Wang Xian and the three bachelors knew very well that killing Wang Guifei would not reverse the situation. Instead, it would probably make Zhao Ying move closer to King Zhao. It might also attract the emperor's thunderous wrath, which would greatly weaken the prince's side.
Just weak strength.
But they didn't care. Wang Xian needed to use this matter to drag the three bachelors into the water and take advantage of them so that they would not dare to break up with him in the future so that they could bargain.
What the three bachelors need is to perform extraordinary feats for the prince so that they can get the power they want in the future. As for the consequences of doing so, they ask themselves that they can do it in a hidden and clean manner so that they will not be suspected of themselves. This is enough...
...As for the others, they are not something they can stop, so there is no need to take them into consideration.
"Sir, if Zhao Ying really becomes King Zhao's man as you said, will we be in danger?" Dai Hua asked in a low voice.
"With Zhu Laosan's character, we will not be in danger until they take action at the earliest." Wang Xian patted the dirt on his hands and said with a smile: "If it were Zhu Laoer, we would probably be dead right now.
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"Of course, if the King of Zhao is replaced by the King of Han, you will not fall into the trap." Dai Hua smiled and flattered.
"That's of course. Watching others prepare food is the most basic thing." Wang Xian accepted it calmly: "Zhao Laosan is very indecisive and is best suited to hiding in the background, but he has to imitate others to stand on the front desk and do his own thing.
The thing I am least good at is why I dare to make such dangerous moves..."
When Wang Xian came to Beijing, it was really a helpless move. He seemed to hold most of Shandong in his hands, and seemed to have the capital to support his own troops. However, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that he is actually pitifully weak... Not only the government's army is Liu
Even the White Lotus Sect's army does not belong to him. His real team is less than 3,000 people who broke away from the Jinyiwei system.
Of course, if he gives up his status as an official and joins the White Lotus Sect, Liu Jun's 40,000 troops will probably belong to him. But once this happens, Liu Sheng, Wei Yuan, and Chu Yan will definitely draw a clear line with him. No.
This kind of superficiality at the moment is actually a clear line of demarcation. Because these high-ranking officials and dignitaries only chose to cooperate with him because they were worried about being liquidated by the emperor. They actually had no intention of betraying the imperial court.
Moreover, in the minds of the gentry and gentry class, the White Lotus Sect is after all a cult that can be exploited from time to time. If you really collude with them, you will definitely be abandoned by the gentry group. Wang Xian has never seen any precedent of a successful rebellion by literati who did not rely on the landlords.
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As for the Mongolians of Duoyan Sanwei, they are just using each other to get what they need. Once the matter is over, they will never interact with each other. Even if the imperial court is determined to transfer them to the pass to quell the rebellion, the Mongols will definitely be happy to send Shandong to
Flatten...
Baoyin's Borzigit tribe is more trustworthy, but how can Wang Xian drag them into the war? What's more, Baoyin alone can't have the final say over the Hetao...
Therefore, upon careful calculation, Wang Xian seemed to have numerous aids at that time, but in fact his foundation was very shallow and he did not have the capital or possibility to compete with the imperial court.
This was a dead game. Wang Xian could only go to Beijing alone and try to survive in death. Fortunately, after leaving Hulu Valley, he had enough time to think about the future. He had foreseen this situation early and made plans long in advance.
As a chess piece, let Taoist Hu make elixirs for the emperor. Only then will there be a chance to turn things around.
Later, while Wang Xian created the illusion that he was defeated, he also secretly arranged and bluffed, so that bad news from all directions was conveyed to the capital, causing Zhu Di to lose face at the court meeting and was extremely shocked!
In fact, he could only shock Zhu Di for a moment. Once the emperor came to his senses and thought about the situation carefully, he would see through his empty city plan. But after taking Taoist Hu's elixir, Zhu Di had no chance to recover, and he suffered a deep stroke in anger, causing him to suffer a deep stroke.
The situation of the government has completely changed!
In the era of imperial power, the stability of the court and the balance of power were all tied to the emperor. Once the emperor became critically ill, the situation would change drastically! Everyone's thoughts would change, and everyone would have to deal with the consequences that the replacement of the throne would bring to them.
Crisis and opportunity should be considered as the top priority! Everything else has to make way for this matter! That's why King Zhao became so popular all of a sudden.
Besides King Zhao, Wang Xian is also the biggest beneficiary. With the fall of Zhu Di, Liu Sheng, Wei Yuan, Chu Yan and others in Shandong will not hesitate to unite under Wang Xian's banner and start a closer war with the White Lotus Sect.
Cooperate to maximize the strength of the group to deal with various situations that may arise in the future. Those pro-prince forces who are at a distance from Wang Xian will try their best to get closer to him, because everyone knows that once the prince comes to power, Wang Xian will become
The most powerful minister in the Ming Dynasty! No one!
Wang Xian's previously weak and loose power suddenly became strong and tight. It no longer just seemed powerful before, but turned from virtual to real and became truly powerful!
This is why Wang Xian must go to Beijing. Only by going to Beijing can he realize his strength and consolidate it, and can he truly become a powerful and important force!
