fake prince

Chapter 1020
Tan Ping didn't seem to have heard the officials' discussion. He came out all the way without saying hello to anyone. He strode up to his car, lifted the curtain and got in, saying, "Let's go!"

The coachman yelled, and the ox cart moved. The weather is good today. Most of the residents here are noble people. The white walls and green tiles cover the bamboo trees. Not far away, there are many stalls and shops, which are very prosperous. This is also due to the Shuntian Prefecture, but Tanping But he didn't care to appreciate it, and frowned deeply.

"The emperor's heart is really unpredictable." The official, who was always in circles of various dignitaries, looked away from a silk shop, sighed, and leaned on the cushion.

Although the prince committed suicide, he was actually forced to death by the emperor. No matter what, this grievance and even hatred are absolutely irreparable.

Therefore, although Dai Wang is the son of the prince, it is orthodox, but almost no officials really approach Dai Wang.

Even if there is no confirmed candidate for the time being, at least it will be selected among the two kings of Qi and Shu, and the acting king must not be the heir favored by the emperor.

Who would have imagined that in an instant, the emperor's heart, which was already fixed, would suddenly change?
Tan Ping, who thought he could fathom the heart of an emperor, was also at a loss at the moment.

Someone was talking outside the car window.

He opened the corner of the curtain and looked out, and saw a few officials passing by, a few meters away, speaking in a low voice, only two words were faintly blown from the wind: "... Dai Wang... Sheng Chong ..."

Grace?

This was really something that shocked everyone. Tan Ping sighed again, put down the car curtain, and thought: "Are I really guessing wrong? In fact, the emperor has always liked acting as the king?"

Just thinking about it, the coachman asked respectfully outside: "Master, are you going back home?"

This sound interrupted his thoughts.

He ordered in a deep voice: "Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"Yes." The coachman answered outside, driving the ox cart, and drove out of the alley where the Daiwang Mansion is located. As he turned the street and crossed the alley, the noise outside gradually became louder.

The cries continued, and Tan Ping in the car fell into deep thought again.

"The emperor has been on the throne for [-] years, so he will not be ignorant of the consequences of bringing the queen to the Daiwang's mansion. This will be considered by everyone as the acting king and the son are very favored by the emperor, but the emperor still came."

"Could it be that the emperor really likes acting as the king? Are we thinking wrong?" Tan Ping looked solemn, the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't figure it out.

"Is it really the same as in the rumors, the emperor was only deceived by others, and he knew that the crown prince was wronged, so he regretted it? So you want to make up for the acting king?"

Thinking of the prince who was forced to commit suicide back then, Tan Ping also had mixed feelings, but even for the prince, there are many unreasonable things in it.

"Great politics can advance but never retreat, like an arrow that cannot be retracted once shot."

"Even if it's for the crown prince, at most it's a prince, not a grandson. It's even more impossible to be a grandson. Being a prince and grandson is a house, can you tear it down at will?"

Tanping became more and more confused, so he could only sigh, "I can't figure it out."

"Master, we're here." A voice from outside interrupted his thoughts again. He slowly got down from the bullock cart, and when he looked up, he saw the gate of Xiangfu.

The building is not too luxurious, but it looks very quiet as a whole, only on the plaque on the door, there are two big characters bestowed by the emperor: Zhao Mansion.

This is the residence of Zhao Xu and Zhao Xiang, and it is actually his mentor.

"Go and call the door." Seeing that the door was closed, Tan Ping asked the servant to go up and call the door.

"Lord Tan, my master invites you in." After a while, the servant of Xiangfu who went in came back and respectfully invited him in.

Without a servant, Tan Ping went in by himself.

From the gate, he went straight to the main courtyard, and when he walked in, he saw Zhao Xu sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, drinking tea slowly.

On the opposite side, there are several pots of chrysanthemums blooming luxuriantly.

This is admiring chrysanthemums, really elegant.

