Chapter 1349: The Heart of the Usurpation
Xiong Heng left the Prime Minister's Mansion and hurried to Xiong Rong's Mansion.
On the one hand, he was ready to persuade Xiong Rong to go to Aocheng and hold talks with Lin Feng to try to rescue Xiong Wu from danger, and on the other hand, he tried to ask Xiong Rong about his attitude towards rescuing Xiong Wu.
In the past, there was no chance of usurping the throne, and now Xiong Wu was imprisoned by the Yan army in Aocheng, and if it was handled properly, they could easily replace Xiong Wu.
Arriving at Xiong Rong's mansion, Xiong Heng, led by the guards, hurried to Xiong Rong's study.
When approaching the study, Xiong Heng witnessed Xiong Rong sending an old man away. The old man walked forward and passed by Xiong Heng.
At this time, Xiong Rong stepped forward quickly, stared at Xiong Heng and asked, "Brother Emperor, why did you come to the residence of your younger brother, if there is any matter, just call your younger brother to your mansion."
Xiong Heng didn't answer directly, his expression was calm, he was silent for a moment, and asked, "Fourth brother, who is that old man, how can he look familiar."
"Ji Tianfang!" Xiong Rong said without hesitation.
Hearing this, Xiong Heng looked surprised, and after a long time, he reacted and asked: "Ji Tianfang, why is he decrepit before he gets old, and he doesn't seem to have the former demeanor of the soldier master at all."
"Hahaha, Brother Huang, don't forget, the soldiers are proficient in disguise techniques, not to mention, the emperor hates Ji Tianming to the core, if it is not easy to tolerate Ji Tianfang, how dare he come to the minister's brother's mansion." Xiong Rong did not hide Ji Tianming's identity, and laughed loudly to Xiong Hengdao.
Xiong Heng often took a breath and said with an annoyed expression: "What is this old guy doing in Chu State, how dare you still meet Ji Tianming?"
At the beginning, Xiong Heng advocated the return of the soldiers to the Chu State, with the help of the Tibetan Soldier Valley, and the advantages of the soldiers to secretly train the army, but unexpectedly by Ji Tianming counterattacked, and soon, Xiong Wu ascended the throne and became the emperor.
Xiong Heng didn't know whether Xiong Wu's ascension to the throne was related to Ji Tianming, but his attitude towards Ji Tianming was unfriendly.
"The Ji family returned to Emperor Yan, and the situation in Yan was not very good, so he specially came to Chu to visit the Duan family, and his younger brother happened to meet Ji Tianming by chance, so he invited him to enter the mansion." Xiong Rong chuckled.
Hum!
Xiong Heng snorted lightly and was very dissatisfied, he knew that Xiong Rong did not tell the truth to himself, how could there be such a coincidence in the world, not to mention, Xiong Rong didn't know that the emperor hated Ji Tianming to the core?
"Brother Emperor, you haven't told your brother why you came!" Xiong Rong asked again.
"You have dealings with Ji Tianming, don't you know the emperor's situation?" Xiong Heng asked with a displeased expression.
Xiong Rong looked stunned, his face hesitated, and asked: "Brother Emperor, what's wrong with the emperor, could it be that the emperor went to Aocheng for talks, what happened to the emperor?"
"You really don't know!" Xiong Heng asked rhetorically, he didn't believe that Ji Tianming came from Yan Kingdom, and he didn't know Emperor Yan's move to trap Xiong Wu.
Xiong Rong's expression became more and more puzzled, and he asked more and more anxiously: "Brother Emperor, don't sell Guanzi, Ji Tianming really didn't tell his younger brother about the emperor's situation, Brother Emperor quickly talk about it."
"The emperor is surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Yan troops led by Emperor Yan in Aocheng, and his life and death are currently unknown, and the imperial court hopes that you will go to Aocheng to meet with Emperor Yan to rescue the emperor!" Xiong Heng explained Xiong Wu's situation and explained his intentions.
Xiong Wu was trapped in Aocheng by Emperor Yan?
Xiong Rong exclaimed in surprise, and immediately, realizing that he was out of shape, he secretly took a breath and asked, "Brother Emperor, is the emperor really trapped in Ao City by Emperor Yan?"
