In Youzhou, in King Han's mansion, King Han is playing against Yang Qi. However, his face was not good-looking, his brows were frowning all the time, and his expression was impatient. Yang Qi, who was sitting opposite him, looked calm.

"Your Highness, our dead man will shoot, the king of Chu will definitely die, you don't have to worry." Yang Qi was not worried about whether the King of Chu would die, but was worried about the aftermath. Even if they do it perfectly, they will leave clues, and with the ability of the imperial court, they may be able to find out that the death of the king of Chu has something to do with them.

Yang Qi never dared to underestimate the imperial court in the capital, mainly because the emperor was too powerful, and the emperor's mind was elusive. Once it is brought to the attention of the imperial court, to the emperor, then the matter becomes very serious.

The emperor has always favored the king of Chu, and if the king of Chu is killed, the emperor will not be indifferent, and will definitely issue an order to investigate the matter strictly. He couldn't be sure that they hadn't left a single clue. If the court finds out that the King of Chu was killed by them, the emperor will definitely not spare His Royal Highness the King of Han.

Alas, hopefully his doom will succeed. In this way, His Royal Highness King Han will be safe.

King Han was very confident in the dead soldiers he had raised in his palace, and it stands to reason that he should not be worried, but the assassins he sent before had never killed the king of Chu, which made him suspicious of the dead soldiers he sent out.

"The fourth child is too evil, I don't feel at ease." The fourth child came to the north this time to make full preparations. In addition, he is already insidious and treacherous, and it is not easy to get rid of him.

"Your Highness, no matter how evil the King of Chu is, he is also a human being, and it is impossible for him to survive from our dead soldiers." Yang Qi didn't expect that King Han, who had always been the only one, would be uneasy at this time.

Listening to what Yang Qi said with such certainty, the unease in King Han's heart dissipated a lot.

"That's what the gentleman said."

"Your Highness, let's just sit back and wait for the good news."

"The king is waiting."

Han Wang's face returned to normal, and the corners of his mouth raised a casual smile, and he continued to play against Yang Qi.

When the two finished the game, the dead man returned.

Knowing that the King of Chu fell off the cliff, King Han laughed loudly: "It's dead, the fourth child is finally dead." ”

Yang Qi did not laugh happily like King Han, but carefully inquired about the dead man, the process of King Chu's fall from the cliff. Also, did they go to the bottom of the cliff to find the body of the king of Chu.

The dead man told Yang Qi that they had deliberately forced the King of Chu and his party to the edge of the cliff and seriously injured them. Before falling off the cliff, the king of Chu and several of his retinue were already seriously injured, and they could not survive if they fell off the cliff. Of course, they went to the bottom of the cliff to find the body of the king of Chu. The body of the king of Chu was shattered and tattered, but fortunately, the face of the king of Chu was not completely destroyed, and they could be sure that the king of Chu was dead.

After listening to the dead man's words, Yang Qi was finally relieved.

"You're doing a good job."

When Yang Qi told the dead soldiers to assassinate the king of Chu, they disguised themselves as bandits and robbed and killed the king of Chu. Unexpectedly, the dead soldiers not only succeeded in pretending to be bandits, but also forced the king of Chu to fall off the cliff. In this way, in the future, the imperial court sent people to investigate the cause of the death of the king of Chu, and it was impossible to find out that it was their handiwork.

The dead man was praised, and his face still had no expression.

Yang Qi asked the dead man some more words, and then let him retreat.

"Your Highness, you can be completely relieved now."

King Han was in a good mood, "This king is so happy." "The death of the King of Chu not only allowed the King of Han to keep his biggest secret, but also got rid of the great trouble in his heart." Sir, this is a congratulatory thing, let's go, let's go have a few drinks. ”

Yang Qi will not sweep away King Han's excitement, "Your Highness, we will not get drunk tonight." ”

"Okay, don't get drunk and don't go home." These days, because the assassination of the King of Chu has been unsuccessful, King Han and Yang Qi are not in a good mood. Now that the king of Chu is finally dead, the big stone that weighed on their hearts is finally gone.

After confirming that the king of Chu was completely dead, King Han continued to associate with the third princess secretly, as before. And the king of the north was unaware of it.

King Han did not bring the news of King Chu's death back to the capital. The death of the king of Chu, they will keep it hidden, waiting for the court to find out.

In order to prevent the imperial court from discovering that the death of the king of Chu was unusual, Yang Qi sent people to the place where the king of Chu fell off the cliff and destroyed the bodies of the king of Chu and his entourage. Destroy the corpse and destroy the traces, so that the court will not find anything.

Zhao Yao, who was far away in the swamp mansion, also received the news that the "King of Chu" fell off a cliff and died, and also knew that the king of Han sent someone to destroy the corpse.

"Tut-tut, my fifth brother is really ruthless, he directly destroys the corpse and destroys the traces, and he is also his fourth brother."

He Lianfang frowned slightly and asked, "Tiger Thirteen is dead?" ”

Zhao Yao winked playfully at He Lianfang, "Second uncle, guess." ”

Hearing Zhao Yao say this, He Lianfang knew that Tiger Thirteen was not dead.

