The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 261 Secret Treasure
In the secret tearoom of "Wangjiangnan" teahouse, the Eighth Prince is playing chess with Kong Yuan.

In the past two years, the eighth prince has not only grown a lot taller, but also his facial features have grown a lot, and his appearance has become more and more beautiful.However, his brows are full of heroism, and they are no longer as feminine as before.At least he won't be mistaken for a girl now.

"Your Highness, now Concubine Ying has been promoted to Concubine Ying, why don't you get rid of Concubine Rong?" Kong Yuan has always hated His Royal Highness for killing his sister, and always wanted to avenge her.

"Concubine Rong Gui can't die now, once she dies, the acting king will not be able to become a climate." The Eighth Prince said, dropping the sunspot in his hand, "Now the acting king can't have any accidents." Before he becomes an adult, the acting king will be well.

Kong Yuan remained silent.

The Eighth Prince looked up at the silent Kong Yuan, and comforted him gently: "I know you want to avenge your sister, but now is not the time."

He also said: "If you can't bear it a little, you can make big plans. You have to be patient."

"Your Highness, how long will I have to wait?" Kong Yuan was filled with anger when he thought of his beloved sister being forced to commit suicide.

"I can't wait for a few years." The eighth prince played with the chess pieces in his hand and said meaningfully, "When Zhao Yun becomes the king, this chess game will be more fun."

"Then I'll wait a few more years." Although Kong Yuan was eager to avenge his sister, he also knew that there was no rush.

"By the way, there is still more than a month before the birthday of the ancestor of your Kong family. If I remember correctly, it will be his [-]th birthday."

"Your Highness, you remember correctly, it is the [-]th birthday of our ancestor." Kong Yuan somewhat understood the nature of the Eighth Prince, and knew that he would not mention the birthday of their ancestor of the Kong family for no reason, "Your Highness, you What are you bringing this up for?"

The Eighth Prince did not answer Kong Yuan's question, but asked, "How do you plan to pay homage, is it the same as usual?"

"Yes, Your Highness, you are..."

The eighth prince didn't keep it up, and let Kong Yuan guess what he was thinking.Sometimes, you need your subordinates to guess their minds.Sometimes, there is no need to let subordinates guess their minds.

"Your ancestor sacrificed himself in order to protect the hope and seeds of scholars, and was deeply respected by scholars all over the world. Don't you make a big deal for him on his [-]th birthday?" The eighth prince took a deep look. Kong Yuan.

Kong Yuan instantly understood the meaning of the Eighth Prince: "Your Highness, you mean to let our Kong family celebrate the ancestor's birthday lively?"

"Correct."

"Your Highness, we do this every year." Kong Yuan asked with some doubts, "What else should I do?"

"Let the father and emperor make an order, and His Royal Highness the Prince will worship."

"His Royal Highness worshiping?" Kong Yuan was startled, "How does this happen?"

"There's nothing you can't do..." The Eighth Prince whispered something to Kong Yuan.

After hearing this, Kong Yuan looked at the Eighth Prince with admiration.

"Your Highness is wise."

"By the way, what happened to Li Chuan?" Li Chuan used to be a capable officer beside the Dai Wang, because he was reported for going to the brothel to have fun in the brothel during the death of the former empress, and was later demoted.Dai Wang let Li Chuan return to his fief.

"Li Chuan said there is nothing unusual about Jizhou."

The Eighth Prince nodded lightly, and didn't say anything about Li Chuan.

After Li Chuan returned to Jizhou, he was teased, made things difficult, and squeezed out by the soldiers. He broke his cans, drank and made trouble all day long, and was finally kicked out of the barracks and became a commoner.

When he was a general, he was very arrogant.Also, he has an old problem. He likes to insult and whip the soldiers when he drinks too much, which makes the soldiers hate him very much.

Seeing him in trouble, how could the soldiers not take revenge.

He was beaten until he was breathless, and it was the Eighth Prince who sent someone to save him.

Li Chuan has been to the gate of hell, and deeply understands the cruelty of the world, so he decides to survive at all costs and avenge himself.