Hearing this, Xiong Heng bowed his head silently, and said with a serious face: "It's true, it's a matter of life and death for the emperor, how dare you talk nonsense for your brother!"
Determining Xiong Wu's situation, Xiong Rong walked to the door of the study, closed the door, stared at Xiong Heng and asked, "Brother Huang, Xiong Wu was imprisoned by Emperor Yan with troops, what do you think?"
"Of course, desperate to rescue the emperor, there are still six emperor uncles, otherwise the emperor has been imprisoned by the Yan army for a long time, and the Yan army has broken into the Chu country, the court is leaderless, and the Chu country will be split and annexed by the Yan army sooner or later." Xiong Heng's expression was serious, and he said with righteousness, looking worried about the future of life and death in the Chu State.
In fact, he knew Xiong Rong's inner thoughts, but Xiong Kuohai often surrounded his ears before leaving, not to mention, he did not have an army under his account, and he took the liberty of replacing Xiong Wu, which was simply a moth fighting a fire and killing himself.
However, Xiong Heng has his own thoughts in his heart, if Xiong Wu has been trapped in Aocheng by the Yan army for a long time, if the Chu State has been leaderless for a long time, in line with the rule that the country cannot be without a king for a day, there must be officials in the court who suggest setting up a new king.
Xiong Wu's son was too young to handle the government, and he was either elected regent or the new monarch.
When the soldiers of the Yan State are aggressive, he is very likely to be elected as the new emperor.
Therefore, Xiong Heng is not in a hurry.
The longer Xiong Wu was trapped in Aocheng, the more favorable the situation in Chu would be for him.
Knowing Xiong Heng's attitude, Xiong Rong looked very helpless, got up and walked to Xiong Heng's side, and said anxiously: "Brother Emperor, Xiong Wu was imprisoned by Emperor Yan, this is the best time for the emperor to seize the throne and ascend to the throne, how can the imperial brother be in a hurry to rescue Xiong Wu?"
It's hard for the emperor to forget the years when we were imprisoned by Xiong Wu, or is it that the imperial brother has no ambition to win the emperor and is willing to be a free prince."
"Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense, have you forgotten the instructions of the Sixth Emperor Uncle? The state of Chu is in chaos, and whoever becomes the emperor will become a sinner in the state of Chu." Xiong Heng warned sharply, and turned to Xiong Rong and said, "Fourth brother, you better pack up early, go to Aocheng early, and strive to persuade Emperor Yan to release the emperor."
"Brother Emperor, you have changed, you have really changed!" Xiong Rong took two steps back in a row, stared at Xiong Heng and said: "Feng Shui takes turns, how did Xiong Wu treat us at the beginning, and now Emperor Yan happens to take revenge on him for us, the younger brother may wish to tell the imperial brother that the younger brother will never go to Aocheng to rescue Xiong Wu, if the imperial brother does not have the idea of seizing the emperor, the younger brother may as well have the courage to give it a try."
"Fourth brother, what do you mean, could it be that you can't usurp the throne, the imperial court army is controlled by Xiong Kui, Xiong Zhan and the Six Emperor Uncles are outside the Chu State, you want to usurp the throne, it's just the light of the fireflies competing with the sun and the moon, it's too self-defeating, and it will take your life in the future!" Xiong Heng guessed Xiong Rong's inner thoughts, and secretly marveled for a while, Xiong Rong wanted to obey his orders, and now he actually had the idea of usurping the throne.
Xiong Rong chuckled, picked up the teacup on the desk and said lightly: "Brother Huang, if Ji Tianming supports it, not to mention, Ji Tianming has a close relationship with the Duan family, as long as Ji Tianming supports it, the Duan family will definitely support it. What if Xiong Kui controls the military power of the Chu State, uniting Ji Tianming and the Duan family, can't he easily clean him up?"
Crazy, Xiong Rong is crazy.
In order to usurp the throne, he dared to unite with Ji Tianfang.
Ji Tianming is to make a living, not long ago, he just betrayed the Chu army and Wu Yue's army, and now Xiong Rong cooperates with Ji Tianming, which is simply seeking skin with the tiger.
