The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

The emperor ordered King Dai and King Jing to investigate the murder of the deposed prince's family. This decree is a bit subtle. After all, King Dai and King Jing are both suspected of being the masterminds behind the murder of the deposed prince's family.

King Dai and King Jing were suspicious of each other. They believed that the other party had killed the deposed prince's family, and they would definitely try their best to frame each other.

Although the emperor did not order the King of Chu to assist in investigating the matter, the King of Chu had been secretly investigating, and he found out that the real culprit who poisoned the deposed prince's family was a Southern Wei man.

King Chu's face was as gloomy as water, and his tone was full of anger: "It is indeed him!" When everyone suspected that it was King Dai or King Jing who killed the deposed prince's family, only King Chu suspected that it was King Wei who did it. In the eyes of everyone, King Wei followed the deposed prince and had always been loyal to the deposed prince. When the deposed prince was deposed, everyone abandoned him. Only the King of Wei kept thinking of ways to help the deposed prince make a comeback. He also tried to find ways to avenge the deposed prince, but unfortunately the deposed prince failed to live up to his expectations and was placed under house arrest in the Royal Courtyard.

Because of this incident, many ministers in the court had a good impression of King Wei and felt that he valued affection and righteousness. In addition, in the past few years, King Wei's outstanding ability in doing things has made him more and more important to the emperor. King Wei's status in the court has increased, and many ministers support him.

Among the four kings fighting for the throne, King Wei seems to be the least powerful, but he is not. Of course, only the King of Chu knew the true strength of the King of Wei, and only the King of Chu understood that the King of Wei had no brotherly feelings for the deposed prince and could only use him.

The King of Chu had already guessed that the King of Wei would kill the deposed prince. One is to frame the death of the deposed prince to others, such as King Dai or King Jing. The second is to completely obtain the remaining strength of the deposed prince. Only when the deposed prince dies will his former loyal subordinates willingly switch to King Wei.

The results of the current investigation show that King Chu's guess is correct.

Yang Ling knew who the "he" in King Chu's mouth was referring to, "His Highness had guessed it." At first, King Chu suspected that King Wei had killed the deposed prince's family, but Yang Ling thought it was unlikely. Yang Ling did not think that King Wei was loyal to the deposed prince like others, but he felt that King Wei would not be cruel to the deposed prince at this time. He guessed that King Wei would kill the deposed prince at the right time, and then accurately frame the death of the deposed prince on the head of King Dai or King Jing, so that King Dai or King Jing would never be able to stand up again.

"It's just that the timing is wrong. With King Wei's methods, he would not kill the deposed prince at this time." Yang Ling felt that the truth behind the murder of the deposed prince was not simple. "It will not do any good to King Wei if the deposed prince dies now."

The King of Chu said coldly: "Behind him are people from the Southern Wei Dynasty. Who else is there besides him?"

"Your Highness, I don't think the King of Wei would be so stupid if he wasn't the King of Wei." Yang Ling felt that there was something fishy behind this matter.

The King of Chu said: "Besides him, who else in the world can command the people of Southern Wei."

Yang Ling said meaningfully: "Your Highness, the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty can also instruct the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty."

After hearing this, King Chu had a look of astonishment on his expressionless face.

"Sir, you mean that the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty took it upon themselves to kill the eldest brother and his family, but the King of Wei did not know about it?"

Yang Ling nodded slightly and said, "It's very possible."

The King of Chu felt that Yang Ling's guess was a bit outrageous, but it was not impossible if he thought about it carefully.

"Why did the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty kill the eldest brother and his family on their own initiative?"

Yang Ling guessed: "Maybe the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty are anxious."

"Afraid?" King Chu pondered for a while and said, "You mean the people of Southern Wei can't wait for King Wei to take the throne?"

"That's right." Yang Ling said again, "The people of Southern Wei want to use the death of the deposed prince to overthrow King Dai or King Jing, or to overthrow King Dai and King Jing together. By then, King Wei's only opponent will be your highness. When that happens, At that time, Your Highness, you will be in danger."

The King of Chu had long known that the King of Wei would be his biggest opponent, and he also knew the methods of the King of Chu and the Southern Wei people behind him, so he was always on guard.

"He really didn't know?"

"The King of Wei must not have known about it at first. Now the King of Wei should know that it was his people who took the initiative to kill the deposed prince." After Yang Ling finished speaking, seeing that the King of Chu was still frowning, he chuckled and said, "Your Highness, you should Happy."

King Chu asked: "Why are you happy?"

"The people of the Southern Wei Dynasty secretly killed the deposed prince without telling the King of Wei. This shows that the King of Wei did not completely control the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty." Yang Ling said with a deep meaning, "It also shows that the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty had internal strife. Isn't this a matter of fact? Is it something worthy of His Highness’s happiness?”

King Chu nodded lightly, and then said: "This is not enough."

"Of course this is not enough, but it is a good start." Yang Ling said with a smile, "Your Highness, there are internal differences among the Southern Wei people, which gives us an opportunity to take advantage of."

