Due to the influence of the Ministry of Industry case, King Kang was demoted from prince to heir by His Majesty. He lost the qualification to compete for the throne and was about to go to a remote fiefdom.
King Duan and King Kang have been fighting for so many years, and today, the two finally decided the winner.
The king succeeds and the bandits fail. Today, King Kang loses his position as prince. When King Duan gains the throne, what he loses may be his life.
No matter which emperor he is, he will not allow such a threat to exist.
The servants of Prince Kang's Mansion have been trembling with fear all day long. Not one of the counselors in the Mansion is left, but they cannot escape for fear of angering Prince Kang in the Prince's Mansion. No one knows what terrible things he will do in anger.
things come.
During lunch time, a servant delivering food had no choice but to approach the main hall where King Kang was.
He stood at the door holding the meal tray and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, it's time to eat."
There was no sound from the hall.
The servant gritted his teeth and pushed open the door. When he looked into the hall, the expression on his face suddenly froze. The plate in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and the food was scattered all over the floor.
A piece of white silk was seen passing through the beam on the roof of the palace, and Prince Kang was hanging straight on the white silk.
The servant was so frightened that he shouted loudly: "Come here, come quickly, your highness committed suicide!"
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Royal study room.
Chen Huang was sitting above, obviously unhappy. He read a memorial for a long time without turning over a new page.
Wei Jian walked in from outside the palace and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhang Xian has been kneeling outside the palace for more than an hour."
Concubine Zhang Xian was the mother-in-law of King Kang. This time King Kang was demoted and exiled. After going to court, Concubine Zhang Xian knelt at the door of the imperial study and begged for mercy for King Kang.
Chen Huang snorted coldly and said: "What's the point of kneeling down? If you make a mistake, you will be punished. He committed such a heinous crime. I didn't demote him to a commoner. It was just for the sake of the virtuous concubine. I
If he is pardoned, how will he explain it to the officials and the people?"
This time, King Kang dared to meddle with ordnance and intervene in the affairs of salt and iron, which had already touched his bottom line. Hundreds of millions of taels of silver was a small matter, but King Kang's actions gave him a strong sense of crisis.
, this is a crisis that threatens the supreme position.
Salt and iron have always been the exclusive business of the imperial court. What they fear is that someone will gain huge profits from it and use the salt and iron to raise troops to rebel. He has to be on guard against outsiders, let alone those who are already qualified to go further.
Prince?
Chen Guo is now surrounded by foreign enemies. In a short period of time, he has no idea of handing over the throne.
Wei Jian looked outside and whispered: "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhang Xian's health has never been good. I am worried that if she kneels for a long time, her body will not be able to support it..."
Thinking of Concubine Zhang Xian, Emperor Chen finally showed a hint of unbearable expression on his face and said, "Let the palace maid help her back to the palace."
As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch suddenly ran in from outside in a hurry. He had no time to report, and he knelt down in the palace with a thud and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it's not good, His Highness King Kang, His Highness King Kang committed suicide!"
"Cheng'er!" A trembling voice came from outside the imperial study room, and then there was no news.
Chen Huang stood up suddenly, stared at the eunuch, and said in a trembling voice: "You, what did you say?"
The eunuch buried his head very low and said carefully: "Back to Your Majesty, news came from Prince Kang's Mansion just now. His Highness Prince Kang left a suicide note and committed suicide by hanging from a beam. The imperial doctor has already gone to Prince Kang's Mansion. As soon as the servant got the news, he immediately reported it to His Majesty.
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Chen Huang hurriedly walked down from above and said anxiously: "Quick, go to Prince Kang's Mansion!"
In Prince Kang's Mansion, Chen Huang, who had arrived in a hurry, just entered the palace and looked at the imperial physician on the side, asking: "How's it going? Is Cheng'er okay?"
The imperial doctor immediately bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Back to Your Majesty, fortunately it was discovered early. When we rescued His Royal Highness Prince Kang, he was still alive. Now his life is not in serious danger. He just needs to cultivate for a period of time to make up for the lost vitality."
