As an official, which one is not a clever heart?

Isn't the first thing for those who have been in power since ancient times to cut off the threat of others to themselves?

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, it is an immutable truth.

When the king was critically ill, everyone knew in their hearts that some people were bound to stay away from Changsha Mansion, but no one expected that in the edict left by the king, in addition to announcing that the second son Ma Xisheng would succeed to the throne, he also set the throne to be passed down to be the death of the elder brother.

What do you mean?

It's that the elder brother is dead, and the younger brother is on the throne, this throne, the brothers take turns to sit!

The son of the Ma family, Xizhen, has already abandoned his official position and left the government, and the third son died early, if the second son Ma Xisheng returns to the west one day, the throne will be the turn of the fourth son, that is, the king of prayer.

So how could Ma Xisheng let King Qi stay in Changsha Mansion? What if he was in a hurry to sit on the throne and kill himself?

Therefore, the first thing he did after inheriting the Great Treasure was to immediately send King Qi to Nanchuan to govern the border, and he traveled on the same day.

All the officials know very well that this is a decent exile! It is to pray that the king will stay at the border from now on, and don't think about stepping into Changsha Mansion for half a step!

Such a disposition is reasonable and expected.

But...... How can a person be exiled and then disappear? Don't......

There was fear in the eyes of the officials, and it was obvious that they had thought of a possibility......

Pray that the king is dead!

Otherwise, how can people go missing?

"Let him in and tell him what to do!" Ma Xisheng was concerned, and the eyes of the officials rolled slightly, and they were already wondering if everything that was going to happen was a play for them!

The attendants were dusty, and when they entered the palace, they knelt down and began to speak.

"King Qiqi, a few days ago, General Du led the officials of Nanchuan County to welcome King Qi in the government to inspect his office, but unexpectedly, King Qi did not go forward with the guard of honor, and asked the attendant to say that King Qi had already taken a private service three days in advance, but Nanchuan did not see his figure......"

The attendant was still stating, but Situ Li Duo couldn't help but look at Peng Yu, who was the envoy of the Wuping Army at the time, as if asking, "Do you know?" ”

Peng Ji didn't respond at all, just brushed his beard with his hand, like a boring passerby who was calmly watching the excitement here.

In stark contrast to his calmness, there is the left and right phases, and the hostile gaze of the two is almost about to flash sparks.

Since ancient times, among the royal families, there are many factions.

Yao Yanzhangben on the left and Xu Dexun on the right both support the eldest son Ma Xizhen to inherit the treasure, because the eldest prince is the eldest son, and he is perfect from bloodline to talent and morality.

But...... Life is unpredictable, no matter how perfect he is, it is useless!

The first king favored Concubine Yuan De, Aiwu and Wu were particularly spoiled by Ma Xisheng who was born to Concubine Yuan De, and the eldest prince lost his mother in his early years, no one could blow the wind in the ears of the first king, and slowly the first king did not care much about the eldest prince, and then I don't know if the eldest prince lost confidence, or he was really lost, and actually resigned and ran to become a Taoist!

Now it's good! As soon as the eldest son runs, the successor to Dabao will naturally be chosen!

According to the order and favor, Concubine Yuan De's son Ma Xisheng naturally has the highest voice! But Zuo Prime Minister Yao Yanzhang resolutely disagreed!

Why?

Because he is both the left minister and the teacher of the sons, he knows too well how much things Ma Xisheng has in his stomach, and he thinks that it was Concubine Yuan Defei who forced the eldest prince to be disheartened for his son's ascendancy, how could he be willing to support it?

He fell in love with Ma Xifan, who was the fourth son.

Although the fourth prince is very low-key and has no intention of taking the throne, he knows that only the fourth prince can succeed Dabao and make the future of Chu bright and bright, and the first king likes the fourth prince very much, otherwise he would not have given him the title of "King of Prayer" alone, so he has always believed that King Qi is the choice of the king, and he will do everything for him.