He obeyed the arrangement of the eighth prince, and on the surface he took refuge in His Highness the Crown Prince, and gained his trust, but in fact he belonged to the Eighth Prince.

After Li Chuan recovered, he changed his mind and went to find Qian Songtao and the others.

When Qian Songtao and the others saw Li Chuan's prodigal son turning back, they were naturally willing to help him. After all, they used to be good brothers, and they were life and death friends.

With the help of Qian Songtao and the others, Li Chuan returned to the barracks.He changed his previous temper and didn't care about the soldiers who sought revenge on him before.

Li Chuan himself was very capable, but this time he changed his past and quickly regained his previous prestige in the army.Although he is only a little general of the sixth rank now.

For the past two years, Li Chuan has been in secret contact with the Eighth Prince and the others, reporting the situation in Jizhou to the Eighth Prince.What's more, he obeyed the eighth prince's orders, made good friends with the soldiers of Jizhou, and often invited them to drink and eat.

Dai Wang was very happy that Li Chuan changed his mind and became his confidant again.However, he didn't know that Li Chuan had already told the Eighth Prince about the situation in Jizhou, including the defense map of Jizhou.

His fief Jizhou has long been under the control of the Eighth Prince.

"Your Highness, let me bluntly say that Dai Wang and Xuan Pinghou are no match for the Crown Prince and Lord Zhen Guo." Kong Yuan said.

"Duke Zhen is very treacherous and cunning, and few people are his opponents." The eighth prince sneered, "Ten Xuanpinghous are not his opponents either."

"Your Highness, did the Emperor see that Xuan Ping Hou and Dai Wang are not the opponents of Duke Zhen Guo, so he arranged for the Fourth Prince to come forward?"

"Exactly." The Eighth Prince frowned slightly, his face a bit cold, "Duke Zhen is not that easy to deal with."

"Your Highness, will the fourth prince and the Li family be the opponents of Lord Zhen Guo again?"

"Li Pushe is no match for Lord Zhen Guo." The eighth prince said with a deep expression on his face, "It's hard to say about Zhao Yun."

"I see that the emperor has no intention of moving the Duke's mansion for the time being, but he has started to deal with the Wang family."

"The Duke's mansion cannot be moved easily, and the father should be the last to do it." The eighth prince squinted at the chess game in front of him, raised the corners of his mouth and said with a half-smile, "The father has started to move the Wang family, but it's just a small fight." trouble."

Kong Yuan showed astonishment: "Why don't you make a big fuss?"

He asked again: "Why not deal with the family in Yangzhou?"

"Because I'm afraid of scaring grass and scaring snakes." The Eighth Prince said in a deep tone, "The group of worlds in Yangzhou can't compare with the elites in the capital. Although the Xie family, Wang family, Xun family, and Yuan family are at odds because of their respective interests, once the Wang family If something goes wrong, the Xun family and the Yuan family will join forces."

He continued: "The combined forces of these aristocratic families cannot be underestimated, so we can only get rid of them one by one, so that they cannot be united."

"So that's how it is." Kong Yuan said, "Thank you for your teaching, Your Highness, I have been taught."

"Father seems to have other plans."

"What is the emperor's plan?"

"Royal father knows in his heart that he can't get rid of the powerful families in the capital like the group of families in Yangzhou. Moreover, the fate of the noble families in Yangzhou has also made the powerful families in the capital vigilant." The eighth prince tapped the chessboard lightly with his fingers , "What do you think the father is planning?"

Kong Yuan thought for a while and said, "I can't think of it."

"I always feel that the father is holding back the big move." The word [holding the big move] was learned by the Eighth Prince from Zhao Yao. "Besides, I feel that Father is about to make a move."

"Your Highness, no matter what the emperor does, it has nothing to do with us." Kong Yuan also disliked those aristocratic families.

"We can make this water even more muddy." The eighth prince's tone sounded like he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic. "However, we can only wait and see what happens."

