Those years when I fished in Zhenwu Division

Wangfu.

Wang Jinghui frowned and paced back and forth in the study.

He originally thought that in today's morning court, based on the voting method proposed by Huo Yu, Wei Lianyi, who was opposed to having a daughter by all the civil and military officials in the court, would succeed to the throne, and then he would be able to take advantage of the general trend to exclude Wei Lianyi.

But what he never expected was that Wei Lianyi would come up with the idea of ​​using a martial arts competition to select the candidate for the new king.

This undoubtedly caught him and even the civil and military officials off guard.
Now that Wei Lianyi has completely established a foothold in the court, it may not be that easy to exclude her through voting.

In addition to Wang Jinghui, there were two other people in the study, namely Shen Xiaohan, the Minister of Punishment, and Qi Xikun, the Minister of Industry.

However, both of them did not speak at this time. They just sat there quietly, looking at their noses and hearts, waiting for Wang Jinghui to make up his mind.

After a long time, Wang Jinghui finally stopped, then sighed softly and murmured: "It seems that there is an expert behind the third princess who is giving advice."

Qi Xikun and Shen Xiaohan looked at each other, both speechless.

At this moment, a middle-aged man walked in holding a tray with three bowls of chicken soup that was delicious and delicious.

This middle-aged man is Wang Jinghui’s son, Wang Xianyu.

Wang Xianyu smiled and said, "Dad, you haven't eaten since morning. I ordered you to make your favorite chicken soup. Can you and the two adults try it?"

"Humph."

Seeing Wang Xianyu, Wang Jinghui snorted coldly, and then said lightly: "I can't eat anything now, you can take it back."

Hearing Wang Jinghui's words, Shen Xiaohan and Qi Xikun's expressions froze.

It can be said that the two of them came back with Wang Jinghui, and the sun was almost setting now.

We are already hungry after such a long time, so forget it if you don’t eat. There is no need to make decisions for us.

But now that Wang Jinghui has spoken, the two of them can only watch helplessly.

You can't just sit there and enjoy your meal while your boss is frowning.

Seeing the glint in the eyes of Shen Xiaohan and Qi Xikun, Wang Xianyu naturally understood what they were thinking.

He placed the two bowls of chicken soup on the tray on the table in front of them, then said with a smile: "Master Shen, Master Qi, this chicken is a local chicken specially bought from the countryside. It is fresh."

"My father is not hungry, but the two adults must be. You two should try it first, and then help me persuade my father."

"Haha, if Mr. Wang is interested, then Shen would rather be respectful than obey his orders."

Shen Xiaohan said with a smile, then he started to eat the chicken soup in front of him.

When Qi Xikun saw this, he couldn't help but said: "Mr. Wang, you are Mr. Wang's son. I think you know better than outsiders like us what Mr. Wang's temper is. You put the chicken soup here first, and your father will think about it later." If you have it, you can eat it.”

After saying that, he imitated Shen Xiaohan and calmly held the bowl and drank.

"Dad, two adults, I will go down first."

When Wang Xianyu saw this, he took the tray and left the study.

Wang Jinghui didn't pay too much attention to this episode. All his thoughts were on the court now.

Now Wei Lianyi proposed to choose a new king through a martial arts competition.

This is undoubtedly the army that has conquered the two major civil and military factions in the court at the same time.

Because neither the eldest prince nor the second prince was Wei Lianyi's opponent.
Therefore, both of them would definitely not agree to the proposal of a martial arts competition.

But Jiang Shunjie's words in the court made the officials who chose neutrality have a faint tendency to fall towards Wei Lianyi.

As Jiang Shunjie said, Song Jingfu lost to Yuan Dun in the battle with the late emperor. If he comes back again, will anyone in Wei be his opponent?

Wei Lianyi is now a Hidden Dragon Realm warrior, and it is almost certain that he will be promoted to the Soul Palace Realm in the future.

With her here, maybe there will be some countermeasures when Song Jingfu makes a comeback in the future.

But if one of the eldest prince or the second prince ascends the throne, there is really nothing he can do about Song Jingfu.

By then, all the kingdoms of Wei had been usurped, and naturally there would be no need to fight for the throne.

The reason why the neutral faction has not completely turned to Wei Lianyi is simply because they are worried that the civil and military factions still have backup plans.

