Hua Lanting seemed to have expected this, and his body sat upright, but Daizi felt a flower in front of him, and the small sword he stabbed out deviated from the throat target for no reason, stabbed into the air, and then broke off and flew into the lake next to him, and his body fell, and he fell on the back of the fifth prince inexplicably and weakly.

The two hidden weapons that flew out from under the table hit Hua Lanting's body, like a mud cow entering the sea silently.

The short sword of the fifth prince stabbed Zhonghua Lanting in the lower abdomen, but Hong Shi only felt that the strength seemed to be soft and hard, and the tip of the sword could not penetrate the flesh at all, and at the same time, a huge coercion came, and the bones of his whole body were softly pressed, and his body couldn't even move a little finger.

The fifth prince was dripping with sweat on his forehead, he thought that with the strength of himself and Daizi, even if he couldn't hurt Hua Lanting, he would be able to take a few moves, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even force him to get up.

Hong Shi hissed with all his strength: "Be merciful! I just tested Engong's kung fu, so that I could cooperate." ”

Hua Lanting slowly retracted the momentum that oppressed the two, bowed slightly, and said:

"Yes, I know. The meeting time was too short that day, and you don't blame you for not knowing my ability. There may be people in the world who can hurt me, but I haven't seen it yet. The stakes are very high, and the prince must first test and determine before cooperating, which is also the proper meaning of the question, and I will do the same. But this is only one time, not an example. Here's the antidote, for you. Now, let me know what you think. ”

The two of them were able to stand up and breathe a sigh of relief, and after the fifth prince returned to normal, he said to Daizi: "Xia Zi, you can tell Hua Shaoxia about the current situation in the DPRK and China and your strategic ideas." ”

Daiko lowered his hand and agreed, and said: "I, Dongying, began to collect information on all parties in the Eastern Territory decades ago and sent people to lurk, so I know the situation of the Wenzhi Dynasty that bears the brunt of it. There are currently three favourites to compete for the throne. ”

"The first one is the eldest son, that is, the eldest prince Hongjian. Hongjian is a person who is very happy with his achievements, ambitious and talented, and is good at rhetoric and talk on paper, but in fact he does not have much talent. In addition to the Empress Tong clan of the main palace who supported him, there were also many old courtiers who stubbornly insisted on standing tall and not young. ”

"Therefore, he took advantage of the eldest son of the main palace and the harem and the old ministers, his backstage is very hard, and he is not afraid, and the focus of the attack should be on himself. ”

"Next is the night of the three princes. Hong Ye himself is quite talented, not only has a set of political opinions, but also has outstanding talent in martial arts, ranking first among the princes, higher than the fifth master, but he is arrogant and conceited, his heart is very small, and he will repay him, and he has offended many people in the court. However, because of his talent, he was favored by many backbone ministers in the six ministries and nine secretaries of the DPRK and the Central Committee. ”

"Then there is the Eighth Prince Hongtu. Hongtu's other skills are not big, but he boasts of being romantic and outstanding, which is very marketable in the Wenhui Dynasty, which is proud of people's education, and is therefore liked by the old emperor. ”

In addition, he was sleek, long-sleeved, good at dancing, and had many supporters among middle and lower-level officials. Speaking of this, Daiko glanced at the fifth prince, and then said: "And like the fifth master, there is a lustful problem. ”

"Counting further, the fifth master is also a strong contender, especially among the military bigwigs, there are many optimistic people, but because the fifth master himself has not been interested in participating, it seems that the voice is not high. ”

"Originally, in my Dongying plan, the first choice was the eldest prince Hongjian, because he was arrogant and mediocre, and it would be easy for us to succeed in Dongying in the future. And the Five Princes are also an important candidate, provided that I can control him through enchantment and medicine, so as to facilitate military benefits. ”

"The current situation is that the old emperor is frail and sickly, and his health is deteriorating, and Wen Wei is anxious to formally establish a prince in the near future to stabilize the state is situation, which has both advantages and disadvantages to our plan to quickly seize the heir. ”

"The advantage is that the results need to be clear and introduced as soon as possible, which is conducive to us to disrupt the situation and fight back, and the success or failure will not drag on for too long. ”

"The disadvantage is that we have a weak foundation, and we don't have time to accumulate momentum, so we must cut through the mess quickly, act in a hurry, and take extraordinary measures. ”

"The time is tight and the task is heavy, and the difficulty is not small, but it is not without the opportunity to catch up, and I have a few general directions and ideas. ”

"One is that Dongying secretly has a lot of evidence of courtiers corrupting the law, and at the same time, he has also developed and planted a lot of secret sons, which can be used to build momentum for the fifth master. As long as someone ascends to the top and shouts, they can respond in many ways. The disadvantage is that there are not many ministers who have the right to speak, and it is possible to echo and cooperate, and it is difficult to make a decision, but this step must be taken. ”

"The second is to find a way to get competitors out of the game by making mistakes. For example, this time the Heng Dynasty sent people to negotiate cooperation to attack the Dust Dynasty, and the old emperor assigned the eighth prince Hongtu to be fully responsible for the reception and negotiations. ”

"In addition, if you can do something about the governance of the officials in which the eldest prince participates and the finances in which the third prince intervenes, you can also make them lose points, at least distracted. ”

"The third is the action against the key people who are qualified to participate in decision-making, including the old emperor and the harem, especially the cabinet ministers, there are now seven people, including the first assistant Dazai and the great Sima, the great Sikong, and the great Situ who are in charge of the six ministries, as well as Prince Rui, who is in charge of the imperial affairs, Zhang Taifu, a scholar of the Wuyingdian University and a leader in the literary world, and Guo Laojunwang, a veteran figure in the military. ”

