Chapter 10 Night Talk
The garden party invited by the King of Shu will last until the afternoon of the third day. Because the banquet is almost at night, so seriously, there are still two days and one night left.
Although the time is not too much, it is enough for these representatives of the Immortal Martial Sect to make the final decision. After all, only five people can choose.
"Brother Chen, if you are not happy enough, you and I might as well have a drink." Bai Ya saw the banquet and gave an invitation to Chen Ming, saying that they would stay in this other palace tonight.
"Okay, I'm about to listen to Brother Bai's experience in Mount Hua." Chen Ming nodded without surprise and smiled.
"Young masters, there are palace servants outside the courtyard to serve them. If you need to, just give them instructions." A middle-aged palace maid led Bai Ya and others into a villa and said respectfully, "It's just that you don't want to go out at night, so as not to misunderstand the guards patrolling in the palace."
Baiya looked around and found that the other courtyard was quite elegant, with more than ten wing rooms, which was enough for them to live in.
"Jinan, go to bed first!"
"Junior sister, it's getting late, so you can go and rest!"
The two of them sent their little tails away and asked the palace servants to prepare a meal. They started chatting on the stone table in front of the rockery in the yard.
"Brother Chen, I know very little about the palace, so I hope I will give you advice!" Bai Ya poured wine to the other party and smiled to the end.
Perhaps because he wanted to train Bai Ya and others, or perhaps because his favorite candidate for the throne had been snatched away by Emei, Qingcheng was not concerned about this battle for the legitimate battle.
At least he was very lagging in the transmission of information, and Bai Ya was not very clear about the details of the five royal races. Although he met Chen Ming by chance and got some information, there were many people at the banquet, and the other party did not say too much in detail.
Chen Ming thought about it and seemed to organize his words, then he thought about it, "Who does Brother Bai think are the most beneficial to the King of Shu appear?"
"It must be the second prince Meng Qi?" Bai Ya hesitated for a moment. He didn't think too much and replied subconsciously.
"Yes, the biggest benefit of the King of Shu appeared was the original deposed prince Meng Qi." Chen Ming replied while secretly praising himself. He could see that Bai Ya was based on intuition, not on analysis.
The King of Shu suddenly woke up and showed up, which made the originally chaotic situation of fighting for the legitimate rule suddenly controlled, which was equivalent to being included in a prescribed chessboard and battlefield.
In this situation, it is obvious that the second prince Meng Qi benefited the most.
After all, he was the prince for more than ten years. Although he was once abolished, he still accumulated a huge political legacy. Now his weakness has disappeared and he has become the most popular candidate for the throne.
In the humanistic atmosphere of the world of China, the habit of breaking sleeves is not a big problem, and it is even a romantic and elegant thing in the eyes of some literati and poets.
Has the story of Long Yangjun and King Anli of Wei been circulating for thousands of years before they saw it? In the eyes of the ancients, they regarded this as a love story!
Meng Qi was abolished because of his erotic habit of breaking his sleeves. The place where he was criticized was that he had no descendants, not his sexual orientation. As the heir of a king, having no descendants was of course a loss of virtue.
But now he has children, and his weakness of being criticized has disappeared. In addition, he advocates Huang Lao's theory like the old Shu king, so he naturally received the support of most court officials.
If a vote is held now, Meng Qihui will become the next King of Shu without any suspense, so he will definitely have the most advantage in fighting for the legitimate rule.
"It's a pity...even so, the master will not support this person!" Bai Ya spread his hands in distress.
Meng Qi already has Emei as his backer, so Qingcheng will never be able to hold his stinky feet again.
For small sects, it is important to take the right side, but a giant like Qingcheng doesn’t care. It doesn’t matter if the supporter fights for the legitimate failure. It just treats it as a training for the disciples.
"Who is most favorable to the second prince Meng Qi, so who does Brother Bai think is the most unfavorable?" Chen Ming did not comment and continued to induce.
"The most unfavorable ones are naturally the eldest princess Meng Jie and the thirteenth uncle Meng Che!" Bai Ya replied confidently.
Compared with the technological world he traveled through time, although his history was longer and an alternative modern world, the idea of favoring boys over girls is still very serious.
Although there have been female kings in the history of the nations, they are often forced and are choices in special circumstances.
Similar to the situation where Shu Kingdom still has several candidates for orthodox throne, the current Shu King has restricted the rules and regulations of fighting for the legitimate legacy, so the chance of the eldest princess Meng Jie ascended the throne as king is very small.
As for the thirteenth uncle, it is another situation.
Although Meng Che is also a royal family and is the younger brother of the current Shu King, it may be more difficult for him to ascend the throne than the eldest princess Meng Jie, because there is a system of legitimate and illegitimate children.
If the King of Shu is unable to be in charge and has not officially appointed the next generation of monarchs, he will certainly have a chance. But if the King of Shu is awake and has set rules and regulations for the battle for the legitimate circle, then he will be a tragedy. Can he have a son if his brother kisses him?
"Well, the eldest princess Meng Jie and Wang Uncle Meng Che will indeed be hit, but on the other hand, it may not be a good thing for them." Chen Ming smiled meaningfully, "Meng Jie has the support of the inner court and Meng Che has the support of the military. Although the single force is not as good as the second prince Meng Qi and the sixth prince Meng Min, it cannot be underestimated when it comes to uniting."