Before the situation in the court is clear, they will definitely not take sides easily.

This will prevent him from being liquidated when the eldest prince and the second prince ascend the throne.

At this moment, a servant walked in quickly.

He said respectfully: "Master, Master Huo, Master Kong, Master Wu are here."

After hearing what the servant said, Wang Jinghui, Shen Xiaohan and Qi Xikun were all startled.

Except for Jiang Shunjie, the core of power of the civil and military factions can be said to have gathered in the palace.

Wang Jinghui frowned slightly, and there was a flash of light in his vicissitudes of life.

A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth and he murmured: "It seems that Huo Yu has no countermeasures now and is ready to completely join forces with me."

He had expected this situation.

Huo Yu came over last night and proposed to force Wei Lianyi out by voting.

After hearing Huo Yu's proposal, Wang Jinghui immediately nodded in agreement.

After all, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

In any case, regarding Wei Lianyi, the two sides were able to join forces to defend against foreign enemies for a short period of time.

After Wei Lianyi is eliminated, both parties can discuss behind closed doors until the final candidate for the throne is selected.

Now that Huo Yu couldn't bear his temper and came to the door, it showed that he was more panicked than Wang Jinghui.

Rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to take the initiative to make peace and then deal with Wei Lianyi together.

As for the next selection of candidates for the throne, he would not mind giving up the throne as long as he could gain more benefits.

Wang Jinghui said hurriedly: "Please come quickly."

"Yes."

The servant walked out quickly.

Qi Xikun and Shen Xiaohan had also finished drinking the chicken soup, got up and followed Wang Jinghui out of the study.

Those who come are guests. If you don't go out to greet them, you would be disrespecting them.

After a while, the servant led Huo Yu, Kong Jingyi, and Wu Zexing to the courtyard of the study.

"Haha, Mr. Huo, Mr. Kong, and Mr. Yin are visiting. It's really disrespectful and disrespectful for Mr. Wang to welcome you from afar."

Wang Jinghui greeted with a smile and cupped his fists.

"Haha, Mr. Chief Assistant, we are here unexpectedly. It seems that we are uninvited. Sir, Mr. Chief Assistant, please don't take it personally."

Huo Yu said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Master Qi and Master Shen are here too."

"Master Huo."

Shen Xiaohan and Qi Xikun smiled and bowed.

The harmonious appearance of both parties would not make anyone realize that secretly the two parties were already at war over the throne.

"Master Huo, Master Kong, Master Yin, please come in quickly."

Wang Jinghui made a false gesture and called the three of them to go to the study.

As soon as everyone sat down at the host and guest seats in the study, the maids immediately served them one by one with hot tea, and the fragrance of tea suddenly filled the entire study.

Wang Jinghui took a sip of tea, then said with a smile: "I wonder why Mr. Huo is visiting at this time?"

Now that time is running out, he has no time to engage in a subtle confrontation with the other party.

Come up with countermeasures as soon as possible so that both parties can sleep peacefully tonight.

Huo Yu took a sip of hot tea and sighed: "Sir, Chief Assistant, I wonder if Master Chief, Master Shen, and Master Qi have heard of everything that happened in Tai'an City today."

What happened in Tai'an City today?
Wang Jinghui and the others were startled when they heard this, and they all looked at Huo Yu in confusion.

"Master Huo, what happened in the city today?"

Qi Xikun asked with a puzzled expression.

Kong Jingyi on the side explained with a wry smile: "Everything that happened in the court this morning has been publicized."

"The third princess intends to use martial arts competitions to select a new king, and this has been widely recognized by the people in the city."

"Not only that, even the martial arts warriors in the city highly admire the method of fighting to select a new king."

"Now, except for the civil and military officials in the court, almost all the people in Tai'an City support the third princess to succeed to the throne."

After hearing what Kong Jingyi said, Wang Jinghui and the others suddenly changed their expressions.

They also didn't expect that such a big thing would happen in Tai'an City on this day.Wei Lianyi's move can be said to be using the people in the city to force them to give in!

Huo Yu shook his head and sighed: "I have to say that this move of the third princess is indeed unexpected."