What's more, the Duan family and Xiong Wu are close, even if Xiong Wu and the Duan family are separated from morality, when Xiong Wu was imprisoned, Qian was fearless, and Xiong Kui took the lead in thinking of Queen Duan Mengya, proving that the relationship between Duan Mengya and even the Duan family and Xiong Wu had not yet been broken.
With the help of the Duan family's strength, he tried in vain to take the throne, and sooner or later he was killed by the Duan family in the name of the Qing monarch.
couldn't help but remind meaningfully: "Fourth brother, don't take risks and joke with your own life."
"Brother Emperor, if the fourth brother wants to take risks, it is really that the eldest brother has no fighting spirit, if the eldest brother usurps the throne and becomes the emperor, the younger brother believes in Ji Tian's destiny, and the Duan family will definitely support the eldest brother." Xiong Rong looked disappointed, and said bitterly: "The eldest brother is cowering, and the younger brother can only take risks."
"This...."
Xiong Heng really didn't dare to take risks, let alone joke with his life, the most important thing is that he didn't believe in Ji Tianfang, he didn't believe in the Duan family.
Seeking skin with tigers and dancing with wolves are like walking on the tip of a knife, and if you are not careful, you will fall into a place of no return.
However, if you can control Xiong Kui and control the army, you may not have to wait too long to seize the throne.
After a moment of silence, Xiong Heng said earnestly: "Fourth brother, about seizing his throne, did you go to Aocheng to rescue Xiong Wu?"
"Brother Emperor, if you have the idea of replacing Xiong Wu, the younger brother will naturally not go to Aocheng, whoever you love, the younger brother will assist the imperial brother to seize the throne."
"You don't go to Aocheng, is your intention too obvious?" Xiong Heng's mind changed slightly, if Xiong Rong showed up, was willing to be a pawn, and ran for him, it might be very good.
At this time, Xiong Rong strode forward and arrived in front of Xiong Heng, put his right leg on the desk, grabbed the teapot and smashed it down, and suddenly his calf was covered with blood and tea.
Xiong Rong's expression was unbearable, and he stared at Xiong Heng and smiled bitterly: "Brother Emperor, do you think that your brother is like this, can you still go to Aocheng?"
Looking at it, Xiong Hengda was taken aback, he didn't expect Xiong Rong to be so cruel to himself, he couldn't help but get up and look for something to wrap for Xiong Rong, and scolded angrily: "You don't want to go to Aocheng, there are many excuses, why do you have to do it yourself."
Xiong Rong didn't speak, moved his body slightly, and sat in the stool next to him.
Yingcheng Street.
Xiong Kui, when Qian Wudaunt hurriedly walked out of the palace, Xiong Heng happened to come in a carriage, met the two of them, quickly got out of the carriage, stared at Xiong Kui, Qian Wudaunt said: "Sixth brother, Lord Qian, the big thing is not good, the fourth brother accidentally fell and injured himself in the early morning, and he is currently sick in bed, I am afraid it will be difficult to go to Aocheng, let alone meet with Emperor Yan to rescue the emperor."
"So coincidentally?" When Xiong Kui heard this, he was secretly surprised, and he didn't believe Xiong Heng's words.
Qian Wuxing also stared at Xiong Heng with a strange expression, and asked rhetorically: "Lord Wang, is this too much of a coincidence, or does the fourth prince just not want to go to Aocheng to rescue the emperor at all."
At this moment, Qian Wuxing couldn't help but rejoice, fortunately, he successfully lobbied the queen and promised to help rescue the emperor, otherwise relying solely on Xiong Heng, Xiong Rong's expression was too unreliable.
Judging from the actions of the two, he even suspected Xiong Heng, Xiong Rong was plotting against him, and was ready to take advantage of the emperor's trapped city to usurp the throne.
Xiong Heng looked embarrassed, and said loudly: "Lord Qian. Sixth brother, if you doubt the words of this king, you may as well go to King Rong's mansion to check whether this king is lying."
"Lord, what are the intentions of the four princes, only you know, fortunately, the queen is willing to help save the emperor." Qian fearlessly sneered and said very unpleasantly.
"That's right, Brother Huang, before the emperor is rescued, the younger brother hopes that there will be peace in Yingcheng, and if there are any moths, Hugh blames the younger brother for dealing with it impartially." Xiong Kui's tone was calm, staring at Xiong Heng to warn.
