The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In the study room of King Han's Mansion, Zhao Yao was watching the results of the secret guard's investigation of King Han. After reading it, he was very surprised and asked in disbelief: "Is what you found superficial, or is it true?"

The secret guard replied respectfully: "Your Highness, this information is true."

"Fifth brother, does he really have any intention of seizing the legitimate son?" Zhao Yao is not interested in seizing the legitimate son. He only cares about the King of Chu and the King of Chu, and does not care about others, so he has never investigated King Han.

"No, His Highness the King of Han is only interested in making money." An guard thought to himself, His Highness the King of Han is very similar to His Highness the King of Han. "His Royal Highness King Han has been busy doing business these years."

"Even if Fifth Brother himself doesn't want to seize the legitimate son, what about the Xun family?" Zhao Yao still doesn't believe that King Han has no intention of seizing the legitimate son. "It is impossible for the Xun family to allow him not to seize the legitimate son. They will definitely force him to seize the legitimate son."

"The Xun family has been coercing and tempting His Highness the King of Han, but His Highness the King of Han has turned a deaf ear and continues to do his business." Although the secret guard Jia left the Dragon Guard, his way of investigating the matter was still through the Dragon Guard. In other words, the information about His Royal Highness King Han was given by the Dragon Guard. "His Royal Highness the King of Han's ideal is to become the richest businessman in the world."

"Fifth brother is the same as me in that he likes to do business and make money." Zhao Yao asked again, "Fifth brother has made a lot of money in these years, but he has not raised private soldiers or dead soldiers in private, nor forged weapons. Give money to the Xun family?"

Dark Guard A: "No."

Zhao Yao asked again: "Does he spend money lavishly? Does he live a luxurious life?"

The secret guard replied: "It's very extravagant. His Royal Highness the King of Han's palace is very luxurious, even more luxurious than the imperial palace."

He added: "On weekdays, His Highness the King of Han's food, clothing, housing and transportation are extremely luxurious."

"He is using his own money, and he is also taking money from the people?"

"He earned his own money." Secret Guard A said, "His Royal Highness the King of Han once said that he made money and spent it himself. His Highness the King of Han was very kind to the people in his fiefdom, exempting many taxes and corvees, and also encouraged the people to join him. Doing business..."

Dark Guard Jia told Zhao Yao a lot about what King Han was doing in his fief. After hearing this, Zhao Yao was very shocked.

"This is completely different from what I thought." In his impression, the fifth brother and the sixth brother have been following the third brother all the time. They usually look carefree and not doing their job properly. He felt that after King Han went to his own fiefdom, he would continue to be his playboy and not treat the people well. Unexpectedly, King Han would be a diligent and caring prince who not only managed his fiefdom in an orderly manner, but also led the people to do business and make a fortune.

"Your Highness, His Highness King Han really wants to do business with you because he is very interested in what you make."

Zhao Yao frowned slightly and said, "This development is wrong."

The secret guard asked respectfully: "Your Highness, what do you think is wrong?"

"Even if Fifth Brother doesn't want to seize the throne, the Xun family will never let him stay out of it." As the saying goes, a prince who doesn't want to be an emperor is not a good prince. There is no prince who doesn't want to be the emperor, except him of course. "Besides, with Fifth Brother's intelligence, he doesn't know that it is impossible for him to stay away from the legitimate son. He should also know that if he doesn't seize, he will most likely end up with a tragic death or imprisonment in the future. How could he not? Be prepared for anything.”

"Your Highness, do you mean that the results of your subordinate's investigation are false?"

Zhao Yao nodded slightly and said, "It's very possible."

Dark Guard A thought it was impossible. No matter how powerful King Han is, he can't hide it from the eyes of the dragon guards.

"Even if Fifth Brother doesn't have the intention to seize the legitimate son, he will leave a way out for himself." Just like him, he will not participate in the seizing the legitimate son, but he will leave a way out for his own safety. "He must have done something secretly. If you investigate carefully, by the way, it's best to investigate the Xun family."

