The system forced me to be emperor

Guo Jia nodded, and then said unintentionally: "My lord, since we have cooperated, why send people to follow us? This is a bit dishonest. Don't worry, as long as Prince Zhao is killed, I will immediately kill the three corpses with both hands. Dan's antidote is here."

"Stalking?" Zhao Kuangming's face darkened, then he shook his head and said, "You left my palace yesterday, did you notice someone was following you?"

Guo Jia pretended to be surprised, and asked: "Didn't Prince Rui arrange it? Prince, if you are like this, then it will be boring."

Zhao Kuangming immediately emphasized: "I can swear to the heavens that I never sent anyone to follow you two, because I know that with your master's ingenuity, such a trick as stalking will not be able to hide from you."

"Really?" Guo Jia still had some doubts on his face.

Zhao Kuangming emphasized again: "This king can even swear to the sky!"

It was only then that Guo Jia believed Zhao Kuangming, and then frowned and said, "In this way, the prince's mansion is not safe! It seems that spies are hidden, so Guo will not be able to visit your mansion next time, in case someone is caught behind the scenes. If someone notices and discovers our scheme, it will be troublesome. What do you think?"

"It must be the crown prince who has planted an eyeliner in my mansion! It is hard to guard against house thieves by day and night, this is true. Mr. Guo has thought carefully, and we will definitely not be in the manor when we meet next time." Zhao Kuangming agreed.

Guo Jia continued to proceed step by step, and asked: "Does the prince have a private property, and it is best that no one knows about the relatively hidden places, even the people around His Highness know. If my identity is found out, then the prince's efforts will be ruined." All previous efforts have been wasted.”

This reminded Zhao Kuangming, and he said with a smile: "Yes! I have a manor in Qingfengfang, named Tingyuzhai. I just bought it not long ago, and very few people know about it. Next time I meet you, you might as well go there !"

"Good!" Guo Jia nodded with a smile, this is the purpose of his coming to find Zhao Kuangming.

Now that the goal was achieved, Guo Jia stood up and said goodbye, and left the palace with Yang Youji.

Chuan Jianguo had already started to contact Prince Zhao, and he also expressed his intention to take refuge. The right servant of the Ministry of Rites approached him proactively, and Prince Zhao Haizhi was naturally happy.

However, Zhao Haizhi was also very cautious. He was willing to accept Chuan Jianguo with open arms, but he did not put down the knife in his hand.Therefore, Chuan Jianguo can only wander around the periphery of Zhao Haizhi's forces, and has no access to core information at all.

At this time, it has been ten days since Xiao Rui came to Zhao Guohuang.

Through the communication with Chief Gongye through Mao Falcon, I learned that Chang Shenghou's army had already taken Tibet West County, and immediately entered Lingshan County. The speed is a bit slow, but Chang Shenghou's pursuit is stability, and this occupation is a permanent occupation. , It is to open up the territory and become the territory of Daxia, so it is also a big project to appease the people of the occupied areas.

Compared with Daxia's steady pursuit of victory, Qin Jun and Zhao Jun in the west are already red-eyed.So far, the Qin army has invested 70 troops, and the Qi army has 80 troops. They are facing each other in Changping County of Zhao State.

You must know that once Changping County falls, there will be only Dongfu County left in the east, and it will directly kill the land of Gyeonggi, so Zhao Jun must stop Qin State in Changping County at any cost, otherwise Zhao State will really be on the verge of life and death. .

At this time, in Zhao's palace.

The aged Zhao Huang had just finished his anger, standing below were the chiefs of the three provinces, Zhongshuling Lei Jia, servant Zhongyang Gongyun and Shangshuling He Quhuan.

The territory of Zhao State was lost again and again, and it felt very uncomfortable to be pinched by Xia and Qin.Even so, the aged Zhao Huang never thought it was his fault!

"Three lovers, is there any way for Zhao Guo to save himself now?" Zhao Huang asked.

These three extremely human ministers all talked about eating the emperor's reward and loyalty to the emperor. They also wanted to save the dying Zhao country, but they thought they couldn't do it, and they had to find a way.

Zhao Huang saw that the three were silent, so he asked, "What do the envoys sent to Qi say?"

Lei Jia said: "Your Majesty, Xia Guo has already defeated Jinzhou of Qi State and is now attacking north. Qi State is retreating steadily. I am afraid that it will not be able to support us or even attack Xia State."

Zhao Huang said angrily: "Didn't you cooperate with Yuan Guo? Didn't you plan well before? How did it become like this!"

Lei Jia sighed: "Although the Yuan army is allowed to borrow the way, the Qi army and the Yuan army cannot cooperate effectively. In the territory of the country, it is like entering the land of no one, which leads to the loss of the hearts and minds of the Qi army and the deteriorating combat effectiveness. Now the situation is even worse. The Yuan army seems to have plans to withdraw its troops. The emperor of Qi is also worried that the Yuan army will fight back. The alliance has become useless."

