queen drama

"Debtor?" Meng Xuanyun murmured, "Is the emperor talking about the last one on the list of the household department?"

The last name on the household list is Prince Jian Zhao Tingyan. Prince Jian owed 20 taels of silver in total. If the emperor pointed out that it was Prince Jian, why did it become a blood debt? Could it be related to the court's secrets?

Zhao Zheng said: "It's not far from what you think. But what the imperial grandfather cares about is not the silver taels, but what Prince Jian did with the silver taels back then. In the ninth year of Tiansheng, the princes committed rebellion, only Zhao Tingyan stayed out of it, and the imperial grandfather did have intentions. The throne was passed on to him, and he was changed to be the prince, but the secret guard accidentally discovered during the thorough investigation of the conspiracy that Zhao Tingyan had never had any contact with the offending princes."

Meng Xuanyun was slightly taken aback. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. As long as a person is alive, it is impossible not to deal with the people around him. Zhao Tingyan and those princes are brothers and not enemies, and there must be ordinary walking. If there is no such thing, What does it mean?

Either Zhao Tingyan was extremely cautious and never left any clues when interacting with others, or this person acted ahead of time and erased all traces of himself before the late emperor investigated.

Zhao Zhengdao: "The imperial grandfather felt that something was wrong, and while stabilizing Zhao Tingyan, he ordered the hidden guards to speed up the investigation, but he still found nothing. He would have thought that he had made a mistake, until he found out that there was a traitor among the hidden guards at that time, and the imperial grandfather realized that , things may not be as simple as he thought..."

"The emperor's grandfather experienced the prince's rebellion, and he had to reorganize the secret guards, which was also a serious injury. Although Zhao Tingyan checked again, there was still no definite evidence. Later, he learned something. The Ministry can borrow limited money, but this money was borrowed by Zhao Tingyan in advance. It seems that it was an unintentional move. The original prince happened to be short of this money turnover, and he was restrained when he rebelled. The grandfather deduced from this that Zhao Tingyan at least knew that the prince wanted to Conspiracy. Knowing this, but pretending to be ignorant, and reaping the benefits of the fisherman, the emperor's grandfather is very displeased."

Zhao Tingyan should have planned a long time ago that it would not be good for him if the prince or other princes ascended the throne. What he needed was the victory of the late emperor in this rebellion before it would be his turn to take the throne. Therefore, he borrowed money to attack the former prince. Perhaps he also used other means to fuel the flames, and cleverly erased them one by one. The late emperor suspected that Zhao Tingyan was responsible for the betrayal of the hidden guards, but the late emperor at that time had no proof.

"Zhao Tingyan has a certain chance of winning. The first emperor was unwilling to hand over the throne to this person, and decided to appoint another heir. This is also a temptation and punishment for Zhao Tingyan."

Zhao Tingyan wanted the throne the most, but the first emperor refused to give it to him. Not only did he not give it to him, but he also wanted him to watch others ascend the throne and bow his head to others.

If Zhao Tingyan made Zhao Zheng the reserve, needless to say, if Zhao Tingyan rebelled, if he didn't, the late emperor would have time to continue to investigate.A person can only keep a secret for a while, and it is impossible to hide it well for a lifetime.

Meng Xuanyun said: "He...Prince Jane, why didn't he rebel then?"

Zhao Zheng smiled: "He can't rebel. He cherishes his reputation very much and doesn't want to be a traitor. He chose to stay until the end because he intended to inherit the throne in a legitimate way. If he rebelled, it would be the same as admitting that he has dissatisfaction with the emperor. The emperor's grandfather will be the first to clean him up. Similarly, when I ascend the throne, he can't blatantly rebel. But if I die after being assassinated, and there is no heir under my knees, he, as the "only prince who has no real fault" of the late emperor, wins over the clan , he must be the heir to the throne."

After Meng Xuanyun heard the word "Jiabeng", he quickly covered Zhao Zheng's lips, and gave him an annoyed look. Why is this person so unrestrained? Can Jiabeng say anything casually!

Zhao Zheng kissed the palm that came to the door: "Don't worry. The emperor's grandfather appointed me as the heir, and the first thing he asked me to learn is self-protection. In the past, Xiao Yan was the number one guard by the emperor's grandfather. Pointing to Xiao Yan teaching me martial arts in private, Xiao Yan didn't dare to be my teacher, so he recognized me as my junior."

It turns out that Wu Ji is really Xiao Yan's younger brother... Unexpectedly, Commander Xiao, who is often called an elm bump by the princes, is actually the emperor's teacher, and the little prince wanted to laugh.

"The assassin is Prince Jane's?"

Zhao Zheng nodded, with a hint of pleasure in his tone, and said: "Zhao Tingyan has been in hiding for all these years, and was tossed about by an unworthy son so that he lost his official position, and I sent you to collect the bill, 20 taels is not a small amount Second, he had a ghost in his heart. He felt that I must be suspicious of him, and came to him, so he simply attacked me. He usually looks down on me, and he doesn't think about it. If he inherits the throne from me, he will Whatever my name is."

"……emperor!!"

Young Master Hou was very annoyed.

I have been suppressing it all these years, but once it was revealed, Zhao Zheng became a little dazed, and said in a self-deprecating way: "It is said that it is good to be the emperor, to sit in the world, but what else is there besides the country? For this throne, I really became an emperor." If you are a lonely family, you have to hide it when you go back to your former home, and you have to take precautions between your close relatives. As for the country, the country belongs to the emperor's grandfather. Unruly son... For more than ten years, I can't help but wonder if I was a chess piece used by the imperial grandfather to punish Zhao Tingyan... In fact, it is my greatest blessing that the imperial grandfather chose me..."

"Your Majesty, stop talking!" Meng Xuanyun suddenly hugged him.

Zhao Zheng let him hold him, looked up at the majestic golden dragon carved on the dragon bed, and said in a daze: "You don't know, when I'm alone in the Palace of Funing, it's really cold..."

In the tenth year of Tiansheng, Zhao Zheng, the second son of Prince Shen, became the grandson. At the age of seven, he had to bear the burden of being the crown prince, which made the former prince go crazy.

Under the deliberate operation of the late emperor, the young grandson can only survive by relying on the late emperor. He is the crown prince who most meets the late emperor's requirements, and the pure minister who is the least likely to betray the late emperor.

"How can the emperor say that, you are not alone, you still have me, and the king is in charge of them."

Meng Xuanyun hugged his shoulder with a smile, tears streaming down his face.

"Yes...you are right, I was stunned for a moment." Zhao Zhengfan came to his senses and hugged him tightly: "Even if I have nothing, I still have you."

"Zheng...that..."

The young master's face is a little hot, isn't it too close to call someone by name to comfort him?

"Huh?" Zhao Zheng didn't react for a moment.

The young master suddenly had an idea: "By the way, the emperor, is it true that no one dares to call the emperor's name? Then let me call it, how about it? The word Wuji is to wish you health and safety, and there is no taboo. I call it every day, you Every day will be safe."

Zhao Zheng: "..."

Zhao Zheng felt warm in his heart, the loneliness and melancholy of these years were melted away by the other party's daily safety, he said "OK" hoarsely.

The young master called "Wuji" as he wished, and said, "Wuji, have you found the evidence of Prince Jane's past?"