"Tiger Thirteen isn't dead, what's the matter with the corpse?"

"Naturally, it is to transfer the human skin mask to someone else's." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "King Han, they never dreamed that the corpse they destroyed was someone else, not the real fourth brother. ”

"King Han never dreamed that he would be tricked by you." If King Han knew that everything he did was controlled by Zhao Yao, he would probably be angry to death. "Where is King Chu now?"

"In order to make King Han happy for a few more days, I have written to tell the fourth brother that King Han killed the fake King of Chu, and I asked the fourth brother not to rush back to the capital, so that he can delay some time on the way back to Beijing."

"The king of Chu has not returned to Beijing for a long time, and the imperial court will notice that something has happened to him." He Lianfang glanced at Zhao Yao, who was smiling hippie, "You are letting the King of Chu fake his death again." A few years ago, the King of Chu faked his death once, and this time he faked his death, do you think those people will believe it? ”

"As long as the fourth brother doesn't show up for a while, those people in the court will believe that the fourth brother is really dead." Zhao Yao crossed his hands behind his head and said in a casual tone, "However, whether the fourth brother wants to fake his death and deceive those people in the capital again, it is not for me to decide, but for the fourth brother to decide for himself." ”

"The King of Chu is already on his way back to Beijing, do you think he will disappear for a while and not show up?" He Lianfang said again, "Bullying the king is a big crime. ”

"I think the fourth brother shouldn't choose to disappear for a while to make the fake death more real." Zhao Yao understands the character of the king of Chu, "The fourth brother found out that the king of Han had colluded with the three princesses of the Xiongnu, he would be worried that the king of Han would be unfavorable to the Great Zhou, although he had no evidence, but he would also tell his father about this and remind his father to be wary of King Han and the three princesses." "Compared with the great cause, the fourth brother cares more about the safety of Da Zhou." When the fourth brother returns to Beijing, King Han's expression will definitely be very exciting, but unfortunately I can't see it. ”

Seeing Zhao Yao playing with King Han in his palm, He Lianfang felt a little sympathetic to King Han.

"If the king of Chu tells the emperor about the collusion between King Han and the third princess, it will only startle the snake, you should persuade him not to tell the emperor for the time being, and patiently see what King Han and the third princess are going to do."

"I told the fourth brother, but if the fourth brother doesn't listen, I don't know."

He Lianfang suddenly asked, "If it were you, what would you do?" ”

"I won't tell my father for the time being, after all, I don't have evidence. I will continue to keep an eye on King Han and the Third Princess, and then when the time comes, I will hunt them all down, so that I can never suffer from future troubles. "It's a pity that the fourth brother is not him.

For Zhao Yao's answer, He Lianfang was very satisfied.

"This is the biggest difference between you and the King of Chu."

"Second uncle, which do you think is better, me or the fourth brother?"

"It's you, naturally."

"I knew that Second Uncle would talk about me." Zhao Yao said, "If the fourth brother does this, there is nothing wrong with it. ”

He Lianfang did not speak.

"When the fourth brother returns to the capital, the court will become lively again, fortunately I am not in the capital."

"Isn't it you the culprit who stirs up the unrest in the capital?"

"How could it be me?" Zhao Yao jumped up, with an expression of being wronged, "I didn't do anything, the culprit is King Han, how can you say that about me, second uncle?" ”

"Tell the King of Chu that it wasn't you who colluded with the third princess?"

"Second uncle, what do you mean I shouldn't tell the fourth brother about this?"

"It shouldn't have been." He Lianfang objected to Zhao Yao telling the King of Chu about this at the beginning.

Zhao Yao glared at He Lianfang, and said angrily, "I don't think I shouldn't." He told the fourth brother about this, firstly, for the sake of Da Zhou, and secondly, for the fourth brother to make great contributions.

He Lianfang naturally saw Zhao Yao's purpose, and mocked unceremoniously: "You are really well-intentioned. ”

Zhao Yao pretended to be stupid and whistled: "I don't know what you're talking about." ”

He Lianfang didn't intend to let Zhao Yao go, and said his purpose sharply: "The acting king went to the north to resist the Xiongnu this time, and made a great contribution. You are afraid that the merit of the acting king will be too great to exceed that of the king of Chu, so you will tell the king of Chu about the collusion between the king of Han and the third princess, so that the king of Chu can be regarded as a great meritorious. ”

Zhao Yao continued to pretend to be stupid, "I didn't think so. ”

He Lianfang sneered: "Heh! ”

"Second uncle, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." Zhao Yao ran out in a hurry.

He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao's back as he fled, and his eyes revealed helplessness and pampering that he was not even aware of.

After Zhao Yao ran out of the study, he saw people from the dark guard camp coming to him. He dragged the people in the Secret Guard Camp to another room, "Did you find it?" ”

The people in the camp replied respectfully, "I found it." ”

Zhao Yao asked, "Is it He Xiang, or Taishi Liu, or the four great generals?" ”

"Your Highness is neither."

