"Your Majesty, the situation is that the brother of the Emperor's Guard has just reported that the King of Jin has been replaced, and the second prince Li Sheng has taken over." Dai Mubai said with a serious face. To be honest, when he received the news, He also had a look of surprise. If the messenger below had not written down the whole story in detail, he might not have believed that this was true. After all, it involves who will be the King of Jin, which is a major event in the world.
"Li Sheng? Li Tongguo's second son?" Emperor Qianwen had a good memory and obviously had a detailed understanding of King Jin's family.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Dai Mubai nodded in agreement.
"Where is Li Long? But what happened?" Emperor Qianwen was worthy of being an emperor, and he hit the key point with one sentence.
"Your Majesty is wise." Dai Mubai took the opportunity to flatter him first, and then said: "Li Long is dead. It is said that he died of a sudden illness while attending a banquet in Li Sheng's mansion."
"Sudden illness? Huh! I'm afraid someone is behind it." Emperor Qianwen grinned. He would not believe the sudden illness. Li Long was only in his twenties, and he had always been in good health. Otherwise, he would not believe it. , why did Li Tongguo pass on the throne to him before his death? How could such a person suddenly become seriously ill and die of illness coincidentally while attending a banquet at Li Sheng's home? This is obviously abnormal. , too abnormal.
Dai Mubai naturally understood the meaning of Emperor Qianwen's words. In fact, he also had such thoughts. However, in the past, the Emperor's Guard paid more attention to King Jin and Li Long, and did not pay much attention to the second prince Li Sheng. There was no manpower deployed in the mansion, so Dai Mubai didn't know exactly what happened that day. "Your Majesty, the Emperor's Guard does not have any evidence in hand to prove your Majesty's conclusion."
"Well, of course, no matter how careful you are about such things, how can you easily be caught?" Emperor Qianwen did not mean to blame the emperor's guard. Although over the past year, Emperor Qianwen deliberately increased the money and food of the emperor's guard. supply, but the world is so big, how can it be possible that he can control everything in his hands? Not to mention that Dai Mubai is already a master, he will have many places to rely on in the future, and he will not easily rebuke the other party.
Emperor Qianwen didn't mean to blame. Dai Mubai was moved in his heart, but his face was still very tangled, because there were some things he still had to say, otherwise he would be deceiving the emperor. "Your Majesty, after Li Sheng became the king of Jin, what will he do next? A royal order is to attack our Dagan."
"Huh? Why?" This time, Emperor Qianwen couldn't be as calm as before. After all, whether Li Long or Li Sheng became the king of Jin, it was the same to him. But Li Sheng wanted to The crusade against Daqian is closely related to oneself.
"It's... it's said that Li Long's death was caused by his Majesty's poisoning. He wanted to avenge his brother." At the end of the sentence, Dai Mubai's voice became smaller and smaller.
Emperor Qianwen's face also became worse and worse. Finally, his big hand fell on the dragon case, and there was a loud banging sound, "Damn, bastard, this is simply a frame-up, this is clearly a frame-up." Who in the world can believe his words?"
It's no wonder that Emperor Qianwen was so angry. This was simply an excuse, not a fact. This was clearly Li Sheng who was trying to divert trouble, not to mention that he had no intention of poisoning Li Long. Even if he did, Will you spare this Li Sheng?
Emperor Qianwen was angry, and neither Dai Mubai nor Yan Fu dared to say anything. The hall was quiet for a while. Until Emperor Qianwen's mood slowly began to calm down, his voice rang out again, "Preach the decree." The world is questioning the rationality of Li Sheng's appointment as King of Jin. Li Long is the candidate chosen by me personally for King of Jin. Nowadays, people die when they say they are dead, and they always have to give an explanation. Also, Emperor Wei Mi As for Li Sheng’s character, everything that happened from when he was a child to now must be understood in detail and reported to me.”
This was Emperor Qianwen's counterattack. He did not defend himself at all, because he believed that anyone with a clear face could see that Li Long's death had nothing to do with him. He wanted to find out the cause of Li Long's death now, which was to tell the truth. Everyone, the real suspect is Li Sheng, not him, the emperor.
"No." Yan Fu and Dai Mubai agreed in unison, then turned around and left.
Soon, news spread quickly in Daliang City that Li Sheng had become the king of Jin and was going to attack Daqian.
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Prince Xiang's Mansion.
It seems that he has lost his heart as the emperor. For a while, Prince Xiang, who seldom spoke in the court, was walking back and forth excitedly.
Ordinarily, whether Li Sheng or Li Long succeeded to the throne of Jin King had nothing to do with him. But King Xiang didn't think so. What he thought was that Li Sheng was not Li Tongguo's preferred successor, but in the end he could still become King of Jin. That was Why can't he become the new emperor a hundred years after Emperor Qianwen without the approval of his father?
