After establishing a foothold in Northern Xinjiang, Emperor Xin no longer deliberately concealed his ambition to compete for the throne.
At that time, Wang Pengxing had been waiting for half a month.
However, except for an ordinary letter from Wang Ruoqing, he did not receive any information from King Yu.
Although he didn't know what King Yu's specific plan was at that time, he understood what the best way to deal with it was.
Respond to all changes by remaining unchanged.
When Wang Ruoqing was married to Prince Yu, all the officials in the court knew about his unintentional fight between the princes.
Now, although it was because of King Yu that he had no choice but to get involved in this turmoil, it did not mean that he had to take action to plan for King Yu.
Show weakness.
Of course, if King Cheng ascends the throne, Wang Pengxing, who is the father-in-law of King Yu, will naturally not be able to escape being liquidated.
From this point of view, instead of waiting to be liquidated, it is better to give it a try.
But as the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, as long as he has no reason to be caught by others, before the new emperor ascends the throne, even if the people of the king's lineage are unhappy, they will not be able to deal with him.
It's not that there is no way, but that it's not worth it.
Rather than spending a certain price to bring him down, Wang Pengxing's show of weakness is now more cost-effective.
Of course, Wang Pengxing's indifference did not come without any price.
Over the past few years, either due to pressure or wanting to seek a future, his group became separated. Although he is still a minister, after leaving the Ministry of Household Affairs, he has lost his former glory.
of majesty.
But Wang Pengxing didn't care about it.
Instead of secretly ostracizing people in the court, he spent more energy on another thing.
Find a way out for yourself and the Wang family.
After reaching his position, even if there is no such thing as King Yu, there are countless people staring at him, and it is not easy to retreat even if he wants to.
After becoming the king and supervising the country, he also made plans.
The day when King Cheng was established as the crown prince was the day when he returned to the wild.
He thought that this day would come soon, but he never expected that he would wait until now from the day when he became the king of the country.
However, although Wang Pengxing's feelings towards King Yu were complicated, he was not dissatisfied at all.
On the contrary, whether for personal reasons or justice, he supported Emperor Xin's fight for the throne.
However, based on His Highness Prince Yu's current performance, he still doesn't know whether His Highness Prince Yu will be able to become a benevolent king as he had guessed in the past if he has the opportunity to ascend the throne as emperor in the future.
But this doesn't matter much.
Now King Cheng has been in charge of the country for more than a year and a half, and everyone in the government and the public has recognized His Highness King Cheng's ability to inherit the throne. His Majesty himself has even praised him in public many times.
Not to mention other places, many people in the capital have begun to call King Cheng the Prince Yin in private.
Although the son-in-law of the fifth prince, King Yu, was very capable, he had been "keeping a low profile" for too long.
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Outside the Meridian Gate.
Di Xin and Wang Pengxing were chatting when they suddenly heard another noise around them.
Following Baiguan's line of sight, he saw a sedan parked next to his previous sedan.
The person who got off the sedan was none other than his cheap brother.
The eldest prince becomes king.
Different from the loneliness when Emperor Xin came, as soon as King Cheng got off the sedan chair, all the officials gathered around him like bees smelling the fragrance of flowers.
"I have met His Highness King Cheng."
"A new batch of good wine has arrived in the humble office. I wonder if your highness can enjoy it someday?"
"Your Highness King Cheng, yesterday..."
Flattery and unabashed desire to please.
Except for Wang Pengxing, who was still standing next to Di Xin, there were only a few scattered people left in this area.
"well……"
Wang Pengxing sighed slightly.
Looking at the excitement over there, he said with a hint of bitterness: "Being a king is so powerful that you... shouldn't come back..."
How could Di Xin not know the meaning of Wang Pengxing's words?
He has 90,000 elite soldiers. As long as he does not leave the northern border, King Cheng will be wary of him even if he wants to take action against him.
This is why the two of them chatted for a long time, but Wang Pengxing never mentioned a word about asking Wang Ruoqing to return to Beijing to visit the two elders.
He was worried that once Wang Ruoqing returned to the capital, King Cheng would take the opportunity to detain her in the capital and use it to threaten King Yu.
However, now that Emperor Xin has returned to the capital alone, if King Cheng has evil intentions, his situation will be really dangerous.
From Wang Pengxing's tone, Di Xin also heard another meaning.
On the surface, it seems that Emperor Xin has never contacted the Wang family since he went to Northern Xinjiang and took office. It seems that he resented his father-in-law for not helping him when he was bullied in the capital.
However, Wang Pengxing's daughter Wang Ruoqing is Di Xin's princess after all.
And she's still a royal concubine.
It is said that blood is thicker than water, and it is said that although His Royal Highness Prince Yu has a new love, he has never forgotten his old love, and his love for Princess Yu has never diminished.
Therefore, Emperor Xin supported his own troops in northern Xinjiang and actually provided some protection to the Wang family in the capital.
As long as Wang Pengxing restrains himself and observes etiquette, then with his long-standing reputation and the protection of his son-in-law, it will be difficult to return home safely, but it is not difficult.
Although the Wang family's power will suffer a certain blow, it will still be within the tolerable range.
In both public and private matters, Wang Pengxing did not want Emperor Xin to come to the capital alone.
"Don't worry, father-in-law, my son-in-law has his own plans."
Di Xin comforted Wang Pengxing with a few words. Although he did not completely reassure him, his expression was much better than at the beginning.
Seeing that the officials surrounding King Cheng had not dispersed for a long time, he pondered for a moment and walked over.
Because of the struggle for the throne, the feud between King Yu and King Cheng was no longer a secret in the capital.
Seeing King Yu suddenly come over, the officials surrounding King Cheng fell silent for a moment, and unconsciously moved out of the way, looking at the two of them with complicated eyes.
As if unaware, Emperor Xin walked straight to King Cheng along the path that the officials had given way to.
"The younger brother has met the elder brother."
Looking at King Cheng, who he had not seen for many years, Di Xin suddenly laughed: "After my eldest brother took over the country, I should have gone to congratulate him. However, my father issued a ban at that time, so I never had time. I hope my eldest brother will forgive me."
"I'm just doing something for my father. There's nothing to congratulate."
King Cheng shook his head, looking like a brother and brother, and said congratulations: "On the other hand, Xiaowu, you have made many military exploits in the past few years, which really makes my elder brother jealous!"
There seemed to be a real look of envy in his eyes.
When Di Xin saw this, he quickly declined and said: "It was all the border officers who fought bravely to kill the enemy. I am a useless person. I just took advantage of this status. It is not a great achievement."
"If it were the eldest brother, he would definitely do better than the younger brother."