Tuoba Gui is the emperor, in the final analysis, to maintain his own dominance, he wants to cultivate the two forces to fight each other, in the middle of the balance, which side is bigger and threatens his rule is not allowed, this, only the closest to His Majesty the emperor can understand, this is also one of the reasons why the prince has not been established for a long time, once the prince is established, the balance of power of the princes will be broken, and the strong side may threaten the imperial power.

It is not without such situations in history, and the accession to the throne of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, is the best example. However, the death of the third prince seemed to make the current delicate balance unsustainable, so he hurriedly summoned Tuoba Zi to enter and leave the palace, not for the death of his own son, but for the balance system of the imperial capital that was about to collapse.

"Do you think it's more likely that Zhen'er will do it?" I don't know how long it took for the old emperor to finally speak.

"If there is no third-party force to intervene, the possibility of the Ten Princes deliberately killing people is indeed greater, and Lao Chen has this conclusion because the Ten Princes benefited the most after the death of the Third Prince. As we all know, Jinling City was the sphere of influence of the Great Prince, and the Third Prince became the lord of Jinling City, although it weakened the power of the Great Prince to a certain extent, but also established a new force, becoming a strong contender that could adversely affect the battle for royal power. On the contrary, the death of the third prince is equivalent to snuffing out this rising contender for the throne at the seedling stage, and it can also put the blame on the eldest prince and weaken your trust in him, which can be said to be the best of both worlds. Tuoba Zichu finally straightened up, his hands clenched into fists, as if he had made a certain decision, "Therefore, Wei Chen believes that after ruling out the possibility of third-party forces intervening, it is more likely that the Ten Princes Tuoba Zhen will do this matter." ”

Finally raised his head, Tuobazi's analysis was fair and impartial, it was an answer on the premise of absolute trust in His Majesty, regardless of his own safety, Tuoba Kei was very satisfied with this, and from the moment Tuoba Zi entered and left the hall, he knew that his old friend would not let him down.

That's right, it doesn't matter which prince becomes the crown prince, he has already made a judgment in his heart about who did this case, Xuan Tuoba Zi entered and exited the palace, and the old emperor's purpose was to see clearly what the true attitude of his best friends around him was, and to see whether he was still on his side, or if he had a bias. As soon as the prelude to the assassination began, the old emperor was deeply worried about his own safety, so he repeatedly asked Tuoba Zi to come out and ask his true attitude. Fortunately, his best friend who has followed him from birth to death for 30 years is still on his side, which is very important, because he, Banzai Tuoba Kei is not dead today, as long as he does not die for a day, no one will be able to touch the throne he sits!

Looking at Tuobazi's overworked and wrinkled face, the old emperor's gaze softened, and he personally walked to His Royal Highness, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then personally moved a chair to sit for him. There was no one in the silent and empty Hall of Light, and all the eunuch guards were dismissed, including the most intimate ones, because today's conversation was too important.

"Zi out, you have worked hard for the country all these years. From the previous topic suddenly shifted to the next topic, Tuoba Zichu knew that the old emperor had finally passed this level, but he didn't have any relaxed expression, and after being picked up by the emperor, he lowered his head and wiped the sweat on his forehead, "For long live, the old minister has the responsibility to share his worries." As soon as his voice changed, he added, "It's just that Your Majesty, the analysis that the old minister just made was based on the absence of third-party forces to intervene, and if there is really a third-party force involved, it will need to be considered in the long run." ”

"I understand what you mean, Yuanji and Zhen'er both understand, between the two of them, Zhen'er is more capable, very similar to me back then, if Yi'er's death is related to any of them, it must be Zhen'er's doing, and I also know that if Zhen'er really did it, then it will definitely not show any horses' feet. ”

"Your Majesty, forgive the old minister. "I don't know when it started, Tuoba Zichu no longer calls himself a micro minister, but calls himself an old minister, "You connived at the princes to fight among themselves, it seems that you are maintaining a balanced relationship between them, but in fact, it has also invisibly contributed to the growth of their respective forces, especially the ten princes, according to the old minister's observation, His Royal Highness the prince He has constantly made friends with the forces of the rivers and lakes, and now he has grown very considerably, if you don't limit it, I'm afraid I won't be able to limit it in the future." ”

