When Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui heard this question, his face turned as pale as paper in an instant, without a trace of blood.

His father knew everything! He even knew this! His heart was crying out in horror.

Jian Yi looked at Zhu Gaosui a little nervously, waiting for his answer.

He didn't come up alone.

He knew that in the woods beside the stone steps up the mountain behind him, a secret killer sent by the emperor was lurking among them.

To be honest, there were too many surprises for Jian Yi this night.

In the palace of the body, when the emperor quietly told him the truth about the whole incident and asked him to come to see King Zhao, he couldn't believe his ears.

He couldn't believe that all of this was really planned by the Xie Jinjie Scholar.

He couldn't believe that the person behind Xie Jin's manipulation was actually Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, who had always seemed to have no ambition.

What he couldn't believe even more was that the emperor already knew all the truth, and told him all of them without reservation, and even asked him to meet Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao.

With such trust, he really didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart.

And what he couldn't believe the most was that the emperor actually secretly raised a group of killers!

Before today, he had never known or heard the slightest rumor about these killers, the only thing he knew was that the emperor was increasingly dissatisfied with Jinyiwei's recent performance, and was going to set up an organization called "Dongzhifu" to fight against Jinyiwei, perhaps, these killers are the people of this Dongchang in the future?

These killers are not ordinary people, they are dressed in black night clothes, covered with black scarves, all of them are athletic and have superb martial arts. With only a hundred people who came with him, he easily subdued the 1,000 guards of Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao under the mountain, which really surprised him.

And at this moment, Jian Yi knew that these killers lurking in the woods had already aimed at the panicked Zhao King Zhu Gaosui with their bows and crossbows.

According to the emperor's intentions, if Zhu Gaosui dared to deny that someone had instructed him, or if there were other actions that wanted to make a desperate and stubborn resistance, these killers would not hesitate to kill him.

Jian Yi also felt a chill in his heart, this is King Zhao, the emperor's own son, the emperor can be ruthless, let alone treat their courtiers.

He couldn't help but feel a little worried about Xie Jin, who was still in the palace, and even for his future.

Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui had completely lost his square inch at this time, his head was full of cold sweat in panic, his head was dejected, and his whole body was trembling slightly. He knew in his heart that by now, his father already knew the truth of everything, and any resistance would only lead to ruin, and he knew his father's temper too well.

So, he decided to give up resistance.

He whispered in a somewhat hoarse voice, "I don't know the person who instructed me, but he calls himself Xuanyuan Gongzi." ”

Prince Xuanyuan!

Jian Yi was shocked.

He is not unfamiliar with this name, and in the past two years, it has been rumored everywhere that this so-called Xuanyuan Gongzi has controlled the underworld for decades, provoked grievances from various sects, and stirred up the rivers and lakes.

But in the final analysis, no matter how powerful he is, he is just a character in the rivers and lakes, how could he get involved in this battle of the court?

Moreover, he was able to instruct a prince to set up a conspiracy to provoke a fight between the prince and the king of Han, which made the capital gloomy and sad, and finally caused a mutiny and attacked the palace city.

It's just too hard to believe.

Jian Yi tried his best to calm down his shock, and said to Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao: "You tell the matter as it is, and the old minister can repay the emperor." ”

Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, closed his eyes and sighed, there is nothing to hide anymore, he slowly narrated: "That is after the father and emperor issued an edict to set up the eldest brother as the crown prince, the second brother as the king of Han, the feudal Yunnan, the feudal king of Zhao, and the feudal Beiping. ”

"I was sealed to Beiping, away from the court situation, I was not convinced, but I am not like the eldest brother who has a group of civil servants behind me, nor like the second brother who has the support of the army behind him, I am really powerless. One night, I was drinking alone in the house, when suddenly a person appeared in front of me. ”

Jian Yi noticed that he no longer called himself "this king" in his words, but "me", and understood that he had given up all resistance in his heart at this moment.

At this time, he interjected and asked, "The palace is heavily guarded, how did this person come in?"

Zhu Gaosui's expression looked a little dazed and replied: "I don't know how he came in, I just feel like he came out of the shadows, dressed in a black robe, wearing a bronze ghost face on his face, and calling himself Xuanyuan Gongzi to me." ”

He said that he knew my distress and that he had secretly supported my second brother, but he had betrayed him. He is willing to support me now, and he has a way to help me so that I can compete with my eldest brother and second brother. ”

Jian Yi shook his head secretly, he couldn't imagine that this mysterious Xuanyuan prince had already been involved in the party struggle in the imperial court, and now that he thought about it, the shady deeds that the King of Han had secretly done over the years, and the sudden death of his political enemies, must have been all good things done by this Xuanyuan prince.

Hearing this, he asked Zhu Gaosui, "What way?"

Zhu Gaosui hung his head and said: "Prince Xuanyuan told me some secrets when Xie Jin was driven back to his hometown by Emperor Taizu to study behind closed doors. ”

"He asked me to use this to blackmail Xie Jin, to plot a conspiracy, to provoke a fight between the prince's party and the king of Han, no matter whether I succeed or fail, I can sit on the fisherman's profits. I went to Xie Jin as he said, when he was attacked by the Han king's faction because of the canonization of the crown prince, and the emperor gradually alienated him, in order to protect himself, he really agreed to my request. ”

Jian Yi snorted coldly, and said in his heart that Xie Jin was involved in this conspiracy in this way. In fact, these people, including Xie Jin himself, may not understand that the reason why the emperor gradually distanced himself from Xie Jin was not only to appease the emotions of the Han King, but also to protect Xie Jin, keep him away from the center of the court situation, and avoid being attacked and framed by the Han King and them.

