Zhao Xing felt chills running down his spine.

Look at that poem again: Qiongzi, Yaotai, Jiangnan, beauty.

There are mysteries everywhere, and the amount of information is quite large!

Before Zhao Xing could digest this sentence, Xu Ting added, "In the second year of Longjing, there was a locust plague in Jiangnan. Princess Taiping went to Jiangnan, nominally to provide disaster relief, but actually to see the prince. Before that, the princess and the prince

They have a very good relationship. The prince was also the princess's favorite when he was a child. After his trip to the south of the Yangtze River, the relationship between the two turned sour and the situation in the court began to become complicated."

Xu Ting was the governor of Jiangsu, and any disturbances in the Jiangnan territory could not be hidden from Xu Ting's eyes.

His words still hold more weight.

However, Zhao Xing did not expect such a result.

Xu Ting said nothing.

But he said nothing.

Six years ago, Emperor Zhu Cong made Zhu Yan the crown prince and changed his reign name to Longjing.

In the same year, he sent the prince to Jinling City, the capital in the south of the Yangtze River, to command the Sixth Department and learn state affairs.

Princess Taiping has assisted His Majesty in handling political affairs for more than ten years.

This is a very deformed power structure. The royal family, the Tianshi Mansion, the inner court and the civil servant group have already divided the world's power cake in the past twenty years of disputes, and have reached a delicate balance. And Zhu

If the prince is established, this balance will be broken.

In the second year, the situation in the court suddenly changed. The first assistant Xia Shu and the second assistant Xu Ling suddenly retired. The cabinet was suddenly leaderless. Princess Taiping took advantage of the situation and recommended the current Li Chief Fu and Zhang Cifu, suddenly taking power in her hands.

His Royal Highness was surrounded by some civil servants and military generals, some of whom were promoted to the capital from the Jiangnan Xiaoliu tribe, such as Song Ding, who ranked third in the cabinet, and Bai Changling, who ranked sixth.

The original division of power suddenly became a battle between the Taiping Party and the Princeling Party.

But Xu Ting's words broke Zhao Xing's cognition again.

The emperor is suspicious, and everyone in the world knows it.

The emperor seems to be an idle man, but he holds the power of the world tightly in his hands in just one Xiyuan, allowing the courtiers below to fight with each other, while he watches with cold eyes, so that he can practice his way of immortality smoothly. Princess Taiping

He had always kept an eye on the internal fight with Crown Prince Zhu Yan. However, he did not interfere, and sometimes he would even try to balance the power between the two.

It turns out that Princess Taiping and His Highness the Crown Prince have been singing double recitals all these years.

The audience is none other than His Majesty.

However, the royal family was in chaos, and I didn't expect that Princess Taiping and His Highness the Crown Prince would have an affair.

Princess Taiping had a romantic nature and was known to have a handsome face, which gave Qian's consort a bad reputation in the capital.

With great power in hand, what can he do?

It's just that the prince, who seems to be very cautious and cherishes his reputation, how could he fall into such a quagmire?

I don’t understand, I can’t see through, and I’m too lazy to guess.

However, this way, a lot of things make sense.

Fan Xiaodao once said that Xie Zhihua, the transshipment envoy to the south of the Yangtze River, said before committing suicide that he belonged to the prince. However, everyone knew that Xie Zhihua was single-handedly promoted by Princess Taiping, and he had been making money for Princess Taiping over the years. He originally thought that

He was a double agent, and now it seems there was another reason.

Xie Zhihua and the prince came to Jiangnan almost at the same time.

He should know that when things got to that point between the prince and the princess, the only way to keep the secret was to commit suicide.

The Jiangnan Mint case had loud thunder and light rain, but in the end it was just the person who changed the prince.

Thinking further back, after the martial arts conference, Princess Taiping placed Ye Yulou in the martial arts alliance. She was originally going to implement a new policy in the martial arts world, but in the end, Li Juefei took advantage of the situation and almost monopolized the entire martial arts world in just one year, becoming the largest sect in the martial arts world.

, the Jianghu New Deal became a joke, the real winners were Ye Yulou and Princess Taiping on the platform behind him.

Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing worked hard to kill the rest of the demon sect elders lurking in the Prince Consort's Mansion, and seized the account books of Baihua House. This was originally a great opportunity for the prince to regain control of power, but the prince chose to settle the matter.

Euphemistically called it, exchange of interests.

Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing were both very powerful in battle. They were originally just acting for His Majesty, but their performance was so hard that they even got out of control.

But in the end, they used the counterfeit currency case as an excuse to bring Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing to Jiangnan.

In name it was to avoid the limelight, but in reality it was to keep the two of them away from the center of power.

Now that Zhao Xing thought about it, it was just when there were rumors about Fan Xiaodao's life experience in the capital.

