Chapter 1482: Chaos in Kyoto, the conspiracy between the crown prince and the second prince
Chapter 1484: Chaos in Kyoto, the conspiracy between the crown prince and the second prince
Kyoto, the residence of the second prince.
The eldest princess Li Yunrui was absentmindedly arranging flowers. The Ye family was wiped out. She was in Kyoto and received the news immediately.
She didn't know Zhou Chen was still alive, but judging from the fact that the Ye family was wiped out, she was smart and immediately realized the problem.
The Ye family is the top wealthy family in Kyoto. There are not many people in Kyoto who can destroy the Ye family in such a short period of time. But who among the forces in Kyoto dares to destroy the Ye family without fear of revenge from the great master Ye Liuyun?
Who is not afraid of the great master Ye Liuyun?
So after thinking about it, there are only two possibilities, one is that Emperor Qing is planning to take action against the Ye family, and the other is that someone is 'dead' and has a big hatred against the Ye family.
Emperor Qing was directly eliminated by Li Yunrui because Emperor Qing had no reason or reason to take action against the Ye family at this time.
Then there is only one possibility, and that is the forces of the former Zhen Guogong Mansion, or to put it directly, Zhou Chen.
Although the imperial court had announced that the great master Zhou Chen had been executed, no one had ever seen Zhou Chen's body, and Li Yunrui was still doubtful about this.
But after the Ye family was wiped out, she could conclude that Zhou Chen was definitely not dead and was near Kyoto.
The destruction of the Ye family was just a signal, so her eyes quickly shifted from the Ye family to the Xuankong Temple.
She couldn't say that she understood everything about Emperor Qing's arrangements around the Xuankong Temple, but she did know some of the circumstances. It was just that she didn't understand what Emperor Qing wanted to do before, but now, she understood.
Emperor Qing must have also suspected that Zhou Chen was not dead, so he prepared to set a trap in the Hanging Temple and wait for Zhou Chen to take the bait.
Now it seems that Zhou Chen must have taken the bait. The destruction of the Ye family is only a part of his plan. Emperor Qing must be Zhou Chen's biggest target, and Ye Liuyun is probably no exception.
So she has been waiting for news from the Xuankong Temple, and naturally there are her people there.
"Your Highness."
The maid suddenly ran in in a hurry. Li Yunrui immediately threw the watering can in his hand and asked eagerly: "Is there any news?"
"Your Highness, there is news from Xuankong Temple, please read it."
Li Yunrui immediately grabbed it and quickly opened it to read, but as soon as she saw the first sentence, her expression changed drastically and her body became stiff.
"He's really dead?"
Even though she was full of resentment towards Emperor Qing, she still felt extremely painful when she learned that he was really dead. After all, Emperor Qing was the first man she fell in love with, and he was the man she always wanted but could never get his true love.
man.
To describe Emperor Qing's position in her heart in one sentence, it would be that she loves and hates him at the same time. As passionate as her love is, she hates him as much.
Now that Emperor Qing is dead, her mood is extremely complicated, sad, happy, empty...
But after all, she was an extremely self-centered and selfish woman. After a brief mood swing, she quickly suppressed her emotions and continued to read.
She was not surprised to see Zhou Chen's name appear. She had already guessed Zhou Chen when she saw Emperor Qing dead. She already knew that Emperor Qing was the Grand Master, and the only one in the world who could kill the Grand Master was the Grand Master.
Ninety-nine percent of the time, the person who can kill Emperor Qing must be Zhou Chen.
Then he saw that Ye Liuyun was also dead, which surprised Li Yunrui. The six great masters fought in a melee. Emperor Qing died, and Ye Liuyun also died. This means that all the great masters in Qing Kingdom except one have died.
The 'treasonous' Zhou Chen no longer has a great master.
This is not a good sign.
Li Yunrui couldn't help but worry. Qingguo didn't have a great master. Facing Northern Qi and Dongyi City, the most high-end combat power was incomparable. This was very bad for the senior officials of Qingguo.
"If you can win Zhou Chen under my command..."
But this thought only passed by in a flash. It was impossible for Zhou Chen to be used by her, but she could give it a try.
Continuing to look down, her mood was not so wonderful, and her beautiful face showed even stronger anger than at the beginning.
"Fan Xian, Ye Qingmei's son, Ye Qingmei's son."
Fan Xian is Ye Qingmei's son. This really irritates Li Yunrui. The person she hates and is the most jealous of in her life is Ye Qingmei.
No wonder she was very disgusted from the first moment she saw Fan Xian. Now that she thought about it, Fan Xian really did resemble Ye Qingmei in some ways. It turned out that he was the son of Emperor Qing and Ye Qingmei. She had always been attracted to him.
He was kept in the dark and even let his daughter marry Fan Xian.
"Fan Xian, you deserve to die. I must kill you."
