Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Dawn broke, and the sky turned white.

Outside Zhang Heling's thatched cottage, before Zhuge Qinglan's return, Xun Fang, who had temporarily replaced him as prime minister, stood respectfully, with indescribable joy in his eyes.

Hearing the sound inside, Xun Fang immediately entered and looked at Emperor Qi lying on the bed. He was so excited that he shed tears.

Heaven has mercy on you, Your Majesty is alive and well.

Otherwise, the prince will be of no use, the king of Wu is very cunning, and the king of Wei and Han are just two people. His majesty will die and no one will inherit the throne.

"I've been away these days, so I've worked hard for Xun Qing." After a night of treatment, Emperor Qi, who had regained his energy, looked at Xun Fang and said.

"It is the duty of a minister to share your Majesty's worries," Xun Fang said immediately.

"How are the ministers in the court doing during my absence? What about my princes?" Emperor Qi asked.

"The ministers in the court are loyal to Your Majesty. Although the incident happened suddenly this time, there was no chaos." Xun Fang replied. After all, it had been rehearsed before. With him here, the court could still hold it down.

"Xun Qing, just pick out some nice things to say to me. Death is like a lamp going out. They are all loyal to me when I am alive. But if I die, I don't know how many people in the civil and military circles of this dynasty will take my place." I'm sad." Emperor Qi shook his head slightly.

The Nine-Five Lord is supreme and speaks domineeringly.

But the premise of all this is that the emperor is alive and can live for a long time.

Why did countless talented and strategic emperors become dim and fearful of their princes in their later years?

At the end of the day, getting old is scary.

Because you are old, you will be underestimated and people will feel that you are too old to dare to make big moves. Otherwise, if you suddenly die suddenly in the middle of the fight, you will be the butt of laughter.

What's more, because of his old age, even the loyal ministers before have to think about their own future and become disobedient.

Power comes from the top down and from the bottom up.

Therefore, many emperors have to do something in their later years to tell everyone that they are not too old to kill.

"His Majesty……"

When Xun Fang heard this, he quickly opened his mouth to defend everyone, but before he could say anything, Emperor Qi interrupted him: "Let's not talk about them, what about my three good sons? To tell the truth, we must not hide it. "

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, has been inexplicably sad since he learned the news of His Majesty's death. He has no thoughts about food and tea, but the East Palace must not be in chaos. Therefore, the Queen Mother issued an order and summoned Zhao Yuan, the commander of the Royal Forest Army. At the same time, he resurrected Wang Xiang and let him take charge of the heaven. Wu Si." Xun Fang replied.

"Wang Xiang? What a skill. He is hiding in the East Palace and can't come out. He is in charge of the Forbidden Army and the Tianwu Guards in his mother's name. What a skill. Also, the Tianwu Guards are loyal to the emperor. If it is just the Yuan family, they cannot conquer Wang Chao." Qi When the emperor heard this, his eyes became cold.

Although he had already guessed it, Emperor Qi still couldn't help but want to kill someone when he saw this scene.

During the Xiliang Incident, Wang Xiang was the prince's lackey. He unscrupulously suppressed dissidents and was dismissed from office by the Emperor of Qi. Now that he has just passed away, the prince not only wants to use him, but also wants him to be in charge of the Tianwu Division. How great.

The Forbidden Army, the Tianwu Guards, and the Crown Prince have all deployed people. He, the emperor, has really lived too long.

"What about the Yuan family? The Tianwu Division should be under his control now, but not Zhao Yuan. The prince shouldn't have only these means, right?" Emperor Qi said.

"The British Duke is back," Xun Fang said.

"Okay, those who guard the Demon Qi Great Wall dare to return without an order. Those who know are said to be the Duke of Da Qi, and those who don't know think they are the slaves of his Yuan family!" Emperor Qi sneered, "Wei What about Wang and Hanwang? They are so outstanding, so they won’t be able to do anything.”

He could probably guess the prince's actions, but he really couldn't guess the two sons.

In this situation, they can't move, but they can't make any big moves.

After all, there is no righteous name.

Especially the King of Han, the King of Wei is still more or less the eldest son. If he can let the prince die early, and then question the authenticity of King Wu's edict, he will go up.

If the King of Han wanted to ascend the throne, he would have to kill all the other people.

"The king of Wei and the king of Han have been coming to my house frequently recently, and I would like to swear by Huang Tian that from now on, my Xun family will be the right minister, just like the Zhuge family, and I will propose to my Xun family daughter for the heir apparent. The Zhuge family also goes there very frequently. "It's just that the Prime Minister is not here, so Mrs. Huang makes excuses." Xun Fang replied.

"They want your Xun family to imitate the Yuan family, and they all regard themselves as mine. But if you and the Prime Minister really have such intentions, it would be better to just let Brother Anle come." Emperor Qi sneered.

This was something he expected.

If the kings of Wei and Han do not have great righteousness, they can only get the support of their ministers.

If the Zhuge family and the Xun family support them, then everything else will be simple.

It is easiest for the King of Wei. As long as the prince suddenly disappears, they can completely ignore the edict of the King of Wu. If there is no direct heir, the King of Wei will be the next Emperor of Qi.

The King of Han is more troublesome, but if these people join forces, I think King Wei will resign the throne with dignity, otherwise, he will be embarrassed.