He sneered in his heart, the emperor's thoughts, how could these people understand!

He didn't want to know too much about the so-called secrets of Xie Jin's year, so he asked, "Then what's next?"

Zhu Gaosui said helplessly: "Next, according to what Prince Xuanyuan explained, I asked Xie Jin to quietly contact the prince of the East Palace, Xima Yang Pu, analyze the current situation of the prince for him, tell him about the various misdeeds of the king of Han, and tell him the designed plan, invite him to support the prince and bring down the king of Han." ”

"This Yang Pu is conceited and talented, he has followed the prince for many years, has a close relationship with the prince, is also a teacher and friend, and has always been loyal. The crown prince is currently in a worrying situation, and the king of Han is arrogant and domineering, and he will definitely be willing to give up everything to protect the prince. Sure enough, after seeing Xie Jin's plan, he quickly agreed. ”

Then, according to Xie Jin's plan, Yang Pu came forward and contacted Li Feihu, the commander of the capital patrol battalion, and his senior brother Shaoqing Tie Wuru of Dali Temple, as well as Yang Pu's uncle Jingzhao Yin Yang Wenchang, and used Li Feihu's relationship to contact his cousin, Mrs. Ruyun, the prince's favorite concubine. ”

"And the most critical figure is Sun Dianchen, the commander of the Tiance Guard who was transferred from the forbidden army to the Han Palace. Some of these people are for the crown prince, some are for the stability of the court, and some are for their personal future, each with their own needs, and finally agreed to join this plan. ”

Zhu Gaosui paused, looked up at Jian Yi with a solemn face, and then said: "At this moment, the whole plan has been prepared, so it began to be carried out in an orderly manner. And I also left the capital at this time, and went to Beiping to take up the domain, in fact, I have not gone far, just near the capital, waiting for the opportunity, no matter the success or failure of the plan, whether it is the crown prince or the king of Han who falls, I can return to the capital and participate in the seizure of the throne. ”

Zhu Gaosui sighed at this time: "I just didn't expect that Ye Zhiqiu, the commander of Jinyiwei, would not hesitate to dismiss the official and go to prison without interfering in the case, and the intervention of his son Ye Feng became the biggest winner in the entire plan, which ultimately led to the failure of the full plan." As for what happened next, you all already know. ”

After listening to Zhu Gaosui's story, Jian Yi blinked his eyes and asked, "What about this Xuanyuan Gongzi?

Zhu Gaosui shook his head: "At the beginning of the plan, he also helped a little, and it is said that the killer who created the illusion of killing ghosts was found by him." But since I left Beijing, I haven't seen him again, and he seems to have suddenly disappeared and never reappeared. ”

Jian Yi frowned: "He said that he wanted to support you and make plans for you to provoke a fight between the crown prince and the king of Han, so that you could have a chance to ascend to the throne, but when it came to the most critical time, he disappeared." What is his purpose in helping you, does he really want to support you?"

Zhu Gaosui looked innocent: "I really don't know this, and I can't understand why he helped me, but he didn't ask for anything from me, and he didn't even ask for a word about his future promises." ”

Jian Yi shook his head, forget it, don't think about it, maybe the emperor will know what this Xuanyuan prince has planned, judging from tonight's situation, what the emperor knows is probably far beyond the imagination of these people.

So he saluted Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, and said: "The emperor just asked the old minister to come and ask for him, and now that the words have been asked, the old minister will return to the palace to play the emperor, Your Highness, please take care all the way." ”

With that, he turned around and walked slowly down the mountain.

Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, was stunned for a moment, and his righteous attitude was beyond his expectations, since the emperor already knew everything, wouldn't he dispose of himself?

He opened his mouth to stop Jian Yi: "Doesn't the emperor have a will for me?"

Jian Yi looked back at Zhu Gaosui, who was at a loss, and said with a smile: "The emperor's first question is not the will for you?"

The first question is, "Why are you still staying here and not going to Beiping as soon as possible?"

This means that the emperor is no longer ready to dispose of himself, and he wants to go to Beiping immediately to become a vassal himself?

Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, had already thought that he was going to die, but at this time, there was suddenly life again, and he was overjoyed.

However, he was still a little skeptical, and asked Jianyi loudly, "But why is this?"

Jian Yi ignored him, and went straight down the mountain without looking back, leaving Zhu Gaosui standing on the top of the mountain alone.

As he walked down the mountain, he faintly heard the sound of rustling in the woods on both sides, and he knew that it was the retreat of the killers who were lying in ambush in the woods.

It seems that the emperor really let go of Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, and he is actually asking in his heart: Why?

At this time, Jian Yi suddenly remembered a legend in his hometown.

His hometown is in Ba County in the southwest, near the Yangtze River, where most of the locals make their living from fishing. There is a local legend that fishermen would put a catfish in the hold of the boat after loading the fish they caught.

Catfish are ferocious by nature and feed on other fish, and the addition of catfish to the cabin stimulates the desire of other fish to survive, so that the fish in the cabin can be kept alive for many days without dead fish.

Jian Yi remembered this legend in his hometown, and then looked at the current situation, the prince and the king of Han were opposed, the prince was weak and the king of Han was strong, and he would be defeated after a long time.

Now that there is a new force of King Zhao, a new balance may be formed, and the position of the crown prince may be safer.

Perhaps, this is what the emperor thinks so.

Jian Yi couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly, who knows, who can really understand the emperor's mind?

Perhaps, the crown prince, the king of Han, the king of Zhao and their ministers are all the same, in the eyes of the emperor, they are just like a fish to be manipulated in the shipyard.