Li Yunrui let out a shrill roar. Even if Fan Xian married her daughter Lin Waner, she would not let Fan Xian go. She swore in her heart that she would kill Fan Xian.
The anger was to the extreme, but it had not made her lose her mind. Even though she was murderous towards Fan Xian, she could still understand what the situation was.
Once Emperor Qing dies, the Qing Kingdom will definitely fall into chaos. Who will succeed has become the focus of everyone in the world, especially in Kyoto. Now Emperor Qing's sons are here. It can be expected that when they return from the Hanging Temple
Kyoto will be a bloody battle for the throne.
In fact, she was right. She didn't even have to wait for her return to Kyoto before the storm over Emperor Qing's death had already begun.
Inside the Hanging Temple, it was almost like Emperor Qing who had been imprisoned. There were not many intact parts of his body, and his body was carefully placed into the coffin.
The princes standing aside all looked sad, looking like dutiful sons who were sad and sad.
As for Chen Pingping's body, countless people clamored to cut Chen Pingping's body into thousands of pieces, but Fan Xian forcefully stopped him and asked Shadow to take Chen Pingping's body away.
Because of this, Fan Xian was scolded by many officials and got into a lot of trouble, but Fan Xian didn't care about it. Chen Pingping was his respected elder. He knew that Chen Pingping killed Emperor Qing just to avenge his mother.
, just for this reason, he couldn't let Chen Pingping's body be humiliated after her death.
Tens of thousands of troops escorted Emperor Qing's coffin and rushed to Kyoto with great momentum and full of sorrow.
During this period, homing pigeons secretly flew into the sky. Few people were truly saddened by the death of Emperor Qing. Next, whether they were princes or officials, they all had to consider their own futures.
Whether to get close to the prince, join the second prince's disciples, or find other ways out, in short, everyone has begun to make plans before returning to Kyoto.
Fan Xian followed the large army back to Beijing, and Fan Jian sat in the same carriage as him.
"Xian'er, actually I don't agree with you being the dean of the inspection institute, but since Chen Pingping has given this position to you, I can't let you give up, especially in the coming Kyoto, which will definitely be turbulent.
There are constant disputes, and if you can control the inspection agency, it will be a good thing for you."
In the past, Fan Jian did not support Fan Xian in taking over the Inspection Institute because he knew that the Inspection Institute was complex and dangerous. But now that Emperor Qing is dead and Kyoto is about to fall into chaos, a powerful military institution like the Inspection Institute will instead
Seems extremely important.
Not to mention anything else, each of the eight departments of the Inspection Institute has extraordinary abilities, as well as the black knight who is sweeping the world. This will be the sharpest knife in Fan Xian's hand.
"Next, the prince will definitely try his best to win over you. Even the second prince who is at odds with you will make friends with you. You have to be prepared."
Fan Xian's face was complicated. There were too many things that happened today. He still hadn't reacted yet. But he didn't have much time to react. He also knew that when he returned to Kyoto, for the sake of becoming the emperor of the Qing Kingdom,
What kind of storm will be caused?
He was originally standing in the center of the storm, and now he has been appointed by Chen Pingping as the new director of the Inspection Institute. He also has internal financial power in his hands. In addition, it is revealed that he is the illegitimate son of Emperor Qing. It is impossible for him to escape from the storm.
The center may even become the target of public criticism.
"Li Chengze?"
A cold light flashed in Fan Xian's eyes. If there was any prince he wanted to unseat the most, it must be the second prince Li Chengze.
Fan Jian said: "I know that you have great conflicts with the second prince, but if you want to choose the prince, you must also think carefully. The prince may not be what you see."
He didn't know the prince very well, but after all, he had been an official for decades and had always been a close confidant of Emperor Qing. He had experience in judging people. So what if the prince could hold the position of crown prince for so many years without being overthrown by the powerful second prince?
Maybe it's a simple character.
"I understand, in fact, I don't want to participate, but as you said, in my current situation, it is impossible for others to ignore me. I have to think carefully."
The fight for the throne of Qingguo Emperor is indeed a major event, but he is currently concerned about other things.
One is the safety of Wu Zhu. Wu Zhu and another person who is very similar to him don’t know where he went, and he doesn’t know what the current situation is. He heard that the person came from the temple, so he is very worried about Wu Zhu.
safety.
The other one is Zhou Chen. Ever since he knew that Zhou Chen was in the same situation as him, he had been particularly concerned about it.
For those things he had done in the past, Zhou Chen had long known his identity, but he didn't understand Zhou Chen at all. He didn't expect that Zhou Chen was actually reborn like him. In this way, what he had done before
In Zhou Chen's eyes, don't those things about him look like a clown?
Thinking of his plagiarism, he felt inexplicably embarrassed. It was really embarrassing.
After learning about Zhou Chen's situation, he could no longer regard Zhou Chen as a person of this era, and he also understood why Zhou Chen ignored the imperial power like that.
