"That's right, only when the eldest prince dies, will there be a vacancy in the position of the chief, and other princes will have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. The man in black sneered and clenched his fists.

Lothar replied with a smirk, "Actually, with my ability, it is not impossible to assassinate him." ”

The man in black waved his hand and said, "The mansion of the eldest prince is protected by the holy light of Buddhism, and you can't enter it." ”

Lothar argued: "I can wait for him to come out." ”

"It's too easy to expose yourself to killing people in the imperial city, and you can't sacrifice yourself in order to kill the eldest prince. ”

"Of course, I also know this truth, but the process of waiting for the little dolls to fight each other is really too long. ”

"Bear with me, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, although the old emperor Tuoba Gui is old, his heart is not confused, and we can't come to the bright side yet. ”

"You're right, then bear with me a little longer. Lothar suddenly showed a wicked smile, "In addition, there is one thing that you guessed correctly, Shen Fei really did not die. ”

"One of the three major factions of the righteous path, the messenger sent by the Shushan Sword Sect to preach down the mountain, if he dies so easily, it will be impossible. ”

"But how do I think he's a spoiler, and maybe he'll ruin our plans. ”

"Isn't it good to have a spoiler, with him to contain the Buddha, the implementation of the plan will be much easier. ”

"Which prince do you say he will turn to? ”

"Maybe it will be the eldest prince, as far as I know, Shen Teng has been in contact with him. ”

"Shen Teng? How many times has that guy spoiled Lao Tzu's good deeds, sooner or later he will be cleaned up. Speaking of Shen Teng, Lothar's tone became obviously colder, it seemed that there was a lot of trouble between the two, "He and Shen Fei are both surnamed Shen, and they took the initiative to approach, so they won't know each other." ”

It's hard to say, but Shen Teng's intention to recruit Shen Fei is very obvious, and Shen Fei didn't come, proving that his kindness may have been rejected. ”

"Even if you come, don't be afraid, it's easy for me to kill Shen Fei with one hand. ”

"Don't be too light, next time, he may not be so easy to deal with. ”

"You're too pessimistic. ”

"By the way, what kind of mission did Tuobazhen assign to you? ”

"He told me to stare at a man. “

"Who. ”

"When the left prime minister Tuoba out. ”

"Let you keep an eye on Tuoba Zi, it's interesting, this kid is really far-sighted. ”

"Tuoba Zichu is the most trusted person of the old emperor, no matter what is willing to discuss with him, grasping his dynamics is equivalent to knowing the old emperor's intentions, Tuoba Zhen's trick is indeed clever. ”

"Tuoba Zhen does have something extraordinary, and we were not wrong to choose him in the first place. ”

"I'm afraid that raising tigers will be a problem. ”

"Don't worry, Tuoba Zhen not only practiced the secret method privately, but also had a long-term relationship with the great prince who was supported by the Buddha Sect, and there was no way to get the approval of the Buddha no matter what. ”

"I understand what you're saying. Lothar's eyes lit up, "Remember, whoever killed the three princes must try their best to find out, and it is very important for us to grasp this handle." ”

"Hehe, it's really a stone that stirs up a thousand waves, once the third prince dies, it will be difficult for Chang'an City to be peaceful. ”

"I'm afraid it's a bad start, and the future battle will only get bloodier. ”

"Isn't that exactly what we need? ”

"Yes, it's exactly what we need, hahahaha. ”

"Hahaha. ”

In the imperial capital, layers of undercurrents are surging, people with ghosts and fetuses are doing their best, and they are pouring into each other for the same goal, a gluttonous feast is about to begin, and the one who can laugh to the end must be the most greedy by nature.

......

At the same time, the Forbidden Palace of the Royal City was dead silent, and in the spacious and magnificent Hall of Light, the man sitting on the throne looked at the courtiers kneeling under His Royal Highness and bowing to the ground, with a gloomy face. After a long time, he said, "Yi'er is dead......"

His Royal Highness's courtiers bowed deeply and without saying a word, the old emperor continued: "Died under the sneak attack of the assassin on the shore of the fairy lake in Jinling City, and the two servants accompanying him all disappeared after his death. ”

Sinking again, the old emperor continued: "What do you think about this matter. ”

It was only at this time that His Royal Highness's courtier, as one of the two confidants of the old emperor, Tuoba Zichu, responded: "Please mourn Your Majesty and take care of your body." ”

"Needless to say, I want to hear your true opinion on this matter. ”

"In the disputes within the royal family, Weichen is only afraid that it will be inconvenient to participate. ”

"Even you won't be honest with me. ”

"Wechen is just worried about ......"

