Due to the influence of the Ministry of Industry's case, King Kang was demoted from prince to heir by His Majesty, lost his qualification to compete for the crown prince, and was about to go to a remote fief.

King Duan and King Kang have been fighting for so many years, and today, the two have finally separated the winner.

King Cheng was defeated, King Kang lost the position of prince today, and when King Duan got the throne, what he lost may be his life.

No emperor would allow such a threat to exist.

The people of King Kang's mansion trembled all day long, and none of the advisers in the palace ran away, but they couldn't escape, for fear of angering King Kang in the palace, and no one knew what terrible things he would do under his anger.

At lunchtime, a servant who delivered food had no choice but to approach the main hall where King Kang was.

He stood at the door with a dinner plate and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, it's time to eat." ”

There was no sound in the hall.

The man stubbornly pushed the door in, and when he looked into the hall, the expression on his face was suddenly stunned, and the plate in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang", and the food was scattered all over the ground.

I saw a white silk passing through the girder on the top of the hall, and King Kang hung straight on the white silk.

The subordinate was frightened, and said loudly: "Come on, come on, Your Highness has committed suicide!" ”

……

The Imperial Study.

Chen Huang sat above, obviously unhappy, and read the piece for a long time, but did not turn a new page.

Wei Jian walked in from outside the hall and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhang Xian has been kneeling outside the hall for more than an hour. ”

Concubine Zhang Xian is the mother of King Kang, this time King Kang was demoted and exiled, after the next dynasty, Concubine Zhang Xian knelt at the door of the imperial study and pleaded for King Kang.

Emperor Chen snorted coldly and said: "What is there to kneel, if you make a mistake, you will be punished, he has committed such a heinous crime, I did not demote him to a commoner, it is already for the sake of the face of the virtuous concubine, if I pardon him, how can I explain to the hundred officials, how to explain to the people?" ”

This time, King Kang dared to use his hands and feet on the ordnance and intervene in the politics of salt and iron, which had already touched his bottom line, and millions of taels of silver were trivial matters, but King Kang's actions made him have a strong sense of crisis in his heart, which was a crisis in which the supreme position was threatened.

Salt and iron have always been monopolized by the imperial court, and the fear is that someone has grabbed huge benefits from it, and with the convenience of salt and iron, he has to rebel, and outsiders still have to take precautions, not to mention the prince who is already qualified to go further?

Chen Guo is now surrounded by foreign enemies, and in a short period of time, he has no idea of handing over the throne under him.

Wei Jian looked outside and whispered: "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhang Xian's health has always been bad, and the old slave is worried that if she kneels for a long time, her body will not be able to support ......."

Thinking of Concubine Zhang Xian, Emperor Chen's face finally showed a trace of unbearable color, and said, "Let the palace maid help her back to the palace." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch suddenly ran in from outside, and he didn't have time to report, so he knelt down in the hall with a puff and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it's not good, His Royal Highness King Kang, His Royal Highness King Kang committed suicide!" ”

"Cheng'er!" A trembling cry came from outside the study, and then there was no news.

Emperor Chen stood up suddenly, stared at the eunuch with his eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "You, what did you say?" ”

The eunuch's head was buried very low, and he said carefully: "Back to Your Majesty, there was news from King Kang's Mansion just now, His Royal Highness King Kang left a suicide note, hanging the beam and committing suicide, the imperial doctor has gone to King Kang's Mansion, and as soon as the slave got the news, he immediately reported it to His Majesty......"

Chen Huang hurriedly walked down from above and said anxiously: "Quick, go to King Kang's Mansion!" ”

In King Kang's mansion, as soon as Emperor Chen, who arrived in a hurry, entered the hall, he looked at the imperial doctor on the side and asked, "How is it, is Cheng'er okay?" ”

The imperial physician immediately bowed down and arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, fortunately, I found it early, when I rescued His Royal Highness King Kang, he still had a breath left, and now there is no major problem to his life, but he needs to cultivate for a period of time to make up for the loss of vitality......"

Chen Huang breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart finally let go.