Then he turned to look at Wang Jinghui, and continued: "Master Chief Assistant, now everyone in Tai'an City is a supporter of the Third Princess. As time goes by, this general trend is no longer limited to Tai'an City. "

"I'm afraid the people in Jingzhou and even the Jiuzhou of the Wei Dynasty will choose to support the third princess to succeed to the throne after hearing about this."

"Now that the news has not been completely spread, we must find a way to cut through the mess quickly and end this matter as soon as possible!"

After hearing what Huo Yu said, Wang Jinghui frowned and thought for a moment, and then said calmly: "I wonder if Mr. Huo has any good ideas?"

"Now that we are in decline, if Mr. Huo has a good idea, he might as well tell everyone about it. Anyway, all of you sitting here are not outsiders. They are all old acquaintances in the court for many years."

Now that Huo Yu has come to the door, it means that he already has an idea in his mind.

Facing the eyes of everyone present, Huo Yu chuckled and said, "Huo really has a solution here. Sir, you might as well listen to it."

"Although the people of Tai'an City have been instigated by the third princess to support her succession."

"But these common people are nothing more than mere wallflowers. After listening to a few words, they will immediately fall towards the third princess like wallflowers."

"These common people are nothing to worry about, and they will not interfere with the selection of the new king in the court."

"But the martial arts warriors in Jiuzhou's arena are a change we have to consider."

"More and more Jianghu warriors choose to support the third princess in succeeding to the throne, which will inevitably cause certain obstacles to the court."

"So we must hurry up and make a final decision as soon as possible before everything becomes a prairie fire!"

"Oh?"

Wang Jinghui raised his eyebrows, then chuckled and said, "I wonder if Mr. Huo has any good ideas to help us end this matter as soon as possible?"

"Huo's method is very simple."

Huo Yu took a sip of the hot tea in the cup, and then chuckled: "You and I will join hands to choose the eldest prince to succeed us at tomorrow's morning meeting!"

Upon hearing Huo Yu's words, both Qi Xikun and Shen Xiaohan's expressions changed.

On the contrary, Kong Jingyi and Wu Zexing, perhaps because they had already passed their breath before arriving, did not show any signs of losing their composure.

I think the three of them had already made this decision in advance before they came back, that is, they would give up supporting the second prince to ascend the throne and instead support the eldest prince.

Hearing Huo Yu's suggestion, Wang Jinghui's eyes flashed.
Naturally, he also considered this method, whether to switch to the second prince to ascend the throne.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yu brought someone to the door in advance.

However, he also knew very well that it might not be that simple for Huo Yu's group to switch to the eldest prince.

Unless he can get enough benefits, why shouldn't Huo Yu support the third princess?

Wang Jinghui took a sip of tea, and then said calmly: "Master Huo's proposal really flattered Wang, but what made Wang curious was that if he wanted Master Huo to support the eldest prince, the eldest prince would have to pay something for it. what?"

As a veteran in the court, you must learn to understand the deep meaning of the other party's words.

Who would do something without profit?

Huo Yu chuckled and said: "It's very simple. Huo has a granddaughter named Ji Nuan. She is now 18 years old. She is extremely beautiful in appearance, figure and temperament."

After hearing Huo Yu's words, Wang Jinghui and the others immediately understood what he meant.

This is because Ji Nuan wants to marry the eldest prince and become the future queen. Then both parties will be their own.

With this relationship, even if the eldest prince ascends the throne, he will definitely not liquidate the members of the martial arts sect who once supported the second prince.

But there was a problem. The second prince lost the chance to compete for the throne. What would happen if he stayed or stayed?
There was no need to ask the eldest prince about the position of the empress, Wang Jinghui could agree to it for him.

Just the placement of the second prince is not that simple.

Wang Jinghui said calmly: "I wonder how the second prince will arrange it. Can he agree to this?"

"As for the second prince."

Huo Yu frowned, and then said: "There was a rebellion by King Wu in Yanzhou, so it is not suitable as a fiefdom for the second prince."

"If the eldest prince succeeds to the throne, the second prince can be granted the title of King Yan and the two states of Guwu."

Guzhou and Wuzhou are the fiefdoms of the second prince.
Wang Jinghui frowned and thought.

Both Guzhou and Wuzhou are located in the northwest of the Wei Dynasty. Their areas are almost the same as Yanzhou, and both are extremely barren.

