This edict was issued to announce the prince's wedding.

The prince's wedding ceremony was scheduled for October, and the Son of Heaven invited the vassal kings and the envoys of the various festivals to enter Beijing to congratulate him.

October is a good time, when the autumn harvest is completed one after another, and in addition to congratulatory gifts, the vassal kings and festival envoys can also escort the tax and silver to Beijing, adding a joyful atmosphere to the prince's wedding.

Dasheng has not held such a big happy event for a long time, and it is almost impossible for those vassal kings and festival envoys who have not entered Beijing for a long time to find a reasonable excuse to resign from entering Beijing.

Holding the edict in his hand, Chang Suining's mind flashed through the information sent back by the Jingshi-

The division and merger of forces inside and outside the capital are changing rapidly, which stems from the recent frequent signals released by the empress called the return of power.

What's more, there are private rumors that after the prince's wedding, the Son of Heaven will return to the throne to calm the overall situation and the people's hearts.

This rumor made countless people's hearts shake because of this, and those forces who had long been under the banner of forcing the empress to return to power were forced to fall into the sidelines.

It is foreseeable that this signal released by the empress herself will quickly spread everywhere.

Now there are still three months before the prince's wedding, and three months is not long or short, which is enough to ferment this matter to everyone, but it will not make it a foregone conclusion that it cannot be turned around and completely out of the control of the Son of Heaven.

From preparing for the prince's wedding, to calling the prince sick and letting the prince act as the government, to setting the wedding date, and summoning those in power from all over the world to Beijing...... In Chang Suining's view, every step in this process, even the envoy sent lychees to Jiangdu with great fanfare at this juncture, all had a deliberate design.

Chang Suining and Jiangdu Assassin Shi Mansion have never stopped their official duties because of this sudden edict.

It wasn't until it was getting late, the lamp was in the outer study, and Wang Changshi came from the front office to discuss the matter behind closed doors.

"Are you planning to enter Beijing?" Wang Changshi tried to ask.

This problem that Chang Sui Ning is facing is also something that the vassal kings and festival envoys everywhere need to think about again.

Anyone can see that this trip is absolutely not just a matter of bringing money and going to Beijing for a happy drink.

Daseung had an ancestral precept that the vassal kings were not allowed to approach Gyeonggi with their troops, and if they entered Gyeonggi, they would be tantamount to unloading their armor and weapons and going to danger alone—this was the premise.

And if they go, the court will take the opportunity to test their attitude and let them make a statement, otherwise it is very likely that the body and head will be separated waiting for them, but I am afraid that the person will pass through the whole child, and the corpse will have to come back in pieces.

And there is a very urgent question involved in this, will the emperor really be sincerely happy to see them support the crown prince?

In this regard, people from all walks of life have different opinions.

If not, the crisis is undoubtedly imminent, and the court can justifiably determine that they despise the monarchy and are suspected of rebellion, and can punish them at any time.

It is true that the imperial court cannot afford the consequences of their rebellion together, but people's hearts are different, and there are not a few people who want to support the prince and ask for a safe place...... People's hearts are not aligned, each has its own calculations, and under the suspicion of ghosts, all parties will inevitably weigh and hesitate again and again.

In the face of Wang Changshi's inquiry, Chang Suining did not answer immediately, but said: "Now it seems that this time the king sent lychees to Jiangdu, in addition to showing my attention to everywhere, it is also intended to let me enter Beijing with peace of mind——"

It's like coaxing a child to go home, and first give enough loving colors.

And let this "child" become the focus of attention, the lychee is not only a reward, but also like a kind of brand, as if announcing the "close" relationship between the monarch and the minister everywhere.

Yao Ran seemed to have thought of the latter intention, and was slightly shocked in his heart, and said: "If the adult enters Beijing, even if the saint is 'not suspicious', it is difficult to guarantee that no one else will take the opportunity to disadvantage the adult on the way......

These "others" naturally refer to forces hostile to the empress.

When the adults go, it is really dangerous.

Yao Ran couldn't help but think that the Son of Heaven clearly intended to reuse the adult, but in such a way to make the adult return to Beijing, did he ever think about how dangerous the adult's situation would be? Or is it that in the eyes of the emperor, the one who can walk in front of her alive in this layer of danger is the one who is really worth reusing?

Is this a trust in an adult's abilities, or is it a temptation? Or do you want to use adults as bait and take advantage of the situation to get rid of some foreign enemies?

