Chapter 40 The Assassination of Yongxing
"The son-in-law knew that he was wrong. He will make the decision on his father-in-law in the future."
Zhao Xian looked ashamed. Since he was young, he was stupid and useless by Emperor Hongchang.
After becoming an adult, I kept thinking about doing things to prove myself, but ended up in a cold palace where I was imprisoned.
"I can't hold on for long, so I can't hold on to this old bone. After your highness has firmly settled, I will go home to take care of my old age."
Zhang Zhengyang has been calculating gains and losses all his life, and always seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune and planning for the long term. He disobeys his original intentions in his children's affairs at the end of his life.
In his opinion, it is not a good thing to push Zhao Xian to power, but the bad thing is that his eldest son is the blood of the Zhang family.
No matter how generous the emperor in the world is, he cannot tolerate a foreign surname. He has two generations of people in charge of the power of the state. It is hard to say whether the surname Zhao or Zhang of Fengyang is.
On the contrary, following the will of the ancestors, no matter how lonely the Zhang family is, it is still a prominent family in the local area.
Once you participate in the manipulation of the throne, even if you win a great victory in front of you, it will also lay the root of disaster for the future extermination of the clan.
Zhao Xian noticed that Zhang Zhengyang's face was changing and asked, "Father-in-law, when will we take action? The longer we delay, the more stable my younger brother's throne will be."
"This matter is not urgent. Your biggest stain now is that the late emperor issued an order to dismiss the previous emperor. The posthumous emperor's posthumous title was Xuan, and the Hongchang Zhongxing, which was officially approved by the National History Book, should anyone dare to rebel against his punishment during his lifetime?"
Zhang Zhengyang must explain this matter clearly to Zhao Xian, so that he would not act without authorization and break the big plan: "So now you overthrow Zhao Yuan and ascend the throne to the emperor, it will be difficult for the royal family to be recognized."
Zhao Xian said anxiously: "What should we do?"
"wait!"
Zhang Zhengyang said: "When Zhao Yuan takes action, he will destroy the three families of King Chu, King Han and King Jing, and you will take action to overthrow him."
Zhao Xian said in confusion: "Will the royal family recognize me?"
"At that time, you will be the only descendant of the late emperor. Whether it is the royal family or the court, you will have to pinch your nose and recognize him."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "A dignified king of Zhongxing, with the eldest son who has been there, but the side branches will be promoted to the throne. Historical books will definitely be criticized for being unfaithful and unfilial!"
Zhao Xian asked: "Can Zhao Yuan take such a ruthless move?"
"The six sons of the late emperor, Zhao Yuan, is suspicious and cruel, and has always acted vindictively. Otherwise, how could I choose him to take the throne for no reason?"
Zhang Zhengyang said: "Of course, personality is just a prerequisite, and there are methods to attract Zhao Yuan to kill the three kings."
Zhao Xian asked for advice: "I would like to ask my father-in-law to solve his doubts."
"A few days ago, there were rumors in Beijing that all governments recruited experts from the martial arts world everywhere, and I was pushing them behind the scenes..."
Seeing Zhao Xian's confused look, Zhang Zhengyang had no choice but to rub his forehead and had to continue explaining.
"The purpose of doing this is to create an illusion. One is that the martial arts masters are scarce and difficult to recruit. The other is that masters can decide on the winners and losses in a small range, and the subtle meaning is that they are conducive to fighting for the throne."
"Is there anything wrong with this?"
Zhao Xian said: "When the son-in-law heard about this, he also sent someone to recruit a few masters."
Zhang Zhengyang raised his eyebrows and said a few names: "Hong Hua, Wang Yizhang, Merciful Monk, Old Taoist Qu..."
“…”
Zhao Xian's face turned red. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that these were all Zhang Zhengyang's people.
"The others are like you, following the trend and recruiting experts everywhere. I heard that someone has promised a title!"
Zhang Zhengyang said slowly: "Dare to make such a promise, he must be ambition. Seeing this in the palace, he had to recruit him, so as not to let the masters of various prefectures go in and out of the palace and endanger Zhao Yuan's safety."
Zhao Xian looked confused. What does this have to do with seizing the throne?
"Corrupt scholars like Liang and Xie have been stupid enough to study and will never bend down to meet the gangsters of the world, so this job will definitely fall on Li Defu."
