King Chen fought to the death with Youxiang, and she could understand that the rest of the people remained neutral. But as the most justifiable concubine in the past, even if her legs are disabled, she doesn't think that King Huan can really remain neutral.

Even if the queen is deceased, it is absolutely impossible for him to watch King Chen take the throne without his strength. Perhaps in the eyes of King Chen, King Huan is now a wasted person and has no threat. But in the future, if King Chen is the rightful emperor, he will definitely not be able to treat him well.

Therefore, if King Huan is really neutral, it can only be said that he has been crushed by King Chen from the will, which is not a crippled leg but a complete decadence. But if she is in the position of King Huan, she will not admit defeat easily no matter what.

The enemy of the enemy is a friend, maybe King Huan has long secretly supported the seventeenth prince.

However, Su Yunran still had one thing to understand: "You said that the emperor is so old, it stands to reason that those people in the Ministry of Rites should have advised the prince a long time ago." Why did it drag on until now? Isn't this scientific? And the emperor's intentions, no one can guess? He had allowed King Chen's power to grow stronger, and now he could protect the seventeenth prince. ”

Liang Hezhen's eyes drooped, as if he remembered something, and the sadness in his eyes couldn't be hidden: "There has been a stand, but the person is gone." ”

Su Yunran was stunned for a while, as if he had caught something and couldn't figure it out for a while: "There has been a prince, so ...... Could it be that the prince was also ...... by King Chen?"

Liang Hezhen nodded: "He is the crown prince who everyone expects, the eldest son of the queen, and the most justifiable successor." It's a pity that the emperor listened to the slander of the concubine, and in order to suppress the queen, he also suffered. As for which prince the emperor belongs to now, it is difficult to say, after all, the king's heart is unpredictable. ”

Su Yunran nodded, the truth was so, but she still felt that something was wrong with this matter.

"Has the crown prince been dead for a long time?"

Liang Hezhen nodded, Su Yunran thought, the problem is here: "Since the favorite candidate for the crown prince has passed away, the emperor has not considered establishing a prince for so many years, which is very problematic." If he wanted to wait for the Seventeenth Prince to grow up before he was established, then he should also consider his age and physical factors. If I were him, since I had chosen the youngest son, I would definitely pave the way for him in advance, so as not to have a palace change after my death. ”

Liang Hezhen looked at her more and more appreciatively: "Lady, how many years have you been in the palace?" ”

Su Yunran burst out laughing, this guy actually wanted to suddenly ask her words. But is she that gullible? Of course, the main reason is that she has never been in the palace, so she can't get an answer if she lets him cheat.

"Be serious! I'm talking to you about business! Continuing with the previous question, if the emperor intended to belong to King Chen, then he would be even more because he set up the crown prince early. Only by making King Chen the heir will he not eradicate dissidents and mutilate his siblings. But the emperor is eccentric, and if you live and die between the parties, he will watch the excitement from high. I don't even know if this emperor is really old and stupid, or if he is wise and stupid. Is there a third option? Neither King Chen nor the Seventeenth Prince are his favorite people? ”

Su Yunran's analysis was straightforward, and Liang Hezhen had to admire. It took him a long time to figure out some problems, and she was able to analyze the possibilities that existed in them just by following the questions.

What to do? With such a sensitive political and political mind, he is even more reluctant to let her go now.

"In addition to King Chen, King Huan and the seventeen princes, how many sons does the emperor have?"

"Have you ever heard a saying? The more valuable the family, the more likely it is for the child to die. This is the most fulfillment of the prince and princess, don't look at the prince's youngest is ranked seventeen, but there are few who can really survive and grow up.

The eldest son of the emperor is a palace girl, and she gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor before the harem woman, which has become the target of public criticism in itself. Then the palace maid crow turned into a phoenix and lost her proportion, and finally she died in an accidental fire together with the emperor's eldest son, who was still in infancy. ”

Su Yunran had probably guessed this story, what kind of accidental fire was simply man-made.

"The biological mother of the second prince has a very low position, so he was taken to raise Concubine Xian as soon as he was born. But he was born deficient and died in two months. The Three Princes...... is the eldest son of the queen, and although the four princes are alive, they have been medicine jars since they were children, and they are inconspicuous.

The fifth prince is King Chen, the sixth prince and the seventh prince all died young, and the eighth prince is King Huan. The Nine Emperor Princes...... His mother had a difficult birth at the time, and although he survived in the end, his brain was not well developed and he still has a childlike IQ.

The 10th prince died in battle, the 11th prince died unexpectedly in a hunt, and the 12th, 13th, and 15th all died young. The Fourteenth Prince is healthy, but his mother clan has no power, and he himself is too mediocre. The sixteenth prince is the son of a virtuous concubine, and although the mother family has some power, it is indeed a scholar who has been a scholar for generations. The Sixteen Princes themselves have no intention of power, but are obsessed with music. ”

Su Yunran listened to the bitter fate of these princes, and she seemed to have just begun to understand why it was so difficult for the emperor to choose an heir.

This death is death, sickness, stupidity, and there are not many people who can choose. Princes, you are too difficult!