"At this moment, there is no one in the Hall of Light except you and me, and you don't trust me. ”

"Please Your Majesty be aware of everything, and Weichen will not dare to harbor such a bad heart. ”

"That's what you're worried about. ”

"Hey, since that's the case, then Weichen has no choice but to start playing as it is. Weichen believes that the fall of the third prince has made a very bad start. "Tuoba Zichu knelt respectfully under His Highness, he had been kneeling for a long time, but he was still motionless, like a stone statue, from a distance, he could only see a head full of white hair and silver frost, and he looked overworked, "The battle for the throne that was originally hidden under the undercurrent is probably going to be put on the bright side from now on, and it is likely to unfold in a particularly tragic way." ”

"Who do you think would do this? "The old emperor sits on the throne and is condescending," or rather, who is the most suspicious. ”

"Please forgive your majesty the emperor, this matter is very important, and Weichen does not dare to talk nonsense. ”

"In front of me, if there is anything you don't dare, just answer truthfully, and say what you think in your heart. ”

Weichen didn't dare to say anything. ”

"Say whatever you want, I will give you innocence. ”

"The stakes are very high, Wei Chen really doesn't dare to discuss it, so he can only talk about the matter and analyze the matter to His Majesty, okay?"

"Tell me about it. The old emperor sitting on the throne laughed secretly, Tuoba Zi has been with him all his life, and he is the smartest and most measured courtier around him, which is why as soon as Yi'er died, he immediately announced that Tuoba Zi would enter and leave the palace.

Wei Chen took a look at the context of the matter and saw if he could solve problems for His Majesty. ”

"Tell me about it. ”

"From August to October of the thirtieth year of the emperor's reign, the tenth prince Tuoba Zhen repeatedly gave you advice to explain the problem of the vacancy in the city defense of Jinling City. In November of the thirtieth year of the emperor's reign, you sent an edict to the third prince, Tuoba Boyi, ordering him to leave the palace with his decree and go to Jinling to investigate the problems existing in Jinling City. After a four-month hiatus, at the beginning of March, the third prince came with news from Jinling, saying that there was no mention of Jinling's defense, bluntly saying that the temple construction was lacking in the local area, and the people's belief in the Buddha was not deep, and it needed to be greatly strengthened. In the middle of the month, Your Majesty issued an edict appointing the third prince, Tuoba Boyi, as the lord of Jinling City. Unexpectedly, the edict arrived in Jinling in the evening, and His Royal Highness the prince was killed in the afternoon. After Tuoba Zi finished saying this in one go, he said in a paused voice: "Your Majesty, what the minister said above is right?"

"From Zhen'er's words to Yi'er's murder, as the prime minister of the current dynasty, you know the details very clearly, which proves that you really care about state affairs, which is very good. The old emperor Tuoba Gui praised.

Tuoba Zide continued: "The above is the whole process of what happened, and it is not difficult to draw three conclusions from this.

"Tell me about it. ”

"First, the Ten Princes very much hope that Your Majesty will send someone to check Jinling; second, the Third Princes are ordered to go out of the city, and not many people know the detailed purpose of the Princes; third, some people very much do not want the Third Princes to sit on the throne of Jinling City. ”

"I know what you're talking about, but what does it mean? ”

"It can be said that this place in Jinling City is not simple, and it really needs to be sent to investigate. ”

After saying this, Tuoba Zichu fell silent, and the old emperor sat on the emperor's throne, looked down at him, and was silent with him, for a long time, before he sighed: "Zichu, you really don't want to offend anyone." ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen is just making an objective analysis based on the existing facts, and he doesn't dare to guess at will, let alone make insulting evaluations of the two princes. ”

"In that case, I'll ask you one more question. It's a pity that the old emperor didn't want to let him go, "Yi'er's death, do you think it was a stupid act done by his eldest brother Yuanji who was overstressed, or did his tenth brother Zhen'er deliberately frame the blame for his brother?" ”

When the words fell, a gust of wind suddenly rolled up in the Hall of Light, and Tuoba Zi's forehead that was in contact with the ground was sweating like rain, and the granite floor was soaked with sweat, and he swallowed his saliva with great difficulty, deeply aware that his next speech might be related to the lives of many people, and even the future of the empire.

