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Chapter 333 Assassinate Chu King
In the East Palace, the prince was very unhappy when he learned that the emperor had sent King Chu to Pengcheng, and his face was very ugly.

"Father actually sent the fourth child to Pengcheng. What is the father going to do?" After the prince finished speaking, his expression changed drastically. "Does the father want to make a splash in the east? On the surface, he asked the fourth child to go to Pengcheng. In fact, the prince asked him to go to Pengcheng. Let the fourth child go to Jinling or Suzhou?"

"It's also possible." King Wei guessed, "However, I think my father sent the fourth child to Pengcheng mainly to investigate the copper coins."

The prince felt a little uneasy when he mentioned the copper coins.He asked with a worried look on his face: "Eighth brother, will there be no problem with the copper coins?"

"Don't worry, brother, our people have done a flawless job, and this matter will not be traced to us." There is a problem with Pengcheng's copper coins because the prince and the others secretly did something to reduce the copper content in each coin.

The more the prince thought about it, the more worried he became, and his face became more and more solemn.

"The fourth child is not an ordinary person. My father asked him to go to Pengcheng to investigate this matter. He will definitely find something." The prince was originally worried about Jinling, but now he is more worried about the copper coins. "With the fourth child's ability, it's impossible for him to not find out anything."

King Wei felt that what the prince said was very reasonable, and his expression became serious without realizing it.

"The fourth man is insidious and treacherous. Maybe he will actually find out something."

"We must not let the fourth child find out." The prince said, his face became stern.

When King Wei saw the prince's expression, he immediately understood the prince's intention.

"Brother, do you mean to take this opportunity to get rid of the fourth child?"

The prince nodded slightly and immediately asked: "What do you think?"

"This is a good idea." King Wei agreed, "It is a good opportunity for the fourth child to go to Pengcheng. We can take the opportunity to get rid of him, and then we can blame his death on others, so that the father will not find anything strange. .”

Seeing that King Wei understood what he meant, the prince showed a smile and said, "That's what I mean."

King Wei flattered the prince and said, "Brother is wise."

The prince was very happy to be photographed.He said with a smile on his face: "As long as the fourth child leaves the capital, we will have a thousand opportunities to get rid of him."

King Wei asked: "Brother, do you want to get rid of Lao Si on his way to Pengcheng, or wait until he arrives in Xuzhou to get rid of him?"

The prince did not think of this.He thought for a while and then asked King Wei: "What do you think?"

"If you get rid of the fourth child on his way to Pengcheng, my father will definitely doubt the elder brother. If you wait until the fourth child arrives in Pengcheng and then remove him, then there will be many suspects."

The prince felt that King Wei's analysis was correct, "Then wait until the fourth child arrives in Pengcheng and get rid of him."

"Brother, we have to be careful of the acting king." King Wei reminded the prince, "We thought of taking this opportunity to get rid of the fourth child. The acting king and others will also have the same idea, and maybe they will frame us."

"Yes, you are right, we must beware of Dai Wang." As soon as Dai Wang was mentioned, the prince's expression immediately became vigilant, "Eighth brother, we can also frame Dai Wang and them."

The King of Wei thought for a while and said, "Brother, we can send someone to assassinate the fourth child on his way to Pengcheng, and then frame him for the king. What do you think?"

The prince smiled and said, "I think so too. How do you think we should frame the king?"

"Brother, this matter must be discussed with Duke Zhen." King Wei said, "With Duke Zhen's method, not only can we get rid of the fourth child, but we can also frame Prince Dai and Marquis Xuanping on their heads."

The crown prince ordered Lu Cong who was standing beside him, "Go and invite uncle here."

"Yes, His Royal Highness."

Before Duke Zhen Guo arrived at the East Palace, the prince had already discussed many ways with King Wei to frame King Dai.

When Duke Zhen Guo arrived, after listening to what the Crown Prince and King Wei said, he smiled and said, "I had this plan originally." Hearing what Duke Zhen Guo said, King Wei was not surprised at all.He had already guessed that with Duke Zhen's temperament and methods, he would never miss a good opportunity to remove the King of Chu.

