son-in-law

Chapter 620
Changqiu Palace, Feixiang Palace.

Li Wantang stood in front of the Empress Dowager's bed with a serious face.He obviously had something to say, but he didn't say it.Cao Yuzan retreated, leaving only Cao Xiaobao, but he still refused to speak.

Cao Yuhan had no choice but to let Cao Xiaobao also retreat.Cao Xiaobao gritted his teeth resentfully, glared at Li Wantang before angrily walked out, hugged Fuchen, stood outside the hall with his neck crooked, and closed the door.

"Let's talk." Cao Yuhan picked up her little black cat.

Li Wantang said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, this old slave has already told Emperor Wanlong about the Jingtong."

"What did you say?!" Cao Yuzan threw the cat aside, her eyes widened and she gritted her teeth: "Li Wantang, are you crazy?"

"The old slave is not crazy." Li Wantang's face was hardened, his eyes were like a torch: "Only in this way, the old slave can gain absolute trust in front of them."

"then you……"

"The old slave feels that Emperor Wan Long is about to die. I can see that his anger is very weak. And if he is not close to his death, he will not be so eager to arrange the funeral."

Cao Yuzan thought for a while: "But if you tell me about it, will I still have a good life? The three old kings will never trust me again."

"They didn't believe in the Queen Mother at first. The lifting of the ban this time is not for the Queen Mother, but for Su Yu. Now they want to see if Su Yu can control the eight levels. If he can, Emperor Daxing will abolish it."

Cao Yuzan felt a chill down her spine: "That is to say, when I raised Su Yu, did I raise a tiger that would eat me?"

Li Wantang nodded: "Exactly."

Cao Yuzan took a deep breath: "Forget it, just like what my uncle said, always remember that my surname is Cao, not Zhao."

Cao Yuhan wiped away her tears: "With painstaking efforts, I finally made a wedding dress for someone else..."

Li Wantang said: "Your Majesty, don't be discouraged, this is not a dead end."

"Oh?"

"The queen mother has never met Emperor Wanlong, but the queen mother has met Su Yu. I assure you, this Su Yu looks very, very similar to Wanlong Emperor. Zhang Yunlong is also very similar. But do you think the emperor is a godsend?" Like them?"

Cao Yuzan was startled: "You mean..."

"Emperor Tianci does not belong to Emperor Wanlong, but to King Kang."

"what?!"

Li Wantang approached, and whispered: "It stands to reason that all the women in the world belong to the emperor. But he should never let his brother and nephew's daughter-in-law go. Present report. Madam, do you know how Prince Sheng died? It can be said that he was pissed off and wronged to death by Emperor Wanlong. Why did Prince Feng rebel? Prince Feng’s daughter-in-law was ridden under Emperor Wanlong, Feng Can the tough man of the prince bear it?

Zhao Di was the youngest among the princes of that generation. He was almost 20 years younger than Prince Sheng, but they had the best relationship.He left the palace at the age of 12 and lived in Prince Sheng's mansion, treating Prince Sheng with respect like a father.King Sheng was greatly wronged, and King Kang ran into the palace to fight an eye for an eye! "

Cao Yuzan asked in horror, "Who else knows about this?"

Li Wantang said categorically: "No one. In the palace, only the old slave and Queen Mother Chen knew about it. Others, whoever might know, were killed by the old slave. The emperor's lucky record was also added by the old slave. .”

"What about outside the palace?"

Li Wantang immediately said: "Only Kang Wang and Sheng Wang. Kang Wang told Sheng Wang, thinking that it would relieve Sheng Wang's pain. But Sheng Wang couldn't get rid of the demons in his heart, so he was infected with depression. He was in a trance, It was so painful that he wished to live. And 18 years ago, Emperor Wanlong ran to his house again. Sheng Wang failed to bear the second blow and hanged himself to death. He also left a blood letter."

"What's in the blood book?"