"The means are nothing more than bribery, coercion, inducement, sowing division, and so on. I'm prepared and sure in this area, but I can't do it all. ”

"Then there is the fifth master who has to come forward in person, contact and lobby the military ministers to support you and speak for you, which is also very important. ”

"The last trick is to be eliminated at a fixed point, and some die-hard people who are difficult to control must be made disappear from the world, which is good for the minister, but for example, it is very difficult to deal with the third prince Hongye, who is not only strong in martial arts, but also has many masters around him at any time to protect him. ”

"I know that Hua Shaoxia is not a problem to kill, but in the process of seizing the heir, the assassination of the prince and courtiers is a double-edged sword, one is not to kill, the second is to grasp the timing of killing, and the third is to kill, but if you don't kill well, it may hurt others and yourself, which is counterproductive, but instead make a wedding dress for others. I still have to think about this. ”

After Daizi finished speaking, the fifth prince nodded and said: "Xia Zi's strategic direction is correct and feasible, and the specific implementation plan methods and alternatives, including the contingency plan, Xia Zi and I and my core subordinates can discuss and refine it in the future." ”

"In addition, I have an idea, I can arrange for the Dongying killers to organize an assassination of my father, not to succeed, the important thing is to arouse their anger and attention to Dongying. Do you have any suggestions or additions?"

Hua Lanting closed his eyes and thought for a moment and said, "The power struggle in the imperial court is not my forte, you can arrange it." I think it's generally good, but it always seems like something is missing, let me think about it again. ”

Hua Lanting was thinking about it, there was a palace attendant outside the water pavilion who asked to see him, it turned out that the son of Hongshi was going to enter the palace to accompany the queen mother the next day, and the chamberlain came over and asked which princess to accompany him.

After the event, Hua Lanting asked the fifth prince: "Can the little prince often enter the harem? Is he very popular with the queen mother?"

Hongshi sighed and replied, "That's true. Our dynasty has developed humanities and commerce, and the country has not had a major war for a long time, not only has there been signs of corruption in the officialdom, but the children of the official eunuchs have become unscrupulous due to lack of training, and most of them are arrogant and lascivious, and the situation in the imperial family is the same, even more serious. ”

"I am the only son, and his education is strict, so he is particularly outstanding among the younger generations, plus he is smart and clever, the Queen Mother likes it very much, and from time to time he will be called into the palace to accompany him. ”

Hua Lanting said: "It's good that the prince has this insight, if you are in power, you will definitely reverse the corrupt situation through the war with Dongying, and return the officialdom to freshness and become a master of Zhongxing." ”

As he spoke, he turned to Yoko and asked, "You didn't mention the Queen Mother just now, what is her situation, and what is her influence on the court situation?"

Daizi replied: "As the prince said, in recent years, the Wen Dynasty has been extravagant and corrupt, and there are fewer and fewer people who abide by the saying that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics set by the previous dynasty, and the queen and her family have interfered in the government more. ”

"The Queen Mother is the aunt of the Queen, and she cares about the rise and fall of the Tong family, but the Queen Mother herself rarely interferes in government affairs. In addition, although the old emperor was mediocre in his later years, he served his mother to filial piety, and he was very obedient to the words of the queen mother since he was a child. ”

Hua Lanting listened and said to himself: "I care about the Tong family, I rarely interfere, very little, that is, there is still it, right? The old emperor is filial, this is good ......"

After looking up and thinking for a moment, Hua Lanting said to the fifth prince and the son: "Regarding the plan and specific actions for the prince, you can do it well, I only have three suggestions." ”

"One is that I am interested in the alliance between the Heng Dynasty and Wenlan, you have a practical strategy to tell me, maybe I can participate, I want to sabotage this alliance, and at the same time let the Eighth Emperor Hongtu mess things up, so that one person can be out. ”

"The second is about assassination. I agree with the statement that Daiko's direct assassination may not have a good effect, but if it is really necessary, I hope you can arrange an opportunity for me to contact the third prince on a positive occasion, I have a kung fu called fighting cattle and cows across the mountain to not die, and the blue is better than the blue, so that he will not die at that time, and he will not be assassinated until seven days later, so that his death will not be counted on the head of the prince. ”

"In addition, it is best to have the means to blame the death of the third prince on the eldest prince, so that two birds with one stone can be eliminated at once. Think about it. ”

"Third, although I am not good at palace fighting, I have read a lot of wild history novels since I was a child, and I think the Queen Mother should also be included in the list of key characters with the right to speak as Daiko said. Old ladies are all pampered by the youngest generation, since the queen mother likes the little prince so much, then you will arrange the right person to bring words to lobby her, and the core is just two sentences. ”

"The first sentence is that the five princes only have a single seedling under the knees of the little prince, and choosing the five princes is choosing the little prince, the five princes are wise and martial, and the little prince is wise and intelligent. In this way, counting the old emperor, you can protect Wenbin and prosper for three generations!"

The second sentence is to promise that the little prince will marry the daughter of the Tong family as his wife when he becomes an adult, so as to at least ensure that the Tong family will not be honored and favored for the third generation. ”

Wake up the people in the dream with a word, the eyes of the five princes Hongshi and Daizi have changed when they look at Hua Lanting, this second point is already vicious, and the third point is even simpler, drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle, and hitting the main point, full of weight, it is simply better than thousands of troops.

The three of them discussed together for a while, revised some details, and after discussing the contact information with the two, Hua Lanting left the palace.