Qu Cheng'an ordered Wenxiang to find something to hold against the important ministers in the court as soon as possible.
Only by keeping all the court officials under his control can he be more confident in succeeding to the throne after the emperor's death.
Now, Emperor Jingyong's health is getting worse and worse due to Qu Cheng'an's secret manipulation.
According to the tradition of the Jingyong Kingdom, if the emperor died without a will, the eldest son would ascend to the throne according to the succession system.
So now the eldest prince is the most likely to succeed to the throne.
Many people stand in the same camp as the eldest prince.
Ever since the Third Prince knew that Qu Cheng'an had returned, he has been constantly looking for opportunities to target Qu Cheng'an.
But Qu Chengan dodged them all.
Seeing that he could not do anything to Qu Cheng'an on his own, the third prince went to find the eldest prince to flatter Qu Cheng'an in front of him.
"Brother, I heard that my second brother has been making some moves recently. I'm afraid he wants to compete with you for the throne!"
The eldest prince glared at the third prince.
"Father is still in good health. Don't ever say such things again."
The Third Prince quickly bowed his head and said, "I am also worried that Second Brother might have some bad intentions, so I came here specifically to warn you, Big Brother."
The eldest prince was also a little worried because his father had not yet issued a will.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the emperor's health was deteriorating day by day.
I heard that the emperor even vomited blood while handling government affairs a few days ago.
Although the eldest prince is now the most likely to ascend to the throne, his position will remain dangerous as long as the emperor does not have a will.
Thinking of what the third prince said, that Qu Cheng'an might want to compete with him for the throne, the eldest prince's eyes emanated murderous intent.
He asked the Third Prince, "Do you have any good ideas to help the Second Prince give up this idea?"
The Third Prince immediately said, "Why don't we just go all out and kill him before he makes any big waves..."
As he spoke, the Third Prince made a throat-sealing gesture.
What the third prince said coincided with the eldest prince's thoughts.
The eldest prince was even more certain of his idea and directly summoned out several secret guards with high martial arts skills given to him by the emperor.
"I'll give you three days. I want the Second Prince to disappear."
The secret guards looked at each other without answering.
Upon seeing this, the Third Prince felt that his brother was truly stupid. For such a matter, he would naturally hire assassins from outside, so how could he use his own people?
What's more, this person was not raised by himself, but was given to him by the emperor.
The person they are truly loyal to is His Majesty, not him.
However, the third prince did not intend to remind the eldest prince. If these people really eliminated his second brother, he could then take advantage of the situation and push the eldest prince out of this position by accusing him of murdering his brothers.
If these people reported the matter to the emperor, it would have nothing to do with him. When he took action again in the future, everyone would think that it was the eldest prince who did it.
The eldest prince didn't realize why these people didn't respond, and shouted at them:
"What? Didn't you hear what I said?"
Ada from the secret guards stood up.
"Your Highness, we are sent by His Majesty to protect your safety. The Second Prince is also your Majesty's child. We dare not act on our own initiative to obey your Highness's orders."
The eldest prince became even more angry.
"Since the emperor gave you to me, I am your master. Now that the emperor is terminally ill, that position will soon be mine!
If you don't listen to me, I'll tear you all into pieces when I get to that position!"
When the secret guards heard that the eldest prince dared to speak like this, they felt that the eldest prince was as stupid as the rumors said.
They no longer spoke, but just knelt on the ground.
The eldest prince then realized that these people would only be loyal to his father.
He warned them fiercely that if they dared to disclose what happened today, he would never let them go.
After the secret guards withdrew, the eldest prince sighed and said to the third prince:
"You can see that I don't have anyone around me who can be used. How can I assassinate the Second Brother?"
The Third Prince reminded:
"Brother, who says you have to find someone close to you? There are so many assassination experts among the people, just hire a few!"
The eldest prince suddenly realized, "You are really smart! Do you have any institution you would recommend?"
The third prince was afraid that he would be dragged into trouble by the eldest prince's stupid behavior, so he shook his head and said that he didn't know. Then he said that he had something else to do and took his leave.
The eldest prince couldn't sit still after the third prince aroused his thoughts.
He found many killer organizations and arranged them in batches to assassinate Qu Cheng'an.
Qu Cheng'an received the news early in the morning.
Some of these killer organizations were set up by Qu Cheng'an to conceal the identity of the Su family army.
Qu Cheng'an frowned when he received the news.
Wen Xiang asked Qu Cheng'an:
"Your Highness, doesn't the Crown Prince usually pay much attention to you? Why is he so sudden this time?"
Qu Chengan stared at the letter in his hand and said:
"How could the eldest prince possibly think of hiring someone to commit a murder? I heard that the third prince went to see him a few days ago. I think he must have said something to him."
Qu Cheng'an asked Wenxiang to help him prepare a carriage as he wanted to go to the palace.
Ever since Qu Cheng'an returned from Fengyang Kingdom, the Emperor of Jingyong Kingdom, probably out of guilt, began to compensate Qu Cheng'an.
Not only was Qu Cheng'an granted the throne, but he was also given the privilege of entering the palace at any time.
Qu Cheng'an took advantage of the emperor's remaining father-son affection for him and narrowed the distance between him and the emperor.
After getting along with Qu Cheng'an, the emperor found that Qu Cheng'an was smarter than his other sons.
However, although Qu Cheng'an obtained the throne, it also meant that the emperor did not intend to pass the throne to him.
The prince will be sent to another place to be the lord of a piece of land in the future.
After entering the palace, Qu Cheng'an met the emperor directly.
The emperor's health was very poor, so Qu Cheng'an played chess with the emperor in the house.
When one piece fell, Qu Cheng'an asked the emperor,
"Your Majesty, do you really think that the eldest prince is suitable to inherit your position?"
The emperor paused for a moment, then placed a piece.
"He's the eldest son, so he should be the heir. But this child is kind and honest, so he'll need your help in the future!"
Qu Cheng'an frowned. What the emperor meant was that he knew the eldest prince was not suitable for this position, but he would rather let him take the throne than consider himself.
Qu Chengan said again:
"I, your son, also hope that I can help you govern the world you left behind. However, today, I heard that you have hired many assassins among the people and are planning to assassinate me."
The emperor looked at Qu Cheng'an and frowned deeply.
Qu Cheng'an looked at the chessboard on the table calmly and placed another piece.
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