If only one of the states is used as the second prince's fiefdom, then the second prince will definitely have a lot of resentment in his heart.

But now these two states are regarded as the fiefdoms of the second prince, which is enough to give him face.

After all, in the past, making a king meant giving a state a land as a fiefdom for the prince.

Although the second prince failed to succeed to the throne, he could be regarded as a local emperor in Guzhou and Wuzhou.

Wang Jinghui frowned and thought for a moment, and then said: "Since Mr. Huo has said so, Wang has nothing to say, so just do as Mr. Huo said."

"Since the First Assistant agrees to this matter, let's discuss some details of tomorrow's meeting."

Huo Yu chuckled and said: "In order to prevent the third princess from dying again, it is crucial to win over the Qinglong Commander and the Suzaku Commander of the Zhenwu Division."

Wang Jinghui nodded and chuckled: "This is natural."

As long as Huang Zhenkai and Yuan Xian are pulled into their own camp, the three princesses will no longer be able to move around.

Huo Yu smiled and said: "Tonight, Huo will go into the palace to persuade the second prince. Commander Qinglong and Commander Suzaku will leave it to the Chief Assistant."

The matter is now only a consensus reached by both parties, but the second prince Wei Zongyue has not informed him of the matter yet. Huo Yu has to go to the palace, inform the second prince of the matter, and persuade him to give up the throne.

"Ok."

Wang Jinghui nodded and agreed with Huo Yu's proposal.

After the two sides discussed the relevant details of tomorrow morning's meeting, Huo Yu took his leave and left.

Wang Jinghui sent the three of them all the way to the gate of the palace, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the three people riding away on the carriage.

There was a strange light in his eyes, and he murmured in a low voice: "It seems that the winner of this matter will be decided in the morning tomorrow."

The sun was about to set, and after finally refining all the effects of the Niwan Dan, Su Yu stood up and stretched his arms.

"How time flies."

Looking at the layers of burning clouds stained by the setting sun, Su Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Now that the Su Mansion is still under reconstruction, he doesn't need to go home.

Liang Yuxuan and others even used their Qianhu Mansion as a temporary residence and brought all their family members over to stay temporarily.

It was now dinner time, and when I was about to ask Ma Zai to order some dishes at the Grand Hyatt Restaurant, Hong Heng, a member of the Hundred Households under his command, walked in quickly.

"The humble job has seen adults."

Hong Heng said respectfully.

Su Yu looked surprised and said: "Hong Heng, what can you do?"

"My lord, it's like this. I have encountered a difficult matter now, and I need your lord to make a decision."

Hong Heng said respectfully: "Just half an hour ago, the family of Xie Yuping, a civilian girl in Tai'an City, came to report to the officials, saying that Xie Yuping was raped by Xu Delin, the grandson of Xu Ming, the Minister of Rites, and that Xie Yuping has now committed suicide by drowning in the river."

"Sir, tell me, should we take action to bring Xu Delin to justice?"

Su Yu frowned and said, "Shouldn't this kind of case be reported to the official? What does it have to do with our Zhenwu Division?"

Hong Heng continued: "Sir, Xie Yuping's family has reported it to the government, but the government does not want to take care of it. After all, the criminal is Xu Delin, who is the grandson of the Minister of Rites."

"Also, Xu Delin is a bronze-skin realm warrior."

Hearing these words, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed across Su Yu's mind.

"Yes, why didn't I think of it? The civil and military officials in the court may be smelly and hard as the stones in the pit, but their families may be an opportunity for breakthrough."

Su Yu's eyes lit up and he murmured in a low voice: "As long as we grasp their weak points, won't we be able to take them down without any blood?"

He was still thinking about how to change the minds of the civil and military officials in the court.

Now it seems, isn’t there a way?

These officials may not commit crimes, but their descendants must have committed many crimes over the years.

When the time comes, they will all be taken to the martial prison. Isn't this just taking the emperor to order the princes?

Thinking of this, Su Yu got up and walked towards Zhenfu Mansion.

Hong Heng, who was behind him, was a little confused and couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what should we do about Xie Yuping's case?"

Su Yu said without looking back: "Arrest him and take him to a martial arts prison!"

Hong Heng responded: "Yes!" (End of Chapter)