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In the study room, Zhao Guangyuan rubbed the ring on his hand. This is the male ring in the pair of rings, which is the same as the one on Xia'er's hand. He drew the drawings himself and handed them over to Lin Qiushan to build.

The one you love is not around, you can only see things and miss them.

In the study, a group of confidants had different opinions, and he listened quietly.

Some of the confidants said that they would take revenge on the King of Chu, while others said that they should continue to keep a low profile and recharge their batteries, waiting for the prince and the King of Qin to fight to the death, and then reap the benefits.

Zhao Guangyuan's mind was far away, thinking about his brothers...

His father had sixteen princes. His brother and Eleven were gone, leaving fourteen. When he was fourteen, fifteen or sixteen, he was still underage. When he was a child, his fifth brother, King Zhao, fell off a horse and injured his leg. He became lame. Now he spends most of his time behind closed doors and ignores everything except painting and calligraphy.

There are ten adult princes left, all with their own thoughts.

The prince won over most of his brothers, and the King of Qin and King Chu also had people standing beside him.

People like Lao Jiu Lao Shi, whose mother and concubine are absent and whose maternal family is not visible, naturally side with the prince. Seeing that he was a child, Thirteen probably didn't think that way, but he couldn't help but that Concubine Liu would push him forward.

The sixth child is only one month older than me. When he was a child, he loved to compete with him. Now it seems that he is not that close to him. Judging from what he has done over the years, he can neither rely on the prince nor the King of Qin, and cannot offend either.

Among the brothers, there are either people like Lao Sixty-three who cannot rely on each other, or people like Lao Jiu and Lao Ten who openly support the prince.

The prince also won over the eighth king of Wei. The family of the King of Wei was a family of military generals. They had guarded the border for several generations and had soldiers and horses in their hands. It also gave the prince a lot of confidence.

Zhao Guangyuan thought carefully about his brothers. Except for two or three whose mothers were ordinary palace servants, the rest were all from high-status maternal families. The maternal ancestor of the Thirteenth King was the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, the maternal grandfather of the King of Qin and Chu was the Minister of Rites, and the maternal grandfather of the Twelfth King of Wu was in the Ministry of War...

The most prominent one is of course his maternal family, the Lu family.

His maternal ancestor was a first-class Duke, and his family had been military generals for more than ten generations. He lived almost as long as Da Qi. He was famous in Da Qi, and everyone knew about him.

It's a pity that it was wiped out ten years ago.

Zhao Guangyuan pinched the ring on his hand, with hatred in his eyes.

"Your Majesty..."

Zhao Guangyuan collected his thoughts. "It is to keep a low profile. It is not easy for us to confront the Crown Prince and the King of Qin now. But the King of Chu is openly plotting against me. If I don't fight back, it will appear that I am incompetent and will only increase his arrogance."

All the confidants nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty is right. If you don't fight back after being beaten, and others know about it, you will think that Your Majesty is resigned to it. Then who of those who are watching secretly will come to fight? You have to show Your Majesty's ability!"

And what King Chu did was really disgusting. He actually used His Highness Sixteenth Highness as a target, without any regard for His Highness's life. If His Highness Sixteenth was not saved from drowning, the thorn in the Emperor's heart would only be pierced deeper.

And no matter what the truth is, the reason lies with the prince. The prince has acquired a reputation of being ruthless and mentally dark, which I am afraid he will never be able to wash away.

This act of King Chu is shameful.

Seeing that most of his confidants agreed to return for revenge, Zhao Guangyuan reminded: "Didn't the secret guard find out Wangbei City's stronghold? Tonight, they took advantage of his unpreparedness and completely destroyed his stronghold."

King Qin and King Chu relied on these secret guards in their hands to do a lot of things behind their backs. But Zhao Guangyuan estimated that they didn't have many secret guards in their hands.

There are many eyes and ears in the capital, and his father is suspicious of his temper. King Qin and King Chu want to train dead soldiers, but the manpower is limited. It just happened to destroy the stronghold behind it and cut off his wings.

As a warning.

"Yes!" Fang Er and others were excited. It's just that having to retaliate so happily makes people feel comfortable.

But some staff members have concerns. "Your Majesty, will this effort and mobilization of people be enough to frighten the enemy?"

By destroying the secret stronghold of Qin and Chu, the prince's strength will be exposed to those two people. I'm just afraid that the tiger will jump over the wall in a hurry.

"It's okay. The two of them don't dare to publicize this matter." Zhao Guangyuan explained calmly.

Even if those two people knew that it was him who did it, so what, they would just keep the matter under wraps and never dare to make it public. It is known to everyone that he has not returned to Beijing for ten years. But that stronghold in Bei City has existed for a long time, and if they were to be investigated, the two of them would be in trouble.

On the contrary, they were afraid that the emperor would find his head, so the two of them would take the initiative to wipe it clean.

