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At the same time that Zhao Junchen and Niu Fude ended their conversation and hurried to the palace to meet Emperor Deqing, Zhu Hejian, the seventh prince, was reading a secret letter thoughtfully.

After reading the contents of the secret letter, a sneer flashed on Zhu Hejian's face.

On the other side, the eunuch Jia Lun's performance was very tacit, after seeing Zhu Hejian's expression change, he immediately lit a candle and held it in front of Zhu Hejian, Zhu Hejian sent the secret letter in his hand to the candle flame, and threw the burning secret letter to his feet, quietly watching the letter gradually burn into ashes.

After doing all this, Zhu Hejian nodded and smiled: "In the clan, not all of them are wine bags and rice bags, at least Zhu Hezeng's performance this time is very good!" On the one hand, he secretly collected the evidence of the vassal kings and sent it to the third brother, bewitching the third brother to impeach the vassal kings at the same time, and on the other hand, he tried his best to encourage King Fu and let him unite the clans from all over the country to fight against the third brother...... Hehe, it's just the eldest son of a king who has no right to inherit the throne, but he can eat left and right, eat on both sides, and completely mess up this pool of water. ”

After thinking for a moment, Jia Lun slowly commented: "This Fu King's eldest son, Zhu Hezeng...... I've always felt that he is very similar to you in some way, the Seventh Prince. ”

Zhu Hejian nodded calmly and said: "He is in a very similar situation to me, he has no right to inherit the throne of King Fu, and I have no right to inherit the unification of the country, his scheming methods are all good, he has done a lot of things for King Fu's Mansion over the years, but he can only make a wedding dress for the prince of Fuwang, and I am the same, if I hadn't secretly cooperated with my mother to do so many things, this prince would not have been able to sit on the third brother's turn, but I have done so many things, and in the end I only made a wedding dress for the third brother!" At the same time, both of us are also despised, no matter how much we do, King Fu will only value the son, and the mother will only favor the third brother, plus he and I are both unwilling and ambitious...... There are so many similarities!

Because of this, when he went to Beijing to meet his father on behalf of King Fu, the first time I saw him, I saw that he and I were all the way, and we have been secretly in contact and secretly cooperating all these years! About thirty percent of our secret expenses come from King Fu's Mansion, and he has used so much money in private, but King Fu has never noticed any signs...... And his performance during this period was unexpectedly outstanding, and everyone was played with by him between applause, which is really not to be underestimated, not to be underestimated......"

Zhu Hejian's evaluation of Zhu Hezeng can be described as extremely high, and his face is full of admiration.

But Jia Lun has always understood Zhu Hejian's temperament the most, but he immediately saw the killing intent hidden under Zhu Hejian's praise.

There is no doubt that Zhu Hezeng's outstanding performance has aroused Zhu Hejian's jealousy.

The more he found that Zhu Hezeng was somewhat similar to himself in all aspects, the more Zhu Hejian's killing intent could not be suppressed.

After all, for Zhu Hezeng, things have developed to this point, he has obtained the double commitment of the crown prince Zhu Heyu and the seventh prince Zhu Hejian at the same time, whether Zhu Heyu stabilizes the position of the prince and smoothly inherits the unification, or Zhu Hejian successfully overthrows Zhu Heyu and replaces him, he will fully sponsor him to inherit the throne of King Fu.

In this way, Zhu Hezeng also has more choices, and he can no longer only hope for Zhu Hejian, but can choose to betray Zhu Hejian and support Zhu Heyu in the future; You can also choose to betray Zhu Heyu and support Zhu Hejian.

Under such circumstances, no one dares to guarantee which side Zhu Hezeng will choose to stand on - the most important thing is that Zhu Hezeng does have some evidence in his hands that is very unfavorable to Zhu Hejian, which is enough to reverse the current situation of seizing the heir.

It is precisely because Zhu Hezeng and Zhu Hejian are too similar that if they change places, Zhu Hejian thinks that he will definitely breed more ambitions and strive for more benefits for himself, so he will become more and more unable to trust Zhu Hezeng.

What's more, with the continuous change of the situation in the imperial court, Zhu Hejian no longer relies on Zhu Hezeng's financial assistance as before.

After figuring out Zhu Hejian's thoughts, Jia Lun went straight to the point and asked directly without concealment: "Do you want to get rid of him?" ”

Zhu Hejian didn't hide his thoughts, and said slowly: "Zhu Hezeng is the most critical witness in the hands of the third brother, if Zhu Hezeng suddenly dies at this time, many of the incriminating evidence collected by the prince will lose their basis, and the water will be muddy, and the third brother will inevitably think that Zhu Hezeng's violent death was done by the vassal kings, and the vassal kings will think that Zhu Hezeng's sudden death is inseparable from the prince, and the contradiction between the two sides will be deeper...... Moreover, after Zhu Hezeng dies, we can also reduce one variable...... Therefore, no matter what, Zhu Hezeng can't stay. ”

Jia Lun nodded and said, "In the past two years, we have also secretly bought several people around Zhu Hezeng, and one of them is still Zhu Hezeng's henchman, and it is not difficult to get rid of him...... Should I use diamond powder? ”

Diamond powder, an invisible poison that kills people, will also make people suffer from illness before death, and has already become the favorite method of harm to the seven princes, Zhu Hejian and Jia Lun, the master and servant.

