Chapter 421 Delay strategy

Author: Fragrance is all over the world

Chapter 421 Delay strategy

"I originally wanted to go, and I have prepared the gifts."

As Pei Mo spoke, he put his thumb on the jade ring and rubbed it back and forth. He remembered what the guard Chen who was on duty at the palace gate had said.

At midnight last night, when the palace gate was supposed to be locked and no one was allowed to move around, Guard Chen, who was on duty at the palace gate, discovered something unusual.

I saw a eunuch not wearing palace clothes appearing at the palace gate holding a delicately packaged gift box.

Guard Chen stepped forward to stop the eunuch for a routine inspection, and saw the eunuch taking out a golden Ministry of Internal Affairs badge from his sleeve.

Nowadays, the Ministry of Internal Affairs' waist card is equivalent to the emperor's oral order. Chen Shiwei's face was shocked, and he was let go in fear.

Just like that, the eunuch left the palace with a gift box in his hands, not knowing where he was going.

After receiving the news, Pei Mo immediately thought of Fang Anren's promotion banquet, but on the afternoon when Fang Anren received the imperial edict, the emperor's reward had already been delivered to Prince Yi's Mansion by the palace staff.

Why do you need to secretly send a eunuch to deliver gifts to Prince Yi's Mansion?

Thinking of this, Pei Mo asked, "An Ren, are there any items from the palace among the gifts received by the palace today?"

An Ren nodded, "Yes, there are a few gold objects. Although they don't look expensive, the craftsmanship of those objects is obviously from the palace craftsmen."

Pei Mo understood, "That's right."

"What's wrong?" Fang Anren was confused by his words.

"Among the guests who went to the palace to congratulate you today, there may be people secretly sent by the emperor to inquire about the situation."

"What?" Fang Anren was surprised, "What does this mean, Your Majesty?"

Pei Mo pressed his temple with one hand. He couldn't tell what the emperor was thinking, "Let's not talk about it for now. I went to the palace today to meet the emperor and asked the emperor to resign. The emperor also agreed, but he would not agree until two months later.

Let me leave Beijing."

"Brother Pei resigned?"

Fang Anren was shocked. He didn't think there was anything wrong, he just thought that if Brother Pei became the general of the country, it would be Dashun's loss.

"Um."

Pei Mo said, raised his hand and clasped Murong Qing's hand on the table. His big palm suddenly kneaded the small hand into the palm of his hand, and Murong Qing also spread out his hand very naturally and interlocked with his fingers.

He said nothing more, but it seemed that this move was telling others that fame and fortune meant nothing when there were people around him.

Seeing these two hands folded together, Yan Ru smiled knowingly, and her high-spirited heart finally returned to her stomach. Thinking about it, with a reliable person like Pei Mo around, the boss would definitely not be wronged.

Fang Anren is also relieved. With his wife by his side, Brother Pei will not be alone like this.

"It's okay to resign from this official position, and you will save yourself from being watched all day long, but why do you have to make Brother Pei wait for another two months? It can't be a delaying strategy."

Fang Anren said, thinking without a doubt that the old emperor was not well-intentioned and might be playing some trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so that Brother Pei could be detained in the capital.

After all, anything without an imperial edict is just empty talk.

Hearing this, Pei Mo's eyes became a little heavier. Even though he had received the emperor's personal promise, he himself did not dare to say that he was sure of it. Now that the second prince was dead, the third prince was exiled, and the eldest prince was returned and there was no news about the emperor, he was alone. Who was it?

Knowing what he was thinking, he might agree one second and regret it the next.

Thinking about it, he sighed softly, "Now that the emperor has no children, those vassal kings are starting to make plans. I think the emperor is not willing to let me leave the capital so early."

Speaking of the vassal king, Murong Qing turned his attention to Fang Anren.

Although Fang Anren's father is a prince, he only has a different surname. Therefore, he cannot be regarded as a serious prince. The prince of Dashun can inherit his father's throne, but a child with a different surname of King can only enjoy the glory when his father is alive, and he wants to

If you want fame and title, you still need to work hard to obtain them.

Some people can be born as princes, while others need smoke from their ancestral graves in order for their children to become princes.

The world seems fair, but often people who are on welfare will not fight for fairness. Only the unfair people struggle desperately, longing for the slightest bit of equality.

"Not only the vassal king, but also several concubines in the palace gave birth to princes. Although these princes are still young, their mother's family may not want to adjust their position."

Fang Anren said, originally he would not understand these things, but in just two days, these things that should have given him a headache miraculously poured into his mind.

In fact, the emperor was not really alone. He still had brothers and several children.

Although the relationship between the emperor and these relatives was not very close.

Except for his father, King Yi, the remaining princes are all half-brothers of the emperor. They also share the blood of the Sheng family. If the emperor's children cannot sit on the throne, there is nothing wrong with them.

It’s just that there is only one dragon chair, who wouldn’t want to sit on it?

And among those princes, several had military power.

"That makes sense. The stability of the imperial city is just an illusion now. I heard that the concubine Zhuang in the palace has begun to frequently send letters to her mother's house."

Pei Mo spoke, his eyebrows almost twisting into knots.

Zhuang Concubine is the biological mother of the current Sixth Prince. Zhuang Concubine is not favored, and the Sixth Prince is mediocre and has nothing outstanding about her. But the advantage is that she is the oldest prince besides the Fifth Prince.

The fifth prince, Sheng Xiumin, is inconspicuous and has always been disliked by the emperor. Moreover, since he has no maternal family, the emperor may have forgotten this son long ago.

Although the Sixth Prince is the oldest among the few remaining princes, he is only ten years old this year. Following him are the Seventh Prince, who is six years old, and the Eighth Prince, who is three years old. There are also some who are under two years old and cannot walk unsteadily.

The Ninth Prince.

So it is self-evident what Zhuang Concubine's purpose was in contacting her mother's family.

"Why are you so impatient? Isn't the Emperor still... in good health?"

Originally, Fang Anren was holding his forehead in sorrow and almost said the wrong thing. Fortunately, even if he stopped it, he covered his mouth in fear for a while. The emperor's people wouldn't be everywhere.

Pei Mo patted his shoulder lightly and said, "It's okay. I have my own people on the eaves at this time. You can still speak freely in the house."

After he learned that Murong Qing was being followed, he was afraid that the emperor would also send people to monitor the general's palace, so he preemptively sent his own people to surround the general's palace layer by layer.

In this way, if someone wanted to spy on him and came to the general's mansion, they would probably have no place to hide.

Fang Anren patted his chest, "That's good."

"But the emperor doesn't have a few days to live. What happened to Sheng Xiuyu is a lesson. Don't these people have long memories?"

None of the arrested rebels had a good end. The central figure, led by Sheng Xiuyu, was not even tried, and was executed on the spot when caught.

Do they really think the emperor will be merciful?
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