576 Summoned by the Emperor
Wang Zhong looked at the three invitations on the table, and for a while he didn't know whose appointment to go.
The three invitations were from the crown prince of Daqian, and the prince and the prince of Yu, who were also the most likely candidates for the royal family to inherit the throne, and the three of them extended an olive branch to Wang Zhong at the same time.
Yang Pan, the emperor of the current Daqian Empire, is regarded as the lord of the prosperous era, and the Daqian has been in its heyday for 60 years, and has almost reached the peak of the feudal dynasty.
Yang Pan has succeeded to the throne for more than 20 years, plus he is in good health, has many children, and has more than ten sons, the most outstanding of which are the crown prince, Prince He and Prince Yu.
It stands to reason that the prince of the country has already decided that after Yang Pan's death, the crown prince will inevitably inherit the throne.
But Yang Pan's health is too good, he is quite old, but there is no sign of aging at all, and it seems that it will not be a problem to live another one or two decades.
In this way, it will be bitter for the prince, he has been the prince for more than ten years, and if he waits for another twenty years, even if he waits for Yang Pan to die, I am afraid that the prince will not be far from death!
Therefore, over the years, the prince has actively networked his henchmen and developed his power, and has become a force to be reckoned with in the court.
In view of this, Emperor Qiandi Yang Pan supported Prince He and Prince Yu to come out to balance the power of the prince.
This Prince He is the most outstanding among Yang Pan's many children, with the reputation of a virtuous king, in charge of the household department of the imperial court, and controlling the finances of the great cadres.
Prince Yu is a prince with a limited number of soldiers, and he still has military power in his hands, and his prestige in the army is only under Hong Xuanji and King Shenwei.
In the original work, Hong Yi supported Prince Jade to seize the throne and reproduce the ancient dynasty, and Prince Jade finally became the Jade Emperor and controlled the highest power in the world!
The crown prince, the prince and the prince of jade, with the prince being the strongest, followed by the prince, and the prince being the weakest.
The three of them extended an olive branch to Wang Zhong at the same time, so that he didn't think about who to turn to for a while.
Wang Zhong's current situation is more embarrassing, after leaving the Marquis of Wuwen's mansion, although he has gained freedom, but he has also lost his backer, if he wants to form his own forces, he can do it in a moment.
Wang Zhong didn't want to wait, he wanted to find Bai Suzhen as soon as possible, so now he had to find a big force to take refuge in, and with the help of others, he would form his own force.
The crown prince, Prince He and Prince Yu are all upper-level figures in the Daqian Empire, and the forces under his hands are naturally not small, if Wang Zhong can borrow their power, it will be of great benefit to find Bai Suzhen.
As for sending people under the fence and working for others, Wang Zhong naturally didn't want to do it, but with his ability, it was not difficult to steal it as his own in a short period of time if he really joined a faction.
Wang Zhong has this self-confidence!
It's just that the three brothers of the crown prince have long been on the same page, and if Wang Zhong chooses one of them, he will inevitably offend the other two, so he needs to choose carefully.
It stands to reason that Prince Yu is the best choice, because he is the most affectionate of the three, and the other two are not masters.
Wang Zhong has read the original book again, and he knows the truth about Prince Yu, and Prince Yu is also the weakest of the three brothers, so it is naturally easier to choose to take refuge in him.
However, it was precisely because Prince Yu was weak that Wang Zhong was the first to rule him out, because Wang Zhong was pretending to take refuge in the name of annexing the other party's forces, and Prince Yu's forces were too weak, so it was naturally not the best choice.
As for Prince He, Wang Zhong quickly ruled it out.
Prince He, although he has the reputation of a virtuous king, but in fact he is a ruthless villain, and more importantly, Prince He's power is too much in the court, but the local power is not strong.
Even if Wang Zhong annexed Prince He's forces, it would not help him much.
The only one left is the crown prince.
The crown prince is named Yang Yuan, as the prince of the country, he naturally occupies the name of righteousness, and has many supporters in the imperial court.
