Han Fei stood at the broken bridge where the prince fell into the water, with Zhang Liang standing next to him.
Zhang Liang leaned close to Han Fei and said softly:
"Judging from the fracture marks on the bridge deck, it seems that it was indeed in disrepair and broke due to the weight of the carriage."
Han Fei put his hands behind his back, glanced at the slightly turbulent tributary of Jianshui River in front of him, and asked Zhang Liang with a smile:
"Zifang, how long has it been since this bridge was built?"
Zhang Liang recalled for a moment and replied:
"This bridge connects the east and west of the city. It has existed since South Korea destroyed the Zheng Kingdom and rebuilt Xinzheng City. The last time it was rebuilt was...three years ago."
"Three years ago... After such a long time, so many carriages passed by, but my eldest brother was so unlucky that the bridge couldn't bear it?" Han Fei sighed softly.
You don’t need to think about it to know that it was the Fourth Young Master Han Yu who did it.
"..." Zhang Liang was silent when he heard the words. He naturally understood, but Han Wangan asked them to come to check, so they could only come over for a formality.
"Let's go, go back and resume your life." Han Fei did not continue to sigh about the struggle for the throne, and tilted his head and said to Zhang Liang.
"Brother Han, why don't you check more?"
"It's not necessary. Even my father has no intention of getting into it, so what can I do? Besides, my fourth brother is a very good person at work, and there's nothing wrong with him."
Han Fei replied helplessly.
The envoys of the State of Qin have entered South Korea and will arrive in Xinzheng the day after tomorrow at the latest. Wang An of Han is now strictly ordering his ministers to ensure that Xinzheng City's... singing and dancing are peaceful at all costs.
To put it simply, he must ensure that Han Wangan cannot lose face in front of envoys from other countries. For this reason, Han Wangan did not even delve into the death of the prince.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Han Yu did a good job.
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In the general's mansion, Ji Wuye was chatting with Bai Yifei.
The death of the prince can be said to be the most unlucky and costly thing in recent times for Ye Mu.
Uh... Speaking of which, Ye Mu has been constantly refreshing the lower limit recently, and now it has reached the bottom.
Bai Yifei, who had been hiding in the Hou Mansion, could no longer hide in Qingxian, so he was called to the General Mansion by Ji Wuye.
"Hmph!" Ji Wuye clenched his right hand tightly, banged the table, and said angrily, "This is unreasonable. I didn't expect that after finally snatching the person back from Tianze, something happened to the prince!"
"Master Hou, who do you think is behind this?"
Bai Yifei also had a gloomy face at this time. He has suffered too many losses recently.
The pursuit of Canglong Qisu was learned by other forces, and his life was directly threatened. He was directly attacked a few days ago, and then threatened by Han Fei. Now he has not come up with a solution to Han Fei's problem, and the prince is dead again... When the prince died, he suffered the same loss as Ji Wuye. Both of them lost an excellent way to ascend to the throne.
"The only way to make things so perfect is to bribe the imperial army that protects the prince. Who else could do it?" Bai Yifei's cold voice slowly replied, "Fourth Young Master Han Yu." All the young masters, including the prince, are protected by the Imperial Guards directly under Han Wangan. The personnel will be replaced every once in a while, and no one else can intervene, including Ji Wuye, a general who can bribe this kind of Imperial Guards.
Apart from Han Wangan himself, there are only other young masters.
They are the only people who can contact him for a relatively long time. However, due to the excessive turnover of personnel, in order to ensure that the prince's death is certain at the critical moment, a large number of forbidden troops must be bribed. This requires a lot of manpower, material resources and time. The royal family
Among the young masters, only Han Yu can do it.
Han Fei's return to China was too short and he had no time to make arrangements.
Ji Wuye couldn't figure out so many twists and turns, but he generally understood that Han Yu was the most suspicious in his heart. When he heard that Bai Yifei was so sure, he immediately hit the table again:
"Damn it, this Han Yu..."
After all, Bai Yifei was better at cultivating qi than Ji Wuye. At this time, he suppressed the anger and unwillingness in his heart and reminded in a deep voice:
"General, now that the prince is dead, it would be unwise to dwell on a dead person. What we should consider is...who will be crown prince next?"
Ji Wuye was stunned. He was so overwhelmed by the death of the prince that he forgot to consider this.
Having lost the crown prince who was completely at their mercy, Ye Mu wanted to ensure that he could continue to dominate Korea, so he had to have a good relationship with the next crown prince. Of course, it would be better if he could control him.
Bai Yifei saw that Ji Wuye had been awake for a while, and then said:
"The late queen gave birth to four children in total, the prince, the fourth prince, the ninth prince, and Princess Honglian. The rest are all concubines. Now that the prince has died, the fourth prince and the ninth prince are most likely to take over.
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Ji Wuye's anger, which had subsided slightly, rose again. He didn't want to pay attention to either of the two people Bai Yifei mentioned.
But... he has to choose one, otherwise he has to find a way to kill them both before Han Wangan can choose the bastard.
But if he does this, Han Wangan will probably not let him go. All his legitimate sons will die, and you, the general, will die regardless of whether there is any problem!
And if she had to choose between the Fourth Young Master and the Ninth Young Master, Ji Wuye decisively chose Han Yu.
"This Han Yu, he has decided that this general and Han Fei will not deal with him, so he can only choose him, so he dares to attack the prince!" Ji Wuye said in a hateful voice through gritted teeth.
Bai Yifei answered, "Han Fei's attitude towards Ye Mu is already obvious. Unlike Han Yu, he cannot tolerate Ye Mu. We must compromise with the Fourth Young Master."
Ji Wuye's face turned green and white for a while. It felt very bad to feel that he had been cheated and had to rush to cooperate with the other party.
But what Bai Yifei said is right. Han Yu is a politician who puts interests first. If Ye Mu can help him, he will be willing to support Ye Mu, just like Ji Wuye helped Han Wangan when he was still the prince. But Han Fei is different. He is immortal like Ye Mu.
Endless situation.
Bai Yifei looked at Ji Wuye, whose expression was constantly changing, and another thought came to his mind, especially Han Fei's request to visit two days ago.
Ji Wuye indeed has only one choice, but maybe... not necessarily!
Bai Yifei felt that Han Fei indeed couldn't tolerate Ji Wuye, but he might not be able to tolerate himself. In this case, the two had a basis for cooperation.
Although judging from the current situation, of the fourth son Han Yu and the ninth son Han Fei, the former has a greater chance of winning, but as long as the position of the crown prince is not determined, or even as long as the new king does not ascend the throne, the matter will not be settled.
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If he secretly cooperates with Han Fei, and Ji Wuye cooperates with Han Yu openly, as long as he operates correctly, he may be able to ride on both sides.
At that time, no matter who laughs last, he can be sure that Bai Yifei will not lose.
If Han Fei wins, he will give up Ji Wuye and Han Yu completely, and if Han Yu wins, he will sell Han Fei and kick Ji Wuye away!
