Kyoto.

In an ordinary house.

Qin Wei was sitting opposite Zhao Gao, playing against each other.

He has been in Kyoto for three days, and he has been living in seclusion for three days, and has never appeared in the outside world.

However, he always observed every move in Kyoto and in the court.

While the two were playing, a member of the net sent a letter to Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao first glanced at it, and then handed it to Qin Wei.

"Your Highness, something happened to Yunyan City."

Qin Wei took the letter and glanced at it quickly.

"As you expected."

He was not surprised, nor was he in a hurry, because Zhao Gao had guessed that such a thing might happen before.

Zhao Gao nodded and said, "According to the information we have gathered, someone is deliberately inciting the four royal courts of the northern Rong clan to invade Dali, and this person is not only connected with the Rong clan, but also has ties with some powerful forces in Kyoto. ”

"The other party is very hidden, but there are still some clues, but we don't know which side they are at the moment."

Qin Wei asked, "Some of the powerful people they contacted. ”

Zhao Gao showed a weird smile on his face and said, "There are many, Rongguo Mansion, Pingwang Mansion, Ning Wangfu!" ”

"Hmmm! Pingwangfu and Ningwangfu? How did they come together? Qin Wei was slightly surprised.

Qin Changan and Qin Junke both want the throne, the two can be said to be enemies of life and death, and it stands to reason that they should not collude too much.

"Hehe~~" Zhao Gao chuckled, "Being smart is mistaken by being smart, whether it is King Ping or King Ning, they seem to have been deceived by their own intelligence." ”

Qin Wei raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean that they are all being fooled by that person." ”

Zhao Gao nodded, "They all thought they had found a good murder weapon, but they seemed to have forgotten that this murder weapon was not a dead thing, but a conspirator with a ghost in his heart." ”

When Qin Wei heard this, he smiled dumbly.

He understood what Zhao Gao meant, it was nothing more than using each other, Qin Changping and Qin Jun were deceived.

But then again, since they are all using each other, it means that no one has ever trusted anyone, so where is the deception?

In fact, Qin Changping and Qin Jun can't be blamed for this, because the rules of the Dali court are like this, and the princes in the court can't really control the military power, so they can only rely on the means of winning over those generals in the army.

They can't command the innate warriors, Qing Fushan only obeys the will of Emperor Li, they can befriend the innate warriors of Qing Fushan, but they can't order them directly.

There are no strong men, no army, and if these princes want to do things, they can only rely on external forces.

And a powerful force, even if they can't believe it, they will not give up, but will try their best to win it over.

This was a helpless move, and Qin Wei was not surprised by this.

If he didn't have a chessboard and no chess pieces, then he might only be able to do his best to fool some people and forces that could be used, just like Qin Changping and Qin Jun.

"The situation in Yunyan City is very dangerous." Zhao Gaodao.

Qin Wei sighed, "Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, we can't help now, we can only rely on Yuwen Chengdu himself." ”

Zhao Gao had guessed that there would be changes in the royal court in the north or the west, but he couldn't be sure that it was Yunyan City, otherwise Qin Wei would definitely not let Yuwen Chengdu fall into danger.

Qin Wei couldn't do anything about this, he only hoped that Yuwen Cheng would survive.

Zhao Gao didn't really care about this, he just mentioned it casually, then changed his words and asked, "Then what does Your Highness plan to do next?" ”

Qin Wei pondered, he naturally wanted to fight for the throne, but how to fight for it, he didn't have a specific plan now.

Kyoto is in charge of the situation, and the succession to the throne can only be decided by Emperor Li, he hopes that he can inherit the throne justifiably, but now he can't even show up in Kyoto, let alone pursue something justifiable.

"What do you think the king should do?" Qin Wei threw this question to Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao pinched the chess pieces and fell, and said lightly: "It depends on what His Highness wants." ”

"Naturally, it's the throne of the Sheng Tian Palace." Qin Wei did not hide his ambitions.

When Zhao Gao heard this, there was an inconspicuous smile on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Then find a way to become the prince." ”

"But this can only be decided by His Majesty, and it is difficult for us to change Your Majesty's attitude now." Qin Wei said with a headache.

This is the biggest question he is facing now, who is the new emperor, and all of them are determined by Emperor Li.

And Lihuang's impression of him has always been that of a young man, and he has never considered him at all.

However, Zhao Gao said lightly: "Who is the new emperor is not decided by His Majesty, but by the secret decree. ”

"Hmm!"

Qin Wei looked at him in surprise.

Zhao Gao continued: "Your Majesty personally set up a rule, after his death, he will announce who will ascend the throne as the new emperor in the form of a secret decree. ”

"That is to say, whoever is written in the secret decree is the new emperor."

Qin Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "Are you going to do something about the secret decree?" ”

"This should be the easiest way to do it." Zhao Gaodao.

Qin Wei's expression moved slightly, this is a good way.

"But if you want to do something about the secret purpose, you must get rid of Father-in-law Lu."

Zhao Gao nodded and said, "The minions are already attacking Grandpa Luo, as long as Grandpa Luo can be solved, the next one is Grandpa Lu." ”

Qin Wei shook his head slightly and said, "Father-in-law Lu is not so easy to handle, he has no descendants. ”

Zhao Gao smiled: "But he is a martial artist." And he is also an innate martial artist! ”

Qin Wei's eyes moved slightly, he knew this.

He didn't know before, but since Cao Zhengchun entered the imperial city, he had already discovered that Gonggong Lu was an innate martial artist.

