The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

In the past few days when Xiao Rui left, there was no major incident in Zhao Guohuang's capital, but there were swords, lights and swords behind the scenes.

First of all, Emperor Zhao arranged to conduct a secret investigation of the harem. All the eunuchs, court ladies, and female officials had to be investigated to avoid spies bought by Xiao Rui. Polu is now working in the Jingshu Palace. He is sweet and sensible, and has won the trust of the imperial concubine Wen Haixia. In addition, when Chuan Jianguo sent him to the palace, he kept an eye on him and forged his identity as an orphan of Zhao Guo. At a young age, you know how to assassinate!

So Polu didn't reveal his stuff.

Because A'Zhu was pretending to be another court lady, this court lady has been in the palace for several years, and her background is clean, so naturally there is no problem.

However, the investigation of the harem raised the vigilance of A'Zhu and Polu, and the two became more cautious. They didn't even dare to ask for help to bring the letter out of the palace. If they were searched by the imperial army, their feet might be exposed.

This is the case in the harem. In other places, such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, procurement personnel from all over the place have conducted investigations, especially the imperial dining room and the alchemy room under the Imperial Hospital.

The imperial doctor who Chuan Jianguo bought to check the materials noticed the rumors, because he was investigating the alchemist and hadn't found him yet, but he was alert and felt that there was something wrong with the black powder that had been brought into the palace these days, so he secretly kept it. A pack of black powder.

Fortunately, A'Zhu was quick-witted, noticed that a bag was missing, and immediately realized that it was hidden by the imperial physician. She immediately realized that it was very dangerous, and after discussing with Polu, she took the risk to meet the imperial physician. Asked him where the gunpowder was hidden, this person not only refused to spit, but threatened the two of them, asking for one thousand taels, otherwise he would hand over the gunpowder to the searching imperial army!

In desperation, A'Zhu had no choice but to kill the killer, and then put the stone into his clothes and sank into the corpse lake.

But black powder was never found either.

Once this person died, his disappearance for no reason would definitely alert the imperial army, so the delivery of gunpowder had to be suspended, so the two could only take risks and took out enough silver taels to let the eunuch who left the palace help to bring out a note.

The content is naturally in code language, Zhang Liang and Guo Jia can understand it, and they realize that the search in the palace is not easy. They specifically found Chuan Jianguo. After inquiring by Chuan Jianguo, they learned that Zhao Huang was worried that the subordinates of the deposed prince Zhao Haizhi would be harmful to him for revenge, so they carried out the search.

It seems quite reasonable, but it made Zhang Liang and Guo Jia feel alert!

why?

The time is wrong!

It has been ten days since Zhao Haizhi rebelled, and if he wanted to investigate, he should have thoroughly investigated it when Zhao Haizhi was under the law. Why did he wait until now? Could it be that he forgot and only remembered now!

In addition, Zhao Haizhi is dead, how many of his subordinates are loyal and courageous, they will kill the king for the dead, and bear the crime of killing the nine clans!

This reason seems reasonable, but in fact it does not make sense. So Zhao Huang lied again, what he wanted to investigate was the black hand hidden in the palace that might be harmful to him, but it definitely had nothing to do with Zhao Haizhi.

In fact, it is normal for Emperor Zhao to investigate the personnel in the harem. He is worried about the assassins in the harem, so he naturally has to investigate! If you say it directly, it won't make people suspect so deeply. Now this kind of investigation under the guise is considered to be Zhao Huang's cleverness but was misunderstood by his cleverness.

Both Zhang Liang and Guo Jia are thoughtful people, and they can detect the danger behind them from the slightest wind.

They immediately stopped the delivery of black powder, and at the same time unnaturally thought, could it be that His Highness's identity has been leaked?

The cautious Zhang Liang immediately contacted Changsheng Hou Tian Boyuan through Mao Falcon, and asked him about his recent situation, especially if there were any mistakes in the false highness.

In Tian Boyuan's reply letter, he introduced that everything was normal, and that the false Highness was very well disguised. The enemies of Zhao State would often see His Highness active. I believe that Emperor Zhao would firmly believe that Xiao Rui was in the army.

At the end of the last letter, Tian Boyuan mentioned Duan Wang Xiaofeng, the last time he wanted to visit the prince, he severely rejected him.

But it was the sentence at the end that verified Zhang Liang and Guo Jia's suspicions!

How long has the fake prince supervised the army in the army? It's been more than a month! Why did Xiao Feng come to see the prince not long ago. It can't be because I was busy before and didn't have time. And is Xiao Feng coming to visit the prince?

Although the two are brothers, they are also enemies!

So Xiao Feng must have seen something wrong, so he wrote a letter to test it out.

"Prince Duan is really powerful. It seems that he has already guessed that His Highness is a fake in the army! Once he guesses, it seems that this time Emperor Zhao is investigating the palace, and he also knows the news that His Highness is in Zhao's imperial capital!" Zhang Liang Said.

Guo Jiadao: "Actually, we were negligent. The false Highness is walking with the army. Although it can deceive people, we have forgotten that the purpose of His Highness's supervision of the army is revenge! If you go with the army, you will stop at Qijiang, and you will never be able to destroy Emperor Zhao. "

Zhang Liang nodded and said, "Prince Duan is related to Zhao's Nine Yin Forbidden Army. Naturally, there is a way to contact Zhao Huang. It seems that the news that His Highness is in the imperial capital has been known to him. His investigation of the harem is only the first step, and he will definitely Please enter the urn and lead us to show up!"