In this way, you can also pause for a while to allow him to do something free.

"Yes. Your Majesty is wise!"

That night, some residents in Bei City vaguely heard the sound of swords clashing. Those who lived nearby hid in their beds and shivered. The sound of swords clashing didn't stop until dawn.

The people living in Beishi are ordinary poor people. They usually go out to make a living before dawn, but today, as promised, everyone opened the door at dawn.

After daybreak, King Chu got the report and smashed a whole room of household items angrily. Then he stepped on the mess on the ground and went to Prince Qin's mansion.

King Qin was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect Zhao Guangyuan to act so quickly and with such ruthless methods. They destroyed all their strongholds in Bei City overnight and killed all the twenty or so people inside.

Those twenty or so people were all masters of the first and second attributes. They had been trained for so many years and used to their advantage, but they were all gone overnight?

"No one alive?"

"No one is alive." King Chu gritted his teeth bitterly. Those arms were all theirs, and they were quite easy to use, but now they are all gone. He hated him so much that his eyes could spit fire, so he almost ran across the palace and killed him.

"Third brother, how did he find out about us?"

He thought he did it cleanly. Before he went to bed at night, he got the news that King Jin was still very worried. He interrogated all the servants and masters in the He Mansion, but he couldn't find out anything.

But how did Zhao Guangyuan find out about him? The people he sent to push Liu Shiliu had no branches, no vines, no handles, and the people were gone. How did Zhao Guangyuan find out?

Or was he just assuming that because he sent people to his house to inquire about it that night, he assumed that he had done it and sent people to destroy his stronghold?

Is Zhao Guangyuan so indifferent? Would you rather kill by mistake than let go? He doesn't have such a temper. Or was it that ten years of guarding the tomb had changed him? Becoming cruel and ruthless?

King Qin looked at him like an idiot, "I told you that your methods were clumsy, but you still didn't believe me. In Prince Jin's mansion, he guessed it was you. With your temperament, if you hadn't done it, you would have jumped out and pointed. He cursed."

It was only after he returned home that he thought of this loophole.

At that time, Zhao Guangyuan tested the fourth brother, but the fourth brother did not argue with him. He did not find the problem at the time. He did not think of this loophole until he reviewed everything that happened yesterday at night.

I wanted to make amends today, but unexpectedly I heard the news that the Beishi stronghold had been destroyed.

"He guessed that you did it yesterday, but how can you tell that he did it?" "Who else could it be if it wasn't him!" King Chu was impatient and jumped up in anger when he heard what his third brother said. , as if Zhao Guangyuan was in front of him and was about to go forward and kill him.

"Are you so sure? Couldn't it be that the prince sent someone to do it? The prince just took the opportunity to blame the matter on Lao Qi, causing the two of us to fight, killing two birds with one stone."

"Impossible!" King Chu jumped to retort, but he never thought about the prince.

"The prince is not only mediocre, he is also cautious. He would never send someone to do such a thing in the capital. He is afraid of arousing our revenge, making my father dissatisfied with him, and making his position as heir apparent unstable."

In recent years, the prince has always noticed the secret methods used by his brothers, but most of the time there is no effective measure to stop it. He and his third brother slowly grew up secretly.

The crown prince's position as heir apparent was picked up by someone else. He just wanted to put an end to troubles, but he didn't dare to use such forceful measures. He must maintain his image of benevolence and kindness at all times.

Besides, if the matter is exposed and reaches the ears of the emperor and the imperial emissary, saying that he keeps secret guards privately, he will shed his skin until he dies, and his position as crown prince may not be stable.

Never take any chances.

Of course King Qin also knew that the chance of the prince doing this was low.

Outside the capital, the prince might use poisonous tactics to deal with them, but in the capital, he would not dare. It was possible that his men could do this secretly behind his back, but the prince would not give such an order.

And now he still wants to win over Lao Qi. Even if his subordinates have such thoughts, the prince will restrain them and let them secretly help Lao Qi and will never do anything to frame Lao Qi.

The prince had many connections as military commanders, but as for the connections among literati and scholars, he was not only weaker than their brothers, but also weaker than the King of Yue. I will only win over you, but I won't do evil things secretly.

But the King of Qin did not want his brother to be so arbitrary and follow the wind or rain, fearing that his impulsiveness would lead to disaster.

He said: "This matter needs to be clarified before we can draw a conclusion. Before the clarification, you can't make any secret moves against Lao Qi. At least on the surface, you can't show an incompatible attitude."

The King of Yue returned to the capital after many years. If he returned to the capital and let outsiders see that their brothers did not tolerate him, no matter what the truth behind it was, everyone would only sympathize with the weak and denounce the two of them.

The King of Chu reluctantly agreed.

