Chapter 163: The Shocked and Angry Prince
It's just that in the midst of speculation and questioning, only two princes in the capital felt that something was wrong. One is the only one among the princes who has a good relationship with Huang Qiong, King Yong at the moment. King Yong felt wrong because he knew how important Chen Yao was to Huang Qiong.
After Chen Yao's death, Huang Qiong's pain was not a fraud at all. And this Yongwang who looks uninhibited on the outside, but is actually quite delicate in his mind. I didn't know in advance that the emperor was in the British palace for a whole night on the night of Huang Qiong's assassination.
When he received the news and rushed to help, he saw that Imperial Doctor Guo, who was generally only for the emperor and empress, and even the prince was not qualified to be invited, was actually guarding the British Palace. I was keenly aware of it immediately. He, the ninth brother who used to need him to be thoughtful in everything, now has a different status in the emperor's heart.
Later, I learned that the emperor actually guarded the British palace on the night of Huang Qiong's accident, until he was sure that Huang Qiong was out of danger before returning to the palace. I understand better that I and this ninth brother may not stop at the prince in the future. Seeing that his ninth brother came from behind, it was absolutely impossible to say that King Yong was not jealous at all.
It's just that the Yongwang is the Yongwang after all, not only does his mind turn extremely fast, but he also corrects his position in the shortest possible time. And for Huang Qiong, the ninth brother, he also has some real brotherly feelings. After analyzing the pros and cons of this ninth brother if he can really get on the throne, that little jealousy disappeared in an instant.
Fortunately, as soon as this ninth brother left the palace, he established a good relationship with him. If he is also like King Song, he is extremely cold to this ninth brother, I am afraid that his unlucky days in the future will be ahead. What's more, for King Yong, who has already judged that the crown prince's current foundation is unstable, and he is determined to be unable to win the throne.
It doesn't matter who is on the throne, as long as it is not when he is still in the palace, he will not see the king of Song who is at the same eye with himself and finds trouble for himself everywhere, and that bastard can be on the throne. Therefore, after a short period of discomfort, Yongwang adjusted his mentality in the shortest possible time. Helped the British Prince's Mansion, Zhang Luo Chen Yao's funeral. When Chen Yao went out of the funeral, he personally presided over it as a prince.
Anyway, for King Yong, who is dissolute by nature, has long been notorious in the court, and has done even more ridiculous things. This is something that is not laborious, and can establish a closer relationship with Huang Qiong, why wouldn't he do it? At least he thinks that his own efforts will definitely not be taken as a blind eye to Huang Qiong's personality.
As for the other one who sensed that something was wrong, it was the other one who was at least the prince on the surface. On the day of Huang Qiong's accident, the prince was waiting in the middle palace. Although Imperial Physician Guo was Gao Wuyong, he hurriedly looked for him in front of him. But under the emperor's deliberate blockade, the crown prince did not know what was going on.
When he wanted to return to the East Palace, he was detained in the bedroom of the Middle Palace by the emperor, who had strictly sealed the news after the incident, along with the eunuchs and palace maids around the queen, and cut off the connection with the outside world. It was not until the cleanup of the government was completed that he was allowed to return to the East Palace. So until the prince left the palace and returned to the East Palace, he didn't know what was going on.
It wasn't until he was on the way back to the East Palace Annex, when he met Chen Yao's funeral procession, that the crown prince of the dynasty knew that the king had been assassinated. The king of England was seriously injured and the concubines around him died. After knowing this, the prince's face changed at that time. On the way back to the courtyard in a hurry, Tie Qing's face never eased.
This prince, although he is a little impatient at times. But after more than ten years of career as a prince, he is definitely not a stupid person, not to mention that there is a group of people like sperm around him. He did issue before, and he also asked for the killing order of his ninth brother, who had repeatedly violated his scales, to be completed in the shortest possible time.
But before the execution, when the middle palace occasionally woke up in a coma, he saw the prince who was accompanying him. A sentence is the way to be a gentleman is to endure what ordinary people can't bear, and think more about your father's words back then. After a short period of rejoicing from the anger brought about by Zhang Qian's demotion and relevant, he had already issued an order to delay the execution.
Because his mother, who was seriously ill and irretrievable, could become the last sentence in his mouth at any time, he understood that his mother had always been worried about him. Even if he wanted to do it, he couldn't do it when his mother was seriously ill. Although this prince has a thousand things, there is one thing that is still worth affirming, that is, the filial piety of his mother.
He can not listen to other people's words, even the emperor's words, but he can still listen to his mother's words. Especially when the mother has reached the point where the oil has run out and the lamp has dried up, which is equivalent to the last words of her deathbed. So the prince
And when he knew that his ninth brother had been assassinated, the prince knew without being reminded that all the suspicious eyes would fall on him at this time. Now it's really yellow mud falling into the crotch of your pants, and it's not but is. Even if you don't do it yourself.
For the crown prince, who has been in the position of prince for more than ten years, it doesn't matter what others think. What he was most worried about was that his emperor Lao Tzu also thought the same way, so it would be really troublesome. He knew that in recent years, his father had become more and more dissatisfied with him.
