1595 Black Hand, Nanling Jinfan is dead even if he is alive
The Ninth Prince and the Emperor reached an agreement, and the poison in the Emperor's body was temporarily suppressed. The little trouble that the Xie family had just caused was dispersed by the Ninth Prince.
Just as the Xie family said, the Ninth Prince was the nemesis of the Xie family. When the Ninth Prince did not return to the imperial city, the Xie family was going smoothly. They were only one step away from sidelining the emperor and supporting the Eighth Prince to take the throne as regent. But...
As soon as the Ninth Prince came back, he did not play by the rules at all. He joined hands with Wang Jinling and with just a few punches, they destroyed the good situation created by the Xie Family, and even forced the Xie Family to be unable to move forward.
Sixteen members of the Xie family's direct lineage died, but because of treason, they couldn't even hold a funeral.
The Xie family was in great misfortune when they encountered the joining forces of Wang Jinling, the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen.
Now the Xie family has nothing to threaten the emperor. Without the banner of imperial power, no matter how much the Xie family jumps around, it won't make any waves.
If the emperor's poison had not been cured and the Xie family was needed, the Xie family would not even have this little time.
The Xie family's tragic defeat was inevitable, and no one could save them. The attention of the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen had shifted away from the Xie family. They were more concerned about the future of Dongling, as well as the fate of Imperial Concubine Xie and the Eighth Prince.
They spent so much effort to suppress the Xie family, not for the emperor. The situation in Dongling is already in chaos. Even if the Xie family is eliminated, Dongling will never go back to the past.
After the incident with the Xie family, the emperor became more cautious of the people around him, and his actions became more ruthless. For such an emperor to sit in that position was not a good thing for the Ninth Prince.
"It's time for the emperor to abdicate." The Ninth Prince sighed softly.
The emperor used to be very ambitious and dreamed of unifying the four kingdoms. In order to unify the four kingdoms, the emperor adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards the internal struggles in Dongling. As long as it did not threaten his rule, the emperor would not take any ruthless action.
But after what happened with the Xie family, the emperor's mentality has changed. Moreover, Dongling has gone through a turmoil that has cost the people a lot of money and manpower, and it will not be able to fight the Three Kingdoms and Nine Cities within a hundred years. The emperor no longer has the ambition and aspiration to unify the Kyushu continent.
The emperor, who had lost this lofty goal, naturally had to turn his attention to the domestic situation, and the Ninth Prince was an existence that the emperor could not tolerate.
The Ninth Prince's control over Dongling is getting stronger and stronger, and the power in his hands is no less than that of the emperor. The first thing the emperor will do after taking power is to fight with the Ninth Prince's uncle.
With the Ninth Prince's current strength, he may not lose to the Emperor in Dongling, but the Ninth Prince does not want to focus most of his energy on the Emperor. He must completely sideline the Emperor before the Emperor recovers.
In other words, the Ninth Prince wants to do the same thing as the Xie family.
"Will the emperor retaliate?" The Xie family has never dared to force the emperor to abdicate, for fear that the emperor would be unwilling and cause trouble for everyone.
The Ninth Prince touched Feng Qingchen's head and said with a smile, "The one who treated the emperor was the Valley Master and Guo Baoji."
This sentence contains many meanings...
During the treatment process, if there is a slight accident, the emperor can be deposed. It would be enough to keep him alive and let him be a comfortable emperor.
Feng Qingchen leaned meekly in the arms of the Ninth Prince, closed her eyes and asked lazily: "Who do you want to help to take the throne?" Feng Qingchen knew that the Ninth Prince would definitely not take the opportunity to take the throne.
If the Ninth Prince wanted to be the Emperor of Dongling, he would have become one long ago.
"Hasn't the Emperor appointed the Eighth Prince as the Crown Prince? Since the Emperor is seriously ill, the Crown Prince will naturally succeed him." The Ninth Prince didn't believe in any of the adult princes. Only the Eighth Prince, who had no support from his family and was young, was the most suitable.
