In the north city of Kyoto, to the east of the imperial palace is the residence of the clan, and the prime minister's palace of the sixth prince Liu Zhi is located among them.

Among the four adult princes of Emperor Kaiping, the eldest prince’s Prince Lu’s Palace has the most grand layout, followed by the second prince’s Prince Qi’s Palace and the sixth prince’s Prince Xiang’s Palace. Although the second prince is the eldest son, Empress Chen seems to have a crush on Liu Zhi.

He was more partial. When he built the Prime Minister's Palace, he secretly added a lot of money, which at least did not make Liu Zhi inferior in this regard.

As for the Prince Yan's Mansion, which is the smallest in comparison, as Liu Zan raised his knife and committed suicide, it has now been completely sealed off. The people inside will have to wait for Taishitai Pavilion to carefully screen before they can come out alive.

The palace of Prince Xiang is magnificent, but the atmosphere in the palace recently has been almost suffocating.

After Liu Zan committed suicide, he left chicken feathers everywhere, and Liu Zhi was not spared either.

Compared with the eldest prince who stood firmly by Emperor Kaiping's side from beginning to end and the second prince who angrily rebuked Liu Zan at the city gate, Liu Zhi's performance was obviously unsatisfactory and could even be said to be below the standard.

Although the words he said on the top of the city could be interpreted as Liu Zan's coercion, they were ultimately framed in full public view to frame his eldest brother as being suspected of regicide.

After Emperor Kaiping woke up, he already had a detailed understanding of what happened that day, and he would definitely not miss what Liu Zhi did. However, what Liu Zhi didn't expect was that his father did not show any expression, nor did he forgive or forgive him.

He never got angry or severely reprimanded him, as if he was just an insignificant little character and there was no need to even look at him.

Liu Zhi has been living in seclusion in his mansion these days, and even his usual habit of going to the palace to greet Empress Chen has disappeared. Instead, Empress Chen has sent people to appease him many times.

Liu Zhi knew in his heart that his father just hadn't figured out how to deal with him. After all, he had just lost a son, so he couldn't bring down another son. In addition, he was not that important in his heart. He was far less important than him.

I can't stand up to my eldest brother and second brother, so I just ignore them and leave them aside.

Perhaps, my father wanted to reflect behind closed doors.

A mocking smile appeared at the corner of Liu Zhi's mouth.

In fact, he suspected from the beginning that this was a trap set up by his father, because the theory of poisoning was too bizarre.

Over the years, he has been watching in the dark, knowing that Emperor Kaiping's palace is absolutely unimaginable. How could a king who has been in power for more than ten years be poisoned so easily?

After the assassination case of Pei Yue came to an end, he once lamented, "I wonder what the fourth brother Liu Zan wanted. Couldn't he see that the world was always in the hands of his father?"

The fourth brother prides himself on being extremely smart, but all his actions are just like a worm on a tree. He thinks that he can seize the throne with the Kyoto garrison in Zhang Wu's hands, which is really a fool's errand. He may have never thought about the Xian family.

Why did those descendants take the initiative to approach the dignified King Yan? You must know that this is risking their lives.

As for trash like Li Bingzhong, he thought he had some backhand and could sell them at a high price, but his fourth brother sold them all out. Now he can only squat in jail and wait to die.

I believe that after this experience, my father will no longer doubt the loyalty of Wu Xun, the civil servant in the capital.

Next, the eldest brother and the second brother will inevitably fight for the position of crown prince. It is not that easy for the father to successfully establish the eldest brother as the prince.

Liu Zhi thought about every detail carefully, and only felt relieved after confirming that nothing was missed.

At the moment, he doesn't plan to do anything. Taking advantage of Liu Zan's rebellion case, he may be ignored by Emperor Kaiping on the surface, but in fact, he has withdrawn from the world and may have better opportunities in the future.

The so-called plan and then act is probably like this.

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Dongcheng, Wei Guogong Mansion.

The green trees are dense and the summer is long, and the balcony reflects into the pond.

There is an old man sitting and fishing on the shore. His right hand holding the fishing rod is very steady and does not shake at all. However, the float on the water is also motionless. It seems that the fish are also feeling the summer heat and gradually become lazy.

When Wang Jiuxuan came over, the old man was still silently looking at the calm water.

"My grandson pays his respects to his grandfather."

Wang Jiuxuan stood aside and said softly.

