The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In Youzhou, in the palace of King Han, King Han is playing chess with Yang Qi. However, his face was not pretty, his brows were furrowed and his expression was very impatient. Yang Qi, who was sitting opposite him, looked calm.

"Your Highness, if our dead soldiers take action, the King of Chu will definitely die. You don't have to worry." Yang Qi was not worried about whether the King of Chu would die, but was worried about the aftermath. No matter how perfect they were, they would still leave clues, and with the court's ability, they might be able to find out that King Chu's death was related to them.

Yang Qicong did not dare to underestimate the imperial court in the capital, mainly because the emperor was too powerful and his thoughts were elusive. Once it attracts the attention of the court and the emperor, things will become very serious.

The emperor has always loved the King of Chu. If the King of Chu is killed, the emperor cannot remain indifferent and will definitely issue an order to investigate the matter. He couldn't quite guarantee that they didn't leave any traces behind. If the court finds out that King Chu was killed by them, the emperor will definitely not spare His Highness King Han.

Alas, I hope his frame-up will succeed. In this way, His Royal Highness King Han will be safe.

King Han was very confident in the dead soldiers he raised in his palace. Logically speaking, he should not worry, but the assassins he sent before never killed King Chu, which made him suspicious of the dead soldiers he sent out.

"The fourth child is so evil, I feel uneasy." The fourth child came to the north this time with full preparations. In addition, he is inherently sinister and treacherous, so it will not be easy to get rid of him.

"Your Highness, no matter how evil the King of Chu is, he is still a human being and there is no way he can survive from our dead soldiers." Yang Qi did not expect that King Han, who had always been self-reliant, would be uneasy at this time.

Hearing what Yang Qi said so confidently, the uneasiness in King Han's heart dissipated a lot.

"That's what sir said."

"Your Highness, we just sit back and wait for the good news."

"I am waiting."

King Han's expression returned to normal, a careless smile appeared on his lips, and he continued to play chess with Yang Qi.

After the two of them finished playing chess, the dead man came back.

When he learned that King Chu had fallen off the cliff, King Han laughed heartily: "Dead, the fourth child is finally dead."

Yang Qi did not laugh happily like King Han, but asked the dead man carefully about the process of King Chu falling from the cliff. Also, did they go to the bottom of the cliff to find the body of King Chu.

The dead men told Yang Qi that they deliberately forced King Chu and his party to the cliff and seriously injured them. Before falling off the cliff, the King of Chu and several of his followers were seriously injured. There was no way they would survive after falling off the cliff. Of course, they went to look for the body of King Chu at the bottom of the cliff. King Chu's body was in tatters, but fortunately King Chu's face was not completely destroyed, so they were sure that King Chu was dead.

After hearing what the dead man said, Yang Qi could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"You did a good job."

When Yang Qi had previously ordered the dead men to assassinate the King of Chu, he disguised himself as bandits and robbed and killed the King of Chu. Unexpectedly, the dead soldiers not only succeeded in pretending to be bandits, but also forced the King of Chu to fall off the cliff. In this way, if the imperial court sends people to investigate the cause of King Chu's death in the future, it will be impossible to find out that it was their handiwork.

The dead man was praised, but his face remained expressionless.

Yang Qi asked the dead man some more questions before letting him retreat.

"Your Highness, you can rest assured now."

The King of Han was in a good mood, "I am so happy." The death of the King of Chu not only allowed the King of Han to keep his biggest secret, but also eliminated the biggest worry in his heart. "Sir, this is something worth celebrating. Let's go and have a few drinks."

Yang Qi would not spoil King Han's happiness, "Your Highness, we will not return home until we get drunk tonight."

"Okay, I won't come back until I'm drunk." These days, because the assassination of King Chu has been unsuccessful, King Han and Yang Qi were not in a good mood. Now that King Chu is finally dead, the big stone weighing on their hearts is finally gone.

After confirming that King Chu was completely dead, King Han continued to interact with the third princess secretly as before. But Dai Wang in the north was not aware of it.

King Han did not send the news of King Chu's death back to the capital. They will keep the King of Chu's death a secret until the court finds out.

In order to prevent the court from discovering that there was something strange about King Chu's death, Yang Qi sent people to the place where King Chu fell from the cliff and destroyed all the bodies of King Chu and his entourage. Destroy the body and eliminate all traces, so that the court will not find anything.

Zhao Yao, who was far away in Marsh Mansion, also received the news that "King Chu" fell off a cliff and died, and also learned that King Han sent people to destroy the body and eliminate traces.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, my fifth brother is really ruthless. I destroyed the corpse and wiped out all traces. After all, I am also his fourth brother."

He Lianfang frowned slightly and asked, "Is Tiger Thirteen dead?"

Zhao Yao winked at He Lianfang playfully, "Second uncle, guess what."

