The changes in Yandu City are naturally inseparable from Shen Yi.
To be precise, it is inseparable from the internal defense.
The conflict between the two princes of Yandu quickly intensified, and the inner guards played a huge role in it. In order to achieve this effect, the inner guards also consumed a hidden thread that had been buried for a long time.
Of course, the plan for this matter was basically created by Shen Yi, including the story of the Five Immortals, which also came from his mouth.
After all, at this time, the story of family immortals had not yet become popular, and it had not even spread in the Northeast.
However, I have to admit that this legend has a mysterious flavor, especially after the story of seeking a title spread, it became very popular in Yandu City, and within a few days, it slowly spread throughout the city.
Almost everyone felt that the death of five "immortal leaders" was a sign of chaos in the country.
This process naturally made His Highness King Qi even more annoyed. On the fourth day, the imperial court had already begun to send people to arrest some rumormongers and a few storytellers.
But the rumors have been released, and it no longer matters to Chen Neiwei whether the person will be arrested or not.
Because of this incident, it is no longer essentially a story about some Baojiaxian, but a secret rivalry between two princes.
"Open the door!"
At the door of Prince Wei's Mansion, a young lieutenant in armor clasped his waist with his hands and shouted loudly: "According to the order of His Highness Prince Qi, we are inspecting Prince Wei's Mansion!"
This small school boy looks to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he has a bossy demeanor and full of arrogance between his brows. Even though he is at the gate of Prince Wei's Mansion, no one dares to jump out and say anything, which is obvious.
His identity is by no means simple.
However, Prince Wei's Mansion is also a serious palace after all, and it is natural that outsiders are not allowed in. After the two sides were in a stalemate for half an hour, the door of Prince Wei's Mansion slowly opened.
A young man in black single clothes with beautiful jade hanging around his waist walked out of Prince Wei's Mansion with his hands behind his back. He walked up to the young principal, looked at him up and down, and then said expressionlessly: "Look at this posture, you are coming. Bring this king to task."
The person who could say this would naturally be none other than King Wei Zhao Kai.
Facing the fourth prince of the imperial court, the young principal was not afraid. He just lowered his head with a smile, clasped his fists, and said: "Fourth brother, don't be surprised. The third brother arranged an errand for the younger brother a few days ago, asking him to check the capital city of Yan." There are all these nonsense things going on, and I’m just doing this for my own errands.”
"When the errands are finished, I will treat my fourth brother to dinner."
Speaking of which, this young primary school student is naturally not an outsider.
He is the eleventh prince of the Yongping Dynasty. He is neither old nor particularly young. He is twenty years old, almost twenty-one years old.
He was also one of the princes who fell in love with King Qi recently.
Yes, not only some ministers turned to His Highness King Qi, but also some princes who consciously had no hope of ascending to the throne also turned to King Qi now, in order to make their lives easier after the arrival of the new dynasty.
This eleventh prince, Zhao Lin, Prince of Chengde County, is a typical example. His mother was a palace maid who gave birth to a son by luck. She was from a relatively humble background. She did not have a strong maternal clan and was not particularly popular with Emperor Yongping. Until now, she is still a county prince. king.
At this time, he naturally wanted to please the new emperor so that he could obtain the title of prince in the new dynasty and become a happy prince.
"There's no need to eat."
Zhao Kai looked at his eleventh brother and said silently: "If you have any errands, just tell me. If the imperial court really has an order to arrest this king on the spot, I will tie myself up and go with you."
"Fourth brother misunderstood."
Zhao Lin whispered: "A few days ago, a dead fox was hanged at Yongchang Gate. In the following days, some people with evil intentions used this as an excuse to spread evil ideas and confuse people's hearts. Some people said..."
"Some people say that the fourth sister-in-law once raised a white fox, which seems... somewhat similar to the one at Yongchang Gate..."
King Wei looked calm: "You mean, what happened in Yandu these days was done by King Wei's palace?"
"Don't dare."
The Prince of Chengde County lowered his head and said: "What I mean is that there is fear that there is an evil person lurking in Prince Wei's Mansion. I will take people in to investigate to ensure the safety of the fourth brother and sister-in-law."
Zhao Kai took a deep breath, turned around and shouted: "Go and invite the princess."
