Chapter 203: Conspiracy
In the Chuigong Hall of the Imperial Palace, Cheng Wuya, dressed in black, was bowing and reporting to the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Prince of Qin has not lived in the palace in the city for many days. Every two or three days, he would visit the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Works to inquire about the progress of material preparations, and then leave the city to go to the Mo Yun Cavalry Camp.
Even the Princess of Qin has not been in the palace in the capital for many days. Except for showing up with the Prince
of Qin at the dock when seeing off the Luo family, she has lived in the manor west of Luo Mansion for the rest of the time. The Mo Yun Cavalry Camp and the manor west of Luo Mansion are both heavily guarded. When the people from the Imperial City Bureau sneaked in to investigate several times, they disappeared like a stone sinking into the sea.
Therefore, what exactly are the Prince of Qin and the Princess of Qin doing? My subordinates have not found out clearly."
The emperor pondered for a moment, and a dark and cold light flashed in his eyes!
"If that's the case, there's no need to investigate.
The King of Qin is just busy training his troops and preparing supplies. Anyway, the place where he's going to die is on the battlefield during the Northern Expedition.
As for the Princess of Qin, she's just a woman, and a brain-dead idiot who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. Her estates outside the city are just workshops that produce those highly profitable products.
When the King of Qin is eliminated, the silly Princess's lucrative businesses will be gone. It belongs to the income of the Imperial Palace's inner treasury, so let her work for me for the time being."
Cheng Wuya raised his eyes and secretly glanced at the emperor, and flattered him with understanding, "Your Majesty is wise and intelligent, and has made plans for everything. After the death of the Prince of Qin, the industries belonging to the silly princess will naturally be taken over by your Majesty's Ministry of Internal Affairs along with those huge and profitable industries in the Prince of Qin's Mansion."
The emperor stroked his beard and thought happily in his heart: "Of course! I treated the Prince of Qin as a prince, and he has no offspring left. Of course, those tempting industries in the Prince of Qin's Mansion belong to the royal family.
As for the silly princess's several highly profitable industries, they must be counted as the industries of the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and should also be taken over by the royal family.
We can hide the beautiful and unique silly princess and play with her for a few days before getting rid of her.
I wonder if the beautiful and silly but mentally handicapped beauty will have a different charm and charm compared to the charming and soul-stirring Concubine Zhou of Li Yu, the last emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty?
Wang Jien stole a glance at the blush on the emperor's face and the lustful look in his eyes, and curled his lips in contempt!
Your Majesty! I know what you are planning better than the worms in your stomach. No matter how
lustful you are, don't you think that the silly princess is your niece's wife?
If this incestuous secret is accidentally leaked, the image of a wise emperor that you want to be
the greatest emperor in history will become a mirage! No matter how diligent you are in government and love the people, and no matter how much you surpass Emperor Taizu in civil and military achievements, this stain will be passed down through the ages and will never be erased!
Wang Jien secretly complained in his heart, but he did not dare to advise the emperor.
As the most intimate eunuch of the current emperor, he has a deep understanding of the emperor's character and temperament. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, especially accompanying this cunning, suspicious and ruthless tiger. The most important thing is to save your life.
Wang Jien, who lowered his head and complained secretly, caught a glimpse of the emperor's eyes turning to him, and was frightened!
Quickly getting himself in a good mood, he bent over and said in a flattering manner: "Your Majesty is wise and intelligent, with a broad mind, and he is more capable of planning and tactics than Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period.
Concubine Li Xian only invested 20% in the perfume shop of the silly princess, and has reaped huge rewards in the past few months.
If the big money-making industries that the Qin Palace has been planning for many years, plus the several highly profitable products of the silly princess, are all acquired, within two or three years, your Majesty's inner treasury will be filled several times."
The emperor felt even more comfortable with Wang Jien's flattery, and couldn't help but raise his head and laugh! The haze of the pain of losing his sons twice in a row also dissipated at this moment.
After a triumphant laugh, the emperor was in a good mood and ordered calmly: "Call Pan Mei and Wang Quan back to the palace. I want to discuss the matter with them in detail!"
Wang Jien bowed and accepted the order, then left to pass on the order.
The emperor sat down at the case, looked at his confidant Cheng Wuya in front of him and asked: "Cheng Aiqing, have you contacted the senior brother from Liao again?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have contacted you. Although Senior Brother Han is an official in Liao State, his determination to avenge Master is as firm as mine!
The master of King Qin threw our Master into the abyss, and his internal energy was destroyed. He lived in hiding for several years, hiding in Jiguan Cave to practice supreme magic.