But he hated Zhao Guangyuan in his heart. Those twenty or so people, all of them were good players, were all gone overnight. I'm afraid it won't be easy for his two brothers to train so many such good people. In vain, the prince's family took advantage.

The king of Chu was filled with hatred and could only think about how to avenge him.

The news also reached the prince's mansion.

In the study, all the staff felt like they were in a desert. They had been thirsty for many days and finally drank from the sweet spring. They were smiling and in a good mood.

"I don't know who King Qin and King Chu offended, but he lost a stronghold overnight." It's really satisfying.

The King of Qin and the King of Chu often opposed the prince, and he was very ambitious, and no one with a discerning eye could see it. Those people who were secretly raised by him had done many things to the prince, but now I heard that they were all gone, which was a great joy.

Everyone couldn't help but want to open a banquet to congratulate.

The prince was also in a very good mood. In order to show his brotherly respect, he suppressed himself and couldn't do many things. He knew clearly that it was the King of Qin and King Chu who did the bad things in full view of the public, but he couldn't take revenge and could only get angry secretly.

His confidants had already asked him to send people to destroy the stronghold, but as soon as he moved his whole body, he was afraid that there was a trap there, so he didn't take action for a long time.

Unexpectedly, some god solved his problem.

so good.

"Is it possible that the King of Yue sent someone to do it? What happened yesterday was obviously caused by the King of Chu secretly creating trouble for the King of Yue. His Highness Sixteenth Highness was fine and could not hurt the King of Yue at all. However, with the Emperor, the King of Yue fell into a ruthless and ruthless way. Reputation. It is normal for the King of Yue to want to take revenge and go back."

No normal person can bear this tone. After finally getting out of the quagmire, he was about to return to Beijing, but he was assassinated by someone using such a method. Normal people can't help but want to take revenge.

"King of Yue? Impossible. King of Yue has so many people? King Chu's stronghold has dozens of people, all of them are good players. Our people may not have a chance of winning against them. Where can the King of Yue train so many people?" manpower?"

All the staff thought it was impossible. The King of Yue was trapped in the imperial mausoleum, with people watching everywhere and checking his entry and exit, so it was impossible to have the opportunity to train manpower.

The renovation of the Yue Prince's Mansion also depends on rewards from the princes and the emperor. The Yue Prince wants money but no money, and he wants people but no one. How can he train the manpower?

Could it be that Lu Guogong secretly left a manpower?

But over the years they had been staring at the imperial mausoleum, and no one had come into contact with the King of Yue. And can you endure it for ten years?

If the King of Yue wants someone in his hands, won't he plan to return to Beijing early? Have to wait ten years?

Everyone thinks it's impossible.

The prince also thought it was impossible. If he had someone in his hands and such a powerful dead soldier, he wouldn't be able to stay in the imperial mausoleum for a day. He would have already caused trouble. He still has to wait ten years?

Moreover, he had been to Prince Yue's Mansion, and he also had an informant in Prince Yue's Mansion. He said that the palace of Prince Yue was filled with gifts from everyone, and there was no savings at all.

As a prince of the Eastern Palace, he had often worried about gold and silver in recent years. He often lamented that gold and white things were not enough. The King of Yue was so poor, how could he cultivate so many dead soldiers?

The stronghold of the two brothers must have dozens of people, at least twenty or thirty people. If the King of Yue wanted to destroy it, he would need at least twice as many people as he did.

The prince thought it was impossible.

"Who could have done that?"

"Could it be King Jin?" Yesterday was the birthday party for King Jin's eldest son. Even the emperor and queen came out of the palace to celebrate. Almost all the dignitaries from the capital came, but the King of Chu disgraced him. It is a lie that King Jin is not angry.

"Prince Jin?" The prince frowned, "Prince Jin is also possible." Thirteen did things as he pleased, and did not deal with King Qin and King Chu, so it was not impossible to take this opportunity to vent his anger.

All the confidants analyzed the possibility of King Jin doing this.

After all, Concubine Liu has always looked down upon the Queen. Concubine Liu's intentions are obvious, and His Highness Thirteenth Prince still has some men.

There are different opinions on this matter. As for His Highness Sixteenth Prince's falling into the water, there was no result.

I only heard that the two palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting for His Highness Sixteenth to leave the palace disappeared yesterday. King Jin also killed several servants.

The next afternoon, the emperor summoned relevant people into the palace.

"Brother Seventh Emperor!"

Zhao Guangji came to the emperor's study room early. When the brothers entered, he politely greeted all the brothers and sisters one by one. When everyone saw him guarding the door, they thought he was responsible for what happened yesterday. He felt guilty and saluted and apologized to everyone at the door.

Who knew it was actually to protect Lao Qi?

Zhao Guangyuan smiled lightly at him. When he saw him rushing towards him from a distance, and reaching out to him while running, he also refused, so he subconsciously picked him up and carried him into the royal study.