The fire in Shilang's Mansion took a night to extinguish.

Early in the morning of the second day, Jia Baoyu wore the uniform of the forbidden army general and led five personal soldiers to come to the Qian Mansion in Gudefang across horses.

A charred, charred corpse was removed from the rubble by the sergeants of the Five Cities Terracotta Division and placed in a large, bleak courtyard.

Jia Baoyu was silent.

There were not a few officials who heard the same news as Jia Baoyu, most of them just glanced at it, snorted, and then left in a sedan chair and went to the palace.

After a while, the second prince's Luan drove away.

The second prince got out of the car and watched the Shilang Mansion, which he had visited more than once, become such a ruin, his fists clenched and he was silent.

Jia Baoyu stepped forward to salute and comforted: "The deceased is gone, Your Highness must not be too sad." ”

The second prince turned around, and Jia Baoyu clearly saw that the second prince's teeth were clenched, and his handsome face was cold and blue.

"Ziheng, follow me."

One last glance at the Shilang Mansion that had been flattened, the second prince turned around, left a word, and walked out.

Jia Baoyu also sighed and walked out of the mansion. The eunuch beside the second prince stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, please ask General Jia to get into the car." ”

Jia Baoyu did not hesitate, stepped on the stool and got into the car.

The second prince sat in the front position, and was stunned, Jia Baoyu was not the first time to enter the second prince's Luan, and the second prince didn't speak, and he looked down like this and didn't respect it, so he found a place to sit down.

Then, the second prince spoke: "Ziheng knows, who should Lord Qian be to me?" ”

Jia Baoyu thought for a while and said, "Lord Qian is knowledgeable, upright and courteous, he is the pillar of the imperial court and the right-hand man of His Royal Highness. ”

The second prince shook his head: "Ziheng is wrong, he is a teacher and a Bole to me." ”

Jia Baoyu was silent and listened attentively.

"When I was five years old, my mother died of illness, and at the age of six I was adopted by my mother, and at the age of seven, my father gave me to my mother as an heir, and in the same year I entered the study room.

At that time, Lord Qian was an official residence in Hanlin and often went to the study to teach the princes and dragon grandchildren to read.

I was not afraid of Ziheng's ridicule, I was timid and cowardly at that time, and I was often bullied by the eldest brother.

It was Lord Qian, who noticed that I had a talent for reading, and praised me in the presence of other gentlemen and royal cousins.

Although this made me even more hostile to the eldest brother and others, I am grateful to him from the bottom of my heart.

Later, as I grew older, the various vices of the eldest brother were also rejected by the gentlemen, and I was also the first to advise my father and make me the prince. ”

Jia Baoyu admitted: "Lord Qian is wise, and he is a famous man of the country." ”

The second prince shook his head again: "In this way, Lord Qian has become my staunch supporter, and he spares all his efforts to plan for me. I know that there is a lot of flattery between the government and the opposition, but I just know that he is only because he is extremely disgusted with the great emperor's brother, and he seeks public affairs rather than selfishness.

But I killed him. ”

The second prince was suddenly sad.

Jia Baoyu said: "The assassination of Lord Qian is the death of the countryman, not the fault of His Highness. ”

The second prince glanced at Jia Baoyu deeply: "Ziheng doesn't know, I received Ziheng's letter yesterday, and the first person to notify me was Master Qian." ”

Jia Baoyu's heart sank.

From the glance of the second prince, Jia Baoyu seemed to understand something.

The news he sent to the second prince yesterday only needs to be simple to make the eldest prince isolate himself from the world's corporal clan.

From then on, it was almost impossible for the eldest prince to ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

Even if you ascend the throne, it is impossible to sit firmly on the dragon chair.

As long as the emperor still thinks of the ancestor's country, he must be cautious when considering appointing him.

Those who are not enough to sit firmly on the dragon chair will not be able to die well if they ascend to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and at worst they will destroy the foundation of their ancestors.

In history, there are countless lessons from the past.

