The system forced me to be emperor

Li Mingchong immediately corrected his attitude, and took the lead in saying: "His Royal Highness, the King of Chu is the son of the eldest son, and behind him is the support of Duke Xi! Although Duke Xi has resigned from office for many years, the contacts he has accumulated over the years should not be underestimated. Moreover, The empress's cousin is still Bai Huhou, and there are not a few people who support His Highness the King of Chu in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty."

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "My son? Lord Li, do you think that the so-called son will make His Majesty the crown prince? You have been an official by His Majesty's side for so long, so I don't need to talk about it. As for Bai Huhou, hum. ..doesn't deserve to be classified as the Twelfth Army Marquis at all! And this king has the support of the Champion and Zhenyuan Hou, and the Zhongyonghou is also very sure, do you think this king will worry about a Baihuhou? And he will soon be in danger!"

Li Mingchong was startled, and asked in surprise, "Han Ming, Marquis of Zhenyuan supports His Highness?"

After finishing speaking, he came to a sudden: "It seems that something big has happened in Licheng Military Town! Even Marquis Zhenyuan will support His Highness. As for Marquis Zhongyong... I heard that His Royal Highness has a good relationship with the lady of Zhongyonghou's mansion. , His Highness is really wise, but isn't His Highness afraid of contacting so many military lords?"

That's right, it's unimaginable for a prince to win over three military lords. Isn't he afraid of His Majesty's jealousy?

Xiao Rui smiled, on the surface he was calm, but in fact he was very nervous.He is also worried, contacting too many military lords is killing himself, but Jia Xu and Guo Jia think that nothing will happen, if the loyalty value of the two is not full, Xiao Rui feels that the two are digging a hole Let yourself jump and be buried alive.

"Master Li, you still don't understand my father!" Xiao Rui said something very pretentious.

Li Mingchong was silent, yes, he couldn't understand His Majesty today, His Majesty was too unpredictable, he didn't dare to guess.

Xiao Rui continued: "As for Duke Xi, who is behind the King of Chu, he was born as Minister of Rites and Minister of Hubu, and his disciples are the best in the world, but Duke Xi, like Bai Huhou, is about to lose himself. And Mr. Li, do you think this Does the king have no contacts?"

Li Mingchong looked at Xiao Rui who was so confident in surprise, and thought of the changes in the appointment of the six ministries of the imperial court in the past two years. Suddenly, he realized something.

However, these are not what he is most curious about. What he is most curious about is that Bai Huhou and Xi Guogong cannot protect themselves. What does this mean?

But obviously, Xiao Rui didn't mean to say it clearly.

Xiao Rui stood up and said: "Today's visit is only the first visit, Lord Li can go to see Lord Li Mingde, and I will also have some small gifts next time, when I come next time, I hope Lord Li can give me a satisfactory Answer! Oh, by the way, Lord Li can safely disclose what happened today to the King of Chu, and this king will not mind!"

After speaking, Xiao Rui bid farewell and left.

After Li Mingchong sent Xiao Rui away, he felt for the first time that the king of Xian was unpredictable. Was he really not afraid to tell the king of Chu what happened today?

After his eyes flickered, he immediately rushed to Li Mingde's residence.

Chapter 379: Silence for Zuodu Censor

Li Mingchong rushed to Li Mingde's mansion and saw him, but what Li Mingchong didn't expect was that Princess Chu Li Xiuer was also there.Moreover, Li Mingde's expression was extremely strange.

"Xiuer, you go down first!" Li Mingde scolded Li Xiuer away.

After Li Xiuer resigned, Li Mingchong asked, "Brother, what's going on?"

Li Mingde's face was gloomy, and he said: "The king of Chu wants to divorce Xiu'er on the grounds of childlessness and jealousy. The second brother should have heard about it."

"I've heard it, but the King of Chu has to use our Li family, so it's unlikely to take this step." Li Mingchong said.

Who knows, Li Mingde sneered, and said: "Now, it's not whether the king of Chu is willing or not, but Du Xueqin, the side concubine of the king of Chu, is vicious! She will do whatever it takes to squeeze out Xiu'er! Just now, Xiu'er told me one thing, one thing Big deal!"

"What's the matter?" Li Mingchong straightened his posture immediately. Could it be that this is what King Xian asked him to ask?

Li Mingde said in a low voice: "The child in Du Xueqin's belly is not the blood of King Chu at all!"

"What?" Li Mingchong stood up in shock, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Xiuer said this herself? How did she know?"

Li Mingde nodded, and said: "She saw it with her own eyes, and she swore to the sky, and Xiu'er is my granddaughter, I know her character, she will not lie, and she has evidence to expose this matter And brother, think about it, the king of Chu has so many wives and concubines, why has he not had any heirs for so many years? It can’t be that all women have problems!”