But it's a pity that the edict left by the first king was passed on to Ma Xisheng, the son of the favorite concubine, he knew that he had lost, so it was always good to pray that the king could have a good death, but now......

As soon as the attendant returned to the end, Yao Yanzhang, the left minister, came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, pray that the king has often had private clothes to check the people's customs since he was appointed as the envoy of the Zhennan Festival, and now he has not seen his figure, presumably he is still in a private visit somewhere and failed to arrive on time, don't ......be surprised."

"That's a mistake!" Xu Dexun, the right minister, hurriedly came out and said: "King Qi has been taught since he was a child, and he knows the importance of etiquette, and no matter how private he visits, he can't delay the courtesy of hundreds of officials, he didn't appear, according to the old man's opinion, there are only two possibilities, one is that King Qi ignores etiquette at all and intends to embarrass His Majesty......"

"Be cautious! Pray that the king and His Majesty are educated by the royal family, and there is no negligence in etiquette, and there will be no disrespect to Your Majesty! Yao Yanzhang glared at Xu Dexun angrily.

"Yes, yes, the fourth brother has been sensible since he was a child, and he will never mess around." Ma Xisheng nodded in agreement, a faction of brotherhood, don't you hack my brother's appearance.

"Then there's only one other possibility." Xu Dexun glanced at Yao Yanzhang proudly: "King Qi must have had an accident!" ”

After Xu Dexun finished speaking, he immediately asked Ma Xi to ask for the king's order: "Please also ask Your Majesty to send soldiers immediately to find King Qi along the way and even in the whole territory of Nanchuan, so as not to kill King Qi." ”

When Yao Yanzhang heard this, he screamed in his heart: Oops!

He's fooled!

Soldiers go looking for it? Where is this to be found? This is clearly to be hunted and killed!

"Your Majesty! Although it is important to find the king of prayer, it is better to move the army lightly, for fear of causing unwarranted panic to the people, so it is better to ......"

Yao Yanzhang wanted to make amends, but before he finished speaking, he saw Ma Xisheng raise his hand to stop him.

"Pray for the king and Gu Nai siblings, close since childhood, and now he is missing, is it a trivial matter? There's nothing to be moved lightly! Someone! Spread the lonely oracle: Send garrisons in Zheng'an, Xiaobanzhou, and Nanchuan to search everywhere, and be sure to find out the whereabouts of King Qi! ”

Ma Xisheng's voice was very loud, and his seemingly anxious face was a excitement and joy that could not be concealed at all.

The left minister Yao Yanzhang looked worried when he heard this, and he was burned inside, while the right minister Xu Dexun was so proud that he even shook his head.

At this time, Situ Li Duo looked at Peng Ji again, but Peng Ji still looked unhurried, which made him mutter: Why is this person not in a hurry at all?

"The fourth brother is missing, I have to inform my mother and concubine, let's disperse today!" Ma Xisheng spoke, and the court would disperse, and immediately took Zhao Jichang to leave quickly in the retreat of the officials.

As soon as the king left, Xu Dexun came to Yao Yanzhang's side with four square steps, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about Lord Zuo, the king has sent troops from three places, and it must be ...... You can see people alive, and you can see corpses when you die! ”

Yao Yanzhang was really angry when he heard this, he suppressed his anger, stared at Xu Dexun's disgusting face, flicked his sleeves, and walked out of the hall quickly.

Xu Dexun smiled, he held his stomach and hummed a little song in his mouth and followed him leisurely and went out.

After the left and right ministers left and right left the hall, the other officials naturally retreated.

Situ Li Duo couldn't help but tug Peng Yu's arm: "Master Hou knows? ”

Peng Ji shook his head: "I don't know." ”

"I don't know? I don't know why you're not in a hurry, that's your ......"

Peng Ji stretched out his hand and made a silent gesture to his mouth: "Watching chess is silent." ”

Peng Yu left, Li Duo stood in place in disbelief, and only muttered after a while: "Isn't it?" Could it be that he is also waiting for the result? ”