When Jingzhou Magistrate Mo took Chen Ping and others to the Prince of Chu's Mansion, his mind was racing. Is it a trap or something?
No, no, no, it is absolutely impossible that the emperor really wants His Royal Highness King Chu to assist the government. This must be a trap!
But when the opponent plays this righteous card, how should His Highness the King of Chu take it? If he doesn't go, all righteousness will be lost, and the offensive and defensive momentum will be changed. But if he goes, how can he ensure His Highness's safety?
Before Magistrate Mo could think of a suitable solution, the team arrived at the gate of Prince Chu's Mansion.
"Master Mo, please."
"Angel please!"
Although Jingzhou received the news when Chen Ping left the capital, and even though the King of Chu learned the news when Chen Ping entered Jingzhou and fought to envoy the King of Chu, no one expected that such a volume of imperial edict would come.
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The guards of the Chu Palace originally wanted to block it, but it was not until Chen Pingliang issued the imperial edict that they gave way angrily.
"Please inform His Highness."
In the main hall, Chen Ping sat on a chair and told the chief historian, then rolled up his sleeves and closed his eyes to calm down.
This calm look made Mo Zhifu, who was accompanying him, feel frightened and sweat profusely.
After a while, when King Chu came from behind the screen, Mo Zhifu suddenly stood up, his eyes anxious and he opened his mouth to say something.
"Master Mo, there is nothing wrong with you here."
"Chang Shi, send Master Mo back to the Yamen."
Magistrate Mo swallowed the saliva with difficulty, nodded with an ugly expression, and then left reluctantly.
At this moment, Chen Ping slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes fell on King Chu.
This is a man who is several years younger than Emperor Tianqi. He looks to be in his thirties, with an elegant face and a tall figure. He looks like a prodigal son with a beautiful tree facing the wind.
If Chen Ping hadn't felt pressured by the strong aura of being pampered and pampered for many years, he might not have thought that the person in front of him was the person who had been manipulating everything behind the scenes all these years.
Chen Ping was a little stunned. At the moment, this man is only the King of Chu in the Dayu Dynasty, but in the near future he will be the most powerful person in the Dayu Dynasty.
At that time, your life and death will only depend on the other person's thoughts. This feeling is very bad.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu."
"Master Chen, there is no need to be polite."
Sitting on the main seat, King Chu raised his hand and said with a playful expression: "Gu Xiang, we can be regarded as friends who have forgotten the past, right?"
"You have been causing trouble for me all these years..."
Alarm bells rang in Chen Ping's heart. Could this King of Chu be a very petty guy? If that were the case, life would be difficult in the future. No, there would be no future at all!
Seeing the change in the expression on Chen Ping's face, King Chu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled quite contentedly.
"Haha, are you scared? When I was your age, I didn't have the same achievements as you. Don't be afraid, I can't eat people."
Is it funny?
Chen Ping was so filled with hatred that he didn't think the other party's joke was funny. He just thought so in his heart, but on his face he pretended to be nonchalant, even smiling.
After all, the success rate of this mission is not high. How can you let your emotions influence your thinking?
"Your Highness is ridiculous. I am here on your Majesty's order. There is nothing to fear."
"This is your Majesty's edict, Your Highness..."
King Chu raised his hand to interrupt, his expression returned to indifference: "No need, I already know the content."
Chen Ping nodded and put away the imperial edict.
Knowing the content so quickly, I think the King of Chu’s spies are everywhere in Jiangling City. Jingzhou has been run by him for many years, and all officials, big and small, should be his firm supporters.
"I don't understand one thing. Why does the emperor want me to go to Beijing? If you can convince me, I will agree to go to Beijing."
The King of Chu seemed not to be interested in the imperial edict, but asked the question to Chen Ping. After he finished speaking, he tilted his chin and looked at Chen Ping with interest, as if he were watching a show.
Why do you want to go to Beijing?
Because there is what you want in the capital, in the palace, and in the Golden Palace!
"In fact, Your Majesty is already fully aware of His Highness's affairs. After all, His Majesty started it many years ago. The reason why Your Majesty has not touched His Highness is that firstly, he cannot bear to kill each other and live up to the late emperor's will. Secondly, he cannot bear to implicate the people and cause turmoil."<
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"Your Majesty has given His Highness many opportunities, but His Highness has no repentance and insists on going his own way. Even now, His Majesty is still unwilling to take action against His Highness, so he came up with this best-of-two-pronged approach."
"His Royal Highness went to Beijing to assist the government and served as regent to supervise the country. After the prince has learned how to govern the country, his highness can still return to Jingzhou to take care of himself. This is a good deed for His Majesty."
Chen Ping stared at the King of Chu and talked eloquently.
The meaning behind the words is actually very clear. Before his death, Emperor Tianqi made a deal with the two brothers, the King of Chu, and handed over the emperor's power to the King of Chu in the form of regent in exchange for the King of Chu's guarantee of the stability of the country.
Avoid being invaded by foreign enemies and eliminate internal strife.
As for the king of Chu returning the power after the prince has learned how to govern the country, these are just clichés. By then, the king of Chu and the prince will definitely have a dispute, and it may even become more serious than now.
Judging from King Chu's current means and abilities, the prince's defeat is a high probability. This is Emperor Tianqi's biggest trump card for letting Chen Ping come to Jingzhou!
King Chu could definitely calculate this level, but what he couldn't calculate was that Emperor Tianqi was betting that he would lose himself after ascending to the throne and would be unable to resist the temptation of power.
When the time comes, he will definitely become the enemy of everyone in the world, because if he wants to wear the crown, he must bear its weight!
Only Emperor Tianqi knows the difficulty of being an emperor, and he even knows that his younger brother cannot handle it!
As for how to arrange things after this, whether the bloodline of the prince and Emperor Tianqi will be killed by King Chu, and who will inherit the throne after the prince and King Chu, Emperor Tianqi really can't plan.
This was the only game he laid out with all his efforts, but in Chen Ping's view, this was enough.
Because Emperor Tianqi placed his hopes on these royalist ministers, it was their responsibility to save the prince's life and to allow Dayu to recover after the turmoil.
I have to say that this is a difficult task.
"Good deeds? Hey, the emperor brother is still the emperor brother. Father, the emperor really has a good vision. The emperor brother is much better than Gu."
After hearing Chen Ping's description, King Chu's expression froze for a long time, and then he showed a melancholy smile.
"This is a conspiracy, an aboveboard conspiracy, but I have to go, wow, wonderful! Wonderful!"
Hearing King Chu's emotion, Chen Ping couldn't help but feel complicated. They were brothers from the same mother, but they had been fighting for power for more than ten years, and they had to drag everyone together with them. It was really a terrible thing.<
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"The beans are burning when they are cooked, and the beans are weeping in the cauldron. They are from the same root, so why fry them in a hurry?"
A "Poem in Seven Steps" was sung by the King of Chu, and Chen Ping just wanted to laugh when he heard it, like a thief shouting "Catch the thief."
"Forget it, the emperor's brother is about to die soon. How can we leave the emperor's nephew alone to face the treacherous ministers of the dynasty? It is our duty to accept orders in the face of danger!"
Sure enough, I took the bait!
A flash of joy flashed in Chen Ping's eyes, but what he didn't see was that a cunning look quickly appeared in King Chu's eyes, and then fell silent again.
The two people stood up at the same time, looked at each other and smiled.