"This is natural, this king must assist the sixth brother, Lord Qian, to ensure that Yingcheng is safe." Xiong Heng bowed without any hesitation, turned around and got into the carriage, and left in a hurry.
At this time, Qian Wuxing and Xiong Kui glanced at each other, and Qian Wuxing kindly reminded: "The sixth prince, Xiong Heng, and Xiong Rong behaved a little strangely, especially when the emperor was imprisoned by the Yan army, such a thing happened, which made people more and more strange, Qian proposed that the prince mobilize the forbidden army to block Yingcheng, and also mobilize the army in the eastern camp to Yingcheng, just in case."
"Lord Qian, do you suspect that the eldest brother and the fourth emperor brother are plotting against each other?" Xiong Kui asked.
"Qian doesn't suspect the two princes, they are just protecting the country of Chu so that no accidents will happen." Qian Wudaunt said softly.
He didn't dare to admit that he doubted Xiong Heng, Xiong Rong, and even the best and worst in his heart, so he didn't dare to talk too much.
Xiong Kui bowed his head and said in a calm tone: "Sometimes, when dealing with some people who have ghosts in their hearts, they must choose to deter by force, otherwise, they will not know the height of the sky."
At the beginning, it was Xiong Kui who proposed to Xiong Wu to release Xiong Heng, Xiong Rong, Xiong Kuohai and other members of the royal family from the waste palace.
After moving forward for a while, Xiong Kui turned to Qian Wudaunt and said, "Lord Qian, the fourth brother refuses to go to Aocheng, who do you think is more appropriate to send to Aocheng?"
"The only thing that is helpless is the fifth prince Xiong Hui, he has been to the Yan Kingdom, and with the help of the queen, he should be able to easily rescue the emperor!" Qian Wuxing was silent for a moment and said loudly!
"Lord Qian, the fifth brother rescued me from Yan Country and was hated by Emperor Yan, will it be too dangerous to go to Aocheng this time?" Xiong Kui asked worriedly.
"You can't give up the child and can't trap the wolf, what's more, Emperor Yan imprisoned the emperor, he must be hoping to obtain some benefits from the Chu State, the fifth prince can speak well, as long as he meets some requirements of Emperor Yan, there will definitely be no danger to his life." Qian Wuxing reminded that if even Xiong Kui couldn't go to Aocheng, he could only send left and right doctors to advise, but the court officials were far less weighty than the royal family.
Hearing this, Xiong Kui bowed his head silently, and said helplessly: "I hope that the fifth brother is safe and sound, otherwise, this king and Emperor Yan will not die."
Qian Wuxing didn't say much, he didn't dare to waste too much time, when Xiong Kui went to Xiong Hui's mansion, he hurried to the Duan family, hoping that before Duan Mengya persuaded the clansmen, he could persuade the Duan family in advance.
Once you get the assistance of the Duan family, rescue Xiong Wu and take nine of the ten.
If you can't get the support of the Duan family, not only will rescuing Xiong Wu become very slim, but there may also be problems within the Chu State.
Duan's family!
Ji Tianming left King Rong's Mansion and went straight to Duan's house.
This time, Lin Feng ordered him to come to Chu State, plot against Xiong Heng, Xiong Rong rebelled, at present, he has successfully lobbied Xiong Rong, and the other party has the idea of supporting Xiong Heng to replace Xiong Wu.
At present, as long as Xiong Rong has accumulated enough military for two years, he is bound to dare to openly support Xiong Heng's usurpation, and at that time, it will be inevitable that the Chu State will fall into civil strife.
With their strong influence in the Chu State, the Duan family is enough to influence the internal affairs of Chu.
Therefore, it is only necessary to find the right time to reveal to Xiong Rong the idea that the Duan family supports Xiong Heng's accession to the throne. Ji Tianming believes that Xiong Heng and Xiong Rong brothers will definitely dare to usurp the throne and poke a big hole in the Chu State with the support of the Duan family.
If he successfully completed Lin Feng's assignment and successfully split the Chu State, he would not only avenge the tragic death of the disciples of the Soldier Family in the Tibetan Soldier Valley, but also the situation of the Ji family in the Yan Kingdom would also change dramatically.
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