to know if you have any thoughts on what my father said?" Zhao Wuyuan asked.

Cheng Qing walked to the other side of the tea table and sat down, saying: "I think since he left these words, there must be something arranged behind him. Now you mainly need to wait for the person arranged by the emperor to show up. The emperor has always been cautious, The person who arranged it must have a token of the Emperor. If there is no token for you to identify, you must not believe what the other party says."

Zhao Wuyuan nodded.

Cheng Qing touched his chin and said: "But why doesn't the emperor let you ascend the throne directly, but you have to go through such a big circle? There must be something in this that the emperor has thought of, but we have not."

"If possible, I would rather not take this throne, just hope that my father can survive." Zhao Wuyuan buried his face in his hands, his emotions almost collapsed, tears dripping down his fingers.

Cheng Qing looked at him and sighed again. She didn't know how many times she had sighed, but if she didn't sigh, she would still feel depressed.

"I understand your feelings, but you must cheer up. He is also extremely helpless, so he pins his hope on you. And, should you also think about avenging them?"

Zhao Wuyuan paused for a moment, wiped his face, stood up straight, and said with murderous intent in his eyes: "You are right, my family is ruined now, all because of the people of Yuan Kingdom, I must make them pay the price !" When Cheng Qing saw him like this, he sighed again and said: "Let's calm down first. I will help you. Don't hold it too hard in your heart. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Zhao Wuyuan nodded, with red eyes, and said, "Okay, let's continue talking. What did you just say?"

Cheng Qing reflected for a while, understood what he wanted to say, and said: "I said, the emperor must have thought of something that he thought of, but we didn't, but what exactly is it?"

This was hard for her to figure out for a while now.

Zhao Wuyuan thought for a while and asked, "Do you want me to reap the benefits?"

"It's possible." Cheng Qing said: "Think about it, didn't Zhao Wuye think the same way at the beginning? The one who let us fight Zhao Wujue to the death obviously thought that our strength could Zhao Wujue fights for a fight, so he thinks that he can wait until we are all defeated by Zhao Wujue, or Zhao Wujue defeats us, then he can launch the final closing offensive. As long as the time comes, he can stand On the moral side, if there is a reason to suppress the rebellion, then it is logical for him."

Zhao Wuyuan nodded and said: "Yes, that's it. Father probably wants them to fight. After the fight, let me come. Now my position is equivalent to exchanging with the three emperor brothers."

Cheng Qing touched his chin and said: "This exchange is definitely not that easy. You understand this, and I also understand that Zhao Wuye has no moral principles and is unreasonable. As long as he meets Zhao Wujue and explains it clearly. The key point is, maybe, the two of them will join forces first to get rid of you as a hidden danger, and then they will fight between themselves."

"Yeah." Zhao Wuyuan felt the same way.

Cheng Qing sighed: "As my father, apart from leaving a sentence and giving you a chance to make a comeback, there are more dangerous links that you still have to deal with yourself. Tell me, you How much does this father trust you?"

Zhao Wuyuan sighed: "Let's take it one step at a time. The preparations we made before have been overturned so far. It is not only Zhao Wuye and Zhao Wujue who want to change the plan, but also us."

"Indeed." Cheng Qing nodded and said, "However, in this way, I think we have more opportunities to use."

Zhao Wuyuan looked at her and asked, "Don't you want to take the initiative?"

Cheng Qing pointed his finger on the table and said, "What's wrong with this? I think it can be done."

"How to do it?" Zhao Wuyuan could at most guess his father's intention, but it was too difficult for him to think of a way to take the initiative in a short while.

Cheng Qing said: "I think their old method can be used first."

"You mean..." Zhao Wuyuan looked at her.

Cheng Qing curled his lips and said: "We are not going to attack them openly now, just a little bit to break the gap."

Zhao Wuyuan suddenly realized and said: "It's a good idea. But if it's just like this, can it work?"

Cheng Qing said with a smile: "It's just a little trick, of course not."

"What about this?" Zhao Wuyuan asked.

Cheng Qing said: "I have an idea, but right now, it's not very mature yet. You have to cooperate with me."

"Don't worry, I will definitely cooperate with you." Zhao Wuyuan nodded.

(End of this chapter)