Qin Xiqing pondered for a moment, and suddenly said softly: "There is something, I think I should inform Fang Gongzi at this moment, and I can't hide it from Gongzi anymore." Although the Venerable Master Immortal has passed away at this moment, I shouldn't have disturbed the son at this time, but I still want to tell you. ”

Fang Zi'an frowned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Qin Xiqing said: "Does Young Master Fang know who that Zhao Gongzi is?" ”

Fang Zi'an thought for a while and said, "I guess he must be an ordinary person, but I'm not sure. I don't have the heart to guess now, Miss Qin told me directly. ”

Qin Xiqing nodded and said, "He is the adopted son of the current emperor, Zhao Jin, the king of Pu'an County." ”

Fang Zi'an stood up in shock again, Qin Xiqing didn't pay attention, and the handkerchief covering Fang Zi'an's face in his hand fell to the ground.

"King of Pu'an? Are you saying that Zhao Gongzi is the adopted son of the emperor, the one who is the king of Pu'an County? Fang Zi'an said dumbfounded.

"Exactly." Qin Xiqing nodded.

"Isn't that named Zhao Tuan? Why is it called Zhao Ying? Are there two kings of Pu'an? ”

Qin Xiqing was stunned and said, "What Zhao Tuan?" So who is that? There is only one king of Pu'an, where are there two. ”

Fang Zi'an frowned and thought about it, and immediately understood that Zhao Tuan was Zhao Yuan, and he was basically the same person. That was the second emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Xiaozong. The ancients liked to change their names, and Zhao Tuan should be his later name. This Zhao Gongzi turned out to be the future Emperor Xiaozong, no wonder he had a bearing in his words. There is an indescribable majesty and atmosphere in speech and demeanor. I once guessed that he was a relative of the emperor, but I didn't think he was an official of the court and the central government, but I didn't think he was like the kind of courtier.

"I see, Zhao Gongzi is the king of Pu'an. Isn't that the heir of the royal family who was adopted by the emperor in the palace? Fang Zi'an frowned.

"Exactly, the king of Pu'an is the heir of the Taizu lineage. Since the emperor's only son died in the Miao Liu Rebellion, he has no heirs. It is said that he has lost the ability to give birth, so he chose two people in the Taizu line to urinate and raise them in the palace. The intention of this move is obvious, if the emperor has no heirs, the future throne will pass to one of the two adopted sons. One is the king of Pu'an County, and the other adopted son is Zhao Zhuo, the king of Enping County. ”

Fang Zi'an knows all these things, and there are many rumors among the people. Zhao Gou was originally a lustful person, but when he was in Yangzhou, there was a lot of chaos, and he didn't forget to have fun. One day, in the middle of the day, he fooled around with the woman in the room, and at the critical moment, an inner servant suddenly shouted outside, "The official family is running away, the golden man is coming." Zhao Gou was so frightened that he got up and ran. The escape was timely, but because of that fright, he fell into the disease of inaction and could no longer enter the port. His only son, Zhao Yang, known as Prince Yuanyi, lived only three years before he was frightened to death during the Miao-Liu mutiny. Since then, although Zhao Gou has sought medical advice and medicine to treat his unspeakable secrets, he has not improved after all, and no heirs have been born. Therefore, he found two heirs in the line of Taizu and adopted them in the palace as adopted sons, which was for the purpose of inheriting the society.

"No wonder, no wonder. I said that this Zhao Gongzi has an extraordinary bearing, it turns out that he is the adopted son of the emperor. Fang Zi'an said.

"The prince is a virtuous man with the ambition of revival. However, after all, he is just a prince at present. The emperor has to choose one of the two adopted sons, and the prince cannot guarantee that he will inherit the throne. In fact, the current situation of the prince is not good, the king of Enping County has a sweet mouth and is good at welcoming the queen mother. The Queen Mother likes him very much. The emperor is a filial son, and the influence of the queen mother must be great. Moreover, there are differences of opinion between the king of Pu'an and Qin Hui, and Qin Hui has secretly begun to support the king of Enping as the crown prince. Therefore, in the matter of establishing a prince in the future, the king of Pu'an is actually in a disadvantageous situation. Qin Xiqing said in a deep voice.