Guo Jia said: "If you want to lure us to show up, you must show something that interests us. Zhao Huang will definitely not risk his life, so other things that can arouse our interest..."

The two looked at each other and immediately smiled.

After Xiao Rui came back, he wanted to make a move against Liang Zhenggang, and arrested him to ask what happened back then, but Zhang Liang and Guo Jia refused.

As for the reason, to Xiao Rui's surprise, the news about him in the imperial capital was leaked?

After the narration of the two, Xiao Rui finally understood the reason for the leak, which also made him sigh uncontrollably. If they were kept in the dark and attacked Liang Zhenggang, they would definitely fall into Zhao Huang's trap, and when the time came to catch...someone, Xiao Rui boasted that he had counselors and fierce generals, and he would not be able to escape.

"How much gunpowder has been sent to the palace now?" Xiao Rui asked.

Zhang Liang replied: "One hundred and fifty catties, the amount given each time is not much."

"Should be able to blow up Emperor Zhao at close range." Xiao Rui muttered softly.

Guo Jia replied: "It is possible to blow up Zhao Huang, but it must be taken by surprise. The burning of the gunpowder fuse will alert the opponent, and the damage must be guaranteed at close range. In addition, we still don't know when Zhao Huang will kill him." Go to Jingshu Palace, according to my guess, Ah Zhu has hidden the gunpowder in a hidden place in Jingshu Palace, and he dare not take it out yet."

"Yes! Although the gunpowder was sent in, it is not safe after all." Zhang Liang replied.

During this period of time, Emperor Zhao only went to Jingshu Palace for one night. If Wen Haixia was not the imperial concubine and now manages the harem, Emperor Zhao might not even have gone there! Although Zhao Huang is old, but hugging a delicate girl is more comfortable than hugging an old woman. As for a man, I can understand it. Xiao Rui, cough cough...

"It depends on the timing of the bombing of Emperor Zhao. We can't participate outside the palace, so we can only look at A Zhu. She is very smart, and if she has a chance to do it, she will definitely not give up!" Xiao Rui said: "In addition, now Zhao The country knows that I am in the imperial capital, and wants to lure me out through Liang Zhenggang, hehe, then play with him, Zifang, Fengxiao, please settle this matter together."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, we already have an idea." Zhang Liang and Guo Jia laughed.

While the three of them were talking, Li Yuanfang rushed in suddenly.

"Your Highness, the Qin army has retreated!" Li Yuanfang said eagerly.

"Retreat?" Xiao Rui and the three immediately looked at each other.

The Qin army is in full swing, and they have already attacked Changping County. As long as they take Dongfu County, they will be forced to the gate of Zhao Royal. How can they retreat in such a good situation?

"It seems that something happened inside the Qin Dynasty!" Zhang Liang and Guo Jia immediately thought of the reason.

It is definitely a big problem within the Qin Dynasty that can make the Qin army give up the battle and retreat, but Xiao Rui can't figure it out: "What is the big problem that makes Qin Huang willing to give up the current situation?"

Zhang Liang speculated: "The general who attacked Zhao State this time is Bai Meng, one of the two families of military generals of the Qin State, and the other is the Meng family! And Bai Meng is the alliance between the Bai family and the Meng family. Heirs, that's why Qin State entrusted him with the important task of attacking Zhao State! And this time to conquer Zhao, the soldiers and horses brought by Bai Meng are all elites trained by the Bai family and the Meng family, which can be regarded as the most powerful army in Qin Huang's hands. But to allow the Qin Emperor to transfer back the army at any cost, it seems that someone in the Qin State took advantage of this gap to fight!"

Guo Jia agrees: "The Qin State is divided into feudal systems. The Emperor Qin is old. Except for the crown prince who sits in the East Palace, his four sons are entrusted to various places. Over the years, they have recruited soldiers to make them stronger. In addition, other princes, taking advantage of the absence of the main force of the Qin State army, raised their troops. , It is indeed very possible. Unfortunately, we know very little about Qin's intelligence."

"Now Zhao Huang is happy. Once Qin's army retreats, Zhao's lost ground will be recovered, and the defeated army's morale can be put away. However, it is impossible for Qin to retreat in vain. Even if it retreats, the three passes of Qinling must be under control. , just wait for the internal problems of the Qin Dynasty to be resolved, and continue to attack the Zhao State! In addition, do you say that the changes in the Qin State have anything to do with the Emperor Zhao? After all, the current situation in the Zhao State is the fastest way. It has come true!" Xiao Rui asked.

Zhang Liang and Guo Jia nodded, and said: "It's possible! But we have been in the imperial capital for a long time, and we have never heard of such a powerful person beside Emperor Zhao. It seems that they are hidden counselors."

Xiao Rui sighed a little, "The plan really can't keep up with the changes, let's take a look at the movement of Qin's withdrawal."

In the next few days, Qin's retreat became the hottest topic in Zhao Guohuang's capital. The sense of crisis of being suppressed by the army was swept away, and the lost hearts of the people were gradually restored.

Xiao Rui immediately asked Chang Shenghou to speed up his attack through the spear falcon, and immediately took down Lingshan County, and the army marched into Qishui County.

The oppression of the Eastern Xia Kingdom made the people of Zhao Kingdom breathe a sigh of relief and raised it again.

When Zhang Liang and Guo Jia were preparing to capture Liang Zhenggang, Zhao Guohuang suddenly had an assassination case, and not all at once. Overnight, the six ministers saved by Shangshu were assassinated at the same time, among which the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of War were killed!

As soon as this matter happened, Zhao Guohuang, who had just stopped, was once again shrouded in shadow!