Chapter 106 Found the person
Chapter 106
After saying that, Lu Songli began to look at the princes under Emperor Kangcheng, and then analyzed their temperaments and powers, combined with the sporadic information in the original work, to see which prince was most likely to kill his brother and father and usurp the throne.
Now, among the adult princes of Emperor Kangcheng, in addition to the crown prince, there are two other princes, one who is not yet an adult, and three princesses, two of whom are adults and married, and one is still unmarried.
From this we can see that Emperor Kangcheng had many descendants.
"Dad, the emperor has given birth to many sons and daughters." The key is that they are still adults.
Lü Desheng: A lot? The emperor has such a large harem and so many concubines, yet he only has seven children. He only has one wife, but he has four children. How proud!
Lu Songli: How can this be compared?
At the end of a typical dynasty, many emperors would harvest nothing no matter how hard they tried, or even produce only a single seedling from a thousand miles of fertile land. There would be no one to inherit the throne, or there would be only one heir, who wouldn't even be qualified to take the throne.
Thinking of this, Lu Songli couldn't help but think of the emperors at the end of each dynasty.
"Father, our emperor is actually quite a good emperor." He may have fun, take drugs, or indulge in cultivation without causing harm to others. Although his military preparations were poor, leading to frequent wars on the Dali border, he didn't abuse the people's labor, didn't recklessly build palaces, dig canals, or indulge in extravagance.
The key point is that her father is popular with Emperor Kangcheng. Why can't such a good emperor be more motivated and live longer?
Lu Desheng felt the same way, he was deeply touched by this.
Getting back to the point, Lu Songli placed the paper in his hand on the table, "Dad, let's see, which of the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince seems to have lofty ambitions?"
They now have to choose the new emperor who committed the sin from among the three princes. Choosing one from three is not a big workload.
Lu Songli needed to read the information, but Lu Desheng didn't even need to look at it. After all, he had been in the court for many years. Because he knew Emperor Kang Cheng, he also had a general understanding of his princes and princesses.
"First, exclude the third prince." Lu Desheng's hand fell on the third prince's name and lightly stroked it.
Lu Songli nodded, "I don't think he looks like it either." The third prince and the crown prince are brothers from the same mother. Relying on the fact that the current emperor is his biological father and the next emperor is his biological brother, he is a complete scoundrel and can basically be ruled out.
Ask him if it's possible to fake it and play the pig to eat the tiger? He needs to have the brains to do that.
The Empress and the Emperor are cousins. Anyone who has received nine years of compulsory education knows the dangers of inbreeding. The Empress's two sons are lucky to be normal. Do you still expect him to be extremely smart?
Lu Desheng took a pen, dipped it in ink, and crossed out the name of the third prince.
"Where's the Second Prince?"
The Second Prince was a martial artist and had long since been relegated to his fiefdom in the south. If he truly was the mastermind behind this plan, he would have required immense control over both the north and the south to ensure its smooth execution. Furthermore, by now, he should be on the battlefield in Chang'an, or at least on his way there.
After crossing out the third prince, only the fourth prince is left among the dragon sons.
The father and daughter stared at the Fourth Prince's name and fell into deep thought.
The fourth prince, Song Mo, whose name means insignificant, can be known from the name that he is not favored.
The fourth prince was born to a palace maid whose family was only a seventh-rank county official in a remote area. After being selected into the palace, she was accidentally favored by the drunk Emperor Kang Cheng. She got pregnant and gave birth to a prince, but she died due to dystocia during childbirth.
After the Fourth Prince was born, he had little presence in the palace, and Emperor Kang Cheng disliked him. Although the Fourth Prince's maternal family had been promoted to a higher rank due to his mother's contribution to the birth, this insignificant force was of little consequence in Chang'an City.
Lu Desheng, "Could it be him?"
Lu Desheng stared at the name left and right, but he didn't realize that he had such ambitions.
How could such a powerless, obscure person, whose mother's family was not strong, be the ruthless person who killed his brother and father? You know, even the palace maids living in the harem rarely think of the existence of the Fourth Prince.
"It should be him." Lu Songli said, "Barking dogs don't bite, and biting dogs don't bark."
Lu Desheng glanced at his daughter. Her words were even more venomous than his. The Fourth Prince, after all, was a son of the dragon and a grandson of the phoenix, but he was being compared to a dog. He couldn't do that. He was still a little timid.
Lu Songli studied the information he could gather about the Fourth Prince and discovered that, except for those who were still by his side, all the palace servants who served him had met with a bad end. Although these people's fates had nothing to do with him on the surface.
Lu Songli pointed this out.
Lu Desheng also felt that the Fourth Prince must have been involved. Sure enough, his nickname was correct; this Fourth Prince was sinister and ruthless.
"And, Dad, I suspect that the Minister of the Central Secretariat Xue Huaimin is his man." Lu Songli's finger fell on the words "Minister of the Central Secretariat Xue Huaimin" and lightly stroked it, leaving a scratch on it.
Xue Huaimin's ancestral home was in the same place as the Fourth Prince's maternal family. The Fourth Prince had no apparent connection to his mother's family. However, Lu Songli discovered that several of the major events he had undertaken in recent years as the Minister of the Central Secretariat, upon closer inspection, were all inextricably linked to the Fourth Prince.
"The Fourth Prince has no power and influence. Xue Huaimin is the Minister of the Central Secretariat and holds great power. Why would he do this?"
Lu Songli calmly pointed out, "The Fourth Prince has no power or influence, but he has the status of a prince." The Zhongshu Ling is the head of the Zhongshu Province and the prime minister. In later generations, this Zhongshu Ling is equivalent to the prime minister.
From Xue Huaimin's perspective, "As for why, it was, of course, to serve the emperor." Xue Huaimin's actions reveal his immense power-hungry nature. Coming from a humble background, his ascent to this position was no mean feat, but with Emperor Kangcheng currently facing a short lifespan, how could he possibly accept this? The Crown Prince was surrounded by so many others that he couldn't squeeze in. Of course, his choice of the Fourth Prince might have been motivated by the belief that he was easily manipulated.
Lu Desheng pulled his mustache and said in agreement, "My girl, after your analysis, I also think the fourth prince is the most likely one." Who wouldn't want to be the one who follows the dragon?
Lü Desheng had been at the imperial court for so many years, and he and Xue Huaimin had always kept their distance. Xue Huaimin usually ignored him, and Lü Desheng was no fool; he knew that this man was a tough guy and wouldn't mess with him easily. But Lü Desheng knew that Xue Huaimin was a very bad guy, a treacherous scoundrel who was very capable of doing so.
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