The abolished prince moved from Zongzheng Temple to the palace of the king of Jin. However, he remains under house arrest. Without the emperor's permission, no one was allowed to visit the abolished prince in the palace of the king of Jin.

Although the deposed crown prince was still under house arrest in the Jin Palace, there were still many ministers in the court who supported his reinstatement.

During this period of time, there was a lot of noise about the establishment of the crown prince.

There were many people who supported the reinstatement of the abolished crown prince, and some ministers supported the establishment of the king as the crown prince. Of course, there are also people who propose to establish King Chu or King Jing as the crown prince. As for King Wei, naturally no one supported him.

Every morning in the morning, the ministers would urge the emperor to quickly appoint a prince. However, the emperor turned a deaf ear, which made many ministers very anxious.

Seeing that the emperor never paid attention to the matter of appointing the crown prince, the ministers who supported the abolition of the crown prince felt that the emperor wanted to reinstate His Royal Highness King Jin, and their hearts were very happy. Seeing that the Chinese New Year was coming soon, they decided to force the emperor and ask the emperor to quickly reinstate the abolished prince.

In the palace of the acting king, the acting king was angry, but his face was still very ugly.

"Uncle, if you hadn't stopped me, Zhao Xuan's waste would have been a dead man."

"Your Highness, the abolished prince can't die for the time being." Marquis Xuanping also wants to abolish the crown prince and die, but now is not the time. "Once the abolished prince dies, everyone will suspect that it was your highness who made the poison."

The acting king said indifferently: "Even if everyone suspects that I did it, but they have no evidence, what can they do about me." ”

"Your Highness, don't you want your reputation?" Xuanping Hou persuaded Dai Wang Dao, "The abolished prince is already a waste person, and there is no threat to you on the surface, if it is rumored that you killed him, everyone in the world will think that you are vicious and ruthless, and they also think that you have no heart to tolerate people." So before, when the abolished prince was deposed, the fact that you helped him intercede would make people think that you were making a show. ”

"This king doesn't care about fame." The Acting King never cared what others thought of him.

"Your Highness, you have to care about reputation." Xuan Pinghou's expression was very serious, "If you have a ruthless reputation, everyone in the world will oppose you as the crown prince." ”

When the acting king heard this, he still didn't care.

"This king doesn't care."

"Your Highness, you don't care, but the emperor does." Marquis Xuanping saw that the acting king still looked disapproving, and his tone couldn't help but aggravate, "The emperor will never hand over the position of crown prince to a person who has no brotherly affection and is cold-blooded. ”

The acting king was frightened by Xuanping Hou's words, and Fang Cai's indifferent expression disappeared.

"Uncle, you're scaring me."

"Your Highness, what am I trying to scare you about." Xuanping Hou persuaded bitterly, "Your Highness, reputation is very important, you can't ignore it. Over the years, you have made a lot of military achievements for the Great Zhou, and your reputation among the people is excellent. If you kill the abolished prince, everyone in the world will spit on you. ”

The acting king had a gloomy face and did not speak.

"Your Highness, the more this time, the more you have to calm down." Marquis Xuanping slowed down his tone, "As long as the emperor doesn't say that the crown prince will be abolished, then you still have a chance to become the crown prince." ”

"Uncle, we don't do anything now, what should we do when my father reinstates Zhao Xuan's waste after a while?" The acting king was anxious and angry, "Do you want me to watch Zhao Xuan become the crown prince again?" ”

"Your Highness, we can do anything, but we can't kill the abolished prince." Xuanping Hou said, "Your Highness, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." ”

"I'm afraid that if I endure it any longer, the bamboo basket will be empty again." The acting king could not accept Zhao Xuan becoming the crown prince again.

"If the emperor really reinstates the abolished prince, it won't be too late for us to kill the abolished prince at that time."

"Wouldn't it be better to kill him now?" Only when Zhao Xuan died, the acting king felt at ease.

Seeing that the acting king still didn't listen to his words, Xuanping Hou was full of helplessness, so he had to be patient and appease the acting king again.

This time, the acting king finally listened to Xuanpinghou's words, but his face was still ugly.

"Dad, I don't think Your Highness can endure it for long." The son of the Marquis of Xuanping said, "I am worried that His Royal Highness will carry us behind our back and arrange for someone to kill and abolish the crown prince." ”

"Well, that's what worries me the most." The person who knows the king's temperament best in this world is Xuanping Hou, "As long as the emperor does not re-establish the crown prince, His Royal Highness will feel at ease." ”

"Dad, what do you mean?"