"I don't know, the blood book fell into Kang Wang's hands."

"How do you know? Are you in contact with King Kang?"

"But there are contacts, but very few. And this is also the arrangement of the Empress Dowager Chen." Li Wantang sighed: "Otherwise, why does the Empress Dowager Chen rely so much on the old slave? Apart from the fact that the old slave is loyal and loyal, it is also because she knows these secrets. Usually she I just like to talk to the old slave, to relieve the distress in my heart. The reward that the old slave wants is very simple, no political power, no money, just let you enter the palace."

Cao Yuzan frowned: "Li Wantang, I heard that we have some relatives. But what kind of relatives are there?"

Li Wantang looked very embarrassed: "Don't let the old slave talk, I will tell the empress in the future."

Cao Yuzan's mind was buzzing, and he stopped asking questions, but thought about Kang Wang Zhao Di's affairs: "That is to say, Emperor Daxing is Zhao Di's grandson?"

Thinking of this, the corners of Cao Yuzan's mouth raised: "This Zhao Di, usually pretends to be really like him. Since he became an elder of the royal family, he has scolded me the most. After a long time, he was just acting. Then... ...why does he support Jo Joon?"

Li Wantang said: "Because Zhao Zhun is stupid. Just as stupid as Zhang Yunlong. Besides, King Kang didn't say he supported Zhao Zhun as emperor."

Cao Yuzan became happy: "Then I understand what he means. When the old bastard dies, the three old kings will have the final say in the royal family. Among the three old kings, Prince Xian and Prince Rui are very old. And He is only in his 40s. It is enough to support that stupid Zhao Zhun and make Zhao Zhun an obedient political prince. In the future, the virtuous King Rui will close his eyes, and Zhao Zhun will replace him. At that time, the royal family will use King Kang The horse's head is right. Heh. It's really a good plan. By killing those two old kings, Emperor Daxing has grown up. It's just..., hmph, these years, I still have to be controlled by him."

Li Wantang said: "Your Majesty, let's save your life first. We will wait and see about other matters. Besides, what you should pay attention to now is not them, but Su Yu. Now Su Yu is the common enemy of both you and King Kang."

"What's so difficult about Su Yu?" Cao Yuhan flicked his sleeves: "Can't we just tear off his Beijing Commander?"

"No."

Cao Yuzan felt that she was a little too excited, so she calmed down and said, "Yes, it's not right now. We have to wait for the old bastard to die... No, it's not enough to die one old bastard. There are still two old bastards in Guanhailou. Wang Ba."

Li Wantang was silent.

Cao Yuzan thought for a long time: "It's really troublesome. If they don't die, I still have to act this scene, and I even have to work harder to better deceive people. But... what if Su Yu succeeds?"

Li Wantang said: "It's better to follow the plan."

"How?"

"Just like what the empress said, instead of restricting Su Yu, you have to work harder, so that everyone can be hidden. But when Su Yu is about to act, let people break the Beijing unification plan and say that Su Yu is planning to rebel. Give the list of secret agents to the generals of the Eight Passes, and kill all the people Su Yu carefully cultivated for the crime of treason! And this matter has nothing to do with you, it is Su Yu himself who is not doing well. At that time, it means that Su Yu is not capable, Then Emperor Wanlong's plan will be shattered, and the three old kings will not force Su Yu to be emperor. What's more, King Kang doesn't want to make him at all."

Cao Yuzan beamed with joy: "Then who will point it out?"

Li Wantang immediately said: "Qiu Yao!"

"Qiu Yao..." Cao Yuzan remembered something, chuckled and said, "It's a good thing you didn't kill him last time."

"A shrewd villain like him is sometimes easier to use than a gentleman."

"Well, that's right. Now is the time to use him." Cao Yuzan nodded, "He's been scheming to get ahead, and he almost knows Su Yu's overall plan. And Han Jian, Cao Renfeng and the others are all on my list. ..., but..., what if Su Yu is convicted for treason and bites me out?"

