Three hundred miles south of the Imperial City of the Lower Tang Dynasty is the Jinchang City built by the Liang Dynasty to prevent the Tang Dynasty. Jinchang City is 100 zhang deep from north to south, spans 80 zhang from east to west, and faces each other across the river from Fufeng City in the Lower Tang Dynasty. After nearly 100 years of operation, today's Jinchang City is no longer the border post station of the year, the city is divided into two by the central axis, the west is the garrison, the east is the national area, the two have a total population of 200,000, and it is a medium-sized city. The mansion of the Tantai family was built at the center of the central axis, and a general's mansion with five entrances and ten openings stood impressively, which was very magnificent, and the people and soldiers were all in awe of this mansion and the people living in the mansion.

As early as seven days ago, that is, seven days after the wedding of King Yu, the flying pigeon from the capital reached the hands of the Tai Guizong, the letter was still signed as the King of Ling, but the credible content made the blood of the whole body of the Tai Guizong coagulated from head to foot, for a long time he couldn't believe what the letter said, and stood in the study for a long time, his hands trembled and he couldn't hold the letter.

The Emperor couldn't believe that the Huanghuang East Palace was burned down overnight; I can't believe that my beloved and always proud daughter was buried in the fire with the crown prince of the dynasty; I couldn't believe that Emperor Liang only executed all the attendants of the East Palace and then did not pursue it, and simply announced that the crown prince and the crown princess died in the palace fire.

Two lines of tears quietly flowed from the eyes of the Tai Guizong, Xi Ru was raised and raised by him, she was given the mission of the family from birth, until she successfully became the crown princess, the joy in the heart of the Tai Guizong can be imagined, he originally thought that if he climbed the big tree of the prince, at least within one day his family will become a relative of the emperor, and his status will be greatly improved, and he himself may not need to be stationed here but can enter the center.

He was looking forward to and longing for the return of the emperor, and sometimes he wished that Emperor Lao Liang would give way to the crown prince as soon as possible, and at the same time, he was also secretly wary of several other princes who also coveted the throne. But now all his efforts have been wiped out by a fire!

For a long time, the Emperor couldn't recover from this shocking news, until the attendant came in and announced: Jiangzhou Assassin Shi Liuyi asked to see him.

Liu Yi? was demoted to Jiangzhou before because of his involvement in the Beijing trial fraud case, and he was the Lingwang Party, although Jiangzhou was adjacent to Jinchangcheng, but the Tantai family had never had a private relationship with him before, so why did he come to ask to see him? Tai Guizong originally wanted to see it, but after looking at the letter in his hand, he decided to meet the former servant of the ministry after thinking about it.

When Liu Yi, who was dressed in civilian clothes, walked into the study, he had long lost the arrogance of the dry clouds he had in the capital, and the frosted temples and the gradually rising wrinkles at this time all hinted that there was no hope for this person to return to Gyeonggi. Facing the mere history of Jiangzhou's assassination, as the general of Qianwei, he did not pay attention to the return of the sect.

"Liu Yi see the general!"

"Lord Liu has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, why did you come today?" The return to the sect is really in no mood and entertainment, and the straightforward inquiry, if it is not his heart, he will send it off immediately.

Liu Yi had long observed the mood of the return to the sect, and he also had something to say, "The lower officials came today for both official and private matters, and this private matter is His Royal Highness the King of Ling's intention to befriend the general, and this official matter is the long-term prosperity of the Shantai family!" ”

He was obviously touched, and he cautiously probed, "What does Lord Liu mean?" Returning to the sect and introducing the martial arts, I hope that Lord Liu will dismantle it in detail. ”

Liu Yi didn't care that he didn't give himself a seat from beginning to end, he looked left and right and didn't speak, and said: "All the subordinates dare not approach the study, Lord Liu rest assured!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi put his mind at ease and said: "The fire in the East Palace, the crown prince and the princess both died, this is something that has not happened since the founding of the Great Liang, the loss of the prince is a major event that shakes the country's foundation, and it is also extremely unfavorable to the Yutai family, but His Majesty intends to calm the matter, and focus all his attention on the death of the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and the fire in the East Palace is only an accident to announce to the world, how can this be convincing?" Your Majesty's unbelievable move is absolutely profound! ”

"I don't think this speculation was made up by Lord Liu himself, right?"

"General Mingjian, Xia Guan Jiu naturally can't guess in Jiangzhou, these analyses are made by His Royal Highness King Ling, His Royal Highness lives in Beijing, and has experienced the fire in the East Palace, his guess The general can listen to it."

"General Ben has never had any relationship with His Royal Highness King Ling, I don't know why His Royal Highness King Ling suddenly began to care about my Tantai family?"

"The general's words are wrong! His Royal Highness King Ling has always been blue-eyed to the general, but he can't help because of the identity of the crown princess, and now the crown prince, His Royal Highness King Ling has no henchmen in the army, and he wants to make friends with the Lantai family, which is also for the long-term consideration of the Lantai family. ”

"Oh?" Yutai Guizong raised his eyebrows and said tentatively: "Lord Liu means to let General Ben support His Royal Highness King Ling in the fight for the throne?" ”

"The living ones who have the ability to compete for the throne are none other than His Royal Highness King Ling, His Royal Highness King Xiang and His Royal Highness King Yu, if you become a general, what choice will you make?"

