The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 304

The emperor's decree to send His Royal Highness the King of Chu as the main general to recover the land of Shu was like a blow to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Dai Wang.The blow was so heavy that they were dizzy and caught off guard.

Before this incident, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Dai Wang thought that His Royal Highness Chu Wang was just a pawn to check and balance them, and would not pose a fatal threat to them.Besides, the ministers in the court who support His Highness King Chu are basically civil servants.Although the emperor married General Lu's daughter to His Highness the King of Chu, General Lu did not have much military power in his hands.The most important thing is that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has not made great contributions to the Great Zhou so far.

However, it is different now.If His Royal Highness the King of Chu succeeds in recovering the land of Shu, it will be a great contribution, not inferior to that of His Highness the King of the original generation in recovering Liangzhou, and even somewhat surpassed.

Although Liangzhou is larger than Shudi, Liangzhou cannot compare with Shudi in terms of geographical location and supplies.The most important thing is that the land of Shu has been occupied by the traitor Han Zhong for decades, and the greatest effect of regaining the land of Shu is to show the national prestige of the Great Zhou, and it can also deter those rebellious troops who are not dead.

Also, whether it is the first emperor or the emperor has always wanted to recover the land of Shu, but due to various reasons, it is temporarily impossible to recover the land of Shu.Now the opportunity has come, and finally the land of Shu can be recovered.

The recovery of Shu this time must be successful, which means that the court has made sufficient preparations and will not fail.Besides, Zhang Gong, as the deputy general's assistant, could not fail to defeat Shu.In other words, no matter who is the main general, he can successfully take back the land of Shu.In other words, this time the emperor sent His Royal Highness the King of Chu to recover the land of Shu, which was tantamount to feeding the military exploits into His Royal Highness Chu's mouth.

The emperor chased after him for military exploits, and no one would be jealous if he changed it, and no one would be envious if he changed it.It is normal for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Dai Wang to be angry, especially His Royal Highness Dai Wang.

His Royal Highness Dai Wang joined the army at the age of 12, fought countless battles, large and small, and made a lot of military exploits, large and small.Of course, when he first led troops to fight, the deputy general who assisted him was also experienced in combat and helped him win some battles, but the deputy general who assisted him could not compare with Zhang Gong at all.

Who is Zhang Gong, one of the four generals.He fought with the emperor since he was a child. He fought countless battles with the emperor, and made countless military exploits.It is no exaggeration to say that none of the ten generational kings has achieved as much military exploits as Zhang Gong.

His Royal Highness Dai Wang always felt that he made so many military exploits by himself.In terms of leading troops to fight, the emperor has never favored him.But now that His Royal Highness King Chu is going to fight, the emperor actually sent Zhang Gong to assist him. How could this not make the Dai Wang jealous?

Through this incident, His Royal Highness Prince and Dai Wang finally realized that His Royal Highness Chu Wang was not a pawn to check and balance them, but a jackal who wanted to compete with them for that seat.

Also because of this incident, the situation in the court has undergone tremendous changes.

Originally in the court, there were quite a few ministers who supported His Royal Highness the King of Chu, but compared with those who supported His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Dai Wang, they were still far behind.But now, because of this incident, some ministers in the court who were on the sidelines took refuge in His Highness the King of Chu, gradually forming a three-legged situation.

The people who are officials in the court are all good people, especially the officials who can go to the early court, one by one is smarter than the other.When they saw the emperor's arrangement, they knew that the emperor liked His Royal Highness the King of Chu more than they imagined.Some ministers speculated that the emperor's real favorite candidate was not His Royal Highness Daiwang, but His Royal Highness Chu Wang.

Although His Royal Highness Chu is cold-tempered, giving people a feeling of "don't enter strangers", many ministers in the court still have a good impression of His Royal Highness Chu.Also, before His Royal Highness King Chu left the capital, he never formed a party for personal gain, nor did he win over ministers.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who became queen as an adult, did not choose to stay in the capital to develop his power, but went to his fief Liangzhou without any hesitation.After he went to Liangzhou, he devoted himself to the construction and development of Liangzhou, so that the people of Liangzhou could live a good life.As for the ministers in the capital, he still never bribed them as before.He never cared about the officials who supported him.

For His Highness the King of Chu, it doesn't matter whether the ministers in Beijing support him or not, he doesn't care at all.It stands to reason that, like him, ministers who support him will be disappointed in him and no longer support him.But on the contrary, these ministers were very devoted to him.Even if His Highness the King of Chu ignored them, they would never leave.Of course, these ministers were all students of Taixue.No matter what their purpose is, it is undeniable that they are loyal to His Royal Highness King Chu.

Don't look at His Royal Highness Dai Wang and his ministers always mocking His Royal Highness Chu because of this matter, in fact, they are envious and very jealous.Of course, His Royal Highness is also very jealous.