"Do you think the fourth prince is pretending to be sick? The mediocrity of the fourteenth prince is just an illusion? There are also sixteen princes, will they use music to cover themselves? ”

Su Yunran has been successfully brainwashed by various palace fights, and looking at any prince who has no ambition is like a conspiracy theory.

Liang Hezhen said: "What you think of, King Chen won't think of." It is estimated that all kinds of temptations have been done, and since he has not tried out, it is very likely that what he will see is the truth. Of course, if someone does not miss a flaw in his temptation, then this person's ambition is unimaginable. ”

Su Yunran muttered: "Maybe the Nine Emperor Princes have pretended to be stupid for more than ten years, and this forbearance is already a great character." ”

Liang Hezhen shook his head, maybe everyone else has the possibility of hiding their ambitions, but it is unlikely that the Nine Emperor Princes are the only ones, because he has been stupid since he was a child. No child can pretend to be stupid from an early age and not be recognized, and that is not just something that can be done through forbearance.

Su Yunran thought about it and agreed with him, but now these princes are all off-topic, and the most important thing is King Chen.

"Xianggong, you said that your mother could confirm that you were still alive from the corpse, so will King Chen's gang also find out that you are not dead? It's not the same, your birth mother gave birth to you that night, maybe they don't know. However, if they looked closely, they would find that there was no body of the pregnant woman. Su Yunran was puzzled.

"They always knew I was alive." Liang Hezhen was concise and to the point.

"I see, even though you were just a baby at the time, there is no guarantee that they will not cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Although my mother took you to such a remote village to hide, if you go to the capital, you may be recognized by them. So this is the reason why you are obviously both civil and military, but you are never willing to participate in the scientific examination! ”

Liang Hezhen nodded: "I will draw inferences from one another." ”

Su Yunran frowned again: "However, if it is better to be an official in the court, how can you have the capital to fight against King Chen?" We are just civilians, and it is unlikely that we will even see King Chen, so how can we talk about revenge? Moreover, he is a powerful prince, and he must be protected by heavy troops, and if something happens to him, the emperor will also track him down. ”

Liang Hezhen looked at her and said, "This is indeed a very risky thing, are you afraid?" ”

Su Yunran nodded: "I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid." But I know that you don't do things that you are not sure of, you are not a reckless man, and you will not drag people you trust to a point of no return. Knowing that you can't do it, this premise is...... Prepared for the best and the worst. I believe in you, you will not do it lightly without perfect preparation. ”

Liang Hezhen smiled, held her hand and said, "For your sake, I must also leave a way back." ”

Su Yunran tilted her head and didn't know what she was thinking, and Liang Hezhen called her several times before she came back to her senses.

"What do you think?"

"I'm thinking...... There is a huge disparity between the enemy and us, and it is not realistic to capture the thief and capture the king first. Then the only way to do this is to eradicate his henchmen first and gradually disintegrate his forces. This is a slow progress, but it is indeed the safest and most effective way to do it. But then...... It is equivalent to helping the seventeenth prince invisibly. Xianggong, you ...... If you were to stand in line, would you choose the Seventeenth Prince? ”

Liang Hezhen was silent for a moment: "Behind the seventeenth prince is the right minister, and the right minister is extremely wild. If the emperor can hold out for a few more years, he may be able to teach the seventeen princes the way to be kings, but if not, he is likely to become a puppet in the future. ”

Su Yunran thought of a very critical thing again: "Xianggong, what ...... Then our final purpose is to take King Chen's life by the hand of the party struggle? Or will his sins be made public to the world and let the emperor deal with them? The words of the former are cheaper for him, and the words of the latter are ...... The prince never committed the same crime as the common people. ”

Of course, although the former does not need to bother to find evidence of King Chen's crime, the faction of the Seventeenth Prince may not be able to win King Chen. And the latter needs to find evidence of the betrayal back then, after so many years, I am afraid that there is not much evidence.

Liang Hezhen's back was straight, and his eyes were distant but with a hint of sorrow. In his previous life, he had already lost before he had time to fight King Chen head-on, and he didn't know who would sit in that position in the end.

But King Chen acted too ruthlessly and unscrupulously, and the seventeenth prince was too weak and obedient to Concubine Yu, neither of which was the emperor's choice. What's more, the current Daqi is in chaos, if no one can come out to force the storm, Daqi's luck will come to an end.

"There is a third answer to this question."

"The third? I don't understand. ”

Liang Hezhen was silent for a while, as if he had struggled countless times in his heart: "Xiao Ran, Da Qi's luck is coming to an end. What I have on my shoulders is not only the family feud of my parents, but also the fortune of the country. ”

Su Yunran's brain seemed to have an electric current and his brain was short-circuited, and he didn't recall his words for a long time.

After a long while, she stumbled and said, "I ...... I know that my father-in-law is a general who guards one side, and even if he dies, he still cares about the rise and fall of the country. I can understand that you are carrying on your father's legacy, but ...... But you yourself also understand that this is the luck of the Great Revelation is approaching, and you just want to force the cable to be raging, someone has to give you this kind of opportunity? ”