"Don't worry, Princess Xian. The things in my hands are very important for the Xian King to sit on that throne in the future."
Zhao Yunzhu smiled faintly, and the doubt in Song Shumin's eyes increased a little.
"Dozens of lives were lost in Lijia Village. If this happens at this critical moment, it will be difficult for the virtuous king to sit on the throne safely..."
When she mentioned Lijia Village, Song Shumin's expression suddenly became serious.
But in order not to reveal her true identity, she still held her breath and tentatively said, "What is Concubine Yun saying? This princess does not understand."
"Princess Xian, I have all the witnesses, evidence, and the body. Please discuss this with the King and give me your answer."
Zhao Yunzhu waved her hand. "Don't be so anxious to give me an answer. With so many lives at stake, if this gets out of hand, the virtuous king will be known for his cruelty and brutality. Do you think the people will be loyal and subservient to him?"
Zhao Yunzhu stopped talking and stood up to say goodbye. As expected, Song Shumin did not stop him.
He went straight back to Prince An's Mansion and had just sat down for a while when the letter from Prince Xian was delivered.
The wise king had not taken the lives of dozens of people in Lijia Village seriously before, so he did not handle the matter carefully. He did not expect that it would end up like this.
In the letter, the King asked her directly what she wanted to exchange, but the King's requirement was that Zhao Yunzhu hand over all the evidence related to Lijia Village.
Zhao Yunzhu walked to the desk, picked up the brush and wrote what he wanted on the letter paper.
What she wanted was simple: to use the bodies of dozens of people in Lijia Village in exchange for the virtuous king's decision to overturn the case of the deposed crown prince and clear the Zhao family's grievances.
In the letter, she specifically mentioned that if the virtuous king could accomplish these two things, everyone would praise him for being a wise ruler.
And it was naturally legitimate for the virtuous king to overturn the verdict of deposing the crown prince and seize the throne from the emperor.
What she sought from the beginning to the end was nothing more than redress for the Zhao family.
After receiving the letter, the virtuous king hesitated and pondered over it for several days. In fact, every word Zhao Yunzhu said addressed the worries in the virtuous king's heart.
He had no chance to refute.
He sent someone to tell Zhao Yunzhu that he agreed.
However, Zhao Yunzhu did not expect that the wise king would act so quickly.
But within two days, the deposed prince died unjustly, and the entire family of the former Prime Minister Zhao also died unjustly because of the deposed prince. Everything behind this directly pointed to the Liu family.
The emperor and the Liu family are now in the same boat.
Even though Prime Minister Liu was imprisoned for embezzling food supplies, the emperor has yet to reach a conclusion.
Gradually, voices of dissatisfaction were heard from the court and the people, but the emperor still did not come up with a definitive conclusion.
Gradually, people became dissatisfied with the emperor.
At this moment, the virtuous king knelt at the palace gate in court robes, asking the emperor to reiterate the unjust, false and wrong case for the Zhao family in order to depose the crown prince first.
The emperor was furious and put the wise king in jail.
Zhao Yunzhu was not surprised to hear this result.
"Linglong, did Master Du write to tell us where he is now?"
It was late at night and she was sitting by the window, cutting the wick with a pair of scissors in her hand.
"Miss, General Du hasn't sent a letter yet, but according to the calculations, I think General Du will arrive with his army in the next two days."
A few days ago, the news that Prince An's life or death at the border spread, and Du Ming'an wrote to ask if Zhao Yunzhu was okay. He told her not to worry, as he had secretly sent people to support Prince An.
Zhao Yunzhu wrote a letter mentioning what happened in Chang'an. The virtuous king wanted to rebel, and the young emperor was determined to protect the Liu family.
The two forces have been fighting in secret for a long time, but there is still no result.
People outside were living in misery, but the little emperor didn't care at all.
The enemy countries at the border are watching covetously.
People are in panic.
The virtuous king will soon plot a rebellion.
Du Ming'an was concerned about Zhao Yunzhu, who was currently isolated and helpless in Chang'an. He was already on his way back to Chang'an with his army.
Zhao Yunzhu already had an idea in his mind. If this Faxian King were to rebel, and if both sides were to suffer losses in the end, who would be the biggest beneficiary?
Of course it’s Prince An.
However, she hoped that Du Ming'an's army would return after the emperor and the wise king were both defeated.
"Linglong, send a visiting card to the palace and tell them I want to see the emperor."
Linglong agreed and was about to leave when Zhao Yunzhu called out to her, "Wait."
After saying this, Zhao Yunzhu stood up and walked to the desk, picked up the pen and started writing on the plain white letter paper.
"Finally, deliver the letter to the Xianwang Mansion."
Linglong put away the letter and left.
Although the virtuous king is now imprisoned by the emperor and there is no movement outside, if she can add fuel to the fire at this time, it will surely be more effective.
The result she wants will naturally achieve her goal.
The emperor received her visiting card and sent someone to tell her to come to the palace to talk the next day.
The reply from Prince Xian's Mansion was also delivered.
Song Shumin went to the prison to see the virtuous king, and then delivered the confirmed news.
The reply from the Xianwang Mansion was just one word, "OK."
Zhao Yunzhu curled the corners of his lips and sneered, then threw the letter into the charcoal basin and watched it turn into ashes bit by bit in the charcoal basin.
The next day, Du Ming'an's letter was delivered back. In the letter, he repeatedly reminded her not to worry and to wait for him to come back.
Also tell her to be careful.
In six days, Du Mingan's army will return.
Du Mingan's letter was also thrown into the charcoal fire by Zhao Yunzhu.
In the past few days, the sky above Chang'an City has been extremely gloomy, giving people a strong sense of unease.
Early in the morning, Zhao Yunzhu got up, dressed, and was about to go out to the palace when the steward came in a hurry.
An urgent letter was delivered from the border, eight hundred miles away.
Zhao Yunzhu's heart suddenly rose to her throat.
She reached out her hand tremblingly to take the letter from the nanny, and looking at the contents, her heart gradually settled down.
Qin Zongzhi was fine and told her not to worry.
After learning that Prince An was safe and sound, the morale of the troops was boosted. During a battle with the enemy, they actually killed the enemy leader in one fell swoop. The army was about to return to the capital soon.
Zhao Yunzhu ordered his servants to deliver five hundred taels of silver and money to the temple for incense and offerings.
Then he followed the servants out of Prince An's Mansion and walked towards the Imperial Palace.
The purpose of Zhao Yunzhu's trip was very simple, which was to play the role of a fence-sitter.
Tell the emperor that the wise king wants to rebel.
"What? Is what the imperial sister-in-law said true?" The emperor was shocked when he heard what Zhao Yunzhu said.
Zhao Yunzhu's face was solemn. "Your Majesty, how dare you speak nonsense when it comes to such a capital crime?"
"If it weren't for the argument between the virtuous princess and me earlier, and if I hadn't intended to say this, how could I have dared to tell the emperor this if I wasn't sure?"
Then she went on to say that the virtuous king deliberately brought up the matter between the deposed crown prince and the Zhao family.
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