In the capital, throwing a brick could hit an official.
The Nine Gates Commander-in-Chief is in charge of all affairs in the capital. He has to deal with countless powerful people every day. Without sufficient status, he may not even be qualified to meet others, let alone handle matters.
That's why Zhao Jingzhou tried every possible means to form an alliance with the Duke of Weiguo.
"The Duke of Weiguo is very dissatisfied with you, but fortunately his daughter likes you very much. You must seize the opportunity. As long as you have the help of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, Prince Yu will basically have no problem ascending to the throne successfully." Zhao Jingzhou advised.
"Yes, Dad!" Zhao Chenhan nodded repeatedly.
Zhao Chenhan thought to himself that he had to go find the prince quickly.
Prince Yu is very dissatisfied with him now. Once Prince Yu succeeds to the throne, he will definitely not give him benefits as before.
Even if he promoted the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to the Zhenbei Prince Mansion for the sake of Zhao Jingzhou's face, he, the future Zhenbei Prince, would fall sooner or later without the emperor's trust.
So it’s better to go and seek refuge with the prince.
The plan has been decided.
Zhao Chenhan said, "We're leaving Beijing tomorrow, so I'm going to do some shopping."
Zhao Jingzhou nodded and said, "Go ahead. Be careful. I'll send you some guards."
"Thank you, Daddy." Zhao Chenhan pretended to be happy.
After Zhao Jingzhou and his men left, Zhao Chenhan brought his guards to the shop where he usually bought weapons. He asked the guards to wait outside and called the shop owner.
"I know this is the prince's shop. I have something to talk to the prince about, so call him over immediately." Zhao Chenhan said.
The shop owner was very surprised: "I don't understand what you are saying, my lord."
Zhao Chenhan said impatiently, "Since this prince has said so, then naturally I know everything. This prince has limited time, go tell the prince immediately, otherwise you will not be able to bear the consequences of delaying important matters."
The shop owner no longer tried to hide his feelings and said, "Please wait a moment, my lord. I will go and inform His Highness right away, but I cannot guarantee whether His Highness will come or not."
"Go ahead." Zhao Chenhan waved his hand.
Half an hour later, the tea had lost its flavor and Zhao Chenhan became impatient waiting, so the owner led a man in his thirties over.
"Prince Zhao, the prince is here." said the shop owner.
Zhao Chenhan immediately stood up, took a closer look, and confirmed that it was undoubtedly Crown Prince Li Jingxian. He quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
The prince turned around and sat down, saying, "Prince Zhao is so anxious to have me here, what's the matter?"
Zhao Chenhan glanced at the shop owner.
The prince ordered, "All of you step back."
Everyone back off.
Zhao Chenhan said: "I wish to seek refuge with Your Highness."
"oh?"
The prince was surprised.
Before coming, he thought about various situations. Why was Zhao Chenhan so anxious to see him and so mysterious? Did he want to ask him for help or something? Because the prince heard the news that Prince Yu had driven Zhao Chenhan out.
But the prince never expected that Zhao Chenhan would ask to join him as soon as he opened his mouth.
"reason."
The prince was briefly stunned, but then became overwhelmed by excitement.
If he could gain the support of the Marquis of Zhenbei, Prince Yu wouldn't have to worry about him.
Zhao Chenhan said, "Prince Yu has already given up on me. I have no future following him."
The prince nodded and said, "Prince Yu is shortsighted. He kicked you out of Prince Yu's mansion just because you did something impulsive. You really should leave him. But does General Zhao know about this?"
"I don't know. I came here without my father's knowledge, so I didn't dare to go to the Prince's Mansion. Instead, I asked Your Highness to condescend to see me." Zhao Chenhan said.
The prince frowned and said, "You mean, you are the only one who will surrender, and Zhao Jingzhou won't surrender to me?"
Zhao Chenhan said: "Yes."
The prince stopped talking and just looked at Zhao Chenhan coldly.
Zhao Chenhan said, "The Zhenbei Marquisate is too deeply tied to Prince Yu. It's impossible for my father to switch sides with Your Highness. I'm sure Your Highness understands this."
The prince immediately lost interest.
The prince said calmly, "Without the Zhenbei Marquisate, what value do you have?"
Bastard!
Does that mean I will be worthless if I leave the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion?
Then after Zhao Lin left the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion, didn't he become a first-rank official, in charge of the country's rivers and the director of the Maritime Customs?
You underestimate me like this. Just wait, when I become the regent, I will kill all your descendants.
Zhao Chenhan cursed in his heart.
But he smiled on the surface and said, "Your Highness, you don't know. Although I cannot represent the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, I know some secrets of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and Prince Yu."
Zhao Chenhan paused and said nothing.
The prince was indeed interested.
The prince said, "If the secret is useful, I can take you in."
Zhao Chenhan gritted his teeth and said, "The Xiong family, a powerful family in the northwest, is your Highness's supporter, right?"
The prince nodded: "It seems you know a lot."
Zhao Chenhan chuckled softly and said, "I know more—the Xiong family is pretending to be loyal to Your Highness, and is preparing to turn against you at the critical moment and stab you."
The Crown Prince stood up suddenly and said, "You're talking nonsense! The Crown Prince's concubine is the legitimate daughter of the Xiong family. I have already promised the Xiong family that once I ascend the throne, I will make her an Imperial Noble Consort, second only to the Empress. Why would they betray me? Is there anyone who can offer me more benefits than I can?"
Zhao Chenhan said, "I don't know the specifics, but Prince Yu promised the Xiong family that if they helped him ascend to the throne, he would make Xiong Boheng the King of the Northwest and keep him in charge of the Northwest forever."
The prince's expression suddenly changed. "Appoint the Xiong family as the King of Northwest? How is this any different from letting the Xiong family declare themselves king? How dare he do that?"
Although the prince is not a very good person, there are some things he cannot do.
Making the Xiong family the King of the Northwest is equivalent to making the Northwest independent from Daqi. In the future, the Xiong family may disobey orders and declare nothing, which would be the least of their problems. They are likely to collude with foreign tribes and simply stop obeying the orders of the court.
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