The death of His Highness King Chen was a devastating blow to the Jingyang Hou Mansion, even greater than the death of the two legitimate sons.
The death of the two legitimate sons who had spent countless efforts to cultivate them was a huge blow to the Jingyang Marquis Mansion, but the Jingyang Marquis Mansion had other sons, and they could be carefully cultivated. However, His Highness Prince Chen is dead, and it is impossible for the Jingyang Hou Mansion to bring out another His Highness Prince Chen.
First of all: Liang Fei is not young and it is difficult to get pregnant again. Even if the good concubine is lucky enough to become pregnant again, there is no guarantee that she will give birth to a prince.
Secondly: the good concubine is not very favored. Even if she wants to give birth to a prince again, she can't do it without the emperor's cooperation.
Finally: Even if the emperor is willing to let the good concubine give birth to a prince, I am afraid that the prince has not grown up yet, and one of the prince, the king, and the king of Chu has already snatched the throne. When the time comes, where will the throne come from for Liang Fei's son to grab? Maybe Liang Fei's son will die by then.
Ever since His Highness Prince Chen was born, the Marquis of Jingyang has placed everything on him, and it can be said that they have taken great pains for him. Now, His Royal Highness King Chen has been assassinated, and everything the Jingyang Houfu has done over the years has been in vain. Their decades of planning have also come to nothing, which is a devastating blow to them.
The death of his two legitimate sons made Marquis Jingyang fall ill, but it did not make him despair. However, the death of His Highness Prince Chen made him feel despair. In the past few days, he finally regained some energy, but due to the death of His Royal Highness King Chen, his condition worsened and he has been in a coma.
Originally, the Jingyang Hou Mansion was in chaos because of the death of the two legitimate sons, but now they learned the news of the death of His Highness Prince Chen, which caused the Jingyang Hou Mansion to completely collapse.
How could the eighth prince let go of such a good opportunity. He took advantage of the chaos in the Jingyang Hou Mansion and did many things.
When other aristocratic families saw the collapse of the Jingyang Marquis Mansion, it was certainly impossible for them to sympathize with him. They also took the opportunity to plunder the Yuan family's business and seize the Yuan family's power.
The plan to regain Shu did not stop because of the death of His Highness King Chen. The emperor asked Zhang Gong to go to Shu as scheduled, and also ordered His Royal Highness the King of Chu to quickly go to Shu to join Zhang Gong.
Of course, the emperor ordered a thorough investigation into the assassination of His Royal Highness King Chen.
After the good concubine learned that her son had been assassinated, she fell ill. In the past few days, the concubines in the harem often visited her. Most of the concubines do not hate the good concubine, nor are they jealous of her. Now that she is sick, most of the concubines sympathize with her very much. If it were them, they wouldn't be able to bear the death of their son.
Concubine Liang took Mei Yu and Pan Cairen to visit Liang Fei, but was blocked from the door again. After the good concubine fell ill, she saw no visitors and no one except the emperor.
After learning that she was ill, the emperor came to visit her immediately and comforted her. He also promised that she would find the murderer and avenge His Highness King Chen.
The emperor's promise did not make Concubine Liang feel better. The pain of losing a child cannot be made better by just a few words.
Concubine De and Concubine Shu, who often "bullied" Concubine Liang, now felt pity for Concubine Liang. When they learned that King Chen had died, they quickly wrote secret letters to their sons, asking them to pay attention to safety when they went out. They are not young and they really cannot bear the pain of losing a child.
Concubine Liang, Meiren Yu and the others said some words of condolences to the eldest maid next to Liang Fei, and then turned and left.
Back at Kunde Hall, Pan Cairen couldn't hold back and asked Liang Bin: "Sister, did His Highness King Chen really die in the hands of the rebels?"
It is said that His Highness King Chen and his party encountered rebels. The rebels originally wanted to rob the property, but when they heard that it was His Highness King Chen, they brutally killed His Highness King Chen and left his body intact.
Almost all of the entourage who followed His Highness King Chen to the capital were killed. Only one person was seriously injured. It was he who revealed before his death that the people who killed them were rebels.
Not many people believe that the murderer of His Royal Highness King Chen was a rebel army, because it is too strange. Many people suspected that someone was pretending to be a rebel. But it’s hard to say who is pretending to be a rebel.
Poppy also asked: "Is there someone pretending to be a rebel?"
Liang Bin shook her head and said, "Who knows."
"Sister, what do you think?" Liang Bi is the smartest among the three of them, and Poppy and Pan Cairen are very convinced of her.
Liang Bin thought for a while and said: "I think it may really be a rebel army."
Her answer surprised Poppy and Pan Cairen, and they asked in unison: "Sister, why do you think so?"
"Because only the rebels are so bold." Liang Bi analyzed it seriously for Poppy and the others, "If it weren't for the rebels, who would dare to kill His Highness King Chen so blatantly? As for other highnesses, they would not send people to assassinate His Highness King Chen. "
She added: "Besides, His Highness King Chen has been staying in his fiefdom in the past few years and has not done anything to other His Highnesses. It is even more impossible for other His Highnesses to kill His Highness King Chen at this time, because His Highness King Chen There is no fatal threat to them at this time.”
