The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In Youzhou, in the palace of King Han, King Han was lying on the couch, drinking wine and admiring the dancing of the dancer. Among the young and beautiful maids standing beside him, some poured him wine, some fed him fruits, some squeezed his shoulders, and some fanned him.

The dancers are not from the Zhou Dynasty, but the dancers from the Western Regions. The King of Han specially sent people to buy them from the Western Regions. He was tired of watching Dazhou Dancer's dance and wanted to change to something fresh. The dancer from the Western Regions is boldly dressed, has charming eyes, and dances boldly and hotly, with a unique style.

King Han bent his right leg, put his right hand on his knee, and tapped his knees gently with his fingers to the melody, and his head swayed gently to the melody.

At this moment, the housekeeper of Prince Han's Mansion walked in. He first saluted King Han, then walked to King Han's side and whispered something in King Han's ear.

King Han's expression immediately changed, becoming cold and solemn. He sat up and waved to the dancers and singers, who hurriedly retreated.

"Go and call Mr. Yang to the study." After King Han ordered, he went to the study.

"Yes, Your Majesty." After the housekeeper stepped back, he went to find Mr. Yang.

After a while, Mr. Yang appeared in King Han's study. King Han told him the news he had just heard from the housekeeper.

After hearing this, Mr. Yang, that is, Yang Qi, became slightly sullen and did not speak.

King Han did not urge him to speak, but waited patiently for him to think.

After a moment, Yang Qi muttered: "Your Highness, are you sure that the King of Chu sent someone to investigate the third princess?" The third princess is not the concubine of Prince Han's palace, but the concubine of Xinmaodun Chanyu, who is also the Han Chinese in Zhao Yao's mouth. princess.

"Who else could it be besides the fourth child?" King Han sneered, "How could the pig-brained second child think of sending someone to investigate the third princess?" King Han never looked down upon Dai Wang. "Only the second and fourth children have come to the north. The seventh and eighth children are in the capital. Their hands cannot reach here."

"If it is true that King Chu sent someone to investigate the third princess, then King Chu is more capable than we imagined." Yang Qi frowned slightly and said, "How did King Chu know that the third princess was related to us?"

Mentioning this matter, King Han's expression instantly became very ugly.

"How does this king know?" King Han did not regard King Chu as his real opponent. In his eyes, neither King Chu nor King Jing was his opponent. "I really underestimated the fourth child." Not many people in the world knew about his relationship with the third princess, but I didn't expect the fourth child to know about it.

"Not long after King Chu came to the north, he found out that we are related to the third princess. This resourcefulness is not simple." Yang Qi had told King Han before that he should not underestimate King Chu.

"Impossible." King Han waved his hand and said, "The fourth child has been closely monitored by us. It is impossible for him to find out our relationship with the third princess in such a short period of time."

"Your Highness, do you mean that King Chu knew about our affairs with the third princess before he came to the north?"

"It's very possible." King Han said with a cold face, "I always thought that there were no people from Lao Si in the north, but I didn't expect that Lao Si's people were hidden. Now it seems that there are also his people on the Xiongnu grassland. .”

"If this is the case, King Chu's power is deeper than we imagined." Yang Qi said, sighing softly, "My younger brother should not be underestimated." Mr. Yang Ling next to King Chu is Yang Qi. Kai's cousin.

"Sir, the fourth child has noticed that we have a relationship with the third princess. The fourth child must die, otherwise I will be the one who dies." King Han's eyes were filled with cold murderous intent.

"Your Highness, the King of Chu is not easy to kill." Yang Qi reminded King Han, "If the King of Chu dies in the north, everyone, including the emperor, will suspect that you killed him. Even if there is no evidence, people in the world will think that you are the murderer. , once you are charged with killing your brother, you will have no chance of becoming the emperor."

"If the fourth child does not die, our affairs will be exposed, and it will be me who will die." Of course King Han knew that King Chu died in the north, and he would be suspected, but being suspected is better than death. Besides, when he takes the throne in the future, his crime of murder will naturally disappear.

"The King of Chu must die, but he cannot die in the North." Yang Qi also knew that the King of Chu could not live. "Your Highness, wait until the King of Chu leaves the North and kill him on his way back to Beijing."

