Fortunate Young Gentleman

A young boy quickly walked in from outside the courtyard, walked up to King Xin, knelt down on one knee, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Chef Zhao's family..."

King Xin waved his hand and said: "Look for it now, I'm afraid it's too late."

The young general paused, nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise, the Zhao family has long been empty. According to the Zhao family's neighbors, they had moved out of Kyoto five days ago and are missing."

"There is no need to waste time looking for them." King Xin looked ahead and said, "They will never appear in Kyoto in their lifetime."

The young general lowered his head, thought for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, all the adults in the court..."

"What's going on?" King Xin looked down at him and asked, "You all think the prince should be abolished and replaced by me?"

The young general did not answer directly, but said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's health is getting worse day by day, and the Crown Prince is pressing on you step by step. Even if the Prince does not make plans for himself, he must make plans for the Princess and the Princess."

King Xin shook his head and said: "What's the point of being an emperor? You can't fish even if you are an emperor..."

"Your Majesty..."

King Xin looked at him and said, "Go down."

The young general looked up, stood up after a long time, turned around and walked outside.

When he walked to the door, a voice came from behind him.

"I'll give you a few more orders by the way."

…

Prince's Mansion.

The prince looked gloomy and asked, "Did they really say that?"

The person behind him opened his mouth and said after a long time: "Your Highness, you are all a bunch of unruly people. I have given strict orders to the government. If anyone dares to speak rudely to Your Highness, they will be put in prison and served with sticks!"

The assassination of the prince was originally a good plot, and it was easy to point the finger at King Xin. King Xin had a high reputation among the people because of his fairness and selflessness. But if King Xin bribed the assassin in order to win the throne Assassinating the prince, what kind of reputation can there be?

According to their original plan, when the popular trend began to turn against the prince, they would arrange for Chen's envoy to do something. The marriage between Chen and Chu would be beneficial to the prince, and the one who least wanted to see this happen was naturally King Xin.

When the time comes, King Xin will be the mastermind behind destroying the marriage between Chen and Chu, and will deal a heavy blow to him.

If these two things develop according to their expectations, even if the trend among the people and the court will not be completely reversed, King Xin will still be at a disadvantage.

But who would have thought that something went wrong in this first step. The prince was assassinated, and the people did not condemn King Xin, but looked forward to the prince's death!

This unexpected situation completely disrupted their plans.

"Damn it!" The prince swore angrily and kicked over the low table in front of him. Then he hugged his feet with a blue face and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The person next to me was shocked: "Your Highness, are you okay..."

The prince waved his hand and gritted his teeth and said: "Get out of here, everyone!"

At this time, a figure hurriedly ran in from outside the door. When he stepped across the threshold, he accidentally fell and quickly stood up and said loudly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, something big has happened!"

The prince raised his head and said sternly: "What's the matter again!"

The man raised his head and said loudly: "Your Highness, King Xin has been poisoned!"

When the prince heard this, he looked at him suddenly and asked, "What did you say?"

The man hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, someone poisoned the food in Prince Xin's Mansion. Now people from Prince Xin's Mansion are searching for the murderer all over the capital!"

The prince looked expectant and asked, "Has King Xin been poisoned to death?"

The man shook his head and said, "No."

The prince's expression was a little disappointed, but overall, he was quite excited. After all, this was one of the few good news he had heard in these days.

A smile appeared on his face and he said: "I don't know who did it, but it's a pity that he didn't poison him..."

The man paused and then said: "Your Highness, there is one more thing."

The prince looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

The man said: "King Xin just issued a few orders to arrest and imprison several important officials in the court. I don't know what he wants to do."

The prince frowned and said, "What's going on?"

"The charges he gave were that the Minister of Household Affairs embezzled money from the national treasury, the left minister of the Ministry of War resold arms, and the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel used public affairs for personal gain..."

The man looked at the prince and said: "King Xin inexplicably put more than ten important officials in the court in jail this time. The incident happened suddenly, and your highness had to guard against it."

"The Minister of Household Affairs, the Left Minister of the Ministry of War, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel..." The prince glanced at him and said, "These are not our people, why are you panicking?"

