The garden party invited by the king of Shu will last until the afternoon of the third day, because it is almost night after the banquet, so seriously speaking, there are still two days and one night left. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Although the time is not too much, it is enough for these representatives of the Immortal Martial Sect to make the final decision, after all, there are only five people who can choose.

"Brother Chen, if it's not enough fun, you and I might as well have another drink. Bai Ya watched the banquet end, so he sent an invitation to Chen Ming, and they were going to stay in this palace tonight.

"Okay, I was just about to hear about Brother Bai's experience in Huashan. Chen Ming nodded and smiled unexpectedly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are palace people waiting outside the courtyard, if there is a need, they will be instructed. A middle-aged palace maid took Bai Ya and the others into a courtyard, and said respectfully, "It's just that don't go out at night, so as not to misunderstand the guards patrolling the palace." ”

Bai Ya looked around and found that this courtyard was quite elegant, with more than a dozen side rooms, which was enough for them to live.

"Ji Nan, you go to sleep first!"

"Senior sister, it's getting late, you can go and rest too!"

The two sent the little tails beside them, instructed the palace people to prepare a meal and wine, and then talked on the stone table in front of the rockery in the courtyard.

"Brother Chen, I don't know much about the court, and I hope to give him advice!" Bai Ya poured wine for the other party, and smiled as a respect.

Maybe it was because he wanted to train Bai Ya and the others, or maybe it was because his favorite candidate for the throne had been snatched away by Emei, Qingcheng didn't care about this incident.

At least in the transmission of information, Bai Ya is not very clear about the details of the five competing royal families. Although he met Chen Ming by chance and got some information, there were many people at the banquet, and the other party did not say too much detail.

Chen Ming pondered for a while, as if he had organized his words, and then said thoughtfully: "This time the King of Shu appeared, who does Brother Bai think is the most beneficial?"

"It must be the second prince Meng Qi, right?" Bai Ya hesitated, he didn't think too much, and subconsciously replied.

"Yes, the king of Shu showed up, and the one who benefited the most was the original abolished prince Meng Qi. Chen Ming replied, secretly praising in his heart, he could see that Bai Ya relied on intuition, not analysis.

The King of Shu suddenly woke up and appeared, so that the originally chaotic situation of competing for succession was suddenly controlled, which was equivalent to being included in a prescribed chessboard and battlefield.

And in this situation, it is obviously the second prince Meng Qi who benefits the most.

After all, he has been the crown prince for more than ten years, and although he was once deposed, he still accumulated a huge political legacy, and now his weakness has disappeared, and he has become the most popular candidate for the throne again.

In the humanistic atmosphere of the Shenzhou world, the habit of breaking sleeves is actually not a big problem, and even in the eyes of some literati and artists, it is still a kind of romantic and elegant thing.

Didn't you see the story of Long Yangjun and King Wei Anjiao that has been passed down for thousands of years? In the eyes of the ancients, they regarded this as a love story!

Meng Qi was abolished because of his habit of breaking sleeves, and he was attacked for being a queen, not his sexual orientation. As the heir of a king, having no queen is, of course, immoral.

But now that he has children, the weakness of being attacked is gone. In addition, he has the same concept as the old Shu king, and he advocates Huang Laozhi's theory, so he naturally won the support of most courtiers.

If a vote is held now, Meng Qi will be the next king of Shu without any suspense, so the competition for the heir within the rules must be his most advantageous.

"It's a pity...... Even so, the master is afraid that he will not support this!" Bai Ya spread his hands in distress.

Meng Qi already has Emei as a backer, and Qingcheng will never be able to hold stinky feet again.

For small sects, it is very important to stand in the right line, but a behemoth like Qingcheng doesn't care, and it doesn't matter if the supporter fails, it's just an experience for his disciples.

"Shu Wang Lu is the most advantageous to the second prince Meng Qi, so who does Brother Bai think is the most disadvantaged?" Chen Ming was noncommittal, and continued to guide him step by step.

"The most unfavorable ones are naturally the eldest princess Meng Jie and the thirteenth prince uncle Meng Che!" Bai Ya replied firmly.

Compared with the technological world before he traveled through, the world of Shenzhou, although it has a longer history and is also an alternative modern world, the idea of patriarchy is still very serious.

Although there have been female kings in the history of the nations, they are often forced to choose under special circumstances.

Similar to the situation that there are still several candidates for the orthodox throne in Shu, and now the king of Shu has restricted the rules and regulations of the competition for succession, so the chance of the eldest princess Meng Jie ascending the throne as king is very small.

As for the thirteen uncles, it was a different story.

Although Meng Che is also a royal family and is the younger brother of the current King of Shu, if he wants to ascend the throne, it may be more difficult than the eldest princess Meng Jie, because there is a concubine system in it.

If the king of Shu is unable to govern, and he has not officially designated the next generation of monarchs, he certainly has a chance. But if the king of Shu is sober and has set rules and regulations for the succession, then he will be tragic, can the younger brother have a son?