The King of Han had just been in a hurry and lost his mind, but he had forgotten that the King of Chu would soon leave the north and return to the capital.

"Sir, it's up to you to arrange this matter. You must kill the fourth child before he returns to the capital."

"Your Highness, I'm afraid the King of Chu is not that easy to kill." Yang Qifang remembered an incident many years ago, which made his face become worried.

Seeing Yang Qi's worried expression and hearing what he said again, King Han asked doubtfully: "Sir, what do you mean by this?"

"Your Highness, do you still remember when King Chu was ordered to go to Pengcheng to investigate the missing copper case?"

King Han didn't know what Yang Qiti was doing in this matter, but he had a profound memory of this incident. After all, the prince was deposed because of this incident.

"I remember."

"Then you still remember that the deposed prince, the deposed Duke of Zhen, and Dai Wang chased the King of Chu all the way, but the king of Chu returned to the capital unharmed and exposed the deposed prince for stealing copper and forging weapons."

After hearing what Yang Qi said, King Han finally remembered that this was the case. At that time, they all thought that the King of Chu had no chance of returning to the capital. Unexpectedly, the King of Chu not only returned safely, but also brought back evidence of the deposed prince stealing copper and forging weapons, which shocked them very much.

"I heard that the pursuit of King Chu was very brutal. Wave after wave, almost all of King Chu's people were killed." Yang Qi said, "I'm afraid that King Chu will use his same tactics again, making it impossible for us to kill him. . Furthermore, with the intelligence of the King of Chu, he should have guessed that we would not let him go, and must have been prepared."

"One wave of people is not enough, then ten waves of people. If ten waves of people are not enough, then one hundred waves. I don't believe that the fourth child can escape every time." King Han felt that his people were like the lackeys who deposed the crown prince. Strong, it is impossible not to kill the King of Chu. "The north is far away from the capital. There are many opportunities to kill the fourth child. If you don't succeed once, you will definitely succeed ten times."

Yang Qi felt that what King Han said made sense, "Your Highness is right."

"I wanted to save the fourth child's life and let him get rid of the second child, but I didn't expect that he would take the initiative to die. In that case, I will help him." The King of Chu will die sooner or later, and now that he dies early, it will not affect him. plan of. "When the second child returns to the capital, the seventh and eighth children will not let him go." When the second child and the seventh child are both defeated in the fight, he will take action again, and then the throne will be his.

Yang Qi talked to King Han for a while, and then left to arrange the assassination of King Chu.

At this time, Yang Ling was also discussing with the King of Chu about returning to Beijing.

"Your Highness, I think King Han already knows that you are investigating his relationship with the third princess. He will never let you return to the capital alive." Yang Ling said seriously, "I'm afraid King Han has arranged someone to assassinate you. You The next journey back to Beijing will be full of dangers."

King Chu was not surprised by this.

"Your Highness, the plan you used to escape from the golden cicada on the way to the south of the Yangtze River may not work this time." Yang Ling said with a heavy expression, "Your Highness, we must plan your return to Beijing this time, otherwise it will really happen. It's dangerous." After hearing this, King Chu raised his lips and chuckled: "Don't worry, sir, my tenth brother has already arranged my way back to Beijing."

"Your Highness the King of Han?" Yang Ling asked in surprise, "Your Highness, why did His Highness the King of Han arrange your return to Beijing?"

"Sir, my tenth brother told me about the relationship between King Han and the third princess of Xinmaodun Chanyu."

When Yang Ling heard this, he was horrified and shouted: "What..." Realizing that he had lost his composure, he quickly lowered his voice and asked, "Do you really mean what you said?"

"Seriously, it was the tenth brother who wrote to tell me, but the tenth brother only speculated that King Han and the third princess were related, and there was no evidence." Zhao Yao's original words were that King Han and the third princess were having an affair.

Yang Ling was shocked: "Why does His Highness the King of Han think that the King of Han is related to the third princess of Xinmaodun Chanyu?" He didn't even expect this.

"The tenth brother said that although the third princess is a woman, she can survive on the Xiongnu grassland and be favored. This is not what ordinary women can do..." King Han made Zhao Yao suspect that King Han and the third princess were related. He told Yang Ling about the clues in detail.

