King Jing finished speaking slowly, and King An understood.
"It seems I see things quite clearly. No wonder I always felt that the so-called favor that father showed to my third brother was a bit fake.
It turns out it was really fake.”
Prince An sneered, then glared at Prince Jing, "Fifth brother, so you were my enemy in a previous life, and you killed me."
King Jing looked back and asked, "So? Are you going to avenge your past life in this life?"
"Yes, revenge is inevitable, but the real enemy is that person, not you.
Let's discuss what to do. Now that Prince Duan is gone, if father continues to target third brother, then the next person he will plot against will be either me or fifth brother.
We must take preemptive action before our father starts to sow discord between us."
Otherwise, when the day comes when we are really provoked, who knows if everyone will become enemies?
Prince An suppressed the worry in his eyes.
"Okay, Third Brother, how do you want to take that position? Do you want to rebel and usurp the throne, and find a plausible reason to launch a coup? Or do you want to forge an imperial decree, causing our father to die first, and then you can ascend to the throne naturally?"
King Jing casually gave King Kang several options.
The calm tone did not sound like he was talking about plotting for the throne, but rather about whether the weather was hot or cold today.
King Kang smiled bitterly upon hearing this, "Fifth brother, I don't have the support of the court officials, nor do I have soldiers, food, or extra money. I have nothing. How can it be easy to usurp the throne?
As for forging the imperial edict and causing the emperor's death... the guards in the palace are very strict, and it is difficult to place our own people around the emperor.
My father's health is not very good after the last poisoning. The next time the poison takes effect, it will most likely be the day of his death.
But no one knows when that day will come.
Once our father passes away, there will be chaos in the palace and the capital, and we are not the only ones who covet the throne."
He has seriously considered the feasibility of these things.
Turns out, it's difficult.
If you want to succeed in one go, you have to plan at least a year and a half in advance.
It's obviously too late now.
"Third brother, I have soldiers and horses, I have food and fodder, and I also have extra money."
King Jing's words were shocking, and King Kang and King An looked at him in shock.
King Jing curled his lips and said, "As for the spies in the palace...I don't have any, but there should be someone who can help me with this.
I remember that the girl Gu who lived in the mansion was a member of the Gu sect. I heard that there is a kind of Gu insect that can control people's hearts.
Wouldn't it be enough to just let Miss Gu cast a curse on my father and make him write the edict of succession?
At the same time, Miss Gu can also put poison on the people who serve her father and some important officials in the court to control them.
In this way, wouldn't the throne be easy to obtain?"
As King Jing thought this, a strange light flashed in his eyes.
King Kang did not expect that King Jing's idea coincided with his and his wife's.
pity......
"Fifth brother, to be honest, Miss Gu has already tried it. The poisonous insect that can control people's hearts is useless against father."
King Jing frowned, feeling as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him. "It actually has no effect on Father?! Then let's just be direct. Let Miss Gu put a curse on the people around Father, and we'll send some powerful people to assassinate Father.
Then, Third Brother, you will go and protect the Emperor. Wait until the assassin kills Father before you take action. This way, you will be credited with saving the Emperor, and then you can take out the imperial decree we forged in advance, and you will be able to ascend the throne smoothly."
King Kang: “…”
Prince An: "??? Fifth brother, are you serious??"
King Jing glared at the questioning and raised his voice a few notches. "Of course I'm serious! What? Don't you think this method is good?"
King Kang and King An looked at each other.
"It sounds a bit far-fetched, but with careful discussion, maybe it can be implemented."
Prince An spoke seriously.
"But where can we find a powerful assassin who can defeat Father's secret guards? What if he fails?"
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