The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

The atmosphere in the imperial study room was very depressing. Master and apprentice Sun Kui and Sun Doudou, who were standing at the door, had cold sweat on their faces. They did not dare to breathe loudly for fear of being punished if they breathed louder.

Ever since the deposed prince's family was killed, the emperor was in a state of rage.In the past few days, many ministers and eunuchs have been scolded, reprimanded, and severely punished by the emperor.Even the famous Sun Kui was scolded.

The emperor sat on the kang with a gloomy face, and the secret guard stood aside tremblingly, waiting for his orders.

Just as the back of the secret guard was soaked with cold sweat, the emperor finally spoke: "You continue to stare."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor's face had returned to normal, as if the gloomy and terrifying look just now was the dark guard's illusion.He tapped his fingers lightly on the table in front of him and said thoughtfully, "Let the people around Xiao Shi keep an eye on He Lianfang."

The secret guard's heart trembled, and he said in a respectful tone: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor waved his hand, and the dark guard retreated respectfully.

Seeing the secret guard pushing out, Sun Kui quickly wiped the cold sweat from his face and walked in quickly.As soon as he walked in, he saw the emperor smashing the tea cup angrily.

The fragments of the tea cup flew to the door and flew past Sun Kui's face, almost hurting his face.He turned pale with fright and knelt down in panic: "Your Majesty, forgive me."

With a bang, the emperor lifted the table in front of him again.

Sun Kui, who was kneeling at the door, was so frightened that he shook violently.While kowtowing, he said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"

The emperor's face was filled with anger and he said in a cold tone: "I really underestimated He Lianfang!!!"

He Lianfang? !

What did General He do to make the emperor so angry? !

Sun Kui cursed He Lianfang crazily in his heart. He knew that He Lianfang was not a good person. Sure enough!
The emperor only lost his temper for a while, but soon regained his composure.

"Go and call He Xiang and Taishi Liu."

"Yes, Your Majesty." When Sun Kui got up, his legs were weak and he almost fell to the ground.He staggered out of Nuan Pavilion, and immediately ran to Lanyuan Pavilion to find He Xiang and Taishi Liu.

When He Xiang and Taishi Liu saw Sun Kui's bad expression, they knew that the emperor was in a bad mood.They probably guessed that it was related to the death of the deposed prince.

After a while, He Xiang and the others came to the Nuan Pavilion in the imperial study.Although they saw the emperor's expression as normal, they could tell that the emperor was angry.

When the emperor saw He Xiang and the others coming, he didn't speak.

Taishi Liu and the others stood quietly, waiting patiently for the emperor to speak.

The emperor raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, then raised his eyes to look at He Xiang and Taishi Liu: "Did I make a mistake in placing He Lianfang next to Xiao Shi?"

Hearing the emperor's words, He Xiang and Taishi Liu glanced at each other, and immediately their expressions became very solemn.

He Xiang was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, was He Lianfang responsible for the brutal murder of the deposed prince's family?"

"He was using a borrowed knife to kill people." The emperor's eyes were full of evil, and he gritted his teeth and said, "He was using the hands of people from the Southern Wei Dynasty to kill the boss and his family."

Master Liu looked horrified and said, "How dare he?!"

He Xiang gasped.There was also a look of shock on his face: "He Lianfang is so brave that he dared to kill the deposed prince's family!"

"He didn't hide it. He knew that I could find out that he was the culprit!" The emperor sneered, "He is threatening me with Xiao Shi!"

He Xiang's heart stirred up a storm: He Lianfang is the only one in the world who dares to provoke the emperor!

Taishi Liu looked at the cold-faced emperor and mocked unceremoniously: "Your Majesty, you are out of luck!"

The emperor gave Taishi Liu a slap in the face, and then said angrily: "Is now the time to laugh at me?"

"I said at the beginning that letting He Lianfang stay with His Highness the King of Han is tantamount to raising a tiger to cause trouble." Taishi Liu was not afraid that the emperor was still angry. "In the final analysis, it is your fault, the emperor, that the deposed prince's family was killed."

Only Taishi Liu dared to speak so bluntly about the emperor's fault.

The emperor was stunned by what Liu Taishi said, and then he smiled bitterly: "You are right, I killed the eldest son and his family." Even though the emperor was very dissatisfied with the former deposed prince, he never thought of killing his eldest son.A tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. No matter how ruthless he is, he will not kill his own son.He Xiang glanced at Taishi Liu and signaled him not to irritate the emperor anymore.The deposed prince's family was killed, and the emperor felt most sad.

Master Liu received He Xiang's warning look and nodded slightly.He knew it well and would not say anything wrong about the emperor again.

"Your Majesty, why did He Lianfang use the help of the Southern Wei people to kill the deposed prince's family? What was his purpose? Was he simply provoking you, or was he seeking revenge?" He Xiangke knew the grudges between He Lianfang and the emperor.Over the years, He Lianfang has never forgotten to avenge the righteous and brave prince.

"His purpose is very simple. The first is to provoke me, and the second is to force Xiao Shi to join in the fight for the throne." The emperor raised his hand and rubbed his painful temples, "His current motive is to get Xiao Shi passively involved in the fight for the throne. Come in."

