Chapter 140: The Liao Kingdom's Marriage
When Li Zhang returned home, he immediately asked Lu Wu about Lei Yungong, but he did not expect that the focus of Lu Wu was not on Lei Yungong, but on another person, this person was Zhou Huaizheng.
Zhou Huaizheng was also a eunuch. This man was quite capable. Before, Zhao Heng had Fengshan Mountain, built palaces, Taoist temples, etc., and many things were left to him to deal with. For this reason, Zhou Huaizheng was also named Zhaoxuan envoy for his merits, and at the same time he was the chief supervisor of the Eastern Palace.
However, at the beginning of this year, when Li Zhang had not traveled through time, Zhou Huaizheng secretly summoned Yang Chongxun, the inner palace commander Yang Huaiji and others prepared to launch a mutiny. However, he was not for himself, but because he saw Ding Wei's autocracy and Liu E was in charge of the government affairs, which made him deeply feel that the imperial power of the Song Dynasty was lost. Therefore, in order to support Zhao Zhen, he decided to launch a mutiny and try to help the prince Zhao Zhen seize the imperial power.
However, it is a pity that Zhou Huaizheng's mutiny was reported by someone before it was launched. This person was Lei Yungong. Originally, Lei Yungong was also Zhou Huaizheng's person, but his status was not very high. However, thanks to this intrusion, Lei Xu made great contributions all at once, thus replacing Zhou Huaizheng as the chief supervisor of the Eastern Palace and transforming himself into the number one eunuch beside Zhao Zhen.
As for Zhou Huaizheng, who failed the mutiny, his fate was naturally very miserable. It is said that he was secretly executed by Liu E. Because this mutiny involved the power struggle within the royal family, it was not very glorious, so not many people knew about it outside.
"Zhou Huaizheng and the prince have a very deep relationship. Even the prince has always called him "Brother of the Zhou family". However, this matter involves the prince, and he cannot plead for Zhou Huaizheng. In addition, the queen cannot tolerate sand, so Zhou Huaizheng naturally cannot escape death in the end. However, although he was dead, he left the name of loyalty and righteousness. Even if everyone dared not discuss it publicly, they all praised Zhou Huaizheng in private." Lu Wu finally sighed and concluded.
"Is it loyal?" Li Zhang smiled secretly after hearing this. He felt that Zhou Huaizheng was not that simple. Of course, he did not openly refute Lu Wu's words, but instead inquired about some things related to Lei Yungong again. After all, Zhou Huaizheng was dead, and now he was most concerned about Lei Yungong.
In the eyes of outsiders, Lei Yungong was also very glorious for a time, but Li Zhang learned some different news from Lu Wu, such as Lei Xun betrayed Zhou Huaizheng and gained the position of the Eastern Palace Chief, but many people said that his personal morality was a disadvantage. Such a person who stayed by the prince's side would only teach the prince to betray him. In addition, Liu E also wanted to cultivate his confidant, so Lei Yungong's current position is not very stable.
In order to keep his position, Lei Yungong had to hold Ding Wei's thigh, and Ding Wei also wanted to use him to control the prince's situation. The two hit it off, which was also the reason why they colluded. Although Liu E was like a mirror in her heart, she did not dare to touch them easily.
"You are by the prince's side every day. You should know the prince's attitude towards Lei Yungong the best, right?" Finally, Lu Wu asked again.
"No wonder the prince is not very close to Lei Yungong, and he has mentioned the Zhou brother several times. It seems that his relationship with Zhou Huaizheng is really good!" Li Zhang said thoughtfully again at this time.
However, Li Zhang did not think that Zhou Huaizheng had any good intentions to launch a mutiny. On the surface, he was indeed under the banner of supporting Zhao Zhen, but Zhao Zhen was so young that he could not take charge of the government at all, and he was deeply trusted by Zhao Zhen. If Zhou Huaizheng's mutiny was really successful, Zhao Zhen would probably only hand over the power to the hero, the hero. This is also the main reason why Li Zhang thought Zhou Huaizheng was not simple.
The next morning, Li Zhang went to Zishan Hall as usual. When he saw Lei Yungong, the other party seemed to become more intimate. Li Zhang also became much closer to the other party on the surface, but he knew that Lei Yungong was an absolute villain and was disliked by Liu E and Zhao Zhen. In addition, Ding Wei's relationship, so it was enough to fool him on the surface. He must not be too close to the other party in private.
"Cousin, let me tell you one thing, the Liao Dynasty's mission is coming!" Zhao Zhen said loudly as soon as he saw Li Zhang.
"If the Liao delegation comes, come, it won't be asking for annual monies again, right?" Li Zhang said to Zhao Zhen with a blank look. Year monies are the stain of his father's life. It was obvious that the Liao Kingdom was at the end of his strength at that time and had no power to go south. In addition, Kou Zhun and others insisted on fighting, but Zhao Heng was too brave to fight at all because he was too brave. In the end, it was the Tan Yuan Alliance. The two sides formed a brotherly country in name, but in fact, the Song Dynasty spent money to ensure safety.
"No, the Liao Kingdom is for marriage this time!" Zhao Zhen said with a mysterious smile at this time.
"Marriage? Who can I marry? Could it be that the Duke of Liao will marry you or want to marry Miaoyuan?" Li Zhang was stunned when he heard Zhao Zhen's words. He really didn't remember that Song and Liao had a marriage in history?
"How is that possible? There will be no Khitans in the palace, otherwise I will not sleep well. As for marrying a princess, it is even more impossible. I, the Song Dynasty, have never planned to marry a marriage!" When Zhao Zhen said the word "marriage", a look of pride appeared on his face.
Speaking of which, although the Song Dynasty was not as strong as the former Tang Dynasty, it was one thing that was that it never married. Because there were so many princesses in the Tang Dynasty, it did not have any great effect. Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, it was decided to have a disagreement. Anyway, by the time of Zhao Zhen, there was no chance of the princess marrying outside.
"It's not you or Miaoyuan, can't it be me?" Li Zhang joked when he heard this. Although the Song Dynasty was a weak man in military affairs, as the economy and culture became stronger and stronger, the mentality of the Song people also changed a lot. He looked down on the surrounding countries. Even the Khitans were the object of contempt for the Song people, so it was reasonable for Zhao Zhen to be unwilling to accept Khitan women. Of course, Li Zhang did not mind marrying Khitan women. As long as he was beautiful, there was no way. Li Zhang considered himself a vulgar person.
"Cousin, if you want to marry, I can help you find a Khitan royal woman in the future. However, this time the Liao Kingdom did not marry our Song Dynasty, but the marriage team passed by our Song Dynasty." Zhao Zhen also showed a mysterious smile when he said this, and then continued, "Why don't cousin, guess who will Liao Kingdom marry this time?"
Chapter completed!