After Zhang left, Chen Xiang walked in from the side hall.

He listened to the conversation between the two word for word, and his face was condensed for this.

Shen Liancheng also knew that he had heard it. After glancing at him, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "You must be laughing at me in your heart, right?" At the beginning, you stopped me from getting close to Ah Ning like that, saying that Ah Ning would take revenge on me sooner or later, but I didn't listen. Now your word has been fulfilled. ”

"Even if you listen to me, if you don't treat him well, you won't be able to get over it in your heart." Chen Xiang said angrily, "Besides, you said that you don't regret it." ”

Saying that, he took one of her hands and rubbed it for a moment before he continued: "I only hope that you can let go of your guilt about Li Ji now." Originally, you didn't owe him anything. ”

"Hmm." Shen Liancheng smiled astringently and nodded in agreement.

Chen Xiang took her into his arms and persuaded: "Don't go to your heart!" The days of exhausting each day are coming to an end. ”

In the following days, Shen Liancheng entered the palace less and less, and Chen Xiang was often refuted by the Son of Heaven when he spoke in the court. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were talking about it in private. Some people even say that the sky is going to change.

It was only at this time that Prince Rong Yuwenyan began to take these changes seriously.

On this day, Xue Tao, Marquis of Wucheng, came to his palace with several old ministers and persuaded him to make plans early. This time, he did not refuse bluntly, but asked rhetorically, "What do you think this king can do?" Is there a rebellion in the palace? Why? Isn't the military power still in the hands of Chen Guogong? ”

"Lord Wang," Xue Tao's eyes immediately lit up with joy when he heard this, "Looking at this situation, the Son of Heaven is becoming more and more dissatisfied with Chen Guogong and depriving him of military power, which is unknown!" If you really have this thought, Weichen and others will definitely work hard to promote this matter! ”

"If you don't have soldiers in your hands, you can do anything in a way." Yu Wenyan said briefly.

Xue Tao and the others knew it in their hearts, and they couldn't help but be a little excited.

Prince Rong has not expressed his position for a long time, which is what worries them the most. Now, they can be regarded as keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon, and they can let go and do something.

When everyone left, Li Xuanning, who was accompanying Yu Wenyan, suddenly stepped forward and said, "If the prince wants to replace the Son of Heaven, why use force?" ”

As soon as Yu Wenyan heard this, the teacup he picked up hung in the air. He stared sideways at Li Xuanning and let out an "oh" with interest.

Li Xuaning took a step forward and expressed his thoughts. "The Son of Heaven has no queen, if the Son of Heaven suffers an accident and suddenly returns to the west, doesn't that position naturally need you to inherit it?"

Hearing this, Yu Wenyan turned his face and continued to drink the tea in his hand.

After a long silence, he suddenly said to Li Xuaning in a cold voice, "This king is very strange, why does the lady always treat you as her own, let you go to the best school in Kyoto, and receive the best education, but in the end you are still angry. ”

Li Xuaning heard that he was blaming himself, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "My subordinates lost their words!" ”

"You're not losing your words, you're losing your heart." Yu Wenyan's expression was still solemn.

"The subordinates know their mistakes, and ask the prince to punish them!"

"Punish you for copying the "Etiquette of Monarchs and Ministers" twenty times." Yu Wenyan's face calmed down.

Although Li Xuaning agreed, it was the first time that Prince Rong was sometimes as annoying as Shen Liancheng.

He was even more puzzled in his heart, using force to rebel, working the people and losing money, wouldn't it be the death of the Son of Heaven in the end? What is the difference between simply killing the Son of Heaven?

The next day, it must have been Xue Tao and others who made a fuss, causing the Son of Heaven to reprimand Chen Xiang in public for his unfavorable work in the Tianguan Mansion, and his words were extremely ugly.

"Although you are the uncle of the lonely king, you are in a high position, you should know how to act cautiously, and you should not make the slightest mistake! This has to be spread out, and others still think that the lone king is partial to you, which causes you to be proud and complacent, and you are in his position and do nothing! ”

After the reprimand, he also punished him for half a year as a warning.

And at this time, Xue Tao, Marquis of Wucheng, joined Chen Xiang again, saying that among the six armies under his command, there were many people who were troubled and disciplined, but they did not receive the punishment they deserved.

is angry with the Son of Heaven, Xue Tao's participation makes the Son of Heaven even more angry. He even said: "If you can't manage the six armies well, the lone king can hand over the power of the six armies to others!" ”

Of course, he is in no hurry to seize power just then.

Things always have to come gradually, so as not to arouse suspicion.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Prince Rong Yuwenyan came to Luanqing Hall to ask for a meeting with the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven pretended to be upset and met him.

When Yu Wenyan saw it, he couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty is worried about Chen Guogong's affairs?" ”

Yu Wenshuo glanced at him, thought about it and changed the topic, and asked, "What is the matter with Uncle Rong looking for the Lonely King?" ”

"It's Chen Guogong's business." Yu Wenyan said.

Yu Wenshuo's face suddenly became a little ugly, and he didn't want to talk about it.

"Why is Your Majesty treating Chen Guogong so harshly?" Yu Wenyan said bluntly, "In the past, Your Majesty was not like this to Chen Guogong. Is it because he didn't marry his daughter? If this is the case, Your Majesty can be regarded as a private communiqué. ”

"Could it be that he can't do things well, and the lonely king shouldn't say a few words about him?" Yu Wenshuo will never admit that he is using the public to declare his personal interests.

"Your Majesty is not afraid of losing his powerful arm?" Yu Wenyan didn't answer his words, and asked rhetorically, "Does Your Majesty think that even without him, you can sit firmly in this country?" ”

"Does the Lone King have to have him in order to sit firmly in the country?" Yu Wenshuo also asked back. He looked directly at Yu Wenyan, and after a moment of silence, he said solemnly: "The Lone King has no other opponents except for you, Uncle Rong. Could it be that Uncle Rong really wants to take the place of the lonely king? ”

"Therefore, Your Majesty can't do without Chen Guogong's restraint." Yu Wenyan only used this sentence to generously admit his ambitions.

Yu Wenshuo looked at him in surprise, and he couldn't speak for a long time. Is he now persuading him not to treat Chen Xiang too harshly? He really couldn't guess his thoughts.

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can give it a try." Yu Wenyan bowed, added meaningfully, and then said goodbye.

After he left, Yu Wenshuo began to feel a terrible pain in his head. In any case, such an Uncle Rongwang, he really felt that he couldn't stay any longer. Such an Uncle Rong made him feel terrible!

He didn't understand what Prince Rong was going to do, just like for more than ten years, Chen Xiang and Shen Liancheng didn't know when he would rebel.

That night, he secretly summoned Chen Xiang and Shen Liancheng and told them that he would step up his efforts to push forward the next thing.

Chen Xiang immediately disagreed. He said: "Don't mess up because of Prince Rong's words, so as not to make him suspicious." ”