If He Lianfang was simply provoking the emperor, He Xiang and Taishi Liu wouldn't be worried, but if He Lianfang's purpose was to join the imperial concubine for His Highness the King of Han, it would give them a headache.

"What is He Lianfang going to do next, let King Dai and King Chu know that His Highness the King of Han sent people to secretly kill the deposed prince's family?" Taishi Liu frowned and said with a serious face.

After hearing Taishi Liu's words, the emperor sighed slightly and said, "It would be nice if it were so simple."

Hearing this, Xiang He raised his eyebrows in surprise: "He Lianfang's purpose is not just this. Does he want to force His Highness the King of Han to rebel now?"

"His Royal Highness the King of Han has only arrived in Lingnan not long ago, and he probably does not have the strength to rebel yet." Taishi Liu analyzed calmly, "With He Lianfang's scheming and methods, he will never let His Highness the King of Han be exposed so early."

He Xiang felt that Taishi Liu's analysis was somewhat reasonable, and he followed Taishi Liu's words and guessed: "He Lianfang used the help of people from the Southern Wei Dynasty to kill the deposed prince's family, not only to force His Highness the Han Dynasty to be involved in the fight for the heir, but also to let The other highnesses fought more fiercely, right?"

The emperor did not speak.

Taishi Liu continued his analysis: "The King of Chu and the King of Wei have a close relationship with His Highness the King of Han. He Lianfang should want to use this relationship to make everyone think that the death of the deposed prince's family is inseparable from the King of Chu and the King of Wei."

"No, He Lianfang should have made King Chu and King Wei feel that His Highness the King of Han was wronged, and that the person who framed His Highness the King of Han was King Dai or King Jing. For the sake of the innocence and safety of His Highness the King of Han, His Highness the King of Chu and His Highness the King of Wei I will never let the passing king or King Jing."

Taishi Liu felt that what Xiang He said was right, and nodded in agreement: "It's not impossible."

"Actually, He Lianfang's ultimate goal is to make the four highnesses in the capital fight to the death." He Xiang said coldly, "As expected of him, I hope the world will not be in chaos."

"Your Majesty, you'd better tell His Highness the King of Han about He Lianfang's true identity." He Lianfang is really too dangerous. Let him stay with His Highness the King of Han. Who knows what else he will do.

"I have an agreement with him. I will not tell Xiao Shi what he did. Also, he can't tell Xiao Shi what I did." The emperor only regretted letting He Lianfang follow Zhao Yao for that moment. .

When Taishi Liu heard this, he sneered: "Promises are nothing. If you want to go back on it, go back on it."

The emperor who was ridiculed glared at Taishi Liu fiercely: "I can't go back on this agreement." Once he goes back on his word, all his plans over the years will be in ruins.The most important thing is not to let that brat Xiao Shi know his purpose.If that brat Xiao Shi knew that he wanted him to be the emperor, with his temperament, he would definitely run away and go to a foreign country.

That kid Xiao Shi is now in Marsh Mansion, very close to foreign countries such as Siam and Annam.Going to overseas countries is too easy for him.Furthermore, that boy had originally had the idea of ​​traveling overseas.

He Xiang and Taishi Liu knew the purpose of the agreement between the emperor and He Lianfang.

"Your Majesty, are you going to let He Lianfang do such nonsense?" He Xiang felt that He Lianfang was too presumptuous. "If you let him go, then King Dai or King Jing, or His Highnesses King Chu and King Wei may be killed next."

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes were cold and stern.

"I can't go back on my word, but that doesn't mean I can't do anything to him." The emperor felt that he was still underestimated by He Lianfang.

Hearing what the emperor said, He Xiang and Taishi Liu felt relieved.

"Your Majesty, did His Highness the King of Han really not warn him?" He Xiang heard the emperor say before that His Highness the King of Han had a very close relationship with He Lianfang.His Highness the King of Han would always tell He Lianfang anything he wanted to say, and would ask He Lianfang to do anything he wanted to do. On the contrary, he had nothing to say to the emperor, his father, and the emperor still felt a lot jealous because of this.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "No need."

He Xiang hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han has a very close relationship with He Lianfang. Are you sure you don't want to remind His Highness the King of Han?"

The emperor felt angry at the thought that his youngest son was closer to He Lianfang than their father and son.

"If that brat never discovers He Lianfang's methods, then I will have to reconsider whether he can inherit the empire of Dazhou." By placing He Lianfang next to Zhao Yao, on the one hand, I want He Lianfang to support him, and on the other hand, I want He Lianfang to support him. It was also a test to see if he could defeat He Lianfang. "He Lianfang is the last test I leave him."

He Xiang and Taishi Liu understood what the emperor meant, but they couldn't help but worry.He Lianfang not only has deep knowledge and skills, but is also very ruthless.And His Highness the King of Han has just grown up. To put it bluntly, His Highness the King of Han is just a young boy. How can he fight against the cunning old fox?

Taishi Liu said angrily: "Your Majesty, I would like to remind you that you have already lost it. If you continue to play it off, you should know what the consequences will be." He added, "Your Majesty, you can bear the final result." ?"

The emperor picked up the memorial and threw it at Taishi Liu, and said angrily: "Old Liu, can't you say a few nice words?" (End of Chapter)