In the past six months, all kinds of characters have died of stomach problems and bleeding between the government and the opposition, all of which are the handiwork of Zhu Hejian and Jia Lun - after all, as the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian gradually moves to the front of the scene, many things in the past must be whitewashed, and no flaws must be left, and "killing people and eliminating mouths" is undoubtedly the most effective means in this case.

On the other side, Zhu Hejian pondered for a moment, but shook his head and said: "Don't use diamond powder this time, although this kind of thing is easy to use, but it will make people notice signs if you use it more times, and it works too slowly, I don't want to keep Zhu Hezeng for too long...... It's better to find a way to let him die in an accident. ”

Jia Lun had too many harmful means in his mind, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all at this time, and immediately replied: "I will arrange it immediately, and I will see the results in half a month." ”

Zhu Hejian nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "By the way, have you received any news from your father during this time?" Since the impeachment of the vassal kings was sent to the capital, my father not only stopped the court meeting, but also did not want to see anyone at all, even if I wanted to meet in the past few days, he refused...... I don't know what my father is thinking about these days, I always feel that it is a variable! ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Hejian couldn't help frowning.

Jalen shook his head and said, "I don't know, we haven't received too much detailed information during this time!" These days, His Majesty has not even seen the harem concubines, and has always stayed in the imperial study for the night...... Since Li Ru'an entered the imperial study on an errand, it is not easy for us to collect information from the imperial study, this person is very urban and scheming, and everyone in the imperial study is closely watched by him, whether it is to collect intelligence or transmit news, it has become very difficult...... He is only in charge of the imperial study for the time being, and after he officially becomes the steward eunuch of the imperial study, it will be even more difficult for us to collect news from the imperial study. ”

Zhu Hejian thought for a moment and said: "Looking at it this way, this person can be regarded as a talent, and his attitude and position must be confirmed as soon as possible, you send a message to the inner court, I will find an opportunity to meet Li Ru'an in the next few days, if you can't take it for your own use, it's better to get rid of this kind of person immediately." ”

The danger of Zhu Hejian lies here, his mental methods are too vicious and decisive - if someone may threaten him, then get rid of it secretly; If someone can't take it for their own use, then just kill it; Someone may reveal his secret, and that is still a secret - in short, anyone who might stand in the way, he will not hesitate to use the most drastic means.

In Zhu Hejian's eyes, this is the most effective and direct means.

But Jia Lun was very adaptable to Zhu Hejian's style of doing things, and still nodded expressionlessly.

After talking about Li Ru'an, Zhu Hejian fell into contemplation again.

In Zhu Hejian's eyes, Li Ru'an is just an insignificant little person, and Li Ru'an's matter is just a trivial matter, and a little attention is enough.

Now the focus is still on the attitude of Emperor Deqing, which is the most important thing!

In Zhu Hejian's expectation, after the prince Zhu and Yu impeached the vassal kings at the same time, Emperor Deqing's attitude must be to play fifty boards each, on the one hand, he will take advantage of the evidence found by the prince Zhu Heyu to severely punish the vassal kings, and on the other hand, he will also take advantage of the opportunity of the vassal kings to fight back against the prince Zhu Heyu to formally depose the prince and change the prince, and Zhu Hejian can replace him and become the real prince prince.

However, Emperor Deqing's performance these days is too strange, as if he has fallen into great entanglements and contradictions, and he has not expressed his attitude for a long time, which has added some variables to this matter.

"Father, what is he thinking...... Why is there such a strange performance...... I always feel like I've overlooked something......"

Zhu Hejian muttered to himself.

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The Sacred Heart is unfathomable.

Since Emperor Deqing received the impeachment note from the crown prince Zhu Heyu, he has not held an early court for four consecutive days, and has not convened all the important ministers of the court to discuss the matter, and has refused to meet everyone, so he has been hiding in the imperial study, and no one can speculate on his thoughts and thoughts during this time.

Emperor Deqing, who couldn't guess his thoughts, was obviously the most difficult to deal with.

When Zhao Junchen rushed outside the imperial study, he found that most of the cabinet ministers and the six Shangshu had already arrived, and everyone had serious expressions, gathering with each other and discussing in a low voice.

After seeing Zhao Junchen appear, Chen Dongxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Li Chengru, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, hurriedly walked to Zhao Junchen's side.