"You want to tempt him with martial arts?"

Zhao Gao shook his head and said, "No, as the so-called bystander is clear, Gonggong Lu knows His Royal Highness far better than His Majesty." ”

"We just need to let him know that His Highness is the most suitable new emperor."

Qin Wei bowed slightly, he had more contact with Gonggong Lu than Emperor Li, and Gonggong Lu must know a lot about him when he was in charge of the Imperial City Division.

And it is much simpler to change the attitude of Gonggong Lu than to change the attitude of Emperor Li.

"If we can win the trust of Grandpa Lu, we may be able to change Your Majesty's attitude through Grandpa Lu, and we don't need to do anything about the secret decree at that time."

Zhao Gao continued: "Of course, the secret decree is our last line of defense, if the final result is not satisfactory, then we can only make a fuss about the secret decree. ”

Qin Wei played with the chess pieces in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Zhao Gao's strategy is very good, it can ensure that he can obtain the right to inherit the throne to the greatest extent, although it is not easy to accomplish this, but at present, there is no better way than this strategy.

"The secret purpose is the last line of defense, but we need an insurance policy." Qin Wei thought for a while and said.

"What does Your Highness mean?" Zhao Gao asked.

Qin Wei said: "Twelve regimental battalions." ”

The 12th Regiment Battalion is responsible for the Praetorian Guard in Kyoto, and in addition to the Tianwu Guard in the Imperial City, the 12th Regiment Battalion is the most important.

"This king has some friendship with Li Ji!" The corners of Qin Wei's mouth curled slightly.

When he left Beijing, Li Ji also personally sent him off and sent him a favor.

Qin Wei estimated that it would definitely be impossible for Li Ji to rebel, but if he was asked to support him in his struggle for the throne, it would still be possible.

Li Ji is a smart man, he has already made his choice, and now he has no reason to change his choice.

Zhao Gao grabbed a handful of chess pieces and placed them on the chessboard one by one.

"Qing Fushan, you can ignore it for the time being, without Emperor Lihuang's order, they will not interfere in the affairs of the court, and as long as we can control the line of defense of the secret decree, then they will not become a stumbling block for us."

"In the Imperial City, Father-in-law Lu's attitude is very important, he is the most trusted person of His Majesty."

"In the court, the Governor's Mansion is controlled by the nobles, but at present, the Governor's Mansion is the most chaotic, and most of the nobles have already found the main family, but their choice is not important, the most important thing is Li Ji."

"As for the court, His Highness may still need to bring Ji Yuanchen over."

Zhao Gao placed the chess pieces on the chessboard, each of which represented the people and forces in Kyoto.

Qin Wei looked at the chess piece representing Ji Yuanchen and nodded lightly.

If you can't say anything, Ji Yuanchen is the most prestigious minister in the court.

And in matters like this kind of succession to the throne, the attitude of Wenchen is also very important.

After all, Wenchen's pen is sometimes sharper than the military attaché's sword and gun.

If they don't agree with you, you're likely to become a traitor to all the people in the world.

"Gonggong Lu, Li Ji, Ji Yuanchen!" Qin Wei said softly, these three people are very important, if they can be subdued, then it will be very easy for Qin Wei to inherit the throne.

Of course, this is in the case of ignoring Qing Fushan.

In fact, Li Xun and Yanzhen's attitude is also very important, but after all, they live in seclusion on Qingfu Mountain, and many things can bypass them.

"Find a way to let this king meet with Li Ji first." Qin Wei said.

Compared with the other two, Qin Wei was more confident in winning over Li Ji.

"Well, the minions will arrange it later."

Zhao Gao responded, and then asked, "What about Gonggong Lu?" ”

"Let Wang An test it." Qin Wei said.

Cao Zhengchun can't be exposed, but Wang An can, in fact, Wang An's refuge in him is not a secret in the Imperial City Division, after all, Wang An used the Imperial City Division to do a lot of things for him before, and Gonggong Lu should have known about this a long time ago.

As for Ji Yuanchen, Qin Wei also had a little idea, but his current idea was still a little immature, and he needed to think about it again.

"Do you have any contact with Wang Shouren?" He asked suddenly.

Zhao Gao shook his head, "No! ”

Wang Shouren had just returned to Kyoto from Yunzhou with Yan Zhen a few days ago, and he had never had the opportunity to contact Wang Shouren.

Qin Wei tapped on the chessboard and said, "Find a way to send him a message and let him enter the court as an official." ”

At this time, it seems that Wang Shouren is a little unhurried to let him enter the court as an official, after all, it is impossible for Wang Shouren to hold any official position that is too high in the first place.

However, Wang Shouren is a close disciple of Yanzhen, and he is also a Confucian cultivator.

The official rank should not be too high, but some positions are still very important, such as the cabinet system.

The person who made the house, from the official position of the seven grades, was in charge of the preparation of confidential documents such as edicts, edicts, edicts, books, treasures, jade, sermons, tablets, inscriptions, and unveiling posts.

Although this position is not a high rank, he has no authority, and he just writes edicts as usual, but he is in the cabinet, and everything he is responsible for writing is confidential documents.

Qin Wei just wanted Wang Shouren to enter the cabinet and serve as the person who controlled the house, not asking him to do anything big, just need him to monitor Ji Yuanchen and the cabinet.

With Wang Shouren's current identity and background, it should not be difficult for him to enter the cabinet and serve as a member of the Zhongshu House.

(End of chapter)