Zhao Huang sighed, he couldn't count on Qi, so who else could he count on?You can only count on your own generals.

"Yesterday, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites suggested that I go to the Taimiao to pay homage to the ancestors of the Great Zhao, and ask the ancestors of the Great Zhao to bless them and overcome this difficulty. After thinking about it, I think it is feasible, but you have also seen my body, so I want the crown prince to take it as my replacement." I worshiped the ancestors and held a grand ceremony to worship the heavens, what do the three lovers think?" Zhao Huang asked.

Shangshu ordered He Quhuan to say: "Your Majesty, I think it is feasible. Worshiping heaven can improve the morale of the soldiers and ease the emotions of the people. If your majesty is in poor health, let the prince do it for you!"

Lei Jia and Yang Gongyun also nodded.

Zhao Huangdao: "In this case, then order Taichang Temple to discuss with the Ministry of Rites, select an auspicious day, and pass the decree to the crown prince!"

"Yes!" The three responded.

……

Soon, Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites selected a few days, and six days later it was suitable for worshiping the ancestors and heaven, and then the two yamen got busy preparing for everything.

Now that the time for ancestor worship has been determined, Xiao Rui and others can start the next step, so Xiao Rui immediately notified Li Yuanfang to meet A'Zhu. A'Zhu pretended to be a servant girl and stayed in Zhen Guogong's mansion. She immediately increased the poison dose, the old woman fell into a coma, and her life was not in danger.

The old woman suddenly fell into a coma, which immediately alarmed the entire mansion, and at the same time the news was spread to the East Palace.

Compared with Da Zhao's East Palace, Xiao Rui's East Palace is much more friendly. The scale of this place is huge, and it is a separate area on the middle east side of the palace, full of palaces.

It has been more than ten years since Zhao Haizhi was established as the prince, and he has lived in this East Palace for more than ten years.When he first lived here, he was excited and excited, but as time went by, he has been a prince, and he has been a prince.

Up to now, he felt that this East Palace was lonely, cold and lifeless, and at the same time he understood a truth better.

No matter how good the Eastern Palace is, it is also a subsidiary. Only those who live in the center of the imperial palace and sit on the high dragon chair are the masters of this place!

Now, when the state of Zhao is dying, his father is still living in his own ignorance. He really can't bear to watch the state of Zhao die, and he is even more unwilling to let the country die before he becomes the prince.

During these days, His Majesty loved his younger brother Zhao Kuangming more and more, and treated him more and more coldly. Even his mother, the empress, seemed to favor Zhao Kuangming.

Zhao Haizhi understood that his own strength made His Majesty even more suspicious, and his desire to abolish the prince became stronger and stronger, maybe it was just a thought.

What my father needs is not a talented and virtuous prince, but an obedient prince.

"It's imminent..."

Zhao Haizhi muttered to himself, he saw the situation thoroughly, but he was still not sure that he could succeed in usurping the throne. In other words, he did not have the courage to take this step.

At this time, the crown princess Nie Qian came.

This princess has a dignified appearance. She married Zhao Haizhi at the age of 16. It has been 16 years now. Although she is 32 years old, she looks like a young girl.

"Your Highness, no matter what decision you make, I will support you." Nie Qian saw Zhao Haizhi's hesitation and encouraged him heartily.

Zhao Haizhi took Nie Qian's hand, knowing that he was not fighting alone.

At this moment, the internal officer came to report in a hurry, and Nie Qian became anxious when she heard that her grandmother was unconscious.

Her parents died early, and the only immediate family member left was her grandmother, and she had been taken care of by her grandmother since she was a child, and she had a deep relationship with her. At this time, she was extremely anxious, hoping to go out of the palace and go back to have a look.

Zhao Haizhi didn't think much, and immediately dispatched the Imperial Army to escort Nie Qian out of the palace.

Chapter 490: When the poison plan is in progress

The Crown Princess Nie Qian, escorted by the Imperial Army, hurried to the Zhen Guo Mansion.

She hurriedly got out of the carriage, trotted into the mansion, and when she came to the bedroom of the back house, she saw her grandmother sleeping unconscious, and hurriedly asked the accompanying imperial physician for diagnosis and treatment.

After the imperial physician gave the pulse, the cause of the coma could not be found at all.This is the poison Hua Tuo prepared, so it's strange to be able to diagnose it.

"Doctor Wang, can you find out what kind of illness it is?" Nie Qian asked hastily.

The imperial doctor's forehead was already sweating, and he felt his pulse for a while, but he couldn't find any symptoms, so he quickly got up and said: "My lady, my minister is not good at medicine, and I can't find out the old lady's symptoms, please forgive me!"