Hearing what Zhao Yao said, He Lianfang knew that Tiger Thirteen was not dead.

"Tiger Thirteen is not dead, what happened to the body?"

"Of course the human skin mask was transferred to someone else's body." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "King Han and the others never dreamed that the corpse they destroyed was someone else, not the real fourth brother."

"King Han never dreamed that he would be tricked by you." If King Han knew that everything he did was controlled by Zhao Yao, he would probably be angry to death. "Where is King Chu now?"

"In order to make King Han happy for a few more days, I have written to tell Fourth Brother that King Han killed the fake King of Chu. I asked Fourth Brother not to rush back to the capital, but to delay some time on the way back to Beijing."

"The King of Chu has not returned to the capital for a long time. The court will notice that something happened to him." He Lianfang glanced at the playful Zhao Yao and said, "You are letting the King of Chu fake his death again. A few years ago, the King of Chu faked his death once, and this time again Fake death, do you think those people will believe it?”

"As long as Fourth Brother doesn't show up for a period of time, those in the court will believe that Fourth Brother is really dead." Zhao Yao crossed his hands behind his head and said in a casual tone, "But should Fourth Brother fake his death again?" It’s not me who can make the decision about those people in the capital, it’s the fourth brother’s decision.”

"The King of Chu is already on his way back to Beijing. Do you think he will disappear for a while?" He Lianfang added, "It is a serious crime to deceive the emperor."

"I think the fourth brother will not choose to disappear for a period of time to make the fake death more real." Zhao Yao understood the temperament of King Chu. "The fourth brother found out that the King of Han had colluded with the third princess of the Huns. He would Worried that King Han and the others would be detrimental to Zhou, although he had no evidence, he would tell his father about it and remind him to be wary of King Han and the third princess. "The fourth brother cares more about Zhou than seizing the throne. safety. "When fourth brother returns to Beijing, King Han's expression will be very exciting, but it's a pity that I can't see it."

Seeing Zhao Yao playing with King Han in the palm of his hand, He Lianfang felt a little sympathy for King Han.

"King Chu telling the emperor about the collusion between King Han and the third princess will only alert the enemy. You should advise him not to tell the emperor for the time being and wait patiently to see what King Han and the third princess will do."

"I told Fourth Brother, but I don't know if Fourth Brother will listen."

He Lianfang suddenly asked: "If it were you, what would you do?"

"I won't tell my father for the time being, after all, I have no evidence. I will continue to keep an eye on King Han and the third princess, and then wait until the time is right to kill them all, so that we can avoid future troubles forever." Unfortunately, the fourth brother is not him.

He Lianfang was very satisfied with Zhao Yao's answer.

"This is the biggest difference between you and King Chu."

"Second uncle, which one do you think is better, me or fourth brother?"

"Of course it's you."

"I knew you would talk about me, second uncle." Zhao Yao said, "There is nothing wrong with fourth brother if he does this."

He Lianfang said nothing.

"When Fourth Brother returns to the capital, the court will become lively again. Fortunately, I am not in the capital."

"Aren't you the one who's causing the unrest in the capital?"

"How could it be me?" Zhao Yao jumped up with an expression of being wronged, "I didn't do anything. The culprit is King Han. Second uncle, how can you say that to me?" "Tell King Chu, Han Isn’t it you who is in cahoots with the third princess?”

"Second uncle, do you mean I shouldn't tell fourth brother this matter?"

"It shouldn't have happened in the first place." He Lianfang initially objected to Zhao Yao telling King Chu about this.

Zhao Yao glared at He Lianfang and said angrily: "I don't think I shouldn't." He told the fourth brother this matter, firstly for Da Zhou, and secondly to allow the fourth brother to make great contributions.

He Lianfang naturally saw Zhao Yao's purpose and taunted him unceremoniously: "You really have good intentions."

Zhao Yao pretended to be stupid and whistled: "I don't know what you are talking about."

He Lianfang did not intend to let Zhao Yao go, and pointedly stated his purpose: "King Dai went to the northern border to resist the Huns this time and made great contributions. You were afraid that King Dai's contribution would be too great to surpass that of King Chu, so you sent King Han and the three princesses Tell the King of Chu about the collusion, and the King of Chu will be considered to have made a great contribution."

Zhao Yao continued to act stupid, "I didn't think so."

He Lianfang sneered: "Ha!"

"Second uncle, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." Zhao Yao ran out in a hurry.

He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao's running back, with helplessness and doting in his eyes that he didn't even notice.

After Zhao Yao ran out of the study, he saw people from the secret guard camp looking for him. He took the people from the secret guard camp to another room, "Did you find out?"

The people in the secret guard camp replied respectfully: "Found it."

Zhao Yao asked: "Is it Xiang He, Taishi Liu, or the four generals?"

"None of them, Your Highness."

"No?" Zhao Yao looked in disbelief, "It's true or false, how is it possible?"