Li Mingchong remained silent. What surprised him more now was not this matter, but how did King Xian know this secret?If you think about it carefully, it's extremely scary.

Moreover, the heir in the womb of King Chu's side concubine is a fake, and it will be a sharp knife in the future, which will ruthlessly stab into the heart of King Chu.In addition, if the king of Chu has health problems and he has no heirs in the future, why does the Li clan support him?For a prince who has no heirs, even if he is a direct descendant, His Majesty will not let him inherit the throne!This will affect the inheritance of the national destiny!

"Don't tell anyone about this matter. You can ask Xiu'er side-by-side, who else knows about this matter except her!" Li Mingchong instructed.

"Second brother, don't worry, I will ask clearly!" Li Mingde nodded immediately.

Li Mingchong was in a state of confusion, so he simply returned to the mansion. Unexpectedly, just before arriving at the mansion, the steward of the mansion said respectfully: "Master, Mr. Cui Changwen, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Song Cisong, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and Hao Hao, the left deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Master Yunhao, and the left servant of the Ministry of War, Guo Ziyi, who just took office yesterday, Lord Guo, all came to pay a visit to the mansion, the villain dared not neglect, and invited them to the parlor."

"What?" Li Mingchong was startled, his previous guess had come true, these officials who just took office were all confidantes arranged by King Xian!And there are so many concealed things that no one knows.Especially Song Ci, who tried Sui Guogong together with the king of Chu not long after he did it, and the king of Chu was still very happy, completely unaware that he was being used.

"From this point of view, with King Xian's means, it is only a small problem for him to continue to place his confidants in other yamen."

"In addition to Champion Hou, Zhenyuan Hou, Zhongyonghou, and by the way, Zhuge Yuanba, he is already in command of the imperial army, in charge of the six guards in the capital, not inferior to Zhongyonghou's patrol battalion, and so on!"

"and many more..."

"Based on His Majesty's calculations, how could he not know this? But he still appointed Zhuge Yuanba as the commander of the imperial army..."

"So it is! So it is!"

At this time, Li Mingcong suddenly understood why Xiao Rui told him all this, but he was not afraid of leaking the secret!

Because Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, it turns out that the position of prince in your mind has already belonged to you!

......

After Hao Yun, Cui Changwen, Song Ci, and Guo Ziyi left Li Mingyang's residence, they went back to their respective residences without going to see Xiao Rui.

Although Xiao Rui was not present, he also knew that the scene was harmonious and the conversation was very pleasant.

Telling Li Mingchong about his strength this time was a serious show off, telling him blatantly, whether to marry his granddaughter or not?

In Jia Xu's words, the chief assistant of the cabinet is the most coveted position of all civil servants. Li Mingchong can hold this position firmly, not only needs the ability to handle official affairs, but also has scheming, and this position is easy to attract hatred and hostility. He has made many enemies, and Li Mingchong's two sons are mediocre and incompetent. If he dies in the future, who will save his descendants?

Although Li Mingde is the patriarch of the Li clan, he still has to look at Li Mingchong's eyes, and Li Xiuer's marriage to Chu Wang Xiao Yiheng is a protection for his descendants!

Once there is a problem with this protective umbrella, Li Mingchong must find a new one. This is the reality that forces him to do so!

So Jia Xu firmly believed that Li Mingchong would agree to the marriage!

But next, Xiao Rui did not visit Li's mansion, but gave Li Mingchong some time to think about it.

In addition, Xiao Rui has almost rested. According to His Majesty's order, he will go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to serve as the assistant officer of Zuodu Censor and assist Du Shaonian in handling official affairs.

So Xiao Rui went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Du Shaonian hasn't been sleeping well these few days, ever since His Majesty said that King Xian would be an assistant to him, he has been full of sorrow.Who is King Xian?The little maniac who ransacked the house, the nemesis of corrupt officials, he came to be his own official, did he push himself into the fire pit?

I'm only in my forties, I just got a concubine, and I'm raising my eyebrows, I don't want to die!

"Dong dong..."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"I have important matters to deal with, so I don't see any guests!" Du Shaonian shouted.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Rui's laughter sounded outside the door: "Master Du is busy with business, so I won't bother you!"

Du Shaonian stood up with a groan, really afraid of something coming, he hurried out and opened the door, respectfully said: "It turned out to be a copy...His Royal Highness King Xian came in person, the official is far away to welcome, disrespect and disrespect!"

Such a character as Du Shaonian almost slipped his mouth at this time, one can imagine how sad he is.Fortunately, he has a thick skin and is not embarrassed on his face.