【20】Honoring the King (2)
When Shan Dan was still the prince, there were dark villages of different sizes inside and outside Kyoto Castle, and each secret village was used to cultivate secret guards.
These secret guards are all equipped with unique skills, strong martial arts, killing people without blinking, and loyal to the lord.
The guards who followed Shan Dan were selected from one of these secret guards.
When eradicating the power of other princes, he secretly acquired many restaurants, teahouses and green houses, and operated them well.
On the surface, the owner of these properties is someone else, and he is only operating behind the scenes.
These places are used to increase income, and to gather intelligence and hide traces.
Although Emperor An Qing believed in Shan Dan, the abbot and uncle were quite scruples about Shan Dan and often hinted in Emperor Anqing's ear.
Seeing this, Emperor Anqing used a local stunning beauty who had rewarded Shan Dan with tribute from more than ten places to tempt, and also began to arrange Shan Dan's family affairs.
Shan Dan pushed the boat along the river, and it was rumored that King Jing was obsessed with beauty since then, and often went in and out of the Qinglou and tasted all the major acacias.
When Emperor Anqing's selection of a princess for King Jing was in full swing, it was rumored that King Jing was infected with flowers and willows, which made the interested ministers retreat one after another, and the matter could only be put on hold for the time being.
Emperor Anqing persuaded the abbot not to worry about the sky anymore, if Shan Dan really triumphed on the throne, he would help him so wholeheartedly, and then give up his power afterwards.
Guozhang didn't say anything, but he was determined to find an opportunity to get rid of Shan Dan.
Because he felt that Shan Dan was too dangerous, like a stalk in the throat, and he was unhappy if he didn't get rid of it.
Now, under the pretext of going out to seek medical treatment and recuperate his body, Shan Dan actually wanted to secretly travel to the Great Wu Kingdom and the Great Thousand Kingdom.
After receiving this news, Guozhang felt that the opportunity was once in a lifetime, and carefully selected a group of dead soldiers to assassinate Shan Dan on the way at any cost.
Guozhang did not report this action to Emperor Anqing, for fear that Emperor Anqing would be soft-hearted and stop him for a while.
Emperor Anqing's every move, how could Emperor Anqing not know, just as he didn't know, it could be regarded as acquiescing to this action.
After Shan Dan parted ways with Qianmuxue, he came to a nearby dark village to recuperate.
Shan Dan was very angry, thinking that he had handed over all his power, showed his heart everywhere, and tolerated everything.
Emperor Anqing still didn't believe him, and he was born and died for him in vain, took the country, and now he actually killed the donkey.
Good, good, good, you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.
This throne should also be the turn of this king.
At this time, Zhao Guifei died of illness shortly after Emperor Anqing ascended the throne, and she was not afraid that she would be sad to see her brothers killing each other.
Shan Dan and Zhang Tianci discussed secretly in the dark village for a long time and formulated a detailed counterattack plan.
Zhang Tianci first returned to Kyoto City to act as planned, and spread the news that King Jing was assassinated on the way to seek medical treatment, fell off a cliff, and his life and death were unknown.
Subsequently, the shadows lurking in the palace waited for an opportunity to put colorless and tasteless chronic poison into Emperor Anqing's diet.
After being poisoned, Emperor Anqing's body was prone to tiredness, palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and loss of appetite.
Many imperial doctors could not diagnose the cause of the disease, so they could only prescribe some medicines to nourish the body and persuade Emperor An Qing not to overwork.
At the same time, under the infiltration of Zhang Tianci's secret arrangement, Emperor Anqing's imperial guards and imperial forest army unknowingly replaced the personnel in important positions with Shan Dan's people.
When Emperor Anqing's health deteriorated and he could not go to court, Shan Dan returned and entered the palace to visit Emperor Anqing.
When leaving the palace, Emperor Anqing issued a holy decree to crown King Jing as regent and assist Emperor Anqing in handling the affairs of the court.
In the court, Shan Dan, with the cooperation of the dark son of the court, gradually eliminated the power of the national lord and the uncle of the country and consolidated his position.
If Emperor Anqing's life is about to be replaced by him, I am afraid that the ministers of the court and the people of the world will not accept it, saying that he is seeking the throne of the dynasty and will be truthful.
Shan Dan planned to wait for Emperor Anqing to fall ill for a year and a half, and then die of illness, and then pass on to him.
In this way, it is clear and straightforward, and the tongue is blocked.
(Emperor Anqing's heirs are thin, there are only princesses, no princes.)
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