"If the person sitting in that position is not one of the Four Princes, what will the Heng family do?"

Heng Youyi paused with her hand on the wooden door, and looked at Su Yin in astonishment, then met Su Yin's smiling eyes. There was a frightening wave in those clear eyes that struck her heart directly.

At that moment, she seemed to understand what she meant, but also seemed not to understand.

"Sister Heng, why don't you think about the last possibility carefully."

Heng Youyi put on a veil and nodded towards her.

After Heng Youyi left, Su Xinguang entered the box.

"Sister, why do you want to save the Heng family?"

They have no shortage of wealth from the Heng family.

"You are short-sighted." Su Yin tapped his forehead with her finger.

"Please teach me, sister."

"Xinguang, do you still remember the night before we left Tangquan City?"

"Of course I remember!"

Time goes back to the night before leaving Tangquan City...

The house was decorated with lights and colors everywhere. In the front yard, Su Baozhu led the people in the house to play various games, but the atmosphere in the study not far away was extremely serious.

Su Xiaozhong's entire family gathered here, with the grandmother sitting at the top, followed by Su Xiaozhong and his wife, and then Su Yin's sister and brother.

"There's news from Xinyang that Duke Su is fine. They're planning to set up a plan to purge the Northwest Army. Xinyang has made many contributions to the Northwest Army in recent times, and he has established a firm foothold in the Northwest Army." Su Xiaozhong summarized after reading the contents of the letter.

"I knew it would be okay."

Su Xiaozhong said, "You will be returning to Shangjing City tomorrow. Have you chosen a knife?"

The last time, they all knew the answer to the question raised by their grandmother.

The entire Dayong Dynasty was firmly controlled by the noble families and the officials in the court. It is no exaggeration to say that if you want to sit firmly on the throne, you have to look at their faces. Since ancient times, most of the first emperors have encountered the least resistance when implementing various policies.

The resistance will become greater as time goes by, because after several emperors, the relationships within the court will become complicated and there will be mutual transfer of interests.

A reform affects the entire body, so naturally there will be a lot of resistance.

If you are a king with extraordinary means, you may be able to mediate and balance the forces to achieve your own goals, but the thing is that the emperor is no match for the old fox below.

Now the Dayong Dynasty can be said to be rotten to the point of pus. If we want to revive this chess game, we must remove this rotten, foul-smelling pus.

The rotten flesh that has rotted to the point of oozing pus is the complicated connections among the officials in the court.

If they want to ascend to the throne, they must not only stand on the principle of justice, but also on the moral high ground, so that people can be convinced.

Therefore, in order to eliminate those high-ranking officials who are just sitting there doing nothing, a sharp knife is needed.

Let him deal with all those people who are just sitting there doing nothing, and then they can deal with the 'knife', legitimately and without dirtying their hands.

This knife is crucial. It determines whether they can successfully reach the summit, and more importantly, it determines a series of policies after they reach the summit.

The selection of the knife is of utmost importance. If the wrong choice is made, the follow-up will be very troublesome.

In Shangjing City, there are four knives that can be used. They are the Prince of Qin, the Prince of Yun, the Prince of Jing, and the Prince of Wu. They are all princes with ambitions and connections.

No one is more suitable to be the 'knife' than them.

Su Yin and Su Xinguang looked at each other, and Su Yin spoke, calmly uttering two words, "Prince Jing!"

Su Xiaozhong looked calm and not surprised. "Reason?"

This time it was Su Xinguang who spoke, "It's very simple! My brother is in Prince Jing's hands."

At least secretly, Duke Suguo's grandson is Prince Jing's man.

"Brother has gained a firm foothold in the Northwest Army, which means that brother has gradually taken control of the Northwest Army, which means that Prince Jing has taken control of the Northwest Army."

"He has an army of more than 200,000 in the northwest at his disposal, and the garrison commander of the capital, Lin Chong, happens to be a man of Prince Jing. As a powerful prince, plus the connections he has cultivated in the capital for many years, he is undoubtedly the best candidate for rebellion."

Their purpose in coming to the capital city this time was to force the Knife into a desperate situation, forcing him to take the risk of rebelling.

Rebellion means a major reshuffle of the entire court power.

This knife can effectively remove the rotten flesh entrenched in the giant of the Dayong Dynasty.

"Why not the King of Wu? He has trained a lot of private soldiers, and according to your memory, Lin Chong, the garrison commander of Kyoto, is the King of Wu's man. This man ascended the throne twice. Isn't the possibility of his rebellion even greater?" Su Xiaozhong said.

Knowing that their father was testing them, the two of them were not in a hurry and analyzed each one calmly.

"Dad, Lin Chong is just a fence-sitter. He plays both sides. We can make him the King of Wu's man, or we can make him the King of Jing's man, but of course he has to be our man in the end."

"The King of Wu is a cautious person. He has no military power, only his private soldiers. Given his personality, I'm afraid he doesn't have the courage and guts. No matter how hard we push him, the chance of success is only 30% if we want him to rebel."

"And I really don't like this guy. He's too hypocritical. He's like a poisonous snake crawling in the gutter, always watching its prey in secret. If anything goes wrong, he'll run away faster than anyone else."

"The King of Qin has no military power, but he has a lot of money and the support of the noble families. It will be difficult for him to rebel unless we give him an army. There is no need to do so."

"As for King Yun, he is just a fool. Whether it was in my brother's life or mine, King Yun was just a troublemaker. He didn't accomplish many big things, but he was good at making trouble. He is the most suitable person to be the troublemaker in our hands. He is not qualified to be a knife."

If King Yun knew how he was viewed by others, he would probably be furious.

Su Xiaozhong nodded, "Now that you have chosen the knife, you must be careful not to let the knife hurt you."

"No." Su Xinguang's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Prince Jing is the best person to be a knife, and also the best person to rebel.

…

Time goes back to Shangjing City.

"Prince Jing has power but lacks money. It just so happens that the Heng family has money. The Heng family offered themselves to him, and with Prince Jing's character, he would certainly accept it with pleasure. Once the Heng family is in his pocket, he will have both money and power. When Nangong Jingzhi took the gunpowder and surrendered to Prince Jing, how do you think Prince Jing felt at that time?"

"It's natural that he would feel that destiny is on his side."

Su Xinguang naturally knew all this, as it had been discussed in advance.

If you want Prince Jing to rebel, you have to make him think that he has the capital to rebel. Otherwise, he has nothing. Only a person with a brain kicked by a donkey will rush forward foolishly.