Although King Kang made a big mistake and disappointed him to the extreme, even if he was disappointed, this was also his son, how could he watch him die?

Emperor Chen walked into the palace, looked at King Kang, who was lying on the bed, dying, and said angrily: "Bastard, do you want the white-haired people of your father and mother to send the black-haired people!" ”

King Kang's face was pale, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "The son knows that he is guilty, and he can only apologize for his sins with death, and ask his father to fulfill ......"

Emperor Chen looked at him, became even more angry, and said, "Who let you die!" ”

King Kang laughed miserably and said: "Compared with dying in Shuozhou, Erchen would rather die in Jingshi, at least here is closer to his father and mother......

"What do you say again, what ......" Emperor Chen didn't finish speaking, his face was slightly pale, and it was not until this moment that he realized a problem.

If King Kang leaves Jingshi, I am afraid that he will not be able to reach Shuozhou, and he will die on the road.

After all, he is the eldest son of the emperor, and in the eyes of some people, as long as he does not die, there will always be hope of inheriting the throne.

He himself was born in the royal family, and he has seen a lot of royal methods, including the dragon chair under himself, which is also built on the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood.

He looked at King Kang, was silent for a moment, and said, "You stay in Jingshi to recuperate first, and then go to the fiefdom, and then talk about it in two years......"

King Kang coughed twice and said weakly, "Father Xie." ”

When he returned to the palace, Emperor Chen's face was also extremely unsightly, and he was worried.

At a certain moment, he finally asked: "Is it for the sake of a throne that brothers have to kill each other, father and son turn against each other?" ”

Wei Jian was silent for a moment, and then spoke: "In the eyes of some people, desire is above all else, and not everyone is as affectionate as Your Majesty......"

Emperor Chen thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think Ming'er is such a person?" ”

Wei Jian smiled and said, "His Royal Highness King Duan is the son of His Majesty, and His Majesty should never know better. ”

"Yes, I know him......" Emperor Chen was silent for a while, and then said: "He is more suitable to be an emperor than Cheng'er, but if he is an emperor, Cheng'er will definitely not be ...... life."

He thought for a while, waved his hand, and said, "That's it, when the time comes, send him to the State of Chu, so that he can live his rich and prosperous life in peace and stability for the rest of his life, and there is only so much I can do for him......"

His words are an understatement, but if it spreads, it will definitely cause a shocking wave in the imperial court.

This seems to be just a casual exclamation from him, but it has already revealed the belonging of the throne in his heart.

It's a pity that there are only two people in the imperial study at this time, and no third person hears these words.

After Emperor Chen finished speaking, he looked at Wei Jian and said, "Call Ming'er over." ”

……

King Kang's Mansion.

Mr. Xu walked into the hall, looked at the maids in the hall, and said, "You all go down." ”

On weekdays in the palace, Mr. Xu's status is only under King Kang, and these servants responded and left in a hurry, closing the door of the palace.

Mr. Xu looked at King Kang and said, "Your Highness has suffered. ”

"What is this bitterness compared to death?" King Kang sat up from the bed and said with a smile: "Is this king already dead once?" ”

Mr. Xu said: "I hope that after this time, His Highness will be able to wake up completely." ”

"The former King Kang is dead." King Kang looked at him and suddenly said: "Should this king thank Tang Ning, without him, this king would not have understood these things......"

Mr. Xu narrowed his eyes and said, "Your Highness, don't provoke that person again, Tang Ning is not your enemy, Duanwang is." ”

"You have persuaded the king more than once not to oppose him." King Kang looked at him and asked, "Are you afraid of him?" ”

"I'm afraid that Your Highness will repeat the mistakes of the past, and the facts have proven that my idea is right." Mr. Xu said lightly, changed the subject, and said, "What does Your Highness understand?" ”

King Kang smiled self-deprecatingly, and said: "Father's heart, in fact, has always been biased towards Zhao Ming, when he moved the tax and silver of the treasury, the crime is not much lighter than this king, how did his father punish him, this king can remember very clearly......"

Mr. Xu asked, "So, Your Highness knows what to do next?" ”

King Kang smiled and asked, "Does this king have any other choice?" ”