Zhu Yujian has the ambition to clarify Yuyu, and he also has a compassionate mind, which is also the reason why Liu Kongzhao is willing to drive him.

In Liu Kongzhao's eyes, Chongzhen, who is mean and suspicious by nature, is far from being able to compare with Zhu Yujian, and the lustful and shameless Fu King Zhu Yousong is even more of a waste compared to Tang King Zhu Yousong.

If it is said that there can be Zhongxing Daming who clears the world, except for Tang King Zhu Yousong and Liu Kongzhao, there is no one else.

After thinking about it again, Liu Kongzhao still decided to temporarily hide the news that the third prince Zhu Cijiong was alive. Because he knew that although Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang, had the heart to fight for the world, he was not without a limit. If he knew that the third prince was alive, he would probably have extinguished his ambition, and he would not have been able to do something like killing the third prince.

Therefore, there is no need to tell everything for the subordinates, and some dirty work should not be known to the king. Liu Kongzhao decided that the matter of the third prince had been concealed from Zhu Yujian, so that everyone would be fine.

However, Zhu Yujian can hide it, but some people can't hide it, such as the Zheng family, who is now partnering. Liu Kongzhao escaped by boat after the defeat, and he no longer had much strength, and some things had to be done with the help of the Zheng family.

Now the Zheng family in Hangzhou is Zheng Zhilong's fifth brother Zheng Zhibao, who supports such a big thing as the successor of Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong did not dare to fake others, and sent his own brother to Hangzhou to be responsible for contacting Liu Kongzhao.

After meeting Zhu Yujian, Liu Kongzhao rushed to the outside of the city overnight, met Zheng Zhibao who was staying on a sea boat, and told him about the three princes.

"The third prince is now the biggest obstacle to King Tang's accession to the throne, and if he is alive, our major affairs will not be able to be carried out at all." Liu Kongzhao said with a serious expression.

"What do you mean?" Zheng Zhibao squinted his eyes slightly and asked in a cold voice.

"Kill the third prince Zhu Cijiong, firstly to clear the obstacles for King Tang, and then to hit Chongzhen, who is seriously ill, so that he will die as soon as possible." Liu Kongzhao said gloomily. Chongzhen is now sick and bedridden, his only hope is in his son Zhu Cijiong, it is conceivable that once the news of Zhu Cijiong's death comes, Chongzhen will definitely not be able to stand such a blow, and Tang Wang Zheng can take the opportunity to operate and get the opportunity to ascend the throne and succession.

"I have to go to Nanjing to be responsible for contacting the ministers of the DPRK and China, building momentum for the enthronement of the Tang Dynasty, and assassinating the three princes, you can only be responsible for General Zheng, but don't worry, I will send someone to inquire about the whereabouts of the three princes, and then inform you."

Zheng Zhibao nodded, "When I came, my eldest brother instructed me, and everything was under the orders of Uncle Chengcheng." The Zheng family has nothing else, and there are many dead henchmen. ”

"But this matter must be kept secret, and it must not be revealed that it was done by us, let alone have any involvement with King Tang, which General Zheng must know." Liu Kongzhao instructed.

"Sincerity, don't worry, the Zheng family has nothing else, some are silver, and if you have silver, you can naturally find people who do dirty work, I won't use the people of the Zheng family to do it, and the matter will not implicate us." Zheng Zhibao assured.

A conspiracy against the throne is brewing in secret, and Chongzhen in the Nanjing Palace knows nothing about it. He was very ill these days, and he was awake only three or four hours a day. In the past three or four hours, he paid more attention to the war in Jiujiang, as well as the news of the three princes.

The Jiujiang War is related to the survival of the Ming Dynasty, and the three princes are even more involved in the succession to the throne, which is the most important thing for Chongzhen. He no longer had the energy to approve other matters, and all of them were handed over to the cabinet and officials of the six ministries. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty has developed for more than 200 years, and there is only one perfect system, even if the emperor ignores any court politics, the court can operate normally.

Under the efforts of Shi Kefa, the first assistant, Qian Qianyi, the second assistant, and Wang Duo, a cabinet scholar, the affairs of the imperial court were properly handled. At the time of the survival of the Jiujiang War, the Nanjing court was rarely calmer, and with the full cooperation of all the bigwigs, the affairs of the court were running normally, and there were many fewer quarrels. Conscription and salary, food and materials were continuously transported to the Jiujiang front line to supply the army that was fighting a decisive battle with the thieves.

The only thing that is not in harmony is the matter of the establishment of a prince in the imperial court. Chongzhen is seriously ill, the country naturally can not do without the prince, the matter of the prince is a matter of course, since the right to the imperial history Yang Wencong took the lead in the book to discuss the establishment of the crown prince, there are courtiers scrambling to grab the first to write the matter of the prince, but the things that make the ministers uneasy, after the prince's performance is handed to the palace, they will all stay in the middle and do not send it, Chongzhen has no response to this.

As for Chongzhen's thoughts, the ministers could naturally guess that they were nothing more than unwilling to pass on the throne to outsiders. But Chongzhen's three princes have no whereabouts, I am afraid that they have already died in the chaos, and now they can't give birth to sons, what can they do if they don't pass on the throne to outsiders? Do you still want to have another son, and you don't want to see what your body looks like!

The matter of the establishment of the prince is related to the future of the Ming Empire, but also related to the personal future of the courtiers, once the vassal king who supports himself inherits the throne, a support of the merit can not run, and so on after the new emperor ascends the throne, according to the merit reward, since then it will naturally soar, which is also the biggest reason why the courtiers are keen on this matter.

Chongzhen hid in the palace and kept silent, and the ministers naturally did not want to let him go, even if Chongzhen did not respond, the recital of the prince was still sent to the cabinet like snowflakes.

Suddenly, a rumor spread in Nanjing, that is, the third prince Zhu Cijiong was still alive, which was the reason why Chongzhen was reluctant to establish a prince. The three princes are still alive, and naturally it is not the turn of the vassal king to succeed to the throne, and the ministers who have decided to establish the prince are very frightened, and they have discussed the authenticity of the news they inquire, but no one knows where the news came from.

This rumor naturally spread to the palace, and Chongzhen was furious when he learned about it, and ordered someone to call Han Zanzhou to ask how the matter had spread. The news that the three princes are alive in Nanjing is already well known, and once it reaches the ears of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it will inevitably bring great trouble to the rescue work, and it is related to the safety of the three princes, and Chongzhen cannot help but be angry.

Han Zanzhou was also panicked, he didn't know why the matter was leaked, he swore to Chongzhen that he definitely didn't leak it, and then ordered his subordinates to investigate how the rumors spread.

"Fang Yushi is really a good means, the rumors that the three princes are alive will inevitably spread to the Manchu Qing, if you can get rid of the three princes by the hands of the Manchus, it is the province of us to do it, this is a plan to kill people with a knife."

In a hidden mansion in Nanjing, Liu Kongzhao, who arrived in Nanjing, praised Fang Mingxia.

"Since the three princes are alive, those ministers will naturally not suggest supporting other vassal kings, and the most likely vassal kings such as King Lu will also relax their minds. In this way, we have a chance to strategize.

If the three princes die, they can all be pushed on the heads of the Manchus, and no one will suspect us. Fang Mingxia said calmly.