Kang Wang was as calm as ever, sitting at the table, the tea he had held in his hand a quarter of an hour ago had already cooled down.
Mr. Xu sat opposite him, took a sip of tea, and said: "Your Highness, you must remember that among the guards of You Ximen, the only ones who are completely loyal to you are the one thousand people around the altar. You must use them in the shortest possible time."
Keep His Majesty and the ministers under control, otherwise, once the news comes out and the guards react, the Zuoximen guards will not be able to stop them for long."
"I know." King Kang drank all the cold tea in the cup and sighed: "I have been waiting for a long time, and finally today..."
Since he was removed from the throne, he understood that he had no choice but to rebel.
If he doesn't sit in that position, he will die in the hands of King Duan sooner or later, just like if he is the one who sits in that position, King Duan will definitely not die well.
They have been fighting for more than ten years, and tomorrow they will completely decide the winner.
If he wins, he will be the emperor of Chen Huang. Tomorrow is not only a ceremony, but also the death anniversary of King Duan, King Huai and King Run.
It is a pity that King Huai is seriously ill and will not attend the ceremony tomorrow, but as long as there is an imperial edict to pass the throne, even if King Huai does not die, he will not be able to cause any trouble.
And if he loses, today will be the death anniversary of Zhao Cheng every year.
The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy, that's all.
Mr. Xu cupped his hands and said, "Xu is here to congratulate Your Highness first."
King Kang looked at him and said: "If my king succeeds in his great mission, Mr. Xu should be the first to contribute."
Mr. Xu bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness is serious."
"Everything I say at this moment comes from my heart." King Kang looked at him and said seriously: "If I can sit in that position, I will treat you as a national scholar..."
Mr. Xu looked at him, cupped his hands and said, "Xu thanked Your Highness first."
He stood up and said: "It's getting late, Xu went down first."
King Kang nodded and said, "Mr. Xu, please rest early."
Mr. Xu turned around and left. When he reached the front of the palace, he paused but did not look back. He asked, "Has Your Highness ever thought about what would happen if Your Highness failed?"
King Kang said: "It's just death."
Mr. Xu turned to look at King Kang, thought for a moment, and said, "A friend of Xu's said that the most precious thing for a person is life. As long as you are alive, you have unlimited possibilities."
King Kang asked: "That friend of yours who likes to investigate things?"
Mr. Xu nodded and said: "Exactly."
King Kang smiled and said: "This friend of yours is an interesting person. Where is he? If there is a chance, I would also like to get to know him."
Mr. Xu shook his head and said: "He is very far away. Xu has not seen him for a long time."
King Kang said regretfully: "That's such a pity."
"I hope that your Highness will always remember these words of Xu's friend. Only if you live long enough can you see more wonderful things." Mr. Xu bowed to him and said, "Xu is gone.
"
"I have remembered it." King Kang looked at him, waved his hand and said, "It's not like we won't see each other again, Mr. Xu doesn't have to pay such a big courtesy..."
A moment later, in a room in a remote courtyard of Prince Kang's Mansion.
The young man stood in the room, looked at Mr. Xu, and asked, "Are you leaving?"
"After tomorrow, we can no longer stay in the capital." Mr. Xu said, "Take some silver and leave early tomorrow morning."
The young man asked: "Where to go?"
Mr. Xu said: "Go home."
…
There are strict requirements for the timing of the ceremony, and there must be no deviation at all. In order to show sincerity, the emperor and all civil and military officials will walk from the capital to the West Mountain early tomorrow morning.
This is a great challenge for some elderly or weak civil servants. Therefore, tonight in the capital, the lights in those high-profile households have been turned off very early, and everyone is recharging their energy to prepare for tomorrow.
Depart from the capital early in the morning.
In Prince Duan's Mansion, snoring could already be heard in Prince Duan's room. In Prince Huai's Mansion, the lights were still on in Prince Huai's study.
There were two people playing chess in the study room. King Huai had been holding the chess pieces in his hands for a quarter of an hour. He was frowning slightly, obviously at a disadvantage.
This ceremony is very important, and the emperor and all members of the royal family must participate. However, King Huai contracted a serious illness a few days ago and has not recovered yet. He cannot bear the long journey of more than two hours tomorrow. His Majesty has given him permission to rest at home and does not need to
Attend the festival.
King Huai thought for a long time and finally put down the chess pieces.
As his chess piece fell, the opponent's certain layout on the chessboard instantly became a dead end.
The figure sitting opposite him smiled and said, "This is a good move."
He picked up a chess piece, dropped it somewhere casually, lowered his eyelids slightly, and asked, "Can you trust him?"
King Huai nodded and said: "If even he can't do it, no one in the capital can do it."
The man asked: "What if he fails?"
King Huai said: "If he fails and King Kang's rebellion succeeds, the Fourteenth Guards will surround Xishan and wipe out the rebellion."
The man paused for a moment and asked, "Do you want King Kang to succeed or fail?"
"I hope he...fails." King Huai dropped a chess piece and said, "After all, he failed, and King Duan still has the feeling of being betrayed by his relatives. How can one time be enough for that person?"
The man asked: "After all these years, do you still hate him so much?"
"How can you not hate me?" King Huai clenched his fists, veins popped out on his forehead, and whispered: "You don't know, you don't know what kind of life my mother and I lived in that palace..."
His chest rose and fell slightly, and he closed his eyes for a long time before opening them. At the same time, his clenched fists slowly loosened, and the chess piece in his hand had turned into powder.
"Hate will only make you become another person." The person opposite looked at him and said, "Maybe you should really learn from him. The Tang family treated their mother and son like this. He has suffered a lot along the way.
His suffering is no less than yours, but I can’t see any hatred from him..."
"So I envy him." King Huai smiled and said, "There is no one in the capital who doesn't envy him..."
"You can also let it go." The man was silent for a long time and said, "If you let go of some things, you will get others."
"Letting go only means losing." King Huai dropped a chess piece and said, "You lost."
The person opposite smiled, picked up another chess piece, and placed it on the dead ground that had just been killed by King Huai.
As the chess piece fell, the dead place instantly came to life. One place was alive, everywhere was alive, and the whole situation was alive.
"Letting go doesn't mean losing. Sometimes, letting go is to get something better." The man stood up, glanced at King Huai, turned and walked out of the study.
King Huai looked at the chess game in front of him, sighed for a long time, and said: "Life is not about playing chess after all..."