"Sir, what do you think the King of Wei will do when he learns that the Southern Wei people are taking action behind his back?" The person who knows King Wei's temperament best in the world is the King of Chu. "With his methods, he will never let someone take the initiative without permission." People will never allow this to happen again.”

"Your Highness, even if King Wei punishes these people with strong methods, the differences will not disappear. They will only become bigger and bigger because of this matter." Old God Yang Ling said with a smile.

"Sir, what do you want to do?"

"Your Highness, I think we can arrange for someone to contact the Southern Wei people."

King Chu said: "The people of the Southern Wei Dynasty are very vigilant. We have arranged for people to contact them before, but all failed."

"Your Highness, it may be successful this time."

King Chu understood what Yang Ling meant, nodded and said, "Then we'll make arrangements." King Chu said this, but he didn't have any hope in his heart. Mr. Yang didn't quite understand King Wei's methods. King Wei would completely eradicate those who had different opinions.

"Your Highness, do you have a letter from His Highness the King of Han?" A few days ago, Yang Ling asked the King of Chu to write a letter to Zhao Yao, telling the King of Han about the murder of the deposed prince and his family.

"not yet."

As soon as the King of Chu finished speaking, Wei Mian came in with a letter, saying it was from His Highness the King of Han.

Yang Ling smiled and said: "What a coincidence."

King Chu took the letter, opened it and read it carefully.

Yang Ling saw a smile on King Chu's face after reading the letter, and he knew the answer in his heart.

King Chu handed the letter in his hand to Yang Ling, "Sir, please read it."

Yang Ling took the letter and read it carefully. In the letter, His Royal Highness the King of Han was very shocked and saddened by the death of the deposed prince's family. Then he told King Chu that he must tell him immediately after knowing who killed the deposed prince's family. As for revenge for the deposed prince and his family, or wanting to help investigate the truth behind the murder of the deposed prince and his family, His Highness the King of Han did not mention a word. Seeing Yang Ling's surprised expression, the King of Chu smiled and asked, "Sir, how do you do?"

His Highness the King of Han's reaction was beyond Yang Ling's expectation, "I lost." Even if His Highness the King of Han did not want to avenge the deposed prince, He Lianfang would not remain indifferent. With He Lianfang's temperament, he would definitely persuade His Highness the King of Han to contribute to the investigation of the murder of the deposed prince's family. As long as His Highness the King of Han is involved in the murder of the deposed prince, it shows that he has the intention to seize the throne.

King Chu said with a smile on his face: "Now sir, I believe that the tenth brother has no intention of seizing the legitimate son."

Seeing the proud and proud look of King Chu, Yang Ling laughed and said: "I believe it." His Highness the King of Han has no intention of seizing the legitimate heir, so naturally it is the best. "Your Highness, I am not worried about His Highness the King of Han now, but I am worried about He Lianfang who is beside His Highness the King of Han. He is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He must have a purpose in following His Highness the King of Han." Now it is certain that His Highness the King of Han does not have any intention of seizing the heir. But it is impossible for He Lianfang not to have the intention of rebellion. The most important thing is the emperor's intention in arranging for He Lianfang to stay with His Highness the King of Han.

"Even if my father doesn't like my tenth brother, he will not deliberately force my tenth brother to rebel and then kill him in the name of rebellion." Tiger poison does not eat its children, and he believed that his father would not be cruel enough to kill his tenth brother.

Yang Ling asked: "Your Highness, what do you think the emperor's purpose is in arranging He Lianfang to accompany His Highness the King of Han?"

The King of Chu pondered for a while and said: "Perhaps it was because the tenth brother had no intention of seizing the legitimate son that my father arranged for He Lianfang to be by his side, so that He Lianfang could stop his thoughts of rebellion."

In response to King Chu's answer, Yang Ling said with some laughter and tears: "Your Highness, do you think His Highness the King of Han is capable of making He Lianfang stop being rebellious?"

"Others may not be able to do it, but it is possible for the tenth brother." King Chu thought of Zhao Yao's usual lazy and troublesome appearance, and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. "The dream of the tenth brother is to eat all over the world. Maybe He Lianfang was influenced by the tenth brother. influence, I don’t want to rebel.”

Yang Ling felt that King Chu was talking about fantasy. Would a person like He Lianfang be influenced by His Highness the King of Han not to take revenge and rebel?

"Your Highness, are you kidding me?"

King Chu also felt that what he said just now was too naive, and looked a little embarrassed: "Sir, what do you think my father meant?"

"Your Highness, there is only one possibility left. The Emperor values ​​His Highness the King of Han, so he specially arranged for He Lianfang to stay with His Highness the King of Han." Yang Ling's expression became serious, "His Highness the King of Han has no intention of seizing the legitimate heir, but this is not the same as It is not contradictory that the Emperor does not think highly of him. If this is not possible, I really cannot understand why the Emperor placed such a dangerous person as He Lianfang next to His Highness the King of Han."

Yang Ling's guess was not unreasonable, but King Chu really didn't see that the emperor valued Zhao Yao.

