"My son-in-law has realized his mistake. All future matters will be decided by my father-in-law."
Zhao Xian looked ashamed, because he had been evaluated by Emperor Hongchang since he was a child as being stupid by nature and unable to be used for much purpose.
After becoming an adult, Zhao Xian always wanted to do things to prove himself, but ended up being imprisoned in the cold palace.
"My old bones can't hold on much longer. When His Highness has secured his seat, he will beg his bones to go home and retire."
Zhang Zhengyang has been calculating gains and losses all his life, always seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune and planning for the long term. At the end of his life, he went against his heart when it came to his children.
In his opinion, it is not a good thing to promote Zhao Xian to the throne. The bad thing is that his eldest son is of Zhang family blood.
No matter how generous the emperor is in the world, he cannot tolerate a foreign surname that has been in charge of the country for two consecutive generations. It is hard to say whether Fengyang's surname will be Zhao or Zhang.
On the contrary, following the late emperor's edict, the Zhang family will still be a prominent local family no matter how lonely it is.
Once you participate in manipulating the change of throne, even if you achieve a great victory in the moment, you will also lay the foundation for future genocide.
Zhao Xian noticed Zhang Zhengyang's expression changing and asked, "Father-in-law, when are we going to take action? The longer we delay, the more stable my brother's throne will be."
"This matter cannot be rushed. The biggest stain on His Highness right now is that the late emperor ordered his dismissal. The late emperor's posthumous title was Xuan, and Hongchang Zhongxing was designated by the history books of the country. Who dared to disobey the punishment he imposed during his lifetime?"
Zhang Zhengyang must explain this matter clearly to Zhao Xian, lest he act without authorization again and ruin the plan: "So now that His Highness has overthrown Zhao Yuan and ascended the throne as emperor, it will be difficult to get the approval of the clan."
Zhao Xian asked anxiously: "What should we do?"
"wait!"
Zhang Zhengyang said: "Wait for Zhao Yuan to take action and destroy the three families of King Chu, King Han and King Jing, and then take action to overthrow them."
Zhao Xian asked doubtfully: "Then the clan will recognize me?"
"When the time comes, His Highness will be the only heir of the late Emperor. No matter the clan or the court, everyone will have to hold their noses to recognize him."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "The king of ZTE, if he allows his eldest son to succeed him, he will definitely be remembered as unfaithful and unfilial in the history books!"
Zhao Xian asked: "Can Zhao Yuan be so cruel?"
"Of the six sons of the late emperor, Zhao Yuan is the only one who is suspicious and cold-blooded, and has always acted with vengeance. Otherwise, how could I choose him to be the leader for no reason?"
Zhang Zhengyang said: "Of course, character is only a prerequisite, and there are means in the follow-up to induce Zhao Yuan to kill the three kings."
Zhao Xian asked for advice: "Please ask my father-in-law to clarify my doubts."
"Rumors have been raging in Beijing a few days ago, and various governments are recruiting martial arts masters from all over the place. I am the one pushing it behind the scenes..."
Seeing Zhao Xian's confused look, Zhang Zhengyang rubbed his forehead helplessly and had no choice but to continue explaining.
"The purpose of this is to create an illusion. One is that masters in the world are scarce and difficult to recruit, and the other is that masters can decide the outcome in a small area, which subtly means it is conducive to the fight for the throne."
"What's wrong with this?"
Zhao Xian said: "When my son-in-law heard about this, he also sent people to recruit several experts."
Zhang Zhengyang raised his eyebrows and said a few names: "Hong Hua, Wang Yizhang, Mercy Monk, Qu Laodao..."
"..."
Zhao Xian's face turned red. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that these were Zhang Zhengyang's people.
"Others are also like His Highness, following the trend and recruiting experts everywhere. I heard that some people even promised titles!"
Zhang Zhengyang said slowly: "You must have great ambitions if you dare to make such a promise. When the palace saw this, they had to follow the recruitment to prevent the masters from various palaces from entering and exiting the palace wantonly and endangering Zhao Yuan's safety."
Zhao Xian looked confused. What does this have to do with seizing the throne?
"Corrupt scholars like Liang and Xie have long been stupid in studying, and they will not bend down to see the rough edges of the world, so this job will definitely fall on Li Defu."
"Li Defu is just a local official. He rarely even goes out to the palace. How can he recognize a master of martial arts?"