Originally, King Xiang always believed that if he wanted to become an emperor, he must get his father's approval. As long as his father recognized it, he could ascend to the throne a hundred years later. But now, Li Sheng is not the heir, but he has become the heir. Having a new king, this undoubtedly opened a window for him, allowing him to see new hopes and opportunities.
At this time, Emperor Qianwen was dissatisfied with him because he did not refund the money to Daqian Bank. Although King Xiang pretended to be ill for some time on the grounds of physical discomfort. But when he "recovered" Later, when I entered the court to listen to the announcement, I discovered that my father was always beating himself up in front of the ministers intentionally or unintentionally. There were several official vacancies, and the people he recommended were not allowed to take up the post in the end. .
The courtiers were not blind. On the contrary, one was more shrewd than the other. Seeing that King Xiang was about to fall out of favor, many officials who had originally promised to join his family immediately changed their minds. Some of the courtiers who had already joined King Xiang's family changed their minds. He also became shaken.
The reason why everyone took refuge in King Xiang was because they wanted to use this big tree to grow up and gain more power. When they found out that King Xiang had lost his heart as an emperor, not only could he not grow stronger and reach a higher position around him, On the contrary, when the way forward is still blocked and even the current position becomes precarious, it is not difficult to make a decision on what choice should be made.
The ministers are wavering, although they have not chosen to leave yet. But it is just a matter of time. Once the situation calls for it, these ministers from King Xiang's lineage will probably set up another mountain. If that happens, King Xiang will become an abandoned person. Son, there is no possibility of ascending to the throne of God.
Because of this matter, King Xiang was extremely distressed and called in his staff to discuss countermeasures.
Han Ce was already disheartened when his idea was not adopted. He submitted two speeches, but did not get the permission of King Xiang. He simply became the ears of the deaf - a decoration. It was quite Xu Shu. Entering Cao's camp, he said nothing.
Shi Zitong, Zheng Qi and other staff members are capable of flattering others, but when it comes to making clever moves, they lack such ability.
Without a good countermeasure, King Xiang was already thinking about joining forces with Zongzheng. Shi Zitong mentioned this matter more than once, saying that Zongzheng liked King Xiang very much and wanted to join forces with him to help him fight for the throne. It was just because he had thought about it since he was a child. The indoctrination was good, and he knew that Zong Zheng was very capable. King Xiang was afraid that he would suffer losses if he colluded with him, so he never nodded in agreement.
Now that things are better, Li Sheng's usurpation of the throne was like a shot in the arm, making him full of hope for the future again.
The original plan to unite with Zongzheng was put aside. What King Xiang was thinking now was how to get close to some of the generals and make them his own. He could play his role at such a critical time, and even imitate Li Sheng Yiyi usurped power and ascended to the throne.
That's right, after Li Long's death, Li Sheng came to power. No matter how fair the reason was, in the eyes of outsiders, it was undoubtedly a usurpation of power. Even King Xiang, a man with an uncomplicated mind, thought so. You know what other people think.
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Zhongguogongfu.
Shen Aozhi also learned about Li Sheng becoming the King of Jin at the first time. Compared to King Xiang's excitement, he didn't pay much attention to it. Again, Shen Aozhi was not here, he was thinking more about Earn more money, change people's livelihood, and preferably live a happy life of polygamy.
But then, when she learned that Li Sheng was not only suspected of killing his brother to seize the throne, but also wanted to take action against Da Gan, Shen Ao was unhappy.
Anyone who wants to disturb his happy life will undoubtedly become his enemy. Fortunately, there is news that Emperor Qianwen has issued an order to reprimand the new king Li Sheng, and the Ministry of War is also preparing for war. Shen Only then did Ao feel relieved, thinking that even if the sky fell, there would be someone tall to hold him up, so he returned his mind to business.
Winter is about to come, and the construction of houses and roads has to be stopped. Fortunately, Shen Ao still has a big business like Meishan to do. In addition, many people who followed Shen Ao also made some money this year. We are already considering whether to get some low-priced coal for the people to use, so that they will not suffer from the cold in winter.
Coal Mountain can be said to be Shen Ao's private property. If low-price coal is produced, a lot of money will be lost. But Shen Ao doesn't think so. Money is important, but isn't people's hearts important?
After careful consideration, Shen Ao decided to get some low-priced coal to sell to the people. In order to realize this benefit, it was specifically stipulated that only people who had made a record of their contributions to road construction and housing construction could enjoy it. Such treatment.
As a result, it is impossible for the powerful to get low-price coal, but there are also some people who cannot enjoy such treatment. But in the end, Shen Ao is not a savior, and he cannot make all people It is no small feat to be able to get benefits and ensure that people who believe in you and are willing to work with you will get benefits.