"Your Highness, I guess His Highness the King of Han does not know the Emperor's intentions and intentions." If His Highness the King of Han knew that the Emperor valued him, he could not remain indifferent. According to the news coming back from the Marsh Mansion, His Highness the King of Han has been busy making things or doing business, and has not done anything else. He had previously specially sent people to follow up on the second uncle of His Royal Highness the King of Han, and found that he was only focused on doing business to make money, and did not secretly contact the ministers.

His Highness the King of Han got close to the younger sons of the four generals. He originally thought that His Highness the King of Han would secretly please the four generals, but he did not. His Highness the King of Han has always kept a distance from the four generals.

He Xiang and Taishi Liu seemed to treat His Highness the King of Han quite well, but His Highness the King of Han did not deliberately get close to them. Previously, His Highness the King of Han gave a lot of glass to the King of Chu and the King of Wei, but he did not give it to any minister in the court.

From these aspects, it seems that His Highness the King of Han really has no intention of seizing the direct descendant.

If His Highness the King of Han knew the emperor's intentions, it would be impossible for him to do nothing.

"Sir, you said that the father valued the tenth brother, but he did not let the tenth brother know his intentions. Don't you think there is a contradiction in what you said?" Since the father valued the tenth brother, why didn't he let the tenth brother know? Only the tenth brother knows his intentions and will participate in the battle for the rightful son according to his expectations. "Wouldn't it be better for my tenth brother to know my father's intentions?"

Yang Ling frowned slightly and said, "This is what I can't figure out." He sighed, "The emperor's heart is unpredictable, and the emperor's thoughts are unpredictable."

"My father arranged for He Lianfang to stay with the tenth brother, perhaps to protect the tenth brother." King Chu felt that Yang Ling's guess that the emperor valued Zhao Yao was wrong.

Yang Ling shook her head and said: "He Lianfang hates the emperor so much, how can he protect His Highness the King of Han?"

King Chu was silent.

"Your Highness, no matter what the emperor's intentions are, you must remind His Highness the King of Han to pay attention to He Lianfang." If His Highness the King of Chu reminded His Highness the King of Han about He Lianfang, His Highness the King of Han's reaction would be thought-provoking.

The King of Chu thought for a while and said, "It's better not to tell the tenth brother." No matter what the purpose of his father's arrangement was, it was better not to let the tenth brother know. If the tenth brother knew, it might be in danger. "Sir, you said that He Lianfang is very scheming and unpredictable. If the tenth brother learns his true identity, how do you think He Lianfang will treat the tenth brother?"

Yang Ling guessed: "He Lianfang's temperament will threaten His Highness the King of Han. If His Highness the King of Han does not listen to him, I am afraid that His Highness the King of Han will be in trouble."

King Chu: "I will arrange for someone to monitor He Lianfang and protect the tenth brother."

"Your Highness, you have forgotten that you sent someone to protect His Highness the King of Han before, and he came back not long ago." Yang Ling said, "He Lianfang will never allow you and King Wei's people to be around His Highness the King of Han. If Your Highness, you send someone to get close to He Lianfang Or His Royal Highness the King of Han, then it would just be a warning."

"Sir, you are right." He Lianfang cannot be allowed to know that he knows his identity, otherwise it will alert the enemy, and then the tenth brother will be in danger. "You can't let your tenth brother know He Lianfang's identity, and you can't secretly send someone to protect your tenth brother. This... makes me feel uneasy."

"Your Highness, we can only let nature take its course for now." Yang Ling knew that King Chu cared most about His Highness the King of Han, and comforted him, "He Lianfang has no ill intentions towards His Highness the King of Han for the time being. If He Lianfang is unfavorable to His Highness the King of Han in the future, I don't think the Emperor will sit idly by and watch. in spite of."

The King of Chu did not quite believe that the emperor would protect Zhao Yao when the time came. After all, he had learned from past mistakes.

"Your Highness, now that you know that people from the Southern Wei Dynasty killed the deposed prince's family, what are you going to do next?"

"How would you like it, Mr.?"

"It's better to let King Dai or King Jing know that King Wei did it."

The King of Chu immediately rejected the proposal, "The King of Wei cannot move for the time being, and neither can the people of Southern Wei behind him."

"Your Highness, you don't really want to deal with King Wei until the end, do you?"

"The biggest reason why I don't move King Wei now is because of the Southern Wei people behind him. Under the premise that we can't catch all the Southern Wei people in one fell swoop, it's best not to let the King of Wei and the Southern Wei people know that we have noticed their existence." Southern Wei People hide too deeply and are very capable. If they are alerted now, the consequences may be very serious.

"Your Highness is thinking about this." At present, they know the existence of the Southern Wei people, and they also know that the Southern Wei people are supporting the King of Wei, but they don't know exactly how many Southern Wei people there are. Also, they don’t know how deep the influence of the Southern Wei people is.

"Let King Dai and King Jing investigate." King Chu said meaningfully, "We will know what they found tomorrow."

Yang Ling smiled and said: "There will be a good show tomorrow." (End of Chapter)