Some ministers guessed from the time the emperor granted Liangzhou to His Royal Highness the King of Chu that the emperor was looking for His Highness the King of Chu.At that time, they started to team up with His Royal Highness King Chu.Sure enough, as they expected, the emperor was going to pave the way for His Royal Highness King Chu.The road paved by the emperor this time for His Royal Highness is really big and wide, and His Highness does not need to worry about it.

There were some military officers in the court who took a wait-and-see attitude. Seeing that the emperor sent His Highness the King of Chu to recover the land of Shu, they no longer hesitated, and immediately decided to join His Highness the King of Chu.

Although the situation in the court has initially formed a three-legged confrontation, the power of His Royal Highness Chu Wang is still a bit weaker than that of His Royal Highness Prince and His Royal Highness Dai Wang.However, when His Royal Highness the King of Chu conquers the land of Shu, his power will be able to compete with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Dai Wang.At that time, the court will become a real three-legged situation.

Because of this matter, the ministers in the court and the aristocratic families are not concerned about the death of the two sons of the Yuan family.This is a good thing for the Jingyang Hou Mansion.If they were kept in the spotlight, they would not be able to avenge the two innocent sons who died innocently.

The hatred of killing a son is unshakable, how could the Jingyang Houfu swallow this breath.Jingyanghou knew that the deaths of his two sons were related to King Youxian, but he could not take revenge blatantly, because he could not let others know that the Yuan family was colluding with the Xiongnu.

The people in Jingyanghou's Mansion didn't pay attention to the fact that His Royal Highness King Chu was sent by the emperor to recover Shu. They were now thinking about how to avenge the two sons-in-law.

The Marquis of Jingyang, who fell ill, finally regained some energy in the past two days.He learned that the murderers who killed his two legitimate sons all pointed to King Youxian, not without suspicion.His first reaction was that someone framed King Youxian and provoked the relationship between him and King Youxian.However, these evidences did not directly point to King Youxian, but after layers of investigation, it was discovered that the culprit was King Youxian.The most important thing is that these evidences are not deliberate, and there are convincing motives behind every clue.

Jingyang Hou intuitively felt that this matter was not as simple as it appeared on the surface, and there must be a bigger conspiracy behind it.One of his disciples directly pointed out that the culprit of this incident was directed at the Jingyang Hou Mansion and Youxian King, and this person must have a very serious hatred with the Jingyang Hou Mansion.

As one of the four great aristocratic families in the capital, it is impossible for the Jingyang Hou Mansion to have no enemies, but these enemies dare not kill the two legitimate sons of the Jingyang Hou Mansion.First of all, exclude the other three major aristocratic families, and as for some other middle-level aristocratic families, they dare not do so.

The doorman asked Jingyanghou to think carefully about who hated their Jingyanghou's mansion and who was not afraid of their revenge.

Jingyang Hou didn't think of who it was at first, but after a while, he thought of a possibility, but he thought it was unlikely.

The doorman asked him who he remembered, he hesitated and said that he remembered the Pei family.

If anyone had to say that the Yuan family hated their Yuan family deeply, it would be the Pei family. After all, the Yuan family caused the whole family of the Pei family to be executed, but the Pei family was dead, and there was no one at all.

"Master Hou, maybe the Pei family is not dead." The doorman guessed, "Perhaps in the past, the Pei family slipped through the net. Throughout the ages, in all the families whose clans were exterminated or their families were ransacked, one or two people were lucky enough to escape. This catastrophe. And these two people are not important, and they are not eye-catching." In a big family, it is impossible for everyone to be outstanding and to be noticed by others. There are always a few people who are not only not outstanding, but also have no sense of existence in the family.Only such a person could escape the tragic fate of being beheaded.

Jingyanghou felt that what Menke said made some sense.His complexion changed drastically: "You mean that someone from the Pei family escaped luckyly back then, and kept his name incognito, in order to avenge our Yuan family one day?"

Menke nodded and said, "Very likely."

The Jingyang Hou Mansion gasped, and immediately said with a sullen look: "Yes, only the Pei family has the guts."

The doorman comforted Jingyang Hou and said, "Master Hou, what we have to do now is to find the Pei family."

"How to find in the vast crowd."

The doorman said: "I suspect that Pei's family is in the Huns."

"Xiongnu?" Marquis Jingyang was startled for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood what the disciples meant.He felt that Menke's guess was right, "You guessed right."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Pei family still has some status in the Huns, and they may have a grudge against King Youxian." The doorman said thoughtfully, "The Pei family may belong to King Zuoxian, or someone else. A member of the tribe, or a member of King Youxian, he may be deliberately trying to provoke the relationship between King Youxian and the Marquis."

Jingyanghou frowned and said, "If this is the case, then the culprit will be hard to find."

"Actually, it's not difficult to find. As long as you find someone like Zhongyuan, they may be the culprit."

Hearing this, the Marquis of Jingyang smiled wryly and said, "You don't know the Xiongnu. In fact, there are many Central Plains people in various tribes of the Xiongnu, and there are also many descendants of the Central Plains people and the Huns. If the Pei family is as we guessed, they fled back then. Huns, then they are very likely to marry the Huns, and the children they give birth to may not necessarily look like people from the Central Plains.”

