The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

The prince and Duke Zhen who are far away in the capital are not aware of the betrayal of the noble families in Jinling yet.The Li family concealed the truth from the prince and the others for the time being, and did not break up with Zhen Guogong and the others.This is their own meaning, and it is also King Jing's meaning.

Shopkeeper Fan reported the Jinling family's betrayal of the prince to the King of Wei in detail.

After King Wei heard this, he was not too surprised.The Li family and the Fang family are no match for the Song family. Sooner or later, they will lose to the Song family, and then they will surrender honestly.But they compromised faster than he expected.

The reason why the Li family and the Fang family betrayed the prince and the others so quickly and took refuge with King Jing was mainly because Li Jue was arrested and has not been heard from since.Without Li Jue directing behind the scenes, the family would become headless flies. Without the backbone, they would be controlled and guided by the Song family, and they would naturally turn to King Jing.

"Have you not found Li Jue yet?" King Wei originally planned to capture Li Jue and let Zhao Yao deal with it. Unexpectedly, someone kidnapped Li Jue before he took action.

"No." During this period, Shopkeeper Fan and the others have been looking for Li Jue. It is no exaggeration to say that they have searched the entire Jinling City several times, but there is not even a trace of Li Jue. "Your Highness, has Li Jue been arrested by the Song family? Otherwise, Li Jue can't disappear out of thin air."

"The Song family has our people. If the Song family really captured Li Jue, our people would not have noticed it." King Wei felt that it was not the Song family who secretly captured Li Jue.Li Jue's scheming and methods were not enough in his eyes, but those in the Song family and Fang family were not as good as Li Jue.

It is not an easy task for the Song family to capture Li Jue.Besides, Li Jue was not caught so easily.

"Then who can capture Li Jue without anyone noticing?" Shopkeeper Fan said with confusion on his face, "We are the only ones in Jinling City who have the ability to capture Li Jue. Apart from us, I really don't know how to capture Li Jue." Does anyone have this ability?"

King Wei couldn't think of it either, so he was full of doubts.

Although on the surface, Jinling City is controlled by the Li family.In fact, it was the Southern Wei people who really controlled Jinling City.Now, someone actually kidnapped Li Jue under their noses, and so far they have not been able to find him. The strength of this group of people is really shocking.

King Wei had also doubted King Chu before, but King Chu's ability did not reach this level.

Shopkeeper Fan didn't dare to say another word when he saw King Wei thinking with a sullen face, and stood quietly aside.

King Wei thought for a while, and suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind. He suddenly thought of that group of people, and said with a look of surprise: "Could it be them?"

Seeing that King Wei seemed to be remembering something, Shopkeeper Fan asked cautiously: "Your Highness, who are they you are talking about?"

King Wei frowned and said with a slightly serious face: "I remember that many years ago, when we sent people to the Western Regions, we met a group of people. I don't know where they came from, and I don't know who they are. , their abilities are not small.”

Hearing what King Wei said, Shopkeeper Fan also thought of this group of people.

"Yes, there is this group of people. I remember you asked us to keep an eye on them to see who they were, but our people couldn't find out where the group of people came from after repeated searches." Shopkeeper Fan said this. , then understood what King Wei meant, "Your Highness, do you think the people who kidnapped Li Jue were the group from the Western Regions?"

King Wei intuitively felt that it was this group of people, "It's not impossible."

"Your Highness, that group of people is in the Western Region, not in Jinling." Shopkeeper Fan thinks it's unlikely. "Although that group of people is quite capable, if they come to Jinling, we can't possibly not notice it at all."

King Wei frowned and said nothing.

"Your Highness, there are quite a few people in their group. If they really come to Jinling, there is no way there will be no movement at all. No matter how useless our people are, they will not be aware of it at all." Shopkeeper Fan knows about the group in the Western Region. And they have been paying close attention to it all these years. "Also, that group of people has been operating in various countries in the Western Region and has not left the Western Region."

"Isn't it?" King Wei heard what Shopkeeper Fan said and felt that it was unlikely that that group of people would come to Jinling, but his intuition told him that it was that group of people.

"Your Highness, they are definitely not that group."

King Wei narrowed his eyes slightly and said with an unpredictable expression: "What if there are more than just that group of people."

Shopkeeper Fan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he understood what King Wei meant.

"Your Highness, you mean that group of people has accomplices. Do you think their accomplices are in Aurous Hill?"

King Wei nodded slightly and said, "It's not impossible."

Shopkeeper Fan felt that King Wei's guess was not impossible, but there was something wrong.

"Your Highness, I remember that that group of people suddenly appeared in the Western Regions a few years ago. If they really had accomplices, their accomplices would also have appeared in Aurous Ling a few years ago, but these people have not appeared in Aurous Ling in recent years. ah."

"What if they were lurking in Jinling like us?" King Wei believed in his intuition. "They have been hiding quietly and not letting any force notice their existence."

"This... is unlikely..." Shopkeeper Fan said, "Even if there really is this group of people, what is their purpose of kidnapping Li Jue?"