"Zhen'er likes to dance with guns and sticks since he was a child, he is a wizard who learns martial arts, and it is understandable that he is the same kind of gathering with different people in the rivers and lakes, but Yuanji, although he has the support of Buddhism and his mother, he has not made any achievements over the years, but has been suppressed everywhere, which really disappoints me. ”

"The old minister believes that the eldest prince is a generous person and has the style of an eldest brother. ”

"Hehe, it looks like you're biased towards Yuanji. ”

"Wechen is on the matter, please think twice. ”

The old emperor sighed and said a little decadently: "Logically speaking, after the death of the immortals, the world should have belonged to Yuanji. ”

Hearing this, Tuoba Zi showed a look of panic, and immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty is blessed with all the heavens, and there is no end of life." ”

"Immortals and Buddhas are not exempt from vulgarity, not to mention that I am only a mortal. It's true, there is hope to transcend all this. ”

"The Ten Princes are a cultivation wizard, maybe they can reach the realm of the unity of heaven and man. ”

"Hehe, don't talk nonsense, how can there be any unity between heaven and man. The old emperor walked back to his seat in the palace, "Actually, you should know that in addition to appreciating Zhen'er, I also have an important purpose in trying to support him. ”

"It's related to Queen Murong. At this point, Tuoba Zichu has spoken freely and has nothing to reserve.

"That's right, it has something to do with my wife. The old emperor's eyes drifted to the sky, as if recalling an unforgettable past, "Everyone knows that Empress Murong is my wife who has shared hardships and hardships, and I have been able to come to this day because of her support behind it." However, over the years, the Murong family has grown too large, and aside from her noble status as the empress, her second brother is ranked as the right prime minister of the dynasty, second only to you, and her third brother has occupied Jinling City, the richest city in the empire, for many years, and has accumulated a considerable amount of wealth. If their family joins forces, it will be a great threat to me, and I can't ignore the friendship of the day, so I can only secretly allow Zhen'er to rise to suppress their faction. ”

His Majesty's consideration Wei Chen was deeply touched, but in recent years, the rise of the Ten Princes has really been too fast, and the forces in the rivers and lakes he has captive are disgusted by the Buddhism, which is greatly detrimental to the friendship between the empire and the Buddhism. ”

"What you say, I have my own measure. ”

"Your Majesty, as soon as this matter comes out, what are you going to do next?"

"What do you say? ”

"Do you want to continue to let things get out of control? ”

"Zi out of you, you must know that the person who can succeed the emperor's throne must be surnamed Tuoba, and to ensure that the Tuoba clan will always sit in the country, it is natural to need the appearance of the strongest, not to be ruthless, but only brothers are killed, and the best people can show their heads, isn't it. ”

"So you're going to let things go unfolded. ”

"An'er's death, I have already thought of a proper way to deal with it. ”

"Who are you going to send to investigate?"

"According to reliable sources, my youngest son, Tuoba Lie, is on his way to Jinling. ”

"The Eleventh Prince Tuoba Lie, why didn't he immediately enter the imperial city to greet you, but went to Jinling. ”

"Lie'er, he, that's his temperament, and because of his temperament, your brothers can't do anything about him. ”

"The old minister is only afraid, the eleventh prince and the tenth prince are close. ”

"No, although Lie'er and Zhen'er have the same biological mother, and have served in the army on the frontier, their temperaments are very different, in the imperial capital, except for you and Hongri, he is the most neutral person. ”

"Then you don't think about his safety, and you're not afraid of another assassination?"

"The law of the jungle, survival of the fittest, if you have to kill all your brothers in order to ascend to the supreme throne, I don't think there is anything unacceptable. ”

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the consequences of the wanton massacre of your relatives after the former emperor Sima Yan ascended the throne? ”

"I remember it clearly, but it was not the same, Sima Yan was a weakling, a complete weakling, but my sons were all strong and capable of controlling their subordinates and the empire. ”

"Your Majesty, tiger venom still doesn't eat children, you are ......"