However, there is one thing to say, if this is really going to be done, neither the King of Wei nor the King of Han is the best candidate, because they both have roots in the court, and the best candidate is actually King Anle.

Because he has no foundation in the government.

Just like after the Zhulu Rebellion in the Han Dynasty, after some deliberation, the officials of the Han Dynasty finally chose Emperor Wen of Han to ascend the throne, mainly because Emperor Wen of Han at that time was mediocre, and a group of people thought he was an emperor similar to Emperor Hui of Han. deal with.

I just didn't expect that he was a sesame glutinous rice dumpling, and in the end the group of people overturned.

Ji Ren listened with a subtle look on his face. If Emperor Qi didn't wake up suddenly, then this would be his alternative plan.

He was confident that Zhuge Qinglan and Xun Fang would agree.

And as long as they agree and Ji Ren operates, Zhang Jingshou will naturally go up.

But I don’t know if Zhang Jingshou will be too tormented by such an emperor.

So Ji Ren was quite hesitant.

Xun Fang did not dwell on the problem of King Anle, but said: "The kings of Wei and Han came to my house and revealed a piece of news. The king of Wu wrote to them that if the kings of Wei and Han were willing to help him, he was willing to cooperate with the kings of Wei and Han. The King of Han divided Da Qi equally and allowed them to leave Chang'an to join the vassal state and become the powerful vassal kings. "

It was mainly used to express that King Wu could not be reused.

"Okay, let the prince go out to join the vassal and divide the Qi Dynasty. You are really a good son of mine." Emperor Qi sneered. He could tolerate the King of Wei and the King of Han. After all, he is dead. If these two sons don't move, then He was going to be disappointed, but King Wu was different. It was time to take back this life.

Xun Fang did not dare to say anything: "In addition, there is another person under the command of the King of Wei. He is the king of heaven. The army at the north city gate should fall into his hands. If nothing can be done, the King of Wei will lead the tiger and leopard cavalry out of the capital." , it is not difficult to capture Yanzhou and Yuzhou.”

Although there is no evidence and it is just speculation, Xun Fang can conclude.

"North City Gate Army, well, he is indeed my eldest son." Emperor Qi laughed angrily, "Where is the second oldest? Where is he? They all say that Cao Liu, my second son is not inferior to me."

Here, Hanwang has the smallest advantage.

The prince is the direct descendant, the king of Wei is the elder, and the king of Wu has a false edict. His advantage is not even as good as that of King Anle.

But Emperor Qi believed that the King of Han could also give him a "surprise".

"Back to Your Majesty, the King of Han has been to Huangtian Temple frequently recently. The situation in Huangtian Temple is special, and I dare not inquire more. It's just that the King of Han and the Digong Generals are very close, and the guard of the West City Gate comes from the Digong Generals. These days, There are also some changes in Xiliang and Bashu. Ma Changfeng is approaching Xiaoguan. If there is an incident in Chang'an, His Highness may be able to leave immediately and separate Bashu and Liangzhou," Xun Fang said.

"To win over the clan members, if he advances, he will seize the direct descendants, if he retreats, he will separate one party. He is also good at calculating. Xun Qing, do you think I have given birth to three good sons? If one day I really die, the boss will immediately separate Yanzhou and Yuzhou. , The second brother is separatist in Yizhou and Liangzhou, needless to say, the third brother is also able to occupy Yangzhou and Jingzhou." Emperor Qi said with an angry smile.

Xun Fang didn't dare to talk. This was actually what troubled him. His Majesty's sons were really outstanding, especially the King of Wei and the King of Han. If one of the King of Wei or the King of Han died, he wouldn't worry about it and would directly support him. As long as that person goes up, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is something wrong with King Wu's edict, and Prince, what happened in Xiliang last time was so disappointing.

"Where is King Wu?" Emperor Qi asked coldly.

"Counting the days, we should arrive in Chang'an today." Xun Fang said.

"Okay, Xun Qing, you lead people to surround the Yuan family, and then give me a list of the boss, boss and subordinates." Emperor Qi said.

"I obey the order." Xun Fang bowed and saluted.

"Miracle Doctor Zhang, I can leave now." Emperor Qi looked at Zhang Heling again and said.

"Yes, but His Majesty is too seriously injured and it is not appropriate to fight with others in the short term." Zhang Heling said.

"That's enough. Boyi is here, so I don't need to do anything. Boyi, let's go and accompany me to meet that traitor." Emperor Qi said.

The King of Wu cannot be allowed to enter the capital. Otherwise, the Emperor of Qi will die twice and become a laughing stock. Let’s not talk about it for now. If we go deeper, it will also be a royal scandal. If the King of Wu is allowed to enter the capital and the people of Daqi know about it, it will be of no benefit to Daqi.

Some things can be done, but they cannot be made known to everyone. Just like regicide, it is not uncommon in all dynasties, but something as rough as what the Sima family did is really rare.

Emperor Qi had no intention of letting the people in the capital know about this. It was only right to deal with it in the wild.

"I obey the decree." Ji Ren smiled and seemed to be free of excitement.

Qiao Qingyin on the side was also ready to make a move. Didn't she run all the way back to the capital from Jiangnan just to watch the excitement?