Chapter 361 (1/2)
Wei Ran said, ”although the people in the chaotang hall are fatuous, we can't imagine that we, as border towns, will do so. When things happen on our territory, the imperial court can claim that it was our Wuwei army.
It happened that the imperial court had just exterminated the Pinglu army. Taking advantage of this momentum, it ordered Shuofang and Hedong troops to beat us at the same time. Then how many benefits does manager Zhao intend to hand over? ”
At this time, Wei Ran did not know the scale of the army and the situation in the court, otherwise they would not have made such an overestimation of the court's strength.
After Wei Ran said this, he seemed to think of something. He shook his head and said, ”I didn't expect that the emperor was so afraid of his sister and didn't hesitate to harm her by such means.”
Zhao Xuanqing didn't understand. She had nothing to do with the power struggle before the court.
Wei Ran put aside this topic, because it is meaningless to Wei Ran who defected from the court.
”If the dowry team of Princess Shouning takes the ancient road, it must pass through Hezhou and kuozhou. I need to contact her then.”
”Your Majesty, I am afraid it is not so good, especially if you are a court official.”
”In my territory, the edict doesn't work!”
Zhao Xuanqing said again, ”Yundan knot agreed to make peace and made a request. That is to say, the imperial court will take the West and south of Qinghai Lake as their tribal pasture, and is willing to propagate their tribes here with their highness.
Wei Ran's eyes lit up. ”He really chose a good place. He's worried that he can't find him!”
”But people are not fools. How can they wait for your army to come forward and besiege?”
Wei Ran looked at Zhao Xuanqing and said, ”you say I have a lot of ghost ideas. Maybe I really don't need to siege with any army.”
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Half a month later, Princess Shouning's marriage team arrived in Hezhou, and then took a boat along the Yellow River into Huangshui and Shancheng.
When she sailed up the Huangshui River, Shouning Princess Li Yunzhao looked expressionless at the towering mountains on the bank, the clear sky, and there was only a numbness called sadness as death.
Naturally, she was strongly opposed to this reconciliation. However, since the mysterious death of the former Emperor and the rapid recovery of her military power, the development of everything can no longer be controlled by her.
When her brother ascended the throne, he believed in Zhang Zhen, who had lost the war and committed a big mistake. The two united to quickly grasp the imperial and military power. Then, in the name of filial piety, she was forced to be imprisoned in the palace with her mother.
During this time, Li Yunzhao naturally didn't give up resistance. She used her influence in the palace to send messages to the ministers outside, hoping that with the strength of the important officials of the court, she could lift the palace ban and return to the court.
But her every move was monitored by people, and some actions were not seen clearly by her brother and Zhang Zhen. Those dignitaries who had contact with the princess were either convicted for some reason or demoted from Beijing within two months.
Since then, Li Yunzhao had no foreign aid, so he had to be in the claustrophobic palace. He even tried to play the family card of sister and brother. He was intercepted by Tian Lingzi, the emperor's close attendant, and there was nothing to do.
Until recently, there was a decree ordering her to marry Tubo. The external marriages of the Tang Dynasty were mostly based on Royal princesses and relatives, and had never moved the direct princess.
The emperor's move basically broke the political tacit understanding. Obviously, I think this sister is a serious threat and needs to be removed as soon as possible.