Jia Baoyu is not qualified to do such a major thing. Since the second prince said so, it is obvious that Qian Zhao is the one chosen by the second prince to do this.

But the man was assassinated that night!

Why? It's a deep thought, and it's chilling.

The Great Prince did it?

If the eldest prince had such shrewdness, then he would not have done such a stupid thing.

Then, it can only be the remedy that the people behind the eldest prince can help him do.

And the eldest prince does not cultivate his own body, does not learn vulgarity, and the princes of the court have many disgusts, and almost no one openly expresses their support.

There are a few of them, but they are just old stubborns who cling to the concept of "standing up", and most of these people are not in important positions.

Lichang and Lixian have been the subject of debate since ancient times.

It's a pity that the eldest prince and the second prince are familiar with the virtuous and not the virtuous, and they are too distinct, which leads to the one-sided situation in the court.

Although in view of the emperor's heyday in the Spring and Autumn Period, most people did not make a clear statement, but the situation in the court is like this, otherwise it would be impossible for the second prince to be an official residence in the household department, while the eldest prince is still idle in the palace and has nothing to do.

Thinking about it this way, the only person with an unclear attitude but the most critical one is Emperor Jingtai.

Emperor Jingtai's preference for the eldest prince is more or less known to the princes of the court.

If Qian Zhao's death was done by the emperor to protect the eldest prince, then thinking about it, it would really make people feel cold.

It's not just that the emperor murdered the scholars.

It shows that in the emperor's heart, he actually intended to set up the eldest prince as the prince, and he did not hesitate to cut off the arm of the second prince with his own hands!

The second prince was born in the emperor's family, he is talented and intelligent, Jia Baoyu can figure it out, and he is naturally not far behind. That's why he is so lost and sad. It's not just about lamenting Qian Zhao.

"Perhaps, His Royal Highness has thought too much, this matter happened suddenly and appallingly, and what the result will be, it still needs to be thoroughly investigated by the imperial court before a conclusion can be made.

Your Highness must not worry too much, but put yourself in a disadvantageous situation. Jia Baoyu said tentatively.

The emperor is the father of the second prince, and Jia Baoyu can't feel the personal feeling of being hurt by his relatives, so he is worried that the second prince will have a knot, which is not a good thing for himself or others.

But at their level, they can only say half the story.

Whether or not he can keep the Lingtai Qingming depends on the second prince himself.

The second prince nodded carelessly, and didn't speak again for a long time, so Jia Baoyu bowed and got out of the car.

Watching the second prince's Luan drive towards the imperial city, Jia Baoyu's heart also added a grand haze.

Qian Zhao's death was not only a major blow to the second prince, but also shocking to him.

No matter how huge the advantage of the second prince in the court is, but after all, the prince is the emperor in charge, if the emperor wants to clear the way for the eldest prince in the end, then how much better can they be than Qian Zhao in the end?

Qian Zhao, as a second-class member of the imperial court, was actually killed overnight, and the murderer's ruthlessness and cruelty made people feel shocked.

also made Jia Baoyu truly see for the first time how cruel the struggle for imperial power is.

It's really going to kill people, and a lot of people are going to die!

In the original book, there are hundreds of people in the Lijia family, although they have not been wiped out, but in fact, how much better is it than destroying the door?

Under the nest, Ann has finished eggs?

If it is really as the second prince guessed, Qian Zhao died because he had to deal with the eldest prince, then what about him, the news of using the eldest prince's mistake to attack the eldest prince was personally passed on to the second prince.

If it was really the emperor's doing, would he himself also be on the emperor's death list?

Thinking of this, Jia Baoyu, who has been in this world for almost two years, can't help but feel cold all over her body and a gloomy future.

Jia Baoyu stood in the cold wind and pondered, and the surrounding soldiers did not dare to disturb.

Suddenly, a large sedan chair slowly stopped in front of Jia Baoyu, and the sedan curtain opened, revealing an old and majestic face.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu immediately stepped forward and bowed down and said, "I've seen the elder of the Sect Pavilion." ”