Wang Zhong also knew that in order to overthrow Lao Tzu Yang Pan, Yang Yuan secretly set up the cults "Vacuum Dao" and "Wusheng Sect" in the thirteen provinces of Zhongzhou, recruited troops, and accumulated the strength of rebellion.
If Wang Zhong can control these two major cults, he will also control the underground forces in the thirteen provinces of Zhongzhou, which will be very helpful for him to find Bai Suzhen.
It's just that the prince's door is not so easy to enter.
As the crown prince, Yang Yuan's vision is also very high, and the invitation to Wang Zhong this time was not sent in his name, but his subordinate Mr. Lan Da.
The three major gentlemen in the capital, Mr. Wu Da of the Marquis of Wuwen, Mr. Zhou Da of the Jade Prince, and Mr. Lan Da next to the prince, each of them are talents.
Mr. Wu Da is the manager of Wu Da, a master of the martial saint level, and it is conceivable that Mr. Lan Da is not a simple person.
However, Prince He and Prince Yu both personally sent invitations, and said that they were ready to entertain Wang Zhong in person, and the prince asked a Mr. Lan Da to send an invitation, and he was not ready to show up to solicit him, in terms of sincerity, it was far worse than the two princes!
So Wang Zhong has been thinking about whether to go to see Mr. Lan Da.
Just when Wang Zhong was thinking about it, an old eunuch suddenly came to the door, which surprised Wang Zhong.
Wang Zhong was surprised not by the identity of the other party, but by the strength of the other party.
Under the perception of Wang Zhong's ghost immortal level, he unexpectedly found that the old eunuch was a master at the martial saint level, with a strong body of qi and blood, three points stronger than the chief manager of Wu, only under Hong Xuanji.
With such a master coming to the door, how could Wang Zhong not be surprised!
"The third prince is invited, the slave is the head of the Qiangang Palace, and on the orders of His Majesty today, please go to the palace for a while!"
The old eunuch turned out to be one of the five eunuchs in the palace, the chief manager of Emperor Qiandi Yang Pan's side, no wonder there was a martial saint cultivator.
You must know that eunuchs are physically disabled, and the practice of martial arts is less tempting than that of dogs and horses, but it is easier to succeed, and the royal family has countless cheats and precious medicine supplies, it is not difficult to train masters.
Yang Pan sent the old eunuch to summon Wang Zhong, which was already enough face, even if it was a member of the imperial court, few of them had this honor!
Wang Zhong also wanted to know why Yang Pan summoned him, but he was not afraid that Yang Pan would harm him.
This Great Qiandi Emperor is bent on reproducing the atmosphere of the ancient emperors, and has the strength to accept all rivers, and what is even more rare is that he is a master himself, and his strength may still be above Hong Xuanji.
Because Yang Pan has the divine soldier of "Creation Dao" in his hand, and his strength is comparable to that of a ghost immortal who has seven thunder tribulations, if he wants to kill Wang Zhong, he doesn't have to spend too much effort.
As long as Yang Pan and Hong Xuanji join forces, Wang Zhong will definitely die!
Wang Zhong calmly followed the old eunuch into the palace, but instead of going to the study, he went to the imperial garden.
The imperial garden is located behind the palace, only separated by a wall from the harem, it stands to reason that Wang Zhong is not allowed to enter, but there is an old eunuch to lead, and no one checks Wang Zhong along the way.
When Wang Zhong came to a pavilion in the imperial garden, his eyelids jumped unconsciously.
Because he saw Hong Xuanji in the pavilion, not only that, but he also saw a middle-aged man sitting next to Hong Xuanji.
It is Emperor Qian's Yang Pan.
Wang Zhong knew Yang Pan, because he once drove the Wuwen Hou Mansion, and Wang Zhong's predecessor Hong Gui had seen Yang Pan, so he was impressed!
When Wang Zhong saw Hong Xuanji and Yang Pan together, he almost thought that the pair of monarchs and ministers were going to deal with him, but then after thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible!