At the north gate, a black-clothed guard walked in quickly and put a secret book on Yuan Wanqing's desk.

"What's going on again?" Fan Lubing couldn't help but look up and ask.

Yuan Wanqing glanced at it and said, "The king of Nanchang has set off for Luoyang in front, Di Renjie and Ma Sizong went to the mansion of Xu Xinyi, the guard of the left prison, to arrest people. ”

"Xu Xinyi?" Fan Lubing couldn't help frowning and asked, "Isn't he not close to Li Jingye?" ”

"Who knows, these people don't have much truth." Yuan Wanqing shook his head lightly and said: "But he was caught by the secret guards this time and was suspected of secretly communicating with Li Jingye, as long as the king of Nanchang can find the clues of Li Jingye along this line, Xu Xinyi's whole family will be finished." ”

"Secretly connected to the thief, he did it himself." Fan Lubing's expression was calm, and he didn't have the slightest good impression of Xu Xinyi.

Yuan Wanqing nodded and said: "In the future, I am afraid that the scope of the investigation of Li Jingye will be expanded, and anyone who is implicated in British public dealings will probably have to be investigated." ”

Fan Lubing was slightly stunned, and then said: "The officialdom methods of the King of Nanchang are becoming more and more familiar. ”

"That's right." Yuan Wanqing nodded and said: "Di Renjie is a servant of the imperial history, and it is his duty to be scolded, but Ma Sizong will be in trouble, and in the future, because he is implicated in the British public, those who are held accountable will have to complain about him." ”

"Isn't that where we used to be?" Fan Lubing couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"yes!" Yuan Wanqing sighed lightly and said, "Why do you say that the King of Nanchang was able to find Xiao Tianzi so easily and kill him?" ”

"Battlefield general, trusted by the emperor, king of the clan, meritorious service." Fan Lubing raised his head and said softly: "Now these things, even if there is an accident, the king of Nanchang himself can resist it, and we may not be able to do it." ”

Taking Ashina Ni Shulu and Ashina Gana out of the city is such an extremely risky thing, even if the emperor gives them the holy decree to act cheaply, they don't dare to mess around.

What's more, they are not like Li Xuan, who can still mobilize a thousand right guard cavalry, and they can still use their arms and fingers.

"But fortunately, after all, the king of Nanchang has been in the court for a short time, and he doesn't have much in-depth understanding of the six departments and nine temples." Fan Lubing smiled lightly.

After all, the king of Nanchang has been in the border area for a long time, and in the future, it is not so easy to transfer back.

"Have you forgotten, there is still Zuo Xiang in the court, as well as Ouyang Tong, and Zhao Gong." Yuan Wanqing glanced at Fan Lubing.

Fan Lubing shook his head and said, "Although Zuo Xiang is in charge of Shangshu Province, he is too old to last a few years; Zhao Gong is a diva and there is no need to worry; As for Ouyang Tong, he has always acted principledly, and he will not help the king of Nanchang much because of his kinship.

But in this way, it is not easy for others to calculate the king of Nanchang, and to be honest, there is not much convenience for others......"

As if thinking of something, Fan Lubing turned his head and asked, "Has there been no movement in the East Palace recently, especially today, the king of Nanchang is getting closer and closer to Li Jingye?" ”

Yuan Wanqing handed over the secret book in his hand, shook his head and said, "There is still no movement, only the King of England went to the East Palace this morning, and he has not ...... it yet."

Yuan Wanqing was stunned when he said this, and he hurriedly lowered his body to check the other secret books in the book.

Soon, one by one, the secret books had been placed in front of Yuan Wanqing.

Looking at the above records, Yuan Wanqing's face had become extremely ugly.

……

"Since the day the king of Nanchang returned to Beijing, the king of England has gone to the East Palace every three days, but the time is just right...... On the day that the king of Nanchang returned to Beijing, the day that the king of Nanchang besieged the Luoyang Turkic Fang, and today. ”

Yuan Wanqing clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said: "I said why the East Palace has not moved, it turned out that it was all held down by the King of Nanchang." ”

"yes, what a good means." Fan Lubing couldn't help but admire, they were all kept in the dark.

"With the king of Nanchang going east to Luoyang, blocking the front, attracting everyone's attention, the king of England quietly went to the East Palace, held down all the hands and feet of the prince, so that all our backup means could not be used, the king of Nanchang This means is really amazing." Yuan Wanqing's eyes were cold, and suddenly, a trace of doubt flashed on his face, and he looked at Fan Lubing: "Why do they still want to help the prince at this time?" ”

The deposition of the crown prince can almost be said to have been completely predictable.

As long as evidence of Li Xian and Li Jingye joining forces is found, then Li Xian's abolition is just around the corner.

But on the contrary, the most neglected King Li Xian, he jumped out at this time to help Li Xian.

This is a little incomprehensible.

"They're not helping the Prince." Fan Lubing shook his head lightly, and said with a sigh: "King Nanchang is helping King Ying, don't forget, King Ying is older than King Xiang."

If someone takes the rumors spread by Shiyin Zhenren seriously, then the King of England is the eldest son of His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven in the future, and this weight is very heavy. ”

Yuan Wanqing's face couldn't help but change.

It is true that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for the true eldest son to inherit the throne.

But whether it is Li Xian or Li Dan, they are not the real eldest sons.

Even Li Xian and Li Hong are not the eldest sons.

There is only one real nominal eldest son of the Tang Dynasty, and that is the abolished prince Zhong.

Although Li Zhong was the eldest son at the beginning, since he passed to Empress Wang and was officially canonized as the crown prince by the emperor, he is the eldest son of the Tang Dynasty in terms of etiquette.

