Invincible son

Chapter 697 696 [Dragon in Yuan]

In the northern city of Kyoto, to the east of the imperial palace is the residence of the clan, and the residence of the sixth prince Liu Zhi is in it.

Among the four adult princes of Emperor Kaiping, the eldest prince's Prince Lu's Mansion has the most grand layout, followed by the second prince's Qi Prince's Mansion and the sixth prince's Xiangwang Mansion.Although the second prince is the eldest son, Empress Chen seems to be more partial to Liu Zhi. When building Xiang Wang's mansion, she secretly added a lot of money, at least she didn't make Liu Zhi inferior in this respect.

As for the Yanwang Mansion, which is relatively the smallest, after Liu Zan raised his knife to kill himself, it has now been completely sealed off, and the people inside will have to wait for the Taishitai Pavilion to carefully screen them before they can come out alive.

The Prince Xiang's mansion is magnificent, but recently the atmosphere in the mansion is almost suffocating.

After Liu Zan committed suicide, he left behind a lot of chicken feathers, and Liu Zhi was not spared either.

Compared to the first prince who stood firmly beside Emperor Kaiping from the beginning to the end, and the second prince who scolded Liu Zan at the city gate, Liu Zhi's performance was obviously not satisfactory, and it could even be said that he fell short of standards.

Although what he said on the top of the wall can be interpreted as Liu Zan's persecution, after all, he framed his elder brother as suspected of killing the king and father in full view.

After Emperor Kaiping woke up, he had a detailed understanding of what happened that day, and he would definitely not miss what Liu Zhi did.However, what Liu Zhi didn't expect was that the father didn't express anything, neither forgiving himself, nor furious and severely reprimanding him, as if he was just an insignificant little character, and there was no need to take a second look.

Liu Zhi lived in seclusion in the mansion these days, and even the habit of going to the palace to pay respects to Empress Chen disappeared, but Empress Chen sent people to appease him many times.

Liu Zhi knew in his heart that his father just didn't think about how to deal with him. After all, he had just died of a son, and he couldn't knock another son down.In addition, he is actually not that important in his heart, far inferior to the eldest brother and second brother, so he just ignores it and leaves it aside.

Perhaps, the father wants to reflect behind closed doors.

There was a mocking smile on the corner of Liu Zhi's mouth.

In fact, from the very beginning, he suspected that this was a trap set up by his father, because the theory of poisoning was too bizarre.

He has been watching in the dark all these years, and he knows that Emperor Kaiping's city mansion is beyond anyone's imagination. A king who has been in power for more than ten years can be poisoned so easily?
After the case of assassinating Pei Yue came to an end, he once sighed that he didn't know what the fourth brother Liu Zan was up to. Could it be that he couldn't see that the world was always in the hands of the emperor?

The fourth brother prides himself on being extremely smart, and all his actions are nothing more than a fly shaking a tree. He thought that he could seize the throne by relying on Zhang Wu's Kyoto garrison, which is really a big joke in the world.He may never have thought about why those descendants of the Xian family would take the initiative to approach the majestic King Yan, you must know that this is risking their heads.

As for Li Bingzhong and other wastes, he thought he could sell them for a price if he hid some backhands, but he was sold off by the fourth brother, and now he can only squat in prison and wait to die.

I believe that after this time, the emperor should no longer doubt the loyalty of Du Zhongguan Wu Xun.

Next, the elder brother and the second elder brother will inevitably fight for the position of the crown prince. It is not so easy for the father to successfully establish the elder brother as the crown prince.

Liu Zhi thought about every detail carefully, and he was relieved only after confirming that there were no omissions.

Right now he doesn't plan to do anything, taking advantage of this opportunity of Liu Zan's rebellion against the case, on the surface he was neglected by Emperor Kaiping, but in fact he has withdrawn and detached himself, and there may be better opportunities in the future.

The so-called action after planning is probably the case.

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Dongcheng, Duke Wei's mansion.

The green trees are long in the dark summer, and the terrace reflects into the pond.

There was an old man sitting on the shore fishing. His right hand holding the fishing rod was extremely stable and did not shake at all, but the float on the water also remained motionless. It seemed that the fish also felt the summer heat and gradually became lazy.

When Wang Jiuxuan walked over, the old man was still silently looking at the calm water.

"Grandson pays respects to grandfather."

Wang Jiuxuan stood beside him and said softly.

Wang Pingzhang shook his head and sighed softly: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the fish are not willing to come out to bite the hook, so what can I do?"