"Your Highness, when will the crown prince's men accept bribes, seize fields, and rob people's daughters?"

The eighth prince thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow, I will reveal it to the person acting as the king."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"These people don't hurt the crown prince and Lord Zhen." The eighth prince said again, "In two days, I will reveal the corruption and violation of the law by the acting king to the crown prince and let them bite the dog."

"Your Highness is wise." Kong Yuan thought of the Fourth Prince, he hesitated and said, "Your Highness, where is the Fourth Prince?"

"Don't worry about the fourth child for the time being." The eighth prince said, and suddenly chuckled, "I hope that the fourth child will quickly develop his power, but unfortunately, with the fourth child's temperament, he will not be so anxious to expand his power."

"Your Highness, let me just say that the fourth prince will be your worst enemy in the future." Kong Yuan persuaded, "If you can't get rid of the fourth prince before he is full-fledged, it will not be so easy for you to get rid of him in the future. "

"I know, but the fourth child can't move now." The eighth prince's eyes flashed with darkness, "Until I become an adult and become a king and go to a fiefdom, I can't expose myself."

"Your Highness is thinking about it."

"However, with the strong enemy of the fourth child, the days to come will not be so boring." The eighth prince smiled ambiguously, "If I'm the only one left in the future, it would be too boring."

"With His Highness' wisdom, the Fourth Prince will not be your opponent."

The eighth prince smiled deeply, and immediately stopped talking about the fourth prince and talked about An Nanguo.

Because Yan Huarong is guarding the southern border, their actions in Annan Kingdom should not be too big.Of course, apart from the Eighth Prince and his people, His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Daiwang are all cautious.

At this time, Yu Hai walked in.He bowed to the eighth prince first, and then handed the letter in his hand to the eighth prince.

The Eighth Prince dropped the pawns in his hands and took the letter from Yu Hai.After reading the letter, a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Sure enough."

Seeing the smile on the Eighth Prince's face, Kong Yuan asked curiously, "Your Highness, what happened?"

The Eighth Prince handed the letter to Kong Yuan and said with a smile, "Look."

Kong Yuan took the letter, read it carefully, and immediately showed joy on his face.

"Your Highness, you really hit the nail on the head. This Xie Shi General Zhenxi really has no real name."

"It's funny that Duke Zhen and the others don't know it, and they are proud of it." The eighth prince laughed, "Father's move is really powerful."

"The Duke of Zhen's government wanted military power, so the emperor granted them that." Kong Yuan said, "I'm afraid the Duke of Zhen thinks that the Xie family has completely controlled the [-] soldiers in the northwest."

"Duke Zhen knew that his father had bad intentions, but he was willing to be fooled." The eighth prince had a mocking smile on his face, "Duke Zhen thought he was smarter than his father, but unfortunately he was misled by his cleverness."

Kong Yuan suddenly remembered something and forgot to tell the Eighth Prince: "Your Highness, in the past two days, I have inquired about some things about the Southern Wei Dynasty."

When the Eighth Prince heard the word "Southern Wei", his eyes suddenly lit up.There was a trace of excitement on his face: "What did you find out?"

Kong Yuan said: "There are still people alive in the Southern Wei Dynasty."

"Really?" The Eighth Prince's reaction suddenly became very violent, "Where are they now?"

"I heard that he fled to Pyu and Funan."

"Do you know who it is?" After so many years, there was finally news about the Southern Wei Dynasty.

Kong Yuan shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know."

"Go and investigate, send someone to investigate." Before the mother concubine died, she once told him one thing, telling him to find someone from the Southern Wei Dynasty.

Kong Yuan frowned slightly, and said disapprovingly: "Your Highness, I advise you to stop investigating the Southern Wei. Once the emperor knows that you secretly investigated the Southern Wei, you will be finished."

"Some things have to be clarified, so we must find people from the Southern Wei Dynasty." Before she died, the concubine mother told him that there were a batch of secret treasures in the Southern Wei Dynasty, and among them was the long-lost jade seal.

　Calvin, it took a whole day to hold back such a chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)