Yao Ran thought a lot in a short moment, but she didn't feel that she was suspicious, along the way, the struggle between the hearts and powers of the people she touched never made her feel that she was too worried, but always taught her to realize that she was still too shallow and naïve.

Before a consensus was reached, the "best use of things" began...... Is this the way of kings?

Yao Ran couldn't simply judge right and wrong, but inexplicably, she didn't want her adults to be at the mercy of others like this.

In her feelings, such a path is not commensurate with adults.

But Yao Ran couldn't say these words.

"Yes, there must be many people who treat me more murderously because of this year's lychee." Chang Suining said lightly.

She believed that the emperor didn't want to kill her, but the other party must have expected how much this imperial favor and preference displayed by lychee would add to her killing opportunities on her way to Beijing-

It's about the same as when she led her troops to defend against the Japanese invaders, and the other party believed that she could win, even if the process was "harder".

The other party also knows that if someone makes a move on her on the way to Beijing, according to her temperament, she will not give up, and then the court can come forward to "uphold justice" for her, and the teacher will famously investigate the person behind the scenes.

These calculations are not the main thing for this entry into Beijing, or they are just piggybacking, and she has always been "easy to use".

After all, the mother first sent lychees, expressing her preference and making up for it, but now she is infected with an unknown illness and her situation is uncertain.

This is a prison that others don't know, and it's just visible to the world, and it's enough to press her - the king is so loving and trusting, but she refuses to return to Beijing, isn't it a wolf's heart and lungs, and she doesn't know how to thank the emperor at all?

Luo Guanlin silently furrowed his eyebrows, and after a moment, he asked Chang Suining, "Has the assassin that your Excellency brought back from Shenzhou already recruited the person behind the scenes?" ”

Chang Suining nodded: "It's a move, I just loosened my mouth yesterday." ”

Luo Guanlin wanted to ask who it was, but the words paused again, there are some things that adults may not want to say to him, she can just know it herself.

But the next moment, I heard Chang Suining take the initiative to say: "It's King Rong's Mansion." ”

Luo Guan was slightly shocked.

Wang Yue and the others also changed their faces.

The female assassin brought back by Chang Suining had not revealed the mastermind behind the scenes after being imprisoned and tortured, and until yesterday, she was almost dying, and her mind was on the verge of collapse.

At this time, Chang Sui Ning took a person out of the secret room and escorted him to the purple-clothed female assassin.

The female assassin, who was on the verge of collapse mentally and physically, changed her expression slightly the moment she saw the visitor.

And these slight changes are enough to explain the answer.

Chang Suining came to a conclusion on the spot, and when she saw that the female assassin who had given up denying it closed her eyes like ashes, she raised her hand and asked people to give her a happy death.

When Chang Suining turned around, he patted Fan Puppet's shoulder with praise: [It's really easy to use, it's not in vain that I bothered to bring you with me. 】

Fan Pi clenched her teeth, this was the second time she had used him like this...... The people who borrowed him to deceive the king's house.

Fan Puppet was almost numb, closed his eyes like the female assassin just now, and appealed as always: [Kill me too......]

[Don't kill.] Chang Sui Ning smiled slightly: [It's rare to use it like this, I'm happy to keep it.] 】

As he spoke, he raised his hand and took Fan Puppet down.

Fan Puppet's lips trembled, and his heart was at a loss - there were so many dead people, why couldn't he be one more?

Before that, he never thought that after he fell into the hands of this little girl, he would be able to betray the lord again and again without doing anything or saying anything.

When he was dragged down, Fan Puppet stared at Chang Suining's figure, thinking numbly: If it is really the death of the country, the demon will be doubled.

……

Previously, Luo Guanlin had asked Chang Suining about her opinion of King Rong.

At that time, Luo Guanlin obviously included King Rong in the list of candidates to consider supporting.

But even so, when Luo Guanlin heard that Chang Sui Ning Yan Ming arranged the assassin in Shenzhou at this time was King Rong, some of them were only shocked, and they never thought that this would be Chang Sui Ning's selfish slander-

In this situation, it is normal for you to kill me or I kill you, and an assassination is not enough to bring any stain to King Rong.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Chang Suining said in an optimistic tone: "Being able to attract such a jealousy of the dignified King Rong, doesn't this prove that I am also quite a big man now?" ”

A sentence broke the tense atmosphere in the study like a great enemy.

"The Rongwang Mansion chose to operate and install assassins in Shenzhou, obviously because it was difficult to exert their hands and ......feet in Huainan Road," Wang Yue was still very worried: "But when the adults enter Beijing, once they leave Huainan Road, they will inevitably be met with a murder that is more than a hundred times more ......ferocious."