"Say, I want to hear your thoughts. The old emperor said calmly.

Tuoba Zi buried his head a little deeper, sank for a long time, and carefully weighed the pros and cons before saying: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that although the eldest prince's talent is a little weak, there are many people around him, and with the guidance of the Holy Mother Queen Murong behind his back, he should not make such a stupid act as murdering his brother." After a change of voice, he said: "Although the Ten Princes are shrewd and capable and good at planning, they have been involved in this matter from beginning to end, and if it is really a false accusation, it will be too conspicuous." Therefore, Weichen thinks that maybe someone is trying to muddy the waters of the imperial capital, and deliberately did this big case to cause more intense infighting between the two royal highnesses of the eldest prince and the tenth prince. ”

"Is this what you really think?"

"Don't dare to hide Your Majesty, this is Weichen's truest thoughts. Tuoba Zi's head was always close to the ground and did not raise it, "Your Majesty, please judge." ”

The old emperor was silent again, in the past he was used to thinking in silence for a while before he spoke, but today, his habit is even more prominent, every time he listens to Tuobazi's speech, he will inevitably be silent for a while, this time, obviously he was silent for a longer time.

finally asked: "Judging from Yuanji and Zhen'er alone, who do you think is more likely?" ”

"This ......" The old emperor pressed step by step, and he had really forced Tuoba Zichu to a dead end where he had to answer, Tuoba Zichu finally realized that he couldn't get out of it no matter what today, and he had to make a choice no matter what, and after a long silence, he finally said: "Your Majesty, Weichen believes that if there is no third-party force to make a move, then there are two possibilities for the death of the third prince." First, it was the overreaction of the eldest prince's subordinates in Jinling without reporting in advance, and sent killers to assassinate the third prince. However, judging from the disappearance of the two guards around him after the third prince was killed, Weichen believes that the probability of this possibility is very small, and the person who assassinated the third prince must have a very large force behind the scenes, and he can quietly buy off the guards around the prince, and order them to turn against the water at the critical moment, and the person who can do this will not be the head snake of Jinling City. ”

"Then the second possibility is ......"

Weichen believes that it is possible that the Ten Princes deliberately killed his third brother. Finally speaking his thoughts, the Hall of Light fell into a deathly silence, and the old emperor Tuoba Gui sat alone on the throne symbolizing supreme power, staring at His Highness's courtiers like torches. The throne beneath him was made of gold, and the back of the chair was a five-clawed golden dragon soaring through the clouds. Ten steps away, there are three steps, step by step, close to the steps of the place on the left and right sides of the stand a bottle of metallographic, standing on the south side is the hideous face of the tiger metal, standing on the north side is the imposing lion metal. The two bottles of gold are separated, looking at His Royal Highness and the ministers with fierce eyes, and the warning effect is self-evident. A plaque on the top of the head, presided over by the contemporary Lingyin Temple with his own inscription, and three big characters of "Guangming Temple" are written on it.

At the bottom of the stairs is the place where Tuoba Zi bows, the man is thin and thin, and he never looks up when he bows to His Highness, but from the intermittent conversation, you can hear that His Majesty the Emperor values him, how he behaves in the world, and how he treats state affairs.

When the emperor is not tired, he will read some more excerpts, and when the emperor is tired, the prime minister will take on the burden of the entire country, and replace the emperor to review and deal with major state affairs. Therefore, being a prime minister is a very tiring thing, and it is not easy for Tuoba to come out of this prime minister, as can be seen from his full head of gray hair.

And His Majesty the Emperor values him most is not this, but Tuoba Zi's loyalty, when the dynasty is a hundred civil and military officials, only two people are the most trusted and closest to His Majesty the Emperor, and they are also the founding ministers who have followed him all the way, one of these two people is Tuoba Zi, the prime minister of the dynasty, and the other is Wang Shangguan Hongri, the general of the dynasty. The two of them are the iron buddies of His Majesty the Emperor, and they are also one of the few people in the Manchu Dynasty who have not yet chosen a side, they are only loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and they have always maintained neutrality, because they clearly know that once they stand in line, the balance of power of the princes will be broken, which is not what the saints want to see today.