After listening to Liang Bi's analysis, Poppy and Pan Cairen felt that it was right.
"That's really a rebel army."
Liang Bin said: "I think it's the rebels. These rebels are desperate and can do anything. They even dare to rebel, let alone kill a prince." She believed what she said.
"Sister is right. The rebels dare not do anything. They just pity His Highness Prince Chen and Concubine Liang." Concubine Liang is different from Concubine De and others. She rarely bullies palace maids and eunuchs, and rarely Oppressing concubines with low status.
"The pain of losing a child..." Although Pan Cairen had no children, she thought that if something happened to Yaoyao, she would go crazy. "I hope the good concubine can survive."
The poppy could feel the heartache of Concubine Liang. She shook her head and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult." As she said that, she sighed heavily, "Even if I get through it, I'm afraid Concubine Liang's body..."
Liang Bin also sighed: "Alas..."
Pan Cairen's eyes turned red and he said with tears in his eyes: "I don't dare to think it's Yaoyao..."
Before she could finish her words, her mouth was covered by Poppy. Poppy said unluckily: "Bah, bah, bah, what are you talking about? Yaoyao will be fine."
Pan Cairen hurriedly raised his hand and slapped himself several times, and said to Liang Bin with an apologetic expression: "Sister, I'm sorry, I just talked nonsense."
Liang Bi didn't pay attention and smiled reassuringly at Pan Cairen: "It's okay. I know you care about Yaoyao. Don't worry, Yaoyao will be fine."
Pan Cairen smiled and said, "Well, Yaoyao will definitely live a long life."
At this time, Zhao Yao sneezed and then received a concerned look from He Lianfang. He shook his head at He Lianfang: "I'm fine. Someone must be talking bad about me."
Hearing what he said, He Lianfang felt relieved and continued to talk about what happened just now.
"The Marquis of Jingyang suffered a stroke."
"Have you had a stroke?" Zhao Yao was shocked at first, then thought about it and felt that it was not surprising that Marquis Jingyang had a stroke. "Can you still talk?"
"No, his eyes are already crooked and his mouth is crooked." He Lianfang's tone was full of ridicule, "He can only move one pair of eyes now."
"I'm paralyzed." Yes, basically everyone will be paralyzed after a stroke. "This is worse than death."
He Lianfang sneered: "Let him die happily, wouldn't it be too easy for him?"
Zhao Yao nodded and agreed, "That's true." After saying that, he added, "This is retribution." Marquis Jingyang suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, and Zhao Yao felt no sympathy because he deserved it. "Make his life worse than death, and let him watch the Marquis of Jingyang collapse step by step." This is the best way to punish the Marquis of Jingyang.
"While his illness was killing him, the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty took action again." He Lianfang thought about it in her mind and said, "I'm afraid that in less than three months, the Marquis of Jingyang will kill everyone in his family."
"If the Marquis of Jingyang had not suffered a stroke, the Yuan family could have survived for a while." Zhao Yao said, "Now that he has suffered a stroke, he can't even speak, and there is no one else in the Marquis of Jingyang's family who can support him."
"The Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion concealed the fact that the Marquis of Jingyang suffered a stroke. Now, on the surface, the eldest son of the concubine is in charge of the affairs in the mansion, but in fact it is a retainer of the Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion who is handling it."
"Hey, didn't the people from the Southern Wei Dynasty take care of this doorway?"
"The people of the Southern Wei Dynasty probably wanted to find something in the Yuan family, so they kept this retainer."
Zhao Yao asked hurriedly: "What?"
He Lianfang guessed: "It might be the jade seal passed down from the country."
Zhao Yao was shocked: "The imperial seal is in the Yuan family?" It's impossible.
"It shouldn't be there, or maybe the Yuan family has other things from the Southern Wei Dynasty." He Lianfang was only interested in the imperial seal, not other things from the Southern Wei Dynasty.
"What else is there in Southern Wei?" Zhao Yao asked curiously.
He Lianfang said indifferently: "It's nothing more than gold, silver, jewelry, or antique calligraphy and painting."
Zhao Yao thought about it and thought so. Instantly lost interest.
Seeing that Zhao Yao also had a lack of interest, He Lianfang asked in surprise: "Aren't you a money fan? Why aren't you interested in the gold and silver jewelry of the Southern Wei Dynasty?"
"I'm a money addict, but I don't want hot gold and silver jewelry like the Southern Wei Dynasty." Besides, if the Yuan family really has the treasure of the Southern Wei Dynasty, it belongs to Ba Ge. He will never compete with the myna.
He Lianfang suddenly asked: "By the way, did your second uncle and the others steal the Yuan family's business?"
"No, I told my second uncle not to steal the Yuan family's voice from other aristocratic families." He asked his second uncle not to steal it, not because he couldn't bear it, but because he didn't want his second uncle to run into those aristocratic families. Those aristocratic families were very keen on robbing the Yuan family's business. If they bumped into each other, they might do something.
