"Your Majesty, even if King Yu is cut off from his vassal, he is still the vassal king. At least his generation will have enough food and clothing."
"But if he cannot inherit the throne, he may have nothing."
"Anyone else would know how to choose..."
Liu Qing explained softly: "As long as the second son agrees, even the aristocratic families who support them will not be able to refuse. And as long as Yuzhou agrees, even if the other vassal kings know the reason? They have no reason to attack!! !”
"That's right, because this is what the new King of Yu agreed to, and I only stationed troops and did not seize power or reduce the vassal?" Empress Liang Zhao raised a smile on her lips, "Liu Aiqing, you have solved one of my problems!!"
"Your Majesty is so ridiculous! The civilian girl only provided an idea. His Majesty came up with the rest by himself. How dare the civilian girl take credit?" Liu Qing Yingying bowed and whispered.
"There is no need to be too modest. You have contributed to this matter and I will remember it."
"In a few days, I will give you a good thing, a good thing that will allow you to catch up with the masked man..."
Empress Liang Zhao smiled slightly and said somewhat mysteriously.
"A good thing that can catch up with the man in the ghost mask?" Liu Qing was also stunned, not quite understanding what the emperor meant.
Empress Liang Zhao was in a good mood and continued: "I will tell you another piece of news. The person who killed King Yu was the man with the ghostly mask who saved you."
"Um?"
"It's him?"
Liu Qing's expression was a little complicated. She didn't understand what her feelings were towards that mysterious man.
But suddenly hearing the news from the other party still made Liu Qing's heart tremble.
"Okay, I still have things to deal with, so I'll leave first."
"After three days, remember to report to the Ministry of War."
Empress Liang Zhao looked at Liu Qing's expression without saying anything, and left the Liu Mansion after giving an explanation.
...
A few days later, Zhou Zhenwen in Xuanwu City received an order from the empress Liang Zhao.
"If you don't use troops, negotiate first and exchange rewards for the right to garrison troops?"
"The reason is to investigate the murder of King Yu?"
"And the remnants of the Demon Cult?"
Zhou Zhenwen was secretly amazed when he saw the imperial edict sent by the angel.
"Huh?"
"This little emperor has grown a lot, hasn't he?"
"So sane?"
"No boss?"
Zhou Zhenwen was a little surprised. After all, according to Emperor Xuan's past character, the young emperor was an enterprising king who was greedy for success. He resolutely punished the members of the Queen Mother's Party, and took advantage of his own trip to Qingzhou to attack the members of the Qingyi Party. These two points were enough. It can be seen.
With such an excellent opportunity, the empress Liang Zhao didn't directly let herself send troops to capture Yuzhou?
Just a little bit incredible?
"It seems that there are experts above the court giving guidance!"
For some reason, the first thing Zhou Zhenwen thought of was the eldest princess Huaizhen who was accompanying him.
Judging from the information passed back by Xiaosi, the eldest princess Huaizhen is a very tough and scheming woman. In just a few words, she solved the Qingzhou family and let them be used by her.
From this point of view, Her Royal Highness the Princess is not as simple as she seems.
"If she were a man, she would be quite suitable to be an emperor!"
Zhou Zhenwen spoke highly of her.
"But this time, she probably wasn't the one who pointed it out. After all, she didn't pass on the news..."
Zhou Zhenwen did not dwell on the matter, and directly took the imperial edict and led hundreds of people towards Yuzhou City.
As soon as Zhou Zhenwen arrived in Yuzhou City, the news reached Prince Yu's Mansion.
"Everyone, what do you think Zhou Zhenwen is here for?"
Liang Youji sat on the throne of King Yu, looked at the people in front of him, and asked with a serious expression.
These people were the counselors of Prince Yu's Palace, the head of the Yuzhou family, and the general who commanded the army in Yuzhou...
All of them are powerful people.
Counselor Tang Liusan cupped his hands and said, "My young prince, Zhou Zhenwen has brought an imperial edict and is probably here to cut down the vassal..."
"Cutting the feudal clan?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Yuzhou is not yet stable, and all the ladies in Prince Yu's palace do not recognize this second son. At this moment, Liang Youji wants to inherit the throne, but there are many obstacles.
Under such circumstances, if the imperial court insists on using troops to reduce the vassal state, I am afraid...
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
"But young prince, don't worry too much. Tang thinks this may be an opportunity." Tang Liusan said slowly.
"Um?"
Liang Youji frowned and looked at Tang Liusan: "A chance?"
"What's the explanation?"
"Little Prince, now the wives of each house and the forces behind you do not recognize you and think that you are not qualified to inherit the throne. In addition, the hearts of the major families in Yuzhou are floating. To be honest, with the current situation, Little Prince, you want to succeed to the throne. , not easy..."
Tang Liusan said in a deep voice: "As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct."
"The young prince is now the only heir to Prince Yu. He has the conditions to succeed to the throne, but it is not enough to have the conditions. The world also needs to be convinced."
"The key to conviction lies in the court and Zhou Zhenwen."
"As long as the imperial court approves it and the emperor issues a reward order, the young prince can legitimately inherit it, and no one dares to say anything."
"It's not easy to get Emperor Xuan to give orders..." Liang Youji also understood what the other party meant, "I'm worried that Emperor Xuan sent Zhou Zhenwen, the chief minister of the cabinet, to try to reduce the vassal status. .”
"Young prince, I don't think so," Tang Liusan said.
"Oh? Why do you see it?" Liang Youji also became interested.
"It is not so easy for the imperial court to reduce the vassal state. It cannot be done overnight. The major vassal kings are powerful and they are like a country within a country. A single move can affect the whole body. Even if Emperor Xuan wants to reduce the vassal state, he can't do it overnight. The feelings of other vassal kings need to be taken into consideration, he cannot just let Yuzhou cut off the vassalage with just a transfer order."
"He can't stop other feudal lords from talking!"
"So, when Zhou Zhenwen comes here this time, he should also be here to negotiate terms."
"I think the young prince can meet him."
Tang Liusan expressed his thoughts.
This idea has received support from many people.
Luo Yong, the head of the Luo family in Yuzhou, said: "Little prince, Zhou Zhenwen only brought a few hundred people, which shows the sincerity of the court. You must see him as soon as possible to finalize the succession, otherwise things will change if it is too late."
"Little Prince, I recently received news that the ladies from other houses are currently looking for the Prince's illegitimate son. If they find... or find someone to replace them, they can also threaten you, Little Prince... .It’s better to make plans in advance!”
"What?" Liang Youji's eyes flashed with a stern look, and he said coldly: "Do they still want to fabricate a few illegitimate children out of thin air?"
"You want to take advantage of the fact that your father is dead and die without any proof?"
"They are so brave!!"
"Yes, little prince, they already have a way to kill themselves!!" General Qin said fiercely with a fierce look on his face.
"If this is really the case, then we will leave them alone..." Liang Youji sighed quietly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