Wang Pingzhang shook his head and sighed: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the fish refuse to come out to bite the hook. What should I do?"

Wang Jiuxuan's heart moved slightly and he said calmly: "Grandpa, why don't you wait a little longer."

Wang Pingzhang turned to look at him and asked, "Have all the affairs at home been settled?"

Wang Jiu

, this is also human nature, and my grandson will not be angry because of it."

Wang Pingzhang has four sons in total. The eldest son is Wang Jiuxuan's father who has passed away. The other three sons are not capable enough to take on their own role in the army, so they do not have prominent military positions. On the contrary, the two sons of the second son are quite outstanding, although they are not as good as

Shangwang Jiuxuan was able to gain a foothold in the Forbidden Army in a very short period of time, but now he is still a senior military general at the rank of deputy commander in the army.

Neither of them could have imagined that their proud family background would one day become a drag.

A promising real-power military position suddenly became a military attache in Qingshui Yamen. Although the rank has indeed improved, who is willing to do such a loss-making business?

What made them even more angry was that if His Majesty was suppressing the Wang family, why could Wang Jiuxuan continue to command the First Division of the Forbidden Army even though he was safe and sound?

There was some commotion in the mansion today, but Wang Pingzhang ignored it and left it all to Wang Jiuxuan himself.

He looked at his eldest grandson and did not find a trace of resentment in his eyebrows. He nodded and said: "It would be great if they can figure it out on their own. If they still can't figure it out, let them go back to their hometown to farm. The Wang family will never be able to raise any children."

Peiron's kind of disaster."

"Yes, grandfather." Wang Jiuxuan agreed, and then said: "The two cousins ​​just said it out of anger, and my grandson will not take it to heart. The second uncle also reprimanded them severely, and had previously asked them to go out and find someone.

A place to drink and relax.”

Wang Pingzhang nodded and asked slowly: "His Majesty still hasn't asked you about Li Zi?"

Wang Jiuxuan said: "No."

Wang Pingzhang couldn't help but frown. In the previous case of Liu Zan's rebellion, the reactions of all parties were not out of the ordinary, but the silence of the Imperial Army was puzzling. According to the temperament of Emperor Kaiping, he should not completely hand over the initiative to Liu Zan.

If the fourth prince goes crazy for a moment and asks his henchmen to take action after the Holy Emperor enters the city, can Pei Yue alone really stop the five thousand soldiers of the Kyoto garrison at the critical moment?

But now Li Zi is still firmly in command of the Forbidden Army, and Emperor Kaiping has never thought of touching him, which seems a bit intriguing.

After a long silence, Wang Pingzhang said solemnly: "Don't contact those princes secretly for the time being, and let's look at it later. Since Mo Haoli fell ill, the changes in the current situation in Duzhong have always revealed a somewhat cold flavor.

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Wang Jiuxuan said respectfully: "My grandson, please remember this."

It was very quiet around the pond. The anxious footsteps of the old housekeeper in the front yard suddenly broke the quiet atmosphere. He came to Wang Pingzhang and said in a slightly panic: "My lord, something happened to the second young master and the fourth young master."

Wang Pingzhang looked at the float on the water with an expressionless face.

According to the rules of the house, Wang Jiuxuan's father's generation is collectively called the master, and Wang Jiuxuan's generation is called the young master. The second young master and fourth young master mentioned by the housekeeper are the two cousins ​​mentioned by Wang Jiuxuan just now.

Wang Jiuxuan looked at the old housekeeper and said, "What happened?"

The old housekeeper sighed: "The person who reported the news came back and said that the two young masters had angered the Marquis of Zhongshan for some reason, and now they were arrested by his soldiers. They also said that they would be sent to Taishitai Pavilion for careful interrogation."

Wang Jiuxuan was slightly startled, and then asked: "Where are they now?"

The old housekeeper hesitated and said: "Bamboo... Bamboo House."

Wang Jiuxuan became increasingly puzzled, but he knew there was no need to delay, so he said to Wang Pingzhang: "Grandpa, grandson, go deal with this matter now."

However, what he didn't expect was that Wang Pingzhang put down his fishing rod, stood up and said, "I'm afraid Pei Yue won't give you face. I'll take a look myself."

As he walked forward, Wang Jiuxuan quickly followed.

The fishing rod was placed at the edge of the pond, and the float suddenly sank, and the fishing rod also fell into the water.

Ripples gradually formed on the water.
Chapter completed!