During that time, rumors spread in the capital that Fan Xiaodao was most likely the young prince who was taken away from the palace by Song Jinjiang, the imperial court's number one criminal. However, this news only circulated for a few days and quickly disappeared.

Without a trace, until a few months ago, there were rumors that His Majesty was planning to meet Fan Xiaodao on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday.

It seems that these rumors are all news deliberately released by someone.

Fan Xiaodao is the prince.

Then, his identity will definitely change in the future. From a capable general under Zhu Yan, he will suddenly become a potential opponent who may compete with him for the throne in the future. In this way, the balance of power finally achieved may become

Variables will appear.

Then, they went to Jiangnan.

However, there are some things that don't make sense.

Zhao Xing asked: "In that case, why did Princess Taiping send Ghost King Li Zhishan to assassinate the prince not long ago?"

Xu Ting glanced at Zhao Xing and thought to himself, do you really not understand or are you just pretending to be confused? He said slowly: "That day, the ghost king's target was Fan Xiaodao, not the prince."

ah?

Zhao Xing opened his mouth, almost in disbelief.

Xu Ting added, "The meeting between Fan Xiaodao and the prince was extremely secret. If the prince hadn't leaked his whereabouts, how would the ghost king know that they met at Mingcui Lake? However, the ghost king did not expect that Fan Xiaodao had not been in Qingzhou Mansion not long ago.

Xiaodao realized the six paths of reincarnation in the Li family's swordsmanship, and his martial arts realm progressed so quickly that before it even started, the Ghost King noticed something was wrong and gave up the operation."

When it comes to assassination, it's all about surprise, and one strike will kill.

If the opportunity is not good, just look for another opportunity.

Zhao Xing asked again, "So the assassination of Fan Xiaodao in Jiangnan Town was also arranged by the princess?"

Xu Ting shook his head and expressed that he had no knowledge of the matter.

However, the person who took action that time was not a master of martial arts, but a red-coated cannon from the military.

The person who took action was Ding Yi.

But at the Ministry of Industry, they had already guessed that Ding Yi was from the Jinyiwei, so the assassination in Jiangnan Town was arranged by Xue Yingxiong, and the Jinyiwei had the ability to mobilize such a military weapon.

It seems that there are many people who want to kill Fan Xiaodao.

Xu Ting said again, "Fan Xiaodao can't die." "Why?"

Xu Ting said: "Because the person responsible for arranging the ghost king's assassination is Li Baniang, and Li Baniang is Zhuge Xianyu's person." He glanced at Zhao Xing, "If I guessed correctly, the ghost king Li Zhishan should be on the Huangquan Road at this moment, right?"

Zhao Xing did not answer.

The ghost king is so old that he is obsessed with an old lady.

But he didn't expect that Li Baniang was from the Dengwen Department.

Zhao Xing asked again, "What is your status in the Demon Cult?"

Xu Ting said calmly: "One of the eight great sages."

In the battle between good and evil twenty years ago, Yi Zhihua was captured and imprisoned in a six-door prison. The demon sect fell apart, and the left and right hidden envoys, the two kings of Ghost Night, the three elders, the six chiefs, and the eight sages were killed.

They were killed and hidden in hiding. On the surface, it seemed that only a handful of remnants were left and could not make any waves. However, after twenty years of hiding, they had already recovered their previous vitality and even absorbed the experience of previous failures. Regardless of

There are many people lurking in the rivers, lakes, and temples, including many high-ranking and powerful people like Xu Ting.

No wonder he can stand alongside the Ghost King.

It turns out that Xu Ting's status in the Demon Cult is not low.

"Who do you belong to?"

Xu Ting smiled slightly: "I am your Majesty's man, and Zhuge Xianyu is also your Majesty's man. Therefore, I know everything about tonight's actions."

"In this case, why do you still want to enter the palace?" Zhao Xing asked: "Tomorrow is the longevity ceremony, and you want to present this letter to His Majesty tonight? You know that once you hand it in, it will cause a storm.

"

Xu Ting said, "Because of this, I went to the palace overnight to break off the engagement for Miao'er."

"break off an engagement?"

Not long ago, His Majesty the Emperor granted a marriage to Xu Miaozi to Zhu Yan. Tomorrow's birthday ceremony, His Majesty is also preparing to issue an edict. It is to confirm this matter, and then the marriage process will begin. However, if the scandal between Taiping and the Crown Prince tonight

If it is exposed, there will be room for maneuver and turnover.

It is conceivable that after tomorrow, the situation in Beijing will change drastically.

Xu Ting wanted to withdraw before the incident was exposed, and this poem written by the prince to the princess was an opportunity.

"I am just a daughter. Although she is a little spoiled, she is not bad at heart. As a father, I would rather she marry into an ordinary family and live a prosperous and stable life than get involved in the right and wrong circles of the capital.
To be continued...