The doorman didn't think of this, "It's because I didn't think carefully."

Jingyanghou's eyes were stern, and his tone was cold: "Even if it's a needle in a haystack, I still want to find the murderer who killed Dalang and Erlang."

"Master Hou, King Youxian..."

"Youxian King, don't startle the snake..." Jingyanghou didn't say anything further, but it was clear from his gloomy face what he was planning.

While speaking, the housekeeper's panicked voice sounded at the door: "Master Hou, it's not good, something happened."

Now the Marquis of Jingyang is most afraid of hearing the words "something happened".During this period of time, "these three words" caused him to lose two legitimate sons.His heart sank suddenly, and panic appeared in his eyes.

"Come in."

There is also an ominous premonition in the doorman's heart.

The butler came in with a terrified expression, not even caring about etiquette, so he stammered and said: "Hou, Lord Hou...His Royal Highness Chen Wang, Chen Wang, he...he..."

Hearing that it was His Royal Highness Chen Wang, the panic in Jingyang Hou's heart instantly amplified.He sat up suddenly, his eyes turned scarlet at some point.He stared at the steward, and asked, "What's wrong with His Royal Highness Chen Wang?"

"His Royal Highness Chen was assassinated..."

"What, His Royal Highness Chen was assassinated?" Jingyang Hou almost fell on the bed, but luckily he put his hand on the bed in time to stabilize his figure.He asked anxiously, "How is His Royal Highness Chen, is there anything wrong?"

Seeing the distressed and flustered look on the butler's face, the doorman knew that His Royal Highness Chen Wang was afraid... This made his heart fall into the ice cellar in an instant.

"His Royal Highness, he, he...he..."

Seeing the butler stammering for a long time, Marquis Jingyang couldn't help feeling anxious.He yelled at the steward, "What happened, Your Highness?"

The housekeeper trembled from the yelling, and he said tremblingly, "His Highness was assassinated and died."

Jingyanghou suddenly felt his eyes go dark, and then he fell on the bed, and then lost consciousness.

Before he passed out, he heard the doorman shout "Hou Ye!".

The Jingyang Hou Mansion was not the first to receive the news of His Royal Highness Chen's assassination and death, but the emperor received it first.Then, after a while, all the civil and military officials in the court knew about Chen Wang, and a turbulent wave suddenly set off.

Zhao Yao in Xingde Palace also received the news, and was not surprised at all.

Tong Xi was terrified: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness Chen is really dead..." The Eighth Prince actually killed His Royal Highness Chen!
Zhao Yao sighed lightly and said, "It's expected."

"But..." Although he knew that the Eighth Prince would kill His Royal Highness Chen Wang, he did not expect that the Eighth Prince would really kill His Royal Highness Chen, and it was very cruel. This... To be honest, he couldn't accept it.

"Your Highness, I heard that His Royal Highness Chen died very badly..." The Eighth Highness killed His Highness Chen, there is no need for such a ruthless hand.

"No surprise, it's as miserable as the death of the two sons of the Jingyang Houfu." He was wrong, the death of the sixth brother was worse than that of the two sons of the Jingyang Houfu.

"Why do you want to do this?" Tong Xi didn't understand, the Eighth Prince wanted to kill people for revenge, but there was no need to do such a vicious hand, it would make people die without a whole body. "Your Highness, I feel that His Highness Eighth Highness is a bit..." He said in a very low voice with fear on his face, "It's too vicious."

To be honest, His Highness the Eighth Prince has always been gentle and kind in front of them.Now that he learned that His Highness Eighth Prince brutally killed His Highness King Chen, it...it was really hard for him to accept that it was the same person.

Zhao Yao sighed softly: "Perhaps this is the true face of Starling."

Tong Xi didn't hear Zhao Yao's words clearly, and hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, what did you say?"

Zhao Yao raised his eyes to look at Tong Xi, and said, "You're wrong, this is not what Myna ordered. Myna is not so vicious. Myna's subordinates are all from the Southern Wei Dynasty. They hate Yuan's family deeply. It’s not surprising that they killed Yuan’s family by means.”

Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Tong Xi had a shameful expression on his face.

"Your Highness, this servant is wrong, and this servant actually thinks about His Highness the Eighth Highness."

Zhao Yao warned Tong Xi: "You can see how Mynah treats me, so don't misunderstand Mynah, understand?"

Tong Xi said obediently: "Your servant understands, I will never dare again."

"And in front of the starling, don't let us know the truth about the sixth brother's assassination and death, understand?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will spare you the slaves, and the slaves will never show their feet." After hearing Zhao Yao's words, Tong Xi's fear of the Eighth Prince dissipated immediately.

Seeing that there was no horror in Tong Xi's eyes, Zhao Yao felt relieved.

Mynah is so smart, if he sees Tong Xi scared when facing him, he will definitely notice it.

　There is one more.

　　Finally, ask for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)