As a prince, King Shin has probably reached the pinnacle of what a prince can do.

He is loved by all the people and admired by hundreds of officials, and in the position of prince, there is not much room for development, and if he wants to climb up, he can only rebel and become the emperor.

Being an emperor is no longer a matter of whether he wants to be an emperor or not, but the trend of the times, his family, his subordinates, and everyone's lives are tied to his thoughts.

Coming out of King Xin's study, Tang Ning did not go to find Li Tianlan, but went back to the Splendid Palace directly.

returned to his courtyard, borrowed a knife from Chen Zhou, stood in the courtyard, and made a knife slashing motion.

Strength is the last word, no matter how busy he is, he will take a little time out to practice every day.

He didn't use any knife techniques, just simply swung the knife, over and over again.

This is the method that Lao Zheng taught him, simple repetition, ten times and hundreds of times, thousands of times, which is more useful than any fancy knife technique.

Zheng butcher leaned under the tree to drink, looking up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle from time to time, Tang Ning once thought he was a rough man who sold meat, and gradually discovered along the way that Lao Zheng was also a person with a story.

While waving his knife, he asked, "Lao Zheng, do you say that if you were the king of faith, would you rebel?" ”

Butcher Zheng took a sip of wine and asked, "If it were you, would you?" ”

Tang Ning was stunned, and his sword swinging action froze.

The word rebellion doesn't sound very good, and if you don't do it, you will be infamous through the ages, and more importantly, he doesn't want to be an emperor, which emperor in history is not a short-lived ghost, and he still wants to live leisurely for a few more years.

He put down the knife, and his face showed suspicion------Could it be that King Shin thinks the same thing?"

However, although he doesn't like to be an emperor either, as a man, even if he has no ambitions, he always has to take some responsibility, and a man who can't even protect his family, wife and daughter well, what kind of man is he?

The small courtyard where he lived was guarded by beggars and disciples, and he walked outside the door, looked at one of them, and said, "Go and call Elder Ren." ”

After a while, Ren Pingsheng walked in from the outside and asked, "Helper, what's the matter?" ”

Ren Pingsheng was the most flexible one among the high-level beggars, Tang Ning beckoned to him and said, "Sit down first, I have something to do for you." ”

……

Xinwangfu.

At lunchtime, Princess Xin took a bite of food in King Xin's bowl, remembered something, and asked, "Has the murderer of General Xu been found?" ”

King Xin shook his head and said, "Without a clue, how easy is it to find the murderer?" ”

"General Xu will be assassinated in the camp......" Princess Xin put down her chopsticks, looked at him, and said, "If the prince goes out, he should bring more people with him." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a figure walked in from outside the door and said, "Lord Wang, my subordinates have something important to report." ”

Shin put down his chopsticks and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The man looked up, but stopped talking.

King Shin looked at him, stood up, and said, "Go to the study." ”

"What's the matter, the mysterious ......" Princess Xin watched him walk out, looked at Li Tianlan again, and asked, "Why hasn't Tang Ning come to the palace these days?" ”

Li Tianlan bit his chopsticks and said, "He may be busy......

In the study, King Shin sat down, looked at the man and asked, "What happened?" ”

The man looked up and whispered, "I don't know who it is, some rumors about the prince have been spreading in the market in the past few days, and they have spread all over Kyoto." ”

King Shin looked at him and asked, "What rumors?" ”

The man took a deep breath before he said: "It is rumored that the Queen Mother was pregnant for three years before giving birth to the prince, and when the prince was born, he was able to open his mouth to speak, and on the night of his birth, a vision fell from the sky, and there was a divine dragon hovering in the palace......"

King Shin stood up abruptly and exclaimed in surprise, "What? ”

Pregnant for three years, born to be able to speak, when landing there is a dragon hovering, these are all visions, the ancients were accompanied by visions, either saints or emperors......

Although these rumors are not explicitly indicated, the meaning of them is self-evident.

The man looked at King Shin and continued to speak.

"The rumor also says that the prince is the face of the emperor, and the prince's ascension to the throne as the emperor is the will of God......"

"There are also rumors that the crown prince is a disaster star, the source of the country, if the world is handed over to the prince, the state of Chu will perish......"

……

"Say no more!" King Xin rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Let a few Shangshu come over!" ”

Prince's Mansion.

The prince's face was full of anger, pacing in the hall, and he said angrily: "What vision, what divine dragon, rebellion, he wants to rebel!" ”

"Your Highness is angry, Your Highness is angry!" Someone stepped forward and said, "My subordinates have already asked people to stop those who spread rumors, and if there are any more people who spread this rumor, they will be severely punished......

The prince sat weakly on the chair, his chest heaved and heaved, and hissed: "That's what they think in their hearts, what's the use of punishing them severely!" ”

He thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "Since this is the case, this king will not stop doing it......"

The body of the person beside him trembled, and he immediately said: "Your Highness, it's not right, King Xin has many henchmen in Beijing, if he wins, it's okay, once he misses, there is no way to recover it!" ”

The prince clenched his fists and said, "If King Xin is not dead, this palace will not be at ease!" ”

The person beside him pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, your subordinates have a plan, maybe they may get rid of King Xin, so that Your Highness can rest easy from now on......"

The prince turned his head, looked at him sharply, and said loudly, "Say! ”

In the palace of the king.

Watching a few Shangshu leave, the young general behind King Xin asked, "Lord Wang, if it's not these adults, who else can it be?" ”

"It doesn't matter." King Xin tapped his index finger on the table and said, "Let the other courtyard outside the city be cleaned up, and the princess and the princess will go to live for a while." ”

The young general looked up at him and said, "Yes." ”

In the room, Princess Xin looked at King Xin, frowned and asked, "Okay, what are you doing with Lan Lan and I going to the other courtyard outside the city?" ”

King Xin smiled and said, "It's been hot recently, so it's good for you and Lan Lan to go out to escape the heat." ”

Princess Xin looked at him and suddenly said nervously, "Is something happening?" ”

King Shin patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen." ”

He looked back at Li Tianlan and said, "Take care of your mother." ”

Li Tianlan looked at him and nodded silently.

……

"You're leaving?" In the Xinwang Mansion, Li Tianlan's room, Tang Ning looked at her and asked, "Where to go?" ”

Li Tianlan said: "Go to the other courtyard outside the city, at this time of year, my father will take my mother to escape the summer." ”

"It's been quite hot these days, so it's good to go out to escape the heat." Tang Ning nodded and said, "These days, Kyoto is too chaotic. ”

The crown prince and King Shin have already made Kyoto chickens and dogs restless, and in the past few days, there are still some ill-intentioned people fanning the flames in the market, spreading rumors, and returning the destiny of King Shin, which is miraculous, and I believe that the prince has been very panicked.

At this sensitive point in time, a small spark may trigger an eventual eruption, relatively speaking, outside Beijing is cleaner and safer.

He wanted to talk to Li Tianlan again, but a young general walked in from outside, looked at him, and said, "Lord Tang, the prince is invited." ”

[PS: The second is a little later.] 】