Unparalleled Concubine

Previously, Li Xin thought that the fourth prince was unwilling to report the disaster situation in various places, but after thinking about it carefully, he could figure out that it was not that simple.

Although His Royal Highness Qi Wang had a lot of connections in the officialdom earlier, but the connections in the officialdom are the most realistic, as soon as people leave the tea, the tea will be cold. In the past, the fourth prince was the "hot spot" to win the heir, so naturally there are many people for him to drive, but now When the dust settled in the capital, those literati would no longer sacrifice their lives for a clan that was already a feudal clan.

Not to mention the serious crime of lying about the disaster.

Then, it is only possible that the Pingnan Hou Mansion is doing it.

Li Xin took a deep look at the Son of Heaven, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, just now when I left the palace, I saw people from the Zheng family in Xingyang entering and leaving the Marquis of Pingnan's residence."

The emperor was slightly moved, but still didn't take it too seriously, just smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter if they enter the capital, just don't let them go out."

Li Xin shook his head and said, "I think of some very bad things."

The emperor pulled Li Xin, sat down beside the table, and said with a smile: "Chang'an, don't worry, speak slowly."

Li Xin sat down, closed his eyes and thought about it carefully, then opened his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I doubt Pingnanhou's residence, so I have to do it first."

The emperor frowned.

“How come you see?”

The voice of Jing'an Hou was sonorous and powerful: "Report disasters from all over the world at the same time. If it is man-made, this kind of influence cannot be achieved by His Royal Highness Qi Wang who is already in the vassal. It can only be achieved by the Li family of Zhaojun and the Zheng family of Xingyang. The powerful family is behind the scenes."

The emperor's expression gradually became dignified.

"How dare they bet on the Pingnanhou Mansion?"

The reason why aristocratic families can last for thousands of years is not only because they have a family but no country, but more importantly, they are "only interested in profit". This profit is not just a small personal profit, but the benefit of the entire family. People here can die without hesitation.

And they are "snobby".

These aristocratic families, even if no one is an official, will invest in those poor families and use the method of playing with puppets to manipulate political affairs. At the same time, their means of avoiding disasters are also very clever. Once the family feels that someone or something will bring disaster , the family will be cut off immediately, and there will be no more relationship.

For example, in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Zheng family in Xingyang and the Li family in Zhaojun were all related by marriage to the Yuwen family in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Mrs. Li did something even worse, not only killed the imperial daughters of the Yuwen family, but also killed all the descendants of these imperial daughters, saying that he would "purify the blood of the Han family" in order to please the new master of this land.

Therefore, in the eyes of Li Xin and Emperor Taikang, no matter what, these aristocratic families would not dare to intervene in the struggle between the Pingnanhou Mansion and the imperial court. Let go of the relationship with the Pingnanhou Mansion.

After all, when the family is separated, there are two families.

Li Xin took a deep breath, and continued: "I couldn't understand this matter, but just now, I suddenly figured it out."

"Because the abolished prince."

Li Xin said in a low voice: "With the abolished prince, they are not considered rebellious, and they can have a justifiable status. At this time, if disasters continue in various places, they will use the excuse of His Majesty's immorality to raise troops. If you are panicked, you will have a chance for them to succeed!"

"Once they succeed, they will hold the deposed prince on the throne. At that time, whether it is the Zheng family of Xingyang or the Li family of Zhaojun, they will sweep away the decline and become the two most prominent families in the Jin Dynasty!"

This is the hidden danger left behind when Emperor Taikang ascended the throne in a mutiny.

This is the root cause of the abolished prince's departure from Beijing.

In fact, Li Xin also expected this, but he thought that even if Li Shen got the abolished prince, he would only passively defend. Unexpectedly, this Marquis of Pingnan would start to make a move now.

The emperor was stunned.

"How dare they...?"

Li Xin took a deep breath and said, "The ministers just thought about it. This may be their only chance. If they wait until His Majesty completely grasps the government affairs, they will just wait for death. Only when His Majesty's foundation is unstable , they have a chance."

Emperor Taikang patted the table hard.

"If it wasn't for Chen Ju letting elder brother go!"

Li Xin shook his head and said, "Your Majesty shouldn't get angry, the more we have to pretend we don't know anything at this time."

"Don't startle the snake."

The emperor looked around, then got up and said: "It's not convenient to talk here, Brother Xin, let's talk in the study."

Li Xin stood up and said, "Yes."

The two of them walked to the emperor's study. The emperor did not sit on the dragon chair, but pulled out a chair and sat with Li Xin. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

"What I can't figure out is, if Li Shen insists on doing something, why do people from the Zheng family in Xingyang go to the capital to throw themselves into the trap?"

Li Xin thought for a while, and said, "It may be the head of the Zheng family. He needs to confirm the situation himself."

"He is very old, and it doesn't matter if he dies in the capital."

"What about Li Shen?"

The emperor said angrily: "Li Shen is in the capital, what's the point of him doing these things, can't he be the one who wants to make a wedding dress for Li Yan?"

At this time, the new emperor was a little panicked. For a moment, he even suspected that Li Shen was going to beat the Marquis of Jing'an in front of him.

Hearing Emperor Taikang's question, Li Xin thought of someone.

The young man who called himself elder brother.

Li Xin took a deep breath and said slowly, "Your Majesty, what if Li Shen has other heirs in southern Xinjiang?"

Emperor Taikang looked at Li Xin fixedly.

"Xin brother, what do you know?"

Li Xin shook his head and said, "I don't know."

If Li Shuo's matter had been mentioned to the emperor earlier, it would be fine, but if he hadn't mentioned it earlier, it must not be said at this time.

"I'm just guessing that Li Shen has stayed in southern Xinjiang for more than ten years, and he still has a general's mansion in southern Xinjiang. It's hard to guarantee that he won't hide another son. Judging by the current actions of Pingnanhou's mansion, this possibility is very high. "

Emperor Taikang fell silent, and after a long time, he looked at Li Xin.

"Brother Xin, what should I do about this matter?"

"First of all, we can't rush."

Li Xin said in a low voice: "We should just pretend that we don't know about this matter, so we can do whatever we want, and don't disturb them. What's more, the inner guards, Habayashi guards, and Qianniu guards must ensure that His Majesty is treated well." Absolute loyalty, as long as we completely control the capital, there is still a lot of leeway."

The emperor nodded one by one.

"Brother Xin, you are right, what else?"

"There is one more point, which is the most critical point."

Li Xin said in a deep voice: "Before the people sent by the Criminal Ministry to investigate the disaster come back, His Majesty must drive Pei Jin out and completely hold the imperial army in his hands!"

"With the Forbidden Army, you can completely control the government. Your Majesty has the capital to fight, and the capital to fight against the southern border!"