Master finally succeeded in his magic and found the threshold of immortality. In the end, King Qin teamed up with the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor to kill our Master, and the magic of immortality was also unsuccessful, and cannot be presented to Your Majesty. If I don't avenge
this, I will be unworthy of being a disciple of my master!" Cheng Wuya said to the end, his voice was cold and resentful like a demon from hell!
The emperor looked at Cheng Wuya, who was gritting his teeth, and secretly wondered if there was any water in his loyalty.
After Xuan Yinzi, the culprit in the strange case of the missing children in Jiangnan, was executed, Cheng Wuya confessed to me that he was Xuan Yinzi's last disciple.
He kept saying that Xuan Yinzi practiced the Taoist art of immortality. If he succeeded in practicing, he would be the first to contribute to me, the true emperor.
Who doesn't want to live forever?
In order to pursue the art of immortality, Qin Shihuang not only ordered Taoists to refine elixirs, but also ordered Xu Fu to lead 3,000 boys and girls to go to the overseas fairy island to find the art of immortality. What a huge amount of money and manpower it cost!
If Xuan Yinzi had really glimpsed the secret of immortality, wouldn't I be able to do it... But all of this was destroyed by the King of Qin, how hateful!
After the Northern Expedition was decided, Cheng Wuya confessed that Han Bei, a senior official of Liao State, was once Xuan Yinzi's eldest disciple and his senior brother who studied the same art with him.
Regardless of whether Han Bei still has his heart set on the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, their determination to join forces to get rid of the King of Qin and avenge their master Xuan Yinzi should not be false.
In this case, if our goals are the same, I will first join forces with them to get rid of the King of Qin.
Fortunately, I am wise and intelligent. After establishing the secret agency of the Imperial City Division, I ordered the master of the Imperial Palace, Wei Qianjiu, to secretly establish a Xuanjing Division. Next time you use Cheng Wuya, this vicious dog, be more cautious with him. If you find that he is out of control, just get rid of him secretly! ...
When Pan Mei and Wang Quan arrived, Cheng Wuya left tactfully. As the head of the secret service, he knew that the emperor was too suspicious and it was better for him not to know some things that he should not know.
Pan Mei was also a famous general with outstanding military achievements. He was meticulous, shrewd, good at judging the situation, and quite trusted by the current emperor.
His legitimate daughter married the third prince, Prince Xiang Zhao Heng, and became in-laws with the emperor, making their relationship even closer.
After the second and fourth princes died suddenly, the eldest prince also suffered from insanity. The third prince, who usually kept a low profile, naturally became the heir closest to the throne.
This made Pan Mei, the father-in-law of the third prince, secretly complacent and determined to help his son-in-law ascend to the supreme throne, so that the Pan family would be blessed and protected and extremely wealthy.
Wang Cong is a man who is good at opportunism and intrigue. With his flexible mind and ability to flatter superiors and bully subordinates, he has been very successful in his career in recent years.
Before the emperor appointed the main generals for the Northern Expedition, he had conspired with the two of them. So, what is the main task of the commander-in-chief and supervisor of the Western Army? The two of them already knew it.
After the emperor ordered the eunuch to give the two of them a seat, he got straight to the point: "My dear Pan, my dear Wang, I summoned you to the palace today to discuss with you in detail about finding an opportunity to get rid of the King of Qin during the Northern Expedition."
Being trusted by the emperor and seizing this opportunity to become rich, Wang Cong was excited!
"Your Majesty! Don't worry. I am an amateur in fighting, but when it comes to plotting and scheming against individuals, I can match ten Zhuge Kongmings.
In this battle, I will not only use the sharp sword of the King of Qin to win a few battles for Your Majesty, but I will also get rid of him with conspiracy!" Wang Quan, who was eager to take credit and express his determination, boasted a lot.
Pan Mei secretly criticized him with disdain: This villain who only knows how to intrigue and speculate, and use conspiracy and trickery to compare himself to the wise Zhuge Kongming? Is Zhuge Kongming a villain who gained credit by scheming and framing the generals in the army?
However, I can let this villain who is only interested in meritorious deeds take the lead in
framing and killing the King of Qin, so as to avoid leaving a bad name in history. It would be best if we can also kill Yang Ye, the invincible Golden Sword Lord, who is more famous than me. In the future, I, Pan Mei, will be the most famous general in the Song Dynasty.
"Your Majesty is extremely wise. He can choose Lord Wang, who is full of strategies and loyal, to be the military supervisor. We will definitely kill the King of Qin in this battle!" Pan Mei complimented the emperor and Wang Quan.