Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 158
"Your Highness, you want to..."

Jiang An was taken aback when he heard the words, what is your Highness trying to do? Now that he is only taking five hundred cavalry with him, he is already in a hurry. , but this is obviously reckless.

Knowing what Jiang An was going to say, Zhao Dezhao raised his hand to stop him: "I originally planned to march 150 miles a day and return to Tokyo within 20 days, but the situation in the palace is serious, and the wait is less than [-] days away."

Jiang An had no choice but to ponder for a while and said: "Then select 100 people, change horses at post stations along the way, and travel [-] miles a day, so that you can reach Tokyo within ten days."

Zhao Dezhao thought for a while and said, "100 people are too many, let's say 50 people. Each post station along the way can store no more than a hundred horses at most. There are not so many post horses for transfer."

At dawn the next day, Zhao Dezhao and Jiang An led fifty cavalrymen to march north, while the remaining troops continued to advance at a speed of 150 miles behind.

While Zhao Dezhao and Jiang An were rushing northward, a special guest was welcomed in the imperial palace in Tokyo.

Funing Palace.Wang Xiuzhi bowed profusely, and softly said to Empress Song who was seated above: "My concubine pays homage to my mother."

As early as a few days ago, Liu Lexian suggested that Empress Song summon Wang Xiuzhi into the palace to discuss countermeasures, but Empress Song was wary of her nominal daughter-in-law, so she refused to agree until the situation became urgent, and she really had nothing else to do. A good strategy, and then sent someone to pass the message to Wang Xiuzhi.

Empress Song forced a smile on her face, waved her hands and said, "Get up, get up, we are a family, so there is no need for so many etiquette."

Wang Xiuzhi thanked her, then sat down on the lower chair, looked up at Empress Song, and found her young face was haggard, her eyes were bloodshot, one can imagine that these days must be very difficult.

"You know everything about the palace, don't you?" Empress Song whispered, although there were no idlers around, and all the people here were her confidantes, she still couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Wang Xiuzhi nodded, and asked: "I want to ask my mother the truth: can the Holy One still wake up?"

"Doctor Wen said there is hope, but—" Empress Song sighed, shook her head and did not continue, but the meaning couldn't be clearer. At this point, the power of medicine and stones can no longer work. It all depends on God's will. .

Wang Xiuzhi didn't ask this question any more. As early as the day Zhao Kuangyin fainted, Imperial Physician Wen quietly sent someone to Tianshui County Prince's Mansion to tell her the matter in secret. Liu Lexian did the same on that day. He soon learned that there was a change in the palace, and immediately sent a messenger to Lingnan to deliver a letter to Zhao Dezhao, much earlier than Queen Song.

In the following days, Imperial Physician Wen and Liu Lexian also secretly sent people to the county palace every day to deliver messages to report Wang Xiuzhi's palace and court affairs. Therefore, Wang Xiuzhi may be more concerned about Zhao Kuangyin's real illness than Queen Song herself. It is clear that she is asking about her condition at this moment, just to draw out the next important words.

Wang Xiuzhi leaned over, stretched out his hand to hold Empress Song's hand, and said softly: "Since the Holy Majesty can't wake up immediately, the empress mother must be in trouble here, right?"

Empress Song didn't hide anything at the moment, and told Wang Xiuzhi what happened recently.

It turned out that for the past few days, Zhao Guangyi led all the ministers to visit the Funing Palace bedroom every day. Of course, he still couldn't see the sober Zhao Kuangyin. Rhetoric and reasons have confused the past.

But it is obviously impossible for this kind of thing to continue forever. Neither Zhao Guangyi nor his henchmen are fools. They already had doubts in their hearts, but they didn't tear their skins off for the time being.

Rumors are flying in the sky in the city of Tokyo. The news about His Majesty's serious illness and fainting has disappeared and is spreading to various Taoist prefectures. , All of this happened one after another in just over ten days.

In view of the increasingly severe internal and external situation, the center of the imperial court urgently needs a backbone who can calm people's hearts and stabilize the overall situation. Although Empress Song is extremely honorable in her position, she does not have the prestige to deter the imperial court, let alone let those domineering generals Convinced, because of the persecution of the internal and external situation, the demands inside and outside the court for Zhao Guangyi to supervise the country are getting louder and louder. Many ministers are already running in tandem with each other. Apart from the old party members of Zhao Guangyi's faction, some of them are purely for state affairs The Minister of Consideration.

According to Liu Lexian's estimate, within three days at the latest, the group of ministers collectively elect Zhao Guangyi as the supervisor of the country, and they will do it on the table. reversed.Just because she couldn't think of any good plan because she couldn't think of any good plan, Empress Song summoned Wang Xiuzhi into the palace to discuss countermeasures.

Long before entering the palace, Wang Xiuzhi already knew the reason for this, and he had a plan in his heart, so he pretended to ponder for a moment, and said softly: "Mother, now that the state affairs are in ruins, and people's hearts are fluctuating, the government and the public really need a backbone to preside over it." Big plan, if we insist on stopping the prison, it will be unstoppable..."

Empress Song's complexion sank, she raised her head and looked Wang Xiuzhi up and down suspiciously, meaning to say, "Which side are you on?"

Wang Xiuzhi put both hands on Empress Song's right palm, and said softly: "I mean, we can't stop the ministers from electing the supervisor, but we can stop King Jin."

Empress Song was stunned when she heard the words, and couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Wang Xiuzhi smiled slightly, and wrote a person's name on Queen Song's palm with his right index finger.

This person is extremely famous, and Empress Song immediately understood what Wang Xiuzhi was up to. She thought about it for a while, and immediately shook her head: "This person is famous and capable, but if his name is not correct, his words will not go well! Those ministers even How can a prime minister who has retreated to the forest be subdued even if the mother of the palace is not convinced?"

Wang Xiuzhi leaned over and lowered his voice very low, and said something in Queen Song's ear.

Empress Song never expected that Wang Xiuzhi would come up with such a bold idea, she couldn't help but trembled in shock, and stood up abruptly.

She stared blankly at Wang Xiuzhi, and said after a while: "This matter is really too bold and reckless, once someone sees through it or reveals it, it will be lost forever!"

(End of this chapter)