"It makes sense, Brother Chen is saying." Bai Ya nodded in agreement, "After tonight, if they want to protect themselves, they must join forces with others."
"There is also a variable for the third prince Meng Chong. If he is not stupid, he will probably unite others." Chen Ming smiled, "Therefore, after tonight, there will be no more five people in the battle for the legitimate forces. In fact, there will be only two or three families left..."
"Brother Chen's sect was originally..." Bai Ya asked curiously.
"Brother Bai, don't test it. My Panlong Sect has not decided on the support of the target. Why not let us both advance and retreat together?" Chen Ming's eyes flashed with a bright light and asked with a smile.
"Haha, okay, one word is determined!" Bai Ya raised his glass and touched Chen Ming happily.
Although they do not have the authority to decide on the candidates for their support to support their respective teachers, everyone actually understands that under normal circumstances, the teachers will not refute their proposals, and basically they decide which royal member to support.
After a decision, both of them were very happy.
Bai Ya was happy to find a familiar and reliable helper. The Panlong Sect is the inheritance of Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng. The way of fortune and the way of alchemy belong to Taoist orthodox. He didn't have to worry that Chen Ming stabbed him in the back.
Although it is not only him and Ji Nan who participated in the battle for the legitimate battle, the others have other people's tasks and will not cooperate with him. Before Liu Yu sent him here, he said that each fight for the legitimate battle depends on his ability, and warriors of other sects will not show mercy. Of course, it is good to have a good helper, at least there is more security.
Chen Ming was happy to have a relationship with Toshihiko Qingcheng who was a sword contestant. Even if the support of the royal family failed this time, at least their Panlong Sect would not have nothing to do.
"Brother Chen, in your opinion, how will this five kings fight for the legitimate battle be launched?" Although he learned more about the inside story, Bai Ya was still clueless about the next fight for the legitimate battle and asked in confusion.
"Haha, Brother Bai is one of the five kings, what would you do?" Chen Ming blinked and smiled narrowly.
"If you say that, you should be assassinating directly. No matter how many supporters the other party has, it would be better if you only have one candidate for the throne." Bai Ya raised his eyebrows and said without hesitation.
Fighting for the legitimate legislature is a life-and-death way, and physical destruction is the most thorough way. Since the five people are fighting for the throne, they will not have psychological burdens, and assassination is an inevitable means.
"Haha, Brother Bai is really honest, but he still has some considerations." Chen Ming said in a deep thought, "Assassination is indeed the most direct method, but the five people are surrounded by countless masters, and the royal palace is very strict. Even if they go out occasionally, they will set up many suspicious arrays, with almost no success rate."
Bai Ya thought about it carefully and had to admit that Chen Ming's statement made sense.
There are countless martial arts masters in the world of China, but as long as there are preventive measures, it is not easy to kill a specific target with one blow. Although those princes and princesses are not skilled warriors, they will definitely not lack defensive magic weapons.
As long as you stack a few more defensive magic weapons and bring a martial arts master with strong sensitivity around you, let alone the artistic martial artists who cannot kill them, even the innate martial artists can withstand for a while.
"What's more, once assassination is used, it is easy to leave clues to the opponent. If the killer and the killer fail to escape, even suicide will be useless. There are many masters who play with ghosts in the southern border of Yizhou." Chen Ming added with a smile.
"It's true that I'm not thinking well." Bai Ya simply recognized the bad guys and asked curiously, "Since that's the case, how will they defeat their opponents?"
"Before coming to Chengdu, I had specially checked a complete set of secret history of the courts of various countries written by historians, which recorded countless anecdotes and allusions of the battle for the throne." Chen Ming said with a chuckle, "According to the current situation of Shu Kingdom, the five people may only use some mild means, and assassination will only be the last resort if they are absolutely necessary."
"Mental means? I hope to hear it carefully!" Bai Ya asked with interest.
"The King of Shu can't hold on for long, and this battle for the throne will end in one or two months." Chen Ming said seriously with a serious expression.
Bai Ya nodded silently. The King of Shu really had no time. If he could live for a year or two, he would definitely forcibly suppress the battle for the legitimate battle and then secretly arrange for the heirs.
However, there should be something in one or two months, otherwise you don’t have to force yourself to show up. Why do you do so much useless work if you die?
Therefore, Chen Ming's judgment is correct. At a short time, it will take one month to two or three months, and there will be a new king in Shu Kingdom.
But since the King of Shu himself intervened in the fight for the legislative power, no one dared to use fierce means again. Things like the Jingnan Battle and the Xuanwu Gate Incident that blatantly destroy the unspoken rules are difficult to happen.
If the royal family wanted to ascend the throne orthodox, they could only find ways to win support from the court, rather than rebel in a arrogant manner.
"Didn't Brother Chen say at the banquet before that the court has now been divided into several schools and each has support partners?" Bai Ya asked in confusion, "Those high-ranking officials are all from scholars and always have a little bit of shame. They won't change their support partners easily within one or two months, right?"
"Haha, Brother Bai is only half right!" Chen Ming smiled meaningfully.
Chapter completed!