It was only later that Queen Wang was deposed, Li Zhong was deposed, and the title of the concubine was gone, so it fell on Li Hong's head.

Li Hong died of illness, and it was Li Xian's turn.

Now that Li Xian is uneasy, the opportunity is the turn of others.

The eldest son of all the Tang Dynasty is actually a joke.

Even Emperor Taizong, after Li Jiancheng's death, was the only eldest son of Emperor Gaozu.

Therefore, not many people care about the title of the eldest son of the Tang Dynasty.

Only those who really sit in the position of the crown prince are the real heirs of the imperial power.

But everyone understands the truth, but you can't say that.

You even have to publicly admit that Datang governs the country with benevolence and filial piety.

Once Li Xian is deposed, then in terms of etiquette, Li Xian is the first heir to the throne.

Once Li Xian is deposed, there will immediately be a large number of ministers of etiquette and law who will stand up to support Li Xian.

There is nothing to do with interests, it is etiquette.

In other words, etiquette is where the greatest benefit lies.

Even if the emperor wants to cross Li Xian to establish Li Dan, it is not easy, especially if Li Xian has no obvious fault, which is even more troublesome.

……

"Before, we paid too much attention to the crown prince, and we didn't even notice that the king of England also had the heart to win the heir." Yuan Wanqing's breathing became heavy.

Li Xian has always been absurd in doing things, so many people did not put Li Xian in the powerful list of heirs.

Even they thought that as long as they used a little trick, the British king would lose the competition for the crown prince.

But this is not the case.

……

"I didn't expect the king to make a move." Fan Lubing walked to the window, looked at the courtyard, and said softly: "Today's matter, since you and I have guessed it, then all the ministers and scholars, I'm afraid it will be a matter of time before they guess." ”

"Filial piety." Yuan Wanqing gritted his teeth and said two words.

Fan Lubing nodded calmly.

King Li Xian of England is indeed not a weapon, but he only needs to make a gesture of caring for his eldest brother, and he really does it.

Even in the process of Li Xian's abolition, he has always been speaking for Li Xian, so the word filial piety will naturally fall on his head.

"All the prime ministers, all the scholars, all the generals, and even the princes and princes, as well as Your Majesty and the Queen of Heaven." Fan Lubing turned to look at Yuan Wanqing and said softly: "After all, no one can deny it, the King of England is the son of the Queen of Heaven, and the Queen of Heaven doesn't like the prince, but she doesn't necessarily dislike the King of England, and she can't dislike it." ”

Although Li Xian, who operates in the front desk on the surface, is not the concubine of the Empress Wu, but Ming Chongyan, but behind the scenes, it is the Empress Wu who plans everything.

Everyone can see this.

Empress Wu didn't like the prince, and because the prince was a traitor and conspiracy to rebel, he was forced to be deposed.

However, if there is no clear fault with the King of England, the Empress Wu no longer likes the King of England and tries to bypass the King of England to establish the King as the crown prince.

Then some people will suspect in their hearts that the queen of heaven abolished the crown prince, I am afraid that it is neither because he plotted a rebellion, nor because she is not his own son, but simply greedy for power.

Today, the Empress Wu can surpass the King of England and establish the Prime Minister, so in other days, can she abolish the Prime Minister in the same way.

even thought about it more, the queen of heaven abolished him because the prince was not her sister-in-law, so, is the prince really not the queen's sister-in-law?

The human heart cannot withstand scrutiny.

Even if you start a little, people's thoughts will grow like weeds, and no one can control them.

"The most important thing is Your Majesty." Fan Lubing continued to speak, and said with a sigh: "Think about it, how did Your Majesty win the crown prince back then, it's not filial piety. With these two words, His Majesty took the crown prince from the hands of the King of Hengshan County and the King of Wei, and finally ascended the throne.

Seeing His Royal Highness's recent actions, will His Majesty think of himself...... Your Majesty! ”

After Fan Lubing finished speaking, Yuan Wanqing's face was already embarrassed and terrible, he wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't say a word.

"And that's not all." Fan Lubing turned around, looked in the direction of Zichen Hall through the window, and said softly: "I'm afraid that even the queen of heaven probably doesn't have the idea of establishing the prime minister as the crown prince in her heart, at least not now." ”

"What do you mean?" Yuan Wanqing walked up from behind quickly, grabbed Fan Lubing's arm with his left hand, stared at him seriously, and asked, "Brother Shi Ning, what do you mean by this, what do you mean that the queen of heaven does not have the idea of establishing the king as the crown prince in her heart?" ”

"You heard me wrong, it's not that it doesn't work, it's that it doesn't work now." Fan Lubing looked at Yuan Wanqing a little helplessly, how obedient he was only half a sentence.

Yuan Wanqing instantly let go of his hand, and asked with a solemn face, "What do you mean?" ”

"That's what it means." Fan Lubing shook his head slightly, a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes, and then he said softly: "Lifa, Your Majesty, and the implicators of the British King of the Dynasty, these are all forces that hinder the Queen of Heaven...... Didn't we say that day, the Queen of Heaven was already paving the way for the abolished prince, but her road was paved on the body of the King of Nanchang and the King of England. ”

"What about King Xiang?" Yuan Wanqing stared at Fan Lubing, breathing heavily.

"Wait for the opportunity." Fan Lubing smiled lightly and said: "Among the King of England and the King of Ministers, the Queen of Heaven's favorite is naturally the King of Phases, as long as all the help around the King of England is eradicated, then it will naturally be the opportunity of the King of Ministers." ”

"Then King Xiang, can he wait for this opportunity?"

"Who knows, let's do it step by step, anyway, we have no way back now."

(End of chapter)