"Yes, Your Highness." If King Han can really hide this from the Dragon Guard, then King Han's ability... is unfathomable.

"Thank you for your hard work."

"Your Highness is serious." After the secret guard finished speaking, he retreated quietly.

Zhao Yao continued to look at the investigation results just sent by Dark Guard A, thinking thoughtfully: If even Dark Guard A and the others had not investigated the true identity of Fifth Brother, then Fifth Brother's hiding and disguise methods would be too scary.

He had always felt that the final contenders for the throne were Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother, and the others were not their opponents at all. Now it seems that the fifth brother is the fourth brother's biggest opponent. Zhao Yao thought he should remind the King of Chu and the King of Wei to be careful of the King of Han.

He Lianfang came to find Zhao Yao. Seeing his heavy expression, He Lianfang asked with concern: "What happened?"

Zhao Yao handed He Lianfang the letter from the secret guard Jia investigating matters related to King Han, "Second uncle, look at it."

He Lianfang took the letter and looked down at it carefully. After reading it, he was surprised and said: "This King Han looks very much like you."

"Second uncle, do you think that fifth brother really has no intention of seizing the legitimate son as written in the letter?"

"Do you think what's written in this letter is false?"

"Well, I don't believe Fifth Brother is that simple." None of his royal brothers are simple. Even Ninth Brother, who has well-developed limbs and simple mind, has eight hundred thoughts.

He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao amusedly: "You don't have the desire to win over your direct descendants, so why don't you allow others to be like you?"

"Can Fifth Brother be like me? Behind him is the Xun family. How could the Xun family allow him to be a happy and happy prince?" In the previous dynasty, the Xun family gave birth to a noble concubine, and the son of the noble concubine eventually became the emperor. Although he only served as emperor for a few years, he died of illness.

Having tasted the overwhelming power, how could the Xun family allow King Han not to be the emperor. As long as King Han becomes emperor, the Xun family will become a top family.

"You are still the emperor behind your back. Didn't the emperor allow you to come to Lingnan?" He Lianfang mocked, "Why can't the King of Han be as uninterested in seizing the throne as you are?"

Zhao Yao ignored He Lianfang's words and asked in disbelief: "Second uncle, don't you think that King Han has no intention of seizing the throne?"

He Lianfang sarcastically said: "You are the only fool in the world who is not interested in the throne."

Hearing He Lianfang's strange words, Zhao Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "I thought Second Uncle that you believed that Fifth Brother had no intention of competing for the throne."

He Lianfang snorted: "I'm not a fool."

Zhao Yao always felt that He Lianfang was understanding him, but he pretended not to understand.

"I always thought that the fourth brother and the eighth brother were the final rivals for the throne. Now it seems that the fifth brother is the one."

"What are you going to do now?"

"Second uncle, let the spies go investigate." Zhao Yao felt that the secret guard had left the Dragon Guard, and without the Dragon Guard's information, the information they could find was limited. "Send someone to sneak into Fifth Brother's territory again."

"Okay." He Lianfang asked, "Didn't the King of Han write to you and say that he would send someone to attend the trade conference? What are you going to do?"

"Of course it's to explore his true purpose."

"Now that you know that King Han is not simple, you still dare to let his people come to Marsh Mansion?" He Lianfang frowned and looked at Zhao Yao, "With King Han's ability, can you hide everything you did in Marsh Mansion from him? ?”

"Even if I reject him, he will secretly send people to Marsh Mansion." It's not that Zhao Yao didn't think of this, "In that case, it's better to let his people come openly, so that we can keep an eye on him. However, after the trade conference is over, it is not certain whether he can go back." Besides, what King Han's people can see depends on how much he allows him to see.

He Lianfang saw that Zhao Yao had already thought about how to deal with King Han, so he didn't say anything more.

Zhao Yao raised his hand and patted his forehead, his tone full of annoyance: "I really didn't take fifth brother into account, I was careless." He always thought that fifth brother was just as careless as third brother, but he didn't expect to hide it. The one who loved me the most turned out to be Fifth Brother.