"Master!" Tan Ping called out.

"Sit down, did you just come out of Daiwang's mansion?" Zhao Xu motioned to sit down and asked with a smile.

Tan Ping sighed: "Exactly, the student has something unclear, so I came here to ask the teacher for help."

"What's the matter?"

"Master, the students did go to Dai Wang's mansion to congratulate them today, but not long after, the emperor and the empress came together, not only rewarding Dai Wang and the young prince, but also hugged the prince in front of everyone, and even asked An errand for the acting king. When he left, he was rewarded with a double salary for the acting king."

"What's more, he also made an order in front of King Qi and King Shu."

After finishing speaking, Tan Ping hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Master, what do you think the emperor thinks?"

"There is such a thing? You tell the situation one by one!"

Zhao Xu originally thought that the news brought by Tanping was nothing more than that the two kings of Qi and Shu were making trouble in Daiwang's mansion. This was in his expectation. If the two kings of Qi and Shu went, there might be some friction .

He never expected that the emperor could come to Daiwangfu in person!

If only the empress came, although it was against the rules, it would not surprise him.

As some people thought before, the only offspring of the queen's son is the acting king, and the acting king has an heir, which is the only blood of the queen, and the queen will care, which is normal.

Why did the emperor suddenly change his attitude?

Obviously, based on his understanding of the emperor, before aligning with the two kings of Shu, it was tempered and valued. Even if he was on guard, he did have a heart of cultivation that hated iron but not steel.

On the contrary, it is Dai Wang, who seems to be cultivated, but in fact he is the most guarded.

Could it be that I was wrong too?
Zhao Xu stood up and wandered, frowning deeply. Tan Ping watched intently. Zhao Xu was an important minister, a famous minister, with the most ministerial bearing. It was rare to see him wandering around the room like this.

After a while, Zhao Xu asked Tan Ping with a complicated expression, "What do you think?"

Tan Ping said with a wry smile: "In front of the master, the students are not lying. My idea is that anyone can be the crown prince, even the 8th prince who is [-] years old has a better chance than the crown prince."

"But now, at this full moon banquet, I just slapped the students, making them dizzy and almost unable to find their way."

"Is it true that the emperor still misses the prince? After all, the prince was once the emperor's favorite son and a legitimate son. The emperor mistakenly believed the treacherous minister's words, and now he regrets it?"

"It's just that the person is gone, even if you regret it, you can only empathize, now you love Daiwang more?"

This might be the only reason, but after Zhao Xu heard it, even though he was in the mansion and there was no one around, he still didn't speak. He just shook his head silently, expressing that he didn't agree with Tan Ping's guess.

If you really regret it, it is impossible to suddenly regret it now.

"There is a doubtful point here. If the emperor really regrets it and wants to become a king, he must wash away the stains of the prince and give a clear explanation to the people of the world."

"But now, there has never been a rumor in the court that the crown prince has been overturned, and there have been rumors that the crown prince has been wronged before, but they have all been suppressed, and there has been no splash."

As soon as Tan Ping said this, Tan Ping suddenly gasped. Indeed, if the son inherited his father's business and wanted to establish a successor king, the crown prince had to reverse the case and expressly reward him, but there was no such thing.

But today's emperor's attitude clearly sent a signal.

This is confusing and confusing, and it is really frightening-if you stand on the wrong team, you will die without a place to die.

"Let's look at the direction of the wind. You mustn't act rashly." Zhao Xu said, "Besides, even if you bet on our status, how much progress can we make?"

"Yes, Master." Tan Ping replied, just thinking about it, and then smiled bitterly: "Master cleared away the fog and asked the students to stop at the cliff. It's scary that many people will catch up. If they make a mistake, I don't know how many people It's a big somersault!"

When the emperor got the signal, all the officials naturally rushed to the market to place bets, and the consequences were unpredictable.

"This is everyone's fate." Zhao Xu sighed.

(End of this chapter)