His Royal Highness is back.
Kyoto is a little uneasy.
The news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had returned to Kyoto spread throughout the streets almost instantly.
It didn't take long for the news to drift into the palace.
In the palace, some people were surprised, some were confused, and some had murderous intent in their eyes.
The people who were surprised were naturally those who wanted His Highness to come back. They were originally from the prince's faction. Although some of them did not support the second prince's ascension to the throne, but supported the eldest prince or the third prince, those two princes had long since become kings. He died young, and they had always attached great importance to hereditary inheritance, so they persuaded themselves to join the prince's faction.
There are still a few people who are doubtful. They have no position at all. It seems that they don't care who can sit in that position, as long as the world is peaceful.
But they were very confused, how could His Highness the Crown Prince come back at this time?
As for the third group of people, they are those who do not want His Royal Highness to live. Over the years, they have been looking for opportunities to get the old emperor to depose the prince and succeed him to the throne. However, no matter how hard they try, the old emperor is unable to make progress.
Although there is no explicit punishment for exploiting titles or positions, in fact, some of these people's original rights are secretly taken back as a warning.
On a street in Kyoto, a carriage was driving slowly. The guard following the carriage could tell who was in the carriage by looking at it.
It was the Zhennan Hou of the current dynasty.
Zhennan Hou Lin Daofu was the Zhennan General in the army at that time. Although he was not as good as the general in charge of troops and horses, he was still a guarding general. In the early years, he was invincible in the south. After the world was unified, he was named the Zhennan General. Nanhou.
At first, Zhennan Hou was undoubtedly the eldest prince's faction. He valued the eldest prince's martial arts skills and was willing to do his best to ensure that the eldest prince ascended to that position.
Later, when the two princes died young, the Marquis of Zhennan thought that the old emperor would choose the most suitable person to be a king to sit in that position, but the old emperor suddenly issued an order to make the two princes the crown prince. Inherit the throne.
This made the Marquis of Zhennan furious. How could the second prince, a useless person, be able to take on such an important position?
He didn't want to watch the country that his brothers had bought with countless blood destroyed in the hands of a loser.
The carriage slowly walked around several streets and stopped in front of a small courtyard.
"Master Hou, we've arrived."
The groom spoke softly outside to remind him, and at the same time opened the car curtain.
Lin Daofu slowly walked out of the carriage. Although Lin Daofu today is not as tall and strong as he was back then, he is still the general Zhennan he once was. In addition, people who come out of the army will never slack off at any time, and they have also been able to do so in recent years. I have never stopped practicing.
Today, Lin Daofu did not wear official robes but changed into casual clothes and walked into the courtyard.
This courtyard is remote, and there is nothing unusual about it from the outside, but there is something special inside. You can tell that every plant and tree must be carefully cared for by someone.
However, Lin Daofu didn't have time to appreciate such a scenery now. He walked quickly in the corridor and headed towards the backyard.
At the end of the corridor, several figures appeared. The leader was wearing a white robe and holding a book in his hand. When he saw Lin Daofu, he stepped forward to greet him, raised his hands and asked, "Why is the Marquis of Zhennan so flustered?" ?”
Lin Daofu waved his hand and snorted coldly, "Zhang, this is the time, you haven't received the news, right?"
The man who greeted the Marquis of Zhennan was Zhang Xi, the current Wenru Marquis.
It's just that although they were both granted the title of Marquis, one actually represented the military attaché and the other represented the civil servant.
The two people had different stances before. They were close friends on the battlefield, but due to certain stances, they stopped communicating with each other.
In fact, in the current dynasty, there were many military attachés who were staunchly loyal to the First Prince faction.
Among the civil servants, naturally most of them are from the Three Princes faction.
The appearance of two big figures here today is actually considered as shaking hands and making peace. After all, the two people have the same idea now.
Zhang Xi smiled, and the other figures behind him had already saluted Lin Daofu.
Lin Daofu took a closer look and saw that they were all old faces. Yuan Zuo, the commander of Wude Camp, Liu Yun, the dean of Decai Academy...
These people were all representatives of the First Prince Faction or the Third Prince Faction. Naturally, there is no need to explain clearly what the purpose of gathering here is.
After waiting for a while, many more adults came.
A group of people entered the central hall and sat down. Yuan Zuo looked out the door and looked at the long corridor. It was already empty, and asked, "Is there anyone else coming?"
Lin Daofu directly sat down on the high seat and said: "There is no need to wait, everything you want to come will come naturally. As for the other people, after so many years, His Majesty has never abolished the position of crown prince, so they must have finally compromised."
Yuan Zuo punched the door frame in dissatisfaction and muttered: "A bunch of traitors."
Zhang Xi saw that the atmosphere was a little tense, so he ordered his servants to serve the food immediately. When a table of fine wine and delicious food was placed in front of them, they drank and ate meat while talking about the past. m.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
Seeing that the atmosphere had relaxed a lot, Zhang Xi stood up and said, "Everyone, I, Zhang, am hosting a banquet for everyone today. It's not just about reminiscing about old times. Many of the people here were once members of the First Prince's faction. , there are also many who used to be members of the Third Prince Faction, and it was inevitable that there would be some conflicts before. However, the two princes have been dead for many years, and they cannot be resurrected. Although it is a pity, there is nothing you can do. I believe that you are looking forward to the world getting better and better, but Your Majesty is determined to let that good-for-nothing second prince sit on the throne, how can we watch helplessly? How can the world that we people have managed to hold be handed over to the hands of a good-for-nothing?!"
