Chapter 107: Developments that Di Xin did not know
The struggle in the court has always been like this. Unless it comes to a real life-or-death situation, variables may arise at any time.
The variables mentioned here refer not only to changes in advantages, but also to the issue of the alignment of officials.
Before the final showdown, the various forces in the court, in addition to attacking each other, were also constantly poaching people.
It's just that some people can dig it, and some people can't.
The identity of King Jing's uncle caused Wu Chenghou and King Jing to be highly bound. In this case, logically speaking, Wu Chenghou had no chance to change sides.
Regardless of anything else, the interests of the family will drive Wu Chenghou to go on the road of supporting King Jing and never return.
Unless King Jing publicly gives up.
But Wu Chenghou was an exception.
Wuchenghou was not only the uncle of King Jing, but also the border marshal in charge of a hundred thousand troops in southern Xinjiang.
It is true that 60,000 of the 100,000 troops are navy, but it is enough to prove how powerful the power he controls.
Since ancient times, relatives have been restricted by the emperor and are not allowed to have too much power. However, Wu Chenghou was able to sit in this position despite heavy pressure, which shows his ability.
Not to mention that behind Wu Chenghou there are a large number of honorable nobles standing with him.
The military power in his hands, his own abilities, the nobles behind him... holding such a powerful power was enough for some people, such as King Cheng, to ignore to a certain extent the fact that Marquis Wu Cheng was the uncle of King Jing.
It is true that the relationship with King Jing meant that once Wu Chenghou changed his side, he would no longer be able to enter the center of power.
But no matter what, Wu Chenghou at least had a choice. As long as he could see the situation clearly in time, he would not be implicated to death by King Jing.
In Marquis Wu Cheng's heart, he naturally preferred King Jing to be the next successor to the throne. However, after King Cheng suddenly showed stronger competitiveness, King Jing, who was supposed to be evenly matched, was suddenly transferred.
Dusty.
Therefore, although Wu Chenghou was a little unwilling, he still expressed his goodwill to King Cheng.
However, because King Jing never gave up, there was still a trace of extravagant hope in his heart, so the expression of this goodwill was delayed.
This is also the reason why King Cheng has not yet agreed to the surrender of Marquis Wu Cheng.
Nowadays, apart from Wencheng, he has already won the support of some nobles. This is partly because King Cheng cannot tolerate Wu Chenghou having second thoughts after taking sides.
But now as time goes by, Wu Chenghou becomes less and less convinced that King Jing will have any hope of success.
Therefore, he now began to persuade King Jing to give up his fight for the throne through indirect means - Wu Chenghou also knew in his heart that only after King Jing gave up his fight for the throne could he be cleared of the suspicion of having second thoughts.
In this way, it is possible for King Cheng to accept his side.
Some people may wonder why Wu Chenghou did not choose to side with Yu Wang. After all, Yu Wang seems to be quite competitive.
However there is a problem here.
If the country is compared to a person, then the capital is the person's head, and the emperor and the court are the person's brain.
A person can say that his hands are strong and his feet are strong, but in the end, it is the fragile-looking brain hidden under the hard skull that ultimately controls the person's actions.
Emperor Xin has been struggling for so many years, and the policies implemented in northern Xinjiang are nothing more than that, but the contribution of coal stoves, the elimination of Turks, and even the current expedition are all eternal contributions to Dali.
But even so, his competitiveness for the throne was only equal to that of King Cheng, or even slightly worse.
When becoming king, apart from the rebellion of the second prince - in fact, even if the second prince instigated several rebellions, he might not be able to succeed based on the background of the palace. Will there be any other political achievements in the future?
No more. King Cheng only had the support of most officials in the court, and his competitiveness for the throne was almost unmatched.
Let’s take a simpler example.
King Jing was a lustful and violent man, but he had the ability to compete with King Cheng for the throne just by relying on the support of the Xungui Group.
It is true that King Cheng wanted to hide his clumsiness at that time, but it can also be seen how important the officials in the court were for the prince and prince to obtain the throne.
Therefore, as long as King Cheng does not lose the support of the officials in the court, for people like Wu Chenghou who have been in officialdom for most of their lives, the probability that King Cheng will be the final winner is the greatest.
Even if there are rumors that behind King Yu is the old emperor lying deep in the palace, it is the same.
What's more important is that in the court, the existence of wallflowers is the most taboo.
When Marquis Wu Cheng changed his side for the first time, it can be described as a man who knows the current affairs is a hero. But if he changes his side for the second or third time, he will be rejected by all the forces.
No one will accept a person who may become a traitor at any time to join their own forces.
This is not only true for King Cheng, but also for Emperor Xin.
Since the conditions for joining both sides are the same, why didn’t Wu Chenghou choose the one who seemed to have a greater chance of winning?
Of course, for Di Xin, he still doesn't know all this.
The spies placed by Emperor Xin in the capital were good at collecting some ordinary information, but there were almost no channels for secrets at the level of Marquis Wu Cheng and King Cheng.
As for the Eighth Prince, Prince Qi, because he had always been close to Di Xin, he was bound to be among the candidates on guard.
This also led to the fact that although Di Xin now guessed that there was something wrong with Wu Chenghou's sudden enthusiasm, he thought that Wu Chenghou was planning something for his nephew King Jing.
Anyway, no matter what the conspiracy was, Di Xin did not believe that King Jing could create it.
With King Jing's ability, if he had made any plans, he might not even be able to pass the test of Marquis Wucheng.
It is impossible for Marquis Wu Cheng to use his soldiers to accompany King Jing to make fools, because all that would cost him is his own strength.
But no matter who it was for, Di Xin still couldn't figure out the real intention of Wu Chenghou's operation.
He had already asked Ouyang Xuan to test it during the meal before. The soldiers left behind by Marquis Wu Cheng were very good at driving warships and fighting at sea.
Wu Chenghou did not send some people who knew nothing to make a fool of themselves.
"Your Highness, Hai Fengliang, go back!"
Ouyang Xuan's voice awakened Di Xin from his meditation. The slight sea breeze blew a strand of Di Xin's hair.
"That's all, let's stick to the original plan and take advantage of the situation."
Before you figure out the other party's plan, the first thing you have to do is to complete your own plan step by step. You must not throw yourself into chaos because of temporary doubts.
Di Xin sighed, then looked at Ouyang Xuan and ordered: "Let the soldiers who came from the water prison have a good rest for a day, and formal training will begin tomorrow."
"I humbly obey my orders!"
Ouyang Xuan raised his hand and said yes.
And on the sea in the distance, the sea heron has been afraid to land.