It's just too risky.

Luo Guanlin was silent for a moment, and asked Chang Suining: "According to the adult's opinion, is it true or false that the Ming Hou wants to Zen position?" ”

Chang Suining: "What do you think, sir?" ”

Luo Guanlin: "According to my understanding of this person in the Ming Dynasty, this matter is mostly an illusion. ”

Wang Changshi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at Mr. Qian Shi, who had half of his face covered by a mask—does Mr. Qian know a lot about today's saints?

"It is more likely that she wants to use the crown prince to win over the powerful people...... Luo Guan said: "Show weakness, or let the vassal kings and jiedu envoys let down their guard and enter Beijing as much as possible." ”

"What's more, use the crown prince to split King Rong's power." Chang Sui Ning Dao.

Luo Guanlin looked at her and bowed his head slowly.

Wang Yue thought about it for a while, and then he understood the deep meaning of this.

King Rong is the most popular vassal king surnamed Li today, but the forces around him are not necessarily very strong, and more people are still watching...... At this time, the emperor suddenly conveyed the intention of returning the prince to the sanity, and he would definitely split the hearts of those who were going to fall to King Rong.

Not everyone wants to take risks, and although the prince is young and ignorant, he can teach slowly. Even for most people, the crown prince has an advantage that is easier to control than King Rong, and supporting the former at least does not have to worry about being easily crossed and demolished after the matter is completed.

Wang Yue said slowly with a complicated expression: "In this way, this prince's wedding is really a banquet for the Son of Heaven to invite the monarchs to enter the game, distinguish between 'loyalty' and 'treachery', and condemn death and life ......."

People from all walks of life are adventuring, but isn't the Son of Heaven taking risks?

Wang Changshi said solemnly: "It is impossible for King Rong to sit still and let the good situation be lost......

"So, the odds are unknown." Chang Sui Ning said: "The saint is also gambling. ”

——Take the world as a note.

This is undoubtedly a risky move.

But it can't be said that the empress is too anxious to lose her mind.

The Empress would take such a risky move because she knew very well that she had no time left.

The situation is constantly rotting, and the eldest princess presses her to deal with the He Xian, which is a sign of loss of power for the emperor, and she must react quickly, or she will be doomed......

She was going to strike the final blow when she had the last remaining strength.

This move is to retreat into advance, either to die and survive, or to be buried with the imperial power - this is the situation of the person who set up the situation, and it is also her determination.

Luo Guanlin was silent for a long time, silently clenching his fingers.

Although he refused to follow the government of the Ming Dynasty, he had to admit at this moment that in many cases, the Ming Dynasty had the determination and courage of not losing to the male king, as well as the courage and perseverance to never flinch and fear.

But this courage, the other party used it to maintain the scepter in his hand, and he never had time to share it with the people of Jiangshan and Li Min.

And this courage and perseverance, the more on the verge of collapse, the more revealing its drawbacks, because unwilling to back down and unwilling to let go, rather than gambling with the world, if the situation is too out of control, the world will collapse to the point of no return......

In a word, she wants this country to be hers, even if it is to be her funeral.

There was a brief dead silence in the study, it was still the end of summer, but it was as if an endless cold wind was blowing from the sky, and this cold wind would sweep everyone in a fierce way that was visible to the naked eye.

Luo Guanlin's ten fingers turned white from clenching, and he raised his eyes to look at Chang Suining: "My lord, do you want to enter the game?" ”

"Sir, I'm already in the game." Chang Sui Ning raised his hand, picked up the edict, and said: "But I don't want to take unnecessary risks for the ambitious, nor am I willing to consolidate the blade of power for others, and I don't want to be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered——"

After everyone in the study looked at the bookcase, the girl in the vermilion robe, her voice and tone sounded no different from the past, and the lowered eyes made it difficult to see the emotion.

As a daughter, you should always go back to see A-Niang.

But she is Chang Sui Ning, and she is no longer anyone's daughter.

And she can't agree with the other party's style of acting, so she can't accompany her.

So, she put the edict full of calculations on the top of the candle and lit it, and said: "This trip to Beijing is not in the name of my Chang Sui Ning. ”

Jingshi, she will go back, but she will never be called by others, nor will she be in the way of meeting anyone.

Chang Suining casually threw the lit edict into the copper basin on the side, and immediately raised his eyes to look at the people who looked silent.

Good night, everyone.