"Li Defu is a little in his family, and even the royal family is rarely available, so how can he recognize any masters in the martial arts world?"
Zhang Zhengyang said: "My master has been intimate with Li Defu's relatives before this, and it has not aroused any suspicion. He successfully entered the palace to serve as a job..."
"hiss!"
Zhao Xian took a breath of air conditioning, and was surprised and happy. What was surprised that the officials were so insidious, and what was happy was that the most insidious one was his own person.
"Not only that, those three masters from the royal palace also have my own people who have become worshipers."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "In a few days, the masters of the Chu King's Mansion will sneak into Shangyang Palace to assassinate. Do you think Zhao Yuan will attack the three kings after being injured?"
Zhao Xian nodded repeatedly and said in surprise: "Where did my father-in-law recruit so many masters to work hard?"
People in the world are rebellious and unruly. No one would have thought that Zhang Zhengyang could conquer many masters as death soldiers.
"This is a long story. After the Cangtian King was arrested, the Jinyiwei failed to find out his skills, and everyone thought that the inheritance had been cut off."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "But I have been secretly paying attention to this matter. Finally, I found the Cang family in Jiangnan. Then, with the two Buddhism and Taoism, I finally won the Demon Swallowing Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art!"
Zhao Xian said in surprise: "This technique can be a master in batch manufacturing?"
"What they learned is just a fragment, not only a life span, but also no method of integrating internal energy."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "The entire exercise will be handed over to Your Highness in the future, and it can be given to the eunuchs around you to practice, ensuring that the royal family's innate masters will never stop."
"The great kindness of father-in-law, the son-in-law will never be forgotten!"
Zhao Xian pointed to the sky and swore: "In the future, the heir to the throne will be the eldest son Rong'er, and the Zhang family has been prosperous for generations and the country will be together. If the Zhao family fails, the country will collapse and the bloodline will be cut off!"
Zhang Zhengyang nodded slightly: "There is no need to make such a great oath, just have this kind of heart."
As the officialdom has been rising and falling, I have long since not believed in any oath.
The fundamental thing that promises and vows can be maintained is that the benefits are not big enough.
Zhao Xian had heard of Zhang Zhengyang's plan and felt that the throne was close: "Why not stab Zhao Yuan and others to death directly?"
"You can't hide this from the world. Whether there is any evidence or not, you will be infamous for killing your brother to usurp the throne."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "On the contrary, you killed the tyrant Zhao Yuan to ascend the throne to the original and clear source. It is of great use to take charge of the court in the future!"
Zhao Xian's eyes were slightly red when he heard this, and it sounded like he was arranging his funeral.
Zhang Zhengyang coughed twice and said, "Don't worry, I can live for two or three years, at least find you a prime minister who can take charge of the overall situation."
Zhao Xian bowed to the ground, his eyes filled with tears.
"Thank you Xiangfu!"
...
Early July.
Emperor Yongxing was assassinated and seriously injured.
The assassin committed suicide by taking poison on the spot. After careful investigation by the Jinyiwei, he worshipped the Chu Prince's Mansion.
When the news came out, all officials were in an uproar!
The Ministry of War called on the imperial guards to surround the Chu King's Mansion. The Jinyiwei searched carefully and found the dragon robe and seal.
Emperor Yongxing was furious and ordered the execution of the King of Chu.
The clan's mansion came forward to plead, saying that no prince had convicted death for hundreds of years, and eventually changed to the removal of the title of king and exiled to northern borders and demoted to common people.
Heavenly Prison.
The inquisition of the character Bing is filled with mortals, all of whom were prisoners in the assassination case of the King of Chu.
All relatives, relatives, officials from the royal palace were imprisoned, and even the three tribes of the housekeepers were arrested, which was enough to know Emperor Yongxing's anger.
It is rumored that the assassin's dagger was offset by two or three inches, and today it will be the national demise!
"Lao Zhou, fortunately you refused that day!"
Captain Lu looked frightened: "The one who asked me to win over you is the butler of the Chu Prince's Mansion, the old man in Prison No. 7, I have to go and vent my anger later!"
That day, Captain Lu turned around and thought carefully, and refused to win over the favor of the housekeeper of the royal palace, but escaped.
Zhou Yi shrugged and whispered.
"Old Lu, I've been busy recently, this is just the beginning!"
Chapter completed!