Chapter 12 White Lotus Sect

"My noble, my noble...Is this the only way to give you a noble position?"

In Chuxiu Palace, the pretty Bihe was sitting in front of a bronze mirror and dressing herself up, but there was a hint of sadness on her lovely face.

"Saint..."

A young eunuch suddenly came out and whispered, "There's news from within the sect, asking you to find out as soon as possible about the court's move towards Qingzhou. This is crucial to our sect's major events!"

Bi He frowned and said, "I have only been conferred the title of noble by His Majesty for a few days. How could I possibly have found out such an important matter?"

"Besides, I am just a plaything of His Majesty. I only do that...that thing every night. I don't even have the qualifications to stay in His Majesty's dragon bed!"

"This..." The young eunuch also said helplessly: "These past few days, there have been rumors inside and outside the palace that your Majesty is a eunuch, but you and I know that your Majesty is vigorous and strong, and is definitely not as rumored by the outside world."

"In my opinion, the day for you to come to prominence is not far away!"

"really?"

Bi He clasped her hands together and said, "For the sake of the Holy Religion, Bi He will serve Your Majesty well."

"By the way, is there anything else important in the church?"

"Have."

The young eunuch said, "It's about Concubine Shu and Yang Xuansu. Yang Xuansu is the biggest enemy of our sect. The leader hopes that you can secretly contact Concubine Shu and make friends with her..."

At this moment, the excited voice of the eunuch from the Jingshifang was suddenly heard outside the courtyard.

"Your Majesty has come to visit Lady Bi..."

Then several eunuchs filed in, smiling and saying, "Congratulations, Lady Bi, congratulations, Lady Bi, His Majesty will be here soon, would you like to take a bath first?"

Bi He quickly stood up and asked in surprise, "Father-in-law, is it true?"

"Then there is still a holiday?"

"Hurry, hurry and help Lady Bi take a bath!"

The news that Emperor Zhengyong visited Bihe spread quickly throughout the palace.

Almost all the palace maids and eunuchs looked at the Chuxiu Palace where Bihe lived with envy, but the rumors about Emperor Zhengyong being a eunuch still existed.

On the second day, Emperor Zhengyong issued an edict to confer Bi He the title of concubine, "Bipin", and her residence was changed to Yongchun Palace.

For a time, Bihe was the most popular person in the palace, and many eunuchs and palace maids vied to work in Yongchun Palace and serve Bipin.

This matter also caused discussion among many people in the court.

"Aunt! What on earth is the Emperor thinking? He actually wants to visit a little palace maid and make her a concubine!"

Inside the Yongshou Palace, a charming and beautiful lady supported the empress dowager's arm and acted coquettishly.

"Okay, Lin'er, stop shaking. You're making me dizzy."

The Queen Mother smiled and patted the Queen's niece on the shoulder and said, "You are the Queen of the current dynasty. You must pay attention to your dignity. How can you make such a fuss?"

The Queen still pouted and said, "I am not here with you, Auntie. I would definitely not act like this in front of outsiders."

"Brother Emperor hasn't come to my place for a long time..."

The Queen Mother suddenly said seriously, "Lin'er, tell me the truth. When the Emperor visited you before, did he follow the Zhougong etiquette?"

The queen shrank her head and gritted her teeth and said, "When the emperor brother came to my place before, he just talked about some family matters and poetry."

"Every night, he would leave urgently for government affairs. Wasn't it the King of Tang who was plotting rebellion at that time..."

"Okay, I got it."

The Queen Mother patted the Queen's hand and said, "Lin'er, I have other things to do. You can go down first."

"Yes, aunt, your niece will take her leave."

After the queen left, the queen mother murmured, "Bamboo grass."

"Queen, I am here."

A slightly plump aunt in her fifties walked in and said respectfully.

"Go check if there are any famous doctors from Nanyue County who have entered the palace in the past few days?"

"Yes, Queen Mother."

...Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Yang Xuansu was surprised and asked, "What? The emperor actually favored a palace maid?"

"It is true, sir. I bribed the eunuchs in the Jingshifang, and there was indeed a palace maid who was favored by His Majesty, and the dragon essence was left as a record."

"According to the rumors in the palace, His Majesty has already favored this maid for more than a month."

The subordinate said: "Many people know about this matter, and today His Majesty even canonized this palace maid as Bipin!"

"Bipin, Bipin..."

Yang Xuansu murmured, then laughed and said, "This is just an attempt to cover up something, why do you have to favor a palace maid when you can favor anyone else?"

"It seems that Your Majesty...is really not able to do it!"

"Father, are we going to take action now?"

Yang Guang, the eldest son of Yang Xuansu, said excitedly that as one of the commanders of the imperial guards, he controlled one third of the imperial guards' strength!
"No rush..."

Yang Xuansu shook his head and said, "There was a problem contacting the Ephemeral Tower. We killed one of their guardians last time, and it seems that they don't want to take this order anymore."

"What about the Mayfly Tower?"

Yang Guang frowned and said, "With our current strength, we can completely occupy the palace and control the emperor by claiming that he has lost his moral integrity, and force him to abdicate."

"Not urgent."

Yang Xuansu said: "The Longxiang Army forced the Wu Kingdom to retreat, and the three princes of the Wu Kingdom were killed. I think the Wu Kingdom will not let this go."

"I will wait until the Wu army arrives and makes it impossible for Xu Mujun to spare any time, and then force the emperor to abdicate the throne to Prince Qing."

"By then, it will be a done deal. No matter how strong Xu Mujun is, he will have no choice but to accept it!"

"Dad is still wise!"

Yang Xuansu added: "Keep spreading the rumor. I want it to spread throughout Dayu!"

"The emperor is unable to have children. He has no children at the age of thirty. I wonder if he can continue to sit on the throne!"

"By the way, Dad, what should we do about Binzhou?"

Yang Guang asked again: "That Xu Mujun is really too strong. As soon as he entered Binzhou, he overwhelmed the entire Binzhou and it couldn't hold out for a few days."

"And I guess that old immortal may have already stepped into the Xiantian realm..."

"So what about the Xiantian realm?"

Yang Xuansu said: "I have fought him for most of my life, and I have already seen through this man."

"This man joined the army at the age of twelve. He has been fighting for Dayu for more than fifty years and is loyal to the court of Dayu."

"And this is our chance!"

"He is loyal to the Great Yu court, not Emperor Zhengyong."

"As long as we force Emperor Zhengyong to abdicate to King Qing as quickly as possible while he is still in Binzhou, he will be helpless!"

"Wait for Wu to mobilize its army, and we will join forces from both inside and outside to destroy them."

"By then, the entire Dayu will be in my pocket!"

Yang Guang was overjoyed and said, "Father is wise! So what should we do now..."

"I have received a secret report that there are rioters in Qingzhou, and the White Lotus Sect is behind it."

"I will send you to Qingzhou to quell the rebellion. At that time, you will do your best to recruit the rebels and let them attack the surrounding Jizhou, Qingzhou and other places. Do your best to slow down the Longxiang Army so that it cannot be distracted."

"If there is a chance, contact the White Lotus Sect secretly. I will be of great use to you!"

"Once Wu State surrounds Xu Mu's army and Long Xiang's army, that will be our chance!"

"My child understands."

Yang Guang said: "But Dad, do you really want to contact the White Lotus Sect? Those guys have evil intentions..."

"So what if you have a wolfish ambition?"

Yang Xuansu said indifferently: "As long as I can ascend to the throne, I can destroy the White Lotus Sect with a flick of my hand!"

(End of this chapter)