Zhang Zhengyang said: "The masters under my command have long been friends with Li Defu's relatives before this, and they successfully entered the palace as errands without arousing any suspicion..."
"hiss!"
Zhao Xian took a breath of air-conditioning, feeling surprised and happy at the same time. He was surprised that the official was so insidious, but he was happy that the most insidious one was one of his own.
"Not only that, but the three masters of the palace are also worshiped by my people."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "In a few days, the masters of the Chu Palace will sneak into Shangyang Palace to assassinate him. Do you think Zhao Yuan will be cruel to the three kings after he is injured?"
Zhao Xian nodded repeatedly and said in surprise: "Where can my father-in-law recruit so many masters to work for him?"
The people in the world are unruly and unruly. No one could have imagined that Zhang Zhengyang could conquer many masters and make them dead soldiers.
"It's a long story. After the Cangtian King was arrested, the Jin Yiwei failed to find out his skills. Everyone thought that the inheritance was broken."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "But I have been secretly paying attention to this matter, and finally found the Jiangnan Cang family, and then used the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism to eliminate demons and protect the Tao as a cover, and finally obtained the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique!"
Zhao Xian said in surprise: "Can this technique produce masters in batches?"
"What they have learned is only fragmentary scrolls, which will not only shorten their lifespan, but also have no method for integrating inner energy."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "The entire exercise method will be handed over to His Highness in the future, and can be given to the servants around you to practice, ensuring that the royal family will have innate masters from generation to generation."
"Father-in-law is so kind that my son-in-law will never forget it!"
Zhao Xian pointed to the sky and swore: "In the future, the eldest son Rong'er will be the successor to the throne, and the Zhang family will be prosperous for generations and will live together with the country. If the Zhao family fails, the country will collapse and the bloodline will be cut off!"
Zhang Zhengyang nodded slightly: "There is no need to make such a heavy oath, as long as you have this heart."
The officialdom has been ups and downs, and I have long disbelieved in any oath.
The fundamental reason why promises and oaths can be maintained is that the benefits are not big enough.
Zhao Xian heard about Zhang Zhengyang's plan and felt that the throne was close at hand: "Why not just stab Zhao Yuan and others to death?"
"You can't hide this from the world. Regardless of whether there is evidence or not, you will be accused of killing your brother and usurping the throne."
Zhang Zhengyang said: "On the other hand, by overthrowing the tyrant Zhao Yuan, you are clearing the source. You will ascend the throne with the support of the public, which will be of great use for ruling the court in the future!"
Zhao Xian's eyes turned red when he heard this, and it sounded like he was making arrangements for his death.
Zhang Zhengyang coughed twice and said: "Don't worry, I can still survive for two or three years. At least I can find you a chief minister who can take charge of the overall situation."
Zhao Xian bowed almost to the ground, with tears in his eyes.
"Thank you, Prime Minister!"
…
Early July.
Emperor Yongxing was assassinated and seriously injured.
The assassin committed suicide by taking poison on the spot. After careful investigation by the Jin Yiwei, he was enshrined in the palace of the Prince of Chu.
When the news came out, all the officials were in an uproar!
The Ministry of War mobilized the imperial army to surround the Chu palace. The Jinyi guards searched carefully and found the dragon robe and seal.
Emperor Yongxing was furious and ordered the execution of all the Chu kings.
The clan government came forward to plead for mercy, saying that no prince in the country had been sentenced to death for hundreds of years. In the end, the prince was deprived of his title, exiled to the northern Xinjiang and demoted to a commoner.
Heavenly prison.
The B-word prison was filled with mortals, all of whom were prisoners of the assassination of King Chu.
Relatives, relatives, palace officials, etc. were all imprisoned, and even the three clans of the housekeepers were arrested, which was enough to know the anger of Emperor Yongxing.
Rumor has it that if the assassin's dagger was deflected by another two or three inches, it would be a national mourning today!
"Old Zhou, fortunately you refused that day!"
Colonel Lu had a look of fear on his face: "The person who asked me to win you over is the steward of Prince Chu's Mansion, the old man in Prison No. 7. I have to go and have a good time later!"
After failing to win over Zhou Yi that day, Lieutenant Lu turned around and thought carefully about it. He also rejected the palace steward's attempts to win over him, but he escaped with his life.
Zhou Yi shrugged and whispered.
"Lao Lu, I have been very busy these days. This is just the beginning!"
