At the beginning of spring last year, Di Xin left the capital.
And in the early spring of the next year, he stood in the capital again.
It's raining today, and the sound of pattering is not annoying.
The water vapor carries the breeze of early spring, with a hint of coolness.
Di Xin was not cold, but he still tightened his robes habitually, stood under the eaves and watched the rain fall, soaking the ground in the yard and the green plants dotted around it little by little.
Guards in armor and swords hurried along the corridor, protecting the entire courtyard airtight.
A moment later, Zeng Hongshen came behind Di Xin and whispered: "Your Highness, everything is ready."
"That's good."
Di Xin still looked at the falling rain and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zeng."
He continued: "Remember not to let anyone notice the existence of those things."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'm here and won't let anyone sneak in."
When Zeng Hongshen spoke, there was still a hint of shock in his eyes.
He had seen the power of those things some time ago, but now that he thought about it, he still felt a little palpitated.
His so-called innate realm is no different from paper in the face of the power of those things.
Di Xin did not notice the look in Zeng Hongshen's eyes behind him, but nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I will leave the house to you for the time being."
After that, he walked towards the stairs.
Seeing this, Laifu on the side quickly opened the umbrella in his hand and followed him before the rain was about to fall on Di Xin's head.
After walking out of the gate, Di Xin raised his head and glanced at the plaque of Prince Yu's Mansion, turned around and sat in the sedan.
"Get up the sedan!"
"drink!"
Along with the sound of laifu, the four bearers used their strength at the same time to lift the sedan off the ground and walked towards the palace.
In addition to the word "hands-off", there is also "shopkeeper".
Di Xin could leave those daily chores to his subordinates, but there were some places that he still needed to do himself.
For example, a head-on confrontation with King Cheng.
For example, the final battle for inheritance.
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Today is the weekly imperial meeting.
It was also his first time to go to court since arriving in the Ancient Moon Realm.
As expected, when his sedan appeared outside the Meridian Gate of the palace, it immediately caused a burst of noise.
"That's...His Royal Highness Prince Yu's sedan chair?"
"I'm not dazzled, right?"
"Why did His Highness Prince Yu suddenly come to court?"
"I heard that after he returned to Beijing yesterday, he didn't go out the whole day."
"When he comes back this time, could it be that..."
"Shh... you don't want to live anymore..."
"Yes, yes, be careful what you say!"
The owners of those voices thought their pitches were low enough, but they didn't know that every word of their conversation had entered Di Xin's ears.
And after seeing King Yu get off the sedan, those low-pitched discussions suddenly disappeared, as if nothing had happened before.
Even when the prince goes to court, he still needs to get off the sedan chair outside the Meridian Gate, and then walk into the palace with all the officials.
Di Xin came out of the sedan chair and walked toward the gathered officials as if he hadn't noticed anything.
Finally stopped in front of someone.
"My son-in-law has met my father-in-law."
Di Xin looked at Wang Ruoqing's father. His old body was already a little rickety, but under his gray beard, he could still vaguely see the handsomeness of his youth.
Wang Ruoqing inherited more than half of her appearance from the old man in front of her.
"I have returned to Beijing several times, but have never been able to meet my father-in-law. I hope your father-in-law will forgive me."
"His Royal Highness Prince Yu is serious."
Wang Pengxing's face was a little complicated, and he raised his hand to hold Di Xin's arms.
Although he initially felt that the fifth prince could become a benevolent king if he ascended the throne, he did not marry his daughter to Prince Yu for this reason.
As he grows older, he no longer has much greed for power, and his only hope is to have a good death.
In order not to be affected by the struggle for the throne, he gave up King Cheng and King Jing, who were powerful at first, and chose King Yu, who seemed to have little sense of existence.
Although all princes theoretically have the right to inherit the throne, if they are not qualified enough, they will naturally not be regarded as a threat.
But who could have imagined that things would change so quickly.
His Royal Highness King Yu, who seemed harmless to humans and animals at first, has now transformed into the Marshal of Dingyuan in northern Xinjiang, and his achievements are enough to be passed down through the ages.
And the most important point is that after showing his talent, he no longer hides his desire to compete for the throne.
At that time, Wang Pengxing chose to marry Wang Ruoqing to Prince Yu in order to avoid the fight for the legitimate heir, but in the end he was forced to get involved.
Just like Wu Chenghou, the border marshal stationed in southern Xinjiang, must stand behind his nephew King Jing.
In this era where clans are formed through bloodline through in-laws, after Wang Ruoqing married Prince Yu, the father-in-law Wang Pengxing was labeled as the fifth prince.
It would be fine if King Yu gave up the fight for the throne.
It's just a label. Marriage between the royal family and major noble families is a very normal and common thing in any dynasty.
But now, even if Emperor Xin is far away in northern Xinjiang, Wang Pengxing, who is the Minister of Household Affairs, and people of his lineage are naturally the fifth prince's power in the capital.
When most of the officials in the capital were on the side of King Cheng, Wang Pengxing and his lineage undoubtedly became the target of public criticism when they obtained officials.
According to common sense, he should have been squeezed out and attacked by officials from the Chengwang line.
Although the Hubu is one of the six departments of the imperial court and has great power, if it is targeted by all the officials of the imperial court, the best result should be to retire.
However, several years later, Wang Pengxing was still working steadily in his position as Minister of Household Affairs.
The most important factor among them is what Di Xin said just now.
Since taking office in Beijiang, except for Wang Ruoqing's family letter, Di Xin has never taken the initiative to contact Wang Pengxing once, and he has never even visited him on the few occasions he returned to Beijing.
To outsiders, it seemed as if Di Xin had given up on his father-in-law.
Of course it is not enough to just think this way.
It is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to miss a thousand.
Although there are no weapons in the court battle, the danger is not reduced by half, and countless bones have been laid in the secret.
Being unsure about the relationship between Di Xin and Wang Pengxing would only make them hesitate before taking action.
After all, even if you succeed in targeting one of the six ministers of household affairs, the price you have to pay is not small.
The reason behind this behavior was that officials could not find evidence of collusion between Di Xin and Wang Pengxing, and had no excuse to attack.
If Di Xin did not meet with Wang Pengxing, Wang Pengxing would naturally not be able to figure out Di Xin's plan. Therefore, no matter what his thoughts were, it would be difficult for him to do anything given his status.
It is said that people become better with age.
To be able to stand out among hundreds of officials and become one of the six ministers of household affairs, Wang Pengxing is certainly not a fool.