He is also 'reborn'. His mother Ye Qingmei has done so many earth-shattering things. A large part of the reason for his current achievements is Ye Qingmei's legacy.
Zhou Chen was about the same age as him and did not have as good conditions as him, but he relied on himself to become a great master early and also accomplished earth-shattering things.
Compared to these two people, he felt that he was much inferior.
They came from the same era, but under current circumstances, it might be difficult for him and Zhou Chen to become friends.
No one knew that an unexpected person was welcomed into the prince's carriage.
The second prince, Li Chengze.
"Second brother paid a sudden visit. He probably didn't want to talk to me about our brotherhood, right?"
The prince looked at the second prince with an indifferent expression. No one else was present, and he no longer pretended.
The second prince smiled sarcastically: "Your Highness, you know very well why I am here. Now that my father is gone, I will not give up that position."
The prince said coldly: "I am the prince. When my father is gone, I will be the new emperor."
"Ha ha."
The second prince couldn't help laughing, "There is no one else here. Your Highness, please stop talking such nonsense. The prince is the prince, and the emperor is the emperor. Since ancient times, there have been too many princes who have not ascended to that position. How do you know that you will
Can it succeed?"
"So, you are here to declare war?"
"Do we still need to declare war? After fighting for so many years, we have long been fighting to the death for that position, right?"
The prince didn't say anything, which was regarded as acquiescence. The relationship between them was already a life-or-death battle. No matter who got into that position, they would not be able to let the other go.
When Emperor Qing was still there, they would not fight too fiercely, but now that Emperor Qing is dead and the throne is vacant, there is no room for relaxation between them. If they take action, it will definitely be a killing move.
"You came here just to say this?"
"of course not."
The second prince's face became very serious, instead of the lazy and carefree look of the past, he was just solemn.
"I'm fighting with you, no matter who wins in the end, I believe you and I have nothing to say, but if you and I fight and someone else takes advantage, I believe neither you nor I would like to see it, right?
"
The prince raised his eyebrows: "You mean the boss?
"I'm talking about Fan Xian."
"Fan Xian?"
The prince suddenly smiled: "Second brother, are you scared when you see Fan Xian taking over the inspection agency and controlling the internal treasury's financial rights?"
The second prince asked, "Aren't you afraid?"
The prince's smile froze for a moment. Fan Xian had indeed completely fallen out with the second prince. If the two of them fought, he would be very happy to see it. But as the second prince asked, Fan Xian took over the inspection institute. How could he?
Maybe not nervous.
"If Mingren doesn't tell secret words, what exactly do you want to say?"
The second prince said: "I admit that Fan Xian's power does make me nervous, but what scares me is Fan Xian's identity. Although he is an illegitimate son, he is indeed his father's son. It seems that he does not have the right to inherit, but
Look at the power and status he currently controls, including the Inspection Agency, the internal financial power, the son-in-law of the former prime minister, and the God of Poetry of the Qing Dynasty. If he wants that position, he may not be able to achieve it."
"Your Highness, please don't forget how Northern Qi was founded."
The prince's expression suddenly changed. The predecessor of Northern Qi was Northern Wei. At that time, Wei was the most powerful country in the world, but it was usurped by the Taizu of Northern Qi and took over the world.
People with foreign surnames can achieve this by relying on their power. Fan Xian also has royal blood, and coupled with his power, just thinking about it makes him shudder.
"Also, as Si Gu Jian said before leaving, he supported Fan Xian, and our Qing Kingdom no longer has a grand master. If Fan Xian really wants to compete for that position, you and I may not be able to do it together.
He is his opponent."
"Even if he doesn't have this idea, compared to Chengping who is related to the Fan family, do you think he will support you or Chengping?"
The prince's hand trembled slightly. Yes, Li Chengping was related to the Fan family, and his relationship with Fan Xian was not as good as he thought. He had also done many things behind his back. If Fan Xian knew about it,
There will definitely be no harmony between them.
"You want to join forces with me and deal with Fan Xian first?"
"Yes, only if we solve Fan Xian's problem first can we fight with peace of mind."
The prince fell silent. The second prince was his long-standing rival, and he did not have a deep grudge against Fan Xian. Logically speaking, he should deal with the second prince first.
But the second prince was right. There was too much uncertainty about Fan Xian's existence. Fan Xian controlled too much power. Lin Ruofu, who was once the most powerful minister, was Fan Xian's father-in-law. If Fan Xian had other intentions, the consequences would be
It's simply unimaginable.
"If I agree to help you deal with Fan Xian, what good will it do to me? Fan Xian has become big, but as long as I get to that position, I will have many ways to deal with him in the future. You are more of a threat to me than him.
big."
"Ha, Li Chengqian, we have been fighting for so many years. You don't have to pretend in front of me. You are already attracted, so why bother to use this method? Tell me, what are your conditions?"