Bai Yu wanted to get up from his seat and salute the prince over there, but when he saw Su Jinhua, Ning Yi had no intention of getting up and saluting.
The few noble sons and daughters brought by the prince over there had no intention of saluting the fifth prince here.
Bai Yu immediately understood that this was a "showdown" and he didn't even bother to show off...
After sitting down, the prince looked slowly towards this side and said with a smile, "Fifth brother, I heard from the fortune teller that you will die when you are eighteen. You are already over eighteen this year, why haven't you already?"
Die."
Pfft! Bai Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud. The relationship between the princes was "too good". They smelled sweet as soon as they met.
The fifth prince was also a wonderful man. He was not angry and said with a smile, "The fourth brother is older than me. The fourth brother is not dead yet. How can I, the younger brother, dare to die first?"
The fourth prince sighed, "If my fifth brother doesn't die for a day, my brother will have trouble sleeping and eating well!"
The fifth prince smiled and said, "I also plan to bid farewell to my brothers."
Su Jinhua, Ning Yi and the few noble ladies over there all looked dull, obviously they were used to it.
The fourth prince's eyes suddenly fell on Su Jinhua and said with a smile, "Jinhua, when you see your cousin, you don't even say hello. My mother-in-law is your eldest aunt, and your mother is my little aunt. My mother-in-law and you are
My mother is a biological sister of my compatriots, is the relationship so cold?"
Su Jinhua didn't respond at all and ignored the fourth prince at all, as if she didn't hear him.
The fourth prince sighed, "If my aunt and uncle are on my side, I won't have to worry about anything big happening."
This relationship is a bit complicated... Bai Yu thought about it and realized that Su Jinhua's mother, Mrs. Marquis of Jinnan, was the second daughter of Duke Mu; and the fourth prince's mother-in-law was the eldest daughter of Duke Mu. Indeed,
They are biological sisters.
The fifth prince sneered, "Fourth brother is obsessed with imagining the throne, isn't he? You want Jinnan Marquis' Mansion to be on your side, and I also want Mu Guogong's Mansion to be on my side, is that possible?"
The fourth prince smacked his lips indifferently, "That's true. Your mother-in-law came from the Jinnan Marquis' Mansion, and my mother-in-law came from Mu Guogong's Mansion. Each has its own plate. I want to take food from your plate, and you want to take mine.
Come on, hey, if it weren’t for the fragrant throne, why would we two brothers have come here?”
The fifth prince said, "I think we two brothers should not be busy fighting each other to death for now. We still have the eldest brother as a thorn in our side and a thorn in our flesh."
"Fifth brother and I decided to go together. The eldest brother is the biggest stumbling block for us two!"
The fourth prince laughed and said, "The dynasty established a direct eldest son. When the direct prince Qing Wang was still there, no one had to fight. But with King Qing gone, according to the ancestral system of the royal family, a eldest brother should be established. The eldest brother is the eldest prince, and some old stubborns in the court are the most supportive.
Brother, it’s really hateful!”
The fifth prince looked sincere, "Then it's settled. When my father dies, we two brothers will work together to kick away the stumbling block that eldest brother is."
The fourth prince also looked serious, "It's a deal. After my father's death, it's too lonely to be alone underground. Let's send my eldest brother underground to honor my father."
Two filial sons... Bai Yu listened with interest, and it was right to think about it. It is said that a tiger cannot eat its own children. In order to seek immortality, the old emperor was worried that his legitimate prince, Prince Qing, would take away the fortune of the dynasty, so he showed no mercy.
You can imagine how chilling it is to kill these concubine princes. Only a loving father will make a son filial. The old emperor is so selfish, how much filial piety can he expect from the princes?
Su Jinhua suddenly came close to his ear and whispered, "Brother Bai Yu, in fact, neither the fourth prince nor the fifth prince told the truth. They both hope that the other will fight with the eldest prince, and the fisherman will gain."
Jinhua used his "other mind"... Bai Yu nodded slightly. In fact, he didn't need "other mind" to guess what the fourth prince and the fifth prince were thinking. If they said they were joining forces, who would take it seriously?
The situation of the three princes has been fixed, and all strategies are pale and feeble. In the end, the only thing they fight for is hard power!
The moment the old emperor passed away was the beginning of the Imperial City PK.
Whoever takes control of the imperial city first can rely on the walls of the imperial city that are like the body of a black dragon to block the other two opponents from the imperial city. Then, he can be the first to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in the palace, accept the worship of hundreds of civil and military officials, and receive the blessing of the dynasty's fortune.