People in the secret guard camp: "Your Highness, the future Princess of Han is born a commoner."

"What did you say?" Zhao Yao suspected that he heard it wrong just now, "Say it again."

"Your Highness, your future princess is born a commoner and is a villager in Xiaojia Village outside the capital."

"What?" Zhao Yao heard clearly this time, but he still had an expression of disbelief on his face, "A villager in Xiaojia Village?"

"Your Highness, the name of your future princess is..." The people in the secret guard camp reported to Zhao Yao in great detail what they had investigated.

After hearing this, Zhao Yao's expression changed from shocked to weird.

"Where is this song coming from?" He originally thought that the future princess arranged for him by his father must have an extraordinary background. She came from He Xiang, Grand Master Liu, or the family of the four generals. No matter how bad she is, she will still be the daughter of a certain minister. He never expected that his future princess would be a commoner. "Why are they civilians?"

The people in the secret guard camp didn't understand either, "Your Highness is indeed a civilian."

"This..." Zhao Yao was stunned, "What the hell is your father doing?" Isn't his favorite person his father's favorite? Doesn't he want him to inherit the throne? How can his future princess be a commoner? Could it be that he made a mistake and that the person his father liked the most was not him, but his fourth brother?
"Your Highness, I don't understand." The person from the secret guard camp said again, "However, your future princess has been learning various rules in the past few years, and she is also learning music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and nvren."

"It's normal for my father to send someone to teach her these things. After all, she will be the Princess of Han in the future. If she doesn't know any rules, it will be a disgrace to the royal family." What on earth is my father planning?

"Your Highness, your future princess has also learned farming, medicine, arithmetic and other things."

"Ah? Why do you want her to learn these things?" Zhao Yao looked confused, "Do women from aristocratic families also learn these things?" He didn't know what the daughter of aristocratic families learned before getting married.

The person from the secret guard camp said: "A woman from an aristocratic family probably doesn't know how to learn farming."

"No, my future princess is not a commoner. Why should she learn farming?" Zhao Yao became more and more confused as he listened.

"Your Highness, your future princess has been learning all kinds of things in the past eight years."

"Wait, what did you say, eight years?" Zhao Yao said in shock, "How old was she eight years ago?"

"Your future princess has been learning all kinds of things since she was seven years old."

Zhao Yao exclaimed: "In other words, eight years ago, or even nine years ago, my father decided on the princess for me?!"

"Your Highness, your future princess entered the palace two years ago and is now a female official in the Shang Palace Bureau."

Zhao Yao's eyes widened: "!!!!!"

The people in the secret guard camp continued: "However, just last month, your future princess left the palace and returned to her home to prepare for marriage."

Zhao Yao: "..."

After the people in the secret guard camp finished speaking, they almost couldn't help laughing when they saw Zhao Yao's dumbfounded expression.

After a while, Zhao Yao finally came to his senses, "Does my mother-in-law know that my future princess is a commoner?"

"Concubine Liang doesn't know, and the emperor didn't tell anyone."

Zhao Yao: "My father is still hiding the truth from my mother and concubine?!"

"Not even your future princess's family knows that she is about to marry you."

Zhao Yaozhen said in shock: "What?" Damn it, what on earth is my father doing? I can’t figure it out, I really can’t figure it out. "Is my future princess beautiful?" The fact that his future princess was born a commoner really shocked and puzzled him, but he did not dislike that his future princess was a commoner. There is nothing wrong with being born a commoner, but whether you look good or not is very important.

When the people in the secret guard camp heard Zhao Yao's question, they were stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Don't worry, Your Highness, your future princess is very beautiful."

"That's good." Zhao Yao asked the people in the secret guard camp, "Why do you think my father arranged for me to be a commoner princess?"

"I don't know, but the emperor must have a deep meaning in doing this."

Zhao Yao curled his lips in disgust and said, "The fart means something bad, I think." With his father's temperament, he definitely didn't have any good intentions in making this arrangement. He always felt that his father was cheating him.

People in the secret guard camp did not dare to speak ill of the emperor, so they chose to keep their mouths shut.

"I don't understand, I really don't understand." Did his father arrange this to prove that he, the King of Han, was not favored? What about making his royal brothers think that he is completely out of the game? If that were the case, that would be great. But his father and his second uncle kept secretly arranging for him to sit on the throne.

"Your Highness, why don't you let me continue to keep an eye on the future princess?"

"Keep watching." No matter what the hell his father is doing, he has to understand his future princess, otherwise wouldn't it be too embarrassing if he doesn't know anything when he gets married in the future. "The things about the future Princess of Han are kept secret. Don't tell anyone, including my second uncle."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhao Yao waved his hand and told the people in the secret guard camp to retreat. He put his hand on his forehead and sighed faintly: Father, what on earth are you doing, this bad old man? (End of chapter)