Chapter 504: Nine sons seize the legitimate sons (Part 2)
“Nine sons seize the legitimate sons. It’s interesting, keep talking!” Liang Yan said with an expression of interest.
"Yi Er" reached out and took out a writing brush, first dipped the inkstone in ink, then drew three circles on the rice paper on the desk, and then said slowly:
"The so-called nine sons competing for the throne does not mean that these nine princes are all standing on their own and competing to be the emperor, but that each of them is attached to the most promising prince, forming three competing princes. The most legitimate force to seize the throne is the eldest prince Liu Zongshang. This person is the crown prince appointed by Liu Yuan and is the most supported by the veterans in the court. "
" One Ear" finished speaking. In the first circle on the rice paper, he wrote the three characters "Liu Zongshang". After writing these three characters, he kept writing and then wrote another name: "Liu Zhenghao".
"The fourth prince Liu Zhenghao is a member of the princeling party. He and Liu Zongshang were born from the same mother. They have been close since childhood. From the beginning to the end, they have spared no effort to advise the prince."
"I see. ." Liang Yandan Dan said: "This princeling has a legitimate name and is supported by the veterans of the court. It seems that it has an absolute advantage in the competition for the throne."
"One Ear" nodded and entered the second circle again. I wrote a name: Liu Fengting.
"Liu Fengting ranked ninth. He has been diligent and studious since he was a child, and has always strived for self-improvement. He has stood out among the brothers early. He is very elegant and has always been courteous to virtuous people. He does not have the style of a prince's playboy and domineering, but he seems to be a bit approachable. "
"It is for these reasons that the largest number of princes gathered around Liu Fengting, including the fifth prince Liu Bai, the sixth prince Liu He, the thirteenth prince Liu Han and the fourteenth prince Liu Yang. .”
"One Ear" said, while writing the names of these people in the second circle, and then cupped his hands and said: "These people together are what my subordinates called the 'Nine Masters Party' before. "
Liang Yan looked at the five names in the circle and couldn't help but frown: "It seems that this person is very ambitious, and he has gathered such a large force. , Even if the princelings have a legitimate name, they still have to be afraid of them."
"One Ear" nodded and said: "Mr. Tang is right, the 'princelings' and the 'Jiuye Party', They have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, and they are the most important forces vying for the throne. Most of the ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government have chosen one of them to join. Only some elders of the two dynasties, relying on their status, have chosen one. He hasn't expressed his position yet."
After hearing this, Liang Yan pondered for a moment, then looked at the third circle drawn with a brush on the rice paper. It was still blank. He couldn't help but ask: "Since this is the case before. The two parties are so powerful, how can there be a third party?”
“One Ear” shook his head and said: "Even I am not very clear about this. This last group is called the 'Qianliang Party', and its leader is the third prince Liu Qianchou. This man was originally sent to the State of Zhao as a hostage, and he thought he had no hope of returning to the country. , but I didn’t expect that the old emperor of the Zhao Kingdom died early, and after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he actually acquiesced to our Yue Kingdom to welcome this proton back.”
When Liang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but think of Liu Qianchou whom he and Liu Ziqing met in Luo City four years ago when he just escaped from Simingshan Palace. At that time, he was still a poor hostage. Although he appeared to be courteous to a corporal, deep down he had the arrogance of a person in power.
". After Liu Qianchou returned to China, for some unknown reason, his power increased greatly within a few years. The most puzzling among them were the Seventh Prince Liu Cailiang and the Minister of Industry Bai Hao You must know that when the emperor abolished the prime minister and ruled the world with six ministries, Liu Qianchou had the help of these two people. He already has the capital to compete with the 'Princeling Party' and the 'Jiuye Party'. "
"One Ear" said this, and nine names were written densely on the rice paper. These nine names. The names are distributed in three circles, forming the so-called "Princeling Party", "Jiuye Party" and "Qianliang Party" respectively.
Liang Yan stared at the rice paper for a long time, and then thought to himself: "It turns out that there is still a dispute between the three parties in the court. I don't know what this struggle for imperial power has to do with the 'King Cheng's Secret Treasure' Have you contacted me yet?”
He was silent. After a while, he spoke again: "Have you found anything else in the past few days?" "One Ear" thought for a while and said: "There aren't many clues about Ji Shengrong, but about the 'Manyue Tower', there have been many recently. There is something special.”
"Oh? Tell me!" Liang Yan said with a smile.
"One Ear" said: "Among the recent guests at the Full Moon Tower, there is one with a rather special status. This person is Princess Qinwan, ranking eleventh among Liu Yuan's fifteen descendants."
After hearing this, Liang Yan said curiously: "This person is a princess, how did he come to the Man Yue Tower?" This kind of restaurant?”
“Yi Er” shook his head and said: “That’s exactly what’s strange. It stands to reason that there are all three religions and nine schools in the Man Yue Tower, and the princess of the dynasty will never do it. She went to such a place. But not only did she go there, she went there twice.”
"Sure enough, it's a bit strange!" Liang Yan pondered for a long time this time, only to hear "One Ear" speak again:
"Speaking of which, Princess Qinwan is also a strange woman. She is not like other princesses. While enjoying herself in the boudoir, she also actively participated in government affairs during these years. He united with some reformists from the DPRK and China to implement the New Deal and strive for reform, but this person is a woman after all, and it is difficult to inherit the throne. "
"You know this!" Liang Yan looked at "One Ear" and said with a half-smile. : "It seems that you have also done a lot of research on the general trend of this capital over the years!"
"One Ear" heard the words and said with a smile: "Our Iron Rod Gang has no other skills, but it is very well-informed. Nowadays, the situation in the capital is changing. If you want to stand firm in this change of dynasties, Heel, you have to keep an eye on all directions and an ear on all directions."
Liang Yan nodded and said, "That's true. I'll have to keep an eye on Ji Shengrong for me in the next few days. If there's anything wrong with him. If there is any change, please send a message to me immediately.”
"One Ear" cupped his hand and said, "Mr. Tang has been very kind to me, so I will do my best to serve you!"
Liang Yan smiled after hearing this, and turned around without saying anything more. After walking out of the secret room of the Iron Bar Gang, under the gaze of "One Ear", he disappeared into the vast night.
After Liang Yan left the Tieguang Gang, he returned to his residence in Miao Mansion. He sorted through all the clues overnight, and vaguely felt that Fei Luan Demon Lord must also have some fears, otherwise he would gather together. Yuanjing's cultivation will never use so many tricks.
"This person sent people to sneak into the palace and secretly communicated with the prince, but he still refused to take action. Could he be waiting for something?"
Liang Yan thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up. , said to himself: "I will enter the palace to pray for blessings in five days!"
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone! Happy National Day!
(End of this chapter)