"Neither?" Zhao Yao looked incredulous, "It's really fake, how is it possible?" ”

The people in the secret guard camp: "Your Highness, the future princess of Han was born as a commoner. ”

"What did you say?" Zhao Yao suspected that he had misheard it just now, "You say it again." ”

"Your Royal Highness, your future princess was born as a commoner and is a villager from Xiaojia Village outside the capital."

"What?" Zhao Yao heard it clearly this time, but he still had an expression of disbelief, "Villagers of Xiaojia Village? ”

"Your Royal Highness, your future princess is called ......" The people in the secret guard camp reported to Zhao Yao in great detail what he had investigated.

After Zhao Yao listened, his expression changed from shocked to strange.

"What's this singing?" He originally thought that the future princess arranged for him by his father must have an extraordinary background, from He Xiang, or Taishi Liu, or the family of the four great generals. No matter how bad it is, it will be the daughter of a certain minister's family. He didn't calculate that his future princess turned out to be a commoner. "How can it be a civilian?"

The people in the Secret Guard Camp also didn't understand, "Your Highness, it's indeed a civilian. ”

"This ......" Zhao Yao was stunned, "what the hell is my father doing?" "Isn't he the person my father likes the most, doesn't he want him to inherit the throne, how can his future princess be a commoner? Could it be that he was mistaken, the person his father actually liked the most was not him, it was really the fourth brother?

"Your Highness, my subordinates don't understand." The people from the Dark Guard Camp said, "However, your future princess has been learning all kinds of rules in the past few years, and she is still learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and female red. ”

"It's normal for my father to send someone to teach her this, after all, she will be the princess of Han in the future, if she doesn't know the rules at all, she will lose the royal face." What the hell is my father up to?

"Your Highness, your future princess has also learned farming, medicine, arithmetic and other things."

"Huh? What does she learn these for? Zhao Yao looked confused, "Did the women of the family also learn this?" He didn't know what the daughter of the family had learned before she got married.

The humanity of the dark guard camp: "The woman of the family should not learn farming. ”

"No, isn't my future princess a commoner, why do you still let her study farming?" The more Zhao Yao listened, the more confused he became.

"Your Highness, your future princess has been learning all kinds of things in the past eight years."

"Wait, what did you say, eight years?" Zhao Yao was stunned, "Eight years ago, how old was she?" ”

"Your future princess has been learning all sorts of things since she was seven years old."

Zhao Yao exclaimed: "That means that eight years ago, even nine years ago, my father set me a princess?!" ”

"Your Royal Highness, your future princess has been in the palace for two years, and she is now a female official in the Shang Palace Bureau."

Zhao Yao's eyes straightened: "!!!! ”

The people in the camp continued, "However, just last month, your future princess left the palace and returned to her home, ready to be married. ”

Zhao Yao: "......"

After the people in the dark guard camp finished speaking, they almost couldn't help laughing when they saw Zhao Yao's stunned expression.

After a while, Zhao Yao finally came back to his senses, "Does my mother know that my future princess is a commoner?" ”

"Concubine Liang didn't know, and the emperor didn't tell anyone."

Zhao Yao: "My father is still hiding from my mother?!" ”

"Even your future princess's family doesn't know that she's about to marry you."

Zhao Yao was stunned: "What? "Damn, what the hell is my father doing? I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out. "Is my future princess pretty?" The fact that his future princess was born as a commoner did shock and puzzle him, but he did not dislike that his future princess was a commoner. There is nothing wrong with being born a commoner, but it is very important to look good or not.

When the people in the secret guard camp heard Zhao Yao ask, they were stunned at first, and then smiled: "Your Highness, don't worry, your future princess is very good-looking." ”

"That's good." Zhao Yao asked the people in the secret guard camp, "Why did you say that my father arranged a commoner princess for me?" ”

"My subordinates don't know, but the emperor must have his deep meaning when he does this."

Zhao Yao pursed his lips in disgust and said, "The deep meaning of the fart, I don't think it's ill-intentioned." "With the temperament of the stinky father, he must not have any good intentions when he arranged it like this. He always felt that his father was cheating on him.

The people in the secret guard camp didn't dare to speak ill of the emperor, so they chose to keep their mouths shut.

"I don't understand, I really don't understand." The father and emperor arranged this, did he want to make sure that he, the king of Han, was not favored? Let his royal brothers feel that he is completely out? If that's the case, that's fine. But his father and second uncle have been secretly arranging for him to sit on the throne.

"Your Highness, do you want your subordinates to continue to stare at the future princess?"

"Keep staring." First of all, no matter what the hell his father is doing, he has to understand his future princess, otherwise it will be too embarrassing to get married in the future and not know anything. "Keep the matter of the future Princess Han secret, don't tell anyone, including the second uncle."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhao Yao waved his hand and let the people in the dark guard camp retreat. He stretched out his hand to support his forehead and sighed faintly: "Father, what are you doing as a bad old man?" (End of chapter)