Zhang Xi is worthy of being a scholar, and his words made everyone present feel excited.
Yes, we conquered this world with His Majesty. If the eldest prince or the third prince are still alive, they can accept that one of them will sit on the throne, because they know that no matter which prince it is, there is only one person in this world. It will get better and better.
But these two princes are short-lived. How could they be willing to hand over the world they finally conquered to a loser?
Yuan Zuo was the most angry. He slammed his wine glass on the table, spilling a lot of wine, "Master Zhang is absolutely right. I was loyal to the eldest prince before because I believed that the eldest prince would be able to reach the top of martial arts. But let's let him I am not willing to let the world fall into the hands of a useless second prince!"
Below, several people were discussing.
Most of them were comments that praised the deceased prince and used them to belittle the second prince.
Lin Daofu was not in a hurry to speak, but his expression was not very good, and he was drinking sips of wine.
Zhang Xi smiled and said: "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. I believe that the thoughts in your hearts are generally consistent with Zhang's, that is, the second prince cannot be allowed to sit on that throne!"
As soon as Zhang Xi spoke, several people nodded.
Liu Yun said in a muffled voice: "Having said that, after all, we are still ministers. If His Majesty insists on doing this, can we still object?"
As the dean of the Institute of Virtue and Talent, Liu Yun has produced many good students who are now officials in the court. Because they later became officials in the court, many of these students still maintain a neutral stance. Not helping each other.
Although Liu Yun had tried to persuade them a lot, these students could only cowardly say that they were ministers and could not influence His Majesty's thoughts.
Zhang Xi smiled calmly and looked at Lin Daofu.
Lin Daofu, who had been silent until now, cleared his throat and said, "Do you guys know where the second prince has been since he left Kyoto?"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the other people became vicious.
Lin Daofu continued: "The second prince has traveled to many places over the years, and my spies have been secretly observing him, but one thing is strange. Your majesty is the last son, and he never cares about himself. My son’s life or death.”
Having said this, Yuan Zuo immediately asked: "Your Majesty has actually given up on this son in your heart?"
Lin Daofu shook his head, "On the contrary, according to the news from my spies, although the second prince came to the edge of the cliff several times, he always survived every time. Isn't the story behind this worth thinking about? ?”
Everyone fell silent.
Finally, Zhang Xi asked with a smile: "Besides His Majesty, there is someone who hopes that the Second Prince can survive, and this person's status will definitely be higher than the two of us."
Lin Daofu nodded.
Zhang Xi's expression was a little complicated.
The number of people in the court who were above the two of them could actually be counted on one hand.
Lin Daofu picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and said, "You all must be aware of one thing. The person who brought the second prince back this time has a strong background."
Several people nodded, and the figure of the young man appeared in their minds.
In today's world, in terms of fame, Gu Xiaotian is certainly not that good, but in terms of who is the most popular, it is Gu Xiaotian.
And there is more to Gu Xiaotian than just the Gu family.
How could these people not know about the five-year agreement that the old emperor made with Gu Xiaotian after the war with tens of thousands of people?
Liu Yun asked: "Master Lin, you mean that this time it will be more difficult than before?"
Lin Daofu nodded and sighed: "We have been putting pressure on His Majesty before. Even if His Majesty really doesn't like to hear it, he actually doesn't dare to do anything to us. It's just taking away some small rights. It doesn't matter. But the Second Prince When we come back this time, if we continue as we did before, I'm afraid His Majesty will really take action on us."
Yuan Zuo slapped the table and said, "Is it possible that we really want to watch the world fall into the hands of a loser?"
Lin Daofu and Zhang Xi looked at each other.
Zhang Xi asked: "What do you think, Mr. Lin?"
Lin Daofu said seriously: "Since His Majesty insists on doing this, we, the ministers, have no choice but to go against His Majesty's wishes once..."
Immediately afterwards, Lin Daofu made a move.
His hand crossed his neck.
Several people present were slightly stunned.
Killing the prince would be a capital crime that would kill the whole family and kill all nine clans.
Lin Daofu stood up, looked at everyone, and said loudly: "If you want to regret it now, you can leave on your own. I will definitely not take this matter to heart."
A few people below looked at me, and I looked at you, but no one left their seats.
Lin Daofu took a deep breath and said with a solemn face: "Since you have made your decision, you agree with Lin's words. There is no turning back when you fire your bow. If there is any infamy or guilt afterwards, you will have to do it." Let us bear it together.”
Zhang Xi expressed his position: "Master Lin is joking, we are here for this world. Even if we suffer temporary infamy, it is better than watching the world we finally conquered be destroyed."
Several others expressed their opinions one after another.
Lin Daofu sat down, clapped his hands gently, and his groom immediately ran in and handed a secret book into his hands.
Lin Daofu unfolded the secret scroll and said softly: "I have been preparing for this day for a long time."
Some people died, but not completely...