"Hahaha. ”

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When the imperial capital Chang'an was in chaos, Jinling City, far away in the southwest, was still singing every night, and there was not much sorrow because of the death of the third prince Tuoba Boyi. People live in the world, stop and go, everyone has a death, with great courage and determination to come to Jinling to break into the world, has long put life and death out of the way, is the so-called not into the tiger's den, to get the tiger.

If there was a gold rush in the territory of the People's Republic of China a few years ago, the location where the gold mine was discovered was located at the junction of the border between the outside of the country and the People's Republic of China, where the Gobi was everywhere, and it was a place where people and beasts rarely visited, and the temperature during the day was as high as 60 degrees, and normal people would die of a lot of dehydration when they stood in the sun for a stick of incense.

Even so, there is still an endless stream of people who go to pan for gold, not that they don't want to die, but the appearance of gold mines gives them a chance to make a fortune and change their fate, this opportunity is precious, maybe only once in a lifetime, so they must seize it anyway.

In order to seize this fleeting opportunity, we can only bear the risk of losing our lives, but what can we do, in order to change our fate, it is natural to make some sacrifices, and how can we really change our fate without the courage and determination to sacrifice.

Everyone came to Jinling from all over the world and thousands of miles away, with different purposes, the rich businessmen were for pleasure, and the people at the bottom were to change their fate. The people who come here are bent on achieving their goals, but they don't care so much about the things around them.

The sunset is like blood, Shen Fei stood at the head of Jinling City, overlooking the whole territory of Jinling, his heart was full of emotion, the huge Jinling is known as the city of sin, if he can't even conquer here, let alone Chang'an, the imperial capital of the Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger. At the same time, he had a hunch that the time for him to enter Chang'an might be getting closer and closer. Jinling City covers an area of 1,000 acres, with more than one million permanent personnel, Shen Fei is probably one of the few people who noticed the death of the three princes, and it is a coincidence that when the three princes died tragically, he and Ruoxue happened to be walking on the bank of the Fairy River, and they were really startled to see the king who fell in a pool of blood, and at the same time, the painting boat was exercised as usual, and Qianqian received guests as usual, so that he immediately guessed who the death of the three princes had to do with it.

Sure enough, the closer the person, the more they need to be guarded, and from the third prince, Shen Fei fully saw this.

Tonight, there is one of his games, and after this one, it will be closer to challenging the champion, and when the time comes, he will have to face the challenge of Chu Xie, and Shen Fei has not yet thought about how to fight Chu Xie. And the Pure Spirit Monk did not return as he expected, it seems that it will not appear again, the intentional approach of the Pure Spirit Monk before, whether it is threatening himself or warning himself, Shen Fei has never thought clearly, the solution of the mystery is estimated to wait until the time to see him again.

Noticing that a team of chariots and horses passed through the city gate and entered Jinling, Shen Fei paid a little more attention. This group of carriages and horses is very interesting, people are riding horses and galloping, and the relatively comfortable carriages are used to carry goods. From a distance, a handsome young man no more than thirty years old rode his horse. This person is dressed in military uniform, the instrument is magnificent, and the horse is jujube red, tall and mighty, with powerful limbs, and at first glance it is the best thousand miles of horses. The horsewhip in his hand is actually golden, and the country has a clear distinction between colors, and the golden horsewhip can only be used by people of the royal family.

"Drive, drive!" This man rode through the downtown area on horseback, overturning a lot of vendors on both sides of the street, causing a lot of panic.

"Drive, drive!" He was playing well, but there was a yin and yang weird person chasing after him: "Young master, young master, this is Jinling City, not outside the plug, don't run away on a horse, young master." But he didn't know that he himself was also riding a horse, and he committed evil with his young master.

Looking at the goods pulled by the horse team behind them, it was not gold and silver, but a large number of animal skins and weapons that were tied and fixed by rattan ropes, and the people responsible for escorting the goods were all young men with dark skin, strong bodies, weapons in hand, and strict faces.

"Who is this person?" Shen Fei was curious in his heart, there were not too many people in the royal family who were good at fighting on horses, and this person's identity must be special.