Chapter 293: Despair (Part 1)
Chengdu, the imperial palace, the imperial study room.
After hearing the words of the prince Liu Chen, he was waiting for others, his face looked extremely ugly, and he covered his chest with his hands and said in pain: "I didn't expect that the prince would have such undercurrents for so many years in the years of governing Sichuan. The father's reason for doing this is that the prince is incompetent... Alas!"
"It's just that the father has already appointed the position of the prince to supervise the country. If such a big change occurs in the country, you can't wait and see. You are all the ministers of the father's emperor. I wonder what your opinion?"
Why didn't Liu Chan control everything by himself? Crown Prince Liu Chen could guess a little in his heart. However, seeing that Wen Li was still relatively safe, it was obvious that Liu Chan did not know what he and Wen Li were most worried about. At present, he was just secretly controlling the road, and the matter of recruiting soldiers and horses was exposed.
Although he was only peeped at a corner, what kind of person was Liu Chan who was able to beat Wu and defeat Wei? Just looking at it from one point, he could see the hidden crisis of the overall situation. When he and Wen Li were slacking off, he almost caught himself off guard.
Fortunately...
"I am puzzled by Your Majesty's actions, but Your Majesty is as expected as God. I think there has been a plan for it. We act rashly. If we misunderstand the holy will, it will be inappropriate."
Fan Jian is an old minister of Shu Han. After countless waves, he has already picked himself up and spotlessly. Even if he discusses what kind of results he will have nothing to do with him. One is His Majesty and the other is the crown prince. It goes without saying which is more important.
What's more, I have never been a princeling. Today, when His Majesty is separated from the prince, it is even more appropriate to stand in a row.
Fan Jian's actions were not beyond the expectations of Prince Liu Chen. If this old man could win over someone, he would have taken action long ago. But even a person with wisdom as much as Wen Li, he was quite afraid of Fan Jian. Is there really no one in the court who can be above Fan Jian?
Isn’t anyone close to Your Majesty better than Fan Jian?
When Huang Hao and Chen Fu were in chaos, Fan Jian and Dong Jue almost died. Later, Dong Jue died in the battle of Deng Ai entering Shu, and Fan Jian was valued by His Majesty.
From this we can see that this old man is definitely not simple!
"However, Lord Gao and Lord Gao were transferred back to Sichuan by the father and emperor. I wonder why you two taught me?"
Crown Prince Liu Chen was not discouraged and then asked about the meaning of Zheng Zheng and Gao Wan. However, he was inspecting the Han states and had not returned to Chengdu for nearly a few years. Gao Wan, as one of the four deacons of Huleique, was transferred back to the two rivers from Yongliang Sanfu, which was obviously the meaning of His Majesty.
Fan Jian could still make a fuss about the prince by not being able to guess His Majesty's thoughts and did not dare to take any action. But the two were transferred back by His Majesty himself, so he always had to reveal His Majesty's meaning.
But he was sitting in the hall and smiled and said, "The prince should not be so arrogant. Your Majesty has a deep affection with the prince's father and son. This move must have its own difficulties. Your Majesty passed on oral instructions to me and envoys to maintain the security of the capital. Do not slackewer. There is nothing else to say."
When inspecting the states, they were in charge of an elite force. Now the backbone of the city was transferred to other counties by Liu Chan, but this team was entering Chengdu, which filled the gap in the county's military emptiness.
Liu Chen thought to the words, and thanked him, "Thank you, Lord Que, remind me, isn't this prince worried about his father? Alas!"
As he said this, Liu Chen had another idea in his mind. The person transferred out was not necessarily loyal people, but also someone he suspected. In this way, it would be like taking this opportunity to draw out all the backbone he trained and then re-arrange Liu Chan's confidants.
Although I was not surprised by this, if I really had this purpose, could it be that Liu Chan, who realized that he had seen through his identity?
If this is true, why can Wenli survive until now?
"Before Xiaguan came here, he had been to Lord Wen's mansion."
While thinking, I suddenly heard Gao Wan mention Wen Li, Liu Chen couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He looked at Gao Wan and said, "I don't know when Lord Gao will arrive in Chengdu. It seems that Hu Leique people are really mysterious."
"The officials were ordered to return to Sichuan. The matter suddenly happened. They arrived just this morning after sleeping in the wind and sleeping in the open. It was normal for His Royal Highness to know."
Gao Wan is selfless and famous for being upright. Her sharp eyes slightly restrained, as if she had discovered something, but she was a natural reaction, which made her feel even more mysterious.