, gathered the power of the true dragon and became the new emperor.
The other two opponents could only stare outside the imperial city. The situation was over and they had no choice but to surrender.
Of course, this is the most ideal situation analysis, and it is also the situation with the fewest casualties.
The worst case scenario is that two or three princes invade the imperial city at the same time, each occupying an area.
It would become a street fight within the imperial city, and it would be very brutal. Hundreds of thousands or millions of people would die, and there would be rivers of blood. It would be impossible to end.
In the final analysis, this battle for the throne has to revolve around the imperial city!
Because only by sitting on the imperial throne in the Daqian Hall of the imperial palace and receiving the worship of hundreds of civil and military officials can one be blessed with the luck of the dynasty and gather the power of the true dragon.
There is no chance that any prince would run out of the Jingzhao Mansion, conserve his strength first, build high walls, accumulate food, and slowly become king. Isn't this a joke? This is an impossible situation.
Before you can develop, others have been blessed with the luck of the dynasty. They can give the civil and military officers of your own camp promotions and titles, which will greatly increase their strength. All the civil and military officers of your camp will be dismissed and demoted, weakening your strength.
What a fart.
It's like playing a game. The enemy hero is full of red and blue buffs, big dragon and small dragon buffs. Your hero is weak, dizzy, slowed down and various negative states. He has already lost before he can fight.
Therefore, the battle for the throne, to put it bluntly, is the battle for control of the imperial city!
"What do you want to play, fifth brother?"
The fourth prince asked.
The fifth prince didn't care, "Fourth brother can play whatever he wants, and I will accompany him."
The fourth prince chuckled, "I just like your cheerful character. Unlike your eldest brother, who is very hypocritical. He obviously likes the fragrant throne, but he pretends to be calm and indifferent, acting like an eldest brother, every time he talks to him
, I just want to vomit."
The fifth prince smiled and said, "I want to vomit too. Since we two brothers are very happy talking to each other, let's just have fun and don't take it too seriously."
The fourth prince said, "Okay, I'll tell you a way to play, you tell me a way to play, and we'll simply play two games."
...
at this time.
Harem.
To be precise, it should be the "back grave".
At first glance, there is no palace, only small earthen tombs made of broken bricks and rubble. Paper money is floating in the gloomy wind, just like a real cemetery. It's fine during the day when the sun is shining, but at night, the atmosphere is...
It's so exciting, so exciting.
Why are they piled up in earthen graves?
There are two reasons.
First, people often died, and no one dared to come here to collect the corpses. In order to prevent the body odor and disease, they had to be buried on the spot.
Secondly, the concubines have accumulated experience through long-term battles. No palace is as strong as an earth tomb. Moreover, living in a palace may be attacked at any time, and it is safer to live in an earth tomb with a small space.
Inside an inconspicuous little earthen tomb.
The space is small and not suitable for lighting candles.
However, there are dozens of cat-eye-sized luminous pearls. Although it is still very dark, it is still a little bright, and I can barely see. A middle-aged beautiful woman is sitting on a few bricks, her beautiful eyes are close to two small holes, and she is observing the outside carefully.
Case.
In the faint light emitted by the night pearl, you can vaguely see her appearance, which is somewhat similar to Jinhua's. It is obvious that she is Jinhua's aunt and the sister of Jin Nanhou, that is, Concubine Yi.
"Xiao Xunzi, what are Concubine Mu and Concubine Jing doing?"
She picked up a white conch, brought it to her mouth, and asked in a low voice. Her voice was very pleasant, and it was a bit like Jinhua's. It was like an oriole coming out of the valley with a bit of a smell. She was so beautiful, and her voice was pleasant, so it was not unusual for her to be favored.
.
This white conch was refined using a special technique and could transmit sounds over a short distance, making it an essential treasure for every concubine in the harem to convey messages to each other.
"Reporting to the empress, Concubine Mu and Concubine Jing have joined forces to find the empress' location."
The sound coming from the white conch sounded like that of a eunuch. The sound was so small that she could only hear it by putting it to her ear. There was nothing she could do about it. If the sound was too loud, it would be easy to be discovered. The people who refined the white conch were very careful.
The sound was deliberately kept so low.
Concubine Yi sneered, "These two old guys have indeed joined forces. Fortunately, I had the foresight to move in advance."
The eunuch's voice came from the white conch, "The empress has condensed the power of Jiuluan, and her strength is the highest in the harem. Concubine Mu and Concubine Jing are unable to compete, so they have to join forces to deal with the empress. I ask the empress to calm down and avoid the limelight for the time being."