Fang Zi'an frowned and asked: "No wonder that on the canopy boat on the West Lake, the king of Pu'an County did not like Qin Hui very much in his words, on the contrary, he wanted to listen to Marshal Yue's "Man Jianghong", wouldn't that be contrary to Qin Hui's position." ”

Qin Xiqing said: "Exactly." Of course, the prince and Qin Hui are not all the way, the prince admires Marshal Yue and them are loyal to the country, and they have always been obsessed with the death of Marshal Yue and the matter of peace with Jin. Originally, he just said something in private, but three years ago, the prince participated in a banquet and said something drunk at the banquet. These words were all told by the villains in the seat to Qin Hui, and since then, Qin Hui has made things difficult for the prince everywhere, and slandered the prince in many ways in front of the emperor. Although Akari didn't tear his face, in fact, both sides knew in their hearts that it was absolutely impossible to reconcile. ”

Fang Zi'an nodded slowly and said: "Of course, if you can't reach a consensus on the death of Marshal Yue, it will be a battle of loyalty and treachery, and a battle of positions." This contradiction is irreconcilable, and it is life and death. Standing in Qin Hui's position, once the prince inherits the unification, he will definitely liquidate Qin Hui's crime of killing Zhongliang, Qin Hui is bound to prevent the prince from becoming the prince, and supporting the king of Enping County is his best choice. ”

Qin Xiqing nodded approvingly and said: "Fang Gongzi really understands people, I don't need to say more, I understand the stakes here." Xi Qing said this secret today because she wanted to tell Fang Gongzi. If you don't feel that your strength is enough, you need to rely on external forces. The prince now needs the help of people like you, as long as the prince can successfully inherit the unification and become the emperor, not to mention your personal work from the dragon, then Qin Hui will be liquidated, and the old thief will die without a place to be buried. You have avenged your teacher. Moreover, this is not only a personal grudge so narrow, if the prince ascends the throne as the emperor, he will be the monarch of Shengming, and I am expected to prosper in the Song Dynasty. Cutting off traitors in the DPRK and China and rehabilitating Zhaoxue for loyal and good ministers is a major event to promote righteousness, eliminate chaos, punish evil and promote good, and it is of great significance. Combining public and private interests, why not do it? ”

Fang Zi'an looked at Qin Xiqing with some surprise, and he suddenly found that Qin Xiqing not only sang songs well, but also had such good eloquence. What's even more rare is that these words she said are all words of the big picture, and it is hard to imagine that this is the words from the mouth of a singer of the Qinglou.

"Miss Qin, between you and the prince...... What kind of relationship is it? I mean, are you doing things for the king? Fang Zi'an couldn't help but ask.

Qin Xiqing nodded lightly and said, "Exactly, I am doing things for the prince." Not only that, but my entire Wanchun Garden is for the prince. Wanchunyuan is just a cover, we just use Wanchunyuan as a cover, and the main role of my Wanchunyuan is to find out secret information for the prince, and control and win over the officials and figures with heads and faces for the prince's use. Meantime...... Naturally, he is also responsible for looking for young talents for the prince, and in the future, he will be used by the prince in the great Song Dynasty. ”

Fang Zi'an was taken aback, and after a long time, Wan Chunyuan was actually a secret intelligence agency. Qin Xiqing and others actually did things for the king of Pu'an. Indeed, Wanchun Garden is an excellent cover, and there are many dignitaries and nobles who enter and leave Wanchun Garden, and from their mouths, they can find out more truthful, detailed and secret information than in the teahouses and wine shops outside. As for Qin Xiqing's control and co-optation of officials in the DPRK and China, Fang Zi'an's understanding is that Wan Chunyuan may collect evidence of officials' violations of the law as a coercion to control officials to work for themselves. It is also possible to use beauty to win over and control some officials to achieve the desired purpose. To a certain extent, these methods are disgraceful, but from the perspective of the struggle for power between the DPRK and China, and from the perspective of the struggle for the position of the supreme power emperor, these methods are not excessive.