A moment later, the door of Prince Wei's Mansion creaked open again, and a young woman in palace clothes walked out with a slinky step, holding a snow-white fox in her arms.
The young woman didn't seem to know what was going on. She just walked up to the two brothers, glanced at Zhao Lin, and said with a smile: "Old Eleven is here..."
As she said that, she looked at the soldiers behind Zhao Lin, a little surprised.
"Why such a big battle?"
She glanced at Zhao Kai again and said softly: "Your Majesty, why didn't you invite your uncle in for a cup of tea when he came?"
Zhao Kai closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "It's not that I don't want to invite him to tea, it's that he wants to invite me to tea."
Princess Wei was a little confused and wanted to speak when she saw Zhao Lin take a deep look at the white fox in her arms, then took two steps back, bowed her head and clasped her fists at the couple: "Fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law, there is probably someone there.
You are just talking nonsense, which is why we have today's misunderstanding. Please forgive me if I offended you."
After saying that, he bowed and saluted, then turned around, shouted, and left with a group of soldiers.
Zhao Kai stood at the door of the palace, quietly watching Zhao Lin go away, then took his wife's hand and turned back to Prince Wei's palace.
Princess Wei was a little worried and whispered: "Your Majesty..."
"rest assured."
Zhao Kai patted her shoulder gently and said comfortingly: "It'll be okay. You go to bed first, and I'll go to the study."
As he said that, he also looked at the white fox in the princess's arms.
The white fox was trembling in the arms of the mistress. From time to time, it would poke its head out and look around, its eyes twinkling.
Obviously, it is an underfed fox.
After Zhao Kai separated from his wife, he returned to his study.
In the study, Zhou Yuanlang had been waiting for a long time. When he saw King Wei return, he immediately stood up, bowed and saluted: "Your Highness."
Zhao Kai sat back in his seat and said in a tired voice: "Mr. Zhou, your method seems to have not worked. Instead, it returned to me, causing a fishy smell."
Zhou Yuanlang took a deep breath and whispered: "Your Majesty, I didn't expect that they could steal the white fox raised by the princess without any trace, and then use it as an excuse to make a big fuss..."
"It was Zhou who made a miscalculation..."
Zhao Kai looked at him and then sighed: "Fortunately, sir, I saw the opportunity early and prepared another white fox yesterday."
"Otherwise, it would be difficult to stop Lao Shiyi with Prince Qi's warrant."
He lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "It seems that Third Brother has already discovered that we are holding him back."
Zhou Yuanlang took a deep breath, looked up at Zhao Kai, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the situation has suddenly changed to this. His Highness Prince Qi has regarded you as an enemy. Neither you nor I have any way out.
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Zhao Kai looked complicated and exhaled silently: "Yes, I have no way out."
He looked at Zhou Yuanlang.
Zhou Yuanlang gritted his teeth and said: "His Royal Highness King Qi oversees the country, and the news that I live in Prince Wei's Mansion probably cannot be hidden from him."
Zhao Kai smiled and said, "How can Mr. Zhou teach me so far?"
Zhou Yuanlang bowed his hands in salute, and then said: "His Royal Highness will continue to play secretly in the palace, and try to let His Majesty see you. You haven't given up yet..."
"At the same time, you can contact relatives of the Lang family privately..."
Having said this, Zhou Yuanlang lowered his head and said, "In addition to the Lang family, our Zhou family and the princess's natal family must all be on the side of His Highness."
"Big changes may come at any time."
"My lord, you must make all preparations..."
When Zhao Kai heard this, his expression changed slightly.
He looked at Zhou Yuanlang, then slowly shook his head.
"You are too courageous..."
Zhou Yuanlang shook his head slightly and said: "Your Highness..."
"Now we, Da Qi, have border troubles. In your Majesty's opinion, the more stable the situation in the DPRK, the better..."
"Once your Majesty feels that as long as the throne of Qi is passed on, the government will be in chaos, then..."
Zhou Yuanlang lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty will have another consideration in his heart."
After a pause, he looked up at Zhao Kai and continued: "Your Highness, I never thought of going this far, but as I said before, neither you nor I have any way out."
"As King Qi's successor, you may not even be able to keep your identity as a clan member..."