"I will arrange this matter, Your Highness, don't worry about it."

When the prince heard this, he felt relieved.

"Uncle, my father has learned about the copper coins. Should we stop for now?"

"I have already informed the other side to let them stop for the time being, and wait until the Queen of Chu is dealt with." After Zhen Guogong finished speaking, his face suddenly became serious, "How could the matter of copper coins be leaked?" It has not been discovered by anyone, why was it noticed recently, and it was also known by the emperor.

The prince shook his head and said, "I don't know. I'm also wondering about this matter. We obviously did it very carefully before and no one discovered it." The copper coin issue did not just appear recently. Last year, the prince and the others started Use hands and feet.

King Wei speculated: "As far as I know, the copper coins leaked in Pengcheng recently are much worse than before. The previous copper coins can be completely fake, but the recent copper coins are much lighter than before. It is difficult for people not to notice. . Fortunately, this batch of copper coins is not very large and has not been circulated to other places, otherwise this matter will become more serious."

After hearing this, Duke Zhen frowned and said, "You mean someone secretly manipulated us behind our backs?"

King Wei nodded slightly and said, "Someone must have done something secretly to seek personal gain."

"What the eighth brother said is not impossible." The prince said solemnly, "Uncle, we have to find out, otherwise this person will implicate us and kill us."

"I will send someone to investigate clearly." Zhen Guogong did not expect that someone would be so bold as to steal their copper under his nose.

"My lord, are there people from King Dai sneaking into Pengcheng?" King Wei was shouting to catch the thief.

The prince immediately agreed with King Wei's guess: "It must be the person who represents the king."

Duke Zhenguo also suspected that it was the person who was acting as the king, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was unlikely.

"It's not the Daiwang's people." If it's the Daiwang's people, it means that the Daiwang knows about their stealing copper, and the Daiwang and the others will definitely report it to the emperor and put them to death.

"If he is not the king's successor, then there is a traitor among our people." King Wei was not worried that the Zhenguo Guild would find him. "My lord, Prince Jing is going to Jinling tomorrow. Does it really matter?"

"Eighth brother, seventh brother can't make trouble." The prince didn't take King Jing to heart at all, "He can't do anything after he's gone."

King Wei didn't think so. With Queen Xie's temperament, she would never let King Jing go to Jinling in vain.

"Brother, Seventh Brother has always been eyeing the position of crown prince. Aren't you afraid that he will cause trouble in Jinling City?" If King Jing is really unable to do anything, then he will never return to the capital like a bereaved dog.With his petty temperament, he will definitely cause trouble in Jinling City.

"Don't worry, we will never let him act recklessly in Jinling City." The prince said, his eyes became stern, "If he dares to cause trouble in Jinling, then don't blame me as an elder brother for being rude."

When King Wei heard what the prince said, he didn't say anything more.When King Jing goes to Jinling, he will secretly help King Jing.

"Brother, why don't you follow me to Jinling." The tenth brother disappeared and has not been found yet. King Wei was worried about Zhao Yao's safety, so he planned to go to Jinling himself. "Although Seventh Brother can't come up with any tricks, it's better to be careful about things in Jinling. I'll go over and take a look."

"You want to go to Jinling?" The prince said puzzledly, "Things in Jinling are very safe and there is no need for you to go and take a look."

"There is also the fourth child. With his cautious temperament, he will definitely expect that we will send someone to assassinate him. If he escapes by chance, then what we did in Jinling is very likely to be discovered by him. For safety For the sake of it, I think I still have to go and have a look.”

What King Wei said was not impossible. The prince looked at Duke Zhen, who nodded lightly to him.

"Eighth brother, I will suggest to my father tomorrow that you assist the seventh brother to go to Jinling together. You can also monitor the seventh brother."

"After Prince Wei went to Jinling City, he secretly went to Pengcheng to investigate the copper theft." Lord Zhen believed in King Wei's ability, so it was most appropriate for him to go to Pengcheng to investigate the copper theft.If things in Pengcheng are exposed and cannot be concealed, then the matter can be blamed on King Wei.

(End of this chapter)