"Well, the eldest princess Meng Jie and Uncle Wang Meng Che will indeed be hit, but on the other hand, it may not be bad for them. Chen Ming smiled meaningfully, "Meng Jie has the support of the inner court, Meng Che has the support of the military, although the individual forces are not as good as the second prince Meng Qi and the sixth prince Meng Min, but together they should not be underestimated." ”

"That makes sense, what Brother Chen said. White Cliff nodded in agreement, "After tonight, if they want to protect themselves, they must unite with others." ”

"And the third prince Meng Chong is also a variable, if he is not stupid, I am afraid that he will also unite with others. Chen Ming said with a smile, "Therefore, after tonight, there will not be five more people in the fighting force, in fact, there are only two or three families left......

"Brother Chen's master was originally a ......," Bai Ya's heart moved, and he asked curiously.

"Brother Bai, don't be tempted, my Panlong faction has indeed not decided to support the object, why don't we two factions advance and retreat together?" Chen Ming's eyes flashed with a fine light, and he asked with a smile.

"Hehe, okay, a word is a certainty!" Bai Ya raised his glass and touched Chen Ming happily.

Although they do not have the authority to decide who to support for their respective divisions, in fact, everyone understands that under normal circumstances, divisions will not refute their proposals, and it is basically up to them to decide which royal family member to support.

Decided, both were happy.

Bai Ya was happy to find a familiar and reliable helper, the Panlong Sect was the inheritance of Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, and the way of divination and Dan Dao belonged to the same Taoist orthodoxy, so he didn't have to worry about Chen Ming stabbing him in the back.

Although he and Ji Nan are not the only Qingcheng disciples who participated in the competition this time, the others have other people's tasks and will not cooperate with him. Before Liu Yu sent him here, he said that the competition for succession depends on his ability, and the martial artists of other sects will not show mercy, of course it is good to have a good helper, at least there is more security for safety.

Chen Ming was happy to have a relationship with Qingcheng Toshihiko, who was on the two lists of swords, even if the royal family he supported this time failed, at least their Panlong faction would not gain nothing.

"Brother Chen, in your opinion, how will this battle for the succession of the five kings unfold?" Although he learned more about the inside story, Bai Ya still had no clue about the next battle for succession, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

"Hehe, if Brother Bai is one of the five kings, what will you do?" Chen Ming blinked and said with a narrow smile.

"If so, it should be directly assassinated, no matter how many supporters the other party has, anyway, people will die, and it would be good if there was only one candidate for the throne left. Bai Ya raised his eyebrows and said without hesitation.

Fighting for succession is your life and death, and physical destruction is the most complete way. Since those five people want to fight for the throne, there will be no psychological burden, and assassination is an inevitable means.

"Haha, Brother Bai is really sincere, but he still needs some consideration. Chen Ming groaned and said, "Assassination is indeed the most direct method, but there are countless masters around those five people, and the palace is very strict, even if they go out occasionally, they will set up a lot of suspicions, and the success rate is so low that there is almost nothing." ”

Bai Ya thought about it carefully and had to admit that Chen Ming had a point.

There are countless martial arts masters in the Shenzhou world, but as long as there are precautions, it is not easy to kill a specific target with one blow. Although those princes and princesses are not clever warriors, they will definitely not lack defensive magic weapons on their bodies.

As long as you stack a few more defensive magic weapons, and bring a martial arts master with strong sensitivity, not to mention that the artistic conception martial artist can't kill them, even the innate martial artist can resist for a moment and a half.

"What's more, once the assassination method is used, it is easy to leave clues for the opponent. If the killer doesn't escape, even if he commits suicide, it's useless, those witch sects in southern Yizhou have many masters of playing with ghosts. Chen Ming added with a smile.

"It's really ill-conceived. Bai Ya simply confessed, and asked curiously, "Since this is the case, then how can they defeat their rivals?"

"Before coming to Chengdu, I had specially checked a complete set of secret histories of the courts of various countries written by historians, which recorded countless anecdotes and allusions to the struggle for the throne. Chen Ming chuckled and said, "According to the current situation of the Shu Kingdom, those five can only use some gentle means, and assassination will only be used as a last resort." ”

"Gentle means, I would like to hear about it!" Bai Ya asked with interest.

"The King of Shu won't last long, and I'm afraid that this battle for the throne will end in a month or two. Chen Ming said solemnly and seriously.

Bai Ya nodded silently, the King of Shu really has no time, if he can live for a year and a half, he will definitely forcibly suppress the succession incident, and then secretly arrange the heir.

However, there should be some in a month or two, otherwise there is no need to force an appearance, why do you do so much useless work when you die?

Therefore, Chen Ming's judgment is right, as short as one month, as long as two or three months, there will be a new king in Shu.

But since the King of Shu himself intervened in the struggle for succession, then no one dared to use drastic means anymore. Similar to the Battle of Jingjing, it is very difficult for things like the Xuanwumen Incident to blatantly break the unspoken rules.

If they want to ascend the throne legitimately, the royal family vying for succession can only find a way to win the support of the court, rather than brutally mutiny.

"Didn't Brother Chen say at the banquet that the court has now been divided into several factions, each with its own support?" Bai Ya asked suspiciously, "Those high-ranking officials are all from scholars, and they always need a little bit of cheekiness, so they won't easily change their support within a month or two, right?"

"Hehe, Brother Bai is only half right!" Chen Ming smiled meaningfully.