Yang Ling listened, with a look of horror on his face.

King Chu knew what Yang Ling was frightened about, so he didn't say anything more.

"Your Highness, Your Highness the King of Han..."

As soon as Yang Ling opened her mouth, King Chu raised his hand and interrupted, "Sir, I know what you are going to say. You don't need to say more. I still say the same thing. I believe my tenth brother."

Hearing what King Chu said, Yang Ling had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his lips.

"The tenth brother said in the letter that as long as I investigate the matter of King Han and the third princess, King Han will definitely notice it. King Han will try his best to kill me and will not let me return to the capital alive, so he gave me Make arrangements for your return to Beijing."

"How can the King of Han allow His Highness to return to the capital safely?"

"In two days, I will leave the north with the caravan arranged by my tenth brother and head to the Western Regions. When we arrive in the Western Regions, I will return to the capital." King Chu continued, "The tenth brother will arrange for someone to pretend to be me and stay here temporarily. A few days in the north. In a few days, this person will continue to pretend to be me and hit the road back to the capital."

Yang Ling reminded King Chu: "Your Highness, before you leave, King Han will definitely see you off. Then you will find that the person is not you, Your Highness."

"My tenth brother said that there is someone in Lingnan who is proficient in the art of disguise and will not let the King of Han find out."

"The art of disguise?" Yang Ling didn't believe it, "Is there really the art of disguise in this world?"

"Sir, I will know if there is one when I see him one day." King Chu believed Zhao Yao's words.

"Your Highness, His Highness the King of Han's wisdom and methods..." Yang Ling couldn't help but wanted to warn King Chu, but was still interrupted by King Chu.

"Sir, I believe that my tenth brother will not harm me."

Seeing that the King of Chu trusted the King of Han so much, Yang Ling felt angry and helpless.

"Your Highness, if His Highness the King of Han goes against you this time, please don't trust the King of Han again in the future."

"Okay." King Chu agreed very readily, "Sir, if the tenth brother does not harm me this time and helps me return to the capital safely, you can stop doubting the tenth brother in the future, okay?"

"Okay." If the King of Han does not take action this time, His Highness the King of Chu, it means that the King of Han is really not interested in seizing the legitimate son and has no intention of murdering His Highness the King of Chu.

King Chu did not talk about this matter again, and returned the topic to the relationship between King Han and the third princess.

"Your Highness, we have found out that King Han colluded with the third princess of the new Morton Shanyu, but we have no evidence. After you return to the capital, report this to the emperor. The emperor may not believe it." Yang Ling added, "The people we sent to the grassland have been discovered. I'm afraid it won't work if we send people to the grassland to collect evidence." They had already alerted the snake. King Han and the third princess were already on guard against them, and their people could not do anything more. Close to the grassland.

King Chu looked at Yang Ling, and then said with a profound expression: "Sir, don't underestimate the emperor's suspicion."

Yang Ling immediately understood what King Chu meant, and then a sudden smile appeared on his face.

The emperor, who was far away in the capital, suddenly sneezed.

"It must be that brat Xiao Shi who is scolding me."

Sun Kui: Your Majesty, you are really self-aware.

The emperor dropped the reviewed memorial in his hand, raised his hands and stretched, making an indecent sound of comfort from his mouth.

"Your Majesty, you are tired. Please give me a squeeze on your shoulders." Sun Kui walked up behind the emperor and squeezed his shoulders skillfully.

At this time, the secret guard walked in. Sun Kui hurriedly walked over, took the secret report from his hand, and immediately handed it to the emperor with both hands.

After reading the secret report, the emperor laughed and said: "Hahahaha, you brat really didn't disappoint me."

Seeing the emperor smiling so happily, Sun Kui asked boldly: "Your Majesty, what did His Highness the King of Han do to make you so happy?"

"That brat Xiao Shi noticed that Lao Wu was having an affair with the third princess of Moton Chanyu, and told Lao Si." The emperor smiled, "I thought it would take some time for this brat to find out, but I didn't expect this. The brat found out so quickly." That's right, the brat didn't disappoint him.

Sun Kui looked shocked: What, His Royal Highness the King of Han actually had an affair with the princess of Modun Shanyu? !
Wait, the emperor actually knows! (End of chapter)