HCB Chapter 627: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
Chapter 627: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
In other words, Xiao Yun just stumbled upon one den by accident, and there were six more like this.
Before, she only paid attention to those people from the previous dynasty. It was really found by accident when she followed Chen Yiru and the others. In other words, those people would do anything to restore their country, or to regain their lost rights, even at the cost of selling out their country.
They don't think about the fact that doing so is like trying to get the skin of a tiger.
Although Xiao Yun didn't know what would happen after Chu Mingli ascended the throne, he estimated that his reign would not last long.
As for the so-called mighty generals who recovered lost territories, it is probably mostly a show put on by the barbarian country, and they have no real ability at all.
At first, Xiao Yun thought that the Duke of Zhenguo was just a brave general, not an indispensable existence. Now it seems that it is not the case at all. Once the Duke of Zhenguo dies, the entire Qi Kingdom or Dali will be like a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.
It’s a pity that Imanvina doesn’t have the specific locations of those contact points, otherwise Xiao Yun could go there and take them directly.
Xiao Yun was even afraid that the hypnosis was not reliable, so she searched her soul directly. Since it had come to this, she didn't want to hold back, but she couldn't find the answer in her memory.
Even if we know these specific numbers, it is from the code words she gave us. It seems that the Barbarian Country is not very confident in Imanvina.
After all, she has been here for nearly twenty years. Who knows if she has changed her mind.
This is the sadness of a princess who is married off to a foreign country. The real secrets will not be told to you. You will be used when necessary, but that does not prevent others from being on guard against you.
After searching her soul, Xiao Yun did not let her live foolishly. Instead, he killed her by crushing her brain nerves, causing brain death, and then put her back in her room.
When he is found tomorrow, even if a royal physician is called in to examine him, they will only be able to tell that he died suddenly, without leaving any clues.
As for Chu Mingxin, what can I say? Don't blame Imanvina for looking down on him. He really doesn't have much ability.
There has been no progress since Imanvina gave him advice. He has been in the palace with those old ministers and princes these days. He really doesn't know how to seize the opportunity.
The next morning, the news of Imanvina's death came out. Chu Mingxin stopped pretending and ran to cry. He was so heartbroken that he even fainted from crying.
After that, he did not go to the Qinzheng Hall again, but began to keep vigil for Imanvina.
It was also because of the other party's behavior that Xiao Yun decided to spare his life and let him be a leisurely prince.
After that, the other three old princes did not take any action. However, the third prince Chu Mingzhi was often visited or met by ministers during this period.
Because of the presence of Little Bee, Xiao Yun could see everything those people said to him, how he responded, and what he did after the ministers left.
Then we discovered that this man was not without ambition, but was just more cautious. Before Emperor Yongkang ascended the throne, he was able to maintain stability because if he made any moves, the royal family and ministers might not follow him because it was not legitimate.
Now that Emperor Yongkang is dead and the eldest prince is still so young, he is not confident in handing the country over to such a baby.
He did not intend to kill Xiao Yun and her daughter and then take the throne directly. Whether it was because he was afraid of the Duke of Zhenguo or for some other reason, the other party was indeed not planning to play dirty, but to go open and stay as regent.
Yes, he wanted to stay in the capital and serve as regent. This is what Xiao Yun heard from him and the staff he brought back.
As for the Western Hu, it was just a small country after all, and now it has been conquered. His confidants can stay there and govern it well.
It's just that another garrison commander must be sent to take over the military power there. The military and political power cannot be in the hands of the same group of people. They must be managed separately. Otherwise, there will be a risk of Xihu becoming independent again. After all, people's hearts are the easiest to change. Once they have tasted power, no one is willing to let go.
When several auxiliary ministers also made the same proposal to Xiao Yun, she did not object, but simply agreed and turned around to give Chu Mingzhi a loyalty token.
What a joke! He just happened to be in need of people to work for himself and his adopted son. Since the other party wanted to be the regent, then let him be the regent and help his eldest nephew to take care of the country. It would be best if he could give him a peaceful and prosperous Dali Dynasty when he grew up.
Jiaduobao gave her a thumbs up in the air and said, "You are just reaping the benefits of others planting trees."
Xiao Yun stroked his hair with a smug look on his face. "He's not the leading actor anyway. It's his honor to be my worker. If he appears more often, he'll be a supporting character. He can even go down in history as an uncle and nephew, and a king and minister."
Afterwards, she flew a flying vehicle to Xihu and gave loyalty tokens to several people in charge there. It would be a waste not to use the ready-made cattle and horses.
With Chu Mingzhi blocking the way in front, the three old princes became quieter and no one from the royal family caused any trouble anymore. It was indeed very useful.
The secret guards that Xiao Yun arranged in Linzhou and Yuzhou were also very powerful. They all got themselves good identities. Then Xiao Yun distributed the gold, silver and supplies that he had previously "donated" to Huzhou to them, and directly asked Chu Mingzhi to commend them.
Just as mentioned before, those who have achievements or talents will be assigned official positions, and those who do not will be given the lowest-class titles or plaques of good families, and they will be divided according to the amount of their "donations".
Jiaduobao ran out again and yelled at her, "It still has to be you, spending other people's money to do your own thing."
Xiao Yun rolled his eyes at it and said, "What are you saying? I also put in a lot of work. It's not easy to run all the way over there to wipe out the bandit's nest. Those are our hard work fees, our money. Giving it to the disaster area is like a donation.
Putting aside other things, once this precedent is set, won’t those who were waiting and watching everywhere start to take action? This will open up the situation, saving the people below a lot of trouble~”
What can Jiaduobao say? It can only continue to like it.
In this way, the remnants of the previous dynasty in Linzhou were eliminated, the disaster in Huzhou was under control, the court was stabilized, and Emperor Yongkang passed his 57th day after death.
At the same time, they worked hard to finally repair his main tomb chamber, and prepared to put his and Qiao Wan's coffins into the main tomb chamber and seal it after the 57th day.
As for the other tombs and burial objects, we can take our time. When the treasury has enough money, we can add more to them. Now that money is needed everywhere, let's focus on other things first.
Anyway, they have been laid to rest, and the late emperor and others are taking care of them there, so they should not be in need.
Of course, these were just ways for the royal family and ministers to comfort themselves. Xiao Yun knew that their souls were still floating around their corpses.