Regarding this matter, Zhuge Zhan was not afraid to tell Liu Chen the truth about the information he had. After all, no matter how unbearable Liu Chen's behavior has been in recent years, he is a descendant of the Liu royal family after all, and seeing Huang Hao's arbitrary power and disorderly government, Liu Chen, who is quite independent among the many children of the heir, naturally refuses to agree. A few days ago, Liu Chen impeached Huang Hao without warning, which already shows that the relationship between the two is already on the same page, and it is absolutely difficult to coexist. Liu Chen suddenly came to the door today, I'm afraid it's just for Huang Hao's business, right?

Zhuge Zhan was worried in his heart, but he saw Liu Chen nodding and said, "Xiao Wang knows that it must be this eunuch who is making trouble behind his back!" It's just that the brother-in-law knows that this person is the mastermind behind the scenes, why didn't he explain this matter to his father in the court? ”

Zhuge Zhan smiled bitterly: "Although Weichen knows that Huang Hao is the mastermind behind the scenes, he has no real evidence. Suddenly, if Huang Hao denies it and refuses to admit his guilt, I am afraid that it will not be beautiful! ”

"My brother-in-law is very worried!" Liu Chen pondered for a long time, and suddenly said: "Xiao Wang thought of a way, maybe he could bring down Huang Hao and vent the evil anger in his heart for his brother-in-law, but I don't know what my brother-in-law wants?" ”

Zhuge Zhan was sure in his heart that his Uncle Lang really didn't come to visit him, it was obvious that he was here for Huang Hao. However, Zhuge Zhan's heart is bright, although it is Liu Chen's wish to bring down Huang Hao, but Liu Chen's real idea is not just to bring down Huang Hao, and the deep meaning is naturally self-evident.

The heir, Liu Chan, had a total of seven sons and four daughters. Among the seven sons, the eldest son Liu Xuan has a kind and benevolent personality, the second son Liu Yao, the third son Liu Cong, the fourth son Liu Zhan, the sixth son Liu Xuan, the seventh son Liu Xuan, etc. are all gentlemen, unbearable, only the fifth son Liu Chen is different from others, Liu Chen has been smart since he was a child, heroic and brave, quite courageous, because he is good at making friends with heroes and heroes, and widely benevolent and righteous, so he has a great reputation in Shu, although Liu Chen's temperament has changed greatly, but he was very popular with the Shu people in the early days, and some people even compared him to Emperor Zhaolie.

Zhuge Zhangui is a relative of the emperor, so he naturally knows the secret history of the royal family. Although the eldest son of the heir, Liu Xuan, was canonized as the crown prince as early as the first year of Yanxi (238 AD), he was extremely timid and had the style of a father, so he was always despised by his half-brothers. For the position of the crown prince, although several princes led by Liu Yao, the second son of the heir, did not dare to oppose it publicly, but the intrigue in private was categorically indispensable. Liu Chen came here at this time, and his intention was nothing more than to use the opportunity to overthrow Huang Hao to add political bargaining chips to his position as the crown prince.

"Lord Wang, please speak!" Although Zhuge Zhan's heart is like a mirror, these words cannot be spoken. What's more, what this Fifth Highness has done in recent years is indeed unflattering. In addition, Liu Xuan has been the prince for more than 20 years, and he is no matter how cowardly he is, he has been able to stand tall for more than 20 years, which naturally has his advantages. After all, rashly intervening in the struggle for the throne of members of the royal family is really a taboo for the courtiers.

"Brother-in-law, do you remember that Xiao Wang had impeached Huang Hao a few days ago?"

Zhuge Zhan sighed for a moment and said, "Naturally remember!" The prince impeached Huang Hao for arbitrarily exercising power and disorderly government, and when the Wei army attacked the Han Dynasty in three ways, he used the words of the witch god to bewitch His Majesty, delayed the military plane, and asked His Majesty to kill Huang Hao. However, His Majesty did not listen to the prince's advice, but reprimanded the prince! ”

Liu Chen nodded and said, "Although my father defends Huang Hao, in Xiao Wang's opinion, it is mostly because my father is worried that if Huang Hao's crime is cured, it will appear that my father is a mediocre person, and he is afraid of the world's criticism." Therefore, Xiao Wang planned to impeach Huang Hao again, but with Xiao Wang's strength, he was afraid that it would still be difficult to shake Huang Hao, so he came to ask for help from his brother-in-law. My brother-in-law is in the high position of General Wei and is an important minister of the imperial court, if my brother-in-law is willing to help me and impeach Huang Hao together, I expect this matter to be successful! ”

"Eradicating traitors is the internal affairs of the ministers, the prince has this heart, and the ministers are willing to help the prince!" Zhuge Zhan had already guessed Liu Chen's intentions, so he didn't have any doubts in his heart. According to the previous plan, the impeachment of Huang Haoyuan needed to rely on the power of Liu Chen and others, but now that he took the initiative to propose it, it was naturally in line with his wishes, and he naturally would not refuse.

It's just that Zhuge Zhan deliberately concealed his previous plans with Dong Ju and others. You must know that although Liu Chen is trying to bring down Huang Hao this time, his real intention is to seek the position of prince. Regardless of whether Liu Chen can finally get his wish, Zhuge Zhan will not easily tie his fate to it. After all, what Liu Chen is doing now not only makes the people hate him, but also many court officials. With Zhuge Zhan's shrewdness, how could he hand over his future and wealth to a prince who was angry?

Moreover, those who are ministers and even those who are taboo in the royal family are subordinates who form parties with each other for personal gain. In the current situation, no matter whether Liu Chen can succeed in seeking the position of crown prince, if he learns that he is conspiring with Dong Ju, Jiang Wei and others now, I am afraid that he will definitely feel uneasy in his heart.

