coobybook Chapter 130 The Prime Minister's Plan
Chapter 130 The Prime Minister's Plan
"That's even more impossible."
Zheng Jun said, "It would take more than a month or two to get from the border to here by fast horse. If I were really that kind of evil person, anyone who dared to go to the capital to file a complaint would be intercepted and killed by me on the way. Carrier pigeons are even less likely to be involved."
"I am strict in disciplining my troops. Any carrier pigeon in the army that wants to fly out must obtain my or my deputy's permission and be inspected. Moreover, there are no other carrier pigeons in the army."
"You even check letters before sending them out. Tell me, why would I join forces with Lord Gu? Am I stupid? Why would I share half of the blame after already being the villain?"
Chen He was speechless for a long time after hearing what he said.
The people behind the door were also deep in thought. What was the Prime Minister doing? Wasn't this unnecessary?
Gu Linglong pursed her lips. [Heh, the Prime Minister is really clever. His brain works better than the Second Prince's. No wonder he's had the Second Prince under his thumb for so many years.]
Second Prince: "..." What did I do to you?
Zheng Jun is a neutral person; he doesn't side with anyone. You can't win over anyone who isn't one of the Prime Minister's men. However, not all of his subordinates are like Zheng Jun; some are greedy and follow the Prime Minister.
[The Prime Minister naturally took this opportunity to eliminate two people and install his own people in power. If the border falls into the Prime Minister's hands, he will have troops, and an uprising will be imminent.]
[That's why the Prime Minister wasn't afraid. He had the sorcerer use a Gu worm to control the Second Prince. Anyway, he wouldn't die in a short time. If he was about to die, the Prime Minister would immediately raise an army to support the Second Prince's ascension to the throne, and then say that the Second Prince was ill and unable to attend court.]
The Prime Minister and the Second Prince are grandfather and grandson with an extremely good relationship. No one would suspect it, and even if someone did, they would be suppressed. Once the court is stable, a decree of abdication will be issued, and the Great Qing Dynasty will have to change its name and surname.
[By then, the second brother had also completed his mission and died. Of course, this was just the Prime Minister's plan. When they were about to breach the city, the sixth brother led his fellow disciples to attack and even saved the second brother. Unfortunately, by then the second brother had been poisoned to the bone marrow. His life was saved, but he was paralyzed.]
The second prince's hands trembled, and his whole body was ice-cold. Although he knew that the prime minister had treacherous ambitions, he did not know the prime minister's plan.
If that's the case, he would not only be used by his maternal grandfather, but if the prime minister succeeds, he would also become a sinner of Daqing.
Outsiders had no idea that he was being used; all they knew was that he had issued the decree to abdicate, handing over the throne of Daqing to someone outside the family.
From this day forward, he will bear eternal infamy.
The Prime Minister is truly shrewd; he has both face and substance. He doesn't want to be emperor; it was the unfilial descendants of Daqing who gave up the throne. He can't disobey the imperial decree.
The second prince chuckled self-deprecatingly. Did he really look that stupid?
In the end, he was saved by his younger brother, whom he had always looked down upon, and spent the rest of his life feeling humiliated and guilty.
Chu Jingyan was also shocked when he heard this. The Prime Minister was too audacious. His second son was just a tool to him.
He used to envy him, but now he shuddered. "Huh? He wouldn't even accept a grandfather like that as a gift?"
He looked at the second son with sympathy, thinking, "Maybe I should treat him a little better in the future?"
The second brother was momentarily stunned when he received Chu Jingyan's gaze.
Second son: "?"
what does that mean?
How could he see sympathy and even a tiny bit of pity in Lao Liu's eyes?
He's been behaving well lately; does that mean the sixth brother likes him, the second brother?
The second brother pretended to straighten his clothes. If the sixth brother called him "Second Brother" in a sweet and gentle voice, he might forgive him for his previous disrespect towards his elder brother.
If Chu Jingyan knew what the second son was thinking, he would definitely tell him: "Dream on."
Not only Chen He was speechless, but everyone else was also speechless.
Lord Zhang pursed his lips: "You mean someone framed you?"
"That's for sure."
Lord Zhang continued, "Then who do you think framed you?"
Zheng Jun waved his hand dismissively: "How would I know? If Lord Gu and I are dead, whoever takes over will be their man, and whoever did the framing will be the one who framed us."
"Whoever has the best chance of taking our place is the most suspicious."
Gu Mingtang glanced at Zheng Jun. Sure enough, this burly man had hit the nail on the head. But there were several other people who had a chance to sit in their seats, and they had to check them one by one.
This is ridiculous. Isn't this just offending people?
Opportunity is one thing, but in the end, it was the emperor who made the appointment. Does that mean the emperor was in cahoots with the people who framed them?
Lord Zhang continued to ask Gu Mingtang, "You say this letter looks like your handwriting but wasn't written by you. What evidence do you have?"
Gu Mingtang shook his head: "No, I almost couldn't recognize the handwriting if I hadn't looked closely."
Because the characters are so similar, even some of his little writing habits are almost identical.
Of course you can't recognize it. That witch Gu Chenshi took your handwriting practice and made you imitate it, writing each character one by one.
Gu Mingtang clenched his fists tightly, his eyes blazing with fury.
Zhou Zhixing: "Lord Zhang, I have a witness."
"pass"
A short while later, an old man arrived: "This humble subject greets Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"
Chu Yuan waved his hand: "No need for formalities."
"Thank you, Your Majesty"
Upon seeing this person, Gu Minghai, who was hiding behind the crowd, panicked. Wasn't he dead?
Zhou Zhixing stepped forward and asked, "Answer whatever I ask, and do not lie. His Majesty will uphold justice for you, but if you dare to lie, that is the crime of deceiving the emperor."
The old man knelt down: "This humble subject dares not, this humble subject will definitely tell you everything I know."
When Zhou Zhixing was investigating people in and around the capital who could imitate handwriting, he discovered that one of them had gone missing. During the investigation, he found that the man was being chased and killed. When Zhou Zhixing found him, he was covered in blood.
He was stabbed multiple times in the abdomen and back; if he had arrived any later, the man would have died.
He rescued the man, who was barely alive and on the verge of death. He was cared for in his villa for a month before recovering. Despite Zhou Zhixing's threats and inducements, the man remained silent. Zhou Zhixing then orchestrated another assassination attempt.
I saved him when his life was hanging by a thread, so I have to repay the debt of saving his life. He didn't see me save him before, so this time I have to let him see it.
The people he teaches are incredibly skilled and have excellent acting abilities.
The man was indeed frightened. Zhou Zhixing made him face reality: even if he didn't say anything, he would still die, so he might as well take a gamble.
After the big fish he had caught committed suicide, he feared that the man might turn against him, so he took care of his family as well. Instead of protecting them, he arranged for people to be stationed around their house to prevent them from turning against him.
As it turned out, the man was as hard as a rock and refused to talk. Zhou Zhixing had no choice but to plan an assassination attempt against his family.
Zhou Zhixing's subordinate cruelly stabbed his son, but it didn't cause any serious injury; it just looked scary.
"What? You think keeping quiet will protect your family? Wrong. Those people will kill you first, then your family. None of you will escape."
"I just want to be a good official, but I've already investigated. You're quite old, and I don't want to torture you; it's pointless because you won't talk no matter what."
"Actually, whether you say it or not doesn't affect me. It won't stop me from getting my salary. You can think about it yourself."
The old man was moved and knelt down, tears streaming down his face.