Chapter 30: Conspiracy to usurp the throne
The reason why these vassal kings are so bold and reckless is that they feel incompetent and dare to be so arrogant.
In this case, Xu Jing didn't mind letting this group of uncles and uncles be more arrogant.
That night, after Xu Jing returned to the East Palace.
The gatekeeper of the Qi Wangfu hurriedly came to the side gate of the Xiao Mansion.
"What's the matter, someone can follow you on the road?"
The man who opened the door recognized the steward at a glance and stuck his head out to look around.
"No, there has been a deliberate detour on the road, and I believe that someone will have already thrown it off even if they followed."
He said in a low voice.
The person who opened the door nodded and greeted Steward He into the mansion, and closed the side door with lightning speed.
"Adults are already bedtime? Subordinates have important things to report. ”
He asked in a hurry.
The person who opened the door shook his head and replied, "My lord hasn't gone to bed yet, and now he's in the study." ”
Soon, the two of them bypassed the garden and came to the study of Xiaofu.
Steward He approached the door and knocked lightly: "My lord, my subordinates have something important to report." ”
In the study, Xiao Daoling's voice sounded in a deep voice: "Come in." ”
Steward He pushed the door and walked in, Xiao Daoling was looking at something in front of the case.
"What's the matter, it's worth your late night rush to the Prime Minister's Mansion? If outsiders know that you are from the Prime Minister's Mansion, the entire Xiao family will be implicated. ”
Xiao Daoling didn't raise his eyebrows and said coldly.
"My lord, after receiving the letter tonight, King Qi went out alone. The person who came seemed to be the shopkeeper of a wine shop on the outskirts of Beijing. ”
"According to the information, the three vassal kings are over there tonight. Presumably, the messenger was instructed by the three vassal kings. ”
He Guan knelt down and said that King Qi went out.
"What else?"
When Xiao Daoling heard the news, he frowned, put down the pen in his hand, and stared at He Guan Shi and asked.
"Tonight's Holy ...... King Jing also arrived at the palace of King Qi. also spent three quarters of an hour alone in a room with Princess Qi. ”
He still didn't dare to raise his head, and told Xiao Meiniang and Xu Jing about being alone in the room.
"It seems that our new majesty has also learned about this. Alright, you go back first. ”
Xiao Daoling sneered, waved his hand to signal that He Guan could leave, and didn't have much thought about these two things.
"No."
Steward He glanced at Xiao Daoling, wanted to say something, but swallowed it in his stomach and closed his mouth and left.
"My lord, are we just watching? Don't you plan to check this out? ”
Outside the door, the strategist was deeply puzzled, and he was very puzzled by Xiao Daoling's attitude towards letting this matter go.
In his opinion, there is a lot to be done about the private meeting between the king of Qi and the three vassal kings.
And once the matter of Xu Jing and Princess Qi being alone in the room is leaked, it will be a fatal blow to the new emperor's private morality.
The two work at the same time, and there may be some miracles.
"What to do? Did they try to facilitate the conspiracy of these four people? Or will the new emperor and Princess Qi be in the same room? ”
"That little wolf cub has already turned against him, so what if we let him sit on the throne? It is impossible for him to continue to obediently obey the orders of the Xiao family. ”
"Such an unfamiliar thing, is it worth the Xiao family's trouble to help him?"
Xiao Daoling stared coldly at the strategist outside the door and asked coldly.
The strategist was coldly questioned by Xiao Daoling, and he trembled with fright, and fell to his knees: "My lord, my subordinates have not thought properly, and I ask for forgiveness." ”
"Get up, send a message to the beautiful girl tomorrow, no matter what method she uses. Within three months, I want her to be pregnant. ”
Xiao Daoling waved his hand and motioned for the strategist to leave.
The reason why Xiao Daoling wanted Xiao Meiniang to conceive a child was to get rid of King Qi and hold a candidate who could still inherit the throne.
As long as Xu Jing and Xu Wu die suddenly, then the child who is still in Xiao Meiniang's arms is the biggest winner of the Xiao family!
Just ask, what kind of emperor in the world can be more controllable than a young son who is ignorant of the world?
On the other side, the four vassal kings, who had no idea that the matter had already been revealed, had already met.
"Three uncles, I don't know what the late night appointment is?"
Xu Wu walked quickly into the room and saluted the three vassal kings who had been waiting for a long time.
"I haven't read it for many years, but King Qi's demeanor is still the same!"
King Langya and Xu Wu are the closest in blood, so they are naturally the first to speak.
"It's a lot haggard, but what kind of bad treatment does it to you?"
King Lu answered the pole and said.
"Thank you for the relationship between the uncles, but this king can't figure it out, why don't the uncles go to the capital to meet the new emperor, but see me first?"
The king of Qi did not talk, and still asked the three vassal kings about the purpose of meeting him.
"Xindi? What qualifications does a notorious gentleman have to be the King of God? ”
"If you let him sit for a few more years, my big cadre will be ruined in the hands of this person!"
King Langya snorted coldly and said with great displeasure.
"We are very dissatisfied that this guy can become the emperor. If such a person who ignores the ethics of the program becomes the king of God, won't the whole cadre be chaotic? ”
King Lu also disdained to speak, and his words revealed disdain for Xu Jing.
"King Kejing's accession to the throne is the will of his father, and he can't tolerate it."
Xu Wu chuckled and looked at several vassal kings and replied calmly.
"That's just elder brother's confusion! You and I know better than anyone else how much reason there is in the Divine Decree before the sickbed. ”
"It's probably because my father and brother feel that they have treated their mother badly all these years, so they will pass on the throne to this waste."
King Langya said extremely angrily.
"Then in the opinion of several uncles, who is more suitable to be the emperor?"
Xu Wu sneered, and without any foreshadowing, he pointed directly at the purpose of the three of them inviting him here.
"Who else? Today, if you talk about martial arts and win people's hearts, who can compare to King Qi? ”
"Naturally, you are the most qualified to ascend to this ninety-five throne."
The three vassal kings glanced at each other, looked at Xu Wu seriously, and said.
"How many uncles really think so? But now that I have lost all my power, let alone military power, what can I do to fight with this younger brother? ”
Xu Wu sneered in his heart, the reason why these three people are optimistic about themselves is that nine times out of ten, they are still the same as the Xiao family, they feel that they are easy to control and support him, but they just want to support another puppet.
"You can rest assured in this matter, we have a lot of military power in our hands, as long as you have this heart. We will help you ascend to the throne of God! ”
The three vassal kings said with great confidence.
"Thank you uncles for your love, this king still has to think about it carefully."
Xu Wupi didn't smile, neither agreed nor refused, pretending to be very hesitant.
"This matter is about the Ninety-Five, and it is naturally right to think about it more. It's just that the timing waits for no one, and King Qi has to think more. ”
The three vassal kings laughed and looked at King Qi and said.
The three of them all knew that King Qi had already hesitated, so he didn't have the courage to agree immediately.
Or is it because of the Xiao family, who controls the general trend of the world!
Once he conspired with the three vassal kings, it meant that he was going to part ways with the Xiao family.
At that time, the Xiao family will inevitably become the biggest obstacle from being a big helper.
But the three vassal kings didn't see it that way, the first emperor only had two sons and daughters, and the Xiao family didn't support Xu Wu, could it be difficult to run to support Xu Jing, who they looked down on the most in the past?
In this seemingly calm night in Kyoto, three places where the powerful gathered, three plots made the seemingly silent Kyoto wrapped in a chill.