This is Zhuge Zhan's shrewdness, and he should never say anything that should not be revealed. But from Liu Chen's point of view, it would make him mistakenly think that Zhuge Zhan was invited by him, so he agreed to write a letter to impeach Huang Hao, and this favor account naturally fell on Zhuge Zhan's head.

Liu Chen was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "This time, the Wei army attacked Shu, and the soldiers and civilians in Sichuan suffered many casualties. In order to appease the people's grievances, the father planned to go to the temple five days later to pay tribute to heaven and earth, eliminate disasters and pray for blessings. Xiao Wang's plan has been decided, and he will impeach Huang Hao at the memorial ceremony, what does his brother-in-law think? ”

Zhuge Zhan didn't expect Liu Chen to think of impeaching Huang Hao at the ceremony, but he was a little stunned. He naturally knew about the sacrifice, which was agreed upon by the monarch and ministers after the imperial court received Jiang Wei's seal. It is a major matter of the country to sacrifice to the temple and calm down the people's grievances, and the heir naturally has to go there in person. Liu Chen chose to impeach Huang Hao at this time, firstly, it was in line with the times, and secondly, Huang Hao had fooled the heir with the words of the witch god, so as to delay the military plane, and the Wei army drove straight into the hinterland of Shuzhong, almost causing a tragedy of the country.

In addition, calculated according to the time and distance, the henchmen sent by Zhuge Zhan to Hanzhong had two more days to return to Chengdu. On the day of the sacrifice, Liu Chen first challenged Huang Hao, and then followed the above table to echo Liu Chen, and then Dong Ju and Guan Yi represented Jiang Wei and the generals in the army to put pressure on the heir, plus Fan Jian, Li Xiang and other important ministers echoed, Huang Hao will inevitably be overthrown even if he has the ability to reach the sky.

Zhuge Zhan knew in his heart that no matter how much the heir favored Huang Hao, he would never dare to ignore the opinions of almost all the important ministers of the court and the military. What's more, since Huang Hao fooled the heir with the magic of the witch god, the heir's favor for Huang Hao has been greatly reduced. As for the other courtiers who were enveloped by Huang Hao, those who tended to be attached to the flames had no faith at all, and the others were mostly forced by Huang Hao to gain power and had to rely on him.

Liu Chen saw that Zhuge Zhan had no objection to his plan, and he was very happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "If you can eradicate Huang Hao's traitors and return the court to a clean court, he will definitely share the glory and wealth with his brother-in-law!" ”

Zhuge Zhan sighed secretly in his heart, and naturally understood that what Liu Chen said about glory and wealth was an allusion to the gifts he gave to his subordinates after he successfully sought the position of prince. It's just that he is not optimistic about Liu Chen, if he must let himself choose the prince in his heart, he feels that the prince Liu Xuan, who has always been timid and kind, is the one who will have the last laugh in the end. It's just that the competition for the crown prince by members of the royal family has always been treacherous, and which crown prince can ascend the throne smoothly in everything?

After finishing the business, Liu Chen and Zhuge Zhan said some irrelevant gossip, and then got up and went home. After Zhuge Zhan sent him out of the mansion, he immediately called Zhuge Shang and asked him to pay more attention to Dali's review of the progress of the Chen Yu clan, and at the same time sent someone to inform Guan Yi and Dong Ju, and they were prepared not to mention it.

At this time, in the tall and majestic mansion of the Imperial Palace Forbidden Garden, Huang Hao sat on the big rosewood chair in the middle with a gloomy face. There were two little eunuchs in their twenties, seeing Huang Hao's cold face, he couldn't help beating the small drum in his heart, for fear that Huang Hao would be angry with him. Thinking of Huang Hao's vicious methods of rectifying people, the two little eunuchs fought a cold war for no reason, looked at each other, and didn't dare to say a word.

Huang Hao was indeed annoyed. Chen Yu's mistake put him in an irreparable passive situation, although Chen Yu chose to kill himself, but this could not fundamentally solve the problem. Even though Zhuge Zhan has no conclusive evidence to prove that he is the mastermind behind the assassination of him, it does not mean that he will let himself go. Although Huang Hao was not worried that Zhuge Zhan and others would get evidence unfavorable to him from Chen Yu's family and clansmen, this at least showed that Zhuge Zhan was determined to put himself to death.

Huang Hao already understood at this time that he had taken a bad step in dealing with Zhuge Zhan. Although he has relied on the favor of the heir to intervene in the government and do whatever he wants over the years, in the final analysis, what he has done is some shady deeds of the fox and the fake tiger, and at the critical moment, the favor of the heir has not only not become a talisman, but has become the excuse for others to attack him, but he is powerless.

Today's court is discussing politics, although Chen Yu's case seems to have nothing to do with Huang Hao from beginning to end on the surface, but the discerning people understand in their hearts that Huang Hao lost completely. The most important thing is that judging from the results, the heir finally chose Zhuge Zhan instead of Chen Yu, which is undoubtedly a dangerous signal for Huang Hao. As it turned out, the heir no longer trusted himself as much as he used to.

What annoyed Huang Hao was the attitude of the courtiers who were close to him on weekdays. In Chen Yu's case, although he couldn't stand up and speak for Chen Yu, none of his own people dared to stand up and speak for Chen Yu from beginning to end, but it was very telling - these people usually stammered themselves, obeyed themselves, and even helped them do whatever they wanted, but once they had something, these people were the first to abandon themselves and choose to stay out of the matter.

Looking at the dead leaves falling from the outside of the mansion in a daze, Huang Hao suddenly felt an unprecedented gloom. He knew in his heart that he had reached the edge of the cliff, there was no way out, and life and death were only in the moment.