If the father really thinks that this matter was also done by himself, then perhaps the shaking of his position as the prince began with this assassination. And from the assassination of the ninth brother, in a series of practices of his father, the prince has faintly seen such signs. A crown prince of the current dynasty was confined to the palace for several days, without even a superficial explanation.
This is enough to show that the emperor is inseparable from this matter in his heart. So after learning the news of Huang Qiong's assassination, instead of half of the joy, the prince was in extreme anger and even fear.
Although he didn't know yet, it was the brother who did it for him. But he knew that this incident happened at this time, and it would do him more harm than good. Especially after knowing that the assassin was actually pretending to be the identity of the Left Army of the Controlling Crane, and the waist card of the Left Army of the Controlling Crane on his body was still real, the prince even collapsed directly in the sedan chair.
And after returning to the other courtyard and learning that his few hardcore henchmen in the court were either demoted or dismissed, the prince didn't even have the strength to get angry. Only then did he know that the person who did the work for himself assassinated the scumbag just as a primer. And the purpose is not just to bring the waters of evil to oneself.
The greater purpose is to completely break the situation that he has painstakingly arranged in the DPRK and China. drove all of his already small henchmen out of the imperial court, at least from the capital. Now that he is in the capital, he has really become a loner. In the court situation, he has completely lost the right to speak.
The most dangerous thing is that after this incident, the emperor still believes in himself or not, which is two different things. This person is good at killing people with a knife, no matter whether the dies or not, he has successfully pointed everyone's attention to himself. Judging from the emperor's hand, this person's painstaking planning can be said to be successful.
The problem now is that he really has a group of killers who are dedicated to clearing out opponents or thorns in his side for himself. If the emperor really made every effort to investigate, he would use the ubiquitous eyes of the North and South Suppression Division. Under the eastward movement of the main messenger behind the scenes, can the killers in his hands really be able to escape?
Once the emperor discovers these killers raised by him, then his own position as the prince? Thinking of this, the prince couldn't help but shudder. He knew that if these people were really exposed, the emperor would not spare him first. Regardless of whether that was assassinated, he did it himself or not.
After a long time, the prince, whose face had been cloudy since he returned, said coldly to several henchmen who had been summoned by him: "Check, at all costs, we must find out who did this." was bold enough to plant it on Lone's head. This person must not be spared lightly. ”
After listening to his instructions, they looked at each other and smiled bitterly for a long time before a henchman who was slightly bolder and had been with him for the longest time stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, in the days you have been in the palace, we have summed up the current situation. ”
"We all think that the best thing you should do at this time is to be patient. Now the emperor has taken advantage of the topic to carry out a thorough purge of the entire court situation. You're not alone. The kings, even the main messenger behind the scenes, I am afraid that they have lost a lot. The emperor's hand can be said to have exceeded everyone's expectations, including the main messenger behind the scenes. ”
"After this incident, he should be dormant for a while. At least for a short time, I'm afraid there will be no way to make any more trouble for you. The assassination of the British king occurred less than a month after Zhang Qian was demoted. Although it is not our hand, judging from the fact that the emperor directly closed you in the palace, the emperor has become suspicious of you. ”
"And as far as we know, during the funeral of the concubine of the King of England, King Jing and King Duan both sent people to send a large amount of funeral rites. Although the king of Shu did not visit in person, he also sent people to mourn and also sent a large amount of funeral. I heard that at the family banquet in the Yongwang Mansion, the King of Shu could be said to have sympathy for the King of England. ”
"Although the true intention of the King of Shu's move, whether he really regards the King of England as a brother regardless of the past events, I still have other ideas, I haven't guessed yet. But what King Jing and King Duan did was to show the King of England, and in the final analysis, to the emperor behind the King of England, that this matter had nothing to do with them. Otherwise, with the two kings as people, where will the life and death of the king of England be cared for? ”
"Now the Manchu Dynasty knows that in addition to Your Royal Highness, the biggest contradiction with the King of England is King Jing and King Duan. Among them, the King of England has the greatest contradiction with you, and the aftermath of Zhang Qian's demotion still exists. Coupled with all the others, I am afraid that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, including the emperor, think that the contradictions between you and the British king are impossible to reconcile. ”
"The man who did it saw this and attacked the king. King Jing and King Duan saw this, and they cleared up their suspicions by showing favor to King Ying. The rest is only you, who have the greatest conflict with the British king. With the disguised assistance of King Jing and King Duan, this person successfully attracted everyone's attention to you. ”
"And the emperor also knows that the only people who can fraudulently use the identity of the Left Army of the Crane Control Army in the suburbs of Beijing and get the waist card of the Left Army of the Crane Control Army are you, King Jing, King Duan, King Shu, and maybe King Song. What is the identity of the Left Army of the Crane Controlling Crane, that is the emperor's personal guard. When there was an accident in the Left Army of Control Crane, the most nervous person was none other than the emperor. ”