Chapter 911: Helping to Encourage
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At that time, although the n.o.bles would be denounced by the Imperial Court for not “a.s.sisting” with the national policies, there was still a chance of survival.
However, one had to note that the n.o.bles were simply “a.s.sisting”. However, the person who advocated accepting and settling the refugees was King Yue Fei. King Yue Fei had to bear the main responsibility.
This was the dying struggle of the n.o.bles.
However, this chance of survival for the n.o.bles had failed because of the interference of the Xie family and Princess Shaoyi. Princess Shaoyi advocated prevention and treatment of the disease. The Xie family donated medicine and money, filling the hidden danger of the lack of medicinal herbs in the refugee camp.
With the Xie family’s huge wealth, the You army could also completely use the army’s salary to support the refugees. Then, they could also buy military supplies from the n.o.bles or other food-rich areas with the army’s salary.
The military was like a mountain. No matter how indignant the n.o.bles were, they did not dare to joke about the army. It had to be known that the most ruthless people in King Li of Zhou’s case were those who had interfered in the army.
The reason why the n.o.bles were safe and sound and were not criticized by the Imperial Court was because they understood the rules of the game and would never tamper with the military or rashly touch the emperor’s interests.
At this point, the n.o.ble’s defeat was set.
In that case, would the n.o.bles be willing to die?
Naturally, they were indignant!
Therefore, they used the change in the situation of the Imperial Court to make another stupid move with the consort party. They planned to divert the trouble and attack the royalists to reach a situation where Princess Shaoyi and King Yue Fei would join forces.
They would accuse King Yue Fei of interfering in the battle for the throne. Fighting for the throne was already a crime of conspiracy. Even if they couldn’t “convict” King Yue Fei, it would deepen the Imperial Court’s suspicion of him.
At this moment, the interests of the n.o.bles and the Imperial Court would be compatible again.
The Imperial Court still needed to use the n.o.bles to restrain the va.s.sal lords, and the n.o.bles would no longer be figures who were abandoned by the Imperial Court.
This step-by-step plan was brilliant.
However, the only thing the n.o.bles had underestimated was Yu Youyao’s ability to respond at random and scheme. In some ways, the aristocratic family was facing another “Yin Huaixi.”
There was one more thing!
What if the change in the court was led by Yin Huaixi? His goal was to further catalyze the internal and external factions of the court and give the King of Liang, who was hiding in Quanzhou, an excuse and a good opportunity to raise his troops to accelerate the destruction of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Yu Youyao’s guess was not without reason.
Behind Liu Dagen’s case was a complete struggle for the position of heir.
The royalists, the consort party, and Concubine Lan were all implicated.
The n.o.bles represented by the Han Clan played an important role.
As early as after the Flower Festival at the Marquis of Changxings Residence, Yin Huaixi had exposed the fact that he had a huge palace in the palace to her without hiding anything. These connections could even avoid the emperor,
Concubine Lan, Imperial Concubine Xu, and all the concubines in the palace.
At that time, she was trapped in the backyard and had not seen much. Although she had realized something, she did not think too deeply about it.
However, now that she thought about it, Yin Huaixi definitely couldn’t do without the support of the inner palace.
Now, excluding the Empress Dowager, Imperial Concubine Xu, and Concubine Lan, who else in a high position could accurately grasp the situation in the inner palace? Moreover, they could even quietly send the news out of the palace and into Yin Huaixi’s hands.
It had to be the Empress.
The Empress had married the current emperor since she was in the palace and began to take charge of the inner courtyard of the w.a.n.g Residence. Later, when she took charge of the inner palace, she lost her power and cultivated many loyal connections in the palace.
Of course, perhaps this guess was not sufficient.
However, on deeper thought, the Empress had been sick in the Yi Kun Palace for a long time and had never left. In addition, she had no children in the central palace, and with the arrest of Duke Ning, the Empress’s position was useless.
It was impossible for the Empress to seize the opportunity to use the Empress Dowager’s power to control the royalists with the connections she had acc.u.mulated when she had gained power back then.
Concubine Lan and Imperial Consort Xu were not to be trifled with.
Therefore, there must be someone more brilliant helping to encourage the Empress.
The greatest possibility was were the favorites of the Emperor, who were deeply trusted. These eunuchs often controlled the court and played with people’s hearts.
Yu Youyao could only think of Eunuch Zhu.
Yin Huaixi had never said that Eunuch Zhu was his subordinate, but Yu Youyao knew that. However, there was no doubt that Eunuch Zhu was Yin Huaixi’s subordinate.
Yin Huaixi had helped the Empress control the royalists, causing the situation in the court to take a turn for the worse. The royalists, who had originally been sitting steadily, were completely in chaos.
Perhaps some people still did not understand what the royalists meant and what they represented.
In fact, most of the royalists were the first to help the royal family conquer the country, establish the dynasty, or establish a country. They were also meritorious officials who had made huge contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty. From then on, they would be conferred the t.i.tle of Marquis and become n.o.bles. They would have the backing of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the descendants of the n.o.ble families.
In other words, as long as these n.o.ble families did not court death, as long as the Great Zhou Dynasty was still around, they could enjoy all the fame and fortune. They could also enjoy endless wealth.
Therefore, by protecting the emperor’s interests and achieving the goal of a.s.sisting the country, it was also to protect the interests of their descendants.
If even the royalists were involved in the struggle for the throne, in order to protect themselves, everyone would fight. Who would protect the interests of the royal family? Who would a.s.sist the country?
Yin Huaixi’s step directly accelerated the destruction of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Yu Youyao took a deep breath and calmed the storm in her heart. Yin Huaixi had schemed a lot. She had known this for a long time. He had never deliberately hidden anything, let alone explained anything. Yu Youyao would naturally know when the situation developed.
This was the tacit understanding between them.
However, there were also conservatives and radicals in the royalist party. Even if the conservatives were implicated in the battle for the throne, they were unwilling to get involved.
For example, in the Yu Residence, because Yu Zongshen was mourning at home, Yu Zongzheng was marginalized by the court. Elder Yu was old, so he would use the excuse that he was sick and couldn’t go to court from time to time. No one could say much, so they avoided this.
As for Yu Youyao, she was a woman and had a n.o.ble t.i.tle. In the eyes of the world, she could not control the court. The Yu Clan only needed to watch the developments and pick her out at the right time.
However, for example, the Ye family was undoubtedly divided into the radical faction by the situation in the North.
Yin Huaixi’s plan changed from the capital to Liaodong.
Yu Youyao suddenly realized that she had almost forgotten that among the three forces in the North that were keeping one another in check, the third party was the government office controlled by Ye Xiaoci.
During the battle between the n.o.bles and the va.s.sal lords, the government office had been watching from the side.
However, after the first check and balance was broken, King Li of Zhou died, and the Marquis of Changxing guarded Youzhou. The government office was once jointly suppressed by the Marquis of Changxing and the n.o.bles, and their situation was not good..