Li Wantang said: "The old slave will contact Su Yu immediately and tell him that the queen mother is doing her best to save him. He will not confess to the queen mother."

Cao Yuzan was still a little hesitant: "After all, those two old bastards are actually getting in the way." He narrowed his eyes and said, "Can we get rid of them?"

"Your Majesty, put away this thought. There are many masters in Guanhai Building. This old slave can't kill two old kings at the same time if he goes in alone. Besides this old slave, no one else can get in. If you want to use troops against them It is also very difficult. There are a thousand armored soldiers in the Guanhai Tower, equipped with strong bows and crossbows, but there is only one waterside promenade to pass through. It will not be possible to attack for a while. And if there is any movement from the Guanhai Tower, Zhang Yunlong will come in. Then it will be over."

Cao Yuzan thought for a while: "Tell me, does Tang Zhen know about Emperor Wanlong's arrangement?"

"Of course I know. It can even be said that Su Yu's progress to where he is today is the result of Tang Zhen's efforts. And this plan has been in place since Tang Qiong. Otherwise, there would be no such baby."

Cao Yuzan grabbed the black cat again, held it in one hand, and stroked it with the other: "I still don't think it's right. Tang Zhen knew about this, so of course he expected Su Yu to become emperor. But the two generations of the Tang family carefully arranged 20 How could Tang Zhen be reconciled to cultivating a rebellious fanatic in the end? "

Li Wantang said: "Of course we can't do that. If you annoy Tang Zhen, you will be in big trouble. This old slave also has some plans, but I feel it's too early to tell."

"It's okay, just tell me first."

"The old slave thought that the empress would find a way to exonerate Su Yu immediately. Even so, it was not enough to appease Tang Zhen's anger. Tang Zhen wanted to train an emperor for nothing but profit. The Tang family's hundreds of billions in debt , He counts on the emperor to help him reduce the burden. Besides, Tang Zhen's greatest wish is to take back the Hexi Corridor. In this way, the Tang family can control the business and become rich."

Cao Yuzan nodded: "Actually, I also hope to open up the Hexi Corridor, and then uncle can bring troops back to help me."

Thinking of something, Cao Yuzan smiled and said: "How about this, let's make up a fake edict and give it to Su Yu after he is arrested. Ask him to take out the edict and pretend to send it to me with difficulty. The content of the edict is, Emperor Wanlong gave him a secret edict to control the Eight Passes. In this way, he would not be counted as a rebel. Moreover, his identity was announced to the world, and the affairs of Emperor Wanlong could also be announced to the public. At that time, no matter how hard I try Support Su Yu to restore his status as a prince, give him some power, and help the Tang family settle some debts. At that time, I also have some real power. I can also support Tang Zhen to open up the Hexi Corridor. In this way, the problems on Tang Zhen's side can be solved. What do you say?"

"Your Majesty's solution sounds very good." Li Wantang thought for a while: "Since we want to give Su Yu the status of Prince, why not just give him a bigger one. Let him be the Regent. As long as he has no military power, the Regent is no more than It's just a display."

Cao Yuzan smiled: "It is a kind of comfort to be able to train a regent without training an emperor."

The more Cao Yuzan thought about it, the happier he was: "The regent does not have military power, but he can give him some business power. Doesn't he still want to reform the business tax, so let him toss about it. He is such a monkey thief, I believe he will definitely Make a lot of money. When he embezzles a huge amount of money, I can still grab his monkey tail. Control him."

Thinking of something, Cao Yuzan snorted coldly: "I also know two weaknesses of this monkey thief. He is too affectionate, and he is a soft-hearted and affectionate kind. This is not the character that an emperor should have. An emperor must be soft on the outside and ruthless on the inside."

At the end, Cao Yuzan gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, seemingly unwillingly.

(End of this chapter)