Chapter 859: The Jackal

Yang Zhen and Quartz's faces suddenly changed. They naturally knew what Li Bangyan was trying to do. As soon as Quartz left, the old party was without a leader, but the reason for visiting the disease on the Eastern Palace was also high-sounding. If they refused, they would inevitably be disloyal.

After hearing this, Zhao Heng was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Okay, let Duke Wei go. This matter is decided. This is how I will draft an edict."

Li Bangyan showed a smile in his eyes and looked at Duke Wei with disdain. In the court, the only one who could make Li Bangyan take Li Bangyan seriously was Chen Ao. Chen Ao was not in the court. These Guanao's disciples were not doing it at will?

After Zhao Heng said that, he was in charge of his subordinates and could not be discussed.

Seeing this, the ministers dispersed one after another. Yang Zhen and Shi Ying came out of the Martial Arts Hall together. Yang Zhen pulled Quartz's sleeve and whispered: "If Lord Shi went to Quanzhou, the prince would be even more unscrupulous."

Quartz smiled bitterly and said, "The imperial edict is about to be issued. Do I have any choice?"

Yang Zhen smiled faintly and said, "After the imperial edict is issued, you can use the imperial edict to block it. There is no other way to do this except asking the Empress Dowager to take action."

"The Queen Mother..." Shi Ying said suddenly, "I just don't know what reason?"

Yang Zhen thought for a while and said, "Just say that he is in a bad state. No matter what, as long as the empress dowager relaxes, even if the imperial edict is issued in the East Palace, it will be useless. Lord Shi goes, don't delay it."

Quartz jaw nodded and said, "I'll go now."

After saying that, Quartz hurriedly headed towards the harem.

At this time, Zhao Heng and Li Bangyan happened to come out. Seeing Yang Zhen’s back as he was leaving, Zhao Heng said to Li Bangyan: “Li Sheren is indeed resourceful. Yang Zhen, the old fox, actually wants the third brother to go to Quanzhou. This is true. This palace is going to let the tiger return to the mountain. It’s better to let the old guy Quartz go now. After a few *** palaces, you will be allowed to enter the Zhongshu to do a record. One record is not of high rank, but the door orders to be far away in Quanzhou. The Zhongshu Province is the final decision of this palace.”

Li Bangyan smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your support." In Li Bangyan's eyes, a fact of the Secretariat was not worth mentioning, but he still looked grateful, which made Zhao Huan feel satisfied. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "No need to thank me. When this palace ascends the throne, it will be the day for Li Sheren to become prosperous."

Li Bangyan's eyes were faint and he said slowly: "Your Highness, I'm afraid that Quartz may not be willing to go."

"It's better if he doesn't go, then I will punish him for disobeying his orders. This palace just lets the people of the world know that the edict of the prince of the country is not something that anyone can disobey."

Li Bangyan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "What I mean... is that the quartz will find a reason..."

Before Li Bangyan finished speaking, Zhao Heng smiled and said, "What's the reason? The imperial edict will come down now. He has to go with great reason."

Li Bangyan said: "Your Highness, don't forget the Queen Mother."

After hearing the word "The Queen Mother", Zhao Heng couldn't help but become nervous and immediately understood what Li Bangyan meant. If Quartz went to find the Queen Mother, it would be impossible to disobey. Now he is still the prince of the country and the Queen Mother's authority is still there. If Quartz took the opportunity to get an imperial edict, it might not be useful even if the imperial edict was issued. I am afraid that the Queen Mother would not let Quartz go, but he clearly ordered the third prince to make a move, which would be even more difficult.

The third son of the emperor, Zhao Kai, must not go to Quanzhou at this time. This person is quite famous and deeply favored by Zhao Ji. He is also one of the legitimate candidates for the crown prince. If something goes wrong at this critical moment, then Zhao Heng will capsize in the gutter. Zhao Heng couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "The third brother can't stay!"

Li Bangyan peeked at Zhao Heng, and saw Zhao Heng full of anger, and a look of jealousy flashed in his eyes. In fact, Li Bangyan could understand Zhao Heng's mood. They are both sons, and Zhao Kai is pampered by him, but he, the eldest son, ignored him, and was named the crown prince, but he was walking on thin ice. Now he can finally see the day of his success, but with a third son there, it always seems to have left a disaster. I don't know when this disaster will suddenly ruin a big thing. In Zhao Heng's heart, of course, he can no longer tolerate this brother, and he must be eliminated and soon.

Li Bangyan was silent for a moment and said, "To abandon the third son, you have to wait for the opportunity. The most urgent task is that the prince quickly enters the harem, but I am afraid that Quartz is already in Jingtai Hall."

This sentence reminded Zhao Heng, and Zhao Heng hurriedly said, "What Li Sheren said is reasonable, so I will go to the harem to greet the empress dowager."

After saying that, Zhao Heng hurried towards Jingtai Palace. Li Bangyan looked at Zhao Heng's back, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes, and murmured in a low voice: "I am not good at making up for my plan!" In an instant, his face returned to normal, like a pool of autumn water.

In Li Bangyan's heart, he had long hated Zhao Heng's political level that was close to idiots. Moreover, the prince seemed to have a strong desire, but he was very irresponsible, and was as cowardly as his father. However, this was the case, Li Bangyan had to rely on the side of the prince, give him advice and help him. This contradictory mood made Li Bangyan very unhappy.

At this time, Li Bangyan remembered Cai Jing's good news. If Cai Jing and Shen Ao were fighting the most fiercely, and he might have been on Cai Jing's side, the situation might have improved, and at least he would not have been with the waste-like East Palace. Unfortunately, he weighed the situation at that time, and felt hot at the time that he thought he could get involved with Shen Ao, and he wanted to replace Cai Jing, so he fell into such a field.