"The officials think that things are not as simple as they appear. Even if your Majesty is extremely talented, he is thousands of miles away. If we ignore them, we will not be the post of a minister."
Hearing that Gao Wan had a meaning of making achievements, Liu Chen said happily: "Mr. Gao's idea is in line with the prince's wishes. I wonder what kind of tricks Mr. Gao has to help his father?!"
No matter what, Gao Wan is also a person named Wen Li. After hearing Gao Wan's words, Xi Zheng, Fan Jian, Sima Shengzhi, Lai Lu and others were also surprised. The importance of the matter in front of him is definitely not something that a minister can tell. Wen Li is the prince's confidant. Now that Your Majesty avoids the prince, everything shows that things are not simple.
With such a clear fact, how can high play go against the current?
But when Gao Wan was not busy, she took out several layers of objects from her arms, and opened them one by one and turned them into a map!
"Xiaguan and Lord Xu Zhen studied for a long time. Perhaps this is the reason why His Majesty is angry. It is of great importance. Xiaguan dare not hide it."
Taking the map from Sima Shengzhi, Liu Chen looked at the location marked on the map, and felt a cramped in his heart. He opened his mouth slightly, and was stunned.
Every marking and every route on the map was made by myself and Wenli for many years of hard work. Now it has been discovered by Gao Wan and Xu Zhen. No matter what he does, these years of hard work have been ruined! Thinking of this, thinking of the noble person has nothing to do with Liu, how can I not feel heartbroken?
"Can Mr. Gao explain in detail, how could this be done?"
Seeing the prince's reaction, Xi Zheng, Fan Jian, Sima Shengzhi, and Lai Lu were slightly stunned. What was drawn on the map and what was the meaning? How could the prince be so surprised?
Seeing the prince's expression, Gao Wan said with a little strange look: "His Prince Prince has seen what clues?"
"Ah...this!"
Prince Liu Chen had just reacted at this time and knew that he could not hide it. So he confessed: "I see that the marked parts on this map are all small and medium-sized roads, and the lifelines in the middle of Sichuan. If someone controls these roads, once there is a change in the middle of Sichuan, the court's reaction speed will inevitably be greatly reduced, so he is surprised."
"Yes, Lord Xu Zhen and I think so too. In fact, when the subordinates were on the way, they were ambushed by a bandit. The first name of the bandit was Wei Shun, who was descended from Wei Wenchang."
"Since his bravery and patriotic spirit, the lower officials dared to subdue him, so they made a move to contact the organization behind the scenes, trying to find out the root cause."
Everyone present was a senior official of the court, but Zheng, Fan Jian and Sima Shengzhi were His Majesty's confidant old ministers. Lai Shu had no relationship with Wen Li, and His Royal Highness was His Majesty's heir. In this environment, Gao Wan brought up the matter and was preparing to see how to assist Wei Shun, find the mastermind behind it, and at the same time pacify the undercurrents in the Sichuan as soon as possible.
You must know that the major events of the Northern Expedition cannot be delayed. If there is an accident in Sichuan and affecting the Northern Expedition, it will be more than worth the loss.
"Mr. Gao has fought with the thief? But what have you found?"
Sima Shengzhi frowned. Although he didn't know anything about Wei Shun, he could even discover the person behind the scenes. How sinister would his intention be?
The Wei family was ordered to be destroyed by His Majesty. The descendants of the Wei family, who survived by chance, hated His Majesty to the core. They knew how to use this relationship to secretly trick the thieves. Such intentions were really terrible!
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In the Lai Manor, Chen Ling, Xiaotianlang, discovered the wooden box with Shangguan Xiong's name engraved. Wei Shun couldn't help but be overjoyed. He thought that the broken clue had actually appeared on the table again, which was a path that was boundless. After taking the wooden box, Wei Shun stroked the handwriting with both hands, and couldn't help but feel a slight sank in his heart.
"Shun Ye, what's wrong?" Xiaotianlang Chen Ling came over and asked, his eyes full of anticipation, as if he was wondering why he hadn't opened the wooden box yet.
At the same time, the two of them walked in side by side outside the house. It was Lu Xiao and Hen Dihu. The two walked together, but they didn't say a word. Wei Shun was still thinking while holding the wooden box, sweeping his eyes, secretly guarding himself, and gestured to Xiao Tianlang with one hand.
Xiaotianlang Chen Ling's face was also heavy, and his hand slowly placed on the waist-length knife handle, and his eyes burst into tears!
Chapter completed!