"I'm not crazy."
"Then what nonsense are you talking about."
"This is not nonsense, but the last resort to save us."
"You're still talking nonsense. Even if we succeed, and the eldest prince inherits the throne, even if he's only seven years old, and the Empress is in charge of government, will she let us go?"
"What if the new emperor grants us amnesty after ascending the throne?"
"What do you mean?"
Ma Zhengju and others opened their eyes wide.
Wang Shilong said calmly, "Your Majesty, Zhao Jun, the eldest prince, and the second prince died in the palace riot. Who do you think should inherit the throne?"
Zhao Zhen's eldest son, Zhao Fang, was born to him and Empress Cao in the fourth year of Jingyou, after Zhao Zhen had been exercising and abstaining from sex for half a year.
After that, he slowly recuperated his health, no longer indulging in women as before, and only having children with adult mothers. Therefore, before the first year of the Kangding period, Zhao Zhen only had the eldest son Zhao Fang and the eldest princess Zhao Qinghan.
But in the first year of the Kangding reign, that is, in 1040 AD, Concubine Yu De was already 19 years old.
So in that year, Zhao Zhen and Concubine Yu De worked hard to cultivate the land, and in the first year of the Qingli period, they gave birth to the emperor's second son, Zhao Xin.
In other words, Zhao Zhen now has two sons and one daughter.
Under normal circumstances, if Zhao Zhen passed away, Zhao Fang would definitely ascend the throne, Empress Cao would take charge of the government, and Zhao Jun, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others from the Political System Council would assist in government affairs.
But if they were all dead, then...
Everyone looked at each other, and an almost forgotten name flashed through their minds: the son of the Grand Master!
“Could it be?”
They all opened their eyes wide.
"I didn't say anything. You can just take it as it is."
Wang Shilong smiled.
Everyone fell silent.
Some people are even considering whether to report it.
However, the next second, Wang Shilong said calmly: "Don't even think about reporting me. Attacking an angel is tantamount to treason. If you report me, everyone will die."
"Have you been plotting against us for a long time?"
Han Yunsheng was shocked and asked, "Let us attack the angels and leave us no way to retreat?"
Now everyone understood why Wang Shilong instigated them to send assassins to kill the messengers who were sent to the local area to investigate the case.
It turned out that he was plotting against them.
Because if Wang Shilong had discussed with them the assassination of the emperor's family from the beginning, the result would definitely be that he would be betrayed by his four "good brothers".
After all, I would rather die than let my fellow Taoist die.
If he betrayed a case of murdering the emperor and even implicated the Grand Chancellor, that would be a huge achievement.
It’s possible that the bad things you did in the past may offset your merits and demerits, and you may even be rewarded in the end.
But the merit of betraying the murdered messenger was far less.
The only person involved was Wang Shilong, a small fry who was already doomed to die. How could the court let them go?
So after weighing the pros and cons, they had no choice but to fight to the death.
Unexpectedly, this turned out to be exactly what Wang Shilong wanted.
Wang Shilong wanted to increase their charges step by step and drag them into the water.
The original charge was a capital crime, and the assassination of the envoy was already considered treason. If one wanted to report it later, it would probably be too late.
Now.
They had no choice but to be forced to board Zhao Yunrang's ship.
"hehe."
Wang Shilong sneered, "How can you say I'm plotting against you brothers? I'm trying to find a way out for you. Do you have any other options besides this, a desperate attempt to survive?"
Now everyone was silent again.
Whether before or after assassinating the messenger, they really had no other way to survive.
Each of them had a family to support and had lived a life of luxury for many years. It would be extremely difficult for them to disguise themselves, secretly take some money and escape from Bianliang.
Not to mention where they can escape to, their resources don't allow them to go any further.
Just to say that in this era, if you don’t have bodyguards to protect you, and you only have money and your wife and children, you will probably be eaten up before you can go far.
There are bandits on the roads and in the mountains, and in some places even the entire village is not a good place.
Especially in some remote mountainous areas, it is common for a village to lie in ambush on the mountain roads, do farm work during the day, and come out to kill and rob at night. It is difficult for ordinary people to travel long distances.
It would be safer to take the canal or the official road with a lot of people instead of taking the remote paths. But there are so many government officials inspecting taxes along the way. Once a wanted order is issued, how can you escape?
Therefore, it is very difficult to abscond with the money.
"What exactly do you want us to do?"
After a long silence, Zhao Kaiji finally figured it out and was the first to speak: "They must be plotting against us for some reason."
"Yes, I do need your help."
Wang Shilong nodded.
Ma Zhengju said, "How can we help? Besides, we might not even be able to enter the palace. We'll be dead before we even get close to His Majesty."
Wang Shilong smiled strangely and said, "Yes, it is indeed so on the surface, but if..."
"If what?"
"What if there are people from our group in the palace?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Han Yunsheng was puzzled.
Wang Shilong smiled and said, "My point is very simple. Someone in the palace will naturally help us. If we succeed, everything will be fine. Even if we fail, it doesn't matter. Someone will help us eliminate the assassin and leave no trace!"
"What's the point? Won't we all die if we fail?"
Yang Rende said.
“So only success is allowed, failure is not allowed.”
Wang Shilong said to them, "This is why I came to you."
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