A counselor behind the prince finally couldn't help it, stepped forward and reminded: "Your Highness, except for those who believe in the king, all the people in the court are our people. Although these adults have not taken refuge in the prince, as long as they do not To lean towards King Xin is to support the crown prince’s ascension to the throne.”

When the prince heard this, he couldn't help but trembled and said in horror: "What does King Xin want to do? Does he want to rebel?"

The counselor immediately said: "Your Highness, there is no need to panic. Only Your Majesty can mobilize the imperial army, and the patrol department is also under the control of the Ministry of War. It is impossible for King Xin to rebel."

The prince was shocked and said, "Then what does he want to do?"

The counselor said: "I'm afraid he wants to use this to suppress dissidents, so Your Highness should be careful."

The prince immediately asked: "Then what should I do?"

The counselor thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, your Majesty will come to court in person tomorrow morning. King Xin is suspected of assassinating the prince, and he uses the power of the regent to suppress dissidents. The prince only needs to arrange a few highly respected veterans to come to the court tomorrow. Impeach King Xin in the main hall, I believe your Majesty will make a clear decision."

"Yes, yes..." The prince nodded repeatedly and said: "Prepare the car, I will go to visit the master and the master now..."

…

Since a few years ago, due to the illness of Emperor Chu, he spent most of his time in the palace and appeared less and less in the court. All political affairs were left to the regent, so that the people of Kyoto could only We knew there was a regent, but we didn't know there was an emperor.

Even the officials in the capital could only see the emperor once a month, when the Emperor of Chu came to court in person.

The emperor's health was deteriorating, and his visit to court would not last more than a quarter of an hour.

Officials in the DPRK and the Central Government received notice a few days ago that His Majesty will attend the DPRK on June 13th. At that time, officials of the fifth rank and above in Kyoto will all attend the DPRK.

The pale-faced Emperor Chu was sitting on the dragon chair supported by two eunuchs. An official stepped forward and said, "My lords, what do you want to report?"

An old man came forward with a wat board in his arms and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated on the streets of Kyoto the day before yesterday. The murderer has not been caught yet. I don't know who the villain is. He is so bold that he dares to do this to the crown prince with the intention of disrupting our country of Chu." , I sincerely request your Majesty to order the Ministry of Punishment to investigate strictly and never tolerate it.”

It was rare for Master Taifu to speak in court, which naturally attracted the attention of many people.

Although he did not mention King Xin in this paragraph, everyone could tell who Taifu was referring to.

Emperor Chu raised his hand with difficulty and said: "Show the prince a seat. The assassination of the prince will be strictly investigated by the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and there must be no mistakes..."

After saying these words, he seemed to have spent a lot of effort, leaning on the dragon chair and panting slightly.

Another old man stood up and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, I impeached King Xin. In the name of regent, without verification, he imprisoned more than ten important officials in the court on trumped-up charges. In order to attack dissidents, he acted recklessly... "

Both the Taifu and the Grand Master were two generations of imperial teachers. They also taught the prince how to read. They were the most staunch supporters of the royal family. They were highly respected, deeply trusted by the courtiers and loved by the people.

The prince stood at the front of the team, with his head lowered and a smile on his lips.

An abnormal blush appeared on Emperor Chu's face and he asked: "Where is King Xin?"

A eunuch came forward and said: "His Royal Highness King Xin is ill and will not go to court today."

Emperor Chu waved his hand and said: "The regent is impartial and impartial, and will not target anything without aim. Let this matter be handed over to the Yushitai for verification. Is there anything else you want to report?"

"I have this memorial." The Minister of Rites took a step forward and handed over a memorial, saying: "I impeach the prince for his bad conduct, for being a slave to the common people, for his misdeeds, and for his perverse behavior..."

The Minister of Rites, holding a memorial in his hand, listed the prince's twenty-three crimes in detail. He knelt on the ground and shouted like a bell: "I sincerely request your majesty to depose the prince Li Zhi, so as to rectify the country's foundation and improve the country..."

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

…

All the six ministers, except for the imprisoned minister of Hubu, came out. Together with Jing Zhaoyin, the censor, the minister of Dali Temple, the secretary and supervisor... dozens of officials knelt together neatly, and their voices resounded throughout the hall.

The smile on the corner of the prince's mouth had long been frozen on his face, his eyes looked frightened, and his whole body was shaking as if he had fallen into an ice cave.