"What a pity, it's a pity..." Li Bangyan sighed, held his hands and slowly headed towards Zhengde Gate.

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Jingtai Palace.

The empress dowager had not been asleep all night. At this time, she heard that the Duke of Wei County was not very interested. She called in with dark circles and sat on the couch behind the curtain in a bad mood, and slowly said, "What? What did Duke of Wei County come to the palace to do?"

Quartz worshipped on the ground and said, "The Queen Mother, the old minister has been suffering from some cold weather recently, so he has not visited him for a long time. Please forgive me for your sins."

The Empress Dowager reluctantly smiled and said, "Oh, I'm sick? I should take care of myself when I'm sick. You are an old minister of three dynasties. After a famous family, the court has become like this. Isn't the Ai family still relying on you to support me... Why are there so many people who are sick recently? Alas... Get up and talk, come and sit down."

Shi Ying said something first, which was to lay the groundwork for the empress dowager. She bowed and sat down and was about to speak. Jingde's voice came from outside: "Empress Dowager, the palace descendant has greeted you."

When he heard the word "Crown Prince", Quartz was confused again and thought to himself: Could it be that the prince knew that I was coming, so he deliberately stopped him?

The Queen Mother said, "Please come in."

Jingde said yes, Zhao Heng had already walked in, respectfully saluted the Queen Mother, and said, "Sun Chen has met the Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager nodded and squeezed out a little smile: "Thank you for your hard work in the prince. The Ai family heard that Chen Ao had won another battle. It is difficult for the prince to preside over the court discussion. How is the court discussion?"

When Zhao Ji was there, the empress dowager never asked about political affairs, but since the prince was in charge of the country, the empress dowager took on the responsibility of being the empress dowager and occasionally asked. However, in Zhao Heng's view, the empress dowager's actions were deeply hated, but they were not easy to attack. He just smiled and said, "Sun Chen ordered people to draft a reward, and after the Ministry of Rites agreed, they would reward the soldiers of the three armies. In addition, now that his father is seriously ill, Sun Chen cannot accompany him on the sickbed, and his heart is burned. He plans to choose a good auspicious day and go to the Taimiao to worship the heaven and pray for blessings."

"It's rare that you have this filial piety, it's good, very good." The Empress Dowager praised a few casually, but was a little insincere.

Zhao Heng stood up, deliberately glanced at Shi Ying, and smiled and said, "Oh? Lord Shi is here too?"

Quartz had to stand up and salute Zhao Heng and said, "I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince. The old minister has not visited the Queen Mother for a long time. Today, I took advantage of the court discussion and came to ask the Queen Mother for peace."

Zhao Heng laughed and said, "It's great that Wei County Duke has this idea. It seems that I have not chosen the wrong candidate. I asked you to visit my father, so I will do my best to be a filial piety as a son."

The Empress Dowager asked Zhao Heng about visiting her. Zhao Heng said seriously: "My father is far away in Quanzhou. Sun Chen is plagued by national affairs and cannot be taken care of by himself. Therefore, he specially chose Lord Shi to visit Sun Chen in Quanzhou to fulfill his filial piety. Lord Shi and his father have been ministers for twenty years, and are the best candidates." Zhao Heng looked at Shi Ying deeply and said lightly: "I heard that Lord Shi has been in good health recently, right? This is great. It's just a good opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity to go to Quanzhou to take good care of his health. I heard that the climate in Quanzhou is pleasant, and it is a good place to recuperate my illness. It can not only recuperate but also improve my filial piety. This is a killing two birds with one stone."

Zhao Heng begs the Empress Dowager and said, "What does the Empress Dowager think?"

The Empress Dowager did not see Zhao Heng's thoughts for a while, and heard something, and said with a smile: "Yes, Shi Ying, you not only have to go on behalf of the prince, but also the Ai family. When you meet Your Majesty, remember to tell him that the Ai family is still waiting for him to return to Beijing and recuperate well."

Quartz was helpless and knew that he would not be able to argue at this time, so he had to say, "I remember it."

The Empress Dowager called the palace servant again and wrapped some of the best medicinal materials in the palace and took quartz over. Zhao Heng took advantage of this opportunity and said, "It's better to go on the road immediately without delay."

Quartz responded, but his heart was full of anger. But he didn't want to do so, so he came from the palace in a daze.

Outside Zhengde Gate, there were two sedans unwilling to leave. Quartz recognized both of these sedans, one was Yang Zhen and the other was Li Bangyan's sedan. Quartz quickly walked towards Yang Zhen's sedan. Yang Zhen also lifted the curtain of the sedan. First, he glanced at Li Bangyan's sedan not far away, and asked Quartz: "What's wrong?"

Quartz sighed, "The tree has been completed, so I can only set off."

Yang Zhen sighed and comforted him: "Since that's the case, it's okay to go to Duke Wei County. I will do my best to do the matters of Bian Jing."

Quartz said: "I'm working."

Yang Zhen looked at Li Bangyan's sedan chair with the light from the corner of his eyes. The sedan chair was covered tightly and was not airtight. Yang Zhen said lightly: "The prince doesn't have this scheming. I'm afraid that Li Bangyan will interfere. This person is also a turbulent person. Don't be careless." Yang Zhen sighed, and looked a little older. He put down the curtain of the sedan chair and said in the sedan chair: "Go to the door."

After hearing Yang Zhen's sigh, Shi Ying sighed and watched Yang Zhen's sedan chair go further and further away. She also sighed and called out her family servants waiting outside the palace gate with melancholy, asking them to lead the carriage and leave.

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Chapter completed!