"The imperial court is about to seal the pen, and before the pen is sealed, it will never be possible for the abolished prince to be restored."

"Dad, do you have an idea?"

Xuan Pinghou nodded lightly: "Well, but we have to arrange it well." ”

In King Jing's Mansion, the same thing happened. King Jing and the ministers who supported him decided to make it impossible for the deposed prince to be reinstated before the imperial court sealed the pen.

The same is true of the king of Chu.

On the surface, King Wei of course supported the reinstatement of the abolished prince, but secretly he was also planning to cut off the possibility of the reinstatement of the abolished prince.

In the palace of the King of Jin, the King of Jin was chanting scriptures in the small Buddha hall.

Lu Cong walked in gently, "Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Wei has come down." ”

King Jin stopped what he was doing, stood up and walked out.

King Wei waited for King Jin in his study. Seeing that King Jin was coming, he hurriedly stood up and respectfully saluted King Jin: "Big brother." ”

King Jin raised his hand and motioned for King Wei to sit down: "How many times have I told you that you don't want to be so polite in private." ”

King Wei asked with a concerned face: "Big brother, how are you doing these days, is your appetite good, and is your sleep good?" ”

Hearing King Wei's concern, King Jin said with a smile: "I'm fine, don't worry about me." ”

"Big brother, don't hide it from me, if there is anything in the house, you must tell me."

"I'm polite to you." Since he was deposed, only the eighth brother cared about him as always, which touched him very much. "Alas, you don't come to me much in the future."

"Big brother, what are you talking about?"

"My father doesn't let anyone come to see me, you always come to see me secretly like this, I'm afraid that people will find out, and it will affect you when the time comes."

"Big brother, it's okay." King Wei smiled and said, "Even if it is known, I don't care." ”

"I care, I'm a wreck now, and I can't protect you like I used to." King Jin said, "Eighth brother, you can't have an accident. ”

"Don't worry, big brother, I'll be careful." King Wei said with a serious face, "I still have to help my eldest brother regain his position, how can something happen." ”

Hearing about the reinstatement, King Jin's face was very calm.

"Eighth brother, my father will not reinstate me."

"Big brother, I think my father will reinstate you, otherwise my father will not delay the establishment of a new crown prince."

King Jin shook his head and said, "My father didn't appoint a new crown prince not because he wanted to restore me, but because he was very disappointed in me, the former prince. ”

"Big Brother ......"

King Jin interrupted King Wei's words: "Eighth brother, I don't want to be the crown prince anymore, I'm very satisfied with my current life." "Since his dethronement, his life has become very peaceful. He doesn't need to worry about it every day, and he doesn't need to be jealous of the king. "Eighth brother, I always knew that I was not suitable to be a prince, and now this result is very good for me."

"Big brother, did you give up so quickly?" King Wei was a little anxious, "Big brother, you have been the prince for more than 20 years, and no one is more suitable to be a prince than you......"

King Jin raised his hand again to interrupt King Wei: "Eighth brother, what I said is not a joke from you, but true. I really feel like life is good now. "When he was first deposed, he was full of anger and unwillingness, but soon, he felt that this was very good." To be honest, I felt liberated. "The prince is like a shackle, not only tying him up fiercely, but also forcing him to do a lot of wrong things. As the prince, he has done so many things that hurt the people, he is ashamed of the people, and even more sorry for his father.

When King Wei saw that King Jin looked relieved when he said this, he was very surprised. He could tell that King Jin wasn't lying anymore.

"Big brother, don't you feel unwilling?"

"I used to be unwilling, thinking that I was obviously the crown prince, why did my father value the king so much. But now, I don't care. King Jin smiled slightly, "Eighth brother, I don't want to be the crown prince anymore, so don't think about helping me anymore." ”

"Big brother, in my heart, you are the best prince." King Wei thought of what happened when he was a child, his eyes were slightly red, "Big brother, if you hadn't saved me in the first place, I would have died a long time ago." ”

"Eighth brother, you have helped me do a lot of things over the years, and you have already paid it back for saving you." King Jin persuaded King Wei to say, "Don't do risky things for me anymore, your father values you now, you should do things well and don't let your father down." If you want to help restore me, it will only anger my father, and it is not worth it. ”

"Big brother, I think it's worth it!"

Seeing that King Wei did not listen to his persuasion, King Jin sighed helplessly in his heart. It seems that he has to do something to make the eighth brother completely dead and stop thinking about reinstating him.