Qin Xiqing saw that Fang Zi'an was silent, and smiled: "Is Fang Gongzi frightened?" I didn't expect my Wanchun Garden to be like this, and I didn't expect Xiqing to be such a person. ”

Fang Zi'an slowly shook his head and said, "I was just a little surprised, but I wasn't scared." Since it is a competition for the future emperor's throne, it is life and death, and the means are used to the extreme, and it is not strange to behave at all. Qin Hui is ruthless, cruel to dissidents without mercy, and even the shameless reason of 'unwarranted' can be said, what kind of moral means do you tell him? ”

Qin Xiqing smiled and said: "The prince must be very happy when he hears this, he said that you may be his right-hand man, it seems that he is not wrong." The prince really hopes that you can join and help him. ”

Fang Zi'an said in a deep voice: "How do you know that I will definitely promise you to join you?" If you tell me your secrets, won't I be afraid to leak them? I think that these actions of the prince must not be able to see the light, otherwise he will be attacked by Qin Hui for harboring evil intentions and bad intentions. You told me so easily, aren't you worried? ”

Qin Xiqing looked at Fang Zi'an in a daze for a long time, and said softly: "Young Master Fang, I don't know if you will agree, Xiqing just thinks that you should be open and honest with Young Master Fang, and you can't hide and deceive." Xiqing's vision of knowing people is not bad, but what kind of person Fang Gongzi is, Xiqing has always been unable to figure it out. In Ran Xiqing's heart, he had already regarded Fang Gongzi as a friend. Since they are friends, they naturally have to be treated with sincerity. This is Xiqing's thoughts. As for what Childe will do, Xiqing doesn't know. ”

Fang Zi'an nodded and said, "Miss Qin is quite skillful in speaking, and she is ashamed of herself. I only have one question, whether you have looked for it from the beginning, including the Mid-Autumn Festival night at Guanlan Bridge, and whether you chose my Mid-Autumn Festival words in advance. ”

Qin Xiqing smiled bitterly and said: "Childe thinks of us too premeditated, and the incident of Guanlan Bridge that day has nothing to do with befriending Childe." We only learned about Gongzi's identity later, and then we felt that Gongzi Fang was different. Moreover, after visiting you, after getting your lyrics, Xiqing really thought that Fang Gongzi was a talent, so he recommended Gongzi to the prince. The prince personally met with the prince and recognized Xiqing's judgment. The prince's evaluation of you is even higher than that of Xiqing. ”

Fang Zi'an smacked his lips and said, "What did I do?" You think so highly of me? Didn't you just write a few poems? ”

Qin Xiqing looked at Fang Zi'an and said: "If you don't have literary talent, you can't enter the imperial examination, but your development is limited, and your help to the prince will be limited." But literary talent is actually only one aspect. What the prince and I value more is Fang Gongzi's courage and deeds. ”

Fang Zi'an smiled bitterly: "I don't understand this anymore, you can see Wencai, you have the courage or something, I'm afraid it's against my heart." Where did I show my audacity? ”

Qin Xiqing stared at Fang Zi'an's eyes with a pair of beautiful eyes, and Fang Zi'an was a little hairy when he was seen.

"Fang Gongzi dares to kill people at home, is this considered courage? Fang Gongzi dared to harbor the assassin who assassinated Qin Hui, is this considered courage? Qin Xiqing said softly.

"What?" Fang Zi'an jumped up from the stone bench and stared at Qin Xiqing speechless in shock.