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Chen Huang breathed a sigh of relief and finally felt relieved.
Although King Kang made a big mistake and disappointed him extremely, no matter how disappointed he was, this was still his son. How could he just watch him die?
Emperor Chen walked into the palace, looked at the dying King Kang lying on the bed, and said angrily: "Asshole, do you want the white-haired father and mother-in-law to give away the black-haired people!"
King Kang looked pale, with a smile on his lips, and said: "I know that my sins are serious, so I can only die to apologize and ask my father to fulfill my wishes..."
Chen Huang looked at him and became even more angry and said: "Who told you to die!"
King Kang laughed miserably and said: "Compared with dying in Shuozhou, I would rather die in the capital. At least this place is closer to my father and mother and concubines..."
"What are you talking about? Shuo..." Chen Huang didn't finish his words, his face was slightly stern. It wasn't until this moment that he realized a problem.
If King Kang leaves the capital, he may not be able to reach Shuozhou and will die on the road.
After all, he is the eldest son of the emperor. In the eyes of some people, as long as he does not die, there will always be hope of inheriting the throne.
He himself was born in the royal family and had seen many royal methods, including the dragon chair under him, which was built on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
He looked at King Kang, was silent for a moment, and said: "You stay in the capital to recuperate first, and we will discuss the matter of going to the fiefdom in two years..."
King Kang coughed twice and said weakly: "Thank you, Father."
When he returned to the palace, Chen Huang's face was extremely ugly and he was very worried.
At a certain moment, he finally asked: "Does it mean that for the sake of the throne, brothers must kill each other, and father and son turn against each other?"
Wei Jian was silent for a moment and then said: "In the eyes of some people, desire is higher than everything else. Not everyone is as affectionate as your Majesty..."
Chen Huang thought for a while and asked: "Do you think Ming'er is such a person?"
Wei Jian smiled and said: "His Royal Highness Duan Wang is your Majesty's son. Your Majesty should never understand him better."
"Yes, I understand him..." Emperor Chen was silent for a while and then said: "He is more suitable to be an emperor than Cheng'er, but if he becomes the emperor, Cheng'er will definitely not be alive..."
He thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "That's all, when the time comes, I will send him to Chu State and let him live a peaceful and prosperous life for the rest of his life. There is only so much I can do for him..."
His words were an understatement, but if word got out, it would definitely cause a shocking wave in the court.
This seemed to be just a casual sigh on his part, but it already revealed his ownership of the throne in his heart.
Unfortunately, there were only two people in the Imperial Study Room at this time, and no third person could hear these words.
After Chen Huang finished speaking, he looked at Wei Jian and said, "Call Ming'er to come over."
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Prince Kang's Mansion.
Mr. Xu walked into the hall, looked at the maids and servants in the hall, and said, "You all can go down."
On weekdays, Mr. Xu's status in the palace was only lower than that of King Kang. These servants responded and left in a hurry, closing the palace door.
Mr. Xu looked at King Kang and said, "Your Highness has suffered."
"Compared with death, what is this little pain?" King Kang sat up from the bed and said with a smile, "Does this count as my death once?"
Mr. Xu said: "I hope that after this time, His Highness can completely wake up."
"The former King Kang is dead." King Kang looked at him and suddenly said, "Should I thank Tang Ning? Without him, I would not have understood these things..."
Mr. Xu narrowed his eyes and said, "Your Highness, please stop provoking that person. Tangning is not your enemy, Prince Duan is."
"You have persuaded me more than once not to go against him." King Kang looked at him and asked, "Are you afraid of him?"
"I am afraid that His Highness will make the same mistake again. Facts have proved that my idea is right." Mr. Xu said lightly and changed the subject: "What did Your Highness understand?"
King Kang smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "My father's heart has always been biased towards Zhao Ming. When he used the tax money from the treasury, his crime was not much lighter than mine. I remember how my father punished him."
clear……"
Mr. Xu asked: "So, Your Highness knows what to do next?"
King Kang smiled and asked, "Does this king have any other choices?"