Liu Yi's words poked the bottom line of returning to the sect, indeed, if you want to go to the next level, you can only win the support of the royal family, and choose a side in the battle for succession, once you bet on the right treasure, it will definitely be rich and glorious at your fingertips, but if you choose the wrong one, then the entire family will be connected.

He wants more power, he wants a higher title, and he has carefully trained his daughter since he was a child for this purpose, and now all the original investment has been wasted, and he must make a new choice.

Liu Yi was always observing the performance of the Tai Guizong, and he could also guess the other party's concerns, and then persuaded: "General, I relied on the careful management of the crown princess before, and many officials in the court and China were the prince's party, and now the general is the biological father of the crown princess, if you can raise your arms, won't those officials all switch to the general?" It was precisely because of the insight into the importance of the general that His Royal Highness the King of Ling quickly sent his subordinates to visit the general! ”

Glancing at the expression of the Emperor Tai, Liu Yi said more confidently, "King Xiang is already in the army to support his own forces, and King Yu is not to mention, born in the army, single-handedly established the Xuanjia Army, the general can only highlight the importance of his status on the side of His Royal Highness King Ling!" General, among the four armies of our dynasty, except for His Royal Highness King Yu, you have the highest military position, if you can support His Royal Highness King Ling, it will definitely be a big help for His Royal Highness King Ling! ”

"Lord Liu seems to have done a lot of homework, the analysis is the head is the way, and General Ben is also impressed!"

"The general laughed, if you are not sure, how can you dare to come to the door to disturb?" Suddenly, Liu Yi lowered his voice, "There is a more important point, the general also knows that His Royal Highness King Yu is not favored, but in the past two years, he has won the title of Prince Wuzhu by virtue of his merits, saying that he has no heart to compete for the throne, and the general is credible?" With the heat at this time, if the prince is gone, isn't King Yu the most powerful contender for the throne? ”

Liu Yi's is obviously alluding to, and the Tai Guizong followed his words, "Could it be that Lord Liu thinks that the death of the little girl and the prince is related to King Yu?" ”

"General, think about it, who will be the biggest beneficiary in this matter?"

Although he also had strong doubts about the sudden death of the prince due to the fire in the Tangtang East Palace, and Emperor Liang only hastily closed the case by accident, but the Tai Guizong did not think deeply of this layer at all, as a soldier, the Tai Guizong also had dealings with the King of Yu, and the past impression was really difficult for him to associate it with the conspiracy behind it.

"His Royal Highness King Yu has always shown people to be calm and kind, and his heart is not in the city, but sometimes his eyes can deceive people. As far as Xia Guan knows, that night, King Yu's wedding had a mutation of the unexpected death of Princess Xia Tang, and only the two of them were present in Hechuan Palace, and King Yu appeared at the scene for the first time after the East Palace went to the water, and the remains of the prince and the princess were also identified by King Yu, general, do you say that there is really such a coincidence in this world? Liu Yi put a heavyweight weight on one end of the balance in the swaying heart of the Tai Gui Sect.

"The violent death of the princess of the Tang Dynasty on the wedding night will cause the raging anger of the Tang Dynasty, and then a war is inevitable, and the general can remember that King Yu was favored so quickly by virtue of his military exploits! The following officials and villains speculated that the two accidents between this night were definitely a trick to kill two birds with one stone! ”

There is no doubt that this "reasonable" analysis has completely deviated the balance in the heart of the Tai Guizong, and Liu Yi saw the opportunity to say again: "General, if the speculation of the lower officials is true, King Yu is undoubtedly not only the political enemy of King Ling, but also your female enemy!" If the lower officials speculated, then King Yu is also the enemy of King Ling, King Yu is bent on expanding the Xuanjia army, he has sent henchmen to Pingzhou and Dengzhou to recruit tens of thousands of young people to train the new army, in the long run, King Yu's prestige in the army will be unshakeable, and the general is obviously not the direct line of King Yu. ”

He boasted that he was brave and resourceful, but these possibilities were really never imagined, and when Liu Yi said it as if telling a story, his heart twitched, and his forehead was already sweating slightly. But even so, if you really want to make up your mind to find a new backer, you must not just rely on a few words from someone and your own whim, you have to think deeply.

Liu Yi looked at the return of the sect with satisfaction, he knew very well that he had lived up to the expectations of King Ling on this trip, and now it was time to stop, "General, the lower official is bothered, and the lower official also does not want the general to be deceived by others, and he does not want the general to miss the opportunity, so the lower official will retire!" At this point, the Tai Guizong struggled to maintain the majesty of his general and nodded, and when Liu Yi withdrew from the study, the Tai Guizong shouted to the door, "Hold a family court meeting!" ”