He Lianfang was relieved: "That's good." He had forgotten to mention this before. "Now is the time for the aristocratic families to share in the Yuan family's fat piece of meat. There is no need to fight with them." Besides, even if you fight, you won't be able to grab much.
Zhao Yao nodded and said: "I think so too. Besides, my second uncle and the others are not bad at the Yuan family's business." The second uncle and the others are currently busy selling things from Lingnan, and they are so busy that they can't find anything. Time and energy are robbed of the Yuan family's business. "By the way, fourth brother, do you want us to help you secretly?"
"You don't believe that your fourth brother can regain Shu?"
Zhao Yao admitted: "A bit, after all, the fourth brother has no experience in leading troops to fight. This is the first time he has led troops to fight, and the fight is still in Shu."
He Lianfang chuckled and said, "Did you underestimate Zhang Gong too much?"
"Ah, I didn't." When did he underestimate General Zhang.
"With him here, it's impossible for your fourth brother to be unable to regain Shu." He Lianfang said with a smile, "otherwise, why do you think your father sent Zhang Gong to assist your fourth brother?"
Zhao Yao smiled sheepishly: "I was so concerned that I became confused and forgot about General Zhang."
"Your father is giving your fourth brother his military exploits."
"Sure enough, the person that my father likes is the fourth brother." Zhao Yao said, smiling proudly, "I have already guessed that the person that my father likes the most is the fourth brother."
He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao smiling like a fool, and felt that this child was really a fool.
"Just because of this incident, do you think your father is interested in King Chu?"
"That's right, otherwise why would the emperor feed the fourth brother's military exploits?" Zhao Yao said with a smile, "And the fourth brother's fiefdom is Liangzhou..." Next, he listed out to He Lianfang a list of people who were favored by the emperor. It is the evidence of King Chu.
He Lianfang almost believed what he said was reasonable. Of course, when the emperor did this, it was easy for people to misunderstand that the person he favored was the King of Chu. However, this is also the emperor's plan.
"You seem to hope that your fourth brother will take that seat?"
"Of course, if fourth brother becomes emperor, he will be a good emperor." Zhao Yao told He Lianfang again about the advantages of King Chu.
After hearing what Zhao Yao said about King Chu, He Lianfang sighed in her heart: If Zhao Yao is really as naive and stupid as he appears, then King Chu is indeed the most suitable candidate. Unfortunately, Zhao Yao is not what he appears to be.
The King of Chu is indeed outstanding, but compared with Zhao Yao, he is a little behind. Not only is the difference in brains, but also in terms of scheming.
If the King of Chu could see five steps with one step, then Zhao Yao could see ten steps with one step. Although the difference is only five steps, each of these five steps is a world of difference.
King Chu's scheming and methods are deeper than those of the prince and the king, and he is more skilled than many people, but he pales in comparison to Zhao Yao.
In addition to these two aspects, King Chu also lost to Zhao Yao, and this point is very important. That is, the King of Chu was deeply influenced by the Li family and was influenced by the great principles of Confucianism since he was a child. Although he does not regard Confucianism as the norm like the prince, his ideas and practices will be constrained by Confucianism. However, Zhao Yao is not bound by this aspect, because he uses Confucianism as a tool and is completely unaffected by Confucianism.
The King of Chu did not dare to deviate too much from Confucianism, but Zhao Yao did. Like the emperor, Zhao Yao didn't care about the rules and etiquette set by Confucianism. They only did what they thought was right. If something they think is right goes against what Confucianism is all about, they will tell the Confucianists to get out of their way and not get in their way. However, if it were the King of Chu, he would not dare to be so "lawless".
He Lianfang smiled inexplicably and said, "It's not certain whether your fourth brother will be able to sit in that seat in the end."
"Yes, the matter of seizing the direct descendant is full of uncertainty." Zhao Yao sighed heavily and said, "But, I hope it is the fourth brother." Bage is indeed very good to him, but Bage's temperament... is not suitable for sitting That seat.
He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao, and the corner of her mouth raised a hint of a smile.
"Second uncle, don't you think highly of my fourth brother?"
He Lianfang said: "It doesn't matter whether I think highly of your fourth brother or not. Besides, why should I think highly of him?"
Zhao Yao choked and couldn't refute for a while.
"I don't know what my father will find out when he sends people to investigate Sixth Brother's death."
"It is impossible to detect the Southern Wei people, so the final result can only be rebellion." The emperor must know that the Southern Wei people were responsible, but at this time, the Southern Wei people will not be involved. Besides, all the evidence points to the rebels, and there will be no clues about the Southern Wei people.
Zhao Yao really wanted to ask: Did the emperor know that the Southern Wei people wanted to harm his sixth brother?
The second update is here.
He Lianfang: Fool!
Zhao Yao: Second uncle, are you talking about me?
He Lianfang: Is it me?
Zhao Yao: Why am I a fool?
He Lianfang: You will know later.
Many years later, Zhao Yao finally understood: I am indeed a fool!
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