Of course, a price must be paid, and the price is that he is now trapped in the capital, which is like a prison. However, Wang Xian's life and death are not in the hands of others, because at this moment, his bluffs have turned into real strength. Who
If you want to kill him, you have to consider whether you can bear the price of chaos in the world!
However, if King Zhao was replaced by the King of Han, Wang Xian would never dare to take this risk. It was only because King Zhao was indecisive and had too many scruples that he dared to do so...
Three days later, it was originally the day of lockdown.
On the grounds that he could not make his father too sad, King Zhao had prevented anyone from reporting the sad news of the death of the royal concubine to the emperor. Although Zheng He felt that something was wrong, what King Zhao said made sense after all. Considering the emperor's current situation,
I really can't bear a little turmoil. I can only hope that Zhu Di is completely confused and forgets about the happy news.
However, things went against expectations. Zhu Di was obviously very restless that day. He seemed to be unable to think of anything important. He kept trying to keep his eyes open and his throat making a roaring sound, as if he was thinking hard about what was going on.
King Zhao waited on the side, deliberately pretending not to notice anything strange about the emperor, and picked up a few books scattered on the table, which he used to read to the emperor to relieve his boredom. 'Accidentally', he swept away a bamboo stick.
On the ground, there was a snapping sound.
King Zhao hurriedly bent down to pick it up, but he stared at the emperor from the corner of his eye. Sure enough, he saw Zhu Di staring at the bamboo stick. The corners of King Zhao's mouth turned up slightly, and his proud smile flashed away.
Zheng He, who was standing aside, saw a huge change in his expression, but he was not allowed to talk in this situation.
"Happiness..." Sure enough, Zhu Di suddenly thought of it and said vaguely: "Today is a day for happiness, right?"
King Zhao stiffened, his shoulders twitching slightly, as if he was wiping tears away from the emperor.
"Where is the Concubine Wang?" Zhu Di then remembered that he had not seen the Concubine Wang for three days. "Why hasn't the ceremony started yet?"
"Father..." King Zhao choked and said, "The noble concubine is ill, and the ceremony cannot be held today..."
"Why?" Zhu Di's mouth twitched and he looked anxious.
"The imperial concubine is ill..." King Zhao repeated it again.
"Then we can't miss the wedding..." Zhu Di's voice was vague, but his tone was unquestionable: "It must be held today."
"It can't be held, father!" King Zhao suddenly turned back, his face covered with tears, his expression extremely painful. He choked and trembled: "The imperial concubine has passed away..."
"What?!" Zhu Di struggled to sit up as if struck by lightning. Of course, he fell heavily on the bed again. If Zheng He had not been quick-sighted and quick-handed, he would have fallen off the dragon bed and suffered another stroke.
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"He...what did he say?" Zhu Di gasped like a bellows, stared at Zheng He, and asked in a hissing voice: "Really?"
"Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body and express your condolences..." Zheng He could only nod with tears in his eyes: "The imperial concubine died suddenly three days ago. For the sake of the emperor's dragon body, I kept it secret from the emperor and did not report it..."
"Ho...ho..." Zhu Di's eyes were straightened, he was panting violently, and a lot of saliva dripped from the corners of his crooked mouth. Zheng He quickly pushed the palace acupuncture point on the emperor, and King Zhao also stepped forward to wipe the saliva from the emperor's mouth.
Saliva.
"Who did it?!" Zhu Di breathed for a while, looked at King Zhao feebly, and squeezed out these four words through his teeth. No matter how confused Zhu Di was, he understood that Wang Guifei's sudden death at this time was definitely not an accident.
Because some people don't want her to be the queen!
"Eunuch Zhao is already conducting a thorough investigation..." King Zhao knelt in front of the emperor and said in a deep voice: "I dare to suspect that someone wants to stop Chong Xi! I don't want to see the emperor's body get better!"
Zhu Gaosui cleverly changed the concepts of being a queen and being happy, but Zhu Di didn't notice it. He gritted his teeth and said, "Prince, can't you wait so much?!"
"We can't identify him as the eldest brother yet. He is in Nanjing..." King Zhao actually interceded for the prince. But that was because he knew Zhu Di's willfulness very well. The more he interceded at this time, the more he pushed the prince into the fire pit.
.On the contrary, he gained a good reputation.
"Who else could it be if he wasn't him?!" Zhu Di's straight eyes flashed with cold light, and his trembling voice was cold to the bone: "Does he really think that I am already dead?!" He roared in a hissing voice: "Even
If you dare to kill my concubine, the next step is regicide!"
"Your Majesty!" Zheng He and King Zhao knelt down in front of the Emperor almost at the same time. The former choked and said: "The prince is benevolent and filial, and he will never do such a thing. Your Majesty..."
"Shut up!" Zhu Di glanced at Zheng He with a stern look, and Zheng He did not dare to speak out.
"Father, no matter if it is the instigation of the imperial brother or not, there must be a ghost in the palace, and there must be a traitor in the court!" King Zhao said sternly: "Those people can do any unscrupulous thing!"
"Check! Give me a thorough check!" Zhu Di's breathing became more and more rapid, and his eyes and face were all red and almost purple. "They want me to die, I let them die first!"
"Who will investigate, who will start the investigation, and who will be arrested first? Father, please tell me!" King Zhao asked urgently.