"That's good. The eldest son is the prince's tutor, so he can discipline the eighth prince legitimately. You are the prince's uncle, so you can be the regent before the prince comes of age." In this way, Imperial Noble Consort Xie and the eighth prince were able to save their lives.
As for whether Imperial Noble Consort Xie has any ambitions?
This is not important at all. Even if Imperial Noble Concubine Xie has ambitions, she needs support from others. Without the support of the Xie family, Imperial Noble Concubine Xie is just an ordinary woman in the deep palace, and she can do nothing.
If Imperial Concubine Xie was smart, she would naturally stay in the palace with the Eighth Prince and live a peaceful life. If she was not smart, it would just be a matter of a glass of poisoned wine.
The Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen slowly talked about the layout of Dongling.
Wen Yongwang Jinling and Fu Lin were to be used to assist the Eighth Prince, and at the same time they could also play a role in restraining each other.
As for Wu, the Ninth Prince planned to transfer Yuwen Yuanhua back to the capital, and let Yuwen Yuanhua be responsible for the safety of the imperial city. As for Yuwen Yuanhua's troops at the border, the Ninth Prince took them over without any hesitation.
Yuwen Yuanhua's army at the border was divided into four parts by the Ninth Prince. Some of Yuwen Yuanhua's confidants were brought back to the capital by Yuwen Yuanhua himself, and the other three parts were handed over to Zhai Dongming, Si Cheng and Dou Dou respectively.
Zhai Dongming and Si Cheng are both the Ninth Prince's men, and the manpower given to Doudou is equivalent to giving it to Feng Qingchen in disguise.
No one would complain about the lack of troops, Feng Qingchen didn't even bother to be polite, and readily agreed on behalf of Doudou. As for whether Doudou could lead the troops, that was not important at all, she could let Feng Liyou take care of it first.
"Once the affairs in Dongling are settled, I will move the Fengli people to Shandong. I want to use Shandong for training troops. No matter what happens there, just pretend you didn't see it." Feng Qingchen took the opportunity to talk about this matter. Anyway, he couldn't hide it from the Ninth Uncle.
"Sure." With Feng Qingchen's troops in Shandong, they can attack Taicheng and Nanling at any time. The Ninth Prince would certainly not say no.
"Dongling's affairs are almost settled. How about I go to Shandong and make some plans in advance?" Feng Qingchen climbed out of the Ninth Prince's arms and looked at him.
She knew that the Ninth Prince would definitely not agree to her acting alone, but she still wanted to try.
As expected, the Ninth Prince refused without even thinking about it: "No need. The Chen family in Shandong will take care of it for you. If you want to go and see, wait until the Fengli people are settled before going. If you are really worried, you can let Fengli Youge go."
"Forget it. I'm worried about Feng Li Youge leaving Beijing. If Feng Li Youge is taken away by his father, who can I cry to?" Feng Li Youge is her chess piece to threaten Feng Lizhi, and nothing can happen to her.
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. I'll have someone look after you. Nothing will happen."
In order to reward Feng Qingchen for being obedient, the Ninth Prince promised: "When the matter of Dongling and Nanling Jinfan is over, I will take you out to travel." Of course, he will also participate in the martial arts conference.
Where there are many people in the underworld, news is also well-informed.
He searched the four countries and nine cities for a long time, but there was no news about the Kyushu map. He hoped to gain something from the martial arts conference.
"Nanling Jinfan? What happened to him? Is that bastard still alive?" Feng Qingchen knew about Dong Ling's affairs, but she had no clue about Nanling Jinfan's affairs.
"He just fell into the sea and his life or death is unknown." Although the possibility of death is greater, the Ninth Prince cannot rule out the possibility that Nanling Jinfan is lucky.
"We can't let that poisonous snake come back alive. If he comes back alive, we will be in trouble." Feng Qingchen frowned, thinking about how to solve the problem of Nanling Jinfan.
"I know. So, I will not stop him from showing up alive. Even if he is alive, he is dead." He asked the emperor to send people to the sea to find him, which was the beginning of his plan...
Even if Nanling Jinfan is still alive, he is dead!
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