Since this period of time, the relationship between Li Chengru and Zhao Junchen has become closer and closer, and he has also quietly and actively cooperated with Zhao Junchen's instructions, but he is not Zhao Junchen's friend on the surface, and he is still a supporter of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, and he is also extremely nervous at this time.

Therefore, after hurrying to Zhao Junchen's face, Li Chengru preemptively asked: "Elder Zhao Ge, you said that Your Majesty summoned us this time, but for the sake of impeaching the vassal kings?" Your Majesty he...... I think I'm on the side of the prince, right? After all, Your Majesty has been dissatisfied with the vassal kings for a long time, and the crown prince has certainly made a big fuss this time, but after all, he is also worried about the king......"

Chen Dongxiang said in a low voice: "If nothing else, it should be for the lawsuit between the prince and the vassal kings!" I have received some news that the vassal kings' notes have arrived in the capital today, but no one has seen the contents of these notes except His Majesty himself, and His Majesty summoned us this time, probably for this matter. ”

Hearing Chen Dongxiang's statement, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be a little surprised, but he didn't expect Chen Dongxiang to also buy eyeliner in the inner court, and the level of this eyeliner seems to be not low, and he can get access to certain inside information.

Since Zuo Lanshan was sent to Shanxi as the governor, regardless of seniority or official position, Chen Dongxiang has become the second person in the "Zhao Party" in the capital, he is not as obscure as Zuo Lanshan, good at cooperating, his ambition is greater, and the means are more proactive, but I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

While his thoughts were turning, Zhao Junchen said to Li Chengru: "What Chen Shangshu said is right, Your Majesty summoned us this time, and nine times out of ten, it is for the matter of the prince and the vassal king!" As for whether His Majesty will support the crown prince this time, it is difficult to say......

If it were before today, I would be inclined to His Majesty that he would each play fifty boards, on the one hand, with the evidence of the crown prince he found, depose several of the most serious vassal kings, and take the opportunity to weaken the power of the clan, on the other hand, he would also take advantage of the prince's unfavorable reasons to further attack the prestige of the prince, or even directly replace the prince...... But Your Majesty's behavior during this period of time is too strange, and I don't dare to make a conclusion now......

However, the recitals of the vassal kings were presented to His Majesty at the same time, which means that the clans have secretly cooperated and want to join forces to put pressure on His Majesty, but this method is too much, and it is undoubtedly offensive to His Majesty's heavenly prestige, with His Majesty's temperament, it will arouse arrogance in his heart, and he will never easily compromise with the clans, and he may choose to protect the prince......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but shake his head slightly, saying that his views were just speculation, and he didn't dare to guarantee that they would come true.

Emperor Deqing is undoubtedly arrogant, always thinking that he can easily control everything, which also makes him rarely have a really serious time, such as Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen and others often use Emperor Deqing's arrogant mentality to fight for their own benefits, but now things involve the prince and the clan, Emperor Deqing is undoubtedly completely serious, he began to think about some deeper things, and it is not as easy to be guessed as before.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen's mood at this time is also unprecedentedly serious and dignified.

Zhao Junchen looked up and found that he was not alone, now whether it was Zhou Shangjing, the first assistant of the cabinet who had always been scheming, or Wang Shou, the core member of the "Imperial Party", they all looked as dignified as themselves, obviously they couldn't guess Emperor Deqing's thoughts, and they were not ready to deal with it.

Next, Zhao Junchen, Chen Dongxiang, and Li Chengru discussed a few more words, but before they could discuss and come to a specific conclusion, they saw Pavilion Lao Cheng hurrying outside the imperial study.

After Cheng Yuandao arrived here, all the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet and the six ministers of the Shangshu were all there.

Soon, a young eunuch gently pushed the door and walked out of the imperial study, and said softly: "Our family's name is Li Ru'an, and from now on we will stay in the imperial study to run errands!" All the adults are often in and out of the imperial study of the important ministers of the court, our family will inevitably meet with the adults from time to time, if our family in the future if there is something accidentally offended you, I hope you can understand one or two......

Now, please follow me into the Imperial Study...... By the way, let our family say more, Your Majesty, he is in a very bad mood these days, and I hope that you adults must be careful when you meet you. ”

Hearing Li Ru'an's words, all the ministers couldn't help but look at him deeply, and only felt that this young eunuch was not simple.

In particular, the sentence "If there is something in our family that accidentally offends you in the future, I hope you will be considerate" is quite meaningful, and it seems to imply that the ministers will no longer be able to easily inquire about the news from inside the imperial study in the future.

On the other side, Li Ruan ignored the reactions of the ministers, and just turned around and returned to the imperial study first, without looking at Zhao Junchen from beginning to end.

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Because of the two sessions, there were a lot of things a few days ago, and today we will resume the update.

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