King Wei thought further: "What if they are the fourth child?"

"A person from the King of Chu?" Shopkeeper Fan exclaimed, "Didn't you say before that it couldn't be the King of Chu?"

"Now that I think about it, only Lao Si has this ability." If the group in the Western Region and the group in Jinling are all members of Lao Si, then Lao Si's power is even more unfathomable than he imagined.

"But... if this is really the case, then King Chu would be too..." Scary.

King Wei's face became very heavy, and his eyes were filled with coldness.

"Only the fourth child can do it."

Shopkeeper Fan turned pale with fright, and his beady eyes were full of horror.He swallowed his saliva in fear and said: "Your Highness, if the King of Chu really arranged for people to hide in Jinling, and they have not been discovered by us all these years, then the power of the King of Chu..." He did not dare to continue.The power of King Chu might be as powerful as theirs.King Wei sighed and said, "I underestimated Lao Si." The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was Lao Si's handiwork.Only the fourth child had the ability to capture Li Jue, and only he had the ability to induce the Li family and the Fang family to fall to King Jing step by step. "The fourth child is really good at it."

Shopkeeper Fan thought with fear in his heart, if all this was arranged by King Chu, then King Chu's scheming and methods would be really terrifying.

In the flash of lightning, Shopkeeper Fan suddenly thought of something.His expression changed drastically, and his eyes were full of fear and anxiety.He opened his mouth wide and said in fear: "Your Highness, if King Chu is really as you said, is he really your true identity?"

When King Wei heard this, he was shocked, then shook his head and said: "Impossible." Even his father didn't know his true identity, and it was impossible for the fourth child to know.

Shopkeeper Fan thought about it and thought, "I am just too worried." His Highness's identity is extremely secret, and it is impossible for the King of Chu to know.

King Wei felt that it was impossible for King Chu to know his true identity, but a voice in his heart told him that the fourth child already knew his identity.

All this time, only the fourth child knew about his ambition, and only the fourth child realized that he was not really helping the prince.He hid it well and deceived everyone, but he did not deceive the fourth child.

The fourth child has always been secretive, maybe the fourth child has really discovered his true identity.If that was the case, then he would have to re-evaluate Lao Si.

Shopkeeper Fan saw the cold expression on King Wei's face and was so frightened that he did not dare to breathe loudly.

After a while, King Wei said in a cold tone: "I underestimated the fourth child!"

When Shopkeeper Fan heard this, he suddenly raised his head in shock and looked at King Wei in surprise: "Your Highness, do you mean that King Chu knows your true identity?"

King Wei didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit: "It's very possible."

Shopkeeper Fan gasped in fright.He looked panicked and said: "Your Highness, then..."

"The fourth child should just be suspicious. He has no evidence." If the fourth child had evidence to prove that he was from the Southern Wei Dynasty, given his temperament, he would have reported it to his father long ago.

"Your Highness, then we must get rid of King Chu quickly."

"Now is not the time." He would get rid of the fourth child, but not now.The fourth child is not his enemy now, and he is not the fourth child's opponent.

Shopkeeper Fan did not dare to ask when King Chu could be killed, "Your Highness, since we know that King Chu sent people to kidnap Li Jue, do we still want to find Li Jue?"

King Wei waved his hand: "No need. Although Lao Si intervened unnecessarily, his purpose is the same as ours, so there is no need for us to take action."

"Where are King Jing and the Song family?"

"With Lao Qi's method, the evidence of what the Crown Prince and Duke Zhen did in Jinling has been sent back to the capital." King Wei smiled meaningfully, "Next, the capital will be lively, but it's a pity that I can't see it. arrive."

"Your Highness, your injury has not healed yet. You should recuperate in Jinling."

"Originally we planned to let the tenth brother deal with Li Jue, but now that Li Jue has been kidnapped by the Fourth Brother's people, we can only disappoint the tenth brother."

"Your Highness, maybe the King of Chu's people have sent Li Jue to His Highness the Tenth Highness."

"If it is really sent to the tenth brother, the tenth brother will not tell me."

"Too."

King Wei was thinking about another thing.Li Jue should not be dead. The fourth child did not kill Li Jue. There should be other purposes.

What use is Li Jue to the fourth child?

The King of Wei pondered for a long time, but did not think of Li Jue's role in the King of Chu.

At this time, Zhao Yao, who was hiding somewhere in Jinling, sneezed a few times unexpectedly.King Chu, who was on his way back to Beijing, also sneezed several times in succession.

Zhao Yao rubbed his itchy nose and muttered in his heart: I don't know who is scolding him?

At this time, Tong Xi came in and hurriedly reported to Zhao Yao: "Your Highness, that Li Jue is clamoring in the secret room to see you."

"Finally you can't help but want to see me."

Tongxi asked: "Your Highness, do you want to see him?"

Zhao Yao pouted and said, "If he wants to see me, should I go to see him?" He waved his hand and said, "No."

King Wei: I really underestimated you, Fourth Brother!

King Chu:? ? ?
Zhao Yao: Fourth brother, I’m sorry for asking you to take the blame for me.