Wang Jiuxuan's heart moved slightly, and he said calmly: "Grandfather, why don't you wait a little longer."

Wang Pingzhang turned his head and glanced at him, then changed the subject and asked, "Is everything at home settled?"

Wang Jiuxuan replied: "Several uncles understand the righteousness and didn't say much. It's just that the two cousins ​​of the second uncle's family are quite upset. They have worked hard in the army for many years, and now they are suddenly replaced by idle positions. It is hard to accept for a while." , This is also human nature, and my grandson will not be annoyed by it."

Wang Pingzhang has four sons in total, the eldest son is Wang Jiuxuan's deceased father, and the other three sons are not capable enough to be independent in the army, so none of them have prominent military positions.On the contrary, the two sons of the second son are quite outstanding. Although they are not as good as Wang Jiuxuan's ability to gain a firm foothold in the Imperial Army in a very short period of time, they are both senior generals at the rank of deputy commander in the army.

The two of them could never have imagined that their proud family background would become a drag one day.

A promising military position with real power suddenly becomes a military officer in the Qingshui Yamen. Although the rank has indeed been raised, who is willing to do this kind of loss-making business?

What made them even more angry was that if it was said that His Majesty was suppressing the Wang family, why would Wang Jiuxuan still be able to continue commanding a part of the Imperial Guard even though he was safe?
There was a commotion in the mansion today, Wang Pingzhang ignored it, but left it all to Wang Jiuxuan himself.

He looked at his eldest grandson, and didn't find a trace of resentment in his eyebrows, so he nodded and said, "If they can figure it out on their own, that's fine, but if they still can't figure it out, you can tell them to go back to their hometown to farm. Pei Rong's scourge."

"Yes, grandfather." Wang Jiuxuan responded, and then said: "The two cousins ​​are just talking in a fit of anger, and my grandson won't take it to heart. The second uncle also reprimanded them severely, and asked them to go out to find someone else. A place to drink and relax."

Wang Pingzhang nodded and asked slowly, "Your Majesty still hasn't asked you about Li Zi?"

Wang Jiuxuan said, "No."

Wang Pingzhang couldn't help frowning. In the case of Liu Zanmou's rebellion, the reactions of all parties were not out of line, but the silence of the forbidden army was puzzling.According to Emperor Kaiping's disposition, the initiative should not be completely handed over to Liu Zan. If the fourth prince went crazy for a while and asked his confidants to do it after Sheng Jia entered the city, Pei Yue alone could really block the capital at a critical moment. Five thousand soldiers of the garrison division?
But now Li Zi is still firmly in command of the forbidden army, Emperor Kaiping never thought of touching him, so it seems a bit intriguing.

After a long silence, Wang Pingzhang said solemnly: "Don't contact those princes in secret for now, and look at the future. Since Mo Haoli fell ill, the changes in the current situation in the capital have always revealed a somewhat gloomy taste. .”

Wang Jiuxuan said respectfully: "Grandson, please remember."

The area around the pond was very quiet, but the anxious footsteps of the old housekeeper in the front yard suddenly broke the quiet atmosphere. He came up to Wang Pingzhang and said in a panic, "Master Guo, something happened to the second and fourth young masters."

Wang Pingzhang looked at the float on the water expressionlessly.

According to the rules in the mansion, Wang Jiuxuan's father's generation is collectively referred to as the master, while Wang Jiuxuan's generation is called the young master.The second young master and fourth young master mentioned by the butler are the two cousins ​​mentioned by Wang Jiuxuan just now.

Wang Jiuxuan looked at the old butler and said, "What happened?"

The old housekeeper sighed: "The reporter came back and said that the two young masters have offended Zhongshan Hou for some reason, and now they are arrested by his own soldiers, and they also said that they will be sent to Taishitai Pavilion for careful interrogation."

Wang Jiuxuan was slightly taken aback, and then asked, "Where are they now?"

The old butler hesitated and said, "Bamboo...bamboo building."

Wang Jiuxuan became more and more puzzled, but he also knew that there was no delay, so he said to Wang Pingzhang: "Grandfather, grandson will deal with this matter now."

However, what he didn't expect was that Wang Pingzhang actually put down his fishing rod, stood up and said, "I'm afraid Pei Yue won't give you face, I'll go and have a look in person."

Said walking forward, Wang Jiuxuan hurriedly followed.

The fishing rod was placed by the pond, and the float suddenly sank, and the fishing rod fell into the water.

Ripples gradually rose on the water.

(End of this chapter)